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SECOND SECTION
The Atlanta Georgian.
VOL. L NO. 62.
ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1906
CREDIT MEN OF ATLANTA URGE
BITTER WAR ON BUCKET SHOPS
Declare Futures Gam
bling Most Dam
nable of All.
WHOLLY INDORSE
THE BOYKIN BILL
Stirring Meeting in Its Fa
vor Was Held at Kimball
Friday Night.
The day of bucket ahope and future
d.allnc In Georgia la nearing an end. If
the many utterances at the smoker of
the Credit .Men's Association Friday
night may be regarded as at all pro
phetic.
In the ball room of the New Kim
ball, where the smoker was held, there
were g.thered together about 150 mem
I, era of the Atlanta Credit Men’s As-
eeolation and the Georgia general as-
aemhly. There were eome of the moot
prominent men In Georgia there and
even- one pledged hie support to put
an end to what was termed the moet
pernicious form of gambling existent
todav In the South.
It la a significant fact that the At
lanta Credit Men’s Association, com
posed of the men In Atlanta who de
termine who shall and who shall not be
credited at the different .stores and
hanka and other commercial Institu
tions, has taken up the light against
the bucket shops. These men are all
of the opinion that the bucket shop Is
lespnnslble for more suicides, bad
credit, failures and dfcch than any
other one cause.
The meeting Friday night was held
with n view to presenting the views of
some prominent laymen to the mem
bers of the general assembly, before
which there Is now pending a bill to
make it a misdemeanor to either deal
In futures or run a bucket shop In the
state of Georgia.
Hugh White, of Everett, Ridley &
Co.. called the meeting to order at
S:30 o'clock and the discussion of the
bucket shop question was taken up at
once, with the Introduction of James
II. Boykin, of Lincoln county, the au
thor of the anti-bucket ehop bill, and
also of the substitute which will be
offered for It at the present term of the
legislature.
Boykin’s Argument.
The following extracts were taken
from the remarks of Mr. Boykin:
"When 1 Introduced this measure I
thought the only thing necessary to
secure Its passage would be the sup
port of the business men of the state.”
"Dealing In futures, bucket shop
gambling, Is a menace to our moral
welfare and future prosperity.”
"Bucket shops are robbing the people
of the South of 150,000,000 every year
and Georgia contributes 11,000,000, and
what does this state get In return?
About 110,000 In licenses,”
"Consider for a minute the wrecked
lives, fortunes and homes that have
resulted from this form of gambling.”
"It Is no wonder that the merchants
and hankers are aroused. These buck
et shops bring nothing but disaster.”
"The courts of our state have de
creed that future dealing la gambling,
pure and simple.”
"I believe this measure will pass the
general assembly.”
Joseph A. McCord, of the Third Na-
llonal Bank, was next called on. He
said In pnrt:
"The evil of stock gambling Is per-
ttteatfng the entire South and by stock
gambling I mean dealing In cotton fu
tures ns well.
"I could stand here all night and tell
you the evils that result from people
dealing In futures.
"Whenever I hear that a cashier has
gone wrong 1 look Immediately to see
It It was caused by the bucket shop,
anil such Is almost Invariably the case.
"A man who gambles for a living
should he ostracised.
"Shall we license such gambling?
Cause of Failures.
"Our credit men have from time to
time Investigated failures here In At
lanta and tile result of the Investigation
is almost Invariably the same, tome
FULTON’S REPRESENTATIVES
ARRAIGNED BY WILMER MOORE
Wilmer Moore severely arraigned the three representatives of Fulton
county In the house of representatives for not bMtg present at the amoker
and pledging their support to the anti-bucket ahop bill. He said:
"Gentlemen, of Fulton's three representatives not one Is here tonight.
Is It not due the Credit Men's Assosclatfon, backed by the strongest
men In Atlanta, Indorsed by bankers, that these men be here and give us
their support? As it Is, they have completely Ignored us. I move, gen
tlemen, that we pass resolutions calling on these three men, demanding,
not requesting, that they support this measure, no matter what their per
sonal views may he” (Applause.)
