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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
MONDAY, JUDY 29, 1907,
1 I
IKEATREAL ESTATE MEDIUM
foR sale-real estate
A MAGNIFICENT SOUTH
Georgia farm,
853 ACRES, $8,500.
Ifear Leesburg, in Lee
County, we have a magnifi
cat plantation renting for
32 bales cotton. This prop
erty is on C, R. R-, and can
be made to rent easily for 40
bales cotton. There is no
better place for the money
in Georgia. Let us tell you
about this place. One-third
, balance 1, 2 and
years.
. • I
M. L. THROWER.
39 North Forsyth St.
FOR SALE—REAL E8TATE
GLORE &' JUSTIN,
215 Peters Building.
KEAT THREE-BOOM COTTAGE, WITH
lot ino by 235, to another street; level,
1th east front, barns, etc. Rents $10 per
Ufa
month. This Is In the western portion of
If you want a llttlr *“
Only $1,000. “
IP YOU HAVE $600 IN CA8H AND CAN
pay $800 In Are years and want the ben
lot and splendid location, soo us.
SIX ROOMS; CORNER LOT; BEST PART
of Chestnut stroet: one block of car line;
lot D feet front; $1,750; easy payments.
ON H0LDERNE8S STREET WE HAVE
nice shaded lots, with east front, run*
!if back 150 feet to alley. We will sell
mantels, tiling, hearth and all street
EAST POINT. WITIIIN TWO BLOCKS OP
nr line; whlto property; three six-room
cttiecu; comparatively new; rents $32 per
P th; $2,660. If you know onytnlng bet*
than this, “whistle.” . .
O.V GRADY PLACE, NEAR GORDON
itreet. nice level lot, 50 feet wide; east
front, running back to Holdernesa street;
•unt n two lota; water, sewer and gas on
#mt; Inclosed with splendid fence. Price
-friaced to $800. Tbfa Is a bargain.
NICE FIVE-ROOM COTTAGE ON WIND-
•or meet; all Improvements down; large
lot and a nice home; only $1,850. Easy
JTICE LOTS ON GRIFFIN STREET,
rithln one block of car line; sidewalk
lowo; $25 cash and $5 per month. Call and
f*t pint.
IT 45 NEWPORT STREET, PRICE RE-
$ttM from 81,150 to $1,300 for a few dars.
water and large lot Easy payments;
per cent interest. You can’t beat this.
THEY SAY
1. That the Eagan Park Land
Co. will "cut the earth to suit
your taste.” The variety and
beauty of their suburban Iota de
lights, even the most fastidious,
and the price and terms are in
every way satisfactory. Special
sale of lots in College Park, Eagan
Park, Forest Park, Jefferson Park,
East Point, Hapeville, Brook
Heights and Oakland City,
2. That if you want a nice,
neat, co^y home at a bargain and
on easy terms youfean get it in
West End, South Side, Grant
Park section, or even on the fash
ionable north side and the "price
is right.” The list is large and
you can be pleased.
EAGAN PARK LAND CO.,
36 Inman Bldg. Bell Phone 4613?
I. C. McCRORY—L. M. JOHNSON.
McCRORY & JOHNSON,
Real Estate and Insurance,
Phones 4691—503 Peters Building.
$2,500 buys a splendid 6-room cot
tage on Confederate ave.; largo
corner lot. Porcelain bath and
cabinet mantels. It’s a bargain,
and you can’t afford to miss it.
$250 cash and $20 per month.
Quit paying rent and buy this.
$3,250 is the advertised price of a
splendid 6-room cottage on one
of the best cherted streets in
West End( comer lot and all
improvements. The owner is
anxious to sell, and says get me
an offer quick. It must be sold.
It’s new and up-to-date. Terms.
See us for homes in any part of
the city. We have some splen
did exchange propositions and
several clients looking for small
investments. List with us. .
S. B. TURMAN & CO.
7,500—Best part of Rich'
ardson St., 10-room house,
lot 60x160. This is a love
ly home place and in walk
ing distance; has hot air
furnace; rents for $60 per
month. If you want
good home, let us show
you this place. Only $2,-
500 cash; balance 1, 2 and
3 years.
