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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS: THURSDAY. AUGUST 12. 1909.
BUSY SCENES MARKED
FINISH OF THE SESSION
The Appropriation Bill
Went Thru Almost
Without a Struggle.
MUCH BUSINESS
ON LAST DAY
Employers' Liability Law
Passed—Funds Set Aside
For New Terminals. '
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4 Before adjournment Wednesday 4
4 night both houses of the general 4
4 assembly adopted the resolution 4
+ Introduced by Mr. Henderson, of *r
4 Irwin, providing for the appoint- 4
4 ment of a Joint committee to In- 4
4 vestlgate the charges of cruelty 4
4 and mismanagement which have 4
4 been entered against those In 4
4 charge of the state sanitarium at 4
4 Jlllledgevllle.
4 Immediately after the adoption
4 of the resolution President Slaton 4
+ and Speaker Holder appointed the 4
4 following committee:
4 From the Senate—Senators Mc-
4 Lane, Longley, Conley and Grlf- 4
4 fifth. 4
4 From the House—Represents- 4
4 tlves—Henderson, of Irwin; Me- 4
4 Crory. of Schley; Brown, of F*ul- 4
4 ton; Carswell, of Wilkinson; Tug- 4
4 gle. of Troup; Baker, of Lumpkin, 4
4 and Brown, of Murray. 4
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At midnight Wednesday the 1909
lesslnn of the general assembly came
to a legal close. Actually, It did not
end until 1 o'clock Thursday morning.
It was the same old scene, with all
the old time stage settings—save there
was no measure of tremendous Import
to draw the battle lines tense In the
(Inal hours. The Anal day's session
was a record breaker In so far as the
senate was concerned.
It opened Wednesday morning with
the appropriation bill to pass and a
stack of local and general house bills
on the desk that the clerks could not
see over. Then began some fast work.
President Hlatnn held the lines taut,
and speeded legislation thru with
amailng 'rapidity.
Almost before any one realised It a
bill was read, the committee report
agreed to, and "this bill having re
ceived 27 votes, a requisite constitu
tional majority, Is passed.” During
the three sessions of the senate Wed
nesday about 100 bills of various kinds
were shunted thru.
A new all round record was estab
lished on the appropriation bill—a bone
over which the legislative body usually
gnaws angrily for many hours. Chair-
man Burwell’s appropriation commit
tee added 944,000 to the bill as It came
from the house, all of the Increase
going to sducatlonal Institutions.
Without change. It slipped thru the
senate at the morning session, and tm
mediately went to the house for con
currence.
Contrary to expectations, It was ac
cepted by the house Instanter, and at
the night session of the senate was so
reported, thus putting away one of the
most Important bills without a fight-
something that has not happened be
fore in years.
The appropriation bill for next year
carries a total of 94,968,860, and for
1911 something more than 95,000,000.
The common school fund for 1911 will
be 92.500,000, an Increase of 9250,000
oyer last year.
8oenes of Merry-Making.
There were the usual scenes of mer
ry-making during the closing hours,
while both sides were waiting for con
ference committees to get together on
differences in the general tax act. Fre
quent recesses were necessary after
the house had voted by the narrow
margin of four votes to accept the
Price amendment on near-beer.
These Intervals were filled with staid
and dignified legislators firing paper
wads at each other, songs and mock
sessions. President Slaton and Speak
er Holder, who have ruled the two
bodies with strong hands during the
59 days, slackened their watchfulness
and allowed the fun to run.
Early In the evening and up to the
time the near-beer matter was settled,
house and senate galleries were filled
with Interested spectators, a large
number being ladles. There was per
fect order, however, and there were
no demonstrations from, the visitors
•uch as have marked past sessions
during the closing hours.
The bulk of the business of the pres
ent session was accomplished In the
[Inal week, and nearly all the Impor
tant matters were not passed upon
until the closing day,
Upon two Important measures the
house and senate clashed In the wind
up—the general tax act In several pro
visions and the Alexander resolution
to buy lands near Chattanooga for
''•stem and Atlantic terminals.
The Alexander resolution went to
confejence early on nn amendment
"ITered by Senator Longley to leave
nnat action on the approval of the gov-
tenor, attorney general and treasurer.
In conference this proviso was left
out.
