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SPECIAL SESSION
OF CITY
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
TULKHDAY, JUNK 21, lags.
LIQUOR LICENSES TO BE THE
MAIN THEME.
Peachtree Street Paving Proposi
tion Will Also Come in
for Attention.
[ Two Important matters will come up
before .council at the adjourned 'ses
sion to be held Thursday afternoon. I
Final action will be taken on the |
ll< ense to be levied on wholesale liquor
men and the petition signed by rest
d< nts owning a majority of the front-1
axs along Peachtree street from Ellis
t - Sixth, asking that asphalt paving be
laid, will be considered.
After numerous changes It was de-|
elded at the last meeting of the tax
committee to make the wholesale li
quor license 1400 and to have only one
cln-e. It Is the general opinion that
ibi- will be changed again when It
c imes Into council and the old-time
tn\ tie restored. It Is also probable
that the fight between wholesale and
a number of the retail men over this
tn \ oil I be continued In the hereto-
fcri rnlorlc manner.
When seen Thursday morning E. H.
Inning said It was probable he would
Appear before counoll and ask that the
Peachtree street paving be attended to
ai mi e. Jt Is estimated that the city’s
pen nf the work will amount to tl.too.
-A i-ii i-tlal promise has already been
ffnInert from the finance committee that
thi money will be forthcoming so
the., will be but a short delay before
tin- n-rk of putting the asphalt down
will bo begun.
i in a< count of the absence from the
cli, nf Councilman William Oldknow,
the ilimiter ordinance, as It now stands,
A III bo carried over until the next eos-
alon nf the council. There will be a
number nf minor matters up before
council, but the eesaltn will probably
be a short one. •
ADMIT TWO ROADS
TO MILEAGE SYSTEM
At the meeting of the HeUthesstern Fss-
wiici-r Aseclstlon at Its office* In the
K.nil table bnlldlng, on Thursday, It was
voted lo allow the Central of Oeorgla rail
road and the Georgia, Southern and Florida
rnllr I to enter the Interchangeable, tulle
age M-ti-ni In foree,among the other roads
In ilie South. The Central of (lenrgln
mileage books will also be good on all lines
By Private leased Wire.
New York, June 21.—Mies Rebecca
Olahanaky, the young cashier of the
Arm of Wolleneky A Mlsensky, was al
most throttled.by a thief aa he held
her, In spite of her struggles, and
wrenched 1200 from her as she was re
turning from the bank.
The men was Joseph Frey, of No. 214
East Nineteenth street, and wnn caught
later, but the money had dtaappeared.
Frey was arraigned In the Jefferson
market court and held In *2,000 ball for
examination on Friday. .
ST, AifOlKS
AGAIN TO BE AUDITED
The arcounta of J. O. St. Amand,
managing executor of the E. W. March
eatate, were recommitted to Auditor
N. Evlns, by an order of Judge
Pendleton Thursday morning.
The bill to recommit the accounts
of Mr. SI. Amand to the auditor for
another expartlng was filed last week,
and arguments were heard on It
Thursday morning In the superior
court. Ih the bill It was alleged that
the managing executor had squandered
the money of the estate and had failed
to account for 11*0,000 of the receipts.
CHOKES GIRL CASHIER 1C0H0N CONVENTION (CASSATT'S ORDER
REVOKED BY MEN
INHIS01 OFFICE
Thayer of the Pennsy
Tells of Private
Cars. '
AND THENjETS $200
DARING THIEF ATTACK8 YOUNG
WOMAN IN A 8TREET IN
NEW YORK.
MARTIN OF TEXAS ELECTED
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN
Temporary Organization Effected
and Committees on Creden
tials Appointed.
Special to .The Georgian.
Monte Ne, Ark, June'21.—The cotton
convention met here yesterday with
delegates present representing ten
states. *■ •
The .convention was called to order
by electing! John Martin, of Paris,
Texas, as temporary chairman, and
Fred K. Turner, of Muskogee, I. T, as
secretary.
Committees were appointed on cre
dentials, permanent organisation and
resolutions, and the convention then
adjourned until tomorrow.
PANIC ABOARD BOAT
WHEN PROPELLER BREAKS
By Private Leased Wire.
