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12 POLICY RUNNING IN CITY’S HOUSE FIVE CAUGHT IN A RAID. ENTIRE FORCE OF PLAIN CLOTHES MEN WRECKED BUILDING. Bonne In Wltleh Dusky Representa tives of Six Policy Wheels Were Writing Tickets Swooped Down l lion ly Detectives, Prisoners Taken and Then Place Was De molished—Buililtnff at Anderson Lane and Whitaker Street Was Bontht by City in 1808, bat Got Lost In Shuffle, Housed In a one-story frame build ing at Anderson lane and Whitaker street, owned by the city of Savan nah, surrounded by all of the neces sary paraphernalia, and doing busi ness without even an effort at secrecy, dusky representatives of six policy lot teries were stampeded by a detach ment of plain clothes men late yester day afternoon. After five negroes had been placed under arrest and sent to the police station In the patrol wagon, the de tectives demolished the structure and contents, and the house will never again be used. The officers did their ■work thoroughly, in the presence of several hundred interested spectators. There was hardly enough left for a scavenger wagon when the plain clothes men completed their labors. In a number of ways the raid was the most spectacular yet made by the police. Officers swooped down upon the same building several weeks ago, but at that time It was not known that the city owned the property, or at least so far as is known no one connected with the city knew anything about the city's ownership. Officer* Were Amazed. For a day or two frequent reports were made at police headquarters that policy tickets were being written in the same place on Whitaker street that had been raided not a great while ago. Before planning the raid the of ficers determined to ascertain who owned the property, with a view, pos sibly, of handling the owner of the house as well as the writers. But the officers ran into a great big snag. The man who was supposed to own the house didn’t own it at all. The place had been purchased by the city as far back as 1898, and at Intervals policy tickets had been sold in the house. The plain clothes men were temporarily "up against it.” It was ascertained that the city had not rent ed the shack to any one, and really no one could be found who remembered that it had even been purchased, un til the report of Mayor Meldrim for 1898 was hauled out. City I’urclinsed Property. It was then \ ery clear that the city had purchased a strip of land In An derson lane, between Bull and Bar nard streets, and had made use of a good part of it. But the little piece of ground with the house on it had escaped the attention of the city offi cers, there having been a change in administrations. When this discovery was made the offense being commit ted became doubly serious and the raid was arranged. Officers Murphy, Wall, Stark, Bostick and Mose David made the trip and caused the stampede. When the plain clothes men got with in a few feet of the house a negro in the doorway made a break for liberty. Officer Davis gave chase and pedes trians were entertained with an ex cellent article of hurdle racing. There were a half dozen exits to the place, but the officers believed that they had them all guarded. In this they were mistaken and several of those in the house managed to get away. Was Writing a Ticket. These men made use of a door lead ing from the shack into the place of /"Dr.” M. J. Graham, a negro. They had been paying "Dr.” Graham rent for the place and the door was rather Inviting. In the room Edward H. Bynes, Tom Harris, Charlie Davie and Joe- Ponder, all negroes, were held up. Detective Prank Wall charges that Bynes was writing a ticket when he made him a prisoner. Harris, who was arrested in one of the recent raids, was asleep at the switch, and was in custody when he awoke. He was resting his head on a policy sheet when the officers entered, but the noise did not arouse him. It was evident that he hud been drinking, and he was drowsy when he reached the police station. He denied that he was dreaming a number for a pros pective customer. Negro ••Doctor” in Custody, ”Dr.” Graham was taken in charge also and given a ride in the patrol wagon. He protested, but it didn’t go with the plain clothes men. Gra ham declared that he manufactured and prescribed medicine, and that he was noL. being treated properly. He admitted collecting rent for the city's house,. but declared that he was only acting as an agent for his brother, now in New York. One of the writer* said that "Dr.” Graham had been collecting $5 a month from each wheel represented in the house, and Graham was charged with renting property for gaming pur poses. He furnished bail for his ap pearance in Police Court. Then he called at the Morning News office and asked that his name be withheld from the public, In order that his business might not suffer. Besides $22.10 "Dr.” Graham had a number of policy draw ings in his possession when made a prisoner. A bicycle, a hat, a roll of policy ticket