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CULLED SUICIDE FOOLISH
DOT SHOT OUT HIS BRUINS
Dozier Slappy, of Albany,
Bolts Doors From Family
and Shoots Self to Death
ALBANY. Ga.. Feb. 9.—After telling
bls friends only a few hours before •‘how
foolish It was for a man to take his
life." Dozier Slappy. a prosperous young
business man. went to his home, bolted
th* door and blew his head off with a
t shotgun. The family had to break down
the door when they heard the report of
the gun.
HI health is assigned aa the cause of
' the suicide, although young Slappy was
unusually cheerful yesterday and last
- night
■ , He was a son of John W. Slappy. who
t* • lives two miles west of this place.
Deaths in Georgia
JACKSON. Ga—-After an illness of
. little more than a month Mr. Dave Me-
Miehael died here last night of a compll
ration of diseases. The deceased had
worked in Atlanta until recently, when
he was taken to a hospital for treat
, tner.t and was brought home Friday
i night. He is survived by his mother.
Mrs. McCune McMichael, his widow,
who .was Miss Doe. of Griffin, three
’» sisters. Miss Marte McMichael. Mrs.
» T Kate Valentino, of Jackson, and Mrs.
K. M. Bovd. of Kissimmee. Fla.: one
brother. Mr. William McMichael.
~ BUTLER. Ga.-Mr. S. D. Chapman.
~ who for a long while has been a resi-
I dent of tills town, and for several years
treasurer of Taylor county, died at his
r reaider.ee on Main East street Saturday
, night, after an Illness of five days. He
is survived by his wife, four sons and
three daughters. He was also a Confed
erate veteran, and held the office of
chaplain in the Taylor county camp of
Confederate Veterans’ association.
» AU STILL. Ga —Mrs. M. W. Westmore-
, land, aged 78 years, died at her home
• hers Sunday at 6:15 o'clock p. m. She is
•wived by four sons and one daughter.
Dr. J. W. Westmoreland, of Atlanta.
W. W. Westmoreland, of Birmingham.
Ala.. W. 8.. J. M. and Fannie, all of
▲uatell.
COLUMBUS. Ga.—The funeral of John
E. Scarbrough, aged 70 years, and one
of the best-known and most prominent
planter* of Russell county, Ala., whose
death ocurred Saturday night. took
place Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, and
the interment was in the St. Andrews
-cemetery. Th* deceased gentleman was
a brother of Mr. L. A. Scarbrough, ot
Columbus, and had many other relatives
In this city and section, all of whom are
prominent people. A
COLUMBUS. Ga.—The body of little
Emmett Cody, the saven-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs W. E. Cody, whose brains
were shot out Saturday afternoon as a
result of the accidental discharge of a
shotgun In the hands of Jessie Mont
gomery, aged 12 year*, while the boys
were out hunting in the woods below
the city, were taken to Cusseta. Ga.. Sun
day afternoon, where the funeral and In
terment took place.
Both of ths boys were members of
prominent families and were school mates
as well as neighbors, living close to
. gether. The little Montgomery boy is
prostrate with grief.
ATLANTA DEATHS.
The funeral of Mr. Harry E. McCalla.
Who died Saturday night at his home. 32
McDaniel street, will be held Monday
morning at 10.3) o'clock in Patterson'*
cbapeL Rev. S. B. Ledbetter officiating.
The burial will be In Decatur.
Marjory Gormley, the infant daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. William Gormley, died
early Sunday morning at the residence.
215 Oakland avenue. Besides her parents
she leaves two brothers and two sistar*.
« The body will be taken to Stone Moun
tain for burial.
Mr. John C. Graeffer. aged 63. died at
U o’clock Sunday ntght at the residence
of Mrs. J. F. IJnn, at 482 Houston
street. The funeral will be held Tues
day' afternoon at the above residence,
<’ and the burial will be in West View
* All members of the Freundshaftsbund
German society, and all members of the
Capital Lodge. No. 6<J, I. O. O. F.. are
invited to attend the funeral services.
Th* pallbearers will be chosen from the
above two organizations.
Mrs. Emma Davis, aged K 2, was found
dead in bed by her daughter. Mrs. J. E.
Rutledge, at her residence 214 Grant
■ strpet Monday morning. She died of
• heart failure She is survived by three
' daughters: Mrs. Rosa Rutledge. Mrs.
