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WWW — w ®lht AtTania Semi-Weefel» Saar nal VOL. X ANTI-OPTION BILL NOW BEL OBE SENATE NO RECOMMENDATION Failure of the Committee to Make Recommendations Got Bill to Senate Unusual ly Early WASHINGTON. I* C.. Feb. 17.—Follow mg the action of the intemtate com merce committee of the senate this morn ins in reporting, without recommenda tion. the anti-option bill. President Charles 8. Barrett, of the Farmers’ union, teased a verbal warning to the farmers j of the south against a scheme to break down the price of cotton. He urges the farmers not to be discouraged or alarmed by this effort, but to stand steadfast by their guns. Ho assures them that it is his opinion that the senate will pass the bill as it came from the committee this morning. *T am reliably informed that inter ests opposed to the antl-optlon bill plan * a war of retaliation on the cotton pro, ducers of the south, if the bill passes the senate.’* said President Barrett. "> i am confident that the measure will pass the senate, and I want the cotton farm ers to take warning and be on guard against thia, plan to punish them by beat ing down the price of their staple. The* anti-option bill was reported out as the committee by a rote of six to ifne. Senators Tiltman. Clark. Newland* of Nebraska and Nevada, Cummins of, lowa. Clapp of Minnesota, and Taylor of Tennessee voted to report the measure j Senators Foster of Louisiana. Crane of Massachusetts. Kea.n of New Jersey. Cul -Idpi of Illinois. and Nixon of Nevada, toted against a report. The action of the committee today ' * transfers the Tight io the floor of the | senate. The committee adopted no recom-1 mendation and" the bill takes Its place on j the c«tender without report. MAT SECT.'RE VOTE. Those opposed to the bill will exert 1 thesAselree to prevent its consideration at this seaxiun. while those favoring Its adoption will Odeavor to bring about a v ote. ThOv believe they can pass the bill on its mentsk If they can succeed in getting it up for consideration In the senate. Sections 4. i and 7 were stricken by the committee from the house bill before the bill was reported without recommen dation Section 4 provides that any agent of a tefesraph. telephone or cable compan* to wliom messages relating to cotton may be* offered for transmission, must re quire the sender to take an oath that n >ne of tlie-prwisions of the anti-option law are violated by the sending of the ' message- Section 6 denies the use of the mails iq every book, newspaper or other pub ’HgCoo containing matter tending to in duc-’ or promote gambling in cotton fu tures or contracts. j Section 7 relates to the enforcement ox 2 'fMwrr H WnY. bl " ieSna, presiden* of' the American Bar and W. B Tiiotnivon. pres idenf nt the New Orleans Cotton ex- - ihange. delivered the principal argu ments against the antl-optlon bill. Rcp re-entatlves of the New York Cotton ex cltangv "were afcso present, but were not Iward, as the New Orleans men con sumed al! of the time set apart. Judge Fgyrar made an extended argument, held the close attention of the committee and illuminated' clearly and forcefully - he. view of the opponents to the mops nrt He was ‘ Interrupted with pertinent quewPoo- on several occasions by Sen ators Clark, of Arkansas; Tillman, of South Carolina: Clapp of Minnesota; Foster, of Louisiana; Cummins. of . lowa. ' a He agreed with mem be" of the com mtttoe that there Is a gambling element In fnturr contracts. but he asserted that the Mil as passed by the house is futile, and its adoption would , injure, rather than help the eotton producers of the south, whom he refer ed to as •Self-con t etituted back woods ecvuomists." who do ■* not really understand the economy of B the legislation they are pressing. He 5 *aid it would be difficult to separate the SFJ/*' legitimate .contracts from the illegitimate and that the bin w ould not stop opera tio.i on th* cotton exchanges, it would prevent local interior uc tiers from *1 protecting themselves against Ute fluc • iuatlons of the market. Ire said, and ‘ would result in giving a few rich cot ton factors a monopoly of the market I* to the injury of the producer. &. . Judge Farrar never successfully got E awav from the claim of Senator* Cum mins. Tillman and others, that claim the last analysis, hedging, is based upon gambling, and that some one must gam ble in order to complete the deals made on the exenangev Presld* s.t