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ATLANTA NOW
SURE CAPITAL
FIGHT IS DEAD
ATLANTA, July 18—It is the gen
eral belief today among Atlanta par
tisans in the Georgia legislature that
the capitol removal bill will not be
heard of any more in the present
; ession, but will be left upon the side
track in the hope of mustering new
suporters in the twelves months that
will elapse between now and the ses
sion of 1920.
The bill, which was tabled by the
senate last Tuesday, met the same
fate in the house yesterday. The best
vote, in a test, that Macon could
muster in the senate was thirty and
she needed thirty-four votes for the
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requisite two-thirds majority. In
the house Macon’s strength was much
less, the vote to table being 97 to
78. The bill lacked 32 votes of the
two-thirds majority of 129 which
are necessary to pass a constitutional
amendment.
A majority can lay on the table
and a majority can take from the ta
ble. The capital removal forces have
a majority in both the house and sen
ate, but they lack the two-thirds ma
jority necessary to pass the bill.
A vote of 97 in the house was
considerably less than had been con
ceded to the Macon forces by' the
Atlanta committee, members of
which believed that the bill would
muster ’.05 votes
When the bill was taken up yes
terday a substitute was offered bv
the Bibb county delegation, increas
ing the proposed bond issue to $3,-
000,000, which with the value of the
capitol squar e offered by the City of
Macon, would make a total offer of
$4,000,000 which the delegation in-
sisted would break down the argu- ;
ments of the Atlanta supporters that
the state would be put to a great ex
pense.
The present capitol cost $1,000,000
40 ySars ago and according to es
timates would cost many times that
sum now, as well as the cost of re
placing a mansion for the governor.
These cannot be sold to apply on an
other building as the constitution
provides that in the event the build
ings are sold the money must be ,
applied to the public debt.
In concluding his speech against
capitol removal Representative John I
Y. Smith, of Fulton county, de
elared: .. .
“Bolshevism's rampant throughout
the world. There is dissension every
where. People are hot blooded. The
removal of the state capital from
Atlanta to Macon probably would
mean a final split between Nort]
Georgia and South Georgia, and the
establishment of two entirely differ
ent states.”
Col. Rader Sees
Pilot As He Falls
(Continued From Page 1.)
tone that betrayed his fear even to
be told, for at that time it was
not known to any one, except the
officers who had found him, who
the ill-fated pilot was.
“Gates,” replied one. And Major
Schofield buried his face in his
hands.
While the search for the pilot
and plane were going on from the
ground, several flyers skimmed the
air above in planes seeking some
trace of the missing man. When
they had been signalled from the
ground that the pilot had been
found they took tie news to head
quarters, then went in search of
the plane which was later located
nearly two miles to the eastward in
a swamp. In landing it- had swept
the tops of three trees, left one of
its planes in another tree, and
struck on one side, the engine be
ing buried several feet in the soft
ground. The safety belt in the front
seat was .found fastened, but in i
the rear seat, where the pilot had
been, it was unbuckled.
In the meantime the post am
bulance was rushed as near to the '
scene of the pilot’s fall as possi
ble and the body was carried to it
by his comrades and taken back to
the post. Colonel Rader, in a side
car, had reached the body ahead of
the ambulance and was waiting
with it.
Safety Belt Unfastened.
Although there appeared to be
no doubt in the minds of those offi
cers and men who saw the descent
of the plane as to what had happen
ed, it being the concensus of opin
ion that the pilot’s safety belt had
not been properly buckled and had
come loose under his weight while
he was flying upside down, there
were numerous rumors and erron
eous reports about the field and
city immediately after the acci
dent. Some of these reports even
were spread by officers. One offi
cer made the statement down town
last night that Sergeant Major
Gates was attempting to change
seats while flying and fell out.
Several persons reported that the
plane was afire and that the pilot
jumped out. This report was caus
ed by a cloud of blacx smoke which
suddenly appeared on the horizon
not far from where the plane went
down and almost immediately af
terward produced by a freight en
gine which came by with a long
string of cars just in time to
hold up the rescuers hurrying to
the scene of the accident.
Several negroes who were in
the fields close to the scene
of the accident also reported that
the plane was afire and the pilot
had jumped out. However, the
wreckage of the plane showed no
traces of fire.
Commissioned Wednesday
Sergeant Major Gates was in
reality a commissioned officer,
having received his commission as
second lieutenant and rating of R.
M. A. Wednesday, the day previous
to his death. He was to have re
ceived his discharge August 1, and
planned to return to his parents’
home at Flushing, L. I.
He came to Souther Field early
in the year as a private, but was
already a skilled flyer, having had
previous service in the marine av
iation service at Miami, Fla., where
he had received his discharge. He
entered the army under the last
draft, and was assigned to the air
service because of his experience.
He was a flyer of ability and
had had a great deal of experi
ence in the air. Last Saturday he
won the looping contest, making
25 loops in 10 minutes and being
pitted against the best flyers at
the post.
