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VOL. X.
SMITH’S NOMINEES
CONFIRMED AFTER
All BYTHE SENATE
* After Having Adopted Harris
Resolution, the Senate in
Executive Session Confirm
ed Governor’s Appointments
5 After iMtrlnjr passed a resolution ask
ing the governor to make no more ap
pointments for offices whore terms be
gin after his retirement, the senate went
into executive session Thursday after-1
noon, thought better of its previous ac
tion anti confirmed every appointment
made thus far by Governor Sffltth. that
was corrsjuered It is stated that tne
executive session was harmonious
enough.
The following appointments were con- I
timed :
B. E Thrasher to be judge of the coun- I
ty court of Oconee county.
James to be solicitor of the
_-ourt of Greene county, term beginning
January' 1 next. x
Joel Cloud to be Judge of the city
court of Lexington, Oglethorpe county.
The appointment of D W. Krauss to
be jyudge of the city court of Brunswick,
term beginning next July, was not con
sidered.
The senate Thursday morning, after a
spirited debate, adopted the Harris reso
lution. as amended. The original reso
-Int ion requested Governor Smith to
withdraw all appointments that do not
become effective during his administra-'
tion and the amendment struck out
this and provided that it was the
sense of the senate that appoint
ments for offices which are not effect
ive while Mr. Smith is governor shall
not be approved.
Ths resolution was adopted by a vote
of -2* to 16. %nd although no request as;
to the withdrawal of appointments will.
be made, the senate, according to the
resolution, will feel it a duty not to con-
L tirm any 1 appoltments except those
going into effect after Governor Smith
leaves, the executive chair.
The amendment offered by Senator W. .
J. Harris to his own resolution was to
strike out the pa rar graph asking that
the governor be requested to make with
drawals and to insert the following;
“We shall feel it our duty to oppose the
confirmation of any appointment to office,
the term of which begins after the term
of the governor making the appointment
lias been succeeded in office. And the
above resolution is not to apply to ap-1
pointments already made, which sre to
be decided on their merits as the senate
wishes." ,
HERE IS THE VOTE.
When the axes and nays were called the
following voted for the resolution: Sen
ators Aaron. Blalock of the 40th. Brown.
Crawford. Copelan. Cromartie. C "Teath,
Dickerson. Edwards. Ennis. Graham.
Qrovenstein, Hamilton. Harris, Kight.
A inc*id, Mass. Moore. Morris. Roberts
Shaw and Worley.
Opposing the resolution were Senators ;
Adams, Beauchamp. Bush. Davis. Doug
las. Duggan. Hullender. King. Marshall, :
Mayson. Oliver. Owens. Shingler Shep
pard, Spence and Whitehead.
Those' whs were absent were Senators
Blalock of the Mth. Felker. Hill. Prather
and William* President Slaton did not
vote. •
The appointments over which the dis
cussion arose and which the senate failed
to confirm on Tuesday follow:
B. E. Thrasher, to be Judge of thel
•ounty court of Oconee.
Joel Cloud ,to be judge of the city
court of Lexington
D. W. Krauss, to be judge of the city .
court of Brunswick.
James Davidson, to be solicitor of the
eonnty court of Greene. t I
As soon as the Harris resolution was
brought up its author advocated it at
length, stating that he had introduced
the resolution not to embarrass Mr.
Smith, but in the spirit of fairness to
the succeeding governor. He thought it
imperative that the newly elected sena
tor should take his seat immediately so
as to be ready to vote on vital meas
ures that are likely to com* up at any
moment
TAKES THE CAKE.
Senator J. E. Sheppard, of the 13th, |
led the fight In opposition to the reso
lution. •’Of all the remarkable reso
lutions that have been presented to
either the house or senate, this takes
the cake.” he declared. He pointed out
that there has been no junior senator
from Georgia in Washington during the
past IS days, and Insisted that Senator
Terrell's term of office does not end
until Mr. Smith's credentials are pre
sented. •
•This resolution.' said Senator Shep
pard. “is nothing but a direct slap in
the face of Governor Smith.”
Senator Emmett Shaw, of the 11th dis
trict. spoke vehemently in favor of the
resolution. He was followed by Senator
Harris., who stated that he would vote
to confirm appointments which go into
effect before Governor Smith leaves. He
declared that the resolution was not pre
sented in opposition to Governor Smith,
but in tbe spirit of justice.
