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ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, MAY 4,1907.
PRICE:
IS
City Attorney Knows
of No Forfeiture of
Duct.
battle expected
before council
Electric Company Insists
That City Lost Duct
by Ordinance.
Has the city of Atlanta, through the
Hording of the old consolidation ordi
nance, lost the duct which she had In
all the conduits of the Georgia Railway
and Electric Company?
This question was again brought up
at the meeting of the committee on
municipal and other railways Friday.
Again President Arkwright expressed
a determination to hold the duct, de
spite the statements of the members
of the committee that no such action
was ever contemplated. Again Alder
man Key and Councilman Longlno
stated that they would oppose the
granting of a single concession or
grant to the company until the duct Is
conceded to the city.
Both the alderman and the council'
man were members of the committee
that passed on the consolidation ordl
nance, and they Join with the other
members In asserting that the forfeit
ure of the city’s duct was not even
mentioned.
They were backed up In their con
tentions by statements from every
member of the consolidation ordinance
committee, and by a statement from
the city attorney, that the question
of the city forfeiting Its ducts was not
even discussed when afreet railway
competition In Atlanta was allowed to
cease.
The Georgian three weeks ago se
cured statements from every member
of the committee who could be reached,
and they ware unanimous In saying
that such a thing as giving up the city
duets did not even enter their heads,
and that the matter was not mentioned
at a single meeting.
The city attorney has added hla evl
dence that he recalls not a single dis
cussion of the proposition. Among the
members of the consolidation ordi
nance committee, all'of whom say that
If the ducts were forfeited It was
through a Jugglery or Jumble of words,
are such men as Alderman LaHatte,
J. Frank Beck, II. F. Garrett, James
E. Warren, James L. Key and T. D.
Longlno.
City Attorney’s Opinion,
"As I stated before the committee on
municipal and other railways Friday.”
said City Attorney James L. Mayaon
Saturday morning, "I can not recall a
single discussion of this duct queS'
tlon. '
"It the city forfeited Its duet In’all
the conduits of the Georgia Railway
and Elertrio Company, It certainly was
not discussed by tho committee."
The members ot the committee go
further and say that such was far from
their Intentions, and that If tho matter
had been mentioned they would have
opposed It vigorously.
"Why," said one member, “It Is pre
posterous to suppose that we wereglv-
Ing the Georgia Railway and Electric
Company something because they form
ed a monopoly of tho street car busi
ness here. We were out to get what
we could for the dtj - - -
such a combination. 1
When the history of the question was
given In Ths Georgian several weeks
ago It was predicted that there would
be a battle royal between tho city and
the street car company before the mat*
Ur was finally settled.
Would Hold Ducts.
President Arkwright expressed a de
termination, at a previous meeting, to
hold the ducts,
of members of the committee. Alder
man Key and Councilman Longlno, on
tho other hand, stated they would op
pose tho granting of the street car
company a single privilege or conces
sion until the company had conceded
the City her ducts.
..“he first skirmish was fought when
“* favorable report V>f the committee
on electric and other railways, on a
franchise of the company to lay a sin
gle track on Walton street from Ma
rietta and Cone, was read at council
meeting three weeks ago.
< ounriiman I.onglno and Alderman
K'-y asked that It be recommitted. This
was done. First victory for the city,
rtlday the franchise came up before
the committee again. President Ark-
"right argued that the franchise was
one that would benefit the public and
that It had nothing to do with the duct
Mon. He said further that the ducts
old belong to the company nnd the
COLLIER AND CLAYTON
SWAP COMPLIMENTS IN
THAT ASPHALT MATTER
H. L. COLLIER. R. M. CLAYTON.
Commisioner of publio works and city engineer, who fail to agree on
their respective duties and on the quality of asphalt in Whitehall street.
Business, Own and Other People’s, Com
mented on by Two Officials
of City.
members of the consolidation ordlnani
committee who did not know IF must
nave been negligent of their duty.
