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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY. APRIL W. IWf. SENATE DEFEATS FOUR BATTLESHIPS Bitter Fight On Floor When Debate Is Be gun. Jectef iato'tlM'debate' oo .Uii' four battle sblp* amendment 10 the nsvstsppfeprlstlon “STiSirte Sifted ho did no L be- Here kenster IIlea awl Senator lie— •poke yesterday with the authority prealdent. Ha referred to the euffteatl — - -- ■— * In the p 1908 BEST CHANCE SAKS CLARK HOWELL Says Bryan and Taft Are Sure To Be Candi dates. UNVEIL MONUMENT TO HERO DEAD AT made hr Senator Her arid## that prl n, in Senator Aldrleh aald he did not heltere there trie In hletorp a case In which the alfe of a nation ! nary had been the deter- tnlolnt faetor In maintaining peace Inolend of briuflnc on war. Senator lltes' amendment for four battle ahlna waa anbmltted to a viva voce vote, and declared defeated. Immedlatelr after- ward donator Pile, entered the chamber and R rotaeted afalnot action In h« absence. and le aeaate ronaented to the leconalderatlon of the vote, wberenpon the dlaeuaalon waa reanmed. Senator Aldrich made a rigorous er»u ment aaalnat antborlaln. more than two battle Ihlpa. on the aroond of sraaotny. He pointed not that the deficit waa {row- In. at sue* a rate that If thar# ehould be In the near futura a conalderatlon of tariff achednlee It woold he conducted with a view to flodlng new snore#* of [{venue. The amendment wee than voted onAnd de. feetod without dlvlatou. PILES CURED IN S TO 14 DAYS. PAZO OINTMENT ta guorantced to cure any cano of Itching, Blind, Bleed - Ing or Protruding Ptleo In » to 14 dnya or money refunded. 40c. SHONTS FAMILY . SAILS FOR PARIS NEW YORK, April 29.—Theodore P. Shonta, Mra. Blionta nnd their daugh ter. Mint Mnrguerltn Shoots galled for Parle todey on the American liner 8L Louie, to Join their bereaved daughter, the Duchess Do Chalnen there. "Stories that the duke wee addicted to any drug habit,” said Mr. Shonte Just before the steamer sailed, "are both cruel and ridiculous.. The duke was a fine young man and an admir able fellow. Tea. It It a terrible thing tol have happened. *My family and I had planned an altogather different trip today. I had my private car at Jersey City and we were ell to have gone down to my old home In Alabama, whera I have not been for four years. But that had to he given up. I know nothing about arrangements for the futura. What ever my daughter desires will be done." Edwin P. Analey. of Atlanta, who had expected Mra. and Mia* Bhonta ag guests at hla home on Sunday, received the following telegram from Mr. Bhonta Friday afternoon: "New York. April 14.—The unexpect ed and ead death of tha Duo DtChaul- nea changca plana and we all aall for Parle tomorrow. “T. P. BHONTS." r craft nr* nnantvcasful at tbf poll* In tba itrcalilcntlnl election, It la difficult to how they will ever win.'* That statement ai/ina up briefly the rlawa of Clark Howell, publtaher of The Atlanta Constitution. Iteuiocrntlc national rouiiult teeinan from Georgia. and who waa oti« of the aub committee havltig charge of the arrangement* for the convention at Denver. *Xlr. Uryaa wlU un^ieatlonably !»e nomi nated at Denver.** Mr. Howell, who waa In Washington today, en route home. 'The conditions are now more favorable for hla eleetlou thou they hare ever been. I agree with him entirely when ho oeya that the opportunity for atteeeaa Is brighter to day titau at any time wlibln the past twelve years. If he falls this time It la hard to see how a Democrat can ever hope to he elected president of the United Sfafea.” In reply to • question. Mr. Howell said he did not believe that Trefldent Roose velt waa Insincere when be announced that ha would not accept a presidential nomina tion. nnd be hellevee that he will adhere to that decision. “If ha should run. however.'* said Mr. Howell. "I have no doubt ha would sweep tad out the South among Democrats as well aa “enubllcana. ••Following President Roosevelt comes Bee- retary Taft not only aa the logical Itepuln 11 can leader, but the popular mho to heed the Republican ticket. I have hla nomination nnd the people — would prefer hlm—not because he would r for Mr. Dryan to defeat, but be- ,ie Is the right type of eftlsen—th< kind of man who commands the admiration of every one. - —Wf the respect and He Is broad* the people could bare confidence. My ob* serration* lead me to bellevo that he can not be defeated at Chicago." ATLANTA FEELS FURY OF GREAT TORNADO Continued from Pane One. WHAT CONGRESS DID SATURDAY WASHINGTON, April 28.