St. Louis, June 21.—Before daylight
today the propeller shaft of the steamer
Bald Eagle anapped with a terrific
noise when the boat was Just below
Hardin, III,, and Immediately the help
less steamer began tumbling about In
the heavy current of the Mississippi
river. Nearly a hundred paasehgers
were aboard and a panic ensued. It
required the utmost efforts of the boat's
officers to prevent panic-stricken per
sons from Jumping overboard. Finally
the ateamer waa landed and will be
laid up for repalra.
WOMEN THREATENED
TO DYNAMITE HOME
OWNERS ONLY KICK
AGAINST PRESENT PLAN
Presidents of Other Roads Fail to
Appear to Make Any
"Defense."
1.
. wilt.. .
• nil rnmlfi. tho iironont uokn tu
* will linro to I to twilled nt 01100 mid
* one» UuumI on the find of thn mouth.
A- Ntntrd exclusively In The Oeortflau nt
tli" time, the Central of Ueorftlu ntid the
t;*<MHla. Southern and Florida recently
mud* indication for adtulaaloa to the In*
t'-rrhflnfMbta uitlMffn system after several
_ years of persuasion and It was ft*Derail/
e\i>« ■ tin! (hat they would he allowed nd-
inlNMlon. Only one dlssentluit vote would
hme Iwen needed to ksep the two roada
from the system.
The remainder of the second da/’p aes-
aloi. »f the association was devoted to the
tnuiMnctloii ct the mass of routine tinalness
which liad nceutmilnted. •
MR, PEABODY MEETS
CAPITOL OFFICIALS
Ccrge Foster Peabody, who Is the
gm st of Goverhor and Mr*. Tamil at
tin- executive mansion, held a reception
In tlio governor's office at the capitol
Thursday morning before going out to
the Tech.
All the capitol officials came In and
wer, presented lo Mr. Peabody, who
to hi. ,1 delighted with the cordiality
With nhlch he was greeted by every
on, He Is here from Athene, where
b. mti-nded the commencement exer-
elf fX.
I was delighted with Dave Bar-
n •" - election to the chancellorship of
m> nlma mater. Ha le a big man. big
In purpose, big In heart and big In
hl>- Inve for the university. He will
inuk. a great chancellor—one whose
heurt and soul are centered In building
up Hi nt Institution."
Friday morning Mr. Peabody will
* ipany the governor to Columbus,
Whi-ic the ceremony of laying the cor
nel stone of the new technical achonl
n il take place that day. Mr. Peabody
no originally a Columbus man, ana.
of course, has a strong affection for
thn, -Ity yel. He will be the gtiest
of lh ,n. Henry R. Ooetchlue there.
Mlsfl Shepperson. Mlee Map* C. Shop-
K -rmin and Mias Moae. of Athens, and
Is. Rule, of Knoxville, Tenn, will be
guests of Mrs. Terrell Friday.
MULE WAS KILLED
BY LIGHTNING BOLT
Bpfi lsl to The Ueorglati.
5<n ndorsvtllv, Us.. Juno 21.—Thera wss ft
•pvi'hi wind sod rulu storm here Tuesday,
Utkina [‘Otisldtmble damage to (be crops In
flits suction. Tbc land was bndly wimhod
sh<1 I'rldftH In sou* sections of tbc county
bui't l**e* washed swsv liy the rvcvut
heext rains. John F. Brown, n fsrmcr.
Ilvln*: six miles cost of this plsrc. had one
luui- killed snd several Injuretl by light
Btuir
AN ACTIVE CAMPAIGN
BEING WAGED BY SMITH
vctsl to Tbc Georgian,
brent. Os.. June 21.—Hon. James M.
iltli, the fanner candidate for governor,
* the past few days been campaigning In
tL.- . unities of Franklin snd llart. Tues-
•ra> he addressed s splendid gathering nt
' ni..in. Tnesdsy night be spoke to n large
n i'li'-nc* nt Lavonta. Yesterday afternoon
r.t Toceoa a good crowd of bearers fattened
nt i••nilvely to bis views. Laat night he
at Cornelia and next (Saturday he
'a Springs, la Greeae
lie has made gve •peerin'. lu
kiln snd Hart to audiences nggregst-
CONNECTICUT PEACH CROP
REPORTED TO BE A PEACH
Private Leased Wire,
fatnfield. Conn, June 21.—The
ich crop of Eastern Connecticut
nui best all records this year. The
ora heavily laden, part of the
has to be taken off to prevent
i breaking. . .
