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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-27
ROADS IN SUMTER
GREATLY IMPROVED

AAIERICUS. Ga. Aug. 2G.-The cam
paign for good roads waged by The Jour
nal is accentuated in Sumter county as
in few others. the demand here for inn
proved highways amounting almost to a
craze. This has been given greater i'm
petus by the presence here of Superin-
tendent D. II. Winslow. Of Washington,
head OF the good roads department of
the government and expert road con-
structor. Superintendent Winslow came
directly to Americas at the instance Of
Congressman d. NJ. Hughes. of the Third
district. and is now engaged In super
vising the building Of a half-mie stretch
OF public road. therein demonstrating his
methods Of soil mixture to the greatest
advantage. superintendent Winslow. has
at his disposal the county's force Of 100
convicts. and the road he will construct
will prove n fine object lesson. AS evil
dence OF general appreciation Of his good
worl., several bodies Of county officials
from neighboring counties have come 10
Americas this week to witness the prac-
teal demonstration In high class road
building Superintendent Wlnslow will GO
into other counties Of the district as well
when INSTRUMENTATION in Sumter is COM
Dleted
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-27
Conner signs PrOhibition Bills.

MONTGOMERY. Ala, Aug. 29.-Ihe
whole code Of prohibition laws passed by
the legislature at the session which ad-
joCrned last night. was signed by the
governor today. including the monster
Fuller bin. about which there has been
so much talk all over the country. Others
are to prevent use or distribution of IL
cuors in clubs. make II unlawful for for
eign corporations to break the temper
ance laws. taking away license when they
do so: provide for impeachment of sher-
ifs who refuse TO obey the laws; make
il the duty OF municipalities TO fix and
enforce prohibition laws like those in
effect I'm the state; prevent soft drink
stands from using screens or storing H.
cuors Of any kind. and preventing gamb-
ling BY prohibiting barred doors in any
public place. or the use therein of cleo
trio bells. dumb walters or other like ma
cEinery.
The fact that the bills were signed to-
day was sent by wire to sheriffs over the
state. who are already busy. BY the Full
Ter bin aH places under suspicion may
be raided and liquors found in them de
stroyed .--.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-27
URGE REFORM IN
JUDICIAL MATTERS
Bar Association Shows Plans on
Which Reorganization of State
Courts Should Be Effected.

DETROIT, Aug. 26.-At today's session
of the annual convention of the Ameri-
can Bar association the committee APP
pointed two years ago to consider the
matter of unnecessary costs and delays IN
litigation, submitted report, in which it
advocated a gradual but sweeping reform
in judicial procedure. The COMMITTEES re-
ported satisfactory progress in bringing
to the attention of congress proposed
laws to authorize the appointment of Of
fetal stenographers for United States
courts and to fix their compensation; to
limit the setting aside of verdicts on err
ror unless the error complained of shall
appear o,have resulted in a miscarriage
of justice, and to permit the use of au-
thorized. printed copies of records in ap~
pealing cases instead of written or type
written manuscripts.
Further, the committee outlined the gem
eral principles on which it considered a
Reorganization of state courts should
eventually be effected.
1.-The whole judicial power of each
state" says the report, ''at least for civil
causes, should be vested in one great
court, Of which all tribunals should be
branches, departments or divisions. The
bushes as we'll as the judicial administra-
ton of this court should be thoroughly
organized so as to prevent not merely
waste of judicial power. but all needless
clerical work. duplication of papers and
records and the like. thus obviating ex-
.pense to litigants and cost to the pub
lie
This court should have three chief
branches-county courts, including munic-
ipal courts, a superior court of first in
stance and a single ultimate court of APP
peals All judges should be judges of the
whole court, assigned to some branch
or locality. but eligible and liable to sit
/ any other branch when called upon TO
do so.
Supervision of the business admins
tration of the whole court should be COM
mitted to some high official of the court
who would be responsible for failure to
utilize the judicial power of the state
effectively
The committee suggests that similar
official, who should be a Judge not a
clerk, should act in each branch or d.
vision ard that in like manner the cleri-
cal and stenographic force should be un-
der the supervision of a responsible officer
with suitable subordinate supervision Of
fcials.
The committeemen's signatures attached
to the report are those of Everett P.
Wheeler, Roscoe Pound. Charles 2. Ami
6on, Joseph Henry Beale, Frank Irvine.
Samuel c. Eastman, W&lliam E. Mikell,
Henry D. Estabrook. Edwin T. Sanford.
Charles f. Littlefeld, Charles S. Ham
lin. Charles B. Elliott, George Turner,
John D. Lawson and William Z. jan
uary.
other committee reports submitted to-
day were on the subjects of Title to
Real Estate" and THE Proposed Copy
right BILL
The election of officers is to be held to-
morrow.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-27
NEGRO RUNS AMUCK
! UNTIL shot DOWN
Half Crazed Black Dashes Down
Main Street of Louisiana Town
With Shotgun, Shooting in
us Every Direction.

