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2 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. . . . ii!86 11.47 ii!i2 iL86 11.47 ii!i3 iil83 11.40 ii!i2 ii .85 11.46 ii'.u 11.86-88 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 ii 62 11.06-07 Jan. . • . 10.98 10.98110.97 10.97 11.02-03 Feb. , . . 11.02-03 Mar . . . 1 11.12-13 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. 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