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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
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WKltNKHllAY, JI .SK 20, IWb.
HOLD RATE BILL
[ TO KILL DEBATE
CONFERES WON'T MAKE
REPORT TILL NEXT WEEK
Only Three Amendments Are Re
ported To Be Giving
Any Trouble.
Br Private Leased Wire.
Washington, June 20.—From pres|
entt Indications the conferva on the
railroad rate bill will not report anl
at moment until some lime next week,|
v i Ich, In all probability, will be the
lost week of the session. The purpose I
of withholding their report. It Is said,
Is to avoid n repetition of the Iona de
bs'* In the senate which followed the
re ant report of the conferee. This de
bate resulted In sendlns the bill back
to eonfrence.
t'onvereatlona had with various mem
bers of the senate and house Indicate
that there are only three amendments
that are giving trouble. These are
the pipe line amendment, which makes
ptr- lines common carriers, and the
ronr'.odlty amendment and that which
requires that the Interstate commerce
commission shall be given five days'
notice before healings are granted]
upon applications for Injunctions set]
tins aside orders of the commission.
: WIFE ISJELEASEO
.When the case against Mrs. Lillian
Hand, the young woman arrested
i'ticsday morning ut the Instigation of
her husband, Hllllnrd Hand, a switch
man of the Seaboard Air Line Railway,
was called Wednesday morning In
police court. Hand failed to put In an
appearance.
• 11 was stated that he had . gone
sw.iy with Mrs. Hand's little six year
obi hoy and no one seemed to know
sn> thing of bis whereabouts.
whan the Cnee of "L C. Williams,”
who wan arrested at the same time on
complaint of Hand, was called, It de-
MMd that ‘‘Williams” was J. C. Redd,
a carpenter. He said he gave the
wrong name to .void the humiliation
of publicity, Both Mrs. Hand and
Re,hi protested they did not even
know one another. These cases were
dismissed, but Redd was fined $10.76
for giving the police the wrong .name.
AIR HOLDS TWO MEN
UNTIL THEY DROWN
By Private Leased Wire.
New York. June JO.—Two men were
drowned and thirty.five others had a
narrow escape today when there was
a leak In the Boat R)ver tunnel $00
fee I cast of Thirty-fburth atreet. The
slit and mud around the shield at the
head of the bora, looaened by a blow
out last week, fell away. Two men,
,'.iniglit in the rush of compressed air,
were hurled against the shlelda and
held there until drowned by the Inrush
of water.
HALF MILLION IN SUITS
FROM PICNIC TRAIN WRECK
Over a half million dollars, $50$,000,
to be exact, la the amount held against
the Atlanta and West Point and Cen
tral of Georgia Railroad companies on
account of tha wreck of the Pearl
Springs picnic train In Atlanta Juns I.
Officials In the office of the clerk of
the court state that never In (he his
tory of Georgia haa there been a paral
lel to the present case when fifty-seven
suits have been filed on account of a
wreck In which one man was killed.
Bulla to the amount of $(00,000 havg
never been Hied by reason of any aimi
n'reck In Georgia, according to
the court officials.
Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday
added $02,500 to the already large to
tal of $<15,500. The suits filed since
Minnie Beach
Zadle Harmon
Susls Eubanks
Ethel Underwood ....
Annie Pale ..........
Mrs. L. C. Cook
Isaac P. Shsttles ....
..... M00
.Minnie Saffold ........
10,000
Ora Belle Wallace ....
Nettle 8sffold
i.ooo
Wellborn Dobbe
5,000
John Hefner
MOO
Total
$92,600
Total to date
...... $508,000
BIG TIDAL WAVE AT CONEY ISLAND;
BATHERS BARELY ESCAPE DEATH
EXHIBIT FOR EXPO,
FROM ASSOCIATION
OF C, S,
SURFEIT OF SIFTERS SENT \
TO COL. WES. SHROPSHIRE
E FELT
The Resolution Unan
imously Adopted
Amid Enthusiasm.
IT WILL BE GIVEN
ON VERY LARGE SCALE
By Private tensed Wire.
