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The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
PREPARING FOR THE
OPENING OF SCHOOL.
Dates Have Been Announced for An
nuaI Teachers Meetings.

Dates Have Been Announced for An
nuaI Teachers Meetings.
Final preparations for the opening
of the school year are being rapidly
completed at the Office of Supt. Ash
more, and by Oct 3, the opening day.
everything will have been put in readi-
ness. The teachers are returning to
the city from vacations, and are pre-
pared to take up anew the school
room duties.
Supt. Ashmore has announced the
following teachers meetings: On Satur-
day, Oct. 1, at y o'clock, there will
be a meeting of the country school
teachers of the white schools. The
meeting will be held at Chatham
Academy. At 1 o'clock there will be
a meeting of all the colored teachers
at the East Broad Street School. At
4 o'clock there will be a meeting of
the teachers in the white schools of
the city, the teachers assembling at
Chatham Academy. Mr.. Ashmore lays
great stress on these meetings, and it
is necessary that all the teachers at
tend them and receive final instruc-
tions regarding the work of the
year.
Principal Train, of the High School,
has returned to the city. He has ar
ranged for the examination of all High
School pupils who were given condi-
tions to work off during the summer
This examination for conditioned
students will be held on Sept. &c, at
Chatham Academy.
The cards of admission for the
children will be given out at Chatham
Academy on Friday, Sept. 80, and on
Saturday, Oct. /. Those children who
were in attendance at the different
schools when the year closed, whether
they were promoted are not, will not
need cards of admission. as seats have
already been reserved for them. New
pupils, however as well as those who
were not in the schools when they
closed, must get the admission cards.
All pupils must be vaccinated, or
show evidences of successful vaccine.
ton. Those who were Vaccinated last
year will be admitted, but all new
pupils must be Vaccinated. Parents
may have the children vaccinated at
their homes by the family physician
if they prefer, or children will be vac
cinated at the academy, when the ad-
mission cards are issued, free of charge,
by one of the city physicians.
Colored children can be vaccinated
at the East Broad ana west Broad
Street schools on Friday, Sept 80. and
at the Maple Street and Duffy Street
schools on Saturday, Oct. 1.
Those children who attended school
outside of their districts last year, will
this year report to the schools of their
own districts, where seats have been
reserved for them. This applies to
children who were in their places at
the close of the school year. For the
others, transfer cards will be neces-
Sary.
Children who have moved from one
district into another, since the close
of the schools, last June, must also
secure transfer cards from the super
intendent before they can be admitted.
Everything is ready for the issuance
of the transfer cards, and they will be
given out when called for by the
children needing them.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
CITY HALL WILL
BE A YEAR LATE
IMPOSSIBLE TO FINISH 1T.
UB-CONTRACTOR SAYS 1T WILL BE
SEVERAL MONTHS BEHIND.

MIR. A. p. Stewart viii Not Say
When the building Will be Fin
ished, But He Admits 1t VIII BE
Several Months Late-One of Those
Interested Predicts That the City
Hall Will Not BE Occupied Before
Christmas, 10O5-Cause of Delay.
There is no possibility in the world
Of finishing the new City Hall in con-
tract time"
Mr.. A. P. Stewart the principal sub
contractor on that structure made
this statement yesterday to a repre-
sentative of the Morning News. 1--WE
are working just as fast as we can,
are using as many men as we can
and the material is now arriving as
fast as it is needed"
According to contract the City Hall
is to be completed by March l, 1905,
but it will probably be six months
after that date before it is finished.
Then the interior decorating will have
to be done and the building will have
to be furnished, which will probably
require three months more.
By Christmas 1905.
The opinion was expressed yester-
day by an interested party that the
City Hall will not be occupied very
long before Christmas of next year.
He thought the city officials would get
into the building just about that
time. and but very little before then.
l.
now before the building is occupied,
he said. Mr.. Stewart will not say
Just when he expects to get the build
ing finished, but admits it will be
several months after the expiration of
the contract time.
Mr.. Stewart says the work is being
carried on just as rapidly as possible.
In laying the foundation, he says
difficulties were encountered that were
not foreseen. The work was delayed
a good deal at the very beginning, but
this could not be avoided, he says.
1t is now being pushed as fast as can
be.
The stone has to all be hoisted and
put in place by machinery and the
machinery is kept going all the time.
Mr.. Stewart says as many men are
employed on the building as can be
used. The machine can only lift so
much stone and enough men to han
die it, and to fill in with the brick
are now at work. he says
Architect to BE Consulted.
Mayor Myers thinks the building is
getting along too slowly. He met Mr..
Burgess, the president of the Savan-
nah Contracting Company, on the
street day or two ago and asked him
about the work. The Mayor wants to
see il advance more rapidly and as
soon as Mr.. H. w. Witcover returns
to the city the matter will be taken up
with him.
Mayor Myers said yesterday that he
did not think the work was getting on
as fast as it should, but that he would
do nothing about it until Mr.. Witcover
returned. Mr.. Witcover will be asked
to carefully examine the work that has
been done. and to report whether it
has advanced as rapidly as it should
have. The matter will then be taken
up with contractors if Mr.. Witcover
also thinks the work is not getting
along rapidly enough.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
SALT EXPERIMENT HAS
TURNED OUT ALL RIGHT

