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Measure Lacks Only One Vote.
Ballot Is Taken After Spir
ited Debzse.
The House of Representatives
Thursday defeated the local tax bill,
with only one vote lacking to pass it.
The vote was 124 to 45. To pass the
bill 126 votes were required. With
125 votes in favor of the bill, it would
have been up to the Speaker, and his
vote would have passed the bill, as
he is known to be favorable to it.
The vote was taken after a heated
debate, extending over three days,
and it is not yet definitely settled, as
Burwell, of Hancock, gave notice he
would move for reconsideration of the
action of the House in defeating the
bill. The vote on the motion to re
consider probably will be taken at the
Friday morning session.
The final vote was taken on the bill
as a whole, after nearly a dozen
amendments had been disposed of,
and the substitute of Burwell, of Han
cock, and Swift, of Muscogee, for the
original Senate adopted by a vote of
124 to 15.
Vote Against Bill.
Those voting against the bill were:
Anderson, of Jenkins; Ayers, Barrett,
of Pike; Brooks, Carter, Chambers,
Cheney, Collins, of Union; Cook, Cul
pepper, of Meriwether; Fowler, of
Forsyth; . Foy, Hagood, Harden, of
Banks; Hardin, of Glascock; Hayes,
Hinson, Hogg, Holden, Hollingsworth,
Howard, of Oglethorpe; Johnson, of
Bartow; Key, Kelley, Kimsey, of
White; King, Lanier, Lankford, Las
seter, Maynard, Mays, Owen, Rich
ardson, Russell, Stovall, Strickland,
Sumner, Taylor, Trammell, Walker
of Ben Hill; Williams, of Meriwether;
Williams, of Worth; Wyatt, Adams;,
of Towns; Harris.
The vote was taken after three
minute speeches in favor of the bill
had been made by Jones, of Coweta:
Davenport and Smith, of Dade, and a
five-minute talk by Burkhalter, of
Tattnall.
The bill as amended and finally de
feated was, in effect, nothing but an
other construction of the local tax law
under which taxes are now heing lev
ied for school purposes in 56 counties
'of the State. By an amendment of
Floyd, of Bale, adopted, the word
“may” was substituted for the word
“shall” in the first section of the
bill, making it optional with the
counties whether they levied the tax.
In explaining his vote, Culpepper, of
Meriwether, warned the members of
the House that the idea of the friends
of the bill was to get it by the House
in some form, and then to have it
corrected to suit themselves in confer
ence committee after it went to the
Senate.
Several Are Absent.
As several members of the House
who were absent Thursday are known
te be favorable to the bill, its friends
and supporters hope that it will pass
when it is brought up for reconsider
ation.
By a vote of 134 to 36 the Housr
voted to create the Couniy of Cook
from portions of Berrien County, with
Adell as‘the county seat. Upon mo
tion of Burwell, of Hancock, the bill
was mmediately (rapsmitted to the
House. Action on this bill had been
postponed for several days due to the
absence of Giddens, of Berrien. who
was known to be unfriendly to it.
When it came up as a special order
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THE ATLANTA GEUORGiAN
Ducktown Measure
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s Passed by Sena,te‘
After mßre than two hours of de
bate the State Senate Thursday
morning adopted a resolution by Sen
ator Edwards, which authorizes the
Governor to enter into a contract with
the Ducktown Sulphur, Copper and
Iron Company, of Tennessee, modi
fying the terms of an injunction
granted the State by the United
States Supreme Court in 1913, which
limited the company’s daily output to
twenty-five tons. This action fol
iowed a suit institute by the State at
the instance of citizens of Gilmer and
Fannin Countiss,, who claimed that
fames from the plant injured the
{:_rops and made the land unproduc
ive.
The Ducktown Company, setting
forth that the Government had ap
pealed to it to increase its output on
account of the war emergency, has
entered petition in the Supreme Court
for a modification of the injunction,
which will permit it to run at full ca
pacity. which action is pending.