! Maggie Dennis and Mr*. Minnie Wood
all. and one brother, Luther Davis.
Mr*. Mary J. Garner, aged (8. died at
her resider.ee. 78 Tennill street, Sunday
| afternoon at 2 o'clock. She is survived
by nine children. The funeral will be
held tn Harry G. Poole's chape! Mon
day afternoon at 3 o’clock, and the body
| will be taken to Auburn, Ga., for burial.
Mr. B. R. Barnett, aged 46. died at his •
residence. S 3 Eugenia street, Sunday af
ternoon. He 1* survived by hi* wi r e and
•even aons and four daughter*. The
funeral will be held In Greenberg. Bonu
and Bloomfield's chapel Monday after
noun at 2:» o clock, and the body taken
to Montgomery. Ala., for burial.
Mr. Robert Wlndso’ - Smith, a well
known Atlantia n, died Monday morn- |
Ing at 9 o’clock at his home In Kirk- 1
wood, after a short Illness. He is the
father of Mr. Eugene Smith, connected
with John M Miller's stationery store.
The funeral arrangements will be made
later.
macoiTmilitia will
ELECT NEW OFFICER
MACON. Ga.. Feb. 9.—First Lieut. C.
M. Adams. Jr., of the Macon Volunteers
• and a well-known young Insurance man
Os Macon, will leave tomorrow morning
1 «’■ Angeles, where he will go into
the chemical laboratory business.
An election to fill his place In the com
f pany will be needed at an early date and
’ will give an opportunity for other men
to rise to a point higher in the service.
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has kept on curing because
its high standard of merit
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BILLS TH STOP GAMBLING I
111 EMM PRODUCTS HEARD
1
BY RALPH SMITH.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 9.—The vitals of
the New York Cotton exchange were
laid Lare in all of their iniquity today be- ]
fore the agricultural committee of the
house of representatives by the Farm
era union, headed by President Charles (
A. Barrett, of Georgia- T. J. Brooks, of [ (
Atwood. Tenn., acting as spokesman for i t
the union, explained in detail and ana- | (
lyzed the practices of the exchange.
In convincing fashion, he told the oom- s
mittee of how prices are manipulated, to
the injury of the cotton producers of the (
south. He spoke for more than an hour ,
and subsequently submitted to a vigorous (
crosb-exainination by members of the J
committee, whose members marvelled at .
his familiarity with the intricate details t
of gambling in farm products. i (
The New York and Memphis cotton
l exchanges were represented at the hear
ing. Samuel T. Hubbard, president, and i
a committee consisting of Eli B. Springs,
A. L. Morse and I>eopold Mandelb'aum
came down from New .York to oppose any
regulation or suppression of farm pro- i
duct gambling, though, of course, they I ‘
did not admit any gambling. Charles E. s
Morrow, of Memphis, appeared for the ;
exchange of that city, and S. A. Cone, ’
of Charlotte, appeared as a spot cotton f
buyer and manufacturer.
FARMERS PRESENT. '
The farmers present are: Alex Davis, q
Texas: John Grady, Kentucky; W. A.
Morris. Alabama; S. L. VanVlett, Mis- ! y
sissippi: A. C. Shuford, North Carolina; I r
A. F. Dorn blazer, Texas; T. J. Brooks. L
Tennessee: B. F. Ward. Mississippi; M. I r
B. Tapp. Kentucky; J. J. Robinson, Ala- j
bama; W. W. Meyer, Indiana. $
Many congressmen other than mem
bers of the committee were present. (
Several bill* are before the committee
dealing with this subject. Chairman
Scott, of the committee, is the author
of a sweeping- bill designed to end gam
bling in the futures of the products of
the farm. Congressmen from Texas have
introduced half a dozen or more bills , *
which if enacted Into law would prevent
gambling in futures of eotton. 1 J
Representatives of practically all the f
southern states are pledged in favor of
a law along these lines. The bills also
have the support of western members. t
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NEGROES HANGED FOR f
ASSAULT ON VIOLINIST ‘
KANSAS CITY. Feb. B.—Convicted of as- V
vault. Geerga Reynolds and John William*, ne 1
groes. were hanged eimultaneouxly today in r
the county jail here. Their exeveution mark
e>l the first time the death penalty has been i
Inflicted In Missouri for this crime. '
The negroes on tbe night of December 23,
1909. attacked Mrs. W. H. Jackson, a violinist,
who was returning UMni- fro-- a charitable in
stitution. where she bad given a concert.