Man With Something Else, However,
Says Grass VIII Come Up Again.
The salt experiment that the public
works department of the city has been
trying on Habersham street, has work.
ed like a charm. every bit of the grass
having been killed.
Grass had grown in the street be-
tween the brick to such an extent as
to ruin the appearance of the street.
Cutting it only made the grass grow
faster, and it could not be dug up
without injuring the pavement, so the
salt experiment was tried.
coating of salt almost an inch
thick was scattered over the street a
week or ten days ago. Every bit of
the grass has been killed. Whether
the roots are dead. or just the tops,
cannot be told until the grass has had
time 10 come up again.
man having a fluid 10 sell for
killing grass, or other vegetation, has
Informed the director Of public works
that the salt will not kill the roots,
but only the top OF the grass. He left
gallon of his preparation, free of
cost, TO be tried.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
NO BUSINESS DEPRESSION
IN THIS SECTION.
Mayor Myers Answers Statement
Made in Wall Street journal.

Mayor Myers Answers Statement
Made in Wall street journal.
Mayor Myers, in a short article in
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Journal of Baltimore on conditions in
this section takes a decidedly optimis-
tic view.
This journal took exceptions to state
ments printed IN the Wall Street Jour
nal to the effect that there is a period
Of depression in the country. The
journal especially objected to this
statement in regard to the South and
opinions of prominent business
men throughout the South were Sc
cured and published.
Following is what Mr.. Myers had to
say on the subject:
Il do not believe that the statement
of the Wall Street Journal applies to
the South, even if it correctly por-
trays conditions North and West
which L am inclined to doubt There
is certainly no period of business de-
preston on in this city or vicinity;
or, as far as I know. in Georgia.
In Savannah there is considerable
building under way, the merchants
appear to be doing a fairly prosper
Gus trade, although probably inclined
to more caution than last year; our
manufacturing industries do not COM
plain, and our shipping seems to be
holding its own.
Savannah has always been a town
of conservative principles-or, perhaps,
safe business principles would better
express it-and it suffers less accord
ingly when there is any depression
abroad. This year the promise is for
fuT NzNN~ II
for all Southern products, and 1 do
not see why this city, state and sec
ton should not continue their pro-
gress unchecked"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
PART OF CURLING
FOR PARK ARRIVED
Roadway Through Emmett Park
VIII BE Laid out Very soon,

Roadway Through Emmett Park
VIII Re Laid out Very Soon.
Several car loads of the curbing that
is to be used in laying out the drive
way through Emmett Park has already
arrived, and the work of improving
the park will be commenced just as
soon as all the stone gets here.
Work will not be started until all the
material is on hand as there may be
some delay in its reaching here. When
the work is once started, it will be
pushed rapidly to completion.
No very extensive improvements are
to be made in the park this year, ex-
cept the laying out of the driveway.
Next year, however, Council will make
special appropriation for identifying
1t. The park will be made one of the
most attractive in the city.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
SEEKS TO RECOVER
ARTICLES FROM PAWN.
Bail fin TrOver Proceedings institute
ed Against f. MuhIberg.


