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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS: MONDAY. JAWAKY 30, Jim.
COUNTY POLICE CHIEF
Will Be Heard Before Com
mittee in Court Room Mon
day Afternoon.
on the charge of “conduct unbecom
ing an officer." Chief of County Police
Z»ch Rowan will be given a hearing
Monday afternoon at the court house
before Shelby Smith, General Clifford
L. Andereon and S. B. 'Turman, mem
bers of the committee on roads and
bridges of the board of county com
missioners. The charges were prefer
red Saturday, and allege that Chief
Rowan, among other things, confiscated
to the use of h'Is friends some 70 or' 80
bottles of whisky that had been seized;
that he" extorted 15, a portion of a re
ward offered a citizen of Fayetteville,
for the return of stolen property from
W A Walker; that he Instructed cer
tain officers of his force to work on a
cow bam for Lieutenant Robinson of
the force, part of the work being done
on the time the-men were supposed to
be on duty; that he refused to push a
cate made against Harry Latham, a
special officer who was charged with
selling liquor; that he used had and
vulgar language and otherwise con
ducted himself In a way that set a bad
example for his men.
The accusations were brought by P.
B Hopkins, who says he Is acting on
behalf of himself and other citizens.
The charges were filed by Kontz &
Austin, while Attorney R. R. Arnold
win defend Chief Ilowan. The hearing
will come up at 1:80 o'clock in the At
lanta criminal court room.
With reference to the charges. Chief
Rowan stated that they had been filed
out of malice and personal dislike. He
said certain' parties had made the
threat that they would spend a consid
erable amount of money to have him
evicted from office. This threat
was made at the time when It was
thought an election for the present year
before the county board would be held
In view of the fact that no opposition
ticket appeared, however, the election
was not necessary, and the charges are
thought to be the result of the Intended
move to oppose Chief Rowan's re-elec
ll< The hearing Monday afternoon will
be entirely open and a thorough In
vestigation will be made.
NEW ORDER OF OWLS ORGANIZES LODGE HERE;
2,160 LOCAL MEMBERS ARE INIIIA TED A T BIJOU
“Seals Is Looney,” Declares
O’Shields, Arrested on
Hold-Up Charge.
Td like to spring the trigger of the
gallow* myself and break the neck of that
guy. Claude Beals. A booh like him
ought to hang,” says Clauds'* O'Shields,
the young Atlanta man arrested In Bir
mingham. accused of being one of the
trio of allegod hold-up men Just corraled
by the police, and who was brought back
to Atlanta Sunday morning with his
woman companion, Rosa Armstrong, by
Detectives Black and Bullard. His re
marks were based on the charge of high
way robbery against Seals Jn Alabama,
where the crime Is a capital offense.
This animosity of QVhlelds toward ....
K 1 was generated by the oenfesaion of
als and his Implication of O'Shields and
Kd Reguttl, already in the Tower for an
other robbery, in the hold-up of the two
Jewelers. Aaron Mallts and Joseph Levy,
In South Pifror-st.. a few nights ago.
That guy, Seals, la crasy, that's all
there Is to it.” added O Shlelds. / *Td
swear hes crasy. I’ve never heard of
such a looney. He npt only confesses and
himself for a long term, or perhaps
the gallows, but he implicates everybody
he ever knew.”
O'Shields then denied that he had a
part in any of the recent robberies, declar
ing he will be able to prove an alibi in
each Instance. He says ho met Seals only
three days before he left Atlanta for
Birmingham. He says he and Seals went
to that city on the same train, but In
sists that he didn't know Seals was go-
IN SUliE ATTEMPT
Woman, Arrested at Unseemly
Hour; Prefers Death to
Publicity.
Taken into custody by Policemen
Chapman and Sells at 3 o'clock Mon
day morning at Hunter and Pryor-sta..
a pretty and fashionably attired young
woman, giving her name as "Mrs. C.
M. Reynolds," attempted to commit
•ulclde by suddenly plunging headlong
down a long flight of basement stairs
leading from the sidewalk.
Striking heavily on her head, the
young woman waa rendered Insensible
and It was thought at first that she was
seriously hurt. After the policemen
had worked with her for several min
ute,, however, "she revived and It was
found that she was only slightly
bruised.