Senator L. C. Graham, of the 7th. also
spoke in favor of the resolution, giving
his opinion that the resolution was fair,
and was not a “slap in the face of Gov
ernor Smith."
Senator Walter Whitehead, pf the 30th.
stated that he believed the passage of
the resolution would do more to stir
up sectional strife than any other ac
tion the senate could take.
While ayes and nays were being called
a number of the senators explained their
vote. Senator J. C. Beauchamp voted
"no" because he said lie believes that
the senate has no right to dictate to
Mr. Smith what course he shall take
either as senator or governor.
Shortly after the passage of the Hal
rfs resolution, on the'motion of Sena
tor Copelan, • the senate went into ex
ecutive session, presumably to act up
on the appointments recommended by
tbe governor.
Outside of the passage of the Harris
I resolution very little business was trans
acted by tbe senate. The senate concur
red with the house resolution that a
committee be appointed to notify Gov
| emor Smith of his election to the Unit
ed States senate and G. W. Adams, of
I the 3«th district, and J. E. Sheppard, of
the 13th district, were appointed to act
> with the house committee of Messrs.
Stubbs. Slade and Hopkins.
Decatur was added to the list of Geor
gia cities and made a state depository
hy the passage of the bill of Senator
J. W. Mayson, of the 34th district to
this effect.
The Ault resolution of the house, re
garding the regulation of the state de
partment of agriculture, was read, and
according to the rules of the senate,
tabled for one day.
MORE CANDIDATES
FOR GOVERNOR ARE
EXPECTEDTO ENTER
Probable Announcements of
Former Governor Brown and
Thomas G. Hudson Were
Wiuely Discussed
Aside from the announcemnets of J.
Pope Brown and Judge K. B. Bussell of
their candidacies for governor, the polit
ical situation wa» enlivened Thursday
morning by other developments hardly
less interesting. First, the probable date
ot the gubernatorial primary wa» a sub
ject of lively interest, and dividing at
tention with this talk were the probable
candidacies of former Governor Brown
and Col. Toomas G. Hudson, coupled
with the no less interesting differences
between the state senate and Governor
Smith over the question of patronage.
And on top of ail these absorbing mas
ters was the declaration of Senator Ter
rell of his determination not to return
to Washington, and Governor Smith s
reiteration ot his purpose to serve as
governor until December.
It seems certain that the gubernato
rial promary tor the nomination of a
successor to Governor Smith will be held
some time In December, along about the
tenth or fifteenth of the month. The
date will be hnally tixed by the state
executive commit tee, which will meet
subject to tne call of State Chairman W.
C. Wright, of Newnan.
Colonel Wright stated on Wednesday
afternoon that he had not determined
when tne committee would be called to
meet, but it is not likely that the meet
ing will be lield very tar in advance of
the primary.
Under the state law, the primary can
not be held over 60 days in advance of
the regular election. This election will
be called by Acting Governor Slaton af
ter he succeeds Mr. Smith, and it must
be held not less than 30 nor inure thaik
66 days after be assumes office, it is
probable that the acting governor Will
serve for the full 6u days, making bls j
term of office expire on Feofuary 1.
1312. i
if the special election is held be
tween 30 and 60 days after December
Ist. the date of Governor Smith's re
tirement, it would probably occur dur
ing the latter part of next January.
As the. 60 days limitation will apply
to the primary. It seems certain tna.t
it will be held in December. This will
afford all of the candidates ai> pie op
portunity in which to canvass the
state, and will give the people an op
portunity to size up the situation and
watch the line-up.
GOVERNOR NOT DISTURBED
The patronage differences between
the governor and senator-elect, which
was precipitated by the passage of the
Harris resolution, asking the governor
not to make certain appointments, is
far more interesting than it is signifi
cant. Certainly it is that neither Gov
ernor Smith nor his friends ip either
branch of the legislature are seriously
disturbed by the passage of the reso
lution.
It is believed that the senate's action
was rather precipitate, else the sen
ators who supported the resolution
were not aware of the real situation.
Governor Smith sent several appoint
ments to the. senate early last week.
He was moved to make these nomina
tions, not through any special desire
on his part, but at the earnest solici
tation of the representatives and sen
ators whose constituents were to be
affected The governor at that time
had not been elected to the United
States senate, and it may be stated
that In mailing the nominations he dM
not consider the date they were to be
come effective, but was moved solely
by the senators and representatives.
