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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
POLL TAX PAYMENT
But He Would Make Right
of Franchise Depend
Upon It.
If the'bill Introduced by Senator
Crum Tueeday In the eenate le enact
,j into law, payment of poll taxes will
be entirely voluntary, but any who
(silt to do so cannot exercise the right
of franchise In either primaries or reg
ular elections.
It stipulates that the payment of poll
tax is to be voluntary Instead of com
pulsorr as Is now the case, but fail
ure to pay same renders any one In
eligible to register or vote in any elec-
tlou.
The act Is to make this regulation
operative from January 1, this year.
To License Pistol Toters.
Senator Crum is also the author of a
bli! which would require every person
carrying a pistol; whether concealed or
exposed, to take out a license from the
ordinary. For this he pays a license
fee of 35 and gives a bond In the sum
Of 1500.
The ordinary Is required to keep a
complete register of all taking out a
license. A penalty of two years in the
penitentiary Is affixed for any failure
to comply with the laty.
To 8top Gambling.
A bill by Senator Reid, If passed, will
stop gambling or betting of all kinds,
either In houses or in the open. It Is
one of the most drastic measures
against gambling yet Introduced.
Hogan Finally Wins.
Senator Hogan finally won out on
his resolution to allow convicts to go
from the state prison farm to Athens
to do certain work on the grounds of
the Normal‘College, though A. O. Bla
lock served notice that he would In due
time move a reconsideration.
When It came up some days ago such
opposition sprang up that Senator Ho-
gsn moved to table It temporarily. The
opposition was passive Tuesday and
the resolution passed by a vote of 20
to 12. /
To Hear Judge Cobb.
Senators Miller and Reid Introduced
a resolution to Invite Justice Andrew
Cobb to address a Joint session of the
general assembly In the hall of rep
resentatives at 3 o'clock Tuesday af
ternoon.
Justice Cobb Is to speak on the ne.
eessity for relief of the dockets of the
supreme court. The resolution was
unanimously adopted, and Immediately
transmitted to the house.
A poll of the senate Tuesday morn
ing makes It certain that the bill to
create the circuit court of appeals will
certainly pass that body If It receives
favorable action from the house.
Wants to Define Line.
A resolution Introduced by Senator
Phillips calls on the governor of Geor
gia to confer with the governor of Ten
nessee relative to some adjustment or
settling of the dispute as to the boun
dary line between Fannin county.
Georgia, and Polk county, Tennessee. It
was adopted.
Senator Hamby Introduced a resolu
tion to empower the president of the
senate to pay two assistant gallery
keepers and three assistant dookkeep-
ers. It was adopted.
New Bills in Senate.
By Senators Furr and Peyton: To
changd and rearrange the xlstlng sen
atnrial districts. ,
By Senator Hamby: To repeal act
entitled act to regulate catching or
taking of fish In Tallulah river and Its
tributaries.
By Senator Hamby: To prohibit the
putting of sawdust or other unhealth-
fui material In any stream of Rabun
county.
By Senator Crum: To regulate carry
ing of pistols, prescribe manner of car
rying and provide penalty.
By Senator Reid: To prevent the so.
licltlng or receiving of money or any
thing of value or any bet or wager
upon games or upon any schemes or
device for the hntardlng of money and
to provide punishment
By Senator Westbrook: .To fix the
compensation of the ordinary of Tur
ner county.
By Senators Crum, Wilcox and Foy:
To provide that the payment of poll
taxes shall be voluntary, to define de
linquent tax payers and to define when
delinquents shall not be entiled to vote
in elections and primaries.
Bills Pasted.
By Senator Crum: To create a new
ludi-iat circuit, to be known as Ala-
paha, consisting of Dooly, Wilcox, Ir
win and Crisp counties.
By Senator Steed: To provide that
•1> criminal cases shall be called for
trial in the order In which they appear
on the criminal docket.
By Senator Hogan: A resolution for
■he prison commission to furnish the
necessary convicts from the prison
farm to do certain work on the grounds
of the Normal College at Athens.
Bs Senator GRtyblll: To amend the
code changing the salary of the elqrk
of state school commissioner from 31,-
Ed Van Winkle, Now in Russia, Says '
The Georgian Is the First Home Paper'
Ever to Reach That Part of World
A CCORDING to Edward K. Van Winkle, the well-known Atlanta
manufacturer, who le now Installing oil machinery near Baku.