By Private Leased Wire. »
Sioux 'Falla, S. Dak’, June 21.—Today
there are few signs of the great ex
citement of yesterday over the cose of
Mre. Emma Kaufmnnn, wife of a mil
lionaire brewer, who woe held to the
circuit court for trial on the charge
of murdering her domestic.
Today when the general public be-
came nwaro that from fifty to a hun
dred society women had organised yes
terday for the purpose of dynamiting
the home of Mre. Kaufmnnn In the
event that she won not placed In the
Jail, something of sensation resulted.
There Is no question the women had
organised for the purpose stated. How
ever some of the attorneys Interested
In the Knufmann'code today threaten
to prosecute the women.
KING OF GREECE MUST O. K.
DIVORCE BEFORE ITIS VALID
By Private Leased Wire.
Chicago, June 21.—The moat remark
able divorce case to ba heard In years
Is before Judge Gibbons today and Is
expected to come to an end late this
afternoon, when the Countess Sophie
de Rllley, of Greece, former lndy-tn-
waltlng to tho queen of the Hellenes,
hopes to obtain a decree from the count
and thus save her 1100,000 estates In
Greece from falling Into his hands.
It Is remarkable for these reasons:
It will be the first Chicago divorce
which roust go to a king for his royal
"O. K" before It Is valid.
It la the first Chicago divorce
which the name of a king—King
George of Greece—Is mentioned.
The defendant, who haa been called
"The Greek God,” claim* to be a dl
rect descendant of Achilles, son of Ty
deus, who slew Hector before the walls
of Troy, 2,000 years ago.
It bears a, strange story of royal
Intrigue, of plot and counter plot, of
civil war and of banishment.
LOCAL NEWS CONDENSED
Emory Alumni to Moot
The Emory College Alumni Asso
elation, of Atlanta, will hold a meet
ing at the XVesley Memorial church
July 3 at 0 o’clock. Business of an
Important nature will be taken up at
this meeting and every one who has
aver been a student of Emory lo Invited
to attend.
Two Yoaro for 8ullivan.
John Sullivan, convicted Wednesday
of bigamy, waa sentenced to two years
In the penitentiary by Judge Roan on
Thursday morning. A motion was
made for a new trial.
Licenses Expire In Two Weeks.
Counting the five days' grace there
are now only two weeks before all city
lleenaea must be renewed or fl. faa. will
be Issued by the city clerk against the
tardy firms. Thursday City License
Inspector R. A. Ewing commenced the
task of delivering to the t,000 or more
business firms subject to the city li
censes notices that the lleenaea must
be renewed. It will take five or six
day* to get the cardi distributed. All
buslnees licenses expire June 20, but
five days' grace are given.
“Fraternal Life Association.
George XX'HUe ot. al. have applied
to the superior court for a charter
for the Fraternal Life Association.
New Sales Stable*.
lie Harper - Weathers - Calllcott
"THE MAYOR'S FENCE"
IS STRONGLY GUARDED
“The mayor's fence," as It Is railed,
which barricades four ot the six drive
ways on Hunter street, leading to the
Louisville and Nashville railroad yards,
Is causing much comment. All XVed
Horae and Mule Company,* a new cor
poration with a capital stock of $40,
000, haa applied to the superior court
for a charter. ,
Blount On Vacation.
XV. G. Blount, tha genial night sta
tion master at the terminal station.
Is enjoying a leave of absence. His
position Is being filled by XV. C. XVIIson,
chief nf the telegraph and signal de
partment.
Fund 8till Grows.
And still the exposition guarantee
fund grow*. Tuesday morning the
fund was swelled with a good check
from the Ford A Johnson Company,
lfil Marietta (treat. At the rate which
subocriptlona have been received since
It was decided to give the exposition a
summer vacation It will not be neces
sary for tho committee of fifty to make
arrangement for further soliciting next
October, a* by that time the determined
Atlanta cltlxena will have made up the
remaining *1*1,000 which Is still need
ed.
Nsgro Bit Officer.
While trying to quiet Delley Doug
las. a negro boy, who was arrested on
Wednesday afternoon, and who grew
disorderly when he reached the po
lice station. -Call Officer Harvey XVells
was so severely bitten on the hand by
the unruly darkey that ha waa forced
to go to the Grady ^loapltal to have
hlo wound dressed.
