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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
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Deserted by Friends, He Waits
Through the Night, Com
forted by Wife.
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circulated that he would go In person
before the Assembly and plead his
own case before a vote was taken;
another rumor had It that he would
make overtures to his political ene
mies. All were wrong;.
The Governor waited developments
anxiously and impatiently. He made
* a forlorn figure. Just a short tim*
ago his favor was courted by all, but
when the tide of politics began to go
against him he was deserted. Omy
his wife gave him comfort. Even
friends of his own political party
shunned him.
History of an unprecedented nature
was made, for never before has a Gov
ernor of this State been impeached.
There was practically nothing do
ing during the hours before noon, as
nearly ail the legislation were in bed.
Opponents of the Governor were busy,
. however, and Mr. Sulzer was severely
criticised for his reported acquies
cence to his wife’s declaration that
she was unwittingly responsible for
tl\c Wall Street speculation charges.
‘‘He should not try to hide behind
petticoats to save his political face ”
said they.
Ta mmany'j Hand Is Seert.
Friends of the impeached Governor
are deeply distressed to-day over the
action of the assembly. They still
maintain that politics of a Tammany
taint is rampant in the legislative
halls. They go so far as to predict j
that Acting Governor Glynn, who Is
now the rightful occupant of the ex
ecutive chamber, will be given full op
portunity to decapitate appointments
made by the Governor, in that it is
expected that no impeachment pro
ceedings will be started until late in
October, which is the limit of time
provided for in the Constitution when
the impeachment trial through the
court of impeachment must be insti
tuted.
These friends of the Governor find
solace in the fact that in addition to
the 76 votes necessary to impeach.
Tammany could muster but three ad
ditional votes. They point out that
fourteen Republicans voted to sustain
the Governor and feel that it was
rock-ribbed political tactics which
forced those who voted favorably on
the impeachment resolution to do so.
It is not believed that the impeach
ed Governor will be forced to vacate
the Executive mansion although he
may feel In honor bound to do so.
Acting Governor Glynn has a home
of his own in one of the most ex
elusive thoroughfares in the city and
a summer home at Cedar Hill.
That the knotty tangle which the
Democrats now find themselves in
was due to the uncompromising atti
tude of Governor Sulzer was claimed j
by organization Democrats. They
declare that Governor Sulzer frowned
on all attempts made by the leaders
“to get together” and that they had
to “get him,” that it was known that
Sulzer had a checkered past, In spite
of his continued declarations that hi*
"was walking the street called j
straight.” All sorts of "1 told you so's i
were forthcoming from Democratic j
legislators and whispers of more un- !
complimentary pages of tlie Gover
nor’s life found utterance.
A prominent Democratic member
said that the Frawley committee had
in reserve a mass of evidence which,
if used, would create more scandal of
which the Governor would be the vic
tim. This material may be brmjght
out during the future sessions of*the
Frawley committee.
Briefly, the articles of impeachment
which were presented to the Senate
to-day charge that Governor Sulzer
is guilty of the following allegations:
That he flled a false statement of
campaign contributions with the Sec
retary of State, such statement hav
ing caused ‘great scandal” and re
proach for the Governor of the State
of New York, and that the said state
ment did not contain all the contribu
tions received by him, and that he was
guilty of a misdemeanor in failing to
file a true report.
Charge Effort to Block Quiz.
That while Governor, William Sul-
zer induced Louis R. Sarecky, Fred
erick L. Colwell and Melville 13. Ful
ler, by fraudulent methods, to with
hold certain testimony- from the
Frawley committee, and that such
acts were the commission of a felony.
That the Governor “practiced deceit
and fraud and used threats and men-
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F. Tate, J. 0. Chambers, L. S. Peterson, A1 N. Greene.
~C. I>. Dickinson, P. 'I'. Lee, X. X. Reed, Hogansville; T. P. Bell. Jackson, Ga.; J. F.
Jenkins. J. E. D. Williams, St. Georges, Ga.; L. W. Brown, W. S. Brown, J. H. Martin.
Senate Bill for Equalization Is
Passed Following Long and
Bitter Fight.
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himself that Henderron, of Jones, a
sterling friend of the measure, was
not In the House. He began hunting
for him. In five minutes he had lo
cated Henderson at the Majestic Ho
tel, where he was waiting for a mes
sage from his wife, who is very ill.
Henderson was told the status of the
vote and jumped into a taxicab and
started on a wild ride to the Capitol.
He arrived as the clerk was calling
the S’s in his verification. Mr. Hen
derson gained the floor and voted yea,
tying up the vote. When the Speak
er announced that the vote was a tie,
there was a moment of breathless
quiet.