"'hen the house finally came around
to the Price amendment on near-beer,
members saw the finish of business
near at hand. At 1 o'clock the last con
tended Issue was settled and a tired
ot of lawmakers filed out of the cap-
I'ol A majority will leave the city
tor their homes during the day.
Not Very Fruitful.
The 50-day session has not beten
very fruitful of very Important legls-
stlon. Three measures of the greatest
import went over to next session as
unfinished business. The senate pass
'd the biennial session bill snd the
game law. but neither got past the
m ACT IS
BYSOLONS
One-Fourth of One
Per Cent For
Coca-Cola.
After much discussion In the house
and senate, thru a conference commit
tee, effected a compromise on the coca-
cola and other soft drinks tax Wed
nesday nlsrht and fixed the tax at one-
fourth of one per cent on the gross In
come of the manufacturers.
The house originally put a tax of five
cents per gallon upon all syrups manu
factured and sold in this state. The
senate amended by putting on a graded
tax which ranged from $5 on $10,000
worth of business to $2,000 on $900,000
worth of business.
The house again amended the senate
amendment by fixing the tax at one
per cent upon the gross Income, and
this difference brought on the confer
ence, with the result stated.
The two houses also reached satis
factory agreements upon the following
taxes:
The tax on detectives was reduced
from $100 on each agency to $10 upon
each detective.
The tax on dogs was fixed at $1 per
dog, regardless of sex.
The new section putting a tax of $50
upon persons making city directories
was accepted by the house.
The tax on typewriter agencies was
Increased from $10 to $25; on cash
register companies from $10 to $100,
and on adding machines from $10 to
$100. Sewing machine agency taxes
were Increased from $200 to $300.
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Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he la
**nior partner of the firm of F. J- Cheney A
J;0.. doins business In the City of Toledo.
County and State aforesaid, and that tmld
"HI P»7 **>• ot hundred
DOLLARS for each and every ease of Ca-
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Hall's Catarrh Cura.
Q FRANK J. CHENEY,
sworn to befora me and subscribed in my
lhii ®th day P f December, A. D.
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Hill . Coltrrh Coro I. ItV.B Intern.lly,
>'I| dinnljr on tho blood ond moron.
°* ,h ' Good tor to.tlmoni.li
c F J. CUKSFY k CO., Tolrdo. O.
Sold 12 oil Proffists. T5r.
Toko Hair, family fill, tor coutlpotios.
house. Tho rompul.ory education bill
got to a second reading In the house
and stopped. The service pension bill
was not completed.
A large part of the session was spent
on the McLendon case. At the begin
ning of the session a message from
Governor Smith reported the suspen
sion of Mr. McLendon and assigned
his reasons for doing so. The ap
pointment of an investigating commit
tee followed and about two weeks was
spent upon the matter.
When their flrst report was submit
ted to the general assembly,. the sen
ate was the first to tnko action, voting
to sustain Governm' Smith. Later the
house took sl/llar action. Altogether
this Issue consumed more than half
of the session.
In the final hours of the senate ses
sion Wednesday night one of tho most
Important bills of the session was
passed—the employers' liability hill. In
troduced by Mr. White, of Screven.
The measure passed the house by an
overwhelming majority, only four votes
being registered against It. In the sen
ate the approval wna even more unani
mous, the vote being 35 to 0. While
the senate was awaiting action from
the house on the general tax act. Sena
tor Mathews arose and stated that In
the hurry of the closing hours one of
the most Important matters before the
session had been forgotten.
He made a strong speech for the bill,
and stated that It laid down aome new
prlnclplea and embraced a larger clasa
of persons for protection from Wijury,
as It provided that dependent relatives
of a killed employee were protected by
the act.
The bill gives those engaged In haz
ardous occupations the right to recover
for Injury, and relatives may recover In
the case of death, even when there la
contributory negligence. Senators Sla
ter and Perry spoke In advocacy of the
measure and It passed unanimously.
Practically the last local measure to
pas# the general assembly was house
bill No. 1. the flrst measure Introduced
at the beginning of the session. It was
a bill giving laundrymett the right to
take liens on property for the collection
of unpaid bills. It passed the senate at
10 o'clock Wednesday night.
Senator Sellers carried off whatever
honor attaches to the distinction of In
troducing the last bill at the session of
1909. At 11:10 o’clock Wednesday night
he arose In his seat and solemnly ad
dressed the chair;
"Mr. President I ask unanlmoue con-
eent at thle time to introduce a bill.”