Russia, The Atlanta Georgian la the first Atlanta paper to reach
that part of the world, and le now being received regularly, despite the
alarms of threatened revolution there.
Mr. Van Winkle left Atlanta June ( to go to Russia on a very Impor
tant mission, that of superintending the Rasing-of elaborate machinery
used In the handling'of oil from the wejita near Baku, which la In the
extreme southern portion of Russia; on the Caspian see. The enterprise
with which he la connected Is one of great magnitude and will require
■everal months of constant work. V
When he left Atlanta he came to The Georgian office and entered hla
subscription, the paper to be sent to Baku, saying that It would keep
him thoroughly In touch with affairs at home.
Incidentally, it might be said that The Atlanta Georgian Is now pen
etrating a region In the vicinity of the land .of the original Georgians,
down at the foot of the Caucasus mountains.
• The following letter was received Tueeday from Mr. Van Winkle:
8TUCKEN & CO., Moskau, Rostow a Don, Odessa, Tlfita, Baku.
Baku. July (. 1906.
The Atlanta Georgian, Atlanta, Georgia. V. R. A.
Dear Sire: I have just arrived here and found several copies of your
paper waiting for me. I am also In receipt of another lot of them this
morning.
Tou can hardly realise how much pleasure and.lntereet I find In read
ing home news. These are the only American newspapers I have seen
since leaving the United States, nearly a month ago, and, I am quite sure,
the only Georgia papers that have ever been In this section of the world.
. You certainly are to be congratulated In your efforts to send me The
Georgian, which I consider the best and newsiest paper published. Please
continue to send It until further notified, as 1 look fowsrd very anx
iously to receiving It. <
To show you how Atlanta and Georgia are known here, will say I
had the pleasure of meeting a relative of the late General John B Gor
don here. He ham been working at this place, hla home, for the past
twenty years.
Again thanking you for your kindness and Interest In sending your
paper, I am, Yours truly,
EDW. K. VAN WINKLE.
BOYKIN BILL PASSES
ABOLISHING FUTURES
Continued from Page One.
gambling go on. Ah, how many bright
laced pretty Southern women hoye
been driven from their corny homes be
cause their husbands have been ruined
by .the gambling hells.
"Why, they soy that while we make
12.000. 000 bales of cotton every year,
300.000. 000 bales are sold every year.
My brother from Chatham tried’to ex
plain that, but I don’t remember how
It Is the marginal gambling.
"The Southern planter Is the lamb
led to the slaughter. He has a mo
nopoly of the crop yet gets little bene
fits. Now why do we allow this? Their
nefarious operations should be stopped,
and can't be stopped too soon.
"Now, the Boykin substitute goes
back to, the real sale. It le honest and
to the point.”
Mr. Wright then read the Boykin
substitute.
Mr. Anderson asked If section 3 of
the Anderson substitute was hot the
same as that In the Boykin substitute.
“Hired Attorney Before Committee,"
"Oh, I’ll be there on your bill, all
right When the Boykin bill wae be
toft the special Judiciary committee,
there wae a hired attorney there paid
by every bob-toil exchange In Geor
gia. The bill of the gentleman from
Chatham encourages gambling of tho
silk hose order." (Applause from the
floor and gnllerles.)
Speaker Slaton warned thoie In the
galleries that a repetition .of the ap
plause would force Mm to clear the
galleries. He Informed the crowds in
the galleries that they were not At
tending a political meeting.
“To Encourage Big Gambling,
Mr. Wright ridiculed the Anderson
substitute. ‘‘Why," said he, "there are
holes In that bill big enough for an ele
phant to jump through. That bill is
worse than nothing. However, now, to
discuss that substitute a little. That
bill ought to be entitled 'To encourage
large gambling In Georgia,’ and a sec
ond title, 'To give the large gamblers a
monopoly In Georgia.’ Pass the Ander
son bill nnd the little goober-pea gam
blers go, but the big bullies will reap
the reward. The Anderson bill Is r
copy of the Wisconsin law."
Mr. Anderson Jumped up and on be
ing recognised by the speaker, aald:
"If the gentleman from Floyd says
my substitute was copied from the
Wisconsin law, he eaye something that
le not true.”
