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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, I SOT.
3
DILL MONDAY
Prohibition Bill Will Reach
Him for Official Sig
nature.
The prohibition bill will reach GoV'
einor Smith for hie signature Monday
morning.
Captain Hansell, assistant secretary
of the senate, completed the enrollment
of the bill Saturday. It will be flret
submitted to Senator Hardman and
Representative Covington In order to
ste that there are no errors In It.
The enrolled copy Is then signed by
the president and secretary of the sen
ate, and the speaker and clerk of the
house, and submitted for approval to
the senate enrolling committee. It Is
then ready for transmission to the gov
ernor.
Governor Smith will sign the bill
with the gold pen. presented to him
for that specific purpose by H. Y. Me-
cord, of Atlanta.
WILL SAVE “TEXAS”
FROM DESTRUCTION
(Continued From Page One.)
that this re-capture was made possible
and Johnston's army saved from hav
ing Its supplies cut off, they will see
that the old relic Is preserved for fu
ture generations to gaze upon.
An Engineer’s Feeling.
One of the first to respond to The
Georgian's call was H. C. Smalley, a
well-known engineer on the Western
and Atlantic.
"I know the friends of that old relic
will never let her go to the scrap pile,"
lie said. "She has done faithful service
and now she should be rewarded. While
the 'General' which She overtook in that
famous flight has for years occupied a
place of honor, the ‘Texas' has been
doing work. Now. when she Is behind
the times, old and about worn out, all
patriotic Georgians should protest by
their contributions against sending her
to the Junk pile. A dollar from every
railroad man In Atlanta on the West
ern and Atlantic will save the 'Texas,'
and save her for future generations."
And so Impressed was Mr. Smalley
by the Impending fate that threatened
the locomotive that he started out
among his railroad friends with a sub
scription list.
Another to promptly respond was P.
C. Sterchl, one of Postmaster Blodgett's
force of letter carriers..
"The Georgian's call to the patriotic-
boys and girls of the South will not
fall on deaf ears. Surely the spirit of
patriotism, even among those whose
sires were on the other side, is strong
enough to save from dishonor a his
tory-making memento of the Civil war.
As a son of a Confederate veteran, I
am proud, to contribute my mite and
that of my wife and daughter, and I
would urge on our young people to buy
the historic old relic In dime subscrip
tions., I honor The Georgian for the:
patriotic stand It has taken on all mat-
tera of public Interest."
Master Mechanic M. Lamar Collier.,
of the Western and Atlantic shops,
was overjoyed Saturday morning at
the widespread Interest that the people
are taking In the matter.
The “Texas” and Collier.
“It makes me feel that I am getting
old,” he said, "to talk about sending
the old.. faithful 'Texas' to the scrap
pile The rest'of the old engines that
were the pride of the Western and At
lantic forty or fifty years ago havo
all gone the way of worn out engines.
Only the 'Texas' and Collier are left.
The Texas' and Collterl We both came
to the Western and Atlantic about the
same time, and to talk about putting
her In the scrap pile makes me think
I am getting old. We got her In Octo
ber. 1856, Just after I started to work
for the road. In 1877 I put a new
boiler In her. when I was foreman In
the shops, and It Is In good condition
today. The old 'Texas' can still make
things lively on the road if she Is ready
for the scrap pile.
"I have known all along that the
wrong engine has been placed on a
pedestal. Ths 'General' has been hon
ored while the old 'Texas' that overtook
her and saved the day for our army
was kept working steadily. I can see
her now as she pulled passenger trains
on the old state road. She was polish
ed like a mirror and there was plenty
of brass work on engines in those days
to polish. Her driving wheels were
painted red and she was one of the
finest looking locomotives I ever saw.
Faithful, too, she was. She was a
good steamer and never gave us any
trouble.
"But I hope she will be saved at
last.”
Councilman C. "Wheeler Manguni,
who Is yardmaster for the Western
nnd Atlantic, Is another who protests
against sending the old engine to the
scrap pile.
Wheeler Mangum’s Protest.