She was reticent concerning her Iden
tity further than to give her name os
Mra. Reynolds.
The young woman had been In a cab
alone, and the fact that she was out
at 1 o'clock In the' morning excited the
suspicions of the officers. • Further In
vestigation caused them to take her Into
custody on the charge of disorderly
conduct.
As the officers ,atood at Hunter and
Pryor-sta questioning the young wom
an, she suddenly exclaimed:
"l can't stand this. I'll Just kill my
self."
In another moment she had plunged
down the atalrway.
Arraigned before Recorder Broyles
Monday morning, tho woman had very
little to say. She was fined 85.75.
iy Malltz and Levy, the young prisoner
says he ran prove that he bought all of
these articles.
O’Shields Is 32 years of age and boarded
at 108 8pring-st. He Is an aeld maker
by trade. •
"t guess that woman with me caused
me to fall .Into the tolls," said O'Bhtelds.
“If I hadn't swung onto her, I don't sup
pose 1 would have been arrested. I had
Intended ehaklng her In Birmingham, but
■ waited too long.”
In hfs confession to The Georgian Satur
day, Beals at first Implicated Dave Co.
ker, who is held with Reguttl In the
robbery of a Meansvllle citizen In this
city, but, Sunday It developed that he was
under the Impression that Reguttl was
Coker. When these two men were taken
before him he Identified Reguttl as Co
ker. He said Reguttl was the man with
him and O'Shields in the Fryor-st. Job.
B. J. llarty, a traveling salesman of
Birmingham, the victim of the hold-up -
that city of which Claude Beals and Tt
Pittman are accused, came to Atlanti
Sunday and Identified the Jewels takenol
of Seals when he was arrested here Fri
day night. The Jewels are valued at mors
than 8500. Harty bore a wound on Ms
head, made when one of the highwaymen
slugged him. He was robbed Thursday
night. Pittman has not been caught.
Seals and O'Shields will probably
tried In police court Monday afternoon.
NEW COURT HOUSE SITE
IS FURTHERDISCUSSED
Anslcy Shows Advantages of
• Forsyth-st. District in Sec
ond Card to Press.
Photo by Nelson. With Stephenson. •
INTERIOR OF BIJOU THEATER AND OWL AUOIENCE WHEN BIO LODGE WAS ORGANIZED.
Max Boston Secures Merchan
dise by Clever Ruse—Now
Under Arrest.
Deaths and Funerals
W. C. GUI.
W. C. Gill, aged 62, owner and man- (
ager of the Oak Grove farm, died at his
home Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock.
Mr. Gin had been a resident of Atlanta
and Its environs for a period of 25
years. He was a Mason and a charter
member of the Unlversallst church. He
Is survived by his wife and one daugh
ter, Mrs. N. V. Parry. The funeral will
he conducted from the Unlversallst
church Tuesday afternoon at 2:80
o'clock, the Rev. E. D. Ellenwood offi
ciating.
Mrs. 8srsh E. Gsrrett.
Mrs. Barah E. Garrett, sged (8, died
st. the family residence, 107 Kclly-st.,
Saturday night at 11:80 o'clock, after a
long Illness. 8he Is survived by her
husband. J. B. Garrett, and one son, C.
II- Garrett, of the Western Union Telee
graph Company. Tho remains were con
veyed to Sharon. Oa.. where the funeral
was held Monday afternoon.
Mgs, Shannon Langston.
Mrs. Shannon Langston, aged 70, an
old resident of Falrbum. Ga., died at
that place Saturday night at » o'clock.
She Is survived by her husband and
two sons, James Langston, of Falrbum,
and Lorlclt Langston, a dental student
of Atlanta. The funeral arrangements
have not been completed.
Mrs. Vlnis Hagins, Statesboro.
Statesboro, Gs., Jsn. 30.—Mrs. Vlnie
Haglns died here Thursday. The fu
neral was held from the Primitive Bap-
llst church Friday afternoon at 8
"clock, Elder M. F. Stubbs and A. W.
Patter,on conducting the services. The
Interment was In East Side cemetery.
Mrs. M. E. Thomss.