New York, Juns 20.—A tidal wavs struck Coney Island at 7:$0 this
morning. It did serious damage. Several persona were caught by the
wave on the beach and had narrow escapee from drowning. The wave
wea 15 feet high, It rolled In slowly and broke on the beach with a noise
like artillery.
LOCAL NEWS CONDENSED
THREE MEN KILLED
' BF AJIG CAVE-IN
IP Private Ironed Wire. ,
Stapleton, 8. I.. June 20.—Three men
wore Instantly killed and four othtra
Injured by the caving-ln of a (0-foot
embankment at the plant of Mllllken
Brothers, Iron manufacturers, Marrlner
Harbor, S. I., today,
six other men employed In the plant
arc missing and It Is feared that they
are burled under tuna of earth. All are
Italians.
IN ROW OVER CASH,
MAN KILLS HIS WIFE
My Private leiwil Wire.
New Tork, June 20.—In a quarrel
over money, Theodore AM, <0 years
rf age, Brookline, N. J., murdered his
wife by cutting her throat and then
tried to end his own life by slashing
himself with the same rasor. He Is
uni onsclous and dying at St. Mary’s
hospital.
LOCAL PLUMBERS GO,
BOOSTING 1910 EXPO
> Prepared to advertise the Atlanta
reposition of 1010, delegates to the
, mention of National Association of
M.inter Plumbers will leave the city
Wednesday night bound for Atlantic
City, N. J., via New Tork city. The
' convention will cover a period of three
days, commencing June M.
J. L. Melt, J. H. Jennings and R. 5'.
"Shields are the delegatee from the
Atlanta local; J. E.’Belcher will rep-
Masnt the state at large, and Daniel
A Farrell, vice president, will go as the
national state repreeentatlve from
Georgia The badges which the dele
gates will wear are most elaborate, on
,r.„ ribbon la printed "Atlanta Exposl-
tl n ltl<." A number of these will be
taken to the ronrentlon to be distribu
ted.
The local lodge of Master Plumbers
Is eaceptionally strong and year be-
f.,re last tha delegates to the conven-
ti n. which met In St. Louie, were suc-
- ceaaful In getting the convention to
" la city over the efforts of Boston and
Philadelphia. Last year the Brat ne
tt net convention was held In tha South
aid was tha largest aver held any-
" tiers, it is expected that 1,500 dele
gates will be In attendance at the con
i'm Ion In Atlantic City this year
aside fr. in families and friends.
Ssxton Barsfield Announces.
City Sexton H. H.' Barelleld an
nounces he is a candidate Jor nomina
tion at the city primary August. 22.
Mr. Barefleld la just completing his
third term of service, extending over
six pears. No other announcements
of candidacy for the position have yet
been made.
Youth Wants $10,000.
Alleging that A. A. Owens and Mrs.
Ellon Owens had ,hlm arrested
Common thief, for capturing four pig
eons that belong to them, Hooper Al
mond haa Hied suit against them for
$10,000.
Off for Washington.
Captain David A. Oates, In charge
of the Georgia division of the United
Slates revenue service, left Atlanta
Tuesday noon for Washington, D. C„
where, for several months, he will be
nomlnelly chief of the revenue service
of tha United Stales. , ,
Comas to Atlanta.
H. N. Dutton, until recently manager
of the Rockingham hotel of Ports
mouth, N. H„ haa assumed the man
agement of the Piedmont hotot. Mr.
Dutton hao spent his entire life In the
hotel world and la well known to all
traveling men throughout the country.
Telegraph Operator at Ttrminal.
W, H. Simmons, of Columbia, 8. C„
who for several years has been em
ployed by the Seaboard Air Line rail
way, has accepted a position at Ihe
Terminal station as telegraph operator
and la now a resident or this city. Mr.
Simmons la a brother of H. H. Sim
mons, deputy clerk of the United States,
court.
Boy Hurt by Fall.
