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Sb' I VOL. 8, NO. 81, SEMI-W CALIFORNIA FOREST FIRES THOUSANDS FIGHTING FLiAMES. Three Villages Near San Francisco Threatened?Shops Closed and Pacific has whipped the flames Into life and driven them across canyons and trenches laboriously cut through the underbrush, and into fresh timber on the far side of areas burned bare by back Area. The fires are believed to have resulted from carelessness of campers. Three thousand soldiers, sailors, naval apprentices, forest rangers, militiamen and volunteers are fight- | ing the flames and the women in the threatened territory are working as ' hard as the men. * BUSINESS TIED UP. 8hops are closed and business is at a standstill throughout the threatened section. Col. George Bell, 16th United States infantry', assisted by District Chief Dubois, of the forestry service, is directing the fight. Thus far there has been no loss of life and little damage to private property, al* though the possible damago is enormous and emminent. Mount Tamalpals lies on the north side or San Francisco Bay. Easy of access by ferry and electric lines, and one of the beauty spots of California, Its foothills have become dotted with cities and villages, while on Its slopes are hundreds of couples of wealthy Californlans. Every week-end swarms of holiday-seekers thread the trails of the mountain, and tourists from all over the country are familiar with its ascent. In the deep ravines hide groves of giant sequoias, the most beautiful of which has been conserved in a national park, named Mulr "Woods, for John Mulr, the naturalist. The mountain Is covered with heavy underbrush of bay laurel, chapparal and scrub oak. For two days the Are charged through this brush, climbing to the highest peak, where it threatened Tamalpals Tavern and West Point Inn hostelrles. FIRE EATS WAY TO SEA. Today the Are ate Its way to the sea on the west and into the red woods at the head of two canyons on the east and north, leading to the towns of Mill Valley, Corte Madera and Lake Spur. Fire at the edge of Mulr Woods temporally was under control. Blythedale Canyon, leading to Mill I- it A ? toiiq;, ib iiuhq wim country places. The most exposed of tbese is the beautiful estate known as "The Garden of Allah," owned by Falston Lovett White, and valued at $1,000,000. Tonight there was hope of saving it, but it still ir in danger. Reliance on saving Mill Valley and the other towns lies precariously tonight on a trench varying in width from 6$ to 135 feet, which, it is hoped, will stem the fire from further progress down Baltimore and Blythedale canyons. Once the canyons are fairly ablaze, it would take superhuman work to save the hatltatlons at their mouths. Bulgaria is Rdady for Peace on Account of Epidemic of Cholera. Vienna, Austria, July 10.?The Bulgarian government is reported to have sent a circular to the European powers expressing its readiness to negotiate for peace. The Bulgarian and Servian commanders-in-chief are stated here to be already negrtiating an armistice as the losses of both armies in killed and wounded are so Immense and it in fMTPrt that ??? ? ?MW? Viiv> I'lUO ill I*. V/l I IlUlWI tt which has broken out among the troops may get beyond control. Postpone Final Action on Senator Smith's Cotton Fntm-es Bill. Washington, July 10.?The subcommittee yesterday postponed final : action until today on the bill of Sen-1 ator Smith of South Carolina, dealing with cotton futures. The bill will probably receive the unanimous approval of the sub-committee. The postponement was due to the inohti Itjr of some members of the subcommittee to Attend the meeting on account of other committee meetings. 