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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
WITH BILLS AS
Tax Reform Act Only Important
Measure Signed—Assembly
Musically Adjourns.
With th«» Legislature adjourned
after 50 day* of hard work, in which
some of the best laws in the history
of the State were enacted, the work
of transmitting the measures to Gov
ernor Slaton for his signature will
begin to-day, and the Executive Of
fice will be swamped with the bills
More than 100 have already been en
grossed and aent to the Governor
but there still remain between 200
and 300 local and general bills.
Of the 100 or more that are al
ready in ther'-Governor’s office, but
one c # general Importance has been
mgned. That is the tax reform bill,
which was signed by the Governor
and became a law at 3 o’clock Thurs
day afternoon. The pen with which
Governor Slaton signed the measure
that is expected to revolutionize the
taxation eyatem of the State was
given to Representative Lipscomb,
of Clarke, who Introduced the orig
Inal tax equalization bill, and who
has been one of the reform leaders
throughout the session.
Though the Governor has sign'd
several local bills which Represen
tatives and Senators wished to have
become operative immediately, it is
hardly probable that many of the
general bills will receive hie signa
ture until next week, when they will
all be in his office.
Adjourns at 10:12 o’Clock.
The Legislature adjourned shortlv
after 10 o'clock last night Speaker
Burwell brought his gavel down fo r
the last time this year at 10:12
o'clock, and President Anderson, of
the Senate, adjourned that body three
minutes later. Two minutes after
the gavel rang out the House was in
the throes of song. Representative
Rlackbum climbed upon a seat and
led the Representatives In singing
*’God Be With You Till We Meet
Again.”
Practically the only work the
House had to do at the night ses
sion. which convened at 8 o’clock,
was to w r ait for the Senate to send
over billfi that had already passed
the House and which the upper
branch desired to amend. The only
changes of importance made in the
measures were the following, all of
which were concurred in by the
House: Appropriating $7,500 to the
Chemical Bureau of the Department
of Agriculture. $15,000 to the Depart
ment of Entomology to fight the boll
weevil, and a bill Increasing the sal
ary of the State Oil Inspector to
$1,800. A bill ^appropriating $5,000
to the Department of Agriculture
was killed, because the wording of
the bill was vague.
During the wait on the SenaPe the
House took a recess and the members
proceeded to kill the time by putting
on stunts that eclipsed the usual Jolli
fication with which sessions of the
Legislature are brought to a close.
Every member of the House was de
termined to have as much fun as he
could, and witty speeches, mock at
tempts to rush through wild appropM-
ations and gay singing was the order
of the hour.
James Keeps Sonqs Going.
Representatives James of Gllmc»»\
official "song-fr’i8ter, kent the songs
going, and wa* surrounded by a group
of vocalists and near-vocallsts ail
evening, singine' all the old favorite*
and a few that were not so old. Hen
derson of Jones made speeches in
every corner of the hall, and got along
all right until he began one about this
being the hour of the wild-eyed re
former. Olive of Richmond then
moved that he be given a bale of hay,
which was carried, amid much re
joicing. and Henderson was removed
from the desk onto which he had
climbed.
Representative Picquet of Rich
mond, the smallest man in the House,
was called to the chair by the crowd,
and interrupted a turkey trot which
Greene of Houston and Smith of Ful
ton were doing down the middle aisle
by recognizing Ed Wohlwcnder, of ill -
ibuster fame. Wohlwender brought
down the House by jokingly moving
that all prohibitionists be excluded
from the hall.
Burwell Thanks Members.
Ennis of Baldwin jumped to his
feet and gave it as his solemn opinl m
that the members w e children He
therefore moved that $25,000 be ap
propriated to build a sanitarium to
take care of them. Picquet declared
the motion carried without putting
the question. The fun continued for
more than two h »urs. until the sing
ers became hoarse and the speech-
makers had used up their supply of
word 8.