BILL BAILY BARRED
BY MRS, BILL'S GUN
Armed with a pistol, Munell Mote-
ly waited all night on the porch of
her home for Charley Mosely, her hus
band, gnd proprietor of a Decatur
street club room, whom she suspected
nesday night the fence was guarded by of being too friendly with other wom-
i corps of policemen, acting under or
ders of Chief, of Police Jennings, and
Thursday Is being watched by an of
ficer of the law, who has strict Instruc
tions to arrest any one attempting to
pull down or In any manner Interfere
with the barricade.
Mayor Woodward Thursday morning
strongly denied the argument In the
statement made by Attorney J. J.
Spalding, for the Louisville and Nash
ville railroad, who Is quoted as saying
that barricading ot the four driveways
make* It more dangerous, and that It Is
a matter for the shippers to settle.
"How can two openings be more dan
gerous than six 7" asked Mayor XX'ood-
ward when the matter was brought up.
"If there had been only two railroad
tracks acroaa XX'hltehall street the via
duct would never have been built, es
pecially If the tracks had been aa far
apart as the openings are on Hunter
■treat since tha fences have been put
up. But If theee openings arc ■till a
menace to public life, they will also be
Closed up.”
As to the Inconventence to the ship
pers, spoken of by Mr. Spuldlng. Mayor
Woodward said that was the lookout ot
the railroad, which should built a road
way paralleling Hunter street on Its
own grounds.
Moaely could not go home and he
was only able (o do bo Thursday morn
ing after Chief Jennings sant Call Of
ficers Cooper and Luck to Investigate
the trouble.
Murxell. gun.and all, waa found alt
ting on the porch, but the sight of the
officers sent her In the house In a hur
ry. XVhen Officer Luck entered after
her hr was Jounced upon, but It was
only after a lively fight that tha woman
was subdued and handcuffed. She was
locked up at the police station. Officer
Lurk recleved two kicks In tha aids In
the course of the melee.
WOOED AND WON HER
THROUGH U. S. MAIL
By Private Leaaed Wire.
Topeka, Katu., June 21.—Miss Abby
lluntlngton Wore, daughter of Eugene
P. Wore. "Ironqult," was married on
XVednesday evening to Dr. Frederick
Harold Niles, of New York city. The
marriage Is the culmination of n court
ship through the molls which had Its
beginning some time ago when Miss
xvare waa visiting friends in New
York.
By Private Leased Wire.
Washington. June 21.—This was the
day the presidents of all the railroads
which have been under scrutiny during
the Investigation of the coal business
by the Interstate commerce commission
were Invited to' appear before that
body and offer such testimony as they
might desire. Not one was present
this morning. The Pennsylvania rail
road was the only one that'had any
thing to say "In defense."
John B. Thayer, fourth vice preel-
dent of that road, was hefe, as he said,
"to clear up certain matters." When
Mr. Thayer, who la considered the
mouth-piece of the Pennsylvania rail
road, took the atand the first thing At
torney Thomas Patterson asked him
was to explain the syitem of coal car
distribution In vogue on the Pennsyl
vania. He declared that the cars are
distributed on a pro rata basis, fixed
c/ the physical and commercial ca
p-city of the mines. Individual cars be-
Included la these allowances.
, In, regard to the abolition of the
Individual cars, Mr. Thayer said that
when President Cassatt went to Europe
this spring he left a verbal order for
the abolition at some near time, prob-*
nbly within a year, of all private car#
along Its line. Mr. Thayer added that
he and Vice President Pugh, upon their
own responsibility, had temporarily
suspended the order, believing that the
owners of these cars would not agree
that the Pennsylvania could furnish
them sufficient cars to carry on their
buslnees and thus Insure against In
terruption to business. With the pri
vate owners taking this position, he
added, he feared suits would be brought
In the state courts by operators not
wishing to selL
Mr. Thayer explained his action In
suspending the orders of President Cas
satt on the ground that the chief ex
ecutive, when going away, never left
definite orders, as conditions might
arise under- which they could not be
carried out,
"Owners of individual cars are about
the only kickers against our present
system,” said Mr. Thayer. "They want
their cars In addition to the allowance
under the rating.?
NEW MILEAGE RATE FUGITIVE DESPERADO REFUSES TO
TO BE CONSIDERED! IS m SH0T DEAI1 !
T. P. A. PRESENTS PETITION
TO RAILROAD OFFICIALS.
John Temple Graves Cloies Argu
ment for Traveling Men-^—Jo
seph Richardson Replied.
Deaths and Funerals.
Mrs. Nanoy Spencer.