Thompson, of the New Or leans exchange, spoke briefly and empha sised the points made by Judge Farrar, declaring that the bill would only In jure the cotton producer, in whom he is interested as a legitimate dealer. He had no objection to a law to eliminate the illegitimate practice, but the line of demarcation, he said, would be hard to And. The failure of the committee to make recommendation to the senate resulted from the Conviction on the part of sev eral members shat a measure of such hffipwrtance should be given more consid eration than wss possible, under foday-a decision to vote. An agreement had been i mde. however, and Senuai: s Clark, of ArkvosSs. ami Tillman, of Mouth Caro lina. were in fgior of some measure that would eliminate gambling from the deafktg* in cotton. Representatives of the New- Orleans cotton exchange and rgghungea at New York and Chicago irklngd lh*ir guns upon the bill in the K l-cbrfng. They attacked the bill as being hurtful to the farmer and of being Im . possible of enforcement so far as It* f--, evident purpose is concerned. |r* The hearing was attended by a larc-- i - number of senators from southern states, who are not member* of the committee, and a number of southern congressmen, ail of whom displayed great mieresr in t e the' proceed ng*- • MAW DHFTAim.Y XILUD ♦ «. >T BLAST OP AIM HOSE ♦ < NAHHVH.I.i: Tenn. Feb. 16.- ♦ < A Dcqitur. Ala., dispatch says: ♦ < As tlA* result of a practical joke, -a Woody Kirby, an employe of the ♦ < Ixiuisviße and Nashville shops ♦ • here, lost his life last night. Kir- -» • by and a n*» n named Pigg were ♦ . < engaged in a friendly scuffle, when ♦ > the latter turned sn sir hose on ♦ < Kirby's body ♦ Get In Out of the Cold! , I AM bit nr ovt or the cold: Weather Foreoast: Tnir-y-two degrees Monday night and 85 Tueaday morning. COLLEGE ON WHEELS STARTS THIBO WEEK WITH WESTERN TBIP I lAgricultural i.ain Leaves Sa vannah Monday Morning for Pembroke, Claxton, Col lins, Lyons and Other Points SAVANNAH, Ga.. Feb. !fl.-This mora tug the educational train of the Georgia State College of Agriculture left Savan , nah to begin the third of its seven weeks of travel through Georgia. It had cov- ' ered 1J79 miles of rail and reached al most unnumbered thousands of Georgia , farmers (and some from Florida) when ■ it stopped here Saturday night to spend a Sunday of well-earned rest. Today it ts in charge of the Seaboard Air Line for the first time. During the present week ‘ it will stop at Pembroke, Claxton. Col-1 ! l!ns. Lyons (on Monday). Mt. Vertbn. 1 i Abbeville. Cordele ton Tuesday), Amerl -1 cus, Preston. Cusseta (on Wednesday), . on the Seaboard rails, entering Columbus j : Wednesday night. Thursday morning it will leave Columbus in charge of the Georgia Florida and Alabama railway to stop at Lumpkin. Cuthbert. Edison and Colquitt, returning to Columbus the same night. On Friday it Will go out over the tracks of the Central of Geor gia. to stop at Buena Vista. Dawson,, For: Gaines (Friday), Blakesly, Lees-' j burg. Ellaville (Saturday), returning to I I Columbus Saturday night to spend Sun-, j day- ' j the special was give- In Savannah Sat ’ unlay night was the surprise of the tour : this far. Thousands came aboard the ‘ train under the Union depot shed her*. | saw th> exhibits, made comments, asked i questions, listened appreciatively tq the i lectures, and carried away Itteratur/b and new tltoughta. The local papers had I been giving columns of space to news sos the train's movements. Os their own accord, seconded by the chaml»er of Com merce. they had arranged that Savan nah and Chatham county might see the ' college on wheels, and had given these plans wide publicity. So. when the train reached Savannah, It found itself in the ■ hands of interested friends and a big i crowd prepared to meet it In a full I grown city. ‘ Savannah's Interest Is but another in dication. however, of the revolution which has taken place in Georgia since the first train toured three years ago. Then the special stopped in Savannah, and was unnoticed. Saturday . night it was the center of attraction. Farmers frem the country around here, came in to the’ city to make their week-end pur chases and to see the train. City resi dents gave It their preference over the theaters and other diversions of city life. Some of these had been farmers, and looked with longing eves on the things (ypifyirg the life they had relinquished for <h« city. Others