To Walt for Surrender,
''ouncllman Longlno expressed him
self as opposed to granting the com
pany anything until the ducts had been
conceded the city, saying that there
*as nothing In the agreement between
me company and the city which con-
,b |a, *l giving up the ducts.
Alderman Key said If the ordinance
1. ,,contained nny such'provision as
1 resident Arkwright contended, It must
nave beg,, through the "iharp prac-
“ces of someone.
took the view that the
franchise asked for had no relation to
du F{ question and again returned a
favorable report.
i I, rl, y attorney svae requested to
. , ln >o the question of the ownership
,1}"* ducts from a legal standpoint. If
the city attorney decides that legally It
not belong to the company the
"If Commissioner Collier would Just peat what he had said before tho com-
attend to his own business as well us
he attends to some other people's busi
ness, and would leaye other people’s
business alone as well as he leaves his
own business alone, the city would
have fewer law suits, and he would
have leas trouble himself."—City Engl
neer Clayton.
"City Engineer Clayton's advice was
entirely gratuitous. I am certain the
public, whose servants we are, know I
give more time to the public than does
tho city engineer. These ’baby’ acta
are unbecoming an .officer."—Commla
sloner of Public Works Collier.
These hot shots followed the sugges.
tlon that the city engineer and the
commissioner of public works make an
Investigation of the streets of Atlanta
paved with asphalt, and decide on stepi
to make the contractors repay ths city
for pavement, alleged not to have come
up to the contract
It alt happened at a meeting of the
streets committee of council Friday
afternoon. A paper submitted by Mr.
Collier called for an Inspection of tho
asphalt pavement by the city engineer
and tho commissioner of public works.
Mr. Collier submitted about forty sam
ples of asphalt pavement averaging
about three-fourths of an Inch In
depth, which, ha said, according to the
contract should have been nearer three
Inches.
"Aimed at Clayton."
The city engineer declared that the
paper was aimed and was a stab at
him. He sold ho would have to decline
to serve on a committee to Inspect his
own work, when It was being attacked
and criticised.
It was finally decided to ask council
to appropriate 8300, which would be
paid an expert to analyze and pass on
the asphalt and to determine If the
specifications had been lived up to by
the contractors.
City Engineer Clayton said he had
nothing to give out relative to tho mat
ter Saturday morning, other than to re.
mlttee the day before. He said It w
absurd to call on him to Investigate hie
own work.
The following statement was given
out by the commissioner of public
works:
Mr. Collier’s Statement.
“As to the paving question now oc
cupying the thoughts of the city hall
circle, I am perfectly willing to leave to
the general council and the public
when the facts are properly placed be
fore them.
"City Engineer Clayton's advice yes-
terday was entirely gratuitous.
"I am certain the public, whose serv
ants we are, know I give more of my
time to the public than does ths city
engineer.
"I am not permitted to have other
business, while this restriction Is not
placed on him. -
"These ‘baby acta’ are unbecoming
an officer. - He knows ths asphalt has
not worn from 3 Inches down to 3-4
of an Inch In four years; and he knows
It hss not run down hill, for White
hall street from the turn of the street
car-tracks beyond the Southern rail
way to the Central railway Is leve.
and here the pavement shows up the
thinnest.
"These old asphalt streets were
placed under my charge In'April 1905,
and If asking for an Investigation Into
the cause of their rapid deterioration
Is not my duty, pray tell me whose
duty It Is?
"ft Is the city engineer meddling—not
the commissioner!
’’Shall the officers of the city pi
tect the taxpayers, or shall they keep
mum when such emergencies arise?
’Other cities havs been able to force
a repaving and It is worth Atlanta’s
efforts.
’As to domsge suits, the records will
show my department has greatly re
duced the number and the amounts re
covered over former administrations,
and that we have been responsible for
no more than our pro rata share’with
other departments/’
TO
Kirkwood Man Missing
Since Fishing
Trip.
to use dynamite
IN THE SEARCH
Mystery of Disappearance
Leads to Belief of
Foul Play.
