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THE rA GEORGIAN. ON ROME WAGE READYFE Sexton and Marshal Claim They Can Clear Their Administration. STATESMEN AND POLITICIANS Secretary Charlie Northen la not n heartless man. He feels for his fel low man. He can even do noble and unselfish things. For some days prior to last Wednes day the big bottle of Llthln water ac customed to stand on Ills desk to the left of the president was missing. Members floated up and after trying the faurot and finding n drouth, went •way Brick Miller threatened to In troduce a resolution to require the sec retary to keep the necessary Irrigating substance on hand. Thursday morning the bottle, filled to the bursting point with cool, limpid Linda aqua. Invited the thirsty. By way of parentheala It is stated that tiie •cue to the members was held Wednes day afternoon. And the crowtr about that fount of coolness all during the session Thursday was about like a watermelon cutting In Darktown. And Secretary Northen smiled benlgnantly upon them, and now and then to«k a refreshing alp himself. Senator McHenry, with accustomed eloquence and vehemence, was making the senate rafters ring In advocating his Western and Atlantic lease. The senate hung breathless on his every utterance. Then one of the porters ripped I he' top off a crats of luscious peaches from the exnerlment station. The ubiqui tous pages moved on the feast as u unit. Some senator way to the rear caught sight of a big red-cheeked peach half burled In the eager mouth of a small boy. "Indian peaches, by gosh,” he ejacu lated and mads a rush. Others saw the precipitate frontal attack, and w atched curiously for the cause. They saw, hesitated and fell. In a moment half the senate membership had moved to get some of the loot. In a few minutes more everybody was com placently munching fruit. After that, Senator McHenry’s elo quence fell on deaf ears. The vote on the Williams bill to slset the railroad commissioners by the peo ple was on. The author’s name Is the last on the roll call. He had spoken for the meas ure, fought for It, and nsserted that It -was tho crowning glory of his political career.” The call of senators on tho passage of the bill progressed to "Senator Williams." No response. "Senator Williams,” In a tone heard In the corridors.- Deep silence answered. "Senator Williams,” rumbled the call. Then Williams came out of his rev- "Be it enacted that from and after this date that nil Methodist preachers be elected by the ’dear people’ without reference to pnst or present or future polltlcnl ofllllatlons.” Somebody facetiously drafted tl)e above the other day, and said he thought*lt a good Idea for the senate to pass It since the demand was to elect everything and body by the peo ple. Senator Copelan says that the ’cue' Wednesday didn’t feaze him. but It had a bad effect on his watch. He came In the senate chamber at ten minutes to eleven Thursday morning, and was sur prised to see everybody down to work. “What you fellows meeting before 10 o’clock for?” he asked. “Copelan. I’m surprised nt you,” said Senator Wheatley. "Our regular hour for meeting Is 10 o'clock and it Is now near 11. Ain't you over that barbecue yet?” "It’s all the fault of my watch. It played me a mean trick at an Inop portune moment.” The senate Isn't talking any, but nevertheless It Isn't passing any house bills except looal moasures, and most of the senators have a personal inter est In such bills. And the lid's going to stay down until the house gets good and passes somo senato measures, they assert Mr. Knight, of Berrien, made a speech Friday. Mr. Smith, of Greene, dl< Vt. Possibly by Monday the members of the house and senate will get over the effects of the barbecue. As a presiding officer Mr. Butts, of Glynn la a howling success. It was ru- t ..iii.l lb- Imusi, Friday Ihul the gentleinnn from Brunswick had been practicing for 'the Job nn<l had asked,the speaker to give him one shance before tho session was over. The house wouldn’t pass the antl- cusslng bill- It Is rumored that the military com mittee of tho sennte has a sub-rosa chapter In the house. Mr. Boss, of Upson, has a son In the house as a page. He lost the little fel low- at the barbecue the other day, but then tho gentlemnn from Upson says he was trying to keep up with Madison Bell, and those, who were with him. MERCHANTS KICK OFF SARATOGA .LID By Prlrete Letted wire. .Saratoga, N. Y., Aug. 4.—Somebody has kicked the lid oft and some of tho gambling houses which wero closed by order of Police Inspector King, are doing business today. According to the gossip of the sporting world the Saratoga Buelness Men's League rais ed such a storm over the close down of the gambling houses that Senator Brackett, who originally promulgated the anti-gambling order, was forced to rescind It. In the meantime the sports and merchants are shaking each other by the hand In the Joy of the big “do ings’’ ahead. GREENE-GAYNOR Their Examination as to Claims Takes Place Sept. 27. Insurance That Insures Is what a man wants when he seeks protection for tboso de pendent Upon him. A Policy In the PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE protects him, while ho Is pro tecting them, as It provides In surance against tho loss of his Earning Power by AccldenL Ill ness or Total Disability as well as by Death. A broken leg or a caso of ty phoid fever would not seem so bad If he knew his Earning Power was Insured and he was not suffering a Financial loss as welt as pain. Annual Dividends to reduce the premium or In crease the Insurance as desired. In asking for Information and rates, give your age and occu pation. J. Clements Shafer, MANAGER, 413*14 Peter* Building, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. By Private Leased Wirt. New York, Aug. 4.