Then Speaker Burwell voted yea
and pandemonium broke loowe. Mem
bers shouted and tang. Jumped udoh
their seats, shook hands and relieved
th? tense feeling that had prevailed.
None was happier than Pat Burney,
one of the older members of the
House. He jumped up on his desk
and let out a whoop that could be
heard five blocks. The din continued
for five minutes before the Speaker
could restore order.
Then Sheppard, of Sumter, and
Stovall, of Elbert, began a systematic
effort to bring about a reconsideration
of the bill. Their efforts were de
feated when Blackburn, of Fulton,
moved that the House adjourn to 9:30
o’clock Wednesday morning, which n
a debatable question. Wohlwender
arose to the occasion—and the bill
\vas saved.
In a statement issued last night
Governor Slaton declared that the
Legislature deserves the thanks of the
people of Georgfa.
“It has shown efficiency and busi
ness capacity in a form that com
mands the confidence of the entire
business world, and can offer without
embarrassment the bonds of Georgia,
to the strictest financier.”
aces" intended .to prevent the commit
tee and other witnesses subpenaed
from producing books and papers de
sired by the committee, such act hav
ing been a misdemeanor.
That in preventing or dissuading
Frederick L. Colwell from attending
the hearing of the Frawley commit
tee the Governor was also guilty of
a misdemeanor in having violated
section *J441 of the penal law.
That prior to his election the Gov
ernor appropriated campaign contri
butions to his own use using the
same, or a large portion thereof, to
speculate in stocks, and that lie there
by stole such cheeks and was guiltj
of larceny.
Abuse of Power Alleged.
That he promised and threatened to
use his office to affect the vote of
certain public officers, including As
semblymen S. G. Prime, of Ess.**, and
Thaddeus C. Sweet, of Oswego.
That the ’Governor corruptly used
his authority as Governor to affect
the price of securities in the New
York Stock Exchange, in some of
which he was speculating and in oth
er ways sought to influence legisla
tion.
In conclusion the articles read:
“The assembly demands that tli"
Governor answer concerning all these
matters before the court which is to
hear the charges, and offers to pre
sent proof of said matters at such
time as the honorable court for the
trial of impeachment may order and
appoint.’’
Posed as a Poor Man.
William Sulzer less tlptn a year ago
enjoyed the confidence of the peop e
of New York State to such an extent
that lie was eleeted Governor by ■«
vote of 19,000 in excess of that -’ven
Wilson and the national ticket, and
a few months later paid in an Inter
view, "The p‘ ' understand me, 1
understand the people, and we trust
each other.”
Throughout his long career in the
State Assembly, in the National
House of Representatives, and during
his recent campaign for election as
Governor and his six-r.cnth tenure
of that office Governor Sulzer always
posed as a poor man and a friend of
the poor man
Refuses to See Reporters.
The Governor's secretary statel
that Sulzer would not make any state
ment and would not see the newspa
per men at the usual hour to-day.
When the Governor reached the
(’apitol this morning, he was asked
how he felt and replied: “Fine. It's
a nice breezy morning.”
He seemed to be in excellent spir
its and paused to allow his picture to
be taken at the foot of the Capitol
steps.
Although both houses of the Leg
islature were scheduled to meet at 11
o’clock, it was long after that hour
when the lawmakers, hollow-eyed and
sleepy in appearance, began to ar
rive. Many of them had not been to
bed at all.
The Court of Appeals, it was
learned to-day, could not be convened
much before the end of September on
account of many of the Judged being
in Europe and other places on vaca
tions.
No word was forthcoming to-day
as to whether Governor Sulzer would
attempt to remain in office or fight
his accusers. The Governor himseK
would say nothing whatever, and
Judge D. Cady Herrick, before he
went into consultation with the Gov
ernor, refused to discuss the situa
tion. It is believed % by friends of the
Governor that for thj time being the
Governor will step aside, but no con
firmation of this can be obtained.
200 Seek to Enjoin
Road Law in Dawson
GAINESVILLE, Aug. 13.—Judge J.
B. Jones, of the Northwestern Cir
cuit. is 5»oon to render a decision in
an unusual case which has been
heard by him in chambers here. It
I is a suit to enjoin the operation of
the alternative* road law in Dawson
County recommended by the las.
Grand Jury of that county.
The petition, containing the names'
of 200 citizens and taxpayers of Daw
son, alleges that the road matter was
"railroaded” through just at the eve
of adjournment and, in point of fact,
a majority of the Jury did not vote
for the law.
FIVE BOYS HELD
Series of Burglaries Laid to
Them—Two Who Fled Caught
in Savannah.
