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THE BANNER, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 24, 1»11. ROBliY BROTHFRS KEID ON II SEWS MI Without Bond They Are in Clarke Couoty Jail on r Charge of Assault With Intent to Murder, Await ing the Final Outcome of the Injuries Sus- tained by Mr. Andrew Ross. Albert Mobley and T. W. Mobley, brothers, the two young white men nrreated Saturday afternoon on a charge of disorderly conduct, and de tained at the police headquarters till yesterday morning, were yesterday, after a hearing In police court, bound over to the state court to answer to a charge of assault with intent to murder, and pending the result of the woulds alleged to have been In flicted by them upon the person of the aged Mr. Andrew Ross, they are held In the Clarke county prison with out being allowed to make bonds fo<- the present. Nineteen witnesses were summoned by the police department yesterday and the mayor went Into the hearing of the eases docketed sgalnst the two young white men. The presiding officer soon discovered that the case presented serious aspects and in the light of what he • learned from wit nesses he bound them over to the superior court on the charge above stated. _\Varrants -were sworn out before Judge Chas. T. Young charging as sault with Intent to murder. The con dltlon of Mr. Ross was yesterday con sidered ser/ous. His age was an ele ment against him. The terrible—the artery beii not far from the heart and'TTTe'srte- ries In those In advanced age hare tendency to harden and lnflamatlon easily produces perocardltls. In the event Irritation occurs the result could easily and quickly be fatal. The pulse was 115 yesterday morning. I.ast night, however, the .pulse beats had been reduced to 105 and there were evidences that Mr. Ross was ral lying from the shock and somewhat If slowly, recovering. He may recover. On Money That Should Remain in the South Stockdelf Falks \ The following interesting editorial appears in a recent Issue of the Sa vannah Morning News and It con tains much meat for rumination— business truth that It will be well to remember, and especially Interesting Is the recital of facts and figures set forth because it was suggested by an Athens insurance man and for the further reason that there are in Athens, "The Hartford of the South" some fine remedies for the drain on the south by foreign companies. The editorial is as follows: From tho News. On last Sunday we stated editorial ly that' tho South needed more and bigger insurance companies, both fire and life, not only to afford the South ern people more opportunities for In vestment, now that they are accurau- luting wealth, but also to keep money in the South for investment In home enterprises and for the development of the South's resources, Instead of sending It to the North and Europe. The article has brought the Morning News a nqmber of communications, to one of which we desire to call par ticular attention. It Is from Harry C. Stockdell, secretary of the Colum bia Fire Insurance Company of Ath ens, Ga. In It he states - that the amont of premiums paid to fire In surance companies by -fourteen South ern states In the thirty years ending Dec. 31, 1909, Is the enormous sum of 9707,698,387, and that of this amount only $68,181,113 went to Southern companies. In the foregoing time there went to Northern and European eompanles $639,517,275. Mr. Stockdell's figures are the strongest kind of an argument for more and bigger Insurance companies In the South. For thirty years we have sent on an average to Northern and European fire insurance compa nies more than $20,000,000 a year. And we are sending a great deal more than $20,000,000 a year now, because the South is far bigger and greater than she was thirty or even fifteen years ago. And how much hare we sent to the North in life Insurance premiums? More probably than In fire Insurance premiums. If even a part of this money had been kept at home and invested in home enterprises wouldn't the South be far richer than she Is? Would she have to borrow so much money every fall to move her cotton crop? Wuoldn’t she have money enough, and more, to move her cot ton and for every other undertaking? We know, of course, that thirty years ago the South, didn't have the capital with which to handle success fully her fire and life Insurance risks at that time. There was practically no surplus capital In the Southern states. Every dollar was needed In other undertakings and commanded a high rate of Interest, but the situa tion Is different now. Capital Is ac cumulating fast. Fifteen cent cotton la making money plentiful and It Is seeking safe investment. There enough.ol It, or soon will be, to pro vide the South with all the capital for insurance purposes she needs— enough to make the