■The chair hear* no objection.” eald
President Slaton, while the senate
laughed gleefully. The bill was a mens
ure authorizing street car and railroad
companies the right to Issue free or
reduced transportation to Confederate
veterans and the widows of veterans.
Senator Griffith ran Senator Harrell a
close second. At the afternoon session
he Introduced a bill to require the
branding of correct weights on oyster
cans.
.. Is more than probable that the
state of Georgia will buy the John I-.
Hopkins code for the sum of 96.000. A
bill providing for the purchase passed
both branches of the legislature, de
pendent upon the recommendation of
the following Joint committee; Brown,
of Carroll; Jones, of Meriwether; Law
rence of Chatham; Senator Mathews,
of the Twenty-third, and Senator Bur-
well, of the Twentieth. It has been
more than a dozen vears since Ihe laws
were codified and Judge Hopkins' code
Is said to cover all new laws completely.
There will be no additions to Gov
ernor Brown’s staff of colonels this
year. A cold and unfeeling house on
the last day tabled the bill of Senator
JfcCurry providing for a staff of 60
colonels and one major, who was to be
the governor's private eecretary.
One Sought to Effect
Rescue and Both
Go Down.
Amsterdam, Ga„ Aug. 12.—Miss Re
becca Womack, age seventeen years,
youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H,
M. Womack, of Havana. Fla. and Miss
Ella .Freeman, age sixteen, daughter of
J. I. Freeman, were drowned while
bathing In a mill pond one-half mile
from Miss Womack's residence. No
one witnessed the drowning, but It Is
supposed that one of the girls began to
sink and both were drowned while the
other was attempting to rescue her.
Miss Womack’e body was discovered
at 5 o'clock In the evening floating on
the water, which led to the recovery of
the body of Miss Freemen.
Miss Womack is survived by two sis
ters and five brothers—Miss Ella
Womack, Mrs. E. H. Slappey, Miles,
Harry. Lee and Manor Womack, all of
Havana, and Arthur Womack, of Am
rterdam.
Miss Freeman Is survived by two
sisters and three brothers, all of Ha
vana. Interment was at old Salem
cemetery, three miles below Havana.
Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver
Tablets will brace up the nerves, ban
Ish slek headache, prevent despondency
and Invigorate the whole system.
INVISIBLE TORIC
BIFOCALS.
Giving perfect vls|on, both for read
ing and walking. In one solid glass.
Doing away with two palra of glasses.
We have furnished thousands of
them, but you can’t tell they are bifo
cals at all; no seams, no dividing lines.
A visit to our store will convince you
we are leaders In this line.
WALTER BALLARD OPTICAL CO,
75 Peachtree St.. Atlanta, Go.
If yon had ever tried a Want Ad. you
would know why we persist.
would know why we perslnt.
Even the woman who In fond of gold
Is likely to draw the line at golden si
lence.—Chicago News.
The usual resolutions thanking every
body In house and serrate were passed
at the closing session. Senator Mc-
Curry Introduced a resolution In the
senate thanking President Slaton for
hia fairness, senate employees for faith
fulness and press representatives for
fair reports of senate proceedings’.
Perry Is not a fighter for the thing he
believes In flftnly. For several days
toward .the close of the s«s#lon he made
a dally attempt to grt up the resolution'
providing for an amendment to the
Federal constitution for an Income tax.
He made his last desperate stand on
Wednesday afternoon, when, under the
order of business, famous resolution
No. 23 came up. He made an eloquent
appeal for Its passage, but'9 motion to
table It for the session prevailed by a
vote of IS to 16.
Under a bill passed by both branches
the widow of a Confederate pensioner
Is entitled to draw the' pension due her
husband prior to his death and which
Is not paid. An amendment gives the
right to widows In cases arising prior
to the passage of the bill.
The house bill providing for an ap
propriation of 1209,000 to pay addi
tional pensions to Confederate veterans
and their widows under the Foster
service pension bill, failed to get thru
the senate. It came up too late for
action.
The senate stood firm to the last
against tho Alexander amendment on
near-beer, and Insisted on the Price
substitute. The house finally receded
and adopted the Price offering by a
vote of 81 to 77. The Price substi
tute fixes a tax of 91,000 on manufac
turers and wholesalers and 9300 on re
tail dealers. No free licenses will be
Issued to Confederate veterans;
near-beer place can be opened outside
an Incorporated town; no near-beer
place can open In a town of less than
2,500 Inhabitants, and a man convicted
of violating the prohibition act can
not secure a license. Representative
Hooper Alexander was greatly disap
pointed at the failure ot his amend
ment.
