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STREETS PLANS
IN LEGISLATURE
Council Committee Not to Meet
With Opposition to Amend
ments for Reforms.
Continued From Page One.
head* of theae department* will consult
each other once a month on proposed
work, that there may be no more such
conflicts M have caused friction be
tween the two departments.
Would Ask Big
Street Bond Issue.
A number of members of the council,
with the system of making: improve
ments revised, will begin a fight for a
$2,000,000 bond issue for streets. A
committee of ten counctlmen and ten
citizens has been authorized to make a
detailed report on this plan.
A plan of V. H. Kriegshnber and a
number of members of the Chamber of
Commerce is to have the property own
ers pay all cost of permanent pave
ments to bear a small interest rate,
and provide that the city use its funds
and its convicts in repairing streets.
Both of these plans will be thorough
ly considered when the system has been
revised
Other important Atlanta charter
amendments to be urged before the
committee of the legislature this after
noon are:
To Increase the authority of the re
corder to 60 from 30-day sentences in
the stockade In cases involving moral
turpitude. The change was recom
mended by the vice commission.
Make Request for
City Pension Plan.
To give council the authority to re
tire Comptroller Goldsmith on a pen
sion of SIOO per month, this provision
being general in its terms, but specific
only as regards Mr. Goldsmith. The
pension ordinance is further amended,
giving council the right to retire any
and all officials eligible for a pension.
The law now is that they can be re
tired only on their own application.
To give council the right to tax lock
er clubs and to close them by revoking
permits; and requiring all lodging
houses, rooming houses and dance halls
to obtain permits, which may be re
voked at. any time. This latter provi
sion was adopted at the suggestion of
the vice commission.
To create the office of provisional
mayor pro tern, to serve when both the
mayor and the mayor pro tern are un
able to act as chief executive.
Fight Has Been Won,
Declares Chambers
Councilman Aldine Chamber*, one of
the leaders in the movement to better
Atlanta's street Improvement system,
declared today that The Georgian’s
campaign for better streets had been
won.
"I anticipate no trouble in getting the
measures, unanimously adopted by
council and approved by Mayor Winn,
•passed by the legislature. Then, with
the mayor, the chief of construction,
the-strects committee and others Inter
ested, we should take up the details of
the causes for the trouble and construct
a new and more efficient system," lie
said.
"From my observations of conditions
In other cities. I have realized that our
permanent pavements have not proved
as substantial as theirs. We haven tas
many paved streets as other similar
progressive cities. Atlanta stands
ahead “in many things, but there Is no
use denying the fact that we are behind
In streets
Hard to Place Blame.
. "The fault is not all with the con
struction department. Vntil we have
thoroughly gone into our Investigation
I would not undertake to place th
blame specifically anywhere. But with
the progressive legislation agreed upon
by the council Saturday enacted into
laws and with the authority to make
other changes that might prove neces
sary. we will have paved the way for
real street improvements
“With the present dissatisfaction with
the system, I believe it would be im
possible to vote bonds for street im
provements. But the council seems to
have the will to make the needed cor
rections. When they show the people
that the proper adjustments have been
made the time will be ripe for a bond
issue—and the people will vote bonds.
"With a $2,000,0(10 bond issue, the
work the county comnilssione:s will
agtee to do and the city’s regular force
and appropriations, we can pav- prac
tically every street in Atlanta vith a
lasting pavement. The city forces will
then be able to keep them In good re
pair.
Clayton Inspect* Work.
"When we start on our work of re
vision we will go thoroughly Into the
condition of sewers in the city, too."
Councilman Claude C. Mason, the
official who took the first formal action
in the campaign by introducing si reso
lution in the council providing that the
chief of construction department be
separated into a construction depart
ment and an engineering department,
said today that the campaign had un
doubtably lesulted in beginning a bet
ter system in the construction depart
ment and would mean far better
streets.
“I still want the head or heads of the
construction department elected by the
people,” he said. "1 am not unalterably
committed to my plan, but 1 realized
that something must be done, and 1
wanted to get It started The cqunci!
has taken up the matter with a real
grip and good results are sure to fol
low .”
Captain Clayton, much Unproved
from his rest in the North Carolina
mountains, began a thorough Inspec
tion of the city-wide work of his de
partment this morning He said it
"ould take him several days to get
said that with the end of
terrlhie rains and fine weather
HKeat work would be done.
Wreck Strews Mailorys Countryside With Melons
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PREFERS REATH
TD "SLOW LIFE"
Youth Kills Himself When He
Hasn’t Money to “Keep Up
the Pace.”