The funeral of Mrs. M, E. Thomas,
Jged 80. who died at her residence. 81
Boulevard. Sunday afternoon at 3
"clock, will be held from the house
Tue.day afternoon at 2:80 o’clock with
interment In Westvlew cemetery. She
!? survived by three daughters. Mrs. J.
T Daniel and MIssps Mary and Wilde
Thomas, and one aon, George Thomas.
Flowers For All Occasions.
ATLANTA FLORAL CO.,
41 Peachtree Street.
Max Boston, a youth Just out of
school, residing at 117 East Baker-st.. Is
held at police headquarters for trial
Monday afternoon on charges of hav
ing stolen merchandise from several
downtown clothing stores. He Is the
son of a locomotive engineer.
Boston was arrested Saturday after,
noon on complaint of Kaplan's, West
Mltchell-sL Other charaes have
been preferred against him by Hayes ft
Haygood, C. L. Adler, Daniel Brothers
and A. E. Marcus. Detectives Fain and
Norris were searching for him when
he was arrested and taken to the police
station. . . . . .
Boston, It Is charged, and he has ad
mltted the charges, went to these stores
and ordered quantities of merchandise
sent to the Peachtree Inn, giving the
name "C. R. Porter,” and at the time
had a shirt, hnt or other article of
wearing apparel wrapped separately,
saylfig he would take that with him,
having the other goods, averaging
about 860 a purchase, sent out C. O. D.
He stated he was at the Inn with his
mother, being from the Bos
ton's explanation was that he did this
for pastime.
Frank W. Robartee. special factory
representative of the Olds Motor Works,
Lansing. Mich., Is In the city on busi
ness for his company. Mr. Robartee
is well known In the automobile Indus,
try and has made many friends during
big visit In Atlanta.
Julian V. Boehtn. of the Union Cen
tral Life Insurance Company, leaves
Monday to attend the annual agents
meeting of this company in Cincinnati
Before returning to Atlanta he will
spend a few days In Chicago.
William Butler, of Rich's, leaves Mon
day for New York In the Interest of
the trunk and bag department, of which
he Is manager and buyer. .
W. A. Logan, district manager of the
Oakland Motor Car Companyr Pontiac,
Mich., Is In Atlanta on buslnesa Mr.
Logan's headquarters are In Savannah,
but he Is well known In Atlanta and his
many friends are glad to welcome him
back.
James W. Runyan, manager of In.
surancc and safety department of the
B F Bowser Company, manufacturers
of oil and stofage tanks. Is In Atlanta
conferring with H. W. Brown, the new
ly appointed manager here.
J. F. Roark, of Carter A Logan. 8a-
annah. Ga.. well known dealers In au
tomobiles, Is In Atlanta for a few days
for bis company.
E V. Haynes Company, the White-
hall-st. Jewelers, have an attractive
window of silver pitchers, tea and cof
fee sets and vases.
A. H Murrell, sales manager for the
Overland Southern Motor Company, of
this city, has Just returned from an ex
tensive trip thru Georgia Florida and
Alabama In the Interest of the Over
land cars. Mr. Murrell Is very much
elated over the prospect for business
for the coming season.
“The Thief” all
week at the Lyric.
this
No, kind sir, that vast throng of
good-natured, happy-go-lucky Individ
uals which poured forth frotp the Bijou
theater Sunday afternoon was not re
turning from a benefit performance nor
have the city authorities given permis
sion for Sunday theatricals. They were
neophytes, novitiates. If you please, and
the sanctum of their late fealty and de
votion Is the altar of the precocious
order of Owla It was the occasion of
the Installation of the Atlanta nest, and,
according to reports, surpassed any
previous Installation or a kindred na
ture tin the country. To ne exact, 1,160
.members were Initiated and at least 250
were turned away from the door be
cause of the fact that room for more
could not be hod Inside tho building.
At the beginning of ceremonies H. R.
Caulfield, national organiser of Owls In
the United States and Canada, walked
to the front of the stage and made a
short sddresa He told how It was the
motto and purpose of the order to keep
the sunny side up; that the world has
no place for the sour-faced grouch, but
always welcomes the fellow who looks
on the game with a smile. He applied
the principle to the upbuilding of the
city of Atlanta, which, he said, had been
raised on hope, declaring that had the
early pioneers dropped down In gloom
and despair, grass would still be waving
In the streets and lowly klne grazing
by the wayside.