Final action on the tax on coca-cola
and other soft drinks was In the na
ture of a compromise In conference,
house and senate refusing to recede.
The house originally fixed a tax of
five cents a gallon, and the senate a
graded tax, ranging from 95 on 910,000
worth of business on up to 92,000 on
9900,000 worth of business. In confer
ence, a tax of one-fourth of one per
cent a gallon was passed.
A final effort was made In the house
Wednesday night to get up for passage
Ihe bill of Dr. Wright, of Htewart, to
prohibit females under twelve years of
age from riding astride. The effort
failed, and any woman who so desires
has a perfect right lo ride horseback
astride.
The bill to allow firemen and po
licemen to ride free on street cars was
signed by Governor Brown Wednes
day night, and a delegation of'firemen
railed to thank him. The governor
said he was very happy to sign the
bill, because he thought It was a just
measure.
T. B, Conner, Atlanta correspondent
of The Macon Telegraph, Augusta
Chronicle and 8avannah Press, was
presented with a handsome silver cup
Wednesday night by the eighteen sens-
NEAR-BEER
FIGHT IS LOST
House Gives in to
Senate Toward the
. Close of Session.
Confronted with the possibility of
tlelng up both branches of the general
assembly Indefinitely, the house of rep
resentatives at 10:55 o'clock Wednes
day night receded from Its position
taken earlier In the afternoon and
adopted the senate amendment to the
tax act which fixed the tax on, near-
beer at 91,000A>er year upon the man
ufacturer nnd*5300 per year upon the
retailer. The vote to recede was 81
to 77.
The near-beer tax was the one prop
osition which for lime threatened to
cause a deadlock between the houses.
The house, when It had under consider
ation the general tax act last week,
adopted a substitute by Mr. Alexander,
of DeKalb, putting the lax at 91.000
per year upon the manufacturer and
9600 per year upon the retailer. It
also threw a number of restrictions
around Its sale.
When the senate took up the tax act
Senator Price offered a substitute for
the Alexander amendment which was
adopted, and It was over these con
flicting sections that the two houses
fought.
8enate Stood Firm.
Tuesday afternoon, after a hard fight
led by Mr. Alexander on the one side
and Mr. Anderson . of Chatham, on the
other, the house refused to concur
In the senate amendment and sent It
back to the senate. The senate an
nounced that It would not recede and
put the matter up to the house.
Then, when It appeared that the
session would be prolonged Indefinitely,
and that the general tax act would
be endangered by failure to agree upon
all Its provisions, the house yielded to
the senate and peace reigned.
The prohibition question was In
Jected Into the consideration of the
near-beer tax and the speeches for
and against the two amendments
strongly resembled those of two years
ago when the legislature voted to go
"dry.”
Mr. Alexander, of DeKalb, urged
his followers to stand by their conatl
tutlonal rights and ylrtd nothing to
the senate and to "stand by the guns
and not go Into collusion with law
breakers.”
Mr. Anderson and many others who
fought for thr adoption of the senate
amendment, declared that It was not a
prohibition qurstlon and cited the fact
that many prohibitionists were assist
ing him In urging Ihe adoption of this
amendment.
Among those recognized ns nrohl
hltlorjlsts and who voted and snoke for
the sennte amendment were Mr. Har
deman. rtf 'Jefferson; Mr. Porter, of
Floyd: Mr. Persons, of Monroe, and
Mr. While, of Screven.
Soms Roman History,
Mr. Atkinson, of Morgan, compared
this situation to that of Caesar, when
among those who assassinated him he
recognised the countenance of his
friend Brutus, and he comnnred "rer
tain gentlemen on the other side to
the lean and hungry Cassius who had
hrld conferences In the garden of Bru
tus and put the word of treason In
his ear.”
The vote on the motion to recede and
thus concur In the senate amendment
wes as follows:
Those voting aye were: Alexander
of Fulton. Allrn. Alley. Anderson of
Bulloch. Ault. Barksdale. Bagley. Ba
ker. Barrett. Bell, Berry, Booker. Boyd
Brinson of Emanuel, Brown of Carroll,
Rrown of Fulton, Burch. Butt. Cal
beck. Childs. Converse. Cureton. Dan
iel, Edmundson. Ellis. Evans. Field of
DeKalb, Fields of Crisp. Fullhrlght.
