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THE ATLANTA UE0KU1AN.
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TAX EQUALITY
BRINGS DEBATE
IN THE SENATE
First Afternoon Ses
sion Held on
Thursday.
For tha tint time thli session the
■enat* Is holding an afternoon teaelon
Thuraday for the turpoee of discussing
the Candler aubetltute to the Hall bill
for a atate board of tax aaaeaaora.
Senator Candler’a bill, which pro-
videa for, county aaaeaaora as well n«
the atate board, came up Thursday
morning at 11:$0 aa the special order
for the day, and a flood of amendments
came up to the deak.
Theae related to the manner of ap
pointing the atate board, aonie favor-
JETT TAKES ALL BLAME
FOR MARCUM KILLING
the governor, others thought It ought
not be left with the governor. Several
amendments related to the salary of
the three state assessors. One ralsd
the salary from $1,500 to $>,000, and
one cut It down to $1,000. Another
amendment cut the per diem of the
county assessors from $6 to $S.
Senator Qandler Speaks for Bill.
Senator Murphy Candler opened the
debate for hla substitute with a very
strong presentation of hta views on
equalisation of trie-tax burden.
He pointed out from a mass of flg
urea the Inequalities In the land values
of various counties. Taking the ad
joining counties of Burke and Jeffer
son, he demonstrated this Inequality In
returns:
'/Burke. makes returns of $3.52 per
acre, Jefferson $3.71. Yet Burke and
Jefferson are side by side and the
lands are almost Identical In farming
value. You will .And In the l$7 coun
ties similar Inequalities."
Senator Candler then took up the
matter of corporation returns and
pointed out startling Inequalities be
tween their actual values and tax re
turns. • He said that the Georgia Rail
way end, Electric Company returns
showed less proportionately than those
of the Savannah Street Railway Com
pany.
He was given closa attention
throughout his speech of about an hour.
Steed Opposes It.
Senator Walter Steed opposed the
Candler substitute becauso a similar
measure was placed on the statute
books some ten years ago, and after a
year's trial was repealed.
He opposed the bill further because,
he said, differences In the value of farm
lands exist now and will exist for all
time.
Senator Hand arose and askei
given time to make a motion relative
to adjournment.
PUTTING UP COIN
TO BUY BALLOTS
SKIRT SALE
House Passes Bill to
Aid in Purifying
Elections.
Some $10.00 Skirts 1
Some $8.50 Skirts! $^.50
Some $7.50 Skirts
CURTI8 JETT.
Attorney Declares That Witness is Drunk
Some Salty Things Are Said in
the Court Room.
and then, when Senator
that the senate meet again at 3 o'clock,
when the hour for adjournment arriv
ed, It precipitated a <11:
discussion.
Senator Miller wnnted adjournment
until 'Friday In arjlcr that members
. ■ .iv an opportunity to stinlj
the measure, but he was voted down.
When the vote for the afternoon ses
sion had passed the hour for adjourn
ment had crrlved, so Senator Steed
was left with his speech suspended In
the air. '*
New Bills.
By Senator Bond—To provide for
the organisation and granting of cor-
por-te powers and privileges to com-
pn: < guaranteeing or Insuring the
safe keeping and transportation
trunks, baggage and personal apparel,
-jfltjr, by
and other shipments of personally. _
rail and water, with the safe keeping
thereof by Inns, boarding houses, ho
tels and to otherwise regulate said
companies.
Bills Passed.
By Senator Blalock—To flx the
amount of stock neceaaary for Indus
trial life Insurance companies.
By Senator Candler—A bill to amend
code referring to deposit of bonds by
Insurance companies with the state
treasurer.
By Senator Bunn—To add Bremen to
the list of state depositories.
Beattyville, Ky., July 12.—Five min
utes after talking with Attorney A.