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Where They Err.
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AMERICUS TIMES RECORDER.
THE TIGER’S TRAIL
A Moving Picture Serial in 15 Episodes.
Read it Here Every Friday and See it at The Strand
Every Saturday.
DANGER AHEAD—EIGHTH EPI
SODE
THE CAST
Belle Boyd Ruth Roland
Jhck Randall George Larkin
“Grim” Gordon Mark Strong
Randolph Gordon Mark Strong
“Tiger Face” Harry G. Moody
“Bull” Shotwell Frederick L. Kohler
Salonga Georga Field
Hilda Easter Walters
The Seventh Episode of “The
Tiger’s Trail” left Belle Boyd bound
to a pillar in a mine, with water pour
ing into the mine from a pipe broken
by Randolph Gordon, who’has also
poured kerosene on the rushing tor
rent and ignited it so that the help
less girl is threatened by a literal
“River of Fire.”
But Jack Randall, who is in an
other chamber of the mine swims to
her rescue and manages to untie her
although th e water is now up to her
chin. They manage to swim away
just as the flaming kerosene reaches
the spot and by diving and passing
through a small passage entirely fill
el by water, reach safety and es
cape through an airshaft. Randolph
Gordon, believing that he has rid him
self of both Jack and Belle returns
to the mine office with the Tiger Idol
which he hides in the safe. Mean
time, Tiger Face is furious at the
disappearance of th e Idol since the
Hindus will not remove the terrible
marks on his face until the Idol is in
their keeping. Tiger Face feels sure
that Gordon has stolen the Idol and
vows vengeance upon him.
Randolph Gordon, the next day,
makes a deal with the local sheriff.
He becomes a partner of the sheriff
in the dance hall and in return for
money advanced, the sheriff agrees
to protect him in case a charge of
murdering Smith is brought against
the mine owner. So when Jack ac
cuses Randolph of the murder and
produces the evidence the sheriff de
clares that the evidence is not suffi
cient to cause an arrest.
A reward has been posted for the
arrest of one Peter Strong, Jr., and
a bearded stranger who arrives in the
town corresponds to the printed de
scription. A posse takes after the
stranger, who in his mad flight, takes
refuge in Belle’s home. She listens
j to his plea that he is falsely accused
of murder, and shelters him and gives
him new clothing and shaving uten
sils so that he can disguise himself.
Belle finds one of the posters offer
ing a Reward for Peter Strong, Jr.’s
capture, in his pocket, and immediate
ly connects him with the “Pact of
Three,” one portion of which she
still retains, Hilda the maid having
stolen the other two. As she goes
to the hiding place of her portion to
verify thennaem e of Peter Strong, Hil
da chances to see her and thus dis
covers the location of the third frag
ment. Belle discovers that Peter
Strong is one of the original signers
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BLUE RIBBON FEATURE
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“Mistaken Identity”
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“Pettigrew’s Girl”
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of the pact, but that night Hilda
steals Belle’s portion so that now she
is in possession of the complete doc
ument.
Now Hilda, in an effort to capital
ize her possession of this important
paper to the utmost, makes an ap
pointment with Randolph Gordon,
and in a private room of the dance
hall, bargains with him over the Pact.
Peter Strong, Jr., chancing to be in
the adjoining room, hears the con
versation and decides that this is a
chance for him to repay Belle for her
kindness in saving him from the
posse. So he holds up Randolph and
Hilda and takes the Pact from them
at the point of his pistol.
Then he rides madly to Belle’s
home and gives her the three por
tions of the Pact and she immediate
ly sends for Jack Randall and informs
him of her good fortune. They start
at once by automobile for the town
to place the precious paper in safe
hands. Randolph, of course, is furi
ous over the loss of the paper and he
awaits Belle and Jack high up on the
mountainside overlooking the road
which they must travel. This road
runs parallel to a river and Randolph
sends a huge boulder hurtling down
the mountainside. It strikes the auto
in which Belle and Jack are hurrying
to town and overturns it throwing
out both of the occupants. Belle
lands on the branches of a tree over
hanging the river while Jack falls
into a bed of quicksand and at the
edge of the river and starts to sink
in th e treacherous element.
“The Tiger’s Trail” will be shown
at the Strand theater on Saturday
of each week.
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The Venerable Toad.
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As Far ss It Goes.
Some people’s idea of efficiency is to
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it fixed. —Ohio State Journal.
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ATLANTA, July 18.—The death
in New York of Russell Hopkins,
multi-millionaire son and the weal
thy manufacturer of Atlanta, removes
the most spectacular figure of re
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Young Hopkins figured in the pa
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Friday
FOX STANDARD
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THEDA BARA -
—IN—
“The Siren’s Song”
Five Acts
See This Sure
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PATHE PICTURES
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“GHOST OFTHE RANCHO”
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and
CHAPTER 8
“The Tiger’s Trail”
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