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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
HEAD OF MERCER
Convict, Who Killed
Grandfather, Slain
00 O'KELLEY
Choice of University President
Lies Between Louisville and
Raleigh Ministers.
MACON, July 24.—The presidency
of Mercer University lies between the
Rev. W\ W. Landrum, of Louisville.
Ky . formerly of Atlanta, and the R« v.
T. W. O'Kelley, pastor of the First
Baptist Church of Raleigh, N. C., ac
cording to men in close touch with
affairs at the institution
The special committee appointed to
choose a president has offered the
office to one of sixteen ministers and
educators who were under confedera
tion. and they decline to state his
name until he has either accepted or
declined.
It <s believed that Or I^andrum.
who is now with the Baptist Theolog
ical Seminary, Is first choice, and that
if he declines the place will be Ten
dered to the Rev. Dr. O’Kelley. The
latter delivered the commencement
address her* this year
MARIETTA, July 24.—Jasper But
ler, a white convict, aged 21. sen
tenced for life from Heard County
for killing his grandfather, was shot
and instantly killed by Charles Car
ter. a guard. Butler escaped from
?h* squad on the Kennesaw road
and was recaptured in a nearby
swamp. On the way to camp he
broke away again. When ordered to
stop he kept running The guard rtred
killing him instantly.
Carter is under arrest charged with
involuntary manslaughter.
JUST LIKE A WOMAN
Balkan Peace Sure;
Armistice in Effect
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
BUCHAREST. July 24.—Peace vir.
tually is now assured In the Balkan
States Roumanla's program for the
immediate settlement of hostilities
has been approved by all the belliger
ents. To-day the delegates at Nish
arranged an armistice to go into ef
fect immediately. The peace con
ferees will meet in Bucharest.
CONSTANTINOPLE. July 24.—
Turkey will not give up Adrianopl*
without a struggle. Irrespective of
the treaty signed In London, the Porte
has taken the city government Into
its own hands.
Western Pacific to
Extend Its Tap Lines
SAN FRANCISCO. July 24.—The
Gould lines will be extended into ter
ritory covered by competitors’ lines
within the next few months, accord
ing to definite plans announced by
B. PL Bush, the new president of the
Western Pacific.
The Western Pacific will push its
lines from Niles to San Jose. 18 miles;
from Orville to t’hico; from Stock-
ton down the San Joaquin valley,
paralleling the Southern Pacific in
to the Bakersfield oil district, ar.d a
line from the main road to Reno,
Nevada
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Gives Luncheon to
Plucky Phone Girls
Night telephone operators at the
Atlanta Telephone Exchange will be
served with a dainty midnight lunch
Thursday night by Michael Keliff,
who is grateful for their discovery of
burglars breaking Into hlg store Tues
day night, and the quick alarm they
turned in to police headquarters.
Assistant Chief Jett has shown the
appreciation of the police department
for the quick work of the girls, ad
dressing them a letter of thanks Two
of three burglars were caught by the
police when they answered the alarm.
Firemen Plan Strike
When Denied Outing
DALTON. July 24.—Cooler heads
among members of the Dalton Fire
Department saved the city from be
ing without fire fighters, when the
department debated at length wheth-
r or not to resign.
The trouble arose over the City
Council's failure to make an appro
priation for the firemen’s annual out
ing. Citizens have made up a fund
for the. outing, and the firemen will
leave here on August 9 for St. Simons
Island.
THOMAS CHI
8! POST
Mistress, in Atlanta on Visit, Can
Not Trust Feline Aristocrat to
Butcher Shop Diet.
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EDITORS OFF FDR
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Leave LaGrange Discussing Gov
ernor’s Arraignment of Geor
gia's Antiquated Tax System.
LA GRANGE, July 24—Members
of the Georgia Weekly Press Associa
tion left LaGrange this morning for
Brunswick, still dlsTUSslng Governor
John Marshall Slaton’s scathing ar
raignment of Georgia’s tax system at
the annual banquet of the association
Wednesday night. The Governor ap
pealed to the editors for aid in what
he declared to be the most serious
financial crisis in the history of the
State. He .«aid that Georgia’s tax
system and reckless spending by the
Legislature have brought about pres
ent conditions, when the State finds
itself unable to pay Its school-teach
ers.
“We must admit it is indefensible
to maintain a system that pay? its
teachers a year after their work has
been performed,” Governor Slaton
said. “It is pleasant to spend money
and hard to make it. We love to ap
propriate. vet shrink from the lax
levy. In two years, the Treasurer
says, we have spent nearly three-
quarters of a million more than our
Income. The teachers—patient and
hard-working—teaching during the
day and working examinations at
night- molding the characters and
training the minds of those upon
whom our civilization depends—under
our system find no ray of hope from
the injustice they suffer.
