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Swamped by Bills, Florida Assem
bly Is Ready to Legislate Itself
Out of Existence.
The Florida Legislature is consider
ing a bill to abolish itself, and this
strange and unusual situation is per
fectly familiar to members of the
Georgia Legislature.
The Florida General Assembly, in
the limited time of Its sittings, finds it
utterly impossible to dispose of the
mass of business annually dumped
upon it, through the slow and cum
bersome methods of legislative pro
cedure now provided.
It takes, in the Florida Legislature
as in that of Georgia, as much time to
pass a little, inconsequential local
measure as It does to pass a general
law, and there are five times as* man>
local laws proposed. A local bill must
be read three times in each House on
separate days, referred in both Houses
to a committee for consideration, and
take its place upon the calendar at the
will of the House concerned.
Florida has found that it must sac
rifice much general legislation, in the
final crush and jam of the sessions, to
the ever-increasing pressure of the
time limit imposed by the State Con
stitution. It finally has become so
disgusted with itself and its inability
to handle in an Intelligent manner the
matter sent In for consideration that
it Is ready to throw up its hands in
disgust and quit.
The Florida Legislature likely will
not abolish Itself, of course—it better
may mend itself than end itself. If
some methods of disposing of local
bills were provided whereby the time
now lost In the Legislature might be
given to the consideration of general
acts, the trouble would be solved.
One well-known member of the
Georgia Legislature hap the matter of
reform In legislative proceedings now
in mind, and he will undertake In the
next session to frame a plan for the
more expeditious disposition of local
matters.
Another member believes that the
problem might be solved by paying
the members a salary Instead of a
per diem, fixing the salary at the pres
ent per diem, and taking the time
limit of sitting off.
Certain it is that the Georgia Legis
lature every year goes up against the
same trouble that is now pestering the
Florida General Assembly, and a se
rious effort will be made during the
Jn-coming session to get away from it.
So far, however, no member of the
Georgia General Assembly has had the
nerve to propose that the Legislature
abolish itself!
During the coming session of the
General Assembly of Georgia James J.
Slade, senior member of the Muscogee
delegation to the Legislature, pro
poses to push eight measures which
he believes will be of State-wide in
terest; in fact, each of the measures
is State-wide in nature.
First, he proposes to help establish
an equalization of taxes.
Second, he will help re-establish the
dog law.
Third, help establish some Just
measure of garnishment of wages.
Fourth, aid the State University in
securing appropriations for abso
lutely needed physical improvements.
Fifth, help establish in the Georgia
Code what constitutes "colored per
son,” which the Code does not now
define
Sixth, he will present a bill to
amend the Constitution, defining what
constitutes good character, giving def-
nite interpretation to that term In the
disfranchisement act. In other words,
to wipe the last negro’s name off the
electorate.
Seventh, prepare more pay for
teachers and to get it for them sooner.
Kignth, he will undertake to have
the umendment to the State military
law providing for taking authority
out of the hands of civil authorities,
in the event of riots, and put in the
hanus of the military authorities.
Sheriff “Shade” Hawes, of McDuf
fie, Tom Watson’s thrice blessed
county, is in Atlanta's Juneiferous
midst.
Mr. Hawes makes his escape from
the wilds of Thomson along about the
first of every month, comes up to At
lanta. gets shaved and shakes hands
around and about among his many
friends.
He looks forward to these monthly
pilgrimages as distinctly diverting
|and delightful expeditions, and would
•not miss one of them for the world.
I One can always tell when it is the
I first of the month by watching for
Sheriff Hawes' manly form along the
t>y-ways and hedges of the Gate City.
Governor Joseph M. Brown is tak
ing things easy nowadays, and get
ting the State s affairs in apple pie
order to turn over to Governor Sla
ton some three weeks hence.
