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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
THUBiDAY, AUGUST 8, lWr.
8
MODERN AND BEAUTIFUL
IS GA. MILITARY A CADEM\
Has Complete Plant
For Training and
. Educating Boys.
With the opening of the fall term, on
September' 10. the Georgia Military
Academy will begin Its school year un-
<jer more favorable auspices than ever
before.
During the summer months there
have been many Improvements made to
tbe school property. Including a steam
heating system for the entire Institu
tion: the building of a gymnasium
building, and the beautifying of the
grounds.
The gymnasium building that la near
ing completion and will be fully com
plete by the opening of the term Is of
most modern architecture and Is ar
ranged after Colonel Woodward's well,
devised plans of giving the boys a per
fectly sanitary home, unrivalled con
veniences and social environments that
can not be surpassed by any school.
The first floor Is divided Into rooms
for the Instructors, bath rooms, assem
bly room and a large gymnasium room,
the assembly room being divided from
the gymnasium department by . a slid
ing door so that It may be used as a
rostrum and the large, room as an au
ditorium. The second floor and the
third Is arranged for dormitory pur
poses, each room fitted with steam heat
and electric lights from the private
plants of the Institution, and on each of
the floors are handsomely equipped
bath rooms for the common use of the
students. *
In order to complete the social envi
ronments of the boys there will be one
of the teachers living among them—a
part of them, and In constant compan
ionship with the boys of each floor.
The college paper will be edited from
the dome of the gymnasium building In
a room especially fitted for this work.
With the addition of this gymnasium
building arid the four other well-
equipped buildings, together with the
large and shady grounds, kept In per
fect condition, the Georgia Military
Academy will be prepared to handle Its
patrons with the greatest satisfaction
to all.
The cltlsens of Atlanta, as welt ns
those of College Park, where this
school Is located, should be proud to
claim an educational Institution of. such
merit.
OCCUPATION TAX
IS BEFORE HOUSE
Continued From Pane Oris.
machine, etc., provided that not more
than $50 should be collected from any
one person, was adopted. _
Paragraph 28, fixing a tax of $100 on
each detective agency, was adopted.
Paragraph 20, fixing a tax of $10
upon every dealer who may sell or give
away cigarettes or cigarette papers,
was adopted.
The following paragraphs .were
adopted: .........
Thirtieth. Upon every amusement
park operated, owned or leased by any
Individual, company or corporation
other than baseball, football or bicycle
parka heretofore or hereinafter men
tioned. Where two or more amusement
devices or resorts are operated and an
admission fee charged, the sum of two
hundred dollars, provided this para
graph shall not be so construed as to
except or relieve any Individual device,
resort or amusement located In said
park from the payment of any specific
tax herein Imposed.
Upon the proprietor, owner or lessee
of any park or place where baseball,
football or any other similar game la
played, or where bicycle races or con
tests are held, and where admission
fees are charged, fifty dollars for each
park or place, provided In places (towns
or cities) of less than fifteen thousand
Inhabitants the license tax shall be only
twenty-five dollars xor each park or
place; provided further, that In cities
and towns of less than three thousand
Inhabitants, five dollars per annum
shall be charged.
Thirty-second. On all bottling works
of beverages or syrups sold In soda
fountains or elsewhere a tax of twenty-
live dollars for each place of business.
Thirty-third. Upon each person,
firm or corporation engaged In the
business of making abstracts of titles
In cities or towns of twenty thousand
Inhabitants or over, fifty dollars; In
Hies or towns of ten thousand lnhabl.
twenty-five dollars, and o:
towns of leas than ten thousand Inhabi
tants, ten dollars; provided, that this
tax shall not be required of attorneys at
law who have paid the tax required of
them by paragraph 2 of this section.
Thirty-fifth. Upon every person or
firm engaged In business of buying or
veiling real estate on commission, or
as agents renting real estate, the sum
■>f $10 for each county; and If . such
agent shall engage In auctioneering,
or Belling property at auction sales, he
shall be required to pay the tax re
quired of auctioneers by Paragraph 5,
of this section.