Recommends Special Taxes.
“While unpleasant to do. I have
recommended a levy—an extra tax of
1 mill for 1915. and 1-2 mill in 1916, 88
the brave way to get relief. The tax
payer will find it the best trade he
ever made. It would prevent the Im
position of drastic taxing laws, the
deficit in the treasury would be satis
fied. the State could say to purchasers
of her bor»d.« that she is on a solid
financial basis, her teachers would be
paid, and the kiting policy, which is
opposed to all sound principle, would
be abolished.”
Governor Slaton emphatically de
clared himself in favor of the plan of
equalization of taxes that has been
recommended by the Legislature.
Favors Tax Equalization.
“Is not equalization Just that re
quires all to pay the same percent
age?” he asked. “Is It right that one
many pays on 16 per cent of the value
of his property when another pays on
40? An Increase of 20 per cent, by
simply equalizing the burden, not in
creasing that of him who is already
bearing his part, would produce an
abundance of revenue for every legiti
mate purpose.”
The editors will arrive at Bruns
wick this afternoon and enjoy an out
ing of several days in that city and
at St. Simons Island, where the Sec
ond Georgia Infantry is in camp.
Sim lights
GEORGIA.
POLITICS
JAMES B.NEVTN
Boys Calmly Admit
Killing a Policeman
CHICAGO. July 24.—Declaring he
was not afraid to go to the gallows.
Walter Novak. 19. to-day repeated
his confession that he signaled for
the shooting of Policeman Samuel
Sowers, who was dying from a bullet
wound. Bruno Klonowskl. 18. who
fired the shot, said: “I Just felt like
killing a copy. That’s all I should
worry.”
The two prisoners told the police
to-day that they had been close
friends of the four youths who were
hanged in February. 1912, for slaying
a gardener.
Macon Will Invite
Veterans Next Year
MACON, July 24.—It is very likely
that Macon will Invite the Confeder
ate veterans of Georgia to hold their
1914 reunion here. There was no in
vitation extended at the recent re
union in Brunswick, and this fact has
prompted the local veterans to arousr
an interest in the matter.
A meeting of Camp R. A. Smith will
be held next week for the purpose of
formally preporing an invitation.
Senator Bacon’s inability to attend
a sitting of the Georgia Legislature
just now for the purpose of accepting
an invitation to address that honor
able body in joint session, generally
is regretted among the members, and
many have expressed themselves ac
cordingly.
Senator Bacon’s failure to see his
way clear to leaving Washington just
now seems to be thoroughly appre
ciated, however, and the fact that he
declined the General Assembly’s invi
tation to come down is understood
and appreciated.
Senator Hoke Smith’s recent ad
dress was greatly enjoyed by the Gen
eral Assembly. He went very thor
oughly into many things upon which
the Legislature was not fully in
formed, and undoubtedly held his au
dience’s profound interest and atten
tion through the entire joint session.
Fortunately for the Legislature.
Senator Smith’s invitation came at a
time when it was convenient for him
to accept, and without in any way
neglecting his duties in Washington.
Both Senators Bacon and Smith are
eloquent and forceful speakers, al
though of late years Senator Bacon
nas» spent very little of his time in
Georgia and has been heard but in
frequently. on the stump or otherwise.
Whatever the relations between
these two Senators may he. whether
they he cordial or not, the Georgia
Legislature was impartial in extend
ing its invitations to them, as both
Joint resolutions pissed by a unani
mous vote of each House.
Editor F H. Sills, of The Metter
Advertiser, whose heart strings are
wrapped tight around the bill to cre
ate Candler County, was distressed, (
but not dismayed, that his bill failed |
of passage this year.
Sills, who has led a clean, manly
and fair fight for his pet project, be
lieves that Candler yet will be created
—perhaps next session. And. anyway,
he is not grieving over «pllled milk or
wishing he never had been born
merely because of a temporary set
back In his plans.
Sills is a newspaper man. and a
good one. and therefore the newspa
per men generally about the Capitol
have felt a kindly Interest in his pro
posal with respect to Candler.
His plucky little paper down in
Metter has waged a long and honor
able warfare for Candler County, and
most everybody who knows him
wishes him mighty well.
Sills admits ungrudgingly that th-’
first round went against him. but he
still is perfectly game and expects to
win out in the end.
Hon. Alphabet Bowden, otherwise
known as “Jet.” because his initials
are J. K T (business of “great laugh
ter”). is being boomed for Mayor of
Waycross.
A?’ked in the Kimball House lobby I
to-day. Whv Is Waycross? and Wht
should anybody want to be Mayor !
thereof? Mr Bowden stated that tr* j
didn’t particularly want to be, bul \
that there was an uprising of the
people on and nothing would satisfy
them hut Rowden for Mnvor.