"She will’never go there,” he said,
"If I have to buy her myself. The
'Texas' should be owned either by the
state or the city, and should stand as
a monument. I am going to take the
matter up at once with Mayor Joyner
and the officials of the road and see If
we can not save her. And I will con
tribute to the fund The Georgian Is
raising. The old engine shall be pre
served and shall have the place In
history which she so richly deserves."
As scrap Iron the 'Texas" Is worth
between 1376 and 3400, and for $200
more she could be made to look like
she did on that famous chase. Brass
work could be brightened, paint added,
a cowcatcher put on, together with an
old wood burning smokestack. Then
FRANK PITTMAN IS OUT'
TO IVIN IN PRIMARY
FRANK A. PITTMAN,
A prominent candidate for alderman from the Third ward, whose
friends say that he will be elected by an easy majority.
DICKENS' SI OR} 01 CHILD
MAY AID FEEBLE-MINDED
CHILDREN OF GEORGIA
Charles Dickens’ body has long since
mouldered .Into dust, but his benign
Influence has been felt In the Georgia
legislature of 1907.
Friday morning every member of
both branches found on their desks a
neat copy of “Doctor Marigold's Pre
scriptions,” that exquisite story of the
saving of a little child.
Many read and were moved by the
story, but no one knew why it was
r* thblr desks. Now the secret is out.
A bill, is pending in the legislature, in
troduced In the senate by Dr. Hard
man, and in the house by Hon. Sea
born Wright, to -provide a home for
epileptic and feeble-minded children
of Georgia.
know the need of such an institution,
and Secretary Logan thought nothing
would impress the importance of the
pending measure upon the legislative
mind as forcefully us Dickens’ story.
Saturday a post card went to every
member with the following message on
“Were - you Interested in *Dr. Mari
gold’s Prescriptions?’
“What wa* doSie for Sophie can be
done for the feeble-minded and epilep
tic children of Georgia, If they are
reached in time.
••Will you not’work for the passage
of the pendlrig bill?”
The expense of printing and mailing
the stories and the postals was borne
, . hy‘ four, private contributors at the so-
The Associated Charities of Atlanta licitatlon-wlini
he Associated Charities.
rev! c.a.Ridley
at: TABERNACLE
make contractors
keep contracts
Mayor Joyner Intends to put a ztop
to the breaking of contract* with the
elty.
To this end he has requested the city
engineer and the commissioner of pub-
lie works to send him a complete list of
the street and sidewalk work passed by
council, together with Information a*,
to how much has been done, and how
the work Is progressing.
These reports have been received and
will be submitted to council. Last year
out of the ten miles of street paving
passed by council, only one and one-
half mile had been completed In De
cember, the last month.
It Is likely that when Robert Hooker,
a negro, is placed on trial in Ken
tucky Monday for the murder of Drum
mond Veal, a white man. he will
plead the unwritten law In an effort
to escape punishment.
OIL TRUST ISrFINED
^ MILLIONS^Y LANDIS
(Continued-From Page One.}”*
REV. C. A. RIDLEY.
The Florida evangelist will fill
the pulpit at the Baptist Taber
nacle during August.
Rev. C. A. Ridley, pastor of the First
Baptist church, Live Oak, Fla, will fill
the pulpit of the Baptist Tabernacle
for Dr. Broughton In August.
Dr. Ridley Is well known In Atlanta,
having nppeared before in Dr. Brough
ton's church. In addition to being a
speaker of great power, he Is an author
of no little renown, his latest book,
"The Literature of Living,” having met
with wide approval.
SENATE COMMITTEE
' IN
Taken Over City by Mayor
and Party of Business
Men.
Special to The Georgian.
Chattanooga Tenn.. Aug. 3.—Mem
bers of the Western and Atlantic com
mittee of the senate and other Geor
gians arrived here at 1:15 o’clocR and
were met by Mayor Frierson and com
mittees from the city council and
Chamber of Commerce. They went to
the union depot for lunch and then to
the top of the Postal Telegraph build
ing. from which the yards were viewed.
They were taken about the city on
special street car.
At 4 o'clock they will be taken for s
trip on the river steamer N. B. For
rest They will return to the city at
( o'clock and after dinner return to
Atlanta There Is about tifty In the
party.
