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The Atlanta Georgian.
VOL. I. NO. 71.
ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1906
‘PT^TPI? • ,n Atlanta TWO CENTS.
ITlVAV^ij. on Trains FIVE CENTS.
PEOPLE WILL CHOOSE
RAILROAD COMMISSION
IF BILL PASSES SENATE
Kelly Measure Goes
Through House in
Big Hurry.
WILL NOT FIRE OUT
PRESENT MEMBERS
General Belief Is That Bill
Will Be Quickly Ap
proved by the
Senate.
The railroad commissioner* will be
elected by the people hereafter If the
■enate ratines the Kelly bill, passed by
the house Wednesday morning by the
almost unanimous vote of 152 to 4.
The Perry amendment, to legislate
the present commissioners out of of
fice, was defeated.
By the vote of 95 to I, It waa Immedi
ately transmitted to the senate. It
provides that when the present terms
of the commissioners expire they shall
be elected' by the people.
The Perry amendment, voted down,
which caused all the excitement, was
as follows:
To strike section 2 of the original
bill by omitting all after the enacting
clause In that section and substitute
the following: "That at the next gen
eral election to be held In this state
there shall be elected three railroad
commissioners whose only qualifica
tions shall be that they are qualified
electors of the state, to supersede the
present commissioners, and the com-
mlsioners so elected shall hold their of
fices for two, four and six years, re
spectively, from November 1, 1906, and
It shall be determined by lot which
shall hold for two, which for four and
which six years, respectively, and on
the first day of November, 1906, the
terms of the present railroad commis
sioners shall expire.
Not to Be Put Out,
By a vote of nearly four to one, the
house refused to accept the Perry
amendment legislating the present
commissioners out of office. This
brought on the sharpest part of the
debate, and which many membors fav
orable to this amendment disclaimed
any Intention of reflecting on any mem
ber thereof, but Mr. Juokson, of Jones,
was not so gentle. Ho flatly chnrged
that the commission had not done its
duty, and he undertook to prove It.
Two years ago, he said, when the
Atlanta freight bureau took up the
question of these freight rates, the
commission Issued two circulars reduc
ing the freight rates on certain com
modities.
The railroad* went Into the United
States court to enjoin this reduction,
he continued. The representatives of
these railroads upon their sworn tes
timony that these roads wer* valued
at 145.000 per mile, asked that these
rates go not Into effect, and the court
so ordered.
Mr. Jackson affirmed that by this
action the state of Georgia had lost
yearly since then 2628,000.
Explanations were In order again on
this measure, as on many previous
ones.
Kelly’s Generalship.
Mr. Kelly displayed some parllamen
tary skill In circumventing the motion
of Mr. Alexander, of DeKalb, to send
the bill back to the committee. When
the bill was reached as unfinished busi
ness, the Alexander motion would
the first In order, but Mr. Kelly se
cured the floor, and, after a short ex
planation, called the previous ques
tton, the effect of which, if sustained,
was to cut oft the Alexander amend
ment. The house very promptly sus
tained Mr. Kelly's motion, showing
mo»t convincingly tfiat they were ready
to vote for the bill.
Mr. Connors, of Bartow, said thero
waa a way to,get rid of them. The
house could prefer charges and the
senate Investigate them. He knew of
no charge. There had been Inalnua
lions here.
Mr. Davis, of Bibb, preferred the
Kelly bill to the Perry amendment
Mr. Little, of Hancock, nverred ha
would not vote for the bill If the Perry
amendment were adopted.
nn«D
II1 H»
Judge Perry Says Kelly Bill
Is a Fraud—Bell
Bill Ditto.
TO HIRE A TRAIN
FOR HER WITNESSES
IN DIVORCE SUIT
Private Leased Wire.
Chicago, July lg.—To gather a car-
loa I of witnesses for the defense in the
sensational divorce suit brought by her
millionaire husband, Brodle L. Duke,
In New York, Mrs. Alice Webb Duke
hap come secretly to Chicago. She 1*
h"'' at the Grand Paelflc hotel holding
Jade conference* with attorneys and
[fiends. She haa retained former
1 tilted State* Senator Mason os coun
sel for her In the divorce case, In
which the I* lighting for a fortune.
