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ATHENS, GA„ FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 25, 1920.
ESTABLISHED 1838
REPRESENTATIVE 1. C.
Emergency State Bond Issue
for $5,000,000 Is
Proposed.
GENERAL PURPOSES
$3,000,000 to be Used for
Paying Public School
Teachers.
(Special to The Banner.)
Atlanta, June 24.—Tile problem of
finance Is yet the biggest th(pg before
the legislature, but no definite step
has been taken to relieve the sltua
tlon. The condition of the state treas
ury Hasn't materially relieved since
yesterday/when It was impossible to
meet salary demands of state house
officers.
There' Is, among members of the
house, differences of opinion on the
outcome of the proposition osjtlined
yesterday by Chairman Carswell of
tbe appropriations coniittee In a
speech reflecting the Dorsey plan of
temporary relief. That the diversion
as a temporary loan of the automobile
fund Is going to meet some strong
oposltlon Is more manifest today than
It was yesterday, but the Indications,
are that a majority at least of.tjie
house and senate will agree to that
proposition and. In the end, the fund
of something like a million und u
COAL OPERATORS
ARE INCREASING
THEIR PROFITS
mi Tr mt “ E ™ coF
Report of Trade Commis
sion Shows Many Inter
esting Things.
CHAMBER COMMERCE
MEET OttW *1
(Special to The Banner.)
Greenville, S. C., June 24.—Hon.
Thomas J. Shackelford, of Athens.
Ua., addressed the members of the
State Hankers’ Association and
large number of citizens here today.
His speech was given rapt attention
and his dealing with the cotton situa
tion was said to be the strongest ex
position of the Interest of the farmers
ever heard In this state. He is a
forcible and magnetic speaker, open
ing a new line of thought as to the
duty the bankers owed to the farmers
in aiding tnem to hold their cotton
until a reasonable price had been
reached.
Since Mr. Shackelford's address It
Is believed that a most liberal policy
will be pursued by the bankers to
wards the farmers wherever needed.
He showed where the present price
of cotton was a great injustice to the
farmers and that better prices must
be had. If the farmer Is to be able
to meet his obligations.
Mr. Shackelford received several In
vitations from bankers In all parts
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Juaa 24.—The coal
production statistic^* compiled by the
I federal Trade Commission from re
ports of 1,081 operators for March In
dicate an Increase Ih profit per ton
of thirteen cents or forty-live per cent.
The margin of profit per ton for
March, the commission declared, was
forty-two cents, against twenty-nine
In February. ,
The average cost of coal per ton
In March was reduced 4 per cent and
the output per working day wag In
creased 5 per cent. Tbe average num
ber of days worked by each miner in
March was given as nineteen, as
against seventeen In.February
The production in March by the
operators reporting to the commission
totaled approximately sixteen million
tons, as compared with thirteen mil
lion in February, and tbe monthly
average of fourteen million In 1918.
The commission reported the aver
age cost per ton f. o. b. at the mine
to be 32.33 a too and the average
sales price there approximately 32.74
a ton.
quarter of dollars will be so used. Mr.
Curswell today was of the belief that j of^fitouth Carina. to'vfalftbSir home
hfs wl l be the anal outcome, basing clUe , and speak to lhe peopl0 00 tho
the opinion on expressions he has |lne he here tod ay. He Hu-
had from legislators thouga he has prBgsed his crowd u „ n0 ot her Mpea kcr
not sought anything like u poll of the aad j,[ s services are In demand
sentiment of the house. . ; , n a „ gectjon8 of . t |,e co tton belt.
Such legislation as will bb neces-, Mr shaC kelford left here tonight
sary to carry through the plan of tem-! t0 return t0 hl8 Oe orgia home, where
porarlly diverting the fund has not , 1( . j s cn! > a ged In the race for Con-
ye been prepared, but of necessity It , hl|| dlgtrlct .
will have to be forthcoming by at
least the first part of next week. n n _
There are here today representa i K K. MriK6 Will
lives of tbe .management of the state
. sanitarium, of Oeorgia Tech and of
■ he University, all of whom are In a
financial Jam with their Institutions.