Mrs. Nancy Spencer, widow of the
late Judge Thomas Spencer, who was
one of the inoat prominent men In
Atlanta, died Tuesday afternoon at 2
o'clock at tha home of her son, XVII-
llam Spencer, 26 Georgia avenue.
Mrs. Spencer, who waa bom In Eng
land In ill*, had been In Atlanta for
fifty-two years, and In America for
•slxty-two years. She lived In Atlanta
during the entire civil war, and did not
leave even when’ Sherman waa shell-
“» city.
lie Mrs. Spencer was In her nine
ty-first year, her health had not been
good for some time.- Her death came
a* a distinct shock to her many
friends, by whom she was universally
beloved. Mrs. Spencer Is survived by
a brother, Hamilton Crankshaw, and a
son, XVllllum Spencer, a railroad en
gineer. She also leaves six grandchil
dren and thirteen great-grandchildren.
The funeral services will be held at
the Spencer home, 2* Gorgla avenue, at
2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, and the
Interment will be at Oakland. The
following gentlemen will act as pall*
bearers: Anthony Murphy, Judge
Hlllyer, A. C. Thurman, Henry Hlll-
yer, Henry Collier and F. C. McClen
don.
Mrs. Julia M. Hull.
Mrs. Julia M. Hull, mother of Dr.
J. L. Hull, died at No. 1«0 East Pine
street at 7:20 o'clock XVednesday
morning of paralysis. She waa nearly
12 yearn old. Considering her ago, her
health had been good until the was
stricken last Thursday. The body wifi
be taken to Sylvanta at » o'clock Wed
nesday night for Interment.
Charles Sidney Reils.
Charles Sidney Reils, the 1-year-old
aon of Mr. H. F. Reils, died at his
father's home. No. 14 Edgewood ave
nue, at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
The funeral services will be conducted
at the residence of Rev. XVIlllam Voll-
brecht at 3 o'clock XVednesday after
noon. and the Interment will be at
XVeatvlew.
Richard Andrew Long.
Richard Andrew, infant of Mr. and
Mrs. George Long, Edgewood, Ga, will
be burled Thursday afternoon. Funer
al at 2 o'clock o'clock In Flora avenue,
by the Rev. A. M. Pierce. Interment
will take place in the family burying
ground, ( miles In the country.
Harvie E. Nash.
Harvle Edward Nash, the eight
months-old son of Mr. M. E. Nash, died
at hie father's home. (2 Kimball atreet,
XX'ednesday of cholera Infantum. The
Interment will be at Westvtew.
Son ef Mike Tobin.
The four-months-old aon ot Mike
Tobin died at his father's home, on
Israel street. XVednesday. The Inter
ment will be at the Sylvester burying
ground Thursday afternoon at
o’clock.
Though a committee from the Trav
elers' Protective Association appeared
before the members of the Southeast
ern Passenger Association at the meet
ing In the Equltabel building .Wednes
day afternoon and presented the peti
tion from the Travelers' Protective As
sociation for a 2-cent rote on 2,000 and
*,000 mile Interchangeable mileage
books, It Is known that no action will
be taken on It by the association, which
will refer It to the Individual railroads.
The committee that watted on the
association waa composed of R. A.
Broyles, chairman; J. L. May-on, state
attorney for the Travelers' Protective
Association; F. J. Paxon, John Temple
Graves, Max Banner of Columbus and
Max Kraus* of Savannah.
John Temple Graves closed the ar
gument for the Travelers’ Protective
Association committee, after which Jo
seph Richardson responded In a few
words, assuring the committee that the
various railroads would take up the
matter and give It the most careful
consideration.
The matter of allowing a one cent
rate for the soldiers of the state mi
litia In moving to the encampment at
Chlckamauga was discussed by the
railroad officials XVednesday.
HE AND DEPUTY MAY HAVE HAD
FATAL DUEL IN THE
WOODS.
By Private Leased Wire.
Durango, Colo., June 21.—Bill
Yeung, a fugitive hold-up, was found
dead In the lonely wood near a neglect
ed mine, 18 miles west of Durango on
y*--tt rdav aflernnon. He hud been -leu
and an.- lying on hi- hack, one hand
clutching the lower branch of a tree
and tho other clasping a gun. ' 'An
other gun was lying at his feet. There
are three theories as to the cause of
hi- denth:
First, that while riding at night he
became tangled In the brush and his
gun wns accidentally discharged; sec
ond, that he committed suicide; third,
that some one shot him.