“HEAVEN GAINED IN IS MINUTES
WOULD BE AN IMMORAL ONE”
That he Is opposed to the get-rlch-qulck scheme either In huelnees or
religion, was stated at the Credit Men's amoker at the Kimball Friday
night by Dr. C. B. Wilmer, rector of St. Lukes Episcopal church.
"I have already gone on record, aa some of you doubtless know,” said
Dr. Wilmer, "as being opposed to a get-rlch-qulck scheme, either In bus-
'I believe that any heaven that cohid be gained In 15
Iness or religion, for
lutes would be an
Dr. Wilmer made one _
speeches at the smoker. He showed the underlying principle of business
to be to get something for something, a fair exchange, while In gambling
It was to get something for nothing. Too such
exist In the same community without great damage
dared Dr. Wilmer. .
minutes would be an Immoral heaven." (Applause.)
of the most logical and one of the atrongeet
Too euch principles could not
to the former, de
member of the firm had been speculat
ing, had been dealing In futuree.
"The great trouble Is that ths young
men of thla country are going the pace
that kills. There ar«^ln every com
munity young men on their road to
ruin because of the bucket shop."
Hon. Harvle Jordan, president of the
Southern Cotton Association, and a
man who has acquired an Intimate
knowledge of the methods of cotton
manipulators, was called on for a
speech. He branded the New York
Cotton Exchange In no uncertain lan
guage. He said:
"The Southern Cotton Association In
every meeting, ever held has passed
strong resolutions against futurs deal
ings. c
”1 feel It my duty to work against
the- shops and wire houses In every
state In the cotton belt.
The bucket shop Is no worse than a
wire house or local exchange.
"The foundation of the whole evil la
—i the New York Cotton Exchange,
which 1s like a great octupus with Its
arms stretched out over the South
sucking In the money of her people,
wrecking lives apd homes and every
thing else with which they come In
contact.
"Even the cotton exchange has out
lawed bucket shops, and I don't be
lieve that anything that was outlawed
by the cotton exchange could get ■ a
place even In the lower regions.
T am Informed that order* placed In
bucket shops are never placed on an
exchange.
"I don’t believe there Is a greater hot
bed of corruption on the face of this
earth than the New York Cotton Ex
change. . ■
'T have never bought or sold a con
tract and never expect to.
"I know citizens In this city who
have lost every dollar they had In. the
past six months in future dealings.
'This business will go on os long as
you license It.”
Mr. Flanders, of the lower branch of
the general assembly, aroee to explain
the status of the anti-bucket shop bill
now In the house. He said It had not
been retarded, but was merely watting
Its turn on a crowded calendar.
Mayor Woodward'* Views.
Mayor James O. Woodward said he
had no views on anything unless they
were decided and on the bucket shop
question he had most decided views
that he would gladly express:
The responsibility lies In the legis
lature. Ae long as this business Is
licensed we can do nothing. Just give
us the laws and we will do the rest. I
will see that there does not remain a
single bucket shop In this town.
"I attribute more suicides, bank
failures anil similar disasters to this
pernicious form of gambling than to
any other.
"A poor negro goes out anil shoots
craps and loses n quarter and gets
twelve months, and a man who
squanders thousands of other people's
money gets no penalty at all.
"Lots of good church people specu
late. The legislature legalises future
dealing and the people take advantage
of It.
"There la no difference between a
bucket shop and a faro room. Monte
Carlo In Ita palmiest days could not
compare with the New York Cotton
Exchange.
"Bay tt Is gambling, you men of the
legislature, and we will do the rest.”
Short talks were mode by other men
present, after which light refreshments
were served, while those present dis
cussed Informally the bucket shop evil.
The following resolution was drawn
up and passed:
"Whereas, The bill for the abolish
ment of speculating In futures on mar
gins has had the Indorsement of the
buelness interests of Atlanta through
ths Credit Men’s Association and the
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce; there
fore be It
“Resolved, That Representatives Sla
ton, Blackburn and Bell, the repre
sentatives of Fulton county, are hereby
urged to use their support and Influ
ence to the passage of substitute for
house bill No. 27, etc.”