Thirty-sixth. Upon every midway
or combination or street fair or street
carnival, the sum of $10 each week or
fractional thereof for each separate
lent, enclosure or place where admis
sion fee Is charged or collected, either
directly or Indirectly, to witness or
hear any performance, or where any
thing whatsoever may be exhibited;
upon every merry-go-round accom
panying any midway combination,
street fair carnival, $10 In each county
in which It does business; said tax to
be for educational purposes.
Thirty-seventh. Upon all electric
shows, or exhibitions of moving pic
tures, for each place of business $5 for
each month (or part of a month where
they may be operated for a less period),
payable In advance monthly to the tax
collector of the county where located,
•t shall be unlawful to open or operate
“ny such electric show or exhibition
pt pictures without first paying this
license tax.
Thirty-eighth. Upon every bicycle
dealer selling or dealing In bicycles,
either at wholesale or retail, for them
selves or upon commission, shall pay
• la for the fiscal year or any part
thereof, to be paid to the tax collector
sf the county at the time of the com-
tnencement of business; dealers selling
bicycles at more than one place shall
Pay said license for each place of busi
ness where the bicycles are sold by
them. All unsold bicycles belonging to
dealers shall be liable to selsure and
sale for payment of such fees, license
*nd tax.
Thirty-ninth. Upon every agent of
and manufacturer of, and upon every
dealer In automobile’s or other self-
prnpelllng vehicles, the sum of $100
Incorporated under the laws of Geor
gia shall. In addition to all taxes now
required of them by law be, and they
are hereby required to pay each year
an annual license or occupation tax a;
specified In the following scale; pro
vided. this paragraph shall not apply
tc Insurance companies or sewing ma
chine companies:
Corporations with capital not ex
ceeding $25,000 $ 5.oo
Corporations with capital over
$25,000 and not over $100,000. 10.00
Corporations with capital over
$100,000 and not over $300,000. ?5.00
Corporations with capital over
$300,000 and not over $500,000. bO.OO
Corporations with capital over
$500,000 and not over $1,000,-
000 73.00
Corporations with capital over
$1,000,000 100.00
The payment of this tax In any one
ccunty will relieve such * corporation
from the payment of said tax In nny
other county In u hich It does business.
Forty-second. Upon agents of all
foreign corporations having a place .(
business In this state In addition to
all other taxes now required of them
by law, there shall be, and they are
hereby required to pay each year an
annual license or occupation tax speci
fied In the following scale, to wit:
Agents of corporations with
capital not exceeding $25,000..$ 5.00
Agents of corporations with
capital over $26,000 and not
over $100,000 10.00
Agents of corporations with
capital over $100,000 and not
over $300,000 25.00
Agents of corporations with
capital over $300,000 and not
over $1,000,000 75.00
Agents of corporations with
capital over $1,000,000 100.00
Provided, that If such foreign cor-
jKirntlons shall on or before the first
day of April of each year pay to the
comptroller general the amount of the
occupation or license tax prescribed In
Paragraph 40, of this act, for resldenl
corporations, then such agents shall
be relieved from such tpx. And to
that end said foreign corporations shut 1 ,
tcglster their names, capital itock, and
names of agents with the comptroller
general before the first of April of each
year, and upon said tax being paid It
shall be the duty of the comptroller
general to furnish said corporations p
certificate for each agent that said tax
has been paid, and the presentation of
such certificate by such agent to the
tax receiver or tax collector of his
county shall be sufficient evidence of
such payment and authorize such offi
cers to relieve the agent of said .tax.
The payment of this tax shall not be
construed so aa to rtlleve the corpora
tion or the agent of any other license
or occupation tax whatever.
Forty-third. In all cases In this
sectloh where population controls the
amount of tax or license fee, the last
census report by the federal govern'
ment shall govern.
Forty-four. Whenever a person, firm
or corporation selling patent rights, the
sum of twenty-five dollars for eaeh
patent, right In each county In which
they sell or offer to sell said patent
rights.
Forty-fifth. Upon every manufac
turer of tobacco of wholesale dealer in
tobacco doing business in this state,
who redeems or offers to redeem the
tags on the tobacco sold for a consld
oration, the sum of $200.
