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FOR SALE—REAL ESTATE.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
Til! TORBAY, MAIHTI 5, }*A.
M. L. THROWER,
39 N. Porsytli St.
A well-built 5-room cottage
with porcelain bath, .sew
erage, cabinet mantels and
on a corner lot for $1,550.
This is in Grant Park sec
tion; car line in front of door
and in a home community.
Terms, .one-half cash and
balance $15 per month. The
place would be cheap at
$2,000.
Shows That This Was Nec
essary That Teachers
Might Be Paid.
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PERSONAL
MENTION "]
FRANK C. DAVIS CO.,
Real Estate and Renting,
325 Empire Bldg.
Bell ’Phone 28.95.
DECATUR BARGAINS.
18 LOTS. 50x164 feet dMp, in half block
of street car line. We are offering for
1200 each; one-fourth cash, balance
one, two and three /ears.
7 LOTH. 100x180 feet deep, on car line
and Georgia railroad. We ofTer to
day for 2850 each, on terms, as above.
ONK LOT. 100x180 feet, perfectly level,
wlfh a beautiful oak grove. We offer
for 2810; one-fourth cash, balance one,
two and three years.
ONE LOT on corner. 100x180 feet, all
facing car line. We wltt take 81.050,
same terms. The above lot is a recent
subdivision, and In the best section of
Decatur, tla., Inside of one-half mile
of Agnes Scott College; land on op
posite side of the street can't be bought
for less than 825 per front foot. Come
at once and pick out your lot.
NOW LISTEN: A brand new 8-room
dwelling with 6 acres of land, on main
street In Decatur, On. We will sell for
28.000. or will exchange for a good farm.
Will give or take difference, as the oc
casion demands. Like to have It near
Decatur. Ga.
16,600 BUYS a 11-room house, close In,
large lot, two baths, good neighbor
hood, a nice home, or rent property.
We are offering this dirt cheap and can
give liberal terms.
Attacks the quarterly payment of pen
sions coming from all parts of the state,,
ond Uio saltation continuing. Governor
ftinlth Thursday gave out so Interview on
the matter.
Governor Hpilth defemla the change, and
ahowa hy facta and figures how necessary
this course was to preserve the financial
Integrity of the state. He shows that If
the annual payments bad been of force this
year that the teachers of the state would
have received no money for several months
of the year. Ilia statement In full is as
follows:
Governor Smith's Statement
“The continued agitation of the change
from annual to quarterly payments of Pen
sions requires that the exact facts should
be furnished to the public.
*Tbe m-nsloos which will be jal'lQMr-
terly this year are the pensions for 18*.
“The pensions for 1»T were paid In 1907. -
“The appropriation set for 19-« o7 provided
8860.00') anunnlly for pensions, when th?
legislature met last summer the fact was
brought to their attention that lu a number
of counties the pensioners hud received
nothing for 1907. The appropriation was
842.7I7.CS short and the commissioner of
pensions asked this as a deficiency appnK*
print Ion to In* {mid at once, lie aim) asked
that the regular appropriation be Increased
to 8950.000 annually, as he considered that
sum necessary to meet the pension roll. This
really made an Increased charge upon the
Income of the state of 2142.7l7.6o. The
niuomit paid for pensions wss st first small,
but It has gradually Inereased year by year
until It requires about one-fourth of the en
tire Income of the state. *
“The state school commissioner shout the
same time brought to the attention of those
barged with handling the finances of the
their work than ever In-fore st the same pe-
*We Sell Farms”
MOORE-GAUJJT CO.,
Real Estate, Rent, Loans.
Century Building.
J2.750—GOOD STORK and 4 room, on
South Hid*, beside* a line Industrial
plant, where a good buslneai would be
easily built. On a corner lol, (0x150,
paved atreet and car line. Terma. Room
to build another houee.
JJ.no—ONK or THE NICEST cot-
tagea on Georgia Ave., everything
modern; beet material and workman
ship: 0 nice rooma and hall, dreaalng
ami bath room and 1 trunk mama. Can
rail on term,. Will accommodate two
famllis*.
22.500—FOR FIVE ROOMS and en-
cloeed rear porch; only 10 mlnutee'
walk from Terminal elation. Elegant
location for a railroad man. Can cell
on your own terme.
HAVE SEVERAL pretty Grant Park
new homee In ( and (-room cottage*,
on eaay term*.
VK BUT AND SELL purchaae-money
notee. and make loan* on real eatate.
GIVES LAFAYETTE’S
SWORD TO U. S.
NEW YORK, March 5c—Boron Per
ron# de San Marltlno, of Italy, arrived
In New Tork on the steamship Fred-
' rich der Groaee today, with the In
tention of diapoalng of the aword which
General Lafayette uacd during hi* life.
