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TJHJi ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWa.
HA1UULAI, APRIL 25, On,
7
SCI KILLED
' Bf CYCLONE
III
Many Towns Wrecked
and Ruin Spread
by Wind.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala* April 25.—Th«
tornado which paaaed over north Ala
bama yeaterday afternoon, left a trail
of death. It struck flrat at Bergens,
•mall town In Walker county on the
Frisco railroad, where five were killed
and many Injured.
It next awept over Thomas’ sawmill,
near Warrior, where two were killed
and five injured. On Sand mountain
It did great damage at Albertville,
where the northern half of the town
was almost wiped out. Reports say
thirty were killed at Albertville. A
Sylvanla. In DeKalb county, the ex
treme northeastern section of the state,
six houses were blown down and one
woman badly hurt.
The storm appears to have cut a path
about COO feet wide, and traveled from
Bergens to Sylvanla, a distance of 125
miles in a little more than an hour.
The Hat of dead and Injured is as
follows: _ ,
At Bergens—Dead:
SECTION FOREMAN MOORE,
WIFE AND DAUGHTER.
MRS. OULLEY.
C. P. ADAMS.
injured:
Two members Culley family.
Gresham boy, badly hurt.
Ten in Hillman hospital Birmingham.
At Thomas Mill—Dead:
HERBERT THOMAS.
MRS. CALDWELL.
Injured:
William Thomas, arm broken.
Mrs. Will Thomas, leg broken.
Mrs. Reid. •
Bud Thomas.
Jim Reid.
At Sylvanla—Injured:
Mrs. Lynch.
A cyclone which struck Columbus.
Miss., at 11:45 Inflicted damage In the
section around the Refuge cotton mill
and the Columbua Comfort and Man
ufacturing Company, amounting to
about {60,000. Lightning atruck the
home of S. C. Johnson, killing his fath
er. G. N. Johnson, aged 80.
C. S. Baker and Mrs. Baker were se-
rlously hurt.
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speaking of Electric Bitters, says: "It
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where. It gives quick relief In dyspep'
sla. liver complaint, kidney derange
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ness and general debility. Its action on
the blood, as a thorough purifier makes
It especially useful as a spring medi
cine. This grand alterative tonic Is
sold under guarantee at all drug stores.
E
BY LIGHTNING IN
CITY OF
One Side Torn Away But
Family Escapes Un
injured.
MACON, Gs„ April 25.—The storm
which raged over Georgia last night
did damage about Macon. Sixty ’phones
were put out of commission and three
long-distance lines are down. , The
home of W. C. Barkhurst, on Coflege-
was struck by lightning and one
side of It was tom away. The family
was awakened and got safely out of the
house.
Communication south of Macon Is
cut oft, there being neither ’phone nor
telegraph service.
BIBB COUNTY TEACHER8
TO ATTEND CONVENTION
MACON, Ga,, April 25.—When the
Georgia Educational Association con
venes In Augusta on April 30 there will
be twenty-five teachers attending the
convention from Bibb county. Super
intendent C. B. Chapman, first vice
president of the association, will de
liver an address before the convention
on the evening of May 2, while Miss
Harris, a teacher in the Manual Train
ing School, In connection with Gresham
High School, will read a paper May 3.
CIVIL 8ERVICE REGULATIONS
FOR MACON POLICEMEN
MACON, Ga., April 25.—To determine
whether or not the Macon firemen and
policemen should stand a civil service
examination, and In' the future work
under this head, Chairman Polhlil
Wheeler, of the police committee, and
Chairman Harry Roberts, of the Are
committee, with Professor Moseley and
H. T. Harris, members of the civil
service board in Macon, will hold a
meeting Saturday afternoon.
RUIN STALKS
OF
Hundreds of Lives Lost
and Many Fatally
Injured.
FJNE
4 60 b
, 60c.
The Georgian gives all
sides but the de-cide—you
must do that—just a plain
newspaper.