MONROE, La, Aug. .24.-Crazed by CO.
Icaine and liquor. William Way, negro
armed with a shotgun and u pocketfu.
of ammunition, ran amuck on the streets
here today. Before he was killed by citi-
zens, ne had wounded Is men. or these,
two will die, two others are very seriously
wounded but the others will get well
quickly As soon as the negro fell, shot
through the heart, the frenzied citizens
seized the body, dragged it through the
streets and burned it IN the center of the
town to the cheers of the populace.
The black appeared upon the streets
early today with the shotgun under his
arm Without moments warning or
even the semblance of reason, he raised
the weapon and opened fire upon citizen
standing near.
Men in the vicinity. who were armed,
drew weapons and, covering him, forced
him into a doorway. 1t was presumed
that he had exhausted his ammunition
But as. a few men approached to appre-
bend him, he sprang into the open and
fired two more shots. Two men fell ana
the negro jumped back to cover and re-
loaded the gun. He seemed to have d
pocket full of shell. for he kept repeating
this movement until % men. had fall
len. Then as he. stepped out. again, some
one fired and his body fell into the gut
ter. a bullet through his heart, The four
men who are so seriously hurt were in
jured while trying to rush him in his
cover in the doorway. They are:
Officer Hugh Bigger, shot in the abdo-
men, fatal.
Deputy Sheriff T. A. Grant. shot in
chest, fatal.
simon Marks merchant, shot in breast,
serious. .......
George Mccormick. arm Shot of. Sc
rious.
That any of these men Is still alive
is que to the fact that the negro used
very fine slot in his shells. rne other q
injured are painfully hurt but not seri-
o,sIy Almost every man VINO was on
the street. or who came to the scene be-
fore the black was killed, received q
wound
When it was known that the negro was
dead, the streets filled win angry men
and for a time it was feared that they
would wreak vengeance upon the negroes
of the town. of whom there are many.
But il was quickly announced that. three
OF tn emadman's victims were men of his
own race who had rallied with the whites
in the attempt 10 capture him.
Then some one. yelled, Burn him.
and in a second the cry was taken up.
willing volunteers seized the bleeding
corbse and dragged it to the center of
the street. Others gathered brush and ar
ranged funeral pyre. Still others car
ried oil. and when fully ten gallons had
been poured over the CHASTITY heap, a
match was set to it and the flames began
their work. -.
Mayor Forsythe, though wounded, hast
ened to the scene and pleaded in vain with
the mob not to do the grewsome act, but
they would not desist g.. .--r-
Business>was susbepded, for the, day. and
groups of men stood on the corners dis
GUESSING the tragedy. There are no threats
of violence, however, and the authorities
appear to have the situation under per-
feet control
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-27
AUTOMOBILE HIT
BY LOCOMOTIVE

KANKAKEE, ILL.,. Aug. 24.-Mrs. George
Granger, wife of retired Kanl<akee mer-
chant. and Miss Genevieve Rabig. an elo-
cutiOn teacher of Chicago. were instantly
killed and five other occupants of a tour
ing car were seriously injured yesterday
when the machine was run over by a Big
Four locomotive and caboose in Kan
kalxee. -...
The party was on the way to Mound
Grove cemetery at the time Or the acct
dent. string of cars UiI' Il sidetrack
INSTRUCTED the view of the chauffeur and
of the engineer. .'' '-
The injured are George Granger. hus-
band of the woman killed. Miss Amelia
Forth, sister Of Mrs. Granger; Miss
Jeanette Granger, daughter; Paul
Granger. a son, and Ira Dole. chauffeur
Ali were severely hurt except the chahf-
feur.
Miss Jeanette Granger was found be-
low the bodice 2 her mother and Miss
Rabig.' She ,scued 20 minutes after
the accident b. .4tl:ing up the caboose.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-27
NEW GLACIER FOUND
- BY PERKINS PARTY