FOUR CHILDREN BURN
WHILE PARENTS DANCE
Wist Branch, Mich.. May 4.—Four
children perished In the burning of ths
residence of Martin Campbell, eight
miles from here, which burned to the
ground with all Its contents last night.
Six amall children were locked In
the houee, while the mother and father
were at a dance a mile away. The fire
originated from a big fire In the stove.
The parents are prostrated with grief.
MARK TWAIN TOO SLEEPy
TO DISCUSS HIS OBITUARY
New York, May 4.—While the
Jamestown exposition officials were
sending out hysterical telegram* an
nouncing their fears that Mark Twain
was at the bottom of the sea In H. II.
Rogers’ yacht, "Kanawha,” the humor
ist was today enjoying tho sleep of
the great and Just In his home. He
was reported fogbound In Hampton
Roads.
Further details concerning the obit
uary of the great humorist were de
stroyed today by the New York pa-
R ers, and they called for Mr. Clemens’
ome on the telephone. The reply
came that Mr. Clemens had retired
late last night and was at that time
sleeping soundly, and would not be
disturbed to discuss hla pending obitu
ary.
PRISONERS ON STAIR WA Y;
BLOCKED BY BIG SAFE
With the only means ot exit, ths the bars ot the Tower, were a number
stairway, completely blocked ,on the
first flight by a 10,000-pound Iron safe,
fully two doten men and women were
held prisoners for more than an hour
late Friday afternoon In tho Grant
building, at Marietta and Broad streets.
The situation was finally relieved
by Dr. J. T. Beck, who has an office
In the building, and who telephoned to
a barber ehop near by, requesting that
the police be notified.
Policeman Frey, who was passing the
barber shop, was Informed of the pre
dicament of the .prisoner*, and hurried
around to the entrance to the Grant
building In Broad street. •
There he found the only avenue of
exit entirely shut off by the mammoth
safe, which a force of workmen were
trying to get up the stair*. On the op
posite side of the safe and held as ef
fectively as though they were behind
of worried and excited people, about six
or eight. of whom were women. For
more than an hour they had eat upon
the steps and waited anxiously about In
the corridors for some relief.
In this crowd was Dr. Beck, who had
received a hurry call to attend a pa
tient and who was pacing the floor Im
patiently.
Policeman Frey Informed the fore
man of the work that he would have to
Immediately provide a means of exit,
and finally, after much effort, the big
safe was tilted to one side so as to
leave an opening of only about ten
Inches. And through this small space
the "prisoners" had to squeeze. One
by one they went through. On* rather
flethy woman, the biggest In the whole
bunch, had great difficulty In com
pressing herself Into the ten Inches of
space and narrowly escaped becoming
tightly wedged.
courts and fought out there.
If he decide* that through tha ob
scure construction of one paragraph of
the ordinance the committee did suc-
I ,u —r ceed In acquiring the ducts, then It will
rfoiiht. he taken to the be a fight straight out between the city
and the company.
When the report of the committee on
municipal and other railways Is road at
council Monday the fight will be re
newed and something more than a
skirmish Is anticipated
Did J. L. Nash commit suicide by
drowning himself In the Chattahoochee
river, or was he murdered and hla body
thrown Into tha stream, or Is he alive
and well?.
On Thursday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock Mr. Nash, who lives In Kirk
wood, left home to go to the river to
fish. He took with him a suit esse,
containing a change of clothing. When
he failed to return Thursday night his
wife became alarmed and telephoned
31. Nash, a brother of her hus
band's.
With County Policeman Dunbar, Mr.
Nash went to the river. There they
found the adit case of J. L. Nash con
taining his good clothing. Indicating
that ha had made tha change. No suit
of clothing was found on ths river
bank, as has been reported.