Insurance com- panics so big and strong thatBhe flow of insurance money to Europe and the North would, to a great extent, cease — would remain at home and be used l.i home enterprises and in making the South greater and richer. The Figures. The figures for the fourteen south ern states are available and they are startling. For Georgia alone the amount of the premiums on fire In- curnnee policies was as follows 1880-9, $13,241,299; for 1890-9, $20,396,9993; for 1909-9, $36,854,313. For the four teen states considered as southern states, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mis sissippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, 'Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia, the fig ures are almost inceedlbly large: $707,698,387 since 1880 and of that amount there was $68,181,112 paid in permlums to southern companies while $639,517,275—nearly TEN TIMES AS MUCH—went to Northern and European companies. Married on Sunday and Wanted Divorce on the Next Thursday Some time ago there was a rather pretty young woman doing a vaude ville stunt at one of the theatoriums In this city who was generally re ported to be-a bride of only a few days. It turned out that she was In reality just married—married on, the Sunday before she came Monday to Athens for a three days' engagement. On the day after she left she con sulted a lawyer about securing a di vorce* Here Is another chapter In the felicity-tragedy as told In an At lanta paper: ANOTHER SIDE. It may be all right from one point of view for a glrljr girl to run out on the itege end sing a little song or two ar.d do a little dance, but If that girl happens to be your newly-wedded wife and has previously promised to cut out the glare »* the calcium, there’s a difference.' This'll the line of reasoning of V. O. Glttus, a machine operator for a moving picture show In Whitehall street, hence his «ult for divorce which was filed Saturday against Mrs. Marie Glttus, wbo does a stunt at a continuous performance at another houie. t The familiar song "Call Me Up Some Rainy Afternoon” Is said to bo the fly In the ointment with Glttus, or mthcr, the wsy In which his spouse Insists on interpolating a few tricks and turns of her own In ren dering It. The fact that she has a way of running a few little eccentri cities In her performance, which arc suid to call forth roars of applause, and In which she Is said to be so at tired that it is evident from a glance that It is not entirely the way ahe speaks her lines, that landed her the job, together with the fact that she posed for a picture In a costume per ilously near the “altogether” and then bad it published in a theatrical magazine, which has a large circu lation, both local and general, are con- sidered acts of cruelty under the cir cumstances, and It la on these grounds that a legal separation Is sought. As further sets of cruelty, Glttus cites a number of Incidents that have ccme up In connection with bis wife's persistency in remaining on the stage. They were married nearly three months ago In Gainesville, at which lime Glttus says his spouse promised tc quit the stage and make him a lov ing and dutliul wife. Since the glam our of their honeymoon has faded, however, she refuses to stand by the agreement, and even goes so far aa to drive her husband away from home and threaten to kill when bo Insists that she cut out tho vaudeville. At torney John T. Smith filed tho action. Miscreants Uprooting and Taking Away Flowers and Plants From Oco- nee Cuiutiry. T Despite the watchfulness of the sexton and the officers wbo frequent Oconee cemetery there are depreda tions committed there which shook those who have loved ones burled there. As an example the following advertisement, which has come The Runner for publication, speaks with especial emphasis: TEN DOLLARS REWARD. I will pay ten dollars reward for the arrest with evidence to convict the party or parties who have been uprooting and. taking away the flowers from my daughter's grave In the new Oconee II111 cemetery. | J. C. LINOLE, No. 824 College ave. Athens, Ga. If you have trouble In getting rid of your cold you may know that you ore cot treating It properly. There Is no reason why a cold should hang on for weeks and It will not If you take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. For sale by all dealers. COUNTESS WEDS AT NEWPORT. Newport, R. I., March 20.