wanted to be farm ers, and were close tn their study of ev en thing. taking notes, asking questions. Still others had never been and never will be farmers, hut wore the dress of cltv men and women In the latest fash ion. it was a study. Itseif-ths Savannah crowd. ’’BACK TO THE FARM” Did it show that the 'back to the farm” movement has eaugb-t on, here, first of all the cities to be noticed? It was not all curiosity. There was some of this, of course, but even at that it was hard to distinguish from a real intelligent interest. The preponderance of sentiment was something greater than curiosity. Every one of the tired workers aboard the train remarked that. Weary though they were with a lord week's work, they caught the enthusiasm themselves and forgot their weariness long before the crowds began to thin. The Savannah reception lasted from 8:30 o'clock, when the gates of the Union de pot were opened to the public, till mid night. when the train's light plant was shut down and Its machinery stopped and (Continued on page Fifteen.) I’ARM SCHOOL BUILDINGS The above is a pieture of the texth district agricultural school and build ing*.. From left tc right the buildings are the boys’ dormitory, the girls* dor mitory and the academic hall. . • - ATLANTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 21, 19W SUMMER SESSION PROBABLE TO PASS RECIPROCITY BILL Generally Believed That Bill Will Not Pass Senate Be fore Adjournment, Which Means an Extra Session (>y AiMciatsd Frau.) | WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.— An extra i session of congress looms very large and probable tonight. Unless President I Taft and the friends of Canadian reci i procity agreement are able to bring more than ordinary’ pressure to bear up ' on the senate and avert the expenditure ; of any time whatever by the opponent* ‘ of the agreement—or friends either, for ( that matter —It is difficult to see how the senate can reach a vote on the sub ject before adjournment, two weeks ; from tonight. Ahead of the Canadian agreement for consideration by the senate in addition to the ten general appropriation bills are measures affecting the following sub jects; ■ Popular election of senators. Senator Lorimer case. Permanent tariff board. General age pensions. Congressional apportionment. I Fortification of Panama canal. CAN’T SIDETRACK BILLS Not one of these measures can be ■ i sidetracked without a contest. Back of ' each is a group of determined senators [ insistent that a vote shall be taken be ! fore adjournment. Some of the meas ure* must be left unpassed or the Cana- ' diar agreement will die. There is not | time enough for all. - The foregoing is the opinion of Re- I publican leaders of the senate. Severn) senators whose knowledge of the legisla tive situation cannot be doubted ex-i presded views in accord with the outline given when they were asked today for I a statement as to what might be ex-j pected tn connection with President! Taft’s demand that a vote be taken a’t the present session on the Canadian I agreement. These senators who hoped to avoid an extra session of congress by getting a i vote on the McCall bill to carry out the. provisions of the Canadian agreeiAgnt, ee 4heir chance for success growing less and lees as the close of the session j draws nearer without any of these con- I itroverted matters being got out of the 'way. EXTRA SESSION PROBABLE. With no little anxiety those senators who fear they are facing a summer ses -1 ston are seeking light from the White House. The "general ojftnlon now seems ■ to be that there will be »n extra ses sion and that the only senators who! are making preparations to go home after March 4 are those whose service expires on that date. Among these are a number of senate leaders, the list be ' Ing Messrs. Aldrich, Beveridge, Bulke- I ley, Burkett, Burrows, Carter, DePew, i Dick. Flint, Frasier, Hale, Mooney, Piles. Scott, Tgliaferro. Warner and Young (when the lowa legislature ad- The retirement of these slflwtnr* a number of *hom have playdd important roles during the consideration of many important tariff measures, will mark quite a change also in the political com plexion of the senate. At present there are 59 Republicans, 32 Democrats and one vacancy. If all the states which now are in legislative deadlocks elect senators to succeed the vacancies which will odcur at the end of the present session, the senate if called together to consider the Canadian