Joe Abner, a fisherman, furnishes the
only evidence concerning Mr. Nash.
When Nash arrived at the river he en
gaged Abner and they rowed acroaa the
stream to take up a trot-llne. After
fishing a while they rowed back across
the river, and Abner left. .
Mr. Nash was still In the boat, and
that Is the last seen of him. Hie
brother, F. M. Nash, believes that he
was murdered, as he always carried
considerable money on hla person. He
states also that his brother was pros
perous, happy In hla family life, was a
fine athlete and had no mdtlve for tak
Ing hla life.
On Saturday morning the river in
the vicinity of the pavilion was thor
oughly dragged, but without result It
may be found expedient to use dyna
mite Saturday afternoon to make the
body rise to the surface.
J. L. Nash Is a public stenograi
and has an office at No. C Vla<
place. He resides In Kirkwood and has
a wife and two children. He l( about
30 years of age.
F. M. Nash bas offered a reward of
ISO for the recovery of hie brother’s
body.
PEEKSKILL COUPLE
NOT REV. COOKE
BODY OF MARVIN CHILD
FOUND ON FATHER’S FARM
Dover, Del., May 4.—The body of Horace Marvin, the little
boy supposed to have been kidnaped, lias been found in his fa
ther’s farm, near here.
LITTLE ADELAIDE ROWE -
WOUNDED BY DISCHARGE
OF GUN AT STOCKADE
Child of Seven Pep
pered With Small
Shot.
Clew Caused Greatest Ex
citement at Hempstead
and Mineola, N. Y.
New York, May 4.—The man and
young girl under surveillance at Peek-
skill, as the eloping Hempstead minis
ter, Jere Knode Cooke, and bis helrees
ward, Floretta Whaley, conclusively es
tablished their Identity today as C. M.
Barnes and Helen M. Barnes and were
Instantly dismissed to continue their
carriage drive through the country In
peace.
The guard over the couple was lifted
before the arrival of the Hempstead
officers with a warrant charging Cooke
with abduction and another crime
against the girl.
With the collapse of this clew, which
had greatly excited all H* m Pstead and
Mineola. as well as Peeksklll, the po
lice returned to the belief that the un
frocked priest of the Episcopal church
and the young girl are now In hiding In
New York city, August Belmont, as
senior warden of St. Georges church at
Hempstead, Instructed the private de
tectives to renew their efforts In the
metropolis.
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Her back and arms tom by a charge
of small shot, little Adelaide Rowe,
of 78 DeKalb avenue, Is lying In Grady
Hospital, where she Is fast recovering.
Her wounds are the result of a pe
culiar accident which occurred at the
city stockade Friday afternoon.
Little Adelaide, who Is only 7 years
of age, went to the stockade to carry a
basket of supper to her father, J. J.
Rowe, who Is a night watchman at the
stockade. She was laughing and talk
ing with her father as ahe arranged
the supper on a table.
Suddenly there was a loud report and
the little girl screamed with agony.
Blood spurted’from numerous wounds,
and little Adelaide fell to the floor In a
faint.
Charlie Parse, a guard at the stock
ade, was handling one of the new re
peating guns Just received. The guns
use hollow steel bullets, filled with tiny
shot. . In some way the gun was dis
charged and the bullet struck the con
crete wall of the room, bursting and
scattering the shot In every direction.
More than 100 of these struck the lit-
With Buildings In
complete Company
Is in Sore Straits.
LITTLE ADELAIDE ROWE.
tie girl.
Adelaide was sent to Grady Hospital,
where, after,* long and tedious opera
tion, the shot were removed from her
arms and body. She will be able to
return to her classes In the Grant Park
School within a short time.
WOMEN AND CHILDREN
ARE GIVEN PROTECTION
BY U. S. IN GUATEMALA
Washington, May 4.—Diplomatic re- Mexican embassy here to tha effect that
latlona between Guatemala and Mexico
are broken, according to statements
here from n high source. This Is not
taken by officials of the state depart
ment here to Indicate that war between
Guatemala and Mexico will follow.