CORDOVA, Alaska. Aug. 26-The
George W. Perkins excursion party, while
cruising along vast stretch of Alaskan
coast. discovered on the west coast of
knights island a new glacier, emptying
into Prince Williams sound. The ice
river is two miles long and is 200 feet
high in front. The glacier was named
Princeton, being christened by Miss Per-
kins, daughter of the financier.
The excursionists all went out to the
glacier in small boats Miss Perkins made
q daring dash in a swift launch, and amid
falling ice smashed a bottle of cham
payne on the face of the glacier, exclaim-
ing:
II name thee Princeton"
Mr.. Perkins will ask the United States
government to place the location and
name on the official maps. The z. II.
Hartman Alaska excursion several years
ago discovered and named the Yale, Har-
ward and Hartman glaciers. ~
The Perkins party sailed last night for
Seattle via Sitka. The Alaskan cruise
has lasted two months.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-27
BIG SALMON SEASON
OPENS IN OREGON

ASTORIA, Ore, Aug. 26.-The total
pack of Columbia river salmon reduced
to 4S-pound cases, for the season just
closed, amounts to 100000. This is 20 per
cent shrinkage over the 1908 pack. Segre-
gated, the pack consisted as follows:
Cases. 1850; picked salmon. 2,S65 tons;
tierces, 1900
The season mas been about one full
month, or % per cent short of preceding
seasons in duration, but this does not ex-
plain fully this years shortage, which, in
view of the number of the fry liberated
in 1905, indicated an exceptionally large
pack.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-27
SURE TO ASK
The KIND of Coffee When Postum
Is Well-Madc

Three. ereat coffee drinkers were my
old school friend and her two daughters.
.They were always complaining and
takirg medicine ! determined TO give
tNem Postum instead OF coffee when they
visited me. so without saying anything
10 them about IL. / made a big pot OF
Postum the first morning. using four
neaping teaspoonfuIs TO the pint OF water
and let Il boil - minutes. stirring down
occasionally.
.-'Eefore the meal was half over. each
cnet passed up her cup 10 be rehlled. re-
marking low fine the coffee was. The
mother asked for a third cup and in
ouIred as 10 the brand OF coffee I used
didn't answer her question Just then. for
had heard Der say a while before that
she didn't liae Postum unless il was more
han half ola fashioned coffee. e.. 4"
-sfter bFeakfast I told her that the
ccffee SIZE liked so we'll at breakfast was
pure Postum. aad The reason she liked il
was because Il was properly made that
Il. Il was boiied long enough 10 b-iHg out
the favor..
y have been brought Up from 4 nerv-
Gus. wretched invalid. II fine condition
81 physical health BY leaving OF coffee
and using Postum.
4 am doing all can TO help the world
out of coffee slavery 10 Postum freedom.
and lave earned the gratitude OF many.
many friends" Read The Road &c
WelIviue.' In pkgs. There's a Reason. -
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time TO
time. They are genuine, true, and
full Of human interest
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-27
PANAMA COMMISSIONERS
MAY ALL QUIT JOBS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-The report
that ex-senator Blackburn OF. Kentucky.
had rendered. his resignation as Panama
canal commissioner recalls the fact that
there is a possibility, that all seven com
missioners now constituting lac governing
body at Panama may be legIsIared out OF
Office the coming winter. if the Mann
bill. now before congress is enacted into
law That measure contains many pro-
visions of importance to the canal zone.
but it's essential feature is the abolition
of the present commission and placing of
the construction of the great waterway
in the hands of a chief engineer and a
director. and the responsibility for the
management of the canal zone i'm the
hands of a governor.
In it's general features the proposition
has the approval of Secretary of War
Dickinson. '"''
An isthmian canal commissionershfp is
considered a pretty good Office, as it pays
$1I,CO0 per aunum. AR. Blackburn has been
filing the place OF civil engineer during
his connection with the commission and
has, II is said. made a splendid record.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-27
HIGH COURT TO PASS
ON INCOME BONDS

SAVANNAH. Ca, Aug. 26.-The fact
that Judge Walter G. Charlton. in the
superior court yesterday afternoon con-
frmed the finding OF Col. William Gar
rard the auditor in the case OF the holders
OF Central railroad third preferred income
bonds means that the supreme court Of
the state Of Georgia will he asked to pass
finally upon the decision. The auditor
found that the interest on these bonds for
several years back must DrS paid. The
Judge sustains this finding. The railroad
company will ut once prepare a.. appeal
aud take the case higher. IL can only 20
To the supreme court OF the state OF
Georgia. as there is no question Involved
that via permit o. its being sent to the
United States court. Judge Charlton yes
tci cay allowed tie attorneys who brought
the case into court. So. 30. Colonel Gar
rard. the auditor. $1,000. and Mir. W. NJ.
Farr. the stenozrapher. who too, the tes-
timony and made up the record. go.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-27
South Carolina News
Greenville Gives to Highway.

