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THE GEORGIAN COMES TO
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God's goodness hsth been grest to thee;
Let never dsy nor night unhsllowed piss.
But still remember whst the Lord hsth dons.
—Shakespeare.
The Republican Party’s Birthday.
DfiUnguInbed Republicans from all over the country
s-e assembled In Philadelphia today to celebrate the an
nlrsrsary of the birth of their party.
The feature of the occasion has been tho presence
there of a delegate who advocated Abraham Lincoln for
the second place on tho ticket with John C. Fremont
when on Juno 17, 1856, the first Republican convention
was held In Philadelphia.
The present occasion, indeed, has thus far become a
gi'iriflcatlon of Abraham Lincoln rather than a celeb'r*
Uon of the Republican party Itself.
It Is well that this should be so, for by the common
consent of the united republic, the Republican party has
never had a man of whom It might so justly boast as
It could of Abraham Lincoln.
While the present month and year has been chosen
for the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the birth
of the Republican party, the fact Is that two years be
fore tho convention of 1866, a state organisation embody.
in? Its principles and first assuming Its name was per.
footed In the state of Michigan. From that day until
the assembly of the convention In Philadelphia there was
constant agitation of the slavory question. It was the
1 .issago of the Kansas-Nebraska bill which gave a sud
den Impetus to the organisation of the party, and It was
the feeling then engendered which drew from the ranks
of the anti-slavery Whigs, tho Free Rollers,.the Know
Nothings, the Abolitionists and tho antl-Blavery Demo
crats to form the rank and Me of what was to be the
Republican party.
John C. Fremont, who headed the ticket, obtained
only 114 electoral votes as against 174 cast for Buchanan
In the first contest with which the new party measured
strength with Its opponents. After this a slight falling
off In Republican strength In congress Indicated the
wane of the Initial enthusiasm of the Republicans, but
tbeir places were soon filled by new adherents from
the shadowy American party and from Wblgs and Dem
ocrats who resented the Dred Scott Decision,
During the administration of Buchanan the Repub
licans concentrated their efforts upon a protest against
the.extension of slavery, and upon unsuccessful attempts
tp secure the passage of the homestead bill, and the ap
propriation of public lands fbr educations) purposes.
The second national convention of the party was
held In that favorite city of conventions, Chicago, In
i860. The platform denounced Democratic threats of
disunion; and, be It remembered, even In that hour, the
sentiment against a centralised government, was so
strong that the Republican party Itself, legatee as It
was of tho principles of centralisation, had to Insist that
tho lights of the states should be maintained Inviolate,
especially the right of each state to order and control Its
own domestic Institutions according to Its own judg
ment
It declared, of course, that "the normal condition of
all the territory of the Unltod States Is that of freedom,
which congress Is bound to preserve and defend.” It
demanded the prompt admission of Kansas as a froe
state; It Initiated Its long warfare In behalf of the pro
tective tariff, and advocated national subsidies to further
the construction of a Pactflc railway.
It was on this platform that Abraham Lincoln, when
Howard and Chase bad been passed over, was nominated
on the third ballot from consideration of "availability,”
for as yet his full strength was not renlixed, even by the
men who nominated him. He received 180 ofat of
303 electoral votes, but his strength was exclusively In
tho north and his full vote tell short of a majority.
Bren before his election, however, Republican rule
bad become an accomplished fact, by reason of the with
drawal of Southern members from the thirtieth con
gress, which gave the Republicans the majority In both
bouses, as Indicated by the admission of Kansas and
the passage of a protective tariff act.
It Is unnecessary id trace the history of the Repub
lican party In detail from that period which Immediate
ly succeeded the civil war. It came Into existence as a
protest against the extension of slavery, but It was never
i-tncere In Its advocacy of states rights. It was always
i a favor of a protective tariff, and In a short time Its
dominant note became what had been the chief charac
teristic of Its predecessors seventy-live years before, via,
a strong centralised government.