paper and two boards were taken in charge by the officers, and Bent to the police station. The officers would be glad to return the bicycle to its owner and to present the hat to the negro who escaped from under it. In the event that a claimant for either puts In an appearance, however, he will be arrested. After the prisoners had been carted away the detectives got busy. w PifcklliK 1 In* llounr, "What are we going to do with the •tuff in here,” asked Detective Stark. There was a crush and Detective Rlark got his tip. Detective Wall had •elzed a piano atool and smashed one of the windows. A lamp fell to the floor next and was broken Into a hun dred pieces. Then the officers made a grab for one of the tables in tin- room. This was promptly demolished so that each might get a leg for a club. With the legs of III* taoies the plain clothe* men demolished everything In sight and not * window its left in the room. Home one in the neighborhood car ried In an as and the side of the shock woo attacked. The dete< lives did not tire of their work until they had Tw* IMJ I# fij fiy Afrlvf iww hj>4 W| irif**| )• ttNl' MB to M tkM ties buttfw to mu rsptot M CONNERAT WAS MADE EXALTED RULER. Defeated Col. H. L. Colding In Elks’ Election Last Night. At one of the largest meetings ever held by the Elks in Savannah, W. H. Connerat, Jr., was last night elected exalted ruler in place of R. L. Cold ing. Col. Colding, who was a candi date for re-election, moved that the election be made unanimous and this was done. The race for office of ex alted ruler was a spirited one, having attracted the Interest not only of the Elks of the city, but of almost every one else. Col. Colding was elected delegate to the Grand Lodge, which will meet In Cincinnati In July. W. T. Dixon was elected alternate. The other officers elected were as follows: Esteemed Leading Knight—F. X. Douglas. Esteemed Royal Knight—M. D. Papy. Esteemed Lecturing Knight—A. L. Chapeau. Tyler—W. L. McGovern. Secretary—Reuben Butler. Trustees—Harry Willlnk, Gus Kels ling, W. T. Dixon. There were not contests except In the race for exalted ruler. The race for that office was a good natured one on the part of the candidates. banksTost fight - BEFORE ASSESSORS. Board Has Derided That Manner at Taxing In Equitable. No change will be made In the mode of taxing the banking institutions of Savannah. The Board of Tax Assessors has ren dered its decision In the case of the recent appeal of the banks to be re lieved of taxation on real estate, on the ground that the city is imposing a double tax. A letter has been addressed to each of the banks by the assessors, in which it is announced that the present man ner of taxing the banks Is Just and equitable, and that the board has de termined to make no change. As has been stated in the .Morning News, had the banks won their light before the assessors the city would have loat rev enue amounting to. about SIO,OOO. No contest is likely. THROWN FROM BICYCLE BY STRIKING DOG. Young Klernnn Was Hurrying to Fire on Bicycle. While riding on his bicycle to the Central Railroad round house fire yesterday afternoon, John Kier nan, son of Mrs. Mary Kiernan of No. 110 Oglethorpe avenue, east, ran over a large dog and was thrown to the pavement, sustaining painful, though not serious, Injuries. The accident took place on Ogle thorpe avenue, near Whitaker street. The boy was scorching along when a large dog ran after the bicycle. The dog got mixed up in the wheels and the boy was thrown headlong over the handle bars. He landed on his fore head on the asphalt pavement. His arm and shoulder were also Injured. Mr. J. W. Hart picked the boy up and carried him home In his buggy. GARBAGE CARS*WILL TAKE ANOTHER ROUTE. Officials Agree That Thsy Mast I<esve Whitaker Street. At the recent conference between the county and city officials and officers of the Savannah Electric Company, relative to the garbage nuisance, it was decided, not only to move the garbage dump on the county farm a greater distance from the Isle of Hope tracks, but also to take the gar bage to the farm by some other route than Whitaker street. The selection of the new route for the garbage cars has been left with Alderman Davant, the chairman of the Streets and Danes Committee, and the director of public works. The officers of the electric company will, of course, have to agree to the route selected by these two, but it is understood almost any route will be satisfactory to the company. BANKRUPT STOCK SOLD BY REFEREE. Leopold Adler Highest Didder for Metzger & Brunson Stork. Bids for the sale of the Metzger & Brunson stock of goods were opened yesterday by the referee in bankruptcy, and the trustee, Mr. George S. Haines. Pour ibids were submitted and the goods were sold to Mr. Beopold Adler for $5,110, this being the highest bid submitted. The offers made ranged from $3,100 to $5,110. The goods will be turned over to the successful bidder by the trustee to-day. The fixtures and accounts