"Oh, I am not going to get mad,
laughed Mr. Wright. "I guess It is not
W to 31,800.
By senator McAlllater: To amend act
establishing public schools In Fort
Gaines.
By Senator Reid: To amend consti
tution so as to Increase amount allowed
for clerical help In the office of the
comptroller general. Increases amount
from 34,000 to 30,000; 3000 goes to sal
on’ of Insurance clerk In the office.
By Senator Peyton: To change the
■alaries of the commissioner of agri
culture and elate school commissioner
from 32.00 to 33,000.
By Senator Strange: To provide for
the entering of all executions Issued
front the state courts upon the general
docket.
A bill by Senator Peyton to per-
mit county officials to go outside of
Ihetr county 1 to place legal advertising
*h»n the rate In local papers was too
high was lost.
At 12:30 o’clock a motion te adjourn
*a* made, but 8enator Miller object
ed. because the house had not reported
pa the resolution to Irivlte Justice Cobb
to address a Joint session of the general
At ii:4<t o’clock the senate adjourned
until i o’clock. In order to be present
fur the address by Justice Cobb.
„ Half Holiday for 8,000.
I'rivets Leased Wire.
Washington, July 24.—More than
yn.'i men In the employ of the engineer
.‘"K“rtment of the army will enjoy half
holidays on Saturday during the re
mainder of the summer under the terms taxes " n 7nnivveht to the
2"* order Issued from the war depart- I statement ‘ h *'A h M^aM«tloned. and
“cat at the Instance of the president. • school fund naa also questioned, an
There may be a few more
crossed and more double ’be.
“Tired of Belittling Atlanta."
"Who Is behind the Boykin bill? The
Credit Men's Association of Georgia.”
Mr. Anderaon Interrupted to say “o
Atlanta, you mean.”
"Mr. Speaker." said Mr. Wright, “
am tired of the attempt to belittle ev
erythlng that has Atlanta mixed up
with It." ’ ,
Mr. Anderson—I beg the gentlemen a
pardon. I merely thought he was un
consciously making a misstatement of
fact.
Mr. Wright—I am, on the contrary,
stating the truth. All of the Christian
people of the state are In favor of the
bill I am advocating. The good women
of the state are in favor of It. Many
of them have felt the brunt -of It The
cotton mill men are behind It.
Mr. Nolan asked Mr. Wright what sfe
feet the removing of the exchangee
from Georgia would have, hut no an
swer was made by the gentleman from
*'Sir! Wise,, of Fayette, asked why the
bill omitted the word "buy” and merely
provided for the "eale."
Mr. Alexander, of DeKalb. answered
the question by saying that the bill
prevented the making of a ’contract
which Implied a buying as well as a
" 8 Mr. Wright, of Floyd, continued on
his argument, by reading a letter from
the governor of North Carolina. The
Boykin substitute Is a copy of the law
at present In effect In North C^pllna.
“Now, as to the bills before us,” said
Mr. Wright, “the friends of the Boykin
bill want the Anderson substitute de
feated. With the exception otthe
amendment making the law efiertlve
January 1, we want the amendments
kl Mr.' Wright closed with a compli
ment to Mr. Boykin, of Lincoln, the au
thor of the anti-bucket shop, bill and
substitute. He spoke an hour and a
h °Mr. Dunbar, of Richmond, wan rec
ognized by the speaker. He opened nls
remarks by saying he was opposed to
bucket shops.
Stats Will Loss Taxes.
"While I won’t dwell on It. I want to
„y that taking away these
■will be depriving the state of 155.000
for school fund. Then, too, a great
amount of deposits are taken from the
banks. However, some will say this Is
blood money, and <he*e ar^ I admit,
merely monetary considerations.
"Mr. Youngs, of Morgan, quorerlfro" 1
the comptroller general's report to cor-
Mr Dunbar 8 * utatement or Uie
E&. ~£d from t^hsnjes. HU
the gentleman could not substantiate
his claim.
"However." continued Mr. Dunbar,
want to call your attention to an amend
ment I have offered to the Boykin iub
stltute. This amendment la merely to
permit bona fide hedging on contracts
In good faith for future delivery."
Mr. Anderson, of Chatham, asked Mr.