"W# prlae It very highly In our faml.
ly." he raid, "but berauae of the aaao-
clatton* between General Lafayette and
America we feel that It ehould b« tn
thta country."
ENGINEER O’NEILL
DIES OF INJURY
CULLODEN. 577 M 7rch 5 — Engineer
. .Charlea O’Neill, who wee fatally In
jured In the exploeton of Southern local
• freight engine No. 12J, at Champions
Spur, yesterday, died last night at hla
home tn Fort Valley at 7: III o'clock.
O'Neill *u formerly of Atlanta, but
waa living In Fort Valley.
Fireman Walker and two negro
brakeinen, who were'.badly scalded and
bruised, are tn a critical condition, and
Walker may die.. The wrecked engine
~nd four box cars were cleared away
gbt and trattle waa resumed thla
morning.
SALES FAR EXCEED
COTTON RECEIPTS
AUGUSTA, Ga, March Spot cot
ton Is taking a Jump In Augusta. From
Saturday thru yesterday the receipts
were 7.535 bate*. The sales from Sat
urday to last night were J.07J bale*, a
considerably greater amount than
rame onto the .market. The general
opinion In the cotton section, based on
r.iinment by the farmer* themselves, la
that there will be a material reduction
In the acreage In this section this year,
due almost entirely to the exceeslve
rouble experienced during the past
arresting reason In getting hands.
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Ul
ibltlon blH, cutting off . ..
of revenue of the state. The annual Income
of the state Is slxjut 84,200,000 In excean of
convict hire, nnd convict Jilre la no louger
available for general expenses.
A Million for Veterans.
‘Two millions ate appropriated for the
4‘oiiiiuon schools. One million for peuainn*
ami the Holdiera' Home, nml the balance de
frays the expenses of the eleeuiosknary It
■ Interest on our public debt.
1100,ooo for the sinking fund.
sml meets the salaries of tliom* engaged In
the servlet of the state. Koine of these
Items are vary large. Interest and the
sinking fund amount to 2416,000.000. The
rare or the Insane rails for 8370.000 annually,
and the Academy for the Itllud and the
Behind for the Deaf sml Dumb are among
the Institutions that must lie provided for.
* t waa perfectly apparent that the money
rh the state would hare on hand could
not pay up the 842,717 which bad not been
met In 1907, and also p *"*“*
vsnre to the pensioners i
rear 1908 and nlao meet ...
Inbllltles of the state. If the pensioners
had liceit (Mild lu advance this year there
would have lieeu no money to pay anything
on the salaries of the school teachers until
months after the work done by them which
earned their salaries.
“It was In this condltlonof affairs that the
legislature almost unanimously passed the
Mpl to pay the pensions for 1808 to the vet*
In honor of Mr. Henry Mosler. of
New York city, the members of the
Birmingham Art Association gave a
reception yesterday afternoon at the
residence of Mr«. W. 8. Lovell on Ridge
Park-ave. As the reception was the
first since the association was organ
Ixed, It was of unusual Interest, but .the
presence of Mr. Mosler made It quite
memorable. The name of Mr. Mosler
has been revered In art circles for near*
1/ half a century. He la considered to
stand at the head of what critics call
genre painting, and museums and. gal
lerles In thla country and In Europe
contain many of hts works. #
Mrs. Prank Butt has returned from a
very enjoyable visit to Mrs. Edward
Barrett, In Birmingham, Ala. Mrs. Butt
was entertained at a number of beau
tiful parties. She was a mudh admired
guest ht the beautiful costume ball
which Birmingham' society people. In
common with those of all other cities,
enjoyed Just before Lent. The Age-
Herald thus describes Mrs. Frank Bar
rett's costume at the ball; “Mrs. Bar
rett wore a Pierrot costume of white
satlh striped with black polka dots,
a Pierrot muff and tall cap, with black
polka dots, black gloves and masque."
It
'*«• to
i qusrterly Instead «>f paying It lu ad*
Work done liefore receiving
pay. me legislature adopted the iMillcy of
paying Its various liabilities monthly mid
quarterly ns the llnhllltte* mature. The
plan waa not suggested' by ine— condition*
forced It.
Quarterly Pensions Right.