—At the request of Kellogg and Ross, counsel for Greene and Gaynor, under conviction for embezzlemen In connection with harbor Improvements at Savannah, Ga^ the attorney general of the United States has fixed September 27 os the date for the examination by the gov ernment of Greene and Gaynor in their claims now pending against the gov ernment In the court of claims. The examination will be held at the prison In Macon, Ga., where Greene and Gay nor are confined. i •This is the action,” said Mr. Kel logg, “brought by the Atlantic Con-1 trading Company, under which name Greene and Gaynor did business, against the government to recover damages for breach of the same con tracts which formed the basis of the charges on which they were recently convicted at Savannah. Our clients claim amounts to $360,000 actually earned and certified by tho government officers In addition to over 9600,000 In profits on work remaining to be done.” LICENSE INSPECTORS ARE AFTER SOLICITORS By W. O. CLEMENT. Special to The Georgian. Rome, Gil, Aug. 4.—As a sequel to the report of the expert auditors, dis closing the alleged shortago of the late Halsted Smith, former city clerk, ad ditional charge^ are made against W. S. Simmons, deputy marshal, and C. L. King, city sexton, who held office dur ing Smith’s administration, alleging that they were also short In their ac counts. Since the publication of his alleged shortage, Simmons is said to have cleared himself by producing receipts of moneys * paid to Smith, which amounts were charged to him by the auditor’s report. Always Took Vouchers. In speaking of the charges, SlmmoTls said: “I nover, all during my term of of fice as deputy marshal, paid a cent Into the clerk’s office without taking a voucher for It. and as for the charges as to my shortage, I have receipts which speak for themselves.” King Can Account for All. Pormer City Sexton King, In speak ing of tho charges against him. said: "As to the report of my alleged shortage, I can account for every cent received by me and paid over to tho city clerk during my term of ofllce. As to the fees I am reported to have received for the sale of lots and tho digging of graves and having not made proper returns, I will be able to dis prove. It has been the custnm for ne groes to dig their own graves, at loast, It was during my term of office. The records show that during my adminis tration there were L’w; lots sold to ne groes at $4.10 per lot. In order to obtain a deed for them the money had to first bo paid to the city clerk.” Auditor's Report In A. J. Haltlwanger’s report to the mayor and city council he says. In reference to the books In the clerk’s office: . "We have had to deal with such ma terial as we could gather. In the clerk’s office there Is no such entry as a collection of taxes not on digest. Every one familiar with the collection of taxes knows that there Is quite a volume of money collected in this way. This entire sum Is a total loss to the city. Had the s'ubs been obtainable ©very dollar could have been easily traced. Hack of this period (1*94) there are not only no stubs, receipts and checks, but there are no digests. The crude records attempted to be kept are not a perfect chain, many of tha books being missing.” Mr. Ilaltlwanger supplements his re port with the statement that he can prove every dollar of tho shortage named In his report. Bond Is Worthless. As several of tho original bondsmen of the late Halsted Smith are either dead or have left the state, and as the latter bond given by the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company Is so hedged about with conditions, compe tent legal advisers of tho city maintain that there can be no recovery from this surety. This being true, it means that the total peculated sum shown by the aud itor’s report of $34,630.60 is a total loss to the city, unless the municipal corporation can legally recover the amount of the valuation of the Smith estate. What the value of this estate ift remains a problenvWt It Is supposed to be far below the amount of the al leged shortage. Insurance Money Held. The country residence of the late Halsted Smith was destroyed by fire threo weeks ago, which wan Insured for $4,860. The executors are trying to collect this Insurance, but the city asks the court to restrain them from doing so, which petition has been tem porarily granted. If the city can col lect this Insurance It will be that much toward the recovery on the shortage. The city further alleges In its pe tition for Injunction that a largo por tion of the alleged shortage was used to pay premiums upon the Insurance on the life of the lato Halsted Smith, and that In view of tbla fact, the city la entitled to recover this Insurance. 