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Joe Hill Hall, Bibb county’s candidate for chief executive
BICMGESIN
IHK M
Comptroller Will Still Head De
partment, But Will Receive
Salary Instead of Fees.
The passage of the.general insurance
bill and its approval by the governor
means radical changes in the adminis
tration of the comptroller general’s of
fice. While the bill creates a separate
department of insuramCe. Comptroller
W. A. Wright, who has been ex-officio
administrator of the state’s insurance
laws, will be the real head of the new
department.
Tnder Genertl Wright will be a dep- !
uty < <>mti:esi, nor of hi - own naming. I
who shail have tad aetuariai expe
rience. Poth the coratnissioner and his
t'eput' p receive tin annual salary of
?’’.oott. lit- r anee foes, one-fifth of
which h‘ rotofora w> nt to the comptrol
ler. will he after revert to, tin stale!
treasui y.
What New Law P-ovidcs.
In brief summary the insuran.e bill |
provides: «
No change in the fees charged in- |
sttranee companies under the present |
law, except to fix fees for assessment
and fraternal companies, not now li
censed.
The insurance commissioner is re
quired to examine into the affairs of
every insurance company once every
five years. He is given power to make i
an investigation of any company at any I
time, and is backed by law in demand-I
ing from companies all books required ■
in making such an investigation.
The insurance commissioner is given
power to revoke license under the fol- I
lowing conditions: The company must I
have ten days notice of this inten’mnl
and then must make a showing before a I
board, composed of the commissioner, I
th ' attorney general and the governor,
anil show cause why its license should |
not be revoked.
Fake misrepresentation' in or about
policies are made misdemeanors.
Companies are required to make an
nual reports in December.
False Reports Misdemeanors.
False statements in reports are pun
ishable as misdemeanors.
No stock company ■ tn be organized
with a capital less titan $25,00f1. Twen
ty-five thousand-dcdlar companies can
not sell policies for more than SSOO.
Such companies tire required to de
posit 60 per cent of their capital with
the state treasurer.
No stock s ile-rn tn ■ in ’ il- • more
than ten p< r cent commission or. in
surance stock. No olllci t - or directors
can partieijate in commissions on the
sale of stock.
Rebating and the selling of policies
known as special and board contracts is
prohibited.
A strict medical examination is re
quired before life policies are sold.
Can Name “Fire Commissioner.”
A uniform policy is required of all
fire insurance companies.
The insurance commissioner shall
have power to appoint a "fire inspec-|
tor” at an> time he- 4eems fire losses
need investigation. This officer's com- I
pensation is left to the judgment of the i
commissioner.
Surety, fidelity and bonding eompa-;
nies are required to deposit $25,000 with |
the state treasurer before operating.
Foreign fran rnal ord-is are required
to submit evid- nee of liability with the
insurance commissioner before a li
cense is issued. The license fee for
such companies is to be S4O annually. j
Home fraternal --mp.in:'< are re-I
quiied to show 300 buna fide members
befori selling insurance. The fee for
Georgia companies is $4”
<’ .-operative companies are r< <,uired
to deposit SIO,OOO with tin- state treas
urer
1 io companies are requiied to de
posit JliHi.oiiii. as 's U"v. i.■ mired
**} was cured of diarrhoea by one
dos. 'f <'ham’oerla in’s I'olie. < ’holers
am’. rl - ■ lb m- d? " ■■ rit< .« M. E.
I’-eb.’ ■'!’ 'Tiou, Pa. Th'l'v is noth
ing better. For sale by ail dealers. **•
JUDGE PARK REPLIES
TO CRITICISM FROM
i DOUGHERTY OFFICIAL
AI RANY, GA., Aug. 21 N. F Tift,
chairman m' the county commissioners,
set - r ly criticised Judge Frank Park
of the superior court in a card pub
lished in The Albany Herald lust Mon
day for his action in summarily dis
missing the jury commissioners of
Dougherty county.
Judge Park addressed a letter to the
editor of The Herald today, in which
he evidently takes cognizance of the at
tack made upon an official act of the
court and which may have a very sig
nificant meaning. In his letter, written
at Sylvester, he says:
“I shall not defend a judicial act
through, the columns of the press. The
law invests the court with suffici nt
authority to protect its order and dig
nity."
! ONE-HALF POLICE “BUSY:”
HALF DRUNK: BOTH FIRED
rvr.wiA. ILL.. Aug. 21 -When l " !
found one-half of the police force in- |
toxieated and the other half talking to
a young r una.t. while on duty. Mayor
I i-' iss fired 'em both, and aited as po
■:ice force himself.
i EMPLOYERS PAY FINES
TO OBTAIN LABORERS
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PrrTSRI’R(4. Aug. 21.—Scarcity of
labor horn has resulted in employers
going to police stations and paying the
fin» s of men who will go to work for
t hem.