"I approved the bill to make the pari
of the pensions «|iiartcrly. I believe It was
right and Just. Rut the legislature In Ita
desire to serve the veterans changed the
plan <•"
slower
before thru r ...PBL
In Atlanta at the treasury, either coming
for It or sending a power of uttorney to
some one to collect ft. Now the pensions
are paid In the different comities hy the
ordinaries and a pensioner baa nothing to do
‘Then* may lie cases where HffH..
trouble thla year to pensioners who did not
receive all of their pcneUma In advance,
hut many of our teachers have widowed
mothers and aged father* dependent upon
them. Would It tie fair to leave them to
put all Its liabilities upon the same footing
and provide to meet them from time to
time at they matured/'
DENY NEW TRIAL
FOR PORTER JONES
A new trial la denied Porter Jones,
of Putnam rounty, aentanced to, life
Imprisonment for the murder of Robert
A.lauis, by the supreme court tn a de
cision affirming the action of the lower
iurt In denying M«w trial.
In some of Its phases this Is one of
the moat remarkable case* In the crim
inal annala of the state. Robert Ad
am*. a farmer In Putnam county, was
shot down whllo at work In the field.
Before dying lie told hla wife that Al-
>rt Jones shot Mm.
On the afternoon of the aante day. It
was testified, Robert Jones entered u
store In Eatonton. where the following
conversation occurred:
Who killed him?" asked the store-
■SEuiad who?" replied Porter Jones.
Robert Adams."
Is he dead?" and on being told that
he waa, Jones exclaimed: * *
"Tltak God! 1 killed him."
The brothers were tried, convicted of
murder and sent up for life. On an ap
peal for a new trial. It wag, granted to
Albert Jom*. but denied Porter Jonea.
Porter Jones asked for a change of
venue on the ground that he could not
secure a fair trial In Putnam county.
False rumors and threats of mob vio
lence. This was also denied.
Porter Jones Is said to have stated
that he killed Adams because' Adams
asked Porter for a drink of whisky, a
deadly Insult he would brook from no
man. He said also that Adam* had
killed one of hla brothers. Justice* At
kinson and Holden dissented from the
denial of a new trial. >John Randolph
Cooper, of Macon, represented Jonea.
NEW CHURCH PAPER
TO APPEAR IN MARCH.
The marriage of Mis* Margaret Berry
and Mr. J. Preston Lyons will be a so
cial event of much Importance to their
many friends. The wedding takes place
Thursday evening at the home of the
bride. In West End. the hour of the
ceremony being 5: JO o'clock. A recep
tion will, follow the wedding. Among
the out-of-town guests In Atlanta for
the event are Mr. and Mr*. James S.
Kuhn, Mr. and Mrs. H. X. Murphey,
Miss Dunbar and Miss O'Nell, of Pitts.
urg. Pa.; Mrs. C. B. Speer and Miss
Ipeer, of Pasadena, Cal.
The ladles of An Saints church are
much gratified with the success of their 1
musicals given at the residence of Mr.
Frank Dancy thle week. They cleared
a gratifying sum for the mlsklon work
at LaGrange, and the muslcale was an
artistic triumph for the singers and
other performers. A large company
rilled three rooms at the Dancy resi
dence on the evening of the muslcale
and enthusiastically received the pro
gram, which was splendidly presented.
' The box party at which Mr. Edward
Lovejoy entertained Thursday afternoon
was complimentary to Mrs. John Me-
Klnlock, of Chicago, and the guests of
the occasion were Mrs. Taylor and
Mrs. McKInlock. Mrs. Robert Lowry.
Mrs. Henry Porter, Mrs. Jack Cohen,
Mrs. Lowry Arnold. Mrs. Everett Ginn,
Mrs. 8. C. Calkins, Mrs. James Free
man. Mrs. W. 8. Elkin, Mrs. T. D.
Meador, Airs. Edward Barnes, Mrs.
John Murphy, Mrs. McAllen Marsh.
»'
The dance at Segadlo's on Friday
evening will be a delightful compliment
to a number of vlaltlng young women
now In the city. Among the honor
-guests will be Miss Nutting, of Cali
fornia; Misers Lucy and Mattie Irwin
Penn, of North Carolina; Miss Lota
Watts, of Btaunton. Va.; Miss Camille
Hatch, of New York; Miss Ethel Huff,
of Cornelia, and Mias Annie Terhune,
of New York.
Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Hawthorne, of
Richmond, Va.. who have been the
guests of Mr. D. O. Dougherty, erenow
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Woods White at
201 Capltol-ave.' Dr. and Mr*. Haw
thorne are' grently beloved here, and
have been delightfully entertained In
an Informal way.
I Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Ruden will re
turn front Houston. Texas, next week
and will be cordially welcomed tq^thelr
many friends here. Mrs. Ruden has
been bonur guest fit a number of pretty
Miss Mattie Nutting, of Macon, who
has been the guest Of -Mrs. Osgood
Wynn for' a week, left Wednesday for
Macon, where nhe will Join Miss Claire
Bolfeulllet and go to Washington. D. C.,
for a visit to Miss Bolfeulllet and Mr.
