Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, February 09, 1909, Page 7, Image 7
£/ TM£LY A44r«. all rtmmnaWtioM '-<* this ««prttmeut to Mrs. W. H Fdton. Crtsr.rU>. G>. Sinful Folly of Assessment a writer, who lives tn Connecticut. <iv«s us Mis following, which is worth reading carefully : Ths writer, who has paid taxes in I nion for fifty years and has put more goou money Into the town treasury than any other resident now living tn town, has been willing and glad to pay without a murmur his just proportion to *» rd ‘ h * common good But when he finds that the assessment has suddenly jumped up several thousand dollar* at 186 per acre for sprout land, alder swamp and all. so that be cannot possibly rent the land, buildings and all for sufficient to pay the taxes, may he not feel aggrived and op pressed? It looks as though he would be obliged to sell a portion of timber land each year to pay taxes until the town gets the whole of it. or some one ha* said: ‘Ton might as well deed it all to the town, for the town will eventually get it by taxes if you try to bold it.’ "What encouragement does such a nar row and shortsighted town policy give for the development and maintenance of such tine forests as formerly graced the town? The writer, having always lived on the place that he now occupiea has a few trees left that have grown up with him and which he has watched with a good deal of interest, until they seem like old friends. Now the action of the assessors, in putting the burden of taxation 01F the little timber land of any value remaining tn town, virtually say to him. ‘You can not keep these any longer. They must be slaughtered by the lumbermen, like all the rent. When thousands of dollars' worth of lumber have been taken out of town each year it is to be regretted that the assessors. in their seal to raise the grand list, should encourage this process of depletion by excessive taxation of the remainder It is a shortsighted policy and will result tn the future impoverishment of the town, rather than in its good. Forestry is a subject which is attracting great attention throughout the country, and aa most of the land in Union is es pecially fitted for this industry, the pol icy of the town should be to foster tho growth of the fine forest rather than their destruction. '* I am glad to copy this letter, because these over-taxes are not confined to Con necticut. It happens right here in Geor gia- I know a town very well where tax assessors have made real estate a positive drug on the market. The taxes are In many Instances so high that the owner is obliged to go down in his or her pocket to get enough outside money to pay these outrageous tax demands. Vacant property is taxed until the owner will be obliged to give It to the town to relieve the weight of the burden on themselves. I have a three-acre farm land patch in the suburbs that brought me only six dollars last year as cash revenue and the the eity does not give it one dollar and the tax. state, county and municipal, was &S on the thousand dollars, so that out lying patch (of three acres) assessed wan $506 value, when it cost the owner leas than sllO to purchase, and since the pur chase, several yean ago, was made, the entire real value has been paid out. soak ed up tn taxation. Os course nobody will invest in such property, because it is only game to the tax assessors. Unless it can be traded off in some sort of fashion, the town is oer taln to get it at last, out of any own er's hands. Such sinful folly is like killing the goose which lays the golden egg. When a town is governed by a set of men who have neither sympathy for tax-payers or sound sense In promoting business prosperity.the end of that towns is sure, either in Con necticut or Georgia. These bloated tax assessments are town killers, because It has grown to be a practice to oppress everybody, but the as sessors themselves and their kinnery and dependents when they get a fling at the business That is the real hardship and tyranny. Unless all signs fail, there is an ap proaching revolt certainly coming. Forbearance ceases to be a virtue when taxation gets to confiscating figures. With Mate and federal governments piling on taxation to the limit, and town taxes so heavy that you cannot sell your real es tate because nobody wants to buy in such cruel municipalities, somebody is going to rise up one of these days and lead in a revolution against tyranny and injustice. Connecticut can yet learn something by visiting these parts, for there is seeth ing Indignation in many localities against this evil right now. Cement a Valuable Fann Asset In the days to come we will find more uses for cement about farm houses than any other locality. While it may take a million cr more tons to flx up the Panama canal, that is one big job while there are thousands upon thousands of farm homes where a few bags of cement will give untold service and comfort to the owners, I will copy here one of the im provements which lie In easy reach of any industrious farmer, taken from the columns of the American Cultivator: CONCRETE FLAGSTONES. A moot satisfactory way of utilizing a rainy day is to spend it making blocks or slabs for a walk to house and barn. A load or t*vo of’sharp sand and clean grav el may be kept in the cellar of house or barn for this purpose Tho principal ar guments against walks is the expense, but if the work Is done by home help and the proportions are maintained as they should be. a single bag of cement will make a long strip of walk that will last for fifty years. The blocks ought to be 2 1-2 feet wide by 3 feet long and 3 inches thick. It is easy to make molds to hold these blocks if two of the side are binged so they will open Three blocks are cast in a mold at one time by separating the lasers with a double thickness of news paper. The illustration shows the side of such a ■raid open after removing a set of blocks. The sides of the mold are nine inches higher than Its floor. At intervals of three inches grooves are made to guide the operator in filling, the top layer being “struck" with a lath to level it. The molds are to be left for ten