The Mexican legation at Guatemala
City la to be closed and the American
minister, Joseph W. J. Lee, at that
place, Is to take charge of Mexican In
terests In Guatemala.
In addition, Important diplomatic ac
tion Is to be taken, probably today.
Jointly by the United States and Mexi
can governments, In behalf of a large
number of women and children who
have been arrested In connection with
the recent attempt to assassinate Presi
dent Estrada Cabrera by. throwing a
bomb under his carriage.
Information has been received at the
these prisoners, held merely on sus
picion, are being treated badly. In the
cause b( humanity the United States
and Mexico Intend to step In for their
relief. The work of caring for these
unfortunates will fall upon Minister
Lee, whose legation will be made
place of refuge for them.
LEGATIONS NOT STONED
AT GUATEMALA CITY.
Special to The Georgian.
New Orleans, May 4.—Consul General
Novella, of Guatemala, this morning
was advised by the Guatemalan min
ister at Washington, General Toledo,
of the Incorrectness of the currently cir
culated story of the storming of the
Mexican and American legations at
Guatemala City recently, nnd expressed
the desire of President Cabrera to have
the story refuted.
EVOLVE PLANS
FOR BOND ISSUE
Appeal Was Made to Feder
al Government But Is So
Far Unsuccessful.
FALLING POLE NARROWLY
MISSES MRS. ROOSEVELT
Washington, May 4.—Mr*. Roosevelt
narrowly escaped death while returning
from a crulee on the Potomac river In
the yacht Sylph yesterday.
The facts leaked out today and were
admitted by Mr. Loeb, secretary to the
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BELIEVE CHISOLM.
PERFECTLY SANE
OR.PARTLOW SAYS
Physicians Say He Express
ed Belief He Could Make
Money on Cotton.
president, this afternoon. The accident
occurred when tho Sylph, In trying to
dock, crashed Into a pier and the (lag
staff snapped off close to the deck. The
heavy pole fell within two feet of Mrs.
Roosevelt's head.
Special to The Georgian.
Birmingham, Ala., May 4.—Rebuttal
witnesses were Introduced by the gov
ernment today In the trial of Alexander
R. Chisolm, charged with embessllng
8100,000 from th* First National Dank,
to show that the prisoner Is not Insane.
Albert Morton, paymaster of the Ten
nessee Company, eald he had found the
defendant very accurate and had not
seen any change In his demeanor.
Joseph Leland, assistant physician at
the state Insane asylum, said that
Chisolm was under hie care there and
that he did not think he hhd either
paresis or paranoia. Dr. W. D. Part-
low, senior physician of the state asy-
, said he thought Chisolm perfectly
s. Both the physician* told of con
versations with Chisolm. They sold he
talked to them about the cotton mar
ket and expressed the belief that he
could make money by secret agencies.
The case will probably reach the Jury
Monday.
Hughes' Attorney Suicide.
New York, MAy 4.—Ernest W. Huff-
cutt, aged li, private counsel for Gov
ernor Hughes, committed suicide early
today on the People's Line steamer
C. W. Morse, en ro«)e here. A revolv
er was found beside the body, and a
bullet hole In the right temple.
Huffcutt left a letter to the coroner
and one to Miss Lillian Huffcutt, of
this city, whom he calls hla sister. The
note asks the coroner to turn over his
body Immediately to his sister. He
requests that the body be cremated and
urges that a public funeral be avoided.
Huffcutt was once dean of the Cornell
Law School.
Washington, May 4.—Announcemn 1
that the Jamestown Exposition Com
pany finds Itself Impoverished before
the exposition buildings and groun.la
are completed was received with no
surprise by government officials in this
city.