Twenty-four Chosen Victims.
The work of initiation nfes taken up
shortly thereafter, and the entire body
put thru the mysteries of the order. All
the rituals and ceremonies were fully
exemplified, and for the amusement of
their more fortunate fellows 34 mem
bers were sent over the hurdles with
the goat These stood by the guns thru
every test of loyalty and fortitude,
much to the delight of the crowd, tho
somewhajfto their own discomfiture.
Among the most Interested attend
ants at the ceremonies was a delega
tion of Owla front the nest at Augusta.
They were more than 60 In number and
Included among others Vice President
James L. Cooper. H. S. Rountree, W. H.
Olive. Jamas White. The delegation
was given seats on the stage and were
among the most enthusiastic present.
After the Initiation the following offi
cers were chosen for the local nest:
Officers Are Elected.
Past president. E. E. Williams, city
tax collector; president, William Ste
phenson (photographer): vice presi
dent. W. C. Puckett. Investigator city
law department: Invocator. Rev. C. A.
Jamison; warden. W. H. Fulton. Geor
gian ad department: financial secre
tary, S. R. Dull. Joint freight claim
agent L. & N., West Point, Georgia,
Southern railway; recording secretary
Wilfred C. Brown, chief clerk Georglu
Railway and Electric Company; treas
urer, Henry E. Williamson, treasurer of
Elks and teller Fourth National bank;
sentinel, George C. Nealy; picket, E. L.
Arthur; trustees, John L. Moll. Mell
Plumbing Company; F. H. Llchtenwal-
ter. secretary Royal Lumber Company;
T. F. Goodwin, wholesale fruits; C. H.
Llvsey, mayor East Point. Ga.. and P.
B. Green, of Atlanta Constitution.
Board of Governors—Wheeler Man-
gum, sheriff; George W. Case, Luther
H. Still. Smith Wltham. B..C. Harris,
C. C. Clowes, D. E. Moorefleld. J. N.
Collyer, J. B. Morgan. W. B. Kelly. W.
Smith. George I. Walker, Captain E.
L. Jett, Roland B. Walker. A. L. Dunn.
David A. Tobias, Alderman James B.
Everett. Dr. J. W. Mitchell, Dr. Hugh
M. Lokey, Dr. J. D. Mangel.
Next in Big Armory.
The next meeting of the nest was an
nounced for February 18 at the Audi
torium-Armory. Alderman James B.
Everett, who la chairman of. the Audi
torium committee, stated that the use
of the Auditorium on that occasion
could be had free of charge. It was
also announced that the Initiation fee of
85 would not be raised as yet. pending
the application of a large number who
Were on hand Sunday, but could not get
Into the building.
With such a waiting list It Is proba
ble that many new members will be
added at this next meeting. At any
rate. It Is certain that If enthusiasm
counts for anything In such matters the
local nest has very glowing prospects
for a flourishing career.
SENATE COMMITTEE
Washington, Jan. 30.—The San Fran
cisco and New Orleans fight for the
1816 Panama exposition was before the
senate committee on expositions today.
Governor Sanders, of Louisiana, and
Mayor Behrmon, of New Orleans, pre
sented arguments favoring the Crescent
City. San Francisco will present her
case on Wednesday.
Frazier’s Minority Report.
Washington, Jan, 30.—Senator Fra
sier, of Tennessee, today presented In
the senate the minority report of the
Lorimer committee.
Senator Frasier explained his oourse
In the Lorimer case. He was absent
from Washington when the action of
the committee was taken, he sold, and
then gave notice of a minority state
ment He said he fully concurred in
Senator Beveridge'o report. His In
vestigation led him to believe that
while the testimony failed to show that
Lorimer was a party to the bribery, ho
was nevertheless the beneficiary. He
maintained that of the 108 votes cast
for the senator, four were confessedly
by bribery and three other members
of the legislature were Implicated In
giving bribes. These bribe givers should
bk eliminated aa well as the bribe
takers, he declared. Without the seven
tainted votes, Senator Lorimer would
have had only 101 voles, or one less
than a majority.
