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4 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. .I'ESDAT. JITXB u, urn. MORE Of TRAGEDY THAN SHE'LL TELL MRS. KINNAN AND PARENT SAID TO HAVE QUARRELED Mystery of Her Death Is Not Solved by the Police. Still ATMOSPHERE IS BLUE AROUND PHONE NO. 23\ Wouldn’t it Make You Mad to Have Some body Ask You For Skidoo Pills? B.r 1'rlrat* Leased wire. New Tork, June 12.—After four daya of unceasing police effort the veil of m\-t> iy enveloping the murder of Mr*. All. e C. D. Klnnan, on the veranda of the stenton tnanalon In the Bronx ha* been lifted aufflclently to reveal—not a le.lutlon of the caae, but a new and mmj Inexplicable tangle of clrcum lay the inreetlgatlon center* about toet pathetic figure In the tragedy, sire Louise. Blenton, mother of the slain woman. Virtually a prisoner In the stately old aeml-ruln of the rolo mat lirmieatcad, which haa been occU' pint by the family for thirty year*, the poii.n ore confident that ahe know* mm. Ui* tragedy than haa been nn d front her self-contradictory, (Innal statements. at, because of her advanced age. - In mated to question her upon d new point* which make the case more sensational and surprls gVlntii before. The detectives are convinced now thin Mr*. Klnnan must have been w ounded within the mansion and that ■ hr fr|| dying on the veranda while fleeing from her assassin. They bast tbi theory on the statement of Mrs. Mum Bhlppo, one of the tenant* In the in cement of the house, tin phi prantla steps. No ons asrendet Meps. she says, prior to the time ■hr heard the rail of the mur- woman's body on the dark tee dogs In the basement which, be. .nice of their barking, are looked upon ns a neighborhood milranre, did n»i hark until after the finding of Mrs. K i limin'* body. .Mrs. Bhlppo, In her story To the po lice, declares that Mrs. Btsnton and M11, Klnnan not only quarreled, but ac ton lly exchanged blows. The detectives hove found, near the rear entrance to the mansion, a hatch et .mined apparently with blood, and with a long dark hair aluck to Ita lieu.i Both Mrs. Bhlppo and Mrs. Rlen i ii deny ownership of the hatchet. It line been learned that mother and iloughter made reciprocal will*, but that, f ir some reason, the papers were not t-lgned. On the day of the tragedy hml been placed In bank to the cie,lit of Mrs. Klnnnn. NAMES OF HOLDERS OF SHARES KNOWN Hv Prlvste Leased Wire. Philadelphia, Pa., June II.—The most Important evidence In the hearing be. fora the Interstate commerce commis Mon today waa the production of the lists of shareholders of the Keystone i oal and Coke Company and the lireenwlch Coal Company. Mr. t'oehran. In charge of the Ber- m i ml -White Company's business at llittslmus pier, told of the handling ami shipment of coal there. He was somewhat vague on some points and beyond the fact that the Pennsylvania Hullroad did a good deal of work for the i erwInd-Whltr Company, little of I m porta nee was elicited from him. The same was true of tho testimony t'f Hilbert Williams, assistant to the enperlntsndent of the Berwlnd-Whlte < '-‘miany. The testimony of both men Ii ml largely to Ho with methods. Their testimony took up the morning ses- BROYLES GETS TIRED OF LOOKING AT "Tnko thl* man back; t am tired of looking at him," remarked Recorder Broyles Tuesday morning as he bound over to the state courts A. H. Poin dexter, a white man. on the charge of larceny and vagrancy. I'olndextar was arretted accused of xti-allng a pocketbook out of the coat of 01 In Haley, of 57 Hilliard atraet, a negro employee at the Oeorgla rail road freight dopot. Poindexter pro tested ho found the pocketbook. He had been In police court on a previ ous occasion and the recorder re marked to him: i "Poludextcr. you wouldn't And any thing you eoutd steal." If you were owner of a pharmacy and had Incidentally enough of the worries of life to keep you from being supremely blissful, wouldn't It make you angry to have