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The Atlanta Georgian.
vol.
Morning Edition.
ATLANTA, GA-, THURSDAY JULY, 19, 1906
Morning Edition.
PRICE:,
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
sleeted by the people hereafter If the
senate ratifies the Kelly bill, passed by
the house Wednesday morning by the
almost unanimous vote of 1S1 to 4.
The Perry amendment, to legislate
the present commissioners out of of
fice, was defeated.
By the vote of 82 to I, It was Immedt-
stely 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 1 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-
mlaloners so elected shall hold their of
fices for two, four and six yeses, re
spectively, from November 1, 1846, 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, 1106, 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 members fav
orable to this amendment disclaimed
any Intention of reflecting on any mem
ber thereof, but Mr. Jackson, of Jones,
was not so gentle. He flatly charged
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 rntes, the
commission Issued,two circulars reduc
ing the freight rates on certain com
modities.
The railroads 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 were valued
at 142.400 per mile, asked that these
ratea go not Into effect, and the court
ao ordered.
Mr. Jackaon affirmed that by this
action the state of Georgia had lost
yearly since then fdlt.000.
Explanations were In order again on
this measure, as on many previous
ones.
Kelly’s Generalship.
Mr. Kelly displayed some parliamen
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 be
the first In order, but Mr. Kelly se
cured the floor, and, after a short ex
planation, called the previous ques
tion, the effect of which. If sustained,
was to cut oft the Alexander amend
ment. The house very promptly sub,
talned Mr. Kelly's motion, showing
most convincingly that they were ready
to vote for the bill.
Mr. Connors, of Bartow, said there
was a way to get rid of them. The
houee could prefer chargee and the
eenate Inveatlgate them. He knew of
no charge. There had been Inalnua'
tlnns here.
Mr. Davla, of Bibb, preferred the
Kelly bill to the Perry amendment.
Mr. Little, of Hancock, averred he
would not vote for the bill If the Perry
amendment were adopted.
TO HIRE A TRAIN
FOR HER WITNESSES
IN DIVORCE SUIT
WRIGHT MIGHT
IIII H-FIGHTi
Judge Perry Says Kelly Bill
Is a Fraud—Bell
Bill Ditto.
Br Private Leased Wire.
Chicago. July 1*.—To gather a car
load of wllneeaea for the defenae In the
•ensatlonkl divorce ault brought by her
millionaire huaband, Brodle L. Duke.
In New York, Mrs. Alice Webb Duke
has come secretly to Chicago. She Is
now at the Grand Pacific hotsl bolding
dally conferences with attorneys and
frt-nds. She has retained former
United States Senator Mason as coun
ts for her In the divorce esse. In
*hteh she le fighting for a fortune. .
She has negotiated with a railroad
company for a private car to take her
r»rty Of witnesses snd attorneys to
New York In the near future. The next
"*p In the litigation Is set for July 2*
»t New York city. Mrs. Alice Webb
iJuke le determined to begin the pre-
••ntatlon of her side of the case In
court that day.
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0 WOMAN. AGED 108,
i|i nwbu ivof
TOURS IN AN AUTO.
® By Private Leased Wire.
” Middletown, Conn, July 18.—
? Arrayed In goggles, visor, cape
2 »nd cloak, Mrs. Elizabeth Hunt,
2 of Brooklyn borough, who Is 10*
2 fear old. Is making her annual
2 [our of this state. The trip Is
" being made In an auto, which
» travels by easy stages from one
- town to another. v>
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The house was treated to an ex
cltlng.scene Wednesday morning dur
Ing the vote on the Kelly bill, and for
quite a while the nervea of several
members were at a high tension.
persona! difficulty between Mr.
Wright, »f pioyd, and Mr. Wright, of
Richmond, seemed eminent, snd nelth
er member was In an altogethsr
amiable frame of mind.
Thinking that Mr. Wright, of Rich
mond, had asserted In his speech that
he (Wright, of Floyd) had reflected on
the Integrity of the houee, the Floyd
member with the most vehement elo
quence charged that that statement
was false.
While he was speaking, Mr. Wright,
of Richmond, called Mr. Anderson, of
Chatham, to his seat, with whom he
conferred in the center aisle near the
Richmond member’s seat.
