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Newspaper Page Text2 CAPTAIN OF GEORGIA SUSPENDED BTlffl 7APTAIN QUALTROUGH IS FOUND GUILTY OF INTOXICATION, IS SUSPENDED FOR SIX MONTHS, AND REDUCED IO NUMBERS. GIBRALTAR. Feb. A—With the band >■ board playing Home. Sweet Home, he fleet of sixteen battleships under Rear idaafral Sperry, left Gibraltar at 11 ► clock this morning for Hampton Roads in the last lap of its famous around-the rorid cmtae of 4XMO mUea. One hour later the vessels were well tear of the land and steaming westward n double column formation at a speed ox, •n knots an hour. They will follow the southern route to ismrl — Roads, a distance of 3.**) miles, ►nd about 1.900 miles off the American oast they will be met and escorted home »y the third squadron of the Atlantic Jeet under Rear Admiral Arnold. Oprain is Removed Captain Bdward F. Qualtrough. of the ►at tie ship Georgia, having been found 3111 tv by court martial of being intoxi ated while on duty, and of conduct prej idtciai to the good of the navy, has been impended from duty for six months with in additional punishment Os the loss of an numbers in rank. Rear-Admiral Sperry, commander-in hief of the Atlantic battleship fleet which tarts on its homeward voyage today has ►pproved the finding of the court martial Jut the secretary of the navy must take ►fficial action on the recommendation or loss of numbers. CapTsin Qua! trough has been detached rom the fleet and ordered home. He will [o * passenger on the Georgia. Lleu enanl Commander George W. Kline, who rax placed in command of the Georgia rill continue in command on the home rard journey. . Ou Last Run of Cruise The American battleship fleet, composed ►f sixteen warships, is now on its fam ine cruise around the world. It left ►lampton Roads December 16. 1»7. and rhen It again anchors in that port Feb uary 22. it will have been gone one year ►nd sixty-eight day a No accident has narked the progress of the greatest ►rmed fleet that ever made such a long -oyage The cruise has been in every re ipect an unqualified success. The trip has been watched with the greatest Interest by all foreign powers, ind wherever the vessel® called. South America. Australia, Japan. China, Cey on. Egypt and the ports of the. Mediter ■anean. the officers and men have been fiven hearty official and private welcome. Change* in Officer* The fleet left Hampton Roads undei •►dmiral Robley D Evans, who conducted t as far as Ban Francisco. Rear-Admiral Charles M. Thomas then :ook command, but he was succeeded May 14. by Rpar-Admirai Sperry, who ►rough t the vessels home. Rear-Admiral Arnold s third squadron if the Atlantic fleet, consisting of the bat leshlps Maine. Mississippi. New Hamp ►hlre and Idaho, and the scout cruisers. Theater. Birmingham and Salem, wil! neat Admiral Sperry's fleet in the Atlan ic about a thousand miles from the coast ind then with Admiral Arnold’s ships as m escort, the world-touring vessels will >roceed toward Hampton Roads where hey will be received by President Roose relt on Washington's birthday. Weather Was Ideal The weather conditions at the time of departure were glorious. The sky was without a cloud and there was just mough breeze to curl the crests of the ►unflooded waves. Nothing could have rarpaseed the beauty of the marine pic ture as the American Armada weighed ‘rom the shadows of the tower rock of Gibraltar and moved out into the sea. The difficult operation of getting the slx een huge battleships out of the narrow ►rar basin of the port and under way. was iccomphshed with a skill and perfection if maneuvering and detail which won the tdnrtratlon of all the foreign naval men vho witnessed the proceedings critically ’rom land and sea. Admiral Sperry di rected the whole operation from the aftei arldge of the Connecticut. At •:» o'clock the signal. to inmoor was given and the great chains Abiding the ships to the buoys were loos fned one by one until the vessels were | Held to their anchorage by only a single ►ta nd At 8:68 a stream of muiti-colofed tignal flags on the flagship communicat *d the pfdfr to gfit under way to the Georgia, the Nebraska, the hew Jersey, le Rhode Island and the Virginia, lying st the rear of the basin. As the flags came fluttering down five minutes later the designated battleships cast off their last lines and. like freed le rlathana seeking escape, they slowly iwung their noses in the direction of the breaches In the breakwater. Twisting gnd turning to the clanging of engine gongs they crept out. the Georgia lead ing the way with Lieutenant Commander George W. Kline on the bridge. RACE TRACk MAN FINED AND JAILED NEW ORLEANS. Feb. A—Mark Boas berg. was today declared guilty of violat ing the so-called Locke antl-raclng law at Suburban race track January 22. and sen tenced to pay a fine of $350 and serve sev en months In the parish prison, by Judge Prentice Edrtngton. in the district couri of Jefferson parish Boasherg. who Is better known in rac ing circles as "Jack Sheehan" announced that his attorneys would take an appeal to the state supreme court. BOTH GAINED By Change to Postum “We have given Postum over a year’s trial,” writes a Wis. lady, “and our only regret is that we did not try it before. Previously we used coffee twice a day and Were very fond of it. “My husband had been subject to se vere attacks of sick headache for years and at ouch times could not endure the wight or smell of coffee. This led me to suspect that coffee was the cause of his *T v—s alw> troubled very much with acidity of the stomach and heart palpita tion after meals. I had been doctoring for this but had not suspected that eoffee was the cause "Finally we purchased some Postuni and It did for me what the medicines had fail ed to do. The first day we used Postum 1 noticed less of my own