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Reform in Georgia Tax System and Stricter Economy in State’s Affairs Urged by Macon Convention
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM OPPOSES SALE OF WESTERN & ATLANTIC
kPOTTLE WINS BY
hlWfflL Os
I BROYLES
■ Macon Convention Is Opened
r After Strenuous Night of
Planning for War.
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•tscu'sion *x< ept s« It pertained to hie
o<n nomination hoc. ever.
The oratorx is to oe rut mil todac
Only one speec n will be made, and that
by Slaton accepting th* nomination
Judge Morri- said of the contest ie
d:o
"It ta < lea that I have been fai i'
nominated judge The i.ffit la tetutnsj
In th' hands of the etaie ecui m.an M I
V • ight. *hov m\ main '> I" be 49. m I
the circuit, if a contest is to be had
under the t o o“ of too | , :c it -limiji |
be in.’urni n led befoe ini.t exe. i
u'ivo committee anti :ip|i»a if inn is ‘
b had. should be t<> th- stale l> mo- i
i ratii executive commiltet This ru ■ i
is fai because tile n’Uiiiv executive j
committee mb >ai • |oid limo fat a
just li< a ing and fu 1 ini • s igallon of
tho fi. ■ - Ti < ■ 111 ■ i ventive etim
mir tee con M. ala ma I- ing tn “I iga •
lion, haie made t tjo.t to the state
oxecutile coinmlttl’o, an tio Slate ex- J
ecutlve i o limit •• could have tii.ldt a
fill l repo ; IO I, “1,0.■ eonvt tltiom bill
it seems *ha * in Inve-t i?a tinn win ■ n |
the fa. ’« o'. l"IVe berm fllev ll’-.llgr'
out Is no' th i> n I of an investigation,
that Is des h n ipponents
*'l lint tl" b<in solved with noth*
of sre k' n >•' • - > ■■> \; | not;. Li
the mo'tcnß i ip' th'ii one d to i><
prop -ed befo . iii" “t.i . ntlon
. . Os cou ■ ■ ■ f<>n
convention is lira fa'. fol tii»- reason I
that a la go convent! >n can no; bo ex !
peeled to wait until ;lie fa. Is have be u i
presented. To fir iv i resrnt the facts-|
1t will ho necessary fm witn *sos to b* j
examined This will take mmo tim< !
than the state convention will piohabli
be willing to give to it. I do not fen ■ a '
thorough and fair Investigation A hur
ried investigation Would not lie fair to!
me not to any one else. The right of ,
the people of any i i-i an to - c theii i
own Judge bi popular vote is 100 ini |
portant a matte i to have ilmi: judg
ment overthrown with ut a full and fa> I
investigat ion "
V I. Tankersley, iiairuian of th. !
Democratic executive commiitie of Gil I
met- county, said:
"In Gilmer county the Republican]
party has been maintaining ap organl- I
r-ation nod running candidates against
the iocal Democratic nominees .ver!
since the war The Republicans have i
■held the ofTlc, s in tills county most of!
the time for a number of veins A res
olution was passed In the Democratic
executive committee inviting all Demo
< rat“ and all who would agree to sup
port the nominees to participate In this
primary. and with the exception of less
than tnentv five, the organized Repub
licans made no effort to vote The
Democrats almost to a man are for
Judge Morris and supported him. Re
publicans ar. against him. The whole
trouble Is du. to the fact that n few
organized Republicans want to run the
Democrat!.- primary of Gilmer counti
ano the Democrats wont stand for It
Tame Opening by
Chairman West.
The state conventio’ was called to
order at 10.2.> o clock and proceeded at
once to the business in hand by electing
H H V\ est of l.ow tides temporary
chairman. He delivered a sn minutes
speech, devoting himself to a denun
ciation of the initlativ ■ '. ferendum an
recall. His speech along this line
aroused faint enthusiasm only tithe’',
w ise than tn its treatment of the Issues
mentioned. <'hairman West - speech
was cnmmonpla .• and rather tame
The convention whs not there for
oratory, anyway it knew some fl o.
works were to be exploded and wanted
the exploding to commenc. The crowd
attending the convention was astonish
ingly small outside the de . gates
there were not more than 260 onlook
ers present in the hot stuffv little audi
torium where the convention assem
bled.