Governor Smith himself had no com
ment to make upon the adoption of the
Harris resolution by the senate, brt.
in view of the fact that the appoint
ments were made prior to his election
to the senate, at the solicitation of
senators and representatives, it is be
lieved he will not withdraw any of
them. The further fact that he acted
within his legal authority and did only
wbet other governors have done mav
also cause Mr. Smith to stand pat. not
through any desire ,ff» antagonize the
semite. but as a matter of right.
Whether the governor will heed the
senate's suggestion that he make no
more appointments for terms begin
ning after his retirement from office
remains to be seen. It is belle veil,
however, that. the senate was at least
untactful in Its action Thursday and
this comment comes from all sides.
SENATOR TERRELL’S PURPOSE
Senator Terrell Thursday made It
clear to a Journal reporter u.at it Is not
his present purpose to return to Wash
ington. He thinks that his term of of
fice expired on yesterday with the elec
tion of Governor Smith as his succes
sor. He added, however, that he would
be governed largely by subsequent de
velopments, and indicated that he ex
pected to get advice from Washington
concerning ...s exact status with refer
ence to his membership.
The senator declared that the number
less precedents that have been cited
with reference to his continuance in office
do not exactly apply to his case. He did
not specify wherein the difference ex
isted.
It is believed the senator has wired
or written to Senator Dillingham, of
i vermon... chairman of the senate com
mittee on privileges and elections, ask
' ing that the senate itself be cu..ed up
i on to settle the question.
Governor Smith insists uiat Senator
Terrell’s term does not expire until his
(Smith's) credentials are presented to
| the senate. He cited numberless prece
dents estaodshed by the senate to sus-
I tain this point, and declares that even
i though Senator Terrell doesn't return to
I Washington his "pair" is alive, and that
I the Democratic strength tn ->e senate
j will not be weakened. Senator Terrell
secured a “pair" when he left wawung
| ton to come to Georgia, to direct his
campaign for election, and as long as he
remains a member of the senate be wiU
be "paired."
Concerning his defeat for toe senate
I by the legislaXure. Mr. Terrell has given
' out the following formal statement:
"I am neither surprised or disapolnt
eu at the - .suit of the election uy the
legislature. Since the executive commit
tee declined to call a primary in which
the people might be given an opportunity
to express their choice tor senator the
result is as I apprehended.
"Had the people been given an oppor
tunity to make their own selection they
would have overwhelmingly ordered a
different result, in my opinion. Not
only my friends realized tn is, but tne
opposition conceded it by refusing to
have a primary
’’To my many friends throughout the
EYE WITNESS TELLS
THRILLING TALE OF
THE Df TOWN FIBE
Eugene A. Thomson, Fire Chief
of Oscoda, Tells How the
Two Towns Were Swept
Away by Fierce Flames
DETROIT. July 13.—Eugene A. Thom
son, Oscoda business man and Are
chief, who last night brought a party
of refugees to Detroit from the burned
towns of Au Sable and Oscoda, furnish
ed the first connected story which has
come out of the fire-swept district.
“The first serious fire on the out
skirts of the towqi was discovered Sun
day and a crew fought it until it was
under control,” he said. “Monday noth
ing was done and on Tuesday, aided by
high winds, it burst out again with
great fury.
“The first alarm in Oscoda came in at
3 o’clock from Mrs. Archer's house.
President Cowley and myself procured
pails from the Loud company’s office
to fight the flames that had spread to
hie Catholic cemetery. The next alarm
came in from the Au Sable township
slab piles.
“Just about the time the hose was
working well we got an alarm from the
village of Oscoda. The first to go was
the Oscoda and Au Sabie Canning fac
tory, and in a few minutes the fire was
general, breaking out north, east, south
and west all at once.
FIREMEN FOUGHT HARD.
“Our equipment of three hose carts .
and 36 volunteers fought for an hour ,
and a half with a good water supply.
“Then the flames reaefied the pump- j
ing station and it went out of commls- i
sion. A few inhabitants, among them
and my father and mother, went
to the steamer Niko. Captain Meyers,
which was lying at my own dock. It
Is impossible to say enough in praise of
teptain Meyers. He acted the hero, re
maining at the dock until it was a mass
of flames, and he was obliged to cut
his cables. When the boat finally drift
ed into the open it was on fire fore
and aft. The vessel’s apparatus put out
the flames. ’ i
“After he had pulled away into the '
open, Captain Meyers rounded to for
an hour and a half, until danger from
flying sparks forced him to steam into
the lake. By remaining he was ena-bled
to pick up a fishboat containing several
persons. He went 150 miles out of his
course to take us to Port Huron, and
he and his crew gave us everything they
possessed, their beds and their food.