—Tha ann ate today monied conalderatlon of the naval bill nnd Senator Aldrich replied to the apeechee Benatora Beveridge and Piles delivered yealerday. The' home considered bills under the nuepeneton of the rules. Prank Brown, attorney for Repre sentative Ll|ley, stated that Mr. I.flley will realet aa far aa poaalbla the Invea- tigering commlttee'a demand that he produce certain copies of hla private correspondence. The judiciary committee gave hearing on the Hepburn hill lo amend the Hhennan anil*trust law. The committee on commerce reported the senate bill giving American ship- ping the preference In carrying sup plies for the Panama canal tone. 100 THIEVES ARE HELD IN CHICAGO BY BIG CLEAN UP CHICAGO, April 28.—Acting under OTders by Chief of Detectives O'Brien, the police conducted another clean-up today. In which more than a hundred known thlevee. pickpockets and other crtmlnale. together with dotens of va grant., were arrested. O'Brien gave orders for photographing all the men with a police record. These will be famished the newspapers with a re quest to publish them, together with the names and records of the men. KENTUCKY G. O. P. CONVENTION MAY END IN BIG RIOT NEWPORT, Ky, April 28.—Earnest men this morning seised Turner Hall, where a Republican district convention l« to be held this artemoon. The po lice later arrived In force and forcibly lore down the doors and effected an entrance and drove everybody out of the hall. Fairbanks men. It Is declared, will be given the even chance lo enter the hall at 1 o’clock and a pitched bat tle between the rival delegations Is ex pected. Ask Him '-VOEl 9.0. < A A poor doctor oboct taking Ayei' i non-alcoholic Saneparilla. Trait him. Do exactly at he oayt. Lips vUteT Ckeeki pale? Blood thin? Consult jour doctor. Bad akin? Weak nerves? Lotlsf Utah? Ctniult voor doctor. No appetite.’ Poor digestion? Discouraged? Consult your doctor. VitniMHtnU! tt« feraaua ereli ear a a result of the storm. The Southern Bell reported about 400 'phones out of order. Weather Forecaster Marbury, after making a thorough study of the storm. Ite course, the velocity and dlrectlon'of the wind, reported that It was a tor nado—the first that ever struck At lanta. Except for two houaee In the course of construction at Enst-ave. and Pros pect Place, not a house on the east side of the latter street In the block between Highland and East-sves. es caped damage. Chimneys were blown down and, crashing thru the roofs, wrecked the rooms In which they fell. A huge hole was torn In tha roof of M. A? Long's house at 9 Prospect Place and his wife nnd 1-months' old baby narrowly escaped with their lives. Mr. Long wss awakened by the roaring of the wind and he hastened to lilt wife's room and called for her to get out quickly. Hastily seising the baby, Mrs. Long sprang from the bed nnd as she did so, the chimney crashed thru Ihe roof and celling onto the bed In which She had Just been sleeping. The bed Woe completely wrecked and ground Into the floor under a huge pile of bricks, rafters and planter. Had she remained In the bed a few seconds longer, Mr. Long soya both she and the bsby would have been killed. With holes thru Ihe roofs, the deluge of rain poured In torrents Into the houaee along Prospect Place and In that vicinity and the Interior of dozens of homes In that section of the city were ruined. The next house on Prospect Place to that of Mr. Long Is D. E. Patterson’s residence nt No. 31, and hern a chim ney tare a large hole thru the roof and celling of the room. Water and platter poured Into the room, but no one *** Injured. The residence of 8. O. Douglass, at 27 Prospect Place, won wrenched fore and aft and the framework la crooked In many placet. A .large chimney crashed thru ihe rdfif nnd Into tha room underneath wrecking the Interior. The front door, which wan securely locked, was wrenched open and Ihe gale blowing In with the rain added lo the terror of the occupants. Window* were shattered by flying timbers and brlckt from other bouses. The worst sufferer on the street was Alonso M. Mann, nt No. 38 Prospect Place. The entire front porch of hit residence and the