a whole raft of peo ple, with more Idle time thin brains, to keep pestering you because your telephone number happened to be— 23? It has slightly ruffled the erstwhile unfailing urbanity of Ramuel M. Lowry, ? roprietor of the Bell pharmacy, at No, 5 South Pryor street. Mr. Lowry la a very quiet mannered man, and those he has gathered about him In hi* drug store are. of the same Ilk. They are not alangy, and they sec nothing funny In their telephone more popular. For Mr. Lowry or any of his clerk* to maks any change In their telephono number would be to surrender to what they consider vulga rism of the worst sort, so they are now looking for the firm that manufac tures skidoo preparation*, while the Ice cream man Is doing his best to con coct a skidoo flavoring extract that will skidoo with competition. Night after night haa been coming the call: "Is thl* 217" "Ves." Not really? Well, skidoo for yours.” clerks at the Bell pharmacy fall back on profanity, so the night men could only go to bed to content plate the meaning of such queer words aa “skidoo for yours.” Monday night there seemed to be a lot of sickness In ths neighborhood of the Bell pharmacy, and Main 21 waa kept busy for a long time. "Hello, la this 21?" "Yes." "Well, I'd like some Skidoo pllle, please." Another call followed shortly: « k 'Twenty-three?" < "Yes." “Send me some Skidoo pain, please." The clerk was getting wrathy, as he did not know of the new medicines, and' he feared that hla competitors would get ahead of him. Another call: . "Twenty-three?" “Yes." "I'd like a large bottle of Fat-Skldoo. please—-haven't It? Well, send along a large bottle of Antl-Bkldoo for the hair.” The clerk wae about getting ready to go to the telephone office acroae the street and ask the names of hi* caller*, when the bell rang agalni "Twenty-three?" "Yes.” "Who Is th»tr' "This Is Mr. Jones." ‘‘Mr. Skidoo? Well, how Is Mrs. Skidoo and all the little Skldooa at home?" Bang went the ’phone—and the clerk said to himself: 1 think I need a drink." RUMPUS OVER HORSE TRADE IS NOW UP TO THE SYNOD By Private Leased Wire. New York, June 12.—A rumpus over a domlnt'e horse trade waa scheduled to continue today In the general synod of ths Dutch Reformed Chureh, In session at Fifth avenue and Forty- eighth street. The Rev. Spltka Koater, of Iowa, ■ought a hen ring, which the committee on Judicial business was Inclined to grant, with payment'of hla fare to New York. Then the Rev. Mr. Moerdyke declared that the report "waa a dis grace to a deliberative body.” The Rev. Mr. Koater borrowed a horse from a parishioner and, the lat ter says, returned a sorry looking “nag" In Its place, saying the borrowed an imal had died. Later, aay* the farmer, he found another man driving his horse, and wae told that the preacher had traded .with something “to boot." The Rev. Mr. Koster wants to explain to the synod. BIG COTTON DOCKS REPORTED ON FIB FLAMES ON STATEN ISLAND NOT UNDER CONTROL, Three Alarms Are Sent From Town of St. George to Manhattan. BULLETIN. By Private Leased Wire. New York, June 12.—Police head quarters, Manhattan, report* that three alarms for nre have been sent from the American cotton docks, St. George, Staten Island, and the fire Is not yet under control. This is the third time within a short time that these docks and warehouses have been sflre. TWO WOMEN FIGHT: ONE KNOCKED DOWN A* the result of a disturbance Mon. day night, at GO Trinity avenue, cases were made against Mrs. 8. T. Ogle- tree, 25 year* of age,* apd Mrs. Ora Lee Word, 25 years of age, and they will be tried Tuesday afternoon be fora Recorder Broyles. Mrs. Word, who first reported the matter to Policeman Andrews, as serted that Mrs. Ogletree had knoched her down and then kicked her several times In the side, badly bruising her. This Mrs. Ogletree danled. After hear Ing from the two women, tho officer aleo entered a case against Mrs. Word. They were both served with copies of charges and .were not locked up. The cause of the trouble I* not known. The two families reside In adjoining apartments in Trinity ave nue. “MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME" AUTHOR TO BE HONORED By Private Leased Wire. Louisville, Ky„ June 12.