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THE BRUNSWICK DAILY NEWS. VOLUME 2, NUMBER 232. P EMINENT EDUCATORS SPEAK AT CUMBERLAND MANY TEACHERS NOW PRESENT Feature of Tomorrow’s Program Lecture of Mr. Graves. SOMt OF SIIOSE ATTENDING Many of the Best Known Educators in the State are Now on thw Island and the Meeting Will Bea Big Success. _ ~ (By F. L. Lamar. Cumberland, Island June 24.—The first session of the Georgia Education- 1 al association convened last night at 8:30 o’clock. The first feature of the program was :t discussion on “The Ethical Training of Children,” by Professor It. \V. Smith, of the Lagrange Female college, a veteran educator. The sub ject was handled in a characteristic mannar, and was well received by an appreciative audience of teachers. M, L. Brittan, of the Atlantic pub lic schools, was to have .read, a paper on fihiis subject and lead the discus sion, hut in his absence it was ably handled by Professor Smith. The physical culture drill was fault lessly executed by the pupils of the Ilawkinsville public schools. This feature of ithe convention made a tine impression on the teachers pres ent and it will have the effect, of stim .ulajing interest in physical culture as a very necessary part of the educa tion of children. - The lecture on “The American Small o*y,” was delivered, by Mr. Marvin I iams, of Oxford, Ga., in his inimi-1 table style, and the crowd was kept his unceasing flow of wit. The*following committees wore ap pointed last night by President VYal koi* of tlie association: On resolutions: J. M. Pound, Ma con; chairman, P. Zellars, Harmony Grove; K. T. Axfriend, Milledgeville; Ts. w. Cliiids, Cuthbert; Miss Lola L. Bmitii, Molena. On membership: E. B. Meli, Athens ohaimmn; Lawson E. Brown, Arabi; Miss Rita McKinnon, Brunswick; Mrs. J. G. Scrutcliins, Atlanta; D. C. Bar' w, Athens. orning Session, June 24. ' 'eacher as a Citizen,” by Pro feuso. J. D. Chapman, of Macon, was the.first paper road and llio sub ject was ably handled. E. W. Childs, of Cuthbert, led the discussion on this, subject, l’rof M. F. Ramsay, of Madison, was to have participated in this discussion, but he is not present. ‘The Importance and Necessity of Professional Reading and Study on tlio part of Teachers, was very ably hand led by Wade H. Wood, school com missioner of Washington county, and discuessed by C. H. S. Jackson, ot Forsyth. Avery interesting talk on agricul tural educational was given by ,1. B. Hunnicutt, of the Souchern Cultiva tor, Atlanta. This afternoon tlio department round tables aiet and the following subjects were discussed: "College and High School,” Jere Id. Pound, Macon, lean er; "School Supervision," W. F. Slaton Auairs> leader; "Pi unary Schools, Miss. Jessie Snyder, Milleugeville, leader; "Manuel Training aud Physi cal Culture,” J. N. Rogers, Dahlon ega, leader, " Correia Live Work of Grade Teachers,” hy E. B. Mell, of Athens; "Dinks Between the Kinder garten and Grades,' by Miss S. W. Uhalrtoip, Savannah; "Relations ot Types to Age of Pupils,” by Ur. Theodore Toeppel, Aliauta, "Moniti cauon of Courses for Rural and City Schools," Miss Emma Wilburn, Urn fin; "The Ideal College Course,” T. J. ,Woutlet, MiliedgeviUe. the evening se-ssion will be oe- Cupied by President E. C. Branson, of the State Normal Schyiol. with a pa per on "1 rails in cauldron indicative or Future Criminality, aud Presiueut - Bynian D Hall, of the Georgia T ech nolugocal lustuute, with a lecture up 04 What Georgia is Doing m tue Vv'ay ot •Techiaai naming, mis lecture was delivered in Riei uomi, U., ana has since been repeated by special re guesi at the same piace. tri'oi. J. irarits cau4>pcll, ot the Georgia Normal and ludusmal eoilt-gc- is expected tomorrow, and also Presi dent Dupont Gtterry, of Weslyn Female college. Hon. John Temple Graves’ lecture on Friday is being looked forward to as the feature ot'the conventoni AFTER MANY YEARS. An Old Brunswicklan Changes His Position. Following from the Albany Herald regarding an old Brunswfckian will be read with interest here, Mr. Flint is a brother of Mrs. C. P. Goodyear and Mrs. F. McC. Brown. "George B. Flint, union ticket ag ent at this point, has sent his resig j nation to the officials under whom he 1 serves. I “Mr. Flint’s connection with the of fice will terminate on Friday. The announcement of his retirement will he received with general regret by the travelling public, as he Is one of the most popular and efficient agents in this part of the state. “He has beep in the Albany office for the past thirteen years, first in the capacity of assistant and during the past several years as unjon ticket ag ent. His records with the roads is an usually good one. “Mr. Flint expects too remain in Albany and will lie in the employ of the Central of Georgia railway.” PLSI BILL TODAY * • ' ■' T Brunswick anti Cordele Will Meet This Afternoon. Baseball fans of Brnnswflck will liiye the opportunity of seeing what p.Vumscs to be a very interesting game at tihie fair grounds