—At a small though brilliant wedding in Newport today the Countess Margot von Baroldingen, formerly of Austria, became the bride of Samuel Norris, millionaire, clubmant, and secretary of the United States Rubber Com pany. The wedding ceremony took place at noon in the home of the bride’s mother on Bellevue avenue. Rev. George L. Locke, D. D., rector of St. Michael's Episcopal Church of Bris tol, officiated. The couple were un attended. Following the ceremony there was a wedding breakfast for the relatives and a few Intimate friends.' The bride Is the daughter of Mrs. Joseph F. Stone, one of the old and wealthy cottagers of Newport. About ten years ago the daughter married Count Alexander von Beroldlngen, a member of the Austrian nobility wty> at the time was Interested In hush mss In New York. He and the coun tess did not live long together, and later they were divorced. Cbdrlie Walker Shot by Henry Walker Late Sun- day Afternoon on tbe Danidsville Road. Man wbo Says His Name is Johnson is Collecting Without Authority of The Banner. In a general row Sunday afternoon, Charlie Walker, a negro, was shot and seriously wounded at the homo of Henry Walker, a negro, who liven on the Danielsvllle road, just beyond Babcrvllle, In this county. The negro was carried to St. Mary-n hospital, where he was given medical attention immediately, but It waa found on examination that the ball from the pistol of Henry Walker had penetrated the liver and his condition is considered very serious. Tbe origin of tbe row is unknown, the negro who was shot has not re covered sufficiently to make known the cause and the negro who did the shooting made his escape. Others present are reticent over the trouble, and little wag learned as to the truq cause which lead to the shooting. Up to last night no clues had been secured as to the whereabouts of the negro who did the shooting, though the sheriff is using his best efforts to bring him to justice. Warning to Railroad Men, Look out tor-severe and even dan gerous kidney and bladder trouble re lating from years ,of railroading. Geo. B. Bell, 639 Third St., Fort Wayne, Ind., waa many years a con ductor on the Nickel Plate. He says Twenty years of railroading left my kidneys In terrible condition. There was s continual pain across my hack and hips and my kidneys gave me much distress, and the action of my bladder was frequent and most pain ful. I got a supply of Foley Kidney Pills and the first bottle made a won derful Improvement and four bottles cured me completely. Since being cured I have recommended Foley Kid ney Pills to many of my railroad frlendi.” For sale by all druggists. Has Millions of Frlonds. How would you like to number your friends by millions as Bucklen's Aral- a Salve does? Its astounding cures the past forty years made them. It's the best salve' In the world for 3crcs, ulcers, eczemq, burns, bolls, scalds, cuts, corns, sore eyes, sprains, swellings, bruises, cold sores. Has so equal for plies. 25c st W. J. Smith Bro., and H. R. Palmer k 8ons. TOURNAMENT AT PINEHUR8T. Plnehurst, N. C., March 20.—The United North and South Amateur championship, which for ten years past has been the banner golf event of the spring season here, opened to day with a field of contestants repre senting many aectlons of the country. The play will continue through the entire week. Special Mtdleins for Kldnoy All monti. Many elderly people have found In Foley’o Kidney Remedy a quick re lief and permanent benefit from kid ney and bladder allmenta and from annoying Irregularities due to advanc ing years. Isaac N. Regan, Farmer, Mo., saya: "Foley’s Kidney Remedy effected a complete cure In my case and I want others to know of It.” For sale by all druggists. X \ MR8. SCHENK IN COURT AGAIN. Wheeling, W„ Vs., March 20.—Mrs. Laura Farnsworth Schenk, whose trial on the charge of attempting to poison her husband, John O. Schenk, wealthy packer, resulted in a dis agreement of the Jury last January, was arraigned before Judge Jordan today, to answer to the Indictment again. Since her lint trial Mir*. Schenk has been at liberty. Kills a Murderer, A merciless murderer Is appendi citis with many victims, hut Dr. King's New Life Pills kill It by pre vention. They gently stimulate stom ach, liver and boweis. preventing that colgglng that Invites appendi citis, curing constipation, headache, biliousness, chills, 25c at W. J. Smith £ Bro., and H. R. Palmer k Sons. BIRTHDAY DINNER FOR BRYAN. .Unfoln. Neb., March 20.—Many democrats* of wide prominence are in Lincoln for the big dinner tonight in celebration of William J. Bryan's birthday anniversary. The program has as Its chief feature an addrsas on "Arizona" by United Stales Sen ator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma. The most common cause of Insom nia Is disorders of tbs stomach. Chamberlain’s Stomach and Llvsr Tablets correct these disorders and enablo yon to sleep. For sale by all dealers. IN MEMORY OF BISHOP NEUMAN. Philadelphia, Pa, March 20.