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HEAKST’S SUNDAY AAUSKIUAN, ATLANTA, «A., HCNUAY, UKUJSM'tliilt 'M, 1»13. 9 A SEETHES WITH FEUDS ON EVEOF 'Trial Divorce Seems to Please | 4-*+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ Van Alstynes Remain Separated +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ •:••+ +•+ 6 Months Up, Neither at Tryst Bilbo, Lieutenant-Governor Under Indictment on Graft Charge, May Still Be Able to Preside Over the Senate and Block Appointments. JACKSON. MISS., Dee. 27—Gov ernor Ear! Brewer Is writing his i ennial message, to be submitted to • , Legislature, January 6, under ma n> difficulties, and the document promises to be rather brief. Owing to the fact that practically * I of his time during the past two weeks has been consumed with the Hobbs-Bilbo bribery trial at Vicks burg the Governor has been able to g 1 v<■* but little attention to his mes- Mge. and thus far he has not even read the biennial reports from the various departments of State govern ment. In regard to the recommendations hr will make to the lawmaking body, Governor Brewer is maintaining ab solute silence. It is expected. how-. *ver. that his suggestions will be few in number and very much to the point. That the Legislative session is go ing to be the most notable held in Mississippi in many years, fraught with much bitterness and partisan spirit, is conceded on all sides. In other words, it is going to be a regu lar monkey-and-parrot time, the con clusion of which no man can forecast with any degree of certainty. Factional Lines Shattered. The old factional lines so plainly marked at the session two years ago have been wiped out in many places, chiefly , due to Governor Brewer's anti-graft crusade, and the work of rhe Legislative investigating commit tee. Politicians of prominence and In fluence who were sworn friends but two short years ago are now bitter enemies. T > what extent factional politics and bitter personalities are going to • ; Mire the general trend of legisla- - is the all-important, question. In quarters the belief prevails that litical leaders are going to be kept so busy fighting each other that very time will be left for the more ■ ’ious work of legislation. The big question, of course, is what he State Senate intends to do Con or ting Lieutenant Governor Bilbo • State Senator G. A. Hobbs, un- det indictment at Vicksburg for ■ Vi -taking, tlie trial of Hobbs being now n progress. Neither of these men is disquali fied under the Constitution and can not be unless they are convicted, l ieutenant Governor Bilbo, unless he is placed on trial before the opening of the Legislative session, will un doubtedly preside over the Senate proceedings. Heretofore he ha? had a strong following in the body, has practically dominated its proceedings, and it remains to be seen whether he has suffered any loss of prestige smong its members. Message to Hit Graft. Governor Brewer’? biennial mes sage is going to deal .strongly with the Rilbo-Hobbs indictment, and all other grafting charges developed by him during the past few months. Just how the Senate is going to receive this criticism is an Interesting sub ject of comment. The prosecution at Vicksburg is bending every possible energy this week to get the Hobbs case disposed «*f and Lieutenant Governor Bilbo placed on trial before December 31. Should this endeavor be success ful Bilbo can not preside over the Senate session until he has answered ’he bribery indictment. Tf the case m once called it is certain that the prosecution will force him to trial, and, being in the custody of the War- >°n County Sheriff, he could hardly desert the trial and journey to Jack- w,, n for the Legislative session. On the other hand, if the trial of Senator Hobbs* should result in a mistrial or acquittal,, there Is some PROTECTS COMPLEXION CUTICURA SOAP \ .listed by Cuticura Ointment ■ ill fortify your skin against hupping, redness and rough ness in winter’s cold, sharp 'vinds. Cuticura Soap and Ointment are equally indispen sable for rashes, eczemas, itch- ings and irritations so preva lent in cold weather. ' ' ura Snap and ointment sold throughout th« w ‘ r d. Liberal sample of each mailed free, with 32-P Address "t"uticura." Dept. 230, Boston -*“Men who shave and shampoo with Cuticura ■w*P win And it best for skin and scalp. doubt wnether the State will en deavor to go immediately into the Bilbo case Awkward for Hobbs. Senator Hobbs, however, will be in an awkward attitude before the Leg