Flood Byrd In the lower hall of the
court house, In which he said he would
take the witness stand and tell every
thing he had confessed to In regard to
the assassination of James B. Marcum,
In which he Implicated Jim Hargis and
Ed Callahan aa the conspirators, Cur
tis Jett, the self-confessed murderer of
Marcum and Jim Cockrlll. took the
witness stand and practically repudi
ated every word uttered In the now fa-
moua confession.
Following la a stenographic report of
the teatlmony given by Jett' on the dl- -
rect examination by-Attorney Byrd:
"I Killed Mareum.”
Q. Had you ever seen or had any
conversation with either of the defend
ants a day or two previous to ttys kill
ing of Mr. Maroum?
A. Well, Mr. Byrd, I had better go on
and tell Juat what I know about the'
case. Mr. Marcum had prosecuted me
In a case or two, And had. did all he
could against me, and I was.bitterly
his enemy. 1 am the man that killed
him,
he did not remember eeelng White In
the court-house at nil. He ventured
the opinion that White Is perfectly In
nocent of the crime.
At hla previous trial, he aald, the de
fondants had aided In his defense and
he thought they had paid hie lawyer".
fees
Said Jstt Was Drunk.
After Jett had made these state
ments, Commonwealth's Attorney
Adams declared that the witness was
beastly drunk, and Intimated that If
Jett was sober ho would give 'far dlf
ferent testimony.
Jett declared that he had done the
killing of his own .volition and told In
detail how the assassination was car
ried out. His story .allied with that
given by B. J. Ewen. Jett said he had
not conferred with White about the
killing.
Tom White Vlndlotlve.
Later Jett volunteered the statement
that neither Ed Callahan nor Jim Har,
gls had ever asked him to kill Mar,
cum or any other man.
Tom .White followed Jett on the
The-following la part of the steno- stand, and he, too, was In a contemp-
graphic report given when he wag tuous mood, and during the direct ex-
amlnatlon hurled several slurs at Mr.
Byrd. He refused to answer any
questions put to him by the attorney
TAKEN FROM SHERIFF,
NEGRO IS LYNCHED
Special to The Georgian.
Swalnsboro, Ga., July 12.—Taken
from the sheriff at about 1 o’clock on
Tuesday night, Ed Pierce, a negro, was
hurried to the swamps by a mob of 50
men and lynched.
Last Friday night Pierson entered the
room of Mlae Maud Durden, daughter
of Berrien Durden, of Summit.
Pierson secreted hlmeelf under the
bed. When Mice Maud was ready to
mire for the night she looked under
the bed and saw tip negro. She rush,
ed In her father*! room and told him
i he story. The old man seised hie
sun end rushed In the room, but was
knocked down by the negro, who had
taken his station behind the door. At
tempting to rise, he was again knock
ed down. . It was then that the negro
jumped from the window and escaped.
He was captured by Deputy Sheriff
and waa
In Jail.
called later:
Q. Did you not testify In the Cyn-
thlanla trial that you and Mr. Marcum
were friendly?
Jett Appeal! to Court.
Jett arose and,' turning to the court,
appealed that he be not, compelled to
answer the question. He was com
pelled to do so, and answering, he said:
“Well, sir; I testified that, but my
life waa at stake, and 1 got a life sen
tence for killing that man. And- today
there are Innocent men on trial, and
I feel It my duty to testify to the*
truth."
Q. I will.ask you If you did not state
to Mr. Jouett and Mr. Adama. In the
presence of reporters In Mr. Adama
office, that you had killed Mr. Marcum
at the suggestion and instance of Ed
Callafian?
corrupt election In Georgia shall
be an Impossibility If the sentiment of
the house on the subject la to be con
sldered. The constitutional amend
ment. by Mr. Wright of Richmond, to
amend the penal code lo provide for
persons furnishing money for the pur,
chase of votes being adjudge guilty of
a misdemeanor, wae passed Thuraday
morning by practically a unanimous
rote. Ill to 3.
Though the house was In session
three houra, much of the time was
consumed In debating the question of
giving certain bills special orders. An
attempt was made to bring the child
labor bill up Thursday, but the rulo of
the house In favor of sticking to the
calendar prevailed, and the bill did not
come up from Its place.