JUMPED INTO THE LAKE.
“When we, left the dock between 200
and 300 people were on it. 30 of whom
were nursing children, cut off from
shore, with the tramway overhead afire.
There was no escape for them unless
they Jumped info the water. I saw Pe
ter Duval struggle down the tramway
with his aged father-in-law on his back,
but tbe flames forced him back and I
cannot tell whether he was saved. 1
saw a women with two children in her
arms rush out on the dock. One of
the children fell into the water and a
young man jumped in after it and res
cued it.
•When the fire started the wind was
blowing about 50 miles an hour from the
southwest. Then it shifted to the west
ward and the flames completely swept
the towns. Two hours afterward it shift
ed to the northeast and swept the blaze
back over the ground It already had
traveled, licking up the whole of Osco
da and Au Sable city and township for
a radius of three miles."
HOUNDED TO DEATH
BY SCANDAL MONGERS
x
CHICAGO. J ly 13—“ If I had arrived
an hour sooner, I could have saved his
life." sobbed Mrs. Murray Peters, of .
Czunden. Ohio, today, in speaking of her i
husband, who committed suicide in a
downtown hotel.
According to Mrs. Peters, her husband,
who was a well-to-do merchant In the
Ohio town, was hounded to death by gos
sip- because he had twice testified against
a friend’s wife in a sensational divorce
I suit. He was severely criticised by his
friends and neighbors. Rather than re
peat the story a third time he fled and
came to Chicago July <.
suitg, and especially those in the legis-
I latu/e. who were so loyal to me in my
race, I shall always give the sincere
' thanks of a grateful heart."
The rumored candidacies of Thomas
G. Hudson and former Gov. J. M. Brown
were of course live topics of interest at
the capitol, and. as stated, divided at
tention with developments that
have been recounted.
BOOM LESS FORMIDABLE.
The boom for the former governor did
not seem nearly so spontaneous and
formidable Thursday. It was the opin
ion of many that it was flattening out.
The claim that many Smith men favor
the former governor is strenuously de
nied by the Smith men about the capi
tol. Far from favoring the ex-gover
nor, they are determind to center upon
some candidate, if possible, and give to
him their undivided support.
The announcement of Judge Rtjssell's
candidacy had a dampening effect on
the Brown talk—the Joseph M. Brown
talk—and it was evident that many of
his boomers were at least displaced with
the judge's determination to make the
race.
Many friends of Thomas G. Hudson,
commissioner of agriculture, were still
urging him as a candidate for governor.
Colonel Hudson himself had no word to
say concerning the matter, but his
friends are determined to enter his name,
if he will agree to it. Colonel Hudson
himself has been looking toward con
gress, and the candidacy of J. Pope
Brown may determine his resolve in this
connection. Mr. Brown and Colonel Hud
son both come from the third district,
and it is believed that their candidacies
would conflict with the general tendency
to weaken both of them in a Merited
contest.
♦ IS KIDDED BY DIGHTMING ♦
♦ WHILE FBEEZIMG CREAM ♦
♦ CLANTON. Ala., July 12.-While ♦
♦ sitting beneath h tree near here ♦
♦ Tuesday freezing some ice cream. ♦
♦ Simon Hays, a boy. .4 years old, ♦
♦ was instantly killed by a stroke ♦
♦ of lightning. Four other mem-
♦ bers of the family including the ♦
♦ father. Him Hays, were injured ♦
♦ by the bolt. ♦
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1911.
LAST RESTING PLACE OF REVOLUTIONARY HERO
BsoO ; JM'.t 1
W ImC 'W,
w i 131 ¥ a wKmL
Ths above picture shows the exercises that were held under the auspices of the Daughters of the American
JCevolatlon at Marietta, where Kames, a' soldier of the Kevolutionary war. now rests.
