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TWICE A-WEEK TELEGRAPH WEATHER FORECAST FOR GEORGIA: PARTLY CLOUDY TUE8DAY, PROBABLY SHOWER8 IN WEST AND EXTREME SOUTH PORTIONS; WEDNESDAY SHOWER8; LIGHT TO FRESH WINDS, MOSTLY SOUTHWEST. ESTABLISHED IN 1826. MACON, GA.. TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 9, 1907 TWICE-A-WEEK, $1.00 A YEAR. A. PRATT ADAMS APPLAUDED 1 RECEIVER WILL BE ASKED AS HE TOOK SEAT IN HOUSE FOR THE TOBACCO TRUST Standing Committees of the, House and Senate Were Announced ® u * rt,rrT1 “ ,t,p G,ner *'- | Department of Justice Con- ATLAMTA, July 8.—It was learned | today that Governor Smith tendered j the appointment of quartermaster Ren- [ Much Business Was Initiated ! eral of State troops to Judgre George ! HJlIyer, of Atlanta, and that he de clined It. It is stated H. H. Fitzpat- ' rick. of Madison, will secure the place. ; It was also stated that Louis Gholsrin. of Atlanta, a Confederate veteran, had' ; declined an appointment of Governor i | Smith’s staff. sidering Vital Move Against Trusts COLUMBUS MERCHANTS HOLD STORMY MEETING DR. JULIAN P. THOMAS AND LADIES INJURED AERONAUT DROVE AUTO INTO TROLLEY POLE AT SHARP TURN IN ROAD MACON TAKES DEFINITE STEP ON PROHIBITION New Plan That Promises Results ' NEW TORK, July 8.—Dr. Julian P. Thomas, the aeronaut, lies in a serious condition at Fordham Hospital today, | suffering from a compound fracture of j " ' the leg and internal injuries received I COLUMBUS, Ga, July 8.—At a: in an automobile accident last night [stormy meeting of the board of trade 'when the machine. carrying the ATLANTA. July R.—Upon the as sembling of The House this morning Representative A. Pratt Adams of Chatham who has been absent on account of illness, was sworn in. He was applauded as he took his seat. Mr Alexander moved that his bill , Auditing Accounts. | ATLANTA, July 8.—C. M. Hitch. | [ warrant clerk in Governor Smith’s of- j WASHINGTON, July 8.—It is under- ' flee, has been designated also as audi- , st ood that the Department of Justice tor of the executive department, and h as adopted a new, highly important tonight resolutions were adopted after j aeronaut and two women companions, a lengthv debate disapproving of the- crashed into a trolley pole in the State prohibition bill on the ground [ Bronx. Physicians said today that Dr. that its enactment would be injurious ! Thomas might have to suffer the am will have the duty of auditing all ae- [ P lal ? ln connection with its proceedings counts presented through that office ' against t?e "o-called tobacco trust. Af- upon the State before they will be paid. ,er asking the court to issue subpoe- Por instance, it Is stated where a State , nas defendants requiring them authorizing the Comptroller General ; ofTicial takes a trip on which b e should aypear and answer the allegations cen- appoint any citizen to arbitrate ; charge the state only 2V, cents a mile. I talned in the bill and asking that the corporation tax values be read a sec- but cha rges 3 cents’, the account v, 111 | monopoly complained of be declared fl- arbttratc corporation val- I urer R. E. Park has called on the 420j and administer it in harmony with law. thru asked as the entire ( State banks in Georgia for the regu- Such a course, it is said, if adopted, irregular the whole thing J Jar quarterly stAtement of their condi- [would require the receiver taking. tion. This statement is to be made as charge of a corporation to administer! shown at the close of business on Juno its 'business with a view to the grad- j 29. and all of them must reach the j ual disintegration of such monopoly: j State Treasurer by July 15. When that is to say. such receiver In admin- j Treasurer Park went into office there ! Jstering such business would from time j were 140 State banks; now there are I to time be expected to sell and dispose | 420. an increase of 200 per cent. j of the different property units compo ing such monopoly in such a way >nd tin Mr. Perry of Hall also wanted to include his bill making the decisions ' of the Comptroller General in these tux valuations* final. Mr. Hall of Bibb also asked to have included in his bill authorizing the Comptroller General to appoint three citizens i ties .and motion w be voted down. His request was granted and the motion was lost. Afterwards the House pnssed a reso lution asking the committee to make prompt report on Mr. Alexander's bill. Speaker Slaton announced the standing committees of the House and elr.se attention to the reading of the names by the clerk was given by the members. Among the interesting and impor tant bills introduced were the follow ing: By .Mr. Hall of Bibb—To appropri ate 810,1)00 to the trustees of the State l niversitv for the purpose of repair ing "Old College” and converting it into a dormitory. By Messrs. Watkins and Rrown of Carroll—To Increase the fees for the inspection of cotton seed meal. IU Mr. Adams of Chatham—To de fine the limits of the various militia districts in Chatham