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THE WEATHER.
Showers tonight or Wednesday.
Temperatures Tuesday: 7 a. m., 75
degrees; 10 a. m., 79 degrees; It
noon, degrees; t p. m., 83 dc-
The Atlanta Georgian
AND NEWS
SPOT COTTON.
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VOL. VI. NO. 288.
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, JULY 7,1908.
PRTPTR# In Atlanta..TWO CENTS.
1 XVAUrj. on Trains..FIVE CENTS.
IHE GEORGIAN'S INVESTIGATION STARTS
FIGHT III LEGISLATURE TO CUT OUT
"CONVICT BROKER" FROM THE SYSTEM
The convict lease system as it is operated in Geor
gia is not only inhuman and barbarous in man}’ re
spects, but it allows brokers, or “middlemen,” to step
in between the state, which needs the money, and en
terprises, which need the labor, and take off at least half
of the profits.
Just why this has been allowed no one seems to
know.
The Georgian started several days ago on an effort
to show up this system, and already patriotic members
of the legislature have pledged their best endeavors to
eliminate the convict broker frqm the body politic, and
in other ways improve the terrible evils of the present
convict system.
It is the purpose of The Georgian to bring from day
to day the full light of publicity on the system, not only
for the benefit of the readers of this paper, but also for
the information of members of the legislature who are
interested in the welfare and good name of their state.
An Investigation by The Georgian
Into the plana of the legislature on
the convict lease proposition has
started a determined effort on the
part of several patriotic members of
the senate and house toward the com
plete elimination of the convict bro
ker at this session. Governor Smith
Is In thorough accord with this ef
fort, it Is understood, and since the
governor has the power of veto on all
bills that do not meet his views, It
looks as tho the knell has struck for
the convict broker In Georgia.
The investigation of The Georgian
hat developed that during the five
yeara the present lease haa been run'
nlng, one firm of convict brokers,
Hamby & Toomer, haa cleared nearly
$562,500 on a contract with the state
for 500 convicts, while the state Itself
has received no more than this sum
from these same 600 prlaonert. In
other words, the labor of theae 500
men has earned, It la estimated, $1,-
125,000 in the five yeara they have
been leased to the brokers, exclusive
of their keep; and the middle man, or
broker, hat put practically one-half of
It Into hla pocket.
And this In spite of the fact that
the state maintains a prison commis
sion composed of three members, with
a salary of $2,000 each, whose duty It
Is to secure for the state the highest
possible sums from, the hire of her
convicts.
The Case of Jake Moore.
It has further developed that cer
tain convict brokers have used money
In persuading the state's employees
to give them advantages over other
lessees In the matter of leasing and
transferring convicts, the system
amounting to nothing short of out
right corruption, to use the words of
one high state authority. On this
point the governor's message to the
legislature calls attention to the case
ot Chief Warden of the .Penitentiary
Jake Moore, and some of hla deputy
wardens.
The governor's message says;
“Since your adjournment criticisms
were brought to my attention by
members of your penitentiary com
mlttee, involving the conduct of the
chief warden of the penitentiary. I
promptly brought this matter to the
attention of the prison commission
and shortly thereafter I learned of
the resignation of the chief warden
Since that time this place haa not
been filled by tho n-Ison commission.
Deputies In Pay of Lessees.
“I also learned that deputy wardens
In the penitentiary had received com'
lienaatlon from leasees, as well as
from the state, thereby ceasing to be
delusively the representatives of the
state and becoming the represents'
tlve * of the lessees aa well at the
•tate. I brought these charges to the
attention of the prison commission,
and am advised that strict directions
‘■are been Issued to prevent such con
tact In the future."
SINCE THE PRISON COMMI8-
S'ON MERELY ALLOWED THE
CHIEF WARDEN OF THE PENI-
TERTIARY TC RESIGN UNDER
SUCH CHARGES AS THE GOVER-
NOf ' PRESENTED AGAIN8T HIM,
T H0SE MEMBERS WHC ARE DE
TERMINED TO CUT OFF THE CON-
V *CT BROKER ARE NOW TALK-
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O GOOD FOR THE BROKER, O
0 BUT HOW ABOUT 8TATE7 O
0 : O
O Here Is an example of the work- O
HIS NAME STARTS CHEERING
San Francisco Left Be
hind With Genuine
Regret.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 7.—In sin
gle column, at a speed of ten miles an
hour, fifteen of the sixteen ships of the
American battleship fleet, with Ad
miral 8perry In command, filed out of
the Golden Gate at 2 o'clock this aft
ernoon to the accompaniment of the
cheering farewells of San Frandaco's
enthusiastic thousands.