Bail in trover proceedings, seeking to
recover certain articles which have
been pawned. were instituted in the
Superior Court yesterday by B. p.
Lockwood, against E. Muhlberg and
Mrs. e. Muhlberg. doing business as
The Old Reliable Pawnshop. The pa
pers were filed by Attorney Simon n.
Gazan, who represents Lockwood.
The plaintiffs petition alleges that
at various times different articles Of
household furniture and personal Jew
elry were pawned with the defendants.
The total value Of the articles pawned
is placed at $175. though there Is no
statement as to how much was adj
vanced on them. IL is now claimed
that the present holders, 10 whom the
title has not reverted. refuse to deliver
the goods, and that the petitioner fears
they Will be sold, or otherwise disposed
OF unless the court forbids such action.
An order was given requiring the de-
PENDANT 10 appear at the October ses-
sion of the court. either I'm person or
by attorney, to answer the petition Of
the PLAINTIFF.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
SLING ron DAMAGES.

Alleging he was struck by a Thun-
derbolt car OF the Savannah Electric
Company and injured In several ways
Richard Palmer Is suing the company
for $1,000. The plaintiffs petition
states that he Was riding between the
tracks Of the company. az was his
usual custom, when be was struck
from behind by one OF the Thunder
bolt cars. He WAS thrown from HE
wheel which was damaged beyond re-
pair. and was badly injured internal y.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
FAV0RS AMENDMENT
TO CONSTITUTION
supt. Ashmore Hopes to See New
Law Passed.


Law Passed.
Supt. Ashmore hopes to see the pro-
posed school tax amendment to the
state constitution passed at the coming
election. In his opinion it will work
to the great advantage of counties and
open the way for the lettering of
schools in those sections where such a
course is most desired. In discussing
the matter. he said:
The proposed amendment ought to
pass and 1 hope it will. 1t opens the
way for the different counties of the
state to better their schools, and in
many of them such a course should
be pursued Under the present law To-
cal taxation for school purposes, in
outlying counties, is almost impossible,
owing to the conditions which must be
complied with before such a course can
be pursued. Neither the present law
nor the proposed amendment will have
any effect on Chatham county, as our
school system is separate.
Under the present law before a
county can tax itself for school pur-
poses, such course must be recon-
mended by two successive grand ju-
ries and then two-thirds of the voters
in the county must ratify the proposed
taxation. AS will be readily seen. this
is almost prohibitive. In the first
place it is hard matter to secure the
recommendation of two successive
grand juries and in the second. a. two
thirds vote of all the voters is hard
TO secure. even for most beneficial
measure. 1t is hard to get out even
a two-thirds vote, let alone securing a
two-thirds majority.
IF the proposed amendment is pass
ed it does not mean that the counties
must tax themselves but simply that
they will have the privilege to do so if
they see fit. Because it does away
with 1.-THE present almost prohibitive
law. and paves the way for future bet
tering of school conditions, I hope it
will be passed by the voters. To pass
it requires not two-thirds of all the
voters. but tWo-thirds of those voting.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
LAST CIRCULAR
PROVES LIMIT
R. R. COMMISSIONS LATEST
sAyANNAH's FRUIT SYRUP INDUS
TRY RECEIVES HARD BLOW.