county. By M f. Fullbrlght of Burke—To make it "unlawful for any, person to order liquor in the name of a third person. By Mr. Sheffield of Decatur—To amend the constitution so as to -pro hibit any person having more than one-eighth negro blood from holding office In Georgia. By Mr. Orr of Coweta—To provide that convicts having sentences of eight years or less may be turned ovjr to counties for work on the roads. By Mr McMahan of Clark—To au thorize the Mayor and Council of Ath ens to issue $75,000 of bonds. By Messrs. Nowell of Walton and Whitley of Douglas—To establish and maintain i State asylum for inebri ates. By Mr. Whitley of Douglas—To In crease the compensation of memhers of the General Assembly to $250 a •year, and the Speaker of the House and President of tile Senate to $400 a be corrected to the former figure. It ^ e 8al and in violation of the Sherman has also been decided that all warrants I anti-trust act. the department, in its will be Signed and bills paid at the I Petition, which probably will be filed noon hour each day. i in Ne "' York within a few days, will „ (ask the court, if in its judgment the Quarterly Statement* Called For. [interests and facts as disclosed de- ATLANTA Julv 8—State Treas- ' mand such action, that receivers be ap- AILAN1A, July 8. State l reas lpolntei1 to take charge of the busin es the commercial interests of. Co lumbus. The body was almost evenly divided, a motion to adjourn which was made just before the final sub mission of the main resolutions, being defeated by the narrow margin of 21 to 20. Numerous substitutes were of fered and the debate was at times acrimonious. Many of the' whisky people were present and the leading prohibitionists of the city were also on hand. When after several test votes had been taken it was seen that the resolution opposing State prohibi tion would be adopted, the prohibition ist left the hall in a body. ROCKEFELLER JOINS GOLF ENTHUSIASTS CLEVELAND. O., July S—Jno. Rockefeller, the Standard Oil magnate, Anti-Prohibition Resolutions Read. ATLANTA, July 8.—In the House I the of Representatives today there were I ultimately read resolutions from the Savannah Cotton Exchange, the Savannah Clear ing House Association and the Augusta Chamber of Commerce, urging the gen eral assembly to defeat the State pro hibition bill. Resolutions urging the passage of the bill, from the Savannah District Conference and the McRae District Conference, were also read. r 1 celebrated his 68th birthday todav by "stockholders'and^tMh^same‘time ?«£}»*** on r. By Mr. Flhnders of Johnson—To amend the divorce laws so as to grant divorce only on Biblical grounds: also .1 bill to r.-gtilntn the charges for freight over connecting lines under the same ownership or management on >i continuous in linage basis. Bv Mr. Slnde of Muscogee—To au thorize the dosing of certain streets in the. city of Columbus. By Mr. Holder of J u-kson—To pro- \ idr for a ten years' lease of the State's convicts at a minimum price lr for each able-bodied X4S0 in. Uy Mi oOjVthli shing th C^JcgT' at fR'Iffin GictStirt-c nv Royd of Spalding—To np- yiaii.nnn to the trustees of University for the purpose Senate Standing Committees. ATLANTA, July 8.—President John W. Akin announced the standing com mittees of the Senate this morning, and immediately following the adjournment of the Senate, the temperance commit tee was called together by Chairman J. P. Knight for the preliminary skirmish. Senator T. S. Felder of the 22nd, ap peared before the committee and urged that reasonable time be given for the hearing of the measure, as he said a committee of citizens from Macon would like to be heard, but could not come on too short notice The committee peremptorily fixed the time for hearing on the State prohibi tion bill at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday af ternoon, and will meet, at that time, it was stated, for the purpose of report ing the bill back to the Senate. A committee consisting pf Chairman Knight and Senator Hardman, author of the bill, was appointed to confer with the House committee on temper ance. and see if a joint meeting of the two committees for a joint hearing and joint action could not be arranged. Senators Walden and Deen, both in troduced bills to prohibit the shipment of liquors Into dry counties. Senator Deen introduced a bill to prohibit the Issuance of free passes both by steam and electric railroads. Senator Deen introduced the follow ing bills: Te require everybody own ing fireamrs to register with the Ordi nary give $100 bond: to amend the Code so that electric railway companies may furnish gas for lighting, power and heating: to create a branch State Ex periment Station in Ware county: to Increase the fees for the Inspection of fertilizers from 10 to 25 cents a ton. Senator Stapleton introduced a bill ~ provide that payment of pensions on the Euclid Club links. Shedding his coat, rolling up his trousers and jam ming his soft straw hat firmly on the back of his head, the