She haa negotiated with a railroad
company for a private ear to take her
Party 0 f witnesses and attorneys to
„**' Y ork in the near future. The next
*>»P In the litigation Is set for July 26
St New York city. Mrs. Alice Webb
Duke le determined to begin the pre
sentation of her elde of the cese In
court that day.
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2 WOMAN, AGED 108,
TOURS IN AN AUTO. O
2 Prtvate Leased Wire,
n , -Middletown, Conn. July 18.— O
n "’rayed In goggles, visor, cepe O
2 E"!’'oak. Mrs. Elisabeth Hunt, O
2 r ‘ Drooklyn borough, who Is 108 O
2 °Id. 1* making her annual O
2 ot th, » state. Tile trip Is O
o , m »d* in an auto, which g
O b>f easy stages from one O
“ '-own to another. o
The house waa treated to an ex
citing acene Wednesday morning dur
ing the vote on the Kelly bill, and for
quite a while the nerves of several
members were at a high tension.
personal difficulty between Mr.
Wright, of Floyd, and Mr. Wright, of
Richmond, seemed eminent, and nelth-
er member was in an altogether
amiable frame of mind.
Thinking that llr.. Wright, of Rich
mond, had asserted In his speech that
he (Wright, of Floyd) had reflected on
the Integrity of the house, the Floyd
member with the most vehement elo
quence charged that that etatement
’tta false.
Vntle. he was speaking, Mr. Wright,
of Richmond, called Mr. Anderson, of
Chatham,' to his. seat, with whom he
conferred In tho center alele near the
Richmond member's seat.
Wrjght, of Richmond, Explains.
When the Floyd member had con
eluded, Mr. Wright, of Richmond, out
wardly calm, yet apparently laboring
under a little suppressed excitement,
explained that he had not said directly
that the Floyd member had reflected on
the Integrity of the house, but that he
had sold “apparently” that It was a re
flection.
With, this explanation he requested
the gentleman from Floyd to withdraw
hie words.
‘‘I wish to know flret If the gentle-
man denies that he made the state
ment that I reflected on the Integrity
of the house,” rejoined the Floyd mem
her.
“I have already explained that,” re
sponded the Richmond member.
''Then 1 withdraw the charge,” said
tho other Mr. Wright, and the dove of
peace once moro “hove" In sight over
the solons.
Mr. Perry started the fun that almost
led up to a clash between the two
Wrights, it not being clear which was
"The wrong Mr. Wright.”
"Kelly Bill a Freud.”
After hie amendment had been de
feated by the vote of 32 to 131, nearly
4 to 1, Judge Perry most emphatltally
denounced the Kelly bill aa a fraud.
They had asked for bread and were
given a stone. They were not given a
decent child labor bill.
Every cross-roads politician and 2
by-4 lawyer with a free pass In his
pocket was against these reforms. It
was In explanation of his vote that his
furious denunciation waa hurled at the
Kelly bill.
Mr. Wright, of Floyd, when his name
was reached In one of hie eloquent out
bursts Indorsed the attitude and words
of Judge Perry. These reform* were
pressing here for enforcement and the
K dld not want them postponed
ars.
“The passage of this bill chains the
state to a policy which damns It."
"Thank God, I have the right to vote
•No,’" he said, with eloquent emphasis,
as he took his seat.
Immediately thereafter Mr. Wright,
of Richmond, explained his vote and
with vigor and earnestness protested
against the reflection on the Intelli
gence of the house, and apparently of
Its Integrity.
It was this reference to the "appar
ent” reflection on the Integrity of the
house, at which the Floyd member took
umbrage, prefacing hla characterisa
tion 'of the charge as false, with the
statement that every man on the floor
of the house would think him Incapa
ble of reflecting on any melhber there.
