The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-06
GEORGIA SOLONS ARE HURRY|NG ID FINISH BUSINESS Early Procrastination Fol- lowed by Energy in Last
 Days of Session SEVERAL IMPORTANT BILLS TO CONSIDER Gubernatorial Campaign Warming Up and Mayoralty Race in Atlanta
 I= Already at Red
 Heat

Atlanta, August 5.-(special )-with only two weeks left in which to com plete unfinished business before ad- journment, the general assembly is act ing on pending legislation with speed 1 that heretofore has been a stranger l in the legislature this session. The general assembly has been arraigned by many of the state papers for throw ing away the opening weeks of the present session and the newly deve1- oped sprint comes as a result of those attacks
 | Following the passage of the state highway commission bill the lower house has passed the Neill usury bill,
 under which a bank or individual gull
 ty of usury loses the interest charged
 on loan This bill was substituted
 for more drastic one which would
 give borrower not only the interest
 icharged but twice that amount if usury
 was proved. The measure is sure of
 passage in the senate it is stated ! The free text book bill of Senator
 iMcCrory has passed the lower house
 iwith an amendment which gives local
 lschool authorities the right to decide
 lthe question for themselves. This bill
 Twill also pass the senate.
 I The ". and A. committee of the sem
 ate has reported favorably the plan
 ito extend the state railroad to the sea.
 This comes as an answer to the offer
 lof several railroads to release the
 aroad for term of 30 years
 N The Savannah recall bil1 which
 lseeks to allow the voters of Savannah
 Ito hold recall election to oust Mayor aPierpont has been tabled in the senate
 sby the author who saw defeat for his
 measure The majority of the sena- tors claim that the bill Is not a local
 measure, but is a plan by the liqucr Headers of the state to again "open Savannah" The stabbing of Thomas lfB. Fielder, former attorney for the Anti |Saloon league, by E. K. Vasson, the |hoorkeeper of the lower house of the Legislature. following the tabltng of |fhis measure. has created a sensation. Fielder was denounced as a lobbyist for Mayor Pierpoint on the floor of the |Fenate by Rosvo ickett, the only repub- |}ican nthe state legislature.
 N Joseph E. Pottle, candidate for gov |krnor, has thrown a bomb into the |Hfamp of the other three candidates by Differing to meet Hugh Dorsey in at |Aeast one city in each congressional |Histrict in joint debate. Dorsey has |ieplied by stating that he will meet |fPottle provided Governor Harris and Il0r l. G. Hardman, the other two can- |aidates. are present at the same time land allowed to enter the joint debate E With three men in jail hold as sus- ||bects in connection with the John EBVrum murder, the police have seem Eng1y struck a snag and are at their Flows ends to solve the murder of the e9oung man. B. S. Crane, a night |watchman at the Atlantic steel works, Eirom which place John Wurn1, the Eyoung timekeeper disappeared two |iSundays ago, has been placed on trial. Ifrhe other two men held are two ne- |groes that work at the mill. The evil Hence so far against Crane will hardly |5varrant his being held and it is be- Hieved he will be turned loose.
 N The latest theory advanced in con- Election with this case is the belief
 That the young boy was murdered by 1h gang of men who believed he had some secret that would in 'kriminate them. Whether these men |svere employees of the factory or not re- '9nains a mystery so far.
 ' The race for mayor of Atlanta be- |3ween Jesse Armstead and Asa O. f-. dler is under full headway Arm 'Atead oGr1es lorward with the an- Eiountement that he has been offered flhe job as secretary to Candler "and Heal mayor of the city in case he re- Hires in favor of the Atlanta million Hire" This statement has been brand {8d as falsehood by Candler mana Hers. Both candidates have announced K series of speaking dates and are go- |fng after one another with gloves off. |A Oglethorpe universally, the new Pres IEIyterian institute which opens it's IEoors this fall, will set precedent |1a that 1t will admit only freshmen its |lrst year. The entire student body Hill be composed of freshmen and only Then who have not attended any other ollege will be admitted. The univer- ity buildings are rapidly nearing com . fiction and will be ready for the open . Ing in the fall
 CLs,~se pnrscfop