When the House convened at 9:30
o’clock, Speaker Burwell delivered »
short address, in which he thanked
the House for the honor $1 had con
ferred upon him. and expressed .us
appreciation of the work of each
member. He declared that the people
of Georgia should be proud of the
membership of the House, and said
this session had been productive of
more remedial legislation than any h *
|d seen his ten years' legislative
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MEDAL TO CANCER EXPERT.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS, Aug. 15. The Ghevdlon
prize for the best work in the treat
ment of cancer was to-day awarded
to Dr. R. 4 Linson, a distinguished
French aci^tfiist.
SENATE CLOSES
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Kea Reiterates Charges Against
Anderson, but President Gets
Vote of Thanks.
Weary from their efforts in the
final all-day siege, but happy over
the fact that the Senate calendar
had been cleared of Its most Impor
tant measure, the appropriation bill,
Georgia Senators at 10:15 o’clock
Thursday night welcomed the last
rap of the President's gavel which
rang down the curtain on the 1913
session. The Speaker of the House
preceded President Anderson Juat
throe minutes in the call for adjourn
ment sine die.
The end in the Senate, where the
appropriations bill with its $280,000
excess of disbursement over revenue,
was pending, came after a day of
hard work and a dash of excitement.
During the morning every attempt
was made to clean-up the calendar
which had become clogged at the last
moment. The forenoon session was
extended to 1:30 to get the “mother’s
custody” bill through, following the
passage of the inheritance tax bill.
Excitement Begins.
Then came the first excitement.
Senator Fred Kea, of the Sixteenth
District, arose to a point of personal
privilege to substantiate his charges
against President Anderson, pub
lished exclusively In The Georgian.
Never during the nession has the
Senate been the scene of such intense
interest.
Senator McNeill, of the Twenty-
second district, started the ball roil
ing when he got possession of the
floor and bitterfy denounced Senator
Kea for his charges against the
presiding officer of the Senate. He
moved that the Senate extend a ris
ing vote of thanks to President An
derson for his fair and excellent ser
vices. It was at this Juncture that
Senator Kea rose to his point of per
sonal privilege.
Reiterates His Charges.
He charged President Anderson
had deliberately blocked the pas
sage of bills. He charged further
that the Senate Rules Committee was
the “whole cheese In the Senate, as
sure as there was a God in high
Heaven.’’
At the conclusion of the fiery
speech the Senate extended to Presi
dent Anderson a rising vote of
thanks, Senator Kea alone voting in
the negative.
As predicted in The Georgian on
Thursday, the Senate recoded from
its action in cutting the House ap
propriation, thereby restoring the
$280,000 excess of disbursements over
revenues. This was in accordance
with the Governor’s wishes. The Sen
ate also passed the amended bill al
lowing freight trains to run o.n Sun*
day and confirmed tho nomination
of John Hart as State Tax Collector.
Fat Women vs. Lean
In Government Suit
DENVER. COL.. Aug. 15.—Fat
women and lean women will be ar
rayed against each other in a battle
royal when the case of the Govern
ment against Marjorie Hamilton and
her husband, Walter C. Cunningham,
is called.
The defendants are charged with
wrongful use of the mails in the sale
of an "obesity cure.”
“For evTry fat woman who goes
on that stand and testifies that she
couldn’t lose her flesh there’ll be two
slender ones who'll tell of the bene
fits of our treatment,” said Cunning
ham.
Here's Latest; 'Cans'
His Funeral Sermon
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.. Aug. 15.—
Rev. G. L. Morrill, pastor of the Peo
ple'*! Church here, whose place of
worship is in a downtown theater,
left with Lis family for a tour of
South America and a trip around the
Horn.
Mr. Morrill’s last act before his de ■
parture was to visit the store of a
talking machine dealer where Vie
preached his own funeral sermon Into
a machine to be used in case of his
death.
Farley on Sick Bed
Sees His Horse Lose
NEW YORK. Aug *15. — Aft r
watching from a cot at the side of
the Empire City Racetrack, the race
in which his horse. Bill Miller came
in fifth. James Farley, leader of the
strike-breakers, has suffered a re
lapse and must remain at the track
until he regains his strength.
He is suffering from tuberculosis
ami had expressed a desire to see the
race. At the track he was attended
by two physicians and two nurses.
Railway Must Ship
Liquors, Court Rules
ST. PAUL. MINN., Aug 15.—Rock
Island Railroad must accept beer and
other liquors for shipment from Min
nesota to Iowa, according to a de
cision of Federal Judge Charles A.