Reductiop in Favor of Atlanta and
Columbus Will Kill Business OF
Local Dealers Mt Many Points.
This City Now Enjoys Position or
Chief Distributing Point for Com
modify and the New Order Threat
ems the Trade.
For those who believed that circular
No 301 would be the limit to the en-
croachments Of Atlanta into the trade
territory of Savannah, circular No 9O2
comes as a rude shock.
Notice of the order of the commits
sion in reducing rates on fruit syrup
from seventy-seven points on the At
lantic Coast Line to Columbus and At
lanta was published in yesterdays
Morning News.
In the first circular only reductions
for points distant from Savannah were
made, while the second reaches within
eleven miles of Savannah, and gives a
rate on fruit syrup from Burroughs
via Savannah to Atlanta of II cents.
The rate from Savannah to Atlanta is
% cents.
This is one of the inequalities of the
new schedule, though. of course, ship
ments from Burroughs would continue
to be made to this city, other things
being equal, as even with the reduc-
tions made by the commission the To-
cal rate from Burroughs to Savannah,
a distance of eleven miles. Is some
what less than the through rate to
Atlanta, over 300 miles away, as can
be seen for points further away the
new schedule would enable Atlanta to
outbid local dealers.
Savannah Leading Distributor.
AS a distributor of Georgia syrup
Savannah is the largest shipping point
in the state. Under the new schedule
Atlanta and Columbus will be given
rates out of all proportion to their dis
tance, as compared with Savannah,
from large number of the points in
Guided in the reduction.
Mr.. M. G.. Ehrlich, of the firm of
Ehrlich & Bro, which is the largest
handlers of syrup in the city, in speak
ing of the proposed reduction, said:
The reduction will strike very
serious blow at our business and at
the position of Savannah as the leader
in this industry, though until COM
pare the rates further 1 cannot say
just what the discrimination will
amount to, considering every point.
VIII Kill Syrup Business.
However, see that from some of
the syrup producing points named in
the list the cut in favor of Atlanta and
Columbus will be sufficient to kill all
our business at those places. We have
fiourishing business at some of the
points named. The cut will, of course
cheaper the expense to the Atlanta
dealers, who can in turn afford to pay
more to the producers.
II certainly fail to see the equity in
such an order which benefits two cities
of the state at the expense of a third
which had built up a fine trade in syr-
ups by reason of natural advantages.
1t looks like the Railroad Commission
is striking hard at Savannah's indus
tries
The new circular goes into effect on
Sent 30
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
FACTS AND FIGURES TO
BE PREPARED FIRST.
Chamber of Commerce VIII Act
with Full Understanding.

ShahDeE Oh commerce VIII ACT
with Full Understanding.
Vice President G. w. Tiedeman, of
the Chamber of Commerce, has ac-
knowledged the receipt of the COM
munication of Mr.. Oscar Kulman, in
which 1t was suggested that meeting
of the commercial organizations of the
city be called for the purpose Of ask
ing for an injunction against the re-
duction ordered by the Railroad Com
mission by Circular No. 301.
In speaking of the matter yesterday
Mr.. Tiedeman said:
II have referred the matter to Sec
rotary Donlan and he is preparing a
full report of the situation. which he
will present to the Board of Directors.
1t seems to me that the first thing to
decide is where we are at and this
must be done by having the facts
ready to be given to the meeting, IL
one should be called"
Secretary Donlan is preparing the
figures to be presented, and will prob
ably have them ready early next
week.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
SPECIAL MEETING FOR
JEFFERSON PAVING CASE.
Council and jefferson street Proper
ty Owners to Confer.

Council and jefferson street Proper
ty Owners to Confer.
A special meeting of the Committee
Of the Whole Of City Council has been
called for this afternoon to hear a
proposition from the owners of real
estate on Jefferson street in regard to
the settlement of the jefferson street
paving case. which has been in the
courts for a number of years. The test
case, which was tried in the Superior
Court last winter, was won by the
city, the jury awarding the city the
principal for the paving and interest
at per cent. since the paving was put
down.
The case has been appealed to the
Supreme Court, and will come up for
a hearing soon. Col Garrard, the city
attorney, offered to settle with The
owners for the principal and one-half
the interest, or interest at 315 per cent.
The owners will agree to pay the prin-
cipal, but they want to get out of
paying the interest, if possible. At
the Council committee meeting, the
owners will offer to pay a part of the
principal at once, if the case is set
tied, and to pay the rest in installments.
1t is thought that the city and the
owners viii get together, though the
city's acceptance of the proposition to
be made this afternoon is doubtful.
At the last meeting of Council, the
owners were to have appeared, but
only two of them were present.
1t was then intended to offer to pay
the principal in installments of per
cent. At this rate it would have taken
the owners twenty months to pay up
and the city would have received no
interest at all. The new proposition
of making a cash payment and then
paying the balance in installments is
more liberal, but it is by no means
certain the city will accept it. An eff
fort will be made to get the owners
and the city together. Both sides will
rnha hlNr hnNn 10 cnrnnacicrnc
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
COTTON MEN FEEL MORE
SECURE OVER CONTRACTS.
Relieved Now That Nearly All Sail
ings VIII BE On Time.