BRIEF NEWS NOTES ,. .. .
The Standard Oil Company has ap
pealed for an Injunction to prevent the
city Inspector of weights and measures
of Indianapolis from carrying out his
threat to arrest agent* and driver* of
the company for an alleged use of short
measurea
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O ROCKEFELLER 18 RETICENT <1
O ABOUT $29,240,000 FINE. O
O O
O Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 3.—John O
O D. Rockefeller, when Informed O
O that Judge Landis had Imposed a O
O fine of 329,240,000 on the Stand- O
O ard Oil Company, did not appear O
O to be very greatly disturbed. He O
O saldi <3
O "I have no comment to make on O
O the action of the court. As I have O
0 repeatedly said/ I have had no O
0 active connection with the busl- O
O ness of the Standard Oil Compa- O
0 ny for a number of years, and 0
S don't care to talk of the affairs of O
the company. I presume that the O
O Interest* of the company are in O
O the hands of competent attorneys,
O who will take whatever steps are
O necessary to protect It." O
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Oils same statement the word "mob 1
was used. This afforded the court an
opportunity of rebuking the "million
Hire corporation" which "gratuitously
Introduced” such a subject before the
court.
Private Contraot Untenable.
"Under the . doctrine Insisted upon
by the defendants the railway company
might give the Standard Oil Company
a very low transportation rate and by
contract obligate Itself to withhold th*
name rate from the very man the tak
Ing of whose property by condenmna-
tlon rendered possible the construction
of the road. A more abhorrent heresy
could not be conceived."
Here the court settles some points of
Intrastate and Interstate commerce:
"The defendant maintains that the
Interstate commerce law does not apply
to the Alton Company's, connection
with the transportation of defendant’s
property Inasmuch as the road It oper
ates lies wholly within the state of Il
linois.
"The trouble with this contention Is
that It Ignores that basic proposition
underlying the whole question and con
fuses the Interstate character of the
carrier with the Interstate characti
of the commerce In which the card-
Is engaged. The true and primary test
is whether the commodity to be trans
ported Is to pass from one state Into
another state. If It does so pass, then
It Is Interstate commerce, regardless
of whether the rails over which It
moves be operated by one or many
carriers. And when this commodify
begins to move Interstate commerce
has begun and Interstate commerce It
continues to be until It reaches Its de*.
tinaUon."
Trust Attorneys Scored,
Referring to the testimony of John
D. Rockefeller and the arguments of
the Standard's counsel. Judge Landis
said In part:
'Waiving the question of the studied
Insolence of this language. Insofar as
It may be aimed at ths present occu
pant of the bench, the court, can, of
course, only leave to the "discretion of
the Standard Oil Company the wls-
PLAGUE
HOLD
Georgia Anti-Tuberculosis
League In Annual
Session.
A large number of prominent physl
clans from all over the state are In
Atlanta to attend the convention of
the Georgia Anti-Tuberculosis League,
which began at 3 o'clock Saturday aft.
ernoon In the Aragon Hotel, and will
last until Sunday night.
The mass meeting at the Grand opera
house Sunday afternoon will be a fea
ture of the convention, In which hun
dreds of Atlantans will be Interested
The work of the league Is progressing
rapidly and has already proved njuch
benefit. Th* physicians attending are
for the most part specialists ,ln ths
treatment of the disease.
The following program has been ar
ranged:
Saturday Afternoon.
Meeting called to order by the presl
dent. Dr. J. Cheston King.
Reading of minutes by Dr. L.
Rouglln, secretary.
Report of committees.
Unfinished business.
New business.
Paper, "Some Observations of the
Massachusetts Sanitarium for Con
sumptives”—Dr. Henry M. Slack, of
LaGronge.
‘ Paper, "Alcoholism in Relation to
Consumption”—Dr. Louis C. Rouglln.
of Atlanta.
Paper, "Recent Experience With Out
door Treatment of Consumption"—l>r.
O. D. Blackwell, of Canton.
Paper. “Nervous System In Relation
to Tuberculosis"—Dr. J. Cheston King,
of Atlanta.
