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THE BULLETIN, 1RWINT0N, GEORGIA.
^Isolated
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and DEAN HOARD
COPYRIGHT. 1913 -BY W.0-GHAPMAN IN THE* UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN
SYNOPSIS.
For fifty years tho continent of North
America had been Isolated from the rest
of tho world by the use of Z-rays, a won
derful invention of Hannibal Prudent.
Tho Invention had saved the country
from foreign Invasion, and the continent
had been united under one government
with Prudent as president. For half a
century peace and prosperity reigned in
this part of the world. The story opens
with President Prudent critically ill. His
•death is hastened by the receipt of a
message from Count von Werdensteln or
Germany that lie has at. last succeeded in
penetrating tho rays. Dying, he warns
ills daughter Astra that tills means a for
eign Invasion. He tells her to hurry to
•the Island of Clrynlth, but dies before he
can tell the location of the place. Astra
ils nominated for the presidency by in®
continental party. Napoleon If.fl 1 sorucalls
*on Astra, Informs her that he was PU-
ipll of her father’s, and promises to help
(Tier. He gives her a ring made of a new
ly discovered substance which, he says.
jWlIl solve the problem of flying. Cheval
ier dl Leon appears In Europe. Ho notes
•that preparations have been completed
If or an Invasion of America. Ho calls on
.von Werdensteln and offers him the se
cret of making gold. He demands In re
turn absolute disarmament and peace.
(The chevalier Is suspected of being an
(American. Ho is seized at night ana
carried off In an areoplano. Astra Is In
augurated as president. She receives a
/message from Edison, whose long silence
|has worried her, that he has been a prla-
(oner for two months on tho island of
•Helgoland and has Just escaped. He an
nounces that the confederated fleet or
nSurope has sailed for America. H»*prom
ises to call on her tho following night.
Countess Roslny, a spy, becomes pris
oner In hope of securing Napoleon s se
cret. She falls In lovo with him.
CHAPTER VIII.—Continued.
I Ho Olevatod his arm. After a few
twlrllngs and twistings of the Instru
ment. a click was heard and then came
tho whizzing sound of a bullet.
. “New watch right above us.” \
Five minutes later, at an immeneo
height, a flash occurred. Directly
after thf3 flash a spiral light began to
descend, slowly; then, after several
minutes, an. explosion followed that
put an end to the dropping spiral of
fire and above them a small white
cloud puff slowly fell downward.
“That was a beauty!” commented
(Captain Euler.
“Have you any more?” inquired the
countess
“1 am sorry, madam, but this is tho
(last for tonight,” answered Chevalier
Idl Leon, with eyes turned steadily
(toward tho southeast. They all sat
klown, and Captain Euler and the
countess started a conversation in
•which the chevalier refused to take
jpart; he was watching the sky and
ithe stars. It was much later than
(usual when he returned to his gilt
cage, but ho was satisfied at last; ho
Iliad seen a star that winked at him
familiarly
The next day the countess asked if
♦they were to have fireworks again, but
(the chevalier thought it would lose its
•charm if they had the displays too
•often. He retired to his room that
(evening, complaining of a slight head
ache.
“Shall I call the post doctor?” asked
teaptaia Euler, but the chevalier de- r ° om - lhen la “ lut0 hia own room -
picked up his bundle of belongings
and hastily placed It on the roof. Ho
arranged several heavy obects around
'I am a prisoner just as long as you
are one, chevalier. My fate binds me
to you. Why should I hesitate to tell
you?" She looked around, and then
in a whisper she continued: “I am In
the service of the International police,
chevalier, and I was sent to you to
get your secret." Great tears rolled
down her cheeks. "Chevalier, please
don’t Interrupt me; I want you to
know all. The chancellor wants to
know your mission In Europe, from
where you come and the secret of
gold." She was now openly sobbing.
Neither spoke for Borne time; at last
the chevalier turned to the countess:
“It Is just possible that I am making
the greatest mistake of my life, but—
what is the difference—you have been
frank with me, and I will be frank
with you."
She lifted her face quickly.
The chevalier thought for a second.
“Would you like to get rid of all that
belongs to the past? Would you come
with me?”
Sho looked at him with such un
utterable longing that he felt irresist
ibly drawn toward her; he actually
started toward the fascinating woman
with arms extended. Then his saner
nature reminded him of all that would
result from letting their friendship
merge Into a love affair, and he
stopped.
A wave of rage swept over her
when sho saw his hesitation and deci
sion, but sho whispered softly; “I
shall go with you."