A. L Pace, former state representa
tive from La Plata county, wiio.is now
a deputy sheriff, has been looking for
Young,, and Pace Is the only deputy
who Is not now accounted for. Pace's
friends are uneasy for fear that there
has h.-en a light between the two men
that Pace may have been fatally
wounded and crawled off 1n tho bush
to die.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE WILL
NOT ACCEPT HONOR.
HE COMMITTED SUICIDE IN
PRESENCE OF SWEETHEART,
8peclal to The Georgian.
New Orleans. La., June 21.—In the
presence of the young lady' upon wiiom
he was calling, William Y. Egdorff,
young painter, committed suicide last
night. With the words, "I'm going
away," addressed to the young lady,
Egdorff drew a vial of carbolic acid
from hie pocket and drained It of the
thought that the 2-cent rate’ will pre-1 contents. ’ He died before an ambu
vail this summer. . | lance could get to his side.
HOW TO GET WHAT YOU NEED—
EVEN DIRECTORIES OR SIFTERS
If you can't find what you want. Just take this straight tip:
Advertise in THE GEORGIAN for it.
For several days an employee of The Georgian sought for a city di
rectory. He couldn't get one from the publishers, Foote & Davies. They
said they had sold every one that had been printed, and that they had
for two months been advertising for them In Atlanta papers. But they
couldn't get any, even by offering liberal premiums
Finally, XVednesday a story was written and printed In The Georgian
about the shortage In the directory market, and the need this paper felt
for another copy. , .
In two hours after the paper was on the streets. Dr. E. F. Fincher, of
South Atlanta, telephoned that he would be glad to put a 190* directory
at the service of this paper. He declined to accept a premium for it.
A little bit later, XV. R. Jones, of No. 16 Waverty Place, offered one
to The Georgian.
Thursday morning the city Jiall reporter of this paper was offered
six/ directories.
Doesn’t that preach a moral to business men?
The Georgian Is read. It is read widely, and thoroughly, and what
appears In It sticks In the minds of the readers.
' Just one more word.
Last Saturday The Georgian printed a lltle story about Colonel XVei
Shropshire's fruitless search for a sifter. Two days later Colonel Shrop
shire received fourteen sifters.
2,000 PASSENGERS ON SHIP
ARE THROWN INTO A PANIC
By Prlrste Leased Wire.
laindon, June 21.,—Tho XVhlle Star liner
Majestic mlraenlously escaped a head-on
collision with the lightship Cnnengl>ec lu a
heavy fog during the night. The collision
took place three miles off the Wexford Is
land. seventy-four mllrs off the coest, after
leaving Queenstown. A great calamity was
averted liy the coolness and quick notion
of Captain Usntes. The Conengltoc loomed
up fifteen feet abend while the sirens
shrieked. The Majestic was put at half
speed and her rudder sent hard apart. The
lightship Just gmsed her starboard side
nnil missed the lifeboat by s few Inches,
the sboek threw the S.000 passengers Into n
panic, Inclodlng former Governor Montague
of Virginia.
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NAVY YARDS TO GET O
SATURDAY HALF HOLIDAY. O
By Private Leased Wire.
Washington, June 21.—To a
number of congressmen today
President Roosevelt said that If
there la nothing In the law to
prevent, he will order a half hol
iday each Saturday In the sum
mer to the employees of all the
navy yards In the United
States.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOiOOOO
THAT DEVIL LAWYER
DRAGGED INTO CASE
POSTMASTER VAUGHN
RECEIVES HIS COMMISSION
Special to The Georgia0.
Augusta. Ga., June St.—Stephen R.
Vsaghn received his rommtaaloa yesterday
for - the Augusts itostmastarship, snd will
charge In the next day or two. tie
need yesterday that he had decided
upon Mr. Idgntnntl Silver ns hi* assistant,
nnd that they would take charge of the
office ee scon es practice Me.
By Private leased Wire.
New York, June 2t.—Mrs. Marie
Shlppo, under a searching examination
by ex-Chlef of the Federal 8ecret Ser
vice Drummond, revealed the final
statement of Mre. Alice Klnan. who
was mysteriously murdered:
“Who did this to youT' asked Mre.
Bhlppo, according to her new declara
tion, as she bent over the woman.
"It was that devil lawyer,” waa the
startling reply. In a weak but earnest
voice.