WHICH WILL IT BE,
SMITH OR BROWN?
CAST A STRAW BAL-
LOT AT THE KIMBALL
CIGAR STAND TODAY.
on Contempt charge
MACON, Ga., April 25.—W. F. Reed,
who on Monday of this week appeared
In recorder's court In a drunken con
dition and swore to statements against
II. T. Mlnter, was arrested Friday, and
when arraigned before Recorder Urqu-
hart, n fine of $25 or 15 days In the
city barracks was Imposed on the
charge of contempt of court. Soon aft
er Reed made his statement In court,
he skipped out for Tampa, but on
learning that the police In Macon were
after him he returned to this city and
surrendered.
MACON OUTING CLUB
HAS FORMAL OPENING
MACON, Gs„ April 25.—The Outing
Club had Its formal opening on Friday
night, when several hundred members
attended the dance.
During the past several weeks many
Improvements have been mode at the
club, and now It Is one of the' finest
summer clubs in an Inland town In
Georgia.
ENUMERATORS IN BIBB
TAKING SCHOOL CEN8US
MACON, Gs., April 25,—Since the
Bibb county public school census enu
merators started their work several
weeks ago, securing names of all chll-’'
dren between the ages of 8 and 18
years, and while they have not made a
report, Superintendent C. B. Chapman
stated that he expected they will com
plete their work by the first of May.
CAPTAIN HAZLEHURST
SENDS GREETINGS
MACON. Gs., April 25.—While the
Macon Volunteers were celebrating
their eighty-third anniversary Thurs
day night a cablegram was received by
Captain Cooper D. Winn, from former
Captain R. C. Haslehurst, now located
In Bremen, Germany. It read: "Many
happy returns. (Signed) Haxlehurst.”
Captain Haxlehurst was In command of
the Volunteers for several years.
MANY CASES DOCKETED
FOR SPRING TERM
MACON, Gs„ April 25.—The spring
term of the United States court in Ma
con will open on the first Monday In
May, at which time a large number of
cases will corns before the attention of
Judge Speer.
Clerk of the Court Cecil Morgan
NEW ORLEAN8, April 25.—Two
hundred Is today thought to be a con
servative estimate of the number of
dead In the wake of the tornado that
swept across Louisiana, Mississippi and
Texas, after doing great damage In
North Dakota and South Dakota.
Concordia parish, In Louisiana, re
ports sixty-four dead, while the num
ber of Injured can not be estimated any
more than the property loss.
Amite, La, south of Natchez, wat
practically destroyed. Altho but a
small town, the deaths are estimated at
from twsnty-five to fifty, and the fatal
Injuries will bring the number above
the half hundred mark.
Mother Killed> Children Escape.
Mrs. Devereaux Shields and her two
children were occupying the same bed
In the home of S. H. Lambdln, seven
miles south of Vldallo, In Concordia
parish, when the storm struck the plan
tation. A heavy beam fell across the
bed. killing the mother, but leaving the
children uninjured. Four negroes were
killed on this plantation.
A mile and a half west of Vldalla on
Dr. J. C. Carter’s plantation, several
negroes were killed and most of the
buildings wrecked.
8core of Towns Wrecked.
The storm traveled toward the north
east and north of Natchez, Miss., killed
twelve persons and Injured double that
number In Pine Ridge and Giles Bend
Eight deaths are reported oh two plan
tatlons at Church Hill, In Jefferson
county, Mississippi, and the First Pres
byterlan church, erected In the south
west, was demolished. In Louisiana It
Is estimated that a score of small
towns were destroyed or partly wreck
They Include Amite City, Arcadia
and Independence. Belle Grove. Mel
ton, Lamourle, Pine Ridge, Gilman
Landing. Fairchilds Creek, Purvis and
Lumberton. Miss., are reported serious
!y damHged by tho storm.
Fifty Injured at Bergens.