The Wright Bill Created Much Interest.
By section 629 of the penal code It Is
already a misdemeanor to buy or sell a
vote In Georgia. The objects of tha
constitutional amendment proposed by
Mr. Wfrght, of Richmond, and passed
by the house Thursday morning, are:
To make It a misdemeanor to con
tribute money for securing votes.
To make guilty parties competent
and compellable witnesses, providing
the teatlmony (riven shall not be wed
In the prosecution of the witness.
To make provisions of this section
applicable to primary aa well aa final
elections.
To make It Illegal to hire quellfled
voters to canvass for or to Influence
voice In behalf of any candidate.
Debate Shut Off.
Promptly at 10 o'clock the house was
convened by Speaker Slaton. Prayer
by the Rev. B. E. L. Timmons, and roll
call and reading of the Journal by Clerk
Bolfeulltet followed.
After Mr. Flynt, of Spalding, had
moved to reconsider the action taken
Wednesday on the Connor bill, Mr.
Felder, of Bibb, shut oft debate by
calling for tha previous question,
eye and nay vote waa taken with the
result that the motion to reconsider
waa lost by a vote of 53 to 103.
It was supposed that houaa bill No.
27, tho Boykin anti-bucket shop bill,
would be taken up Thursday. It had
been generally discussed by the mem
bers before the house met Thursday. A
substitute resolution reported by the
committee on rulos to act the Boykin
Nil o special order for next Tuesday
was opposed by Mr. Anderson, of Chat
ham, who has a substitute for the Boy
kin bill. The Boykin bill stood tlrst on
the calendar Thursday. Mr. Felder, of
mill'. • 'l‘r< II mi mill'll,Im. rit In imiki'
Hi" ilntc fur the bill 'J’hurrdny "f luxt
lU'i'k. There \M1S h rulhcl lengths de
but'' lie III whether III" Hpeijlil nrdi-i
should be granted. Both tho substitute
mid amendment were lust.
Tho house, by agreeing to the report
of the committee on rules, set the fol
lowing hours for sessions of the house
New Hours for Houss.
Beginning July 10, the hours will be
from 0 to 1 o’clock until Monday, July
13, after which two sessions a day, from
to 1 and 3 to 5, trill be held. The hour
for meeting on Mondaya was set at 10
clock. No sessions will be held on
Saturday afteraoone.
The rules committee reported a reso
lution to make the child labor bill, by
Mr. Bell, of Fulton, a special order for
on the ground that he disliked him
Byrd prosecuted him for the
“You Are a Murderer."
A. If I did, then I was crasy.
Q. Have you any recollection of mak
ing such a statement?
A. I don't, sir; but, of course, I guess
you can provs It.
. ... ; — ..pealed
to the court not to be permitted to an
swer.
Judge Hargis said that he believed
this was the first time Jett had ever
told the real truth about, tho assassina
tion of J. B. Marciim.
Asbury Spicer testified that he waa
approached by James Hargis and waa
aaked to kill Mafcutn. Wltneaa re
fused to accept proposition. Witness
and talked to’Jett just before the
killing. He said he went after Jett for
Jim Hargis and Callahan with word for
Jett to hurry to the court-house.
6. And then you say you did not
taka
maka It? .
A. Mr. Byrd, you ara a murderer,
and a man who Uvea In glaas houses
ought not to throw atones.
o. Who told you to say that—any
body?
A. Curtis Jett alone.
Hla Memory Failed.
About this time Jett' began. to act
queerly. Hla memory went back-on
him. He could tell nothing of hla ae.
tlons or thoae.of White just before and
after the killing of Marcum.. He said
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W. E. CHRISTIAN, . , 4 _
• Asst. Gen’l Pass. Agt, Atlanta, Ga.
CHARLES B. RYAN,
Gen’l Pass. Agt., Portsmouth, Va.
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, July 13.—Some sensation
al developments are expected In the
case of Harry Thaw, slayer of Stanford
White, the architect.