—In all the Reman Catholic churches of Phil adelphia special service! were held today to mark the one hundredth an niversnry 'of the birth of the Rt. Rev. John Kepomucene Neuifian, forth bishop of Philadelphia and one of the most distinguished members of the hierarchy In America Bishop Neu man was born In Srachatlc, Bohemia, March 20, 1811, and died In this city January 5, 1860. toot or Instep apply Chamberlain’s Liniment and you will get quick r» lief. It costs but s quarter. Why suf* fer? For sale by all dealers. NORTHWESTERN LIVE STOCK SHOW OPENS. Portland, Ore., March 20.—The first annual Pacific Northwest Live Stock show was opened at the Union itock ; ards in North Portland today, to con tinue until Thursday. Tbe exhibition of beef stock la the largest sver held west of Denver and there is also s large display of horses, sheep and bogi. A students' judging contest and a series of lectures on live stock topics are features of the three days' program. An Imposter has been abroad In country about Danielsvllle and Carl- ten and possibly other section claim ing to be an authortxed representa tive of The Banner, and has received several amounts on subscription for the paper. The Banner dlaclalms any knowledge of him; the paper has not sent any such person Into the coun try to collect, and has no agent can vassing the country. One letter con cerning this person Is quoted here V week ago a man claiming tbe name of Johnson came through our community also claiming that he was an agent for The Banner. We gave him a subscription and he said a num ber of others had also done so. We have heard nothing from the paper and we concluded that he Is a fake- lience I am writing yon. The man Is tall, black hair, dark skin, nose rath er red, tried to make himself very agreeable to the children; said that he was employed in tbe offices-a type-setter, but that he had been sent out to look after the delinquent sub scribers." KILLED ACCIDENTALLY BY FORMER ATHENIAN Mr. Eugene Donaldson Met Death by Accidental Shoot ing by Mr. J. C. Asher. Early Sunday morning in Royaton, Mr. Eugene Donaldson, s lineman for the Southern Bell Telephone Com pany, was accldentaly shot and killed by Mr. J. S. Asher, superintendent of construction for the same company. Both men were friends and while ex amining the pistol It was In some wsy discharged, tbe bullet lodging in the head of Mr. Donaldson, causing Imme diate death. Mr. Aaher Is well known In this city, having lived here for quite a while In charge of the construction work of tbe local exchange and ad jacent towns. 'He married Miss Mar- sie Parr, daughter of Mr. B. H. Parr, of this city about one year ago, and since that time he has visited this place quits often. If# has many friends here who will sympathise with him In (he unfortunate occur rence. * Association for Athens and a Qreat Poultry Show This Fall is Now an Assured Fact. The Athena Poultry Association Is now an assured fact. Yesterday a few ladles who are much Interested In fine poultry, met and decided the Poultry Association must be organized. They had talked of It all the fall, and the gentleman fanciers had talked of It all tbe spring, but no organization—sc they acted. It was voted that it should known as the Athens Poultry Asso ciation, though the name may be hanged later. That It should be organized under the rules of the American Poultry Jssociation. That upon payment of proper fee, any lady or gentleman may become a member. Col. Snclling was unanimously elec ted chairman, and requested to call a meeting of all citisens interestd in fine poultry, pigeons, ducks, etc. his early convenience, (or the purpose of electing officers and perfecting the organization of this association. Dr. Soule and the professors of the university, who sre Interested in this work by reason of their college con nectlons, are specially invited to Jte present, give their views and assist In organization. It is desired that this association be modeled after the large and up- to-date poultry shows being held in the larger cities. Our farmers from the adjoining ccunttex are urged to become mem bers. If these plans are properly arranged Athens can have a poultry show this fall that will bring hundreds of vis itors to our city. The ladles who met and organized this association desire to say that In doing so and starting the ball roll ing, that their part Is about concluded and it now remains for the gentle men to come forward, take up the work, and carry it to a finish. Thanks are tendered The Banner and The fourier for their assistance. The Courier being specially Interest ed and geireroua with Its columns. And we bespeak for the future work from both papers, the active help and interest always shown by them, when any plan that looks toward the p-bulldlng of Athens' Is suggested. COMMITTEE. CAPITAL NEWS Many Items of State In terest as Chronicled by Banner’s Atlanta Correspondent. Attacks fehool Principal./ A severe attack on school principal, Chas. B. Allen, or S'lvanla, Ga., Is thus told by him. “For more thsn three years," he writes, "l suffered In describable torture from rheumatism, llvsr and stomach trouble and dis eased kidneys. All remedies failed till I used Electric Bitters, but four bottles of tbit wonderful remedy cur- ed me completely.” Such results sre common. Thousands bless them for curing stomach trouble, female com plaints, kidney disorders, biliousness, and for new health and vigor. Try them. Only 50c at W. J. Smith k Bro., and H. R. Palmer k Sons. Brewers to train in Illinois. Milwaukee, WIs., MarcH 20.