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&AME UMPIRE | IN EVERY CASE |ls Offered Railroads in Tax Arbi tration Proceedings. iCGRALLED BY STEVENS Georgia Railroad Commissioner Saye Prop osition Must Bo Accepted or Let Governor Appoint. “I offer you Judge A. L. Miller of Mae on as umpire in tile case cl the tax returns of all the steam railroads which have not accepted the comptrol ler general’s assessments. You may ac cept him or let the matter go up to Governor Smith for the appointment of two arbitrators to represent the •tale." Such, in substance, was the proposi tion put by Georgia Railroad Commis sioner O. li, Stevens, appointed it rep resunt the state, to the arbitrators lor the, three largest railroad gystfim- in the state at their oluference held on Thursday in the ofliey of the rajiroad commission in Atlan a. There was a howl in camp, of course, but Commissioner Stevens was deter mined In his purpose, and the railroad arbitrators, after a discussion prf and COn, In the course of which they found they were unable to shake the state’s representative, retired t > think it over and determine in the course of the next two or three we k just what they will do about it Commissioner Stevens told them if they wduld offer any r asonable and valid reason as to why Judge Miller should not serve in that capacity, he would endeavor to select another man; but, until some good reason was shown die insisted on his original proposition and said he proposed to stand by it. 'i'he three railroad arbitrators who ! mot. Commissioner Stevens were Judge j 8. H, Adams of Savannah, representing i th, Atlantic Coast Line; Hon. Roland Ellis of Macon, represeu.ing the South ern railway, and Hon. Alex W. Smith of Atlanta for the Central of Georgia, j The Seaboard Air Line and the At lanta and West Point tax assessments are also to be arbitrated, and when they come up to Commissioner Stevens he will also offer Judge Miller as um pire, it being his determination, for the sake of uniformity as near as it Ss possible to get it, to 1 have the same umpire in all cases. All other steam railroads to he arbitrated, therefore, may count on the saute proposition as was made In the foregoing eases. Coipmißsioner .Stevens reached thq conclusion to take litis position sev eral dago ago. First and foreintst, It was his desire tO have a b-rard whose conclusions would as nearly as possible equalize the values of the va rious railroad properties of the state. In Older to do this, 11 is necessary to have practically the- same board in all cases. In the next place, it was his deter mination to select a utan who sented the very essence of the Macon platform. and who. he believed, would cany out the wishes of the people as therein expressed. That Judge MiTler, who was chairman of tbs Macon con vention and chairman of the sitrte democratic committee, in such a man, there can be no possible question or doubt. Again, it Is well known that an ef fort has been made to brinu about a change In the method of appointing ar bitrators, and to have a n-w law tn acted at once, as rumor had it, with the avowed purpose of dispensing with the services of Commissioner Stevens In this connection. Th? bill in ques tion, which was introduced by Mr. Al exander, of DeKalb. was unfavorably reported by the committee to which it was referred, and thus practically killed. SCHMITZ IS DENIED BAIL. Imprisoned Mayor is Also Barred From Visiting His Attorneys. Judge Dunne at San Francisco refus ed to admit Mayor Schmitz to ball and donled him tho privilege of visiting bis attorney*. Schmlt* appeared in court Wednesday to ask for ball and to an* ■wer the Indictments charging him with accepting bribes from the gas company and the Uuitad Railroads. tke first he failed. Tha second was formality and waa carried through • without Incident. CHICAGO IS SHOCKED Over Discovery That Society His Been Buncoed by Negro Girl Posiag as a White Person. A Chicago dispa:ch says: It has been the fortune of Cecilia Johnson,sis ter of “Mush-Mouth” Johnson, ihe ne gro gambling king, whose illicit traf fic has been the despair of the city’s reform element, to furnish the great est sen.-;atiou ever uncovered in tha University of Chicago. Asa leader of society In the Rockefeller school and a member of one of the most exclusive societies, she posed for mJbe than three years as a white girl and won her way to the top of the “varsity so cial leader.” Cecilia Johnson has ben a student in tho university for five years, and her social triumphs extended over the I groacer part of that period. Her card was always the first to be filled in the numerous dances of the university students, and her company was sought after by all the young bloods of the institution. The discovery that she is the sister of “Mush-Mouth” JJohnson was made scarcely a month ago, and since that time she has ben dead to the exclusive society. The discovery came as a blow to the co-eds and men students alike who had never suspected such a contingency. Tho young