Wright, of Richmond, Explains.
Wheh the Floyd member had con'
eluded, Mr. Wright, of Richmond, out
wardly calm, yet apparently laboring
under a little suppreesed excitement,
explained that he had not said directly
that the Floyd member had reflected on
the Integrity of the house, but that he
had said "apparently" that it was a re
flection.
With this explanation he requested
the gentleman from Floyd to withdraw
his words.
"I wish to know first If the gentle
man denies that he made the state'
ment .that I reflected on the Integrity
of the house,” rejoined the Floyd mem
bsr.
"1 have already explained that,'
sponded the Richmond member.
■'Then I withdraw the charge,” said
the other Mr. Wright, and the dove of
peace once more "hove" in sight oyer
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.”
“Kslly Bill a Fraud."
After hie amendment had been de<
feated by the vote of it to lit, nearly
4 to 1, Judge Perry most emphatically
denounced the Kelly bill as a fraud.
They had asked for bread and ware
given a stone. They were npt 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 was hurled at the
Kelly bill.
Mr. Wright, of Floyd, when his name
was reached In one of his eloquent' out
bursts indorsed the attitude and words
of Judge Perry. These reforms were
pressing here for enforcement and the
people did not want them postponed
for years.
'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 eloqusnt emphasis,
as he took hie seat.
Immediately thereafter Mr. Wright,
Of Richmond, explained his vots and
with vigor and earnestness protested
agalnet the reflection on the Intelli
gence of the house, and apparently of
Its integrity.
It was this refsrence to the "appar
ent” reflection on the Integrity of the
houee, at which the Floyd member took
umbrage, prefacing his characterisa
tion of the charge as false, with the
Statement that even’ man on the floor
of the house would think him Incapa
ble of reflecting on any member there.
After thie exciting episode the house
settled down to Its usual calip, the
regular order being pursued, Injerrupt-
ed by several requests for the Intro
duction of new matter.
BIG BATTLESHIP
WAS DAMAGED
IN A COLLISION
Br Privets Lessed Wire.
Norfolk, Va., July 18.—The United
States battleship Rhode Island was In
collision with the British steamer
Guernky last night In Hampton Roads,
during s violent windstorm. The bat
tleship sustained Injuriee to her hull,
the extent of which haa not yet been
determined. Several platee were stove
In by the Ouernsy. The Ouemay, un
able to hold her anchorage under the
violence of the windstorm, drifted un
controlled snd smashed Into the star
board quarters of the battleship with
terrific force.
WEALTHY BANKER
KILLS HIMSELF
IN A DRUG STORE
By Privets Leased Wire.
Dee Moines, lows, July II.—Brooding
over continued III health. Martin Flynn,
millionaire, president of the People's
Savings Bank, walked Into the Lewis
Miles drug store at I o'clock this
morning snd sent a bullet crashing Into
hl T»st*rday he 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
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HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE THE OIL MAN?
UNIVERSITY GETS
GIFT OF $100,000
THE STATE
OILMAGNA TE ROGERS
MUST PAY $2,250,000
HE MADE IN “DEAL’
I
OPENS ITS SESSION
AT
Boston Judge Hands
Down Solar Plex
us Decision.
1CRUSHEDTO PULP,
Connor B[U> Providing Fg^ jjwit^i Liigiuc Leaips From
Agricultural Building,
Passes Senate.
By a vole of 28 to 10 the Connor bill
to appropriate <100,00 for an agricul
tural college at Athens passed the sen
ate at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
Two amendments and a substitute
bill were killed, and the measure now
joes to the governor for his signature
n the same shape It passed the house
last Wednesday.
Discussion of the bill occupied the
senate from 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning until 2 o'clock In ths after
noon, the eesslon being extended until
It passed.
The new college will be an adjunct ts
the University of Georgia. It will be
transmitted to the governor Immedi
ately for his signature.
IN
TAKENJY THEIVES
Identity of Loser Is Kept
Secret by Gotham
Police.
Track and Over
turns.
By Private Leased Wire.
Nsw York, July 1*.—One of the most
astounding diamond robberies in the
history of detective history Is given
out today. Scores of diamonds were
secured In the bobbery, and their value
aald to reach more than 154,000.