—The cele bration of "Old Home Week" In Louis ville, will culminate Thursday with the unveiling of the monument to Ste- >hen Collins Foster, author of "My' Old Centucky Home." His daughter, Mr*. Marion Foiter Welch, of Allegheny City, Pa, with her daughter, Mr*. J*e*le Welsh Rose, and her two grandchildren, Dorothy itiiu iiffr iwu irHiitiL-iiiiurvii. vuiuiiiji Jane Rose and Stephen Collin* Foster Rose, will be the guests of ths commit tee during the ceremonies. Mr. Foster, though from Fltteburg, lived In Louisville and that he caught the Kentucky spirit I* evidenced by hi* song*, which stand high Jit,the Hat of American classics "My Old Kentucky Home." "Old Black Joe,” "Old Folk* at Home,” and "Maasa's In de Cold, Cold around" have been eung by gen eratlone. The Foster statue Is the gift of the school children of Kentucky. It Is life slxe and represents the great song writer sitting In the chair In which most of his songs were composed, feature of the ceremonies will be _ chorus of 1,000 school children, who will render a program of Foster's song*. Eminent soloist* will also sing of them. Mrs. Welch will unveil the statue. LOCAL NEWS CONDENSED Credit Men Leave. The delegation from the Credit Men’s Association of Atlanta to the National Association of Credit Men, which mecta In Baltimore June 12 to IS, left Tues day. In the party were R. H. White, of Everett, Ridley A Co., and president of the Credit Men'e Association of At lanta: J. W. llarlnn, of Armour Fer tiliser Company; Wllmer L. Moore, of Winner L. Moore A Co.: D. H. Kirk land, of J. K. Orr Shoe Company; Er nest L. Rhodes, of E. L. Rhodes & Co. Governor Authorises Rewards, dovernor Terrell has authorised tho following rewards: One hundred dol lar* for the unknown person who bur glarised the store of E. D. Rountree, In Emanuel county, on June G; 1100 for tho arrest of Arthur Johnson, In dicted In Coweta county for tho mur der of William Thomas; 1100 for the arrest of Henry McKeon alia* Henry Burch, charged with the murder of Ech Weaver. In Coweta county. be made happy within the next few days by an autograph letter from Governor Joseph M. Terrell, of Geor gta. Young Davla "caught" the gov The address was printed with a pen on a card which waa gummed to the envelope, with a bit of ribbon of red, white and blue attached. The letter read*: “One of the objects of my life la to possess a large collection of auto graphs and photos of *noted govern ors' which 1 can not call complete with out yours. So please forward at your convenience." Two Youths Misting. The police have been asked to find Ben Shafer and Andrew Reynolds, both 1? years of age, and who reside at 141 East Fair street. The missing boy* are eons of C. O. Shafer and J. Reynolds. Will Talk On Immigration. Frank P. Sargeant, commissioner of Immigration of the United Statea, will ■peak on immigration to the general assembly during the coming session. The exact date Is to he agreed on. Ills subject will be "Immigration to the Southern States." MRS. WALKER'S TRIAL IS LONG DRAWN OUT Mrs. Shepard Walker and twenty- flv. witnesses to back up the charge of cheating and swindling brought against her. were at Justice Ormond's court Monday afternoon. Tlie case I* one of many witnesses to the fact that the defendant col lected money from them under rep resentation* that It waa to go for the burial of some, they now think. He- tit lout person. Some claim tbo solic it cd money for the purpoee of bury ing tho ion or Widows McAfee, Jen kins and Smith. The donations range from twenty-live cent* up, and so ex tensive and successful were her op erations that the police were called in to aid In finding out who the widow -»ns and whether ahe needed funds f*>r the burial of her son. A