man reputed tl 'be the richest in the, world, trudged along in a midst cf a crowd of golf enthusiasts, watching the play of Wal ter J. Travis and W. C. Fownes. He applauded their good plays, expressed peculiar facts in connection with them | w th/poi^T * eral enjoyed himself to the full in ob- would Justify such action. j serving the play of these two crack I amateurs. No secret service men ac- j companies him. Almost unobserved he (joined the gallery, following the Travis [ match at the ninth green and trudged I along with them over the last nine holes. He was .particularly interested give to the general public I the benefit of the competition between j separate and independent corporations I or business. It is understood that the I plan has never before been adopted in I the prosecution of trusts, 'but it is more | than likely that the same plan will be | followed in dealing with the so-called powder trust and other trusts if the ONE NEGRO KILLED AND OFFICER WOUNDED in the play of the' veteran Travis, “Why don’t you play in the tourna ments?" asked a newspaper man. DOUGLAS. Ga., July 8— Sheriff David Rickctton, Deputy Berry Ander “Oh, I’m gating too old, my boy, get ting too old,” said Mr. Rockefeller! “It’s too much of a nervous strain.” 'Well Travis took up the game pretty son and eight other special deputies. j a t e in life,” commented the newspaper made a raid on a negro gambling joint mar State Agricultural shall b£ quarterly instead of yearly. inflection with rimont Stxitinr Mr, Massengnlf Warren Bv M: on i at P; .'toil Tift. judicial circuit By Mi-. Payton of Worth—To regu- the practice of the toitsorlal .art In Georgia. By Mr. Dunbar of Richmond—To regulate nubile instruction in Rich- limnd county. By Mr. Tracy of Webster—To pen sion aU' Confederate veterans regard less of circumstances. By Mr. Slade of Muscogee—To make it penal to give short grits or men) Bv Mr. Yount? of Troup—To submit to the voters of Troun the question of abolishing the dispensary. Senator Felts introduced a bill mak- tat'-on. instead [ing one-third of the wages of journey- " Athens. [men mechanics when equal to 75 cents ,r Warren—To or more a day, subject to garnishment. ‘ oiling liquor in Senator W. B. Stephens of the first 510.900. | district, from Savannah, who has been if Worth—To ere- |absent on account of Illness in his fam ily answered roll-call the first time to day and was sworn in. Special Meeting of Council. ATLANTA. July 8.—A special meet ing of the city council has been called for tomorrow to take up the muddy water situation In Atlanta. Alderman Key. whose ordinance prohibiting the making of any contracts under the new . bond issue until 'it had been authorized ight-' %f flour, j by the Legislature ; s held responsible for the present condition, declares that [ the condition of the water is due t-> ! mismanagement and incompetence, and says he will prove it General Mana ger Park Woodward of the waterworks department, says he is ready for the test. In the meantime there is no re lief In sight from the muddy water situation for at least two months, prob ably longer, and Llthia and spring wa- thelr entire at Nichols yesterday afternoon and af ter a determined resistance succeeded in pulling and safely lodging in Doug las jail last night twenty-three negro men and two negro women. One man and one woman were pulled from the chimney. This joint and dive, with blind tiger accompaniment on the side, had become positively unbearable to the good cit'zens of Nichols. The sher iff distributed his posse around the house and demanded admittance and surrender, this was a signal for a general stampede. The negroes sprang from doors and windows, opening fire on the officers as they came out. One, an unknow negro, with a “Colt’s Spe cial" 3S-ealibre revolver kept advanc ing and firing, paying no heed to the repeated demand to surrender, he was shot in the shoulder by one of the posse, turning him completely around. Yet he kept on firing, wounding Mr. Archie Weeks, who was standing ‘be side the sheriff, in the arm. Still refus ing to throw dcrwn his gon and sur render, kept firing on the sheriff, who in the discharge of duty, and for the preservation of his own life and the lives of others, shot and killed him in stantly. He fell with some of the grabbed-up money tightly clenched in his left hand. Close questioning of all the other gamblers failed to reveal his identity. In the general fufils.de two of the gamblers, severely wounded, suc ceeded in escaping to a nearby swamp, and were not rounded up. Sheriff Ricketsort is loud in his praises of the good citizens of Nichols, who so quicklv came to his aid under a heavy fire. The spoils of the raid and battle displayed in the sheriff’s office show eight fine revolvers, one shotgun, large quantities fo beer, and a general assortment of liauors. with about a peck of knives and $125 in cash, in pen nies, nickels, dimes, quarters, halves and dollars. "Yes, that’s true." said Mr. Rocke feller. and then