In the history of American parties, there has been
ruch jugglery of names that It Is difficult tor the average
reader to keep clearly in mind the meaning of “demo
cratic” and "republican" as applied to parties. But the
ono broad fact remains that there have always been two
i •riles In the United States, one committed to a central-
Ued form of government, and the other advocating a
rtrlct construction of the constitution and the enlarged
towers of the state.
To this may be added the advocacy of a protective
tariff for the alleged benefit of Infant Industries on the
one hand, and on the other an advocacy of a tariff for
revenue only, and an encouragement of the freest possi
ble competition. This line of demarcation has run
through them like a silver ribbon ever since the founda
tion of the republic.
It exists today as clearly and as strongly as In the
cradle days of the government
■ At s time when corporate wealth Is exercising an In
solent sggression which gives the American people the
gravest concern; when corruption Is being exposed In
high places and the tyranny of trusts and combines so
evidently threatens the very life of our Institutions, the
Republican party has small reason to plume Itself upon
those principles which have made possible these unholy
alliances of wealth and greed.
That the Republican party has given to the country
aome great men cannot be denied, but if there are any
I $rest men In Hn ranks today, they have manifested their
greatness chiefly by the courage with-which they laid
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
hold d[«tri Democratic prlnr/pl.
bodying them into statuto law.
We extend our felicitations to the O. O. P. and trust
that Its June picnic In the City of Brotherly Lovo 1 - ...
may be a social success, flowering Into n thousand do- y„ rk / Jun i, , g ._ H ere are some
lights. But we do not envy them tho record they have „ t the visitors In New York today:
made upon the annals of this country, nnd we look for- ..ATLANTA—J. p._ Benjamin. J- M.
ward eagerly to tho time when we may celebrate anoth
er of those crushing defeats on their part, which signal-
[zed tho first contest they ever made beforo the Ameri
can people.
Some restless spirit Is stirring up tho old question of
"What became of the Dauphin?” But what we want to
know Is, What has become of Perry Heath?
DIAMOND RING FILED OFF
FINGER OF DRUGGED MAN
The Jungle.
The Georgian begins today tho publlcaUon of Upton
Sinclair's epoch-making story. "The Jungle."
This thrilling and absorbing novel will run In dally
Installments until It is completed and we confidently be
lieve that It will J>e one of the most acceptable features
we have yet presented our readers.
The merciless fidelity and wealth of detail with
which the conditions In the Chicago packing houses are
given to the public constitute one of the strongest and
most stirring Indictments ever drawn against the abuse
of wealth and power. The publication of tho book
wrought one of the most Important and far-reaching rev
olutions In the history of our country, and Ibe discus
sion is still st fever heat. '
The Indications are that this Is to be no mere flash
In the pan. The American people will never be satisfied
until such legislation Is adopted aa will correct these
Fuller, C. P. Howard. Mr*. D. A- Ken-
nan, Jr, E. J. McColl, J. 8. Andera,
8. L*. .Smith. T. H. Thompson and wife,
D. 8. Vandyke, R K. Wynne.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.-
criminal evils.
The underlying purpose of the novel does not pre
vent the development of a charming love story, and
even as a work of fiction It will take high rank In the
world of letters.
We are fortunate In being able to present this grest
work to our readers and we believe -that the effort will
be appreciated.
Canfield on the Folly of Gambling.
Some Ume ago "Dick" danfleld, who may be regard
ed as the prince of gamblers In this country, delivered
himself ofa little advice on the subject of bis profession
to an Inquiring newspaper msn, and coming from the
source It did It should be regarded as highly vsluable.
Canfield said, not merely In substance, but In literal
words, that the man who gambled, with the Idea of mak
ing money, was "either s very unsophisticated youth or s
fool.” ,
The moral and conservative element of the world
has been saying pretty much the same thing ever slnco
games of hazard came Into fashion, but the source from
which such Bdvlce came discredited It In the eyes of the
gilded youth who had an Idea that gambling was an easy
way of making money and that they knew more about It
than those who undertook to advise them.
But Canfield's honest opinion should settle the .mat
ter, even In their Judgment, for he says that It Is utterly
lmpossll}ls for a msn to make any money playing the
games.
He does not deny that there are Instances In which
considerable sums of money have been won. He'thinks.