days in a damp cellar, and If necessary moistened to insure perfect setting before the attempt IL made to remove the blocks. One mold full thus makes a neat walk nine feet long. In good weather carefully stake out the site for the walk and with a pair of horses plow out the soil a foot deep. This space must be filled with gravel, sand or ashes. Whatever the material the top layer must be fine to bed the paving block tn. If they should settle they may be readily raised and a sprinkling of the same fine material sprinkled under them. If especially handsome walks are desired, each block as it Is cast should be sur faced with a thin layer of cement and fine sand half and half, while the block is still plastic. The tools needed are a trowel and pounder like those shown. Pounder and mold are home. made. In other ways, especially in forming building blocks, cement is invaluable. There are many advertisements of good molds for making these blocks. It would | seem that Providence has opened away to build reasonably after the timber supply of the country is gone or short ened. A Kind Remembrance I have been sick with grip, under the care of the doctor, and such things will pull us down, no matter how herole or de termined we may be in resistance. Everybody who ever had the grip can tell you how it works in making you feel miserable and I felt all these things ( when the ailment had me in its close clutch. Just about the time I had to take my bed in spite of a struggle to keep on foot, the expressman brought a box to the door and in the box was the hand somest smal dog you nearly every saw. Ho is a beauty! On his bright, handsome new dog collar his name, “Ridly.” was engraved. To that was attached a fine chain with hand holt for keeping him in bounds until he became used to us. The kind donor fixed up Ridly to travel tn style. He was equipped with a large’, soft crimson flannel cushion, a dish to drink from and a bag of candy and crackers to lunch on while the train whirled along. He looked like he enjoyed his trip. And when I understood fully the effort this good Hartwell friend had made to add to my pleasure, I thanked him by re turn postal card, although I coughed and sneezed all the time I was doing it. I thank him here, too. as I am improving in health. • My IS-year-old grandson gets the cream of the whole business. Ridly took to him like a duck takes to water. You hear them together all over the house and outside in the yard. When the boy starts to school the dog watches from the win dow and when school 13 out, there is re joicing. you may be sure. Because Ridly was in a strange land, the little boy put the red cushion on a chair at the side of his low bed and the two spend the nights in sight and hear ing of each other. I have been too blck to have Ridly near me much, but I havi had much pleasure in seeing the boy and the dog enjoy each other’s company, and every time I look at the smart little dog my heart is grateful to the kind friend living in the upper Savannah river valley, who took so much pains to make me pleased and happy in this thoughtful act of friendship. Stole for Family, Will Be Pardoned Because she stole food for her children. Mrs. Susan Morgan will be pardoned by the governor of Georgia. Formal recommendation for her release was forwarded to Governor Smith. Sat urday morning, by the prison board. The governor’s signature to the pardon is looked for within a few hours. The chief executive had already been acquainted with the details of the unusual case and had expressed his Intention of accepting the favorable recommendation of the prison board. • Mrs. Morgan is the mother of a large family of little children. Just before Christmas she stole food from a store in Savannah. Her children were hungry at home: she was destitute; she could find no work; and in her desperation, she committed a crime. Did she break a higher law? That was the question which the prison commis sioners found themselves facing. The judge who sentenced the unfortunate wo man pleaded for her pardon; the jury who convicted her pleaded for it. She had been sentenced to serve three months in the Chatham county prison, and there she has been'since. languishing, waiting, im agining she could hear the calling voices of her family of little ones, while kind hearted men have worked for her re lease. Just a little over half of the short sen tence has the mother served. Her com plete pardon, when Governor Smith signs it, will turn her back into the world after a month and a half of prison to face anew the fight for life and her children. U. D. C. at Blakely to Erect Shaft BLAKELY. Ga, Feb. 4.—The movement inaugurated sometime ago by the Blakely Chapter of the U. D. C. for the erection of a Confederate monument at this place, culminated happily at the January meet ing of the chapter, when a contract was signed with the Me Neel Marble company, of Marietta. Ga., for the erection of this work. The design selected by the Daughters is one of the latest and most artistic productions of the McNeel com [ pany, and shows a handsome granite ' shaft, 30 feet high, handsomely carved. ; with appropriate inscriptions. The mon | ument is to be erected on the courthouse square, near the spot where the old Con federate flag pole still stands. The work on the monument is being pushed rapidly and will be completed in time for the unveiling, which will take i place on memorial day, with appronate ceremonies. Mrs. Walter Thomas, president of the chapter, and each of the 34 members composing it. have been tireless and en thusiastic workers in the raising of funds for this splendid shaft. The officers of the chapter are as fol- I lows: Mrs. W’alter Thomas, president; Mrs. I C. T. Alexander, vice president; Miss An ' nie B. Smith, recording secretary; Mrs. W. L. McDowell, registrar; Mrs. J. E. Martin, historian; Miss India Cook, treas urer; Mrs. John Underwood, correspond ing secretary. Aged Man Who Wished to Lead Mob COLUMBUS, Ga., Feb. S.