this afternoon when Brunswick and Cordele will fight for honors. Much Interest is attached to the three game*; to be played, and prob ably lhe largest crowd ever- seen at the ball park will be present. The locals are aware of the fact that tin are going up against one of the strong est. aggregations in the state, but they feel that they can down them. Walker will be in the box for the locals. He has not pitched a full game .this sea-on, but hie is in good fori and will hold the Cordele aggregation down, and, given good support, there is no doubt in the minds of the many friends of the local twirler that he will win the game. J*Bt who will pitch for Cordele is not known until the team arrives to day. They have two or three pitch trs, a couple of them professionals, as is most of the other members o; the team, but this announcement does not frighten the locals and they are going on the grounds prepared to give them “the best in the shop." Caught on the Diamond. Which local will make the first home run? The ball looks pretty when it goes flying over the fence—that is, if sent over by a local. The game this afternoon should be well attended. The fans can assist the ‘home boys in a victory. There ts notheing like rooting. In a game at Tifton Tuesday tin team of that cily was defeated by Cordele by -a score of 7 to 5, after playing twelve innings. Manager Coleman is after giving the people of Brunswick plenty of baseball this year, and he has secured games ton the first part of next month with the A. C. L’s. of Savannah and with the Fort Screven team ot Tyne. Manager Coleman is under a heavy guarantee with the Cordele team, and it is to be earnestly hoped that the people will turn out and show their appreciation of hs efforts to give us this amusement during the summer months. Without baseball we would be absolutely without any amusement whatever. Growing Popular, The afternoon boat to St. Simon is rapidly growing very popular with the people of Brunswick and every after noon the little steamer is crowded with people who go down for the night. Off the Ways. The bark "Rescue,” which has been on the Briese-Hensel on the ways lor some time has been discharged, and is now iu good coiidieion. The vessel, has been supplied with anew keel and j other important repairs have been ’made. - - aaa GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE WAS READ YESTERDAY He Wants a New Board to Find Taxable Property===Peop!e Hust Pay Just Amounts. Atlanta, June 23. —The message of , the governor of Georgia was read to the general assembly this morning shortly after it convened. In part it said: To the General Assembly: It is a matter of congratulation that the people throughout the state have manifested, during the past year, sat isfaction with the manner in which the various departments of government have performed their respective con stitutional duties. The constitution makes it the duty of the governor tr< see "that the laws are faithfully executed,” but this can only be done with the cordial assistance and co-operation of the many state and county officials who are close to the citizen. It is a pleasure to ac knowledge tHiiat these public servants have zealously and (elUciently per formed their important duties in a spirit of moderation and courtesy, which has left no friction, but contrib uted to the harmony and contentment of a great and prosperous people. Tax Equalizers. The issue raises in connection with the efforts to collect the franchise tax again emphasize the necessity to devising some method for equalizing tax values. This matter has been fre quently called to fine attention of pre vious legislatures, by my predecessors and in accordance with their recom mendations a law of this nature was passed in 1891, which, witihout in justice caused an increase of $19,000,- 000 in the returns for 1892, while the year following the appeal of the law there was a decrease of 311,000,000 in the returns. There were certain objectionable features in that statue which could have been easily cured by amendment, Afid"KFLC that tltne entire act shoual J(pwj repealed instead of preserving provisions which were wise and bene ficial. The need of tax equilization grows with our insrease in population Our law for the return, valuation, as sessment, arbitration and collection of taxes is substantially what it was when the act of 1804 was passed, and when our .population was 200,00 and the taxable values of the entire state were less than those in a single j county of today. At that time the principal subjects, of taxation were slaves and farming hands, aud most of this property was on tine eastern border of the state, where the soil THEHOLLYWOODCO New Concern Names Of ficers and is Ready for Work. J. B. Abrams, of the Aiken Can ning company, of this city, who has recently been elected president of the Hollywood Canning company, of Holly wood, Ga.,left last night for that point where he goes to take charge of (he affairs of the company. The new concern