From the state sanitarium comes the
report that the condition Is more se
rious than It ever has been for moil
oy, and that the Innmte3 are now
being cared for solely on the ability
BLUES OVERCOME
RED’S LEAD IN Y
Walsh, of Montana, Likely
to Lead Anti-Administra
tion Forces,
McADOO sentiment
Meeting to Discuss Means
,of Entertaining Motor
Convoy.
WILL TUT PASS LEGISLATURE
Still Gaining Ground
Spite of His With
drawal.
In
Bring Embargo On
Georgia Peaches
(By Associated Press.)
Macon, Ga„ June 24.—New York
of the board and the'sanltarluu( offi-1 and points east will be cut off from
data to obtain temporary loans from
local bank! to meet their necessities,
e condition which can not b« carried
• on nmre than-a week or .two longer.
That Institution If asking for half a
million ifalfars. more appropriation,
and Information Is that they have
shown the Budget and Efficiency com
mission the request Is tor not one do!
lar more than the Instllutioiv is In
need oh
That the thought of the legislature
Is gradually concentrating on a solul
tlon of some form, however, la evi
denced In the discussion today of an
entirely new plan, devised by Repre
sentative U C. Brown of Clarke, and
which be expects to have In shape for
action by Monday or Tuesday, which
will entirely change -the financial stat
us of the state In all respects. Mr.
Brown proposes the enactment o, a
bill providing for an emergency state
bond Issue of 35,000.000 to, be used lu
such a way that the entire financial
burden of tbe state will be lifted over
from the spring and summer months
and transferred into tbe late fall and
winter, at that time of year when jne
hulk of the tax money comes Into tne
treasury, and thus the state will be
enabled to operate on a cash basis
Instead of continually "kiting" and
running on . credit from month to
month In anticipation of Incoming
taxes.
, Conferences are being held by him
now with some very able lawyers und
prominent officials of the state und
Ita institutions, In which they are
threshing out the details of the Brown
proposition. The MU necessary to
carry through such u plan will, of
couise, carry in It a referendum to
the people In the next election, und
-- to that extent, the plun Itself will be
I delayed iu Its execution, or Inaugura
tion, until after a vote shall have been
had, but all those who have gone In
to It are agreed there Is no other way
to work It out.
Mr. Brown's purpose, us he de
scribes It, Is that 3-000,000 of the
fund accruing from the sale of tneHo
bonds shall bo used for meeting cer
tain Institutional and general expen
ses of the state which the treasury
now bus no way at all to meet. Tho
remaining 33 000,000 under Ills Man.
would be used for the payment of tbe
public school teachers ami mainte
nance of tho public school Bystem,
thereby doing away entirely with the
system of discounting school war-
wants, an Incident in the business life
of the state which has been more or
less a constant source of attack In
the legislature. On those discounted
warrants the state Is now paying the
largest discount premium it ever has
paid for borrowed money. Tbe Brown
bill would provide that 3 per cent ot
the state's Income from all sources
be set aside to create a sinking fund
for the retirement of the proposed
35.000,000 of bonds.
The application of the fund from
' the bond sale would, as the bill Is to
be drawn, be entirely In tho hands of
the Budget and Efficiency Commis
sion. except that specific direction
would be given as to the uso of the
lump sum of 33,000.000 for common
school purposes. That Is, the remain
ing 32,000,000 of the fund would be
apportioned according to pressing
-nrgfa's penrh' supply after tonight,
,*,nless the railroad outlets provide
' some other gateway tliun the Potomac
yards, at Washington, it was said
here tonight. '
The embargo goes efil there tomor-
-ow on account of the rullroad strike.
; riie Georgia fruit crop is later than
usual and the heavy shipments have
not yet begun.
Harding Swamped By
) His Correspondence
Washington, D. C.. June 24.—Sen
ator Harding, tho Republican nom
inee for president, received few vis
itors today and devoted virtually tho
entire day to bis correspondence,
which has become tremendous. In
addition to the usual delivery of bo-
tween three and four thousand let
ters, he received approximately 15,-
COo today by express from hie home
at Marlon, O.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt, son of the
former president. Is one of the num
her of Progressives to meet Harding
by Invitation tomorrow to discuss the
campaign plans.
needs uniong the Institutions of the
etktc by the Budget and Efficiency
Commission.
The announcement of the plan to
day by Mr. Brown has been followed
by a great deal of favorable comment,
and particularly has this been true
among the business men of the house.