—Man ager Barrett and the players of the Milwaukee team of tbe American As sociation got away today on tbeia spring trip. Tbe Brewers will do most of their training again this year st Champaign, Ill., where they will have the advantage of practice games with tbe University of Illinois baseball team. A Mother's Safeguard. Foley's Honey and Tar for the chil dren. la best and safest for all coughs, ’colds, croup, whooplngcough and bronchitis. No opiates. For sale by all druggists. X B’NAI B’RITH MEETING. Columbus, Ga., March 20.—Two hundred Hebrews who stand high In thslr communities aa citizen* and men of affairs are In Columbus at tending tbe district convocation of the Independent Order of B'nal B'rlth, the most prominent of all Jewish or ganizations in the* world. The terri tory represented at tbe meeting com prises North and South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Delaware and the District of Columbia. INVESTIGATION OF FERRER’ TRIAL, Madrid, March 20.—The govern ment today began Us official Investi gation Into the trial of Professor Francisco Ferrer. Professor Ferrer, who was one of the .leading spirits among Spanish socialists, was con victed at Barcelona on charges of re volutionary activity and executed Oct. 13, 1909. The execution arous- ct a storm of Indignation among So cialists the world over and charges were made that Ferrer’s trial was con- ducted unfairly. The protest* were taken up by tbe opposition In the Cortes and the government was final ly forced to yield to the demands for an Investigation. ECZEMA CURE A BEAUTY WASH Although D. D. D. Prescription has teen recognized for years as the one remedy for Eczema, Psoriasis, and all other forms of skin diseases, It Is now known that there Is no other waah, even those used by the beauty spe cialists, that can compare with this mild liquid for cleansing the skin of pimples, blackheads, rsth, and all similar skin affections. For this reason alone, a bittlo of D D. D. should bo kept on hand In every household. A trial 25c bottle will show you the merits, of this great remedy as a complexion wash. D. D. D. seem* to retnov. the cause, whatever the trouble may be, cleans ing the skin, and leaving It as soft, mooth and clear as that of s healthy child. Qet a 25c bottle today and keep It In tbe bouse. H. R. Palmer k Sons. ALLEGED BRIBERY CASE ON TRIAL. Sprlsgfleld, III., March 20.—The esse of John S. Browerick, of Chicago, whose name figured prominently in the l-orlmcr investigation, came up for trial today. Broderick, a former member of the Illinois senate, Is charged by former State Senator Da vid H. Holtslaw of Iuka with paying him $2500 on July it, 1909, In Brod erick's saloon In Chicago for Holt- slaw’s vote for William Lorimer for United States senator. Foley Kidney Pills. Neutralize and remove tbe poisons that .-auso backache, rheumatism, nervousness and all kidney and blad der Irregularities. They build up and restore the natural action of these vital organs. For sale by all druggists MRS. H. COBB DAVIS BURIED HERE SUNDAY Wife of Former Chief of Police of Athens and Mother of Two Athens Citizens. Mrs. Allle Wynne Davis, widow o» tbs late Mr. Howsll Cobb Davis, passed sway after a long and pain ful Illness at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. J, D. Thompson, st Com** Saturday, last Tbs funeral was preached In Comer Sunday and at hen request the services were conducted by her hrotber-ln-taw, Rev. P. W. Davis, of Lexington. The remains were brought,to Athens on the vest!- buled train Sunday afternoon and wars conveyed to Oconee cemetery and there tenderly laid to rest. Tbs pall-bearers here were Messrs. R. L. Wingfield, Reese Wler, G. F. Wing field, G. H. Thornton, Paul Smith and Dick Wler. 51rs. Davis was a sweet- spirited Christian woman, a member for many years of the Baptist church, and had only a short while ago trans ferred her membership from the church In this city to the congrega tion at Comer. She was unusually fond of flowers In life, and when she was laid away Sunday afternoon here her grave waa literally covered with Mossoms brought by the hands of loving friends. Mrs. Davis Is survived by two sons and two 'daughters, Messrs. F. L. Davis and Cobb Davis, of Athens; Mrs. D. Thompson, of Comer, and Mrs. L, Y. Dav|a, of At lanta. Atlanta, March 20.