trouble, the second day was entirely free from It and have never been troubled since. "My husband has been entirely free from attacks of sick headache since he quit eoffee and began to use Postum. "I have heard people say they did not like the flavor of Postum. yet I have served it to them without detection, be cause it has the color and snappy coffee taste, similar to mild high-grade Java. This shows they had not made It right. When made according to directions on P*g it is as delicious as coffee and be sides it is wholeeoms." Name given by Poatum Co., Battle 'reek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well riße." in pkgs. “There's a Reason." Ever read the above letter? A new one appear* from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human interest. BIG COAL CONCERN IN COURT’S HANDS; BIRMINGHAM. Ala., Feb. A—Judge Thomas G. Jones, of rhe federal court. . Friday afternoon appointed A. W. Smith and Jamea Bonnyman receivers for the , Birmingham Coal and Iron company. The company has properties in Blrmlng- I ham district valued at between 16.000.000 j and $8,000,000. The company is closely allied with the Atlanta. Birmingham and Atlantic rail road interests, of which H. M. Atkinson was recently made receiver. The petitions filed by the Aetna Powder company and other small creditors of the Birmingham Coal and Iron company aver that the company is in debt to them and has shown an inability to liquidate such debts promptly. The creditors claim to be unsecured, and the petitions aver that the company expressed a willingness to be adjudged a bankrupt and for the preservation of the immense properties, which are valued at several million dollars, it is absolutely neggssary that the receivers be permitted to operate the plants, which was allowed by Judge Jones In naming the receivers. Messrs. A. W. Smith and James Bonny man. the receivers, have made the re quired bond of $30,000 each and are now in charge. These gentlemen were In close conference today The plants, consisting of furnaces, coal and ore mines, coke ovens and other prop erties are in full operation. The Birmingham Coal and Iron com pany is officered by the same men as are at the head of the Atlanta. Birmingham and Atlantic railroad, which recently went into the hands of receivers. It Is stated here that the receivership for the coal and iron company is a tem porary affair. Mr. Arkwright Makes Statement Mr. Preston 8. Arkwright, when seen Saturday morning, said that the Birming ham Coal and Iron company, is now one of the best paying of aouthern corpora tions. but, owing to debts accumulated during its formative stage and while the financial depression of 1907-1908 was In progress, it hag on its shoulders a burden it has been unable to shift. The earning capacity of the company is now of the highest, he says, but despite this it has been impossible to wipe out the debts contracted while in the state of formation and while it was suffering In common with all other businesses from the effects of the panic. It is believed that a reorganisation of the company will be effected and that it will recommence business. THEY SELL CIXJSER. It pays to patronise advertisers, they sell more goods than the non-advertiser, and they can afford to sell them on a nar rower margin of profit. Advertised goods are usually standard articles that will compare most favorably with other goods on the market. Answer some of the ad vertisements in this issue, today, and learn the facts for yourself. CHARGE THIS MAN WITH FIFTY WIVES CHICAGO. Feb. A—Harry J. Bauman, alias Dr. Herman Brandt, said to have had fifty wives, and to have swindled women out of J 500.000 in five years, was sentenced to the Joliet prison today by Judge Clifford in the criminal court to an indeterminate sentence of from one to ten years on a charge of swindling. De tective Wooldridge, who captured Bau man. says he has evidence to prove Bau man marired at least fifty women in Eu rope and America, robbed them of their money and values and deserted them. Plans are under way by the state’s at torney to obtain wholesale Indictments against Bauman on charges of bigamy and more than 500 indictments on charges of swindling. Detective Wooldridge produced in Judge Clifford’s court a list of nearly 200 victims and snid others were coming to the front by the score each day. Bauman, according to information which has reached the police is wanted in nearly every city In the country. Prominent men and women in Germa ny. Italy. Australia and other countries, it is said, have been victimised by Bau man. The police pronounce Bauman the greatest o fthe age and the prince of all swindlers. Even tne lawyers he en gaged to defend him after his arrest in Chicago were swindled out of an aggre gate of $5,000. Bauman gave the lawyers worthless checks in payment for services. Charles Bradley, the last attorney to represent the defendant. was given a worthless draft for S3OO. None of the lawyers appeared in cour\ when sentence was pronounced, all hav ing deserted the defendant. At one time Bauman lived at the Au ditorium annex at an expense of a hun dred dollars a day. He had a mansion on the South Side boulevard at a cost of nearly SI,OOO a month and passed as a man of millions. GRADES OF COTTON FIXED BY REPORT WASHINGTON. Feb. s.—Recommending that the standard of the different grades of cotton as fixed by them be adopted as the official classification of the gov ernment. the committee of expert cotton classifiers designated by the secretary of agriculture to assist him in establishing a standard, have made their report to the latter. The committee has made up types representative of the nine different grades to be designated middling fair, strict good middling, good mlddlfng. strict middling, middling, strict low middling, low middling, strict good ordinary and good ordinary to be the official standard. The recommendation is made that in view of the confusion that might arise in case the standards were promulgated at once, that they should not go into ef fect until September 1. 