-In a special charge to the Muscogee county grand jury today. Judge 8. P. Gilbert referred i to the arrest of the old man, George B. 1 Roberts, last Saturday, who had a rope in 1 one hand, a black cap In the other, and was offering to lead a mob to lynch a negro in the county jail. Judge Gilbert asked the grand jury to indict Robert, declaring that if he should be convicted, the court would do its duty In the matter. • Judge Gilbert incidentally referred to the “question of lynching.’’ denouncing It tn most unsparing manner. He declared chat if a mob should undertake to take the negro, Ernest Jones, who is under indictment for attempted felonous asstuit upon Miss Missouri Nolan, when he is brought back here for trial, he, the judge, wo- id not plead with the men composing it. but that he would join the ranks of the sheriff's men and unhesitatingly fire into the violators of the law against mob violence. Judge Gilbert declared that he would not countenance mob vilonce, and that, if It is necessary to prevent it, every militiaman in the state will be called to service. BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. Feb. fi-Three colored miners. Henry Terrell, Clem Posey and John Henry White, met. death last night in the Bango Ore mines, twelve miles from the city. THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1909. MARKET REPORTS Spot Cotton Atlanta, steady. 9 9-16 c. New York, quiet 10c. New Orleans steady, 9 7-14e. Liverpool, dull, 5 22-100 d. Galveston, steady 9%c. Savannah, quiet. 9%c. Mobile, quiet, 9%e. Charleston, steady. 9 5-lflc. Wilmington, quiet. 9 5-16 c. Norfolk, steady. 9%c. Baltimore, nominal *%c. Boston, quiet. 10c. Philadelphia. 10 25-lOOc. Houston, dull. 911-l Sc. Augusta, steady. 9%c. gfi. Louis, quiet. 9 9-16 C. Memphis, quiet. 9 7-16 q. Louisville steady, 9%c. Cincinnati, nominal. New York Cottos The following were the ruling prices la the (xehange today: Tone steady; middling Ic, quiet. Last Prev. Open. High. Low. Sale. Close. Close January ... . 9.32 9.29 9.23 9.29 9.28 9.81 February . .. 9.99 9.60 9.«0 9.60 9.64 9.56 March 9.41 9.73 9.60 9.70 9.70 9.61 April ... . .. .... •••• 9.60 Mav 9.53 9.64 9.61 9.60 9.60 9.52 Jnne 9.56 »•« July 9.49 9.58 9.48 9.56 9.56 9.48 August .... 9.40 9.47 9.40 9.47 9.46 9.38 September »-»J October 9.80 9.39 9.90 9.38 9.37 9.29 November . . 9.80 9.23 December ... 9.25 9.38 9.25 9.32 9.31 9./3 New Orleans Cotton The following were the ruling prices on ths excha 'ge today: Tone steady; middling, 9 7-16 c, quiet. Last Prev. Open. High. Low. Sale.Close.Close. February 3-50 9.43 March 9.58 9.67 9.58 9.57 9.65 April 966 9 -&8 May 9.6 X 9.71 9.61 9.70 9.67 9.61 June 9 " 3 906 July 9.73 9.80 9.73 9.79 9.78 9.71 October 9.30 9.38 9.30 9.37 9.37 9.29 December 929 9 Cnicago Quotations The following wars the ruling quotations ea the exchange today: Prev. Open. High. Low. Cloee Close. May 110%®! 11% 11114 110% 110% 101% July 99%0 39% 100% 99% 99% 99% Sept 98%@ 98% 96% 95% 96% 96% Dec ®6% 95% CORN— Mav 63%® 68% 64 63% 63% 63% July 63% 63% 63% 63% 63% Sept 63% <3% 63% 63% 63% OATS - May 51% 52% 51% 62% 51% July 46% 46% 46% 46% 46% Sept 39% 39% 39% 39% 3»% PORK— May . 16.80 16.80 16.65 16.77 16.80 July 16.90 16.90 16.75 16.87 16.80 LABD— Mav 9.60 9.60 9.52 9.57 9.60 July 9.70 9.78 9.60 9.70 9.70 ■IDES— Mav 8.80 8.82 8.70 8.80 8.80 July 8.97 8.97 8.90 8.95 8.97 Dive Stock Cattle—Receipts estimated at 22,000; market steady to 10c higher; beeves 84.2007; T4xas steers' $4.250510: western steers $405.60; Stock ers and feeders $3.2005.50: cows and heifers $1.8505.60; calvee $5.5007.75. Hogs—Receipts estimated 45.000, Markit steady; light $5 9006.35: mixed $606.50; heavy $6 0506.66; rough $6.06®6.20: good to choice heavy $6.2006.55; pigs $4.7505.15; bulk of sales $6 3504.45. Sheep—Receipts estimated at 2.000; market steady; native $3.2505.60: western $3.2605.60; yearlings $.590® $7; lambs, native $5.5007.60; western $5.5007.60. New York Produce NEW YORK. Feb. 8. —Sugar, raw easy; fair refining 3.14: centrifugal 96 test 3.64; molasses sugar 2.89; refined auiet; crushed 5.36; powder ed 4.76: granulated 4.66. Petroleum, steady; refined all ports 8.450 8.50. Coffee, steady; No. 7 Rio 7%: No. 4 Santos 8%. Molasses, steady: New Orleans 28@42. ATLANTA MARKETS. Atlant*, Cotton ATLANTA, Ga.. Feb. B.—Cotton by wagon, steady. 9% easts. Groceries ■sit- 100-1 onnd bags. lOe: toe cream. *1.00; rock, $1.00; Roy si Gloss starch, B%c; Best Gloss starch. 3%c; World's Cora starch, 4e; nlcke' packages, 3%c. Pickle., $4.60. Potash, fj.oo; Matches. r alry. 45c. White fUn. kits 4 lb*.. n%c. so lbs.. $8.40; 100 lbs . SB.«A Sugar, standard granulated. $6.00; New York refined 4%; plantation 4%. Coffee, green bulk, Rio. 809%c. Santos. 10©Uc; roasted, balk. Rio, 9%018c; Santos, U<u,l4c; roasted in packages, AAAA, $18.00; Stonewall. 16c; Uno, 19c. Klee, Jap. 5%c; head, cane syrup, 88c gallon. Axle grease, $1.60. Navy beans. $2.60 bu.; Lima beans, 6c. Fruit HundHe® Lemons, Messina fancy, pe* box. $4 00<04.25; extra fancy. $4.25@4.50; Florida $202.25; Cali fornia lemons. $4.0004.50; pineapples, Florida, popular nixes, crate $2.0002.60; oranges. Florida, awtug to sixes sad condition on arrival. pet box. $202.25; limes, Florida per 100, 50®60c; cans fruit, sites M to 54 inclusive, per box. $303.50; smaller slses, per box. $202.50; apples, best varieties, fancy quality, box $2.75 ®3.00; cranberries, gallon, 60075 c; barrel, $16.00. Flour, Grain, Hay and Feed Flour, sacked, per barrel—lgleheart’e Beet Flour, $6.85; Swansdown. $5.85: Puritan (fuV patent). $5.60; Home Queen. $5.70; Supreme, $5.70; Ocean Sprtty (econd patent), $5.20; Sun Hlse (second patent), $5.20. Meal, sacked, per bushel—Plain, 96-lb. sacks Bic; plain, 481 b. sacks, 83c; plain, 24-lb. aacks, 85 cents. Grain, sacked, per bushel—Cora, choice red cob. 86c; No. 2 white, 84c: yellow No. 2,83 c; oats, white clipped fancy, 63c; oats, fancy white clipped. 67c; white clipped, 66c: oats. No. 8. white 64c: oats, mixed. 63c. S«eds. sacked per bushel—Wheat. Tennessee Blue Stem. $1.50; oats, Burt, 80c; oats, Texas Rust Proof, 76c; oats, Blue Spring. 6Sc- Hay, per cwt.—Alfalfa, $1.15; timothy, choice, large bales. $1.00; timothy, choice, third bales, 95c; timothy. No. 1, small bales, $1.00; timo thy' No .1 .clover mixed, 90c; timothy. No. 3. 