Mrs. Shlppo has kept this extraor
dinary clew secret because advised to
keep silent until the right time by tho
good priest with whom she consulted.
CRIMINAL ASSAULT
CHARGED AGAINST MAN
Bpeclal to The Georgian.
Slocomb. JXle.. June 21.—Lee Jones,
a young white men, hae been arrested
here charged with crimnal assault on
the little 7-year-old daughter of Law.
renee Bayett, a fanner residing about
4 miles south of here.
Jones we* given a preliminary hear
ing before a justice and admtted to ball
In the sum of 2500.
The crime woe alleged to have been
committed In April, but owing to the
fact that Jones left, he was not ar
rested until his return.
DENTAL ASSOCIATION
IN ANNUAL SESSION
Special to The Georgian.
Charlotte^ N. t\, June 21.—The an
nual meeting of the North Carolina
Dental Association convened at High
Point XVedneeday evening, with an at
tendance of over 100. Professor C. F.
Tomlinson delivered the address of
welcome to the association, and Dr.
F. Griffith, of Salisbury, responded.
Dr. R. E Ware, of 8helby, read the
annual essay, his subject being "The
Greatest Thing In the World.”
MAY BE ORDERED
Bpeclal to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn., June 21.—It la
stated here that. General Charles
Cates, attorney general, has gone from
Nashville to Jackson by order of the
■upreme court to conduct a rigid In
vestigation of Shelby county’s criminal
methods, about which so much was
said during the recent gubernatorial
campaign. The supreme court at Jack-
son had disallowed coats amounting to
*2,000 sent up from Shelby county.
MUTUALIZATION PLAN
HAS BEEN APPROVED.
By Private t.eaied Wire.
Albany, N. Y„ June 21.—Superin
tendent of Insurance Kelsey today re
ceived the new charter of the Equit
able Life Assurance Society which car
ries out the mutualization plan, and
Immediately turned it over to Attorney
General Mayer for approval as to Its
legality. Attorney General Mayer at
noon reported the papers O. K. Su
perintendent Kelsey then approved the
plan.
Ferris Bays Party Shows Too
Much Apathy to Make His
Chances Good.
By l'rlrate I.*-ii*cnI wire.
'Saginaw, Mich., June ft Wood-
bridge S. Ferris, of Big Rapids, who
was • nominated tot governor on the
Democratic ticket at the recent prl-
merles, has declined the nomination In
a letter to John T. Wlnship, chairman
of the Democratic state central com
mittee.
Mr. Ferris' letter of declination places
the responsibility for his action upon
the voters nnd their Indifference to ex-
Istlng conditions, especially the Demo
cratic apathy at the primaries recently.
POLICE ACQUITTED
OF MURDER CHARGE
Special to The Georgian. '
Opelika, Ala., Juno 21.—An occur
rence that was the first of Its kind In
the history of Opelika was the trial
yesterday of the entire police force
charged with the killing of a negro
at a recent raid on negro gamblers,
nnd which resulted In the dismissal of
the defendants at the trial.
Hon. Lum Duke and Hon. T. D
Snmford represented the state and
Hon. Reid B. Barnes was the attorney
for the defense.
The following witnesses were called
for the defense: Mayor B. M. William-.
a. W. Collier, H. M. XVIIson, John H.
Floyd, J. J. S. P. Allen, A. B. Griffin. M.
D. Morgan, J. T. Frederick, R. D.
Williams, and XV11I Rudd, Hattie Bird,
Jet Harris, Luela Mills, Pearl Booker,
Dink Buchanan, Wesley Biddings, Mary
Sutton and Frances Glfidlngs. The
state's witnesses were: John Robinson.
Boy Biddings, L. Murphy. Turner Mil
ford, John Gates, George Gilbert,
Lindsey, Mary Young, Will Kim
brough, Mary Houston and Vonlo
Kimbrough.
BIG NEWSTABLES
FOR EXPRESS CO,
The Southern Hxprgsu Company will
commence within the next few Uityt lo
imlhl Its 125,000 stable* nt the corner of
Mnnguni and €?hnpel ntroeta. The stables
will surpass anything of the kind In At*
tnntn and e<pml like structure* of the best
III the South. There will lie two bulldlntCK.
Itoth’constructed of steel nnd concrete a ml
fire-proof throughout. One of these will In*
two storie* In height tttwl used for.ltlie
wagon house. .The other oue-storr. In
height will be used nt the stable. The
reinforced concrete will le three Inches
In thickness.
