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Epitomized Items of Interest
Gathered at Random.
Savannah Wants Judge Speer.
The board of directors of the Sa
vannah chamber of commerce has
named a committee to invote Judge
Emory Speer, of the United States
court of the southern district, to take
up his residence in Savannah, should
he decide, as it is reported he will,
to leave Macon.
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Chautauqua Will Be Great.
The arrangements for holding the
chautauqua in Dublin, June 19-24, are
being rapidly completed. All of the
talent has been engaged. This year five
special trains will be run to Dublin
by the Wrightsville and Tennille and
Macon, Dublin and ‘Savannah roads
during chautauqua week.
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Ten Years For Carter. -
At Valdosta, J. C. Carter, the young
white man who was tried in the supe
rior court and found guilty on the
charge of attempted assault, was sen
tenced by Judge Mitchell to ten years
in the penitentiary. He is now in jail
in default of $l,OOO bond. The mo
tion made by his attorneys for a new
trial will be heard later.
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Waycross Seeks Charter Change.
A movement has been started in
Waycross to have the charter chang
ed, that the water works commission
of the city may be elected by the
people. Since the organization of the
commission twelve years ago the
members have been appointed by the
ordinary. A petition requesting Rep
rosentative Spence to have the char
ter of the city changed has been cir
culated, and there are many signers.
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Now Under Regular Charter.
Formal organization of the John B.
Gordon Monument Association was
perfected in Atlanta the past week by
the acceptance of the charter, the
adoption of by-laws and the election
of officers and directors. The officers
chosen weré President W. L. Cal
houn: vice president, Allen D. Can
dler; secretary, Joseph T. Derry, and
treasurer, E. H. Thornton.
"New subscriptions aggregating
about $lOO were reported, about half
of them in cash. One of the subserip
tions of $25 was recorded on the
minutes as having been received from
« a former abolitionist, who, since liv
ing in the south,has formed new ideas
on the negro question.”
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‘ Important Ruling on Rates.
In a recent ruling upon rule 6 of
the state railroad commission, that
body decided that the railroads in
the state can reduce rates between
certain points in the state in order to
put them on a basis of equality with
points similarly situated outside the
state, without having to lower rates
10 other points on such lines, which
are not similarly situated.
In other words, the Central of Geor
gia is permitted to reduce the rates
on certain commodities between At
lanta and Savannah in order to put
Atlanta on a basis of equality with
Nashville and other similarly situated
points, without being required to
lower its rates between Atlanta and
any intermediate points on its line.
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Admits Charge of Infanticide.
Omer J. Coney, a young man well
known in Laurens county, was arrest
od a few days ago charged with the
murder of an infant found in the
Oconee river. Congy made a confes
sion to officers, in which he, stated
that he put the child into a sack and
then threw it into the river. When
examined by the coroner and a jury,
the infant showed evidence of having
been mutilated—its throat was cut or
stabbed. Coney denies any knowl
edge of this feature of the case.
The young man was married four
months ago into one of the most prom
inent families in Laurens county, and
the people of Dublin are almost un
nerved by the shocking and unmen
tionable features connected with the
affair.
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Primary Returns Compiled.
Chairman E. T. Brown, of the state
executive committee, has just com
piled the returns from the recent
state primary of April 20.
The returns show that State Treas
urer R. E. Park led the state ticket
with a total vote of 169,867. The vote
for Governor Terrell was 168,461.
In the race for chief justice of the
supreme court Chief yustice T, J. Sim
mons carried eighty-nine counties and
Judge R. B. Russell forty-eight, Jus
tice Simmons’ majority in votes being
21,160.
For prison commissioner Chairman
Joseph S. Turner carried 107 counties
and Judson M. Strickland, of Griffin,
thirty, Chairman Turner’s majority
in votes being 32,118.
The preparation of these consoli-
Chairman Brown, of the state commit.
tee, has been at work upon them for
the last six weeks; in fact, ever
since the primary was held on April
20th.