Senators Edwards introduced his
bill as a war measure, and its support
was reported to be based on patriotic
grounds. The bill went to the com
mittee on mines and mining, which
added an amendment that a board of
arbitration settle all disputes between
the company and the people, the board
to be composed of one representative
of the company, one of the State, and
an, umpire, if necessary, to be ap
pointed by the Governor.
Under the bill the company will be
allowed to operate at full capacity in
case it agrees to pay in full for all
damages proved to the satisfaction
of the arbitrators to have been caus
ed by fumes from its plant.
Senator Brown introduced an
amendment providing that persons
could appeal to ‘the Superior Courts
of their counties from the decision of
the board of arbitration, which was
killed almost unanimously.
Sgnator Carswell declared he be
lievéd both the committee amend
ment and the original bill should be
killed, stating that in his opinion, any
action of the Senate would be an at
tempt to over-ride the Supreme
Court. which he said, is the most
competent body to settle the matter.
He offered“a substitute for the whole,
providing that the State leave the
matter entirely up' to the Supreme
Court, which was killed.
Introduction of a maze of substi
tutes and amendments muddled the
whole procedure at times, and many
senators became so perplexed as to
just where the whole matter stood,
that it was found necessary to read
the various amendments several
times.
~ After everything had been re-hash
‘ed and the matter put to a vote Sena
tor Ficklen admitted that' the whole
‘proposiion had gone over his head ab
‘sohne]v and aslced to be excused from
voting. The revort of the committee,
'vrith the amendment, was adopted by
a vote of 28 to 11,
The Senate passed a bill by Senator
Andrews providing that whenever the
Governor may see fit. he is authorized
to appoint a bank in Atlanta as a
state depository, making six in this
city.
Thursday morning, it was found that
Mr. Giddens was not in the House, but
as the bill had been postponed a num
ber of times, Burwell. of Hancock, in
sisted that it be taken up as a special
order. Giddens came in before the
vote had been completed and wvoted
against the creation of the new coun
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New Bills in the House.
«. The following new bills were intro
duced in the House:
By Swords_ of Morgan. and Davidson,
of Putnam—To appropriate §515,000 for
a dormitory at Eighth District A. and
M. School. .
' By Barrett, of Whitfield—To put so
licitor general of Cherokee Circuit on a
salary.
By Fulton Delegation—To give Fulton
County commissioners authority to in
crease salaries of judges of Fulton Su
perior Court. |
By Giddens, of Berrien—To authorize
Council of Ray City to sell bonds for
public improvements.
By Walton Delegation—To provide
compensation for John R. Robertson for
injuries received while in service of the
State.
By Allen, of Upson—To provide for
three terms of Superior Court in Up
son. ' :
By Chatham Delegation—To make it
lawful for any Alderman of Savannah
to be appointed on the tree and park
commission, and to amend water regu
lation, |
By Williams, of Worth—To amend thei
City Court fees regulations in Worth
County. |
By Chatham Delegation—To amendi
act creating City Court of Savannah,
to fix salary of judge at $6,000. ‘
By Staten, of Lowndes, and Clements,
of Irwin—To appropriate $4,000 to cover
deficiency in hog cholera fund for 1918;
to increase appropriation from $6,000 to
SIO.OOO and to prohibit the sale or free |
distribution or use of cholera virus,
mallein, tuberculin and anthrax vac
cine, ¥
By Grantland, of Spalding—To aulhor.}
ize city of Griffin to levy special tax of
one-half of 1 per cent. ‘
Bills Passed by House.
The following bills were passed by;
the House: ‘
By Stewart, of Coffee—To provide for‘
special school tax in Douglas.
By Middleton, of Early—To increase
corporate limits of Blakely and extend
school district and’ increase municipal
school tax. |
By Smith, of Fulton—To provide for
a law library in Atlanta. |
By Richmond Delegation—To author
ize opening Cumming street, city of Au
gusta.