agreement prob ably will be composed of 50 Republl-| cans and 42 Democrats. The argument advanced by congress leaders in support, of the contention that President Taft will call a special session is that the executive is deter mined to derive what benefit he can from the changed conditions in the house where the Democrats will be in control and in the senate where the Republican majority' will be materially reduced by the retirement of a number of members who are now opposing the administration program. As the house passed the Md'all bill by a decisive vote and practically all of the Democrats voted for It, the president believes that a Democratic house in special session would again pass the bill without de lay. It is said also that the president believes the senate ■■ it will be con stituted after March 4 would pass the bill. HEAR BILL MQNDAY. The senate committee on finance met today and decided to give hearings on the McCall bill on Monday end Tues day. On Wednesday the bill will be con sidered in executive session and the con sensus of opinion is that it will be re ported to the senate not later than Thursday. Agricultural interests tn large numbers have requested that they be given the privilege of making statements in opposition to the measure. In view of the short time that remains of the present session it was decided to limit the hearings to two days. All members of the committee are agreed that it would be unwise for It to shoulder the blame that would at tach to them If dilatory tactics • were resorted to In preventing action and there fore the bill be given to the senate as soon as that body As able to proceed with it. I Monday practically will be Kiven over to eulogies, the Borah resolution could not be sidetracked on Tuesday, and Sen ator Lorimer will speak on Wednesday. Even though the McCall bill should be (Continued on page Fifteen.) IM coihi* To\ — > SBHO HIM DOVW to \ f MELLO IUHK ! I THE C,TV Ts\ TA * E —iw ( unoerotauo Your. A course ih a j i » aoH PH.L is going)\Susimess couEGe/ y away from home / f A -1 j ‘ rru '’ I'art fICZLc I > 50,4 To this \ 1 Bga < college HBusineZ WELL THAT’S QUEER- 1 |DL3INtJs .1 I’M SENDING MY BOY < ' \TO AM AGRICULTURAL ( .. school. B a ' Irak [fis WHY NOT KEEP HIM AT HOME? TEIIS OHOUTH BK DEITH TO Lilli STOCK Skeletons of Cattle Found Along Ranges—Rain Fin ally Comes - , A, EL PA3O. Tex., Feb, IB.—The Rngest on* reVt'rd iir* west Texas, which dotted some of the ranges with skeletons Os cattle, has been brok en by heavy rgins in the vicinity of Barstow, Pecos and Big Springs. Washouts were reported today on the Texas and Pacific near Odessa and Big Springs. peach~gSowers7o~use HEATERS AND SMUDGES Artificial Heat Is Being Suc cessfully Used in the North ern States “It looks as though the fruit crop is doomed,” said A. C. Lewis, assistant state entomologist, Monday morning, “but we are still hoping for the best. In response to the warning sent out. a large number of peach* growers supplied them selves with ’heaters’ and the value of this invention as a protector for the crops will be practically demonstrated by many' for the first time. “These heaters in most tases are being used with success In the northern states, and I see no reason why they should not help greatly In the present extremi ty In Georgia. While there are many kinds and makes, crude V»ll is used in most of them and about 100 are placed in peach orchards to everyl’acre of land. "Those peach growers who did not have the foresight to supply themselves with ’heaters' will have to resort to ‘smudge’ fires of brush and logs, which have also b c en used successfully in the northern part of Georgia fob warding off heavy frost. “Reports are somewhat conflicting in regard to the exact condition of the trees and the progress of the fruit in the vari ous sections of the state. Fear is. how ever, expressed by all and if the predic tion of the weather man comes true, great damage will result. “Peach trees seem to suffer more from the effect of a frost than from a freeze, provided the blossoms and foliage are not damp recent rain. With the use of the ’heaters' and ’smudge’ fires there is a chance’ for a certain amount of the crop being saved, as a heavy frost in the immediate vicinity can be prevented.” HOGS ARE THIN ENOUGH TO WEAR HOBBLE SKIRTS WASHINGTON. Feb. 16.