Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-01
Condensed Neq,s items Gathered From all Parts of The State

by the announcement from practically al
the leading cotton merchants in the state
to the effect that If bale of cotton has
more than II pounds of bagging and 70
pounds of ties. so cents will be deducted
from the total price paid for the bale.
The fact that cotton now sells for Is
cents a pound and tare at very much
less than that naturally inclines the farm
err to put as much bagging and ties about
a bale of cotton as he is allowed TO
put. for the bale is weighed and paid for
as a unit. Thus the tare is paid for at
10 cents a pound.
The crux of the present discussion is
just how much tare should be allowed
per bale. There must of course be enough
to insure the cotton security in ship
ment. President j. L. Lee, of the Geor-
gia branch of the Farmers union, is in
correspondence with European spinners
for the purpose OF finding out just what
practice obtains in European markets.
SYLVANIA, Ca, Sept. 29.-In pistol
duel at close range yesterday morning.
Clinton Overstreet. a deputy sheriff. shot
and killed L. A. Bragg, planter, on the
latters place near Woodcliffe, this coun-
ty. Bragg fired first, but his aim was
poor, and the officers first shot dropped
him. The men were standing but few
feet apart. and firing almost in each
others faces.
The officer held a warrant for Bragg's
arrest.
ST. MARY's. Ga, Sept. 2s.-Once sem
fenced to be hanged, then escaping from
death by mistrial in a higher. court, Ed
ward Razor is again facing trial In the
superior court for the murder of Section
Foreman Kirkland, at Kingsland, two
years ago.
Razor was tried one year ago. found
guilty and sentenced to be hanged. The
gallows was already built when Rabor's
attorneys secured a new trial in high
er court. This hearing resulted in mis-
trial and Razor now goes on trial for
the third time.
MACON. Ga. Sept. 29.-One Of the big
gest attractions at the Macon State fair
will be the address delivered on Wednes-
day. November 2, by Mr.. Daniel Sully
While in Macon he will be the guest of
the chamber of commerce, and it is be-
lieved that planters from Bib and all
surrounding counties will flock to Macon
on November to hear the address by
Mr.. Sully.
Secretary of State Cook issued a char
ter Tuesday afternoon to the Temperance
Life Insurance Company of America, the
headquarters of which will be in At
lanta.
The, capital stock of the company is tn
be 100000, divided into shares of 500 each
The incorporators are w. a. Covington,
of Colquitt county; ]. H. Andrews. NIGH.
Hull and James K. Hines, of Fulton, and
j. F. Fender. of Lowndes county.
Hon. W. A Covington. it will be recall
ed. was. one of the leaders of the prohibit
ton fight when Georgia was placed in
the dry column, and has always been &C
tive in prohibition affairs in the state
The company purposes to take as risks
only such persons as do not indulge in
strong drink. 1t is the first company OF
the kind ever chartered in this state, and
expects to do good business In view OF
the fact that insurance companies are be-
coming more and more inclined to place
drinking men under the ban
Now that the charter of the company
has been grained officers will be elected
and headquarters secured.
MACON, Ca, Sept. 29.-Minter VIM
berly prominent attorney of Macon and
former city attorney and Will Hertz, a
well-known coal merchant, had fist
fight on Second street this morning, as
result of certain remarks alleged to have
been made by Wimberly about Hertz's
Hertz and Wimberly each landed a cou-
pie of blows on the face before the two
were parted by friends.
Friends of Hertz claim that Wimberly
held UP the elder Hertz to ridicule on a
public stage. a,,,....
BROOKS, Ca, Sept. 29.-Mrs. Nicely
Harris, a widow with four children. liv-
ing one mile west of town. was awakened
from sleep at o'clock last night by a
negro pulling her out of bed. BY desperate
fighting and screaming she succeeded in
frightening him away.
He gained entrance by forcing open
the door. Mrs. Harris describes him as a
short. stout negro, with dark clothes and
derby hat. ,.s.-
There is no clue tn the guilty party.
Posses are searching for the assailant.
SAVANNAH, Ca, Sept 2s.-Marshall
Freeman, a white man held in Chatham
county Jail for insanity, is dying, it is be-
lieved from starvation. He is the man
who held up a little boy on the track OF
the Coast Line railway several days ago
and tried to kill both himself and the boy
by having the train run them down. He
was saved by the engineer seeing them in
time to stop his engine.
Freeman was put in jail and has refused
to eat He has grown steadily weaker
each day and now his condition is critical.
1t is believed he cannot be kept alive
much longer by being supplied artifcially
with food. He does not notice anything
and seems content to starve himself to
death. His condition today is very weak.
He is much weaker than he was yester-
day.
WHIPPED BOYS TO SAVE