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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
JAB AT ROOSEVELT
TAKEN BY JEROME
AT WARM SPRINGS
Roasts Teddy for Criticising
Judge Humphreys’ Beef
Trust Decision..
JEROME HITS HARD (ANTI-BUCKET SHOP
BILLS ABSORB ALL
OF TIME OF HOUSE
N. Y. NEWSPAPERS
o Mr. Jerome's shot at Preal-
O dent Roooevelt, which drew con-
O alderable applauee from the Bar O
O Association, was as follows: *
O "There Is one Injustice which
O public opinion not Infrequently
O does, and It Is one which law-
O yers can do much to correct.
O and that Is the criticism of
O judges tor decisions which they
O could not avoid making It they
O obeyed the law.
O “The recent spectacle of the
O nation’s chief executive, himself
O not a lawyer, rrltlclslng In a
O public document a Federal
O judge for his decision on a
O point of law has not, I believe,
O commended Itself to our pro-
O tension."
OQOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
By J. WIDEMAN LEE.
f*pcclal to The Georgian.
Warm Springs, Oa., July It.—Never
In the history of any meeting of rep
resentative Georgia lawyers was any
Individual given a greater personal
ovation than that accorded William
Travers Jerome Thursday morning at
the conclusion of hts address. A short
recess was taken by the association
whllo the speaker was given sincere
congratulations. Later Mr. Jerome
Bftgat Out on the grass, where an In
formal chat with an ever-changing and
constantly-increasing audience of lead
ing members of the association was
held. Here Mr. Jerome, discussed na
tional Issues and his Impressions of the
South. Restraint was thrown off as
well as coats, and reporters were
burred.
Jab at Teddy Applauded.
Mr. Jerome’s caustic remarks on
. President Roosevelt brought forth a
great deal of applause. Judge Emory
Speer, who was In the audience, was
heard to remark at the close of Mr.
Jerome's address:
“Very good, very good. But I don’t
agree with him."
The other lawyers present did, how
ever. /
Pnpe>- were read by a number of
proin<Aent members. Among these
1
• The Law of Bank Checks’’—R. E.
Dismukes, of Columbus. This was fol
lowed by applause and Interesting
comment.
• Power of Municipal Courts”—Alex
ander Akerman, of Macon.
Chairman Gilbert's announcement
that Judge Logan E. Bleckley would
address the association Friday mom
Ing was received with applause. Hev
oral committees submitted their re
prots.
Afternoon Program.
The program for Thursday afternoon
Is as follows:
"Defects of Criminal Procedure and
the Remedies Therefore’’—W. W. dor-
don, Jr., of Savannah.
"Shall the Bankrupt Law Be Re
pealed?”—Alex W. Smith, of Atlanta,
and Henry Coben, of Savannah.
"Federal Control of Life Insurance"—
J. H. Gilbert, of Atlanta, and M. P.
Callaway.
A reception, which will be the prin
cipal social feature of the meeting, will
be given Friday night.
Mr. Jerome's address appears In full
on page (.
Speer's Speech a Feature.
Special to The Ueorglaa.
Warm Springs, Ga., July I#.—The
addresg of Judge Emory Bpeer before
the Georgia Bar Association Wednes
day nlghf was one of the features of
the day, and attracted a large audi
ence. He spoke on "The Initiative by
the President.”
At the afternoon session papers were
road by John L. Hopkins, of Atlanta,
on ’Tbs Lawyer In Government." and
H. M. Patty, of Atlanta, on “What
Preventive legislation la Needed With
Reference to Divorce.” There was no
discussion on either paper.
Deplores Acute Hys
teria Prevalent in
Public Opinion.
By WIDEMAN LEE.
Special to The Georgian.
Warm Springs, Os., July If.—William
Travers Jerome, district attorney of
New Tork and the guest of the Georgia
Bar Association, la without doubt the
feature of the convention now In aes-
alon here. He haa met practically every
visitor and with a majority ffif tham
haa talked and exchanged Ideas. Every
where Mr. Jerome Is the subject of
conversation.
There are aome things Mr. Jerome
will not talk about—that la, he will
only touch on them lightly and unoffi
cially. The Thaw caae la one of these,
and New Tork polities, both stato am
city, la another. There are many
things, however, which have greatly
agitated the public In the last few
monlhe on which the dlalrlct attorney
has very decided and Intersstlng views.’
It Is generally euppoaed that Pres!
dent Booaevelt started the “muck
rake” talk. This Is a mistake. The ad
drest of the president was made about
the middle of April. On March 21, lfOf,
the original muck-rake speech was
made by. Mr. Jerome before a small
company composed of hie college fra
ternlty. This speech was wldsly com'
mented upon by the Eastern papers.
Assents to an Intsrvlsw.
It was for an Idea of that apaech
that a Georgian reporter asked Mr. Je,
rome Wednesday afternoon, and ha
very gladly assented to an Interview on
the lines followed by him In the ad'
drees which caused so much comment
In tho East. He said
"Today all through our country wa
find a caae Of absolute hysteria, yet no
nation was ever built on a warp and
woof of perjury, forgery and larceny.