"Waycross is a great little town i
and they think I would make a greal
little Mayor—that’s all!” said Bow-
den.
Representative N F. Culpenper of '
Meriwether is one of the best lawyers
in the Hou?»e and one of its strorige.-t
men.
He is not at all showy, and seldom
indulges in debate on the floor. In
the committee rooms, however, where
most of the real constructive work of
the General Assembly !s accom
plished. he iong ago came to be recog
nDed ns safe and sane and well worth
following
This is Mr. Culpepper’s first term
in the Houee of Representatives, but
it is doubtful whether Meriwether,
although it has sent to Atlanta many
of the ablest and most forceful me.,
in General Assemblies of the past,
ever sent a stronger man than Cul
pepper.
many of the smaller counties, now
getting back from the State through
the common school fund and the pen
sions much more money than they
pay into the State Treasury, are ag
gressively averse to having them
selves equalized, or anything like
equalized!
Some of the counties pay into tho
State Treasury a tax on as little es
16 per cent of the valuation of their
lands as set forth by the United
States Government. Other counties
pay as high as 300 per cent.
Manifestly, here is a situation that
needs equalizing, at least partially.
If any person doubts ‘he truth )f
the assertion herein made, he has but
to apply to the United States Census
Department to have the figures veri
fied.
Between the two extremes of i6
per cent and 300. the various counties
run from 20 to 25ft. The impression
is that 65 per cent of the national
valuation of real estate in Georgia
would be little enough for the taxpay
ers to have assessed against them—
but it may be set down as a dead
sure thing that those counties now
fattening at the expen«« of the others
are going to balk at having a State
board set up to equalize them.
The proposed Jr .ate board is not to
he given nower to equalize individuals
—it merely will undertake to equalize
counties.
Will the board be created? Not if
the get-more-than-w’e-pay-in coun
ties can help It!
The movement to hold afternoon
sessions in the House of Representa
tives, beginning right away, was de
feated, and most members think it
should have been.
Later along, afternoon sessions will,
perhaps, be necessary. Now thev
would be positively a menace to prog
ress in the Legislature.
Unless committee meetings we-*?
neglected, there never would be *
quorum of the Housp present in the
afternoons now. and if committee
meetings were neglected, of course til?
work of the House would lag.
It is hardly probable, therefore, that
afternoon sessions will be called until
the committees are much further
along with their work—which may
mean the last week of the session.
Bricks and eggs and live stock have
become common enough as mail mat
ter within the past few months, but
never until Miss Bessie Butler came
to Atlanta had Uncle Sam's parcel
post served as a dumb waiter for a
cat!
Down at Madison. Ga., a big aristo
cratic Thomas cat—by name, “Mc-
Curry”—gets’ his breakfast every day
by parcel post, all the way from 513
Peachtree street, where Miss Butler
is visiting Mrs. A. Cunninghiun.
"McCurry” is Miss Butler’s most
priceless possession, and when ehe
came to Atlanta she left instructions
that the cat must be fed large, man-
size pork chops each day. She gave
this order to a butcher, with the in
evitable result.
Poor “McCurry’s” chops soon took
on the appearance of a large piece of
bone surrounded by a meaty atmos
phere, and the cat got dyspepsia and
developed a crabbed disposition. He
lo»t his zest in life—all nine of him—
and was peevish and poor company.
The sad news of “McCurry’s” con
dition was written to Miss Butler by
a friend. It seemed that unless* some
thing was done at once the cat would
die—it was feared he would break all
his teeth trying to eat the bones
the butcher said were chops.
So Miss Butler has invoked the aid
of Uncle Sam. She gathers up all
the scraps of meat that are left when
the Cunningham meal is over, and
each night she packs them into a
shoe box and. forwards* them to her
friend in Madison, who feeds them
to the cat the next morning.
The unique method of feeding her
pet has been going on for several
days now—and latest advices from
the front are that the cat is doing
well and taking on weight.
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LOWRY NATIONAL BANK
Capital $1,000,000
Surplus $1,000,000
Savings Department
Safe Deposit Boxes
It evident enough that there is to
be a bitter and perhaps prolonged
fight in the House on the proposition
‘n p^-’blish a State Board of Tax
It is but the tru‘h ‘o staff b>‘
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ROUND-TRIP FARES FROM ATLANTA
Including meals and berth on ship
New York $38.25 Baltimore $29.25
Boston 42.26 Philadelphia . 34.05
Proportionately loir fares from other points.
For all details, berth reservations, etc., ask the nearest Ticket Agent.
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Cor. Peachtree and Marietta Sts.. Atlanta. Ga.
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