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THE WEATHER.
Generally tiir Thursday night
•rd Friday. Temperatures Thurs
day (taken at A. K. Hawkes Co.’s
■tore): * a. m„ 78 degrees: 10 a.
m 85 degrees; 12 noon. 87 degrees;
j 'p m., 90 degrees.
The Atlanta Georgian
“Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN'
VOL. IX. NO. 282.
AND NEWS
"Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN”
SPOT COTTON.
Atlanta, steady; 15%. Liverpool, Irreg
ular; AH. .New York. quiet; 14.80. Savan
nah, quiet; 15*4. Augusta, quiet; 15%.
Galveston, quiet; 15c. Norfolk, quiet;
14T4. Houston, quiet; 15c. Charleston,
nominal; 15%.
HOME (4th) EDITION
ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, JUNE 29,1911.
•H-H-i-H-l-I-M- H-;
HOME(4th)EDITION phict
WHAT LEGISLATURE
DID ON THURSDAY
Edward Hines Is Recalled by
Senate Investigating
Committee.
ALDRICH WAS INTERESTED
Senator Penrose Also Wanted
a Strict Administration
Man Elected.
Washington, June-29.—Edward Hinea,
alleged financier of Senator Eorlmer’e
election, waa placed under fire today
before the commltte investigating the
Illinois aenatoTa election.
The committee room was crowded In
expectation that sensations would de
vsfop.
Hines’ recall to the stand brought the
Inquiry to a head, for the committee
wanted to know about various Inci
dents—the alleged attempt to get *10.
MO for a *100,000 fund from the har
vester truat; his alleged conversation
with Governor Deneen, In which he
uoted President Taft and Senator* Al-
rlch as favoring Mr. Lorlmer and
promised to furnish financial aid, and
Ills activities in Washington and else,
where In behalf of a duty on lumber.
Mrs. Hinea Follows Testimony.
Mr. Hinea waa first examined by his
attorney, William J. Hynes. The wit
ness talked freely and without embar-
rassment. Mrs. Hines. In a beautiful
dress and big picture hat. leaned for
ward In her chair and followed the tea-
tlmony with the closest attention.
Hines said ho was 47 years old.
answer to questions, he detailed step
by step his rlae In the business world
from office boy at *10 a month to the
presidency of the Edward Hines Hum
ber Company of Chicago, during which
bs passed thru the position of clerk,
bookkeeper, traveling salesman, seer*
try and treasurer and finally presl-
lent. ,
The witness fold of the several sub
sidiary companies of the Hines Lumber
Company, which, he said, waffi capital
ized at **00,000, but handled 600,000.000
to son,000.000 feet of lumber annually.
It had absorbed various lumber com
panies In Chicago and elsewhere. He
Mid, with a show of pride, that his
company does the largest lumber busi
ness In the United States
Hines Holds Large Interests.
Hines fatd he viraa a stockholder and
director of banks and other corpora
tions of Chicago and of other eltles.
Among Others he said he waa director
in the Continental Trust Company of
Chicago, which, since Its absorption of
the Hibernian bonk. Is the largest Ire
the district. In reply to * question as
to his personal habits, he said he never
imoked. Sometimes, hs said, he took
less of wine or beer.
Je said he had known Lorlmsr nine
teen year* and had lived In his district
fop nine years. Loriroer was not m-
lertsled In any business In which he
(Hines) has any Interest. Hines said
h* had given aid to Lorlmer In his
campaign for congress In 1*06.
Hires tqld of Lorlmsr’s Interest In
the deep waterways project and de-
Itlled at some length the controversy
between the Hines company and tho
International Harve*ter Company over
the proposition to close tho western
fork of the southern branch of the
Chicago river. I.orlmer opposed the
closing of tho river.
"When waa your Interest first aroused
In the senatorial election In Illinois, In
110*7" asked Judge Hynes.
"Some time In February. 1M*. when
I sent a telegram to Representative
Lorlmer recommending A. C. Narlett,
the head of the largest hardware firm
In Chicago, for senator, I paid no fur
ther attention to the matter until some
lime in April, when I saw Senator Pen
rose."
Why Penrose Was Interested.
. 'Why was Penrose Interested In the
Illinois senatorship 7”
"He said Aldrich wanted a Republi
can elected who would vote to maintain
rales on certain schedules; the vote
vould be very close on eome of the
schedule* of the tariff bill which was
under consideration In the senate, and
that he wanted every vote possible.”
replied, ifr. Hines. •
"Senator Penrose sent for mo and
aaked If I would find out If the leglsla-
lure would adjourn without electing a
senator. He said he bad been Informed
'hat there wae likely to be a deadlock.