From the excited state of public opin
ion you would think our country was
seeking progress on such a baala. We
read that one David Graham Phillips
has written a book on The Treason of
tho Sonata.’ Treason la an ugly word,
and lu present use lias coma from our
reckless use of superlatives. The sen
ale la not a treasonable body. N<
body that can hold a man like Murray
Crane Is treasonable. Because there
are a few men who bought their office,
shall people eay that the governor of
our body politic Is guilty of treason?
To say the aenate Is treasonable one
either lies or misconstrues the meaning
of the English language. The majority
of the men In the senate would not be
tray It any sooner than David Graham
Phillips would.
ATLANTA LOSES LIFE
FROM OCEAN STEAMER
Continued from Page One.
"Ra'llruad* have done great wrong,
ml should they be checked
DUNBAR ELECTED
Election Passed Off Quietly,
and Only a Few Fights
Were Pulled Off.
By Private Leased Wire.
Augusta, Go., July U.—The city elec
tion yesterday resulted In the election
of Captain William M. Dunbar, to the
office of mayor, for the term beginning
the Brat of January, 1(0?. The oppon
ent to Judge Dunbar was Captain W. B.
Young, who waa defeated by a majority
of SOI.
Both of the candidates had put up a
hard flfht, and even Judge Dunbar did
not expect to get the majority that he
received. His supporters were looking
for about 100 majority, and when the
landslide went his way, his friends were
overcome.
The election resulted as follows In
the different wards:
First ward, Dunbar III, Young ISO
second ward, Dunbar SOI, Young 412.
Third ward, Dunbar 242. Young 221.
Fourth ward, Dunbar ITS. Young 140.
Fifth ward, Dunbar 014, Young 4SI.
The total majority for Dunbar was
SOI, which Is the biggest majority that
haa been received by any candidate for
mayor In yearn.
There were many minor lights dur
ing tho day, but none of them resulted
In much damage to the participants.
W. A. Mattlaon, one of Captain
Young’s supporters In the Fifth ward,
was arrested soon In the morning for
alleged vote-buying, but he gave bond
and continued with hie work.
The only ward that had opposition
S ir council was tbe'Beeond, and E. L.
ohnson defeated H. H. Walton by 21
votes
Pile Delicate Women and Girls.
The Old Standard, Grove’s Taateleaa
..III Tonic, drives out malaria and
guilds up the system. Sold by all
dialer* for 27 years, price SO cents.
are doing It, but
by passing n law Just to satisfy popu
tar clamor—legislation that our repre
senlatlves confessed on the floor of the
house they did not understand? I"
that la the proper method, give me dee
pot Ism.
Stoffsno Honsst But Hasty,
Lincoln Steffens la a true man, but
he blows Into a state and In a few
weeks he haa It torn to tatters and
served up In McClures. Steffens la aln
cere, but hla training In writing head
lines In police news on New York
newspapers cannot escape my mind,
hnve lived In New York all my life,
and for many yearn I have been *o
placed that I had exceptional nppor
lenities to know what wrong was be
Ing done, but I would hesitate to serve
up the city of New York ss Steffens,
In n few weeks, serves up a city or
state that he never was In before.
"All of this wildly excited hysteria
la due to the newspapers, and again
not, for I have In mind two newspapers
In New York with which I hnve had
eome dealings. The other papers In
the country’, with few exceptions, try
lo be rlean. but standing before them
Is the financial success of those two
New York papers. There Is an ever-
presant temptation for them lo try lo
S o Ihe same gall. The public seems to
emand these days hot stuff at so
much per. and some papers fill their
columns with copy dictated by tho
counting room.
"Most of us gst up every mornlni
rather empty-headed Intellectually, ant
we fill ourselves with headlines, we
forget that many of ua had as good an
education as Ihe man who wrote tha
headllnea: that we know as much about
many of the subjects as the men who
write Ihe headlines, and yet people sit
around and poll parrot them, and think
they are voicing public sentiment.
8aye He Knows N. Y. Papers.
I have had some varied experiences
In New York with newspapers, and I
know them very thoroughly—yellow
onee and alL
•The Insurance Investigation showed
up a great Instance of bad work by a
paper. Not long ago the whole coun
try waa In the throes of the Insurance
Investigation, and waa clamoring for
the return of Andrew Hamilton, who
should be Imprisoned, electrocuted, or
snythlng you please, according to this
branch of the press. Hamilton came
back and went to the legislature In
Albany, N. Y., and said: T want you
to understand the yellow dog le a dog
of courage and loyalty.’ I have noth
ing to say but words of pralae for that.
He bravely stuck lo his own convic
tions. Hut observe Ihe very yellow
lotirnale that were crying out weeks
yefore for Hamilton’s very blood, have
now come to the point where they ac-
cept Hamilton’s word, uncorroborated,
as sufficient evidence to brand as fel
ons many men named In Ihe past
months In connection with the Ineur
ance Investigation.