While the police who pre prosecut
ing the search refuse to give any In
formation about the caee, It Is 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 of the rob
bery Is a secret so far held by the po
lice. In addition to the gems stolen
from the New York society woman, the
police are also seeking Jewelry valued
at 224,004 which was stolen In other
robberies. The presumption Is that the
same hand of men fcommltted all the
robberies.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOri
GOOD IMITATION
OF CANINE DAY8. O
8 Although the raritne days are O
not yet In our midst, these we * O
are having are giving a pretty O
good Imitation. Rain Is getting O
to be expected every few min- 0
utes, despite the fact that the Q
average weather layman would O
Judge that the clouds Just about Q
exhausted themselves by their O
efforts Tuesday. The total,pre- O
clpiutlon Tuesday ts figured as O
2.12 Inches, the heaviest In a O
long time. O
And the forecast Is: O
Unsettled weather and proba- O
bly showers Wednesday night Q
and Thursday. O
Wednesday temperatures: O
T a. m. 88 degrees O
II. m. ft degrees O
» a. m . .11 degrees O
14 a m It degrees Q
11 a. m. 7* degrees O I
1? noon. 77 degrees O
1p.m. 78 degrees O
_ 2p.m to degrees o i
DOOOOOOOOOWOOOOCKJOOOOOOOO '
Hporlnl to The Georgian.
Dallas. Texas. July 18.—By the over
turning of a Hwltch 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 tile property of the Houston and
Texas Central Hallway Company and
turned over Just at the crossing of u
switch of this line und the main line of
the Hanta Fa railroad In the heart of
the city.
Those killed were: Joe Watts, engi
neer of the switch engine, und K. K.
Reltzel, crew fireman.
John Tenlson, the other man killed,
was the fireman of the engine.
When the engine turned over shortly
after he was pinched under the flro
box, and It was after 12 o’clock before
he was released. He was literally
roasted to death.
Both.of the other men were terribly
mangled and the trucks of the engine
fell on Reltxel and crushed him into
the earth. Watts was mashed into u
pulp.
The railroad officials say that the ac
cident was caused by tha loss of u shoe
broke of the engine.
BOY STABS FATHER
WHEN HE ATTACKS
OF
Young Man Ilad Been For
bidden to Marry the
Girl.
By Priratu Leased Wiry.
New York, July IS.—Conrad Schlr-
mcT, Jr., of No. 124 East one Hundred
and Fourteenth street, was arraigned
In the Harlem court today and held to
await the result of Injuries In hla fath
er, who Is In the Harlem hospital suf
fering from a stab wound tinder the
heart. Inflicted by the son.
Young Hchlrmer, who Is 18, stabbed
tile father at ths heme of his sweet
heart. Miss Clara Imsarus. aged II,
when the elder Hchlrmer struck the
boy. It Ih alleged, and then dragged
the girl about the room by the hair
when she tried to save him from his
father's wrath.
Young Hchlrmer inel Miss Lasarus
last Decstnbgr Hnd fell In love with
her. He called on her often, proposed
to her and she agreed to ho Ills wife.
The boy told his mother of his engage
ment and the latter offered no objection
to the match. Rut Hchlrmer's father
forbade hla son to get married before
he was 21. The boy haa been earning
|9 a week. The father declared that
the boy could not support a wife on
what he earned and told him to .break
off the engagement.
Senator Bacon and Con
gressman Adamson Make
Short Talks.
By J. WIOEMAN LEE.
Warm Springs, Os., July It.—The an
nual address of President Thod A.
Hammond and short talke made by
Senator A. (). llacnh and Congressman
W. l\ Adamson were the features of
the first day's session of the Georgia
Bar Association which convened at
14:10 o'clock this morning In the ball
room of tho Warn, Springs Hotel.
These, with the reports of various
committees, made up the entire morn
ing meeting. President Hammond's
address was received with Intense In
terest, touching as It did on topics of
Upmadlata Interest and timeliness. Hle
reference to the fourteenth amendment
was received with applause.
Senator Huron's talk was on the sub
ject of the recent leglslatu„ by con
gress.