front part of the roof were blown away entirely and landed In the rear yard of the house next door. In addition to this damage, a large chimney crashed thru the roof and cell ing of a front bedroom and continued thru the floor. The top of this chim ney remained Intact and It never stop, ped until It struck the ground under the house. Mrs. Mann and one of her chil dren were sleeping In thta mom and ■■range ta relate, the email bit of celling over the bed was the only part In the room uninjured. A chiffoniers was un der the point where the chimney de scended nnd won driven by the force of the blow thru the floor. Only a few days ago Mra. Mann moved the bed In this mom from a point where the chim ney fell to the place where It was dur ing the storm, and to thin fact alone ■he attributes her escape from death. Another of the chimneys on Mr. Mann'e house crashed down between his houke nnd that of T. C. Perkins, nt No. 31, and striking thin house near the ground, tore a large hole thru the side, one of the chimneys on Air. Perkins' house crashed thru his roof and wreck ed the room underneath. The last house on this street, except the two being being built, suffered the least of any. It Is that of 8. B. Free man nt Nu. 13. The roof of the front porch was lifted In Ihe air. Ihe two middle pillars blown Inward and the roof put down In place again. A few. fences and outhouses were blown down. The tornado struck this section of the city at 11:44 o'clock, according lo sev eral residents In Prospect Place who suffered. II came from the southeast and rapidly passed, but the deluge of rain continued and finished Ihe havoc. Wreck In Highland-ave. Houses In Hlghland-ave. for one block east of Prospect Place suffered, and many chimneys were blown down end thru roofs. This wee also true of house* In Hlghland-ave. west of Pros pect Place for a short distance. Chlm. neys were blown down and thru roof* In the residences of John II. Mutlln. 144 Highland-eve.: J. P. Eve, 300 High land-eve, at the corner of Prospect Place; 8. H. Askew. 304 Hlghland-ave.: F. K Ellis. 304 Hlghland-ave, and W. E. Quarles. 313 Hlghland-ave. Sev eral others In that vicinity suffered. With the falling of the chimneys thru the roofs the rain washed down toot from the crushed chimneys and wrought havoc with the Inside of the houses. Great Throng Hears Ad dress at Ceremonies at Decatur Square. Veterans btred their heads; the line of youthful cadets lo fchsbl stood st attention; sllesce tell upon the thousand persons gsth- sred In tbs court bouts square; only the ■trains of "Maryland, My Msrylaud" were to lie beard. Tbe young woman dressed In white, standing In tbe bright sunshine, pulled gen tly ■ I the cord. with a Sutter tbe white veil fell from tbe eliafl, revealing DeKelh county a inoou- tncut to tbe HoluTera and Htlbtrs of tbe Confederacy—erected principally l*y the school children of the ^unty. A cheer—a rebel fell perhtpe-hroke from the throne. Confederate Sage wared. The old soldiers amlltd; the little rblldren laugh- DeKsIti ta a great eonsty, and Saturday. prll 25. ISOS, .wflt/be s memorable dale In II* history—not that the monument was ' fit 2B DEAD: 15 HURT WHEN EXCURSION tRAINIS WRECKED Mexican Central Freight Crashes Into Pilgrim Train. MAN WHO “RODE THE RODS” SAVES PASSENGER TRAIN; TWO KILLED ON FREIGHT exceedingly i _ y costly, hat because, with tfltlus eserelset, expression wss given to the spir it of loyalty, sffeetlon and appreelstton whleh caused nearly two thousand persons to contrtbuts to the memorial to Ihe heroes of the sixties. ourt boat* square. ,. Jure been auvetlya but owing to the breaking of tbe shaft It -vs* postponed. The memorial, which stands st tbt J nlt of the bill, la Of gray (Jeorsln gras le aad of beautiful design. Cpon III Ides are appropriate Interlpllona, telling of Its object. The shaft is II feet height, wreaths of flowers were pirn around lie hate Saturday. Mias Itebeccs Candler. Ihe beautiful daughter of lion. C. Murphy Candler, of recatur. unveiled the shaft before 1.000 rit- liens of HeKalli and Fulton counties, com. weed of Teterana, school children. Daugh- jera of the Confederacy nnd various frster- nsl orders. The Donnld Winter cadets at tended In bsttsllnn formation. flsl •penker of tbe da/, delivered a forceful ad* drtaa, which received the rloee attention of hie hearer*. Ill* meeh will