The Governor, as he nears the end
of his term, is as reticent as ever
about his future. Whether he will
t eiec^- to retire permanently to pri-
vattOife or have a try. at the United
States Senate, no man other than
himself is qualified to say. He reso
lutely refuses to discuss promotion to
another office while yet he occupies
the Governorship.
Certain it is that Governor Brown
will retire to his Cherokee County
farm for a time. Certain it is, too,
that he will not undertake to “butt in”
on Governor Slaton's business, nor on
anybody else s business, insofar as
running the State’s affair are con
cerned—that is, unless he is requested
to do so by parties interested, and
that wouldn't be "butting in,” any
way.
Governor Brown has his hand on
the State’s political pulse, however—
never fe<*r. And he is a most astute
diagnostician, moreover. If he de
cides to try for the Senate he will
know exactly wh&t he is driving at.
He isn't going to shoot without nav-
\ng first taken most careful aim
The Governor is very friendly to
bis successor—indeed, when Governor
Brown was last elected John M. Sla
ton unquestionably was one of the
powerful and effective influences be
hind him There has been some talk
^ *f Slaton for the Senate next time,
cut it may be taken as an assured
V.tart that Slaton and Brown both will
Got run.
Eight Buried by Tunnel Cave-in.
MUNICH GERMANY. June 2.—
Eight workmen were buried by a tun
nel cave-in near here to-day. Life
was extinct in the first three bodies
recoveced, and nope for the rest was
given mx ______
The Georgian-American Pony Contest
VOTE COUPON
Hearst’s Sunday American and Atlanta Georgian
Pony Contest Vote Coupon, Monday, June 2, 1913.
5 l/ATrC NOT GOOD AFTER
JUNE 17, 1913.
Address
SCHOOL BOYS’AND GIRLS’ BALLOT.
Address
PONY CONTEST VOTE COUPON. MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1913
5 VOTES
NOT GOOD AFTER JUNE 17, 1913.
CARRIERS’ AND AGENTS' BALLOT.
Racer’s Bride His ‘Lucky Charm’
*Fa*F +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+
Swartz Rides by Wife’s Signals
Mrs. Harry Swartz.
'Nothing Will Happen When I'm
Around; I Feel Accidents Com
ing,' Says His 'Manager.'
“Harry, oh, Harry, come back—
come back!”
A pretty girl—young, yellow-haired,
pink of cheeks, but with face drawn
and hands clenched—ran hurriedly
down the platform in front of the
paddock of the Motordrome In deter
mined pursuit of a racing motorcycle.
Astride the machine was a grease-
stained, smiling young German-
American, dressed in a worn riding
suit and wearing a helmet of steel
and leather. Clutched in his hand was
a rope and at the other end of it was
a service motorcycle, with the track
handy man astride, pulling the racer
away for a flying start
"Harry! Harry!” shrieked the girl.
Harry wavered, turned his head, let
go the rope, dragged his feet until his
machine came to rest, turned and
asked, with some irritation:
"Marguerite, what DO you want?”
“Come back. There s something the
matter with your motorcycle—I don’t
know what.”
Back came the machine, trundled
along by the obedient Harry*• An in
vestigation followed. Stuck through
the front tire was a nail. Had "Harry”
who is Harry Swartz, one of Amer
ica's most daring motorcycle racers—
gone out with that nail driven in his
tire he might have gone home In a
box. A clean puncture of a front tire
in every case means to a “board track
rider'’ a spill. And that sort of a
tumble in most cases means death.
Feels Accidents Coming.
"How did you know that nail was
in there?” asked Swart* of his young
wife.
“I don’t know," said she. “1 just
feel those things.”
"It's queer,” mused Swartz, “but I
can’t ever have an accident when
she’s along. She seems to know and
she calls me back. I wouldn’t ride a
lap if she had one of her presenti
ments ”
And away went Swartz to put on a
new tire. An hour later he was back
on the track, doing miles In 42 and 43
seconds—and ready to stop on a sig-
nal from his wife, who stands by the
! trackside as long as he Is out.