will be dis posed of at an early date. The store formerly occupledi by the bankrupt company has been leased to Mr. A. S. Nichols, who will occupy it In a few months. BRITISH CONSULATE TRANSFERRED HERE. Consul de Coeilogon lias Arrived in Savannah to Open Headquarters. As was announced In the Morning News some time since the British con sulate for the district comprising the states of North Carolina, South Car olina, Georgia and Tennessee has been transferred from Charleston to Savan nah by order of the British Foreign Secretary. The British consul. Col. Henry W. R. de Coetlogon and Mrs. de Coetlogon arrived in the city last night and are making their temporary head quarters at the De Soto. Mr. Alexander Harkness. the vice consul, will leave for Charleston with in the next few days, where he will be located In the future. The British consul will for the present occupy the same quarters that have been used by Mr. Harkness at No. 10 Abercorn street. He contemplates taking a cot tage at Isle of Hope for the summer, If he call find a suitable one to let. Col| De Coetlogon was for a num ber of year* In the British army and ha* Been much foreign service. He waa appointed to tha Charleston consulate nine years ago. The British govern ment removed the consulate to tht* city, It I* said, because It la realized that Huvannah la the most important port tn the consular district. The con sulate had been located In Charleston for a number of year* and It was with regret that th people of that city re ceived *he news that the headquarters had been changed to Mavannan. Atlantic Coast Bute g.ees benefit of a abort lin# mileage detachments be • ween ftofebbah send August*, Ut mil Off.-bd, • SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY.MARCH 30. 1904. FOR FIRST TIME IN BARRACKS CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET. GASTON STREET PAVING ORDI NANCE WILL BE REPEALED. Not Known Whether Asphalt Ordi nance Will Be introduced for the Street—Repealing of Brick Ordi nance Takes Injunction Proceed ing* Ont of the Courts—Conference With Military and County on Perry Street Matter—Gasoline Or dinance Will Pass. At the meeting of City Council to night, the first to be held in the Police Court room, the ordinance repealing the Gaston street paving will be read for the second time ad passed. This will leave the street In the’ same condition it was in before the ordi nance for the brick pavement was passed. The repealing of the paving ordinance takes the case of the prop erty owners along the street out of court. Anew paving ordinance Is now In order, though it is not known whether one will be introduced at the meeting to-night. An ordinance providing for the paving of the street with asphalt will doubtless be Introduced some time In the near future, but there promises to be a hard fight over its passage. It Is doubtful if the requisite two-thirds vote can be obtained, and the chances are the street will be left just as it is for some time to come. Conference Over Perry Street. The special committee appointed to consider the petition of the Interstate Military Rifle Association, asking for the prolongation of Perry street so that a good road may be obtained to the new Avondale Range, will make its re port. The committee has not yet for mulated its report, as there will be a meeting this afternoon at the Court House to consider the matter with the county commissioners.' It is thought the committee will make a favorable report and that Coun cil will scree to the desired improve ment. A? the meeting between the Council committee and the commis sioners. the matter will be gone Into thoroughly. The Rifle Association has also filed a petition with the commis sioners. The plan Is for the cltv to extend Perry street to Bilbo canal, and the county construct a hardened road way from the canal In an easterly di rection to Causton Bluff road and that the road be hardened to the range. It is believed both the city and the coun ty will agree to the plan. Indeed, some of the officials have already committed themselves to It. Will Pas* Gasoline Ordinance. The gasoline ordinance will come up and be placed upon its passage. It Is thought It will be passed without a dissenting vote. At the last meet ing the ordinance was tabled to allow any one who objected to it to file a complaint. No complaints have been received and the ordinance will be pass ed. The objection which the Lutheran Church of the Ascension filed with Council to the paving of State street from Bull to Drayton will be with drawn. The ordinance providing for the paving of this block will then be passed. Two Paving Ordinances. There are two other paving ordi nances that will be read for the second time and passed. One provides for the paving of Habersham street from Henry to Thirty-first, and the other for the paving of Thirty-first from Habersham to West Broad. The indications are that the meet ing will be a short one, as two or three of the aldermen will be absent, and