By Tatum, of Campbéll—To amend
the charter of Palmetto. ‘
By Barwick, of Montgomery—To
amend charter of Soperton, to levy
school tax of 50 cents on each SIOO. |
By Ballard, of Newton—To provide a
new charter for city of Covington. ‘
Senate Bills Passed b{ House,
To amend the charter of the town ot{
Canton. ‘
To amend the charter of the town of
Pelham. J
To amend act fixing salary of judge
of City Court of Thomasville. :
To amend act creating Court of
Greensboro.
By Lanier, of Bulloch—To put judge
and solicitor of City Court on salaries,
amended with referendum.
Seek to Raise Salary
For Judges in Atlanta
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The Fulton delegation Thursday in-i
trodueced in the Heouse of Representa
tives a bill seeking to increase the‘
salaries of Superior Court judges of
the Atlanta circuit through the Board
of County Commissioners in such
sums as the board sees fit.
The bill would give almost unlim
ited power to the county board in the
matter of increasing the salaries, and
the times at which they are to be in
creased.
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Government Officers Have De
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stroyed 106 Georgia Stills in
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Two Weeks’ Campaign. f
The war of extermination being
waged by Collector A. O. Blalock and
D. J. Gantt, local internal reyeuue
agent, against Georgia moonshiners,
has netted 106 stills in the last two
weeks and has resulted in the arrest
of ninety-six violators of the revenue
laws, according to Mr. Gantt.
Since July I.a special detail of
twenty-five revemue agents, drawn
from all sections of the country, has
been engaged in sweeping Georgia
from boundary to boundary, and Mr.
Gantt declares the work will continue
until moonshining becomes recog
nized as the most hazardous and un
profitable profession in the State.
In addition to their war on stills,
the revenue officers have found time
for numerous side excursions against
nests of deserters and slackers, many
of which have been broken up and
their occupants arrested. One de
serter, L. O. Hilley, a Madison Coun
ty farmer, was killed while resisting
arrest. Five of his companions and
nine other persons charged with har
boring deserters were taken into cus
tody. i
By way of still further varying
their “still hunts,” the revenue offi
cers captured more than 2,000 pounds
of sugar from a hoarder in Dawson
County. It is believed the sugar was
to have been used in the manufacture
of liquor. It has been turned over
to the food administration.
In discussing the drive against the
moonshiners, Mr. Gantt said:
"D. C. Roper, United States com
missioner of internal revenue, is
heartily in favor of suppressing illicit
distilling in this State, and is per
fectly willing to appoint a sufficient
number of men to carry out this work
provided the good citizenship of the
State will lend their co-operation.
There is no question but that this work:
can be accomplished and rid Georgia
of ‘moonshining’ and ‘bootlegging’ if
the law-abiding people of this State
will co-operate with Federal and
State officers, but ‘the people must do
their duty and not expect everything
from the officers. -
“The manufacture of ‘moonshine’
whisky is both a violation of the Fed
eral and State laws, and it is just as
much the duty of the State and mu
nicipal authorities to enforce these
laws as of the Federal officers. The
large number of ‘moonshine’ distiller
ies destroyed during the present
month is due to the activity and in
crease in the number of officers ‘as
signed to raiding stills, and if neces
sary other officers will be appointed.
In some counties of the State the
local officers have given the Federal
authorities all of the assistance in
their power, but it is regretted that
‘this can not be said of all of the
county officers, for in some instances
the county officers are in sympathy
with the ‘moonshiners’ and give the
Federal officers no assistance what
! ever.” g
~ During the whole of the year end
ing June 30. 1918, 801 illicit stills were
destroyed in the State of Gieorgia, ac
cording to Mr. Gantt.
He says a ig increase in the prac
tice of illicit distilling is evidenced
by the fact that in the first two weeks
of the present month more stills were
destroyed than in any entire month of
last year.