In Alabama, Dora was the chief suf
ferer. This town Is also known as
Bergens. Four or more persons were
killed, among them the wife and daugh
ter of Section Master Moore. Fifty
persons were Injured. Those most se
riously hurt were carried to hospitals
In Birmingham. One woman died on
the train.
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Blue Print Paper, sepia, nzo, velox and
other photo papers, flash sheets, films
of all sizes, at John L. Mooro & Sons’.
Out of town orders a specialty. 42 N
Broad-st., Prudential building.
stated that while the docket had not
yet been completed, more esses would
appear this spring than had for several
terms.
FUNERAL 8EPVICES
OF NORMA BURNHAM
MACON, Gs., April 25.—Norms
Burnham, the 3-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Burnham, died
Friday at the family residence, South
Macon, after an Illness of several
weeks. The furnera! sendees were held
Saturday morning.
You ought to have a
new suit for tomorrow
L OOKS LIKE tomorrow will be a fine
day; and, of course, you’ll want to be
properly dressed to enjoy it most
Come in here this afternoon or even
ing (store’s open until eleven, o’clock)
and let us fit yo.11 up in our splendid Hart,
Schaffner & Marx or Rogers, Peet & Co.
garments.
Everything that’s new in design,
fabric, pattern and coloring is here.
Fine Feathers
A bird in the hat is \vorth
eight or ten in the bush.
Is it? In a period of fifteen
years prior to 1903, bird life
in this country was reduced
fifty per cent. But now we
are giving them more of a
chance; rcfbge* have been
established where the birds can
breed in safety; wardens have
been appointed whom the
Federal Government pays the
princely sum of One Dollar
E er month, their real wages
eing paid by organizations.
Read this article, “ Harbors
for Wild Birds,” by Rene
Bache, in The. Saturday
Evening Post, and learn how
we are being saved from the
disgrace of a birdless, song-
silenced country.
“Vaiti, the Queen,” by
Beatrice Grimshaw, tells how
Vaiti was stranded on a lonely
island, and how it turned out
to be not quite so lonely as she
thought, and, indeed, not so
lonely as she might wish.
This week’s issue of The
Saturday Evening Post is
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11.30 the year by milt.
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Copies will be delivered to any ad
dress by
JOSEPH WELLS,
73 Williams Street, Atlanta.
LOCAL STORM NOTES.
Sidewalks on the northeast side of
the city were littered Saturday morn
ing with the results of Friday night’s
storm. Broken limbs, flowers, bricks
from demolished chimneys and the like
were largely In evidence.
At North Jackson and Irwln-sts. two
large billboards were not only blown
down but out Into the street and de
molished. The wind fiend seemed de
termined to so tear the structures
apart that complete rebuilding would
be necessary.
On Highland-ave. Easjt-avs., Irwin-
st. and other thoroughfares east from
North Jackson-st. trees were lying
across the sidewalks and the effects
of the storm were In evidence oo all
sides. Several houses In this vicinity
are shy chimneys Saturday morning,
the remains of those formerly doing
service being scattered on the roofs
and In the front yards.
People living on North Jackson-st.
near Mghlnnd-ave., were wondering
Saturday morning where a tli
neatly rolled Into a compact bundle
came from. The houses Immediately
In that vicinity are shingled and It wss
evident the roof was blown a consld
erable distance.
A large chimney on a house In East
Fnlr-at„ near Park-ave„ was completely
demolished and In falling did consld
erable damage.
The damage was not only confined to
the wind, but the heavy rain played
no little part In the havoc wrought.
Holes were washed In the unpaved
streets while lawns were lined with
deep furrows and In many cases brick
retaining falls washed away.
WINS FIGHT
IN CJLME
No Change in Date
or Plan of Election
Made.
After a session continuing more than
six hours, five of which were devoted
the Gilmer county tangle, tho state
Democratic executive committee ad
journed at 7:06 o'clock Friday evening,
with practically no material changes ii
the rules for tho state primary os draft
ed at the meeting of February 8.