will engage ex tensively in the canning of vegetables aud fruits. The plant of the company is one of the most up-to-date in tha country, having an unusually large capacity. The officers of the concern are as follows: J. B. Abrams, president; J. W, Ta tum, vice president; W. S. Irwin, sec retary. The Hollywood Canning company will operate only during the summer months aud in the winter Mr. Abrams will return to Brrunswisk and again en ter into the management of the Aiken Canning company. New Bottling Works. \V, H. Matthews, the deputy reve nue collector, has received a first class soda water manufacturing outfit and he will begin the making of soda water and other beverages within the next few days. City Council Meets Tonight. City council will meet in regular semi-monthly session tonight. Noth ing of unusual importance is ex;, to come up, but considerable routine business will be bandied, BRUNSWICK, GA., THURSDAY ORNING, JUNE 25, 1903. and crops were nearly identical, and uninfluenced by proximity to manu facturing enterprises or great cities. All this has. been changed. The popu lation has increased 1,200 per cent, and we now have varied crops of north, middle, south and west Geor gia, with mountain land, rolling coun try and a vast, area of pine forests, which are rapidly being converted into farms. Not only do the soil and crops dif fer, but the value of the farming lands is influenced by nearness to market and proximity to railroads. Besides new forms of value have arisen. Fac tories, founda-'ies, railroads, saw mills , mines, bonds and an indefinite ve : riety of personal property ihave come into existence, yet there is no ad equtae method of determining what is in the state subject to taxation, nor any fixed standard for determining its value, it is well known that laud ol practically the same prodttcive capa city, and with almost identically the same improvement,, is frequently re turned by one owner at full price, and by the other at less than one-half. The fairer the taxpayer, the more on erous the burden. The state, in ef fect, offers a premium to him who shirks instead of to him who willingly and cheerfully complies with the spir it of the law. This is wrong, unjust, and liiiaxlequaite, and can only be cured here, as has been cured else where, by the creation of county boards authorized to examine returns, to see that omitted property is put on the books, and that property of the same kind and value is assessed and taxed alike. But even finis does not fully meet the difficultly for what Is true of two neighboring citizens may ms t uol ”tdJ"'y*B> cl " l |i iif* 1 Ofl jp i >• erty of aggrtSawr vWue in another county may be given in at halt its value. Farming lands in one part of the state may be returned at one price, and in another at a very different price. Corporate property may he practically exempt in one part of the state, and highly valued at full price in another. These discrepan cies and inequalities are not only in violation ot the spirit of the law, but they uiniinifc'r, the state’s income at the expense of those who live in the jurisdiction where full returns are eu TO PRESENT PLAY New Town Society Ar ranging Entertainment for July 16 The members of the New Town so ciety have arranged for a very attrac tive! entertainment which is to he given at the Grand opera house on the evening of July 16. The affair will consist of a rendi tion on the part of local talent, of the city, and the little farce comedy, "At Bast,” which is one of the most laughable of light burlesques. A mus ical progi'Un; will also be arranged and a number of special features will be among the interesting numbers o. the evening's entertainment. This altuir is gotten up for the pur pose of securing funds to be used m the purchase of games, books an. other equipments for the use of the society. The entertainment is certainly in a very good cause. A nominal ad mission will be charged and it is to be hoped that the people of the city will liberally patronize it. Reward for Return of Watch. A ladies’ double case watch stolen from Doerflinger'- store last Saturday night. The timepiece is engraved • the inside "From Alien to Lizzie,” tha K is on the front lid and three stories on the hack. A reward of $5 will be paid and no questions asked if tlio watch is returned to Mr. Alien Knight No. 708 1 street. The Weather. Forocant for today; Fair with southeasterly winds, forced. Tiro evil can ho Speedily rem idiod by the establishment of a state /board, under whose (administration not one dollar of unjust tax will lie imposed, hut where the unequal bur den vvil lie taken from the county and individual now paying too much and distributed equally among those who are paying too little. | Slate Care of Confederate Graves, j I deem it my duty to the memory of them of a pasl generation that vouch safed so much to the people of today, to call your attention io the necessity for state care of the graves of Confed erate heroes. Without seeking to lake from