Paper, “Early Diagnosis of Con
sumption and Results"—Dr. R. C. Lind
sey, of Moultrie.
Paper by Dr. E. H. Robertson, of
Dallas; subject unannounced.
Election of officers.
Addresses of new officers.
Adjournment.
8unday Afternoon.
Address by president of Georgia
Anti-Tuberculosis League.
Solo, Vocal—Miss Nellie Nix.
Report of League—Dr. Louis C.
Rouglln, secretary.
Solo-Cellist—Solon Drukenmlller and
B. Arbuckle.
Solo, Vocal.
Address, "The State vs. Tuberculo
sis"—Hon. Reuben R. Arnold.
Trio, Violin, Cello and Plano—Dave
Silverman. B. Arbuckle and Professor
Holmes.
Address—W. H. Mayfield, of
Louis, Mo„ . secretary American Anti
Tuberculosis League.
Violin. Solo—Dave Silverman; Miss
Annie Laurie Langford, accompanist.
TOWNSEND TALKS
L
Believes Carriers’ Capital
Stock Will Be Confined
to Tangible Values.
lton-doll.ir corporation gratuitously
augurattng agitation about ths ‘mob.’
The point of this Incident Is that wh*n
In compliance with defendant’s pre
viously expressed reservation, the court
offered to hear eVIdehce going Into the
question of the Standard Oil Com
pany's prior good behavior, sn offer
which was announced by the court In
the presritce of the president, the vice
president end secretary of the Stand
ard Oil Company of New Jersey, their
counsel, after conference, declined to
present any witness to testify on this
subject choosing rather to stand upon
Washington, Aug. 3.—Representative
Charles E. Townsend, of Jackson,
hitch.. Joint author of the Esch-Town-
send bill, a forerunner of the present
rats' law, has prepared a discussion
particularly referring to states where
ths state and Federal authorities con
filet.
"The question of what Is Interstate
commerce is Important," he says, "and
the North Carolina situation Is an ex
ample. The Federal government knows
no stats lines In the exercise of its
power. When there Is a mixture of
confusion over Inter and Intrastate
commerce. Federal control Is
preme.
"If a Federal right was Involved In
North Carolina's suit against the rail
roads the case was within the Juris
diction of Judge Pritchard and ths
matter can be determined by the su
preme court so long as the Federal
government failed to exercise the right
of control.
‘Tt Is mors than possible that all
carriers will be forced to Incorporate
under a national law. North Carolina
Incidents are hastening the day, and It
seem* certain that the capital stock
of the carriers Issued In the future
will be confined to property as a tan
gible basis value.
/ 8 Dead in
Mine Disaster
Berlin, Aug. 3.—Eighteen were killed
and twenty-two Injured In a mining
dlsaster.ln Hamberg, South Germany
today. 1
JURY INDICTS
BIG FISH TRUST
Chicago, Aug. 3.—The Federal grand
Jury today returned Indictments
against A. Booth & Co., the so-callsd
fish trust, and the Lake Shore railroad
and several Individuals. It I* charged
the Booth company, by a private car
line, gets a 12 per cent rebate on -nil
shipments from the Atlantic coast.
the law’s presumption of Innocence."
Wort* Than Counterfeiters.
'We might as well look at thli situa
tion squarely. The men who thus de
liberately violate this law wound so
ciety deeply than dot* he who counter,
felts the coin or steals latter* from the
malls. The nominal defendant Is the
Standard Oil Company, of Indians, u
mllllon-dollar corporation. The Stand
ard Oil Company, of New Jersey, whose
capital Is one hundred million dollars I*
the real, defendant."
After dwelling upon this and other
points. Judge Landis announced that
bn had decided to assess the maximum
fine of 329,240,000.
BELL CO. HAS FAITH
IN FUTURE OF CITY
NEW AUBURN AVENUE EXCHANGE.
Opens New Exchange in Auburn Avenue
With Guests and Elaborate
Luncheon.