I talked with Representatives Boutells
and Madden and they advised me to set
Lorlmer. I saw him and he asked why
Continued on Last Pager
IN THE HOU8E, t
Read Governor Brown's mes-
Georgia Representatives on Get-Together Day
t ....
•fr aage.
+ a* Canva, *«d vote of general elec-
T t ‘, on on governor, attorney gener-
f aI *. secretary of state, treasurer
£ and comptroller general.
J Passed Joint resolution to ad-
7 2°H rn Saturday and convene the
£ following Wednesday in comment-
J oration of Independence day,
t IN THlfsiNATE.
f
1*.. Ey* 6 * a resolution providing
£ llthia water for the senate cham-
+ ber.
£ Received a bill to require rail-
£ roads to provide separate ticket
£ equipment to handle mileage
£ transportation, and a bill amend-
£ ing Confederate pension act.-
£ Gave J. Fraser Lyons, attorney
£ general of South Carolina, the
£ freedom of^the chamber.
M-H-H-111 II11II i He it
IS UNO!
Coronation Ceremonies Come
to a Close With Another
Royal Procession.
STREETS ARE THRONGED
/ v.
Royal Couple Lunch at Guild
hall as Guests of
the City.
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OKI
INT
WORD
London, Juno 29.—The Important cor.
onatlon ceremomea came to a cloa* to
day with the royal procenlon thru
London of King George and Queen
Mary and their brilliant escort. The
king and queen attended divine eervtco
at SL Paul* and took luncheon aa, the
guests of the atty of London at Guild
hall.
Tho weather proved bright and fair
and enormous crowd* hailed the royal
eouple aa they made their way thru the
etreete In an open landau, escorted by
th# Horse Guards. Accotnpanylng the
king and queen were the Prince of
Waloe and Princess Mary. In other
carriages following the'royal landau
were the royal aulte.
Despite the fact that many American
coronation visitors had already depart
ed for home, the city had still a large
multitude who lined th* etreete thru
which the procession passed.
Immense Crowd Gathers,
Forecasts of pleasant weather and
the absence of the rigid restriction*
that kept the bulk of the masses In
subjsctlon during the royal proctselons
on prevloue occasions wers rssponslbls
for the gathering of a large crowd as
early 'ae dawn.
A great throng congregated about th*
Mall, near Buckingham palace, where
the strictest precautions were taken by
the police.
Promptly at 11:>0 the gates of the
castle quadrangls were flung open and a
detachment of Horse Guarde. trotted
thru. Following them came the landau
drawn by the cream-colored horses of
the royal stable. King George was
dressed In the uniform of a British ad
miral: Queen Mary wore white.
A brilliant congregation that filled
the ancient edifice to overflowing gath
ered at St. Pauls cathedral to greet the
king and queen. There ware many
representatives from the peerage, mem
bora of the house of commons, dlplo
mats, colonial ministers, eminent di
vines, famous artlzts, scientists and
financiers.
The service at the cathedral was de
nominated a "thanksgiving service fob
the king and queen."
Polio* in Parade,
feajure of great interest In the
procession was the royal northwest
mounted police, who had come .from
Canada to take part In the coronation
ceremonies and who were given an
honorary place In the ranks of th* es
cort today.
The procession came to a close at
Temple bar, where Lord Mayor Strong
officially greeted the king on behalf of
the city.
St Paula was reached at noon. The
bishop of London welcomed their maj
esties and a guard of honor was form
ed. Including other clergv and th# lord
mayor, which ushered the king and
queen to the royal dais under the
dome.
Aa King George and Queen Mary
walked up the nave, th* congregation
rose and Joined In singing the na
tional anthem.
As thslr majesties emerged from the
cathedral after the service, they were
greeted with a deafening burst of
cheering. The procession again took
up It* progress, arriving shortly aft
erward at Guild hall. ...
The lord mayor, accompanied by hi*
wife, received the king end queen at
Guild hall. The procession Into the
famous hall was an impressive spec
tacle with foreign envoys,
colonial
minis ten and *» representative! of for
eign royal powers In line.