Gnrllngton. Glllls. Oraddtck. Griffin of
Twiggs, Hall Hardeman of Jefferson,
Heard. Hill. Holder of Floyd. Holtz-
elaw, Johnson of Jeff Davis, Johnson of
Towns. Jones of Meriwether, Keith.
Kirby, Lawrence, Lewis, Miller of Cal
houn Mitchell, Moore. Moss, McFar
land, McArthur, McCarty, McCurry,
McMIchnel. Peacock, Persons, Pierce,
Pope, Porter, Reddong. Reese. Reid of
Campbell. Reid of Macon. Reid of Put
nam, Rents. Simmons, Slade, Smith,
Strong. Tarver. Tuggle, Vinson. Was
den, Watkins, White of Screven,
Whltely, Williams, Wohwender, Wood,
Woodllff—81.
Those voting nay were: Adams,
Alexander of DeKalb, Armlstead,
Atherton. Atkinson, Beasley, Brinson
nf Decatur, Brown of Henry, Brown of
Murray, Buxton. Carswell. Carter. Cor
dell. Couch. Culberson, Dickson, Draw-
dy, Edwards, Ellison. English, Fair
cloth. Fender. Ford. Gastly, Griffin of
Sumter. Guyton. HBrrlngton, Harvey,
Hatfield, Helms. Henderson of Irwin,
Henderson of Turner. Hullender, Hule.
Johnson of Bartow. Jones of Laurens.
Kelly. Kendrick, Kidd, Littlejohn, Lord,
Lovejoy, Marshall. Meadows ol
Toombs, Mlddlebmoks. Miller of Ware,
Mllllken, Mlnter, McIntyre. McConnell,
McCrory. McCutcheon, McEIreath. Mc
Mahan. McMIchael of Butts. McWhor
ter. Parker of Decatur. Parker of Tal
bot, Paulk, Price, Proctor, Roberts.
Rogprs, Sheppard, Shirley. Simpson.
Smith of Walton. Stubbs, Tlpplna,
Tracey. Turner. Tumlpseed. Upshaw.
Walters. Wight of Grady, Wright of
Floyd. Wright of,Stewart—77.
Those not voting were: Bailey,
Beacham, Cannon, Candler. Cooke,
Cowan. Davis. Elder, Gadlry, Hardman
of Jackson. Hendricks,- Howell, Hub
bard. Waddell.
The Price amendment fixing the tax
on near-beer provides:
That each manufacturer and whole-
aaler ahall pay nn annual tax nf 11.000.
That each retailer shall pay a tax of
9300.
That no near-beer place shall be con
ducted In towns of less than 2.600 In
habitants.
That no Confederate veteran shall be
allowed to deal In near-beer without
first procuring all the licenses from
state and municipality that are required
’ others.
That all Imitations of alcoholic drinka
shall have the name of the manufac
turer atamped upon the veasel contain
ing It.
6YU.S.INTHE
sura CASE
Judge Advocate Wants
to Quit Proceedings
at Once.
MOCK ARMY
IS
tom who voted against the removal off As formerly, license must be secured
u o u.T.minn from the office of - from the ordinary.
O. McLendon from the office of
railroad commlaaloner. The cup waa
a testimonial of esteem tor Mr. Conner
for Ijla reports to his papers on this
Important matter. He waa so over
come by the unexpected expression
that he could not make a speech of ac-
Nubady can aay that Senator H. H. ceptance.
Annapolis, Md„ Aug. 12.—Surprising
everyone with the dramatically ren
dered announcement that the United
Statea government had no argument to
offer and that he for certain reaaons
wanted to withdraw from the cnae as
the court had retired in secret to con
elder Its recommendations. Major Hen
ry J. Leonard, Jr., Judge advocate of
the Sutton naval court of Inquiry, at
noon today closed the case so far as
further testimony Is concerned.
The refusal of the Judge advocate to
present any oral argument caught other
counsel unawares and adjournment was
taken until tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock, when Attorney Henry E. Davis,
ot counsel for Mrs. James L. Sutton,
will sum up. Attorney A. A. Blrney,
counsel for Lieutenant Adams, will to
low.