Jury to Hear of Threat.
The district attorney's office today
expects to lay before the grand Jury
sensational testimony to the effect that
Harry Kendall Thaw threatened to kill
a wife, Evelyn Neablt Thaw, as well
i Stanford White.
This threat waa said to have been
made when angry words passed be
tween husband and wife over the al
leged affidavits mad* by Evelyn Mea
ning.
Troup, and Mr. Holder, of Jackson, both
* 'hi
of whom opposed the child labor bill
last before the houee, aald
when It waa
they were ready to vote for It now. The
report of the committee waa lost and
the child labor bill accordingly did not
coma up Thursday.
Boykin Bill Tablsd.
The Boykin anti-bucket shop bill waa
tabled on the motion of Mr. Boykin, of
Lincoln.
The bill by Mr. Wright, of Rich
mond, to amend the penal coda to pro
vide for clean elections In Georgia, waa
consideration by
Mr. Wright, aa tha author of tha Nil,
made a strong argument In favor of his
1, would mean an end
bill, which, he said,
corrupt ballots In the atate of Oeor
gla. He said that while the reforms
might be needed more In the large
cities In Chatham, Richmond and Ful
ton counties, than In some other sec
tions, It would be necessary to enact a
general law, which could not possibly
do any harm.
An objection to a paragraph In the
Wright bill, compelling a guilty party
to i
buying and selling votee, even
evidence Incriminate the witness, was
made by Mr. Lumpkin, of Walker, and
Mr. Akin, of Bartow. Mr. Wright
claimed that without this provision In
hla bill It would be a dead letter on the
stalifte books.
'I am thoroughly In sympathy with
the object of the bill of the gentleman
from 'RE
Ichmond," said Mr. Akin, of
Bartow, In answering Mr. Wright. "You
should go after the man who buys tha
vote, and the corporation that furnishes
the corruption fund."
“Does not the gentleman know,"
ked Mr. Wright, “that the paragraph
question Is for the purpose he de
sires, that a man may be
bit In the reported legal proceedings
Instigated by White.
This testimony la expected to be sup
plied by Mrs. Mayme C. Schwarts, an
unwilling witness Upon whom Assist
ant District Attorney Garvan's detec
tives managed to serve a subpoet
Pl*n
else-
a af
ter a long siege at the Plsrrspo t
apartment houae. Mrs. Schwarts la to
appear before the grand’Jury today. ..
Thaw’s Friend Found.
William Sturgta, an Important wlt-
! ness, sought by the prosecution and de-
Ifense, waa located In Hertford, Conn.,
where he. has a Job. with a rubber com-
; pony. He declared he Intended to re
main In Hartford, land that he did not
' propose to be piled with questions by
Mr. Garvan about the TheV case. He
asserted positively that he never heard
Thaw make any threat against White,
I and that he would only go on the wit
ness stand at the request of Thaw's
mother.
’ It waa learned today that Stanford
White, upon obtaining positive Infor-
I mat Ion that Thaw's detectives were pur
suing him. made. his will less than
three months before he was stain.
compelled to
testify as to who Is furnishing tho
slush fund?"
Mr. Walker Introduced an amend'
ment cutting out the paragraph relat
AFTER-INVENTORY CLEARANCE SKIRTS
Since taking our Semi-Annual July Inventory of stock, we find we’ve
quite a good many odd skirts—broken lots—odd sizes—one and two stylos
of a kind, etc.,ete. We’ve placed all those odd skirts on four or five racks for
A SWIFT CLEARANCE TOMORROW. Materials are black* and Navy,
Panamas, Mohairs, Grey Suitings, checked and plaid effects, etc., etc., in both
circular and plaited models. Here are stylish skirts in
blue, black and tho popular “Browns,” made as you’d
have them, but mind you, not all sizes, but with a slight
alteration you can be “fixed up” in good shape and
GETASKIRT MUCH BELOW IT’S TRUE VALUE.
Tomorrow
O’clock
Come.