—The harem skirt is seriously occupying the At lanta city fathers. A short time ago one of the leading local fashion stores Imported a half dozen pantaloon gowns direct from Paris. Yesterday It was learned -that one of them bad been purchased by a quite a well known young Atlanta woman. Believ ing that she might appear . on tbe street In the unusual costume at any moment, ana fearing here a repetition of the riots which have occurred In Paris, Madrid and New York when women appeared In the new garb. Councilman Everett has Introduced an ordinance In council making it unlawful for the harem skirt to be worn on the streets of Atlanta. Part of the resolution which Is the preamble to the ordinance Is os fol lows: "Whereas, the appearance of this new garment on the streets of various (Hies both -In America and other countries, has, when worn by women, crested sensations and excitement oi a more or less serious nature, men flocking from all directions to feast their eyes upon the extraordinary spectacle, doubtless to the serious mortification of the wearers thus so rudely Inspected. "And, whereas, the proud city of Atlanta has always preserved her re putation aa a town where the delicate sensibilities of women on her streets are never offended, “And, whereas, one of the harem skirts has already been Imported to our city and sold to one of tbe women o! this city and may at any moment be worn by her upon tbe street with possibly tjie same deplorable re sults. "Therefore be It hereby ordained, that from and after tbe passage of this resolution It shall be untswfu! for any woman to wear upon the streets of Atlanta or in any public place, a garment designed as the ‘harem skirt." "Be It further ordained that tbs ' provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to the wearing of the divided riding skirt.” GLARKE COUNTY TEACHERS TO MEET The Clarke County Teachers' As sociation will meet in the James M. Smith building of tbe State Normal School next Saturday, March 25, at Sp.nL An effort Is to be made to unite the ministers, tbe physicians, the teach ers, and the parents of Clarke coun ty in an organization whose object shall be tbe Improvement of school acd civic condition* ia Clarke county. An Interesting program has been arranged for the Saturday meeting. All persons interested sre Invited to te preeent, whether citisens of Ath ens or Clarks county. Professional pickpockets are work ing in Atlanta, operating mostly In crowded elevators, slitting the pock- ts of their victims with a sharp knife and purloining th* contents so smoothly that the victims never know they are' robbed until It Is too lata. Tbe latest victim of this meth od Is E. E. .Mason, a bookkeeper for the Atlanta Clearing House associa tion. Girl ushers, following tbe style of European theaters, will supplant the men ushers at the Grand opera hquse here for tbe temalnder of tbe season nd throughout tbe summer. If the emarkable Innovation Is successful It may be made permanent. Th* man ager o (the house has advertised for eight pretty, and Intelligent girls and made a selection Monday. They went to work tonlghL The uahers will be garbed in black,with a white or-red band across thslr broasts. President Taft unintentionally made trouble in Clarke University, Ibe leading university here. Tbe glyls that Institution have threatened to walk out ol it "on strike” unless tbs matron In charge is dismissed. Their grievance is that she refused to let them go to the auditorium-arm- ory to bear tbe Taft lecture. 5Ira. W. A. Canoe, wife of a lieu- tenant of the 17th ,U. S. Infantry, had a desperate encounter with a burglar, wbo is suspected of being a private soldier, at the Fort McPherson bar racks before dawn tbs other morn ing. Lieutenant Ganoe la off with his regiment to th* Mexican border, and Mrs. Ganoe was alone in the house. She beard an intruder downstairs, and plucklly arming herself with a revolver started down to see who It was. The man leaped at her ahd grabbed the mnzxle of the gun before ■he could shooL A desperate struggle followed, the man finally escaping. Mrs. Ganoe’a arms and hands wars scratched, but otherwise aha was un hurt. / Since the publication of the letter b> the termer wife of Cornett, the man whom T. E. Srtpllng was convict- e0 of killing In Harris county, Gov ernor Brown has received ■ number of letters from people In various parts of tbe state asking him to scratch their names off petitions tor Strip ling’s pardon, declaring that when they signed the petitions they had on ly beard one tide of the case and had changed their minds since they had heard the other. AU tbeee letter* will be referred, along with tbe peti tions themselves, the prison board at Its next meeting. Governor Brown has decided that so far as he is con cerned It will be "hands off la this case."