war- ram was sworn out for her by on cer Kilpatrick. | Justice Ormond waa able to hear only five of the witnesses Monday af- i- 'toott, so the caae will be called ■kmaday afternoon at 2 o'clock to bear Mbe rot of the testimony. Want An Investigation. On May 2*. last, a foreigner waa decoyed from hi* home In Dublin, Ga., and brutally maltreated. Lauren* lodge. No. ?G, Free and Accepted Ma son*. of Dublin, ha* petitioned the gov ernor to offer a reward for the partle* who committed the outrage. The for eigner, whose name was not given, was a member of Detroit, Mich., lodge. The “Universal" Exhibit J. D. Baskin and R. D. Graham, Southern salea managers of the Uni versal Adding Machine Company, of St. Louis, have an exhibit In the lobby of the Kimball house which lx attract ing a great deal of attention. The two gentlemen have made a success of their undertaking and are Introducing the Universal throughout the South. Mr. and Mra. Graham, who have recently come to Atlanta from St. Louts, have made a number of friend* here. Young Msn's Christian Association 8o olal Club. Tho social club of tho Young Men's Christian Association decided at their last meeting to give an entertainment at the association building on Thurs day evening, June 14, at 8 o'clock, In lieu of their annual picnic. They will have a tine program and a Jolly good time. All member* of the associa tion and their frienda are Invited. Whit* Youths Arrested. Carl Reynolds and Hugh Miller. 18- year-old white boys, were arrested Monday afternoon In DeKalb county by County Officers-Mathlcson and Wil liams, who chased them for several miles before catching them. They are charged with tampering with mall boxes. In which they are nlleged to which they are said to have stolen a small sum of money. Nine Thousand Registered. The registration In Fulton county to date la about 8,004, according to Tax Collector Andy Stewart. The books close August t. * Meter Award* Mad*. Members of the water board held a meeting at the water Work* »hop Mon day and awarded the bid* for meter* and meter boxes to the Hersey Manu facturing Company, of Boston, and to the Neptune Meter Company, of New York. Rotary meter* and meter boxes will be purchased from the first named company and cylinder meters from the latter. In th* Supreme Court. With the completion of the Atlantic circuit the supreme court finished the call of the civil docket, and will not sit again until Friday, when th* special tax caas will be taken up. Governor Terrell has not yet secured the two Judges to sit In this case, hut expect* to. find the men by. Tuesday evening. On Monday criminal and ■ pec la! cases will be heard by the court. Sober Only lrr Jail. Prison Commission in Session. The prison commission began 1U) June meeting Tuesday morning. Gen eral C. A. Evans Is absent attending the commencement exercises at Ox ford, but Chairman Turner and Com- STATE CONVENTION TO MEET IN DALLAS Special to The Georgian. Dallas, Texas, June 12.—At a meet’ Ing of the Democratic state executive commltteo held yesterday at Austin It was decided that the state convention fdr this year should be held In Dallas. The convention will be held during August. DISROBED GUESTS CALLED OUT IN Special to The Georgian. Asheville, N. C., June 12.—A fire which began In the basement of Bur nette A Lambert's carriage factory here this morning at 1:10 o'clock deetroyed that building, together with about IIS. 00A worth of stock. The loss le estimated at $25,000. The origin le unknown. The lose I* covered by Insurance. The building Is only a few feet from the Swannea hotel, a large building, and It looked aa If that building would be lost The hotel guests were called from their rooms In night clothes. Heavy rain was falling and that assisted the firemen greatly In extln gulshlng the flames * Mc- Grace A. McDaniel. Funeral services of Grace A. Daniel, the 6-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. V. S. McDaniel, took place Monday