negress lives with her mother and brother at No. 4530 Wa bash avenue, a large two-story brick house, loaded with luxurious furnish ings. The co-eds tell stories of won derful mirrors, gold chairs and val uable paintings by old masters which adorn the reception rooms and the front hall. The lower front windows are barred and the back windows and doors are guarded by immense iron shutters und padlocks to prevent thieves from carrying off the costly decorations and plate. The uuiversLy co-ods claim in self defense for their aparent haste in ta king the girl to their hearts that she never would have been- recognized as any other than an American *of good family, owing to her light complexion. Her second year In the university she was elected president of Engle wood House, one of the exclusive girl clubs. One of the Phi Delta Phi society girls declared that Cecilia Johnson hud no claim to membership in the order, even though she had been a charter member of the society. “We all liked her very much until we fouud out that she had deceived us,” said this young woman. “Now she will have to take the conse quences.” HARGIS WINS LAST ROUND. Final Trial of Notorious Feudist Results in Acquittal. At Sandy Hock, Ky., Saturday morn ing, Judge Moody instructed the jury iu the case of James Hargis, on trial for complicity in the assassination of Dr. B. D. Cox, to acquit the prisoner. This is the last case against Hargis for complicnj in the assassination of Dr. B. D. Cox, to acquit the prisoner. This is the last case against Hargis for alleged complicity iu the Breathitt county crimes and Hargis walked from the court a free man. PRINTERS’ UNION HELD LIABLE. Expelled Member is Awarded $3,300 in Federal Court. The Unitea States court at Seattle, Wash., has ordered the Seattle print ers’ union to pay $3,500 to an expelled member. The court decrees that a la bor union, even though not incorporat ed, is liable in damages for its acts as a partnership. The avowed purpose of uou-lucorpo rating by the labor unions, the court holds, is to avoid the liability of an incor-parted organization. SENTENCED TO THE CHAINGANG. Ticket Agents Found Guilty in Asheville, N. C., Police Court. James H. Wood, district passenger ageut, and Ticket Agent O. C. Wilson of tlie Southern railway were found guilty in the Asheville, N. C., police court Thursday of selling tickets in disregard of the new rate law and each sentenced to thirty days on the chaingang. Wood is a member of the board of aldermen. Little doubt is felt that some way will be found to save Wood and Wilson from serving the sentence. HOUSE SHOWS BY TEST VOTE How Georgia Representatives Stand On Prohibition Measere* 115 FOR TO 30 AGAINST Bill Read Second Time After Over Five Hours of Filibustering by the Minority. . ; . r That the prohibition forces in the Georgia legislature are in full control of the house of representatives was conclusively shown Friday, when, after over five hours of filibustering by the opponents of the Hardman bill, the house, by a vote of 115 to 30, ruled to suspeaud all rules and take up the pro hibition measure for the second read ing. From 10 o’clock until 3:23 the house sat in continuous session, and the ef forts of the anti-prohibitionists prevail ed up to that time in preventing the second reading of the senate prohibi tion bill. Shortly atter 3 o’clock, with Mr. Hol der of Jackson presiding, a motion was made to suspend all rules of the house and take up t|ie senate bill at once. Amid a clamor of shouts from the anti-prohibitionists of “Mr. Speaker,” “I rise to a point of order,” "Mr. Speak er, 1 rise to a question of personal priv ilege,” and the like, none of which were heeded,Acting Speaker Holder de clared the motion to suspend the rules ordered, and on the call of the aye and no vote to see whether the rules should be suspended, the vote showed 114 for the suspension and 30 against. With one or two possible exceptions, this shows how the house will vote on the passage of the bill. Messrs. Hall of Bibb and Ryals of the same county being the possible exceptions. Following the announcement that the bill would be taken up out of its regu lar order and read, despite the alleged filibuster, caused the prohibitionists in the house to shout and stamp their feet, while the W. C. T. U. delegation waved their handkerchiefs in unalloy ed glee. The vote was taken after the house had worn itself out with “points of order,” “personal privileges,” and the like. It was hot, tired and hungry and simply ran away with itself when the moment came for the majority to ride rough-shod over the whole house. The senate bill was read the second time. Three hundred copies of the sen ate bill, with amendments, were order ed printed, and the house adjourned at 3:20 after a five and a half-hour session, hungry and haggard. During this session of the house, which came up like a storm out of a clear sky, Mr. Wright of Floyd secured the floor, and, as the acknowledged leader of the prohibitionists on the floor