Before luneheon was served an em-
boased address was presented to the
king on behalf of the city.
baby boy strolls in
AND SAYS HE’S LOST
Wandering about the streets, a bright
baby boy Thursday morning strolled
Into the house at 7* Walker,st, and
proceeded to make himself at home.
Th* little tot was closaly questioned
bv people In tho house, who finally,
elicited the Information that hi* home
Is In Carrollton and that he had come
to Atlanta with hi* parents. It Is sup-
posed the little fellow was lost from his clpl
Dnrents *t the Terminal station or In I the
GEORGIA OFFICIALS
DECLARED ELECTED
Canvass of Votes Principal
Business of Two Houses
on Thursday.
INAUGURATION SATURDAY
Photo by Mathewson.
FIRST PHOTOGRAPH OF GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ON STEPS OF THE CAPITOL.
J.T.CRASS IS FOUND DEAD
SAYS T. R. f EARED
Witness Declares Ex-Presi
dent Refused to Prosecute
Sugar Combine.
*NEW THEIR METHODS, TOO
Washington, Jun* 29,—Charges that
former President Roosevelt Md ex-At-
tomey General Bonaparto knew of tho
wrecking of the Real Estate Trust Com-
any of Philadelphia by the American
lugar Refining Company, thru Its deal
for the Pennsylvania Sugar Company,
and that Roosevelt and Bonaparte per
sistently refused to act against the
eugar truBt, were made today when
George H. Earle, Jr. resumed his test'
mony before the bouse sugar Invest
gating committee.
Mr. Kurle was receiver of the real es
tate company. He declared he laid all
the fact# before Roosevelt and Bona
parte In 1906 and that he wrote the
iresldent that It "was big game." Mr.
toosevelt had lost his fondness for "big
game,” the witness added, when he Un
shed reading this portion of tho tetter
Into record.
Mr. Earle said that he bod come to
th* conclusion that the real estate com
pany had failed because of the sugar
rate war between the American Sugar
Company and tho Pennsylvania Sugar
Refining Company. The Real Estate
Trust Company owned much of the lat
ter’s stock.
Couldn’t Reach Bonaparte.
'Bonaparto told m* that the prosecu
tion against the sugar trust was ruled
out by the Knight case and he sent me
a brief of the case. Mr. Roosevelt re-
fueed to look at my testimony. I made
appeals thru letters to Mr. Bonaparto
and called, but never reached him.
When I first laid my cm* before Mr.
Purdy, of tho department of Justice, h*
said:
'“That Is the very thing we have
been wanting. Wd will put the —
In Jail.’ But no action
waa ever ordered by Mr. Bonaparte.
"In-April. 1907, I went on my own
account and brought eult against the
sugar trust In the southern district of
New York. I lost on a demurrer, ap
pealed and won, and when the case waa
on trial It was settled.”
I used to think Theodore Rooeevelt
the greatest man In the universe, and
the people of Kansaa still do," said Mr.
Have you ever hai any trouble wltTi
Mr. Roosevelt?" asked Chairman Hard-
Wlrk.
'Not at all. I voted for him twice
and stumped for him and when I went
to him about the prosecutlon of the su
gar trust, I felt sure something would
be done.”
Roosevelt Talked Latin.
Air. Earle said he had but one con
versatlon with Roosevelt In'many yean
He slapped me on the back and asked
me If my course at Harvard had done
me any gozid. In that particular way
of his he said something to me In
Latin which I didn't understand.,
"•I see you know your Latin,’ he
REAL ESTATE
Crass Lived at 32 Ponce De-
Leon-ave—Gone Since
Yesterday.
FRIENDS IDENTIFY HIM
Was Wealthy operator in
Land Who Came to At
lanta. Recently. v
Mysterious Beauty Also Fig
ured in Hotel Lorraine
Robbery.
HER NAME NOT REVEALED
New York, June 29.—Interest- In the
smuggling scandal revolving about
Helen Dwelle Jenkins, the woman upon
whom the Kenosha, W|a„ leather man
ufaeturer lavished a. fortune In Jewels,
viz divided between report* that at
least one customs Inspector had eon
. 1 t n d a narrative by Mrs. Jenkltn,
f bringing In a mysterious wom
an, who figured, not only In the smug
gling . scandal, tout-in the-Hotel Lor
raine robbery In which Mr*. Jenkins
lost uon,090 worth of Jewels.
Collector 1-deb refit
ALL FOR PRIMARY
TO DEFEAT
Four Senatorial Candidates
Tell Watsonians They’re
For the People.