"Now wo are becoming real conspir
ators; be preparod so that at a mo
ment's notice you can leave.”
“Where will you take me?”
"Wherever my stars lead!” was his
enigmatical answer, as he left the roof
and went to his room to sleep.
Night came again, the captain left
them alone at 9:30, saying that ho
had some writing to do.
Chevalier dl Leon watched the sky,
which was somewhat cloudy; there
was a strong wind that drove the rag
ged wanderers to and fro.
Tho winking star he had observed
several times before was stationed In
the eastern sky.
Neither of tho prisoners talked;
both seemed to be fully occupied with
their thoughts. Suddenly dl Leon
turned to the dreaming countess: “Are
you willing to leave with mo tonight,
in half an hour?"
"But how absurd that is, chevalier!"
"Do you trust me impllcitely ?”
"I do!”
“Then go to your room and get all
the things that you need to take along
ready. Will halt an hour bo enough?"
“I will be ready."
He led the countess down to her
room, and from that moment the chev
alier became energy Itself. First of
all, ho locked the door of tho reading
dined.
When In his sleeping-room ho looked
fover the contents of his small baggage
nnd selected a number of articles that
he packed into one bundle. Then he
|\eft the room.
The reading-room was the one that
iwas connected with the outer world
fcy the stairway that ran to tho roof.
fTlie chevalier stepped quickly to the
idoor leading to the corridor and list
ened; he could hear the sentry walk
ing up and down. Ho saw with satis-
Saction that the door could be locked
on the inside with key and bolts; then
he examined the door that led to the
roof. It was a heavy door, that could
he locked ouly from the inside. He
silently crept up the stairs and peered
Into the inclosure; under one of tho
plants, In the shade, was the countess
treading. There were a number of
heavy objects with which tho door
could be barricaded.
He quietly descended, without being
Been by tho countess, and Inspected
her room. Apparently finding every
thing to his satisfaction, he picked up
u book from the table and joined the
countess.
“Are you feeling better, my dear
chevalier?"
"I thank you, countess, yes. And how
are you? Does not this Imprisonment
tell on your nerves?”
She sighed. "Chevalier, I think It
does. If I were in a dark dungeon It
could hurt me more; but a prlsou Is
a prison, and gilt bars are hateful.”
"Why are you here?"
She smiled sadly. "You ask me
•why I am here as if you did not know
my mission."
“Your mission—then you are not a
.prisoner?"
the trapdoor leading to the reading-
room and then sent a rocket from his
signal gun tbward tho winking star.
The light that followed was taken
as a warning by tho superstitious sol
diers on duty below; the red and white
stripes of the American flag high up
in the air, and the silvery stars on the
blue background completed the flag
that was causing so much annoyance
to Europe.
The rod star above twinkled reas
suringly and a second later tho roof
of the prison was flooded with a strong
light. Tho chevalier ran down and
knocked at the countess’ door. “Are
you ready?”
"I am," she replied nnd appeared
with a small suitcase in her hand.
Just as they opened the door lead
ing to the roof, a secret door iu the
wall, that had escaped the chevalier’s
scrutiny, opened and Captain Euler
stepped Into tho room.
"To the roof, countess,” tho cheva
lier whispered In the ear of the woman
and he stepped boforo the captalu.
Bac^of the captain, through the half
open door, he could see several sol
diers.
“Your recent fireworks have aroused
some suspicion, chevalier."
“I am sorry, captain, but I cannot
stop to explain things to you just now;
I am In a hurry.”
“In a hurry?"
"Yes, my dear captain. I have just
time enough to thank you for your
kind hospitality, and to bid you fare
well!”
The captain stepped forward, but
before he could touch the chevalier
there was a flash that blinded all. By
the time the captain had recovered
enough to shout: "To the devil with
your Jokee!” the chevalier was gone.
Captain Euler ran to the roof door,
only to find it barricaded; It took some
time for them to force the door, and
when they reached the roof and played
their searchlight over the whole space,
not a soul was to be found.
An hour later Astra received her
message from Napoleon Edison.
The following morning early risers
In Berlin were treated to a novel Bight.
High above tho city, a white-headed,
tremendously large eagle appeared; It
circled above the town for a while,
then turned suddenly toward the west
and disappeared with a .rapidity that
was astounding.
The learned Professor Klpfelheimer.
a noted zoologist who was one of the
first to sco It, was certain that tho
bird was a genuine American eagle.
CHAPTER IX.
In the Master’s Workshop.