Dunbar If his amendment would not
merely mean that a man would have
to wire his hedging orders to exchanges
outside of the state. He admitted that
It would mean that.
Mr. Dunbar ottered several amend
ments, but said he wasn’t particular
about any except the one permitting
hedging, holding that hedging was not
gambling, but necsesary to the business
Interests of the state. He said the Boy
kin substitute unamended would lure
the small dealer, the small mill man
and the small buyer.
"The gentleman from Floyd,” said
Mr. Dunbar, "has only stated half the
case. He has put It beautifully, but
only the sentimental side. He has not
talked of the business side of the ques
tion. That Is the troublo with this
whole proposition. The business mean
ing of this bill, and Its effect must be
considered.’
Mr. Wright asked, “Is It not true that
when Southern mill men and buyers go
to New York brokers to hedge, those
brokers are thereby hears, and as such
they try to lower the price. Then the
conclusion Is that the brokers all over
the North are trying to lower the
price. Isn’t that the truth?"
“Only Half the Truth.”
“The gentleman tells only half the
fhith," answered Mr. Dunbar, who
closed his argument with a plea for
careful consideration of : his hedging
amendment. ,
Mr. Felder called for the previous
question, and the call was sustained
practically unanimously.
Anderson’s Argument.
Mr. Anderson, of Chatham, opened
his closing argument for his substitute
by saying he would only speak a few
minutes, and In advance, he wanted It
admitted that he had studied the ques
tion In hand, and was honest In his
views.
‘‘As the gentleman from Richmond
said, we must look at this thing in a
business-liko way and use our Judg
ment In deciding on this bill. This Is
not merely a moral question. Were It
so, It would be easy to ssttle. This
question and the effects of the bills will
Mrmeale the Innermost parts of the
business workings of the state.
Ignorance Behind Bill.
“Now, why am I opposed to the
Boykin bill? • Because that blit was
drawn up by men absolutely Ignorant
of the question with which they were
dealing. In the first place, this law could
not become effective until January 1,
1>08, on account of the tax act licensing
them. Now, an amendment has been
offered to make the law effective Jan
uary 1, 1307. Now, doesn’t the gentle
man from Fulton know that the tax
act runs on through next year?
"Now, then, Mr. Speaker, shall wa
strike out that provision of the tax
act? It should not be taken out The
Boykin bill has no provision taking
care ot this feature. The Anderson
substitute has. The tax act must be
reckoned with. The solicitor of this
county' told me that with the Anderson
bill he could close up every one of the
gambling establishments In the county.
"Now, there Is another defect It
stares you In the face. It starts out
by saying it la to prevent the sals of
futures In stocks and cotton. All the
way through the bill deals with selling.
Ninety per cent of the gambling dona
Is on buying contracts. I concede per
fect honesty to the author of the Boy
kin substitute. He couldn't be ex
pected to pass on the legal points In
this bill, as he Is no lawyer. This
very feature In the bill Is enough to
causa Its defeat for a better bill.
A Criminal Law.
“This Is a criminal law, and must be
construed very closely. An amendment
cannot correct this, for It runs through
the entire bill. When you go to a man
and aak him to buy you 1,000 bales of
cotton, you do not sell anything; he
sells you nothing, he acts as your agent,
and just such cases as that constitute
to per cent of the gambling dons In
exchanges or bucketshopa.
•“The gentlemen have read letters
from North Carolina saying the law In
that stats was satisfactory. I have given
you the names of the keepers of two
bucketshops In Charlotte, N. C.
•T want to say right here, that It Is
strange that the men who are working
for the Boykin bill and the bucketshop
keepers are so Intimate. It Is strange
that tV men of the Southern Cotton
Association should be so In favor of ths
Boykin bill.”
Here Mr, Anderaon asked some per
tinent questions, which caused a sen
sation, an given In another column.
Before he concluded time was cated on
him.
For the MIL Mr. Boykin asked Mr.
Alexander, of DeKalb, to use one min
ute. He said that the only amend
ments ths friends of ths Boykin sub
stitute favored were those proposed
by Mr. Blackburn, of Fulton, to make
the law effective January 1, 1*0'; by
Mr. Jenkins, of Putnam, to make the
law exempt transactions by mall and
wire to persons outside of ths state;
Mr. Wise, of Fayette, Inserting word
About the Palatial Piedmont Hotel:
The airy, cool, clean and delightful Piedmont Hotel is Atlanta’s favorite
summer resort hotel.