added: “That’s an ar gument in favor of us veterans, but he is not so old as I am.” He then peeled off his coat and followed along. SHE Will IE PISSED i swim 0101 MOOSE 30. putatlon of his leg. Miss Florence Haas, an actress who, with Miss Grace Rogers, was with Dr. Thomas when the accident occurred, was so seriously injured that physicians'amputated her left leg today at Fordliam Hospital. Miss Rogers was injured internally, but probably will recover. Mr. Thomas and his friends were traveling at a high rate of speed down Jerome avenue last night. Near the entrance of Woodlawn cemetery the road makes a sharp turn, which the aeronaut evidently did not see in the darkness. The machine crashed into a heavy trolley pole and Dr. Thomas and his two companions were flung out of the machine as if from a catapult. The automobile was reduced to scrap iron by the impact. Dr. Thomas was found to have sustained a fracture of the right leg and to have suffered in ternal injuries. His body was covered with bruises. Miss Haas and Miss Rogers both were unconscious when found lying in the roadway. The phy sicians found that Miss Haas would have to undergo the amputation of her left leg to save her life. Two women were killed at the same place last year in an automobile accident. those adopted City’s Leading Business Men! resoIutions t0 y , i tt • -i Upon motion of Mr. George Duncan Gather and Unanimously the chair appointed Messrs. Duncan, Harris and Long as a committee to get together a committee of twenty- five to be in Atlanta Wednesday to do all in their power to oppose the passage of the prohibition bill. A list of the men and firms of tha Disapprove Bill 25 Citizens Will Co To Capital the measure is as SEVEN INDICTMENTS AGAINST B. G. LEWIS ST. LOUIS, Mo., July S.—Seven in dictments have been returned by the Federal grand jury against Edward G. Lewis, president of the People’s United States Bank, charging fraud. The in dictments were returned Saturday, but the fact was not made public until to day. In one indictment Lewis and Francis V. Putnam, cashier of the bank, are charged with using the mails in furtherance of a scheme to defraud the bank’s stockholders. Another in dictment is against Lewis, Frank J. Cabot and Wm. M. Miller, charging conspiracy to defraud the Government on postage receipts on mailing of the publication issued by Lewis. The other indictments stand against Lewis alone, charging him with a scheme to defraud through the Peo ple’s United States Bank. All the de fendants gave bond today. Business men representing most of the leading interests of Macon met in the county court house last night to take steps toward the frustration of the prohibition bill which has been introduced in the State legislature during the present session. Mr. B. L. Jones was elected chair man of the meeting and upon taking the chair outlined the purpose of the meeting. “Our object is." said Mr. Jones, "to do all in our power to frustrate the passing of the prohibition bill ln the legislature.” Mr. Henry Horne, who got up the resolutions, made a brief talk before reading them. He said: “We wapt to get the views of the men who are financially interested in this menace to the prosperity of ti:e State, such as the property holders and men doing a business recognized hy the laws of the State, and who pay taxes on their business, that help to support the local communities and the j Stubbs. D State. Macon is in no position now ' “ to be handicapped by a movement like city who approve follows: Business Men Present. We. the undersigned, business men of the city of Macon, hereby agree to meet at the City Court room Monday. July, 8, at 8 o’clock p. m. for the pur pose of protesting against the proposed prohibition measures now before the Legislature: Ben L. Jones. J. S. Schofield's Sons Co., The Waxelbaum Co.. E. S. Waxel- bauin & Bro.. W. E. McCaw, Jas. N. McCaw, McCaw Manufacturing Co per W. E. McCaw. president. The Brunner Drug Co., by N. J, l’.runner. Brown House, C. C. Foor. mgr.. Steve Wright, druggist. Max Morris. Jesse B. Hart, J. A. Newcomb, A. E. Harris. Haber-Bloch Hat Co., G. Bernd Com pany, Morris Harris, the Dannenberg Co.. I. Blocke, Walter Dannenberg. Dunlap Hardware Co., S. S. Dunlap, Mrs. Hah D. Little. H. M. Wortham. A. ,T. Long Cigar and Tobacco Co.. James J. Daly, secretary. James J. Daly, Jacob Htrseh. H. Waterman, Jr. J. F. Heard. K. F. Dunlap, t>. B. Fried, Lazarlis jewelry store, Monroe Harris, J. Maas, Chas. „Wachtel, L. P. Lester. T. A. Jacobs. M. H. Taylor, Geo. A. C. Hargood, for Idle Hour Nurseries, H. J. Lamar, Jr., Lamar & Lamar, Auto, and Mtlch. Co.. Macon prohibition. The city has just sus-|Dalry Co., H. Huhn, A. C. Blinn. talned a great lous* We must stand j -Empire Electric C7o, J. IT. Jlei tz, Afoi together to see that people who have j ris Happ, the Empire C onl Co.. Geo. little or nothing to lose do not do the B. Turpin Sons. T. C. Burke. E. A\ . town and interests, which are a com- : Burke, Macon Buggy Co.. birch <fe monweaith for all, an injury. : Cubbedge, ,T. A. Dunwody. G. F. Ellis. “Prohibition lias been Med in the j J. T. Moore. the Redmond-Massee States of South Carolina. Maine and Fuel Co., per A. J. Mack, cashier, the Kansas: in each it has been a flat i A. R. Small Co.. W. E. Small, mgr ADVANCf GUARD OF ELKS ARRIVE IN PHILADELPHIA. State Treasury Empty. ATLANTA, Julv S —On account of the low <'bb of funds in the St"*te treasury It is apparent that some ex pedient must he resorted to in order to ride the State over until the taxes i ter companies have sold to come in next fall. At least output far in advance. $100.000 will be needed for this pur- | pore. I Prohibition Meetings. Thinking the problem might be solv- j ATLANTA. .Toly 8.