After this exciting episode the house
settled down to It* usual calm, the
regular order being pursued. Interrupt
ed by several requests for th* Intro
duction of new matter. ,
BIG BATTLESHIP
WAS DAMAGED
IN A COLLISION
By Trivets Leeeed Wire.
Norfolk, Va, July 18.—The United
States battleship Rhode Island wa* In
collision with the British steamer
Guemsy last night In Hampton Roads,
during a violent windstorm.- The bat
tleship sustained Injuries to her hull,
the extent of which has not yet been
determined. Several plates were stove
In by the Guerney. The Guernsy, un
able to hold her anchorage under the
violence of the windstorm, drifted un
controlled and smashed Into the star
board quarter* of the battleship with
terrific force.
WEALTHY BANKER
KILLS HIMSELF
IN A DRUG STORE
By Privets Leased Wire.
De# Moines, Iowa, July 18.—Brooding
over continued 111 hgalth, Martin Flynn,
millionaire, president of the People's
Savings Bank, walked Into the Lewis
Miles drug store at 8 o’clock this
morning and sent a bullet crashing into
his brain. . . „
Yesterday be was placed In Mercy
Hospital, but this morning made his
escape. Flynn was the owner of the
third largest stock farm In the world,
which Is located near this city.
TO WELCOME JOHN D. HOME
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE ¥HE OIL MANf
UNIVERSITY GETS
GIFT OF $100,000
THE STATE
Connor Bill, Providing For
Agricultural Building,
Passes Sdnate.
By a vote of 29 to 10 the Connor bill
to appropriate 2100,00 for an agricul
tural college at Athens passed th* sen
ate at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon*
Two amendments and a substltuto
bill were killed, and the measure now
goes to the governor for hla signature
n the same shape It passed th* house
last Wednesday.
Discussion of the bill occupied the
senate from 10 o’clock Wednesday
morning until 2 o'clock In the after
noon, the eeselon being extended until
It passed.
Tbe new college will be an adjunct to
the university of Georgia. It will be
transmitted to the governor. Immedi
ately for his signature.
OIL MA GNA TERO GERS
MUST PAY $2,250,000
HE MADE IN “DEAL’
OPENS ITS SESSION
AT
Boston Judge Hands
Down Solar Plex
us Decision.
Senator Bacon and Con
gressman Adamson Make
Short Talks.
1CRUSHEDTO PULP,
Switch Engine* Leaps From
Track and Over-
* turns.
IN
TAKEN BT THEIVES
Special to Tbe Georgian.
Dalles, Texas, July 18.—By the over
turning of a switch engine here last
night- two men were Instantly killed
and one received Injuries from which
he died a short time after being re
leased from the wreckage. The engine
was the property of the Houston and
Texes Central Railway Company and
turned over Just at the crossing of a
switch of this line and the main line of
the Santa Fe railroad In the heart of
the city.
Those killed were: Joe Watts, engi
neer of the switch engine, and F, E.
Relisel, crew fireman.
John Tenlson, the other man killed,
was the fireman of the engine.
When the engine turned over shortly
after he waa-pinched under the Are
box, and It was after* 12 o’clock before
I he waa released. He was literally
I roasted to death.
Boih of the other men were terribly
mangled and-tbe trucks of the engine
fell on Reltsel and - crushed him Into
the earth. Watts- waa• mashed Into,*
P The railroad officials say that th* ac-
Identity of Loser Is Kept | Sffi* yWSS * u " '°“ ° f ‘ ,ho *
Secret by Gotham
BOY STABS FATHER
WHEN HE ATTACKS
FIANCEyf YOUTH
Young Man Had Been For
bidden to Marry the
Oirl.
By Prirntc Leased Wire.
New York, July 18.—Conrad flchlr.
mer, Jr., of No, 120 East One Hundred
and Fourteenth street, waa anlgaMI
In the Harlem court today and held to
await the result of Injuries to his fath
er, who Is In the Harlem hospital suf
faring from a slab wound under the
heart, Inflicted by the eon.