John T. Bolfeulllet.
Dr. and Mrs. George T. Rrown re
turned to the city yesterday after a
most delightful 'stay of five wceka In
Mexico nml Texns. where they were
delightfully e'ntertalned. Dr. and Mrs.
Jlrown nre at home to their friends at
194 East Plne-st..
Mr. nml Mrs. Frank P. Brinkman, of
Terre Haute, Ind., arrived In Atlanta
on Thursday gt noon and are the guests
of Mrs. Lewis Harwell at her home on
Peni-htree-at. They wlH be In the city
for n week and will be delightfully en
tertained.
Mlaa Epaie Nutting, of California, la
spending a month with Mrs. J. R. Nut
ting on Merrltta-ave. Mlaa Nutting la
a charming debutante of the present
seaaon and Is receiving pleasant social
attentions during her stay In Atlanta.
ilndame Fannie Bloomfield Zelsler,
who Is spending this week at the Pied
mont, went to Knoxville Thursday. She
will return to Atlanta Saturday for her)
concert ut the Grand Saturday even- j
Ing.
Miss Maud Foster, the bright little I
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Foster,
w as hostess this week at a pretty birth
day party, about thirty children en
joying the hospitality of life occasion.
Miss May Burke was the hostess on
yesterday afternoon at a small tea giv
en in honor of Miss Anne B. Phlnlsy.
of Athens, who Is the guest of Miss
Josephine Jones, In Macon.
The two Atlanta representatives In
the University of Georgia Glee Club
which will appenr In Atlanta In April
are Messrs. Saunders Jones and Ed
ward Brown, Jr.
The many friends of Mr*. Nathaniel
F. Jackson will ‘be gratified to learn
that she Is Improving, after an opera
tion performed on Tuesday at St. Jo
sephs Infirmary. .
Miss Nettle Poole and Miss Nell
Lovelace, who have been pleasantly
entertained as the guests of Miss Eddie
Lou Campbell at “Femcllff."' have re
turned home.
Mrs. Mark Johnston, who has re
turned from a visit to Mrs.’ W. G.
Charlton, of Savannah, will leave the
city on Saturday to Join her husband at
New Orleans.
Mr. T. Weatherly Carter, who has
been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John
Davis Carter for several days, left on
Thursday for his home In Montgomery,
Ala.
Mrs. George S. Alexander, who has
been visiting Mrs. Thornton Marye In
Atlanta, I* the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Willis Heard.—Savannah' pres*.
Mrs. M. L. Brittain leaves Saturday
for her home In Reading, after a stay
of some length In Atlanta with her
daughter, Mrs. Allgood Holmes.
Mrs. Earl Skinner, of Atlanta, Is one
of the guest* at the house party given
by Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy F. Patterson
at their home In Balnbridge.
Mrs. Howell C. Erwin, Jr., and
daughter. Kuna Patterson, of ’ Decatur,
are the guests of Ml. nnd Mra. LeRoy
F. Patterson In Balnbridge.
Mr. nnd Mrs. John Kiser leave soon
for Palm Beach, where they will enjoy
the beauties nnd pleasures of the
spring season In Florida.
Mr*.:C. Decker Tefio and son, LeRoy
Pattsrson, left for a visit to Mrs.
Tebo’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy F.
Patterson, In Balnbridge.
Miss Bessie Dew Martin, of New
York, will arrive the latter part of the
month to spend some time with Mrs.
John M. Slaton.
Miss Enid Scott, who Is spending the.
week with Mias Elelo Landrum, will go
back tq Mra. Frank West’s on Monday
next.
Mrs. Frank -Butt, who I>as been the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Barrett,
of Birmingham, returned home yester
day.
Mra. James Huntley, Mra. Willis
Jones and Miss Jeannette Swift will
spend the month of April In New York.
Miss Louise Johnson Is being delight
fully entertained In Montgomery as
the-guest of Miss Mary Selbies Ball.
Mra. Brfglet, the guest of Mr*. WII
Ham Hunt In the Avalon. Is better after
several day's’ Indisposition.
MlW Eugenia Bitting, of Dalton. Is
the attractive guest of Mrs. William
8. Richardson on Spring-st. ■>.
Mia* Joy Harper, of Rome, Is visit
Ing her brother. Mr. Houstoun Harper,
at the Piedmont.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bruce Bl|ss
have taken nn apartment In The Hall
on Sprlng-st.
Mrs. Mark Tolbert left Thursday
morning for Birmingham to visit Miss
I,mile Lane.
