The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-30
TAXES CHILDREN
 AND LEAVES TOWN
Daughter Makes a Serious
 Charge Against Her
PEACH CROP IS SAFE
Fulton County Physicians are Charged With Neglect Of Duty by Grand Jury-Aboition of Bucket
 Shops Recommended.

Atlanta. April 2s-Threatened with the separation from her two little children, age and 12 years, respectively. Mrs Minnie Aren't of 116 Foundry street has "shpped'. it is alleged, and the police are looking for her. Her oldest daughter complained to the police that she was not fit person to care for the children. After the charges were preferred by the daughter before Judge Boyles Friday she was subpoenaed to appear in court yes terdsy but she failed to put In appear ance and Probation Officer Gloer went for her only to find that she had gone taking the children with her. The neigh bors said she dressed hurriedly yester- day afternoon, dressed the children, an1 the three left and did not come back last night The police are looking for them.
 Fhe lack of the great seal of the state of Georgie appended to the requlsition for Henry Seigler of Augusta, alleged to be wanted in that city on the charge of kidnapping his own son, Ruben, and fleeing to Texas, is keeping that paper
 
 were about to hs accepted when -coun- gel for Seigler took out habsas corpus proceedings to keep him in that state on account of the absence of the great seal Of Qeo' ela. It sesls hat Mes. Seieler was awarded the child by the Richmond county courts when she sued for di- vorce. New papers containing the great seal were sent to Texas today upon the request of Solicitor General J. S. Key holds of Augusta.
 A. M Elliott better known as Amy Elliott, the former amateur champion bi- cycle rider of this city, who is now a. resident of San Francisco, has written strong descriptive letter to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Elliott, of 65 E. Harris street, telling them of the earthquake and fire in Frisco as he saw it. He de- clares that none of the stories sent out Of that place have done justice to the horror of it all. He declares that fabu- lous prices were demanded for the neces- sties of life immediately aftay the fire, and that bread sold at s5 loaf: it cost s19 to move trunk and 500 for a moving van two hours.
 Peach Crop Large.
 Peaches will be shipped from South Georgia during the latter part of next month," said H. M. Martin of Savannah, editor of the Peach Grower, who is a visitor to the city today, and he is au- thority on peach culture in the south
 "The freeze which visited the peach belt" continued Mr. Martin. did not materially hurt the crop in that it will keep the trees from oycrpeafias and Ia consequence will cause them 10 produce the first quality of peaches.
 q have just returned from a visit to south Georgia and found the little peaches to be in excellent shape. Geor- gia bids fair to sustain her reputation as the producer of the finest peaches on the market
 Dr. D. D. Richardson and pr. J. w Hurt, two of the most prominent of the young physicians of Atlanta whO are the county physicians for the Fulton county convict camps were today reecm- mended for dismissal by the Fulton conn- ty grand jury, in their general present. ments, on the alleged grounds of neglect of duty.
 The grand jurors cla m that the young practitioners sometimes did not respond to calls at the camp nn!il the day after they were sent for and then did not manifest any interest in their work. The physicians deny the charges. The grand jury also recommended that the iegis- lature abolish bucket shops In this county and change the fee system in vogue among the county officials te stated salaries. The other recommendations were along general lines.
 Gamblers Indicted. As a result of a suit filed in court re- gently to recover an alleged gambling debt. in which the names of a number of the sporting fraternity were called by name the Fulton county grand jury al the recent session indicted twenty-four nights of the green cloth and placed them under arrest each giving bond Tor his release. After defeating requisition from Flor ida to have him return to that state under arrest, and there to face the charge of larceny after trust from the Atlantc Coast Line. James Noble Strobhar, the alleged embezzer acquitted of the charge in Georgia this week, stated to his law vers today that he would return to Flor ida voluntarily tonight He declares that he is innocent and will come clear there as he did here. He says the money he is accused of taking was paid out by him as rebates for his road. And that when he tells what he knows the tcom- psny will be surprised.
 Bank Clearnas. While Manager Darwin G. Jones of the Atlanta Clearing House association will not announce. the bank clearings of the Atlanta banks until Tuesday. it is understood that this statement will show that the banks have made a clear gain of ss.5o0000 in clearings during the month of April, 1906 as compared with the same month in 190o
 This record is considered phenomenal and is clear indication Of the rapid growth of Atlanta ss a financial center. For the week ending today. Manager Jones announces a gain of slos0.sa9 over the same week last year, while for today the increase is $S405e4 "A.
 Forty deaths in Atlanta from the dread meningitis during the month Of April Is the gruesome record on fl2e in the health office at the city hall.
 Exactly one-sixth of the deaths record ed there this month, for the record shows 24o up to date have been caused by this dread brain direction. which seems to be sweeping over Atlanta in a wave this year. ssa .r
 The latest victim to he added to this growing list Of fatalities from this cause was Miss Mamie Caldwell Driver whose
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