—There were all ed by a t®tnporarv use of the sinking [sorts of prohibition meetings in Atlan- ftin.-l which is jrst that sum. Governor | ta today, following up the big gather- Smlth wrote to Attorney General Hart, t ing in the Broughton Tabernacle last asking if the sinking fund might het n i g ht. State prohibition was the topic used to supply the usual deficiencies nf discission at three separate meet- nntil It could bo replaced later on in rings of ministers this morning. the lhe fall. ; Evangelical ministers, the Baptist min- Judge Hart replied today that lhc:i a ters and the Methodist ministers. At sinking fund could not under the Sratejthe Methodist ministers’ meeting, after Constitution, be use.] even temporari- | indorsing prohibition, a permanent or- for any other purpose than tha: for which it was raised. The indications are therefore that the Governor will have to borrow the money under the authority given in the Constitution to mske temporary loan to the extent of $200,000. or as much as may be needed to supply casual deficiencies. H. H. Dean Named Arbitrator. ATLANTA. July 8. —Comptroller General W. A. Wright was today noti fied that H. H. Dean, of Savannah, has heen selected to act as arbitrator of the tax returns of the Macon Rail way and Light Company, the Savan nah Elertrlc Company and the Colum bus Railroad Company. Railroad Com missioner O. B. Stevens will represent the State. The Comptroller General today as sessed the Atlanta and West Point Railroad Company at a total of $4,- 279,100, which Is an Increase of $1,- 476.477 ever the company’s returns. Two Banks Chartered. ATLANTA. July 8.—Two new banka were granted charters today by the Secretary of State. They are the Bank of Bluffton. in Clay County, J. J Hayes ?nd other incorporators, and «-<• J a;. k of Colbert an Five Forks. In V*-:- . -'-oms w. w •P.ti ' '-PO ...iliJV OM block of gsnisation was urged for the trurpdse of enforcing the law. The Baptist n^m- isters urged the passage of th%*Hartl- man-Covington bill, and declared that there was ik> foundation for the reports that prohibition hurt Atlar-'a when if was in force here. At the Evangelical ministers’ meeting bes r , a^q».n indorse ment of State prohibltioV-' r he loca' newspapers which have taken a stand against the enactment of State prohi bition were condemned, and those which have come out for it, were heartily indorsed. SHORT WORK OF RIVAL CHICAGO, July 8.—The attorneys for the Standard Oil Company today declined to submit any further evi dence in the investigation held on Sat urday by Judge Landis in the United States District Court. Judge l^andis then announced that sentence will be passed on the Standard Oil Company of Indiana, which was convicted. Of using illegal railroad rates on August 3. Judge Landis at the opening of court today said to the attorneys of the company: "Have you anything to offer in .this case, prior to the entering of a final order?” "We have a formal statement to make,” said Attorney Rosehthal. Mr. Rosenthal read it substantially as follows: “In answer to the court as to wheth er the defendant desires to offer any evidence tending to show that the de fendant or the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey violated the interstate commerce law, and appearing now for the purpose of answering this inquiry and denying the jurisdiction of the court in the premises and contending that this entire inquiry is beyond the legal power of the court, the defen dant, still insisting, that the record in this case shows that it is innocent of the offenses charged in the indictment, desires to say: “There are in the record no sugges tions that this defendant ever before was charged with violation of the in- PHILADELPHJA. July 8.