Heybum Rapa Taft.
Washington, Jsn. 30.—Canadian reci
procity and President Taft were given
a rap by Senator Heybum In the sen
ate today. In a brief speech he as
sailed the agreement as an attack upon
protection and criticised the president
: or exceedlug his authority In entering
Into It. His criticism of the president
was supported by Senator Bailey, who
also spoke.
Davis for Popular Election.
Washington, Jan. 30.—Senator Davis,
of Arkansas, In the senate today spoke
on popular election of United States
senators. He declared he was In favor
of the amendment.
8tone Opposes Mail 8ubsidy.
Washington, Jsn. 30.—Senator Stone,
of Missouri, In the senate today opposed
the ocean mall subsidy bill In a lengthy
speech.
Favors Hunt and 8mith.
Washington. Jsn. 30.—The senate Ju
diciary committee today favorably re
ported the nomination of Judge W. H.
Hunt, of Montana, to be a member of
the commerce court, and of Walter-I.
Smith to succeed Associate Judge Van
Deventer as a member of the United
States circuit court for the Eighth dis
trict.
SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA.
(January 30, 1811.8 „
Argued and Submitted.
Atlanta Home Insurance Company vs.
L. H. Smith et at., from Chatham.
Diocese of Georgia et a!, vs. Protest
ant Episcopal church of the diocese of
Atlanta et a!., from Chatham.
Atlnntle Postal Telegraph-Cable Com
pany vs. Mayor and Aldermen of the
City of Savannah, from Chatham.
J W. Hughes St Son vs. Iowa State
bank, from Liberty.
Athens Mutual Insurance Company
vs. O. L. Evans, for use, etc., from
Taliaferro.
D. M. Wheeler et al. vs. J. E. Mozley
et al.. administrators, et al, from Cobb.
Jackson vs. G. W. Edwards,
from Catoosa.
S. P. West vs. A. T. Hackett, from
Catoosa.
A. F. Martin vs. W. F. Hale, from
Catoosa.
Beatrice. Stricklin vs. Napoleon
Brothcrton and vice versa, from Ca-
tuosa. t, ~
CAME TO ATLANTA;
THEN DISAPPEARED
FROM A TIDAL ME
Manila, P. I., Jsn. 30.—Three hundred
persons are dead In the tidal wave which
swept over five villages on the shore of
Lake Tsai, as a result of the eruption
of Mount Taal, the volcano.
Many others are reported to have lost
their lives In fires started by molten lava.
All of the towns within a radius of 20
miles or the voloano suffered from stones
and hot cinders and many were Injured.
The natives have abandoned their villages
and are swarming to the hills, where they
are planning to reside until the eruptions
portance In Luson and has experienced
eight volcanic disturbances In tbs lest
century and a halt.
i ri,uw—ix>reu<
South Pryor-at.
81,000—Mrs. H. C. Dozier, heating plant
at 78 Washington-st.
0RESTE8 C. PHILLIPS.
WARRANTY DEEDS.
8320—Empire Stale Investment Co. to
Miss C. Maud Henderson, lot on the west
side of Anderson-evs.
8700—s. H. Chadbum to B. C. Cothran,
lot on CoUtge-ave.
825—A. I'. McCrory to R. A. Barrett, lot
Prominent Louisiana man for whom
a search Is being made by the Atlanta
imllce. Phllllra' family, who live at 102
Allen-ave., Shreveport, have heard no
word from him, according to a letter
to Chief Jennings, and his continued
silence la said "to be shortening the life
of his aged mother.” He was formerly
In the real estate buslnesa In Memphis
£5 WARRANTYDEED TO SECURE LOAN.
-Mrs. Myra B. Armstrong to F.
a. mmnn, lot on Glennwood-avs.
175—J. T. Stewart to Richard B. Brad
ley, lot on Oxford-ave.
law. Policeman Chaqdler, of the chiefs
office, who Is making an Investigation,
has found no trace of the missing man.
The circumstances have veiled the af
fair with considerable mystery.
Daily Statistics
8800—Mrs. Lula S. Klsbet to Georgia
Savings Bank and Trust Co., lot on Oak-
land-ave.