In fact, that these stories have rarely been exaggerated.
But the msn who wins a wad today will almost certainly
come back and play again, and in the long run be Is
sure to drop hla winnings and s Uttle more.
Everyone who has taken the trouble to follow any In
dividual Instance knows that this Is true. Few men have
the stamina to content themselves with what they have
won. They como back to win still more. It looks so
easy, don't you know.
Canfield says, furthermore, that there Is no need
for the keepers of gambling Joints to play an unfair
game, because the odds are so distinctly In their favor
that tt really Is not worth white. A professional gam
bler would soon dlsoover that the game was not on
the square and exposure would Inevitably follow. In faro
and roulette, which are among the most popular games
of chance, tho odds are abont 5 per cent in favor of the
house, and as this yields s very fair profit where there
Is any patronage at all It Is Just as well to play fair.
Sooner or later the man who goes out for wool will
come home shorn.
8o the prince of .gamblers takes the position that no
msn need ever gamble with the-hope that he can make
money at It. He looks upon It like any other expensive
amusement and warns those who cannot afford to lose
not to play at all.
This Is a species of expert testimony which certainly
ought to be heeded by those wbo have an itching for
'unearned Increment.” Who does not know that tbs msn
who wins today feels that he Is Just so much ahead of
the game of life and that he Is privileged to "blow” bis
velvet," which ho proceeds to do, several times over?
But when he loses ho has to go down In his pocket and
dig up to pay the piper. So he Is necessarily out Just
that much.
Tbeso are cold facts, and furnish s strong argument
outside of the moral aspect of the esse. That gambling
Is demoralising and carries with It hsblts which are In
themselves Iniquitous does not even need to be argued,
but this old veteran of the game of chance furnishes an
argument which should be absolutely convincing, over
jmd beyond all moral considerations.
The “Greater Nashville” edition of The Nashville
Banner, which has.Just reached our table, Is one of the
most notable special numbers'ever Issued In the South
ern states. It consists of 88 pages, profusely illustrated,
sod presents a complete history of the state and lta lead
ing cities, an absorbing and graphic presentation of the
Industrial and commercial greatness of Nashville and
Tennessee and the thrift and prosperity of the people.
.Typographically It Is of ths very highest order of meriL
while from an editorial point of view It Is pitched on that
high plane which we have lopg since leerned to expect
from our evening contemporary. It Is a notable number
and the management Is to be congratulated on the suc
cess It has achieved.
A rural host, up In York state, recently told Editor
Bok that he had "often enjoyed his beer.” The distin
guished authority on crochet and parlor manners Is do
ing as well as could be expected.
Now that the health department, right there In Chi
cago, has started out after It, Packlngtown feels that It
has been wounded In the house of its friends.
If Mr. Armour will Just step forward and become the
Curtis Jett of tile Pscklngtown tragedies all will be
more or less forgiven.
The territory of Arizona, Including the Indians, baa
a population about the else of Atlanta, and yet she talk*
about statehood.
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth and husband are having
the time of their life abroad.
JUNE 18.
1429—Talbot defeated by Joan of Arc
at battle of Patsy, France.
1593—Dreux taken by Henry IV.
1833—Coronation of Charles t In Scot
land.
1757—Frederick the Great defeated by
the Austrians at Kolln.
1776—Canada evacuated by Americans.
1797—Mission of San Jose, Cal., found
ed. •
1812—The United SJatea declared war
against Orest Britain.
1815—Battle of Waterloo.
1823—William Coombe, comic post,
diad.
1849—Capitulation of Ancona.
1856—Republican national convention
at Philadelphia nominated Fre
mont and Dayton.
1864—Hunter repulsed by Confederates
st Lynchburg, Va.
1866— Prussia declared war against
Austria. .
1867— Formidable antt-popery riots In
Birmingham, England.
1870—E. M. Holbrook, ex-member of
congress, sdsassslnatsd at Idaho
City, Idaho.
1872—Zorllla ministry succeeded to
power In Spain.
1887—Earthquake shock st Summer-
villa, a. c.