After Chairman West s speech had
been concluded. .' s. Xorthen. of Pul
ton. -was ei‘*.*ted temporary secretarv
of the convention t'ndei the tempoi
ary organization an order of business
was arranged and the credentials of
delegates passed upon
Chairman Harris
Arouses Enthusiasm
William .1 Hanis. ..f p. K , , . i
permanent (hairman. .<ml ■ .\ i«d!
a short address on democrat. iint\.|
predicting a national \ it tor\ in N -xeni- ;
her Mr Ha 'is etfogiz-'d John M s <
ton. Osrar I’nderwood ;<nd \\ <»<.<; <»u I
Wilson. His speech was a big uui’ .rj
and hi< was the honor of gingering i.r
for, the time tne theretofore preit\ di. ;
g eta w a ■
Hardv L’lm Mt -
manager was p etted permanent seert
tary
W hiif- th» <'Hninittee on reso‘<u o >ns
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MILL MAN ADMITS
“FRAMING” STRIKERS.
THEN KILLS HIMSELF
RoSTON. Aug 2S KrneM W. Pit
man huildt r of the Wood and Ayer
textile mills al ].a \vr«-n'e, who commit
ted suicide aft* l being summoned be
fore the grand jury y< st* rday, i narged
with the ’planting'* of dynamite in
! Latvreme during the strike, had pre
: v ioii.-|y t ons ss* <J to the district attor
! ney. it became known today.
The arretr of several men prominent
i n the r< x»ik Ino iir* in New England
is • xp» < t» <i toda < as a result of the in
| ve-l igati«»n Distiirt Ai orn<\ PeHitier
I has b' < n • -omim t ing secretly foi the
| pa»t three da' « iMnnmltP ’ plant” in
| ii«l inent w . ‘t i said, h.ive already been
j.eturned. Tw • n n prominent!', men-
I din tic i nv< s’igation today ate
• tiling if,- laig’St mil! owners in the
< ombin itlon and a ptoailnent’ Boston
dealer in mill -upplies is one of them.
Pi.man is report. <| i o have said that
the m* n who were Implicated had no
int<ution that any of the dynantite
-hmild lie used md \\ere to take every
precaution to have it discovered" by
ilie police as soon a s h wa -■ placed in
l the | >sessjon <*f th» <>pei at i v»s. so the
|l.c ‘i <ouid not use h jf they hap
I pened to find it.
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BART COX. COUNTY LEADER.
! wii“ out nn effort w.is nimle to have tho
■ cotr. ention i pcouiuicihl ;i recount of the
■ legislative ballots In Bulloch counti.
which E M. Deni, of that county said
■ the county executive committee whs
’villing to. In Ibis race E. A Turner
I defeated .1 R Miller by one vote. The
Convention side stem.ed this matter by
I referring the motion to the committee
■ on credent lais, where It remained when
( the convention mlj.mrn.-d sine die.
Michigan Primary
Returns Uncertain
DETROIT \ug. 2S. Ainos Mussel
man and Ered <Martindale are run
ning a dose race for thr Republican
nomination for governoi of Michigan.
Returns todax were not sufticiently
• oniplete to indicate which is the prob
able winner \lfred Lucking, of De
•roit, according to returns so far, is
leading George P Hummer in the Dem
ocratic rat e for the nomination for
United States aenator These areptac
tieally the only contests in the prima
ries. The vote throughout has been
rather light.
SUFFRAGE FAR FROM
REALITY IN CANADA.
PREMIER CONFIDES
LONDON Aug 2s. Canada must do
without suffrage for a while.
That was the substance of the answer
todas to a deputation of women by *
Robert I. Borden, premier of the Do
minion government, who is visiting
here.
A deputation of women, headed by
Miss Barrett, a militant Lader, called
upon the premier by appointment and
asked him whether or not he intended
introducing a bill in the Dominion par
liament upon his return granting the
bail* t to women
To this Mr Rmden replied that he
had not power to do such a thing, as
tile franchise laws there aie made by
the nine provincial legislatures. The
women were crestfallen when they de
parted.
DIAMONDS WORTH $23,000
IN SLICK THIEF'S HANDS
\ TL.WTIU <TTY, Aug In a well
I planned tri kIo an» r\ \ thief for whom
; Ihe polo* and Pink* rtons a-e scouring
phis and m u b\ cities. Abraham
\
i 14 Maid(ti Lam. New York, was rob
bt <1 of a trunk which, he says, con
p.cnuig diamonds valued at s22.j)na The
I oblx rx wax made possible b\ < hang
ing the check on a trunk on its wax
ss the ferrj of the Pennsylvania
i aiho.iii from Philadelph‘a. with the re.
p t i hat Fr.icknian received a trunk
oti ■ r ’lhui li s own w hen hr reached his
i 'HI in this cit}. while the trunk eon-
U'ining f » treasure was >»‘nt to anoth
» i li<»tel and looted.