there is not a great deal to come up. TOO BUSY THIS WEEK FOR POOR HOUSE TALK. Mayor Myers Has His Hands Fall Jnst at Present. Mayor Myers said yesterday he would not be able to call a meeting of the special committee In regard to the establishment of a poor house for several days yet, probably not until next week. It was the Mayor’s intention when he returned from Macon to call a meeting of this committee at once, but he has been so busy with other mat ters that it has been impossible for him to take it up. He had to attend a conference with the County Com missioners Monday afternoon, a meet ing of the sanitary board yesterday afternoon and he has a meeting of an other special committtee that desires to report to Council to-night, for this afternoon. TO TAKE EVIDENCE IN SUIT IN EQUITY. Suit Drought Against I.amber Com pany to Recover Land. Taking evidence in the case of Charles Marthinson vs. N. B. King and the Hall Tie and Lumber Com pany, which has been continued from time to time during the last six months before Commissioner Hewlett, will be resumed to-morrow, and It is believed the testimony will be completed. The case is a suit in equity for the recovery of 2,500 acres of land in Charl ton county, or Its value, $14,000. The taking of the testimony brought some unusual proceedings on the part of the defendants, who now hold the proper ty under a bond of SIO,OOO demanded by Judge Speer when he granted a permanent Injunction last August. N. Y. LIFE’S BRANCH OFFICE Will Be Established tn Savannah About April 1, The New York Life Insurance Com pany has decided to establish a branch office In Savannah. Handsome offices will be opened on the fourth floor of the Germania Bank building about April I. The branch office will be a great ad vantage to the people of Savnnnnh and South Georgia who have business with the company. Two other branch of fices will be established In Georgia, one at Macon and one at Atlanta, Whereever these branch offices are es tablished the business of the company Increases, and It require* a larger force to handle It. The one great virtue of Burnett’* Vanilla Extract I* purity. It la real vanilla sxtraut and nothing hut va nilla extract. Always use Burnett’s. The annoyance of having deaaert that ia ”ju*t a little off ' In flavor la obvi ated by always uatng Burnett's Va nilla.—ad. Rich new atylaa In tha celebrated "Hamburger” makes of suits at M. (>eyfua. These suits hold shape and At fltMfly. On'y at M JLXyfua can you o*4 tbauj.—ad. SEVEN DEFENDANTS BEFORE COURT-MARTIAL. Trouble for Bines Who Wert Ab sent from Inspection. Seven members of the Republican Blues, Company M, of the First Regi ment, Infantry, were defendants be fore regimental court-martial, held in the quarters of Company H, German Volunteers, last night. t The men were Privates W. E. Neve, R. E. Bennett, C. S. Sickel, Marion Hester, R. L. Miller and W. H. Tut tle and Corpl. John S. Travis. The charge In each case was being absent from inspection of the company March 2. Private J. W. Stanfield was also to have been tried on this charge, but he could not be found to have the necessary papers served on him, and his case was not brought up. The court consisted of Maj. Edward S. Elliott, president; Capt. Robert M. Hitch, Capt. John Bell and Lieut. C. V. Hohenstein, judge advocate. The findings of the court will be forwarded to the Governor, and will not be an nounced to the public or the persons tried until he has passed on them. The penalty In the case of a verdict of guilty in each case means dismissal from the service. Each of the accused men had an ex cuse, or more than one, of more or less value. In the case of several of them the trouble was that the excuse had not been made to the company com mander before the Inspection, nor after it, until the charges that brought them before the court-martial had been mads. PARKER NEXT PRESIDENT SAYS NEW YORK LAWYER. Col. R- L. Sledge Believes Parker Will Defent Roosevelt. "Judge Alton B. Parker will certain ly be the nominee of the Democratic party at the St. Louis convention and will defeat Mr. Roosevelt for the Pres idency in said Col. R. L. Sledge, a New York lawyer, at the De Soto last night. "It is now a conceded fact In New York that Judge Parker will be the nominess of the party, and those posted in politics declare that he will defeat President Roosevelt at the polls. Judge Parker has a good record and those who know him say he is one of the ablest men in the nation to-day. If he Is nominated I am Informed he will resign his position on the bench and make a vigorous campaign. “I know for a certainty that Presi dent Roosevelt is a very Unpopular man in financial circles. He Is not consid ered a safe man- and there are (thou sands of Republicans who will support Judge Parker in preference to Mr. Roosevelt. They feel they would tiot have near so much to fear from him as they would from Roosevelt serving a second term. "Judge Parker is solid on every prin ciple that is