The violations are not confined to
any particular section, Mr. Gantt de
clares, but are scattered promiscu
ously over the entire State.
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W. 0. W. Mock Trial
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Is Aid to Red Cross
A capacity house attended the
mock trial Wednesday night, given
by the Woodmen of the World for
the henefit of the Red Cross at the
W. O. W, hall. More than SIOO will
go to the Red Cross from the enter
tainment.
Among those taking part In the
trial were Pau' Etheridge, Judge P.
B. Hopkins, Carlos D. Hopkins, H.
C. Buchanan, L. W. Smith, J. O,
Campbell, Glenn O. Hopkins, Miss
Clarice Allen, Marion 1. Johnson,
Miss Mamie Henslee, W, O. Brown
and Miss McKenzie.
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Training Camp
CAMP GORDON, July 25.—Camp
Gcrdon's delegation to the Central
Officers’ Training School now in ses
sion was announced today in an offi
cial memorandum from camp head
quarters. The Gordon men will move
from their various organizations to
the quarters of the schoo! before
Saturday, when they will begin the
four months course necessary for
commission as second lieutenants,
Included in the list of those select
ed from Camp Gordon are a number
of prominent Atlanta and Georgia
men, among them Sergeant Major
Jefferson D. Hunt and Sergeant Ma
jor Jerome Simmons.
Announcement was made Wednes
day night of a list of 60 prumotions
in the camp quartermaster's detach
ment, coming as the result of ?;ard
and efficient work under Colonel
Thomas.
Among those to win sergeancies
were Ernest E. Welborn, of Allanta;
Harry Harris, camp story-teller and
two former Y secretaries, John Over
all and Foster Spain.
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Hopkins Tells Senate
Speed Is Necessary
Senator Hopkins Thursday called
the attention of the State Senate to
the necessity of speeding up its pro
gram if legislation now before it is
to be disposed of before adjournment,
He referred to the action of the
House in speeding its program by con
vening at 9 o’clock, but stated that
he was not réady to make any formal
motion.
“I am just throwing out the sugges
tion for what it is worth,” he saiad,
“and if it is deemed advisable to do
so; then some one may suggest how
it should be done. Thete are 28 Sen
ate bills now ready for pasasge, and
only fifteen more working days.”
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Velvet Bean Millers
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To Popularize Meal
A convention of the velvet bean
millers of the State will be held 'in
Macon, August 8, according to plans
perfected by the executive committee
at a meeting there Wednesday. A
propaganda and demonstration cam
paign to prove the value of velvet
hear meal as a stock food will be one
result of the convention, it is said.
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SEMIANNUAL STATEMENT ‘
For the six months ending June 30, 1918, of the condition of the
PAN-AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE CO.
OF NEW ORLEANS,
Organized under the laws of the State of Louisiana, made to the Governor
of the State of Georgia in pursuance to the laws of said State.
Principal Office—l3th Floor Whitney Bldg., New Orleans, La.
. I. CAPITAL STOCK.
Aot of Capitalßtosk v i b vl e e B ke e L 81:000.800,00
Amount of capital stock paid up in cash .. .. «4s ¢4 oo o 4 . .. 1,000,000.00
1. ASSETS.
WOLEL QOBBIR: .. s o 5 65 4o siirbiebibp seinn s visv s vd o 5480640852
11, LIABILITIES. |
FOML HaMUEOE .o .. o 0 i vhbioiits od eies ne sans va vk ox 2 38.009.000 20 |
IV. INCOME DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR 1918, ‘
ROIRS ROOOMME: A o 8 s di b g Gt BT nbh A R e e L DD 2N A
V. DISBURSEMENTS DURING THE FIRST S&IX MONTHS OF THE
YEAR 1918,
RO GIIDOTREMERIS - . i 5 AR NS Sl e e s SRR SOO 80
Greatest amount insured in any one risk.. .. .. .. .. $200,000*
Total amount of insurance outstanding. .. .. .. .. 49,859,015.00
*Of which $190,000 is reinsured.