Reynolds collaps»fl a few hours before the
execution, and it was necessary to carry him ■ *
upon the trap In a chair. When the chair was |1
removed he fell limp upon the trapdoor, moan- • t
ing piteously. j ,
William*, who was known for years as a des- ! 1
Iterate character, remained composed. ; s
The evidence brought out at the trial was s<> ■
horrifying that Judge Ralph Henshaw. who
sentenced tbe negro, said:
“I shall not desecrate Friday, tbe day o* I
which legal bangings usually take place, by i
ordering your execution on that day. There t
is at least a spark of manhood left in al- l t
most every man executed by the at ate. But ■
there is no manhood in either of you.”
Mra. Jackson's busband witnessed tbe bang- I i
log*.
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NEW SECT LEADERS
STONED BY SCOFFERS
NASHVILLE. Ind., Feb. B.—leaders of ‘ <
a new sect, the Church of the First Born
particularly distinguished by its teaching ‘
that Christ was borrr under an apple tree ;
and that those who believe in it shall ,
have power to subdue poisonous reptiles, ,
were attacked by scoffers while holding ;
a meeting at the Johnson township
school house Last night.
The Rev. John McPherson was struck
by a stone and seriously hurt. Those of
little faith were incited to drive the pro
pagandists out of the community by the
experiment of a man who declared that
the preachers in their public meeting
handled only harmless water snakes, and '
that one of the preacher* refused to open
a box containing a rattler when he heard ’
its characteristic warning.
liverp6ol~firm ships
COTTON FROM EGYPT
CHARLESTON. 8. C.. F.-b. B.—A lot of RtO
bale* of F.gjptlan rotton was brought to I
Charleston by the Baltimore liner Matiidn
Weems, and Is now en route to several mills '
la tbe upper part of South Carolina. where
this foreign cotton is tn be substltatcd for '
k tbe American st aide in the mnniifactiin- of
gooda. Tbe cotton was shipped by a Liverpool 1
- firm to Baltimore and thence seat by water j
» to Charleston.
. Tbe high price of the American staph* has ,
’ caused tbe uae of tbe Egyptian eotton. which j
. ia a couple of cents cheaper, delivered at th.*
< mill* Recent experiments have demonstrated
. that the shorter and Inferior staple can I»*
profitably. and successfully used in tbe gen
eral manufacture of gooda, and now the foreign
cottce la to be imported in larger quantities
- Another cargo la as route hors for ehtpSMMt
iato tbe interior of tbe state.
THE ATLANTA SE^n-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11,191 C.
SIX LIVES ARE LOST
IN KENTUCKY MINE
Accumulation of Fumes in Big
Plant At Stearns, Ky., Cause
Death of Entombed Em
ployes--Gangs Start Rescue
LOUISVILLE. Ky.. Feb. 9.-Six men
killed and a score injured by an
'explosion of gas in mine No. 1 of the
I Stearns Coal company at Stearne*. Ky.,
this morning. The dead:
A. B. THRESHER.
G. W. KING.
EDWARD THRESHER.
ELIHU GRINDAT.
RICHARD GRUNDY.
FRED COMPTON.
State Mine Inspctor C. J. Norwood was
at once notified, and ie -expected there
on the first train.
Stearns 1* in Whitley county on the
Queen and Crescent railroad, between So
merset and Harriman Junction.
The explosion took place in one of
the innermost recesses of the workings,
and expended its force upon the men in
the immediate vicinity. The hoisting ma
chinery was not damaged and no difficulty
was experienced in recovering the bodies.
GEORGIA WAR BANNERS
MAY BE BROUGHT BACK
Governor Brown is considering what
Is necessary to secure the return to the
state of three Georgia flags now held in
the relic room of the Ohio state capitol.
and will probably at an early date get
in communication with the governor of
Ohio with a view to getting the flags
back into the custody of Georgia.
Information that these flags are in
the relic room of the Ohio capitol comes
to the governor from Mrs. J. R. Thames,
of Columbus, Ohio, who expects soon to
move to Birmingham. Ala. Mrs. Thames
says she believes they can be secured by
the Georgia authorities if the proper
steps are taken.