While riding nn a wagon at the cor
ner of Forsyth and Waltoil streets
Tuesday afternoon, Harden Jackson, a
negro boy, was thrown to the ground
and severely Injured. A bad -cut In the
boy's scalp over his right ear necessi
tated a call on Dr. Roliert Westmore
land, who took six stitches to close Ihe
wound. The boy was then taken to
Ills home on Fort street, where he will
be obliged to remain for several days.
Son llllrT Mobile.
Mrs. F. O. Ewing left on the mid
night train for Mobile Tuesday night
In response to a telegram received
eurller In the evening telling of the
serious Illness In that city of her son,
Frank Ewing, n well-known traveling
man who resides nn Cooper street In
Atlanta. No particulars of hla Illness
have been received.
Miss Goodwin Improving.
Miss Grace Goodwin, the victim of
the automobile accident of a few days
ago. Is recovering slowly from her
many severe burns and Dr. J. H. Brad-
fteld, the attending physician, la confi
dent of her ultimate recovery, which,
from the nature of her Injtirtee, must
necessarily be alow.
No More Married Life for Horo.
Mrs. Julia Lane haa filed eult against
her husband. Bob I dine, a bar-tender,
for divorce and alimony, charging In
har petition cruel and abusive conduct.
The couple were married In Social Cir
cle, Oa.. In 1115 and from the state
ments of the petitioner their home life
haa been a mlserab'e farce ever elnce
the wedding day.
Counoil Moot* Thursday.
At $ o'clock Thursday afternoon the
city council will meet In adjourned
slon to transact the mass of routine
business which was not reached In the
regular session of Monday.
Recklsss Driver Fined.
In the recorder's court Tuesday af
ternoon Otis Bell, a negro driver who
ran hla horse and team Into a atreet
ear at the corner of Peters and Foreyth
streets on Monday, was fined $$ and
costs on the evldennce of the officer
who made the arrest, the testimony
being to the effect that the negro was
8pecial Services.
There will be special evangelistic ser.
vices this week at tl e Pryor Street
Presbyterian church, beginning Wed
nesday night. The services will be
conducted by the pastor. Rev. F
Hammond. All will be very cordially
welcomed. Quiet work haa been going
on for some time In the Sunday achoo I
and the officers of the church felt
that they would he very timely just
now. The services begin at S o'clock
with a song service and will last just
an hour.
Mors Officers For Third.
The following officers In the Third
regiment have been commissioned,
making It unnecessary to stand another
examination: Julian A. Horne, cap,
tain and quartermaster, Mllledgevllle;
Victor D. Bnrbot, first lieutenant and
battalion adjutant, Augusta; W. D.
Travis, flrat lieutenant und assistant
surgeon, Covington.
Increased Tax Returns.
At the request of Comptroller General
Wright the Savannah Electric Railway
company haa Increased Its franchise
$70,000 and tanglbln property returns
$54,000, making the total returns for
the year $1,071,114.
Interest on Bonds Paid.
8tata Treasurer Park la preparing
Interest checks on Georgia state bonds
amounting to $100,000, which will be
sent out to various holders on July 1.
No Dangsr of Water Famine.
The finance committee of the water
board and the water board will both
hold aeeslons In the city hall Wednes
day afternoon, the flnance committee
at 3 o’clock and the other at 4.
When seen Wednesday morning
Manager Park Woodward, who some
weeks ago was looking forward to
troublesome tlmee this summer from
a limited aupply of water, aald, "Well,
we won't lack water this summer, ax
the main la supplying a great deal
more than will be consumed and lx
keeping Ihe reservoir full. The water
question la at least settled for a year
or more."
The cleaning of the long pipe has
proved a success In every way and *U
the city water officials are highly
pleased.
License Book* Open.
To avoid the rush which la usual at
July 1 In tha tax collectors' and license
office, city hall, the license books have
been prepared and from now on llcen 1
ana will b* Issued from 1906-07. Al
city licenses are out on the last day of
this month.
COUNTESS WANTS SONS lATTEMPTED TO WRECK
REAREDAS FRENCHMEN
By I'rlvstp Ipasil Wire.