Raps Alton B, Parksr.
There was a gentleman who sat In
the court of appeals of the state of New
York, one Alton B. Parker—I believe he
ran for president once. How I have
smarted under the weight of hla words
In Ihe court of .appeals, when he
thought that 1. a quasi judicial officer,
had allowed asaletants to go beyond
bounds In the trial of criminal cases.
He said the worst man In Ihe Com
munity wee entitled la his rights, and
that Ihe district attorney had been In
temperate and had not respected the
rights of the poor Individual. He came
down among you Southern people and
said this: The way to convict la to
convict.' Referring to certain caaee In
New York, he said: There le not a
grand Jury in New York that would
not Indict these men,’ and the only
answer I make Is that Just because
there le not such a grand Jury In New
York la the reason that there la ofte
public officer In the county of New
fork that will not permit an Indict
ment without evidence.
Must Havs tha Evidsncs.
"I have been criticised many times
In ihe last few months for not Indict
ing the men higher up. To bring whole-
Indlctments without evidence
Tuesday, forty miles north of Cape
Hatleras. Was not recovered."
Judge Ormond's mother, Mrs. Flor
ence Ormond, of 122 East Pine street,
waa prostrated by the news.
He left Atlanta Saturday for Savan
nah, where he sailed Monday on tha
ocean liner Kansas City. Along with
him want hla bosom companion, Har
vey Hill, and Guy Carpenter, who lives
at the Traylor fiats, on North avenue,
and Dowdell Brown, of 2? East Harris
street. Mr. Hilt Is a /aw» r, and
Msears. Carpsnter and Brown ara In
surance clerks.
No arrangements have as yst been
made for memorial services by the fam
ily, although suitable services will un
doubtedly be held, even If the body Is
not recovered.
8ketch of Hie Life.
Walter Ormond was one of the best
known young men of Atlanta. He Bad
lived In this city all of hit life, with
the exception of two years spent in
Chicago, and because of hla sociable
nature on the one hand and hla promi
nence as a member of the'bar on the
other wae known personally or by rep
utation to'every one In this city.
He was the center of a coterie of
prominent young Atlantans, members
of the Atlanta Athletic Club, who were
practically Inseparable during their
leisure hours. One of these was Har
vey Hill, eon of Solicitor Charles D.
Hill, and a member of the law firm of
Arnold A Arnold.
Judge Ormond waa 40 years of age.
He W&I the oldest son of Mrs. Flor
ence Ormond, waa a great-nephew of
the late Judge Marahall J. Clarke, of
Atlanta, and a grandson of Sidney
Root, one of Atlanta’s pioneer cltlxena,
and In his day one of the wealthiest
land owners In this city. Hla coualn,
Sidney Root, the younger, was conald
ered one of the greatest architects of
the country, being superintendent of
design of the world's fair at Chicago,
In 18(2.
Judge Ormond leaves his mother, tw
sisters, Mrs. Hinton Hopkins and Miss
Alice Ormond, of thl* city, and one
brother, Sidney J. Ormond, managing
editor of The Natches (Mlaa.) Demo
crat The latter waa at one time city
editor of The Atlanta Constitution.
Studied Under Judge Clarke.
When nothing more than a boy,
Judge Ormond began the study of law
under Ills distinguished uncle, Judge
Marshall Clarke. 11s was admitted to
the Atlanta bar In 18(2. lie then en
tered Judge Clarke'e law office and re
mnlned with him until that Jurist’s
death In 18(8. Shortly after that he
and Reynolds Tlchenor opened an of
flee In the Equitable building and re
matned together until 1(08, when he
was appointed Justice of the peace of
the 1234th militia district, succeeding
Waller Venable.
Hla court haa been held up as
model In manner of keeping records
and handling of eaaea, and whereas It
haa been for two years the custom of
every grand jury to flay the system
of Justices’ courts In this county,
elite exception In the arraignment
always been made of Judge Ormond’s
court.
A Noted Raconteur,
Judge Ormond possessed a highly de
veloped sense of humor, one of his
most notable characteristics. He not
only could tell a story Inimitably, but
appreciated the humorous. His court
situated In Decatur street, naturally
had to liandlo many funny casea, 'prin
cipally from negroes, and .Judge Or
mond's stories of unique Incidents were
famous throughout the state. They
furnished many columns for the news
papers. and none enjoyed them more
than tha Judge himself.
He wae a well equipped lawyer, a
sound business man and one whose In
tegrity was proverbial.
He waa one of the charier members
of the Atlanta Athletic Club, and ever
since Its founding has been conspicu
ous In Its management. He served one
term bn the city park board.'
ALL LAND IN STATE ||G JAIL
WOULD BE POSTED
Boykin and Anderson Sub
stitutes Are Both
Presented.
VOTE IN AFTERNOON
Many Interruptions Delay
Speeches of the Fathers
of the Bills.
