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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. Neighborhood Favorite. Mrs. E. D. Charles, of Harbor, Maine, speaking of Electric Bitters, says: "It Is a neighborhood favorite here with us." It deserves to be a favorite every where. It gives quick relief In dyspep' sla. liver complaint, kidney derange ment, malnutrition, nervousnese, weak 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. CLICQUOT CLUB GINGER ALE made from chemically purs and spark ling water and bottlsd by experts In a spotless plant. Ask grocers and drui R ists. Clicquot Club Company, Mill , lass. Shswmske 4 Murphoy, Selling Agents, Atlanta, Ga/ CLICQUOT CLUB GINGER ALE KODAK MATERIAL 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 now on sale At the News-stand., S cents. 11.30 the year by milt. . The Cvrti9 Publishino Company riiif.AbEi.riuA Our Boys Arc Everywhere 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 7$ Xkis Bank Recognizes tLat its first duty is to serve faith fully and intelligently the interests of those who intrust to it their money or the conduct of their affairs. In every department it extends to its customers courteous and careful service, whether their business be large or modest in volume. Tbe very accessible location of tbe bank, together witb its complete physical equipment, its ample re sources and its able management, commends it to tbe public as a desir able banking borne. Your business is invited Fourth National Bank