81.000—Rosalyn B. Thomas to Georgs P.
Sickles, lot on the north elds of Bowen-at.
ii. utiq on, ai. minom 10 u.
M. Iteismsn, lot on the west aids of Stsw-
art-avs.
BIRTHS.
To Mr. and Mrs. Hi Smith, of 28 Bell
+<? Mr'und Mrs. T. Stokes, of 113 Ran'
dolph-st„ a boy.
To Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Reynolds, of
^To’Mr^snS^Mrs* (f^W. McD.de, of 31
Ormond-it., a girl.
DEATHS.
Ebon B. Brown, aged 78. at 183 Cap!
tol-ave.
Minnie W. Tribble, aged 41. at Lltho-
Mra Bessie Cotter, aged 10, at 30 Crew-
■t.
Motile Bobel. aged 70, at 37 Martln-at.
Ester 8. Appleby, aged 52, at 3t0 Ash
by-st.
Harvey Gibson, colored, aged 10. a
132 Aubum-ave.
Barbara Lemand. colored, aged 36, at
37 Orifftn-st. •
Ella Benton, colored, aged 34, at 128
Thlrkleld-ave.
Augustus Meadows, colored, sged <8, at
Almshouse.
Hannon Thompson, colored, aged 38, at
288 Rhodes-st.
MARRIAGES.
E. E. Calle to Kate Lurens. by Mag'
(strata Landrum. .
W. C. Southall to Lula Wlttemore,
by Rev. H. M. Quinlan. _
James E. Cornell Jo Jsne Frey, by Msg'
istrate Edgar Orr
T. P. Reynolds to Laura M. Adams, by
Rev. W. L Lulga.
J. L. Smock to Evelyn Johnson, by Rav.
J. tV. Ham.
Jacob Falser to Emma Legars, by Rev.
O. Nussmann.
R. B. Armstrong to Anita Stewart, by
Rav. M. L. Troutman.
BUILDINO~PERMIT3.
14.000—Cole Rook Company, repairs at
•6 Whltehall-st.
83,100—B. J. Early, houses at 2 and 4
Brown-st
84.000 W. B. Idabrn, houaea at 54 and
53 Unwell place.
11.200- Mrs. o.-T. Clarke, house at 41
Candler-st.
8500-D. Greenfield, repairs at 121 and
“The Thief” all
week at the Lyric.
this
ACT FOR ILLINOIS
Danville, lll„ Jsn. 30.—Illinois Is to
have a corrupt practice act, making the
buyer of votes amenable to tbs law as
well as the seller. If It Is within the
power of the speaker of the general
assembly, now In session at Springfield,
to bring It about. 7
This was tho declaration of Speaker
Charles Adkins today, at tho conclusion
of a flying visit to Danville, made In
cognito. The speaker acknowledged
that tho disclosures mado at Danville
had been sufficient to make the enact
ment of a corrupt practices set. In hla
opinion, the most Imnortant duty now
before the legislature
DR. J. H. BRADFIELD MAY
ENTER_COUNCIL RACE
Friend* of Dr. J. H. Dradfleld waited
upon him Monday to urge that he make
the race for council from the Second
ward to (ill the vacancy caused by the
death of Dr. Monroe Smith. Dr. Brad
field I* unwilling to enter a campaign li
which the whole city will fote, feellnL
unable to make an extended canvoas.
but said that If It could be arranged *o
that only the Second ward votara would
take part he would m*ke the race.
Under the preaent ayatem the whole
city vote* for a councilman In & regu
lar election, or In any election aa dla-
tlngulahed from a primary. In which
only one ward votea for Ita own coun
cilman. An effort win be made to ad-
juat the matter ao that only the Second
ward will take part
Street Car 8tr(ke Threatened.
Chicago, Jan. 30/—Prealdent M. C.
Buckley, of the atreet car men'a union.
Issued a atatement today to the effect
that there would be a atrike of atreet
railway employee* In Chicago unleaa
the Chicago City Hallway Company
agreed to pay all of its men upon a
nine-hour-day boat*.