11,000—Lot on Confederate
ave., near entrance to
White City; 58x190; car in
front. Terms.
$3,000—Nice 6-room house
on best part of Grant St.;
$500 easn; balance $35.00
per month. Worth $3,500.
Copies St., near Oak St., lot
48x200; for. quick sale
owner null sell for $2,000.
ke St., north of Park ave.,
lot 50x157. This is the
only vacant lot left.
Would be cheap at $1,500.
Yon can get it for $1,000,
one-half cash. Don’t delay.
2oi)—Bargain in a 4-room
house, with hall and bath;
Kelly st., near Glennwood
avenue; $500 cash and $25
Per month will get this.
^—For largo lot on
Aenth st., facing Piedmont
“ark; sewer aim. tile side
walks.
& B. TURMAN & CO.
FOR QUICK SALE .
I HATH ONE! OF THE MOST
desirable lota to Eagan
Park, that beautiful suburb,
adjoining College Park all
white neighborhood. This
lot fronts 67 feet on Virginia
avenue, a 60-foot avenue,
cherted all the wej, and tuna
back 190 feet to an alley, Just
a ehort walk on thle cherted
avenue from the College Park
ear, and will make a nice eu-
bnrban home or a good In
vestment. I muat eell at
once. Let me beer from you.
If you want a bargain, eaay
terms and no Interest. Ad-
dreia.
EASY TERMS, CARE
GEORGIAN.
FOR SALE—REAL ESTATE.
ROBSON & RIVERS.
Phones: Bell 1208, Atlanta
1207.
Real Estate and Renting
Agents, 8 W. Alabama.
6$ Angler avenqe $35.00
34 Summit avenue 22.50
255 Glennwood avenue.... 35.00
315 Crew street 20.00
545 Central avenue.....4.. 27.50
187 Chapel street..16.6$
299 East Cain street...... 18.60
East Pair street SO.*o
146 Lowe stree.t 15.00
20 Gas kill street... 6.00
41 Mason and Tamer 10.10
84 Bradley street 12.00
632 Decatur street......... 30.60
24 Dodd avenue 17.60
246 West Mitchell street. 8.60
75 West Georgia avenue., 11.60
8 rooms
6 rooms
6 rooms
6 rooms
0 rooms
5 rooms
5 rooms
5 rooms
4 rooms
4 rooms
4 rooms
4 rooms
4 rooms
4 rooms
3 rooms
3 rooms
R. M. JONES & CO.,
REAL ESTATE,
501 Empire Building,
Bell Phone 3453-J.
$2,200—Bonnie Brae, lot 75
by 150, one block from
Stewart Ave. car. Splen
didly built 6-room cottage,
east front, oak shade,
fruit, garden and stables.
Very desirable home, on
terms.
$2,400—Grant Park section,
corner lot, new 5-room
cottage, cabinet mantels,
porcelain bath; every con
venience and a bargain.
Price reduced for quick
sale. Easy terms.
$3,250—Ashby St., West
End. New and splendidly
built 6-room cottage; oak
shade; lot 56x200. Every
modern convenience. Very
easy terms.
FOR SALE—REAL ESTATE.
L. A. WOODS,
818-19 Empire Bldg. *
BELL ‘PHONE 2099. STANDARD 7771
I MAKE EASY TERMS.
46,850 FOR ONE OF THE I’LACRS BUILT
for a home. This place Is extra nice; has
rooms 17 by 18. . You don’t find this slxe
room In many places at this price. Fin
lot, 195 feet deep: plenty of shsde; veraL
da 10 feet deep. If you want a home worth
the mouey, this Is It.
$5 V 250 T TEN-ROOM HOUSE ON SOUTH
Boulevard; high, elevated lot: pleuty of
Shade; all conveniences; tine neighborhood;
cabinet mantels, folding doors, aim a beauty
for the money.
Investment, this is
$30 per month. Haw a servants’ house lu
rear that rents for $6 per month, making a
If you want
bouae rents foi
a sonants’ house It
$1,260—BRAND-NEW SIX-ROOM HOUSE
on Crew street, with oil conveniences.