No More
Hair Germs
Falling bilr is caused by germs at the
roots of tbe hair. Dandruff is caused
by germs on the scslp. Your doctor
knows why Ayer’s Hair Vigor, new
Improved formula, quickly destroys
(hese germs. Makes tbe scslp clean
and healthy.
W* publish th« formula* J.O.AtmCo.i
of all our preparation*. Lowalf, Maaa.
NO FRANCHISE TAX
EOH A..B.U
Alabama Tax Commission
Encourages Property in
Course of Construction.
The Southern Bell Telephone Com.
pany has faltn In Atlanta. No matter
what some of us may have thought of
prohibition, we know that Atlanta will
continue to prosper, and Instead of cur.
tailing our Intended Improvements we
will Increase them."
This was the statement of W. T.
Gentry, vice president of the Southern
Bell Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany, In an address before the mayor
and city council and a number of
prominent citizens at "the formal open
ing of the new exchange of the com
pany in Auburn avenue.
"We have about 12.000 telephones
now,” he continued. "This exchange
will accommodate 46,000 telephones.
We have not lost our faith, you,see.”
Mr. Gentry spoke In glowing terms
of the continued growth of the city
and the future that lies lh store. H#
was followed by Mayor Pro-Tem Qull-
llan, who referred to prohibition as an
Issue that Is now past In Georgia,, and
urged that everybody put their should
ers to the wheel.
“I wish lo take occasion here," said
the mayor pro tem., "to congratulate
the Southern Bell for Its magnanimity
and for Its patriotism In waiving Its
claim to a perpetual franchise and to
agreeing to such liberal terms as to
Its franchise for the next thirty-three
year*. The company has set an exam,
pie that might well be followed by
others."
The contractors have turned the ex
change over to the company and the
work of Installing apparatus. Is now
being pushed forward as rapidly. a*
.possible. The exchange. Vice Pres|.
dent Gentry states, Is second to nom
In the country.
Both as to exterior and Interior, the
building Is a splendid structure, per.
fectly fire proof, 'well arranged, and
furnished and equipped with all mod
ern conveniences. The cost of the
building was 3160,000.
A delightful luncheon was served to
the guests . of ths company at ths
formal opening Saturday morning.
STATE LEAGUE TRUSTEES
WANT THE LAW ENFORCED;
CALLED TO MEET FRIDAY
Plan Campaign
Keep Georgia Dry-
Next Year.
to
To plan a campaign for the enforce’
ment of the prohibition law In Geor
gia, the state trustees of ths Georgia
Anti-Saloon League have been called
to meet next Friday In Atlanta. No.
tlce* have been sent to each member,
end It Is expected that a large propor
tion will be present.
To the efforts of ths state league
Is due a large ehare of the success of
the campaign. The members of ths
board follow:
Rev. I. O. Walker, Llthonla; Rev. G.
A. Nunnally, Newnan: Rev. L. O.
Broughton. Atlanta; Rev. John E
Briggs. Atlanta; Bev. W. T. Smith, Lo.
cust Grove; Rev. W. C. Floyd, Dublin;
Rev. O. Tom West, Lellaton; Rev. N.
W. Hurst. Blakely; 8. A. Roddenbery,
Thomasvllle; J. H. Carmichael, Jack-
son: M. M. Burton, Social Circle; John
E. Howell, Moultrie; George L. Pat
terson. Valdosta; W. W. Lee. Gordon;
Rev. W. R. Branham. Social Circle;
Rev. H. J. Ellis. Washington: Rev. 8.
R. Belk; Atlanta; George W. Williams,
Dublin; W. A. Covington. Moultrie;
John T. Fletcher, Columbus; Professor
Wilber Colvin; Hogansvllle; George M.
Napier, Atlanta; J. E. Barton, Augusta:
W. B. Stubbs, Savannah; George S,
Jones. Macon; Jule Felton, Montesu-
ma; H. Murphy. Waycross; J, M. be
gan, Columbus; Rev. A. R. Holderby,
Atlanta; W. Woods White, Atlanta;
C. R. Normandy, Atlanta; Rev. W. O.
Phillips, Demorest: A. W. bsr-
llnger, Atlanta; Rev. H. K. Pendleton.