1896—Jury In Laldlaw-Bage cass
brought in vsrdlct of (40,060 for
plaintiff.
1901—Hazen F. Plngree, ax-governor
of Michigan, died. Born August
>0, 1843.
1903—General Lloyd Wheaton died,
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Governor Higgins, of New York, has
aaksd his supporters not to Instruct
any county delegates to ths state con
vention for him. This Is taken to In
dicate that the governor has not-yet
made up hls mind to be a candidate for
renomlnatlon. *
The question of Improving and ex
tending the educational system has de
veloped Into a leading Issue In the gu
bernatorial campaign In Mississippi.
Governor Vsrdsman, of Mississippi,
Is numbered among the many promi
nent Democrats who have recently
Joined In the prediction that Bryan
will be the next nominee of their party
for president.
Several of the former leaders of the
Populist party have Issued s call for
a conference to meet Ih SL Louis late
this month to formulate a plsn tor the
coming campaign. It Is doubtful If a
sufficient number of adherents of the
old party can be gotten together to
make up a conference.
Governor Folk, of Missouri, has been
appointed chairman of the committee
In charge of arrangements for the re
ception of william J.. Bryan on hla ar
rival In New York in September from
hla trip around the world.
United States Senator John F. Dry-
den, of New Jersey, has announced
himself a candidate for re-election. The
election of hls successor will take place
In next year's session of the legisla
ture, and will form the principal Isaue
of the atate campaign this fall.
The recent Democratic atate conven
tion in South Dakota adopted a plat
form declaring for government owner
ship of railroads, telegraph and tele
phone.
Those In s position to know whereof
they speak declare there is little like
lihood of Congressman John Sharp
Williams, of Mississippi, quitting poll
tics to a
Unlverslt;
rumored
It has been settled that the approach
ing Republican atate convention In
Vermont will name Fletcher D. Proc
tor. son of United States Senator Proc
tor, for ths governorship.
IHI ok si mill mini
llama, of Mississippi, quitting poll-
to accept s professorship In the
reralty of Virginia, ss It has been
ored he Intended to do.
Fred Albright Bound Over For Performing
a Feat Unique in Local
Police Circles.
Accused of doping J. G. Gann, a De
catur street butcher, about five weeks
ago, and filing from hls finger a dia
mond ring, Fred Albright, a young
white man, well known In police cir
cles, was arraigned Monday morning
before Recorder Broyles.
After hearing the evidence, Judge
Broyles bound the prisoner over to the
state courts on the charges of larceny
from the person and vagrancy, and
fixed hls bond st (300.
The evidence showed that after the
robbery was commltteed Albright went
to Gann and admitted he was guilty,
telling him be had bought a file for 10
cents and sawed the ring from hls
finger. He also ngreed. It was stated,
to pay Gann for the ring If the latter
would not prosecute him, making one
payment- of (10.
Albright left Atlanta after the rob
bery and remained for several weeks
In New Orleans, He returned to At
lanta Saturday and bad been here only
a few hours when he was arrested by
Plain Clothes Officer Rosser.
LONGWORTHS10 VIEW RACE
FROM KAISER’S OWN YA CHT
By PAUL LAMBETH.
By Private Leased Wire.
London, June IS.—Mr. and Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth are expected to
arrive from Wcstpark, Ambassador
Reid’s country seat, where they went
to Join a week-end house party, this
afternoon or tomorrow morning.
They are repotted to'have a most de
lightful time, spending most of the
time motoring along the beautiful
roads In that section of London. They
LESTER TO REST
VETERANS OF SAVANNAH TO
GUARD BODY IN OHUROH
Funeral Arranged to Take Place
on Wednesday Afternoon
at the Church.
By Private Leased Wire.
Washington, June 18.—Congressman
Rufus Letter, who died here Saturday
afternoon as a result of a fall through
a skylight at hls apartments, will be
buried Wednesday afternoon In Bona-
venture Cemetery, Savannah.
On arrival In Savannah, the body will
be taken from the train to the church,
where It will be guarded by Confed
erate veterans until the hour of the
funeral. The Rev. Charles IL Strong
will conduct the services.
will he the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Reid at the opera tomorrow night and
will on Wednesday go to Ascot, where
they will be the guests of the king at
an Informal luncheon.