Mra. Willis Jones has recently re
turned from a delightful stay at Palm
Beach.,
Miss Louise Hawkins has gone to
Mississippi to spend a month with rela-
tlves.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Harris, after!a
two weeks' visit to Cuba, are again at
home.
SENATOR-PROCTOR.
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O LAW-MAKERS WHO
O HAVE DIED RECENTLY. O
O ■
WASHINGTON, March 5.—The O
O following senators have died since O
O last spring:
O Senator Morgan, of Alabama.
O Senator Pettus, of Alabama.
O Senator Mallory, of Florida.
O Senator Latimer, of South Car- O
O ollna.
O Senator Proctor, of Vermont.
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WASHINGTON, March 5.—Out of
respect to the memory-of Senator Red-
fleld Proctor, of Vermont, who died
suddenly In hla apartments at the
Champlain last. night, both houses of
congress adjourned after convening tb-
day. When the senate met at noon
Chaplain Hale referred briefly Jo the
death of Senator Proctor. The vice
president named the following commit
tee to attend the funeral In Vermont
Friday: 1
Dillingham, of Vermont; Daniel, of
Virginia; Brandegee, of Connecticut
Perkins, of California; Taliaferro, oi
Florida; Overman, of North- Carolina,
and Hemenway, of Indiana.
LITTLE GIRLS FOUND,
FLAMES SAYS JANITOR
Continued from Page One.
TAKE NOMINATION HIS BURGLAR SON
Minnesota Chief Executive
Says He Can't*
Accept.
AUGUSTA. Ga„ March (.—An
nouncement Is made today that the first
Issue of The Augusta DtstrJct Evan
gelist. the new publication uf the North
Oeorgtu Conference of the Methodist
church. will appear tbe middle of the
month. Dr. Heldt, presiding elder; Dr.
Richard Wilson and Dr. Fletcher Wal
ton are handling the paper, which Is to
be a monthly publication.
AUGUSTA, Ga, March 5.—A benefit
circus will be given In Augusta March
20 and II by the Elks’ lo0ge. No. 105,
the John H. Sparks aggregation being
used as the attraction.
8T. PAUL, Minn., March 5.—Gov
ernor Johnson, says he would not ac
cept the nomination for the presidency
If It. were offered him. He Is reported
to have said that under the circum
stances he can not afford to accept the
nomination now.
HAD LETTER WRITTEN
BY “RED GANG NO. 13”
SPARTANBURG. 3. C„ March 6^-
Acmrdlnt to a letter found on young
Lee Dowden. w ho. with Crawford Boss*,
waa arrested Monday night In connec
tion with the robbery of the hardware
store of Montgomery A Crawford. "Red
Gang Number Thirteen” has been or
ganised In thla stale for the purpoee of
committing crime.
When searched, a letter was found
on Dowden addressed tn a cltlxen In
the lower part of the state, stating that
"Red Gang Number Thirteen" Intend
ed to visit hi* town and proposed to
kill him. The letter also told of a safe
that bad been robbed tn tbe lower part
of-the state and claimed the credR of
robbing the safe.
DALTON, Ga, March 5.—The coal
thieves have been buay In the city for
a number or weeks and last night
Horace Springfield captured two of
them while they were robbing a car
of coal beireigtng to him. The persons
caught are two negroes. Moss Lewis
add Dan Keith.
Heir to $500,000 Caught
While Staggering Under
Load of Loot.
NEW YORK, March 5.-“If I were
the Judge on the bench and had to sen
tence you. 1 would give you the fullest
penalty provided. You have broken
your mother's heart. Now I am done
with you.”
Thus Adolph Koch, of the Bronx, de
nounced his son, William Arnold Vic
tor Kuch, aged 24. sol* heir to a' fortune
of 1540,000, who had been arrested for
burglary. The prisoner was arraigned
In the Tombs police court today. Youhg
Koch was caytured fairly staggering
under a load of loot he had taken from
the home of Arnold Kohn, president of
the State Bank.
SIXTEEN ENGLISH
MINERS ENTOMBED
BIRMINGHAM, England, March 5.—
Fire In the Hantetead colliery near here
■till render* It Impossible for rescuers
to reach sixteen miners entombed with
in. It ts believed they must have al
ready perished.
CHARLES B. LANDIS
IS RE-NOMINATED
FRANKFORT. Ind, March 5.—Con
gressman Charles B. Landis was re
nominated on the first ballot at th*
Ninth Indiana District Republican con
vention today. It U hi* seventh nomi
nation for congress.
fZSSHBall
*.4 :j(C
Ing that he was on the way to the
basement, Just before he discovered the
blase when he' met three little girls
running upstairs. They told him. he
said, that there was a tiro below. Her-
ter seems dazed. He Is giief-etrlcken
over the death of his .own children,
which has unnerved him and he has
not tdld In detail the circumstances
leading to the-breaking out of the fire.