From the time the company came to
congress and to the executive depart
ments of the government with requests
for appropriations there has been a
tendency among the government people
to refuse as far as possible all concern
In the Jamestown Exposition. It was
only the lost days of the last session of
congress that the attempt to> secure a
substantial appropriation was success
ful.
That the company was In sore straits
for money was evident ten days before
the exposition was formally opened.
A meeting of the board of directors
of the company woe called, anil It
was decided to postpone the opening
owing to the lamentably unfinished
condition of the buildings and grounds.
This would subject the company to law
suits for damages to concesslonnlrles,
an expense It was In no condition to
stand, even if the exposition had to be
opened In en unprepared state.
Before the announcement by the
company that It needs 3350,000 to com
plete the buildings and grounds an at
tempt was made to get help from the
United Stntes government, but the gov
ernment was not be won over to the
plan, nnd tho company then evolved
the plnn of getting out a bond Issue,
secured by the land on which th* expo
sition stands. It Is now thought that
tho company Is trying to get New York
capitalists to toko up the bond Issue.
J, GOULD WORLD'S
TENNIS CHAMPION
Wins First,’ Third
Fourth Sets with
Miles.
and
London, May 4.—Jay Gould, the
American tennis champion, defeated
Eustace H. Miles, who defended the
English title, for the world’s champion
ship, winning by a score of three sets
to two.
Mr. Gould also won the fifth set mi l
match by < to 4. With the score S to
In hie favor, Gould was compelled
to rest on account ot cramp In his arm.
The winner was given n great ova
tion.
Growth and Progress of the New South
The Georgian record, here each day urn,
reonomle net *
march of th*
• BY
JOSEPH B. LIVELY.
Shreveport. La., the parish seat of Caddo Parish, has never enjoyed
a more, prosperous year than the one Just passed, ami although the year
1907 has only passed a few months ot It* life, we (eel that an era of
prosperity far exceeding 1908 has just commenced. Th* main factor of
this activity Is attributed to the Immense supply of natural gas which Is
piped to our city a distance of 31 miles, and which Is now being used for
domestic purposes by nearly every family In our city. The factories, of
which there are a goodly number, realizing the Importance of this com
modity as a fuel proposition have adopted Its use. In view of the fact that
It I* cheaper In every respect compared to wood and coal. Not an Industry
of any nature would do without It and th* highest praises are given in
favor of natural gas.
Aside from this, Shreveport has taken on great activity In the building
line. Two bank buildings are now being orected at a cost of 3350.00U.
One public school building Is now under construction at a cost of $40,000
and plans are being prepared for an additional high zchool at a cost of
300,000. Other buildings which will be built this year are; Enlarging court
house, $30,000; Baptist church, $50,000; Centenary College, $30,000; new
city hall, $75,000; new business blocks, $360,000; residences, $200.00".
These few Items represent an expenditure for building alone of more than
a million dollars. The combined deposits In our four banks represent a
total of $0,000,000.
At present our population Is about 83,000, but In order to take care of
the many families who are coming In dally, five subdivisions have been
opened up and very few If any of ths-lota which were offered to the pub
lic remain unsold. Property has doubled In value In th* last two years.
In the way of new Industrie* which have been attracted to Shreveport
this year are a 8100,000 creosotlng plant, 830,400 hardwood factory, bruom
factory, and many other small Industries.
Aside from all this, we must not forget the many opportunities thnt
are offered to the farmer and truck raiser. Our lands, which arc ns fertile
as any In the United States, have attracted many newcomer* here and wo
have located over one hundred families to make their home with u>.
Shreveport I* not on a boom, but has taken on a steady growth. We
attribute our success to the many railroads which have centers here and
not one finds It anything else but profitable. Shreveport has paid out
over $875,000 In bonuses to bring railroads here. With her many mile* ,d
paved streets, good schools, best fire department In the South, her rich
agricultural advantages and last but not least "natural gas to burn”—
with these and more we welcome you to Shreveport.—The Tradesman,
Chattanooga.
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