Willard
’CUE CELEBRATES BIG CROPS.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 15.—Jefferson
County folk met here yesterday to
enjoy si barbecue given by the town
people in celebration of the good
crops in the county. Several hun
dred attended.
Addresses of welcome were deliv-
j ered by former State Senator Wil
liam Little and ex-Representative
j John Robert Phillips.
W.S. Elkin Goes After ;
World Rexall Meet
For Atlanta in 1914
With the avowed intention of
bringing the next annual Rexall con
vention to Atlata, W. S. Elki, Jr.,
president of the International Rexall
Clubs, will leave for Boston at 11
o’clock Saturday morning. Mr. El
kin will bo In charge of a special
train of Rexall members who are go
ing to Boston from the South.
The convention will open August
18 and will last four days. Fully 3,000
members are expected to attend.
The International Rexall Clubs Is
an organization comprising more
than 7,000 druggists all >ver the
world. Mr. Elkin’s election to the
presidency last year was by unani
mous vote. He expresses himself
well satisfied that Atlanta has an
excellent chance of winning the next
convention.
II GREET IBIfl
Europe Sees Kaiser
In Peacemaker Role
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS, Aug. 16.—In his new role is
“peace lord of Europe” Emperor Wil
liam of Germany has launched a
dinlomatlc campaign to prevent an
other war In the Balkans. Telegrams
from Berlin and Constantinople Indi
cated to-day that the German Emper
or and his Foreign Office have draft
ed proposals which soon will be sent
to Russia, Austria, England, France
and Italy.
While Germany has been looked
upon as the friend of Turkey, on ac
count of the commercial relations of
the two countries, it is reported now
that William favors the surrender of
Adrianople to Czar Ferdinand.
10,000 Women Join
Strike in Barcelona
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
BARCELONA, SPAIN, Aug. 15.—
The strike situation here is becoming
revolutionary in character. Clashes
between idle mobs and soldiers main
taining martial law are continuous.
More than 300,000 men and women
were idle to-day. Of this number it
is estimated between 8,000 and 10,000
are women.
General Weyler, Military Governor
of Catalonia, who is directing the
soldiers, has prohibited mass meet
ings. Butin spite of this strikers at
tempted to hold a meeting to protest
against the despotic methods of
Weyler.
'Cue for Light Men
Cooked by Electricity
MACON, Aug. 15.— Barbecue cooked
by electricity was served to-day to
the 250 delegates from five Southern
States attending the first annual con
vention of the Southeastern section
of the National Electric Light Asso
ciation. This is said to be the first
time meats have been barbecued other
than over a slow wood fire.
The electric light men will elect of
ficers and choose the next place of j
meeting Saturday. Mr. Arkwright, of
Atlanta, Is in line for the presidency
to succeed E. C. Deal, of Augusta.
Birmingham, Atlanta and Savannah
are seeking the next convention.
President of Good Roads Asso
ciation Will Meet Trail Blazer
Ferguson at State Line.
Another indication of the wide
spread Interest in the campaign for an j
All-Southern transcontinental high
way, which will be inaugurated by
Hearst’s Sunday American next Mon
day, was received in Atlanta Friday
in the form of a communication from
John Craft, president of the Alabama
Good Roads Association, who will join
Pathfinder Ferguson at the Alabama-
Georgiq line.
President Craft, who Is known ill
over the country as a good roads
booster, accompanied by State Hign-
way Engineer Keller, will accompany
Mr. Ferguson throughout Alabama.
Details Virtually Arranged.
&fr. Ferguson now has arranged
virtually every detail of the trip His
big touring car has been repaired and
made shipshape for the ion** journey,
and instruments which will be U3ed
along the route have also been re
ceived and installed
Plans for the parade, the official
send-off next Monday, also are com
plete, and everyone is on the qui vive
in anticipation.
In the line of march will b4 the
Fire Chief, the Chief of Police. city
officials, including Mayor Woodward,
and other prominent citizens. If t'n
weather man hands out a good brand
of ozone next Monday, the people
of Atlanta will be treated to one of
the most unique parades in the his
tory of the cijy.