Greenville county. 5. c., contains good
roads men and highway promoters who
are no whit behind any of their competi-
tors in enterprise anywhere along the
road.
From Greenville comes the information
that the Daily Piedmont j. r. McGhee,
editor and publisher, has started public
subscription list in the interest of the
highway, and has already raised 2l5,
with a great deal more to come.
This money will be turned over to the
county supervisor, to be applied by him
to the, expenses OF thoroughly working
out three roads OF Greenville county
which will form Part of the highway.
Not combining its activity to this fea-
ture, however, the Daily Piedmont is
preparing TO have headquarters establish
ed at the Ottaray hotel, where secre-
tary will be on duty to give information
to the endurance runners.
Greenvilles automobilists and newspa-
per men have been in close touch from the
start with the highway movement, since
the time when the original scout car of
The Journal rolled into that city.
From the verbal pledges volunteered
during some time past. it is confidently
expected that there will be several en-
trants from Greenville in the big RELIABLE
ity tour.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-27
VISITORS CANNOT SEE
TREASURY VAULTS

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2l.-When Grover Cieve
land WIS president, the United States treasury
WAS robbed OF two silver dollars. and this loss
although Of no material Importance. is reFpO-
sihle FOR WashinGton'S visitors aud tourists be-
ing unable TO ''See" the Treasury vaults.
Formerly II was the custom to take visitors
through the vaults in the treasury building.
whore millions OF dollar, were stored. hut since
a small hoy. tempted by the immense amount Of
rlittering gold and silver. cut OF the bngs
with his pocket knife aud made away with the
two 'cnrt wheels" rs the heavy dollar
silver picecs are referred TO. the vaults hhN e
been closed 20 all visitors rsccpting thos. who
get permission from the secretary OF the treas
Urv IN tire large yauit. which Is 50 feet long
and Il feet wide. is stored Sl6i. 900 900 in coin
FOR the redemption Of gold aud silver certif-
Gates.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-27

ANDERSON, s. c., Aug. 26.EIn adj
dressing, an audience of 10000 here today,
United States Senator TiIlman took occa-
sion. to say that President Taft is the
tool of a great political machine. and
that his appointment of census supervis-
ors in the southern states is an attempt
to break the solid south. He says Mr..
Taft, Isl prevented by his machine from
carrying out his intentions expressed in
his Atlanta speech. rYr
Senator Tillman- warned against COM
pulsory education, saying that it would
help the negroes to out vote the whites.
Senator Tillman with ex-Gov.. ]. c.
Sheppard came in response to invitations
to address a Red Shirt reunion, re-
union Of the men who freed South Car
DINA from the rule of negroes and car
petbaggers in 1876. The meeting today was
Featured by a parade OF 5000 ladies and
gentlemen mounted and wearing red
shirts a.-ttfE. ;Tn--& ;tr'r -
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-27
DOUBLE TRAGEDY DONE
IN MERCHANDISE STORE

BRIGHTON, Col, Aug. A.-Desperate
and Jealous because his overtures for
reconciliation had been rejected, and de-
-spondcnt because he feared he was grad
Tally becoming insane, Samuel Girvin, OF
AdairsvilIe, KY, sent .3S-calioer bullet
into the back OF his wife's head today. and
rs her body fell backward caught 1t on
his left arm and held il close to his
breast while he placed the muzzle OF the
gun tc his right temple and pulled the
trigger.
The bodies fell to the floor together.
Girvin died instantly, while his wife lived
Is minutes.
The double tragedy took place in gem
eral merchandise store and occurred so
quickly that no one had time to inter
fere. .-.'- .>r,.'
Mrs Girvin had been conducting small
farm with woman partner for a year,
since the separation. The couple were
married three years ago.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-27
PELLAGRA CAUSES
DEATHS IN ALABAMA

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Aug. PA Mont
gomery (Ala.) dispatch suyr;
with five deaths from peilagra in But
Ter county, three others dying and FIVE
other. cases under observation. there is al
most a panic in that section.
The state department Of nealth has been
importuned to send help. but can not now,
as DR.. E. NJ. Mason, he Ony expert OF
this kind in the service of the state, is
living in Stark county, where more than
100 cases are reported.
1t is understood that every effort will be
made TO get a man to Butler at once,
as something must be done TO ease the
minds OF the people there.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-27
HUNDREDS DROWN
AT BUENoS AYRES