/
WILL WORK IN ASSEMBLY
Graham and Massengale to
Lead Fight For Election
by Public Vote.
Governor Smith, Attorney Gen
eral Felder and Treasurer
Speer the New Officials.
you know your
said. I said I did, but I didn't under
stand a word.
“Talking to tho president in Latin
made m* feel silly" said Mr. Earle.
.Mr. Earle could not give the definite
date of the Latin conversation with
Roosevelt, but said It was the only one
he remembered having with the presi
dent In many years or since the two
left Harvard.
"Hav* you ever been persecuted be
cause of your antipathy to the sugar
trust r* aaked Representative Madison.
Not at all." said ESrle.
The wltneps then jumped to a dis
cussion of the Sherman law and the
recent supreme court decisions. •
„ "f have my suspicions of any ope who
would change the Sherman law," said
Mr. Eagle. "It ls the best tested law
the world and dates back to the time
Nero."
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE
ADJOURNS IN A RIOT
Chicago, June 29.—After a fighting
_l-nlgbt session the Illinois house of
representatives temporarily adjourned
a riot at 4:16 a m. to meet again
11 a m. to continue Ita discussion
_ the waterway bill, to consider which
the assembly was called In extraordl.
nary session.
An efTnrt to pass the '‘Site” bill pre
cipitated the trouble and the house was
scene of bedlam from midnight on
A man, afterward Identified zts J. T.
erase, a wealthy~r*al estate operator
of 32 Ponce DeLeon-ave., was found
dying In a room at 44 Houston-sL
Thursday afternoon, and' died before
the Grady ambulance could arrive. No
cause Is known for his death, tho this
may come out at the Inquest to be held
later In the afternoon.
Mra Crass was called by telephone at
her home, hut knew nothing further
fhan that her husband had left home
on Wednesday and waa wearing a dark
blue suit similar to the description of
that worm by the man found dead.
The remains were removed to the un
dertaking establishment of the Green
berg & Bond Co. and friends Identified
them as those of Crass.
J. T. Crass has bean known In At
lanta recently thru numerous large real
estate deals In which ho was reputed
to have cleared large profits. He was
omparatlvely a newcomer In the city.
.About 11:10 o’clock the man called
for the landlady, Mrs. Mary A. Sawyer.
Bhe was In her room and he was taken
up there. He.dld net tell his name to
sny one, but merely rented one of tho
rooms. An hour later several of tho
’SSTUSISSE Outlaws Miss California Lim
found tho body of the man lying across
the bed.
Tho man was about 60 years old and
rather stout. He wzz dressed In a natty
blue serge suit and wore a light straw
hat. In his pockets. In ztddltlon to the
letter, he him a gold watch and 19 In
small bills.
The coroner was summoned and will'
hold his litquest later to determine If
the cause of death was suicide or from
a natural cauee. No evidence of foul
play was found.
nM- to discuss the
report that ope Of.Ttl* Inspectors had
made c confession, nor would any one
else, connected with, the collector’s of
fice mad* a statement.’ all pleading that
Information made, public at this time
wObld spoil the government's Investi
gation Into the underground smuggling
Syndicate, which Is said to have cheat,
ed the government out of millions and
robbed wealthy and fashionable men
and women In this city,
U — tinl/ln.'
Mrs. Jenkins' Story.
The etory of the Hotel Lorraine rob
bery of *100,090 worth of Jewel* from
Mrs, Jenkins on December 11, 1909, le a
ramification of the smuggling story.
Ever elnce th# robbery incurred, the
circumitance* have been veiled in
myetery.
Mrs. Jenkins' story of the robbery
and the mysterious woman who figured
Continued on Last Pag*.
the senatorial situation now
stands, It Is the field against Hoke
Smith, with the odds In favor of Smith.
Under the leadership of the organtxa
lion engineered by Thoma* E. Watson,
since his arrival In Atlanta Tuesday,
fight will be made on the floor ft the
legislature to require a state-wide
whlto primary bero'ra going Imo the
election of a United States .senator.
Senator L.' C. Graham', of the Seventh
district, Cairo, will lezul this fight In the.
senate and Representative T. E. Mas-
sengale, of Warren county. • In- -the
house. The Watson organization-has
appointed a committee to ask tho four
announced opposition candidates to ap.
pear at a meeting In tho assembly hall
of the -Kimball house Thursday night
and openly express themselves not only
on the primary, but on their views on
-atlonal legislation and Issues.