—Hogs appar ently are following the fashion of the day and have joined the antl-fat move ment. which paved the way for the hob ble skirt. Statistics to the department of agriculture indicate that they are get ting thinner every year and that the razorback yet may be the percine ‘mode. The figures show that hogs marketed between 30 anti 40 years ago averaged one-fourth heavier than those In recent years. In the decade 1870-79 the aver age weight of hogs killed during the win ter months in western packing centers was about 275 pounds, in the decade 1880-89 about 257 pounds; in the decade 1890-99 about 239 pounds, and in the last decade about 219 pounds. No theories are advanced by the de partment as to the cause of this deefeas ed weight of porkers. Mill Is Burned TEMPLE, Ga., Feb 20.—Fire broke out in the basement of W. E. Green's mill here Saturday evening about 6 o’clock, it Is thought that the building caught from a hot boxen in the basement. Ow ing to fear of explosion of several bar rels of gasoline which had been stored In the house, no effort was made to ex tinguish the flames. The building was sufficiently insured to cover the loss. LIVE NEWS TOLD IN BRIEF WASHINGTON. Feb. 20,-The three days’ filibuster upon the omaibus claims bill containing many Georgia items was brought to an end this afternoon when the house adopted a. "gag rule” sus pending all rules for the remainder of the session and necessitating the pass age of six big appropriation bills under such suspension by a two-thirds vote and practically without debate. The pemocrats who had fought ter the omqlinis claims measure agreed to the adoption of tlpe special rule because It givthi the minority f the veto all legislation until March 4. WASHINGTON. Feb. 20.—Representa tive Amos L. Allen, of Maine, died of pneumonia at his apartments here ear ly today, following several days' ill ness. His daughter. Miss Laura E. Allen, of Alfred, Maine, and son. Dr. Edward G. Allen, of Boston, were with him when he died. His body will be taken to his home at Alfred. Maine, for burial. GEORGIA FRUIT GROWERS INSTALL ORCHARD HEATERS Novel Methods Have Been Adopted to Save Thousands of Orchards in Case Freezing Weather Swoops Down on Budding Trees —Carloads Are Ordered (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) ] COLUMBUS. Ga.. Feb. 18.-The contln- ' i tied warm and unseasonable weather is causing much alarm among the fruit . growerg of this section. Many are of the opinion tlwit there will be more cold weather before the winter is over and if there should be a freeze later the entire peach crop, it is said, will be ruined. , ' Some of the larger growers, however, have prepared for this change of weath er. which usually follows warm days in February, and have equipped their orchards with heaters and other means of keeping the temperature above freez- ' Ing. ORCHARD HEATERS .. The Fruit Haven farm, at Woodbury, I Ga., which is owned by Messrs. J. L. I Betts, of this city, and J. R. Betts, are ' among those who have prepared for the cold weather and will protect thejr i orchards by means of orchard heaters. They have just received- a carload of < orchard heaters. 4,500 tn number, which will be plhccd at once in their orchards i on Pine Mountain. These heaters will be placed at the rate of 100 to the acre by placing them between the rows of ; peach trees and far enough away to keep from harming the tree or fruit. These heaters will hold seven quarts of fuel ’ oil each, it is stated, and will burn for aperiod of from nine to ten hours, rais- i ing the temperature ten degrees, when i JOO are used to the acre. A still further 1 raise of one degree, It Is said, can be EGG TWENTY-FOUR MONTHS OLD, EATEN IN CHICAGO CHICAGO. Feb. 20.—Caught by tlie breaking of the ccld storage corner on butter, poultry and eggs, Chicago com mission merchants now complain that dealers are holding up prices and pre venting disposal of their surplus stock. While the wholesale prices of eggs and butter have dropped to a low figure, the consumer still is paying fancy prices. It is contended by commission men and wholesalers that educed retail prices would cause the housewife to use larger quantities of eggs and butter. The president of a large packing com pany said yesterday: “There are eggs now In Chicago which have been in storage for 24 months. They were unfit for food 18 months ago. One concern offered by cir/ular letter to sell its eggs at 2 1-2 cents a pound, claiming they had been spoiled in CHICAGO, Feb. 20.