•'ll nil tended toward centralisation,"
he suld. "The work of the last con
gress did more toward the centralisa
tion of power than that of any con
gress since the civil war." HU talk
wee wholly Informal, as was Congress
man Adamson's.
There were 400 members In attend
ance this morning, the greatest number
In the history of the association.
Tho report of the executive commit
tee, rend br Price Gilbert, showed that
lit were applicants for membership
Into the association. All were recom
mended for election.
The report of Treasurer Z. D. Harri
son, of Atlanta, showed that there was
12,444 In the treasury.
Judge Emory Speer will apeak to
night. Ills subject has not yet been
announced.
The speech of William Travers Je
rome, the feature of the session, will be
delivered tomorrow morning.
AGED MAN KILLED
BT SON-IN-LAW
Shooting Follows Fight in
Which Young Groom
Got the Worst. .
ROCKEFELLER’S PAL
' TO DIVIDE PROFIT
Suit Filed .Agninst Rogers
as Result of (Ins Scheme
Ten Years Ago.
By I'rtrete Lessed Wire.
Boston, July It.—Henry H. Rogt
Standard oil magnate, must pay l
receiver of the Bey State Oas Cods-
peny, of Delaware, at least one-twilf
of 24,244,000 profit, which he made In
the now notorious New England Oss
nnd Coke Bay State'Gaa deal »• .my
ten years ago.
ThU decision against Rogers, which
will lessen his wealth by certainly two
and a quarter mllllona and perhm« a
larger eum. was handed down by Jml
Putnam In the United States court i
day. The judgment was Issued In t
name of George Wharton Pepper, re
ceiver for the Bay Slate Uss Company.
Sued for $4,000,000.
Pepper sued Rogers for |4,40".4nn,
the amount of profit which he claimed
Rogers made for himself by virtu.- of
his position as a trustee of the Boy
State Gas Company.
Although the amount given him u
leee then was asked, It U a material
victory ugalnet the oil magnate.
In the opinion handed down by Juris*
Putnam, Moorfleld Story, the fain r*
lawyer, le appointed maater to daedn
what part of the 24,240,000 profit Rcg-
ers must give up.
Must Turn Over Millions.
■if he Is unable to fix the rxnrt
amount which Rogers le entitled to re
tain, he le Instructed to divide the
amount, and In any event Rogers mum
turn over 22,220,opo.
The case was heard before a muster.
It was held In the office of Mr. Badger,
counsel for Rogers, and all of tire rep
resentatives of the press were barrel.
This was done for the sake of Mr.
Rogers, who wished to avoid publicity.
Alter star chamber proceeding* Hi*
case was argued before Judge Put
nam last winter.
Hpcrlal to Tile Georgian.
McRae, Oa„ July II.—Kyle Cannon,
a man 24 years old, was shot and In
stantly killed at East McRae, one mile
distant, at 1 o'clock thla morning, by
hla aon-ln-law, Julian Allag<|od. The
trouble grew out of a fight yesterday
between Allagood and a ann of Can
non, In which the latter got the worse
of It.
Cannon leaves a family and Alla,
good had married hla daughter only a
few months ago. Allagood Is In Jail
here.
LYNCHERS TRIAL
BROUGHTTO CLOSE
FOR THE PRESENT
STATE LEGALLY TO HAVE
ONLY ONE U. S. SENATOR
FOR FOUR MONTHS IN 1907
From March 4 to tho fourth Wednes
day in June, 1947, Georgia will liavn
only one United States senator—Alex
ander H. Clay.
The term of Senator A. O. Bacon will
expire on the fourth daytof next March.
The Georgia general assembly will not
meet until tho fourth Wednesday In
June*, and during that period of three
months and some twenty days Georgia
will be represented by only one United
States senator.