No mention even was made of _
change In the primary date, and while
there were "mentions” now and then of
the majority plan, no change whatever
was made.
After an executive session continuing
an hour, and following a four-hour
hearing on the Gilmer county spilt, the
committee passed a resolution recog
nizing the James L. Parks Democratic
executive committee In Gilmer. This
was a victory for Newton A. Morris, of
Marietta, candidate for the Blue Ridge
Judgeship, os this Is the committee said
to be favorable to his candidacy.
An effort was made to secure action
that would recognise neither the Parks
or Allen committees, but to allow the
old Committee to stand until the pri
mary, when a new committee could ‘
elected. This move, however, failed
a vote of 19 to 13.
resolution, offered by Seaborn
Wright, was adopted, which makes
Illegal for a candidate to pay the bock
taxes of any voter In order to secure his
vote. The Issue was raised by nn In
quiry from Anton P. Wright, chairman
of the Chatham county Democratic ex
ecutive committee, asking that the rule
regarding Illegal voting be construed.
With these matters out of the way
the committee took up the point raised
by Colonel Albert H. Cox. of Atlanta,
relative to the selection of delegates to
Denver. Colonel Cox was present, and
stated that all he desired was to have
his letters to Chairman Miller read.
As soon as this was done, Commit
teeman A. J. Bagwell ssld:
We are not willing to change the
primary rules as adopted.”
"Then, I sm to Judge that the people
have no say so whatever In the se
lection of these delegates?" asked Sea
bom Wright.
"They have not had since I was
years of age,” said Chairman Miller.
Mr. Wright thought they should have
some say, but Mr. Bagwell tried tc
fores an adjournment, which was test.
Mr. Wright Insisted that the people
should have something to say about
the selection of the delegates/
He finally secured an amendment
rule 8, which Inserted the Word "stats' 1
before the word “policies.” / This mads
the rule read: "The delegates shall be
selected by the executive committee
from the friends and supporters of the
state policies advocated by such sue
cessful candidate for governor."
This leaves the situation practically
where It was before. The winning can.
dldate for governor can practically
name the delegates to the Denver con<
ventlon.
At 7:06 o'clock the committee ad
Journed with a bare quorum present.
For Sore Throat and Cold In Chest
uaa Omega Oil. Trial bottts 10c.
The storm appeared'to have taken a
fancy also to Auburn-ave. between
North Jackson-st. and the Boulevard,
where trees were broken and flowers
In the front yards ruined. Porch fur
niture of many houses In that vicinity
was blown out Into the yards.
At the home of Robert M. Ormond,
Capltol-nve.. the chimney was
blown down and loose bricks fell across
the roof with a crash. A few doors
further out a big tree was blown down
across the sidewalk. The two blocks
between Cooper and Woodward-ave.
showed heavy marks of the storm, mud
being washed from terraced yards un.
til It covered asphalt and car tracks.
Store Will close Monday—Memorial Day
—at one o’clock
Copyright 1908 by
Hart Schiffner U Mirx
Daniel Bros. Co.
L. J. DANIEL, President
45-47-49 Peachtree Street
In the vicinity of pumping station No.
at the waterworks the storm damage
was very slight. One of the heaviest
electrical storms In years visited that
section Friday night. As a result sev-
eral phones were knocked out, and sev
eral trees were uprooted. The rain
was so heavy that large ditches snd
holes were washed out. At times the
wind was great, but no dwellings were
damaged.
The stop on Plne-st., known
"Smalls," near Angler-ave., Is low. the
street east and west rising gradually.
The tremendous rainfall washed dirt
and trash on to the car tracks to the
depth of a foot or more, and early Sat
urday morning workmen had to clear
the dirt away before cars could pass.