Supreme Court of Georgia.
(August 20, 1912.1
Judgments Affirmed.
First National Bank of Sumter. S. C.,
i vs .Innes, trustee, et al.; from Fulton su-
I perinr court Judge Roll. George R
! Rush, for plaintiff in error. Moore &
' Pomeroy. Etheridge & Etheridge. Alvin
' M. Richards, contra.
Cone vs. ‘ ->ne: from Bulloch -Judge
• Rawlings. John F. Brannen. James K.
i Hines, for , : : n < . Johnston A-
(’one. Deal & I.‘<mfr« ■. >■ > il-ra.
Tarver et aL vs. Barb r et al.: from
Screven -Judge i«•. |in gs . h. b Strange.
White & Lovett. Brannen & Booth, for
I plaintiffs in error. H. \. Boykin contra.
D »bbs. administrator vs. McCltire: '
from Cherokee Judge Morris. j p '
Brooke, i». \V. Blair. T. >: Latimer, fori
plaintiff in error. p. I*. Dul're. i. '
Teaslpv, .1, Z. Foster, contra
Hurd et al. vs. Davenport; from Haral-
s P n Judge Edwards .lame Beall. B. F
Boykin, for plaintiffs in error. Griffith
& Matthews, contra.
Cody vs. Kinsey: from Warren Judge
Malker. L. I). McGregor, for plaintiff in
error M. L Felts. < ontra.
Huff et al. vs. Yarbrough et aL: from
Cobb Judge Morris. Walter McElreath.
J. A. Watson. Jr., for plaintiffs in error
J. Z. Foster, contra.
Georgia Kailway and Electric Co. vs.'
TomnLuns; from Fulton Judge Bell. |
Colon ti X’ Conyers, for plaintiff in err<»r i
Janies L. Key, contra.
Watson & Strickland vs. Parian Pain’ I
Co.; from Haralson Judge Edwards
G. FL Hutchens, for plaintiffs in error.
B. F Boykin, contra.
Darsey vs. Darsey et aL; from Decatur J
Judge Frank Park. Hawes. Pottle
Wright, for plaintiff in error. M. E i
O’Neal. Pope Rennet, contra.
vs. State; from Morgan Judge
.‘ari\. Rogers A- Knox, for plaintiff in
error T s. Felder, attorney general. J
I*,. Pottle, solicitor-general, contra.
Affirmed on Condition.
Davenport vs. Richards; from Hall--
Judge Jones. (Attorney's fee written off »
J G. Collins, for pidintiff in error H H
| Dean, contra
Judgments Reversed.
Cobb Real Estate Companv et al vs
lilolnus; from Colquitt -Judge Thomas.
I Shipp «<• Klin<*. L L Moore, for plaintiffs
in err< »• E. K. Wilcox, T. H. Parker,
contra
Pou,- Industrial Insurance C.». vs. Eid
i'ii; from Fulton Judge Ellis. .\nder-
I F»ld< i r, Rountree A W’ilson, Dean A-
I Dean, for plaintiff in error. Napier,
j Wright A - Cox, Stevens A.- (tgbtirn, contra.
Simmons vs. Thompson: from Newton
Judge Roan. C. C. King, for plaintiff
in error. Rogers & Knox, contra.
Thigpen, ordinary, vs. Tanner: from
Washington Judge Rawlings. Hardwick
A- Wright, for plaintiff in error. Evans A-
Evans, contra.
Estill vs. Savannah Bank and Trust
from (’hatham Judge (’harlton
1;. I (’elding, for plaintiff in error. \V
Ij. (’lay. contra.
CiH of Tallapoosa vs. Brock from
jHa’. !<oii Judge Edwanis l,lo><l 'l’l -A
as. M. J Head, for plaintiff in error
I G. Brock, con'ra.
Western and Atlantic Railroad Com
pany vs Casteel, from Cobb fudge Mor
ris Tye. Peeples Ar Jordan. I». W Blair
for plaintiff in error Cla\ A Morris,
contra.
Addison vs Edwards, from Haralson
Judge Robinson A? Edwards
(’ R H"* l hens, for plaintiff in error
GriffGh \ Mathews. < ntr;.
Seaboard Mr Line Railwa> v*y Southern
Flour and Grain t’ • from Fulton Judg*
P‘ndle , »n ft: ov n A T?a• ’• ’• •|• park' ”- a
hi piaintift in error. Wahe< M» •
Elreath, • >•
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEATS. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 21, 1912.