afternoon at the residence, 080 DeKalb avenue, at 8:80 o'clock. Inter ment was In Oakland. Velma Rumsey. Velma Rumaey, the 2-year-old daughter of Mrs. Rose Rumsey, died Monday evening at 0 o'clock. Funeral services will be held Wednesday morn ing at 10 o'clock at the residence, 21 North Moore street. Interment will be In Oakland. George Young. , Funeral eervlcwa of George Young were conducted Monday afternoon at Marvin Church. The deceased was the ■on of O. T. Young, who resides on the McDonough Road. Interment was ‘ Marvin chureh yard. HARRY M, ATKINSON SUED FOR $100,000 THE A&TION BROUGHT BY LOUIS J»AIRO, OF NEW YORK. Suit for $144,000 damageq against Harry M. Atkinson was filed at 2:30 o'clock Monday In the clerk's office. Louis P. Palro, of New York, I* the plaintiff. The petition allegea that In 1)02 Palro met Mr. Atkinson In New York and that Mr. Atkinson, by talking elo quently about the South's Industrial future, Interested him In the construc tion of the Tlfton, Thomasvllle and Gulf railroad. He finally signed a con tract to work for thl* railroad, the Georgia Railway and Electric Compa ny, and the Title Guarantee and Trust Company, for which he was to receive $250 a month, traveling expenses and one-half of the profits Mr. Atkinson extiected to realize from the railroad* he 1 wo* constructing. He alleges that he received his salary all right, but has not been able to get half the profits of the railroad ventures, and, therefore, brings suit. The petition was filed by Bell, Pettigrew St Bell. ELLEN TERRY BENEFIT IS GREAT SUCCESS MRS, COREY FILES SUIT FOB DIVORC GROUND SET FORTH IS AL LEGED DESERTION Wif6 of the Steel Magnate Goes Into Court in Nevada. By Private Leased Wire. Reno. Nevada, June 12.—Mrs. Ilam Ellis Corey, wife of the pres! dent of the United States Steel Cor. poratlon, this morning (lied a petition In the Second district court of Nevada at this placq for an absolute dlcree divorce. The petition of Mrs. Corey Is brief, reciting that she was married to Corey on December 15. 1883, and that he abandoned her about May 1, 1905. She asks for a decree upon the ground o' desertion, and also requests the custo dy of their minor son. The petitioner has retained three attorneys of Reno orey will be represented by Pitts burg and Nevada counsel. Sardis Summerfleld, representing Co ray, stated this morning that he did not know whether his client would op ACTRESS SHAKE8 HANDS WITH FIRST NIGHTERS AND GALLERY GODS. Speclsl Cable-Copyright. linden, Jane 12 -Old Drury Lane theater ws* thronged this afternoon with every person It would hold, and the street In front swarmed with those who could not gain admission to the Ellen Terry Jubilee matinee. There was no disorder In the crowd and the performance began nearly time. Maxlme Elliot, the American netreas. appeared In one number, a aerie* of "tab leaux vlraata" arranged by Sir lawrencc Alma-Tademn. Caruso sang and when Mlaa until the opening of the booking office get uesta and hundreds of messenger care to watt . , About midnight the watting erowd was surprised to see Miss Terry herself appesv tired In motor wrap* with *n ntteudnnT rryliig a lantern. Great cheering arose, las Terry, who was visibly moved. Hilif Hush." and asked for the 'hirst nlghters" and the "gallery hoys" Scores of them rnshed np to wring her hand. Then Mias Terry smilingly ku ' crowd and departed. RILL MAY CONTROL THE M. K.&T, By Private Leased Wire. New York, June 12.—It Is said on good authority In Wall street that Col- oned Gate Hoyt soon I* to retire from the directorate of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas system. The best Impression In well Informed quarters Is that there haa been, or soon will be, a change of control In this property, and that Mr. Hoyt's retire. P*"l»-‘lji OIIU HWi All. 11UJIH I ment will be followed by others. Interests affiliated with James J. Hill are credited with being heavy pur chasers of Missouri, Kansas and Texas and the general Idea la that control of the property will Anally rest with these Interests. CLARK NOWELL SPOKE AT WAYNESBORO, GA, Special to Th* Georgian. Waynesboro, Ga. June 12.