SWEETHEARTS DIE
WHEN FETING ALITO
PUIHGESTO DEATH
Robert Bettis and Miss Lena
Bowman, of South Carolina,
Meet Tragic Death Just Be
fore Eve of Wedding
ASHEVILLE, N. C., July 13.—Miss Lena
Bowman, of Sumter, 8. C„ and Robert
Bettis, of Trenton, S. C., who were to
have been married within the next few
days, were hurled to instant death at
an early hour this morning while three
miles from Hendersonville. N. C., when
an automobile driven by Bettis con
taining six persons went over an em
bankment The following are known to
be killed and seriously Injured:
MISS LENA BOWMAN, Sumter. S. C„
killed.
ROBERT BETTIS, Trenton, S. C., kill
ed.
Seriously injured:
Miss Mabel Bowman, sister of Miss
Lena Bowman, Sumter, S. C.
Ek tent of the injuries not ascertained.
ON PLEASURE TRIP.
The party were en route from Hen
dersonville, N. C., to Belfour, N. C., on
a pleasure trip, when the machine struck
a soft spot in the road, in the dark
ness. Thinking he had steered out of
the roadway, Bettis, who was driving
the car, swerved sharply and the ma
chine toppled over the embankment, a
distance of 12 feet. It fell against a
fence pole at the bottom of the hill
and was thus prevented from turning
' over on the occupants.
At 3 o’clock this morning the physi-
I clans attending Miss Mabel Bowman
. could giVe no information as to the ex
i tent of her injuries, which are Internal,
I but .pronounced them serious.
SIX PERSONS IN CAR.
There were six persons in the auto
| mobile at the time of the accident. Mrs.
E. M. Bowman, of.Sumter, S. C.; James
i Bowman, her son, and a lady whose
' name w4s not learned were only slight-
Ily injured.
womanTnds life
AFTER KILLING HUSBAND
I • ■ “•
) GUADALAJARA. Mexico, July 13.—Mrs.
Ralph Royer, of Stroudsburg, Pa., who
I shot and killed her husband in a fit of
; temporary insarity at San Eslipe, a min
; Ing camp in this state, on June 13, and
who then attempted to commit suicide
1 by shooting, died yesterday from the es-
I sects of her self-inflicted wounds. Her
death occurred in the jail at Hostetlpa
qullio, where she had been confined since
I June 16.
i Royer was superintendent of the San
Felipe Mining company, of Philadelphia.
Shoe Factories Inspected
BROCxkI’ON, Mass., July 13. Vi-'tors to
I the National Shoe and Leather Trade
I week in Boston came here today and
inspected several shoe factories as the
guests of the manufacturers. The party
was welcomed by former Mayor John
Kent. Dinner was served prior Jo the
inspection of the factories and the vlsit
‘ ors were given an automobile ♦Hp.
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i ♦
♦ A BKAX. TIAGEDT ♦
♦ ON PICTUBE FILM ♦
♦ ♦
♦ NEW YORK, July 12.—A real ♦
♦ tragedy was recorded on the film ♦
-♦ of a moving picture machine here ♦
♦ late yesterday. As Albert Brey- ♦'
♦ ten, actor and expert swimmer and ♦
diver, leaped from a boat on a «-
♦ Staten Island pond, the machine ♦
♦ was set in motion, its lens focused ♦
♦ on the bubbling surface of the ♦
♦ . pond, where he had disappeared, e-
♦ to picture his aquatic feats as he ♦
♦ came to surface. The moments ♦
♦ passed and the widening circles ♦
♦ from the impact of his dive touch- ♦
♦ ed the shores. ♦-
♦ The diver's' last feat had been ♦
♦ caught on the film. He did not ap-
> pear and is supposed to have been ♦
♦ held fast by the soft mud at the ♦
♦ bottom. His body was grappled ♦
♦ for and recovered. e-
I »-»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
ran is n ran;
men ON CONFEDERACY
John Sharp Williams Scores
Westerner for Calling Con
federacy" Infamous Cause <
WASHINGTON, July 13.—A characterl
zatio nos the Confederacy as an “In
famous cause” by Senator Heyburn, of
Idaho, brought from Senator Williams,
of Mississippi, a bitter rebuke in the sen
ate today. “But for the parliamentry
rules that restrain me,” declared Mr.