Between Swartz and his girl wife
| a|i elaborate system of signals has
been evolved for use In racing. She
THE ATLANTA GEOROTAN AND NEWS.
J[„ H T TIM
This Little Romance
Has ’Em All Guessing.
Karly morning travelers on the
Whitehall line from West End have
been greatly Interested in a quiet lit
tle romance that has been proceeding
smoothly for a good many months.
This morning something went wrong
with “love’s young dream” and the
aforesaid trolley passengers are wor
ried half to death to know what real
ly happened. Wagers have been made
as to the cause of the latest develop
ment.
Every morning at about the same
hour a charming young woman walks
down to the car line, apparently to
board a car for town. She watches
each outgoing car very closely and it
sometimes happens that she permits
at least one Ingoing car to pas* her
without the semblance of an attempt
to catch it.
Then along comes a car from town
and it stops at the corner nearest
the waiting young woman. Off get*
a good looking chap, who crosses over,
tips his hat and stands talking with
the girl until another town-bound car
arrives. Both get on and travel to
town together. This* has been going
on for months, and the young man is
never more than one car late.
This morning, however, something
unusual happened. The young lady
waited and waited and waited, but
the young gentleman did not arrive.
She finally had to start for town
without him. And she wasn't in the
best frame of mind, either. Several
blocks away another man got on the
car and took the seat beside the dis
appointed beauty. She gave him a
look which made him feel he was in
the wrong pew sure enough, and hs
changed his seat lnstanter.
Those on the car who have boon
witnesses to the progress of the lit
tle romance began wondering what
had happened Some were of the
opinion that the young fellow* was 111;
others thought he had been detained
at the office overtime—presuming, of
course, that he is engaged in all-night
work. And still others just wondered
and wondered.
"There’s one thing eure,” was the
comment of an old gentleman who
looked as If he knew what he was
talking about, “if that chap can be
reached by telephone there’ll be an
all-fired lot of talking on the wire as
soon as she gets to a convenient
phone.”
And He Didn't Go
To Town on That Car.
The young couple have one child
It’s a little chap, hasn’t learned to talk
good, but It knows what It w ants when
it wants it.
The trio—father, mother and baby—
had gone to Piedmont Park yesterday
afternoon to get some relief from the
terribly hot weather in town. Father
and mother thought It would be a
good scheme to go to the park, a*
they would not only get fresh air out
there, but would al5*o be amused as
well. Baby went along because he
couldn’t well be left behind.
Everything went along smoothly
until time to return home. Then baby
got busy. He did not want to leave
the park. He said so as well as he
could. Papa and mamma were not to be
turned in their purpose, however, and
the youngster was hauled aboard a
car. Fie was kicking and yelling, but
all to no purpose.
Papa had made up his mind that to
town they would go, and there you
are. They had Just reached Peachtree
Street when a good Idea struck the
kiddo. He yanked his little hat off hls
head and tos^d it out the window
Papa did some “cussing" under his
breath and mamma looked daggers at
the “little darling.” The car waa
stopped and the whole family got out
to hunt for the hat. Meantime the
car proceeded on its way. As the pas
sengers looked back they caught a
glimpse of the baby. Its small face
was wreathed In smile.® and there was
a look on its countenance that said as
plainly as any words:
“Well, they didn’t take me to town
on THAT car. anyway.”
ODDITIES
—in the—
DAY'S NEWS
ASKS TAXICAB FUNERAL.—
“Much oY my success I owe to taxi
cabs. Let them be used at my funer
al Instead of carriages." This mes
sage was left by Jeremiah Fickelingr.
manager of a Washington, D. C., taxi
cab company, who died recently. His
Instructions were followed.
MAHOGANY COFFIN FOR CAT.—
“Captain.' a IB-year-old tomcat which
died in St. Louis, was laid to rest in a
mahogany coffin and burled near the
home of its owner, Dr. Haas Sauerr-
mann.