—Hon. Clarke Howell apoke here today In the Interest of his candidacy for governor. He waa Introduced by Hon. W. H. Davla ex-aenator from th* seventeenth district. Mr. Howell entered Into hts usual tirade against Hoke Smith. The dis franchisement queetlon, free pa*a $50,- 000 loan, all came in for their usual ■hare. The weather was very Inclement and probably accounted for the small audi ence of about 150 that greeted him. P. Psndloy. Funeral services of P. Pendley took place Tuesday morning at the resi dence. 214 Bryan street. Interment waa In Weelvlew. George C. Whittlesey. Funeral ceremonies of George C. Whittlesey took place Monday after noon at 2:20 o'clock at th* residence, 177 East Georgia avenue. Interment waa In Weatview Cemetery. Gus Kaglemachsr. Qua Kaglemacher died Monday Even ing at 7:10 o'clock at the residence, In East Atlanta, near Sylvester Church. He la survived by a wife and four chil dren. Funeral arrangements wilt be announced later. T. J. Blackmon. Funeral services of T. J. Blackmon will take place Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Woodward Avenue Baptist Church. Interment will be In Oakland Cemetery. £&§& BOSS • apswawpiias '<«• ‘otsl divorce from m„ralJi the appeal of Bd HarelTof L. G. Jacobs. Piedmont Heights Corporation. Jarkann county, for pardon waa heard. Harvll waa sent up for life In 1102 for alleged aoaaatnation, but It Is oald that E. M. Thlrkleld and others hove ap- most iff the evidence waa rlrrumstan- piled to th* superior court for a char- tlal. He cornea of an excellent fam- tlon with a capital stock of $20,4 Governor Sands Autograph. x-' lly, and hi* slater and brother ap- ; peared before the' commission to plead ■ his case. No decision will be reached j for a day or so. The commission has Alexander Davis, 14$ Myrtle avenue.' some forty, petitions to coasldar, but Brooklyn. N. Y, a ll-year-otd lad, wlU non* of any very great Importance* Alfred A. Dollar. Alfred A. Dollar, the Infant son of Mr. W. E. Dollar, died at the residence. No. I EUa Street. Funeral services will be conducted at. the residence Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. In terment will be In Westvfew. MEETS HERE FRIDAY On next Friday a meeting of the recently appointed library commission will be held In Atlanta for the pur poee of organising Into an effective body and to oatline plana for Im proving the llbrarlea over the atatc. This commission ls< composed of Ml** Anne Wallace, chairman, and Mr*. J. K. Ottley, of Atlanta; Mayor Bridge* Smith, of Macon; Professor C. B. Gibson, of Colnmbu*. and Walk er W. Brooks, of Rome. Miss Wallace, who Ii the very ca pable librarian of Carnegie library, I* deeply interested In plans to Im prove and broaden the scope of pub lic libraries alt over Oeorgla. She proposes that the commission shall be something more than a mere fig- urehead. and with the progressive peo. pie forming her associates on the com mission It le expected that some ef fective work will be done In the state this year. reported that negotiations are ng his consent to the divorce ar.d hts settlement upon his wife of an inde pendent fortune. TWO BUSINESS MEN EIGHT A ROCK DUE Special to The Georgian. Spartanburg, S. C, June 12.—George Alexander and Curtis Wall, two well known business men of this city, be came Involved In a difficulty Monday morning about some chickens. They began to throw rocks at each other, and a rock hurled by Alexander struck Wall upon his head, cracking hi* skull. The "wounded man was sent to the city hospltal, and Alexander was locked u: Wall Is thought to be seriously woun ed. OPPOSE SALOONS. ON MITCHELL ST A quiet move, which will probably end In another fight between the min. tsters of Atlanta and the saloon men, la now under way by the liquor dealers, who, one year ngo, were balked