1910, tt also is recommended that efforts should be made to secure the co-operation of foreign ex changes in connection with the standards. The further recommendation is made that congress enact legislation penalising anyone tampering with the standards, which are to be kept locked up at the de partment of agriculture. Secretary Wil son still has the report of the commit tee under advisement. ALABAMA PISTOL LAW IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL MONTGOMERY. Ala., Feb. 6.-The Ala bama law which prohibits the carrying of a pistol less than 24 inches in length was declared unconstitutional by the su preme court yesterday, the opinion re versing a recent opinion delivered by the same court. The law applied to officers of the law as well as to civilians and the decision declaring the law null and void *a« rend ered in the case of Lon Taylor, a con stable, who had been found £U'ity of carrying an unlawful weapon. EIGHT WILL BE HANGED IN LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE. La.. Feb. 6.-Friday, March 4. will be hangman’s day in Louis iana. Eight men. the largest number to be executed on one day in the criminal records of Louisiana for many years past, will be hanged At that time unless their executions are stayed, which now seems Improbable. Rural Routes Ordered WASHINGTON. D. C.. Feb. S.-Rural routes established to commence April Ist: Collidge, Thomas county, route 2, serv ing 70 families; Meigs. Thomas county, route 4. serving 48 families; Rabbit, Tay lor route 1. serving 76 families, F* 'lie, Thomas county, routb 6, THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEERLI JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1909. RICH PLANTER 10 GO TO PRISON FOO LIFE CONVICTED OF POISONING WIFE AND RECOMMENDED TO MER CY, W. T. JONES AWAITS PRIS ON SHACKLES. UNION. 8. C., Feb. A—W. T. Jones was found guilty of murder with a rec ommendation to mercy. Sentence has not yet been imposed. For hours the fate of W. T. Jones, charged with the murder of his wife last July, seemed to hang in the bal ance. The jury, to which was given the case last night at 8:45. after a most able charge by Judge Memminger. having not reported at / all until about noon today, when It was announced that a verdict had not been reached, but when after a further citing of facts, and ex pounding the law, the twelve men were sent back by Judge Memminger who In structed them that they must reach a verdict so that the case would not have to be tried again. Thpn at nine o’clock a large number of spectators had assembled at the court house to hear the verdict of the jury in the case, it being generally believed that some report would be made by 9:30 anyway. When that hour passed and nothing came from the jury room, public interest crept higher and higher. Forcing Suicide is Murder Judge Memminger and the court offic ials were present but when waiting a while and no information being sent out by the jurors, breakfast was ordered for them, it being served about eleven o'clock. A short time before noon the jury ap peared, and on being questioned by Judge Memminger, the foreman, Mr. W. D. An derson, who is bookkeeper at Lockhart mills, announced that they would not reach an agreement because of certain fact. Judge Memminger then proceeded to cite the case of a woman in Oconee county. He quoted to show that cir cumstantial evidence could be considered in the arriving at a verdict and that a person forcing or inducing another to commit suicide was in the eye of the law in this state guilty of murder. He then ordered the jury back to the room telling them that they must try to reach a verdict. About 1:30 court took a recess until 3 o'clock, at that hour the jury came out and announced that they had reached an agreement. The verdict was then read, guilty of murder, with recommendation to mercy. On hearing the verdict, Jones, who has stood up under the terrible strain of the trial since last Wednesday, being one of the most composed persons in the whole court room, with the exception of a. Jew minutes yesterday, when he broke down, turned deathly pale, and It was thought that he might collapse however. He spoke to his counsel, and was then in a few momenta, taken to the jail, where he has been since last July. Motion for New Trial A motion for a new trial will likely be made at once, and in the event this is refused, the case will be carried to the supreme court. Every legal effort will be made to save the man from imprison ment for life, which the verdict today will mean, and, especially will this be done, as Jones is a man of considerable wealth, being worth from $50,000 to $75,000. Interest in the trial has been most intense. For * a while it was thought, after Judge Memminger’s ruling as to the evidence, that the result would be mis trial or an acquittal, but after his charge to the jury last night, the opinion became general that the result would be either a mistrial or a conviction. NEGRO RUNS AMUCK; KILLED BY POLICE MEMPHIS, Tenn., Feb. s.—Following a daring hold-up on a busy thoroughfare Thursday, Henry Morton, a negro, armed with a revolver and with pockets filled with ammunition, ran amuck, firing re peatedly into street cars and houses, and at pedestrians, and terrorised a section of North Memphis before he was shot to death by police and citizens. After relieving another negro of a bun dle of hides, Morton endeavored to force a trade with a produce dealer at the point of a pistol. Failing he sent a con federate to dispose of the booty, but botir escaped before the arrival of the police. The negro was finally located aboard a street car, but as an officer approached he jumped from the car, firing blindly several times. As he ran he continued to fire. As pedestrians appeared the negro shot hurried!