90c; choice clover, 86c; Bermuda, 75c. weed Stuff, uer cwt.--Chicken feed. 50-ib j.rirs 81.00: Purina scratbales ) dozen. $2 20; Purina scratch, 100-lb. sacks, $3.20; Suc cess scratch feed, lOC-lb. sacka $1.96; Purina feed. 175-lb. sacks, $1.70; Purina feed. 100-lb. sacks $1.75; Arab horse feed. fl. 80; Germ meal. $1.56; Alfalfa feed, $1.50; shorts, white, ♦1.75; aborts, fancy, 75 lb:<., $1.65- shorts, pure wheat, cotton sacks. 75 lbs., $1 60; shorts, brawn; 100 lbs.. $1.50; bran. 75 and 100 lbs.. $1 36; salt brick holders, per doe. $2.25; salt brick, per case, 81-50; salt brick, medicated, per ease. »4.50; salt, rock, per cwt., $1.00: salt. 100-lb. sacks 52c: cot tor see-1 meal, per ton $25.00; square sacked hulls, per ton, $8.50; round sacked hulls, per tou, $6.00. Candien Candies —Standard tnlxinree, 30 lb. palls, 6%c; Kennesaw Cream of Tartar mixture, 45 lb. bas kets. 8c; French creams, mixed. 30 lb. pal la 10c; hand ma’« bon-bon mixtures. 3‘> lb. palla Uc; chocolates. 5 lb. boxes. 16025 c per lb., tine H. M. bon-bonbs and Ices. 18020 c per lb.; Stock esndy. No- L barrel*. 6%c: boxes. 7c. Dreswtd Poultry Dressed turkeys, bead and feet on, draws, Ko22c; dressed frys, per lb., 18®20c; broiler*, fanev. per pound. 20@22%c; bens, active, lb., 15016 c; eocks, per lb., 6®7c; dueks, per lb. lie; geese, per lb., 12c. Meat. Lard and Hara Dry salt, extra ribs. 85 to 50 lbs., $9.50: dry •alt rib bellies, 30 to 35 lbs., $10.15: dry salt tat backs. 8 to 10 lbs.. $10.00; Premium bams. Fish Pompano, per Ib.« 22c; Spanish mackerel, pei lb.. 12%c; trout, drawn, pet lb., 8c; bluefish, per Üb.. 6c; mixed fish, per lb.. 4 cuts; mullet, per barrel. $6.00. NEGRO IS~AIRRESTED FOR WOMAN’S MURDER OTTUMWA, Ta., Feb B.—Joe Hopkins, negro government inspector of meats in the John Morrell packing plant, is in jail suspected of the fiendish murder of Miss Clara Rosen, whose death has shocked the entire community. The police assert they have the right man. CATARRH AND DEAFNESS TREATED FREE I will send free for 15 days’ trial a tretament which is curing thousands of cases of Catarrh and Deafness. I want every sufferer to try it at my expense. Address, Dr. W. O. Coffee, dept. Des ll 'lnes, low*. Condensed News items Gathered From c/11l Farts of the State- VALDOSTA.—The Knights of Pythias of this city have reorganized their lodge and ex pect to make it a more enthusiastic body than it has been in a long time. The new of ficers elected are a* follows: J. G. Cranford, chancellor commander; J. T. Mathis, vice chancellor; A. E. Dimmock. prelate; J. P. Ulmer, master of works; W. 8. Norris, keeper of records and seal; W. H. Mashburn, master at arms; E. E. Deekle. master of exchequer; 8. B, Breedlove, inner guard; J. M. Young blood, outer guard; E. E. Dekle, representa tive to grand lodge; W. E. Thomas, trustee for three years. COLUMBUS.—The annual meeting of the Ladles' Memorial association has been held and the election of the following officers took place: President. Mrs. Reese Crawford; first vice president, Mrs. Mary Harrison; second vice president, Mrs. L. C. Levy; third vice president. Mrs. Robert Carter; fourth vice president. Mis* A. C. Benning; secretary, Mrs. Jane Martin: assistant secretary, Mrs. J. 3. Harrison; treasurer. Mrs. Clara Dexter; as sistant treasurer, Mrs. Mary Strupper. COLUMBUS.—Chattahoochee Conclave, Heph tosophs. installed the following office* at their meeting Wednesday night: Past archon, G. L. Kiicrease; archon. J. R. Struppa; pro vost, James J. Roy; prelate. E. E. Massey; secretary, George J. Burrus: financier, Sam Kaul; treasurer. R. S. Grier: inspector, E. F. Hicks; warden. W. t). Simmons; sentinel, I. K. Roberts; trustees, R. W. Slade, E. E. Massey and Walter Howard. SAVANNAH.—The railroad commission of Georgia may be called upon to decide the question of transfers for the street car sys tem of Savannah. The employes of the Mill Haven mills west of the city have protested to the commission that they can only get a transfer from one of the cltv lines to the Mill Haven car line at one point, when there are three or four points where the two lines cross. -.ialrman McLendon has promised to give the matter his attention. SAVANNAH. -Malor W. B. Stephens, who has commanded -.*e Savannah Volunteer Guards. Battalion of Heavy Artillery, for sev eral years, went upon the retired list of military officers yesterday. The governor and adjutant general acted favorably upon his re quest to be retired. COVINGTON.—MaIor John B. Davis, clerk of the superior court here, recently recorded a mortgage note for the sum of $3,000,000 to se cure bonds for the Central Georgia Power company to the Windsor Trust company. MACON.—A determined effort is being made by the chamber of commerce of Macon to bring to this city the bonded warehouse that is to be erected by the Farmers’ union of Georgia. The Farmers’ union held a meeting in this city, at which time certain plans were discussed in an executive session. MARIETTA. Ga.. Feb. 6.—Mr. Howard Van Wyck died at his home near Marietta Thursday night. Funeral was conducted from the residence at ( o’clock Saturday. Mr. Van Wyck formerly practiced law at Kenosha. Wis., and was at that time one of the ablest attorneys in Wisconsin. He is survived by bls wife and one sister, Mrs. Van Coarsen, who resides at Marietta. MOULTRIE.—A. J. Yeoman* ons of the victims of me wreck on —• Flint River and Northeastern railroad last Tuesday, died here Friday from his IntUfles. Mr. Yeomans has hurt about the head and did not recover con sciousness. He was an om veteran. When hurt he was brought back to Moultrie, where he lived for years... MOULTRIE—The stockholders of the Moul trie cotton mills held their annual meeting. All the old officers were re-elected to serve the ensuing year. W. C. Vereen, the president and general manager, was able to make the finest report ever had from the work of this mill. The mill had run steady the entire year, making a fine profit and turning out an out put of about 1,5W\000 yards more than ariy previous year. AUGUSTA, Ga., Feb. 6.