Section 3. Upon every sewing ma
chine company selling or dealing
sewing machines, by Itself, or
agents. In this state, and all wholesale
and retail dealers In sewing machines,
selling machines manufactured by com
panies that have not paid the tax here
in, shall pay two hundred dollars for
the fiscal year, or fractional part there
of, to be paid' to the comptroller gen
eral at the time of commencement of
business; and said companies or deal
ers shall furnish the comptroller/gen
eral with a list of agents authorised to
sell machines of their manufacture, or
under their control, and shall pay to
said comptroller general the sum of ten
dollars for each of said agents for the
fiscal j’ear, or fractional part thereof,
for each county In which said agent
may do business for said company.
Wholesale or retail dealers In sewing
machines shall be required to pay the
tax provided herein, for each manufac
ture of sewing machines sold by them,
except the manufacture of such com
panies os have paid the tax required
y this act. All unsold sewing ma
chines belonging to sewing machine
companies, dealers, or their agents, in
possession of said companies, dealers,
their agents, or others, shall be liable to
seizure and sale for payment of such
fees, license or tax.
Section 4. Be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid. That the taxes
provided for In paragraphs 1 and 2 of
section 2 of this act shall be returned
to the Receiver of tax returns In the
county of the residence of the person
liable to such tax, and shall, by the re
ceiver, be entered upon his digest of
taxable property. The tax on In
surance agents, etc., required by para
graph 10 of the second section of this
act, shall be paid to the comptroller gen
eral. All the other taxes enumerated
and set forth In section 2 of this act
shall be returned and paid to the tax
collectors of the counties where such
vocations or business are carried on,
and paid In advance.
Section 5. Be It further enacted by
the authority aforesaid. That the taxes
provided for In this act shall be paid
In full for the fiscal years for which
they are levied, to the tax collectors of
the counties where such vocations are
carried on nt the time of commencing
to do business, except such taxes as
are by this act made payable to the
comptroller general. Before any person
shall be authorized to open up or
carry on said business, they shall
go before the ordinary of the
county In which they propose to
do business and register their names,
the business they propose to en
cage In, the place where It Is to be
conducted, and they shall then proceed
to pay their tax to the collector. And
It shall be the duty of said ordinary to
Immediately notify the tax collector of
such registration, -and at the end of
each quarter furnish the comptroller
l ...It I. n 1-nnnrt §\t Ulll'h gllOl'llll
TO PBEPARE PLANS
TO ENFORCE LAW
Trustees of State Anti-Sa
loon League Will Meet
Friday.
WILLIAM A. HANCOCK,
Elected Alderman from Seventh Ward.
E. E. POMEROY,
Elected Alderman from Fourth Ward.
CHARLE8 M. ROBERTS,
Elected Alderman from Eighth Ward.
The trustees of the State Anti-Saloon
League, forty-eight In number, will
hold an Important meeting Friday In
the Wesley Memorial church.' Plans
will be mode for the enforcement of the
prohibition law throughout the state as
soon as the law goes Into effect.
In the morning the trustees will hold
an- executive session and at 3 o'clock
In the afternoon there will be an open
session, to which the public Is Invited.
At this session several speeches will be
mnde.
As outlined during the campaign for
the passage of the Inw, the Anti-Saloon
League all over the state proposes that
the state shall not be robbed of the pro
hibition victory by cities allowing the
law to be violated, and n'vlgorous cam
paign will be waged throughout the
state to see that the law Is enforced
and that Georgia will be dry In reality
as well as In nnme.
Noted Sculptor
BuriedThursday
Cornish. N. H., Auff. 8.—The funerul
of AugufituH fit. Gaudens, one of Amer
ica's most famous sculptors, was held
nt his late home today. The services
were attended by artists, writers and
musicians from all over the country.
RATE CONTROVERSY
NEAR SETTLEMENT
Roads May Agree For New
Rate To Be Put in
Effect. |.
EX-RUSS OFFICER
SHOT N. Y. GIRL
AND KILLED SELF
general with a report of such special
tax registration In his office.