1 Atlanta Police Department Has a Big Shake-Up. Atlanta, July 9.?Three policemen were discharged this morning, three suspended for ntaty days, and two exonerated on charge of neglect of duty by the Atlanta police board The policemen were reported as having visited the resort of a negress. Mayor James 0. Woodward opposed the dismissal or suspension of any of the officers, holding the evidence Insufficient. The policemen on duty (U a member of Chief J am so L. Beavers' vice squad exposed the alleged rendexevous of officers at the resort. ' ; * . V Husines* at Standstill. m San Francisco, July 9.?Forest fires are blazing fiercely tonight on three sides of the Mount Tamalpais, a landmark of California and playground and park of all the cities clustered about San Francisco Bay. 1 Three villages are threatened. The mountain was cloaked today by a mantle of white <moke, which streamed across the bay like a wind blown scarf, but as darkness fell the mountain blazed above the bay and ocean like an enormous beacon, II- I lumlnatlng the sky for miles. Each morning since the blaze started, it has seemed that danger was passed, but each afternoon the trade wind blusterina in from tho 1 EEKLY. SMITH TO BE IN SENATE RACJ Surprised at Bleaae's Statement thi He was After Another Job. Washington July 9.?Senator . 1 D. Smith's attention was called i day to the statement which Govern< Blease is quoted as having made i Dallas, N. C., to the effect that Pre ident Wilson was going to give Seni tor Smith a good job, and that to mer Governor Heyward would be tl man whom Governor Blease wou] have to beat for the senate. Senator Smith said: ?"I have a J< given me by a greater power ths President Wilson. That same powt recognises what I have done, ar am 8ti 11 doing, and I propose to see no other Job than the one the pe pie have given me." The junior senator was in the be of humor, and seemed to be aman at the suggestion that he would in be in the campaign. AMENDED CURRENCY BILL AGREED UPOl Committee Decline* to Allow Repu iit<ui kiciuucni iv i?kp ran in Consideration. Washington. July 10.?Secreta McAdoo issued a statement la night, announcing that he and Chai men Owen and Glass, of the sena and house hanking and current committees, had agreed on an amen ment to the currency bill whi< would retain the circulation pri^ lege for the United States two p cent bonds during the entire perl< of 20 years years, over which it proposed to retire the existii $700,000,000 issue of national bai notes secured by the bonds. It h been declared by critics of the b that the recent decline below par the market value of the two per ce bonds was due to the provisions the bill limiting the bond secur circulation of the banks to t! amount outstanding when the b should become law, thereby depri ing the bonds of the circulation prh lege and decreasing their lnvestme Vttl uc. Examination of several features the administration currency bill w begun yesterday by the currency ai banking committee of the chamb of commerce of the United States, special session here. It is probat that several days will be cnosum in discussion before the committ prepares a report for the board directors. It was said at the hea quarters of the chamber that t committee is not opposed to the b as it stands, but believes it nee strengthening in several vital ps ticulars. Open sessions of tne hou banking committee on the admin! . tration currency bill were assur yesterday when the committee, 11 ' 5, resolevd to make meetings pub! unless closed by four-fifths of t members. Chairman Glass oppos the resolution. The committee declined, howevi to allow the Republican members take part in the premlnary considc ation of the bill. The Democrats once began work in secret session ai will continue until the bill can presented to a Democratic caucus f a binding rule. Chairman Owen, of the sena banking committee, has called meeting of the entire committee f today. I "We will have public hearing; he said. I EGOS 8 YEARS OLD MAY BE SOI i Expert Declares That Eggs lOO Yes Old Are Eaten by the Chinese. Trenton, N. J., July 10.?The sta board of health is considering 1 i leasing for sale 400 cans of froz eggs seized by the federal gover ment here three years ago. Prof. 1 O. Sedgwick of Stevens Institute Technology, appeared as an exp< witness yesterday and furnished sv prising testimony by declaring th the three-year-old eggs were st perfectly wholesome. As eviden he told of feeding them to membe of his family with no ill effects. 