}' and continued his race. Several groups of school children were fired on, and firing into a house, the but lets of the negro narrowly missed a wo man occupant. A riot call brought a squad of police who were joined by several scores of cit izens, and Morton was finally corralled on a porch. At bay, the negro contin ued to fire on his pursuers, but his bul lets went wild, while a volley from the pursuers put an end to the battle. Four rounds of unspent cartridges were found in the pockets of the dead negro. TAFT MAY DECLINE HONOR BY MASONS Notwithstanding the fact that the grand master of the grand lodge of the state of Ohio has reiterated his former statement that President-elect William H. Taft will be made a Mason “at sight" it is highly probable that Mr. Taft will not accept the honor, even though all objections by oth er lodges be withdrawn. While in Atlanta on his recent visit, Mr, Taft was told that it had been suggested that he begiven his Masonic degrees by a lodge in Augusta where he spent sever al weeks. While appreciating the sugges tion, the president-elect declared in the most emphatic terms that he could not accept such a plan. “I will be glad to be a Mason—l wish that I was,” said Mr. Taft, “but when I take my Masonic degrees, it will be in the home lodge of my father. I appreciate the fact that the Masons of Augusta have thought of me. but I will take my de grees, where my father was made a Ma son.” So it is probable that when the presi dent-elect returns from his visit to Pan ama and learns of the honor that has been extended to him by the grand mas ter oft Tie Ohio lodge, he will receive his degrees in the same maner as did hts father. INAUGURAL CEREMONY COSTS NATION $16,000 WASHINGTON. Feb. 6.—The senate joint resolution appropriating $16,000 to de fray the cost of the inaugural ceremony at the oapitol on March 4 next, was pass ed by the house of representatives today. It was stated that the stand in front of the capitol will contain two thousand more seats than ever before. STAYSIN ICY WATERS TWENTY-FOUR MINUTES NEW YORK. Feb. 6.—W. S. Davisson, a watchman, made a new record for mid-winter surf bathing yesterday by remaining for twen ty-four minutes in the icy Atlantic off Coney Island. Ha suffered no ill effects from his plunse. Davison save that he was formerly * ner vous wreck and his icy swims, which he takes frequently, have given him renewed health. SENATE TO REJECT GAG FOR TILLMAN WASHINGTON, Feb. s.—The proposed gag rules, introduced in the senate yes terday and aimed at Senator Tillman, will, It is believed, fail of adoption at this session. A number of Republicans are opposed to the new rules, while the Dem ocrats generally are up in arms against them. With anything like a united front il» will be an easy matter to talk them to death, and this is the program at present. The fact that the rules were proposed by Senator Lodge, who is the president’s spokesman in the senate, vindicates Sen ator Tillman's assertion several weeks ago, when he was informed of the pro gram. He said that Mr. Roosevelt and some of his friends would undoubtedly like to muzzle him, but they could not do it, be cause he proposed to criticise "Theodore Roosevelt officially.” He states today that he hasn’t changed his mind, and the public may look for ward to a bitter excoriation of the presi dent between now and March 4th. The proposed rule may hasten Mr. Tillman’s speech. It developed today that the South Caro lina senator was bitter in his reference to Mr. Roosevelt the other day in execu tive session when the Crum appointment was under consideration. Senator Tillman said to have re ferred contemptuously to Mr. Roosevelt, and once, with a great show of hate, he turned his nose up, sarcastically mention ed “T-e-d-d-y R-o-o-a-v-e—l-t,” and sniff ed as if the name displeased him. WILL REPUBLICANS ABANDON CRUM? WASHINGTON, Feb. s.—Republican leaders of the senate are ready to aban don the fight to have the appointment ol W. D. Crum confirmed at this session, in which event there will be a vacancy in the collectorship at Charleston. It is ed whereby Mr. Taft is to select some stated that an agreement has been reach man suitable to. the people of Charleston for the position held by the negro, and that Crum will be rewarded with a gov ernment position in the District of Colum bia. Many Republican senators who are in favor of the confirmation of Crum are unwilling to block the business of the senate in order to obtain the result. Taft Has Been Called In Undoubtedly Mr. Taft’s advisers have been sounded in regard to the matter. The story goes, if the issue were laid over for Mr. Taft to decide he would see that a man was appointed collector who was not personally obnoxious to the peo ple of Charleston. A solution of the problem has been sug gested in the proposal to supplant Crun. to the District of Columbia and make him recorder of deeds of the district to suc ceed C. Dancy, also a negro, of North Carolina, whp, it is thought, has been amply recognized by being retained in office two terms. The democratic senators would proba bly interpose no objection to this arrange ment. IS LIGHTNING EXPRESS TO BE STOPPED AT LAST? Has the mysterious lightning express for the delivery of whisky Tn Atlanta been discovered? It is believed that it has been .found out with the arrest Friday night* of A. C. Osborn and W. G. Strad ley by Detectives Brannan and Doyal on a oMarge of violating section 1537 of the city code, which is in regard to keep ing on hand whisky for sale. When Stradley was arrested he had in his possession a nuinber