advocated by the present day Democracy. He Is an enemy of trusts and corporations that are op pressing the poor, but would not make war on legitimate corporations that are keeping within the letter of the law. No honest man need fear Judge Parker in the White House." SAVANNAH HARBOR IS IN GOOD CONDITION. Slight Shoaling Near Old Water works and I,ong Island Crossing. An official inspection was made of the work that has been done in Sa vannah harbor by Col. James B. Quinn, division chief of United States Engineers, and the lnspeotion shows the harbor is in good condition In almost every respect. In only two places is there any evidence of filling-in or shoaling. One of these is near the old water works, and the other near Dong Is land crossing, between Venus Point and the quarantine station. All of the ma terial which has filled in is soft and yielding, and Will yield easily to dredging. There Is still sufficient money on hand to re-dredge these parts of ths channel. Otherwise the channel Is In excep tionally fine condition. There Is a ten dency for the current to scour, and this will aid greatly In keeping the channel clear, thus reducing the cost of maintenance. STOLEN SUIT CASE FOUND WITH CONTENTS INTACT. Thief Had Hole in Side, bat Was Frightened Away. A dress suit case, which was stolen yesterday morning from No. 119 Perry street, west, was found later in the day by Patrolman R. T. Davis at Jefferson street and Perry lane, with all of its contents Intact. The thief had not been able to get the suit case open, as it was locked and he had cut a large hole in the side to examine the contents. Nothing, however, had been taken out of it. It is thought the thief must have been examining the contents in the lane and was frightened away by some one’s ap proach. At the time the suit case was found it was not known to whom it belong ed. But the owner called at police headquarters last night to report the theft and found his property. The suit case belonged to J. B. Harold of Columbia, S. C. ON WAY TO FIRE FOREMAN WAS STRUCK By Rock Thrown by Negro Engaged in Fight Among Boys. For striking a fireman with a brick, while he was on his way to the fire at the Central Railway roundhouse yesterday afternoon, Frank Arden, an 11-year-old negro, was arrested and sent to the police station. The arrest was made by the firemen under the direction of Supt. Maguire. There were a number of little negro?s engaged in a rock battle near the scene, of the fire, and they continued fighting when the engines arrived. One of the bricks struck a foreman. The fire men gave chase, but all of the darkies escaped, except Arden. He will be arraigned before the Recorder this morning. L. O.TrEGOrTREMANDED. D. O. Gregory, charged with steal ing a purse from W. R. McConnell. Jr., Saturday night on a train, was yesterday morning remanded to the Superior Court by the Recorder. A train hand stated he had seen Gregory with the purse, though It was not found on him when he was searched. Kwlen by Mlrnibea. This expression exactly describes the condition of the skin when attacked by many forms of skin diseases. U Is a horrid Idea, but perfectly true To eradicate these disease germs and re etore a healthy akin, use Tettetina. an Infallible cur# for totter, ring worm, lleh and all forms of akin disease*, 60 canta per boa, all druggists, m by mail from J. T. Bhuptrlnv, Manulae lurar, Havanuah, Ua-ad, SAME OFFICERS AGAIN ELECTED BY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. ANNUAL MEETING OF DIRECTORS PROVED AN IMPORTANT ONE. President J. H. Esttll Announced Committees In Which Few Changes Were Made—Merchants' Association Wants Assistance In Regulating Business of Pawn Shops—Capt. Davidson Announced Work Planned for Fort Screven. Efforts to Be Made to Hurry Work on Marine Hospital. At the annual meeting of the direc tors of the Chamber of Commerce, yesterday afternoon, officers were elected for the coming year. The en tire board was re-elected. Committees were appointed and va rious matters were considered, among them a plan for an automo bile speedway, presented by Mr. Roy C. Foster, and an account of the improvements that are to be made at Fort Screven, given by Capt. David son of the quartermaster’s department, U. S. A., who Is in charge of the work. The officers of the Chamber of Com merce are as follows: President—Col. J. H. Estlll. First Vice President —Leopold Adler. Second Vice President—George W. Tiedeman. Third Vice President—Herman My ers. Fourth Vice President—Maj. W. W. Williamson. Treasurer—W. F. McCauley. Secretary—W. J. Donlan. Col. Estill was nominated by Col. P. A. Stovall. There was no other nomi nation and he was unanimously elect ed. He thanked the members for their continued confidence in him as dis played by their vote, and said he hoped that the Chamber of Commerce would prove even more successful dur ing Its second year than It did dur ing its first. Maj. J. F. Cann nomi nated the old board of vice presi dents and