They are all anxious, us a matter of
course, to nave a clearer understand
ing of the details of the plan, before
committing themselves to Its sup
port, but on tho whole this sugges
tion Is being received with something
of the prospect thnt It will be taken
as the lasting solution of that great
problem which is yow confronting the
stated
Thp adoption of the bond Issue
plnn, however, will not bring the Im
mediate relief to the treasury which
must bo provided, because of the nec
essary time to be gone through In
perfecting It even after It has been
passed by the legislature. It Is this
interval of temporary embarrassment
which Governor Dorsey's suggestion,
as presented by Chairman Carswell,
seeks to meet; that of imlng the au
tomobile tag fund as a temporary
loan for general state expenses. In
respect to that It has been shown to
day that t|io Brown proposition dove
tails Into the Dorsey plan and would
make even more certain the prompt
replacement of the total automobile
fund of 31,700.000, In round figures,
of which half a million already has
teeq employed as a temporary loan
with which to meet payment of the
At last the Blue teams have snatch
ed first place from the Reds, thanks
to tbe pep and enthusiasm of the act
ing general, Marion Conotly, to whom
Is due the greater part of the credit
for forcing tbe Blue teams to the
front. The push for a thousand mem
bers by July 3d would certainly be
attained If all the teams would work
half at bard as a few of their leaders.
Ther# are yet large numbers ot men
and boys In Athens who apparently
do not realise the value of a mem
bership In the Y. M. C. A. And tbe
way they have been coming In during
the last few days shows that tbey can
be had If someone wll'go after them
In the right way.
To those who are not yet members
of the "Y," but who may be visited
in the next few days, we want to
give you this thought; Tbe nien who
ure asking you to Join the Y” are
doing so because tbey know It to be
an Institution worthy of your support
and theirs. They* believe In It thor
oughly. And you are the ones to be
benefltted by taking advantage or the
privileges offered. /There Is no other
organisation In existence that does
so much for Its membership as the
Y. M. C. A. nd It is because of the
fac. that It does so much that far-
seeing, shrewd business men of the
community contribute so largely and
willingly to the support of the pr-
ganlxation. -j ••
There are only nine days left In
which to reach the one thousand mark
In our membership. Shall we go
"over the topi”
It's up to you, Blue and Red teams.
If you think It worfti while, get busy.
You won't get unywhere by waiting
for the other fellow to do all the
work. Follow tbe example of your
leaders and let's put this thing over
In good style. ~
Here's tbe story of Thursdays
work. For the Blues;
Young Men’s Club,—W. P. Hunnl-
cult, 3 points; P. L. Shouse, 14 points;
John Boswell, 14 points, all secured
by Acting General Marlon Conolly.
Senior Night Club.—Frank Murray
3 points, and Robert Calloway. 14
points, both secured by Marlon Con
olly; Bam Lewis, 14 points, by Wal
ter Forbes, Jr.
Junior B Club.—Thomas Whitehead,
1 point, by Joel Dean.
Total for the day, 63 points. 'Pre
viously reported. 967 points. Grand
total points for tho blues, 1,042; for
the Reds. ’.026.
Baseball Standing.
Bedgood’s team defeated Coats's
team In the Playground Ball League
by the close score of 4 to 3.
I A largo crowd “of spectators wit
nessed a fast game of ball on Tburs
day afternoon on the big "Y" play
ground. when the third game of the
aeries was pulled off. Fast fielding
and heavy bitting were features ot
tbe game.
So much interest la being taken in
these games that It has become nec
essary to form another league. All
those who would like to get In the
game should hand In their names to
the physical directors at the "Y” at
once.
Here’s life standing of the teams In
tho Young Men’s League:
Won Lost
Dr. Brown's Team .... 1 0
Slaughter's Team.. 1 0
W. R. Bedgood’s Team 1
u Pnefn'u Tnnm ' (3
Pet.
1,000
1,000
.500
.000
* So far there has been more concern Tody Costa's Team . . 9 1
and wider discussion of lhe financial This afternoon, at 6:30 o'clock. Dr.
status In lhe house than In the sen Slaughter« team wll play the Brown
ate which Is not at all -unnatural, outfit, and It s going to be a 'hum-,
since the remedial legislation, what- dinger." you bet
ever It Is to be. Is going to originate
in the lower branch. It may be count
ed as a safe prospect though, that
this will be subject matter most con
spicuous In both branches before the
t-nd of next week.