Birmingham Plans Send-Off.
Mr. Ferguson, accompanied by nis
wife and two children and a speci.il
American man, will go direct to An
niston, Ala., and thence to Birming
ham, the end of the first lap of the
long . journey. At Birmingham the
party will be the recipients of a big
send-off, led by The Birmingham
News, one of the chain of newspa
pers promoting the monster project.
Leaving Birmingham, the part'/
will proceed to Montgomery, thence
to Mobile, New Orleans. Houston,
Dallas, El Paso, San Diego, Los An
geles and San Francisco. Mr. Fer
guson hopes to reach the Pacific Coa3t
before October 1.
Idaho Wins Pennant
As Best Battleship
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.—Secre
tary of the Navy Daniels announces
that the battleship pennant for all
round efficiency has been awarded to
the Idaho, which finished her tests
with 100 per cent for gunnery and 87
per cent for engineering.
The Utah, which finished second,
had 80 per cent for gunnery and 100
for engineering.
Onions and Cabbage
Offend Boston Noses
BOSTON, Aug. 15.—There may be
robust ones of stout sensibilities to
whom the odors arising from the
cooking of onions and cabbage and
such things bring sensations of pleas
ure. ’Tis otherwise with certain es
thetic Bostonians who live or do busi
ness in the neighborhood of No. 20
Hawley street. Beans alad codfish—
a;e; but onions* and cabbage—nay.
Frank E'ger. who has a restaurant
at that address, was before the bar in
the Municipal Criminal Court on com
plaint of several neighbors who as
serted that the activities of his
kitchen perfumed the atmosphere ail
around, much to their discomfort.
MILITANTS IN WALES.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
CARDIFF, WALES, Aug. 15.—Suf
frage activity is on the increase in
Wales. Agents of the Women’s So
cial and Political Union are going
through Wales establishing branches
and inciting dissatisfied women to
violence.
Name Trees After
All Cabinet Members
WASHINGTON. Aug. 15.—In addi
tion to the “Wilson elm” to be dedi
cated by President Wilson, fifteen
other trees, named after members of
the cabinet and the diplomatic corps,
will be planted in the White House
lawn to fill gaps left by the recent
*»torm.
BIG CANNERY IN HALL.
GAINESVILLE, Aug. 15.—A can
nery, whose output daily is now 100
bushels of okra and tomatoes, is a
new industry in Hall County. J. J.
Adams, of Klondyke, is owner and
operator. During the season he will
put up 2,400 cases, or 48,000 cans.
It is one thing to make soda
crackers that are occasionally
good.
It is qiiite another thing to
make them so that they are
always better than all other
soda crackers, always of un
varying goodness.
The name “Uneeda”— stamped on
every biscuit—means that if a million
packages of Uneeda Biscuit were
placed before you, you could choose
any one of them, confident that every
soda cracker in that package would
be as good as the best Uneeda Biscuit
ever baked. Five cents.
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
THE
STORE
A BIG INNOVATION
on Whitehall!
No—not 999
as the streets
Something new
The 999 Store.
Whitehall street
are numbered; but right in the
center of the most exclusive
and fashionable shopping dis
trict, and still on Whitehall. The
real street number you’ll find
below. But—listen:
Men’s Suite at $9.99
Really Worth From
$18.00 to $25.00
HOW CAN WE DO IT? Many manufac
turers of men’s fine clothing have season over
stocks. They are willing to sell these at far
less than cost of making—if they can get cash.
WE HAD THE CASH and bought thou
sands of Men’s Fine Suits at astonishing dis
counts. New, stylish suits—not old, last year
stock
AND YOU CAN BUY now, at the 999
Store, suits from your favorite maker for less
than they cost to produce.
THE STYLES are new, the materials fine
--serges, worsteds and all the other favored
materials for men’s wear. Many of the popular
Mohair suits are included.
ALL SIZES are included in the various lines
and expert salesmen will see that you are prop
erly fitted.
THINK OF IT! Buying a standard make
two or three-piece suit—late Summer or early
Fail weight—
A SUIT WORTH $20.00 OR MORI
FOR $9.99
E 999 STORE
32 WHITEHALL