these, too, were elected without a dissenting voice. Mr. Frank M. Oliver was elected a director to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. J. J. Kirby. President Named Committee. Col. Estill announced the committees of which the chairmen are as follows: Executive and Finance, Beopold Ad ler; Manufactures, William Kehoe; Banking and Insurance, J. D. Cars well; Real Estate, C. H. Dorsett; Transportation, Frank C. Battey; Membership, P. A. Stovall; Municipal Affairs, B. H. Bevy; Promotion of Public Interest, Sig Gardner; Com merce and Trade, W. D. Krenson; Beg lslatlon, J. Ferris Cann; Harbor and River. J. M. Barnard; Public Roads, Gordon Saussy; Entertainment, Roy C. Foster; Advertising, C. H. Dorsett; Agriculture, A. B. Moore; Health and Sanitation, J. B. Hiers; Subscription, O. S. Kulman; Harbor Defenses, W. W. Williamson; Deep Water, W. W. Mackall. The two last named are spe cial committees. Merchants Asked Assistance. A communication wag read from the Retail Merchants Association in which the Chamber of Commerce was asked to assist that organization to put a stop to the retail trade that is carried on by pawn shops, and also to endeav or to secure legislation that will make a legal rate of Interest that both pawn shops and loan offices may charge. The matter was referred to the committees on Municipal Affairs and on Legisla tion. Capt. Davidson was Introduced to the meeting, and after Col. Estill had ex plained the interest that the Chamber of Commerce has been taking in the ef forts to build up and improve Fort Screven, he was asked to tell of the work that has been authorized at that post by the government. He said he' had recently ' secured bids for nine frame buildings, five of them officers quarters, one a gymnasium, two quar ters for non-commissioned officers and one a guardhouse, and that the con tracts for these had been sent on to Washington for approval. He said the plans also contemplated the building of brick piers and curtain walls for four sets of officer’s quar ters, and two barracks and extra wa ter mains, and sewers for the new houses, the grading of the reservation, extending from the rear of the officers’ quarters to the railroad track, and the filling of ditches and upbuilding of the ground so that the reservation will be rid of ditches and pools of stagnant water. Garrison to Be Enlarged. Th post Is soon to have its garrison Increased from three companies to four, and to accommodate the addi tional company another barrack will have to be built. The new company will not be sent to the fort until this has been completed. Capt. Davidson said that the post would be built up as rapidly as the money was allotted for the purpose. Referring to the In terest that the members of the Cham ber of Commerce take In the matter, he said he would be glad to have the members call on him at his office. In the Merchants’ Bank building, and that he would assist them in any way pos sible. An effort Is still on foot by a com mittee of the Chamber of Commerce, of which Mr. O. S. Kulman Is chair man, to secure a brass band for the fort. Mr. Kulman said yesterday that he lacks but $36 now of having the required amount, and he hopes to have this within a very short time. Marine Hospital Matter*. Mr. T. E. Youmans brought up the matter of the Marine Hospital. He said that from what he could learn the government contemplated erecting but one building, while in the opinion of Dr. Brooks, the local surgeon of the Marine Hospital Service, at least three buildings will be necessary. Mr. You mans said also that the government owns but a part of the block on which the hospital is to be built, and that he thought It would be for the benefit of the public that the remainder of the block should be secured to complete an adequate site. He moved that the matter be re ferred to the Committee on Public In terest, that body to seek the co-opera tion of the representative* at Wash ington to secure a larger appropria tion; one that will enable the govern ment not only to secure the larger site, but also to build the necessary number of buildings, and to Inquire Into the cause of delay tn starting the work. The motion was curried. Aiken, I. r. On your way North atop at Aiken, j "Park In tha Pine#” la anew and thor. oughiy modern tourist hotel, and can glv you th# very !>#•( i<Tonimf>4k. ttons. Hplendid train servlet via flouth. *rn K*ll*sy Apply at city ticket g. flea, 111 bull attest.