1 pointed to the custom of the Chinei who preserve eggs for indefinite p rlods. and recalled that when Hung Chang visited America brought with him eggs "a hundr years old" because there were i eggs in this country old enough suit him, Yeggs Now on Way Back to tl VamAK Atlanta, Oa., July 10.?Unit States inspectors and detectives wl have been following up the numc ous postoflice robberies and saf blowing crimes in small towns Qeorgia, declare that this section suffering from the annual mlgratli northward of the "winter colony" hlvh rlnu (ipnnka rtnwr An tV>al> ? ?. back north from a season in Florid Since last week Ave robberies this character have been reporte including those at Denton, Fla., Do avllle, Ga., Aleen, 8. C., Rlncon, Qi and Klrkwood, the latter a suburb Atlanta. It is said that the "yeggs" nr grate to Florida, go into camp in t] woods, and enjoy themselves flshii and bathing; in the summer th< break camp and migrate slow northward to a cooler latitude. I oidentally they "work" on the sroal er postofflces along the route. LANCASTER, S. C., FRUL E- WARNS GOVERNOR BLEASE Ri it MILITIA IGNORED REGULATIONS IS E. o- Garrison Says That Unless Federal Fir }r Requirements Are Observed CoOperation Would Cease. a" Washington, July 10.?What vir- 1 r~ tually is an ultimatum in the militia opt ie controversy was served on Governor Ha 'd Illease of South Carolina and the ers i militia authorities of that state last all! night by officials of the war depart- j cor in ment. The action was taken because the of the governor's refusal to instruct in l(* tho militia to conform with the re- ! ma , qulrements that entitle state troops coi ?" to federal aid. As a result the $70,- I ' ' 000 of federal funds available for the ag< J* 8outh Carolina troops virtually has' ext been withdrawn and the co-opera-1 Ha ot tion between the regular military es- 1 toe I tablishment and the citizens soldiery j tio I has been severed. 1"" I ?? Secretary, Garrison, it was declar- 1 eig led last night has informed Governor i 19 Blease that unless the federal re- $1, 1 quirements are observed, co-opera- 1 del | tion would cease. Brig. Gen. Albert 1 b- L. Mills, chief of the militia division j wit ! of the war department, almost slm- 1 tlv I ultaneously warned Adjutant Gen- I agi eral Moore of South Carolina, that1 ;m py the expenditure of any funds on ac- I opi ' count of the federal government at lin r_ the coming state encampment would frc te he made at the latter's risk. . Cy j The action of the war department followed an interchange of sharp ' letters in which Governor Blease its' declared he would be glad to be rid th< er of federal aid or espionage. There of 3d are thirty companies in the state I mi Is militia, twelve of which are said to in* have ignored the regulations, ik | wi " THE CHRISTIAN "u <n"t ENDEAVORERS MEET >' Of ed Nearly Thirteen Thousand Delegates o? 5,? Present at Cireat World ill ? thi v_ Convention. yc 'V Lob Angeles, Cal., July 10.?With J*1 n nearly 13,000 delegates attending . . from all parts of the Christianized i world, the twenty-sixth International R , Christian Endeavor Convention open- ' ed in Los Angeles last night. I ?r | The multitude attending the gath- ?? " ering was seated in the gigantic can - ! 9} t ; vas auditorium, a mid-semi-troplc ? scene?a replica of Southern Call- i118 ? ^ fomia out of doors, carried bodily . ^ inside. Palm tree vistas served for !?' ?' aisles, vines concealed the support- "?! J.? j ing pillars. otl V I Francis E. Clark of Washington. D. C,. the president of the organiza" tion, and because of his initials ,Re known as "Father Endeavor," pre- c" I sided. A chorus of 900 voices Joined 1 ? in an opening service of praise. iti, Greetings were presented to the Pr ' convention from President Wilson, Secretary of State Bryan, Dr. L. . , Kovatz, acting vice president of the ! Hungarian Christian Endeavor !?_ Union, and Akalko Akana, president c .of th. Endeavorers of Hawaii. I I President Wilson's message read: , . "It would be a great pleasure to me . . ? , if I could attend the convention. Will be ; .