ANTI-BUCKET SHOP BILL
INTRODUCED BY BOYKIN
The end-bucket ehop bill, known ae
eubetltute for house bill No. 27, Intro
duced by Representative James
Boykin, of Lincoln, Is as follows:
A bill to be entitled An act to pro
hibit contracts and agreements for the
sale and future delivery of cotton,
grain, provisions and other commodl
ties, stocks, bonds and other securities
upon margin, commonly known as deal
ing in futures: to declare such trans
actions unlawful and to constitute a
JAMES H. BOYKIN.
Representative from Lincoln, who
introduced anti-bucket shop bill.
misdemeanor on the part of any per
son, association of persons or corpora
tion participating therein, whether di
rectly or Indirectly, to define what shall
constlute prlma facie evidence of guilt;
to compel all persons participating In
such transactions to testify concerning
their connection therewith; to provide
that no discovery made by any witness
which would tend to subject him to
conviction or punishment under thla
act shall be used against such witness
In any penal or criminal proceeding,
and that he shall be altogether pardon
ed therefor; to exempt from the opera
tion of this act purchases and sales of
commodities by manufacturers or
wholesale merchants in the ordinary
course of business; to provide that
regular commercial exchanges and oth
er bona fide trade organisations may
post quotations of market prices; and
for other purposes.
Section 1. Be It enacted by the gen
eral assembly of the state of Georgia,
and It Is hereby enacted by authority
of the same, that from and after the
passage of this act It shall be unlawful
for any person, association of persons
or corporation, cither ns principal or
agent, to establish, muintAln or operate
an office or other place of business
forbidden by this act, commonly called
dealing In futures on margin.
Kec. 2. Be It further enacted, that
every contract or agreement, whether
not in writing, whereby aiw person
or corporation shall agree to •sell and
deliver, or sell with an agreement to
deliver, any wheat, cotton, corn or oth
er commodity, stock, bond or other se
curity, to any other person or corpora
tion. when, in fact, It Is not In good
faith Intended by the parties that an
actual delivery of the article or thing
shall be mAde, Is hereby declared to be
unlawful, whether made or to be per
formed wholly within this state or
partly within and partly without this
state; It being the Intent of this act
to prohibit any and all contracts or
oementH for the sale and delivery
any commodity or other thing of
value on margin, commonly called
dealing in futures, when the Intention
or understanding of the parties Is to
receive or pay the difference between
e agreed price and the market price
the time of settlement.
Kec. 3. Bo.lt further enacted, that
every person who shall becoino a party
to any such contract or agreement ns
Is by this act mnde unlawful, and every
I person who shall ns ngent directly or
Indirectly participate In making or fur
thering or effectuating the same, and
every agent or office of any corporation
who shall In any way knowingly aid In
making or furthering any such contract
or agreement, shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor.
Hec. 4. Be It further enacted, that
every person within this state who
shall become a party to any such con
tract made or to be made In another
state, or who shall do any act or In
any way aid, within this state, In the
snaking or furthering of any such con-
PPTriF. 10 Atlanta TWO CENTS.
Xiviuri. On Trains FIVE CENTS.
GEORGIA'S NEXT GOVERNOR;
HOW HE WILL BE ELECTED
Workings of the Primary and the Organi
zation and Methods of the Demo
cratic Convention.
CABIN IN WOODS HELPS
BOYS TO GET EDUCATION
Finding It hard to pay their ordinary
college expense, at the Tech, and being
fully determined to go through the In
stitution, W. M. Fambrough and S. L.
Snowden, two students, several years
ago hit upon a good method of cut
ting down the amount of money nec
essary' to carry thorn through. They
had reached what was thsn known as
the middle class, corresponding to ju
nior at collegiate Institutions, and so
with the. entire class they one day re
paired to the woods back of the school
and built for themselves a home. It
was a plain frame structure, only one
room, but It satisfied their needs. In it
they lived the balance of that and
through their senior year, and finally
were graduated Into their chosen pro
fession of engineering.