Only one thing detracted from the
fleet's departure. Several cases of a
mild type of scarlet fever having been
developed on the Nebraska, that ves
sel was unable to aall with the fleet.
Rear Admiral Sperry ordered Captain
R. R. Nicholson, commanding the Ne
braska. to fumigate the ship at the
quarantine at Angel Island. This will
require probably three days at the end
of which time the Nebraska, which la
a nineteen-knot ship, will proceed at
high speed to rejoin the fleet at Hono
lulu.
San Francisco was left behind with
genuine regret, for the town hah been
most hospitable to officers and men.
The departure for the erulae around
O Ing of the present convict lease O
O system, showing what the state 0
O gets out of the plan and what the O
O convict broker gets: 0 i The departure for the cruise around
O In 1904 Hamby ft Toomer bid 0 the world was unmarked by the pomp
O 3225 each for 600 convicts for a 0 and brilliancy which attended the de-
O term of five years, and were O parture from Hampton Roads lost De-
0 awarded that number on their bid, 0 I cember, when President Roosevelt first
O thus paying the state 3662,500. 0 1 reviewed the armada, then commanded
O They sub-leased theae convicts, It
0 Is said, at.an average of 3450 each
0 per year, the aub-lessees to pay
0 for their keep, thua clearing 3225
0 each per year on 600 convicts, for
0 a period of five years, or a total of
0 3563.500.
O Hamby ft Toomer'a profits 3563.500
O The state's profits 562,500
0
O Why should Hamby A Toomer
0 and the other convict brokers be
0 allowed to step In between the
0 state and enterprises In need of
0 labor and take away any share of
0 the profits?
0
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ING OF AN EXHAUSTIVE INVES
TIGATION TO DETERMINE WHAT
BROKER8 HE DID BUSINESS
WITH, AND A RESOLUTION CALL
ING FOR THIS INVESTIGATION
MAY BE INTRODUCED IN THE
LEGISLATURE AT ONCE. THAT
THE NATURE OF THE DOVER
NOR'S CHARGES DEMANDED AN
INVESTIGATION, AND 8TILL WAR
RANTS ONE, NO 8TATE OFFICIAL
WOULD DENY WHEN ASKED
ABOUT THE MATTER TUESDAY,
With the chief warden receiving
pay or profits from the traffic In con
vlcts," said one official, "what could
be expected from the deputy wardens
employed by him to look after the In
terests of the state and her convicts
In the several camps? And what
could we expect from them In view of
the fact that they, too, have been paid
money by the lessees?
“Would they report cruelties, or vio
lations of rules of any sort, when they
were on the pay rolls of the lessees,
and knew also that their chief In At
lanta was also receiving money from
the lessees?"
Brokers Will Fight.
Indications are that the convict bro
kers will make a fight to again secure
convicts en block In order that they
may continue the rich traffic they have
thriven upon during the past five
years. There have been preliminary
banquets and other events significant
to those who understand the devious
ways by which legislation Is Influ
enced. Several members of the legis
lature have been Invited to these af
fairs, and It would seem as tho the
convict broker Is Just as determined
to secure legislation favorable to his
traffic as the patriotic members are
cut him off and have the
state prison commission hire out the
convicts and attend to the convict
business as It should be attended to.
While It has not been definitely
learned Just what terms these mem
bers will adopt In their bill to cut out
the broker and make the prison com
mission stay In Atlanta and work. It
Is expected that a bill or bills will be
Introduced providing, first, that the
prison commissioners who live out
side of Atlanta be required to move
here and stay here; and. second, that
It shill be e mlsdemeanor # for any
contractor In convicts to sub-lease
them or recommend gub-leailng them
without first offering them back to the
state for its own uses.
by Rear Admiral Evans, and bade offl
cere and men god-speed with a wireleas
message that told them they would
come home around the world.
The battleships Maine and Alabama,
preceding the fleet as a special service
squadron, sailed from San Francisco
for Manila June 8. No such extensive
movement of Its fighting ships to for
eign stations has ever before been at
tempted by a naval power.