—Dr. A. E. Salley, a prominent local physician, was convicted this morning for assault and attempt to murder by malpractice in the treatment of a young woman. The attorney for the defense put up a strong plea asking for a fine and not a jail sentence, Living that Dr. Salley had an Incurable dis ease and could not stand a jail or labor sen tence. 'i ' . , . w Judge Hammond Imposed a sentence or six months in jail. ALBANY.—With a-precipitation of less than 10 inches for six months since September 1, 9.53 inches, to be, exact, the present drouth break* all records In this section since 1883. The drouth is proving extremely costly to the section, principally on account of forest fire* which have been raging throughout the "pines wood*’ for the past three weeks. Numbers of turpentine farms have been burned out and timber has been damaged to the extent ot thousands of dollars. The streams are below the low water marks, and at the plant of the Albany Power and Manufacturing Co. the de velopment of electric power has been seriously curtailed by the low water. The slight rains In January enabled the farmers to proceed with their plowing, but the ground has now be come so dry that practically all farming op erations have been suspended awaiting the greatly desired rain. ALBANY.—About a dozen of the leading architects of the south spent yesterday in Al bany and submitted to the city council of Al bany plans for the new’ city hall which is to be erected this spring. The building will P» erected on a site on Pine street, recently pur chased by the city and will cost $30,000. Sev eral of the plans submitted were regarded with favor by the councilmen, who will decide def initely at the regular meeting of council next Tuesday night. The city hall is one of tn. municipal improvements for which $75,000 bond* have been Issued. The other improvement* contemplated in the bond issue are the pave ment of Broad street and the enlargement of the city’s system of surface drainage sewer age. ALBANY.—If the suggestion which comes from the costal authorities at Washington :a carried out. there will soon be a double daily mail route between Aibanv and Newton, the county seat of Baker county. Newton is twenty miles south of Aibanv and Is not touched by a railroad. The government is advertising so rbids for a double dally mall san-lee between Albany and Newton. The suggestion is that automobiles be used and that a regular stage passenger line be main tained In connection with the mail service. Tries to End f Life in Front of House MOULTRIE, Ga., Feb. «.-Mr. C. A. Cutts, living in the western portion of the county, attempted suicide by shooting himself in the breast with a pistol. The bullet missed the heart, going through the body and coming out under the shoulder. He left his home at early bed-time, go ing down in front of a neighbor’s house, and shot himself. Dr. J. H. Green, of Hartsfield, was called in and he hopes the man will recover. Forest Fires Stopped by Heavy Rains MOULTRIE, Ga., Feb. 6.—The forest fires which have raged in this section during the past week, are now under con trol, temporarily at least, as the result of a heavy rain which fell last night; The fires burned fiercely while fanned by the high winds of yesterday and last night and the entire population of the threatened territory has been organized into a fire fighting force. In the districts where the damage was greatest yesterday, the fires continue to day. but owing to the calm weather, are doing little damage. Train is Wrecked by a Wild Engine MACON. Ga., Feb. 6.—A wild engine on the Southern railway running at thirty miles an hour crashed into freight train No. 63 near Lumber City last night klll- I Ing Engineer J. A. Dennis and badly in juring Fireman Marshall Pierce, Flagman A. C. Graham and Brakemarf George S. Goodbread, all of Macen. The Injured were brought to Macon and placed in the hospital. Thd runaway engine was started by some unknown person, while standing on a side track. The officials of the Southern road have officers at work on the case. Two Children are Kiledl by Cyclone. ROBERTA. Ga., Feb. 6—A cyclone pass ed through Crawford county last night and barely missed Roberta. Dozens of houses, barns, chimneys and trees were blown down. Two houses were burned and two negro children were burned on Walker place, on Flint river. No other fatalities are known. Roberta cemetery was torn up and mon uments broken. The roof was blown off of the county jail. The cyclone blowed from the southwest, making a path half a mil* wide. * DEATHS IN GEORGIA. * M I ♦ll *■ MI J f: ‘t»♦♦♦♦♦»♦* As Fabius Larkin, train dispatcher for the Western and Atlantic railroad at the North avenue tower, reached for the keys of his telegraph instrument about 2:40 o’clock Friday morning to signal a big switch engine that was dashing on toward the city, his arm quivered with a sudden agony, his heart stood still in the clutch of a terrible pain and he fell over dead. Mr. Larkin lived alone in a little bouse at No. 5 D’Alvigny street, a short dis tance from his work. He had been living alone ten years, ever since the death ot his six-months’ bride. RED OAK, Ga., Feb. s.—Mr. M. V. Mc- Right is dead hare. He was born in Clay ton county, February 19, 1838. He had lived in Campbell county 37 years. He had been connected with the A. and W. P. railroad for 53 years, and was at the time of hte death the oldest man In its employ. Many courtesies were shown the family by the railroad during the sickness and death of Mr. Mcßight. He leaves a wife and three daughters— Mrs. M. L. Bullard, of College Park; Mrs. J. E. Lee, of Atlanta, and Mrs. W. R. Fullerton, of Oakland .City. . SAVANNAH. Ga7~Feb. 5.-John Cav anaugh, Confederate here, was buried in Savannah this afternoon. Cavanaugh was a native g>f Ireland, who came to this country when a young man. Shortly after he reached here tne civil war broke out and he can’t fortunes with the Con federacy. Coming from a country where many followed the sea. he chose the navy as his field of operations and from 1861 to 1860 he was almost constantly en gaged in the service of the Confederacy. He served as the captain ot a gun on the Ironclad Atlanta and was later captured on her. He was coxswain on the famous Confederate fighter Water Witch and was on board that vessel when she was captured. This did not give him enough of war and being at Charleston when volunteers were called for he went into the business of fighting Yankees again on James island. He servedthere on a floating battery until the time came to volunteer again, when he entered the Confederate service in charge of a gun In a battery on the Ogeechee river. He was there when the Confederacy surren dered. CARTERSVILLE, Ga., Feb. 6.