the Ladies' Memorial associa tions of Georgia any part ol' the loving tributes which they annually pay to our noble hand in gray, the state should give this endorsement lo the valor and pauiotism of the most gio i rious ueriod in her history, and assume I the small cost involved in the fitting ! care and appropriate marking of theso j consecrated mounds. in order that this may be done the ; general assembly should provide for a Confederate memorial borad, and lor ' the acceptance of all deeds conveying ' title to the state in Confederate cem i etenes, and then make suitable annual appropriations for the care and lteepr ing ol' the same, leaving to the Ladies’ Memorial association the tender [ charge of decoratoin, which belongs 1 to them by the prioity ot consecrated devotion, State’s Finances. The state treasurer has paid to the ' common school teachers all the money coming into the treasury which be longs to the school fund, and also the 3400,000 which he is authorized by law | to transfer f'rqte> the general to the fund. T Jqs w £ay ine ll la*atoHium (imß ~kjjr|aA, *tit . , nine 1 1 year |lian fo-i•mqj'ljjP’hnd iVfefoiJtAiorrowiug any money for that purpose. In former years loans amounting to $150,000 to $200,000 have been necessary to enable the treasurer to make these payments. To be able to carry out the provisions of our school have witUcui borrowing any money whatever is most gratifying, as it shows that the condition of the state’s finances has considerably im proved. Indeed, it would not have been necessary to borrow any money whatever during tiio present year had joe general assembly convened in Oc tober instead of June. A fNEW RAILROAD Capt. D. G. Purse of Sa vannah Asks for Charter. Captain D, G. Purse, with a number of Savannah anil Douglas financiers, have iiibiplied to the secretary of state for a charter for Iho Douglas and Sa vannah Short Line Railroad company. Captain l’urse is at the head of tlio movement, says the Macon Nows. “Onr intentions,” said Captain Purse today “is to build a line that will reach a territory in which Savannah has been lost much of the trade it once held, because it cannot now com pete with the freight rates that are made from Macon, Brunswick and a crumbed of cither points. Since the application for a charter was made the scope of the line, has become broader and more comprehen sive. It is now the intention of the ineoporators to not only build on our first basis but to extend the line from Douglas to Valdosta. 'Hie length of the line between Savannah a,id Douglas ail Douglas and V aldosta is about 155 miles. Tlio right to build a line to Stillmore and Reidsville, Ga., is also asked, the whole making about JSO miles of railroad. : Tiie territory that will be travers ed by the line is among the best in tiie south, tiie town.- of Valdosta, Bei laton, Douglas, Haizlchurst or Bax : ley, Glynnville and Clyde will be ■ reached by the line, as Well as many iot tiie towns and Hie cuontry tribu |tary. ; "The line is one In which every bus i iness mau and every business In tho NEW KING OL SERVLA IS NOW AT BELGRADE city will derive benefits from and it will do the city more good in a finan cial way than any thing il is possi ble to do al this time. ( Along .the proposed lino every crop peculiar to the south is grown to perfection. The people are prosper ous and it is a trade well worth secur ing when it can lie done so easly.” j Captain Purse says that from a num ber of places along the proposed line offers of aid have eome and every where (he road has been mentioned it lias been received with enthusiasm. Additional information regarding the I lino will soon lie ready for dissemi > t ion. - I LIGHTNING STRUCK A TREE. I Small Size Electric Storm Visited City Last Night, Quite a severe elictric storm passed over the city early last night, with a 1 prolusion of lightning effects. No ser ious damage was done, but a number |oi heavy bolts ot lightning struck 1 several t.'wo- in I lie city. Ala Tie green tree midway between the residences ot Judge C. Syinmcs and Mr. L. il. Haym was struck with BUjffiicierJly violence as to severely shock the lady members of both fam ilies. No damages wet© sustained, i however, except a little fright.. hi ifkis List of Important Ones to Gome Up at This Session. Atlanta, June 24.—There are 120 hills and resolutions on the desk of ihe clerk of the house of repre sentatives ready for a third reading, and lo he put on their passage at iliis session of the legislature. Tlte first of these hills on the calendar, Lin ibun4uttl urdeivis tbfl&ery impqrt- W* ItfUto, Mill tjfelr. 