The flags held by Ohio are those of
the Twenty-second Georgia, captured at
Fort McAllister by the Forty-second
Ohio: of the Fifty-first Georgia, captured
at Kingston. Tenn., and a flag marked
"First Regular Rebel Regiment,” said to
have been captured by the Eighth-first
Ohio in Atlanta.
ALBANY SINKS WELL
707 FEET, 7 INCHES DEEP
ALBANY. Ga.. Feb. B.—One of the
finest of Albany's many splendid arte
sian wells which have given this city
the name of the “Art es i an City is the
new well which has just been completed
at the plant of the Albany cotton mills,
now under construction in North Albany.
At a depth of 707 feet 7 inches a flow
of 99 gallons per minute was secured.
This will supply ample water for the
new mills where a cement reservoir has
been constructed which will hold several
million gallons of. water. Rapid pro
gress is being made in the work at the
mil!, which will be completed during
May or June. The plant will cost
3250,000.
CLAY WOULD PROHIBIT
TRANSFERS OF CASES
BY RALPH SMITH.
WASHINGTON. Feb. B.—Senator Clay
today introduced a bill to limit the juris
diction of the district and circuit courts
of the United States, by prohibiting the
transfer of cases against corporation.!
from state to federal courts.
The senator is determined to get a re
port on this measure at this session of
this congress, if possible.
ribleFexaminecTby
CONSUL AT ROME
ROME. Feb. 9.—8. C. Riblet was ex
amined today by J. M. Sheridan and W.
J. Magee, of the American department
of the interior, in connection with tlic
charge that certain persons had taken up
patents to coal lands in Alaska with the
intention of disposing of the rights to
others.
Riblet denied that he had committed a
statutory fraud. The proceedings were
before American Consul Chapman Cole
man.
OFFICERS ARE NAMED
IN STATHAM RACE
STATHAM. Ga.. Feb. 9.—One of the
hardest fought municipal campaigns m
the history of Statham came to a close
today, resulting in the election of T. J.
Sikes and J. T. Perry, councilmen, by
splendid majorities over their opponents.
jW. J. Ross. Jr., and A. S. Willingham.
W. M. Fite was elected mayor with
i out opposition. Mayor-elect Fite is cash
ier of the Bank of Statham and one of
the most popular young men in this
j section.
ONE KILLED. THREE HURT
IN WESTERN WRECK
I KANSAS CITY. Feb. 9.—A passenger
train on the St. Louis, Kansas City and
I Colorado, a Rock Island branch, which
left Kansas City last night for St. Louis,
’was partially wrecked at the bridge at
! Union. Mo., today.
I Conductor Richard Reach was killed
! and three persons Injured.
REFUSESiyfAKE~
OATH ON BIBLE
SAVANNAH. G*.. Fob. B.—C. A. Price, h
‘ clerk, created a sensation In the superior court
today by refusing to take an oath on the Bibb*
as a juror, snying he was nn Atheist and did
not believe in the Bible.
i Judge Charlton rebuked him severely and or
dered his name removed fro mtbe jury roll.
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; WHISKY. CIGAHS. GOGNJC”
ON EXPENSE AGGDUNI
I
l (By Associated Press.)
i WASHINGTON. Feb. 9.—Demanding
. an investigation of the immigration com
' mission provided for in the resolution
he had introduced. Representative Ma-
• con, of Arkansas, renewed his attack
upon the commission in the house today
and vigorously defended J. H. Patten,
secretary of the Immigration Restriction
league, his Informant, who was severely
I arraigned by Representative Bennett, of
New York, a member of the commission,
in a recent speech in the house.
"It is characteristic of the man to
I proceed in the cowardly way in which
I the gentleman from New'York lias pro
i ceeded.” thundered Mr. Macon, referring
to the New Yorker's attack on Mr. Pat
ten. Mr. Bennett was quickly on his
feet.
"I object," he said, and the mejnbers
were all attention In anticipation of a
lively scene.
"I withdraw the remark," quickly re
sponded Mr. Macon, and the tension was
immediately dissipated by general laugh
ter.
REPLIES TO BENNETT.
Mr. Macon's speech was made in reply
to Mr. Bennett’s defense of the commis
sion and he renewed his charges that
the commission had been extravagant.
He declared the official reports and ex
pense accounts corroborated his asser
tions, that its trip abroad ip 1907 was a
"junket” and that the government had
had no adequate return from the expend
iture by the commission of $657,993.