IHE A I 'LANTA GEOKGIAN ANU NEW S. \\ r U.\ l , ,>J >.\ I.Al* >( > I 2S. l!H J.
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Central Figures in Blue Ridge Judgeship Contest
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JUDGE MORRIS (ABOVE). H. L PATTERSON (BELOW)
fSHDELIGHTS ON THE
![ BIG SHOW AT MACON
By JAMES B. NEVIN.
M.M'u.X. GA.. Auc. 28. Roland Ellis
Is the real host of the Georgia state
Democratic convention today, albeit
Macon claims collectively the honor.
Roland was walloped seventeen ways
from Sunday in the solicitor's race in
the Macon Judicial circuit by Judge
John Ross the other day. but it has
served to ruffle the Ellis <'hesterfieldian
exterior not at all.
Ellis meets them all in the lobby of
the Lanier, extends the glad hand, pro
duces courtesy cards to all the near
by clubs and soda water emporiums,
and sot those few who mention his Lite
catastrophe he has a smile thAt is child
like and bland.
Macon is genuinely glad to have the
state convention in its midst.
It has turned the keys of the city -
w hich, is the way all reporters put it.
cub or otiterw i-e over to the delegates,
and the game will be played with Ma
con taking sides with nobody in par
ticular.
Hardy lint is the matinee hero of the
convention.
Not that he looks the part so much.'
but that he has a reputation as politi
cal manager that is the envy of every
body And the curious part of it all Is
that, while everybody knows dm, few
ever have seen him.
It was noised around soon after I lin
arrived that he was In town and imme
diately the populace seized upon llm as
i the big sight of ttie big show
I Elm has not had greatness thrust
[ upon him, perhaps, but he certainly has
had Its double-first cousin, pleasant no
toriety .shoved his way in bunches
Byron Bower, of Decatur was the
first delegate to arrive
This is a wonderful thing. beeaus<
he alway s was in the very last to arrive
when th< house was called to order,
while the late legislature was in ses
sion
■ I was determined. ' said Bower to
day. "to beat 'em all to II this time,
even though there is nothing In it for
me particularly.''
Joe" Pottle is here, in the interest of
'his brother. "Bob.' whose tie race with
Judge Nash Broyles for the court of
appeals Is the most interesting prob
lem with which the convention will
I'm • to gi apple.
Joe " Bottle probably has mote real
i tt'tidstotht sou.o e Im h than any one
'man in Gymgia, and h* has been a
tower of strength to the "little Pottle
fellow.'' as the judge is called, in the
present situation.
J J. Brown. "Bud" Blalock and "Jim"
Price got here early—Tuesday morn
ing. in fact.
There has not been a delegate to ar
rive and remain five minutes without
one of that tiio getting a finger in his
buttonhole.
“Boss" Cox. the czar of Gilmei coun
ty. is a convention celebrity.
He is pointed out to all people as the
prize "bad man" of northcast Georgia
In personal appearance, however, hi
is one of the mildest and most peaceful
looking citizens any body ex er saw
The fltst place all visitors, delegates
or innocent bystanders visit is Colonel
’ Charles R. Pendleton's office in Tne Ma- .
con Telegraph building on Cherry street.
Colonel Pendleton enjoys the pro
found respect of all classes of delegates
and Is looked to generally for sound
land level-headed adva • on all ques
tions that come up.
H H. Dean of Gainesville, one of
Georgia's delegates at large to Balti
more, and of the state
i convention committee on ordei of busi
ness. is a delegate to the state conven
tion
"Speck Twitty. the most populat
mayor in Georgia "Speck" admits this
himself -is here.
He always is
Whoever heard ot wants to heat of
a state convention without "Speik"" t
The convention was opened with
prayer at lit a tn.
1 It was generally agieed that some few
things ahead Indicated the reasonable I
necessity and advisability of opening it
■ that wax
Mrs. Nora Shepard.
The body of Mis. Nora Shepard, wid
ow of the late Captain James Shepard,
of the city police department, who died .
lite yesterday, will be butted at Oak
land cemetery this afternoon The
funeral services were held at the resi-
■ denee 24 Rosalia street, shortly after
3 o'clock Mrs Shepard t< survived bx
one s.>n. Rhodehlli Shepard
Estes Family Reunion.