8wlmmlng Exhibit Tonlsht
Tbe swimming sxhlblt of the Junior
A Class, Ct 8 o'clock tonight, will
bring out a goodly string of yodthful
athletes. A larger crowd U expected
to be on hand.
X
(By Associated Press.)
San Francisco, Csl.. June 24.—More
and more elements of uncertainty ap
peared in the ltnetup of the Demo
cratic National Convention today, as
leaders of the first magnitude arrived
In increasing numbers and put their
heads together over the questions of
policies and men.
For the time being, the platform
held its place as the big topic of con
versation. The negotiation with the
problem of bone-dry prohibition was
the chief material for controvert
but the tulk of candidates, in a morl
bund stage tot a week, revived as the
convention crowds gathered.
Boosters for Palmer. Cox and a half
doaen other aspirants' became 'hi
treasingly active among uninstructed
delegates and a whole bevy of fa
vorite sens and dark horses blossom
ed out with headquarters of thair
own.
Meantime, the phantom McAdoo
stalked serenely through hotel corri
dors and conference rooms, leaving
behind a trail of uncertainty and spec
ulatlon. Though publicly executed by
McAdoo himself, the movement did
not down. Indeed, its perambulations
were suggestive of the pink of vigor
It turned W uninvited as a ghost at
the council tables of more than out
candidate's manager.
On sevesal questions of convention
organization, too, the party chiefs
were In a quandary. There are stfine
rumblings of a fight against Senetoi
Glass, the administration's choice for
chairman of the platform coralttee
and the problem ot chousing a per
manent convention qhairman got Into
a mess which threatened to upset se
riously the planx-Vf-'fowe adminis
tration supporters.
Senator Walsh, of Montana, who
voted In the Senate In March for tne
rntlfloation of the treaty with Repub
lican reservations, promised to be
come tho storm center of tho organ
ization tight. In some quarters he Is
urged as a candidate against Glass,
for the head of the platform commit
tee, though many others thought he
should bo permanent chairman.
Walsh has the backing of Bryan
and is said to be favored by other
powerful forces more or less out of
accord with the administration poll
cie*.
The Athens Chamber of Commerce
Is making elaborate preparations for
the entertainment of the Motor Trans
port Convoy which will arrive here
Monday,. Mr. Jarrell, the president of
the Chamber of Commerce has called
a special meeting of tVat body for
Friday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock to
consider wuvs and means fur the en
tertainment of the convoy.
All members of The Chamber of
WISH
Tile Palmer delegation from Geor
Anti-Suffrage Forces Have
Lost No Strength In
Senate.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Is Doomed to Defeat by An
Overwhelming' Majority
In House and Senate.
district.
The Chicago News reporter met up
with the “bunch,’ while they were see-
Commerce are urged to be present, gla are making themselves known on
Tbe following letter was sent out yes- tne route tOySan Francisco. Mr. Blan-
terday by A. A. Johnson, secretary of
the Cltamber of Commerce, to all the
members:
Gentlemen:
President Jarrell desires that every
member be present at a special meet-
ing, Friday afternoon, June 25tb, at
,'our o'clock.
Ways and means will be devised
for tbe entertainment of the Motor
Transport Convoy, consisting of 168
men, 18 officers and six civilians. Mr.
J. A. Rountree, president of the Bank,
head Highway Association Is Direc
tor General of this Convoy and AtH-
ens must not fall down on the enter
tainment of thin company.
We need your suggestions and ac
tive assistance.
Mr. Mathew'Hnle, president. South
Atlantic States Association will be
cn hand at this meeting with a mes
sage for our business men.
The banquet given the Bankhead
Pathfinders by our Chamber of Ccm
nerce Is still remembered as the best
tblrig on the entire route. Let's -go
our former effort one better ond for
ever cinch this Highway for Athens
which In all probability wjll be Im
proved and maintained by the Feder
al government as a transcontinental
military road.
