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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 Are You Sick, Diseased, Nervous, Run Down? Nm Vo u Blood Pol ton, Mldnoy, Blad der and Urinary Troubles? IF 80. CONSULT (FREE) Dr. Hughes, Atlanta's Long Estab lished. Most Reliable Specialist. I cure to stay cured NERVE. BLOOD and Skin tMseasen STRICTURE. Proatatlc Troubles. varicocei HYDROCHL Kidney. Bli d er and Uri nary Disease# Piles and all Chronic and Private Diseases of Men and Women. I gtva 604, the oelebrated German preparation, for Blood Poison, and Guarantee results Everything abso lutely confidential If you can't call, wrtta. Free Consultation and Advioo to All. 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. TO-DAY'S MARKET OPENING NEW YORK COTTON. Cotton quotations; July Aug .Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan Fe b. Mch. May . , 1 First| Prev. lOpenfHigh Low! Call | Close. 12 02 12 02 12 ill 65 11 85 11 11 57 11 57 11 111 36 11 37 11 ill 30 ii 11 J. . 24 11 25 11 In 33 11 33 11 .81 29|11.29 24'11.26 .33 11.89-90 11.67-69 11.36-37 11.28- 30 11.29- 30 11.24- 25 11.25- 26 11.31-32 11.33-35 NEW ORLEANS COTTON. Cotton quotations: 1 IFlrsti Prev. lOpenIHighILowl Call I Clos July . . .jii 69 1 1 69 11 69 11 69,11 71 75 Auk , Jll 70 11 70 11 70 11 7011 70 71 Sept. . . 11 45 47 Oct . . . ii 42 n 43 11 42 ii 43 11 41 42 Nov. . . Ill 38 40 Dec. . .hi 41 11 49 11 41 ii 41(11 38 40 Jan . Ti 42 11 42 1 1 42 ii 4211 41 42 Keb. . 111 :t Mch . . . 11 48 49 May . . .[ ..... . Jll 63 56 LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. Futures opened easier Op< Rj July . . . July-Aug. Aug - Sept Sept.-(>ct. Oct -Nov. Nov.-Dec. Dec.-Jan. Jan. - Feb Feb. - Mch Mch Apr Apr - May May-June ang*. 6 39 .6 39 6 31 .6 17 6 13 .6.08 6 08 .6 09 .6 09V* .6 11 .6 12 .6 13% 2 P. M. 6.36 “ 6 30 Vi 6 16 Vi 6.12 8 07 Vi 6 07 6 07 Vi 6 09 8 10 Vi 6 12 Vi Prev Close 6 42 Vi 6 42 6 34% 6.25 6.15 6 15 Vi 6.11 6 11 6 12 Vi 6.13 Vi 6.14 Vi 6.16 Vi NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Stock quotations to 10 a. H0UR8—9 a. m t-o 7 p. m. • to 1 Sunday a. DR. J. D. HUGHES Opposite Third National Bank. 1P4 North Broad SL, Atlanta. Qa. STOCKS— Arnal. Copper American Can do. pref Am. Smelting Betli Steel.. Can. Pacific... Can. leather C. and O Erie do. pref . . CJ. North. Ore Reading . Rep. I and S. Sloss Sheffield. So. Pacific.... Union Pacific. I’ S. Steel do. pref. Utah Copper High 69 32 92 Vi 62% 32% 217 23% 63% 26% 40% 33% 159% 23% 2b % 92% 147% 66% 106% 45% Low 68% 31% 92% 62% 32% 217 23% 62% 26% 40% 33% 169% 23% 26% 92% 147% 56% 106% 45% m.: 10 \ M 68% 32 92% 62% 32% 217 23% 62% 26% 40 % 33% 159% 23% 26% 92% 147% 56% 106% 45% Prev Close 69% 32 92% 62% 33% 217% 28% 53% 26 Vi 40% 33% 163% 24 26 92% 147 Vi 56% 106% 45% Fnneral Designs and Floweit FOR ALL OCCASIONS. Atlanta Floral Company, 465 EAST FAIR STREET. NOMINATION BLANK I hereby nominate as the most beautiful girl in Atlanta: Name Address Only one of these blanks will be credited to any one contestant. VOTING COUPON For any regularly nominated Candidate In the BEAUTY CONTEST Name of Candidate. Address ... Fill out this Coupon and send it to "Booster Button” Editor of The Georgian and American. EDITORS OFF FDR E 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. REFRESHING SLEEP Horsford's Acid Phosphate Half a teaspoonful In a glass of cold water before retiring induces restful sleep. Non-Alco- hollc. Adv. S3.50 Recipe Free, For Weak Men Send Nam# and Addroa* To day— You Can Have it Free and Be Strong and Vigorous. I have in my possession a prescrip tion for nervous debility, 'ack of vig or, weakened manhood, failing mem ory and lame back, brought on by excesses, unnatural drains, or the follies of youth, that has oured so many worn and nervous men right in their own homes—without any ad ditional help or medicine—that I think every man who wishes to re gain his manly power and virility, quickly and quietly, should have a copy So I have determined to send a copy of the prescription free of charge, in a plain, ordinary sealed envelope to any man who will write me for It. This prescription comes from a physician who has made a special study of men. and I am convinced it Is the surest-acting combination for the cure of deficient manhood and vigor failure ever put together. I think I owe it to my fellow-men to send them a copy in confidence so that any man anywhere who is weak and discouraged with repeated fail- ires may stop drugging himself with ! harmful patent medicines, secure what I believe is the quickest acting restorative. upbuilding SPOT- | TOUCHING remedy ever 'devised, I and so cure himself at home quietly and quickly. Just drop me a line like this: Dr A E. Robinson. 4276 Luck Building, Detroit, Mich , and I will send you a copy of this splen- ; did recipe in a plain, ordinary en velope free of charge A great many doctors would charge $3.00 to $5 00 for merely writing out a prescription like this—but I send It entirely free 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>‘ TAKE A TRIP BY RAIL AND SHIP Through trains, large, easy and well-ventilated coaches, parlor and sleeping cars, via Central of Georgia Railway to the port of Savannah, Ga., thence a joyous sea voyage on large pa atial ships to the big cities and cool summer resorts in the East. 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. 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