Williams, "I would have a few words <
to say about the kind of human being In i
whose mind such thoughts can exist,” 1
Senator Williams had asked to have 1
“Jim” Jones, the 82-year-old negro, who
had been Jefferson Davis’ body-guard, 1
and in whose custody Uhq seal of the 1
Ccntederacy was intrusted, retained on ,
1 the stnate pay roll as a laborer. ,
Senator Heyburn acquiesced in reten
tion of the negro for his service for
merly given to the senate, “but not be- 1
cause of loyalty to the glory of an in- 1
famous cause.” <
Senator Williams replied with great ,
feeling that he was “not prepared to
1 hear a civilized man in the 20th century
call an infamous cause’ the cause for 1
which his (Williams’) father laid down «
his life.” . , x 1
“Lee and Jackson may have been <
wrong,” added Mr. Williams,"' that the
1 government Is now in existence is a
cause for congratulation to the children
of the men who died with Lee and Jack- 1
, son, but I cannot express • the sentiment <
I have for a human being in whom such j
sentiments can remain as have been (
expressed here.
t “There is no right of American clti- '
zenship that permits a man to Insult the J
I dead.”
“Well, was It a glorious cause?” asked
Mr. Heyburn.
"There was much of glory In it,” re-
• plied Mr. Williams.
; The senate sustained Senator Wil
liams by a vote of 37 to 18, leaving
Jones on the pay roll at JT-’O a year, as
a laborer.
Mr. Heyburn voted against the negro.
BIG DISTILLERY GIVEN
; RGHT TO RE-OPEN PLANT
BRISTOL, Tenn., July 13.—The big
corn whisky distillery of E. Gouge &
Co., which was seized, together with
10,000 gallons of distilled spirits, by rev
enue officers a few days ago, today re
| sumed operation with the owners in
charge. This was due to the fact that
the company's petition to rebond, heard
' by Judge H. C. McDowell, of the fed
! eral court, for the western district of
Virginia, granted the company’s petition
• to jebond. t
The differences now existing between
the government and the company will
probably be settled out of court. The
. most serious charge against the com
» pany was that it removed whisky from
the plant and disposed of it without
j having paid the government license and
it was Intimated that large profits were
made in this way.
Thise Collier Is Fast
1 BALTIMORE. July 13.—The builders’
• trial of |he United States collier Nep
r tune, the first collier to be equipped
1 with turbines, shows a speed of 17 knots,
5 although the contract only calls for 14
• The government trials of the
vessel will take place next week, off
Rockland, Maine.
► Ovation for Minister
► OTTAWA. Ont., July 13.—Sir Wilfrid j
► Laurier, prime minister of Canada, was
*■ given a remarkable ovation last night
" upon his return from London. A crowd of ]
10,000 assembled on Parliament hill and ’
presented an addfpss indorsing his posi- j
" tion on the important subjects at the I (
<■ imperial conference. ;
k.■ i <
, » ♦e a <
” -» BAERS rOLLOW ORDER ♦
► ♦ ' OF VXBQIHTA GOVERNOR ♦
► ♦ FOR STATE-WIDE PRAYERS ♦
„ ♦ RICHMOND. Va., July 12.—With- ♦ I
► ♦ in half an hour\ after ♦
k ♦ Mann issued a proclamation yes- ♦
► ♦ terday calling upon the people of ♦
► ♦ the state to pray for rain, refresh- ♦ 1
► ♦ ing showers fell upon the capital. ♦ 1
► ♦ at least reducing the temperature ♦ '
► 20 degrees from the maximum, ♦ ■
► ♦ which was 97, in about 20 minutes. ♦ <
► » • e » ♦ »♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ »♦ i
SIMPLE AND SOLEMN
ISTHE VESTITUREQF
EDWAREIOF WALES
Seventeen Year Old Prince 4s
Officially Initiated to His
High Office by His Royal
Father
(By Associated Press.)
CARNARVON, Wales, July 13—In the
old and well preserved castle of Carnar
von today the young Prince of Wales
was invested with the insignia of his
high office.
The quaint town, in festal attire, made
a holiday and drew within its borders
thousands of Welshmen from the sur
rounding counties.
' The weather was matchless, and two
hours before the arrival of their majes
ties with the prince great crowds had
gathered along thv route from Griffith's
crossing, where the royal party alighted,
to the castle gate.
The buildings along the streets were
lavishly decorated. Troops, blue jackets
and marines kept open the way through
which the procession passed. In the vi
cinity of the castle a thousand London
police and firemen held an open place.