islature, regardless of what may be the outcome of his trial. There will be a goodly number of members firmly convinced that he is guilty, no ma ter what the jury finding may be, and this will naturally cripple the prestige and influence he ha? hith erto held in the body as one of Lieu- tenat Governor Bilbo's most intimate friends and trusted lieutenant?. Legislators from South Mississippi, as usual, are coming cocked and primed to renew their fight for a constitutional convention. They offer many reasons why Mississippi’s or ganic law -should be revised, among them being the inequality of Legis lative representation, poor assessment system, and inefficient method of dis tributing the common school fund. Even the advocates of woman’? suf frage are to be enlisted in the cam paign. and they may play a conspicu ous part in the fight, as their forces will be under the leadership of Miss Belle Kearney, who has shown much political astuteness—In work of this character. Marks Campaign Opening. Simultaneous with the convening of the Legislature, the next guberna torial campaign may be considered as formally opened, and this is going to inject a great deal of politics into the session. Aside from Lieutenant Bilbo, who has been an avowed aspirant for Gov ernor Brewer's seat for more than a year, it is practically certain that H. M. Quin. Speaker of the House, will be an aspirant, and it is equally cer tain that he is going to command a 1 large following among the members of that body. This means much fac tional politics being played across the corridors. Another prominent occupant of the Statehouse who is charged with hav ing a covetous eye on the Governor ship is Professor J. N. Powers, State Superintendent of Education, and it is whispered that “Farmer” H. E. Blakeslee, of the Department of Ag riculture. would not be averse to moving his office around the corner to the Executive apartments. There are other candidates, active and prospective, scattered over the State who will figure prominently in the Legislative session, getting their •forces organized for the fray. May Fight Appointments. Right at the outset there will be an interesting complication developed anent the judicial appointment made by Governor Brewer, whic' will be presented to the Senate for confirma tion. If Lieutenant Governor Bilbo is tl>ere to preside, it is generally be lieved that he will oppose all con firmations, basing his opposition not on his personal hostility toward the Governor, of course, but upon the ground that Governor Brewer vetoed the bill providing for an elective ju diciary system, and thus defeated “the will of the people.” All appoint ments made by the Governor up to the special session held last June were confirmed by the Senate, but quite a number have been made since that time. Elective judiciary sentiment is not especially strong among the voters. However, there are a large number of influential members in both houses who sincerely believe in an elective judiciary system, and it is expected that they are going to join hands at the approaching session with the ad vocates of a constitutional conven tion, in order to have their wishes carried out. Another new proposition to be sub mitted will be a bill providing that members of levee boards shall be elected by the people of the various districts, instead of appointed by the Governor. This will provoke a lively fight. Probers to Report. A very large amount of attention will, of course, be commanded by the report of the joint Legislative Inves tigating committee, composed of Sen ators Anderson, Owen and Ellis and Representatives Bramlette and Evans, which has been hard at work for the last six months, probing the various State offices and institutions. In addition to demanding a more equitable Legislative apportionment and better taxing laws, South Missis sippi is coming up to Jackson this year with a spirited fight on oyster legislation. The State Oyster Commission in Its biennial report recommends the leas ing of oyster beds, and this will he bitterly opposed by ovstermen. who have perfected an organization to wage a fight on the ground that the plan of the commission would place all the oyster reefs in the hands of large corporations and deprive them of a livelihood. Many recommendations of vital im portance for the simplification of the code of judicial procedure will be submitted by the Association of judges. There will be human interest meas ures galore, of course, among them being Senator Walker's bill provid ing for eugenic marriages, copies of which have been sent to all the mem bers for their perusal. Vanderlip to Found California Colony LOS ANGELES. CAL . Her. 27.