The following day was a long one
for Astra; hope, joy and the expecta
tion of seeing the man who was able
to do so much made her restless.
Shortly before noon a report came
from the Z ray generating station ad
vising that a peculiar vibration seemed
to be forcing the rays backward. Or
ders were given to establish the new
Z zone, also to watch for further <jie-
turbances and, after a lapse of bIx
hours, to remove the first line of re
sistance, leaving the new Z ray to
meet the Invaders.
Astra was happy indeed when she
descended to the library to await Na
poleon’s arrival. As the hands of the
chronometer pointed to ten, she list
ened Intently. The main door was
opened just as the clock gave forth
its tinkling warning. A moment later
Napoleon Edison was admitted to the
library and Astra hurried toward him
with welcoming hands.
She saw at a glance that his healthy
bronze complexion was gone and that
ho was thinner. She also noted the
unfamiliar clothes he was wearing.
T am so glad that you have come
at last!” were her first words.
"I have longed to come, Miss Pru
dent, but 1 was detained in a prison,
where 1 had everything but liberty.”
“Please be seated; you must be
weary after your long trip.” She led
him to a chair and took a seat oppo
site. "There has not been a day, since
your visit here, that 1 have not longed
for some news from you. And you,
all the time, were in prison.”
Edison snld: “I crossed the isolator
in my aerodromone, ascending thou
sands of feet to get over. My assist
ant engineer, Santos Duprol, was with
me; we landed on the deserted Zug-
spltze, in Germany. I alone descend
ed on skiis to Partonklrchen, where I
purchased European clothes. Duprel
and I were in constant communication
with each other until my imprison
ment, which came so qninkly that 1
had no chance to advise him. 1 had
the honor, before I was confined, to
meet his majesty, the Emperor of Ger
many, the Prince of WaleB and, above
all, the Count von Werdensteln, who
Is the real ruler of Europe.
“Are your plans for our defeuse for
mulated?” Astra asked.
“I will, with your permission, tell
them in a more detailed manner at
the workshop. 1 hope you will ac
company mo there sis soon as you
can."
"I am ready to go at any time; only
you know 1 cannot leave the capital
for a long period. Besides, 1 must
lay a decided plan of action before
the continental congress meets, day
after tomorrow. Where is your plant?”
He looked at her in surprise, but all
he could see In her face was frank
“On the Island of Clrjme.”
"Cirynith!" whispered Astra.
“At last you have spoken the word!"
said Napoleon eagerly. “The word I
have been expecting to hear you say.”
Astra looked at Napoleon question-
lngly;. evidently there was something
back of this that ahe was snpposed to
know. Napoleon read her thoughts:
“Misa Prudent, I will enlighten you.
When I discovered the element of
which your ring Is made I came to
your father. He was a friend and
teacher. When your father realized
the value of my discovery and saw
the far-reaching possibilities of this
wonderful metal he gave me full In
structions, and I based my further
experiments on them.
"His prophetic 6011I foresaw the
events that are now upon us, and he
was anxious to know the results of
my experiments. Three days before
his death I received a letter from him.
I had just returned from the trial trip
of my aerodromone. I was intoxicated
with my success. The American
Eagle, my first aerodromone, was a
marvel, but I will come to that later. I
hurried to the capital as eoon as I
read your father’s letter, but was too
late! How happy he would have been
to know that I had won, that no nation
can destroy the work of his lifetime."
Napoleon’s voice Boftened to a whis
per. "But his last letter told me that
you would bo Instructed to go to tho
Island of Ciryne and that, when I met
you, you would greet me with the
word you have Just spoken, ‘Clrynlth,’
the name I have given to thiB ele
ment."
Astra's eyes filled with tears. Tho
memory of the last hour of her father
returned to her in Its smallest detail,
and then she told Napoleon how the
dying man had tried to tell her every
thing, but that the shock caused by
tho message from Count von Worden-
stein had killed him before he could
do so, though with his last strength
he had written, in shaking letters, the
word: “Clrynlth.”
"I cannot tell what he said about
you,” finished Astra, smiling at Napo
leon through her tears. “All I can say
is that I am very happy today, for you
have come.”
Her expressive eyes told even more,
and Napoleon Edison felt that he was
amply rewarded for the services he
had rendered, not for tho girl he
loved, but for tho country they both
loved.
"I have one favor to ask, your excel
lency!”
"Whatever It Is, I will grant it In ad
vance.”
"The Countess Hosiny, whom I have
mentioned, and who played a part. In
the plot. Is homeless in our continent.