Having no further use for their
home, they sold It for as high a price
as It would bring, and again "mlddler,"
owned It. And so from that time till
now It has passed down from hand to
hand, an unwritten law governing the
sale and use of It lo the extent that
only a member of the two upper classes
could use It. From this and the occa
sion of Its building It gained Its name,
'The Mlddlers' Mansion."
Beds Upon ths Air.
M'hlle rough and uncouth on the out
side, the house Is very well finished on
the Interior. The beds are set on sup
ports six feet high. In the northeast
nnd southeast corners of the room, thus
nllowlng for the utilization of the space
umlernenth. In a house where two
must live space counts If the house Is
only 12 by 14 feet. They have springs
and mattresses all right, and other
than the fact that It takes a ladder to
get Into them, are not different from
those In the ordinary hdme.
The walls on the Inside have been
papered with skilfully ezecuted me
chanical drawings of all manners of
machines, and with carda such as .the
Tech teams use to advertise their base
ball and football game*. One whole
side of the house Is covered with these
placards. Such a celling makes the
house very, snug and warm In winter,
when a fire has been started in the
little stove .that sits near the center.
Each man who has lived In the house
has contributed more or less to It In the
way of pictures nnd useful Implement,.
One of the curiosities of the house Is
the alarm clock, which each year Is
passed 'over to the new occupnnt, and
the name of the outgoing student with
his class year and specialty Inscribed
Continued on Pag* Three, This Section.
on the face.
One of the most highly prized aou-
vcnlrs of the "Mansion" Is shown In
the accompanying cut, and Is one of the
two Hags which decorated the stand
from wli|ch President Roosevelt spoko
when he was 1 in Atlanta last November.
Another Is one of the red and black
placards used to advertise the recent
championship series when Tech was
triumphant. That Is the dominant Idea
all the way through In the decora
tions, to show Tech victorious, and such
has been tho record of the athletic
teams of the Institution.during the past
few years that this has been a com
paratively easy mntter.
Occupants of ths House.
The men who have occupied the
house In the past are: Fambrough,
M.E., '03; 8. L. Snowden, M.E., '03;
C. A. Jones, T.E., '04; C. \V. Matthews,
T.E., '04; J. G. Wntson, T.E., '05; E. II.
By JOHN C. REESE.
“By voting this ticket, I hereby d*
hire that I am an organised Democrat,
and I hereby pledge myself to support
the organised Democracy, both state
nnd national.”
For the first time In tjie history of
the state the official ballot for the
Democratic primary of August 23 will
bear this pledge. It will place upon
those voting In the primary at least
ths moral, obligation to adhere to the
party In state and national etectloni.
No ballot cast In the primary without
this pledge will be counted In the re
suit.
I Secretary J. W. Goldsmith has bad
printed the rules-and regulations for
the primary as adopted by the state
Democratic executive committee at He
meeting In this city on April 30. Fur
ther to emphasize this pledge, rule
7 slates:
"While white voters, without regard
to past political affiliations, who desire
to nllgu themselves with ths Democrat
ic party, arc hereby Invited, In good
faith, to participate In said primary,
this Invitation la extended nnly to such
voters as accopt In the same spirit of
good faith In which It Is extended.
"Inasmuch as there has arisen a con
troversy as to the Intent of (he word
'align' In the foregoing, we declare that,
as herein used. It ineuns to join the or
ganised Democratic party and become
a Democrat In good faith.”
The offlrlul ballot will hear the
names of the following candidates for
the Democratic nominations: Gover
nor. attorney general, secretory of state,
comptroller general, chief Justlco of the
supreme court, state school commis
sioner, three associate justices of the
supreme court, one United Htutes sen
ator, one prison commissioner, Judges
of the superior court and solicitors gen
eral.
Five candidates are now In the field
r governor*—Clark Howell, Hoke
Smith, Judge R. B. Russell, Colonel J.
H. Estlll and James M. Hmlth. Unless
one or more drop out before the pri
mary, the ticket will bear these nve
names.
Only one other state official lias ex
position within the party, Htato School
posed by lion. Mark Johnson, of ;
Where Many Tech Men Have Burned the Midnight Oil.