EXCUR8I0N IS ENJOYED
BY TENN. PHARMACI8T8.
Special to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Term,, July 1(.—The
members attending the annual meeting
of the Tennessee Pharmaceutical As
sociation went on an excursion down
the river to Hale’s bar, tha site of the
big lock and dam, today. John A.
Patten, of tho Chattanooga Medicine
ompany, was the host. The session
of ins association will closa tonight
with u big banquet.
would not do.
"So much for cheap clap-trap plays,
even though they come from the sage
of Esopue.
Why, I waa Informed a few nights
?» mj» • *»■(*• iiisui iiiou n •(" Migum
before 1 left New York by a director
of the Mutual Life that nearly 8100,-
000,000 of policies have lapsed In Ihe
past year. I aeked him the site of
the policies, and he said between 11,800
and (8,000—all. poor people. They were
misled by the outcry In Ihe yellow
press, when as a matter of fact all
those companies were as sound as a
dollar. These yellow journalists scared
off the poor man, and he lost his earn
ings, and yet this same paper, In every
city, will claim to be the friend of the
poor man.
Feels Bittar About Some Things.
I feel very bitter about these
things. It hurts me to think that the
people should be so swept off their feet
under circumstance* like these, when
they should keep their balance, and let
the guilty be proven and punished. I
feel bitterly when I think of educated
men barking down the pike, led -by
Itearst and the other unspeakablee.
Now, there In New York 1 would not
class Mr. Pulltaer, of The World, among
Ihe yellow Journalists, as be Is old and
not active, but I do mean that unmiti
gated and unspeakable bunch that he
tae to rely upon for Ihe conduct of
Ills paper.
“We are not coming to a nation of
the newspapers, by the newspapers and
for the newspapers, for public officials
will come around In lime and cease lo
lose their nerve. They will not be af
fected by these editorials In papers
calling on them to do certain things
for Ihe benefit of their reputations. The
district attorney or prosecutor In any
county that lets his actions he con
trolled by a desire to enhance hie rep
utation does wtlfse than make a mis
take—he commits a crime.
"This hysteria won’t last. Things
will come around all right, and this
yellow literature will then be revealed
to ue In lie true light. If It has not al
ready been revealed."
Messrs,. Alexander, of DeKalb, and
Anderson, of Chatham, held the legli-
lalatlva boards Thursday morning, pro
and con, on.the Boykin afid Anderson
substitutes for tho Boykin anti-bucket
shop bill.
Both were considerably Interrupted.
Mr. Anderson spoke more at length
than Mr. Alexander, and held the floor
till the hour of adjournment.
Close attention waa given to each
of the advocates, and unless there Is
an oversupply of bottled-up oratory not
In light, the, chances are that a vote on
the Dill will be had at the afternoon
aeaalon.
The Indications are that tha Boykin
aubatltute will pass.
It prevents all dealings In futures,
the Anderson substitute excepting le
gitimate houses.
Ths Discussion Starts.
The ling discussion of the measure
was provoked by the motion of Mr.
Anderson, of Chatham, that the house
resolve Itself In the committee of the
whole.
Mr. Mitchell, of Thomas, moved to
commit with Instructions to the com
mittee of the whole to report tho bill
In G minutes, and stated that he made
thle motion that they might dlscusS*the
proposal of Mr. Anderson, a plain mo
tion to commit not being debatable.
Mr. Hale thought resolving Into the
committee of the whole was a useless
waste of lime, and meant an Intermin
able debate; that the measure was one
of great Importance, and ought to be
considered.
Mr. Mitchell thought this would be
useless consumatlon of time, and
was Inclined to regard the motion aa
an effort to delay or defeat the bill.
Mr. Anderson said that the gentle
man from Thomas was emphatically
mistaken upon that score, and later he
assured Mr. Hilt that hla motion waa
not made to delay, and he, too, had a
substitute to offer to the bill, oa did
Mr. Boykin.
Mr. Felder thought every member
waa Interested In the bill, and a Anal
discussion should be had on both sides
of It
Mr. Dunbar, of Richmond, aald the
measure affected very Important Inter
ests of the state, and the fullest dis
cussion should be had.
Mr. Wright said with the bill In the
commltee of the whole there waa no
telling when a vote could be had If in
this committee, aa the previous ques
tion could not be called. The house
thins out on Friday, nnd the bill would
be Jeopardised If not passer] upon to
duy. A colloquy between Messrs. An
deraon nnd Wright followed, as to the
advisability of going Into the commit
tee of the whole. The house turned
down Mr. Anderson’s motion by *tha
ttriia Ilf 1C trt II
MAN’S BODY FOUND
ON TOP OF TRAIN
fir Private LeaeM Wire.
Sbw York, July 19.—-The police of
Jersey City began an Investigation Into
the atrange caae of a man supposed to
be Henry C. L. Bauer, said to be New
York. manager of. the Continental In
surance Company, and living: at No.