tw* found upon another pngc of The Georgian. Charles D. McKlnn#/, president of the DeKalb Confederate Memorial Association, fn resided at the exercises. Mr. Candler, a giving n hlstor/ ferred to Mr. McKli rrcisrs. sir. , iiuuiri, of the monument, re- nney ae Ibe lender In n oration wnen.on ncrepteu inn tn a behalf of the' Coufndersla Vetei Her. W. II. Tonng opened tbe t 10:14 o'cloch with s prayer. rial, lie aald r , . few large contributions, It being tbe pur pose of the association to have ^as many ch£— , , — —,.. tleneral Clement A. Krans. whole address Is prluted In Tbe (lenrglsn today, received an oration when, ha accepted tba monument ™ ‘ Veterans. exercises . . _ prayer. Terse onfederstr Veterans earns forward on the decorated platform to receive Crosses of Honor from Mra. W. F. Ilolleymtn, pretl- • ent of tht Agnee I-ee chapter of th* l olled — - —. —federscy. The _. . Marhutt and lesuehtmp. Mist Alice Baxter, president of Ibe slate organisation of tbs united Daughters of tha Voiifederacr, delivered * brief address. ..raising tbs Agnes I.en chapter for Its work. 8o large wss the crowd that Mr. Alexander had to repast her speech that It L tleneral A. J. West wss , . r prominent visitors present. .Jain Tip Ilarrtaoo. of Atlanta, lad tha Ic school children In a spirited CunfM- erate tong, whleh was heartily applauded. The pretence of old veteran# and yonng children was a notlcesbl* feature of tbe oceaalou. In fact, th* monument Is a trib ute from the coming generation lo that of the past. Wedemerer'a band furnished matte for the occasion, playing ’Ths Bnunla Blue Hag,”. "America,'' ''Maryland. My Maryland” and "Dlila.” In a way. It was s reunion for tht veterass of IleKsIh and Fulton. Ths ill comp sad ‘ ~ ‘ niil|I „’8M ho lit nr mi "After tbe exercises, which lasted until k, Ihe Donald Fraser cadets and FORTY ARE KILLED AT ALBERTVILLE, IT IS REPORTED HUNTSVILLE, Ala., April 2$^From twenty to forty people wer* killed In Albertville, Ala., and vicinity during the tornado. The greater part v>f the town Is rtported to have been swept away. The storm blew down nil th* telephone and telegraph wires jiorth of that section and Information reachta her* by round about way. sundatTconoert , AT GRANT PARK The following program of music Is so- Ilrsnt park concert lo bo CITY OF MEXICO. April 25e-ln collision between a freight train and the second section of a heavily loaded excurelon passenger train on th* Mex lean Central, twenty-eight persons wer* killed and fifteen wounded. Th* ocel dent occurred at Oargantua siding, west of Maltrato. on tbe main line. The excursion train bore pilgrims from ihe Shrine of Ouadaloupe. The pilgrim* left Mexico City In the morn Ing. While detail* of the catastrophe are lacking. It Is reported here that confusion In signals caused th* sect dent. « DEATH IN WAKE OF GREAT STORM Continued from Pag* One. th* 5 arch—"Messenger Boy" lAnsteadl. verture—“Crown Diamonds" lAuher). exlctn Dance—"Mtrlans" (Mlssudl. B*le*tl*«-"Tbe Time, Ihe Pise* and flirt" (Howard). I'olonnlte- "On Monntstn Heights" (Kelt tier). Gems of Stephen Foster (Tobsnl). Wilts—'impassioned Dreams" tltoass). Hong—"81ns Me to Sleep" iflreene). Ktcerpls froi ~ ' " (Carle). "Th* Spring Chicken" March—"Mexicans" (Huhbell). hod tornado Insurance, and Are policies did not cover th* damage done. E«- peclally severe was the loss to Mr. Long, who had no Insurance of thl* kind. II* hen been out of work for a long tlm* and had Just secured another poeliton when this misfortune was heaped upon him. To the northenet of Prospect Place the land slopes away Into a valley to ward lha Southern railroad and there was little there upon which Ihe tornado could wreak damage. But th* force of the storm was not dissipated. It continued and finally over near Angler Springs It found ( housa In Its path. This was a three room cottage owned by Andrew Wal lace and occupied by Tom Smith, a ne gro, and hie wife and child. This house was completely demolished and torn Into kindling wood. The bed In which the negroes were sleeping wss over turned and th* roof and aide* of the house raved In upon the'occupants of the bed. A bureau caught a large sec tion of the roof and but for this both Smith and his wife would have been crushed lo death. The woman man aged to dig her way out of the debrle, and then chopped her husband loose. Both were