She is In the waiting-room. I brought
her with me, thinking you would not
let her go without trying to aid her.
Under your care, I feel sure she will
regain all that Is good In her nature
and lose all that is bad."
"She is welcome," Astra said, sim
ply, and'started to summon an attend
ant, but Napoleon Interrupted her.
“Astra, permit me! Before you call
her, I wish wo could make arrange
ments for your visit to my Island."
“How long does It take to make the
trip?"
Edison smiled. “The word ’distance’
is stricken from the American diction
ary. I will place you on the Island
within three hours."
“Whero is your Island?"
"Where the 124 degree W. of Green
wich and the 34 degree 1(1. meet."
"In the Pacific Ocean! Wonderful!
Could we go tomorrow?"
"Yes, but I think it would be best
to travel at night, as I wish to keep
the existence of the American Eagle
a secret for a while."
"That is wise. Let us start at eleven
expectation, and in a measured voice tomorrow evening.”
he said:
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
HARSH COMMENT
SEX
Rooster’s Unseemly Conduct Drew
Bitter Remark From His Young
Mistress.
Dolly was not quite six when her
mother bought a flock of nine Ply
mouth Bock hens and a rooster, and
diligently explained to Dolly that the
rooster was the "papa hen" and the
rest were all “mamma hens." After
two or three days of confinement, to
accustom them to their coop, they
were let out to wander about the
yard, and Dolly was set to watch
them. The hens stayed together nice
ly, but the rooster showed a tendency
to wander Into the next-door neigh
bor’s chicken yard. Dolly chased him
back time and again, until she was
tired and out of patience. She turned
her back for a minute, and when she
looked round there wore the hens up
by the coop, while the rooster was se
dately pacing across the garden to
wards the next yard.
Dolly stamped her foot on the side
walk and screamed: “Come back
hens! Come back to your own fam
ily.” The rooster proceeded with per
fect equanimity. Dolly watched him
for a moment with a look of utter dis
gust. Then her mother heard her say,
very emphatically:
"That's just like you men, any
way.”—London Tit-Bits.
Rain Not Necessary.
A farm expert In South Africa an
nounces he has perfected a variety of
wheat which can be grown without a
drop of rain from the time it Is plant
ed until the harvest, relying on the
subsoil for moisture. He may be said
to be the man who Is taking the
"rain" out of grain.
Reconstructed Nature.
"So that Is a cubist picturo?" said
the matter of fact man.
"Yes. What do you think of it?’
’•’It's a horrible example of how
nature would look If somo people bad
their way about It."
Back Yard Art.
"The idea of paying for such a Job.”
“How now?”
"The fellow who whitewashed this
fence for me is evidently a cubist.”
Color Blind Never Haunted
Are you afraid of the dark? There
[/..Isn't a chance of you Beeing a ghost
If you are color blind, which may fur
nish you a :ray of comfort for the
)eautles of landscape and floral decor
ations you may have missed during
yimr lifetime. Dr. August Lummer,
head of the physical Institute of the
JpBjtjjerslty of Breslau, In Germany, is
•authority for this.
Dr. Lummer explains the phenome
non In this way:
"The normal eye has an arrange
ment of tiny rods and cones In the
retina. The rods perceive light and
the cones color. When a person with
a normal eye tries to see In a half
dark place tho cones, which are use
less, Interfere with the effective action
of the rods, and the confusion creates
the effect of apparitions that come and
go and change their shapes. The -color
blind person lacks tho cones and his
rods act with extraordinary outline of
things as long qb there is the least
amount of light present That means
that he never sees ghosts."
Preserved Memory of Friend.
Ten years ago Leonidas Hubbard,
Jr. met his death by starvation while
exploring that bleakest of lands, Lab
rador. His comrade on the trip, Dil
lon Wallace, who survived, recently
went again to Labrador with a tablet
as a memorial to his friend. In try
ing to reach the place whero Hubbard
died, his canoe upBet and the tablet
was lost. Wallace, however, perse
vered and finally carved this Inscrip
tion on a bowlder: "Leonidas Hub
bard, Jr., Intrepid explorer and prac
tical Christian, died here October 18,
1903. John xiv., fourth verse.”
University .of Today.
The true university of these days
is a collection of books.—Carlyle.
- THE STATE HOAD
REPORT SAYS W. & A. IS BEST
PAYING RAILROAD IN
GEORGIA.
commission~makes report
Net Earnings of Property, Shown at
$731,468.33, Less Rental
Paid State.