Their majesties and the prince received
an enthusiastic reception. The American
embassy was represented by Secretary
Philipps. American Consul General Grif
fiths and Mrs. Griffiths were present as
guests of Chancellor David Lloyd-George,
member of parliament for Carnarvon dis
trict.
THE KING AND QUEEN.
King George and Queen Mary, with
the prince, came on the royal yacht
Victoria and Albert from Ireland to
Holyhead. This morning a special train
brought them from Holy head to Grif
fith’s crossing, a small station, 2 1-2
miles north of Carnarvon.
Royal carriages and an escort of cav
alry were awaiting the party upon the
arrival of whom the procession was
formed. Carnarvon was entered by the
north road and the party proceeded
through the main street to the great cas
tle square. Here the mayor and corpo
ration received the royal visitors and
presented them addresses.
From Castle square to the first en
trance Into the castle there were two
processions, that of the prince of Wales
preceding that of their majesties by a
few minutes. The prince entered the
cestle at the ancient water gate on the
sea front. As he passed in the standard
was hoisted on Eagle tower, while the
royal Welsh choir of 400 voices sang.
The king and queen followed. As they
entered the castle the prince’s flag was
lowered and the royal standard run up.
In the towers near the entrance two
suites of royal apartments had been
prepared for their majesties and the
prince, and to these they retired and
were robed for the ceremonial. When
they again appeared the processions were
reversed, the king and queen with thfir
suites preceding, the prince and his sup
porters.
’’GOD SAVE THE KING!”
The party proceeded to a raised plat
form in the center of the great inner
court yard, where the investiture took
place.
As the king and queen appeared in
the open air, the choir sang "God Save
the King.” This was followed by the
singing, "God Bless the Prince ot
Wales” as the prince, in his surcoat,
cloak and mantie of crimson velvet, pre
sented himself before the king, who
placed a crimson velvet cap ornamented
with ermine and a coronet on the head
qf his son as a token of principality.
In the hand of the prince, his majesty
placed a golden verge as the emblem
of government and on his middle finger
a ring of gold, signifying that he must
be a husband to his country and a fath
er to his children. .Tne letters patent,
authorizing tbe prince to hold the prin
cipality of Wales in trust for the king
of England were read and later handed
to him.
NOVELIST HURT 7
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
PORT WASHINGTON, N. Y.. July 13.
—Mrs. Frances Hodgeson Burnett, the
novelist, was injured today and her
brother-in-law, C. F. Jordan, was killed
outright in a collision near here between
Mrs. Burnett's automobile and a trolley
car. Mrs. Burnett's injuries could not
be determined at the first superficial ex
amination.
i
HOKE SMITH WINS;' |
GOT 44 MORE VOTES -
THAN M NEEDED
Joseph M. Terrell Nominated i
in Joint Session, and Receiv- j
ed 51 Votes All Told-First
Ballot Sufficed
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♦ STOVALL COaTGRATUDATES -J
♦ SENATOB-ELECT SMITH g
♦ Hon. Pleasant A. Stovall, the qi ■»;
♦ Savannah editor, who was a can-44
♦ didate for the United States sen- 4»
♦ ate. wag among the hundreds who ra
called at the executive offices -4-'
♦ Wednesday to congratulate Sena- -4«
tor-elect Smith. He was received <-
♦ with warmth by the -people gath- M »
♦ ered In the reception room, and -4-
was cordially received by Mr.
Smith. The two shook hands, -e- J
♦ passed a few pleasantries, and <4
♦- Mr. Stovall expressed the hope 41
that Mr. Smith's term in the sen- a?
♦ ate would be happy and success- ev
♦ ful. 44 j
♦ ♦♦♦♦♦»♦♦ 4)
Hoke Smith lj
Joseph M. Terrell M -S
Thomas E. Watson .... f< S
W. A. Covington.... f
John N. Holder <
Hoke Smith is the new United Stated
senator from Georgia, succeeding the latd
Alexander S. Clay in that high office.
The general assembly of Georgia elect
ed him Wednesday, the result of the joint
ballot by both houses being announced
by President Slaton at 12.-08 o'clock.
Mr. Covington’s name was not placed In
nomination. Neither was that of M
Holder. They received
votes.
The total vote cast was 230. One burp
dred and eleven would have elected Mr.
Smith. He therefore received 44 more
votes than he needed for election.
The rolls of the two houses were called
separately, that of the senate first. Mr..