Beginning July 25 we will serve in the main dining room until further
notice a midday table d’hote luncheon for 50 cents and a table d’hote din
ner from 6 to 8 p. m. for 75 cents.
Georgians will always find a cordial welcome awaiting them at the
Piedmont. Rooms without bath, $1.50 and $2.00 per day. Rooms with
bath from $2.50 upward. All European plan. Our cafe prices are most
reasonable. Cooking and service of superior excellence.
HARVEY & WOOD,
Managing Directors.
: E OF THAW
SAKS SHE DIDN'T
SEEKJJIVORC
Hartridge Says Mrs. Thaw
Won’t Testify on
the Stand.
Ily Prints Leased Wire.
New York, July 34.—"It Is perfectly
absurd," said Evelyn Nesblt Thaw tO'
day when questioned concerning
•tory from Pittsburg that ehs had been
seeking evidence upon which to bass
an action for divorce from Harry Ken
dall Thaw.
Dlepatchaa from Pittsburg say that
young Mrs. Thaw obtained much of ths
evidence she needed In the eult before
the shooting of Stanford White, and
that sine* then there has been stoppage
In the search.
Heard Footlights' Call.
Ths young 'woman, who had been
used to a free and easy life, it was said,
had chafed under the restrictions
placed upon her by her mother-in-law
and was enraged at the snubs to which
she had been subjected by Pittsburg
aoclsty. . She planned to obtain a dl
vorce and retain to the stage.
Ths letters of Mrs Nssblt-Holmsn
to Standford Whits, urging him to
rescue her daughter from Thaw, today
are considered the strongest evidence
the prosecution has yet obtained, which
points to a motive for the shooting.
That Thaw was worried was Indicated
by his hasty action In sending for Rog
er O’Mare, hla Pittsburg detective.
She Won't Be Witness.
Lawyer Hartridge professed to be
lleve that the letters aided the defense.
He said Evelyn Nesblt Thaw would not
go on ths stand and tell how her moth
er and White are alleged to have
urged her to leave Thaw. He said the
case will be disposed of by a Jury
without the need of Mrs. Thaw appear'
Ing as a witness.
An effort will be made to gst Mrs.
Holman to make a statement under
oath for the district attorney, and It Is
Ukely that one of Mr. Jerome's staff
will go to Pittsburg and Interview Eve
lyn Thaw's mother. The woman can
not be compelled to come to New York,
but If she Is ever caught within the
Jurisdiction of the state she could bs
forced Into court.
"buy” through ths bill, and by Mr.
Swilling, making It Imposlsbls to plead
payment of a license as defense for
running an exchange,
Covington 8peaks.
Mr. Covington, of Colquitt, was asked
to use 14 minutes In support of ths
Boykin substitute. Ths greater part
of his spsch was taken up In a humor
ous arraignment of Mr. Anderson’s po
sition on ths Boykin bill. He asked:
"Isn't It a strange fact that these
cotton mill men haven't corns here to
urge the passage of ths Anderaon bill,
“ It so affects their Interests? Isn't
•trtfnge that man like G. Gunby Jor
dan haven’t been here to see that the
Anderaon substitute MU passed? Not
They are not here. Ilka they were when
the child labor bill was up.
'To ‘the bad place’ with all your ar
guments about bank deposits and
school funds. Ths picture of ths boms,
ths husband and family, appeal to me
much more than the ‘practical side,’
and on such a question I am glad to
‘ i classed a sentimentalist."
Mr. Covington spoke rapidly In con
cluding and was loudly applauded.
Mr. Mitchell, of Thomas, concluded
five minutes, eloquently urging that
the Boykin substitute be pasesd by ths
house.
The amendment by Mr. Blackburn,
Fulton, was passed.
Anderson Substitute Lost.
Ths vote on the Anderaon substitute
was overwhelmingly negative.
Ths amendment by Mr. Swilling, of
Franklin, was passed, as was that of
fered by Sir Wise, of Fayette.
The Dunbar amendment to allow
hedging was lost.
Mr. Alexander, of DeKalb, called for
the ayes and noea on ths vote on ths
passage of the bill.