Injured In th* side and back, altho not seriously. The batw escaped without Injury. There are few house* at this point and the path of the torna do Is easily traced thru the trees. Dos- ens of these were uprooted and large branches of othsrs wrenched off. A large shad* tree In from of W. F. Cas sell’s house, a short distance from the wrecked cottage. was completely stripped of limbs on one side, while the other was not harmed. frame store house near this point waa partially In th* path of th* storm. A section of the roof about thirty feet square wan torn loose and turned over the part remaining Intact. Th* work w as cleanly done and looked a* If expert workmen had deliberately sawed thru the roof and carefully turned th* Few of those who suffered damage cut out portion over on th* balance. two nurses be sent down to car* for the Injured, was received by the Wes ley Memorial Hospital shortly before noon Saturday, Misses Luclle Hyde and Florida New man were delegated by th* hospital authorities to lesve for Qriffln In com pliance with ths request at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon. MOTHER AND CHILD KILLED AT COLUMBUS COLUMBUS, Oa^ April 26.—Mrs. Viola Norris, a widow aged 30, and her 0-year-old daughter, Bessie May Nor ris, were Instantly killed at Old Casino. North Highlands Park, at 1 o'clock thla morning. The storm blew down the Casino at that hour. / Mrs. J. G. Dunn, Charles. Willie and Frank Dunn, her three children, were all Injured. None fatally. Two other families were living In the building to proteet the place. Mrs. Norris was praying at ths bed tide of her child when killed. Mrs, Dunn wgs standing In the door and was saved by the frame falling over and protecting her. The storm struck the county convict camp, three miles north of this city, killing three mules and a cow and blowing fifty chickens away. A tree wax blown on the camp cor, built of Iron ond which was strong enough lo resist the crash, saving ths lives of the convicts sleeping In the ear. One ne gro, a boy, was slightly hurt. Tents and shacks were blown away. Ths negro church at Fhenlx City nnd sevsral small houses were blown down. TEN KILLED IN MERIWETHER COUNTY GREENVILLE, Ge* April 29.—A fearful cyclone swept over Harris and Meriwether counties this morning be tween 1 end 1:10 o’clock, leaving de structlon and death In Ita wake. At Chlplsy every house was practl cnlly destroyed and eight persons, two white and six negroes, were killed. Damage waa done to dwellings at Whits Sulphur Springs and ths school house and church were demolished at Stinson. Every house wee damaged or de atroyed at Harris and two negroes killed. Among the Injured Is Mrs. O. W. Jenkins. At Hamilton. Go., Mrs. Frank Hop. kins was killed nnd her husband fa mily Injured. Many houses were wrecked. ♦ SEVEN ARE KILLED AT CAVE SPRINGS GA CAVE 8PRING, Qe. April 29.—The cyclone which began It* work of de struction one mile east of Cave spring at I' o’clock Isst night moved In a southwesterly direction tp Hematite, Oa.. on the Alabama border, devastating a tract from one-half to on* mile In width and killing or injury every one w McGinnis and wife year-old daughter, who resided on th* Frank Glenn plantation, wer# killed by falling timbers when tkelr home co| lapsed. • * - J. Hutherland. * farmer, living nea Hematite, wax killed and hla daugh ter had her collar-bone broken. The wire and four children of Thom, a* Hudgins, residing on the T. M. Hampton plantation, near Cave Spring, were killed and one son fatally hurt. Mr. Hudgins and four sons escaped. Judge Head, a negro, one-half mil* from Gave Spring, was killed and his wife and son an4 a negro who lived In the home were Injured. The two ne gro homes on th* plantation were blown away. A child named Camp was Injured at the home of W. C. McGinnis, near Clo- verdsle. Eleven mllee north of here the cyclone wrecked a portion of Blufftnn. Ala., but details are lacking. A similar cy clone passed thru the same section fifteen years ago. HOUSES UNROOFED BY WIND 8T0RM ROME, Ga., April 29.