Undertakers wfere active, throughout
the suburb this, morning. All manner
of vehicles Conveyed little coffins to sor
rowing homes. White, fluttering crepe
appeared on doorway* throughout the
village with the suddenness of mush
room growth.
The people of the afflicted communi.
ty. benumbed yesterday, this morning
awoke to a grief more acute than can
be chronicled.
‘■Who Is To Blame!”
doe* not bloc!
rlated. speculation of "Who
blame?’.’ s '
Flrea with the consequences of yes
terday should not occur and the offi
cers of the town are trying to find out
who ts at fault. The real cause of the
fire will probably never be known, uti
les* some one who knows comes for
ward and tells.
There le the work of Incendiarism-
natural Indulgent nf sensational
speculation always to be heard after
such n tragedy, but with no known
foundation of fact. The rumor Is re
garded as an Idle one.
Some tell of an overheated furnace,
the only logic accounting for the origin
of the fire.
Coroner Burke made a terse state
ment today. "The construction of the
school I* an outrage,” he said. "The
hallways were narroj* and there wns
practically only one mode of exit. The
children were, caught like rats in a
tran.” ' I
The Door Opening Inward.
When the ’little ones In the -North
Colllnga'ood school got to the halls they
sniffed emoke, they felt heat and they
felt danger. Their step quickened.
Three or four boys broke for the door.
This door opened inward.
On such a detail hung scores of live*.
Had the door opened outward those
with terror In their legs would hare
bounded thru and the others who were
marching would have gone on to safety
with the preclelon of a regiment> on
parade.
One boy. as nearly as can be learned,
tried to, pull the door toward him. An
other thought. In his terror, be could do
so more quickly. There was a scram
ble. One of them went down, then an
other and another, until there waa a
heap at the door. The line, exulted by
cries, by the struggle, .by the danger In
voluntarily Impressed upon them, could
hold together no longer. It would have
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O O
O GREAT FIRE DISASTERS O
IN PAST FIFTEEN YEARS. O
_ 1893. June 9—Ford’s Theater O
O collapsed, Washington: 22 killed. O
O 1892. April 8—Davidson's .Then- O
O ter. Milwaukee; 9 killed. O
. 1898. December 7—The Front-*t. O
Theater. Baltimore, fire panic; 27 O
O killed. O
1897. May 8—Grand Charity Ba- O
tar. Paris; 143 killed. O
„ 1828 November (—Wonderland O
6 Theater. Detroit, collapeed; 15 O
O killed. _ O
O 1801, January 12—Turner's hall, O
O Chicago; A killed. O
O 1801. November 8—Klondike O
O Theater. Hurley. Wl*.: I« killed.'' O
O 1943, December SO—Iroquois O
0 Theater. Chicago; 700 killed. O
O 1904, June 15—Steamer General O
O Slocum; 958 killed. O
O 1808. January 18—Opera house, O
O Boyertown. Pa.: 189 killed. O
O 1908. March 4—The Colllngwood O
O School. Cleveland, Ohio; 1JS chll- O
O dren kilted. O
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BBNHHfiS
WILL MAKE STUDY
OF CITY BOND PLAN 1
AND THEN REPORT
Chamber of Commerce Com
mittee Will Get To
Work.
M’KEE SEVERELY
To give careful consideration to the
proposed 21,000,000 bond Issue and re
port to the. Chamber of Commerce, a
committee will bfc named shortly by
President Asa O. Candler of the cham
ber. It will consist of twenty-five of
the most prominent members of the
chamber and will consider every phase
of the bond proposition before making
Ita report.
At the meeting of directors of the
chamber Wednesday afternoon, the
resolution qf F. J. Paxon. providing
that such a committeo be appointed,
waa adopted by a vote of 7 to 2. the
minority believing that the request for
the appointment of such' a committee
should come from council, which has
the power of deciding upon a bond elec
tion. The majority believed that coun
cil would welcome a suggestion from
the chamber and would be glad to gain
such information as mlghi be devel
oped by the committee.
Mr. Paxon's Resolution.