—The first of the host of Elks, who will be here for the annual convention and reunion which begins in this city next week, arrived today. Col. • .J'bhTT P. Sullivan, of New Orleans, Grand Esquirei, who will be grand marshal of the great parade to be held July 18, was the first of the officers ..to reach the city. His headquarters are at the Bellevue Stratford Hotel, and he" will be busy all week mapping out the details of the parade. He will assign the par ticipating lodges to their position in line and will also appoint two score of aides. FARMERS MOVEMENT TO BUILD COTTON WAREHOUSES NEW ORLEANS. La., July 8—The movement of the National Farmers’ Union to build this year between 250 and 300 cotton warehouses in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas 'and Indian Terri tory was brought unofficially to the attention of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange today by E. S. Peters, of Calvert, Tex. Representing this scheme of the union for storing the cotton crop, Mr. Peters is en route to New York to raise funds. failure. China tried prohibition thou sands of years before the Christian era. and today China, with* its multi ■ tudinous natural resources is a land of mental inaptness, ignorance, opium eaters, demoralization and dwarfs. That is one result ‘ of prohibition." Mr. Horne then read the following resolutions, which were unanimously adopted. _ _ RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED. Whereas, there are now pending be fore the General Assembly of Georgia several measures looking to the en actment of a general State prohibition law, either of which- measures, is en acted. will undertake to forbid the man ufacture. sale and importation of all forms of alcoholic liquors in tile State of Georgia: and Whereas, this convention of citizens of Macon, made up of every class Leon S. Dure, S. A. Thomas Drug Co. H. Horne. John R. Anderson, Macon Cooperage Co.. Geo. W. Hubbel, sec. & treas., Ries & Armstrong, jewelers,- Ta.vlor Shoe Co., by I. Blun, L. New man, McVoy Book & Stat. Co. BANK’S STOCKHOLDERS WILL MEET JULY 18 business and from every avocation ex cept the liquor traffic, representing in the aggregate a very large proportion of the material wealth and property holding interest? of Macon, is con vinced beyond all questions,that such sumptuary legislation as is proP |,a<> d ‘cannot and will not accomplish tie pur pose of its enactment, but on the con trary will be productive of great moral Tile receivers appointed by the court actively began an investigation into the conditions of the Exchange — j bank yesterday morning. There Is I so much to bo done and so much of the assets still outstanding that it will be some time before the receivers can get anywhere near the true state of affairs. Twenty-five thousands dol lars was recorded yestetrday . in amounts taken from the vaults and received through tho mail. It Is believed that the depositor* and creditors of the Institution will be paid in full, but the question of the wrong, as well as useless destruction of I stockholders realizing, the full amount property valifes. depriving the Slnte T of their .investments seems to be in » 3 doubt and the cities of large revenues and crippling tho educational as well as other-public, enterprises maintained and carried on by the Government: and Whereas. State prohibition laws ex 1st In only two .of the forty-five United States, thus leaving tho remaining forty-three at liberty to. sell alcoholic liquors to the citizens of the State of Georgia; and Whereas it has been demonstrated in the States having State prohibition that it does not accomplish the purpose intended, but simply permits the sale of all alcoholic liquors from other States, without that traffic being con- The directors held a meeting and issued a call for a stockholders', meet ing July 18 to ratify the action of the directors in asking for a receiver. The call is as follows: “To .the Stockholders of the Exchange Bank of Macon: “You will please take notice that a special meeting of the stockholders of this bank will be held in the city of Macon at the banking house at 10 o’clock a. m.. on the 18th day of .July. 1907, the object of the meeting is to consider and pass upon the action of the board of directors of this bank ducted under police regulation?, and j authorizing the appointment of re- ST. CHARLES COLLEGE AT GRAND COTEAU BURNED without the State being permitted derive the slightest revenue from the traffic: and Whereas, the absence of revenues from the liquor traffic will necessarily take away from the common school fund, used exclusively for the educa tion of the children of Georgia, hun dreds of thousands of dollars, which J amount would hs.ve to be made up by I direct taxation, or the children of this State be deprived of that amount to- i ward their education: Therefore, be ft Resolved, That as. NEW ORLEANS, La., July 8.—The j pjtizens of Macon, having no Interest St. Charles College, at Grand Coteau, | directly or indirectly in the liquor bus- La., was destroyed bv fire today, de-lmess, and representing the substantial spite the efforts of 'the able-bodied ] commercial interests of the city, we men in town who for hours fought thej” rBe up°n the Ge c- • • flames with buckets. When telegraph Georgia, with all the earnestness of our communication with Grand Coteau i de ? p . aad abiding co . . closed for the night the populace was I Pnrtetple of home rule, involving our still fighting fire, hoping to save at least the church. AUGUST FLESH FELL OFF THE GRANT BUILDING KNOXVILLE. Tenn., July 8.