-A dynamite bomb with a lighted time fuse two feet long, sputtering and hissing fire, was found early today on the front steps of a house occupied by Giacomo Frisa, an Italian laborer. Two policemen saw the burning fuse and extinguished the fire. The bomb consisted of five sticks of high percentage dynamite, bound to gether with a string and with fuse and cap adjusted. CHARLESTON, 8. C, Feb. 20.-Sher ni? and rural police- men again search today for the negro, who, on Saturday afternoon, Rilled one negro and wounded nine per sofls near Ashley Junction, 7 miles from here. It is thought by some that the fugitive is concealed in one of the swamps in which the undergrowth is dense. WASIUNGTGN. Feb. 30.-Sallie P. Lang, appointsd postmaster at Whiteoak, Camden county, vice L- V. L. Baker, re signed. produced by every ten additional heat ers to the acre. is stated that with 100 heaters to the acre if the temperature should go to 22 degrees on the outside, the heaters will hold the temperature in the orchard up to 32 degrees, which would make the fruit safe. It is said that ten hours' time is sufficient to care./ these heaters through the night, and if the tempera ture should remain low enough to jus tify burning them longer they can be refilled while burning, as noncombust ible oil Is used for that purpose. FIRST TIME USED. It is said that this shipment of healers is the first ever used in Georgia and is quite a novelty in the way of protect ing fruit tre» from the cold. Hereto fore buckets Hive been used to give heat in orchards by some of the growers, but It Is said of the*heaters that more gen eral heat is distributed. The \M*ssrs. Betts have provided for about 20,000 gallons of oil for use'ln their heaters, which is said to be suffi cient to'carry them through eeveral nights, should the weather be cold enough to justify burning them. Fruit Haven farm has about 30,000 bearing trees, from which, under favor able conditions they will ship 35. CW to 40,000 crates of peaches. The buribfng of 4,000 heaters 4n a large peach orchard at night is a sight that would be well worth going many miles to see,' and as the plan of adopting heat ers is an innovation in the growing of fruit, their use will no doubt become more general later. the cold storage where they.were stored. This price is equivalent to about 2 cents, a dozen. ( . . ."It never Tias beep. l>»9Wn. w here a lot of thio poisonous tcod was disposed. ct, but it always has found its way into consuming public’s; stomach. Much good has Been done by the United States government in 1 the IdSt year keeping close watch on the ‘earned egg; trade. It is to* he hoped that they'will prohibit ahsolufely the placing any • eggs in cans ih the freezers during the ensuing year.' ' ’ ' “The facts are that’ the bulk of the eggs canned are seconds when they are placed in the cans—absolutely unfit for food. But when smashed up. mixed to gether, frozen solid as a roek, it is al most impossible for the baker or con sumer to know- exactly how good or how bad they are.” COLD WE SWEEPING THROUGH THE SOUTH: FRUIT IS IN DANGER Drop of 23 Degrees Was'fle corded Sunday Night and Minimum of 25 Will Be Reached by Wednesday Atlanta and vicinity is shivering In the grip of a relentless cold wave which swooped down early Monday morning. At 7 o'clock Sunday night the ther- , tnoineter registered 63 degrees. Shortly after that time and following -< drtz- ' zling rain, the mercury began to tum ble, and at 7 o’clock Monday moming , T a drop of 23 degrees was recorded. In j the local office pf the weather bureau 3 it was stated that a still further.crop would take Dlace. - ” .'sl9 Following in the wake of balmy Spring .weather which has been experienced ctur- I ing January and the greater part of the month of February it is feared the cold wave will play havoc vrith’ ' t the Georgia peach crop and cause uuf- ; I ' sering and sickness among many of the ' 1 | poorer people of the state. TO 25 DEGREES. Local Forecaster Von Herrmann, di rector of the Atlanta weather bureau. stated Monday morning that the f ’ljtt crop would without doubt be serlocsly injured, as in all probability the tsm- . , perature would drop as low as 25 de crees above zero by Wednesday morn-ng. The entire cotton belt is embraoet in the grip of the cold wave. A temjier- J ature of 32 degrees was recorded Mon day morning as far south as Taj lor, I Tex., and at Memphis. Tenn., the mer cury also stood-at the freezing point. ’ ’ The cold snap is the result of extreme / cold in the northwest and a storm iia turbance on the Atlantic coast. The 1 depression on the eastern coast of fir- -..i ginia has caused the coM to pour south-* j eastward from the northwest, and Gwr gia Is destined to bear only a part of the brunt of the attack. Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina will be » eia- ' •« ed in the center of the Wave, and great ?-]9 damage to fruit in those states Is ex- ' pected. On the Canadian border the tempera ture Monday morning was as low a t 20 degrees below zero; at Huron it tvas 4 degrees below, and in the section oa tween that point and St. Louis, M<i„ a very cold temperature was reporte L- - Cloudy and increasing cold weather is predicted for Atlanta and vicinitv Monday afternoon and night. For Tues day tjie forecast states that clearer weather will exist, although a gradual '2 fall in the mercury is anticipated. The crest of the cold wave Is expeetpd tni Wednesday morning, at which tlnu G is thought that the temperature will fall as low as 25 degrees above zero. 19 PEACH GROWERS ALARM EL . Peach growers and dealers are very much alarmed throughout the j-’tate over the condition of the erpp. The . ■ V opinion of many ha» differed durin,; the J recent past a« to the danger of the stop g being -dawmged hy cold. ar > of the present extreme cold gave caused a universal feeling of cl read j x to prevail, and it is the concensus of , opinion that greet damage will be done to the Georgia crop. rj| If the cold wave had come a few weeks sooner or had been delayed a ' few weeks the damage would not rave *been as serious as it will be coining at this time. The fruit on the irees is in a more unprotected stage than it has been during the preaent setson. because of the fact that the blossoms are dropping from the trees and the green leaves have just begun to ap pear. A delay of a week or ten In the'arrival of the cold snap w ould . have insured the saving of the greater portion of Hie crop. The arrival of/ the cold wave at this Inopportune time A Is expected to result in the loss of Jfl thousands of dollars to growers ane M dealers In this state alone. H| WAS BEHIND TIME. While the cold wave was predicted the local forecaster, its arrival was delayed a few hours and many who had expected it retired Sunday nighlk. Kg| confident that the scare was uncalled for and that the weather experlfrnceo during the past few weeks would con-1 tinue. Toward early morning the cold became intense in comparison with thej temperature-at bed time, and suffering was reported in many families t nro igh-j out the city. A frost is not likely to occur Mon-, uW day night, on account of the cloudy ■ weather, but it is thought that It will; ■ be ineviable with the clearing of | sky predired for Tuesday and Wecnes- W day. B| Rain Will Save Peaches. 1 So Dalton Growers '>ay j DALTON, Ga r Feb. 20-A brisk north* 1 wind, springing 1 ’ up after the heavy r * ,n ’ fall of last night, has left local peAch orchards in excellent condition to with- ~| stand freezing weather, and unlese the temperature goes below 20 arid the freeze , / is accompanied by a precipitation, the crop hereabouts is in little danger. Local orchards are just beginnlrg to bloom, the majority of trees being budded, and these are In only slight danger. The » scattered blooms have been fanneo dry - bv the wind and danger of the deetruc.- tlon of these is slight. Only the sever- .-J est of blizzard would cause any consid erable apprehension among local peach growers. Frost or Freeze Feared By Bibb County Farmers MACON, Ga., Feb. 20.—Unless there is j a heavy frost or freeze the fruit will not be materially damaged, is the opin ion of the fruit men, in this section. Marshallville Growers Apprehensive for Crop MARSHALLVILLE, Ga.. Feb. 20-Rain Sunday night, follower! by high wind on Monday, somewhat endangered the fruit crops, though conservative fruit men ap .. „ .. j*4(9 Continual on Page Foursesn • a t • » 4 » e e ♦ ♦ » ’ ♦ TMAXW IM SKOWSTOBM ♦ CBASKES INTO 850 STEEI; Be- *'. ♦ DALHAKT, Tex., Feb. 20.-Run- ♦ ?♦- ning through blinding snow a ♦- Rock island doubleheader pass? a- -e ♦- ger train entering' a cut near here *- ♦ today, struck a bunch of 250 steers ♦ huddled in this shelter, many of ♦ ♦ them lying down and completely ♦ # ♦ covered with snow. ♦- Thirteen steers were k lied oat ♦ right. The train was stopped just ♦ at the beginning of a high trestle ♦ > after being in imminent danger of ♦ ♦ derailment. -e * NO. 44.