Sale Prices
$6.50, $5, $3.98
J. M. HIGH COMPANY.
WWW
ROSECUTES FATHER
FOR ABUSING MOTHER
8. R. KANE FINED *10.75 BY RE
CORDER ON THE EVIDENCE
OF THE FORMER’8 CON.
When 8. R. Kane, of 54 Hood street,
night watchman at tha city stables, waa
arraigned Wednesday morning before
Recorder Broyles, hla son, Earl Kane,
the Sanitary Plumbing Company,
waa present to prosecute him;
On the testimony of young Kane that
hla father had attacked and tried to
light him, and had also abuaed hla
mothar, while In nn Intoxicated condl
tlon. Judge Broyles fined the husband
and father $10.73 or $1 days In tha
stockade.
I don’t went to be herd on my fath
er," explained young Kane, "but I want
him to stay away from home. He haa
abused my mother and myself to such
an estent that we Anally had to appeal
to the police.”
When asked for an eacuse for hla
misconduct, Kane offered no defense
further than thejitatement that he waa
drunk.
Judge Broyles warned him he must
not bother Lie family again.
Ing to compelling a witness to give In
criminating teetlmc
mony. This amend
ment was lost.
The rote on the passage of the bill
wae 111 to $, giving It a constitutional
majority.
The house adjourned at 10 o'clock to
meet at S o’clock Thursday night to
hear the address of Hon. Walter O.
Chariton, of Savannah.
• New Bills
, The following bills end resolutions
were Introduced and read by Reading
Clerk McClatchey:
By Mr. Brinson, of Decatur—To
amend an act establishing the city
court of Balnbridge.
By Mr. Humber, of Stewart—To
amend charter of Richland.
By Mr. Land, of Wilcox—To amend
the code to add Rochelle to list of de
positories.
By Mr. Way, of Pulaski—To estab
lish city court of Pulaski In Hawkins-
vllle.
By Mr. Lumpkin, of Walker—To
amend an act Incorporating Chicks-
mauga school districts.
By Mr. Revlll, of Meriwether—To
pay a pension to W. D. Garrett.
By Meiers. Williams, of Laurens,
and Clifton, of Tattnall—To provlda for
public school system In Vldalla.
By Mr. Christopher, of Hall—To
amend section 1154 of code, to Increase
pensions to totally blind Confederate
veterans.
By Mr. Buchanan, of Ware—To pay
a pension to Mrs. Whitley.
By Mr. Callaway, of Lee—To amend
an act creating a board of county com-
mlaalonere of aald county.
By Mr. Almond, of Rockdale—To
regulate the Inspection of fertilisers.
By Meesra. Wright, Porter and Hol
der, of Floyd—To amend the charter
of Rome.
By Mr. Woodltff, of Foreyth—To pro-
vide for cleaning streams of Foreyth
county.
By Mr. Christopher, <F Hall—To au
thorise verdicts by three-fourths of
Jury.
By Mr. Perry, of Hall—To provide
for assessment of property In the
state.
By Mr. Beall of Paulding—To provlda
a new charter for town of Hiram.
By Mr. Rountree, of Thomas—To
amend act Incorporating town of Boa-
By Messrs Hardman and Holder, of
Jackson—To Incorporate town of Cen
ter.
By Masers. Longley and Booker, of
~ abolish Hoganeville dlepen-
Troup—To
aary.
Building New Cotton Mill.
Special to Tho Georgian.
Trion, as., July 1$.—There Is a now
Cotton mill balng built at Summerville,
■lx miles south of here. The excava
tions for tha foundation have already
been mads
Peach Growers Busy.
Special to The Georgian.
Trion, Os, July 12.—The peach
growere In this neighborhood are very
busy now Indeed, aa they realise that
tha old proverb, "You muat strike while
the Iron Is hot,” Is only too true whee
It comae to handling peaches
Sewing Bee Organised.
Special to The Georgian.