—Ed. terstate commerce law. Macklin, aged 25, was shot and almost r rir the defendant now to assert its instantly, killed this afternoon by Ed- inn^^e of matters that it is Aot * r__ ... .. _ _ . charged with, of attempt to show t ward McNew, while the rormer was in | tb at it has been innocent of wrong' ATL4NTA. Ga Julv the company of the latter s wife. The -I..:-,, irl ma .t are ? r.. jui. tragedy occurred on what is known as (arde^f the re^rd of this case would ‘ Fl6Sh ' 50 years oid ' supp03eci t0 have Luttrell’s Bluff south of the Tennes- ; presen t a situation unheard of in! been linking, fell off the top of the see river. McNew had for some time ( Anslo-Srxon jur^p^udence ” 'Grant building: onto Folsom’s restau- suspected that.his wife was on too in-j when ‘the statement was concluded j rant this afternoon. His skull was timate terms with Macklin. This af- | t b e court said abruptly fractured at the base of his brain and ternoon he was informed by a friend j .. The fi ’ na! order jn tbis cage w(n be lit is said he will die. ! entered Saturday. August 3. Call the right to regulate our own domestic af fairs in the wav that will best conserve the morals and business interests of this city, be not disregarded by the en forcement upon us. against our wishes, of a State prohibition law. Let other counties adopt prohibition if they de street with Macklin. and that the pair| next casa - had crossed the river 'bridge together j j D Arch b„i d , vice president of the Mc-New informed his wife s brother and S[andar d oil Company of New Jersev. another friend and the three proceeded g. \ FeUon> pre sidnnt of the Union to where the couple had gone. Macklin I Tank Line , c . E . Pra;t . c e cretar v of and Mrs. McNew were seated on the th( . standard Oil Company, and F. D. ground enjoying a lunch, when the irate Barstow, the assistant treasurer, were husband and ms friends appeared, j jn cou and his friends Macklin and McNew saw each other the same time and .each pulled his pis tol at about the. same instant. McNew fired first, however, and the bullet struck Maeklin’s right forearm and en tered his body below the right nipple. Two more ?hots fired by McNew took effect and death ensued almost in stantly. McNew, following the tragedy, re- crossed the bridge and went at once to — I the court house, where he surrendered BISHOP CAPFRS CONDITION (to the sheriff. CONTINUES THE SAME.! Deputies were sent to the scene and the body of the dead man removed. COLUMBIA. S. C.. July 9.—The | Macklin was a barber by trade, while State received the following telegram j McNew is a saloonist. Mr3. McNew i during tho proceedings. BASS AND HEARD WANT RATES ON SHOES REDUCED. 1 WASHINGTON, July S.—Bass & Heard, of Rome. Ga.. today complain ed to the Interstate commerce com mission that the rates charged by the Southern Railway and other lines of railway doing, business with the South were toe high _cn boots and shoes. They nsk that the commission reduce the rates at leist 23 per cent. FIRE WfPEO OUT SMALL SOUTH CAROLINA TOWN. COLUMBIA, S. C„ July g.—Fire, be lieved to ..ave been of incendiary ori gin. wiped out the business portion of Holly H II, a small town in Berkely »his ntfernoon regarding the condition !a voung woman, 25 year? of age. She of Bishop Capers: |states that she and Macklin had 'been "Bishon Capers’ condition continues Ion the bluff about one hour when the the same. Some symptoms show im- [tragedy occurred. They had just open- provement. while others the reverse, led a lunch which Macklin brought with (county, about 1 o'clock this morning, Some davs must elanse before any j him. when the husband appeared and [causing a lots of about $40,000 with in- marked change takes place.” I the tragedy followed. ! surance of about $20,000. The principal = : [losers are: H. Horres. A. E. Bennett, BATTLESHIP GEORGIA Mother and Son Killed. E. Levin. H. Price. Rhame & Son, W. WAS FINALLY ACCEPTED' GALVESTON. Tex.. July 8.—Mrs.. B. Gross. R. B. Gross, Ellis it Lea, E. : Louis ‘Hebert and little son, of Beau- [ Edwards. ET. F. Ayres' Hotel. Telephone WASHINGTON. July 8.—The Nan’ rront. were killed by a traiii here late [ Exchange. A. F. Carter, Bank of Holly Department todav finally accepted the i today. They jumped from an auto- j Hill and the county dispensary. Bfood- Toote ,wntl j battleship Georgia j nd authorized the»mobile trying to escape the cars, but' hounds have been sent to tbe scene ^diptwi-ydonym.mt n. cou factor* of the re-' were caught beneath the wheels. The i with the hope of capturing the guilty •gerve fund required by «he contract, (automobile was not injured. party. Death of Miss Ella Russell. COLUMBUS. Ga., July S.—Miss Ella Russell, one of the most prominent and highly beloved young women of Columbus, who was well known over the State, is dead after a protracted j illness. A few months ago she be- | came ill in Southern France while | touring Europe and was brought home as soon as she was a Die to travel by Hon. and Mrs. Henry R Goetchius. | She is survived by one sister. Mr3. i Goetchius. The funeral will take place I tomorrow morning. Len Reynold* Died of Wounds. CHATTANOOGA. Tenn., July 8.