The young Americans start for Kiel
on Friday, where they will be the
guests of Kaiser Wilhelm, and will see
the races from the royal yacht Hohen
sollsrn.
They will be back In London In time
for the,ball given In their honor at the
American embassy June 27.
LESTER'S SyCCESSOR
TO BE NAMED SOON
GOVERNOR TO ISSUE CALL
FOR SPECIAL ELECTION
J. A. Brannen, W. W. Sheppard,
Wm. Clifton, and Maybe
Pleas Stovall to Bun.
FATE AND I.
By Ella Whealtr Wileex.
Ight. WO*. Iiy Ells ‘ ‘
men tell uie thou, C
Art Invincible and great.
Well. I own thy prowess, stlfl
Dare I flout thse with sty will.
Ontwsrd thlnrs thou esnst control.
But stand beck-1 rule my soul.
Bitch conceived the Holer Laws,
Thst great Cases wss Lore, ths Source.
Who most loves has most of Force.
supremo decree.
HORSES STUNG TO DEATH;
FARMER ALSO ATTACKED
By Private Leased Wire.
Shelbyvllle, Ind- June 18.—Bees are
playing havoc with the horse* and cat
tle on the farms near- here. In the
pastors of Georg* Buckley yesterday a
swarm of bees attacked the horses
with disastrous results. One helpless
beast was stung to death, despite Its
frantic efforts to run away from the
fury of the Insects, while another is (Br
ing from the wounds Inflicted by the
swarm. Mr. Buckley hlmaelt eras
badly stung while attempting to save
hls horses, and Is In a critical condi
tio*.
FLAG ON THE CITY HALL
IS PUT AT HALF MA3T.
Special to The Georgian.
Savannah, Ga., June 18.—The funeral
of Congressman Lester will take place
at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon from
St. John's Episcopal church, conducted
by Rev. Charles H. Strong. The inter
ment will be In Bonaventure.
The body wilt arrive this afternoon
from Washington, accompanied by Mrs.
Lester and Major Karow. Ths flog on
the city hall has been placed at half
mast and the city officials will attend
the funeral services In a body.
UNKNOWN TRAMP KILLED
IN HEAD-ON COLLISION
Special to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn., June 18.—In
collision between a Southern passenger
train and a Nashville, Chattanooga
and St. Louis freight train, at White-
side, Tenn., last night, an unknown
tramp was killed, and Engineer Crox-
well, of Tuacumbia, Ala., engineer on
the Nashville, Chattanooga and St
Louis freight train, was slightly In
jured. ,
Both engines were smashed, and sev
eral freight cars were demolished.
The dead tramp was riding In
freight car. He wss about thirty years
of age.
A defective signal system caused the
Southern train to run past the signal.
CAPTAIN AND SAILOR
STICK TO STEAMSHIP
By Private Leased Wire.
Firs Island, N. T, June 18.—The Ital
ian freight steamship Vlncenexo Bon
nano went ashore In a dense fog and
today lay in sn easy position off the
beach two miles west of Point of
Woods life-saving station.
Captain Nosro and men refused to
be uken off the ship. Captain Baker
brought dispatches ashore and also a
line to he ready In ease of emergency.
The steamship Is In no Immediate dan
ger.
MAXIMO GOMEZ'S DEATH
CELEBRATED BY CUBANS
By Privets Leased Wire.
Havens, June IS.—The anniversary
of tile death of Maximo Gomes wss
celebrated yesterday by placing a tab
let on ths house In which he died. Ths
ceremony was bald under ths auspices
of the Liberal Nationalists and ad
dresses were made by leaders of all
parties: Jinny houses were draped
with crepe and flogs were half-masted.
CONGRESS GRANTS PRIVILEGE
TO BUILD RAILROAD BRIDGE.
Special to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn., June II.—A bill
hsa passed congress giving ths Chat
tanooga Northern railway the privi
lege of building a bridge across ths
Tennessee river from this city and a
railroad twenty miles long Into tbs
Walden's ridge coal belt. Recently the
company applied for e charter for
this purpose with (100.060 capital
stock.