Atlanta; Rev. K> C. Crank. Atlanta;
Mrs. Mary Harris Armor, Eastman;
Mr*. Jennie Hart Sibley. Union Point;
r* T E. Patterson, Griffin; Miss M.
heresa Griffin. Columbus; Mrs. C. K.
Henderson. Cedartown.
PROHIBIT SHIPMENT
OF LIQUOR INTO STATE
Special to Th* Georgtsa.
Marietta, Ga., Aug. 3.—Senator A. 8.
Clay was ths orator Thursday at ths
convention 'held at Powder Springs by
Cobb county Masons. There was a
large crowd present, and the speaker
was given a hearty reception. Senator
Clay spoke of the" recent enactment of
a state prohibition law by the Georgia
legislature, and said the people should
see that the law was enforced. He
stated that when the United States
senate met he would Introduce a bill
to protect the state by prohibiting the
shipment of Intoxicants from another
stqte Into a dry state. He said the
people had expressed themselves at
the polls and there could be no doubt
as to how they stood on the question.
The audience was In accord with the
speaker and he was heartily cheered.
STENOGRAPHERS
AT ASHEVILLE
Special to The Georgian:
Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 3.—The tax
commission of Alabama yesterday
adopted a resolution exempting the At
lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic rail
road, of which H. M. Atkinson, of At
lanta, Is president, from franchise tax
ation upon a showing made by Cecil
Browne, attorney, of Talladega. Ala.,
to the effect that the expenditures of
the road, which Is’ In course of con
struction, are greatly In excess of the
gross Income.
The members of th* commission ex
pressed themselves as favoring any
reasonable legislation which would en
courage the construction of railroads.
They were impressed, they stated, with
the efforts be/ng made by President At
kinson for Increasing the railway fa
cilities of the state. The operation of
trains Into Roanoke. Ala., on August 4,
will give eastern Alabama an outlet to
the ocean and the east for passenger
and freight traffic. It. Is planned by
the A., B. & A. to operate trains in
Talladega by October 1; Into Bessemer
by March 15, of next year, and Into
Birmingham by June 1.
OAKLAND ORDINANCE
FAILS TO PLEASE
A petition, signed by many of the
most prominent cltlsens of Atlanta, has
been sent to council asking the repeal
of the ordinance creating the cemetery
commission and regulating the govern
ment of Oakland cemetery, or else to
modify It In certain respects.
The petitioners object to that part
of the ordinance which prevents the
building of retaining walls around the
lots. , It Is Signed py About fot;ty cltl-
sens, among them J. W. English, Ed- :
ward S. Gay, C. E. Currier, A. J. West, i
■Fred Law. /H. R, Durand. H. Oliver- :
man, John B. Daniel, W. E. Hanye and
the Joeeph E. Brown Company.
TO INVESTIGATE CHARGES
AGAINST CEMETERY SEXTON.
Special to The Georgian.
Anniston, Ala., Aug. 3.—Charges were
made at the council meeting last night
against Cemetery Sexton A. A. Char-
mlchael by Councilman McCarty, and on
his motion a committee was appointed
by the mayor to Investigate the chargee.
The committee will probably meet soma ]
time the first of next week nnd report
at the next meeting of the council.
Aocept Judge Miller.
Commissioner O. P. Stevens received
notice Saturday that the Atlantic Coast
Line had accepted Judge A. L. Miller
as umpire In the tax arbitration ensi,
and the hearing has been fixed for
August 16.
It Is probable now that the South
ern will also accept Judge Millet- as
umpire.
He v 8ho’ Died Happy.
Daniel Combe, a negro, died at his
home, 20 Spinks alley, Friday night.
Neighbors notified the police thnt ha
was 111, but when Officers Bishop anil
John reached the scene he was dead.
On the floor beside him was the rind
of a big watermelon that he had eat*&i
on his return from work. "He eho’
dlod happy," said the woman who lived
next door. "Dat was a luxush melon
what he eat."
following were added"td membership:
Rev. Frank Bakes, Rev. C. C. Jar
rell Rev. W. T. Hunnleutt. Rev. John
D. Jordan, Rev. Sam Small. E. Y.
Clarke. Jr., H. C. Robert, Dr. E. C.