I The Estes family reunion was he'd at
Grant park todav Arrangenv nts had
been made sot oxer C'O members of tin
farnilx Among the- in charg, wrt.
I*’ " c Estes, ,1. c Estes and Alvin
Estes.
ITALIAN GUNS AGAIN
TRAINED ON BEIRUT;
INHABITANTS FLEE
BEIRUT, SYRIA, Aug. 28. —A second
| bombardment of Beirut Is ihreatened
!by the Italians. Five battle-hips and a
gunboat, al! flying the Italian flag, sud-
I'b nly appeared off the city today , and
after steaming into range, dropped
mvhoi with the city under then guns.
l<'ons;e; nation seized the people. Shop?
■ were closed and hundreds fled.
The Italians bombarded Beirut earlier
’this year, doing considerable damage.
I Many lives were lost in the attack,
i .'.ft " shelling the city for a. time,
i fleet sailed away without trying to ef
p’-i ' i landing Etom that time Beirut
I had not been menaced until today.
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CHAIRMAN HARRIS.
New State Committee
Selected at Macon
MACON, GA Aug. 28 The new Dem
ocratic state executive committee elected
today is as follows.
First District W. T. McElmurray, of
Burke: 11. A Boykin, of Screven; R. \\ .
Sheppard, of Effingham, and A. A. Law
rence, of Chatham.
Second District- W. C. Snodgrass, of
Thomas: E. II Griffin, of Decatur; \V E.
Sanders, of Early : G. 1-. Collins, of Cal
houn.
Third District E. L. Rainey, of Ter
rell; \ I. McDonald, of Ben Hill; .1. E.
Hayes, of Macon, and \V. M. Harper, of
Sumter.
Fourth District F. M Langley, of
Troup: C E. Battle, of Museogee. W E
Johnson, of Meriwether, and T H. Per
sons. of Talbot.
Fifth District A. Whitaker, of Rock
dale; Hollins Randolph, of Fulton: J. E.
Bodenhamer. of DeKalb, and D. B Bal
lard, of Douglas.
Sixth District—B. H Hardy, of Pike:
W N D. Dixon, of Fayette; Patil Turner,
of Henry ami Joe Hill Hall, of Bibb.
Seventh District J. E Rosser, of Wal
ker; W. C. Martin, of Whitfield: H. P
Meikleham. of Floyd, and l». W Blair, of
Cobb
Eighth District—Roy D Stubbs, of Put
nam; J H Griffin, of Wilkes; O. Roberts,
of Walton, and W R. Little, of Franklin.
Ninth District,—U. L. Hutchens, of
Gwinnett. 11. H. Dean, of Hall; S. H.
Allen, of Forsyth, and S. T. Worley, of
Cherokee.
Tenth District Carl Vinson, of Bald
win: \rchibald Blackshear, of Richmond:
\lvin Golueke, of Taliaferro, and W. M
Goodwin, of Washington
Eleventh Disfrict- .1 W Quincy, of
t 'lTee. A 'l' Woodward, of Lowndes; S
F. Memory, of Pierce, and J. B. Clements,
of Irvin.
i Twelfth District C W Griffin, of
Dodge; .1 I Harward. of Pulaski; L. D
I Sharron. ■(' Twiggs, and .1 \V Palmer, of
i Montgomery
W. J Harris, of Polk, permanent chair
man of tlte convention, automatically be
comes chairman of tlte committee. A H.
I'lm. of Fulton, the convention secretary,
■ is likewise secretary of the committee.
FATE OF YOUTHFUL
SLAYER AT CORDELE
RESTS WITH JURORS
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CORDELE. GA. Aug. 2S.—The case
of Edward Slade, eighteen-year-old
slayer ol N <>.->;<• Johnson, his neigh
bor. when the two men met at a deso-
J point in tlie road near Slade's
I home on June 2S. is now in the hands
i of tl;e jury, which has been out since
I. ally last night Up to noon today no
: verdict had been reached.
Many have predicted a mistrial ftom
1 tile ti st Two days were required in
| the heating of the ease. Throughout
the proceedings the court room has
been crowded with anxious spectators
I and friends of both families.
GIRL’S DEATH MEANT FOR
CAT: DOOR SNAPS TRIGGER
ELKRIDGE. W. VA . Aug. 28.—Ac
cidentally shot when a door snapped
the trigger of a gun her uncle. John
Vuriea. was tarrying. Eva Yuriea
daughtet of \zolf Yuriea. received the
i Itarge intended for a mad cat and
died
Miss Yuriea received the full charge
tn th" thigh An artery was severed
ami she bled t.. death in two hours-, in
spite of the • ffot t of a physician.