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The Law as to Fishing. -
Now that the fishing season has
opened the attention of anglers is call
ed to the following sections of the
new state law:
«5. That it shall be unlawful for
any person to put walnut leaves, wal
put hulls, devil shoe sirings or any
poisonous substance whatever in any
of the waters or running streams of
this state, such as lakes, ponds, eddy
places o czecks, which will_be_likely
to drive away or poison the fish in
said waters. _
«g. That it shall be unlawful to
catch or take any fish with any seine,
net or like device from any of, the
waters of this state between the Ist
of June and the Ist of September
in each year, provided that the pro
visions of this act shall not be con
strued to forbid the catching of fish
by means of cast nets or with hook
or line.
“7. That the catching of sturgeon
in the waters of this state with seines
or other devices, is absolutely pro
hibited for a period of four years from
the date of approval of this act.
“8 That the use of dynamite or any
other explosive and destructive sub
stances for the purpose of killing fish
is hereby prohibited.”
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Lays Embezzlement to President.
After one of the most sensational
trials ever held in Columbps, the jury
in the case of J. Perry Greene, charg
ed with embezzlement, brought in-a
verdict of “not guilty,” reaching this
verdict after one ballot.
The charge of embezzlement was
brought by President John F. Weath
ers, of the Columbue Showcase Com
pany, for whom Mr. Greene had work
ed as bookkeeper during 1903, it being
alleged that he took $1,300 of the
company’s money and then made the
books balance by making false en
tries.
The defense was extremely sensa
tional, Greene charging that President
Weathers, himself, had been system
atically robbing the company,. and
that he tried to make a scapegoat of
the bookkeeper. Greene talked to the
jury an hour and a half, and made
a dramatic assertion of his innocence,
and an equally dramatic accusation of
President Weathers,who sat a few feet
from him. Pointing to Mr. Weathers.
Mr. Greene exclaimed:
“Gentlemen, there is the guilly man.
He stole this money, and is trying to
shift it off on me. Nobody knows bet
ter than John F. Weathers that I nev
er took a cent of money of the Co
lumbus Showease Company. He won't‘l
lcok me in the face. That man hasi
tried to rob me of all I have— my
character.” |
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The University Law School.
~ Among the institutions that have
had a marked influence upon the his
tory of Georgia is the state law school
established in 1859 on motion of Gov
ernor Herschel V. Johnson. !
Over eight hundred lawyers have
received their training here in the
last fifty years. The school has been
the training camp of our eminent ju
rists and the success of its gradua‘es
is the strongest argument for train
ing of a good law school in preference
to that secured in the lawyer’s of
fice.
~ In the law school the training is sys
tematic and thorough and the young
‘student must measure his strength
daily with his fellow students. As an
“eminent writer said:
~ “The law school leads the student
‘readily to survey law as a science
and imbues him with the principles
of ethics as its true foundation. Dis
‘puting, reasoning, reading, discours
ing, became his constant exercise.
;Members of the bar of the future, td
succeed, must have a scientific, well
directed and comprehensive training
in a law school.”
The state law course embraces two
years of text book study, Ilecture
courses, study of cases, moot courts
‘and legal exercises. It gives the most
thorough preparation offered in the
South Atlantic States in law and al
lied subjects. The students meet in
daily classroom exercises on the Uni
versity campus, and are an integral
part of the student body, subject to
the regulations and enjoying all the
principles of the libraries, dormitories
and lectures. They form associations
with hundreds of young ‘Georgians
and with the great body of alumni,
friendships invaluable to the Yyoung
lawyver, whether considered from ~a
social, business or professional stand
point.
The degree of bachelor of laws of
the University of Georgia is conferred
upon those completing the course.
Some students take the first year's
course in a lawyer’s office,-stand an
examination upon the same on enter
ing the law school and taking the sec
ond year in.class. This plan reduces
expenses, and combines the office and
class room methods.
~ The BState University law school has
justly won first place for the train
ing of Georgians for the honorable
profession of law and a young lawyer
i;should count it a privilege to enroll
his name among the graduates of this
famous old school.—J. S. STUART.
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THE DOOM OF CONCORDAT.