Birth of Sen Announced.
The birth of s son. William M. Nix
on. Jr.. Is announced by Mr. and Mrs.
Vaughu Nixon, 44 East North avenus.
Governor Terrell 16ft at noon Monday
for Athens to attend a meeting of the
board of trustees of the University of
Georgia at 6 o’clock Monday evening,
at which time a chancellor will be
elected.
Before leaving Atlanta the governor
stated that he would Issue a proclama
tion calling a special election within
the next few days In the First con
gressional district, to fill the unexplred
term of Congressman Rufus E. Les
ter, who died In Washington. Satur
day from the effects of a fall.'
The law provides that In the event
of such vacancies the governor shali
call a special election within thirty
days. Congressman Lester's term
would hsxe expired on March 4, 1907,
and hls successor will serve next win
ter st the short term of three months.
Colonel Lester had announced hls re
tirement after the completion of the
8 resent term, and three candidates
sve been In the field some time for
the regular nomination. They are J.
A. Brannen, of Statesboro; W. W.
Sheppard, of Savannah, and Colonel
William Clifton, of McIntosh.
According to reports from Savannah
both Messrs. Brannen and Sheppard
will stand for the unexplred term, but
nothing Is known aa to Colonel Clifton's
Intentions. Rumor hsa it also that
Hon. Pleasant A. Stovall, editor of
The Savannah Press, Is being urged to
announce for the unexplred term. Oth
ers may gat In the race before It Is
over. The regular congressional elec
tion for the sixtieth congress will take
place Tuesday, November 6, 1(01.
GRADING WORK TO BEGIN
NEAR ATLANTA SOON
Special to The Georgian.
Birmingham, Ala., June II.—Infor
mation comes from a reliable source
thst It Is the Intention of the Atlanta,
Birmingham and Atlantic railroad to
have trains operating between Atlanta
and Birmingham, and Birmingham and
Brunswick, Ga., by the latter part
of next spring. Already the road la
completed from Brunswick to a point
not far from the Oeorgia-Alabama
state line In western Georgia. Tha
road Is building this way at a rapid
rate, and It is said that grading will
soon begin on the roadbed to Atlanta.
It la generally understood that the
Atlanta line will be built from a point
In the eastern part of this state, near
Wedowt*. It will probaly run through
Carroll, Douglas and Fulton counties
In order to reach Atlanta.
8ECURINQ RECRUITS
FOR UNITED 8TATE8 NAVY
Special to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn., June 18.—Lieu
tenant C. W. Cole, of Toledo, Ohio,
has arrived from Nashville In order to
secure recruits for the United States
navy. Since lest July, he has secured
1,500 Jackies for Uncle Sam's navy.
On July 1. sn auxiliary recruiting sta
tion will be established at Cleveland.
Tenn., which will be In charge of
Lieutenant H. S. Terrell, of Knoxville.
BEARD DIES FROM EFFECTS
OF BLOW ON THE HEAD
Special to The Georgias.
Chattanooga. Tenn., June II.—Tom
Beard Is dead as a result, It Is
charged, of Injuries sustained at ths
hands of Riley Thomas, a brother-in-
law. who struck Beard on the head
with a claw hammer a week ago as
a result of family trouble. Thomas has
not been re-arrested.
TEN HOMES ENTERED
BY ONE BURGLAR
Special to The Georgian.
Newberry, 8. C., June 18.—A aeries
of burglaries, such aa was never known
hare before, were reported to the police
Friday. Ten houses were entered by
what appeared to be the same msn. at
two of which the Intruder had a very
close call, having been fired upon when
he entered the rooms.
BOXERS ARE ACTIVE
Tl
OFFICIALS MURDERED HI
PROVINCE OF AMUR.
Brigands Hold Up Train in Man
churia and Rob the
Passengers.
Dj Private Leased Wire.
Victoria, British Columbia, June IS.-*
Several Chinese officials have been
murdered In Amur. Brigands have
held up It train In Manchuria and
robbed Its passengers, while Boxera
are reported to be active In north
China.