Will sell on terms, If taken at once.
$4.250—SEVEN-ROOM HOUSE IN WALK-
mg dlstnucc. Thla piece Is u perfect
beauty; has everything that R takes to
make ft perfect home. If you wnnt this,
don’t 'phono me, but come In and let me
•h°w It to you, and you will ho convinced
that It Is a bargain. .
SACRIFICE SALE FOR A FEW DAYS
HOMES! IIOMiS!
WEST PEACHTREE STREET-THREE
beautiful modern homes, that muat be told
at onro. They are the prettiest places on
the itreet: all north of North avenqe.
Prices $12,000, $12,500 and $8,000.
PEACHTREE PLACE-ELEGANT HOME;
modern; eleven rooms. Price $11,000,
up-to-date homos. One hns nine rooms
nd Is on the corner; the other has eight
ootns. Prices $7,260 and $9,500.)
NORTH ROULEVARD-TWO MODERN
homes: both front east and on elevated
lots; built for homes and occupied by own
ers. Ibices $8,300 mid $7,500.
CAPITOL AVENUE-TWO GOOD IIOME8,
one ou corner, has eight rooms; the other
hns nine rooms: best location on tho
street. Prices $7,500 and $7,000.
CHAS. M. ROBERTS,
12 Auburn Ave.
STATISTICS.
$2,500—Copenhill, one block
from car line, on nice lot
65x140. A well-built and
substantial cottage of five
rooms. You ean set your
own terms on this. Any
reasonable proposition ac
cepted.
BEAUTIFUL HOUSES.
IF YOU ABE LOOKING FOB A HOME
to IIT. lu. or • house* for ■" m***"”*" 1 '
WO can help you to And Wk.t TOO want lu
■la. and loogtloo- We bar. a ronaldera-
numb.r of very durable booeea to
dlepoa. of at preaeot that w« ar. aura will
prov. good lo«.tneula for the boyer*.
GRANT & PETTY, ,
30-32 E. Alabama St.
rATE
BUILDING,
' Doth phones 423-*
EXTRA. BELL PHONE4235
NEAR TERMINAL
STATION.
$2,100—Reduced from $2,350,
nice 6-room cottage on lot 57 feet
front. Only $350 cash, balance
say $20 per month. Now what
are you waiting on!
SOMETHING CLOSE.
$10,000—An offer wanted on
close-in prominent corner,
proved with brick structure which
at slight cost can be altered for
store, and two brick apartments
for residence use. Fine income
on investment ia certain and
steady increase in value.
“WE GET RESULTS.”
NEEDA FI
■NCE?
Page Fence Erected
Cheaper Than Wood
W. J. DABNEY IMP. GO.,
06. 93 and 100 So. Forsyth Street
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
|4,060—Southern Real Estate Im
provement Company to Mrs. Luella
Skinner, lot on Westminster drive, In
Analey Park.
4400—Mr«. Sarah A. Low to Old Do
minion Ouano Company, lot on Hape
ville road. Warranty deed.
buildingTpermit8.
4100—John J. Woodslde, to re-cover
frame dwelling at 45 West Cain atreet.
42,000—Lot Warren, to build frame
dwelling at!94 Lawton atreet.
DEATH8.
Oeorge W. Chllda, colored, aged 41
years, died at 24 Vine street.
Alice Bell Evans, colored, age 2 years,
died at 14 Maple alley.
Robert Brown, colored, age 27 years,
died at Orady Hospital,
lata O. Moore,
Spring atreet.
Doddle Frank Marston, age 9 months,
died at 0< Delta dace.
BIRTHS.
To Mr. and Mrs. II. B. Mott, at 310
Luckle atreet, a girl.
To Mr. and Mr*. F. J. Williams, at,
6(0 Washington atreet, a boy.
To Mr. and Mr*. W. L. Nelson, at
11 Moreland avenue, a boy.
I
SEE THAT BANKS
ARE KEPT STRONG
House Passes Bill Providing
for Rigid Inspec-
? tion.
Deaths
and Fuhsrals
Mrs. F. E. Reator.