Mr. Hall, of Bibb, who aald nothing
during the entire debate on the anti-
bucket shop bill and substitutes. In ex
plaining his vblt, said he could not vota
'or a bill, ths outcome of which he
didn't know. He said he didn’t under
stand ths bill, and was compelled to
vote "no.”
132 to 18.
The vote on the subetltute by Mr.
Boykin, of Lincoln, was 133 ayea and
M noea. Those voting "no” were An
derson, Bacon, Barksdale, Calvin, Clif
ton, Dunbar, HalL Harrell, Jackson, of
Muscogee: Lawrence, Mann, of Dough
erty: Mitchell, of Taylor; Orr, HtovalL
Terry.
On the motion of Mr. Felder, of Bibb,
the bill was transmitted to the senate.
The house adjourned at 1:80 o'clock
meet at 1 o’clock, when Associate
Justice Cobb will addrees the house and
•mate on the need for soma relief for
the supreme court.
RUSSIAN PEOPLE
URGED TO REVOLT
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Continued from Page One.
day. They were not moleeted. The
socialist members and tha adherents
of the "Group of Toll" wisely conclud
ed not to return to St. Peteraburg just
now.
800 PER80N8 KILLED
IN FIGHT WITH TROOPS
By Prints Leseed Wire.
St. Petersburg, July 14.—Ip Orel and
Voronezh, the Cossacks are fighting.
The peasant! have risen, their only
arm* being scythes and pitchforks.
They are being shot down without
mercy ahd ths total dead among sol
diers and peasants Is now reported at
500.
JEW3 LEAVE ODESSA
IN A GREAT PANIC
By Private leased Wire.
Odessa, July 34.—The Jews are In a
complete panic and are leaving the city
In constantly Increasing numbers. This
morning there was great relief because
peace continued. The Cossacks con
tinued looting Jewleh houses, but did
not carry out their threat of a general
massacre to avenge the alleged murdsr
of one of their number.
Military Governor Kaulbars was ap'
C ated to for protection. General Kaul
re la reported to havo replied that ha
would only vouch for the behavior of
the regular troops, and that ho could
not assume responsibility for ths Cos
sacks and the populace. ,
, He warned the Jews that If the Ilfs
of even one more Cossack was attempt
ed the streets would run knss-desp In
blood.
FINNISH WORKINGMEN
WILL AID RU38IANS
By Private Leased Wire.
Helsingfors, July 14.—Workingman
throughout Finland are holding meet
ings and a warlike spirit Is shown be
cause of the dismissal of the douma.
In several cases pledges have been giv
en to assist the Russian workingmen.
RED8 ANO 80CIAU8T8
UNITE FOR REVOLT.
By Private Leased Wire.
Berlin, July 24.—Russian refugees
here have received privets advices from
Russia announcing a fresh outbreak of
the revolution for next week. Nihilists
and socialists have united In a plot to
destroy ths dynasty.
RUSSIAN SECURITIES
FEELS SHOCK OF WAR
By Privets Leased Wire.
London, July 24.—Russian ascuritlsa
are still pressed for sals. Ths Russian
4s have fallen 1-4 further to It here,
a loss of 2 1-3 from last night’s doss.
The discount on ths new loan 1s up to
13, an Increase of 11-4 from yeeterday.
RU8S MUTINEERS fTrE
IEXI OF THE BOYKIN BILL
BARRING MARGINAL SALES
WHICH PASSED THE HOUSE
Following Is ths substitute antl-
buckst shop bill as Introduced In ths
house by Representative James II. Boy
kin:
A BILL—To bs entitled an act to
prohibit contracts and agresmsnts (or
ths sals and future delivery of cotton,
grain, provisions and other commodi
ties, stocks, bonds and other securi
ties upon margin, commonly known
as dealing In futures; to declare such
transactions unlawful and to consti
tute a misdemeanor on.the part of any
person, association of persona or cor
poration participating therein, whether
directly or Indirectly; to prohibit any
person from establishing, maintaining
or operating an office or place of busi
ness when such transactions are car-
rtsd on; to define what shall constitute
prims facie evidence of guilt; to com
pel all persons participating In such
transactions to testify concerning their
connection therewith; lo provide that
no discovery mads by any witness
which would tend to subject him lo
conviction or punishment under this
act shall bs used against such witness
In any penal or criminal procedlng, and
that he shall bs altogether iwrdonei;
therefor: to exempt from tha opera
tion of this act purchase! and sales of
commodities by manufacturers or
wholesale merchants In the ordinary
course ot business; to provide that reg
ular commercial exchanges and other
bona fids trado organisations may post
quotations of market prices; and for
other purposes.