We must send this company away
boosting Athens to tho Pacific coast
(Special to The Banner.)
ue route to^an Francisco. Mr. Blan- Atlaata " Q, ’ iune ii -Woman
ton Fortson\s a member of the party I' 8U(rrage as „„ Jnmped lnto „
and a delegate from this congressional much llfe ln the gUt £ ^
as that Issue held at the time of ad
journment laat year, after a filibus
ter of several days against ratifies-
fag the sights In tbe "Windy City” ..tlon of the Susan Anthony national
and a few days ago that paper, car- amendment, which was auccessful.
ried a story about the party, an In- i - The anti-suffrage force In that body
tervlew from Hon. Pleas A. Stovall! *» not “ mao weaker now than it was
and a three column picture of Mr. Sto- l,leB *»<••• If • teat vote In today's
vail alW Mr. Fortson. ' I se,slo, V ls to he the index, the ques-
Former Chairman Taggart, of the f' ca “ e,|UB, ,utra * e . '» more hope-
i mk® s stsm
er in politics In the state of Indiana,, body |„ me Union.
U ?.^°^h ,h nK P .* rty ’ u calendar of unfinished business,
Here la what thp Chicago News saya as printed, abowed the cspltol removal
of the party: bill at the top of the calendar of
Plcaaant Stovall, former minister to! third-reading bills, but that was an
■Switzerland and chalrmin ot tbe Geor error, that bill having been held on tho
gin delegation, declared that the grout ' table by its backers |n the closing
he headed was the most solid proad <-'ays ot the last session, as a tactical
ministration group that will appear Portion to keep it In. That measure
at the convention. I wln he continued on the tabla until
0FDR.CJ.10NG
Balnbrldge Colby and Chairman
Cummings were suggested by the ad
ministration people ns a permanent
chairman, but It was said today that
no duclslon could be reuched and
Welsh might be accepted.
Chairman Cummings and other na
tlonal committee officials discounted
the talk of an open antl-admlnlstra
tlon fight ;and protested vigorously [ gratitude accepted Dr. Jacobs'
against the lobby gossip that Presi , posal to that ond,
lent Wilson was attempting to die- ] “It was while practicing medicine at
Tho acceptance on the part of tin
Board of Trustees of tbe University
of Georgia a gift of a handsome bronze
medallion from Ur. Joe Jacobs, of At
lanta. In bnjfpr of Dr, Crawford W
Long, the discoverer of anesthesia,
has attracted state-wide attention.
The Atlanta Constitution, of yester
day. has the following comment on
the gift: ,
"A Merited Trlbue.
“Through the generosity of Dr. Jos
eph Jacobs, 'of Atlanta, one 'of the
leading pharmacists of the 8outh. a
bronze medallion, appropriately cast
and Inscribed. In memory of Dr, Craw
ford W. Long, discoverer of anesthe
slu. Is to be placed in one of thr
buildings of the University of'Geor
gia, tbe trustees of that Institution
having formally and_ with becoming
pro
tate cither the platform or the can
dldate.
PICTURE AT ELITE
DRAWS THE LARGEST
CROWDS OF SEASON
Theatre Packed by People
Anxious to See DeMillc’s
Masterpiece.
"Why Change Your Wife?" was
shown nt the Kllte Theater with enor
mous success yesterday and Is being
shown there again today for the last
time.
Mr. DeMlllo lias risen to great
heights In Ills depiction of the wife,
who, in her overwhelming love fot
her husband, tires him to the degree
that he finds solace In the contpan
lonshlp of a pretty divorcee. The
wife, who forgets to make a playmate
of her husband, and who has cltattg
ed remarkably since their marriage
ten years previously, obtains t a di
vorce and he marries the other wont-
It then develops that his second
wife grows to be the very opposite
to what she was when he married
her, and trouble ensues.
Meanwhile, the first wife, beauti
ful and charming and extravagant-
all that she had not been In her marl-
Athens that Dr, Long—a native Geor
gian, born in 1834—made the discov
ery of, and first used, sulphuric ether
as an agent for the Alleviation and
banishment of physical pain.
"Thus he became Immortalized as
a benefactor of humanity; for no!
only has mankind boen spared Im
measurable suffering by reason of bis
discovery, but the remarkable prog
rasa that tjas been made In surgery
since then would have been Impos
sible without the wonderful scienti
fic agency which he was the first to
employ.
"The fart that Dr. Loqg was him
self a graduate front Franklin Col
lege. now Incorporated with the Util
versity of Georgia, makes this pro
pos'd recognition of his services all
tho more appropriate.