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John M. Slaton, of Atlanta. pj<si<ient o' (ii-or.'ia ■ • <■. one tin- < . .n<lidat< > for trovernor.
JURY WRANGLES OVER
BERNSTEIN VERDICT;
W O M A N PACES CELL j
CHICAGO. Aug. 21. The jury in the
Bernstein murder ease, after discussing '
the < vidence most of the night, resum- d
Its deliberations today The jurors are
far from agreement, according to re
port. It is rumored that the vot. stands
nine to three for conviction.
Mrs. Florence Bernstein, in her cell,
has been in a state bordering on col
lapse since the jury lias been out. .Much
of the night was spent nervously pacing
up and down her < -i-11. This mornit
according to bailiffs who took tile
breakfast order for the jurors, tin men
were tired and quarrelsome and then
seemed little chance that a verdict ;
would be rem hed within the next few
hours.
J. J. Brown is a practical,
progressive farmer. Vote
for him for commissioner of
agriculture.
I MEN HIDDEN IN COFFINS |
! SAVE 10 CT. BRIDGE TOLL
ST. LOI T IS. Aug. 21. I on: i-. >1 win I
drove to Madison, HI. in a wagon us< d I
two Collins win a ’he-, bro-tch Pack to I
i save bridge tolls. Two of tin- men gm |
in the coflins at Venice. Ilk. and got '
'out again on tin- St. Louis side. Th- \ ,
saved ten <t»nfs.
Thele were four coffins in th-- ;mn
when it drove up to .1. .1. l.am-y's un
dertaking establishment in jl idis ...
Two were refus ati-l lie- men v. • ■ -
Instructed to take tin m buck to tin
makers.
A saloon at Venice offered sui -a at
tractions to Hie foul men tiny forgot
they ii.oi to pay bring- I• • until coins
in their pockets w--r>- so m-.iiti- they
would lot .'lngle, It was tli'-n two of
the men got into the coffins
SCHOOL TEACHERS MUST
PROMISE NOT TO DANCE
l-'.\ YHTTI-l CITY, PA. Am-. 21.
Each appli' ant »ot i position as te.i.-lu i'
in t-< public ,M. imolr -t \lh-n township
i- asked to sign I'll llotn-lad iiuu-i-iiirnl
not to dunce during het sei vice tn tin
school, I
AERIAL FIRE-FIGHTER
PUTS OUT FLAMES IN
WINGS OF A BIPLANE
1 i 11‘ A < », Aug 21 Chicago's aerial
<!:!• .'}Ti)i' , it has met with and con-
- ;» si thing tire. The motor
i f \ < J.'.it ’ National biplane
T flames spread toward
Hie v ings ami support-.
■ Lit <• jumped iril • • a W right bi-
, - A < .• inkal ti e extinguisher
, -h <•: iUe mechanician. In less
i i i mimit* the Wight had caught
i P b- .Nation-! and the tne< hunt
< ian squirted the extinguisher over the
i! *ning wings.
Ta. tire was pul out before it had
iiiii,.- serie ns damage.
SLEEPS 148 HOURS; DIES
AND DOCTORS ARE BAFFLED
HAT I I.E ' KEEK. MI'TI . Aug 21.
\ttet a -ontinuous sleep of Hs hours,
Im - I». Studley, of Penfield, died al
horn- her. Th'- e Battle I‘reek
-to worked fully to
liuuoc him Hum his deep ekep.
Hooper Alexander, of DeKalb county, who has made his
| campaign for governor on the prohibition platform.
SEARCHING SI DELIGHTS
ON GEORGIA POLITICS
By JAMES E. NEVIN.
It is a circumstance of more than
passing Interest, although the matter
itself is relatively inconsequential, that
the governor should have vetoed the
amendment to the deficiency appropii
ation hill, which sought to provide for
the future appointment of pages in the
senate.
This subject was kicked around by
the legisltaure just adjourned in a
manner more or less discreditable to
all parties conei’ned In the kicking,
and it was disposed or finally, so fat
ias the legislature was concerned, in l
lan amendment which b gged the whole
question. It was provided that the
J messenger should appoint the pages
for the first twenty-five days, and that
the senate might thereafter provide for
the appointment as it saw fit.
The governor's veto leaves the ap
pointment of the senate pages here
after in the hands of the president of
rhe senate—where it ought to be.
A great many people will think the
governor did exactly right and they
will approve other governors who' fol
low his example—in putting the leg
islature on notice that he will not
stand for things saddled onto the ;fp
propiiation bills that are in nowise
germane to them, and that ought, in
common fairness and legislative de
cency, stand by themsetves.