Change in Registration
Law, Protest of In
crease in Bonded In
debtedness, and Im
provement of Schools
Are Other Planks.
The Democratic platform as submit
ted to the convention at Macon con
tained among its most important planks
one opposing the sale of the Western
and Atlantic railroad and another urg
ing reform in the tax system to equal
ize burdens. It also urged stricter econ
omy in the administration of the state.
In alf recommendations the legislature
was urged to act.
Here are tlie principal sections of
the platform.
We affirm and approve the dec
laration of principles, as set forth
in the national platform by the Bal
timore convention.
We indorse and pledge our best
support to Woodrow Wilson for
president and Thomas R. Marshall
for vice president.
The state government fiscal sys
tem has not developed with the
times and the growth of our com
monwealth. The ■ period Is ap
proaching. If it has not already ar
rived. when the system must be re
formed.
Some methods should be adopted
• whereby the state's finances' will be
rehabilitated. and precautions
should be taken to guarantee that
at no time tlie expenditures will be
permitted to exceed the income
Urges Equalization of Taxe».
The subject relating to the fore
going is that of our methods for
laising state taxes. Our system
has been improved but little since
the present constitution was adopt
ed. General wealth, and the con
centration thereof. having in
creased to such a great extent and
our population become so diversi
fied. the method of levying taxes
• has been reduced to the obsolete
and inefficient.
The burdens of government
should be placed in equal propor
tions to the benefits conferred and
the protection enjoyed. All prop
erty should bear in equal measure
its share of taxes. None should be
taxed excessively and none should
be permitted to escape taxation.
We believe the present registra
tion law should be so amended that
when a voter has once proven his
qualification by registering and be
ing en>oiled he shall remain a reg- ,
ist.ered voter unless disqualified for
cause due to himself. Permanent
>egistration would estop the con
fusing difficulties now besetting the
voter and provide a safe method for
protecting the Integrity of the bal
lot.
The Demoi ratio party of Georgia
reaffirms its allegiance to the coun
tv unit plan of making nominations
for office. This plan provides pro
tection of inestimable value to
thinly populated communities, and.
while not depriving them of any of
their rights, makes it impossible
for the great centers of population
to dominate the government.
Opposes Sale of W. and A.
If the state's magnificent inter
ests therein are protected, steps
looking to the re-leasing, or other
disposition, of the Western and At
lantic railroad must be taken with
in the next two years.
We oppose the sale of this prop
erty.
Inasmuch as thf present lease ex
pires in 1919, we trust the next leg
islature will take suitable steps for
determining the best disposition
without consideration of sale that
can be made of this property when
the time for its disposal arrives.
We earnestly protest against any
further increase In the state’s bond
ed indebtedness.
While those institutions necessary
ti; the public safety and the proper
development of our children
be provided for as liberally as funds
will permit, we enjoin absolute
economy on those who raise and
dispose of public revenue.
Schools Need Attention,
The efficiency of the people de
pends upon their health. A great
deal of sickness is preventable. The
state should lend every available ef
fort to the promotion of sanitary
reforms. and to the general pro
tection of the petxple against the
ravages of disease.
Our splendid university system,
which includes nearly every class of
educational establishment, is quite
properly the pride of the state. It
should be further developed, partic
ularly along the line of agricultural
teaching.
Inasmuch as education begins in
the grammar school, we favor the
largest possible appropriation for
our common school system and the
most effective methods for conduct
ing all those which are supported
in whole or in part by the state.
These appropriations should be met.
as soon as due, and we hope that
provision whereby the teachers
shall be paid properly will be no
fonger delayed
We favor the continuance of
strict regulation of public service
corporations and nothing calculated
to reduce the effectiveness of such
regulation should be done.
Roads Bureau Needed.
The progress made by this state
recently in road building speaks for
an industrial and social develop
ment of great consequence to our
people.
I he state should provide a sepa
rate bureau or department for en
couraging or aiding in this work.
The heroic men of the sixties are
disappearing rapidly from the land
whose glory was Written bv theii
eourago and fidelity to principles.
Those remaining, and the w idows of
those who have gone should be
shown the liberal consideration of a
devout and appreciative people.
in no country in the world is jus
tice freer than in Georgia. How
ever. corrections may be made in
our system of administering ju?-
tice Technitalities should be elim
inated so far as may bo done safely
J here should be no useless obstruc
t ions.