< . nr -J, jwu uvi WUYCJ IU IUOBH OlPCl j my awarmest greetings and mo9t pr t sincere wishes for the happy success ra ' of their work?" J1?' or I Secretary Bryan's letter said. In ; parti* "As you know, I feel deeply t.. Interested In the Christian Endea' vor movement and appreciate its ex- ot tended growth and great usefulness. 8" It is one of our largest Instrumental Itles for Christian service, and I feel dl1 sure its future labors will surpass its pr j-fi present activities." I To his greetings Dr. Kevatz added: "If possible, remember Hun- tw : f*ry in your prayers." Bh "?" I Mr. Akana, on behalf of the Haw- pr en allian Endeavorers, sent "Aloha Nui n- Loa," a message of love phrased in bl< the language of the Kanakas. Dr. in ' Francis E. Clark, founder of the so- th (?[ ciety. was unanimously re-olected cl< !rl president. "We expect to keep Dr. tic ir: Claru at the head of the Endeavor- i SLY. : - . r.z prs as long as ne lives " said ?ecre- j 111 I tary William Shaw, of Boston. Shaw ce and the other officers were re- Hi |'B elected. th ?1 th (eJ McCombs Operated on For Appen- Cc y dlcitis. New York, July 9.?William F. co McCombs, chairman of the Demo- gp 110 cratlc national committee, who Is re- th 10 garded as the probable new arabas- ex sador to France, was operated upon ga : yesterday for appendicitis, is at a nn he private hospital in Paris, according tic to advices received here. The oper- op atlon Is reported to have been wholly th ed successful and no complications are ari tio expected. ir-1 Mr. McCombs went to Paris lately syi knowing that he was suffering from Th appendicitis, hut hopeful that a rest wi of abroad vould eliminate the necessity an 1* for an operation. a >n | I of Battle of Lake Erie in Living Fire ?y j Works. JJJ a- ! Erie, Pa., July 9.-?This was Gov- cui of ernors' Day at the Erie centennial wl d. celebration of Perry's victory at PutIn-Bay. Governor Tener of Pennsyl- ln< t, vanla Inspected the encampment of in of the second brigade, N. O. P., as It pa- vai raded through the gaily decorated th< ii- streets. The governor and Senators mi tie Penrose and Olivet addressed the lm- sui ig raense crowd assembled In Perry foi t?y square. For the crowd of visitors a cu: ly pyrotechnic display has been arrang- ra1 n- ed for this evening with the battle of II- '..ake Krie In living Are as the principal feature. A 1 r * <? ? ^ ^ vi, ?J UIjY 11, 1913. IPS RAILWAY OPtRATlONS i 1 AN EXCLUSIVE MONOPOLY. ? * tanrial AfTnlrs of New York, New I Haven & llnrtford Railroad Severely Criticised. Washington, July 10.?Financial e orations of the New York, New ? ven & Hartford Railroad, its own- i1 hip of trolley lines and control of 1 led New England railways, are T tdemned in unmeasured terms by > Interstate Commerce Commission { the report of its investigation de public here yesterday. The ' nmission's conclusions are: } That the "outside" financial man- ! jment has been "wasteful in the 1 reme," and that had the New 1 ven confined itself to actual rail- 1 id activities under the same condi- 1 ns that prevailed in other respects could have paid a dividend of | ht per cent for the fiscal year J 12 and carried to surplus account ,794,000, Instead of showing a licit of $930,000." That the New Haven's agreement 1 th the Boston & Albany is "violae of the spirit of the statute ainst the restraint of competition d should be cancelled." "In our Inion," says the commission, "this i e should be kept entirely free ' im New Haven control." < ifT nrn op that t **tr * ?.w ]i That the New Haven should divest ] elf of Its trolley lines, not because ' i i present ownership Is In violation < law but because such ownership < Kht be used to prevent the build- ! 1 C of competing lines In the future I That the Boston & Maine's merger ! th the New Haven, If permitted to ] ind will result In "an almost ex- t islve monopoly of transportation ! 