—After having made a complete survey of the Palo Verde ranch. Frank A. Vandetlip. president «*f the National Pity Bank of New York, who purchased the U.- 000-aere tract in October for $1,750,000 will confer with associates in regard io improvements. Mr vanderlip has suggested the sub dividing of the property into villa sites, with the idea of having some of the wealthy men In the United States es tablish a winter colony there. A - V- ; "■ • ■ c '\ X\ - : , NV/y . ‘3 ... : f, \ . • r:v *•'<?>• $3 Mrs. .John Van Alstyne, who left her hus band saying: “Love will work out the problem. If at the end of six months, I keep the tryst, love will compel me to do so.” Col orado Springs, whore they spent their honeymoon two years ago, was to he the trysting place. Neither hus band nor wife kept the tryst. O# Unusual Agreement to Disagree Likely To Be Permanent, Developments Show. COLORADO SPRINGS. Dec. 27.— Neither John Van Alstyne. a St. Jo seph (Mo.) capitalist, nor his young wife kept their tryst here to-day. and it is believed their unique six months’ trial divorce failed to heal their love wounds. Half a year’s separation was to decide whether a permanent di vorce would be sought or whether, after all. their love was enduring and they would take up the marital state anew. On this date, according to the agreement of the novel divorce, they were to be reunited here or make the arrangements for final di vorce proceedings. There is some speculation as to whether the inference should be that the six months’ period of separation has proved intolerable and the wealthy young man and his wife have thrown the agreement to the winds and had a reunion. The general be lief is, however, that the trial di vorce will be permanent. This city was made the trysting place, because two years ago it was where the young couple came on their honeymoon after their marriage in Missouri. The agreement permitted both to travel where they wished, to go for social pleasures and even flirtation, and required Van Alstyne to send his wife a monthly check which, how ever. was to contain no message of any kind. And she, on the other hand, agreed not to write to him. Love alone was to bring them back to each other here to-d»y if love withstood the time of separation. Just before her departure to Venice after the trial divorce agreement was made, Mrs. Van Alstyne said: “John was good to me, but we just couldn’t get along together. Neither wanted a divorce, however, so we decided on the six months’ trial. Love will work out the problem. If at the end of six months I keep the trysr, only love will impel me to do so.” IEV IAX Li ILL AID STATE If Properly Tried, the Governor Declares, It Will Solve Geor gia’s Financial Difficulties New Year Sees Civil Service in Augusta AUGUSTA, Dec. 27.—On Wednes day night next the present police commission will die automatically and Thursday morning Augusta policemen will be under the civil service. It is understood that there will be a meet ing of the civil service board Thurs day night, January 1, 1914, when the board will organize and officially take over the police and fire departments of the city. George W. Wright, chairman of the fire committee of City Council, whose term expires on January 1, will be named chairman of the new civil service board. The civil service commission was created by an act of the last Legisla ture and its members are elected for five years. Denver Millionaire Turns Into Author Organ Grinder and Monkey Ride in Auto PATERSON. N. J., Dec. 27—Vin cenzo Carmano, of No. 28 Elm street, an organ grinder, who has tramped the roads and streets of North Jersey with his organ and monkey for years, rode in a $6,000 limousine this after noon and evening, and had his organ and his monkey in the machine with him. The mac hie belongs to Mrs. E T. White, of Ridgewood, who is one of the committee in charge of the Christmas celebration there. Last year Carmano, his organ and his monkey were highly enjoyed fea tures of the oelebration. This year there was unanimous cemand that he come again. When Mrs. White came to engage him she found him averse. He said that last year, when he of fered himself and outfit for transpor tation on the railroad, the train crew would not allow him on board. Rather organ on his back and the monkey on his shoulder and tramped the long miles to Ridgewood. He did not