—George 8. Cobb, Sr., a prominent and highly re spected citlsen of this city, died at his home Friday morning. He was justice of the peace, a deacon in the Baptist church, and a prominent coal dealer here. He had hundreds of friends throughout the country who will mourn his death. He is survived by his wife, two sons, C. C. Cobb and George 8. Cobb, Jr., both in the railway mail service running out of Atlanta, and one daughter, Miss Jessie Cobb, of this city. SENOIA, Ga., Feb. 6.—Miss Jennie Bell Hamilton, of this place, died Wednesday morning at 6:30 o'clock, after being /ill for two months. She was 30 years of age and leaves her father, three brothers and two sisters. Mr. W. J. Hamilton and John Hamilton, of Shllo, Ga., and Will Hamilton, of New Orleans, 'and Guy Hamilton of this place, and Miss Charley Maud Hamilton, of tho Arnold Dry Goods Co., of this place and Mrs. Guy Butler, of Atlanta. As the result of an operation for tumor of the brain, Benjamin F. Weaver, of $0 Williams street, died on Friday morning at 11 o’clock at a private sanitarium. Mr. Weaver was a well known and popular railway mail clerk in the employ of the Nashville, Chatanooga and St. Louis rail way. Mr. Weaver has been in bad health for two years past, and during last October became seriously ill. He grew steadily worse until last Thursday it was thought necessary to perform an operation for the removal of the tumors, which he did not survive. MACON, Ga., Feb. 6. Funeral services over the late Mrs. J. M. Denton were conducted this afternoon at 5 o’clock from her late residence at the corner of New and Cherry streets. Mrs. Denton died day before yesterday in Atlanta where she was visiting her mother, Mrs. C. 8. Dougherty. The deceased was about 21 years of age was formerly Miss Mattie Kate Dough erty, of this city. She leaves two sis ters, three brothers, her mother and also her husband and one small child. The interment was in Rose Hill cemetery.-. MILNER, Ga., Feb. 6.—Mrs. Fannie C. Coleman died here this morning. Before her marriage to Mr. Coleman, she was a Miss Walker, of the wealthy and in fluential family of Walkers, of Talbot county, Ga.. of ante-bellum days. For th* last 30 years she has resided with her husband at this place, where, by her charitable disposition she has endeared herself to all who knew her. She was a member of the M. E. church. She is sur vived by her husband and one daughter, Mrs. S. A. Stone. WAYCROSS, Ga., Feb. 6.—John W. Lee, formerly chief of police, died here this morning after an illness of several months. He is survived by his wife and two children and three sisters, Mrs. J. F. Miller, Mrs. S. B. Parker and Mrs. 8. G. Martin, and two brothers, H. E. Lee and J. J. Lee, all of this city. Boy Burns to Death in Cruel Flames One of the most horrible and gruesome deaths which has been recorded in Atlan ta in years was that which carried away little four-year-old E. D. Wood, Jr., just before midnight Saturday, after the child, pitiably burned, had lain for two mortal hours of agony gasping for life, while his mother with her arms and hands seared by the same blaze that had killed her youngest born, raving in a hysteria of grief, was held in the arms of sympa thizing neighbors and by them restrain ed from throwing herself upon the death bed of her bpy. About 10 o clock, Saturday evening, while his mother was visiting neighbors across the street and there were no qth ers in the house save his own little brothers and sisters, little Eddie him self struck the match that left him shortly before midnight a charred, crisp corpse. The unfortunate little fellow was the child of Edward D. Wood, a clerk, who resides at 21 Dalney street, out near the city waterworks pumping station. He had seen his elder brothers building fires for his mother and while she was out en deavored to imitate them. A blaze in the grate, however, spread to the sleeves of his cotton dress and a moment later he was enveloped in flames. For a time the child instinctively fought the Are alone, while his screaming broth ers and sisters flew across the street to tell the mother that little Eddie was on fire. His mother, rushing to the rescue of her baby, was too late to save him. She was seriously burned about the arms and hands as the result of her efforts. Dr. E. C. Cartledge was Immediately summoned, but could do nothing for the dying child. The attention of trained nurses also failed to avail. Rural Carrriers Named WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 6.—Rural carriers appointed: Pelham, route 5. Wean W. Joiner, carrier. Greenberry Goodwyn, substitute: Soperton, route 4, Ben L. Wammock, carrier, Clever Mor ris, substitute; Thomaston, route 4, John T. Barron. Jr., carried, James C. «rad , ly. substitute. SAVANNAH, Ga., Feb. 4.-The plan to use the Ducktown sulphuric acid supply by an independent fertilizer company has fallen through, it is announced here. Dr. Bull Grateful For Sunshine SAVANNAH, Ga, Feb. 5.-The moat grateful man for the southern sunshine in Georgia today is Dr. William T. BuU, the eminent New York surgeon, who is now at Wymberly. the former country home of Colonel J. H. Estill. He stays out In the sunshine all the time, going out in the morning and remaining until the afternoon. He seems to be gaining strength, though there are no hopes of his immediate recovery. Dart Appointed Brunswick Solicitor| Ernest Dart, one of the best known lawyers of -southeast Georgia, is to be ao licitor of the city court of Brunswick. Governor Smith announced the appoint ment of Judge Dart Saturday morning. The executive appointment of this of ficial is in accordance with a law recently effective, under the provisions of which the state legislature changed the former practice prevailing in that particular court, of appointment of solicitors by the judges, and placed that authority in the hands of the governor. Found Not Guilt} of Killing Uncle VIENNA, Ga., Feb. 5.