It comes of the change In the ses
sions of the general assembly from Oc
tober to June. This assembly has no
power to appoint flie senator, that duty
devolving on tile 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 of the
national house. Hon. Joe Hill 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
Htatea senate. I am reliably Informed
that the governor can appoint for this
Interim, and If no member of the
United Htates senate objects It will be
all right. But If one man should raise
the point of irregularity It would knock
Bacon out/
"Of ( course no actual harm is done,
but It Is a peculiar situation. How
ever, if tlie senate session, which ex
pires bn March 4, s|ould determine to
extend Its session for a short time
thereafter, as Is not Infrequently done,
Henator Bacon would have no actual
right to sit In Us deliberations. If any
one objected, which Isn't likely to oc
cur. •
Everybody knows that Gus Bacon
will be returned to the senate.for six
YOUNG GEORGIANS
FOUGHT TO DEATH;
ACCOUNT OLD FEUD
and that he wilt be nominated In the
primary August 22, and elected by the
next legislature, but Jhe situation fof
this hiatus of about four months Is un
usual snd one I think that has no ner-
sJlsL'
Special to The Georgian.
Augusta, aa., July II.—Information
was received here late yeeterday after
noon of a duel that two young man had
at Gough, (la., near hare, on Monday
afternoon. In which both of ths young
men were killed.
The duel was caused from bad blood
that had existed for some time. The
combatants were Q. H. Rowell and
Ephriam Murphy. The duel was fought
with pistols and the 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 hla heart.
SECRETARY ROOT
AT PARA, BRAZIL
By Private lessed Wire.
Washington, July II.—Tbs navy de
partment has received a cablegram
from Pare, Brasil, announcing the eafe
arrival of Secretary Ellhu Root and
hie party at that city on the United
States cruiser Chhrleston.
SENATOR ALLISON
CLOSE TO DEATH
By Private leased Wire.
Sioux City, Iowa, July II.—Advices
from Dubuque convey the moat alarm
ing Intelligence to friends of Senator
Allison representing hla physical con-
years without the slightest opposition, l^ltlon. They say the fact that he has
Bright's disease of advanced stage can
no longer be concealed. The prediction
Is freely made that he will never be
able to elt again In congress, of which
, fcs has been a member for forty years.
Charlotte, N. C., July II. Judge
Shaw today granted the motion of the
defendants In the Johnston lynching
esse, deciding that a grand Jury In on*
county cannot return bills to be acted
upon In another or adjoining county.
This ends the trial for the present
The case Will be appealed upon r»-
? uest of the prosecution and th* ile-
endanta bound ovar to a subsequent
term of the superior court of union
county at Monroe.
LADYCURZON DEA D
FROM PERITONITIS
IN ENGLISH HOME
lly Private Leased Wire.
London, July 18.—Lady 'Curxon, of
Keddleston, died here today, after an
Illness of ten days. Peritonitis Is given
as the cause of death. While tier Ill
ness waa known to be serioua lo r
death was not expected. Bhe va* a
daughter of Levi Letter, of Chicago,
millionaire grain operator.
Lady Curxon has been In III beal'h
for s long time. The cllmat* of India
affected her adversely very quickly and
when her huaband came home an hla
first vacation her condition was not at
all satisfactory to her friends Shortly
after her return to India ths fearful
earthquake occurred at Simla snd Lady
Curson snd her children had a narrow
escape from being crushed to death In
the vice regal palace. 8he nerer fully
recovered from the shock of that aw
ful disaster and ths doss call which
she and her little ones had.
The deleterious affect of ths Indian
climate on Lady Curson, It Is bell*v*d,
had much to do with the retirement
of laird Curxon from the vice royalty.
WAR ON OIL TRUST
TO RETRANSFERRED
TO CHICAGO COURT
By Private Leased Wire.
('level*i*l. Ohio, Jely 11—Owing to
f Jurisdiction, the federal grind
Tuesday afternoon reported that o
dlctmente bed town found again*:
Htandard OH Company led tb* !.*k.- :
snd Michigan Southern t«n<vay In -<>
lion with the charge of vMatlsii
1 op rasr ui t an mr rtib'.'ii 1 s i initial
Itrfor* tb* grand Jury h*r* will )•« tran*-
f*rr*d to Chicago, wh#ra pn»*e*dli.tf« will
Institute! In th* F*d*ral coart.
JURY IS SELECTED
FOR TRIAL OF NEFF
ti to <l*ctd* whether
guilty of grand lanraj
«tr*#t c*f»*t*fjr »t**l wa
Waraaw laat night, an) ’
r*n*d today, Aaaifant I»
Jarkaon bia prea*