"I do this because I had rather be
dead than to slow down on the way I
have been living," is what W. H. Cot
ter, 28 years old, a bookkeeper, wrote in
a farewell note at an early hour today,
just before he fired a pistol ball into
his mouth. Cotter was found dead on
the of his room at 173 Spring
street several hours later by a negro
maid. He had removed his coat and
collar and tie, and had rolled up his
shirt sleeves before firing the fatal
shot.
Fast living, debt and loss of position
are believed to have prompted the sui
cide.
Cotter's home was in LaGrange,
where his parents live. The family is
said to be wealthy and prominent. It
was reported today that (.'otter inherit,
ed $15,000 two months ago from a rich
aunt in New Orleans, but this could not
be verified.
Asks Mother to Forgive.
in a note to his mother, Cotter wrote:
Dear Mother—l know you will
be hurt very much when you learn
that 1 have gone by my own hand.
But you don't know the trouble 1
am in; so please forgive me.
He also gave an Itemized list of
debts, including items in two discount
companies, and asked that these be
paid with his life insurance. This, he
explained, amounts to $2,500, on a pol
icy in the Union Central Life Insurance
Company.
.Cotter gave no definite motive for
his deed, further than the declaration
that he preferred the grave rather than
to apply the brakes to his mode of liv
ing He prefaced this explanation by
stating that "after thinking over the
whole proposition I have decided to put
an end to my lite."
Cotter was unmarried and was a
young fellow of fine physique and
pleasant address. He had been in At
lanta for some time, and for the past
six weeks had been rooming in the
home of M. D. Cartwright, 173 Spring
street. He was formerly bookkeeper
for the I’nited States Telephone Cotn
pany, but about a month ago accepted
a position with a newly organized cot
ton oil company.
Loses His Position.
Things moved smoothly in the new
job until the first of last week, when
Cotter disappeared. He was missing
for four days, and win n he returned
found lie had lost his place. Since that
time he had been without a position.
He seemed much depressed by his ac
cumulating debts and the realization
that he was unable to hold his former
pace without money. He couldn't
stand tile idea, it seems, of "slowing
down." and finally, in desperation, blew
out his brains.
Cotter is supposed to have shot him
self about 1 o’clock in the morning.
Mrs. Jack Ridge, a boarder in the Cart
wright home, who has a room next to
that of Cotter, says she was awakened
by a jarring noise, and nt the same
moment heard a clock next door strike
one. She thought the noise was made
by something falling in the refriger
ator and made no investigation. No
significance was attached to the mys
terious noise until a maid went into the
room about 10 o'clock to clean it, dis
covering the tragedy.
Coroner Donehoo will hold an in
quest this afternoon at Patterson's un
dertaking parlors.
BOND REGISTRATION CLOSES.
COLUMBUS. GA.. July 22 The regis
tration books for the waterworks bond
election in this city August 10 have closed
with 1.027 whites and 27 negro voters hav
ing registered The election provides for
the issuance of $350,000 worth of bonds to
he added to $175,000 already available for
building a water works system to be
owned l>y the city.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. MONDAY, JULY 22, lyiz
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Twelve Carloads of Luscious
Fruit of the Vine Scattered
Beyond Recapture.
The Atlanta. Birmingham and At
lantic railroad has been giving a three
oay watermelon party at Mailorys, just
beyond College Pai*k. at which the
whole countryside was guest.
Tile railroad didn't exactly intend to
give, the party, but once It was forced
upon it, that corporation played host in
splendid style and no one could com
plain of not getting enough water
melon.
When No. 91, a through freight train,
leaped the Hack at Mailorys twelve
watermelon cars went oVef, piled on
top of each other and scattered in gen
eral helter-skelter fashion all over the
landscape. Watermelons by the thou
sands scattered over the gspund.
When the train officials ascertained
that the watermelons were gone beyond
recapture all the people in' that neigh
borhood were told that they .could help
themselves, which yvhsn’t necessary
for they' hud.
All day and all night persons have
been going and coming from the wreck.
Some brought wagons and others mere
ly brought razor-edged appetites. Sev
eral "regular parties" were held—those
where cich boy brings his best gl i
and when everybody has eaten they
wash each others faces with the rinds.
The loss to the railroad has not been
estimated. The gain to the Mailorys
countryside can be told best by the va
rious family physicians.
SERVANTS TO AID
GRACE AT TRIAL
Negro and Wife Will Be Mate
rial Witnesses for Prosecu
tion of Wife.