Mrs. F. E. Rcaler died suddenly Sun
day night at her residence, 99 East
Linden avenue. Her huaband, F. E.
Realer, Is connected with the Southern
railroad. Besides her husband, she Is
survived by one child. The 'body will
be sent Monday night to Jeffersonville.
Ohio, where the funeral aervlce* and
Interment will take place.
Frank Hazzard.
The funeral service* of Frank Haz
znrd, aged 71 years, who died Sunday
morning at the Soldiers' Home after a
short Illness, were conducted Monday
afternoon at 4 o'clock In the chapel of
Harry Q. Poole. The Interment waa In
Westvlew cemetery. Mr. Hazaard
served throughout the war as first ser
geant of Company K, Twentieth Geor
gia regiment. He entered the home
February 9, 1901, from Bibb county,
Georgia.
Mrs. Hollis Boynton.
The funeral services of-Mrs. Hollis
Boynton, aged 69 years, who died Sun
day night at her res^lence, 21 Wind
sor street, after an lllneaa of one week
with heart failure, will be conducted
Tuesday afternoon at 4:10 o'clock. The
Interment will be In Oakland cemetery.
Mr*. Boynton was the wife of H. A
Boynton, a prominent wholesale grocer
Beeldee her huabend, she le survived
by one sister, Mr*. Joseph Singer: one
brother, Isaac Mansfield, of Chattanoo
ga, and two nieces, Mrs. George Tlg-
por and Mrs. Tom DanUL
Robert Earle Bailey.
Without a dissenting vote, the house
Monday morning passed the bill
Messrs. Holder, of Jackson; Alexander,
of DeKalb, and Heard, of Dooly, pro
vldlng for (he.creatlon of the office of
bank examiner and a bureau of bank
examiners. The blit goes Into effect
September 1, 1907.
The measure provides that the state
treasurer ehall he constituted a bank
examiner with a salary of 42,600 per
year. He shall have an assistant at a
salary of 42,000, who shall give bond
In the sum of 46,000 for the faithful
discharge of hit. duties. In case It is
found necessary, the bank examiner
ahall be provided with one or more
assistants at a salary of 41,600 for the
seoond assistant and 41,200 per year
for all others,
It Is provided that all trust compa
nies and banking corporations shall
make four annual reports to the bank
examiner of the financial condition of
eatd bank and shall make special re
ports upon any subject pertaining to
their business when the bank examiner
calls for It. Failure to comply/vlth the
call for a special report carries a pen
alty of 450 for each day of delay, and
at the expiration of thirty days the
charter of such bank may be revoked
Two Visits a Year,
The bill requires the bank examiner
to make two visits each year to each
bank and report Ita condition to the
governor. In cases where banks are
found to be Insolvent or not properly
conducted the appointment of
celver Is authorized, who shall wind up
Its affairs after the manner of an ad
ministrator. If the assets of the bank
are Insufficient to pny off Its Indebted
ness, ho may sue any stockholder ft)
his proportionate amount of stock.
If the bank examiner finds that the
capital stock of a bank Is impaired 10
per cent he Is required to demand that
It be made good within -ninety days.
The bill further requires that the ex
aminer shall be notified when a bank Is
formed and that on the first day of
each July he shall be furnished with a
list of stockholders and the pro rata
aharo of atock they own.
Provides Penslties.
The bill also makes It unlawful for
an officer or employee of a bank to cer
tify a check when the money Is not
actually on deposit.
The fees for each examination are
provided for os follows: Banks with
425.000 capital stock or leas, 410 for
each examination: 425,000 to 450,000,
412.50 for each examination: 475,000 to
4100,000, 420 for each examination:
4100.000 to 4200,000, 450 for each exami
nation: 4200,000 and over, 460 for each
examination.
The houae also passed the bill of Mr.
Russell, of Muscogee, making It a mis
demeanor for a father to abandon r
child and leave It In a dependent con
dltton. |t provides mso that the wife
may testify against the husband In
such cases. ,
The house met at 9 o'clock Monday
morning and waa led In prayer by
Chaplain Park*.