C48 North Thirteenth street, Philadel
phia, who was found unconscious on
the top of a Pennsylvania freight car
today as It drew into the yards at
Harslmoua Cove, just outside Jersey
City. The man, who was dressed in
expensive clothing, had absolutely
nothing In his pockets but a card bear
ing the name of Sauer, his address aryl
the address of an office he had at No.
495 North Third street, Philadelphia.
The police believe he had been robbed.
Senate Has Busy Ses
sion—Pass and Intro
duce Many Bills.
Ing testimony. They wanted to wring
tho truth out of the accused. He did
not think the Anderson substitute could
stop these transaction.. Forbidding
r !j,,s these dealers nnd uI!"'a -
Ing another, would make the law fu
tile, he thought The taxing of thesa
dealers was Indefensible In morals. We
have put our hands In their pockets
and shared In these Viholy gains.
Mr. Anderson, of Chatham, followed
In defense of his substitute, declaring
that the whole cotton trade of the atate
thought It was Imperiled by this bill.
He advised conservatism In legislation
of this kind. He proposed to submit
cold, solid facts. There Is need of leg
islation to abolish bucket shops, but
there le ho need lo pass a law that
would hamper and Interfere with legiti
mate businesses In this state. In re
ply to Mr. Hall, he affirmed that this
was the first time the law had de
fined what a bucket shop was. Re
plying to Mr. Wright, of Floyd, If the
tentleman from Chatham knew of a
>ucket shop In Georgia, “The gentle
man knowe of several” he replied,
vote of 48 to 81.
The Two Substitutes.
Mr. Boykin offered a aubatltute to
his own bill, and Mr. Anderson' also of
fered a aubatltute to the bill and aev
eral amendments were likewise offered.
The real teat was between the Boykin
substitute and the Anderson substitute.
The only material change In the orl
glnal bill provided by the Boykin sub
atltute Is the elimination of section 4,
which provided that any peraon with
in this state who shall become a party
to any such contract made In another
state, or who shall aid while In thle
elate In furthering suctr a contract In
another elate, shall be guilty of a mis
demeanor.
Mr. Anderson’s aubatltute aimed to
put the “bucket shop” out, hut not to
do away with tha ao-caUed legitimate
exchange. ,
Mr. Alexander, of DeKalb, said that
the supreme court had long ago de
clared these transactions gambling,
und non-enforcable In the courts. This
legislation proposes to prohibit by
criminal statute these gambling trans
actions. Both substitutes had that end
In view. Certain Important Interests
behind the Boykin aubatltute think the
transactions are undermining the In
tegrity of Ihe state. Certain other Im
portant Interests behind the Anderson
substitute think that there should not
be a total prohibition of these traneac-*
(Ions, but that certain deallngi ahould
be permitted.
Mr. Longley, of Troup, wanted ti
know that If the mill men bought cot
ton for future delivery, If they would
come under Its operation. Very fre
quently, he said, they sold their prod
ucta as far as ten months ahead for
future delivery.
"Will Not Affect Mill Purehaeee."
The blir. replied Mr. Alexander,
would not affect any bona tide sale,
even though foV future delivery. It
was at first proposed to eliminate those
who engaged In "hedging,” but It was
the purpose to prohibit such transac
tions altogether. *
Mr. Nolan inqlred If the bill would
irevent a party from dealing with, for
nstance, the Alabama exchange.
Mr. Alexander eald It would not.
Mr. Hall Inquired If It would prevent
a party here from putting an order In
New York under the bill.
It would not," replied Mr. Alexan'
der.
Then read your bill," retorted Mr.
Hall.
Mr. Alexander explained that It pre-
ented these exchanges from operating
here In the state either by eome mem
bership thereof, an agent or corres
pondent.
Mr. Hall thought that parties who
bought farmers’ cotton crops early In
the season, and could not go on these
exchanges and "hedge,” could not In
the future buy these crops of the farm
ers ns heretofore. The opening up of
an office was onlp prlma facie evidence
aa provided In section (. and only puts
the burden on the accused party.
Same Effect ae Gambling Law.
The pardon clause where one gave
testimony, he replied to a question of
Mr. Nolan, of Henry, was Intended to
have the same effect aa the law now
as to nambllng, which was not compel-
able, but optional with the party giv-
'■**•• W4 DDIC I 4l|p IC^IIICU)
there Is one now In the Kimball
House, and also one In the Piedmont
Hotel, both In full blast.”
A "Legitimate Exehsngs.”
Mr. Covington wanted him to define
a legitimate exchange, which he did,
explaining the difference between the
bona fide transactions of the exchange
and the Illegitimate transactions of the
bucket ehope. Where there le one bona
fide transaction on the great exchanges
of New York, New Orleans and Chica
go, there are thousand, made through
the bucket shops. He read from Dr.
Broughton a very fierce denunciation
of the bucket shop. Mr. Anderson said
that In these bucket shops you had
about aa much chance for your money
ae If you flipped up on the turn of a
coin.