Paris, June 20.—After a family coun
sel, It la now generally believed that
the t'ountraa t'aatellane, who was An
na tlould. will remain In Europe In
stead of following out a previously ar
ranged plan of going lo New Tork to
live permanently. The counteea Is In
sacluslon and she will probably remain
out of the public eye for some time.
One reason given for this decision Is
that the countess desires her sons to
fulfill all the duties of French rlttseiu
as they grew up which Includes mili
tary service, of course. It la probable
that Mlsa Helen Gould will spend the
summer with her sister. It was from
her close friends that tha change In tha
countess’ plans was learned, and Mlsa
Helen Gould will returij to America
alone In September.
NEARTHOUSAND YEARS
IS SENTENCE PASSED
Sptrfftl to Thr UimnfliB.
Houston. Te*.. June Sine hundred
und ninety nlue years In the penitentiary la
the sentence that baa tieen pronounced upon
Hhtne Willlaina. a negro, nr<ni*»! of at
tempted criminal aaanult. Williams entered
the bmlroom of two Toung ladies near Tern*
oln.
A PASSENGER TRAIN
Special lo The Georgian.
Newberry, 8. C„ June 20.—An at
tempt was made by parties to wreck
the morning passenger train on the
Columbia, Newberry and Laurens rail
road, near Prosperity, this county on
Monday. An Iron bar had been placed
across the track which would have
probably caused a disastrous wreck
had not the engineer discovered It In
time to slacken his speed, knocking It
from the track.
There la no clua to the guilty par
ties. but the railroad authorities are
Investigating the case and hops to land
thr mlacrea it* In Jail.
TROOPS OF TURKEY
ARE IN MUTINY
By Private lauel Wire.
t'nstantlnople, June 20.—Mutiny has
broken out among the Turkish soldiers
In the command of Marshal Felt! Pasha
In the provlnca of Tamen, who la at
tempting to quell an uprising of the
Arabs. The soldiers were anxious to
get home and tha entire regiment re
fused to obey orders. Tha commander
turned hie artillery on the mutinous
troops and with the aid of those still
loyal succeeded in restoring order.
Secretary Instructed to Use What
Means Necessary to Make
Undertaking a Success.
Special to The Qeorxlnn.
Llthla Springs, On., June 20.—At
1$:10 today the Cotton Seed Crushers*
Association, which Is In session at this
place, unanimously adopted a resolu
tion to hava an exhibit at the coming
fair at Atlanta, and Instructed the
secretary to draw on the aaaodatlon
for funds necessary to carry out the
plans. It Is the purpose of the asso
ciation to give an actual demonstration
on a large scale and show how cotton
seed oil Is made, cotton-seed biscuits,
cooking and the manufacture of cotton
seed meal.
The resolution was adopted without
dissenting voice amid great enthu
siasm.
It Is the purpose of the association to
give an exhibit on a large scale.
Special to The Georgian.
Llthla Springs, Oa., June 10.—Tha
meeting of the Cotton Seed Crushers'
Association In session. at Sweetwater
Park hotel, la one of the moat repre
sentative bodies of oil mill men ever
held In the state.
Many ladles are attending the meet
lng.
W. A. McCaw, of Macon, one of the
moat prominent men In this Industry, la
being talked of for president. Mr. Ben
ton, the present secretary, has done so
much for the association that he la
pretty aura to be re-elected.
President Thornton, of Elberton, and
L. A. Rahsom And James P. Calloway,
of Atlanta, are prominent among those
at the Sweetwater Park Hotel.
The program which la being carried
out today la as follows:
Morning 8ssslon—10 a. m.
Report rules committee.
Address—Dr. Zoepffel-Quellensteln,
German consul.
Rsport of publicity committee by J.
H. Walker.
Address, "What a Publicity Bureau
Can Do for the Industry”—J. A. Ay-
cock.
Address, "How to Avoid Reclama
tions"—W. E. McCaw.
Address, "Cotton Seed Meal as a Hu
man Food”—C. M. Kina.
Adjournment for luncheon.
Afternoon 8easion—2:30 p. m.
i:\|" ' I" 1 " " ting
Adjournment.