On motion of Mr. Wright, of Floyd,
tho reading of the Journal was die
pensed wltn.
Mr. Hall, of Bibb, asked unanimous
consent to have house bill 415 put on
It# passage. The request was granted.
The bill provides for regu|utlng the
manner In which negligence may be
alleged In cases where a presumption
arises upon proof of given facts or cir
cumstances.
In explanation of his bill, Mr. Hall
said:
'■This bill was Introduced to cor,
rect a decision, of the supreme court.
The courts have fallen Into the habit
of sustaining special demurrers In
cases where negligence Is alleged on
the part of a carrier where damage
results. The law presumes the car
rier’s negligence, but under the law
at present tho plaintiff must not only
prove damage. b-‘ must plead the »pe-
clllc act of negligence on the part of the
carrier. The bill relieves lh« plaintiff
of that necessity."
Tho bill wns passed by a vote of
107 to 0.
Bills Passed.
The following house bills were read
the third time by Reading Clerk Mc-
Clatchey and passed:
By Mr. Hall, of Bibb—To regulate
pleadings In regard to the manner In
which negllgenre may be alleged In
cases where a presumption arises upon
proof of given facts'or circumstances,
etc.
By Mr. Peterson, of Montgomery—To
amend act creating town of Alley.
By Mr. Held, of Putnam—To revise,
amend and consolidate game laws of
the state.
By Mr. Daniel, of Jenkins—To estab.
ltsh city court of Mtllen.
By Messrs. Holder, of Jackson; Alex-
ander, of DeKalb, and Heard, of Dooly
—To create a bank bureau and to ap
point a bank examiner.
By Mr. Harris, of Crisp—To amend
act establishing city court of Cordete.
By Mr. Ouyton. of Effingham—To
create city court of Springfield.
By Mr. Fowler, of Bibb—To author
ize re-recordlog of deeds, etc.
By Mr. Barksdale, of Wilkes—To pay
pension to Mattie J. Combs.
By Mr. Russell, of Muecogee—To
amend section 114 of code In relation
to desertion gt children by fathers.
Bailey, the 4-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. 8. W. Ballsy, who died Sunday
night at the residence of his parents,
94 Mlllelge avenue, will be conducted
.Monday, afternoon at 4 o’clock. The
Interment will be In Westvlew ceme-
ury. Robert le the second child of Mr.
and Mrs. Bailey who has died within
the past two weeks. The other, an In
fant of a few months, died July 17, Both
children's death resulted from whoop
ing cough.
A. A, Dobbs.
A. A. Dobbs, aged 74 years, died sud
denly Sunday morning, after an Illness
of only three-quarters of an hour, at
his residence. 449 Little street. Mr.
Dobbs had eaten breakfast, read the
morning paper and had JuaJ returned
Ik ‘
from a walk In his garden, when he
complained to his wife of having aje-
vere headache.
apoplexy.
The cause of death was
The body will be sAit to Carttrsvllle.
Go., Monday afternoon at 4:60 o'clock.
The funeral service* will be conducted
In that city at tbe residence of hl»
daughter, Mrs. R. R. Ray. The Inter-
nvwwi * • 11.111y,int, ono. ••• —
The funeral services of Rubcrt Earle ment will take place In that city.
CHILD BURGLARS SET FREE;
PLACED IN MOTHER'S CARE
After a dramatic trial In police court Mou-
ilny morning the trio of little children
caught Friday afternoon In the home of
Mra. J. L. Button, in Edgewood avt
wore placed ou prolmtlon by Recorder Nnah
Broyles nnd turned over to their mother on
her promise to give them better attention
nnd send them to school.
The children—0»|e Wlngnrd, aged 33:
Irene Wlngnrd, 9 yenra old, nnd Thomas
Wlngnrd, aged 8 yeara—broke down and
cried bitterly when arraigned. The mother,
Mrs. Wlngnrd, who hns been 111, wept bit
terly nnd erled out repeatedly:
for neglecting hi. children, .
court, and cn» not be found, Both his wife
nnd .Ilia brother stated they had not B*>t*n
the father since early Kuturdny morning
and did nut hnow what had become of him.