Dr. Edward W. Schaeffer, the
pistol expert, who, with the aid
of two skeleton skulls and
small revolver, began late yesterday to
demonstrate why he believed It Impos
sible for Lieutenant Sutton, prostrate
on the ground, to shoot himself, was
called for cross-examination today at
the Inquiry.
This time he was supplied with
heavy service revolver, whose trigger
resistance was much greater than that
of the average weapon.
Again Dr. Schaeffer lay himself
prone upon a table, and, holding the
long barreled gun at the angle de
scribed In the previous testimony,
tried to snap It against his head. The
muscles used In pulling the trigger—
those of the forearm—the doctor said,
were rendered almost useless because
of the apparent cramped and twisted
position of the hand and arm.
The fact, he declared, that two men
were said to have been on Button’i
prone body would make the suicide all
Ihe more difficult. Under the cross-
examination of Attorney Blrney, the
witness held to his belief that It was
practically a physical Impossibility for
Sutton to have fired a bullet taking
the course that this one did, backward
and downward, and lodging In the
cerebellum.
He again took up the skull, went
Into a maze of tefhnlcal terms while
the lay members of the court, attor
neys and spectators tried to grasp It
all. Under the questioning of Adams'
Attorney, the big nnvy pistol was again
brought Into play and held In all sorts
of positions.
FIFTH INFANTRY
IT
State Team For Gamp Per
ry Contest Is
Selected.
Seventy flre-splttlng Springfield#
went barking down the Atlanta rifle
range Wednesday afternoon, pushed by
70 khakl-clad, perspiring marksmen,
firing earnestly at black silhouette fig
ures that lay prone or knelt or stood
before the target butts.
The hard-working 70 made the trip
In teams, starting at the 600-yard
mark and advancing by rushes to fire
their twenty shots apiece In strings of
five, exploding like glam firecrackers
behind deadly "apltzer" bullets that
sped whispering down the range to
"spat" solidly Into the embankment.
It was the finish of the big state
shoot to deride the team that*will
represent Georgia In the great national
matches at Camp Perry later In the
month.
For two day* the best efforts of 70
of the best rifle shots In Georgia had
been employed In speeding a quarter
of a ton of dainty, deadly little pro
jectiles to their respective billets be
hind a long row of targets. En route,
Ihe flying bullets passed thru certain
portions of the targets, scoring now
snd again a "bull," netting the shooter
five points, a four, a (hree, a two. or.
mayhap, a clean miss, signaled by the
waving of a red flag.
Tsam Is Selected.
And now, from the Indefatigable 70.
the Camp Perry team of twelve, with
three alternates, has been selected. II
was "natural selection" after Darwin's
own heart—Ihe "survival of the fit
test" with a vengeance. Neither rank,
age nor previous condition of servitude
had anything to do with It—
Just marksmanship—pure, simple
and nerve-testing.
Besides deciding who shall compose
Georgia's team at the big shoot, the
competitive match was enlivened by
sundry handsome Individual snd team
prizes for the highest scores over va
rious ranges.
Thus the Crankshaw medal for the
State championship was won by Cap
tain W. T. Spratt, of the Fifth In
fantry. and the Daniel medal, 200-yard
range slow fire, was taken down by
Sergeant E. D. Alexander, of the First
Infantry.
The team trophies were awarded as
follows;
The Candler trophy, 'for rapid tire
at 200 yards, wbs won by the First In
fantry team. The Anderson trophy,
for the best score at slow fire, 200, 600,
1,000 yards, was taken by the Fifth
Infantry team, as was also the Paxon
trophy for the skirmish run.
It la reported the latter was con
tested.
Records of Riflemen.
The fifteen riflemen composing the
Camp Perry team follow, arranged In
order of scoring. Their records rep
resent total scores at all ranges, In
cluding skirmishing, out of a possi
ble 450 points:
Captain W. T. Spratt, Fifth In
fantry 997
Captain J. O. Seaman, Second
squadron cavalry 997
Sergeant E. D. Alexander. First
Greatest Movement
Ever Conceived For
Army and Navy.
Bozton, Aug. 12.—Boston will be cut
off from the rest of the world for seven
days, beginning Saturday morning pre^
clsely at midnight, when the city will
be attacked by land and sea and an
Invading force of 20,000 men will be
landed to test the coast defenses. That
Is, It Will bo cut oft from a military
ntandpolnty.lf the plans of the Invaders
are successful.