Ths College Park car Jumped the
track about 11:60 o'clock Friday night
at the Hapevllle subway and Jumped It
In such a way as to straddle the dou
ble track that ran alongside. The re
sult wss that traffic was blocked both
going and coming.
The more Immediate and painful re
suit was that the passengers on board
the car hail to get out and walk one
mite thru the storm to College Park.
The track-jumping stunt was brought
about as a result of the condition of
the track, and the condition of the
{rack was the result of the storm.
The storm wrought considerable,
havoc on Central-ave., a I-story home
at 394, another at 398, and a 2-story
frame dwelling at 400. being complete
ly unroofed. The homes were occu
pied respectively by J. M. Summerfleld.
A. F. Wqods and W. E. Chester. Not
a single member of any of the three
families was Injured.
All of the occupants of these three
houses had to go to neighbors' homes
to spend the rest of the night. The trees
The Georgian gives ‘all
sides but the de-cide—you
must do that—just a plain
newspaper.
GEORGIA 800 CLUB
HAS HEADQUARTERS
Another forward step has been taken
by the Georgla-800-'0S-Club, the stu
dents' organisation of the University
of Georgia, that Is carrying forward a
campaign In the Intereet of higher ed
ucatlon In the South.
This advance was made by the club
only a few day* ego, when It decided to
establish headquarters on the Unlver.
•Ity campus.
Ever since this organization had Its
Inception In the student ranke of Geor
gia, the boys have worked with tea
and Intelligence on the movement. They
have, been somewhat handicapped, how
ever, by reason of the fact that the
club did not have a central place where
the students might go at any hour of
the day and write letters and send out
literature In the Interest of this move
ment.
Hugh S. Wallace, who Is In Atlanta,
spoke of this new feature of the club
and said that he thought It one of the
finest steps that the club had ever
taken.
Yes," Mr. Wallace said, “we have a
contractor at work now on our head
quarters. This promises to be one of
the most popular places on the univer
sity campus, because nothing will be
spared to make the office one of the
neatest and most attractive In the
state.”
Referring to hi* present visit to At
lanta. Mr. Wallace said:
"On my lost trip to Atlanta 1 did not
have time to see all the schools in this
vicinity. Wednesday I visited Pea
cock's Reboot for Boys, and the Mari
etta High School. Yesterday mornln,
I went out to Stone Mountain sm
talked to the University School for
boys. This afternoon I leave for South
Georgia and while Hr that territory
will visit the high schools at Macon,
Gridin, Rarnesvllle and Locust Grove.
On my return trip thru Atlanta I shall
visit Georgia Military Academy and
Donald Fraser.”
New Lens In Old Frames.
If your eye glasses have a lens
broken. John L. Mpore A Sons will
match the broken piece accurately and
scientifically at a reasonable coat;
scientific opticians, 42 North-Broad-st.,
Prudential building.
damage Is estimated at S4,i
Mud washed over the tracks by ths
heavy rain delayed the Decatur cars
Saturday morning, and kept hundreds
of people from getting to town on
time. It was nearly 7:20 o'clock be
fore the cars were running regularly.
A large number of phones In Decatur
were put out of business and many
put out «
damaged.
SEVERAL SOUTHERN BUSINESS
COLLEGE STUDENTS ACCEPT PO
SITIONS AFTER THREE MONTHS
MR. G. W. HAMPTON WINS THE $25 GOLD MED
AL FOR PROFICIENCY ON REMINGTON
TYPEWRITER.
The popular half-price scholarships,
any 150 six months' course for 126, now
on sale by the old-established Southern
Shorthand and Business University, of
this city, are In great demand. Just
what was predicted the other day
when FIFTY special scholarships were
put upon the market by this famous
Institution.
Any two of the ISO courses In short
hand, bookkeeping or telegraphy, are
now on sale for 140, and all three of
the 150 courses may be had for a few
days at the price of one course—{50.
Orders are being received for these
scholarships to be used In June and
September.