—Rome •wept by • vndent storm st T:Ii o'clock la»t night. Several houses were unroofed, chimneys blown down, •hade trees uprooted, wires prostrated and the street car system tied up. A downpour. In which 1 Inch of ra fell In less then *n hour, preceded heavy wind and vivid lightning. Car aervlct to East Rome was completely tied up. The fruit crop has been heavily dam aged throughout this ssctlon. No one wee killed or Injured. The gable st th* home of Bam Shropshire was blown In, striking ths bed In which ths two sons of Mr. Shropshire were sleeping, but they es caped Injuries. DAMAGE TO FRUIT IS DONE BY STORM GRANTVILLE, G*.. April 25.—A lisavy ruin end wind storm did much damage here at midnight last night. The heaviest damage was to the fruit crop, many of the trees being literally whipped to pieces. Seaboard Train Goes Thru Trestle Near Tucker. Dead. Samuel Nelsler. of Monroe, engineer, scalded and crushed. Died at Grady hospital. Negro brnkeman named Wilson. Injured. W. C. Morgan, of Abbsvllls. con ductor. Cut and bruised. Injuries not considered fatal. W. N. Brown, fireman. Considerably bruised. At the result of the undermining of a trestle by the heavy rains of Friday night, extra freight train No. 493 of the Seaboard Air Line rallrosd, plunged thru the trestle Into a raging creek 2 miles south of Tucker and 14 miles north of Atlanta Saturday morning shortly after 4 o'clock, re/ultlng In the death of two men and the Injuring of two others. ^ Ths engine and eight cart went down with the trestle and were partially eub. merged In the swollen torrent. Ths consequences of the wreck might have been more serious, but for the heroism displayed by a man named Maynard, who was “riding the rods" on th* wrecked train. Maynard escaped unhurt and reached Conductor Morgan Just ns the latter woe about to faint. The conductor, tho suffering intensely, remembered that the early morning passenger train for Atlanta was speed ing over the rails a short distance away and that If something was not done Immediately to worn the crew, It would crash Into the wrecked freight and add more frightful results to ths seen* of horror. At sight of Maynard. Morgan gasped something about the passenger and then fell unconscious. Instantly discerning the meaning of ths almost unintelligible words and tbs look of terror on the fsc* of the pros trate conductor. Maynard hurried back along the track. He had gone only a short distance when he heard the rum. ble of the rapidly approaching passen ger and th* tooting of the engine whis tle. Running at fast aa he could to get as far away from ths wreck as possible. Maynard pulled a dirty handkerchief from hit pocket and began lo wave It frantically In tbe air. Ths engineer •aw the warning handkerchief and quickly reversed hi* engine, bringing It to a sudden stop. A relief train was quickly mads up In ths Atlanta yards and sent to ths scene or ths wrack. Engineer Nelsler and Conductor Morgan were brought to Atlanta during Ihe morning and taken to the Grady hospital, where they are being attended by Dr. E. D. Richard son, surgeon for tbs road. Fireman )3rown was not so badly hurt and was able to remain on the scene. When the big lcfcomotlve went down, Engineer Nelsler wss caught under neath the ponderous machinery and terribly crushed. He was unable to extricate himself and was scalded by the escaping steam. When he was finally rescued and an examination mads It wss found he was so badly hurt that llttls hops wss entertained for his recovery. . Fireman Brown leaped from the en- glhs as ths trestla collapsed and was not' So badly hurt at the engineer. Conductor Morgan was In ths ca boose and wns hurled violently against a stove and thrown against the sides of the car. It Is thought that the wreckage will be cleared away by Sunday. In the meantime Benboard trains will be run Oftr the Southern by way of Athena and Gainesville. The passengers on the train saved by Maynard were trans ferred at the scene of the wreck. CUIOUTCITYilRT VOTES BAR ASS'N HASKELL DEMANDS DISSOLUTION OFTHE F Directors of Two Systems Considering Flans of Change. NEW YORK, April 25.