1 dlltles by railroads In the greatest . rt of New England." That passenger train service, with- |] t considering safety of operation, ' i the New Haven, Is distinctly better an any other line entering New'i >rk, and that of the Boston & i line equally as good. Both roads, wever, are criticised adversely for dc of steel cars. * That the freight service of the Bosn & Maine, "Is much less reliable an that of either the Pennsylvania me oammore & onio, while that the New Haven Is slightly Inferior thte Pennsylvania, but about on a r with the Baltimore & Ohio." That passenger fares In New Eng. ad have been more favorable to e local traveling public than In any her portion of the United States. | SPIRIT OF LAW. That "any betterment of railroad ndltlonB In New England must bea with the assurance that the New iven management will act not only udently, but, above all, within the 4.er and the spirit of the law." No order was made by the comsslon, but In Its opinion, the folding propositions which have nainal application to all railroads. He the foundation of adequate railad regulation. "Every Interstate railroad should prohibited from expending money incurring liabilities or acquiring operty not In the operation of Its ilroad or in the legitimate improvesnt, extension or development of at railroad. "No Interstate railroad should be rmltted to lease or nnr^hooo ??? ?, her railroad, nor to acquire the >cka or securities of any other rallads, nor to guarantee the same, rectly or Indirectly, without the apoval of the federal government. "No stocks or bonds should be ised by an Interstate railroad except r the purpose sanctioned In the o preceding paragraphs, and none ould be Issued without the apoval of the federal government." Commissioners Clements and Marb submitted a concurring opinion which they "agree heartily with e report," but make their position ?ar as to some of the issues men>ned. UP TO CONGRESS. Concerning the merger of the New iven and the Boston & Maine, ey assert that "this is a phase of e subject that should be left to the ingress. Just as the issues under e anti-trust law have been left to e courts. If it were properly to be nslderert hero hna-oi-or mo sre weight to the suggestion that e merger has so overloaded the ecutlve heads of the entire aggretlon as to Impair not only eorrert d economical financial admlnlstra>n but also efficiency and safety of eratlon. The Boston & Maine and e New Haven are shown to be sepate organizations. They are not one system but two stems under one management, lerefore closer superintendence, th corresponding gains In efficiency d safety, might be expected from dissolution of the merger. "No competition between carriers unimportant. Moreover, any supBssion of competition involves ger issues, which must be disaaeri bv those who ore tfi the duty of legislation. "The proposed continuation of the 1 lulry Into the matter of Increases i rates ought not to be held in ad- I nee of the posting of such rates for i s information of the shippers who 1 ist pay them. The report strongly ggestn that increased net income 1 the Boston & Maine should be se- 1 red by a reform in expenditures ' ther than by an Increase of rates." < RESULT FROM INQUIRY. The inquiry resulting in yester- 1 lay's report was begun about a year , I .go by the commission upon its own I nitiative, in conseauence of I ? I iub and persistent complaints of the : ai 1 road rates, regulations and ser- i ^ ice in New England. The carriers f articularly investigated were the jj Jew York, New Haven & Hartford; j he Boston & Maine, and the Maine Central. Months were devoted to i xamination of books and account* ind 37 days were devoted to public ' learings, in the course of which j i! nore than 6,000 pages of testimony i vere taken. P The report is divided under four ^ general heads, "Service," "Rates." j b 'Finances," and "The Remedy." a Commissioner Prouty, who has de- * roted much of his time during the ' ast year to the inquiry discusses ex- j ' laustively each phase. The report s iggregates nearly 30,000 words, or a ipproximately 25 columns in the T iverage newspaper. v d A. HOUSE LOBBY PROBE AUTHORIZED 11 tariff bill. The committee has not begun its probe of the Mulhall charges, although all of the correspondence and documentary proof has been classified and ready