Communications > were read Thurs
day morning at a -Watson meeting
from theae four candidates. Senator
Joseph M. Terrell, Judge W. A. Coving
ton. Pleasant A. Stovall and 8. Guyt
McLendon, relative to th# primary
proposition. Judge Covington was
quoted as saying he "would not object"
to a primary. Mr. Stovall stands on his
"previously expressed position” In fa
vor of tho state executive committee
calling a primary. Mr. McLendon
would "be glad to enter” such a pri
mary.’’ Benator Terrell has "always
Jeon In favor of submitting this ques
tion to the people"
Mr. Watson leaves Atlanta Thursday
afternoon for Thomson to prepare for
a Foprth of July celebration In his
home towq.
While the opposition forces are
working and talking publicly, the
.Smith forces ar* saying nothing and
doing nothing above the surface.
Hoke Smith was formally declared
elected governor of Georgia when the
senate and house assembled In Joint
session at 11 o'clock Thursday morning
to officially declare the results of the
state election of last October. At the
same time the following state house and
Judicial officers were declared elected:
Phil Cook, secretary of states Wil
liam A. Wright,, comptroller general:
W. T. Speer, treasurer; Thomas S.
Felder, attorney general: Thomas G.
Hudson, commissioner of ztgrlculture;
M. L. Brittain, state srhnpl commis
sioner; R. E. Davison, prison commis
sioner; J.ohn W. Lindsey, pension com
missioner; C. Murphy Candler, railroad
commissioner; J. A. Perry, railroad
commissioner; Joseph F. Gray, railroad
commissioner; William H. Fish, chlut
Justice supreme court; Marcus W. Beck,
associate Justice supreme court, and.
Arthur G. Powell, Judge of court of ap
peals.'
Mr. Davison assumed -the duties of
prison commissioner last fall; Messrs.
Candler and Gray have been serving
unexplred term# as railroad commis
sioners. apd Mr. Brittain an. unexplred
school term. The terms of all other
officers begin Saturday. July 1. when
Governor Smith will be Inaugurated
and the others sworn In, except Mr.
Perry - , who become* railroad commis
sioner December 1.
The only state house changes Satur
day will he Mr. Speer, succeeding J.
Pope Brown as treasurer, and Mr. Fel
der. succeeding Hewlette Hall as at
torney general. . - -
The election of Hoke Smith as gov
ernor. tho for a full two years term,
will In roallty probably be but for
about two weeks, since-his election as
I'nlt-d si.ii.-i s-nst.ir o n .rule 11 is
considered by his friends an assure:
(fei >
*»At 10 o'clock Thursday morning the
senate and house met In separate ses
sion to consider regular order of busi
ness. Adjournment was taken about
10:4* o'clock for the Joint session In
the hall of the house of representatives.
Set ’Em to Working, Too.
Often the .old,saying "Dado county Is
& state Within Itself has been heard,
but Thursday proved the logic of tho
adage;
When the committee appointed to
canvass the returns on the election of
governor opened the basket of sealed
packages sent Ip from Philip Cook..sec-
retary -of state, the Dade county re-
turns were not sealed and a letter waa
found explaining.
It was addressed to William A.
Wright, comptroller general, and waa
written by ,T. J. Prttter. clerk of tho
county. The letter stated that the re-
Contlnued on Lest Page.
CHIEF DECLARES WAR
ited With $400,000 Alaska
Gold Aboard.
HERE’S A NEW PICTURE.
OF RULER OF THE HOUSE
Will Urge Law Which "Will
Reach Baseball and Race
Sharks on Streets.
Glendale, Oreg., Jun* 29.—Two posses,
which left here shortly after midnight
on special trains,- are scouring the
country within a radius of *0 miles for
three outlaws who held up and robbed
the California express on th* Southern
Pacific- railroad st West Fork, in Cow
Creek canyon, last night. The bandits
looted the mail car and are believed to
VEDRINE WINS THE SIXTH
STAGE 0FAIR CONTEST
JSSSm'Smt raM^'dS'mlK pack *‘ 0fmonev from th#
of the 66-mlle flight, Pierre Vedrlne, the , ex £ r, ** 1 . c * r '
premier bird-man of France, arrived her* Boardli
today from Roubalx. leading all his coni
ng the first section of the train
at West- Fork, the bandits soon had
the crew nnder control. The engineer
was ordered, to pull the train up about
a mil* and there the mall, express and
baggage care .were detached. .The rob
ber* were systematic and after quickly
going thru the mall car, fled Into the
night. Sounds of dynamiting were heard
‘ the
the
COUNCIL TO ELECT
FOUR OLD OFFICIALS
Tho the charter amendment 'which
gave the people the power to elect city
ministerial officers took from council Its
most cherished prerogatives, all .was
not lost, and at the meeting Monday
afternoon the election of four impor
tant offlelals will take place.