J. C. Ruffin and his wife, negro serv
ants of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Grace when
Grace was shot last March, will be ma
terial witnesses for the prosecution at
the trial one week from today. City
Detectives Bullard and Doyal have been
In almost constant observation of the
movements of the two servants, and
will see- that they appear in court
July 29.
Both the prosecution and defense are
ready for the trial. They are anxious
to have it over. For several days La
mar Hill and Reuben Arnold, attorneys
for Grace, have been consulting with
Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey, and
announced today that they are ready to
proceed to the end when the case is
called. Messrs. Moore and Branch, who
will conduct the defense, are also
awaiting the opening of court, and de
clare they will make the trial as short
as possible.
The case will come before Judge L.
S. Roan In the criminal division of su
perior court, in the Thrower building.
Arrangements tar the convenience of
officers, witnesses and others are being
made. A large part of the court room
is kept available for the general pub
lic.
W. & A. EXTENSION
DEBATED IN HOUSE;
TO VOTE TUESDAY
The proposed extension of the West
ern and Atlantic railroad to the sea
took up the greater part of the house of
representatives' attention today.
Beyond a large overflow of eloquence
regarding that, little was done.
Mr. Alexander, of DeKalb, the author
of the bill, addressed himself to its
merits exhaustively, and was followed
by Representalve Joe Hfll Hall, of Bibb,
In opposition. Besides these two lead
ers. pro and con. addresses were made
by Representative Hollis, of Taylor,
in favor of the measure, and Represen
tatives Wimberly, of Rlbb, and Ander
son. of Chatham, against it.
It went over as unfinished business
until tomorrow, when it will come to a
vote.
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\\ hen the watermelon trai n was wrecked just Outside of
Atlanta it gave a feast to everybody for miles around. Some of
the guests are shown enjoying the free spread.
Atlantan at Banquet
InN.Y.GetsT.R.’sHat
By Mistake: Just Fits
Check Boy Discovers Error and
C. W. McClure Gives Up the
Historical "Kelly.”
The only reason C. W. McClure, of
Atlanta, isn’t wearing Colonel Roose
velt’s hat as well as his badge is be
cause the hat boy at the Aldine club in
New York took it away from him—the
hat, not the badge.
Mr. McClure came back to Atlanta
today wearing his own panama. But
he says the colonel's lid fits just as
well.
"It was just after the dinner given
Colonel Roosevelt at the Aldine club,”
said Mr. McClure. "When I went out
1 picked up a hat and put it on. It
must have been a seven and one
eighth, for it fit all right. But the boy
stopped me.
“ ‘Hold on there, boss,' he said.
’That’s Teddy’s hat.’ So I had to put
it down and hunt up my own.”
Julian Harris, of Atlanta, also was t
guest at the dinner to Colonel Roose
velt.
DARING BRITON OFF
IN EFFORT TO SWIM
ENGLISH CHANNEL
DOVER. ENGLAND. July 22.—Jacob
Wolffe. the daring Englishman who
has several times attempted to swim
the English channel, started out on
another attempt today.
At 4:15 o’clck this morning Wolffe
left the French shoe, starting from
Cape Griss Nest, which is 23 miles from
the English shore. Conditions were
favorable for Wolffe, lie declared.
Wolffe was accompanied for seven
miles by a flotilla of boats. They turn
ed back while the swimmer went on.
He declared he would be able to ac
complish the feat without difficulty un
less the weather changed,
Wolffe was sighted seven miles off
Folkstone this evening.
HANFORD IN "BAD HEALTH.”
SEATTLE. WASH.. July 22.—Judge
Cornelius H. Hanford, of the United
States district court, today sent his
oslgnstjon to President Taft, giving
ill health as a reason.
He has recently been under investi
gation <>n charges of drunkenness and
corruption.
ME WELLS NOT
OMITTING SOUTH
Theatrical Magnates Deny Karl
Hoblitzelle Has Purchased
Any Atlanta Interests.
A signed emphati
cally that Karl Hoblitzelle, of Chicago,
bad purchased any of the Wells interests
in Atlanta or the South, has been issued
by the United Booking Company, the
Orpbeum circuit and the Western Vaude
ville Managers' association. Jake Wells,
who is in Atlanta today, made public this
statement.
Several papers in the South, according
to Mr. Wells, have published articles to
the effect that Hoblitzelle had purchased
several theaters in the South and was
gradually assuming charge of all the
Wells Interests. Hoblitzelle claimed to
have the backing of the United Booking
Corn pany.