"Ah the university trustees ex
pressed it In a resolution granting
Dr. Jacobs’ request to bo permitted
to Install the medallion—
" 'It is meet and proper that hl«
alma mater place prominently In her
halls a suitable, lasting memorial of
this priceless contril utlon of her dls
lingulslted son In the cause of suf
fering Immunity throughout the world
and for nil time, both for her honor
as his fond mother and also as a
just and fitting testimony .to the his
toric fact that Dr. Crawford W. Long
was the true discoverer of the Inesti
mable benefits to be derived from toe
use of sulphuric ether In surgical
operations.' "
"The presence ot this physical re-
Hinder of the life and services of a
tal life—meets her rueful husbaml, Georgian whose memory Is erverod
and wins back his love. Both hav
learned the salutary lesson that a
wife to be a wife must be his play
mate as well as nis married mate, if
they hope to be happy. And so the
future looms up for both with the
promise of ultimate happiness.
Mr. DeMlllo has done excellent growing university;"
work In this photoplay, the roles of ; , ;———
which are interpreted by highly com- feminine role, while Bebe Daniels Is
patent players, such as Thomas Melg I h' other woman. The cast through,
ban who will be remembered for Ms j out is excellent, while the costuming
delightful partrayal In "The Miracle I Is exceptionally rich. The picture
tionully as tbst of one of the
world's foremost benefactors, cannot
but prove to bn a source of constant
'ttsp'ration to the succeeding genera
thins of young men and young wom
en'of Georgia as they’pass through
Merle halls of, our great and
Man;*' Gloria Swanson, who was lead
ing woman opposite Mr. Mefghan In,
Male and Female,” has the leading
proved a delight to the large
tliences that witnessed tbe presenta
tion.—"T. P. M."
“Dry," But With a Smile.
"We are tor a league of nation r
without modifying and nullifying res-,
ervatlons,*’ declared Mr. Stovall. “Ttou
will find the Georgia delegation solid
In Its support-of tbe administration.
As for third term talk, my personal
belief Is that It .was got up by Preal
dent Wilson’s enemies. There Is noth
Ing to It. His physical condition pre
cludes any serious consideration ot
the rumor. The people who know
h'm, and I know horn well, feel sure
that he would not entertain the
thought of making another fight for
the presidency." t
The southerners 'professed them
■Sleet nil "dry," but the dry grin that
accompanied the remark seemed to
Indicate that it Is an enforced dry
ness.
" 'Hit my brtlirt Ih-il the wet and dr*-
question win nor come up In the con
ventlon," said Mr. Stovall. "We be
lieve In tbe enforcement of law. As
a matter ot tact, we bava'taken no
count In tbe group to find out bow
many will vote for a wet plank in cast
jt la propped/;
Taggart Sees No “Wat" Issue.
"The Georgian view of the situation
Is shared by Mr. Taggart, the recog
nlsed chlnftlan of Indiana democracy.
“My view of tbe situation," said
he, "Is that the wet and dry question
Is no longer a political issue and Is
simple a question of law. I, too. fa
vor a league of nations, but wltb
reservations which will not nullify Its
effect and purpose. Tbere Is no qu6s
tlcn that the buslpess of the nation
would have beem vastly Improved If
tbe preseat laaMe bad gone over
when President Wilson first brought
It back from Versailles.''
There was no belittling the
strnegth of the republican ticket ln
Mr. Taggart’s talk.
"I know SaqptDr Harding very well,’
he said. ‘'Personally, I like him. I
thing he Is a splendid, plain every
day sort or a fellow, with no bigoted
opinions and a dpsire to do well. He
Is as strong aa any man the republl
cans could have selected. But don’t
forget this for one minute, when we
come back from San Francisco we
will come back with a winner. The
opportunity haa come to ua and we
are going to take advantage of tbe
situation.
Third Term Talk “Bunk."
■ Mr. Taggart Joined with Mr. Stovall
In his belief that, the third term-talk
that was suddenly given Impetus ser-
-I days ago was largely “bunk.”
“There Is not a thing In the world
In It,” he declared. “I don’t believe
that President Wilson has either the
desire or the ambition to succeed him
self.” •'
Tho Georgia party, comprised of
fifty-eight delegates each with a half
vote and several- other members of
the party, broke a precedent upon
their arrival here this morning, for
each of them displayed a Palmer but-
ton on the hitherto undecorated lap
els of the usual throng ot delegates.