Sec. 6. Be It further enacted by the
authority aforesaid. That all foreign
and home Insurance companies (pro
vided this shall not Include return pre
miums op canceled policies) or Insur
ance brokers placing the Insurance
upon property In this state, doing busi
ness in this state, shall pay 1 per
centum on all premiums In money or
otherwise received by them upon the
gross receipts of such Insurance com
panies all such companies doing bro
kerage business In this state, such as
discounting notes, bills, drafts or ex
change lending money or In any man
ner doing a business pertaining to
bankers or brokerage business, shall
be taxed upon the capital so employed
In the same manner and at the same
rate as other money capital in the
hands of private Individuals Is taxed;
provided, however, that all loans of
such companies, secured by real estate
mortgages, and by stocks and bonds
In which such companies are required
to make Investments, shall not be con
sidered as a brokerage or banking bust
JAMES T. WRIGHT,
Elected Councilman from Eighth Ward.
qulred by this section shall be In lieu
of all other taxes, whether state, county
or municipal, against such companies
except a per centum on their premi
ums and a business license by the town
or city In which such company does
business; and, provided further, that
nothing herein shall be construed to
exempt the real estate or- personal
property of such companies from taxa
tion, but the same shall be returned
for taxation and taxed aa other real
estate and persottal property In this
state la taxed.
Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid. That the presi
dent, general manager and secretary
of all building and loan associations
or other associations of like character,
shall be required to return to the' tax
receiver of the county where such as
sociations are located, all real and per.
sonal property of every kind and char
acter belonging to such associations,
except that real property located in an
other county shall be returned to the
tax receiver of that county.
Sec. 8. Be It further enacted by the
authority aforesaid. That all foreign
and home fidelity guarantee companies,
or other companies furnishing bonds,
or similar associations doing business
In this state, shall pay 1 per centum
on all premiums In money or other
wise received by them, and the agent,
general, or special, or local, as the case
may be, of said companies, shall make
returns to the comptroller general on
the same terms and In the same man
ner as Insurance companies.
Sec. 9. Be It further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the president,
superintendents or agents of all manu
facturing and other companies, wheth
W. THOMAS WINN,
Elected Councilman from Fifth Ward.
Photo by Meed.
J. C. HARRISON,
Elected Councilman from Third Ward.
WARD VOTE FOR ALDERMEN
AND NEW ELECTION PLAN
First .
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
Eighth
t).
NEW COUNCIL WILL
ENFORCE PROHI LAW
Continued From Page One,
only 63 votes In the Third of earning
I.
In the First ward, a prohibitionist,
Alonzo J. Johnson, was opposed by an
antl-prohlbltlonlst, Frank A. Hllburn.
The former was elected by a vote of
more than two to one, the count show
ing Mr. Johnson with 310 votes as
m ..... against 127 for Mr. Hllburn, a majority
er Incorporated or not, other than rail- fo r‘ h ® l 8 .?,™'?*:
road, telegraph, telephone, express,
sleeping and palace car companies, and
all persons and companies conducting
business enterprises of every nature
whatsoever, shall return for taxation
at Its true market value all of their
real estate to the tax receiver of the
county where such persons reside, or
the office of the company Is located;
provided, that If the real estate upon
which said manufacturing or other
business enterprise of whatsoever na
ture Is carried on, lies on or across the
county line, or county lines, and In two
or more counties, said real estate shall
be returned to the tax receiver of the
county wherein are located the main
building containing the machinery, or
DSt
most of th* main buildings; provided
further, that all persons, companies and
corporations, not excepted above, con
ducting any business enterprise upon
realty not taxable In the county In
which such persons reside, or the office
of the company or corporation Is locat
ed, shall return for taxation their stock
of merchandise, raw material, machin
ery, live stock and all other personalty
employed In the operation of such bust,
ness enterprise, together with menu
factured goods and all other products
of such business enterprise, and notes
and accounts made and the money used
In the prosecution of said business en
terprise, on hand at the time for the
estimation of property for taxation, in
cluding all personalty of whatsoever
kind, connected with or used in such
enterpriso In any manner whatsoever.