—A jury here yesterday acquitted W. Theodore McDon ald of killing his uncle, Perry Green Mc- Donald. Self-defense was the plea of the defendant. The killing was the outcome of an al leged quarrel between the young man and his uncle. Theodore McDonald was em ployed by his uncle as bookkeeper and made his home with him. The young man decided to resign and during a settlement a quarrel ensued. The elder man was said to have been advanc ing with a chair threatening the life of the young man when he was killed. Surrenders After Roaming Ten Years DUBLIN, Ga., Feb. s.—Drawn by aome irresistible Impulse to return to the scene where he killed a man when he was 15 years of age, Manly B. Trips, after roaming over a good portion of the world for ten years, has surrendered to the sheriff of Laurens county. For some days he has been here, and was an interested spectator in the court house during a trial. He was not recog nized until he voluntarily surrendered. He was a well known youth, and is prom inently connected. He shot James Hood down on the street In 1899. He escaped, and efforts to cap ture him failed. Peach Crop Safe, Says Mr. Hudson The recent cold weather that prevailed over Georgia and was keenly felt in the northern portion, will not damage the peach crop, according to reports received by State Commissioner of Agriuculture Thomas G. Hudson. “The premature buds that were slight ly damaged did not include one per cent of the entire crop, and the blossoms tfiat were hurt were those which would have been a burden to the trees and would naturally have fallen off when the peach es fohned,” says the state commissioner. “The cold helped the crop more than anything else could have done as it has prevented more serious damage which would have followed if the weather had contiued warm and colder weather fol lowed later.” Industrial School Planned for Blacks BARNESVILLE. Ga., Feb. 6.-Barnes vtlle. which has long been noted as an industrial eenter, the home of Gordon institute, and more recently the Sixth District Agricultural School, is now to have a big industrial school for negroes. The contract has been let and the build ings are under way. There will be erected immediately one two-story wooden build ing 24 by 58, and another one-story 22 by 48, the foundations for both of which are already down and the framing up. The contract has been awarded the Barnes ville Coal and Lumber company. and they expect to push the work to early completion, showing that the enterprise is sufficiently backed to insure Its suc cess. The institution will be called the Helena B. Cobb institute, and it is un derstood that Booker Washington Is in some way connected with it or backing It. It is located about bne mile from the center of the city, in Washington park, named for Booker Washington, and which has been promoted by Mr. W. K. Wilkinson, a real estate dealer of this city. • Richland Cycolne Claims 3 Victims COLUMBUS, Ga., Feb. 6.—Three are dead, one missing, and several hurt, all colored, many farm houses destroyed, a number of mules and horses killed and property loss running into the thousands. In brief, is the story of havoc wrought by a cyclone in Stewart county at and near Richland, at 9 o’clock Friday night, according to a special received by th« Enquirer Sun tonight from Richland. The path of the storm was a half mile w?Be and everything was swept clean, houses and trees and all being blown away. On the Kimbrough place, near Rich land. Phllmore Moses, colored, and two children were killed outright and one other child is still missing, supposed to have been blown away. On A. H. Prather’s place, one of the best fitted up farms in the county, every tenant house was blown 1 away, except one, that was unoccupied. No one was killed, but many were seriously wounded. Three mules were killed in destruction of stockade on R. T. Humber’s place. Considerable damage was done to prop ' erty in the business portion of Richland. 1 The handsome county home of E. L. I Alston, a mile from town, was badly dam aged. A wind mill and three tenant houses were destroyed. On this place Wal ter Hill and his entire family were caught in debris of demolished home and although in imminent danger from fire, were finally rescued without serious in jury. Wire connection is all down and par ticulars of the storm in adjoining com munities have not been received. Extra Session to Act on Wire Shaft Miss Alice Baxter, president of the Georgia division. United Daughters of the Confederacy, has called an extra ses sion of the division to meet here oh March 11. The purpose of the meeting is to act on I the much discussed ’ocation of the Wirz monument, and it was called in response to petitions from the executive board and from two-thirds of the chapters of the state. The history’ of th® Wifk monument has been an exciting one. Several years ago the ladies decided to erect a monument to this martyr of the Confederacy. The money was raised, ana it wasqjlanned to erect the shaft at Andersonville. A member of the inscription committee, however, put an inscription on it that was not acceptable to the daughters, and Andersonville was abandoned. There then came blds from Macon and Americus. These two cites worked hard to get the monument at the Savannah convention, but at the critical stage a member thought of Richmond, and wired that eity. The mayor replied that Rich mond would be glad to get the shaft. A vote was taken, and Richmond was selected. This, however, did not meet the ap proval of the daughters, and Mrs. Wal ter D. Lamar, of Macon, wrote all the chapters asking them to have the matter reopened. This resulted in the meeting just called by Miss Baxter. Personal LADIES, aave time and troubl* by using ear patented wax pad: make* ironing easy; pre vent« ■ticking Postpaid 15c. Agents H. Frambach C*mp*ny, $1 Murray St., New ark. N. J. IF YOU are partially deaf send me names sad addresses of your friends whose bMricg » » affected and I will mail yoa particulars ot per sons! test plan Stole Electrophone, a perfect elecUical bearing device, and give yon a clisnce to mate conuniseione on sale*. Send as nwry names as yon can. STOLTS RLEOTKOPHCr.GB d CO.. J. S. Moss, Manager. 