A copy of the Act of Incorporation, duly certified, is in the office of the
Insurance Commissioner.
STATE OF GEORGIA—County of Fulton:
Personally appeared before the undersigned A. J. Shropshire, Jr.., who
being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is tre Gencral Agent of the
Pan-American Life Insurance Company, and that the foregoing statement
is correct and true. A. J. SHROPSHIRE, JR.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 24th day of Jwy, 191%.
MAGGIE E. HUMPHRIES, Nptary Public.
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Max W. Scupin Replies to Wife's
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Allegations in His Answer to
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Divorce Suit.
Max W. Scupin, manager of a lo
cal clothing house, in an answer and
cross bill filed in Superior Court
Thursday by Attorneys J. A. Branch
and Ernest C. Bell, vigorously de
nied the charge of pro-Germanism,
'whn-h formed one of the grounds on
which Mrs., Willie Poe Scupin a few
days ago sued him for divorce; also
denied that he has been paying at
tentions to another woman, but, on
the other hand, made the counter
charge that Mrs. Scupin has been re
ceiving the attentions of other men
and has treated him cruelly other
wise. He asked that a divorce be
awarded to him and not to Mrs.
Scupin,
Scupin also obtained from Judge
W. D. Ellis a temporary restraining
lorder. to prevent her from using the
Scupin automobile until the courts
can determine to which one it be
longs. Both the husband and wife
claim title to the auto.
Scupin, in regard to his wife's pro-
German charges, asserted that he has
no pro-German views, bhut, instead,
is a loyal American citizen. He said
that the only semblance of an excuse
for the charge is the fact that his
father came from Germany. He ex
plained, however, that the elder
Scupin had lived in this country
practically all of his life, was a
raturalized citizen, and had married
a native-born American and Geor
gian. Scupin said his father was
thoroughly loyal to the United States.
As to himself, he declared he had no
no German associates, or acquaintan
¢as, and has no sympathy for the
German government or its policies.
{ As to his charges against Mrs.
| Bcupin, the husband declared that
]uh«mt a week after the marriage a
letter written to his bride by a man
’in Birmingham, and containing “en
dearing terms and discriminating
statements,” fell into his hands,
shocking and grieving him almost to
the point of distraction when he “dis
covered she was carrying on a secret
and improper correspondence with
this man.” This incident almost re
sulted in a separation at the time,
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Howard to Speak at
Auditorium Monday
' William Schley Howard, candidate
for the United States Senate, will
speak at the Atlanta Auditorinm next
Monday night, his campaign head
quarters announced Thursday. It was
said that all the counties in Congress
man Howard’s district are organizing
delegations to attend the meeting.
Sections of seats will be reserved for
them and for members of the Legis
lature.
A special invitation was extended to
the women of Atlanta. )
he said. He turther declared that he
had discovered on other occasions
that his wife was “going out to shows
and other places with other men.”
He would have been justified several
times in Jeaving her because of her
conduct in this respect, he asserted.
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The County Commissioners’ race
Thursday had received still another
entry—H, G. Hubbard, a local econ
tractor, living on the Mayson and
Turner road—who announced his
candidacy for commissioner from the
country against Commissioner Oscar
‘Mills.
Several other candidates already
are in the race from the county at
large for the othe¢r two places that
are to be filled in the September pri
mary and which now are held by Dr.
W. L. Gilbert, present chairman of
the commission, and Commissioner
T. J. Hightower. Dr. Gilbert has an~
nounced his candidacy for n-thé*
tion, and it was regarded as w
that Mr. Hightower also would stand
for re-election. The three. latest en=
tries from the county at large, whose
candidacy was announced last Suns
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facturer; W. H, Johnsox, councilman
from the Fifth Ward, end John Will
son, former county employee, Paul
Pause, a city calesman, and Attorney
Paul Etheridge opened their came
paigns several weeks ago. %
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