PEACHTREE LAND
0. OWENS OF GREENVILLE
BUYS NINETY ACRES.
Property Will Be Subdivided Into
Residence Lots and
Sold Later.
Sifters big:, sifters small, Filters new
fangled, sifters old-fashioned, sifters
of every Imaginable kind, streamed
Into Colonel Wesley Shropshire's of
fice at the oapltol Wednesday, until if
looked like headquarters of a tin ped
dler.
When Colonel Shropshire tvakied Into
his office Wednesday morning he al
most fainted at the sight.
Strung out on tables, desks and
wherever a sifter could lodge, was such
a collection of that useful article ns
one couldn't find in a twelve month
elsewhere In Atlanta.
“Oosh, all the sifters In the world In
here, ain't they?" ejaculated the col
onel.
News of Colonel Shropshire's display
spread over the capitol like wildfire,
and officials trooped into his office In
an endless procession all forenoon.
Even visitors were steered there to
see the display.
The consignment came from Sum-
SWEATMAN IS FINED;
WIFE WEEPS AT NEWS
Samuel Sweatman, (he Norcross man
who was released Tuesday morning by
Recorder Broyles that he might meet
his sick wife at the depot, and who
few hours later was again arrested
an Intoxicated condition, was lined
$10.76 Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Sweatman, who arrived on the
scheduled time, but who was not met
by her husband as he had promleed,
still st the police elation In care
Mlse Sanderson. She did not know
what had become of her hueband until
Wednesday, when she was informed he
was In prison. At this news the wife
' -oke down and wept for some tlmi
Sweatman and his wife decided
move to Atlanta, and he came one day
In advance', Informing hie wife hr
would meet her Tuesday, the day fol
lowing. Instead he met up with l
large-sited supply of liquor and this
floored him.
mervllle, and each separate sifter bore
a card from a solicitous friend In the
colonel's old home, who had read of
his sifter hunt here. Just fourteen
sifters came In this lot, and Rome still
to hear from!
The cards attached to the sifters
contained the following names: C. P.
Neal, Dr. IV. J. Bryanl, Taylor & Jol
ly. A. L. Murphy, J. A. Strange, J. V.
Wheeler, Illnton & Co, J. L. McGIn-
hls, B. II. Edmondson. M. 31. Allen,
J. R. Jackson, N. K. Bitting, Taylor &
Espoy and S. C. Martin,
Sifters were not all the colonel had.
Letters came In bunches from those
Summerville friends, telling him how
as they had seen his troubles In The
Atlanta Georgian, and they meant to
stick by a friend and neighbor. One
wrote:
"You show this sifter to that blond
girl clerk that called you a Rube.”
‘‘I ain't superstitious," said the col
onel, "but I am mighty proud them
boys up there thought enough of
not to eend '13' or '23' sifters."
8H00KS FAIL TO DO DAMAGE
AT MANILA.
Believed Formosa and Babuyan
Islands Received Severe
Shaking Up.
ACTRESSESARETHICKED
BY A WILY
By Private Leased Wire.
New Orleans La., June 20.—Pearl
O'Neill, of Washington, D. C, lost
night secured a para to Washington
from the mayor here. According to
the story of the girl, who left for
Washington over the Southern Rail
way, she was one of a party of fifty
actresses who were gathered In New
Tork early this month by a Mrs. Mary
Wilson. She sold all of them were to
be given employment In various sum
mer. theaters In Mexico. Their fare to
Mexico was paid by 31 re. Wilson, but
31lss O'Neill claims that when they ar
rived In that city tho woman tried to
place them In questionable reaorta.
She says that a doxtn or more of the
girls were frightened snd entered the
resorts to which they were assigned
by tho woman. A number made their
escape and Mix* O'Nell! appealed to an
American who was travelling through
Mexico. He brought her to this city
and directed her to the mayor's office
where she secured transportation.
Miss O'Neill, which Is the stage name
of the girl who came here, said she
belonged to a good family In Washing
ton, and was unwilling to give her real
name. Her story was fully Investi
gated and found to be true after which
she was given a pass.
SOUTH CAROLINANS
WIN NATIONAL HONORS
By s deal accomplished Wednesday.