Wlngnrd la n yard conductor for tho Geor*
gla railroad.
CALL ON NEGRO MEMBER
70 VOTE TOR PROHIBITION
The Flfst Congregational church, colored,
has adopted resolutions calling upon w,
A. Roger*, of McIntosh county, the only
colored representative In the aaaembly, t to
vote for the
prohibition bill. The resolu-
mi ioiiow:
In view of the fact that the whisky
filo u the source of one of the great-
which afflict the colored race,
he attitude of tho only
Tv* In tlv
nnd that
represent
Hon. W. A.
the nreaent assembly,
of McIntosh, Is likely
to her Interpreted os that of the race on
this subject, be It resolved thnt we, mem
bers nnd congregation of the llrnt On-
gregntloual church assembled, end upon
/him to cast his Influence In favor of the
pending measure for atate prohibition, be
lieving that such a movement Is not only
a step In the promotion of the advance
ment of the colored race, hut also for the
hagmony and progress of both..races In
Georgia. H. II. Proctor. pastor, n. E. Per
ry, secretary.'*
70 WN CLOCK HAS HOL1DA1
AFTER TVi/ENTi J-EARS’ WORK
t ■
The town clock will have a holiday.
For twenty yeara and morry the
hands on the court house tower have
broken union rules, worked double
Bhlfts and Sundays, Maybo the old
clock la growing aahamed of Itself.
Certairtly, the union organisers have
Been It hold Its hands before Its face
aa they passed. And now It has gone
on atrlke. It muat be laid up a day for
trs.
... L. Bryan, city and county time,
keeper, saya he Is going to give the
clock a square meal of lubricating oil,
put in a new Bafety valve, grease the
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a FIRST VACATION IN O
0 TWENTY-TWO YEARS. 0
0 O
0 New Bedford, Mass.. July 29.— 0
O Walker II. Langshaw, former bob- 0
0 bln boy and now a mllllopalro 0
0 cotton mill owner, Is now taking O
0 the first vacation he has had since 0
0 he left England, twenty-ftve years v
0 ago. The present head of the O
0* Dartmouth Mill? Is enjoying his M
0 holiday In Europe.
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PREACHER SHOT NEGRO
III DEFENDING SELF
Was Watching at Plant
When Stpro Was
Robbed.
carburatar and renew the batterleB. be
sides removing Its vermiform appendix.
‘Tve been In charge of tho old clock
for twenty years." said Mr. Bryan, “and
It's a good old time keeper. - It has
been stopped about half a dozen times
In that period. Sometimes she gets
cranky and needs fixing, but she's usu
ally mighty- easy to get along with and
ready to do her work. Why. I haven't
had to touch the hands or the regula
tor In six months."
So It you see the hands pointing to
12 when your watch rays 10 o'clock,
don't get angry nod rush off to lunch.
The clock Is taking a day off,
BRITISH DELEGATES
ARE INCOMPETENT
Editor Stead Publishes
Scathing Criticism of
, Englanders.
Special to Tlie Georgian.
CliattnnoogH, Tenn., July 29.—Iter. 8. I*
Crouch, o Methodist utlnlaler. In self-de
fense yesterday afternoon shot and killed
Bud Wiley, n negro. This Is ths sscond
time Iter. Crouch hss been compelled to use
n gun In three months, the former being In
protection of his wife.
Crouch, though » preacher. Is also on;
ployed ni watchman at n large lumber mill.
It ires reported to him thnt two negro men
had broken Into a store near by. Itsjasjk
a search for them, which resulted In the
capture of tviley. After he waa IdentlHw
hr Mrs. Boliertson. Iter. Crouch started
with the prisoner for ths county Jell. 7 hey
lytd proceeded only a few stens when the
negro struck his captor In the fact and
then attempted to break loose from him,
when the letter fired.
DrunkMan Kills
Brother-in-Lau)
SpcefM to The Georgtsn. ",
Valdosta, Ga., July 29.—WHI O'Brien,
■on of a wealthy clttscn, shoo hla
brtther-ln-law, McEachern, at tholr
home, two miles from Mllltown. Os,
yesterday afternoon. Three shots were
fired, all taking effect.