C. Leroy lllchardtou, the architect, hns
spent mnch time on the elaborate plain*
which the Koufhern Ferro-Concrete Co. hat
contracted to curry out.
City Hulldlng Inspector F. A. I’lttmnn
Issued the iioeossnryv permit for the work
Thursday morulug.
INJUNCTION SUIT - !
NOW ON TRIAL
Rprvlsl to Tile Grorgtnn.
Newbsrry, S. C„ June 21.—Th* hear
ing In the Injunction proceedings
against the city of Spartanburg by the
Southern Bltullthlc Company, was had
before Chief Justice Y. J. Pojtc at'
chambers Ip the city Tuesday after
noon.
The hearing waa In response to the
rule to show cause why a permanent
Injunction should not be granted to XX’.
B. Dillingham, restraining the city of
Spartanburg and the Bltullthlc Com-
l«ny, the parties to the street paving
contract, from carrying out the con
tract recently made by these parties.
Owing to the Injunction proceedings .
the work will be held up until the mat
ter haa been passed upon by the su
preme court, under the ruling by Chief
Justice Pope.
WIFE DENIES ALL CHARGES
MADE BY HER HUSBAND
By Private Loaned Wire.
Now York. Juno 21.—Mr*. Lovotto, defend
ant In the ault for divorce brought by her
buabnnd. looking pale aud weak, was called
tho ntnnd by her attorney, ^r. Ketrhum.
.IHiring her rxaniinntloa by Mi*. Kofchom.
4 tho denied all the allegation* -an aet forth
the hnnband. She denied tn a load nnd
clear voice that ahe bad ever liecn guilty
‘ any of the acta «a charged agalnit her
her huslMud.
HAVE NOT RECOVERED
YOUNG MAN’S REMAINS
ALLEGED BABY SLAYER
IS NEARLY LYNCHED.
By Private I-essed Wire.
X’lenns, June 21.—An attempt to
lynch Mariana Konopkova was barely
averted today. She was arrested,
charged with the murder of hundreds
of babe*, which bad been placed In her
care.
Special to The Georgia.
Decatur, Ala., J.une 21.—As yet the
remains of George Rider, the youni
man who was drowned near Trlana,
15 miles up the Tennessee river, Tues
day, have not been found.
It Is now thought that his remains
will never be recovered.
PHOTOGRAPHER RECOGNIZED
ADVERTISING AGENT
Special to The Georgian.
Decatur, Ala- June 21.—A few weeks
ago there came to Decatur a man who
gave his name as Jud Smith. He opened
an office In the new Knights of Pythias
building on Bank street and started an
advertising agency and special sale*
for merchants. He worked up a num
ber of big sales for the merchants of
Decatur, which h* called "red letter
sales.” A traveling photographer come
to Decatur and seeing Smith recog
nized him as "Mullen,” who had recent
ly deserted his Vlfe In Vermont, and la
said to ba wanted there on several
charges of forgery. The photographer
gave "Mullen" . or "Smith” away and
he fled and was arrested In Hunteville,
ASSAULT IS CHARGED
AGAINST NEGRO BOY
Special to The Georatso.
Charlotte, N. C., June 21.—A 15-year-
old negro, Clement Rowland, haa been
committed to Jail at Raleigh on a
charge of attempted criminal assault on
the 8-year-old daughter of a well-
known farmer living In lVake county.
The boy wee soared and rat) away.
SON OF A MILLIONAIRE
WEDS NURSE AT ASYLUM
By Private Leased XX’lre.
Boston, June 21,—Following the di
vorce secured by his wife who wss
Mist A. M. Load,- daughter of a west
ern millionaire lumberman. It was
learned today that RufuS Hatch, ton
of the late millionaire once the man
aging director of the Pacific M»H
Steamship Company, was married the
end of last week to Miss Katherine
KIIHIee, a nurse at the Denvers Insane
asylum, where Hatch Is now earnlog
his living as an attendant
WOMAN 8UFFRAGISTS ARE
ARRESTED IN LONDON.
By Wrilte Vkn
London, June SI.—Four women »uf-
fra gist* were arrested today near the
home of H. H. Aanulth. chancellor of
the exchequer. The women- had *p-
S rently picked out Mr. Asquith be-
us* of hi* opposition to womans
suffrage. They went to his house, car
rying a banner inscribed: "Vote fur
Women."