Frank C. Owens, of Greenville, 8. C,
bought from Walter P. Andrews ninety
acres of land In Peachtree road, near
the five-mile pos{. The price Is said to
be $70,000. The isle was made by
Robson A Rivers.
The property fronts 3.100 ffet on
Peachtree road and extends beck 3,000
feet. It will be eub-dlvlded Into resi
dence loti and sold, after being con'
sldersbly Improved. Mr. Rivers will be
Interested In this project.
Mr. Owens recently bought the
George A. Speer residence In Peach
tree street, paying $70,000 for It, It Is
said.
He is one of tha wealthiest and most
progressive cltlxena of South Carolina
and his coming to Atlanta will add
much to commercial Interests here.
EMANCIPATION DAY
CELEBRATION MARKED
BY GREAT DISORDER
Special to The Georgias.
Dallas, Texas, June $0.—Emancipa
tion Day, which was celebrated
throughout Texas yesterday, was
marked by many fights among the ne
groes.
At Miller's Ferry, a few miles below
this city, s general affray among the
negroes was had. William West was
shot In the neck, breast snd stomach
with a load of buckshot. J. C. Cols*
man was cut snd stabbed about the
breast, face and arms.' Henry Weet
and s negro man snd woman, whoss
name* have not been learned, were
also injured by being shot shout dif
ferent parts of their bodies. „
The first two named are expected to
die, as la also tha negro woman. Berta
Mosely, s negro woman 1n this city,
was stabbed s number of times. Her
lung* and othsr vital parts were ef
fected snd the may die.
At Fort Worth n negro by the name
D. Jackson was snot In the beck
snd seriously Injured. Other lights,
more or less serious, are reported from
(different parts of Texas.
Special to The Georgian.
Spartanburg. 8. C., June 20.—The
Spartanburg delegation of the T. P. A,
convention, recently held In Buffalo,
has returned, bringing with them a tine
pair of Texas atesr horns, which was
swarded as a prise for the largest in
crease In membership during the year.
In addition to the steer horns, the
South Carolina crowd won s cash prise
of $76.
The steer horns were presented to
the Travelers' Protective Association
several years ego lo be swarded each
year to tho state showing the largest
increase In membership. Indiana was
the first stats to win the horns, then
followed Georgia and several other
states.
SON OF A MILLIONAIRE
DRUGGED AND ROBBED
By Private Leased Wire.
Denver, Colo., Jane In a stupor, tins
ble to move or apeak, Ilobert C. t’rltehell.
aon of a Chicago millionaire, was found
dying In the weeds on a vacant lot at 8ev
enth and Pennsylvania avennea at 7 o'clock
last night within a block of the home of
Eugene Hilliard, with whom he was stay
ing. Crttchell when aroused stated that he
had been drugged and robbed by a tall
stranger either at the Overland park race
track or on the way borne.
KICKED BY A HORSE.
WOMAN THREATENS SUIT
By Private Leased Wire.
Katepark. Colo., dune 50.—Kicked almost
Into a palp by Mrs. Genelve Chandler
Phlpn'a pet colt. Miss Josephine Campbell,,
of tale place, threatens a 125,000 damage
salt. The horse. Columbine, Is alleged to
have been trained to kick.
TO "SHOW" ICE TRUST
IS COURTS OF MISSOURI
By Prlvite Leased Wire.
Kansas City, Mo.. June 20.—Proceed
ing, against the Ice dealer, of Kan-
City snd 8t. Louis by the prose
cuting attorneys of each place, to show
that In each city Ice trusts exist, will
be Instituted, according to Attorney
General Hadley, who le In Ksn,as city
today.
MOTION TO 8ET ASIDE
VERDICT IS MADE.
Special to The Georgian.
Charlotte, N. C, Jane 10.—A motion
to eet aside the verdict of the Jury In
the Howell csee, In which the plaintiff
was Monday granted $4,273 damage,
from the United State, Leather Com
pany, of Old Fort, N. C„ has been
made by counsel for the defendant be
fore Judge Boyd, In United States dis
trict court.