In the county In which Is taxable the
realty whereon such business enterprise
Is located or carried on; provided fur
ther, that, the agent In this state of any
person. Arm or corporation, resident
without this state, who shall have on
hand for sale, storage or otherwise, as
such agents, merchandise or other
property. Including money, notes, ac
counts, bonds, stocks, etc., shall return
the same for taxation to, the tax re
ceiver of the county, where the same
may be, to be taxed for state and coun
ty purposes as other property In this
state Is taxed. The word "merchan
dise" shall be held to Include guano,
commercial fertilizer. Save and except
that all canal and slock water naviga
tion companies shall make through
their respective officers or stockhold
ers In possession of the same returned
to the tax receiver of each' county In
which the same Is located, or through
which thr same shall pass. In whole or
In part, of the right of way, 1 fecks and
dams, toll houses, structures, and all
other real estate owned by or used by
the company of stockholders thereof;
Provided, this act shall not make sub
ject to taxation property of canal or
navigation companies which Is not sub
ject to taxation by the laws of this
state now existing. The president of
Mr. Hllburn Is an old political war-
horse, too, but the people of the First
ward, like those, of the other wards,
were not to be swerved by past po
litical affiliations or by personal feel
ings. They had been given an op
portunity to express their opinion on
f irohlbltlon, and they said they wanted
t In tones unmistakable.
Dodd Beats Silverman.
In the Second ward the same was
true. Harry L. Silverman, one of the
best known men In Atlanta, and an
antt-prohlbtlonlst, was opposed by Eu
gene Dodd, a young lawyer and strong
prohibitionist. The latter was victo
rious by a majority of 277 votes, nearly
doubling the vote of the former. The
vote was: For Dodd, 670; for Silver-
man, 293.
In the Third ward there was no op
position, and J. C. Harrison, the only
candidate, received 861 votes of the
886 votes cast.
In the Fourth ward the vote for the
prohibition candidates was large
enough to be astoundllng. Here two
prohibitionists and one antl-prohlbl
tlonlst were In the field. For the'pro
hibition candidates, 446 votes were cast
aa against 100 votes for W. G. Sands,
the antl-prohlbltlonlst, and a man of
many friends.
, Lee 8mlth Victor.
The two prohlbtlonlsts were B. Lee
Smith and Warren D. White. Mr.
Smith received 247 votes as against
the 199 votes for Mr. White, the for
mer, therefore, winning out by a plu
rality of 48 votes. Mr. Smith is a
member of the composing room staff of
The Georgian.
In the Fifth W. Thomas Winn was
unopposed for council and received 404
of the 408 votes cast.
In the Sixth Steve R. Johnson re-
celved the Indorsement of the Sixth
ward organisation of the Fulton Coun
ty Anti-Saloon League and he defeated
Henry 8. Jackson by a vote of 357 to
230.
In the seventh ward, F. J. Spratllng,
a prohibitionist, was opposed by Georg.)
2555
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73
196
161
165
99
228
108
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r°S'h n * vehicles, the sum of $100 elderedas “ hereto! eV ery manufacturing company In this To pt
* Forty-find? C *' Upon * zdl° corporsUons "1 “stc. ««•<* “gent. «*nerol manager Kelson.
or person In possession or charge of the
business or property In this state, of
any non-resident person, firm or cor
poration shall be required to answer
under oath. In addition to those pro
vided by law, certain prescribed ques
tions.
Bills Passed.
By Mr. Williams, of Dodge—'To
amend act creating city court of Kast
man.
By Mr. Fowler, of Bibb—To amend
charter of Macon so as to have night
schools.
By Mr. Eaves, of Haralson—To
amend charter of Bremen,
By Mr. Goode, of Pickens—To amend
act Incorporating Nelson.
To provide public school system for
11. Wade, a local optlonlst, and the
prohibitionist won by a vote of 262 to
227, a majority of 85. The line was
not ns clearly drawn In the seventh as
In the other wards.