Under the orders there will not be a
single effective fighting ship on the
home stations this fall. It Is predicted
that unless some unforeseen diplomatic
situation arises the ships will steam
Into Hampton Roads February 23.
R008EVELT'S FAREWELL
TO MEN OF BIG FLEET
WASHINGTON, July 7.—President
Roosevelt today sent to the navy de
partment a telegram of farewell to be
forwarded to Rear Admiral Charles S
Sperry, commander-ln-chlef of the At
lantic battleship fleet, which sails from
San Francisco today for the comple
tion of Its long cruise around the world,
Wild Cheering Greets
Bryan Banner in
Coliseum.
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O MANY GEORGIANS PUT ON 0
0 IMPORTANT COMMITTEES 0
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0 DENVER, Colo., July 7.—Many 0
0 politicians from Georgia have been 0
0 recognised and appointed to Im- 0
O portant committees. They are: O
0 National Committeeman—Clark 0
O Howell. 0
0 Committee to Notify President— 0
Crawford Wheatley. 0
Committee on Resolutions—Al-
0 1 bert H. Cox.
O Committee on Credentials—S.
0 West.
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AND PUTON TRACK
Train Cut Off Foot and Cries
of Victim Brought As
sistance.
THOMASVTLLE, Ot.. July 7.-G#orge A.
Adams, a merchant, was held up by n«-
(roes In the park here latt night, robbed
of 910 and put on a railroad track uncon
selout. A Coast Line train ran oraV bla
foot nnd revived him to conscloniness. Hla
cries brought resellers.
His foot was amputated, hut the patient
baa not yet recovered full eonadouaneia.
Two negroes and a white man were ar
rested and the white man waa later turn
ed loose. One of the n<tgro«a broke away
from the guard house and escaped. The
other Is held for trial.
CLUO TO DISCUSS
CONVICT SYSTEM
Georgia's convict lease system will be dls-
fij
_ __ „ ably room of
church. Former Governor W. J. Xorlhea
By W. G. PRICE,
8paelal Correspondent of Hoarst News
Sorvloo.
DENVER, July 7.—Beneath a cloud
less eky with Juet a comfortable degree
of summer heat, the Democratic na
tional convention today began the taek
of selecting a candidate with which
they hope to beat William II. Taft for
the presidency of the United States,
choose a running mate for him and
build a platform which will gain the
convention—and votes—of the majority
of the people of the United States.
To the amazement of those delegates
not from the mountain etates, particu
larly those from the South and West,
they paseed thru banks of snow on the
way to the convention hall. It had
been hauled down the mountains back
of Denver and great piles of It were
banked up along the street leading to
the convention hall.
“Dixie" Starts Cheering.
The doors of ths Auditorium were
thrown open to ticket-holders at 11
o'clock, but Denver took Its breakfast
early this morning and two hours be
fore opening time all roads In Denver
led to Champa and Fourth-sts., where
the three-quarters of a million Audi
torlum la situated.
The Democratic national committee
breathed a sigh of relief this morning
when the special train with the tempo-
ray chairman. Bell, came In, and all
danger of having to postpone the open
ing of the convention was eliminated.
Mr. Bell, exhausted by hla strenuous
experience, went at once to bed and
reated up all the momlng.
The very first cheer of the convention
was given for "My Old Kentucky
Home.” by the band, and 'The Arkan
sat Traveler," the next.
It took "Dixie," however, to stir up
the crowd. There was as much enthu
siasm for the Southern anthem ai for
the average presidential candidate.
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Kan
eaa, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Ohio
all have well-situated seats near the
center of the hall.
Taggart 8tarts Convention,
8harp at 13 o’clock Chairman Tag
:art moved to tho front of the stand
'he hall at this time was not much
more than half full. In many of the
state reservations there were no dele-
showing the results which hsvs
Georgia s present system and offering rem
for Ihese conditions.
TUESDAY’S RESULT8 <
IN TENNI8 TOURNEY
Results at the tennis tournament at
the Athletic Club Tuesday morning:
Doubles, Preliminary Round—White-
head .and Winston defeated Paterson
and Manfleld, (-1. 6-3, 6-3; Byrd and
Thornton defeated Mallory and Parker
by default; West and Ogburn defeated
Bridget and Taylor by default; Haaa
and Haas defeated Rodgers brothers by
dtfault.
First Round—Colquitt and Davit de
feated Tyson and Berrien, 6-4, 6-3. 6-1.