Cartledge.
SEA ISLAND C^^N t 8EED boilt
Special to The Oeorglan.
Charleston. 8. C., Aug. 2—The stuck
for the 360,000 eotton oil mill, which
the long staple planters of Charleston
propose to establish near here this
fall, has been subscribed. The mill Is
to run for seven years, and as much
longer as the Sea Island Planters' Un
ion continues In force. It* main ob
ject Is to keep the 3,000-ton output of
the seed more completely at home;
Programs have been received In the
city of the order of exercises at Ken
ilworth Inn, Aehevllle, N. C„ of the
National Shorthand Reporters' Asso
ciation. This will be" the ninth annual
convention, and will be In session from
August 6 to t.
One of the features of Interest will
be the president’s annual address by
the venerable Benn Pitman, the author
of the well-known system of short’
hand. Mr. Pitman Is considerably
over the four-score mark, but Is very
active and energetic. He Is etltl en
gaged In the work of writing and pub.
Ilahtng shorthand periodicals, as well
as other works of general Interest. He
Is a brother of the celebrated English
phonographer. Sir Isaac Pitman, who
was knighted by Queen Victoria on ac.
count of his researches nnd writings.
WllUam C. Massey, of Atlanta, will
be one of the principal speakers at the
banquet of the convention.
OPPENHEIM TO OPEN
CIGAR BUSINESS
Under the name of the "Oppenhelm
Cigar' Company," I. H. Oppenhelm, A.
S. Marshall and others Saturday morn.
Ing applied for a charter to do a to
bacco business In Atlanta. The capital'
stock 1* to be 15,000,"“with the right to
Increase.
Mr. .Oppenhelm, who Is the proprie
tor of three saloons which will Vbe
closed under the prohibition law, stated
Saturday morning that he expected to
remain In Atlanta and might devote
his time to the cigar business, although
the, plans of tbe newly organised «com-
pany ure as yet immature.
Children at Ponce.
Fifty children living In the neighbor
hood of the Atlanta woolen mills, nnd
many of them working In the mill, will
Saturday afternoon be the guests of
Hugh Cardosa at Ponce Deleon park,
and to the privileges and entertain
ment afforded by Mr. Cardosa, Harry
Schleslngsr has added some of tho del
icacies of his manufacture and pro
vided the spread. The children nre
feted all around, for the Georgia Rail
way nnd Electric Company presents
them with the car ride from the park
back to their homes.
Trusty Caught Him.
While being taken to tho Tower front
police headquarters Saturday morning, ;
William Davis, a negro, thought he saw ■
a good chance to escape and made a
break. Oscar Carr, a trusty at tho
Jail, saw William’s break for liberty, •
gave chase and caught him. Now ho
la safely locked up and won't have a
chance again. /
Charged With “Boot Legging.”
Special to The Georgian.
Anniston, Ala., Aug. 3.—Deputy
United States Marshal B. H. Hill hat
returned from Attalla, near which
place he re-captured Robert Marlor, an
escaped Federal prisoner, whom ho
lodged In the Etowah county Jail pend.
Ing hie being forwarded to Chatta
nooga. The offense for which Marlor
la wanted was committed In Duck-
town, Ga.. where It Is alleged he re
tailed whisky and also'removed spirits
from a distillery before the tax had
been paid.
Cavalry Reunion.
The annual reunion oj the First and
Sixth Georgia cavalry will be held at
Lafayette, Ga.. on Wednesday and
Thursday, August 7 and 8. It Is ex
pected that a large number, of the
veterans will attend "the reunion, and
Adjutant J. A. Wynn has Issued a re
quest that all who expect to be pres
ent notify- Uon. J. W. Bale, at Lafay
ette. so that he may have time to ar
range for a sufficient number of car
riages for the trip through Chlckamau-
i Park on August 6.
The report that the Moroccan Rank,
at Tangier, has been robbed !i not
Neither it. ll tru- that E. P.
Cnrleton, the Britleh consular agent
Alcazar, has been carried off by
Arabs All Is now quiet.
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