Whereas, A resolution providing for nn
lMUe of city I Minds for the stun of 8LWO.OO0
for various public work*, nnd creating n
commission for the disbursement of the pro
ceeds of mild tNiuds. was introduced In the
city council Inst yenr, sad an agitation for
n xi in I In r measure Is now going on: nnd
Whereas, The tnetnlter* of this chamber
nre tux-payers, hearing a Inrge pi.rt of the
burden of city government, nnd aro enter
prising nnd nrogretMlve cltlxen*. olive to nil
that /*,f«r the best Interests of the city and
'** people; nnd
Wberens, This chamber Is the business
inn's forum for the discussion of nil mut
ters of (xmceru to Its uietutwrs; therefore
he It * — —
Iteso
dent
point at bIs leisure a committee of the
«blent and wisest men of sffnlr* umong our
tuemlKTs to consider nnd report to this
board ss early as practicable upon the fol
>—■— nubtceta of Inquiry:
at Important work* or Improvement*
nre demanded hy the needs of the public
service or* the best Interest* of the city*:
2. What will be the probable cost of such
Improvements?
8. Which of them may or should be paid
for out off current funds, nnd for which
should the future t>e taxed?
4. Doe# the
extent .which ,
public'credit to obtain them?
6. Is the mnrkct for material and labor
nnd the necessary land favorable for- i*on-
st ruction upon a large scale?
6. Is the money market favorable for the
flotation of city of Atlanta bonds at n fair
rate of Interest?
7. To whnt extent will such construction
employ lnbor, nnd whnt kind of labor, and
to what extent will It create a demand for
home products?
8. Are the ordinary revenues of the city
sufficient for Its need*, and If not, how can
they Im» Increased?
9. With school attendance Increasing 25
per tent where the numlier of wage earn
ers Increased 60 per cent In five years, what
can be done to Insure adequate provision
for the public school system of Atlanta?
Mr. Candler Wants Bonds.
The nttltude of the entire board was that
off seeking Information. President Aan
('nndler made a vigorous speech, advocating
the bond Issue, and others admitted that
they favored It. nltho practically all auld
some Investigation to determine Us wisdom
waa necessary. So dfaector desired the
bohrd to pasq upon the bond Issue proper.
Aldcnnnn *V. 1^. Curtis, who was present,
altho not a director, said he had come up to
—ft some light upon the bond Issue, ns
would hare to vote upon the question In
BY WifLS LAWYER
Famous Divorce Suit Now
On Trial in
Paris.
PARIS, March 5.—The Hart-McKea
divorce trial began yesterday. Mattre
Barboux, Mra. McKee'* lawyer, opened
with a bitter arraignment of McKee for
re .?L y lo **1* wife's divorce petition
with a counter ault. He severely scored
the American press for sensatlon&llv
exploiting the divorce litigation*. He
nccuaed McKee of deceiving his wife,
en *5*^ ol 8?.marriage, by represent
ing that his father's fortune waa hla
own. He declared the huaband fre
quently threatened Mrs. McKee with a
pistol, and accused the defendant of
other misconduct. He finished by read
ing a batch of affidavits by witnesses
of brutalities McKee la alleged
to have heaped upon hla wife and
charge that he tried to buy testimony
against her.
MOONSHINERS DUE
AT FEDERAL COURT
Mounahlner* and tlfclr friends from
the mountain* will be largely In evl-
denee Monday In the United- States
court, and they will continue to fie the
week* Ut attrae,lon ,ur “ couple of
Then the Federal court will open for
the March term and for two weeks
Judge Newman will hear the criminal
docket. Most of the cases set for trial
are for violations of the revonuc regu-
atlons and consequently there will be
large numbers of mountaineers of
moonshine fame In the city.
GIRL is MISSING -
FROM HER HOME
Oxella Rodger*. 14 year* of nge I*
reported to have dlaappeured from her
home, 17 Mechanlr-*L. and the police
have been a*ked to find her. The girl
Is said to have been taut «een In com-
pnny with Kdna Samuel, 15 year* old
It la thought both girls have left the
city.
Georgia Rural Carriers.
WASHINGTON. March S.-^h, fol
lowing appointment* In the rural letter
carrier force have been made;
Georgia—Union Point. Kdgar P
Young, carrier, nnd Luther H. Young!
sub-route No. 2.
\HHAND
—... • * soiuunn ui(.nrmjn
LILLIAN RUSSELL
HI IlElt LATEST COMEDY.
“WILDFIRE”
PRICES 25c ¥o 11.59. .
Ix>nd
the
dler. R. I*. Foraman, David Woodward, u,
8. Duncan. R. C. Callaway, C. K. Cavsrty,
John K. Murphy, bkmuel Stone nnd A.
Maler.
been a miracle If they .could have done
Then what followed can be Imagined.
Girls and boys fought with each other.
Some went down, then arose ss other*
wont down. It waa like water In i
whirlpool, or like tKe tossing of quick
sand.
Dying, Writhing Bodies.
A minute of this was enough to keep
some of the children on the floor and
their bodies, dying and writhing, were
twisted Into horrible masses. 8ome
were held 4>y the leg* ao tightly that
they could not be extricated.