of the house, attacked the young er members of the house, declaring that they were attempting this fili buster with the intention of defeating the will and wishes of three-fourchs of that body. He became greatly exercised as he spoke and implored the prohibitionists to stick together, to stand fast and de feat the object of these “young city members, for if they ride rough-shod over you today it will be a repetition of the same kind tomorrow.” He concluded by saying that the sup porters of this prohibition measure would sit in the house until they drop ped from exhaustion before they would adjourn until the house had heard read the senate prohibition bill for the sec ond time. His remarks prompted a number of the younger men of the house to rise to questions of personal privilege and defend themselves of the imputed charge. Notably strong aud able speeches were made along this line by Mr. Barrow of Chatham; Mr. Adams of the same county, Mr. Hines of Bald win, Mr. Slater of Bryan, Mr. Slade of Muscogee and others. Mr. Wright got the floor and dis claimed ail intention of including Mr. Slade among those referred to. Mr. Barrow was the first of these speakers, and he proved himself a strong speaker by the able manner in which he defended himself and col leagues on the stand that they had taken in this matter, and declared that every man was the keeper of his own conscience and delegated the right to no man to control his own conscience or action. | NEW LAW NULLIFIED. j ’ Judge Pritchard Smashes Penalty Clause in North Carolina’s Railroad Rate Statute. The penalty clause of the new North Carolina state rate bill was declared unconstitutional and void by United States Judge Pritchard at Asheville, N. C., Monday. James H. Wood, dis trict passenger agent of the Southern, and C. Wilson, the ticket agent of tne game read, who were recently -sentenc ed to thirty days on the ehaingang for violation of the new law, were dis charged on habeas corpus proceed ings. In his decision Judge Pritchard said that the penalties inflicted by the stat ute would close the doors to a judi cial hearing and would amount to $2,- 500,000 a day if the penalty was en forced on the sale of each ticket, which is eight times more than the amount involved in the original suit. Also that it would do violence to the comity which exists between the state and federal courts. While net imputing any improper motives to officials or state courts, Judge Pritchard remarked that if such a course of conduct was per mitted to be pursued it would have the effect of defeating the jurisdiction of the United States court. Continuing, Judge Pritchard said: “It will be a sad day for the people of North Carolina when its citizens are prohibited by acts of the legislature from securing any rights guaranteed to them by the constitution of the Uni ted States. Suits of this character have been brought in different states of the union and In every instance fed eral courts have preceded to determine questions involved without interfer ence, hindrance or delay by legislative cr judicial authorities of such states. “The equal protection of the law is guaranteed to every citizen of the Uni ted States, and I shall employ all means within the power of the court to secure to all persons who may in voke jurisdiction of this court such rights to the fulest extent of th,e law. If the law is construed in a spirit of fairness and impartiality there can be no conflict of jurisdiction between the state courts and the courts of the Uni ted States. “In this instance the federal court has not been the aggressor, but has simply adopted the regular practice aud procedure which has been ap proved by the supreme court of the United States in a case of like nature, and while the court is not inclined to do anything that will produce an un seemly conflict, nevertheless it is in cumbent upon it to protect the rights of the parties to this controversy and the dignity and authority of this court. This cannot be accomplished without preserving to the fullest extent the ju risdiction of the court in determining the question which has been submitted to it for consideration. “The court is confronted with open and avowed opposition by the powers of the state. The penalties prescribed by the state statute for charging more than the statutory rates are so errone ous that if permitted to be enforced they would practically bankrupt the railroads in an exceedingly brief time, and before a final hearing could be had in the case, and thus place the com plainant in a position where it would be powerless to assert the rights guar anteed to it by the constitution of tha United States.” Many think the state authorities will take some action in the direction of more penalty suits. President Finley, General Counsel Thom and other of ficials of the Sotuhern railway are awaiting the next move. x After Judge Pritchard had signed the judgment, Judge J. H. Merrimon, spe cial counsel for the state, gave notice of appeal and waived bonds, but under the law the court fixed a bond of S2OO each for Wood and Wilson. Both sides co-operated to make the appeal as simple as possible in order to present the point at issue to the supremo _ court- ACT OF BANKERS ENDORSED. Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Wants Pro hibition Law Delayed to 1909. Without taking any stand as a body on the question of prohibition now agi tating the state of Georgia, but rep resenting the business and commercial interests of Atlanta, the board of di rectors of the Atlanta chamber of com merce Thursday adopted a resolution indorsing the resolucion of the Atlanta Clearing House Association, requesting the legislature to postpone the date on which, in the event of its final pass age, the present prohibition bill will go into gftoct until January 1, 1909. GIVES A PERFECT SKIN. Sulphur in Liquid Form Adds to the Beauty of Women. “Beauty is only skin deep,” but you can not be beautiful if you have any Skin Dis ease or a bad complexion. .Hancock’s Liquid Sulphur quickly cures Eczema, Tet* ter, Sores, Eruptions, Blotches, and all 7 Skin Diseases. Apply Hancock’s Liquid Sulphur Ointment to the face just as you go to bed,' and it will soon give you a smooth, velvety skin. Taken internally, Hancock’s Liquid Sul phur purifies the blood and clears up the*, complexion. A few spoonfuls in hot wate-Jj makes tho finest of sulphur baths. AIJ druggists sell it. Sulphur Booklet free, fl you write Hancock Liquid Sulphur G. /I Baltimore. J Dr. W. W. Leake, of Orlando, Fla., who was cured, says: “It is the most wonderful remedy for Eczema I have ever knovni." MARRIED MAN KNEW. “Wonderful,” said the professor, ‘ls the strength of the human jaw.” “And,” added the married man. "think of its tirelessness!” —Washing- ton Herald. Argo Red Salmon readily adapts it self to the requirements of breakfast, luncheon, dinner or supper, and gives seasonable variety to every meal. A dumb tramp has been arrested in Berlin for begging. He used a phono graph,' visiting private houses only, where his machine poured out a heartrending tale of its owner’s mis fortunes. j Children’s Eyes Get watery, sore and inflamed. Leonardi’3 Golden Eye Lotion cures them without pain in one day. It strengthens weak,overworked eyes. Cooling, heating, invigorating. In sist on having “Leonardi’s.” It makes strong eyes. Guaranteed or money re funded. Druggists sell it at 25 ets. or for warded prepaid on receipt of price by a. if. Leonard! <fc Cos., Tampa, Fla. Mail for a Qrave. “I had a queer job yesterday,” said a letter carrier, as he warmed his cold blue hands. “I delivered a wreath to a grave.” “It was a small wreath of immort elles in a pasteboard box. The ad dress wa3 Grave of James L-ove, Wood lawn Cemetery, First Lot to Right of Smith Monument.” “Thousands of times I had passed that cemetery on -my -rounds, but I never thought to make a delivery to one of the tombs. V “Going in, I found the Love grave easily, I brushed the snow off the •mound with my bag, and taking the wreath from its box, I laid it on lb right green grass. “I consider that the' strangest ex perience of ray fourteen years ser vice.” — Minneapolis Journal. RUBBING IT IN? First Man—How do you do? Second Man—Beg pardon, but you have the advantage of me. First Man—Yes, I suppose I have. We were engaged to the same girl: hut you married her. —Philadelphia Inquirer. THE NEW CHOIR. “How is the new choir?” “Well, if you must know, I was sorry when the minister stopped preaching.” MEAT OR CEREALS A Question of Interest to All Careful Persons. Arguments on food are interest ing. Many persons adopt a vegetar ian diet on the ground that they doj not like to feel that life has been* taken to feed them, nor do they fancy the thought of eating dead meat. On the other hand, too great con-y sumption, of partly cooked, starchy oats and wheat or white bread, pastry, etc., produces serious bowel troubles, because the bowel digestive organs, (where starch is digested), are overtaxed and the food ferments, producing gas, and miciohes gener ate in the decayed food, frequently bringing on peritonitis and appendi citis. Starchy food is absolutely tial to the human body. / Itg bes t form is shown in the f.t. 00( j "Grape- Nuts,” where the ig cba nged into a form of sugar ''during the pro cess of its manufa.nit, tu ‘ e a ln this way, the required faj| 0(1 ig presented to the system in a pi | e . l jig es ted form and is immediately tfeL ade into bU&i and tissue, without tas, xin<T tbe dK tive organs. ‘ ° -.•ieh- A remarkable resul t n - using ment is obtained; the’d p( Physical Grape-Nuts gains quicklia \- r in men and mental strength. Wt tains del tal? Because the food of p ot _ icate particles of Phosphatase, aad ash obtained from the gra& of all this unites with the albumen what f food and the combination cells nature uses to rebuild worn ou, In the brain. This is a scientific fact that can be easily proven by ten days' use of Grape-Nuts. “There s a Reason." Read ‘The Road to Wellville,” in pkgs.