CALL FOR MR. PIER PIPER.—
Citizens of Dorchester, Maas., have
asked relief from a scourge of rats,
which kill chickens, drive away cats
and frighten women and children.
keeps him in touch with the laps that
have been traveled, with his position
in the race and with the need for
greater speed or of the desirability of
slowing down On her signals he re
lies as implicitly a« though they came
from the oldest general in the army of
"board track riders "—an army, by the
way, whose soldiers run about the
same risk every time they mount their
machines as the Six Hundred did
when they charged at Balaklava.
Hit “General" for Year*.
Yet Swartz has been married less
than two weeks Hls wife was Mar
guerite Merewether, of Dallas. For
years she has been a "board track
fan," and through a long engagement
she had general charge of her pros
pective husband's racing destinies.
"Do you like to have your husband
rideT’ she was asked.
“I do NOT," she replied, with em
phasis. "*I had rather he drove a
trash wagon. I don’t care for the
money. I’d rather work for it myself
than have him risk his life. But, then,
I tijink nothing will happen while I'm
around. And I'm very proud of him
and 1 know' he's going to win us a lot
of money in Atlanta. After that he's
going to retire." Then, turning to her
husband. "Aren't you, Harry ?'
But Harry oply gtjnned,
ZZ7
! 'TWAS EVER THUS
Cepyrtght. 1*13, International Notts Sxm't
Sir Long Shot Sends His Armor to His Majesty’s Steam Laundry.
MAYOR LIMITS
CREMATORYTO
Will Approve It if Cost Is Brought
Down to Milwaukee Figure,
He Declares.
'T still say this crematory will not
solve the problem; but since they
have started it I might approve it if
they get it down to the Milwaukee
figure.”
This expression by Mayor Wood
ward Monday gives his position in
the crematory dispute.
“The Milwaukee crematory is their
brag plant,” said he. “That plant hag
a 310-ton capacity and cost $210,000.
Here in Atlanta the plant would be
250-ton capacity, costing $278,000. We
would get 50 tons less and pay $66,0001
more. Atlanta ought to pay $101,OOfl
less than they are asking, or $175,000.’■
Won't Attend Confer©"©©*, ■
Mayor Woodward announced befors|
the Finance Committee meeting thaffl
he w’ould not participate in the con-T
ferences.
“The Comptroller has been enjoined
from issuing the warrants, I hav«i
been enjoined from signing them, and
the Treasurer has been enjoined froip.
paying them. The Destructor Com
pany has been enjoined from building
the crematory, and the city could go
out there and tear It down if they
wanted to. How* can they settle it?”
Mayor Woodward continued: 4 T
don’t see the use of all this hurry,
unless they just want to give them
$276,000. The Finance Committee can
only submit a plan. That plan would
have to be adopted. Then they would
have to advertise before work began,
and then it would take several weeks
to do the work. Yet they are talking
like they can get a crematory this
afternoon. It will take time, and I
want to say again this crematory
does not solve the problem.”
Mayor Woodward still favors his
original plan of five crematories—
four plants of 25 tons capacity and
one of 100 tons. This plan, he insists,
is the only one offering a satisfactory
solution of the transportation prob
lem, the problem of transporting gar
bage to the crematory. If the one
central plant is built, he said, many
auto trucks would be necessary, else
the outlying parts of the city would
not be benefited. But with the same
number of auto trucks, he points out,
Atlanta can take care of the garbage
problem, hauling refuse away.
“Atlata Will Not Suffer."
“Just say I am having no trouble at
all over anything that has come up
during my administration,” Mayor
Woodward said. “All this trouble has
come up on account of what they put
over on the Council last year, before I
came in.