Smkh gained two votes in the senate. H«|
gained 25 in the house. He needed note
of them. He had 128 in the separate
lots Tuesday, which were 17 more than,
he needed in Wednesday’s vote. He WsM
elected before the balloting began, as a
matter of fact. The ballot was the form -
al official confirmation of what everybody
knew.
An attempt to invite Mr. Smith to a<l- •
dress the general assembly was stifled 1
after the election, by the opposition, who? “
moved to adjourn and won their motion ®
with the unwitting aid of some of Mr. 5
Smith's friends who knew nothing of the
intended invitation.
.Georgia's general assembly settle 1
down to the real election of a United
States senator Wednesday at 11;1;8
o’clock, standard time, the senate havinff
decided that the law recognises only
sun time and having calculated ttaft
11:38 jyould be noon by the sun. -
The two houses met In joint session
In the hall of represenUßivee. Pres. Jotxi
M. Slaton, of the senate, called the sea-, 1
sion to order and presided over It
The Journals of both houses of Tue:»- |
day’s session were read, President Sla
ton thereupon made the formal declaru- 3
tion that no one candidate had received
a majority of the votes cast in each |
house. No candidate was elected. The
general assembly would proceed with
another ballot in joint session. Nomi
nations were in order.
Representative George Westmoreland
of Fulton county, placed in nomlnaUeo
the name of Hoke Smith.
Representative Hardeman, of Jeffet
son, started to second the nomination,
but wa s ruled out of order by the pres
ident, who declared that seconds would
not be heard in the Joint session.
Senator Graham of. tbe 7th nominated
Joseph M. Terrell.
Representative Elder of Oconee nom
inated Thomas E. Watson.
Senator Shaw of the 11th withdrew?
the name of W. A. Covington from fur
ther participation in the contest. Do-’
spite the withdrawal Mr. Covington al
name was voted, Mr. Shaw casting hi.a
own ballot for Mr. Covington.
The roll of the senate was called first,
Mr. Smith receiving two more vote»
than in the senate at Tuesday's sepa
rate session. His vote from the sen
ate Wednesday .was 23.
The roll of the house was completed
at 13:03 o’clock, standard time.
VOTE IN THE HOUSE.
Mr. Smith received 25 more votes in'
the house than he received there Tues
day. The house gave him 132 votea
The result was immediately stated by ;
President tiaton.
“The H«n. Hoke Smith of the county ,
of Fulton is elected United States sen- <
ator from Georgia.”
The galleries applauded. Representa
tive Hall of Bibb jumped to his feed
with a roar and declared that the gal- 0
lerles should be cleared for transgress-; j
ing the rules of the house. Mr. Hall ''j
was hissed and hooted thereupon by t'xe
aforesaid galleries. President Slat in
did not take action. Mr. Hall declared
that the Joint session stood dissolved,
automatically upon the completion ~of
Its business, but Senator Graham, who)
had nominated Mr. Terrell, moved to
adjourn anyway, and the motion prevail
ed—llo to 96. , 1
During this aftermath of the election.
Representative Slade of Muscogee was.'
making strenuous attempts to gain the
recognition of President Slaton. It wsus
known that he had a resolution to offer, ■ :
invisiting Mr. Smith to address the gen
eral assembly. His resolution was fore
stalled and cut off by the move of the
opposition to adjourn.
joint session dissolveu at 12:1? i
o’clock.
Dr. Williams Called
VALDOSTA, Ga„ July 13—The mem- ■
bers of the Christian church recently .3
extended a call to Rev. Lawrence Wil- "
Hams, of Meridian, Miss., to serve t.*»e
people here as pastor, and a telegram
was received from him Wednesday af
ternoon stating that he would accept tile
Mr. Williams is a graduate of Lex- S
ington university and was a classmate
of Rev. Richard W. Wallace, who served
the church hens as pastor during the past
six or seven years, but who was '
to Lexington some time ago. He spe.iiqg,' j
in the highest terms of Rev. Mr. WIl-gpM
liams, who comes to succeed him heie- /J
Freeman Is Named S
WEST POINT, Ga., July 13.-Mr. ■
R C. Freeman has been elected
dent of the Dixie cotton mill at
Grange. He succeeds Mr. A. O. Dun
son in that position. This was the r;- M
suit of the vote of the board of directors H
which recently convened in Boston, and W
is a deserved compliment to a • West ■
Pointer who is recognized as one of the I
best cotton mill men in the south. j I
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