'wks&fe 'ft * • The i<nt'*nas a'VbaKkfng of the Audoron society of America, its president, Mr, William Dutcher, of New York, having spent much time iu Atlanta in its interest. There are eight measures that have ueeii reported hack hy committees and are ready for a second reading. There are 21 bills on the table sub ject to be taken from the table at any lime and placed upon their pass age. There aie 89 bills which have been referred to standing committees and have never been reported back to the house. Of these 53 are before the general judiciary committee. There are 56 bills adversely reported by committees, and the authors of some of them will try to have the house disagree to the unfavorable re port of the committees and have the measures put on their passage. It wjll be seen from the above that there are nearly 300 bills on the clerk’s desk that have been brought over from the last session as unfin ished business. It is expected that, in addition to these, a flood of new bills will pour in during the sum mer session. Some of tlio most important meas ures pending in tho house are the fol lowing: The Steed of Taylor prison cora mi, sion bill. The Felder convict bill. The Houston child labor bill. The llall bill to restore the right t tral by jury in tlhis state. The Hall bill compelling foreign railroad companies operating in this state lo incorporate under slate laws The Steed of Carroll bill to extend Tie powers of tile railroad con.: sioners. 'lilt Rankin Will to elect railroad - iinrnissioners by the people, The Hardman bill for teaching ag riculture in our public. ,-ehools. Tim Candler tax commission bill to equalize taxes. The Candler college tax exemption bill. i ne West uniformity text book bill. The Hall bill to restore the right of trial by jury. Tin Hall anti-free pass bill. The West garnishment bill. T tie Slaton Will to establish a court of appeals. The Wellborn bill to prevent those who own more than a thousand dol lars worth of property to earn more iiiau a year from reccivo -ions. The Stovall bill to prevent buying PRICE FIVE CENTS. *big hm was on HIM —♦— Russian and Austrian Ministers Met Him at Station. MGNAKCIt MARCHES 10 MASS Streets Were Lined With Troops and Crowded With People—New King Peter Drives in State to the Palace. Belgrade, June 24.—King Peter ar rived this morning. Fie was received with great enthusiasm. The only foreign representative who participated in n;„, reception of the Ii ;; wore in Um Russian and Aus ti’ian minititors. King Peter descended from his ear ami greeted the cabinet minister-, I’rcM'ier M. Avakumovics introdue ed the Russian minister and had no in tercourse with the provisional gov ernment, with which thus far he lias had no relations. ihe king proceeded to the cathedral. The streets were lined with troops and crowded with people. After a celebra tion ol mass, which was attended with all the splendor of the Eastern church. King Peter drove in state to he new palace. j MANY WILL GO TO CUMBERLAND. J John Temple Graves to Lecture There Tomorrow. j The steam) r Emmeline will proba- I My be taxed to her full capacity to morrow by the large crowd,of R nwm wieMims '.yhp nro gping Climber, And t* ler-iure. of. Hi* female Graves before "the Georgia ucatlon association nm# | n session on the island. Mr. Graves is foremost among southern lecturers and he has many id ml rent in this city. The Cumberland route has offered the exceedingly low rate of one dol lar for the round trip. Meets Today. The Brunswick hoard of trade will meet in regular weekly session at t7ie ’ it-'’ ball at eleven o’clock this morn ing. Matters of importance are to he discussed and a full attendance is de * i red tik] selling of votes at election. Ihe niacklmni hill to make the term of all county officers four years. The Grice bill to proovhle that tho taxes paid by the colored iace only shall be applied to the education of '>ut race. The Calvin and Harden bill to pro tect birds and their nests There is much public interest In some of these bills, especially those relating to the convict and the child .iior. The debate over these meas ures will ire highly interesting. An important measure and one which has the backing of t'he retail merchants throughout the s ate is 'he propose*! amendment to the garn ishment laws so that a certain por < outage of every man's salary may iic amendable to garnishment. The law • ov provide- that day laborer’s wages are net subject to garnishment, but that the entire salary of others aro liable. An interesting piece of judicial leg isation is embodied in the proposed bill for the establishment of an inter mediate court of appeals in Georgia Mr. Washington Ho-satt, of Macon, is cue of the prominent drafters of the men-lire which Is designed to re news the present congested condition of the supreme court relieving it of the consideration of certain cases. Tho ■ nrpose of the bill is to give the pro posed court of appeals jurisdiction in these matters. 'i lie most important bill pending m :<• senate is (lie house bill by Representative Kelly, of Glascock. The measure Is known as the Aus tralian ballot bill, which provides for ihe use ot the Australian ballot sys lictn i.i all stall elections. The bill has already pa.-sod the house and is now before the senate, where it has passed its second reading, and has .ieen made the special order tor the second day ot the coming session.