for use. I WAITS EXAMINER'S REPORT. | McAdoo Not Yet .Ready to Set McRoynobis on Pittsburg Rank. Washington, July 9.? Secretary McAdoo to-night decided to await the report of the national bank examiner, Samuel Hann, who has been investigating the failed First-Second . National Bank, of Pittsburg, before . calling upon Attorney General McReynolds to take up the question of whether the National Bank Act was violated in any of the operation ' of the institution. Immediate reference of the situation to the department of justice was considered by the j treasury department early in the day, ! but this plan was changed to con- , form to the usual procedure. i Examiner Hann expected to leave j Pittsburg Saturday night for Balti- ' more, his regular station to prepare a report to Thomas P. Kane, acting comptroller of the currency, on the results of the inspection of the books of the bank made by himself and Examiner Sherrill Smith. A copy of this report will be furnished according to present plans, to Attorney General McReynolds and United States Attorney Jordan of Pittsburg. Chairman McKnight of the Pittsburg Clearing House Association, advised Mr. Kane, over the long distance telephone, late today that the banking conditions in Pittsburg were clearing up satlsfacttorily. He said the run on the Pittsburg hank for saving had practically subsided nuu mm some or the money withdrawn was coming back. National Rank Examiner Williams, in charge of the First National Bank, Of McKeesport, Pa. with the Pittsburg bank, reported that arrangements were being made to resume business within a week. ATLANTA MAN A SUICIDE. Dr. George S. Tigner Cuts His Throat from Ear to Ear. I Atlanta, July 9.?Dr. George S. Tigner, a prominent dentist of this place, committed suicide early today by cutting his throat with a razor, the tragedy occurred in a local hotel, where he had apartments. Early this morn in* his wife ??" Bed by Dr. Tlgner arising and going , Into the bath room. She awoke again, and becoming alarmed, sought her husband. The bath room door was locked, but she was able, by peering < beneath It, to see her husband's i body lying on the floor. Assistance 1 was summoned and the door forced 1 open. It was then found that Dr. Tig- 1 ner had been dead some time. Con- * tinned 111 health is thought to have < been the cause of his act. < I t Representative Garrett, of Tennes- ' see, IJea?ls a Committee f of Seven. j WaRliington, July 10.?A lobby ^ investigation of extraordinary scope was authorized by the house yester- ? Jay to supplement the senate probe ilready under way. With the adoption of the Henry Investigation reso- [ luticn a special commtitee of seven , members was appointed by Speaker ? Clark, with Representative Garrett j af Tennessee as chairman. The com- 1 ; mittee met today to make plans for ; the institution of the probe. I* While the house investigation was prompted largely by the allegations r af M. M. Mulhall regarding the leg- f Islative activities of the National c Association of Manufacturers, the ; J resolution as finally adopted so en-1 larged the scope of the inquiry that j( all efforts to control members of the I house or to influence legislation by any person or organization will be Bubject to the inquisitorial power of the committee. 1 The Speaker appointed with Chairman Garrett, Representatives Cllne, of Indiana; Russell, of Missouri; ^ Roddenberry, of Georgia, Demo- . crats; Willis, of Ohio, and Stafford, , of Wisconsin, Republicans, and Rep- } resentative Nolan, of California, Pro- J gressives. Representatives Cline, ( Willis and Stafford are out of town, but probaly will retur" ?oon. Chair- \ man Garrett expects to begin hearings on Monday. The special senate eommtitee yesterday continued its inquiry into the activities of lobbyists concerned with the suear and wonl sclioHnioa nt ??? ' IS. 1 $1.50 PER TEAR. IULGARIA WANTS PEACE IAKEM APPEAL TO POWERS. 