In the eighth, James T. Wright was
unopposed for council and he received
194 votes, all that were cast.
Three Easy Winners.
E. E. Pomeroy, W. A. Hancock and
Charles M. Roberts were elected al
dermen respectively of the fourth, rev-
enth and eighth wards, none of these
having any opposition.
The general sentiment seems to be
that the people have elected for coun-
cllmen and aldermen men who will see
to the proper enforcement of tne pro'
hlbltlon law In Atlanta, and men who
are In every way capable of looking
after the moral and material welfare
of the city.
Following was the vote for city
executive committeemen, the four high
eSt In each ward being elected:
City Executive Committee.
First Ward—J. R. Smith, 325: W. W.
Anderson. 317; H. D, White, 294; M.
Riley, 258; J. C. Burnett, 220. The
last named was defeated.
Second Ward—Harvey Hatcher, 676;
R. R. Shropshire, 695; C. B. Me-
Gaughey, 526; E. E. Griggs, 480; Frank
Wllby, 454. The last named was de
feated.
Third Ward—W. W. Gaines, 810; M.
C. Carroll, 804; J. H. Owen, 803; R. A.
Burnett, 800. All elected.
Fourth Word—J: W. Kilpatrick,
$51; Charles N. Allen, 329; Walter Mc-
Elreath, 276; M. A. Hale, 242; M. M.
Welch, 220; J. N. Bateman, 202; Rus
sell Shirley, 171. The three last-named
were defeated.
Fifth Ward—J. A. Hudson, 304; M.
C. Strickland, 300; J. M. Wood, 276; R.
H. Shaw, 223: Jesse B. Lee. 179; R. T.
Hllley, 166. The two last-named were
defeated.
8txth Ward—Alex Stephens, 467: P.
H. Todd. 437; John A. McCord. 419;
W. A. Ward, 361; J. W. Wills, 328. The
last-named was defeated.
Seventh Ward—A. R. Colcord, 282
Malvern Hill. 282: G. J. Dallls. 239; B
N. Hughes, 224; W. P. Anderson. 210;
C. H. Evans, 189; E. L. Connally, 167;
A. W. Flckett, 84. The four last-named
were defeated.
Eighth Ward—T. F. Corrigan. 187:
F. Owen. 186; 8. D. Wilkes, 182; S.
Duncan, 181. All were elected;
The Vote by Wards.
Following was the registration and
vote in each ward; ■
First ward, registration 645. vote 446;
Second ward, registration 1,346, vote
872: Third ward, registration 1.402. vote
886; Fourth ward, registration 882, vote
649; Fifth ward, registration 720, vote
408; Sixth ward, registration 924, vote
696; Seventh ward, registration 638,
vote 602; Eighth ward, registration 372,
vote 194.
New York, Aug. 8.—A man believed
to be a retired Russian major general
today shot Miss Lulu Morrell, In her
home, and then shot and killed him
self. Papers found on the body of
the dead man Indicated that he was
Creton Korzynsky, until 1899 a major
general In the corps of Polish Hussars,
of the Russian army, when he was
honorably discharged.
According to her statement, Korsyn
sky shot her because she would not
marry him, and then sent two bullets
Into his own head.
RETURNS COUNTED
BY COMMITTEE
The city executive omnmlttee met
noon Thursday, consolidated the returns,
declared those nnme«l elsewhere In The
Georfflsn as the nominees of the primary,
■ ml extended tbe time for the staking of
the onth of office to tho first Tuesday In
September.
A resolution
ing the clt'
to place
atlon by Walter It. llrown, ask*
lty attorney and the city council
the laws Into such shape to
promptly carry Into effect the popular will
ns expressed nt the ballot Iwx In regard
to tho election of city offlclnls by tho
people, was offered sm! adopted.
A resolution by W. M. I’nnrr providing
for n four yearn* term of office for com*
mltteemen hereafter wtn allowed to lay on
the table. The first Tuesday In Reptemlwr
$200,000 MILL
FOR JUNCTION CITY
. tin., Aug. 8.—C. W. Moore, of
this place, and C. F. Reynolds, of Aroxton,
aro securing subscriptions to stock for a
9200,000 cotton mill to bo erected at Junction
City, Ga. They have been very aticceasful
no far, and the mill seems a certainty, ns
they
the A., IS. and A.. Tslbotton and Houth-
western division of the Central railroads,
.. --** n n es nirmlng'
ring competing
n, Atlanta and
the Atlantic coast.