The military power of Germany will
be embodied In the Invading force and
the defenders will typify the United
States, resisting the Invasion by a for
eign foe.
Great Military Movement.
This Is the greatest military move
ment ever conceived In America In
times of pence. It rivals on land the
splendid feat of America's naval power
girdling the globe. President Taft’s
summer home lies In the heart of the
battlefield. While the armies are con
tending with mighty prowess for the
stragetlc points between Narragnnsett
and Portland. Me.. Preeldent Taft nnd
Mr. John Haye Hammond will be quiet
ly playing golf at the Essex county
club, altho the chief executive Is great
ly'Interested In the war game, having
been eecretary of War. nnd will look
over some of the movements In person
perhaps.
Major General Tnsker H. Bliss, of
the general etaff. will command the
foreign forces, to he known hereinafter
as the Reds, while Brigadier General
William A. Pew. of the Massachusetts
militia, will defend the city nnd try
to drive the Invaders back Into tho
sea. General Pew's forces are the
Blues. Carrying the smallest amount
of equipment ever Issued to them, the
District National Guardsmen. 1,600
strong, are en route from Washington
on the army transports Sumner and
McClelland,
3,000 From New York,
Tomorrow night Ihe Seventh and
Fourteenth regiments of Infantry, Ihe
Twenty-second regiment of engineers,
First battery of field artillery, squad
ron A snd companies 1 and 2 of the
signal corps, all of New York state,
will leave New York city tomorrow
night and disembark at New nedford,
which will be the base of supplies for
the attacking narty. Contain Appleton
la In command of the 8.000 troops rep
resenting New York state.
Boston Is to be attacked by land
and sea. The foreign force will de
bouch east nnd west from New Bed
ford. while the transports will pour
their steady stream of men Into the
front. Sixteen aripy vessels will take
part In the seven dava' battle under
command of Captain W. J. Gultlck,
Navy's Nightly Raids.
The naval force will make nightly
raids upon the fortifications along the
const, and the fortresses, whose office
It Is to keep out the foreign soldiers.
must keep a mlghtv careful watch and
have their searchlights playing upon
the sen line If-thev want to catch the
attacking vessels flraf, ■ V
Major General Leonard Wood, eom
mnndnnt of the department of the east,
will exercise supervision over all the
operations, both by land and sea. Lieu
tenant Colonel Adalbert Cronkhcll,
coast artillery corps. Ihe artillery offi
cer of the department of the east, will
be the official umpire of the naval op
erations. and will have as hla chief
assistant Major A. M. Hunter.
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Bin, and Rheumatism Bays: “After taking
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feels as if he could live forever, if he could
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If you arc feeling badly la Ilia spring
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If your digestive organa need toning up,
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P. P. P.
If you suffer with nervous proetratlon,
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of the system, take
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For Blood Poison. Rheumatism, Scrof
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Prickly Ash,.Poke Boot
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Doing away with two pairs of glasses.
We have furnished thousands of
them, but you can't tell they are blfo
cals at all; no seams, no dividing lines.
A visit to our store will convince you
we are leaders In ‘his line.
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75 Peachtree St.. Atlanta, Ga.
PHILLIPS AND COBB'S LEGIONS
HOLD ANNUAL REUNION
Kennesaw, Gs„ Aug. 12.—Phillips
and Cobb's legions and the Twenty-
third Georgia regiment reunion at
Kennesaw was attended by a large
crowd. Addresees were made by Dr.
Hedden and Judge Wright, both of
Rome. The address of welcome waa
made by Miss Daisy Shlngfleld, of
Kennesaw. .
know why we persist.
Infantry 160
Sergeant J. W. Hudson, Second
squadron cavalry 979
Captain Claude C. Smith, Fifth In
fantry ....' 976
Private T. 8. Clapp, coast artil
lery Jil
Lieutenant Armlnlua Wright, Sec
ond squadron cavalry 375
Lieutenant O. L. Rudlctl, Second
squadron cavalry 368
Captain W. R. Dancey, First In
fantry 36 f
lieutenant Rslford Fnlllgant, na
val 1 battalion 866
Lieutenant A. D. Kent, First In
fantry 363
Private 8. I*. Cronhelm, Fifth In
fantry 351
Captain W. P. Wheeler, Second In
fantry 350
Corporal O. J. Metcalf, First In
fantry ..; 345
Trumpeter 8. R. Bolssat, Second
squadron cavalry 342
Private C. D. Barker, of the Fifth
Infantry, made a score of 355, which
would have qualified him a# a team
member, but for the fact that his term
of enlisted service was under the min
imum required by regulations.