'Ian to Drive a Wedge Between the Greek and SprvUri Armies Fails. London, July 10.?The end of a :>rtnlght'B desperate fighting In the lalkans finds Bulgaria forced to apeal to the powers to arrange peace, "he Bulgarian plan to drive a w.jjge etween the Greek and Servian rmies in the neighborhood of Guegheli has completely failed. The ist reports of the fighting received rom Athens tonight show that the >ervian8 and Greeks at this point re combining their forces while the toumanian army is beginning an lnaslon of Bulgaria. The latter fact oubtless was the deciding factor in he Bulgarian appeal to the powers. How far Bulgaria's defeat is due o dissensions in high military quarers, which resulted in the resignaion of General Sstvoff and how far he fact that the Bulgarian troops, i'hich bore the brunt of the hard Ighting in the last campaign, were nore exnaustea tnan the Greek and Servian forces, will probably never >e known. STAND OF FRANCE AND RUSSIA. Nothing can be predicted at the ooment as to how events will shape hemselves, the Roumanian Invasion if Bulgaria having: brought an enIrely new factor Into the problem, tussla and France are devoting heir efforts to persuading the allies o adopt a moderate attitude In orler to facilitate a peaceful settlenent. The Servian Premier Is quot>d In The Vienna Frele Presse as de larlng that the war has completely let aside all treaties of alliance and Rot rvno oo mnot r? Atif 4?/l unv |/cc*VD Ul UDV HU v* UC IIC(SUtl(tlCU >n an entirely new basis. REPI.IES TO JAPANESE NOTES. ilryan May Deliver Papers Within Next Few DaysWashington, July 9.?Secretary Bryan has practically completed the jreparation of the State department's reply to the second and third Japanese notes of protest against the California alien law. It is expected the reply will be delivered to the Japanese ambassador within two or three days. HEIRESS COMMITS SUICIDE. Jacksonville Girl Ha?l Recn Melancholic For Weeks. Jacksonvill, Fla., July 10.?Miss tnez Sebring, the 17-year-old daughter of W. R. Sebring a wealthy realty operator, and grand-daughter of 5V. H. Sebring. former mayor of Jacksonville and a Confederate general Is in a local hospital today with i bullet wound In her head the result >f an attempt to kill herself yesterlay evening, at her home here. Miss 5ebrlng has been brooding over the leath of her mother several months igo and had become melancholic. Fler parents had her at Atlantic Beach for two weeks past In hopes :hat the gay season there would district her. She came home yesterday ifternoon and between 5 and 6 o'clock after talking for some time to a girl friend, retired to her room and ind fired a bullet Into her head. SUFFRAGETTES IN ATLANTA. * [Jeorgia State Convention Meets hr Hall of House. Atlanta, Ga, July 9.?-Suffragettes of Georgia to-night opened their annual State Convention here In the hall of the Georgia House of Representatives after having waged a four day' campaign to obtain the use if either the quarters of the House ir the State Senate. The Huse late to-day voted to allow the women the use of its chamber after It had previously refused lo consioer a resolution granting that privilege. Supporters of equal suffrage also won a victory In the Senate today when It voted to refer the luestion of the use Its chamber to the committee on halls and rooms. KILLED WIFE ACCIDENTALLY. Oklahoma Man Shoots at Man and Misses Mark. Anadarko, Okla.. July 10.?Durng the progress of a dispute near Carnegie, Okla., yesterday in rela;ion to his title to a six-foot row of leans, ij. A. Dodgington shot at S. fones, his neighbor. The bullet ffent wild and struck and killed Mrs. Dodgington, 30 feet away. Unaware >f the result of his first shot, Dodgngton emptied his pistol at Jones, this time seriously wounding Benlamin Robinson, a bystander. Dodgington fled when a posse of farmers gathered and surrendered to the iheriff at Anadarko, where he was placed in jail. Dotton Men Plan Better Protection. Dallas, Tex, July 10??A three lava* PnnvonHnn off An/lftJ ? wu ivu?ivii avvciiurn v?y umiij Southwestern cotton men began here :oday to consider marketing and tow to prevent rushing the staple nto buyers' hands At prices disadvantageous to growers. Among tolay's speakers was W. T. Anderson >f The Macon (Oa.) Telegraph.