The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-28
GOING To TALLULAH
GEORGIA LAWYERS WILL HOLD
THEIR CONVENTION THERE
LEGISLATURE WILL ATTEND
TO HEAR THE ADDRESS OF JUDGE
ALTON b. PARKER,

Executive Committee of the State
Bar Association Decided Upon Tai
IuIah Falls For the Convention.
other Places That Sought It-Time
Fixed For July 2-4-SpecinI Train
For the Legislature VIII BE Had.
Working on PrOgramme-News of
Atlanta and the State.
Atlanta. Feb. 2T.-The Executive
Committee of the Georgia State Bar
Association met here to-day and de-
cided that the next annual convention
of the association shall be held on July
2, and 4 at Tallulah Falls. Atlanta,
Warm Springs, Cumberland and several
other points were under consideration,
but 1t is said the most satisfactory
terms were offered by the hotel man.
agement at TaI1ulah
Arrangements will be made to carry
the Legislature to Tallulah Falls on a
special train on the day on which
of the New York Circuit Court of APP
peals and prominently mentioned as a
possible Democratic candidate for Pres
ident. delivers his address.
The programme for the convention
has been pretty we'll mapped out, but
will not be completed for several weeks
yet.
Resigns as Depository.
The Commercial Bank of Augusta to-
day rendered its resignation to Gov.
Terrell as a state depository, and the
Governor appointed the National Ex-
change Bank of that city in its stead.
Mutual MIL Insurance Co.
The Cotton Mill Fire Insurance Com
pany of Augusta was granted a charter
to-day by Secretary of State Phil Cook.
| The company is a mutual one, and has
no capital stock. 1t is formed for the
purpose of insuring cotton mills the
mills which become members of It prac-
tically carrying their own insurance.
Knocked From "a TrestIe.
A white man by the name of B. F.
| Turner was knocked off the trestle Of
the Southern Railway across Piedmont
avenue this morning. His right thigh
was broken and his head was fright
fully gashed. He was taken to the
Grady Hospital where. 1t is said, he
may not be able to live.
For Greater Georgia.
President j. K Orr of the Greater
Georgia Association is planning a tour
OF the state by about a dozen repre-
| sentative citizens in the interests OF
the Greater Georgia movement. One
| of I,o Oh
plete the subscriptions needed in order
to begin the proposed work of adver-
| Using the state in the West The
railroads have been consulted with
reference to the proposed tour, and 1t
is believed much interest will be
| aroused as a result of ii.
Thought HimseIf a Detective.
| AS the result of the arrest here of
Charles w. Atkinson, it is expected
| that proceedings will be instituted
against the International Detective
Agency of Cincinnati for using the
mails for fraudulent purposes Atkin-
son was arrested for idling and loiter-
ing. He had a detectives badge, for
which he had paid 50 to this concern,
| and he was laboring under the i'm
preston that he was full-fiedged de-
tective. He paid his fine in Police
Court.
Boy Is Missing.
Samuel M. Martin, the 15-year-old
son of ]. =. Martin, left his home
Wednesday night, and has not since
been heard from. He made no prepar-
atoms to run away, and his people
! cannot account for his absence The
police have so far been unable to To-
cate him.
Bible Conference Begins.
The fifth annual Tabernacle Bible
Conference began here to-day. Rev.
Elmore Harris, d. D., of Toronto, Can,
delivered the principal address. The
meetings will continue until March 8.
Printers About to strike.
The union printers in all Of the job
printing offices in Atlanta are prepar-
ing to strike on account of a disagree
ment with the publishers and employ
ers as to the employment of non-union
men. They claim the employers have
violated their contract and 1t is ex-
pected the printers will walk out with
In a few days.