—Atlanta.
The Georgia Railroad Commission,
having In mind the forthcoming ex
piration of the present lease of the
Western and Atlantic railroad, has
given out some most Interesting and,
In parts, astonishing figures in con
nection with the business of that
road under its present lease contract
to the Nashville, Chattanooga and St.
Louis railroad.
The figures submitted by the com
mission show conclusively, when
compared with the figures assembled
for other roads, that the Western
and Atlantic is the “best paying rail
road line in Georgia," and the com
mission fiat-footedly states as much.
With the matter of re-leasing the
road now being considered by a leg
islative committee, some of the in
formation given out by the commis
sion is of vast and far-reaching im
portance and significence at this
time.
The commission says:
“The Western and Atlantic rail
road belongs to the state of Georgia;
it runs from Atlanta to Chattanooga,
a distance of 136.S miles, and is leas
ed to the Nashville, Chattanooga and
St,. Louis railroad for $420,012 per an
num.
“The Louisville and Nashville rail
road owns 71 per cent, of the capital
stock of the Nashville, Chattanooga
and St. Louis railroad, the lessee
company. The Louisville and Nash
ville has trackage rights over the
state road for its trains, through Et
owah, Tenn., from Cartersville to At
lanta, and for trains through Knox
ville, Tenn., from Marietta to Atlanta
In addition to leasing its road and
the physical properties actually used
in railway operations, the state leases
other valuable properties, including
city real estate in Chattanooga, all
included iu the gross rental above
mentioned.
“The gross revenue received by the
lessee company from the operation
and use of all the property leased to
it by the state for the year ended
June 3(1, 1913, was $3,374,910.79.
"Deducting this latter sum from
the gross receipts from the leased
property leaves net earnings of the
same property of $731,469.33, which is
5 per cent, net on $14,029,380.
"From the net earnings of the
property, $731,409.33, the rental paid
the state, $420,012, leaves a net profit
from the lease to the lessee of $311,-
457.33."
Can't Exploit Schemes in Georgia.
“Georgia declines to allow oil and
gas promotion schemes exploited. In
this state."
Such was the curt but clean-cut
reply Secretary of State Cook made
to a letter from one of these pro
moters. A few days ago, no less than
seven of these oil and gas concerns
applied for admission to this state,
hut, being unable to come within 1,000
miles of qualifying under the "blue
sky" law and the regulations set up
by tho secretary, were turned down
cold.
There seems to be a veritable plague
of these concerns with designs on tills
state, but they are finding some pretty
serious hurdles now in the secretary
of stato’s office. It makes one shudder
to think what would have happened
to guileless Georgians in tills good
year of 1914 if the “blue sky” law
had not been passed and become ef
fective.
Evidently news of Georgia’s fine fi
nancial condition has gone abroad over
the land, and the Wallingfords are
about tho first to catcli tho hum of
industry and observe the signs of
prosperity. Many of them flocked in
unaware that Georgia had erected a
pretty effectual barrier against such
vultures until they landed on the
scene. Others thought they would
“take a chance" in “trying to get by,"
“take a chance" in "trying to get by.”
Deficit in Pension Fund.
In his report, which went to the
governor. Commissioner of Pensions
J. W. Lindsey indicates that there
will he a deficit of $35,380.84 in the
pension this year. He estimates that
there will be 18,600 pensioners this
year. At $60 each there .will be need
ed $1,116,000 to pay them. The act
ual fund made available by the legis
lature, including $10,019.16 brought
forward from last year is $1,080,619.10.
The commissioner’s report shows
that the number of pensioners brought
from last year’s rolls are 19,636. With
736 added to the rolls this year it
would make a total of 20,272.
Forty Corn Club Boys Visit Atlanta.
Forty-two members of the boys’
corn club and'one young, lady of the
girls’ canning clubs, who had just fin
ished a ten days’ course at the State
College of Agriculture, passed
through Atlanta on their way to their
homes. While here they called at
the eapito!, where they were addres
sed by Assistant Commissioner of Ag
riculture Dan G. Hughes. The boys
won scholarships at the recent corn
show in Atlanta, entitling them to
free courses at the state college. G.
V. Cunningham, one of the agents,
was In charge of the party.
Want "Bfacfc-Eyerf p ea Dinner.”
The ClnAsre.lla of the farm product,
world Is etching info her own, and
witft a following out iwf the sugges
tion made’by Commissioner of Agrt-
cultui?* James f>. Price and Assistant
Commissioner Dan G. Hughes they
declare the people of Georgia may
make this lowly sister one of the
greatest products of the state.