of cards with his name on them as 1 representing E. H. Carroll, a whisky house of Chattanooga. The officers took trfese cards in hand and presented one of them at the express office Friday afternoon and in return re ceived a case of 24 pints of whisky. The whisky was addressed to Tom Van. No such name appears in the city directory and it is believed it is a fictitious name furnished by Stradley in ordering the whisky. Late Saturday afternoon Detectives Brannan and Doyal called at the ex press office and requested all the whisky that had been signed for by Stradley. They were given 17 cases of 24 quarts each and a cask of beer, whioh contained ten dozen bottles. The different cases were addressed to numerous parties such as Tom Van, Tom Nox and Will More, none of which appear in the directory. No ad dresses were on any of them. The officers are now working on other cases against the two defendants and it is probable that several cases will be entered against them at the trial Monday afternoon. More than a score of wit nesses have been summoned, including many prominent citizens and express messengers and clerics whom it is un derstood have waited on Stradley. It is expected that cases will be ordered enter ed against other parties at the conclu sion of the trial Monday. When Osborn was taken in 'charge a blank book was found in his pocket that contained numerous names, all'of which are supposed to be fictitious. In the book appeared the names of the parties to whom the whisky taken from the ex press office Saturday afternoon was ad J dressed. The case was called for trial Satur day afternoon but wat postponed until Monday afternoon at 4 o’clock. All wit nesses were ordered to be on hand, as It is desired that all evidence possible be submitted. Osbern is out under a $5,000 bond while Stradley is locked up await ing trial. ORPHANAGEt BURNS: CHILDREN IN PANIC BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Feb. s.—The Haskell Memorial home, a three and a half story brick orphange located on the western boundary of this city, was de stroyed by Are early today. Three of the 37 little Inmates were miss ing when the roll was counted in a cot tage on the orphanage grounds after the Are. In the panic that ensued, when the chil dren were awakened by the first alarm, seven little girls jumped from a third story window, though Ruth Ross, 12 years old, was seriously injured In the back. James Armstrong, 12 years, made a hero of himself by standing on a shed under a window from whioh the girls had to jump, directing them how to make their fall as easy as possible, and actually catching two of the smaller In his arms. Mrs. R. S. Owen who. with her hus band, was in charge of the institution, fought her way down the main stairway while it was a mass of flames, carrying a six-weeks-old babe in her arms and with two small children clinging to her skirts. The fire started In the north wing and spread rapidly through the entire struc ture. The property loss will be about $50,000. The orphanage was founded by a Mrs. Haskell, of Southbend, Ind., as a Seventh Day Adventist institution, but had passed out of the control of the church and has recently been maintained by private sub scription, under the patronage of Dr. J. H. Kellogg. LEGISLATION TO PREVENT BLACKLIST OF EMPLOYES? WINSTON-SALEM, N. C„ Feb. 6.-A petition is being circulated among labor unionists throughout the state urging the North Carolina general assembly to pass the bills now before the legislature pro viding that an employer shall not have the right to discharge an employe be cause that employe is a member of a labor union or desires to join a union and that employers shall not have the right to blacklist an employe. SANATORIUM FOR TUBERCULOSIS HERE THIRTY-SIX ACRES PURCHASED ON PEACHTREE ROAD FOR ES TABLISHMENT OF INSTITUTION. DR. KENDRICK, DIRECTOR. A sanatorium that will be of national Interest in the treatment and cure of tuberculosis is to be established in Atlan ta. A company for that purpose has been organized and has purchased a tract of 36 acres on Peachtree road between Buck head and Silver Lake. Next week work will begin on the erection of a plant that will combine the perfected ideas of medical science and skilled architecture. The site that has been selected is an ideal one for its object. It is from 100 to 200 feet higher than the city proper and commands a View of the entire county. It is said, in fact, to be the highest point between Atlanta and Norcross. Immedi ately adjacent is the Southern railway station of Cross Keys, where a telegraph operator is available at all hours of day and night. The property was purchased for the sum of JIO.OOO from Mrs. J. C. Maness. It was formerly owned by W. T. Ashford and his family. Work on -the construction of the plant will be pushed to a rapid completion. Fight is Universal There is perhaps no single subject in which America and the whole world are so vitally interested today as tuberculosis, the grim White Plague. It has at last come to be realized that where other mal adies slay their thousands, this slays its tens of thousands. It is the chief prob lem of cities and nations. Civilization has awakened to the fact that every force of science and benevolence must be united and arrayed If the plague's advance Is to be beaten back. Hence, societies are be ing organized from one end of the globe to the other, their aim being to save life and end suffering. The treatment and cure of tuberculosis Is the absorbing topic of the decade. Coming, as it does, at the floodtide of this movement which is social as well as medical, the Atlanta sanatorium will prove a signal event in the city’s progress. It will represent the highest stage of de velopment that this world-wide movement has attained in the southern states. And since it is to