Section 1. Be It enacted by the gen
eral assembly of the state of Georgia,
and It Is hereby enacted by authority
of the same, That from and after the
passage of this act It shall be unlawful
for any person, association of i>eraons,
or corporation, either as principal or
agent, to establish, maintain or operate
an office or other place ot business In
this stats for ths purpose of carrying
on or engaging In tho business forbid
den by this act, commonly called deal
ing In futures on margin; nml any poi
son violating the provisions of Ithln
section, shall be guilty of a misde
meanor.
Bee. I. Bo It further enacted. That
•vary contract or agreement, whether
or not In writing, whereby any person
or corporation shall agree-to sell and
deliver, or sell with an sgrement to'
deliver any wheat, cotton, corn or oth
er commodity, stock, bond or other se
curity, to any other person or corpo
ration, when in fact It Is not In good
faith Intended by ths parties that an
actual delivery of the article or thing
•hall be made, Is hereby declared to be
unlawful, whether made or to be per
formed wholly within this stale, or
partly within and partly without this
•tats; It bslng ths Intent of this act
to prohibit any and all contracts or
... any commodity, or other thing of
INTO CLUB BUILDING value, on margin, commonly called
dealing In futures, when the Intention
or understanding of ths .parties Is to
receive or pay the difference between
the agreed price and th markt price
and the market price at tha time of set
tlement.
By Privets Leased Wire.
Warsaw, July 24.—A volley was fired
Into ths building occupied by ths of
ficers’ club by a band or artilleryman
who had mutinied. Tbs officers return
ed the firs after two of their number
killed. Infantryman In numbers
took ths mutineers prisoners.
HAVE BUT LITTTLE HOPE
IN TROOPS GENERALLY.
By Private Leased Wire.
London, July 24.—The Russian del
egates to the Iqter-pallamentary peace
conference take ths position that, as
ths douma by which they we/e appoint
ed has been dissolved, they no longer
have a right to alt In the conference.
They will return to 8t. Peteraburg to-
M. Rodlschleff, one of the delegates,
said today;
"Wa ara able now to form an opin
ion as to ths outcome of ths present
return to absolutism In Russia. Ths
world must not expect any Immediate
reply from the Russian people, for we
were caught totally without organisa
tion. Besides, the peasants are now too
busy harvesting ths crops. We must
wait ths several months until October,
at tho earliest,'before our response to
tho osar’s last move can hops to be ef
fective.
"While we believe that discontent
prevails In ths army, we do not believe
this dissatisfaction Is so extensive as
to permit us to count upon ths support
of the soldiers, except In a few In
stance*. W# Intend to try to *o ar
range matters, worklpg through tnibllc
opinion, as to compel ths esar to recall
the douma. Wa believe It I* certain
that the douma will be eltllng again
before next March, and we will take up
reform measures by constitutional
means."
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® J. SHARP WILLIAMS
STILL THEIR CHOICE. O
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By Private Leased Wire. a
Jackson, M|s»-, July 14.—Ths O
Democratic executive committee o
of the Eighth congressional dla- O
trict held a meeting today and O
formally declared John Rharp O
Williams ths party candidate for O
O congress from this district. O
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Bee. t. Bs It further enacted, That
•vary parson who shall become a partv
to any such contract or agreement ns
Is by this act mads unlawful, and every
person who shill, as agent, directly or
indirectly, participate In making or
furthering or effectuating tho same,
and every agent or officer of nnv r,,r-
K ration who shall In any way know-
tly aid In making or furthering any
such contract or agreement, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
Bsc. 4. Bs it further snorted, That
no person shall bs excused on any pros,
ooutlon under thle act from testifying
touching nnythlng dons by himself, or
others, contrary to the provisions of
this act; but any discovery made by a
witness upon such examination, shall
not be used against him In any penal
or criminal prosecution, and he shall
be altogether pardoned of the offense
so done or participated In by him.