Replying to a question of Mr. Hall, If
Savannah waa not now the third cot
ton market In the world, and what ef
fect the passage of the Boykin substi
tute would have on that city aa a cot
ton port, he asserted that now they ex
port a million and three-quarter bales
of cotton, and thsre waa not an ex
porter there but that would be ham
pered and hurt If this Boykin substitute
passed.
Mr. Longley asked how they would
be hampered, which he promised to ex
plain later In the course of hla remarks.
Refuting the argument that the atate
was being ruined by theae transactions,
he cited the (47,000,000 Increase In the
tax returns last year, and the probable
additional Increase from forty to fifty
millions this year. Under thle bill as
It now stands everybody Is prevented
from "hedging.” The line of demarca
tion la cleatfy drawn between these
two subetltutes. The Boykin blit pre
vents every transaction on margin.
Mine prevents legitimate transactions
and forbids only those that are lllegltl
mate.
He Hated tljat he waa Informed that
lawyers representing the Atlanta Credit
Men's Association had drawn the Boy
kin substitute. This brought Mr. Boy
kin to hla feet In a Jiffy, with the state
ment that every principle In this sub
atltute was in the original bill; that Mr.
Harvle Jordan of the Southern Cotton
Association, Mr. Richard Cheatham of
the Credit Men's Association, himself
and several friends of the measure had
conferred and agreed on this aubatltute
measure.
Buokst Shops and Exchanges
"There Is a wide fundamental differ
ence,” continued Mr. Anderson, "be
tween bucket shops and bucket shop
ping on ths one hand and the legiti
mate exchanges on the other. The
latter have had to bear tha brunt of
the attacks on the others. He read a
letter from Mr. Kincaid of the Griffin
mills to Mr. Malcolm Maclean, of
Savannah, that he had for three montha
been supporting the Anderson bucket
shop bill, to show that the gentlemen
now urging the Boykin substitute did
not know what they wanted. Even the
gentleman from DeKalb, Mr. Alexan
der, admitted he did not know what
‘hedging” meant.
The aim and purpose of the legiti
mate house* are that their contracts
shall be executed; the aim and purpose
of the bucket shop Is that they shall
never be executed. He read the rule
of the New Orleans exchange prohibit
ing any of Its members from dealing
with bucket shops, except for actual
delivery of cotton, and said that the
same rule prevailed In the New York
exchange.
Mr. Worthen. of TVIIkes, wanted sto
know If money wa* ever lost on the
exchange.
"Why, certainly,” aald Mr. Anderson,
'Just aa any man would lose money If
he bought a thing too high and went
to sell It. Men have lost money In
horse*/' be said.
Legitimate Commissions.
A bucket shop concern run under
the name of Woodall had offered a man
the entire commission on the margins
to represent them In a small town, and
thsy would do this It they depended on
legitimate commissions alone. The ex
changes at Chicago, New York, Liver
pool and Bremen would continue to op
erate and their prices be accepted by
the buelness world Irrespective of what
we did or thought about It. The inen
who accept margins are not the agents
of the exchanges, but your agent. Buy
ing on margin waa like buying on ac
count. He related an Instance where
he put a thousand margin In buying
some stock and the broker put up the
balance for him on Interest, and a few
weeks later he drew the dividend upon
that particular stock. With these le
gitimate exchanges it Is always an ac
tual transaction.
He told of a farmer who had 1,700
bale* of cotton In February, 1(04, when
rotten wa* selling at 17 cents. He ex
ercised good business foresight and
sold his crop for that year for 14 cent*.
When the fall delivery came cotton wa*
selling at about 10 cents. If this bill
had been a law then this contract could
not have been consummated. Mr. Cov
ington thought It could, aa It was an
Interstate transaction. They ara pro
posing (o prevent It, whether they can
If the house should pass Senator Al-
sobrook's bill, passed In the senate on
Thursday, for the protection of game
and birds, every foot of land In Geor
gia will be posted, and there can be no
hunting anywhere without the consent
of the property owner. .
Senator Alaobrook'a bill was offered
aa a substitute to Senator Wheatley’s
measure Introduced for the Incorpora
tion of the Adbon Society In Georgia
and conferring certain powers on that
organization.
Senator Wheatley waa badgered by
the members on hla bill, and after they
had cornered him once or twice, he
raised n shout of laughter by naively
confessing:
“Gentlemen, this la not my bill, but
was Introduced by request."
8snat* Has a Busy 8ssiion.
The senate got down to real hard
work Thursday, passing seventeen
senate and house bills, and Introducing
fifteen new measures, several of them
of considerable Importance.
The bill of Senator William* for atate
Inspection of all oil brought Into the
vlding for the salary
state oil Inspector stricken.
Senator Williams said he had put the
clause to raise the salary Into the bill
by request, but had had It stricken at
the request of the commissioner of
agriculture and the agricultural com
mittee.
Bill* Passed.