Busaey, T.E., '05; E. P. McGhee, M.E.,
■05; 8. K. Smith. E.K., '05; F. M. Row
an, T.E., '09, and B. 8. Brown, K.C., '07.
Almost without exception the men
who have lived In this house have per
severed In their work and finally r#'
celved their diplomas. Fambrough and
Snowden were graduated In 1902, and
Matthews and Jones In 1901. Watson
was to have received his diploma In
1005, but left a month before the close
of school to arcept a position with the
Coca Cola Company, und Is now man
ager In Cuba for that concern. Bussey
1005, while McGhee and
had the house In their senior year,
were graduated at the same time.
M m or
the two men who have occupied It dur
ing the past year. Rowan graduated,
and the other made the senior class
and expects to bs graduated next year.
TO STAMP OUT FEVER
AND TUBERCULOSIS
ipeels 1 to Tlic Georgina.
Augusta, Ua., ‘July 7.—In order to
prevent the spreading of tuberculosis
In the city of Augusta, .also .contagious
fevers, the secretary of fits board of
health has written to the undertakers,
asking thorn to take charge of rooms
when- people die with the above men
tioned diseases until a health officer
ran he notified, and an Inspector sent
to the house 1 to fumigate the rooms.
JTlje fumigations are free of charge.
Charter for Furniture Company,
An application for a charter wna filed
In the superior court Friday afternoon
for the Htlllnmn Furniture Company, to
be capitalized at 16,000 with the privi
lege of raizing this to 150,000. The In
corporators nra King * Stillman, Leo
Htlllman, Wiley Jones and W. P. dow
ers.
Jordan Will Filed.
The will of John P. Jordan, a depu
ty sheriff who died a short time ago,
wns filed In the office of the ordinary
Friday. The widow is made the sole
legatee.
win. The voter strikes from the ballot
the names of such candidates as he
does not desire to vote for, leaving only
those whom he favors.
How the Primary Works.
On the day following the state pri
mary the county executive committees
are to met and consolidate the vote.
The chairman of the committee sh ill
appoint as delegates to the state con
vent Ion such men a* the candidate for
governor entitled to the vote of tho
county shall designate In writing.
Illustrating this, suppose Hoke Hmlth
carries Fulton county by even a vet y
narrow margin. He would then have
the right to designate the six men he
wished'to go as delegates to the con
vention throughwritten Instruction to
the county chairman, who must name
these men as delegates to Macon.
They gn to the convention thus In-
"inicted to cast their solid vote for
Hmlth. until such time as the candi
date himself may Instruct otherwise.
With a Odd of five candidates It
innv be seen that the possibility 'of
splitting the delegations to the con
tention so that no one hns sufficient
to Insure his nomination. Then the
convention becomes o mighty interest
ing nfridr, ami combinations and coun-
ter-comhlnntlons are made.
It I* the consensus of opinion that
If Hoke Hmlth does not go Into the
convention with enough votes to nom
inate on the first ballot his chances
are dead, and It Is along this line he
Is making Ills fight. In Homs ha
charged directly that the field had com
bined'against him, and Issued the de
fiance: . -
"1 Undertake to defeat the field."
If Hmlth falls to land the pinto, and
other candidates decline to throw In,.."
strength to some of their present rivals.
It would mean finally the nomlnatl ii
a "dark horse.”
350 Delegates for Convention.
Each eounty shall be entitled to ttyo
delegates for each member that It haa
In the house of representatives. As
there are 175 members of the house,
this will muk the convention consist of
350 delegates.
t'lmlrman Yeomans Is required to
prepare a form of tho official ballot
to he used In the primary and fur
nish aarne to the chairman of each
county executive committee at least
ten days before said election. In the
event of the omission of the name of
any of the candidates from the ticket.
It Is to be thrown out.
The expenses of a state primary are
heavy. Each candidate appearing on
the ticket Is assessed 150 to meet this
expense. This sum must be paid for
ty days before tho primary. The time
for paying this amount will expire on
Saturday, July 14. In many counties
local primaries are to be held nt tho
same time ns the state, and candidate*
for office within the county will help
bear the burden.