efforts to secure further licenses and privileges to operate saloons on Mitch ctl street. After n light In council and council committee, the committee of tho Evan gellcal Association bf Atlanta succeed ed In defeating the efforts of the liquor men to get Into Mitchell street. The council at the time decided to refuse these licenses for one year, which Is up on July 1. Plans are now being laid by the saloon men to get the licenses which they were refused In 1805. The committee, composed of Dr. . E. White, chairman; Rev. A. C. Ward and Rev. A. R. Holderby, have been Informed as to the purpoee of the liquor men, and will be at council and at the police committee meeting In a further attempt to defeat the plans. Dr. Holderby said Thursday that the committee had not as yet laid out plans to follow In lighting the liquor men, but that everything would be done to put an end to granting more licenses on Mitchell street. N It Is probable that'the ministers will attempt to get through a resolution relative to this matter more perma nent than the last. LIQUOR LICENSE EIGHT STILL ON Vonlamsn Allison. Vonlamsn Allison, the 14-months-old son of Mr. and Mra J. H. Allison, died Tuesday morning. Funeral services will be conducted at Harry a Pool*'* private chapel, -at $ o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Th* body will be cent to Roswell, Ga..' at 4 o'clock for Inter- IS SHOT TO DEATH AND FRIEND LOCKU UP Special to Th* Georgian. Huntsville, Ala. June 1$.—W. M. Campbell, a white man, waa shot and killed here Saturday night. It is charged, by Zuber Smith, who la now In Jail. Tho prisoner flrst admlttfj that he killed Campbell as th* result of a personal dlfflcalty, but now be denies It. Mqny meetings, all of more or leu Importance, will be held by the coun cil commltteu throughout this week to prepare reports for the session of city fathers Monday next. One of the moat important meetings la to be held Wed- neaday afternoon at 1 o'clock by the tax committee. The two ordinances preiented at the last session of coun cil by Councilman William Oldknow will be discussed. One of these re quire* that there shall be no business connections between wholesale and re tail liquor dealers. The other places the same restriction* on the wholesaler as’ on the retailer, such aa consent from neighbors, before a wholesale li quor buslneu can be opened up. The real ffght at the meeting will be over the proposed rain In the whole sale liquor license from $204 to $500. Thl* matter haa been before the com mittee at every mqetlng since the fram ing of the 1904-'47 tax ordinance be gan. with the result that the commit tee raised the tax, then placed tt at th* original figures. At the lut session of council, a number of the retail houi were represented through attorney and petition asking that the license be agalh raised. This was stubbornly op posed by the wholesalers as well a* moat of the members In the council, and the matter wu referred back to the committee only to allow the retail men a chance to present their side In committee. Th* meeting of the police commltteo Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock will also be an Important meeting. Renewal of liquor licenses will be taken up. The committee on electric lights, etc. will not hold seulon before Friday next because of the absence of Mayor i. .11?! Woodward, who I* especially anxious to attend the meeting and to take up the matter discussed In his communi cation to council relative to th* under ground conduits Interfering with sew erage connection*. Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock the committee on electric and other rail ways will discuss th* proposed exten sion of th* street railway on White hall street. The matter of franchise for the electric line between this city and Macon will not come up at the ting this week, because those ta sted In the enterprise will not be able to get matters In shape. liM IMS n ED IDK NEGRO FOUND GUILTY OF ASSAULT AND BATTERY. Waa Janitor of the Walker Street School Until Arrested in March. The Jury In the **** of the state against Ed Adams, the negro of the Walker street school*for an au lege.l attempt at assault on Mias Loinl U-ll" Ward, the 14-year-o.d '! df t R T V ' ‘V C- Wnrd -“tarae^T!