The statement issued by the above or
ganizations said in part:
The undersigned wish It understood
that these published rumors, reports
and statements are absolutely untrue
and without foundation. Mr. Wells !s
strongly entrenched in the Southern
field by reason of his contract with
the United Booking offices of Ameri
ca and Its affiliations, including the
Western Vaudeville Managers’ asso
ciation. Mrs. Charles E. Kohl, Mr.
Meyerfeld and Mr. Beck. Neither of
the said institutions or individuals
nor Mr. B. F. Keith have severed their
business connections with Mr. Wells
nor have they any intention of doing
so, nor have they given, nor do the.v
Intend to give Mr. Hoblitzelle any aiil
or support in the Southern cities.
The statement is signed by B. F. Keith.
Mrs. Charles E. Kohl, Charles E. Kohl,'
Morris Meyerfeld and Martin Beck.
WARDLAW SUCCEEDS BRUCE.
A I'HENS, GA.. July 22. —Professor
J. C Wardlaw has been selected as
head of the department of pedagogy
and psychology and director of the
training school at the State Normal
school here, to succeed Professor C. W.
Bruce, resigned, to accept the super
intendency of the Bibb county schools.
Professor Wardlaw has held a similar
place at the Georgia Normal and In
dustrial college at Milledgeville for sev.
eml years.
EAST IS HARD HIT
' OF H[A«M
| Death and Destruction in the
Wake of High Wind and
Rain.
BALTIMORE, July 22.—A trail of
death and destruction lies In the wake
of a terrific windstorm which swept
over Baltimore and suburbs late yes
terday. Roofs were blown from houses,
canoes on the river and bay were cap
sized. Terits at summer camps and at
pleasure reports were torn from their
fastenings and made the sport of the
tempest. Telegraph wires were blown
down and considerable damage done to
the crops. The man drowned was Al
wain R. Johnson, who was in a row
| boat which overturned.
Flood Carries Log
Into Parlor Window
PITTSBURG. July 22.—1 n a storm
which extended from Columbus, Ohio,
east up as far as the lakes, and
reached the Atlantic coast this morn
ing, much damage was done by wa
ter.
All western Pennsylvania suffered
from a rain which in five minutes re
corded a downfall of .38 inches, a lo
pal record. In three separate storms
the rainfall was 2.37 inches.
A cloudburst at Turtle creek put five
feet of water in the city's streets, and
forced families to flee to the second
floor, of their homes. Many industrial
plants will be temporarily crippled by
the high waters.
Timber Run, near Elizabeth, Pa., be
came so swollen that it carried a great
log on its crest. Charles Pancoast sat
with his family at supper at their home
in Lovedale Hollow. The Run rose
against the house. A crash came and
the big log came in one of the parlor
windows and went out through the
other, while Pancoast took his family
away from reach of the flood.
Two, Missing,
Believed Drowned
WILMINGTON. DEL.. July 22.—Two
men are missing, believed to be drown
ed. and widespread damage was done
by a terrific storm that played havoc
throughout Deleware last night and
early today. An empty boat, in which
Frank Incoline, 24 years old, and An
drew Conyiti, 28, were rowing, has been
found. Neither has been seen since,
and they were undoubtedly capsized
and drowned.
Several houses were struck by light
ning, many others were unroofed by*
the wind and scores of trees were up
rooted.
$50,000 Storm
Loss at Louisville
LOUISVILLE. KY.. July 22.—Storms
Sunday did damage of $50,000 or more
in Louisvllls and kept thousands of
Sunday excursionists marooned for
hours at the resorts. The heaviest in
dividual loss was to Herman Straus
Sons & Co., department store, where
lightning set off the automatic sprink
ler system and flooded the store, with
$25,000 damage.
DEATHS AND FUNERALS |
Mrs. Julia A, Bearden.
Mrs. Julia A. Bearden, 92 years old,
107 Julian street, died at her residence
early today. She is survived by a son,
W. P. Bearden, of Munroe, and three
daughters, Mrs. W. L, Baldwin, of At
lanta: Mrs. W. B. Whitley, of Social
Circle, and Mrs. Mary A. Edwards, of
Munroe. The remains will be taken to
Munroe Wednesday for interment.
Mr*. Lillian Rltch.
The body of Mrs. Lillian Ritch, 40 years
old, who died late yesterday, was taken
to Douglasville, Ga., today for funeral
and interment. She is survived by her
husband, .1. R. Ritch, and several chil
dren.