LIGHTNING STRIKES
NEWJJEAMSHIP
HEAVY DAMAGE DONE IN SOUTH
GEORGIA BY RAIN-
STORM.
Special to The Georgina.
Brunswick, Ga., June 18.—The
steamship Onandega, of the Clyde Line
wae struck by lightning during the
heavy rain and thunderstorm Satur
day. The vessel was lying at the
Mallory Line dock when struck.
The bolt struck the Onandega on
her port aide. No aertoua damage re
sulted, but those aboard the vessel had
a bad scare. The Onandega Is a new
ship, and this (a her first trip Into
Brunswick.
The Tech commencement exercises
this year will Include more social fea
tures than ever before in the history
of the school. Beginning with the
banquets on Tuesday night of ths
graduating and rising senior classes
and ending with the alumni banquet on
Thursday night, this promises to he
ths most memorable commencement
week the Institution has known.
With the exception of the senior
promenade all of the exercise* will he
open to all comers, and Invitations will
not be required. This applies especial
ly to the annual Inspection of the shop*
and mill on Thursday morning and the
graduation exercises at the Bijou thea
ter on Thursday night at 8 o'clock. To
both of these the public la cordially
Invited, and Chairman Matheson ex
presses himself se desirous that as
many friends of the school as possible
will come out Thursday morning la
order that they may see what the stu
dents actually accomplish under work-
conditions. , _
-iuch Interest In the senior class
centers around the medals offered or
Colonel Walter P. Andrews for tb*
student making the highest averag#
In pure mathematics during hls entire
course, and that offered by the
England Cotton Association for in*
best thesis written by a graduate m
the textile department. Competition
nss been keen for both of these med
als and as a oensequence excellent
work has been dons. The award* win
be given out at the graduation exer
cises on Thursday night.
This has been sa exceedingly pros
perous year for the school, and. Judg
ing by the fact that he has receded
more requests for catalogue* this year
than evar before. Chairman Matheson
la looking forward to the largest at
tendance next year that the school ns*
ever known.
Capital 8tock Increased.
Special to Ths Georgia*.
Chattanooga, Tenn., June 18.—
Montlske Coel Company, operating
mines at Delay, Tenn.. has appl
for sn amendment to IU Charter, in
creasing the capital stock from |2»,w«
to (66,000.
Palmour Mads Captain.
Former Lieutenant Palmour, Com
pany A, of the Fifth regiment of t*«
Georgia State Troops, has been unani
mously elected captain to succeed Cap
tain I. T. Catron, who recently re
signed.
LIGHTNING 8TRIKES
NEW COURT HOU8E
Special to The Georgian.
Eatonton, Ga., June 18.—A terrible
wind and rain storm, accompanied
with hall and electrlcty, swept over the
town and adjoining' territery Friday
eVfenlng at 7:30 o'clock, that did great
damage to growing crops and fruit.
The new court house was struck by
lightning; also, the store of F. A. Den
nis, but the flames were extinguished.
MANY DAMS DESTROYED
BY RACING WATERS
Special to The Georgian. .
Augusta, Ga., June 18.—The rainfall
which was In this section Friday night
and early Saturday morning ha* been
pronounced the most disastrous of any
In many year*. A number of dams had
to yield to the heavy pressure of the
waters In the streams. Among the
most expensive breaks In dam* were
the Clear Water bleachery, the Au-
K sta gams preserve, the Richmond
story, and the Ailgusta canal bank.
The break- of the ■ canal will stop all
pf the cotton mills In the city for the
week.
MELONS ARE DAMAGED
BY THE HEAVY RAINS
Special to The Georgian.
Hague, Fla., June 18.—The continued
rains has about ruined the canta
loupes. One hundred acres of canta
loupe* and two hundred acre* of wa
termelons planted at this place are very
much damaged. '
TECH COMMENCEMENT
BEGINS ONWEDNESDAY
MORE SOCIAL FEATURES ARE AR
RANGED THIS YEAR THAN
EVER BEFORE.