It Is believed he Will die. There had
been a bad feeling between the two
men for some months, which wns aug
mented by the recent prohibition cam
paign In the county, O'Brien being an
anti and McEachern a prohibitionist.
O'Brien was drinking when the row oc
curred, McEachern married O’Brien's
only sister.
From Bridge
ManlsThrown
gpectnl to The Georgian.
Griffin, Ga., July 29.—W. J. Lawson,
a popular exprsss messenger on the
Chattanooga dl\J*IOn of the Central of
Georgia railway. Is dying at High Falls,
sixteen miles southeast of Griffin,
the result of Injurits received In
runaway Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawson were driving
down a hill when the horse became
frightened and rap away, throwing
Lawson out of the buggy whUe cross
ing Towallgha river, ths fall of thirty
feet to the rock below resulting In
three fracture* of the skull and a shat
tered leg. The horse ran only a short
distance. Mrs. Lawson Was not hurt.
WILL PRAY FOR 8UCCE8S
OF PROHIBITION BILL.
Special to The Georgian.
Girard, Ala., July 29.—The Women’s
Christian Temperance Union here will
hold services Tuesday and pray for
the success Of the Georgia prohibition
btlL
By HAYNE DAVIS.
The Hague, July 29.—“As members
of a conference striving for peace
Ideals, th* British delegates are about
the most Incompetent set of beings that
ever achieved an unmitigated failure.”
This serious Indictment waa made
by William T. Stead, the editor of
The Review of Rovlews, who has been
conducting a publication at Tho Hague.
‘•The action of tho British," contin
ued Mr. Stead, "and still more, their
Inaction, has been the amaiement and
despair of all friends of peace. As far
as every principle In which the Rrtttsh
government la supposed to have at
heart la concerned. It would hav* been
far better to have no delegation at all
than th emen who have shown skep
ticism where they should have shown
enthusiasm: who have repelled where
they should have attracted; who have
been a wet blanket upon every aspira
tion of the crusaders." i
PASSENGERS NOT
AWARE OF FIRE
New York, July 29.—With a fire
burning In her hold, the Hamilton, one
of the crack steamers of the Old Do
minion line, raced up the bay last
night. While two fire boats ready for
action kept abreast of her. Lining the
rails of the steamer 250 passengers.
Ignorant of their situation, shouted
encouragement to the pufilng tugs,
which appeared bent on overhauling
the larger steamer. The loss was
Blight.
RAISULI BEHEADS
FIFTY SOLDIERS
Tangier, July 29.—Furious fighting
Is atlll In progress between the forces
of the Bandit Ralkull and the govern
ment troops sent to rescue Kald Mac-
Lean, the sultan's military adviser, now
held as prisoner. The heads of fifty
fighting men are reported to have been
cut off.
CUBANS START
REVOLT MOVEMENT
Havana, July 29.—Efforts to Incite
uprisings against American domination
In Cuba are actually being made in
Santiago province. One clash has al
ready occurred between the ruralea and
would-be revolutionists. To check the
agitation and prevent an armed upris
ing the rurales are being concentrated
In force at Ouantanama.
JAPS DISBANDING
KOREAN ARMY
Seoul, Korea, July 29.—The strong
hand of the Japanese military forces
has finally put tn end to rioting In
Seoul. There Is still uneasiness and
It isr doubtful If order can be perma
nently maintained until the arrival <-f
reinforcements. As a means of restor
ing prder, th* Korean army la being
disbanded.
Root’s Vlalt Important.
Lima, Peru. July 29.—President Pardo.
In hla speech opening tho congress, at
tributed Immense Importance to Secre
tary of State Root’s recent visit, which
had enabled the people to Judge ci the
cordial relations existing between the
United States and Peru.
General Chaffee Buys Home.
Los Angeles, Col., July 29.—Gen
Adna R. Chaffee, recently chief of :
of the United States army, has i
tho handsome Edwards :
dence on Magnolia avenue for J17
It will bo occupied by General I’hi
and Ilia family early In September.