“Unless my 'resolution to create a
* committee of three to investigate the
extravagance of the commission is
adopted so that the country will know
that the extravagances I complained of
are scandalous, the people will rise and
smite the party that attempts to shield
the commission that made it,” said Mr.
Macon.
The speech was replete with details of
, expenditures during the commission s
trip abroad. Mr. Macon characterized Mr.
Bennet’s arraignment of Mr. Patten as
'not a brave act” against one, who. un
able to answer on the floor of the house.
* “is as helpless to defend himself as a
L new born babe."
“Six member* of the commission and
seven employes made the trip to Europe,
said Mr. Macon. ’’They drew $90,000 on
which to make the trip, while in their
i report they account for only $20,675.
WHISKY ONE "EXPENSE.”
> "Tlie expense accounts are made up of
steamship and railroad charges, carriage
. charges, fees and tips, hotel bills, tele
grams, wines, whisky, cognac, mineral
waters, lemonades, glaces, siphons, cit
rons. cigars, cleaning and pressing
clothes, shaves, shines, hair cuts, sham
poos and nibs.
“Such luxuries as wines and whiskies,
cognacs, lemonades, etc., were allowed by
the auditor, but he disallowed shaves,
, hair cuts, shampoos, shines and cigars.”
He characterized the stopping at high
‘ class hotels and partaking of their menus
and beverages as “feasting at public ex
, jpense.”
[ He asked Mr. Bennet to explain why he
could take up time to engage in gor
geous festivities in Turkey, when his
wife was decorated with the insignia of
L the Order of Kindness, an ancient Turk
ish sodety. by the sultan, "who has since
' been removed from office because of his
I corrupt and official and dissolute life,’ if
he (Mr. Bennet), “could not find time to
draw a long breath In Paris or cast his
* eye upon St. Peter s in Rome?”
' This was in reply to Mr. Bennet's state
iment that his trip to Paris was record
’ I breaking for brevity.
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I HUNTSVILLE TO ASK
GLIDDEN TOUR CONTROL
1 i
HUNTSVILLE. Ala.. Feb. 7.—Hunts
ville automobllists are anxious for Hunts
ville to be taken in as one of the points
, 1 where the tourists in the Glidden auto
’ mobile tour will make one of the stops.
The tour will be made through the south
this year.
1 Mr. Leland Humes, of Nashville, in
‘ | speaking of the route says there is no
i | prettier country than between Gallatin
and Nashville and on to Huntsville. Ala.,
' ' where another stop could be made and
a pleasant day spent.
I MAIL CARRIERS MUSTN’T
FISH AND HUNT ON DUTY
WASHINGTON. Feb. 7.—The shooting
I and hunting of game by rural mail car-
I rlers while officially employed on routes
I or the carrying of guns for the purposes
is now formally forbidden.
f An order to this effect has been issued
by the postofflee department. Complaints
were received that delays in the delivery
I and collection of mail were caused at
certain places by the practice of carriers
j I becoming nimrods.
NEGRO
KNEELING AT PULPIT
' CHARLOTTE. Feb. B.—Rev. William MeDon
, aid. colored, wa* shot twice last night while
I kneeling before his pulpit in the First Baptist
I ! church, of Waxhaw. 25 miles from here, ac-
i cording to Information received l,y the chief of
| police here, by means of telephone. The wonld
] be aasassla fired through the rear window of
I the church. Three shots were fired, two tak-
I ing effect in the minister and one entering the
| floor.
lOne of tbe bullets entered the left side and
inflicted a serious wound, but one which it Is
thought will not prove fatal. The second
•truck the minister's watch and glanced.
WOMAN HURT IN STRUGGLE:
WITH ALLEGED MM MIN:
CULLMAN. Ala.. Feb. 9.—Mrs. Rosa
Houk was attacked on the streets here
yesterday by a young man named Cas
sou, an alleged maniac, and was wounded
on the head before help could reach her.
John Krtilhoiise, after some difficulty,
was able to free the woman from the
clutches of the mad man. Cassou was
placed in jail, where he had to be strap
ped to a bed to prevent violence to him
self.
Sfite and’wright~rumor :
SAYS, TO RUN FOR GOV.
Already the gubernatorial contest looms
big.
Will Judge A. W. Fite run for the
office on the prohibition platform?
Will Comptroller General William A.
Wright be a candidate on the straight
democratic platform?
So says rumor, in either case.