The state convention will be held In
lacon on Tuesday, September 4, at
hlch time the successful! candidates
In the state primary will be placed In
nomination..
Organization of Convention.
The organization and work of a con
vention Iz Interesting. In addition to
the 350 regular delegate* hundreds of*
politicians from all over the state will
(lock to Mnron to watch the game.
Chairman Yeomans will call the con
vention to order, after which a tem
porary chairman, secretary, sergeant
at arm* and other necessary officials
will be selected.
Immediately a platform rommittce,
presumably of the strongest men In the
convention, Is named, and they retire
to frame the platform on which the
candidates are to stand nnd make ths
fight.
Then corns the nominating speeches,
settling of any disputed delegations
and such Incidental business os may,
naturally appear bofore the conven
tion.
If no gubernatorial candidate go. s
Into tho convention with sufficient
votes to Insure his nomination on tho
first ballot, a long and heated fight
may take place. In the event that
such a thing transpires Interesting de
velopments may come—tho final nomi
nation of a "dark horse," leaving »ut
of It those who have contended In the
primary.
In the light of the great struggle for
the governorship this year, the Maoon
convention of September, 1905, may
prove one of unusual Interest. *
THINGS SEEN AT THE SKATING RINK BY CARTOONIST BREWERTON
CROSS
MARKS -
■SPOT
WHCRG -tmc ««T
V4ILU PROBAJLY LA N P
. v. ' 11 h*«venly7" Is what she
*aylng nothing—that
I £*" hear - There Is really
‘ .thing he could say aloud. For
ii in ’, ab ? rink, don't for a
■ mute Imagine what would hap-
? should she fall. Sort of a
r rc-and-afler picture, this Is.
wh. r> on<> but *h** Pair wonders
in ... " n J^uh he brought her, and
m .“ t he admitted that the look
t 1 ihi, V face would cause one to
L h « *■* thinking the same
Wow! This Is one of the most
popular phrases used at the rink.
The cause of the popularity of the
word Is not so popular. It might be
added. Something In the expres
sion of the fat party's face would
lead one to think that this skating
Isn’t all that It is cracked up to be.
The floor will think differently,
however, wheo the 250 avoirdupois
comes In contact with It.
One of the most tantalising fig
ures common at the rink Is the
fair young girl who skates around
with an unconcern that amases as
well as bewilders the beginner. Oh,
no, she doesn’t know that! Every
now and then—the lew of retribu
tion is very strong at the rink-
some small boy sends her sprawl
ing, and then the disgust. Oh, my!
Papa learned to skate when he
lived "up North.” Of course roller
skating Is nothing like skimming
around on the Ice, but then there
Is no Ice skating here. Papa al
ways brings out the small kids,
who make It convenient to get be
tween the feet of good skaters and
cause a general tnlz-up. Huch a
papa Is a pest.
"fatchlng me" Is a favorite oc
cupation with somo of the strong-
arm boys, and rah-rah college
"stud-nuts” that attend the rink
regularly. Being taught Is also a
falling of a good many of the fair
young maids that are wont to make
grace Itself look like 30 rents. It
must be admitted that about the
most ungraceful thing In the world
—Is the pose Illustrated above, and
seen so often at the rink.
There are a lot of fakirs, but
the worst that freqientethe rink
Is the fellow who won't admit that
he fell just because he couldn't
stand up. This fellow Invariably
tries to act as If he Just eat down a
minute to tighten the etrap on hls
skate. You ought to see the dent
he makes In the floor. Of course
no on* goes up to him and calls
him a story-teller, no one at the
rink would be so rude, but they all
think—
The spread eagle skater, the fan
cy lad with the curve* and turns,
la always on hand. He never la
there when the rink Is deserted.
No, no; he needs an audience. Ju ■(
about the time a couple of 14-year-
old girls with thetr hair braid* .1
down their back* begin to gaze at
him In awe, he starts to cum in*
figure 8s, grape vines and other
feats, and Then—suddenly
dashes away with a superior eol
Gee. what a skater I am!
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