Oxford, as, July II.—The ladles of
the Oxford Home Mission Society have
organised themeelvee Into a aowlng bee
club for the purpose of meklng gnr
menu for the needy poor of the com
munlty. The flret meeting of (ho club
waa held at the horn* of Mr*. W. W.
Evan* on Tuesday afternoon.
Great Revival at Comer,
Special to The Georgian.
Comer, Os, July II.—Comer has wit
nessed the greatest revival ever seen
here. It wae conducted by Hev. A. F.
Nunn, the Methodist pastor, assisted
by Rev. C. M. Dunaway, of Atlants
and Rev. Lovlck Adams, of Young
Harris, Os
Lightning Strikes 8toree.
Special to The Georgian.
Dublin, Os, July II.—At Dexter, this
county, at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon
considerable damage wae done by
lightning. The stores of Tutt Bros,
and R. C. Hogan * Bro. were consid
erably damaged.
High-water Mark for Depoalts
Special to The Georgian.
Valdosta, Os, July 1$.—The bank de
posits In tbla city have reached high-
water mark, amounting to about $!,-
100,0410. Nearly $000,000 of this money
belongs to the farmers of this county
and section. The Increaee In the tax
returns for Lowndes county this year
amounts to *401,000.
Will Build New Blook.
Special to The Georgian.
Valdosta, Gs, July II.—The Convene
aetata will build a handsome three-
story business blook on Central ave
nue to occupy the site of the building
In which II. K. McLendon la now do
ing business and the stable* adjoining.
Oppose Fraser Bill.
8peclal to The Ooorglan.
“ "uly 1$.—Fire Ineur-
Savennah, Os, Jul.
anc* agent* are endeavoring to secure
protesta against the passes;* of th*
muse bill Introduced by Mr. Fraser.
The Savannah Board of Trad* and th#
Chamber of Commerce have Joined in
the proteel, and the Cotton Exchange
referred
where ho went In tho Intcreet of the
Anderson substitute for the Hnykln ■
bill In reference to bucket stops He
reports that the chances of defeating
the Boykin bill nnd the passage of the
Anderson MU nre tine.
IVIAD DOG CREATES
EXCITING SCENE
A mad dog went on a ram pa* * *arly
Thursday morning at Hush and Mai
gum atroota and created a Beene of In-
tons© excitement.
The dog snapped at several people,
but fu I If* 1 1 t«> Mti* iiijy on*. Th* orn**d
animal was quickly given a wide berth,
peoplo deserting the streets and rush
Ing Int
•*
ng Into near-by houses for refuge
IJIcycie Policemen Wood and t heivn-
Ing were attracted to the scene and dis
patched the dog with their pistols
LABORERS STRIKE
AT SAVANNAH DOCKS
KpccUl to Th» Georgian.
Knvonniih. ' ;.i . July I? A general
Strike among the negro roustabouts and
common laborers Is threatened. A
number of atevedoree struck yesterday,
and today the negroes who handle roe-
In for the Coast Line docks are out, »s
well as the negroes employed by n ship
building company. The strike Is for a
material Increase In wages.
Tho employers will resist the de
mands, and will probably combine for
that purpose.
9CHOOL8 AND COLLEGES.
LUCY COBB INSTITUTE, |
Athens, Ga.
1906 19071
The FORTY-EIGHTH seeelon of the
Lucy Cobb Institute, an Institution for ,
the educ*tion of young women of;
Ceorgla, will reopen on WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 12. For catalogue and
room reservations apply to
MRS. M. A. LIPSCOMB,
Principal.
I the matter to a committee.
^ALABAMA BREN AU
■ ■■■ Kl FA I I A. ALABAMA. —
A hUli grads rolIege-Conservafory f.
yocng ladles. Tbutuugb course in lit
r*ry. »i»* t !#• I ntlvantngrn
Thinks Boykin Bill Will Not Pate.
Special to Th* Oeorgtan.
Savannah, Ga., July 12 —Murray M.
Stewart has returned from Atlanta.
Ureatffal
magnificent eleratl
mate, splendid hen
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