BUENOS AYRES, Aug. PA collision
between two excursion steamers at the
entrance of Montevideo harbor today re-
suited in the drowning of from $50 to 800
persons, mostly women and children.
The vessels were the Argentine steamer
Colombia, carrying passengers from Buc-
nos Ayres to the festival at Montevideo.
and a German steamer. also engaged in
the local passenger service. The latter
went down so quickly that all attempts
at rescue were practically hopeless.
1t is said that the captain of the Ger
man steamer and a few of the passengers
were saved. The captain had to be re-
strained from committing suicide.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-27
MAN FOUND BURIED
IN A GRAVEL PIT

APPLETON, Wis. Aug. A.-Standing
erect and with a shovel in his uplifted
hands the body of Leo Alesch was dug
out of cavern in. a. gravel pit near
here Yesterday George Miller. a farmer.
while driving past the pit saw a SLOUGH
hat on top of the gravel. He picked it
up and discovered that it rested on a
mans head Alesch had been dead several
hours when his body was found. The pit
was about seven feet deep and all but
an inch of the victims head was buried
under the cavern.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-27
NORTH STATE PLANS
FOR NEW RAILROAD

WISSTON-SALEM " G. Aug. ga
meeting win be held at Jefferson Septem-
Der Is for the purpose or organizing "A
company 70 build a railroad nom North
Wilkesboro TO Mountain City. renn.
The proposed road would connect with
khe Southern railway at North Wilkes
hero. run through Ashe county TO Noun
tain City. a distance OF 20 miles where
4 would connect with the Southern. The
business men OF Wilkes and he coun-
ties are behind the movement and they
hope 20 secure the cooperation OF Che
Southern railway in building the new
Inc.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-27
Honduras to Have New Road

MOBILE. Ala. Aug. 25.-N. q. Rich-
ardson. who reached here today from Chi
cago, says that IL is an assured fact that
a railroad viii be built from Fort Sa.
to Progreso, Honduras. Mr.. Richardson
OIL his arrival I'm Mobile received let
ter from his agent. L. X. t'urdon. at
Teguc.galpa. Honduras. stating that he
had deposited a guarantee Of $4,000 that
the Iriona railroad would be built from
Iricna TO Jutigalpa, a distance OF 20
miles.
Richardson. in company with L. NJ
Fairbanks. nephew of former Vice Pres
sdent Fairbanks. who is also interested
IL. road, and son of L. NJ. Fairbanks presi-
dent Of the Honduras Nationaf railroad,
leaves for Honduras THURSDAY 10 make
am inspection OF roads 40 building ana 70
be built On his return, Mr.. Richardson
will report 10 President Fairbanks at she
railroad Offices IN Chicago.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-27
Sues Man Who Shot Her Husband

Clara Mcdowell. widow OF Augustus Nc
DowelI. who was shot and killed by his
employer William l.. Hakey a promi-
nent wholesale grocer. in a tit of insanity.
has entered suit against Mr.. Hakey's
guardians for S25COO. t
Hakey killed ]. Robert Jones before
shooting Mcdowell. He is now in the in
sane hospital at Tuscaloosa.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-27
ANOTHER OPERATION
FOR GOV. JOHNSON

AURORA. H.. Aug. zi.-GOv. John A.
johnson. OF Minnesota. vii so into a
hospital September ! for a fourth opera
ton fer Appendicitis.
Arssgatement ~ the Minnesota execu-
tive that he would be compelled to UNDER
30 this fourth ordeal under the knife was
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-27
NORTH STATE FARMERS
MEET IN RALEIGH

RALEIGH. y. c.. Aug. @-ln welcoming
formers to the annual session OF the North Carr
lima Farmers convention at the A. and NJ
lege here for four days session today, Com
missioner or Agriculture W. A. Graham ap-
peeled Tor improvement in farm life conditions
ana comforts that the stream of farmers
daughters 70 business colleges 10 become stenos
rapherS and bookkeepcrs Ia this state coUld D,
stopped and the farmers daughters enabled Il
es1a adequate returns from dairy lnS, pouliTs
ana other country lie.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-27

SAVANNAH. Ca, Aug. 96.-Savannah
has a woman moonshirer in jail. She is
Margaret Van Blount. a negress, who was
brought in on Tuesday night IRON Liberty
county. 1t is said Margaret was literally
caught with the goods. She had all the
paraphernalia for making the inebriating
cup right in her cabin and the officers
captured the still and liquor both, The
woman. is not very anxious apparently to
tell who is mixed mp with her in the
running of the still and seems content to
take her medicine alone.