The manner In which senate pages
shall be appointed is a matter entirely
and absolutely foreign to th*- subject
matter of an appropriation bill —it Is
rm more germant to It than would be
a provision for the electrocution of
mu (brers, rather than the hanging of
th- same. The practice of sticking
this. that, ami the other thing onto an
appropriation bill, in the hope that it
will "skin through" that way, whereas
if might fail more directly. Is all
wrung. and ought not to be resorted to
It is a species of legislative legerde
main that the governo' does well to
ib lish, in so far as he Is able.
In so fai as the appointment of the
senate pages fs concerned, the senate
should put the responsibility for that
light where it belongs the
hands of the president of the senate
arbitrarily, or in the hands of a com
mittee on senate attaches
A Northwest Georgia politician - they
call them all statesmen up that way,
even if they are not—has taken coun
sel with himself, and he sees gloomy
times ahead for Georgia politically,
unless something is done to head off
he < nation of new counties in South
11 ;* orgia.
"South Georgia, with a few more
new counties created, will be the ruler
|of the Georgia legislative roost, all
i right." he said today, dismissing the
melancholy outlook, from his point of
view.
"Every legislature that comes along
is asked to create a new county or so—
always from (bar old Fouth Georgia.
There is a pious lot of protesting
around and wabbling about, and event
ually the new counties are created.
Pretty soon. North Georgia will bo
eating out of South Georgia's hand
just as lamblike as can be.
"I know what I am talking about—■
ami 1 intend to keep my eye peeled In
th* direction of the South Georgia
politicians hereafter.”
Representative E S. Youmans, of
Emmanuel county, is a happy man to
ils y.
The governor has signed the bill
abolishing the city court of Swains
boro, upon a vote by the people of
Emmanuel directing the same.
The primary anil ultimate purpose of
Mr Youmans’ coming to the legis
lature was in order that the county
court of Swainsboro might be abol
ished. Beyond the consummation of
that desire, representative Youmans
took only a passing and a passive in
terest in things legislative.
There was considerable opposition to
the abolition of the city court of
Swainsboro and still Is but You
mans was elect* *! on that issu*'. ami he
• ,-s ibqi i tnfned to provide a toboggan
I tor the disuppeutaneg ul the thing, even
if he had to come back to the legisla
ture another time.
Mr. Youmans was "Exhibit Z" on the
house roll, and he enjoyed an immense
popularity in both the senate and the
hi >use.
If Governor Brown ever runs again
for pis present office, one of the planks
in his platform likely will he either
f* wer legislative hills to pass upon, or
more than five days in which to do the
passing.
The last day of the time allotted to
the executive for the consideration of
I legislative enactments after adjourn
ment still found the governor with hun
dreds of bills on his hands. Some of
thesi he was reasonably familiar with,
and a large proportion of them were
local bills, to be sure—but, at that, he
was obliged to retire to a remote room
somewhere in an unfrequented— except
by Alex Lawrence- part of the capitol,
there to lock himself up, denied to all
visitors, in order that every bill might
have his attention before his time limit
had expired.
Eor hours upon hours, he and Jess
Berry labored over the mass of legis
lative matter before them—and got
away with it!
SAVES MAN 4 FLOORS UP
WITH A 15-FOOT LADDER
NEW YORK, Aug. 21. —Walter Sig
ner. fire engine driver, rescued John
Robinson. a tailor. weighing 187
pounds, by carrying him from the fifth
Hom of a burning tenement house
down a la-foot ladder that reached
only from floor to floor. The little
driver mounted to the fifth story by
hooking the ladder to the lowest win
dow, to which he climbed and then
pulled the ladder up after him. In this
way he scaled to the burning apart
ment, and then he carried down ths
unconscious Robinson In the same
manner.
A dirty, unsigned circu
lar, headed “Took Money
Out of a White Child’s
Mouth,” is being circulated
'by the supporters of Alex
W. Stephens. This filthy
circular is a tissue of unmit
igated lies, put out on the
day of the election without
the character of any man
being behind it, and when it
is too late To make a detailed
reply. We assert this sort
of tactics is sufficient to
condemn any man running
for any office. We sign
what we write.
J. D. Kilpatrick, Chair
man.
C. T. Ladson,
Fred J. Paxon,
Lucien Harris,
Tull C. Waters,
Thomas J. Lewis,
A, A. Meyer,
Marion Smith,
James A. Branch,
Marion M. Jackson,
J. A. Fischer,
E. D. Thomas,
William A. Fuller,
Executive Committee.
My campaign has been
conducted by my friends.
This circular referred to is
so knowingly, corruptly,
maliciously and wilfully
false, that I desire to per
sonally denounce it.
John T. Pendleton.
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