Exporters, ship brokers and all cot
ton men interested in the prompt sail
ing of ships with September contracts
feel very much better after the prompt
action of the Cotton Exchange direc-
tors in getting directly at the root of
the trouble which seems to delay the
arrival of cotton routed for foreign
ports via Savannah.
Actual receipts yesterday were very
heavy, and the cargoes are being
placed with a rapidity now which is
relieving the situation every working
hour. Much of the cotton which it
was thought was banked up at the
congresses came to sight yesterday.
Local railroad men claim that the
delay, If there is any unreasonable de-
lay has not been the fault of the rail-
roads, as there is no special crowding
for transportation.
Nothing further was heard from teie-
grams sent out by Chairman Harris
of the Transportation Committee yes
terday, and it is believed now that the
cotton will be hurried forward with as
much expedition as possible.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23

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The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
DOPE EATER WAS ILL
AT POLICE STATION.

William Henrahan. 81 years of age,
arrested yesterday morning for improp-
err conduct on the street, had to be
sent to the Savannah Hospital later in
the day. He became violently i'll short
ly after he was arrested and the police
were afraid he would die on their
hands.
Henrahan uses dope" Of some kind
and this Is said to be responsible for
his condition. For a time he was al
most crazy.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
SUING FOR DIVORCE.

Suit for divorce was instituted in
the Superior Court yesterday by Mrs
Alice Harris, asking legal separation
from her husband, James B. Harris
Desertion is the ground on which the
divorce is asked. The petitioner al
leges that Harris is employed as a
mOtorman by the Savannah Electric
Company and is earning $45 a month
From this she asks the court to set
aside temporary and permanent ali
mony.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
SUING COMMERCIAL
FOR 81, 900 DAMAGES
Cecil Cohen Alleges That Bank Re-
fused to Pay 81 Check.


Claiming that the Commercial Bank
refused to honor his check for 81, &C.
Gil Cohen has entered suit against it
for damages, asking that the court
award him $1,000. The suit was filed
yesterday in the City Court, and prom
ises to make one of the most interest
ing cases that will be heard at any of
its sessions.
The plaintiff alleges that when he
drew the check upon the bank he well
knew that he had more than sufficient
funds deposited therein to meet it. The
bank, however, refused to honor the
check, he charges and as a result the
damage suit is being brought. The de-
Tense Of the bank will be that though
Cohen did have some money deposited
there, it had been garnished and the
bank was restrained from paying out
any of the funds.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
MONEY IS SET ASIDE
FOR NEW INFIRMARY.
when Rebuilt, Georgih InarmRry
VIII tie Better Institution.

Mr.. c. NJ. Gilbert, one OF the trustees
Of the Georgia Infrmary. says the
board OF trustees OF that institution
have a new hospital In view. and will
build one when they see that 1t can be
done TO advantage.
The money obtained from the sale OF
lots 10 the Little Sisters OF the Poor,
$4,000, is 10 be set aside 20 be used on
the new hospital, Mr.. Gilbert says.
The trustees. however do not want
10 move from the present location un-
al they are IN position 20 build "A
larger hospital and 20 thoroughly equip
II with all the modern appliances ana
cOnveniences. When "a new hospital b.
erected. II Is the intention OF the
trustees 20 make II up-to-date Ia every
respect
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
SUBWAY WORK IS
PROGRESSING SLOWLY,
Predicted 1t VIII Not BE FINISHED
within Contract Time.

Predicted IL VIII Not BE Finished
within Contract Time.
Work on the Gwinnett street subway
is not advancing as rapidly as was
expected and it is predicted that the
subway will not be finished by Jan. 1,
according to contract. 1t is also said
that the contractors, the Savannah
Lumber Company, will probably lose
money on the contract.
The grading is being done rather
slowly. The moving of the dirt is
found to be more difficult than was
thought. The Coast Line has finished
driving the piles for the temporary
trestle that is to be built for its tracks
and the contracting firm is expecting
TO start one of the retaining walls
shortly.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
Columbia Insecticide.

For discriminating reaches and wa
terbugs. We guarantee this powder
will exterminate reaches and water
bugs or money refunded. Can be pur-
chased from US in cans for % and 50
cents. 1t is in use In this city with
great satisfaction. Removes the last
vestige of reaches or water-bugs. Lipp-
man Drug Company.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-23
ALLEGED WOMEN THIEVES.

Nellie and Alice Atkinson, negro
women, have been arrested by De-
tective Stark, on a charge of stealing
from the residence of Mr.. Abe S.
Guckenheimer. The women were en-
ployed as servants at the house and
are alleged to have taken a number
of articles. They will probably be
given n hearing before the Recorder
this morning.