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X 5 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. • U!., ' -■ , 1 1 I Pi I I II I 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***