In the discussion of a site for Atlanta's
now court house, Edwin P. Ansley write*
the following card:
To the Editor of The Georgian:
In asking for a business discussion aa
to the advisability of using the present
court house site for our new half million
dollar court house. I asked that the sec
tional question of "north side or south
side” bo left out of it, and that it be dis
cussed strictly on its merits, and vet
that seems to bo practically the only ar
gument suggested by Claud Mason In his
card on the subject for using the present
Mite.
I distinctly said that If there Is a suit
able location on the south side, let us util
ise It, but I claim that the present site is
not a suitable one. and by no means the
bent that can be obtained.
Mr. Mason saya that “as m simple busi
ness imposition, no site Is better tor the
court house than tho present one. . . .
There Is plenty of ground, and at no rea
sonable price could a new site equally aa
central be found.”
It occurs to me *'aa a simple buslnesa
_ —
having many other advantages over It,
can be purchased Mr it would
show good buslnesa Judgment to make the
change.
Precent Site’s Disadvantages.
In splto of the effort to dismiss aa
“bugaboo” the statement made by
me In regard to the foundation, the fact
remains that it will be a very difficult
and very expensive to obtain a good
foundation on the preaent site for a large
building of tho kind contemplated. It will
coat at least $60,000 more to get a foun
dation on the present site than it would
on any other location on solid clay ground.
Tho present site occupies one corner
of a block, and It Is only a question of a
few years pntil the remainder of the
block will be built up, cutting off light
andair.
Tho fact that both the postoffice and
city hall are on the north side, which
Mr. Mason uses aa an argument for leav
ing the court house on Its present site, is
to my mind an argument In favor of mov
ing It. It would mean tho saving of a
great deal of time to the lawyers especial
ly, If the court house, United h'tatea court
and city hall were near together, and I
believe a largo majority of tho business
men, and the lawyers practically as a
unit, would be In favor of locating the
court house near the new city hall and
United State* court.
The old city hall property recently
Mold at $1,260 per front foot, 100 feet
deep, and I feel confident that the coun
ty's 2S0 feet of frontage on Piyor-st.
could he sold for an average of $1,000 per
front foot, making $280,000. and the Hun-
total of $310,000. Add to this $10,000 to
$16,000 for salvage of the old buildings and
you have. In round figures, $325,000 from
ie sale of the present site. ^
The Site Suggested.
Either the Moore block. 200 by 200.
bounded by Walton, Bpring, Cone and
Poplar, or the one Just north of It, can
be bought for $260,000 at the present
time. Ten years hence It will take a cool
million to buy either. This would i
These two blocks aro t>oth of solid clay
nd In
buildli
jl_ savin,
Either t>f these blocks It os centra!I> 1
located as tho preaent site, and much
moro convenient to lawyers and business
men generally.
If the building la placed on a whole
block Instead of one corner of the Mock
it will not only give a moro nrtlstlc bund
ling, but the light and air can nover be
it off by other buildings.
JEaay term!* can bo arranged on either of
these bIo4!ks, and the county can continue
to occupy the present court house until
the new one la completed before trying
to sell the old site.
We would then have tho superior courts,
the city courts, the United States courts,
Iportatlon* of prliwnera from the Jnil is
not a practical one, for the reason that
the proper method of transporting thene
prisoners 1* by Automobile patrol wagon
and not by marching them thru the
atreet* , , .
I think the county commissioners should
weigh all of theso matters very carefully
before adopting tho committee’s recom
mendation flnnlly on Wednesday, an they
represent an the tax-payers of Fulton
county, and tfhould not do anything that
Is not to the Interest of all.
I Let them locate the court house where
It will be moat convenient to both our
present and future city, and where the
best results can be accomplished for the
money to be spent, regardless of north or
■outn ride. Rsspgt^|g,j
EDV
ANBLET.
Minor*’ Convention Closing.
Columbu., Ohio, Jan. 30,—Tha twen-
ty-accond International convention of
the United Mine Worker*, which haa
been In sesiion at Memorial hall here
during the last twelve daya, will clone
Tuesday morning. Nearly all of th*
business of they convention was finished
up today.
Several cities are after tho next In
ternational convention, but there ap.
pears to be no doubt but that Indian
apolis will win out,
Kentucky Negro Hangsd.
hers this morning.
hanged at 10:30
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