propose to repeat the experience, so he had the automobile ride back and forth. Governor Slaton expressed himself Saturday as entirely optimistic with regard to the finances of the State next year, and is looking forward to New Yera’s Day with particular pleasure, as it is upon that date that the new tax equalization law goes into effect. The Governor believes that this law, if proparly triad pot, not only will solve all of Georgia's financial difficulties of the present, but will make a repetition of past untoward conditions impossible. “The various county commission ers are electing local board* of equal izers. and if these boards are made up of the very best citizens to be found in the counties, the success of the law is assured." said the Gov ernor. “There is nothing lacking now. but the right sort of local boards—everything else had been done to make the new r law work smoothly and equitably. Pensions Still Vex. “Of course, we shall be confronted this winter with the annual question of how best to distribute the pen sion and common school money, but 1 hope this is the last time that vex ing thing shall have to be reckoned with. We shall do the best we can this year, in justice to all parties, as has been done in the past in adjust ing this situation. "There are over seven hundred new pensioners this year, and there has been no provision made to take care of them. We shall have to decide whether to let them wait, or to take a litie bit from each pensioner now on the rolls and make up the deficit. It will take about $50,000 not appro priated to handle the new pensioners —and they can only be paid now by taking something from each of the pensioners at present admitted. That would seem rather a hard thing to do, so it may be that the new ones will have to wait a little while. “In seeking to suggest to the ad ministration how best to distribute the common school and the pension funds, it should be remembered that it takes more than 90 per cent of the State’s total ad valorem taxes to pay these two items. “That statement will astonish many people, no doubt, but it is a fact. And many a Governor has bad it to keep him awake at nights, while he tried to imagine some new way of distributing it to make it fit the situ ation. Somebody has to wait for his pay and as more than 90 per cent of the somebodies concerned come front| one of tw’o classes, it is not difficult io see where the waiters must come from. - Law Promises Relief. “One of the great benefits 1 expect to come of the new tax equalization law is that it will enable the pres ent and future Governors to take care of the common school teachers and the old soldiers promptly, and with no delay in either direction, believe that within a year or two we shall have wiped out all we are be hind. will be able to let up on bor- rowing money for any cause, and that we shall still have a lower tax rate than we now enjoy. “As I said before, the new tax law goes into effect next Thursday. With the right sort of local boards, and I understand those county commis sioners that so far have acted have, in the main, selected mighty good men for these jobs, the new law will prove to be the grandest and most helpful legislation effected in Georgia in years—indeed, since the war!” Kappa Alphas Will Convene in Memphis Daily Newspaper and Initiation To | Be Features at Sessions of College Fraternity. MEMPHIS. Dec 27 —The twenty- seventh biennial convention of the Kappa Alpha fraternity will be held here Monday. Tuesday and Wednes day next under the auspices of the Memphis Alumni Chapter, which is one of the largest and most represen tative graduate bodies in the frater nity, numbering more than 100 mem bers, representing 22 active chapters. Elaborate preparations have been made for the occasion in the way of social entertainment A special fea ture of the convention will be a daily paper and a model initiation. The Kappa Alpha fraternity was established at Washington and Lee at the close of the Civil War and has restricted its activities to Southern institutions, excepting Leland Stan ford and the University of California. The Atlanta Alumni Chapter, which is the largest in the fraternity, will have a good delegation, headed by William Miller and George and Dixon McCarty. The Tech chapter will be represented by J. M. Reifanider, R. B Donwody and R. D. Smith. Women Will Start A Farming Colony EDMONTON, ALBERTA. Dec 27- Henry Howes, of Buahby F’ark. Bristol, England, who Is organizing the Wom en’s Co-operative Farming Society. Ltd., will establish a co-operative farming colony within 50 miles of the city. Glris and women from England. Ire land and Scotland will be located on the land and care for milch cows, poultry and pet stock and produce gardens. CUIS TREE TO operation on Murphey declare that several shot entered the brain, but lu has a chance to live. He has been perfectly conscious ever since the ac cident and absolves the man who shot him from blame. m PUflT lagra J!1UI Our Free Book Weapon Left With Companion Discharged and‘Several Shot Enters Brain—May Recover. AUGUSTA. Dec. 27.