The verdicts of juries and tne
judgment-- of the courts -hould nm
be <»vc! lormed r.wept for reruns
”f conipc:Hnz jiHticp
WIDOW WHO OWE
ALL TO POOR IS
MipiD
Mrs; Lucy Barclay, Noted,
With Husband, as Philan
thropist, Now Helpless.
Continued From Page One.
and how much of his money had been
given.
Then they held a monster memorial
service in hia honor. The old Baptist
Tabernacle building was packed with
the throng. The rich and poor alike
came to pay honor to his memory.
Since then they have forgot the widow,
who Is now a subject for charity her
self.
One of John Barclay’s efforts is des
tined to be the largest institution of its
kind in the South. The Harriet Hawkee
Industrial home is but an enlargement
of the Barclay Mission for Wayward
Girls, and will carry out the work on a
scale made possible by the gift of A. K.
Hawkes, the Atlanta philanthropist.
One of the main buildings on the large
suburban place where the institution
will stand is to be named Barclay hall
in honor of the man who first conceived
the plan for such an Institution in At
lanta
"What will become of the woman who
is helpless today after a lifetime of
work in the Interests of humanity?" is
the question that an old friend and
former co-worker asked today.
FORRESTAVE? KICKS
ON NOISE OFTRUCKS
IN THE CAR TRACKS
• Auto anti other trucks which seek
the trolley tracks and scrape shrill
screeches from the tortured rails are
to come under the ban of the city coun
cil if the «omen of Forrest avenue
have their way, and they say they will.
They're going to bring a petition be
fore that honorable body in order tc
ameliorate conditions and restore theit
avenue to its usual evening quiet.
, Porch parties in Vorrest avenue
where neighbors gather in the gloam
ing to talk of various things, nearly
have been broken up by the sounds
scraped from steel by the trucks. Be
sides the gas wagons, ordinary horse
drawn vehicles with metal tires climb
upon the rails and stick there, and the
noise is like that of a wooden-legged
burglar throwing a fit on a tin roof
The hnnking horns and clang of the
street car gongs were bad enough, but
the trucks are the worst, declare these
afflicted residents
WOMAN RESCUES 3,
BUT BABY DIES AS
CABIN HOME BURNS
Kr>Ko.M<> IND Aug. 28. -A 15-
ffionths-old baby was burned to death.
William Bnwyei was probably fatally
burned, and Mrs Bowyer and two chil
dren sustained serious burns when fire
eatlt today destroyed the log cabin oc
cupied by the family at Walton. 15
miles north of .here.
Mrs. Bowyer was milking the cows
v. lien the fire broke out. The other
members of the family were asleep.
Rushing to their rescue. Mrs. Bowyer
succeeded in dragging out her husband
and two daughters, but when She reach
ed the baby it was dead. Bowyer had
evidently tried to get out, but was
knocked unconscious when the cabin
roof fell in.
WOMAN GOES TO CITY
STOCKADE FOR 30 DAYS
l nabli to pay a fine of $25.75, 51 is.
Lillian Barrett, 96 South Pryor street,
today was taken 10 the city stockade
to begin serving a term of 30 days.
Mis. Barrett and her 18-year old daugh
t 1. Alma, were arraigned in police
coutt for disorderly conduct, but tlie
girl was freed.
Mis. Barretts unit luggage as site
boarded the big "redbird" transfer
"agon was a box of stationery. As tlie
wagon drove away. Mrs. Barrett, who
"as allowed to sit on the seat with th"
driver, w;ived adieu to several police
men.
POSSE CAPTURES NEGRO
AFTER THREE-DAY CHASE
GADSDEN. AL.UTug 28,i-Af tPr a
rough the moun
tains. the negro desperado who snot
and killed James Murphy and wounded
two other men has been captured near
' itestei fle.d, on the Tennessee, Alabama
and Georgia railway. Two men saw
him and fired upon him with shotguns,
peppering his body wits shot. He had
already been wounded, the right arm
being altnos* completely shot away. He
"as tak'n to Birmingham for safe
keeping.
LEG BROKEN. FARMER IS
TAKEN 20 MILES IN AUTO
" H Bruce, a farmer living near
Roswell, was brought to Atlanta today
in an automobile and taken to Grad'
hospital with a broken leg He was
kicked p v a niuU> which he wap hH
nesstng. The auto was pa-sing at th?
'Hu*, and the injured man xx as picked
rushe»l to th* l city a distance