In regard to Judge Fite, the rumor Is
positive. Judge Fite, himself, living in
Cartersville. Ga.. could not be interviewed
Monday. Close friends in the city ac
knowledged the possibility of his run
ning. They say, however, they have j
heard nothing definite in the matter.
I Concerning Comptro’ler General Wright,
rumor is more speclatlve—that his candi
dacy would sweep the -field, and that
thence Its logic and imminence are de
duced. It is known* however, that his
name has been up in more than one po
litical powwow recently.
Captain Wright, approached with a di
rect question relative to the rumor, pro
tested that it was the first he had heard
of that report.
"I am not a candidate for governor,"
he went on to state. “T am a candidate for
re-election as comptroller general.”
Asked if he would consent to be a can
didate, Captain Wright said that he would
not.
feirndsandfundTgone, :
COURTS DEATH _WITH DRUG I
MEMPHIS. Tenn., Feb. 7.—Failing in an
attempt at self-destruction last night.
Rene V. Thiriot, a masseur, is a prisoner
at his own request, awaiting the passing
of the suicidal mania.
Without employment, friends or home,
and penniless. Thiriot explains, he
sought to end it all. With the last of his
funds he purchased what he believed to be ,
a phial of carbolic acid. But the man's
actions indicated his purpose and the
druggist diluted the drug to such an ex
tent as to render it practically harmless.
When he drained the bottle without the
desired result he sought the police.
“The whole world seems against me,”
Thiriot explained. “I can’t get work: I ;
won't beg, and I have nothing to live for. |
My wife and I have separated. She was ill ,
and I was without employment or funds. j
She left the city, and now she writes
she is tired of the struggle. I am afraid
she will kill herself. Lock me up. I am
desperate.”
Thiriot will be held until he is able to
care for himself.
HAMILTON TO OPPOSE
MADDOX IN FLOYD
ROME, Ga.. Feb. 9.—Judge Harper
Hamflton. judge of the Floyd city court,
will net be a candidate to succeed him
self at the fall primary, but will seek
the judgeship of the superior court. He
will oppose John W. Maddox, who is at I
present serving by appointment of Gov- |
ernor Brown a one-year unexptred term
of Judge Moses Wright, who resigned to
make the race for congress. The Rome
judicial circuit is composed of the coun
ties of Floyd, Walker and Chattooga, and
the race between Judges Maddox and
Hamilton will be a most interesting one.
There will be several 'candidates for
the city court judgeship. Among those
mentioned are Walter Harris, of Rome,
and N. H. Bass, of Cavender. There is
a possibility that the city court may be
abolished at the next session of the leg
islature, however, and no campaign
would be the result of this action.
GAINESVILLE MIDLAND
REFERS EXTENSION PLAN,
SAVANNAH, Ga., Feb. 7.—The annual
meeting of the Gainesville Midland rail
road stockholders was held in Savannah i
today. The question of extending the
road into the Canoochee valley was not
definitely decided, but it is pretty certain
this will be done as Mr. George P. Bald
win, the president of the road, is very
much in favor of the extension and has
given it much time and consideration.
Mr. Baldwin was re-elected president of I
the road today and Mr. W. W. Mackall,
vice president. The road has enjoyed a I
very prosperous year according to the re- ,
ports made by the officers to the stock
holders. ,
$424,442 SHORTAGE
EXISTED 20 YEARS
BOSTON. Feb. B.—A shortage of $424,442 In
the accounts of John A. Hall, treasurer of the
Southbridge Savings bank, was shown to eexist, 1
when Batik Commissioner Chapin made public'
his report.
The bank commissioner recommends either a
receiver for the bank or a plan whereby the,
depositors agree to accept a new book for 85,
per cent of their deposits.
The shortage, according to the report, covers
a period of 20 years, and represents a loss of
14.05 per cent on the book value of the as
sets. Hall Is in jail owing to bis inability to
secure- $200,000 ball.
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COLUMBUS. Ga.—A contract ia pending be->
tween the city of Columbus and the Colnmbus >
Railroad company, whereby the latter company!
can use the new concrete bridge soon to bo[
constructed by the city for trackage to and
from the city of Girard. Ala., and it is under
stood that such an agreement will be closed at]
an early date. In this erent, it Is said that)
the Columbus Railroad company will construct,
a line from its present terminus in upper Gi
rard to lower Girard, forming a belt line of
some five miles, taking in many important
points tn Alabama. |,
MACON. Ga.—Several blind tiger cases are
pending in the police court of Macon. The
cases against J. J. McMenamin and Charlie.