Bee. 5. Be It further enacted, That
In all prosecutions under this net, proof
that a defendant was a party to a con
tract, aa agent or principal, to sell ami
deliver any artlcls, thing pr properly,
specified or named In this act. or that
he was the agent, directly or Indirect
ly, of any party In making, furthering
nr effectuating th* same, or that ho
was the agent or officer of any cor
poration or association of persons In
making, furthering or effectuating ths
same, and that the artlelo, thing or
property agreed to be sold and deliver
ed wns not actually delivered, and that
settlement was inode, or agreed to bs
insdo, upon n difference In value of ths
said article, thing or property, shall
constitute against such defendant
prlmn facie evidence of guilt of ths of
fenses prohibited In sections 2 and 3 of;
this act.
Bsc. «. Bs It further enacted. That
proof that anything of value agreed
to bo sold ami delivered was not actu
ally delivered at tha Urns of making
tho agreement to seU and deliver, and ,
thet one of ths parties to such agree
ment deposited or secured, or agreed to
dposit or secure, what nre commonly!
called "margins,” shnll constitute prims,
facie evidence of a contract declared
unlawful by tho terms of this act
Bee. 7. Be It further stunted. That)
proof that any person, association of.
persons or corporation, either as prin
cipal or agent, lias established an office ,
or place where aro poetod or publlahed 1
from Information received the fiuctuat-|
lug ft I. •— ..f < at>.n, grain, provisions
storks, bonds or other commodity or |
thing of value, or either of them, shall)
constitute prlmn facie evidence of guilt 1
of Ihe offense or offenses prohibited In j
section 1 of this act. '
Bee. 8. Bo It further enacted. That |
this act shall not be so construed ns to
prevent or to render unlawful the post
ing nr publishing of market quotations
or prices of commodities, stocks, |
bonds and securltels by any regularly,
organ lied commercial exchange, or oili
er bona fide trade organization, whers i
no purchase or sale for future delivery
on margin la permitted.
Bee. 10. Be It further enacted. That
:ill Imps nnd polls .( l.i o s In conflict |
with thla net be, nnd the samo are here-1
by, repealed.
PASTOR’S VIEWS ON HUGGING
IS' MISUNDERSTOOD BY THIS MAN
AND SUIT IN COURT FOLLOWS
llpeclel to The Georgian.
Macon, Ga., July 14.—"Lst’a have an
old-time revival. Let ths woman hug
ths women and ths man hug ths man."
This statement by Pastor J. B. Phil
lips, of ths Second Baptist church here,
has brought Into court a long standing
row In this congregation and ths neigh
borhood In which ths church to loeatsd.
It ssema that Brother Bartlett, a mem
ber of the congregation, was alleged to
have misunderstood the remarks and
began muttering that nobody waa going
to hug hi* wife. An usher named
Spikes went over to quiet him down
and mad* matters- woraA, So Bplkea
mads aweport of Bartlett for disturbing
public worship.
The case was tried before ths record
er this morning, who dismissed It on
ths grounds that there seemed to bs a
misunderstanding about ths whole
thing.
There has been a turmoil In thla con
gregation for some time. Numbers of
nuisances are claimed to have been
committed In the church edifice and a
number of proclamations have been Is
sued by the church officers. This
morning th* pastor and church officers
appeared before Solicitor Brunson and
asked him to help them. A plan has
been formed to get evidence against
guilty parties, and sensational develop
ments are expected.
DOCTOR INJURED
DURING STORM
Special to The Georgian.
Birmingham, Ala., July 34.—Consid
erable damags was done to buildings
here yesterday evening by a storm
which passed over the city at 5 o'clock.
Alarm and confusion was spread
among the large crowd thnt assembled
at the baseball park.
Dr. F. M. Root former president of
Howard College, had both arms and
legs broken by the collapse of an un
finished residence In which he had
■ought shelter.
King Alfonso Rides Favorite Horse
Right Into Palace Drawing Room
By Private Leased Wire.
Madrid, July 14.—King Alfonso to up to his old pranks and has just
given tha dowager queen a scare which Is said to have caused her to
faint from fright. The young king mounted a favorite horse which bs
rods up the stairs of th* palace whers his mother was. and Into her
drawing room. The itory Is generally believed throughout the city.