Singles—Mlddlsbrooks defeated Mc-
Glnnes, 7-6, 8-6; Cowan defeated Hud
son, 6-1. (-1; Adair defeated Fleet, 2-6,
6-3, 6-4; Jones defeated Ashe, 6-4, 6-1;
Angler defeated Van Gelder. 1-3, 6-3;
Whitehead defeated Grant. 9-7, 7-6,
6; Willingham defeated Hayes. 7-i.
I; Williams defeated Porter, 6-3, 6-3;
Howell defeated V. Smith, 6-2, 7-6;
_ Haas defeated Bridges by default;
Fltzalmmons defeated Vaughan by de
fault; C. Smith defeated Hulsey, 6-0,
6-0; C. Smith defeated Adair, 6-1, 6-1;
Coat defeated Haas. 6-3, 6-1.
Ladle** Singles—Miss Jonea defeated
Miss Many, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1; Miss Dun-
woody defeated Miss Janzler, (-0, 6-0.
states. Mr. Taggart stood for awhile
talking to different members of the
committee and distinguished Demo-
crate, apparently waiting for the dele
gates to come In.
Michigan marched In with a great
white and gold banner at the head of
the delegation. There waa a salvo of
cheers aa the Marylanders came In
while the band played "My Maryland."
It waa Juat when that Chairman Tag.
gart’a gavel fell and the convention waa
ready for business. It was several
minutes befors the confusion subsided.
Mr. Taggart Instructed that the Mich
igan banner be taken from the hall.
Mh Taggart awaited patiently for the
delegates to settle. "Give them a little
time,” he said. Jokingly.
The galleries were filled and all tha
delegates were In their seats when
finally order was rsstored.
Finally a new and loud sounding
gavel was passed to him and quiet
enough was secured to begin the read
Ing of the call.
Just as the reading clerk started In
the banner of the Bryan Volunteers, of
Nebraska, was brought In.
Nebraska was brought Into the hall
and set ths crowd cheering wildly. The
banner was slowly carried to the Ne
braska delegation at the very front of
the fiall, the band playing "Dixie" aa
soon as the cheering ceased, which was
after a couple of minutes; the banner
was removed by order of the chairman,
Mr. Taggart. There cams another rath
er weary wait.
It finally became necessary to have
officers clear the aisle.
They had just about accomplished
this when the California delegation.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN,
When Nebraska delegation brought In a banner bearing his picture.
It was greeted with tho wilrest cheers, whloh swept ths convention hall
for several minutes.
CALLS FOR DOCTOR TO MAKE
WIFE COUGH UP FALSE TEETH,
BUT THEY’RE FOUND UNDER BED
NEW YORK, July 7.—A loud peal of
the bell at the door of Dr. McGuire,'of
Tompklnsvllle, brought him to tho front
door In his night drees early In the
morning. Harry Wagner, of New
Brighton, was dancing In the moonlight
on the lawn.
'In humanity's name, doctor, bo
quick! Mrs. Wagner has swallowed
her teeth and Is fast choking to death.
The teeth are In her throat and won’t
go up or down."
Dr. McGuire sprang Into his trousers,
then Into his automobile and he and
Wagner raced to Mrs. Wagner's bed-
slde. When they got there two physl-
elans from the Inflrmnry were working
over her and. altho she was black In
the face from choking, she was telling
them ehe wanted her own doctor.
Dr. McGuire, after a haety examina
tion, failed to find anything In her
throat, so had her taken In an ambu
lance to St. Vincent's hospital where
given chloroform,
together and used first
doctors got
probs and
then the x-ray. Nothin* showed. Mr*.
Wagner, even In her unconscious state
still exhibited convulsions of the throat,
altho after all the probing and exami
nation there s-aa no sign of the swal
lowed teeth.
Finally It was decided that an opera
tion must be performed, but as a pre
cautionary measure, a hospital orderly
was sent to the Wagner home to see
If there were any false teeth lying
around there. Within half an hour
during which Mrs. Wagner went 'Into
hysterics twice, the man came back.
He laid a set of teeth on tho table.
They were under the lady's bed; she
doubtless dropped them out while
sleeping. Mrs. Wagner literally rose
from the operating table In wrath.
“Gimme those teeth!"
But alas against Mrs. Wagner’s firm
est conviction they fitted to a nicety
and ehe had to acknowledge that they
were hera. But she had tne last word
on her husband.