LARGE ATTENDANCE
AT SUMMER SCHOO
Special to The Georgian.
Emory College, Oxford, Oa, June
The 1906 Emory summer school opened
yesterday. About forty names are
the roll snd a large number of others
Is expected this week.
Dr. E. K. Turner, professor of Latin
In Emory College, has charge of the
•ummer school this year, and Is sided
by competent assistants.
Professor Douglas Rumble, adjunct
professor of mathematics In' Emory
College, will have charge of the math
ematlca department of the summer
school; Professor N. A. Goodyear, who
for the post year ha, taught Ip Ala
bama, will have charge of the Greek
department; Professor James Hinton,
department of Lutln, while Dr. Tur
ner will leach German.
PROTEST AGAINST
GOVERNMENT REPOR
Special, to Tho Georgian.
Augusta, Oa., June 20.—A storm
Indignation was raised by the business
men of Augusta yesterday when the
report from the goverment on the
manufacturing Interests was received,
as the report Is Incorrect, Inasmuch as
It carries a smaller number of Indus,
tries than there Is In the city. The re.
port makes Augusta 20 per cent lower
now than It was five years ago. The
matter has been taken up by the cham
her of commerce. In a letter to the de
partment, and If there Is not a new
census taken by the department, the
business men of the city will take the
matter up and make the Investigation
and Issue a report on the situation.
FLYNT BOOMED ERR
SENATEJESIDENC
At the senatorial convention of the
Twenty-sixth district held In Griffin
Tuesday to nominate Hon. John
Flynt, he was strongly Indorsed for
the presidency of the next seriate.
Mr. Flynt represents Spalding county
In the house now, and Is one of the
most popular men In that body. His
elevation to the senate makes him
formidable candidate for the presL
dency of the senate.
The friends of Colonel W. C. Martin,
of Dalton, nominated from the Forty-
third, are booming him for the senate
leadership also. It Is expected that
several candidates will be In the field
before the organisation of the next
leglelattve body.
"TOO MUCH BOOKER
AND ROOSEVELT"
■This negro hse too much of the
social equality Idea In hts head. He
has been absorbing entirely too freely
the Ideas of Booker Washington and
Roosevelt. They have turned him Into
the wrong channel.”
These remarks were mode Wednes
day morning by Recorder Broyles at
the conclusion of the trial of Macon
Clark, a negro who created a scene
Tuesday afternoon st Broad and
Mitchell streets by refusing to move
on when ordeVed by Policeman Joe
Green. The recorder assessed a fine
of 110.76. •
The officer said he ordered several
negroes to movs off of the corner out
of the way of a lady w ho was waiting
for a car, and that all complied except
Clark. He said Clark refused to move,
declaring he was s tax-payer. and a
gentleman, as good sa any'whits man.
and that he had ss much right to stand
on the streets as s white man. Officers
Green snd Bayne finally arrested the
negro. They said they hod to handcuff
him.
OYS STEAL MONEY]
NABBED BY POLICE
Confessing Ihst they entered Ike store of
». Carroll, at Boul/rard sad Troth
street. Tttrodsy nt noon and Male $114.
Charlie Clark amt Clarence Waddell, two
white tooths, were arraigned Wedseadsy
morning before Recorder Broyles and wen
bound over to the Mate mart, under Ixinda
on the charge of larceny trots
, rented Tuesday afternoon* I it 1
Gall,her and t'osnty Bohemian Walter,
within an hour alter the robbery. Tho
boya. who work In a place of I,not sere ad-
Joinluc the afore, hid the non.j trader a
Pile of lumber, where It war fraud by the
two officers The hoy, denied they were
gnllty iraiUth* money was round and then
they I'ustreaed. They entered the atore
menaa of a window while Carroll was
dinner. They asM they had horn plan-
slag the robbery for boom tiara.
By Private Ironed Wire.
.Manila, June 20.—Northern Lumn
had a aeries of earthquake shocks
u;hlrh were felt In thin city, about i
o'clock last night. Little damare i.
reported. The observatory believe,
that the shocks were more severe in
Formosa and the Babuyan Islands
*m¥m
TAKEN ATCLOBHOOSE
By Private I rosed wire.