By Senator Reid: To amend consti
tution so as to authorise payment of
pensions to all Confederate soldiers
who served alx montha and ware hon
orably discharged, and who have reach
ed (0 years, and to their widow*.
By Senator Bennett: To amend code
prescribing duties of tax'collectors and
providing for collection of taxes at
county seat on recommendation of
grand juries.
By Senator Bennett: To amend act
empowering road commissioners, ordi
naries or county Judges to lay out,
change or discontinue roads, so as to
provide for suspension of act by vote
of people.
By Senator Alsobrook: To provide for
the protection of game and birds, to
provide for the appointment of county
and deputy wardens. Limits killing of
birds to 20 per day.
By Senator Bennett: To amend code
providing for' taking tax returns at
county seats alone upon recommenda
tion of the grand Jury.
By Senator Bennett: To prohibit the
poisoning of dogs, domestic animals or
stock, and to provide penalty for same.
By Senators Copelan and Hand: To
provide that any common carrier re
ceiving property for transportation be
tween points wholly within this state
shall be liable for any loss or damage
to such property, whether caused by It
or by any connecting carrier over
whose line such property may pass.
By Senator Bond: To authorize, rural
free delivery mall carriers to certify to
the reception and delivery of packages
of Interrogatories.
By Senator Carswell: To provide for
the annual payment of pensions, how
the vouchers and warrant* are to be
made and Issued, and to whom Issued
and paid.
By Senator Fitzgerald: To create a
new charter for the town of Omaha, In
Stewart county.
' By Senator McHenry: To amend code
prescribing for Investments and loans
to be made by Insurance companies, so
as to authorize loans In other states.
By Senator McHenry: To require the
deposit of securities with the slate
treasurer by all life Insurance compa
nies.
By Senator Williams: Requiring In
spection of all oils coming Into atate.
House Bills Pssssd.
By Mr. George, of Morgan: To In
corporate the town of Godfrey.
By Mr. Beauchamp of Butts :To pay
pension due Mr*. Elisabeth Vard*
man.
By Mr. Mllllkln of Wayne: A reso
lution quitclaiming the state’s title to
lot No. 217 In the Third district of
Wayne.
By Mr. Beauchamp of Butts: To pay
pension due Mrs. Jane Fogg.
New Bills In Senate.
By Senator Lumaden—An act to de
clare the Etowah river and Its tributa
ries navigable and to provide for dam
ages resulting to the lands of reparian
owner*.
By 8enator Walker—To -Increase
compensation of Jurors for services In
Justice courts for each verdict from
21.28 to 22.80.
By Senator Walker—To prohibit any
peraon from buying Intoxicating liquors
for another from anyone Illegally en
gaged In the tale thereof.
By Senator Bunn—To establish the
city court of Polk county.
By Senator Bunn—To amend the act
establishing the city court of Polk
county, providing for a solicitor there'
for.
By Senator Cartthera—To provide for
the appointment of one additional trus
tee of the University of Georgia, who
shall be a non-resident of the state.
By Senator Williams—To add the
town of Gibson to the list of slate
depositories.
By Senator McHenry—To amend
code providing for sureties on con
tractors' bonds.
By Senator Candler—To amend an
act to provide for and require the pay
ment of taxes on franchises and to
prescribe the method for the return
and payment of same.
By Senators Crum and Wilcox—To
transfer Laurens county from the Oc-
muigee to the Oconee judicial circuit,
and transfer Toombs county from the
middle to the Oconee circuit.
By Senator Graybltl—To provide for
the vaccination of teachers desiring to
teach In the public schools of this
state.
By Senator Crum—To amend code
relating to attachments against admin
istrators and executors.
By Senator Poy—Amending the act
creating the county of Jenkins.
By Senator Reid—To regulate the
practice of optometry.
By Senator McHenry—'To authorise
commissioner of Insurance to employ
a stenographer.
BY SHERIFF HEED
Prison Walls Were Opened
and Thirty-Five Men
Walked Out.
By Private Leased Wire.
Asheville, N. C., July 1(.—Whtt
would have proved one of the largest
Jail deliveries ever made In North Caro
lina was frustrated Tuesday night by
the prompt action of Sheriff Reed.
There were thirty-five prisoners In
the Buncombe county jail at the time,
and elaborate preparations which had
been made for a wholesale escape were
discovered during the day by the Jailer
The attempt waa made shortly after
9 o’clock, Juat a few minute* after tha
aherlff had placed his deputies on guard
around the outside of the Jail. The
crowd of escaping prisoners were
headed by Will Trammel, charged with
horse stealing and burglary, and
"Dock” Fowler, who waa convicted
of assault with a deadly weapon. The
prisoners were met with a fuallade of
■hots from the guards, and at once re
treated to their cell* through the brok.
en wall of tho jail. When the aherlff
later entered the Jail all the men were
lying on their cota apparently asleep
aa if nothing out of the ordinary had
happened, although there waa a large
hole cut In the wall of the large cell
occupied by the white prisoners. An
other hole cut In the floor of the cell
and communicating with the cell di
rectly underneath occupied by the col
ored prisoners. The corridor door waa
wrenched from Its hinges, and a large
hole cut through the rear brick wall of
the jail, at a height of about 8 feet
from the ground.