be located at a point en joying the rare advantages of climate and elevation that are Atlanta’s, it will undoubtedly become one of the great American centers for the cure of the dis ease. This fact alone was largely instrumental in the origin of the sanatorium Idea. Its promoters realized that Atlanta is 1,060 feet above the sea level, and that her av erage temperature the year round Is 60.9 degrees. For December the temperature averags 44.6 dgrees and for August only 76.1. The atmosphere Is remarkably free from that humidity which Is considered unwholesome to pulmonary troubles. The sun shines balmily In mid-winter and tem perately in mid-summer. The air is tonic. The sky is blue three fifths of the year. The water is pure. Few spots on the map of the continent are so happily adapted for people who want to get well of tuberculosis. For. here, nature the ablest physicfan of all, sits forever distilling her own medicine. Will Prove a Mecca It is believed that the sanatorium will attract patients from every section. For the immediate southern territory it will prove a mecca. It is a widely known fact that Atlanta’s climate is beneficial both to people who come here from low er latitudes and from higher ones. To the former it acts as a needed stimulant; to the latter it serves a certain healing quality. And so,! it happens that both the man from Florida and the man from the north increase In weight and general vigor after sojourning here a short while. With all these natural advantages, the saffatorium makes Its beginning. But It will not stop there. Every device that goes to the making of an up-to-date In stitution of this kind will be installed. The most competent specialists and nurses will be secured. Dr. W. 3. Kendrick, of Atlanta, one of the foremost physicians of the section has been selected medical director. Dr. Kendrick has had long years of experi ence in the practice of medicine during which time much of his keenest interest has centered about tuberculosis. Dr. Louis M. Gaines will be assistant medi cal director. He Is a graduate of Johns Hopkins school of medicine and is now In charge of the Home Treatment Dispen sary which cares for hundreds of tuber cular cases. ARE COUNTIES HOLDING UP REQUISITIONS? It has been rmored recently that a number of counties of Georgia were holding up their requisitions for state convicts under the new law, effective April 1, on the belief that the law is defective in many of its parts and ►nay be changed materially by the next legisla ture. Whitfield county, in particular, has accept ed classification as a doubting county. The county commissioners of that county, it is re ported, recently decided to wait a while be fore making requisition for any convicts, pre ferring to wait and see what the coming leg islature does with the law. The Whitfield coun ty board is reported to have expressed its Joint opinion that the bill will be materially amended at the next session of the general assembly. Other counties, too, it is said, have taken the same view as Whitfield. The prison com missioners at ths capitol were asked about the matter, Saturday morning. “We have heard nothing of it,” said Com missioners Evans and Williams at once. "1 don’t believe there is anything to that report,” said each of them. "Whitfield county may hold that opinion, but it's the only one we’ve heard of. “It should be borne in mind by all the counties, whatever their doubts, that if they want convicts they must have their appli cation on file by February 10, next Wednesday. That’s the last day fixed by law. After that no more requisitions will be considered. The law Is clear, and there Is no reason to be lieve that it will be changed in any material point. We will distribute the convicts on the basis of requisitions in our hands on Ferua ry 10.” WINDSTORMS PAUSE MILLION DOLLAR LOSS CHICAGO. Feb. s.—Windstorm loss claims cotiHhue to pour in upon the Insurance compa nies as a result of the recent bllusrd. and It is now apparent that the insurance losses wTU exceed those of any cyclone on record. Experts estimate that me wind storm damage alone in Kansas and Nebraska will be $500,000 each, will* $250,000 in Missouri and large amounts in forr or five other states. This does not take luto account the heavy fire losses which resulted from the storm, those in Oklahoma alone during the three days it ratfid being estimated at $600,000. One company writing form business has bad over 300 windstorm claims this week with a large number of total losses to buildings. TEXAS CITRUS GROWERS FORM ASSOCIATION HOUSTON, Tex.. Feb. s.—The cltrns growers of Texas negotiated a state association and adopted a resolution at a tnee,.ng here yesterday demanding that the state legislature give them protection by enacting laws enabling the state department of agriculture to deatroy such or ange orchards as are so badly infected or are so badly neglected as to prove a menace to other orchards. CARRIE NATION FINED BY LONDON MAGISTRATE DONDON. Feb. 4.