Young Schlrmer, who Is 19, stabbed
hie father at the* heme of hta sweet
heart, Mies Clara Lata rue, aged 18,
when the elder Schlrmer struck the
boy, It Is alleged, and then dragged
the girl about the room by the hair
when she tried to save him from hla
father's wrath.
Young Bchlrmer' met Mis* Lasarus
last December and fell In love with
her. He called on her often, proposed
to her and she, agreed to be hie wife.
The boy told hla mother of hla engage
ment and the latter offered no objection
to the match. But Bchlrmer’s father
forbade hie eon to get married before
he was 21. The boy ho* been earning
29 a week. The father declared that
the boy could not support a wife on
what, he earned and told him to break
off tbe engagement.
Police.
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, July 18.—One of the moat
astounding diamond robberies In the
history ot detective history' le given
out today. Scores of diamonds were
secured In the robbery, and their value
Is said to reach more than 250,060.
While the notice who are prosecut
ing the search refuse to give any In
formation about the case, It le known
that the Jewels were stolen from a wo
man well known In New York society,
and the theft occurred at her - town
house or-at her villa In Newport.
Who has been the victim or the rob
bery Is a secret *o far held by the po
lice. In addition to the gems stolen
from th* New York society woman, the
police ere also seeking Jewelry valued
at 220,000 /which was stolen In other
robberies. The presumption Is that the
same band of men committed all the
robberies.
OCGOQGCOOCCOOOOOCCOCOOOOCri|
GOOD IMITATION O
OF CANINE DAY8.
Although the canine days are
not yet In our midst, these we
are having are giving a pretty
good Imitation. Rain le getting
to be expected every few min
ute*, deeplt* the fact that the
average weather layman would
Judge that tbe clouds JUat about
exhauattd themselves by their 0|
efforts Tuesday. The total pre
cipitation Tuesday Is figured as
2.82 Inches, the heaviest In a
long time.
And the forecast Is:
Unsettled weather and proba
bly showers Wednesday night
and Thursday.
Wednesday temperatures:
7 a. m 6* degrees
8 a. m. ..49 degrees
STATE LEGALLY TO HAVE
ONLY ONE U. S. SENATOR
FOR FOUR MONTHS IN 1907
From March 4 to the fourth Wednes
day In June, 1907, Georgia will have
only one United Btates senator—Alex
ander 8. Clay.
•The term of Senator A. O. Bacon will
expire on the fourth day of. next March.
The Georgia general assembly will hot
meet until the fourth Wednesday. In
June, and during that period of three
months end some twenty, days Georgia
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9 a. m.
10 a. m.
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12 noon.
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Photo by McCrary A Co.
THOD A. HAMMOND,
President of State Bar Associi
will be represented by only one United
States -senator.
It come* of . the change In the ses
sions of the general assembly from Oc
tober'to June. This assembly has no
power to appoint the senator, that duty
devolving, on the next legislature.
And the governor has no constitu
tional authority to appoint the senator
for this hiatus. For this time of nearly
four months -this state will have only
one man In the upper branch ot the
national house. Hon. Joe HIM Hall, of
Bibb, was asked concerning this mat
ter, and said:
“It Is true that from March 4 until
the next legislature meets we will have
only one representative In the United
Htate* senate. I am reliably Informed
that the governor can appoint for this
Interim, and If no member of th*
United States senate objects It will be
all right But If one man should raise
the point of Irregularity R would knock
Bacon out.
"Of course no actual harm is done,
but It la a peculiar situation. How
ever, If the senate session, which ex
pires on March 4, a|ould determine to
extend Its session for a shoit time
thereafter, as Is not Infrequently done,
.Senator Bacon would have no actual
right to alt In Its deliberations. If any
one objected, which Isn’t likely to oc-
| cur.
"Everybody knows that Qua Bacon
will be returned to th* senate for six
years without th* sllglAest opposition,
and that he will be nominated In the
primary August 22, and elected by th*
next legislature, but th* situation for
this hiatus of about four months Is un-
usual and on* I think that baa no par
allel.”