“There’s no use for anybody to get
scared, and there’s no use to get
frightened. Atlanta will not suffen'*
HURTSBORO WANTS NEW DEPOT
COLUMBUS, GA., June 2^—Hvrts-
boro, Ala., citizens will * appear be
fore the State Railroad Commission
of Alabama to-day and ask that body
to compel the Seaboard Air Line and
the Central of Georgia to unite in
building a union depot in that town.
GEORGIA
NEWS IN BRIEF
Trade Beard Fund Assured.
GRIFFIN.—The whirlwind cam -
palgn to raise $5,000 for organizing a
board of trade here is coming to a
triumphant close. More than $4,000 of
the amount needed is in hand, with
the large manufacturing concerns and
the wholesale houses yet to be heard
from.
Griffin Teachers Named.
GRIFFIN —The City Board of Edu
cation has elected teachers for an
other year. J. A. Jones is superin
tendent and J. A Eakes principal of
the High School.
Mitchell Institute June 17.
THOMASVILLE.—June 17 is the
date set by the Department of Agri
cultural Extension of the State Col
lege of Agriculture for the fanners'
institute at Camilla, Mitchell County,
this year.
Church Stewards to Meet.
COLUMBUS—A conference of the
stewards of all the Methodist church
es of the Columbus District has been
called for June 20, when it is expect
ed that 120 laymen will meet to dis
cuss problems of interest to the
church.
Goes to W. O. W. Convention.
COLUMBUS.—John T. Yates, of
Omaha, clerk of the Soverign Camp,
Woodmen of the World, who has been
in Columbus as the guest of the Co
lumbus Camp. left to-day for Jack
sonville to attend the sovereign con
vention of the order.
Bankrupt Stocka Sell Cheap.
COLUMBUS.—The bankrupt stocks
of the Patrick China Company and
of Leo Loeb, Invoiced at more than
$18,000, brought a little less than
$8,000 at public auction.
Killed by Baseball.
SANDERBVILLE.—William Evans,
4-year-old son of George Evans, was
accidentally struck over the heart by
a baseball batted by Paris O’Hara,
a negro lad, and instantly killed. He
was a nephew of Judge Beverly
Evans, of Atlanta.
Diplomat and Dinner
Guests Vaccinated
PHILADELPHIA. June 2.—Charie-
raagne Tower, former Ambassador to
Italy; his wife and son Godfrey and
fifteen guests he had invited to din
ner were compelled to submit to vac
cination.
The Tower butler had been sudden
ly stricken at his home and the case
was reported to the Board of Health
am enallpcx,
TO DAY’S MARKET
OPENINGS.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
Quotations in cotton futures:
|open
IFirst
HighILowl Call.
I Prev.
Close.
June . . .
July . . .
Aug. . . .
Sept . . .
Oct. . . .
Nov. . . .
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11.46
ii'.u
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11.92-93
11.61-52
11.32-34
11.18-19
11.18
Dec. . . .
11.11
li.u
11.11
li.ii
11.17-18
Jan. . . .
11.20-21
Feb. . . .
11.17-19
Mar. . . .
11.26-28
NEW YORK COTTON,
Quotations In cotton futures:
T~ [ T [First | Prev.
lOpenlHlghlLow| Call.l Close.
June . .
11.27(11.27
11.24
11.24
n. 33-34
July . • .
11.35(11.30
11.35
11 .38
11.47-48
Aug . .
11.2711.27
11.26
11.26
11.33-34
Sept . .
11.10 11.10
11.10
11.10
11.11-13
Oct. . . .
11.02111.02
11.01
11.02
11.05-06
Nov . . .
11.04-06
Dec. . • .
11.08111.03111.01
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11.06-07
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10.98 10.98110.97
10.97
11.02-03
Feb. , . .
11.02-03
Mar . . .
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LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
Opening.
Range.
June ... .1 6.36 (§6.3614
June-July . 6.31 (8 6.30^
July-Aug . 6.30 (&6.29 1 /*
Aug.-Sept. 6 20^(5:6.20
8ept.-Oct. .