Numerous burglaries committed in
Atlanta within the last several weeks
were laid to a band of youths in po
lice court Wednesday morning.
Recorder Pro Tern Preston bound
over to the State courts five lads ar
rested at different times in s system
atic hunt by Detectives McGill and
Gillespie. They are Fred Amasson,
of 20 Glass Street; Harry Sharpton,
of 102 Gibson Street; Roy Nash, of
12 Pittman Place; Lee Ellenberg, of
209 1-2 Marietta Street, and Dick
Coppedge, a clerk.
Coppedge was held in one case of
larceny from the house, it being
charged that he watched for the
£ang on one occasion. His bond was
fixed f.t $500. The bond of the other
boys was fixed at $2,000 each.
Sharpton and Nash fled to Savan
nah recently. They were found there
by detectives and brought to Atlanta.
The places said to have been brok
en into by the boys are Dr. C. S
Kern’s drug store, Edgewood Ave
nue; P. H. Hanson’s grocery, 101
Wells Street; the store of the Sewell
(Commission Company, 113 Whitehall
Street; a shoe shop at 171 Marietta
Street; the Gem Hotel. 175 Marietta
Street, and a residence at 82 West
Cain Street.
WORKS FOR $2 A MONTH.
T A LBOTTON.—Although the act
providing for County Commissioners
for Talbot County specifies that no
commissioner shall draw more than
$24 per year. Commissioner Roderick
Leonard is giving practically his en
tire time to the roads of the county.
,Big Improvements
At Shorter College
ROME. Aug. 13.^—Great improve
ments are being made at Shorter
College. Workmen are giving the
walls of every room a coat of fresh
paint; all bathrooms have been en
ameled, and all floors, everyone of
which is of reinforced concrete, have
been freshly painted.
A large out-of-doors gymnasium,
150 by 400 feet, is probably the great
est thing that the college has ever
done for its students. There will be
room for four or five tennis courts,
several basket ball games and suffi
cient space for all kinds-of gymnas
tics, calisthenics, etc. Electric lights
will be arranged on the grounds, so
that the girls may use the tennis
courts and basket ball grounds in the
evening. ,
The attendance for the next session
at Shorter will be very large, the reg
istration being far in excess of any
previous year.
Girl Tells of Trip to
Reno as Diggs’ Wife
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13.—Mar
sha Warrington, the 19-year-old Sae-
remento girl whose flight to Reno
with Maury I. Diggs resulted in hi*
■present trial on a charge of violating
the Mann white slave law. resumed
her story on the witness stand to
day.
Miss Warrington said that after
eating luncheon In a cafe on their ar
rival in Leno, she, with Diggs, Drew
Caminettl. jointly indicted with
Diggs, and Lola Norris, went to a
hotel, and under assumed names, reg
istered as man and wife. The fol
lowing day. she said, they moved to
a bungalow that Diggs and Caminetti
had rented for » month. They lived
there as man and wife, she testified
5th District Masons
To Meet at Conyers
Th e Masonic lodges in Fulton, De-
Kalb, Douglas. Campbell and Rock
dale Counties, comprising the Fifth
Masonic District, will meet in annual
convention Thursday at Conyers.
After the transaction of the regu
lar business the three Masonic de
grees will be conferred in extra full
form by three special teams.
A barbecue and watermelon cut
ting are the entertainment program.
A special train leaves Atlanta on the
Georgia road at 7:30 a. m.
Dozing Man Killed
By Painted Face Joke
YONKERS, N. Y., Aug. 13.—While
William Colbert, a carpenter, was
dozing in a lunchroom here, a Joker
touched up the sleeper’s countenance
with shoe polish.
When Colbert awoke, someone held
a mirror before his face. As soon as
he recognized himself. Colbert burst
out laughing and fell dead.
One-Hour Want Ad
Brings About Sale
This two-line want ad appeared in
Tuesday’s Georgian. In the midst of
a long list of articles for sale:
FOR SALE3—Return ticket to Jackson-
ville, Fla. Phone Ivy 5606-J.
Early to-day the Want Ad Mans
telephone rang. The lady who ha-3
inserted the ad was on the wire.
“Please discontinue my ad.” she
said. “The ticket was sold within an
hour after The Georgian reached tht
street. Thank you."
That want ad had cost just 20 cents.
Wasn’t it worth it?
Gives 500 Pieces of
Skin to Daughter
PROVIDENCE, R. I., Au * 13.—Mrs.
Howard Gladding^jias given 500 tiny
pieces of skin from her arms to pre
vent scars on the face of her daugh
ter, four, who fell down stairs with
a lighted lamp.