France Announces Readiness to Sepa
rate Church and State.
Premier Combes’ announcement that
the question of the separation of
church and state would come up in
January has drawn attention to the
| law already formulated for separation
iot church ard state. The opening
clauses read as follows:
“The republic assures freedom of
conscience and it guarantees the free
exercise of religion without restrie
tion.
“The republic will neither protect
nor pay salaries under any form what
ever to any denomination. It will not
l recognize any minister of religion.”
; CANNOT EXHUME REMAINS.
~South Carvlina Judge Refuses Request
; of Defendants in Murder Trial.
A dispzich from Columbia, S. ¢
- soys: Circvit Judge Ernest Gary Wed.
nesday retised a motion by the ut.
torney of Morgan, Thrailkill to allow
the body of B. B. Burton, of Saluil:
whom Tlaeiikill is charged with kil
ing, to be exhumed to permit furibhor
scereh for a buliet supposed to be ir
B: rton’s body. The jndze held tha
there was no law permitting such pr>
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Moroccoan Kidnapers Make
Ridiculous Demands.
UNCLE SAM SAYS “NIT”
As an Answer to Insolence of Brigands
Six More Warships Are Sent to
Tangier-France Predicts More
Trouble.
A Washington specia]l says: The
kidnapping of Perdicaris and his step
son, Varley, in Moreocco, have gub
mitted their terms for ransom and
the state department has decided that
they are abselutely impossible of ac
ceptance.
A long cablegram from United States
Consul Gummere was recelved by Sec
retary Hay Saturday. The consul stat
ed in substance that Rasouly, the ban
dit, who kidnapped Perdicaris and his
stepson Varley had been heard from
and made a sot of demands which the
British minister and Mr. Gummere
had deemed it their duty to lay be
fore their governments.
Rasouly demanded that the Moor
ish forces should be withdrawn from
the district in which his band oper
ated, leaving them in control.
He asked a large money ransom
to be collected from the governors
of Tangier and Fez, who happen to
be bitter enemies. He further de
manded absolute immunity for him
self and his followers from pursuit
er punishment for the kidnapping and
other crimes which they had commit
ted in the past. To cap the climax
of his demand Rasouly insisted that
the United States and Great Britain
should solemnly guarantee the observ
ance by the Moorish government of
the foregoing stipulations.
Secretary Hay had a conference
with the president, and it was agreed
that Rasouly’s terms could not be met.
To grant them would be equivalent
to forcing the sultan of Morocco to ab
dicate tn fayor of a brigand so far
as a considerable part of a Moorish
territory was concerned. Moreover, the
United States government could not
w#fhout establishing a new and %dan
gerous precedent undertake to guar
antee the acts of another govern
ment,
Rear Admiral Jeweil reported by
cable to the navy department Sat
urday the arrival of the Wuropean
squadron under his command, embrac
ing the Olympia, Baltimore and Cleve
land, at Horta, Agoras. Orders were
sent to the admiral to proceed to
Tangier, Morooco, and his fleet sail
ed for that port.
The navy department is advised
of the sailing of the Atlanta, Mari
etta and castine, ships of the South
Atlantic squadron, from Teneriffe for
Tangier, to join the flagship Brooklyn.
The detention of the South Atlantic
squadron at the Moroccan port will
be dependent on conditions. If the sii
uation on the arival of Rear Admiral
Jewell does not require the presence
~of the two squadrons of American
- warships for the protection of Amer
ican interests in that quarter, Rear Ad
- miral Chadwick will be authorized to
proceed on his cruise toward his sta
tion in the South Atlantie.
A dispatch from Paris says: The
approaching arrival of United States
warships at Tangier, Morocco, is view
~ed with some apprehension in official
quarters, as it is feared it may lead
to a turbulent demonstration. Those
- who are familiar with Moroccoan me‘h
ods say that an attempt of a naval
force to rescue President Perdicaris
~and Varley probably would lead to
- their being killed.
‘ The French minister continues to
~urge the Moroccoan authorities to
: make terms with the brigands.