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2 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 RAILWAY IS HOST AT THREE-DAY FEAST jMlll , tar*- iv.'-ff* £? ,lSk j/ I & !. y- ». - PSSWaWP'kwiwWfrw* ,_ w:&.v A ■-•r’amwffiWgf.jiW 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 -------■ —— -7 J 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. I / Ji I I t I \\ 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. YouNgJH® No young woman, In the joy of coming motherhood, should neglect to prepare her system for the physi cal ordeal she is to undergo. The health of both herself and the coming child depends largely upon the care she bestows upon herself during the waiting months. Mother’s Friend prepares the expectant mother's sys tem for the coming event, and its use makes her comfortable during all th® term. 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