—ad. ROAST FOR POLICE FROM COMMISSION. Park anil Tree Commissioners Reg istered Strong Kick. Complaint has been lodged with the Mayor and aldermen by Chairman P. D. Daffln and Vice Chairman C. S. Ellis of the Park and Tree Commis sion, because of depredations commit ted In Colonial Park. Vice Chairman Ellis, who has con trol of the park, has written a letter to the chairman on the subject and Mr. Daffin enclosed the letter to the Mayor and aldermen with a brief note to the effect that he has frequently called the attention of the police to the matter. The letter by Mr. Ellis contains, a roast for the police department. One paragraph of the letter is as follows: "This park adjoins the police bar racks —the whole of the area being visible from the police building—and it would seem practicable for the police department to prevent these outrages on public decency as well as the sys tematic destruction of the public prop erty.” Another portion of the letter reads: “It Is impossible for our force avail able to protect the public property In the park, or to prevent violations. "The trees and the beautiful hedge on the south side of the park are con tinually being broken and despoiled, in some Instances by boys, who break oft the branches for ‘chinney sticks;' In other instances, simply for mischief. ‘The tombs, gravestones and shrub bery are constantly being broken down and ruined by children playing over and around them, and, worse than all, this sacred spot, consecrated to the memory of the dead, and committed to the care of the municipal authori ties, is habitually desecrated." These communications from the offi cers of the Park and Tree Commission will be presented to Council at its meeting to-night. MANAGER SEESKIND GAVE POLICE A CHECK. t Made a Donation to the Benevolent Association ot S3B, Manager Seeskind of the Savannah Theater has presented the Police Benevolent Association with a check for $35. The money is a direct donation from Mr. Seeskind to the association and not a cut in the price of the theater. The association had already paid for the use of the house for the King Stan ley police benefit. The gift goes en tirely to the association and will not be divided as part of the profits of the show given Monday night. A little over SIOO over and above all expenses was made at the Stanley per formance. The association will get 60 per cent, of this and Stanley 40. Adding Mr. Seeskind’s gift, the association will receive about SIOO. Stanley, who gave the performance here, Is going to Augusta within a day or so and will put on a performance there. A police association has just been organized In Augusta and his performance will be given under its auspices. The War In a Nutshell. The way to keep in touch with the great events In the Far East Is to get the new and latest War Atlas just is sued and offered by the Morning News. "The Rand McNally & Co.’s Russo- Japanese War Atlas,” showing Ruspia in-Europe and Russia-in-Asia, Japan Korea, Manchuria and China, and the entire operations in the Far Eastern conflict. It contains seven double page maps in colors, with index and quick-finding scale for each map; a list of all the chief cities, with popula tion; fighting strength and reserves of Russia and Japan. Sent by mail any where on receipts of 25 cents. The Daily and Sunday Morning News 1 year and the War At las $8.1)0 The Weekly News 1 year and War Atlas 1.00 Savannah Morning News, Savannah, Ga. —ad. Do Von Feel Tired f This Is the time of year when nine people out of ten feel broken down. They feel tired after walking a block. 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Round trip tickets, with season limit, $38.35; sixty-day limit, $32, or fifteen day limit, $26.05. We will run through Pullman sleeping cars from Savannah to St. Louis during the exposition. Southern Railway is the "World’s Fair Short Line.” Call on me for any de sired information, E. G. Thomson, C. P. and T. A., 141 Bull street.—ad. If You Are Going Fast Do not fail to consult the schedules of Atlanta Coast Line; it will be to your advantage. The palatial New York and Florida Special, solid Pullman train with drawing-room compartment sleepers, observation and dining cars, leaves Savannah 5:55 p. m. (city time)' arrives Washington 10:33 a. m„ Balti more 11:47 a. in., Philadelphia 2 p. m New York 4:45 p. m„ following day The only electric lighted train between the East and South, and most luxuri ous service. The Florida ar.d West In dian Limited leaves Savannah 215 p. m. (city time), arrives Washington 7:54 am., Baltimore 9:13 a. m„ Phil adelphia 11:22 a. m., New York 2 pm following day. Pullman drawing-room sleepers and dining car. For Pull man reservations and further informa tion with reference to rates and schedules, see ticket agents, De Soto Hotel, or Union Station.—ad. Cray heard. Now comes that season when you are tired after walking ten steps. You ache. You are fretful. No appetite, it is worth a gerat deal to be relieved of this trouble. Oraybeard will relieve you. Take a bottle home to-night and you will be fresh and bright to-mor row. Orayhcard Is found at all drug stores tl a bottle, for IS. Ur ay beard Pills. Me. Little treasures.- ad. Atlantic Coast Law gives benefit of short line mileage detachments be tween Mavaurnah and Augusta. 11l u.Ues.—ad. " ForYourLadies Whiteley Exercisers Induces just the necessary ex ercise to keep bloom in the cheeks and develop a striking figure. They promote health. 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