—Carrie National became acquainted with the London nolice courts this afternoon, when she was fined $7.50 for thrusting her umbrella through a window of a car In the underground railway, upon which a cigarette advertisement was pasted. JUDGE J. H. THOMAS NAMED SOLICITOR At last! After so long a time, now It is over! A solicitor for the Brunswick circuit has been appointed. Judge Joseph H. Thomas is tfle lucky applicant. For more than a morfth past—in fact, ever since the late Mr. E. L. Walker, so licitor-elect for that circuit, was killed by the accidental discharge of a gun while out hunting—ever since then has Governor Smith’s office been besieged by applicants and friends of applicants and friends of those friends. Every wire that emanates from the extreme southeastern part of the state has alternately been set a-hum with telegrams and then pulled. Every mail from that quarter has looked like St. Valentine’s day. Almost every day the governor’s ante-room has been honored with the presence of dele gations of varying personnel and number, hailing from the Brunswick circuit and advocating the cause of this or that man. "They have asked me to hold the ap pointment till they can throw a little more light on the situation,” said Gov ernor Smith ten days ago, holding up a telegram from the partisans of one ap plicant. It was such a telegram as had become a daily matter from one or the other of the half dozen factions. "They want to throw more light,” continued the governor, with real pathos In his voice, “That’s the trouble now. I’ve got too much light. My greatest regret is that 1 can’t appoint every one of them, for there’s not a one that wouldn’t fill the office with credit.” And Saturday morning the announce ment came. Judge Joseph H. Thomas, now on the bench of the city court of Baxley, Appling county, was the chosen one. He will officiate as solicitor general of the Brunswick circuit till January 1, 1911, drawing down a comfortable income of half a dozen thousand or so mean while. DOMESTIC TROUBLE BASIS OF MURDER? COLUMBUS, Miss., Feb. 6.—The hearing in the case of Charles R. Smith, who is on trial for the murder of E. A. Laurent, which has been in progress here for sev eral days, was resumed here again today with the defendant on the stand. Testifying in his own behalf yesterday, Mr. Smith told of a domestic trouble of which he accused Laurent of being re sponsible. He declared he met Laurent through accident several weeks at the Artesia, Miss., depot, and told of striking him with his umbrella and of following him to the baggage room, where the shooting occurred. Today counsel for the prosecution sought to establish the soundness of the defendant’s mind, the lawyers for the defense having entered a plea of insanity for their client. Counsel for the defense interposed ob jections to the general line of question ing being pursued by the prosecution, but were overruled. The defendant admitted having been present when his brother, "Dump” Smith, shot T. H. Peters at Artesia. Miss., sev eral years ago. Defendant also admitted having had trouble with several other citizens over business difference. Counsel brought out prominently that the recollection of the defendant regard ing these occurrences was perfectly good. Prominent lawyers are present from Nashville and other cities and are assist ing in the prosecution and defense of Smith. Mr. Smith is one of the wealthiest and most prominent planters In Mississippi. The crowds in attendance on the trial are testing the capacity of the court room. SEVERAL APPLY FOR RUCKER’S JOB WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.—Cornelius J. Sheehan, an employe of the Atlanta post office and an applicant for the collector ship at Atlanta to succeed Henry A. Rucker, colored, is In Washington press ing his claims. He haa the indorsement of scores of prominent Atlantians, bank ers, merchants, county and city officials, and hopes to land the job. Sheehan held a conference today with Frank H. Hitch cock, chairman of the Republican na tional committee, relative to his aspi ration but it is not known whether he was given any encouragement. Clark Grier, of Dublin, and Alex Ackerman, of Macon, have both been In Washington this week conferring with Hitchcock rel ative to patronage in Georgia and one re port says that Walter Ackerman, now postmaster at Cartersville, will succeed Rucker as collector. Colonel Robert J. Lowry, of Atlanta, is expected in Washington Monday and his mission will have to do with the disposal of several Important federal offices. It Is believed that Colonel Lowry will have as much or more Influence with the Taft administration as any other Georgian. Colonel Lowry left at noon Saturday for Washington. MISSOURI LEGISLATURE HAS RACE PROBLEM UP JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Feb. 6.—After a warm debate on the race question as it affects politics in Missouri, the lower branch of the general assembly has disposed of a resolution providing for the discharge of most of the negro employes of the house by referring it to a commit tee. The vote was 61 to 52. the ballot ing being on strict party lines. The resojution was caused by the alle gation that a negro employe of the house had insulted a white employe of the sen ate. Representative Jesse Duncan, of Lincoln, presented the resolution, which recited the controversy between the two legislative employes and askd for the dis charge of all negro employes of the house except those whose duties included the cleaning of spittoons. A wide discussion of race equality followed and then a mo tion by Hiram Lloyd, of St. Louis, re ferring the resolution to the clerical force committee, prevailed. TOOK "CARBOLIC ACID FOR CASTOR OIL DOSE NEW YORK. Feb. s.—Dudley Latham, a son of Dr. T. Henry Latham, a well known surgeon of Weatherly, Pa., and a law stu dent at Columbia university, is in a critical condition at a local hospital today after tak ing carbolic acid last night by mistake for castor oil. The young man reached up to a shelf in the bath room at his boarding place in Harlem and grasped the wrong bottle, from which he took a drauaht before he »a» aware It was poison. His father has been notified. Latham is 24 years old. Rockefeller Guest at Barbecue Dinner AUGUSTA. Ga., Feb. 6.