—A very pecu liar accident occurred on Christmas Day to John Murphey, a farmer liv ing near Augusta. Murphey, with two men companions, was out hunting and came upon a tree, which had a nest, apparently the nest of a squir rel. in one of the forks of the branches. Murphey’s companions sug gested that they shoot inlo the nest, as there might he a squirrel In it. “No, 1 am going to climb the tree," said Murphey, "and if there is a squirrel in the nest I shall run it out for von hoy? to shoot, and if there should happen to be an o’possum in it I want to catch It alive.” Handing his gun to one of his fel low huntsmen, Murphey climbed the tree. When he got up about fifteen feet a squirrel ran out of the nest. The man to whom he handed the weapon did not know how to handle u hammerless gun. However, Just be fore he got his gun pointed at the squirrel the load was discharged, striking Murphey in the hack of fli / head. He fell to the ground with an ugly wound and was rushed to the hospital. The physicians who performed an in which many rrv«n and women who h«d w«1l-defined, severe ca»o« of Pellagra state, UNDER OATH, that th«y were cured— and In soma ©••«• literally snatched from the ge*ve—by Baughn’s Pellagra Remedy Every day'a mail brings ua 'otters from Pellagra sufferers all ever the country, thanking ua for what B*ughn*a Pellagra Remedy >• doing for them. De lay la dangerous—don’t wait until warm waather aggravate* your aymptoma. Get our book at once—WRITE FOR IT TO DAY—it cotta you nothing. Ad- dre«s your Isrtter or postoard to " American"" Compounding Co. Box 587-D Jasper. Ala. 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Dec. 27.—Surprise lies in wait for the readers of “The Soul of Paris,” a collection of essays by Verner Z I teed, oil magnate and banker, whose name is a power in financial and social circles in this country and Europe. All sound the same keynote. Reed, so closely associated with the world of systems, formulas and mathematical computation, appears as a mystic aes thete and sentimentalist. In the tirst place, the reader discov ers that cities have souls, and that the nicest “urban-soul” in the whole wide world is Paris. ‘Spoonville’ Off Map; Now Galled Edgemont OROVILLE. Dec °7.—The people of Spoonville, In Lassen County, are at last to be relieved of a name against which they have been objecting for years. The joshing to w’hich they have been subjected on account of their address has led to various attempts to Induce the Postofrice Department to change the name of the postoffi'c A letter from the First Assistant Postmaster General states that here after Spoonville* is to he known as Edgemont LINCOLN CLOCK FOR S2.60 COLi MB US. LND.. Der. 27 At a sale of- the personal property of the late Samuel M. Fitch, former County Audi tor. his son bought a Seth Thomas clock, owned by Abraham Lincoln for $2.60. Misses Love’s Lips; Nose Injures His Eye KANSAS CITY, MO, Dec. 27.—Inno cent, big and bashful is Charles Lend, of Bethel. Kans. With his sweetheart. Miss Lillian Sectain, ne was in the shadow of a large tree when he seized her In his arms to place a kiss, the first he had ever given in 27 years.* Handicapped by intense embarrass ment, his lips missed those of his sweet heart, but his eye struck the end of her nose in the darkness, ripping open part of the lid and badly scratching the eye ball. He will not lose his sight. Elope on One Horse; Ride 50 Miles; Jailed FAYETTEVILLE, ARK.. Dec. 27.— J. R. Cowan and Miss Lillie Dear- man who had eloped from Bunch, Okla . and made the 50-mile trip on one horse, were arrested at Fayette ville, Ark., and jailed when they ap plied for a license. XMAS RATES Reduced over N, C. & St. L. Ry. and W. & A. R. R. Apply any Agent. ) Correct Attire For Evening Dress! These ready tailored FULL DU’FKS garments are made of the finest undressed English Worsteds, Vicunas and Granit Weaves. 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