8CH OOLSANDCOL LEGEB^ thk ALABAMA BRENAU —» Kl'KAUl.A. ALABAMA. — A high grade College-Conservatory for young ladles. Thorough course In lite rary. spec!nI advantages In music, art. oratory, orchestra of 15 Instruments. Beautiful new buildings located upon a magnificent elevation. Ideal winter HI mate, splendid health record. Ala. Bre nts Chautauqua takea place of osual Commencement. Specially low prices. Write for Illustrated catalogue. w ATLANTA^ V i-a w.iriHAik rtC License Inspector, Ewing and Hayes nre hot after the real elate solicitor.. In Atlanta there are many men In this I buetneee and only comparatively few | have conformed to the ordinance which I reads: "Heal estate solicitor, connected with office, of licenced real estate agents and selling on comml.elon, U nun 110 annually.” Inspector Ewing said Friday that ca.es would be made again,t any of the solicitors who refused to pay the license tax. FLIGHT IN CLOUDS AFFECTS TWO HEARTS By Prints Incased Wire. Philadelphia. Aug. 4.—That both feel III effect* today from their *,00e-foot aectiulon Into the clouds In the bal- j loon Orient a week ago wan admitted [ by Dr. T. Chalmers Fulton, who with I Dr. Samuel J. Ottlnger made an a«- cenelon from the Aerlon Club ground, la the Interest of eclence. Sine, their descent each or the physicians has eg. I I prrlencrd heart trouble and other or- I ganlc difficulties. 1 Thorough courses of Bookkeeping and Shorthand at greatly reduced rates. Good positions secured or money re. {undid. A.k our hundred, of jndu- at.s and their employers about us. Clip thle ad, send to ue, and receive large illu.trat.d catalogue. * WANTED A BOOK-KEEPER AND 8TENO0RAPHER WHO MAI RTTENOEO TNE SOUTHERN SHORTHAND and ATLANTA, OA The.Lewdlna Bualneaa School of the South. Nature Made Snowdrift ■Y-y \ 0< m'' A ; xV)-' oooocxx •xV : Hogless bbopdoc J(X X )( X X J J(T(^X '* ‘ Cookin 388888 XX Its purity, quality, and wholesomeness guaranteed by The Southern Cotton Oil Company SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. The South’* Ideal College-Preparatory Home School Georgia Military Academy College Park (suburb of Atlanta), Ga. Your son’* destiny Is fixed aa he passes from 12 to Hvearaof ago. The paramount question with every parent—Whet teachers, what com panions. what environment will fully fstufy the peculiar needs of my eon and ina'ir- hi* fullest development. moral, intellectual, physical ? 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The faculty Is a* ■trong as that of any college, and tha ’curriculum U as high as thst of arty female eollege. Three Course#—full Classical Course. Including Latin and Greek; English Course; Business Coarse, including Bookkeeping. Hhorthnnd end Typewriting. Catalogue gives detailed information o( the ad vantage. which have for half a century enabled Gor don’s graduate, to excel in college, profes.ional and business life.WrIL for it B. F. PICKETT, President. Fall Session Opens September 8th. Southern Female College, l » gr anoe,_ga. Tha Second Oldaat Collage for Woman In Amsrlct. flr.w r.ww l. ,l^llr.#» I »l« k fk'i« h< m*. I*’.** rlln.*t**»’itnin*rkr><l »lnt*r. SuutU • t th# r.psi'l of aaarhsm t ml**** la b**lU> and mlIuMog. Y jfw* a » i.<* I*. e'-v> ft 1’isno frr# to the b^«t nmetr irrB4«*'« f of epedaltsts. Furo- fcu t-tn Amrrl<*a <•*>nwrvkt.»ry. J. I( JUiRKAX, Mu I'*v . <"*f >r*t • '*‘1 _ ** -L-*,/ I-Hi-pIr). Hr».-'or. M- >n . on —m »t..ry usM.r-r* Al* roon.k Ukea Jn«t y*r. [ get beautiful catalogue addreu M. W. HATTON. Pres., UGrange, Georgia. Georgia School of Technology A technical institute of tho highest rank, whose graduates, without exception, occupy prominent and lucrative positions in engineering and commercial life. Located in tho most progressive city in the South, with abounding opportunities offered its graduates in the South’s present remarkable development. The forty members of the class of 1900 were placed in lucrative nnd desirable position# before graduation. Advanced course* in Mechanical, Electrical. Textile, Mining and Civil Engineering and Engineering Chemistry. Extensive and new equip ment of Shop, Mill, Laboratories, etc. New Library and new Chemical labo ratory. Cost reasonable. Each county in Georgia entitled to fifteen fra# scholarships. The next eesaion begins Sept. 26, 1906. For catalogue, addrese K. G. MATHE50N. A.M.. LL. D.. President, Atlanta. Gewgla WASHINGTON SEMINARY North Avenue and Peachtree Street. ATLANTA. For Girls and Young Ladies. Hoarding Department strictly limited to provide refined home life. Classes divided into sections averting about ton students to secure personal Instruction. Faculty of eighteen college graduates. Primary, academic, college preparatory, music, art and elocution. Certificate admits to Vosoar, Wellesley, Etc. IHfli Year begins September 13, 1404. Catalogue on application to Phone 647, J North. L. D. SCOTT, EMMA B. SCOTT. Principals. UNIVERSITY SCHOOL FOR BOYS, 8T0NE MOUNTAIN, GA. A home school limited to seventy boye with eight experienced teaoh- ers. The largest and best equipped echool gymnasium In Georgia, with a competent physical director. Opene September 12. Writs for catalogue. W. B. GRIFFIN, Principal, Stone Mountain, Ga. PIEDMONT .1 rhristlon High SeheeL jfra-lw] and correlated with l**t colleges of the ■tate to which owr puplla trnno- , fer on certificate. Aim: To Equip the Man, the Woman. REV. (J. V. VENABLE. President. 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