RAILROAD SCHEDULES.
Showing the Arrival tad Departure of Pas-
r Trains of the Following Roads:
awra batlboad:
No.—Depart To—
* 2 Nashville. i:K sta
74 Mari*tta..li:M pat
• 62 Nashrille.I:M pm
72 Marietta.. 8:10 pas
4 Nashville. 1:60 t
immcwir
Deport To—
Mscoa........ .12:01 sat
Savannah..... 1:09 sag
Macon..,...,. 4:00 pcs
MvIrfSS
POINT ITA1C ‘
Depart To—
senger Tr
WEtchiny asd A-riaNTr
No.—Arrlre From—
■ 3 Nashville.. 7:10 an
73 Marietta... S:JG am
•** Nashville..11:42 am
78 Marietta... 3:60 pm
' 1 Nashville.. 7:18 pm
~CET7TEAL 6t~ <
Arrive From—
JtcksonvIiie.V W
Macon 11:40 am
Barannah 4:06 pm
Macon 7:86 pm
XfLTKTrAW V
no.
Arrive From— <
•Selma 11:40 ami
•Montgomery. 7:40 pm
•Selma 11:00 pm
MGrsnge 3:29 am LaOrange,... IJOpns
•Montgomery. 3:40 pm •Montg’m’ry .11:18 (H 1
•Daily. .All ether trains dally except 8un<
day.
All trains of Atlanta and Wept Point
Iiallrnad Company arrlvo nt end dept'
from Atlanta Terminal station, corner
Mitchell street nnd Madlaon arnnnt.
Arrive Front— I I
•Atignets 6:00 sm,*Au,
Conyers OH am LIU
Covington 7:40 am •Augusta...
•Augusta., . .12:89 pm Conyers
I.tthonla 1:29 pm Covington.. .
•Augusta 1:16 pm!*Auguata.. ...ll:G
•Daily. Alt other trains daily except I
lllruilngham.. 9:22 pm. Washington.. 8:33 pm
Hhown In Central time
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
or noL suggested Mr. Hall.
Judge Akin Inquired what objection
there could he to an amendment to the
Boykin aubatltute to except what fa
known as "hedging" where the pur
chaser had actually purchased "spot"
cotton—“spot cotton", emphasized Mr.
Akin. •
Because of hla unfamlllarity with
the proposal Mr. Anderson waa un
prepared to say.
Trains Leave Atlanta, New Terminal
Station, corner Mitchell and
Madison Avsnus.
N. B.—Following schedule figures pub
lished only ss Information and nr* not
*'4lrOO A. Mi—No. 22, DAILY. Local to Bir
mingham, making all stop*; arriving I*
fWMJlK “.CHICAGO
AND CINCINNATI LIMITBD. A solid
veatlbnled train Atlanta to Cincinnati with
out change, composed of veatlbuled day
coach** and Pullman drawing room *j»»P'
log cars. Arrive* Bom* 12» «..«■: Chit;
& n u3„. 8: U p“-Lf<S 1. £
Ctfo ear service. All mtsls between At
lanta and Cincinnati. .
stops . arriving Macon P:16 a. m.; Bruns-
'I? ..
Birmingham, Memphis. Kansas City sod
TlSVM' U DAILY.—Iee.l t*
Charlotte, Danville, Richmond and Am*
▼lilt.
and Houthwtitern united. Electric MgJJJ
ed. Bleeping, library, obeemtloo aod club
cart through without eban*«. tMalaifira
aenra all meals an route. Arrive# wmI
‘TcS-
Expreea. I»ay coaches between
1 niton 11:06
tod WaAington. . Arrive. Week-
Macon, arriving Macon 1:40 p.m.
IIawkln*vm*7' PnAman A obeervatlo'n'r6»li
wrvysrfc da.lt.-m
£ , .'i p,D, Affl r v4“ d Bi?sSaig:i"*!a T®
U r& > P? ii^-No. "fi DAILY, except 8ua-
*%( p A, yi , !f. D i , 'DA o iir^s , ri ! fi.
Columbui. Pullman palace Heaping re*
W. hT-^aDAILT.-Locs. to r.f.
• , * , S 1 V"1^T>AILT.-W« a |»
l t\h
atope. Local to Heflin; arrlvee Heflta w »
, l *'ll“l» P. M.—No. 11 DAILY.—FlorMj
rtveo Jacksonville 1M a. **.: Bras***™
Mii-srz
to Birmingham. Arrives Bummgeta
LrSsSSTiM p*:
r . re. tfleopera open to
:00 p. m.
ii.“*»i
.ott* an*
sr ss*
sari
Patera building, cad oew Termls*'
Both 'Phase, City office. 1*1
No. t os Terminal exchaage-
cars to New lerk. R*kmood.^J%V lc j