Much Interest was manifested by the
students In the recent contest for the
125 gold medal offered for the highest
proficiency on the Remington type
writer after three months' Instruction,
Mr. G. W. Hampton being the success
ful cpntestsnt. Not only did he win the
medal, but be secured a position as
rspher after three months and
one week. In a letter Just received
from Mr. Hampton he says:
"After attending the Southern for
three months and one week, I can high
ly recommend the school to anyone de
siring to obtain a business eduontlon. I
have accepted a position and thus far
my work has seemed to be satisfactory
to my employer."
Three Months Students.
The Southern does not advocate short
courses, but It has a larger number to
accept positions after three months’ In
atruction than any other sclool In this
state.
In the same class with Mr. Hampton,
all of whom entered about the same
time In January, were Emory Edge, C.
C. Day, Miss Lois Welsh and Miss Peart
Robinson and* these five students all
accepted and are holding nice positions
after three months' Instruction In the
Graham system at the Southern.
A Good Jok*.
We were told this morning that a
certain student studied a so-called
’quick-easy” system four months at a
certain school and then accepted a
position which said pupil failed to hold.
The pupil returned to school for three
more months—SEVEN In all—and was
afterward advertised as a THREE
ONTHS' pupil.
Credltsd to the Wrong 8ohool.
Two cousins of the some name have
recently learned shorthand at different
colleges. . One attended for six and a
GRAY W. HAMPTON,
Who won tho {25 Gold Medal at the :
S. S. & B. U,
half months a school that claims to
make good stenographers of Its stu
dents within three'months; ths othqr
studied Graham system at the South'-
em Just three months, and then ac
cepted a position at a better salary than
did the cousin receive after a alx and a
half months' course In the so-called
"quick-easy” school. The latter school's
advertisement showing parallel state
ment of expenses for thres months at
his school and six months at the "old
line" schools Is therefore misleading.
He has credited advantage to the wrong
account evidently.
Attend the old reliable Southern.-and
succeed. Do so now white the rateS:are !
ONE-HALF regular price. Only fifty!
scholarships and they are going, re- !
member. Address A. C. Briscoe, Pretl- .
dent, or L. W. Arnold, Vice President,
Atlanta, Ga.
PATH OF TORNADO TRACED
BY WEATHER FORECASTER;
WIND 34 MILES AN HOUR
'This was the flrat real tornado that
ever struck Atlanta as for as ws have
records for twenty-eight years,” said
Mr. Marbury, the weather man, Satur
day raoralnr. "1 visited the scene on
Prospect Place end Immediately eaw
that It was a real tornado.
•The first plaoe the storm struck wss
Johnson-ave. It went down that street
for a block; then turned Into Howell-
at. for a block and than Into Prospect
Piece, where It tore to pieces all the
houses on the east side of the street
for a block. Only a few chimneys were
damaged on the west side. Then It
, skipped for half a mile and next touch
ed at Copenhfil, where two negro
houses were blown to pieces. The nar
row path of the storm showed It to be
a tornado.
"Between 7 o’clock .last night and 7
O’clock this morning 3.86 Inches of rain
fell. Most of this was between 11 anil 1
o’clock. The wind was from the south
west and reached a maximum velocity
of 24 miles according to the Instru
ments In the weather office. Thte, of
course, was not In the direct track of >
the tornado."
Mr. Marbury'a own chimney was J
blown down.
OHIOAGO GLEE CLUB
AT TABERNACLE
On Sunday night at the Baptist Tab
ernacle, the Chicago Glee Club Quartet
will sing. This Is the quartet which
will elng every day at the chautaiiqua. ]
at the Grand. It Is well worth hearing. I
Dr. H. M. Wharton, who wfll lead the j
Chautauqua, will presch Sunday night.
at the Tabernacle.
On
will
"Great I
l Sunday morning Dn. 1 Broughton I
begin hie series of sermons on*
at Sin Tragedies of the Bible.” j
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