Wright for violating the ordinance were eall-i
ed yesterday, but were continued.
COLUMPUS. Ga.—A suit was filed in the.
superior court late yesterday by (JI E. Briley,
against the Golden Foundry and Machine com-*
pany for $5,000. It being allegO that thia,
amount is due the plaintiff as a result of in
juries to his son, sustained while engaged at
work in the plant of the defendant company.
COLUMBUS. Ga.—On the charge of forgery,
the Columbus police arrested George Roy yes
terday for the authorities of Newnan. The]
sheriff of Coweta county came to the clty :
last night and carried his man back to New
nan to face the pending charge. Roy is a
young white man.
COLUMBi S. Ga.—At a meeting of the Co
lumbus board of trade head yesterday after
noon. the following officers, which had been
slated for some weeks, were named: L. N.
Smith, president: Dan Joseph, vice president;
Charles B. Woodruff, secretary.
COLUMBUS. Ga.-Blbb City and North High
land's citizens are making an effort to pro
cure local taxathm for the schools of that 1
section, and the question is causing much com- (
roent. in the towns at this time. Tbe nianu--
facturiug industries of the locality are op-:
posed to the measure and an Interesting fight'
is coming over tbe matter. Many nt the resi
dents of tbe villages arc employed In the mills:
and It is believed that they will side with l
the management of the factories in their oppo
sition to the measure.
COLUMBUS. Ga.—Tbe grand jury of Musco
gee county is turning out indictments by the
wholesale this week. Up tn tbe time of ad- ]
journment yesterday afternoon, a half hundred
true bills had been returned against parties'
for various offenses, many of whom were vlo-'
lators of the state prohibition law. according,
to reports. No arrests having been made,
the names could not be given out. The body
will be in session again this afternoon and
tomorrow and further indictments are expected.
M. W. Kelly, formerly president of the com
ty anti saloon league, Is chairman of the grand
jury.
WAYCROSS. G«.—An elaborate luncheon was
enjoyed T>y The Laymen's organization of this
city, last evening. at the First Methodist
church, following a inost Interesting meeting
In behalf of the work of this movement.
WAYCROSS. Ga.—Advices received from Rev. I
R. A. Brown, pastor of the Presbyterian church 1
here, who is spending the winter in Glasgow,
taking a post graduate course of study, states |
that he expects to leave Scotland the latter ,
part of this month or early in March. It is (
his expectation to be back in Waycross by the
second week tn March.
BISHOP. Ga.—The stockholders of the Bishop i
Banking company, at the annual meeting, paid J
their usual dividend of 8 i»ar cent and elect.si i
the following directors: J. J. Johns. S. It. j
Porter, S. D. Fambrough. Bishop. Ga.: W. P. i
Wallace, president First National btink of Midi- I
son. Ga.; N. D. Arnold, president of tbe Bnak of I
Lexington. Lexington, Ga.; A. J. Arnold, pre*!- I
dent of tbe Farmers’ bank. Monroe. Ga.; F. 11.
Bostwick. Bostwick, Ga.: Dr. J. T. Eifler, Farm
ington, Ga.: Dr. S. A. Elder, High Shoals, Ga.
S. D. Fambrough was re-elected president. ’
SAVANNAH. Ga.—Those who wish to get
Into the United States revenue cutter service
as cadets will, on April 4, stand examination.
There nre 15 vacancies to be filled, and tboj-*
standing the best examination will get them.
SAVANNAH. Ga.—iTof. James M. Johnson,
wltc is to take charge of the model farm which
it is proposed to put In operation in Savaunnb
under the auspices of the chamber of commerce,
reached the city this morning and is ready
for business. The model farm is to be estab
lished on the county farm, and it will be em
ployed to show just what can be raised tn
Chatham county soil. This Includes everything,
from rice to wheat, and from sugarcane to 1
celer.r, and as soon as Professor Johnson can I
demonstrate this fact he will do so. “
PERRY. Ga.—Julius Rountree, a negro pris
oner. who was placed in jail here a few
months ago. for burglarizing the dwelling of Mr. w
W. A. Strather. of this place, made bls es-»l
cape some time last night. R
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JACKSON. Ga. —This has been the biggest®
season in the live stock business Jackson ba
ever experienced. A total of about 15 cars ofS;
horses and mules have been sold in the local*'
market un to date. Jackson Is a great dis--1P 1
tributlnc point for live stock for the surround- u
Ing country and several counties come here to°
purchase their horses and mules. Tbe averag- c<
price of mules this season has been around
S2OO.