1322 Candler BWg., Atlanta. Ga. MHRV RICH Hl An n I Standard Cor. Club, Grayalak*, lit 11 An nV BEST PUN ON EARTH, asM FREE VIUnKY PHOTOS OF «Vt*Y L*OY MIMMI. Ylrill 11 I THZ PILOT. O«»«.*7 MmwlmH, Mleik. • For Balo. — FOR SALE—Cotton seed Several htndred ’J bushels Layton Improved. SI.OO per bushel so b. Austell. Ga. Joe! Hurt Atlanta, Ga. ALABAMA Wonderful Cotton—Earliest, n»rt ■ productive and largest noil cotton known. j for price and testimonlala J. T. Johns, Jxtgan, . ■ Alabama. FOR SALE FEATHERS-AU kinds of domes tic feathers. Live xeese feathers a spocMity. Write for samples and nrlces. R. 3. Eubanks,.. i| 75% 8 Broad St.. Atlanta. Ga. j J L TO HORSE and Mule Owners: Have yoa • horse or mule with ringbone or spavin T IS *2 so. send me money order for $1 and I will * mail you a recipe that will care or money r»- . funded. There is not a surgeon In Ainerta - that has this recipe. Address C. J. Watsc!'. Mgr. Farmers’ Union Warehouse and Cottsn , yard. Gorman. Texas. For Sale—Farms 9 LIST of farms, located everywhere, deal with - owner. I sell farms wherever located. T. 34. ' Boaz, Box 8-. Calhoun. Ga. , - BE A KING of your own castle and ironaroß K of all you surety where you can rail* any- » thing Gushing springs of pure water, finest fruits, good outside range, fine timber, a.nd th* healthiest countrv In the world. Atty sl»* '• tracts from $3 to $26 acre. Write for bargain. list. New railroad. Globe Real Estate Co.. Ava. Douglas Co.. Mo. kIDIU ’• tb ® tJme t 0 Ixl7 homes in fionth Ga. NIIW You can buy cheaper now than * year 1 from now. Quit climbing bin*, jsnip!ng gulllts and piling rocks and come where land Is easily cleared and cultivated and Crops ■*>'« fall. Terms easy. I. A. Fulwoed, Ttftaa. Oa. ILL. ' ■ 1 .. Agents Wanted. WANTED —An agent in eU community to tell ’ in-'. G. B. Williams’ Liver and kidney Rlta>;AW Write for sample, prices and terma. Dr G. K. Wilhams' sou. Quitman, Ga. PICTURE AGENTS—PiIIow tops 35c; bromides 25c; albumens 3Cc; crayons 50c: pastels 73ej - new 16x20 4-iu. frame 19c; prompt siiipmentx!- f catalogue and samples free. Berlin Art Asa Dept. 99. Chicago. AGENTS COIN MONEY with our new way of selling post cards: new scheme; big money; no experience or talking required. t S for our big proposition. Milton & Co., s■»■, ’-M West 35th St., New York city. WANTED —Two good men in each county of the second and eleventh congressional districts of Georgia to handle a live promotion and insur- • j ance proposition. Good money in this to hjist- «.; ltrs. Address, giving references, Confederation. 411 Eng.-Amer. Bldg.. J Ga., P. O. Box 158. Pelham, Ga., Arlington, Ga.. or Douglas. Ga. Salesmsn SALESMEN WANTED—For the spring rush. Hundreds ot good openings all over the coun- ' try for trained salesmen. Our free employment ' '■> bureau with offices tn five cities is constant- i Iv In touch with thousands of the best firm* in the country. Let us prepare yon by mail i» s eight w<eks for one of these high grade posi tions. We have placed hundreds of our nates who had r.o former experience as sales* » men in good positions where they now earn from SIOO to as high as S6OO a month and ex- M penscs. If vou want to enter this great write our nearest office today for >ur free* \ book. "A Knight of the Grip.” Address Dept.* j] 185. National Salesman's Training Association,,, Chicago, New York Kansas City, Minneapo- 1 I Ha San Francisco. SELL FRUIT TREES. WE wsnt good men all over the Southernr ’ States to ssll fruit trees the coming year. By our plan salesmen make big nroflts. No trot*-' fl ble to sell our stock. Terms very liberal. Writ* today. SMITH BROS., Concord. Ga. Male Help ( WANTED—Railway mail clerks, cuatomn' clerks, clerks at Washington. Salaries SBOO.OO Ito $1,600 00 yearly. Your payment twice each < month absolutely certain. No "layoffs” be-* cause of poor times. Annual vacation with full salary. Short hears. Over 2,060 appoint- J ments to be made from many examinations to be held during April. Every citizen ovsr 1$ R is eligible.’ We prepare candidates free Com- J mon education sufficient. Write immediately for schedule. Franklin Institute, Dept. C $L Rochester, N. Y. WANTED YOUNG-MEN arskswe. hrs Mk. BMttic HaUnMa. Cstasd Csr Psrtm. Experience unnecessary. w e prepare you by mall .and autat you in securing a position wTtntn 10day• orssnina > tuition. Psy half tul«on after seeurlng position. Many POULTRY. MAMMOTH BRONZE TURKEYS—Over isl ’ choice breeding Toms and hens, at $5 each 2 ' Circular B free. Belmont Farm. Smyrna, Ga. : i HIGHEST QUALITY—S. C. Rhode Island .* | Reds, S. C. white leghorn, buff Orpington*, white Wvandottes white and barred Plymoutk,, « Rocks eggs 11.50 per 15. $2.75 per 30; Mammoth r Pekin Ducks eggs $1.50 per 11; Mammoth... J bronze turkev eggs $2.89 per 9. Catalogue free.'. 3 Hermitage Poultry Farm. Box 10. Henderson-,, K ville. Tenn. Miscellaneous. MANY OLD stamps are valuable for museum * exhibits and collections. I pay highest prieeaj J for old U. 8. or Confederate portage or rev enue stamps, canceled or uncancelled; better « I prices if on original envelopes or papers. Lx>ok ‘<B I through old trunks, furniture, boxes and legal documents. Send on approval. Dr. Charles | Scott. .815 Wabash Ave.. Kansas City, Mo. nOnPQV Cured: quick reM: removes all rwdfisg is 8 UKUrdl •oioJ.yK 30fc>60d.rt etfecz penmrnM cure. Trial t»e«tm-n‘. giveufree to euderere; nc<hmg fame. For dreuixn, tetsimoniali and free triel treatment write Dr. H. H. Gress’s S.ua, Box A Atlaate, G» —. ‘ a SON OF JAMES L. KEY DIES IN QUITMAN QUITMAN. Ga., Feb. B.—The little IB months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Key. of Atlanta, died last night at 11’36 * o’clock after a sickness of only two days. The cause of death was thought to be- | ptomaine poisoning, as the little child seemed to be in perfect health Saturday /* morning. 7