Mrs. Addie Dick.
The funeral of Mrs. Addie Dick, 50
years old, who died late Saturday, was
held at the residence, 203 Chapel street,
today. Interment was In Hollywood cem
etery. Mrs. Dick is survived bv one
daughter, Mrs. W. H. Corley, and one
brother. T. D. Gilbert.
Mrs. A. E. McGarity.
The funeral of Mrs. A. E. McGarity,
who died late Saturday, will be held at
the Second Baptist church tomorrow
morning at 10 o’clock Interment will be
in Westview, She is survived by her
husband. Dr. A. E. McGarity, 114 Mer
ritts avenue, and three sons.
A. H. O'Farrell.
The remains of A. H. O'Farrell, an Ath
ens, Ga., banker, who died at Borden-
Wheeler Springs, was buried at his home
city today. The body was brought to
Atlanta from the springs and taken to
Athens late yesterday.
Mildred Whitfield.
The body of Mildred Whitfield, five
years old, taken from Atlanta to Demor
est. Ga.. yesterday, was burled there to
day. The child, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. .1. Whitfield, 31 Tumlln street,
died late Saturday.
CONYERS TO ISSUE BONDS.
CONYERS, GA., July 22, —Bonds for
waterworks and sewers were carried
in the election held here for that pur
pose. The city will issue $40,000 for
waterworks and $20,000 for sewerage.
GEODGTA
Sead for Bulb ‘ins of the University of Georgia describing course* in Law, Agricult“ rF '
Forestry, Education, Pharmacy, Engineering, Literary and Scientific studies and
Graduate Work Address THE CHANCELLOR. Athens, Ga
OOH WILL NOT
RENAMEPOUND
, Governor Brown Will Turn
Down at Least One of Hoke
Smith’s Appointments.
f At least one of Hoke Smith's ap
’ pointments on the state board of P d u ,
cation—Dr. Jere M. Pound, president
of the Athens Normal school—will not
be renominated by Governor Brown
’ Dr. Pound's name will not appear
' the list of appointments on the board
’ that will be sent to the senate for in .
firmation tomorrow.
‘ This Information came from an aw
‘ credited when it was given
out by the governor that appointment
on the board of education would be sent
in tomorrow. It verifies a statemen
published exclusively in The Georgi;/.-
last fall that Hoke Smith's educational
board appointments would not stand
T. J. Wooster, of the Universitj ..f
Georgia, named by Hoke Smith as a
member of the board, will be reappoint
ed by Governor Brown, and J •
Langston, also appointed by Governor
Smith, may receive/ the Brown in
dorsement. Walter Steed, recently
named by Governor Brown to sut o . 1
the late Judge T. G. Lawson, of Eaton
ton. will be nominated.
List Made Up
And Sent to Senate.
The governor would not give out the
appointments today, but the list is
made up and was sent to the senate
shortly after noon Just after the upper
house had adjourned.
The present members of the state
board were appointed by former Gov
ernor Smith last fall, and were made as
ad interim appointments. The la .ml
was created during the last session of
the legislature, and the bill creating the
board was not approved by Governor
Smith until after the legislature hel
adjourned.
It was rumored that Acting Governor
Slaton would take occasion to • hange
at least one of the appointments dur
ing the extra session in January if it
was found that the legislature could
transact other business than the in
auguration of Governor Brown,
According to the best information the
new board will be: The governor and
the school superintendent, by virtue of
their offices; a Brown appointee T. J.
Wooster, Walter Steed and .1. C. Lang
ston, or a Brown appointee in Lang
ston's stead.
DEBS BRANDS TAFT
AND ROOSEVELT AS
TRUSTS’ CANDIDATES
MILWAUKEE, WIS„ July 22.-De
claring that the plea of Theodore
Roosevelt that he is a progressive is
buncombe, Eugene Debs, soc ialist
candidate for president, in a political
address here, assailed the former pres
ident. He attacked President Taft also
and asserted that Taft and Roosevelt
are the candidates of the interests and
are reactionaries.
Woodrow Wilson, he said, was no
more the candidate of the working
classes than either of the others
"None of them have ever been iden
tified with the working classes except
when votes were wanted," said Debs.
CORN CLUB BUTTONS.
JACKSON, GA.. July 22.—Dr. A M.
Soule has sent to County School Su
perintendent S. Maddox a supply of
buttons for the members of the boys
corn clubs. The members of the club
will have a rally here next Tuesday,
when a farmers institute will be held.
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