WIRE STRIKE
WILL SOON END
IdOS Angeles, Aug. 8.—Indications point to
■n early termination of tbe strike of the
telegraphers In the Western Union office
here.. Only one .man, was ,on:' duty at •
o’clock Wednesday and the tie-up seemed
complete. Before midnight, however, there
were‘20 men at*their Keys and buatnesi
waa cleared np. The matter has been re*
ferred to President Small at Ban Francisco
and It Is. likely that the men will be dl
rected to return to work.
FREE—Half-pound box
of Wiley’s best candy, which
retails at 80c per pound, with
each 30c cash Want Ad
brought or phoned to The
Georgian office Friday or
Saturday, August 9 or 10, to
be inserted in the Saturday
Georgian Want page.
HORTICULTURISTS
NAME OFFICERS
Hihh'IsI to The Oeorgl,o.
Augusta, Ga, Aug. 8.—The Georgia
State Horticulture Society closed Its
annual session here’this afternoon aft
er electing the following officers;
President, P. J, Berckmans, of Au-
gusta; secretary, J. B. Wight, of Cairo;
treasurer. L. A. Berckmans; vies pres
idents, M. B. Jones, J. 8. Stranahan,
R. E. Park. Z. T. Walker and Dr.
Neill Mclnnes.
Cornelia was chosen as ths next
eetlng place for the second week In
..ugust of next year. P. J. Berckmans
and Professor Hugh N. Starnes were
appointed delegates to ths National
Nut Growers' convention, at James
town, ths last , of September.
WATSON TO ADDRESS .
GEORGIA FARMERS
Special to The Georgian.
Warrenton, Ga„ Aug. 8.—On August
22 thsre will be a big rally and mass
meeting of the members of the Farm
ers' Union, the Confederate veterans
and other citizens of Warren and ad
joining counties St Beall Springs, nine
miles south of Warrenton.
Hon. Thomas E. Watson will be
present and will discuss ths policy of
national legislation as It affects the
farmers and producers of the weslth
of America.
Hon. Seaborn Wright, champion of
the prohibition bill, has been Invited
to come and address the veterans and
their descendants.
There will be no barbecue or public
dinner, but everybody will bring bae-
keta well filled.
Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 8.—ComprVH
mlse la the keynote of Thursday’s sit
uation In the controversy between the
state and Southern railway. Colonel
E. L. Russell, vice president and gen
eral, manager of the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad, who Is acting os the personal
representative of President Finley, of
the Southern, and J. S. B. Thompson,
assistant to President Finley, ngaln
conferred with Governor Comer this
morning. Nothing official concerning
the terms of the proposed compromise
can be learned. It Is said that If the
efforts of Colonel Russell are successful
the state will not molest the railroad
In the conduct of the Interstate busi
ness until after the constitutionality of
the act has been decided. In return for
this concession, It Is said the railroad
will put Into force the new 2 l-2c rate
on passenger trains, and also the now
freight rates as soon aa the schedules
con be prepared, to be effective until a
settlement of the dispute by the courts.
It Is also understood that there Is a
hitch In tho proceedings In regard to
the right of the railroad to appeal from
the decision of the state supreme court
to the federal courts.
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O Dawson, Ga., August 8.—A. 0
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O of new cotton at A. J. Hill's ware- 0
O house. In Dawson, Ga., to C. H. 0
0 Arthur & Co.; nt 20 cents per O
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HORSE FELL DEAD
FROM ITS BEATING
Charged with cruelty to nnlmois, Richard .
NValilt find Frank Hcott, two negro dray
men, were arrested Thursday afternoon and •
lucked np ut police headquarters. . Ths ne- .
groes loaded a wagon with state tn fftmtjpf.