“Why didn't you look under ths bed
before stirring up all this fuss.',’
ACCIDENTALLY
KILLSKELF
Father Was Hearing
Neal Bank Case
in Atlanta.
CUTHBERT, Ga., July 7^-Mlas
Louise Worrlll, daughter of Judge Wor-
rlll, of the Pataula circuit, accidentally
ehot herself with a 22-callber rifle at
10 o'clock today and waa Instantly
killed.
Miss Worrlll was trying to load the
gun when It llred.
Judge Worrlll, her father, la In At
lanta sitting with the supreme court
In the Neal Bank case In the plaoe ot
Juatlce Lumpkin.
Judge Worrlll waa on the bench In the
supreme court Tuesday afternoon,' where
he wai fitting In place of Judge Lumpkin,
In the clearing bouse case. He waa called
from the bench by a long'dlatanee U&+
phone menrage which announced hla dangle
ter'i death.
The argument ot one ot the attorneys
wai just being concluded, nnd when this
was finished the court adjourned and Judge
Worrlll took the train for his home In
Cothbort. Tbe caie will be resumed at ft
date to be announced later.
OE ORGANIZATION
OF GEORGIA BANKS
The North Georgia National
Currency Association
Is Formed.
CITIZENSTO CONFER
FOR UNCLE REMUS
A Memorial Association to
Be Organized at an
Early Date.
Taft Will Then Get Busy
on His Letter of Ac
ceptance.
banner, marched In, upsetting
Mr. Woodson's work,
Ths Ardmore Democratic Club ban
ner, which was the Bryan Gonfalon. In
all the hotels during the past few days,
started a yell which stlrerd the wlnga
of the flock of American eagles which
are hung over the speaker’s stand and
the distinguished guests' gallery. No
body seemed In any hurry to begin
work.
It was half-past 12 whsn Mr. Taggart
made a final effort to get the conven
tion In order and succeeded
Tom Taggart Introduced Permanent
Chairman Bell, who said In part:
In part Chairman Bell eald:
"The moat palpable Instance of In
sincerity was the Chicago convention's
declaration respecting the lesuance ot
Injunctions. It was entitled to more
respect If It had been omitted. No mat
ter how strong the platform of the Re
publican party It It never would have
been fulfilled. Nobody short, of an
anarchist desires to curtail the right of
courts to prevent the threatened de
struction of property, but a biased and
Ignorant Judge may Issue a wri*. out
side of equity.
"The people above tha courts may
To form a permanent organization
for the purpose of perpetuating, by a
monument, park or other plan, the
memory of Joel Chandler Harris, a
meeting of citizens has been called by
Mayor W. R. Joyner, Councilman B.
Lee Smith and Dan Carey, secretary to
the mayor, for an early date, when It la
proposed to organise the Uncle Re
mus Memorial Association.
Owing to a probable meeting of
council Wednesday afternoon, or on
some day not yet fixed, the meeting of
citizens will be held on the afternoon
following the council meeting, to be
definitely announced later.
"It Is realized." said Mr. Carey, "that
the people of Atlanta and Georgia wish
earnestly to pay a tribute In some form
to the-memory of the man they loved
so well. Whether this shall take the
place of a monument In stone or
bronze, a public pork or other form le
i dsti
HOT SPRINGS, Va„ July 7.—When
the suh-commlttee of the national Re
publican committee assembles here to
morrow Its principal duty will be to
confirm Mr. Taft's choice of Frank
Hitchcock as national chairman. In
diana haa withdrawn all possible ob
jection to hla selection and It Is all but
settled that the action of the sub-com
mittee will be unanimous. The next r a
Important position to fill will be that of piedmont" Driving Club!
treasurer, and for that Representative
McKinley, of Illinois, la as good
chosen. He Is already treasurer of the
national Republican congressional com
mittee. He Is a man of vast means and
extensive acquaintance. There has been
some talk of Charles G. Dawes, of Illi
nois, former comptroller of the treas
ury. for the position, but a speech he
made. In which he blamed Roosevelt
yet to be determined. We deem It beet -
that the citizens should form some plan j th .. uF Dawes Renre. P »nt»-
Isatlon^ul^h Is^DTODOsed'is The^est I Copp ' r ' of Wisconsin, I? to'be'here
liatlon such as Is proposed is the beat tnmorrnw to oonfer w|th Mr Taft u
means to that end. [ j„ not thought that he will raise any
objection to Hitchcock.