Funeral Designs and Flowers
FOR ALL OCCASIONS.
Atlanta Floral Company
455 EAST FAIR STREET.
Mountaineer Frozen
Dangling Over Cliff
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
VIENNA, Aug. 13.—Mountain
guides near Leisang to-day discov
ered the frozen body of a mountain
eer hanging over the cliff in the Bre-
genz Mountains.
The man, who was a guide, had
fallen from a precipice and his cloth
ing had caught in a jutting tree root.
VAUDEVILLE PROVES
DECIDED SUCCESS AT
THE BONITA THEATER
After months of tabloid musi
cal comedy, the Bonita Theater
put on a high-class vaudeville bill
Monday, which proved a success
from the first show*. There are
four numbers on the bill, the An
derson Sisters and Bud Fagg
being headliners.
If you appreciate light, amus
ing vaudeville, go to the Bunita
and you will find just what you
want.
S N DIGESTION?
Stop it quickly; Have your grocer send i
you one do*, bottles of
SHIVA R
GINGER ALE
Drink with meals,
and if not prompt
ly relieved, get
your money back
at our expense.
Wholesome, deli
cious, refreshing.
Prepared with the
celebrated Shivar
I Mineral Water and
| the purest flavoring materials.
6HIVAR SPRING, Manufacturer*
SHELTON, S. C.
j SL. L. ADAMS CO., Distributors, Atlanta,
Davison-Paxon-Stokes Co.
Here Is Good News for
Thursday in
The Downstairs Section
There’s a world of satisfac
tion in buying Uneeda Biscuit
because you know you will
get wbat you want—soda
crackers that are oven-fresh,
crisp, clean., appetizing and
nourishing.
Uneeda Biscuit are always uniform
in quality—they are always alike
in crispness, in flavor—they are
soda crackers you can depend
upon. And all because Uneeda
Biscuit are uncommon soda crack
ers packed in an uncommon way.
Five cents everywhere in the
moisture-proof package.
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
Visiting Merchants
Have Big Barbecue
Fall styles, new fabrics, freight
rates and price terms were forgotten
Wednesday afternoon by sellers and
i buyers allk? when nearly every whole-
I sale merchant in Atlanta and many
I hundreds of delegates to the South-
I ern Merchants’ convention dropped
| business and enjoyed a barbecue at
Ponca DeLeon Park.
J. R. Little was put at the head of
the barbecue committee and Leo
Barnes was engaged to supervise th*
outdoor cookery.
Hides Her Husband's
Clothes to Hold Him
HAWTHORNE. N. Y.. Aug 13.—
After hiding her husband’s clothes.
Mrs. Elizabeth Vandam, of this place,
made a complaint of non-support
against him.
After liis arrest she gave back his
garments that he might be taken to
jail.-
REV. C. E. WHEAT WILL RECOVER
GRIFFIN. GA.. Aug. 13.—The Rev. I
(\ E. Wheat, rector of St. George's
Episcopal Church, who was stricken
with ptomaine poisoning last Sat
urday. continues in a very critical |
condition, but his physicians state 1
that the crisis has passed and that he '
will recover. I
Yard
DIAMONDS OF HIGHEST QUALITY
AT AUCTION
With our reputation for selling the best and most trust
worthy jewelry a sale like this means much to those who
know us.
These diamonds are going at ridiculously low prices.
Don’t fail to attend.
Sales 11 A. I¥l. and 3:30 P.
Souvenirs for the ladies.
EUGENE V. HAYNES CO
ESiSGGS &. REID, Auctioneers
A Clearance Sale of g
Cotton Wash Goods at^C
Including such desirable materials as
Shirting Prints, Printed Voiles, Cotton Foulards, 40-inch
Batistes and Indigo-Blue, Gray and Black-and-White Prints.
Good Lower Priced Undermuslins
and Dresses for Women
Any woman who has not had her share of tfye good things
in the ready-to-wear part of the Downstairs Section can come
in to-morrow and count herself fortunate in finding such gar
ments »s these at such prices.
Street and Mouse Dresses
at $1.69
Well-made, stylish Dresses, of many materials, Ottoman
cloth, pique, percale, linene and ginghams, in pinks, blues, tan
and black-and-white or all-white.
$2 House Dresses
at 89c
There is still gohd choosing among these dresses, which are
truly wonderful at the price now- asked for them. Prettily
made, and becoming dresses of lawns, batistes and ginghams, in
striped and figured effects; a variety of desirable colors.
- Corset Covers in four groups at 15c, 19c, 25c and
35c each.
Combinations of nainsook, lace or embroidery
trimmed, at 69c.