The team will remain at practice on
the range during the next ten days,
after which It will leave for Camp
Perry, Major Mack E. Laird,com
manding.
Elected by Fifth District
Masonic Convention -
Wednesday.
The Fifth District Masonic conven.
lion elected officers Wednesday night,
closed the business of the two-day ses
sion and adjourned.
Royal Daniel, tho well known Atlanta
newspaper man. was elected worshipful
master; Dr. DeLos Hill, of Atlanta, waa
chosen senior warden, and J, J. Nun-
nnlly, Jr., or Monroe, junior warden.
The following other officers were ap
pointed: R. P. Lester, of Covington,
senior deacon; W. T. Humphries, Jr.,
of Stnno Mountain, Junior deacon; Wil
liam B. Barrett, of Jersey, senior stew
ard; J. M. Camp, of Campbellton, Ju
nior steward, and R. R. Fowler, seerc-'
tary and treasurer.
Following the business session, the.
degree teams conferred the three de
grees. Among those receiving the mas
ter's degree was Colonel F. J. Paxnn,
chief of Governor Brown's stnff. The
delegates were also entertained at
luncheon during tho evening.
A splendid feature Was the singing
of a quartet, composed of J. W. Marsh-
bonk, flrst tenor; J. W. Cooper, second
tenor; Joseph Hubbard, flrst bass; J.
H. Mullln, second bass, and Paul M.
Burkert, organist.
you.
Marisnns, FIs., Aug. 12.—Cotton in
this section of Florida Is damaged by
excessive rainfall and a half crop Is
predicted.
Other crops are up to an average.
TRUSSES
little thought. Rapture It toe aerloun to
leave to guesswork. You should get the
truss that fit* exactly.
In our truss department we hove not
only the scope of atock. at ylea and sIms,
but an expert who knows which ie beet
and bow to fit a trusa exactly.
BELTS AND BANDAGES
Rtout persons can be made inor com
fortable by using a belt to auppert the
abdomen.
It will lessen
the firth, and
prevent strain of
the a b d o mlnal
muscles.
We have every
style In the
finest Imported
Germsn goods.
Men and Women Attendants
JACOBS’ PHARMACY.
RAILWAY SCHEDULES.
to typographical errors:
ATLANTA AND WEST POINT R. R.
Terminal Station.
No. Arrive From—
•42. Went Tt.. 8:15 am
144. West Pt.. 9:55 am
18. Columbus.10:20 am
New O....10:45 am
... New O.,.. 2:30pm
20. Columbus, t :56 pm
!!ll:36pm1
No, Depart To—
SB. Near O.... 5.45am
19. Columbus.6:30 am
33. Montg*y.. 3:10 nin ■
39. New O... 2:00pm
17. Columbus 4:1) pin
41. West Pt.. 5:45 pm
$7. Nsw O... 5:20 pm
Trains marked • run dally except Sunday.
~ indey only.
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY.
If voa had ever fried m Went Ad, you
would know why we persist.
Arrive From— Depart To—
Jacksonville... 0:58am
Savannah 5:58 am
Jacksonville... 5:40am
Savannah. 8:00 am
Ificoo ........10;60«m
Macon 4:20 pm
Macon......... S:!0pm
.’* .14 013. ....... • 1.W
Jacksonville.. 9:06 pm
Savannah..... 9:45 pin
Jacksonville
and Albany..11:05 pe
LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE R. R.
Arriving and departing time from Union
Station. Atlanta. All trains dally.
j Leave, j Arrive,
6:15am|10:40pi
CfncFnnatt and Louisville...! 5:10 pmill:55 nr
Knoxville via Blue Rtdze..f 8:50am! 5 15 pn
Knoxville via CnrtPrsrllK. 6:15 am 10:40 pc
Knoxville ri(* Crtrter«vlUe.J 5:19pm 11 55 «« .
IHue ill d sc accommodation.! 4:v5 pmiiy.ojan