— Len Reynolds, president of the coal miners’ union at Montlake Tenn., who was yesterday shot by W. II. Bellow a labor agent at the Montlake Coal Company, died this morning of his wounds. Montlake is operated upon the open shop principle. Unknown Man Dead. ATLANTA. July 8.—An unknown man who had just come in on a train was picked up at Howell’s station in a comatose condition this afternoon. He was taken to the Grady Hospital, where he died in a short time. There was an empty four ounce laudanum bottle in his pocket. g August : sire to do so. Let every county in the : State have the privilege of adopting it, but accord to Bibb county and other populous counties the same right to regulate their affairs that we ask for others. Be it further resolved.’ that a coay of these resolutions be sent to the rep resentatives from this county in the General Assembly, to the Senator from the 22nd Senatorial District, to the President of the Senate, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and to the Governor of the State. Mr. Winter Wimberlev said: “Prohibition in the States that have adopted it has simply amounted to free license and the formation of drug stores and barrooms and ambulating boozaries. The State is just recover ing from the railroad failures of 1891, and the general depression that fol lowed. Macon is contemplating ex pansion, and if the city deprived of the revenue from the licensed sale of alcoholic drinks, anything like the contemplated improvements will be impossible. “If Georgia goes dry Bibb county will. too. of course, but if it is a ques tion of local option, then In all prob ability the next mayoralty race will have as its main issue the liquor ques tion. and the community can settle it by vote.” Mr. George Jones said: "The city receives $48,000 income from the liquor tax. I fthis Is taken away taxes will have to be raised to make up the lost revenue and it will take an Increase of one-fourth of tha present taxes to make up for the loss, and this, coupled with the many houses that will be left vacant, will run the rent rates down almost one- half. not only in store buildings, but in residences. Mr. W. Smith moved, and the mo tion was carried, that the and ceivers for the assets of the bank and their administration by the court, and declaring that it is impossible to con tinue the bank as a going concern, and to consider and pass upon tin- transfer of the hank’s properties and assets to a new bank for th? purpose of paying depositors and creditors of this bank, and protecting the inter ests of its stockholders also. Such transfer is to be 'ir|tdo under proper orders of the ‘court: and to consider and pas* upon all other matters aris ing out of or in connection with such recent action of the directors. “Macon, Ga., July 8. 1907.” Yesterday afternoon a deed of sale executed by tbe Exchange Bank July 3. 1907. was recorded in the office of Superior Court clerk for Bibb county, transferring to, the American Na tional Bank, the Fourth National Bank, the Commercial Savings Bank and the Macon Savings Bank the building and bank fixtures of the Ex change Bank to secure the loan of $90,003 made to 'be Exchange Bank to assist it in tiding over the recent run. Judge Felton has declined to act in the cas» because he ho'ds himself disqualified by having an interest ln the Union Savings Bank and Trust Company and because of his rela tionship with A. T. Small, one of the petitioners. The receivers have.-given their bona and Judge Whipple wfil continue t<r act in the matter. , NEIL ACCIDENTALLY ' SHOT AND KILLED J. K. Donnelly Overcome by Heat. ATLANTA, July 8.—J. K. Donnelly, SO years old, was overcome by heat to day and fell unconscious ln the street. He is still unconscious at the jGrady Hospital, but it 1b said be will reqaqer- ^Council of Atlanta be asked ^4®~d»«8 were hauled out oi Chief of Police Conner received a telegram yesaeedaf flrojn Warm Springs saying that Matt Nell had been accidentally shot and killed at that place, and wanted tha Informa tion to reach his mother, Martha NeU» living on Fourth street, so that aha could direct the disposition of tha body. The police mado diligent eearch on Fourth street, but could not locate tha mother. SOUTHERN PACIFIC PURPOSELY DERAILED SEVERAL CARS. NEW ORLEANS. La.. July Mu nicipal railroad building on the water front was temporarily interfarad with by the Southern Pacific railroad, which today purposely derailed sev eral freight oars where tha city was about to cross the company's tracks. Supt. Cushing of tbe Southern Fa- oifle said that they had dona what appeared to them right, their pur pose being to prevent city employe* from using a frog crossing alleged to be below standard. The Mayor agreed to use proper croqphgg* aQd the, J** INDISTINCT PRINT v'-'di.