They will leave the city at 7:30 thlt
evening over the Chicago A North
western railroad. *
Pershing And Smith
Would Sweep Country
(By Associated Press.)
Los Angeles. Cal.. June 24.—A
ticket composed of General Pershing
and Governor Smith, of New York,
would sweep the country, according
to John H. McCooey, Democratic
lender of Kings county, Brooklyn,
N. Y.. here today, en route to the con
vention.
Judge Charles X. Lockwood, of
Stamford, Conn., said be would nomi
nate Horor 8. Cummings, who Is bis
lawlpartner.
the senate majority, which Is
terably back of It, sees fit ts move It
over on tbe calendar and put It on
passage. The bill, therefore, by Sen-
ntor Fermor Barrett, of the Thirty-
first, which seeks to strike from tha
state'constitution the word "male"
where' it limits the suffrage fa the
state to male cltliens, had right of
way and was spoken to by Mr, Bar
rett
'For a few minutes It appeared that
tbe strong fight made' fast ypar by '
Messrs. Dorris and Elders, who cham
pioned the Anthony ratification, would
be renewed In this effort to provide
by atate enactment for equal suffrage
in Georgia, but the sudden almost
electrification of the opposition In the
chamber Instantly dimmed any fur
ther such prospect, and yet the di
vision Is a close one. Tbe test on
the proposition came on a motion to
tafcteJMfbUl, or rettor,{be companion
bills, for there are two constitutional
amendments proposed. That dost by
a record of 18 to 13, whleb unmistak
ably evidenced the determination of
tho antl-euffraglste to get tbe funeral
of the movement over with as early
as possible. The bills bare been
made the special order of buslneis for
Monday, wbeb the close floor division-
may bring on a stubborn fight, wltb
no chance of victory, since U will re>
quire a two-thirds vote to propose to
the people the amendment to tbe con
stitution.
The senate got through one general
bill, thgt by Senator Allan to provide
a system for defining group Insurance
and the condition under -which It may
be written; u purely teobnlcal Insur
ance measure. • »'
• Tho >blll by the fate 8enator Hall
Parker and others, proposing a state
bond Issue of 340,000,000' to be used
In state highway construction baa
been made a special ordar In tha sen
ate for Tuesday, but Information
sface adjournment today fa that re
quest likely will be made to defer ac
tion on that meaaure, which will al
so be done In the bouse, In order to
give time ln which to wprk on tbe -
Brown emergency bond Issue plan io ■
that tbe two plans of financti! leglsla-
t'on may travel along together In both
houses.
A bill by Senator Smith of the 7th,
to provide a system of uniform stata,
warehouse receipts and to Pave tbe
way for a state system of bonded
warehouses, was under consideration
when tlfb senate adjourned, and goes
over as unfinished Tbusfaess.
As an evidence ot the disposition of'
the upper branch to get Into tbe big
things as early aa passible, there wee
a short but Interesting contest today
over a recess. Senator Flynt pro
posed a motion that the aenate stand
adjourned from today at 13 o'clock
(Barnes time) until Monday at 11
o'clock, on which Senator Fowler
raised the point of order that, undor
the Iuw and the rules, one bouse can
uot adjourn over three days without
a. Joint resolution concurred ls *y tbe
house. President Olive ruled that, be
ing guided solely by long recognised
precedent. Sunday 1s dlsa non, does
not count as a legislative day, and
therefore the adjournment would not
be In conflict-with that rale. Senator
Fowler then made the point that Sun
day Is a legislative day qa tha SO days
of the sesalon are counted. In Which
Senator Jero Ayers Concurred,, but
before that point waa discussed Presi
dent Olive took the floor end briefly
stated bit oposltlon to the lose of a
day by adjournment at this time, ask
ing, as the presiding officer, that the
senate remain ln session Friday and
clear as much of ripe, legislation aa
possible. That course tbe senate fi
nally adopted, and adjournment will
nut come until conclusion of Friday's
business..
The following new MBs were In
troduced lu tbe senate today:
By Senator Fowlar, tcAcreate a nsw
Judgeship ln the Macon judicial cir
cuit.
By Senator Barrett, to fix tha sala
ries of shorthand writers of the an-
By Senator Elders, to require all
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