The black-eyed or common cowpea
is the particular product declared to
be Georgia’s greatest resource. A •
suggestion is made by the two men
at the head of Georgia's agricultural
department that ail loyal Georgian!!
lend a helping hand by calling for a
“black-eyed pea dinner” at least one
day in each week.
Wednesday is the day suggested as
the one on which Georgians should
partake of peas, and beginning with
the first Wednesday in February
Messrs. Price and Hughes will de
velop the habit. And they are calling
upon their friends to join with them.
Of Georgia’s 20,000,000 cultivated
acres they declare at lerist one-tliird
should be planted, in peas in the reg
ular rotation of crops. And in this
crop they hold that the farmer would
have one which would show no loss,
as the many use* to which the pea
and its vine and roots may be put
are certain to bring somo valuable
return.
In combining black-eyed peas with
Wednesday a lucky day and a lucky
food are brought together. All truly
romantic people, bearing respect for
the goddess of luck, marry on Wed
nesday. Since revolutionary days
southerners have made a habit of
eating black-eyed peas on New Years
day, a legend given assurance that
for each pea eaten on the first day
of the year the consumer will accu
mulate a dollar during the next
twelve months.
In itself the black-eyed pea is a
most remarkable product of the soil.
It will grow on the knoll or In the
bottom land, and in the poor ground
nearly as well as the good. It is a
blessing because of its quick returns,
and requires but little care.
Nothing has proven more fattening
to hogs than peas, and swine turned
into a pea patch will eat the meaty
pods with all the relish of a hungry
youngster consuming a Thanksgiving
dinner. There's no finer hay to lie
found than that produced by the
black-eyed pea, and cut fresh and
kept green as ensilage; stored in a
silo, will furnish a supply of green
food all winter for the livestock.
Even to old Mother Earth it has
proven rf greater friend than all of
the fertilizers, as the roots when
plowed under revive and enrich tho
soil,
Slaton Impressed With Appeal.
Rarely has executive clemency
been exercised in a case more pa
thetic or more deserving than that of
Dalton Kelly, a negro ’’lifer,’’ who
was paroled by the governor.
Kelly was convicted in Jasper
county in 1891 of the murder of an
other negro named Tom Lewis, and
received a life sentence. That was
during the convict lease system, and
Kelley was sent to Dado county to
toil in the coal mines.
So intolerable was his situation
that he managed to escape in 1904,
after serving ten years, and finally
made his way to Dade county Fia.
Here he married and lived until 1910,
when ho experienced a religious con
version at a negro revival. Fram
that time he knew no peace of con
science, feeling that he could not
square himself witli God ns long as
he was an escaped convict.
So one day in 1911 he made his a|>-
pearance at Monticello, Ga., and sur
rendered himself to the Jasper coun
ty sheriff. The sheriff had never
heard of him and it took some time
to look up the record in the case and
find where the negro belonged.
As soon as the sheriff was able to
locate him, the negro was remanded
to the penitentiary, where he has
served a» a model prisoner ever
since. Now it develops that he was
probably never guilty of the murder
in the first instance, as witnesses
have been produced that he was
twice fired on by Lewis before he
killed him. In granting tho parole,
the governor has made the following
brief annotation on the prison hoard's
regular form:
"Developments subsequent to the
trial show that ho was unjustly con
victed.”
All Passes Forbidden.
By executive order the railroad
commission has declined to altow the
issuance of passes on the Georgia
Railroad to tho stockholders and di
rectors of the Georgia Railway and
Banking company, owners of thf-
road. Some time ago Mr. C. A. Wick-
ersham, general manager, of the Geor
gia road, made Inquiry of the com
mission if he could issue passes to
such directors and stockholders.
The commission wrote in reply
that, inasmuch as the Georgia Rail
way and Banking company had leas
ed the Georgia road and its branches
to W. M. Wadley, who had in turn re
leased to tho Louisville and Nash
ville and the Atlantic Boast Line,
passes could not, legally, be Issued
Warrant For School Teachers.
Governor Slaton made a requisitioix
on the state treasurer for $1,188,089.-
27 to be paid to tho public school
teachers of the state. Of this $1,018,-
197.89 goes to the county systems,
while $169,881.38 is to be paid to tho
local systems. To the Atlanta
schools there has been apportioned
$57,744.16.
It will bo several days before the
checks can be mailed out to the re
spective counties, as there will he a
large number of them and a good
deal of clerical work la required, in
making them out