_ i. a—i— h~< After the meeting of the sub-com-
almn/r.Vm mnsl ^inen ilvr^shv: ml,,ee Taft W,M *** down t0 Work on
democratic. Tney must unequivocally * *.|. letter of acceDtance
pledge such legislation aa will prevent I" " . p nce ’
an Injunction being converted Into In- j
struments of oppression. '
• TOM JOHN80N LOSES
W R--U b, "?h t ;| MHVI _ H '» W"T« 8T FOR OHIO
American people will not stand for a I DENVER, July 7e—Something of a
divided responsibility at thr jrhltel " urp rl«e waa created by the action of
house. j >he national committee In deciding
'As to the general demand for pub-1 against Tom L. Johnson, mayor of
llclty of campaign contributions, the; Cleveland, national committeeman and
people have a right to know If any;firm friend of Bryan. In the Ohio con-
party Is maintained by the treasuries of j testa. These contests were from the
corporations. Let the people consider Ninth and Nineteenth Ohio districts,
whether the refusal of the Republicans! The sub-committee decided In favor of
la not a direct confession of the debaa-1 the regulars or those who held the
Ing corrupt money In campaigns." credentials. In both Instances.
Representatives of eighteen of the
national banks of north Go .rata mot at
the Piedmont Driving Club at II o'clock
Tuesday morning and organized a Na
tional Currency Association under the
provisions of tne Aldrlch-Vreelond bill,
passed at the last session of congress.
All five of the national banks ot At
lanta went tn os charter members of
the association. The following were
elected officers of the association for
the yeer:
R. J. Lowry, president Lowry Na
tional Bank,, Atlanta, president; W. C.
Bradley, vtco president Third National
Bank of Columbus, vice president; Jo
seph A. McCord, vice president Third
National Bank, Atlanta, secretary: W.
L. Peel, president American National
Bank, Atlanta, treasurer.
The following were elected as mem
bers of the executive committee; P. E.
May, president National Exchange
Bank of Augusta; J. K. Ottley, vice
president Fourth National Bank, At
lanta: C. E. Currier, president Atlanta
National Bank, Atlanta; J. J. Wllldns,
president Georgia National Bank, Ath
ens; John H. Reynolds, president First
National Bank, Rome.
Atlanta was chosen as headquarters
of the association. Ths regular meet
ing day. at fixed In the by-laws adopt
ed, will be the third Wednesday In July
each year. The association as organ
ized Is modeled after a similar associa
tion organized recently In New York.
The following banks compose ths as.
sociatlon, all being represented by offl-
•ers at the meeting:
Lowry National, American National.
Atlanta National, Third National and
Fourth National, of Atlanta; National
Ezrhange Bank, of Augusta; Georgia
National Bank, of Athens: First Na
tional Bank, of Bameavllle; First Na
tional Bank, of Carrollton; Third Na
tional Bank, of Columbus; First Na
tional Bank, of Forsyth; First National
Bank, of Gainesville: Gainesville Na
tional Bank, of Gainesville; City Na
tional Bank, of Griffin: First National
Bank, of Jackson; First National Bank,
of Marietta; First National Bank, at
Rome; First National Bank, of Toccoa.
The total capitalisation of the eigh
teen banks Is (6.203,000, ar.d the total
surplus Is 35.616,000. The following vis.
Itlng representatives of out-of-town
banks which joined the association at
tended the meeting and were entertain
ed afterwards at a luncheon at the
P. E. May. Augusta; J. J. Wilkins,
Athens; J. A. McCrary. Bameavllle; L.
A Mandevllle, Carrollton: W. C. Brad
ley, Columbus; J. M. Ponder, Forsyth:
Z. T. Castleberry, Gainesville; B. C.
Dunlap. Gainesville; J. J. Spalding,
Gainesville; R. H. Dunlap, Griffin: J.
H. Carmichael. Jackson; R. N. Boone,
Marietta; J. H. Reynolds, Rome; E. P.
Simpson. Toccoa.
,—
Mexican Oil Fields Afire.
WASHINGTON, July 7.—The Im
mense Mexican oil fields between Tam-
R lco and Tuxpan are burning. The fire
i vletble 100 miles away on the gulf.
The light Is Intermlttsnt and, there
fore, dangerous to mariners.
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