The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-04
NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL
HARMONY REIGNS SUPREME
IN THE FACULTY OF THE STATE
NORMAL SCHOOL.

The Hatchet Has Been Buried by
President BransOn, and Miss Par
IRISH. and They Promise Not to Dig
1t Up-Faculty Reelected by the
Board of Observation-Disclosures In
vestiSatiOn in the Case of Miss
KIOeckIer Hearst Thanks Com
missioner stevens.
Atlanta, June 3.-Harmony prevails
at the State Normal School, and at
the meeting of the board of trustees
held to-day in the office of State School
Commissioner w. B. Merritt all of the
members of the present faculty were
reelected.
The state Of harmony was brought
about largely through the influence of
Judge Hamilton McWhorter of Athens,
exerted in behalf of the institution.
After 1t was arranged President E. c.
Branson and Miss c. s. Parrish, the
teacher with whom the difference arose,
shook hands, and everything became
serene. This was considered the best
solution of the trouble, and all the
teachers have agreed to work in har-
monY.
A resolution was passed appointing
q prudential committee, consisting of
Chancellor Walter =. Hill and Com
missioner Merritt, with full power to
act in case there is any more trouble
at the school. This committee is au-
thorized in the event of a renewal of
the trouble not only to suspend any
member of the faculty, but to ask
for his her rpcipn finn If fha cir
cumstances require IL.
The resolution also prohibits any fur
Their reference by members of the fac
ulty to past differences; in other words,
II requires that the Ratchet shall be
buried for once and all.
The place of Prof D. @. Abbott, pro-
fessor of mathematics. who resigned
OH account of his health, will be tenn
porarily filled by Miss Sprout, one of
the present members of the faculty. No
other action of Importance was taken.
Going TO See Parkers
Hon. Hoke Smith left the city to-day
fer Washington and New York Rumor
had it that MIR. Smith was going North
at the request of Judge Alton b. Par
keyt but this Mr.. Smith denied. He
sid he was going to New York and
might see Judge Parker, but that he
was not making the trip for that pur-
pose.
Hearst Thanks stevens.
Hon. o. B. Stevens, commissioner of
agriculture. who states that he has no
feeling Of bitterness over his defeat in
the recent convention. as far as his
urging Mr.. Hearsts candidacy was
concerned, to-day received the follow
ing telegram of thanks from Mr..
Hearst:
Hon. o. B. Stevens, Commissioner
nf a
Ga: Sorry that you were defeated for
want of a better candidate. You will
please accept my sincere thanks for
the great effort you have made in my
behalf / feel that you have been my
true and sincere friend, and hope to
meet you Mt some early date, and ex-
press in person what l feel. We all
look forward TO a Democratic victory
this fall.
(signed.) Hearst
Tax ON Professional Ball.
Manager Abner Powell of the Allan
IA baseball team has agreed to pay the
city a tax of $500 year for the privi-
lege of playing professional ball here,
OF which amount 500 is to go for po-
lice protection. 1t was first proposed
to make him pay 5000 license and
Ter cent. of his gross receipts. The
$500 tax is compromise agreed on to-
day. Heretofore professional baseball
has paid no taxes here.
For Miss KIoeclxIer's Slayer.
The investigation into the death Of
Sophie Kloeckler. whose body was taxi
en- FROM the lake at Lakewood, will be
continued tomorrow when Solicitor
General Hin will demand a new coro-
ner's jury, the present one already
having declared it a case Of suicide.
In addition to the evidence already
discovered bearing on the murder the
CRY physicians will testify tomorrow
that Miss Kloeckler was the victim OF
an attempted assault. The Constitu-
ton will tomorrow offer a reward of
$500 for the arrest of Miss Kloeckler's
murderer, in addition TO the $3.50 offer
ed by Gov Terrell.
1t has been discovered that f. e.
Richard. a boilermaker formerly of
Newman, disappeared from Atlanta the
same day that Miss Kloeckler disap-
peared. He did not return to his
Newman home and no trace of him has
vet been found. The circumstances of
his disappearance on the same day has
been mentioned only as a coincidence,
the reasons of his going being un-
known.
Georgia Delegation win Meet.
A meeting of the Georgia. delegation
to st. Louis will be called the latter
part of June, about the time of the
meeting of the Legislature. to make
preparations for the trip to the Ma
tional Convention. ALI arrangements
for the accommodation of the delega-
ton have been made by National
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