^! sau.. and ha»eo- n00 - n 1 Judge Roan sen- i > Ive months on th* ehatagang. This waa Adam.' , fco ^ stood three forgulUy of a crhninai^ Jr,r sault and nine for anault and £? , The last trial lasted and a Sail* CITY HALL ELEYATOR GETS NEW APPLIANCES Thl? dtjr of Atlanta linn tnkun Initiative In leaking elevator. ufo f„ r Governor, nnd nntvty look* , hall and It I. probable that the*other V%“' »■' SHK? when. If the inenanre meet. ill certain 0,,l . v * .lowed down by the governor*. * WANTED TO ENJOIN STATE CONVENTION Special to The Georglau. Dallas, Texas, June 12.—A meeting of the Republican executive committee was held here yesterday, at which lime the action of Chairman Cecil A. Lyon, ! n i 1 , 18 -, R°Publlcan couventloo t° hjeet El Paso, was ratified. The negro wing of tho party la np. poaed to the convention being held at El Paso, and sought to enjoin Chair- man Lyon from calling the meeting for Hint place, but an Injunction was TEMPLE DPMACCABEES IS DEDICATED TUESDAY Minin I ifftftlon < i aupmuc lodge now la decorated, ilauy of tb«* lie.* h»n»o and hotel, are nlmn*t hldil<*u by bunting and MaratImm* cuiMciu*. The dedicatory exerrlM*. were of a iu<>*t liu- nreaalre character. The chief jMirtlH|Miit. Included, bealdc the supremo ofrlrur*. ninny promluent nieuiltera of the order from va* eoedlug 196,000. It I. of the rla«f.l<’ ntylcL _J architecture. The moat prominent feature, nre an Imposing entrance and a dome. The temple contain, large lodge lmII., conference room, and office, of tu« great camp. EGG-CARRIES ROMANCE THROUGH PRISON WALLS By rrirate Leased Win-. Columbus, Ohio, June 12.—An egg has caused a romance between Wil liam Foley, serving time In the peni tentiary from Cuyanoga county for for gery, and an Adams county girl, whose name will not be made public. Th* girl wrote her name and addreia on an egg, saying that If the recipient was acceptable she would not object to matrimony. Foley got the egg and wrote the girl, atatlng the facta in the caae. Correspondence resulted In an en gagement and the wedding Ii set for October 1, ten day* after Foley's re- BAR ASSOCIATION TO MEET AT SEASHORE Special to The Georgian. Charlotte, N. C, June 12.—E. T. Can- sler, associated with ex-Judge Armle- tead Burrell, of the state supreme court, will be one of the principal speakers at the coming convention of the state bar association at Wrlghia- vllle Beach, during the latter part of th* month. . , The meeting will hear a number of Important paper* read on subjects pertaining to various phases of ligJJ questions, and the meeting* will “* held In the ball room of the Seashore hotel, not 160 feet from the places here the breakers rail. TORTURE PLATFORM FOUND IN UPPER CONGO REGION By , Private Leased Wire. _ London, June 12.—A missionary " csntly returned from the region of “P* per Congo, In Africa, says that *>* »•" there a curious platform JO erected In front of th* head house. Th* latter Informed the i»» alonary that It waa a large s 1 ***'"™ which to shoot leopard*, but natlxe* told him that It was a tort"™ P“‘ form. Unfortunates who did not bring In aufflclent quantities of rubber were first beaten, sometime! almoatto e and then taken to the top of the n . tore and compelled to *»** sun until relative* brought the neie^ amount of rubber redemp* ■ort Huron, Mlcb., June 12,-Thr Mi.lera Maces be* temple waa rtedleated In "iliie form" today, the ceremonies Iwlng more elaborate and Imposing (ban at,? Iiefore sees In this city. The date was moat ap propriately chosen, aa It ntnrka the twrntr- fifth anniversary of the fouuillug of tho order. The supreme headquarters are lu this city, and lu future will be housed la the uew temple.