MACON. Ga.—Anderson McKinnie. a Macon
merchant, has filed papers in voluntary bunk
rutpey in the federal court in Macon. He
places his llabilitbs at $2,645 and his assets
at $749.
MACON. Ga.—The funeral of Mr. J. F. Ong.
who died in Augusta Saturday night, was con
ducted in Macon this morning, at the resi
dence of his brother-in-law, J. H. Otto, on
New street. The interment was hi Riverside
cemetery. The deceased was a formr Macon
contractor but was born in North < arollna.
He committed suicide in Augusta. Ong made
two attempts to take hfs own life before, but
was not tiiiite successful either time.
MACON. Ga.—Funeral services over the body
of the late Daniel F. Gunn, were conducted in
Macon yesterday afternoon, at the residence of
his son. Will Gunn. on orange street. . The de
ceased was a wealthy planter of Houston coun
ty nnd owned a great deal of Macon real
estate. He leaves three sons and one daughter.
SAVANNAH. Ga.—The Knights of I'ytn a- J
throughout the state are preparing to celehraic
the anniversary of the order on the afternoon I
■uid night jt February IS. Tins la Friday night.
KISSES WIFE UNO CHILO,
THEN BLOWS OUT BRUINS
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.) ,
ATHENS, Ga., Feb. 9.—Kissing his wife
and U-year-old son good-by, B. H. Sims,
at his home on Hancock avenue, placed >
a pistol to his head and shot himself
at midnight last night. He died In ten
minutes.
Beyond the fact that he was in ill
health, no other reason is known for
Sims' act. He was 4S years old. He is
survived by bls wife, one son and a
daughter. The body was carried to Win
terville, where the funeral was held this
afternoon.
CANDIDATES ENTER
BUTTS COUNTY RACE
JACKSON, Ga., Feb. 7.—Candidates
who have so far been a little backward
are,now coming to the front with their \
announcements. County Treasurer S. J.
Smith has offered for re-election'; L. R.
Dodson has announced for tax collector; *
D. J. Thaxton and J. H. Thurston have y
announced for tax receiver. These are
the only announcements made up to this
time, though a good many more are ex
pected soon. Unless all signs fall, there
is going to be a very light registration i
in Butts county this year. Up to the
; present time only ?80 have registered.
This is about half the registration in the
1 last general election. The usual regts
i 1 rat ion here is between 1,500 and 1.600.
; If the candidates do not get the people
to register the/Indications are there will
be a small registration here this year.
TWO NEGROES DIE IN ■ -
BAINBRIDGE FIRE
, BAINBRIDGE. Ga.. Feb. 7.—Two un
identified negroes were burned to death
early Sunday morning when the hotel and t
restaurant belonging to James Williams
was consumed. f The fire originated in the
second story in the forward part of the
! building and was supposed to have been
, caused by a lamp explosion.
There were a number of regular board
ers who had to jump from the upper sto
ry window, one of them having his leg
I fractured.
The two victims were from Apalachi
! cola and had come in the night before on 4
■ the boat and were to .leave the following
• morning for Whigham. Ga. Their names
i have not been ascertained yet, but it is
'supposed that they were mother and son,
I the boy lieing 9 years old.
‘rev. C. A. MITCHELL
IS DEAD IN ATHENS '
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I ATHENS. Ga.. Feb. B.—Rev. C. A. Mitchell
dhd at bis Imine in this city Monday morn
ing at 10 o'clock. He was 77 yearn old. and
bis death was the result of a general break
down hi health.
Dr. Mitchell was a graduate of tbe University
of Georgia and shortly after leaving college
entered the Methodist ministry and was for
many years a member of North Georgia con
ference. He was born and raised in Athens
and spent many years of a useful life in tlds
eltv. Ho is survived by a wife and four chil
dren. Messrs. T. L. r.nd E. 8. Mitchell anil
Misses Augusta and Elia Mitchell. His fu
neral will be conducted this afternoon at $ v
o’clock from the First Methodist church.
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