Even when rescue was at hand more
than one child had to be abandoned
because a half doxen arms In death
grip held them by the legs.
When the reacuers pulled hard the
flesh slipped from the bones like tender
bark.
The people of North Colllngwood are
unwilling tn believe today that there
waa not good reason for this great and
sudden terror which ended In the com
plete destruction of order. The chil
dren were sufficiently schooled In fire
drill to get out If they saw half a
chance nf doing so. It is accepted sa
certain that the lUtls ones left their
rooms only to t?e greeted by flnmee. It
was the actual alght of fire and smoke
and the actual experience pf blistering
heat that sent them belter skelter to
the bottom of the stairway In heap* to
die In torturing struggle.
Pilts of Bodies Covered.
When the fire had been controlled
and It was possible to take nut some of
the bodies, one man at the doorway
luckily said:
"Bring sheets and blankets.”
The word waa passed along and
women, hastening to the . school, tor
tured with doubt as to the safety of
their children, stopped, turned, and,
with the human Instinct of helping, ran
back to their homes for the coverings.
It was a good thing that that man
thought of sheets and blankets, for he
saved many a woman a-sight of horror
that would have been vivid with her as
long as she lived. At no time would
she hare felt grief over the loss of one
of her Children without being staggered
with recollections of the tangled, twist
ed mass of charred bodies.
Then they started to take out the
bodies. The exertion of strength to
extricate them would make them break.
An arm. roasted to a crisp, would snap
and—
But It Is bad enough that the people
of Colllngwood were forced to wltneei
a horror of this nature, and many oth
ers similar without spreading the Shud
ders. Suffice It that there Warn a scene
In the ruins of the etdiool house—and
there still Is one—that rucked the very
souls of the people who witnessed It.
Wreck Victims Talk of Fir*.
Several Cleveland people, victims of
the recent wreck at Hiram. Ga.. are
still In Atlanta hospitals. Among them
are the Misses Studebaker and Mr. and
Mr*. J. E. Slcha. *
“Colllngwood la a, manufacturing
suburb about 12 miles from Cleveland,"
said Mr. Slcha In speaking of the school
fir*. "The people fdr the most part
Work In the factories and mills near by.
I have been out there several times,
but know little nf the achool beyond
seeing It as I passed.”
SATURDAY NIGHT. MARCH 7.
STEINWAY A SONS PRESENT
MME. FANNIE
BLOOMFIELD ZEISLER
TIJE WORLD'S GREATEST PIANIST.
Price, sec to 11.50. Sole now on.
THE BIJOU
THIS WEEK,
Matinees Tues.» Thurs. and Sat.
MURRAY & MACK
The SUNNY SIDE OF BROADWAY
Next Week:
“When Knighthood Wa* In Flower.”
THE ORPHEUM MAKES ATLANTA
WORTH WHILE.
MLLE. AGOUSTE AND COMPANY,
The Feature of the 8eason. 8even
Other Big Acts—Matinees Every Day
But Monday—Uptown Ticket Office
Jacobs' Pharmacy Soda Fount. Phonta
Bell 3146; Atlanta 1764.
Next Week: Billy (Single) Clifford.
RAILWAY SCHEDULES.
Showing the arrival and departure of pas
senger trains pf the followtng roads, subject
to typographical errors:
ATLANTA & WEST POINT R. R.
Terminal Station. >
RoT"
-- ^Arrive Frees-
•12 West I*t.. S.la
.'44 West Pt. 10.30am
It Colamhas. 11.15 am
20 Colombo*. 7.95 pm 41
34 Monts'/.. 8.35 pm 37
36 New Q....1L66 pm
No Depart To—
35 New O.... 8.20am
13 Columbut. 6.10 am
33 Montgm'/. 9.40 am
“ New O...S 2.15 pm
) pm
. 6.45 pi
{■
Trains marked • ran daily except buudajT
Trains marked ! hm Sunday only.
Other trains rnn dally.
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY.
Arrive From— Deport To— 1
Ydscon ........ 8.00 am
Jacksonville.. 19ft am
Savannah .... 8.00am
Macon 11.50nm
Macon 4.50 pm
Ht. Augu«t>..10.44am
Macon 4.00 pm
Jacksonville.. 9.07 pm
Savannah .... 8.30 pm
Mscpn 11.40 pm
tleo. Atlanta;
Leave. | ArrtveT
Cincinnati and Louisville • 4.00 pm
Knoxville via Blue Bids* • 8J0 am
Knoxville via CartersrIUe • 4.00 pm I
Tate accommodation,,....)! 6.00 pm
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