818 Wimhlngton street, and the lond waa so
heavy that the home cnnld not pull It. Then
until It fell dead. J.
II. Holbrook saw the Ih'atlntf and remou*
Ntrnted with the negroes, and when they
failed to desist he notified police heddquar-
tern and hnd them arrested. The horse be
longed to the Blake dray line.
TURKS KILLING
MANY CHRISTIANS
Chicago, Aug. - 8.—Shocking torture, wore
told of today In s letter received from Mr,.
Loretta C. Vsn Hook, s Chicago Prcshyte-
rlnn missionary In I’ernln, wboae Ilfs la be
lieved fo lie In peril In thnt part of tho
conntry which the Turks raided snd where
they nre now sacking villages and killing
Christians. ■ .
"A plot to Miasslnnte leading member!
Of the 'eotinael' was discovered and ono
waa killed In hla house snd two were
hanged yesterday," snys Mrs. Vnn Hook,
local officers 'appear to bo revolting
I the shah and have token possession
post, and telegraph offlcea and cua-
MAY NOT DEPORT
PRETTY BELGIAN
New Orleans, La., Aug. 8.—The spe
cial commission of Inapactora of the
Immigration service convened to take
testimony In the case of Miss Irene
Vanderuwara, the pretty Belgian Imml-
grant ordered deported, which order
wae held up until further Investigation
cpultj be made, completed Its Work to
day. Its findings, which will not be of
ficially made known until given out at
Washington, are understood to be fa
vorable to the young lady and to
recommend that she be permitted to
remain In this country.
DID NOT CHARGE JURY
’ TO BRING IN ACQUITTAL.
Raleigh, N. C., Aug. 8.—Preliminary
lo the trial of the peonage coses in the
Big Fire in Baltimore.
Baltimore, Md..- Aug. 8.—Fire today
destroyed the gigantic grain elevator
of the Baltimore and Ohio, with a
loss to the building alone of 3176,000.
No estimate of the loee to the con
tent, of the building have yet been
obtainable.
the' members of the*, grand
Jury together yesterday'ahd-informed
them that a report was 1 In circulation
that he had given an Intimation In hie
charge Tueaday against the finding of a
true bill. He .said he hod not. Intended
:6nv#y such an impression, but if
present grand Jury failed to find a
bill, tha grand Jury at the regular, term
could act.
Dlatrtct Attorney Skinner announced
In court <thgt former Governor , and
United States Senator Thomaa J. Jar
vis would appear for the government.
WILL ISSUE BOND8
TO COMPLETE ROAD.
Special to The Georgian.
Augusta. Ga., Aug. I.—A meeting of
the aubsldlary roads composing the
Augusta and Florida Is In session here
today, but definite conclusion will not
be reached until tonight. However, It
Is known that a bond laaue, covered
r a mortgage, will be made to com
et* the purchase price of the. roads
and for building connecting links to
the road.
Prohibition Jubilee.
Senator J. P. Knight and Representa
tives R. W. Hardman and W. J. Neel
will address the Men's League of the
Capitol Avenue Baptist church Thurs
day evening at 8 o'clock. These were
among the most ardent supporters of
the prohibition bill recently passed hv
the legislature and the passage of tha
measure waa In a great degree due to
tlielr leadership The meeting will be
the nature of a prohibition Juhllce.
.V cordial Invitation Is extended to the
men of the cty generally to be pres
ent.
T, E. Camp Wanted.
Two warrants have been Issued at
Lexington, Ky„ for the nrrest of T. K.
Camp, of Atlanta, said to be well-
connected socially her*. Tho Lexing
ton police have asked the co-operation
the local department In locating him.
Is charged that he secured money
end goods under false pretenses, claim
ing to be a lumber buyer for the Tit-
ten Lumber Company, of Tlfton, Ga.
Two Italians Hanged.
Pittsburg, Pa.. Aug. 8.—Chantlnf
prayers. Georglo Quagentl and Giovan
ni Grazlann went to the scaffold bold!)
and met death In the county Jail thii
morning, paying the death penalty fo:
the murderous assault upon a felloe
countryman.