—Directors of the Rock Island Co., which controls both the St. Louis and San Francisco and the Chicago, Rock Island and Pa cific, are considering plan* for changes in tbe system. The movement has' progressed to the point of the submis sion of a forms! proposition to Gov ernor Haskell, of Oklahoma, to satisfy the Oklahoma demand for competition between the Rock Island and the Frisco, ths principal roods In ths new state. The proposition to Governor Haskell does not go as most of the Oklahoma officials, who are radical In their views. They have demanded the dissolution of the holding company and a separate ownership and management of Ita two principal subsidiaries. It has been before him for some time, but no action has as yet been taken. SECOND CYCLONE SWEEPS TEXAS! Hood’s Sarsaparilla A Pure Medlelne RE6T0RE8 THE APPETITE Builds up the strength, expel* all blood humors, tones the stomach and over come* that tired feeling. Always pure, safe and beneficial, no changes have been necessary In Hood's Sarsaparilla or Its advertising to con form to the Pure Food and Drugs Lew or to public sentiment. In usual liquid form or In chocolated tablets called "8arsatabi.” loo Doses One Dollar. Get It today. MILL OBSERVE DA? Bf fiREUT PARADE Memorial Day Pageant To Begin March Monday ’ At 2 O’clock Property Damage Will Run High Into the Thou sands. After * slon. during wblrh filibuster tsrtl frequently need In tbe effort to stave off rote, th* Atlanta liar Association Ssturdnl morning sdopts.1 n report reeemmendlnj rote, th* Atlanta liar Aasnelstlos morning adopted n report reeo: that the city court of Atlanta he ahollahi ' s third division of ths superior •itstillshed In Its stead. Kiri wss made by the committee several weeks ago to draw up new rules governing th* trial of esses i|nd other matters pertaining to th* transaction of Itnl business In tbe local courts TIV question of abolishing the city court lacked DALLAS, Ttxat, April 25.—For the second time In two days small cyclones •wept over various points In Texas yesterday evening and last night, leav ing death and destruction In their wake. Near Big Sandy, a farm house In the path of the storm was demolished and the four occupants. William H. Rob bins, wife and two daughters, and a neighbor named Meyers were Instantly killed. At Mlnsola, forty or fifty houses. In cluding two churches, were blown down and a number of persons Injured, some fatally. At Dalngerfletd, nineteen houses were demolished and a number Injured. Seven people were Injured In Oak Grove, a small place In northeast Texas, and a large number of houees wer* blown down and other damage done. The total property lots from the va rious storms will run up Into the thou sands. Wires are down In all parts of the state, and from many placet advices are very meager. BLUE PRINT PAPER And drawing material for architects and engineers at John L. Moore ft Sons, 43 N. Broad St., Prudential Bldg. Jnflf* ... n<»yt who oppoffMl the report, moved to tmend It to at to atrlke out that clauae and reronitueud that tbt coart .of nppeala be aNdlahed. hut hla amendment waa I oat. 7r m of It r „ trial#. At preaent lurlsdlrtluu over vaaoa that can not be tried n the rlty court. If tha ett/ court fa given JurtadlettoB over all raaea that are tried In •upertor court. In caaa the former Itreaka down for lack of hualneas cnaea pending In the ■uperior court* ran be tranaferrad to the dt/ «ourt, ibtu making the dlapoaltlon of casea more rapid. Thi ti?a*aetfoo of tbe ianoclitlon a’hlll will l»e drawn up and Introduced In the next legla latnre providing for the rhange aperJfifd. Attorney llenry 1’eeplea preaided over the meeting Saturday morning. The Georgian gives all sides but the de-cide—you must do that—just a plain newspaper. georgia’town”" WIPED OFF MAP, IT IS REPORTED CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April 25.— Lytle. Ga.. la reported lo have been wiped off the map. No confirmation of the report has been received here, how ever. Wires are all down. A report from Bradley county this morning, twenty-five miles east of here. Is lo the effect that two men were killed there during the storm. Their names •re not known. It Is estimated that damage to Ihe extent of 434,000 wss dons In Chattanooga and Immediate vi cinity. The damage In Chlckamauga Park alone woe over 110,000. NEWNAN IS SWEPT BY HEAVY STORM NEWNAN, Ga.. April 25.—Newnan was swept by a terrific storm at 13 o'clock last night and considerable r ....... damage was done to property and the | earthquake shock this morning caused Quake at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, April 29.