Oct.-Nov. . 6.04 @6.04^
Nov.-Dec. . 6.01
Dec.-Jan . 6.00^@5.99^
Jan.-Feb.
Feb.-Mar.
Mar.-Apr. . 6.04 @6.02
Prev.
2 P. M. Close.
6.35J4
6.31 6.3214
6.30 6.31%
6.20 6.22
6.10 6.11
6.04 6.05
6.01^ 6.01^
6.00 6.00*4
6.00 6.00
6.01*
6.02 6.02*
Lnsty-Voiced Doctor
Routs Hold-up Men
Dr. S. W. Arrowood, of 37 Stone
wall Street, put two footpads to flight
and saved $500 by his loud crie6 for
help Saturday night. The physician
was in front of the Walker Street
School when he suddenly was con
fronted by two hold-up men. They
demanded his money.
One reinforced the demand by be
laboring Dr. Arrowood over the head
with a sandbag. The physician had
no weapon, but was in excellent voice.
His cries rang loud and clear.
The physician’s injuries were treat
ed at Grady Hospital.
Poem Likely to Send
Convict to Gallows
STOCKTON, CAL., June 2.—Poetry
written by Charles Carron, a convict,
likely will hang him. He was sen
tenced to be hanged, but his execu
tion was held up pending an exami
nation as to his sanity.
Doctors declare no insane person
could have compoeed the verse, -
THE PLAY
THIS WEEK
Keith Vaudeville at Forsyth.
The Forsyth Theater begins its sixth
week of the return of Keith vaudeville
to the busy playhouse with matinee and
evening performances to-day, and there
will be performances every afternoon
and at night the remainder of the week.
It has been proven at this time and
in the past, covering two most success
ful seasons, that the temperature within |
the Forsyth is far more comfortable j
than out-of-doors in the heat that bakes ;
In the afternoons and sometimes at i
night.
The bill for this week has everything
that a high-grade Keith show should
f iossess. Principal among the features
s Lillian Shaw, the entertaining sing
ing oomedienne. Miss Shaw is a vau
deville star. She is a big favorite in I
Atlanta.
Jack Hazard, the monologuist; Sel- |
dom’6 models, Ward and Curran, Wright
and Peitrich, the Three Alex, and the
Cates Brothers make up the rest of the }
program, and there is no doubt but
that the show is ju6t the sort that the
Forsyh patrons want and that will keep
the theater packed to its doors all Qf
the week.
Pimples-Boils
are danger signalr-heed the warning hs
time. When the blood is impoverished
the srateway la open fer the germs ef
disease to enter and cause sickness.
Dr. Pierce’s
Golden Medical Discovery
eradicates the poisons from the blood by
r mi sin* the liver Into rigorous action—pari-
tying and enriching the blood, and thereby
Invigorating the whole system. Pktn and
“scrofulous” diseases readily disappear after
using this old-time remedy.
Has been sold by dniffists for over
•40 years-and always satisfactorily
Hare You Sore Gum* or Loose Teeth?
A prominent dentist, after year* «f
experience, has found a home rem
edy that will care Riggs' disease,
bleeding, Inflamed and spongy gum*,
and tighten loose teeth by rinsing the
mouth.
Probably 70a have not enjoyed eas
ing for some time. Get a bottle of
STYP-«TRING-ANT and that dis
ease of the gums and teeth wtO be
cured; therefore, aiding digestion. I
50o bottle at all druggists, or psg-
oel post, 66c In stamps. Dexaunater-
Lawrence Drug Company, wholesale
distributors.
There’s Only One Way
To save, and that is to make a plan and gtick
to it—let it grow into a habit.
A good way to start is to make a deposit and
add to it a certain specified sum every week.
Begin by selecting a STRONG institution
that pays 4 PER CENT COMPOUNDED
SEMI-ANNUALLY like the
Trust Company of Georgia
Capital and Surplus $1,800,000
Equitable Bldg. Pryor Street