White Plains, N. Y„ June 20—A
mysterious robbery of $20,090 worth of
Jewelry froth one of vie guests at ;ha
Century country club on the outskl-ta
of White Plains was reported to the
police today. The Jewels belonged to
H. H. Mayor, of the banking house „f
Sellgmnn & .Meyer, who bad apart,
ments In the club house.
TWO CrailFficERS
OF fIVUAILROADS
By Private Leased Wire.
Richmond, Va„ June 20.—A. Pope
has been appointed traffic manager,
and R. W. Brldgetvood auditor of the
following roads by the president, John
Skelton Williams:
Nashville and Sparks railroad com
pany, Douglas. Augusta and Gulf rail-
way company, Augusta and Florida
railway company, Mlllen and South
western railroad company, and Valdoi-
ta Southern railroad company.
The offices of Messrs. Pope and
Btidgewood will be at Augusta, Ga.
ROBS HOUSE, IREN
TALKS TO LANDLADY
3Iany bold criminals have figured In
the limelight In Atlanta, but one of the
most audadouR thieves on record paid
a visit Tuesday afternoon to a board
ing house at 149 Klarletta street, cor
ner of Bartow.
Caught In tha houso with stolen
booty actually In hts pockets, the thief,
n young whlto man of neat appearance’
and stylishly dressed, smoothly effect
ed his escape In a decidedly unique
and nervy manner. Declaring he was
merely looking for a "party," the styl
ish thief passed several of the hoard
ers and then engaged the landlady In
conversation and Inquired her rates of
board, stating that he was also on tbs
lookout for a new boarding house.
Ho expressed himself, however, at
thinking the rates were a little too
high, and left the house.
A fow minutes later it wai discov
ered that the stranger had entered the
room of J. NephSW, a photographer,
and had stolen hla best pelr of shoes
valued at $5.60. The shoes were evi
dently In the man’s pocket at the time
of hla conversation.
After hts departure hla conduct wa«
regarded aa strange aind an Investiga
tion was mode, revealing the theft of
the shoes. Policeman Norrla was noti
fied and made a search for the thief,
but found no traces of him.
MARBLE RATE CASE
PUT OFF TO AUG
Upon the urgent request of the Re
tail hlarbll Dealers' Association "f
Georgia, the railroad commission on
Wednesday morning deferred the quei-
tlon of freight retfs on marble froia
the north Georgia quarries to August I.
The commission was prepared to go
Into the matter fully, but President J.
B. Roberts, of Ball Ground, requested s
postponement, which was granted.
The petition of the Atlanta Freight
Bureau for a reduction In rates on fer
tilisers from Savannah and Brunswick
to Atlanta was taken up Wednesday.
Colonel W. L. Peel and Harry Moore,
of the Atlanta Freight Bureau, were
present In the Interest o'f the proposed
reduction, while the railroads were
presented by the following:
W. E. Estes, general freight age™
of the Central; James Sfenaee. ami*
ant general freight agent of the t "J".
Line; A. Pope, assistant general
agent of the Fcabonrd: G. R- Bronde ,
general freight agent of the Southern.
C. D. Boyd, general freight agent. *»“
C. W. Bradshaw, superintendent of tas
Louisville and Nashville. .
The hearing »PI not bs concluded
until Wednesday afternoon.
OCOSTS DESTROY
ONE-HALF THE CROP
Special to The 0»or#»n.
Little Bock, Ark., June 20.— 1 The Ar
kansas agricultural bureau r * ce,ve<J
ports this morning to the effect t
locusts were doing a vast
dnmnge to the cotton crops IB
state. The appearance'-of locust*
cotton plants Is the first Instance
record In this state.
The crop on the state convict
seriously damaged.
In the western part of tbaJ** t ***J*.
damage has been done and it Js fea
many of the fields will . ?,* ro ,ffLg
fully one-half. The locusts bit# nof”
In the stalk and
the plant withers.
these bo***