-A slight n* to prop* _ HI fruit crop A heavy downpour of rein | considerable excitement. So tor as is preceded the heavy wind. known no damage Ann dons, PAPERTRUSTPROBE WASHINGTON, April 25,-The American Newspaper Publishers' Atso. elation handed the house of rbpresen- tailves another warm piece of language today when Chairman Monn, of ths committee, appointed to Investigate ths operations of the paper trust, received the following telegram from E. H. Ba ker. secretary of the association: "Commltts* from this association will visit Washington this afternoon to ap- peal to the entire congress against the tactical trickery of the opposition lo ths Stevens bill. “We have been clamoring for four months for a hearing. Ws mistrust eny Inquiry which does not carry ns- •urence of substantial Immediate action by the house." Representatives of ths association will be heard by Mr. Mann’s committee this afternoon on the proposition to put wood pulp and paper on the free list. , coloFcausTIieadache. LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE re move* th* cause. Used the world over to Cure a Cold In One. Day. E W Groves signature on boi 24c. When the six divisions composing the Memorial Day parade move from Ersklne fountain at Peachtrfe ana West Peachtree-sts. next Monday aft. ernoon at 2 o’clock there will be pre sented one' of the most Imposing and . n '. p r ns ’ spectacles ever witnessed in Atlanta on a sltfillar occasion. The six divisions thla year will b* composed of larger and more varied organizations than have ever been lq line before. Responding to the request of Grand Marshal Clifford L. Anderson and the Ladle*' Memorial Association practically all the local military, pa-' trlotlc and secret organisations of the city have announced they will Join in the parade, and these, with various other organisations which will be in llp*. will make one of the longest pa rades ever seen In Atlanta. One of the most Inlterestlng feature) of the parade will be the presence of the High School and grammar schojl students, to the number of more than a thousand. Ths boys have been drilling regularly for the parade and hnve at tained n degree of efficiency seldom surpassed. The commanders of the six divisions, with Major J. D. Dunwody, chief of staff, will be: General William o Obear, Hon. Forrest Adair. Profr i5 , ir William M. blaton. Major J. H. Morgan, Major J. V. H. Nash, Colonel J,. p. Thomas. , The parade will move to the music of the Fifth Regiment band und W'ede- meyer’s band. Colonel L. P. Thomas, commander ot the sixth division, Saturday announced the appointment of his aides. They are Dr. W. M. Durham. Captain Frank M. Myers. Colonel Harry L. Schleslnger. J. C. Wayt, Major W. J. Houston and J. Russell Porter. The aides are requested to meet Col- onel Thomas nt the Junction of Kills nnd Peachtree-sts. at 1:30 o'clock Mon. day afternoon. Grand Marshal Clifford L. Anderson announces that provision has hern mad* for vehicles to be used by the Confederate veterans who are too feeble to walk In the parade. As has been the custom, the Southern Express Com pany will furnish several Wagon* for this purpose, nnd other vehicles will be secured If they are needed. Keeping Open House. Everybody Is welcome when we feel good: end we feel that way only when our digestive organs are working prop erly. Dr. King's New Life Pills regu late the action of stomach, liver and bowels so perfectly one can't help feel ing good when he uses these pills. at all drug atoree. Deaths and Funsrals Mrs. Mary J. Zaohry. After an Illness of several months. Mrs. Mnry J. Zachry, aged 81, died at the residence of a friend, M. L. Collier. 74 Dlxle-ave„ Friday evening at 3 o'clock. The funeral ceremonies will be conducted at the residence Sunday morning at 4:10 o'clock. The Interment will be at Oakland cemetery. Lott Self. Lott Self, aged 34, a resident of Tal lapoosa, Fin., died at a private sanita rium Saturday morning" at 3:30 o'clock after a protracted Illness. The body was removed to Bnrclay ft Brandon's undertaking establishment, where It will be held until Bunday morning, when It will be sent to-Tallapoosa for funeral and Interment. Rey Edward Wilson. The funeral service* of Roy Edward, the 4-y**r-o|d son of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Wilson, of 445 West Slmpson-st- who died nt mhMght Wednesday at a private sanitarium, were conducted at the residence Saturday morning at lo o'clock. The Interment was at Caseys cemetery. The Georgian gives all sides but the de-cide—you must^To that—just a plain newspaper. 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