By J. WIDEMAN LEE.
Warm Springs, Oa.,' July II.—Th* an-
mini address of President Thod A.
Hammond and short talka mad* by
Senator A. O. Bacon and Congressman
W. C. Adamson wera the features of
the first day'* sssalon of ths Georgia
Bar Association which convened at
10:10 o'clock thl* morning In the ball
room of* the Warm Springs Hotel.
These, with th* reports of various
committees, mode up the entire morn
ing meeting. President Hammond's
address was received with Intense In
terest, touching a* It did on topics of
Immediate Interest and timeliness. His
reference to the fourteenth amendment
waa received with applause.
Senator Bacon's talk was on the sub
ject of th* recent legislation by con-
"lt nil tended toward centralisation,”
ho said. "The work of the last con
gress did more toward the centralisa
tion of power than that of any con
gress sines the civil war.” HI* talk
was wholly Informal, aa was Congress
man Adamson's.
Them were 400 members In attend
ance this morning; the greatest number
In the history of the association.
The report of the executive commit
tee, rend by Prleo Gilbert, showed that
116 were applicants for membership
Into the nssorintlnn. All wer* recom
mended for election.
The report of Trensttrcr Z. D. Harrt-
snn. of Atlnnto, showed that there was
22.unii In tho trensury.
Judge Emory Speer will speak to-
night. Ills subject hue not j-et been
rill bs
AGED MAN KILLED
BY SON-IN-LAW
ROCKEFELLER’S PAL
TO DIVIDE PROFIT
Suit Filed Against Roger®
as Result of Gas Scheme
Ten Years Ago.
Mr Private Leased Wire.
Boston, July It.—Henry H. Regers.
Standard Oil magnate, must pay the,
receiver of the Bay State Gas Com-i
pony, of Delaware, at least onc-halfi
of 24,500,000 profit, which he made Ini
the now notorious Nsw England Gns-
nnd Coke’Bay State Oas deal n-mly
ten years ago.
This decision against Rogers, which
will lessen hi* wealth by certainly i
and a quarter millions and perhop
larger sum, wa* handed down by Judge
ho
Shooting Follows Fight in
Which Young Gi*oom
Got tho Worst.
Special to The Georgian.
McRae, Oa, July 18.—Kyle Cannon,
a man 60 years old, was shot and In
stantly killed at East McRae, on* mile
distant, at l •'o’clock this morning, by
his son-in-law, Julian Allagood. Ths
trouble grew out of a fight yesterday
between AlUgood and a ton of Can
non, In which the latter got th* worse
of It.
Cannon leave* a family and Alla
good had, married hi* daughter only a
few month* ago. Allagood 1* In ’Jail
htre.
YOUNG GEORGIANS
FOUCHT TO DEATH;
ACCOUNT OLD FEUD
Special to Tbe Georgian.
Augusta, Ga., July II.—Information
wa* received here late yesterday after
noon of * duel that two young men had
at Gough, Oa., near here, on Monday
afternoon. In which both of th* young
men wer* killed.
The duel waa caused from bad blood
that had existed for eom* time. Th*
combatants were O. S. Rowell and
Ephrtam Murphy. Th* duel was fought
with pistols and -th# two young men
were at close range.
Murphy was killed almost Instantly,
having received a bullet wound In the
neck.
Rowell lived several hours and died
from wounds near hi* heart.
Putnam in th* United Stab-* con
dsy. The Judgment wss Issued
name of Georg* Wharton Pcppv
ceiver for the Bay State Gas Company.
Busd for $4,000,000.
Pepper sued Roger* for 24.000,non,
tho amount of profit which he cl
Rogers mod* for himself by virtue ui
Ills position as a trusts* of the Ray
State Gas Company,
Although the amount given him l*
less than was ttked. It I* a material
victory against the oil magnate.
In th* opinion handed down by Judge
Putnam, Moorfleld Story, the fnn
lawyer, la appointed master to decide
what part of the 24,600,000 profit Rog
ers must glva up.