They ar* chief of the fire department,
two tax assessors and a license Inspect
or. The Incumbents are candidates
without opposition, and all, W. B. Cum
mings, J. L. Harrison. C. D. ■ Meador
and H. T. Hayes, respectively^ will
doubtless bo unanimously re-elected.
BARBECUE F0R~JUR0RS
HAS BEENCALLED OFF
Macon, Ga„ Jun* 29.—Residents of
Hawklnsvllle, who were defendants. In
the famous psonag* cases In the United i tine Baker, of this city, flower girl.
here, but official* ofthe railroad say
express safe Wat not dynamited. .
One ef the peculiar features of
hold-up Is that Engineer Robert Smith,
of the Ill-fated train, is missing.
MISS F0RTER WEDS
* MRJtOBERT KEELY
Jacksonville, FI*., June 29.—Miss
Bessie Porter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas B. Porter, of this city, was
married at the-home of her parents last
evsnlng to Robert W. Keely, of Pensa
cola. Rev. J Walton Orayblll, pastor
of .the First Presbyterian church, offi
ciated.
Miss Ruth Porter, sister of the bride,
was maid of honor, and Miss Clsmen-
States court recently and who a few
days ago Invited members of the Jury
who tried their case to spend the
Fourth of July with them, when a fish
fry and barbecue would be given, hare
withdrawn their Invitation on tbs
ground that they do not wleh to embar
rass their frtfnd* In th* matter. Judge
Speer Issued a card when the. Invtta-
parents *re no
ing the city for him.
doubt anxiously search-(speak with the remit that no business tlon was made public, and In It b*
'could be transacted.
warned the Jurors not to attend.
Arthur Keely, of Atlanta, brother of
the bridegroom, wzts best man.
Many of Jacksonville’s leading so
ciety >p*opte attended the wedding, the
bride being one of the most popular
member* of the younger set.
Mr. and Mrs. Keely left for the Sap
phire country’ where they will spend a
month, after which they will be at
home to their friends' at' Pensacola.
Mr. Keely was formerly of Atlanta,
With the purpose of putting an end
to th* street corner hand booknihklng
on baseball games and horse racing,
which has brown to be n nuisance in
the downtown business district. Chief
of Detective* Lanford is planning legie.
latlon that will prohibit this form of
open gambling.
Considerable complaint has been
made to the police department of late
concerning the congregating of hand
bookmakers on certain street rornere.
particularly In the afternoon, and as a
result Chief Lanford will seek to have
an ordinance passed by the city council
to cover this situation. New legislation
on the subject Is necessary, as there la
at present no law on the statute hooka
constituting hand bookmaking an of
fense.
-The police department several years
ago started a crusade against the
bookmakers and sought thslr convict!- n
In the qourts. but failed because of the
lack of sufficient law. The only law
that could be Invoked was the section
relating to "the keeping of a gaming
house,", but It was Impossible to ronvh t
under this section, as the courts h'l-i
that the keeping of a hand book by a
person moving about In the street from
place to plaee did not constitute a gam.
Jng hoqse. Hence, the Intention of
Chief Lanford to procure the necesrarv
Iqglslatlon to outlaw this class of
bookmakers. • -
Chief Lanford says that Atlanta Is
at present remarkably free of profes.
slonal (amblers and gaming hbu.<«
There Is not a regularly conducted
gaming house In the city, he says, and
fen- professional gamblers,
rofesslonal gambler, drop into the
city at Intervals." he says, "hut th"v
don't stay long, as the field Is not In
viting.. Of course. Impromptu game*
are frequently framed tip and played in
hotel room* and other like place., hut
Atlanta has no regularly fitted up gam
ing room. There Is comparatively lit
tle gambling In this city.
"We have, had’a good deal of com
plaint regarding th# hand bookmaker,
tn the streets, and If we can only pr->.
cure the hsces.-ary legislation, this nui
sance will be abated."
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