—John D. Rocke feller was the honor guest at a barbe cue dinner, given by the Beech Island farmers today. He made a short speech, in which he said that he was no far mer, but his people, as far back as he could remember, were farmers. He said that the farmers during his forefather’s time were not farmers like the farmers of today, that they went after the business in a haphazard kind of way. Mr. Rockefeller complimented the roads of this county, and said: “I believe the, thing farmers most need is good roads. It will save them much. You will save in hauling and also in the length of the life of your stock.” In conclusion Mr. Rockefeller said: “But, after we get through with farm ing, or railroading, or whatever our task In life may be, we will be asked the per tinent question, it will come to us after we have finished our work and have handed it down to our children, what was the fruit of our work—what was the real fruitage?” TWO FARMS MAY . BE BBUBHTBI STATE PRISON COMMISSION STRONGLY INCLINED TO PURCHASE TWO FARMS INSTEAD OV ONE. MEMBERS DECIDED. Is the prison commission going to buy two farms instead of one? It seems probable, from the official an nouncement that was given out by the prison commission Saturday morning, and from the rumors that were going the rounds of the capitol. d Following is the official statement: ] “The prison commission is considering whether it will be best to buy two farms instead of one farm. People who have 2,500 acres or more land, should address the commission at once through the mails and submit propositions with complete description of land. Propositions of this nature will be received until Satur day evening, February IX" Commenting on this statement, Com missioner Evans says: “It is by no means determined that we will have two farms. By this state ment, we don’t want to create that im pression at all. We are simply prepar ing for any event that may oome, to get the best proposition that we can for the state.” Commission Decided General Evans further says that the slate will have to purchose land for a reformatory sooner or later, and that th® commission may decide to buy two farms at once and kill two birds with one stone. Commissioner Wiley Williams openly favors the purchase of two farms for purely convict purposes, but tn his ad mission of that attitude he emphatically states that it is an individual opinion and cannot be construed to In any way com mit the prison board. It is authoritatively rumored that Gov ernor Smith also favors two farms In stead of one. The governor has been, fol lowing the matter very closely since the prison commission first started upon tta search for a prison farm to meet the pro visions of the new convict law, and it is said has formed an opinion very clearly in favor of two farms In place of one. He could not be seen for substantiation of this statement. The announcement just published by the prison commission is open to much sur mise, in that in itself it is non-committal and further inasmuch as the commission ers decline to assume the responsibility of stating what their board will do. Reasons for Two Fams The reasons in support of a double pur chase might be arbitrarily selected from among many logical ones. For Instance, by the purchase of two farms in different sections of the state, the prison depart ment would be prepared to meet a bad season on one farm with ■ good season on the other. They would offset each oth er in that respect. Moreover, the number of convicts could be split and thereby admit of mueh more convenient handling. Thirdly, a large tract of land under cultivation would necessarily mean two departments or stockades, as much time would be con sumed in carrying the men to work and ♦ bringing them beck to quarters Fourth, a prisoner from the higher altitudes fit north Georgia could be committed to a farm in his own home climate, and one from south Georgia could remain in the warmth of that section. j| Inspectors Deadwyler, Burt and Flan- ® ders have gone out to Inspect several of the more favorably considered farms of fered in various parts of the state. They were delegated to that duty by the pris on commission, and left Friday, each with his separate itinerary. They are expected back, it is said, by next Saturday at the latest. In their report the prison com- i missioners themselves will form further opinion. This is the first definite action growing out of the commisison’s con sideration of approximately ») written bids and its hearing, during the week preceding last Thursday, of personal rep resentations on approximately a fourth of that number. LESTER AND WIFE TRIED FOR ROBBERY MOBILE, Ala., Feb. 6.—Mr. and Mrs. Fleetwood Lester were placed on prelim inary trial in the inferior criminal court here today on the charge of robbery. The complainant In the case was Hardaway Young, president of the Southern Hard ware and Supply company, of which firm Lester was a member and traveling sales man. The sum alleged to have been taken from Young was $6,625, secured at the point of a pistol. A great crowd witnessed the trial. Many witnesses testified to the good character of the defendants. Young s testimony was dramatic, es pecially that pertaining to the manner of procedure of Lester tn securing drafts from him at Lester’s home at the point of a gun, he being held there while the wife came down town and secured the money. WAYNESBORO GIVEN NEW POSTMASTER WASHINGTON, Feb. The president today sent to the senate the nomination of Seigfried Schwarzweiss to be postmas ter at Wayneboro, to succeed Thomas Quinney. The office pays $1,706 per year. WASHINGTON. Feb. 6.—The nomine tion of Siegfried Schwarzweiso to succeed I Thomas Quinney as postmaster at Waynesboro, which was made yesterday, is being held up in the senate. No effort looking to its confirmation or rejection will be made until next week, the Georgia senators have received sev eral telegrams from Waynesboro ing to the appointment and asking a delay. f An Easy Way to Cure Catarrh Dr. Blcsser. of Atlanta, Ga., Cures Catarrh by a Pleasant Remedy, and Will Mail Trial Treat ment Free. 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