Must Turn Ovsr Millions.
It he Is unable to fix the <
amount which Rogers Is entitled t
tain, he Is Instructed to divi-i.- the
amount, anti In any event Rogers must
turn over 22,260,000.
“’bo ram* was hmrd before n muster,
ess held In til*- Oillco -,r Mr Ua-iK.-r,
counsel for Rogers, and all of the rep
resentatives of the press wers barred.
This was done for the suko ot Mr.
Rogers, Who wished to avoid publicity.
After star chamber plot -lings the
cose uns nrgued before Judge Put-
nnin last winter.
LADY CURZON DEA D
FROM PERITONITIS
IN ENGLISH HOME
Oil* her
he wns a,
By Private Leased Wire.
London, July It.—Lady Curson, of
^feddleston, died here today, after sn
Illness of ten days. Poritonltls Is given
as the cause of death. While her III- -
it was known to be
death was not expected
daughter of I-*vl Loiter, of Chicago,!
millionaire grain operator. ‘
Ily Private Lessed Wire.
New York. July 1*.—Dispatches were
received hero today from Chicago to
the effect that news hod reached that I
city that Lady Curxon, of Keddlnston, j
died today In London. She wss the
daughter of Levi letter, a millionaire,
and the grain market king.
WAR ON OIL TRUST
TO BE TRANSFERRED
TO CHICAGO COURT*
SECRETARY ROOT
AT PARA, BRAZIL
By Private Leased Wire.
Washington, July ll.-r-Tbe navy de
partment has received a cablegram
from Para, Brasil, announcing the safe
arrival of Secretary Ellhu Rout and
hie party at that city on th* United
State* cruiser Charleston.
SENATOR ALLISON
CLOSE TO DEATH
By Private Lessed Wire.
Sioux City, Iowa, July If.—Advices
from Dubuque convey the most alarm
ing Intelligence to friends of Senator
Allison representing his physical con
dition. They say the fact that be has
Bright’s disease of advanced stage can
no longer be concealed. The prediction
freely made that he will never be
able to sit again In congress, of which
be ha* been a member for forty years.
fly Priest* Leased Wire.
Cleveland, Ohio, July II. -Owing In In- k
of Jurisdiction, tbe federal grand Jury
Tueeday afternoon reported that uo In
dictments had been found against tb«
Htaudard Oil Company snd tho Lake Hh-.ro
and ’Michigan Southern railway In cunnoc.
tlon with the charge of violating Inter
state commerce laws.
The case snd nil the evldco - submitted
before the grand Jury here will I*W trans
ferred to Chicago, where proccnlln.’ii will
be Instituted In the Fedora! court.
ATLANTA-LITTLE ROCK
E IN PROGRESS
Mg
FIR£T INNING.
Little Ruck.. ,. ..
Atlanta
Piedmont Park, July 18.—With
bunch of enthusiastic fans crowning
the grandstand and bleachers the first
game of the Sbuble-heador was ton
oIt with spirit this afternoon. The
Travelers determined to wipe -wit the
defeat of Monday, played for nil that
wa* In 'em, nursing the fond desire to
break the Crackers’ luck. The Io- a.1
boys were determined that this should
not happen. The result follows:
First Inning.
Bird filed out to second base. Nobtett
filed out fo center. Meaner dropped a
home run over right Held fence. Doug
las* out, pitcher to first. Side our
one hit. on* run.
Crosier touches one up to -.ond
and lands at first on second baseman's
error. Jordan singled to right, ad
vancing Crosier to third. oJrdan stole
second. Crosier stole home nn-l Jordan
stole second. Winters hit pa.-t second
for one bog, scoring Jordan. NoMett
was taken out of the game f„r kicking.
Johnson wa* put In his pin---, s. Smith
out, pitcher to first. Winters v.-ent to
second. Morse singled t-- left, soring
Winters. Ft v went down front third to
first. Morse -.-.-rt t.. t.»-.,n.t Wallace
filed out to right tilde out. Three
hits; three runs.