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gmcgRPyrap&rF •' iwpp|R gP^wi THHi AI'JjAJNXA ItJCiUnUiAiN AINU JNi^Wtt. -.-ue.ouAr, max trainmen hold BIG CONVENTION Continued from P«ae One. .. inK Governor Terrell. Mayor Jov. eiuains i; j jn(]gonj Jerome Jones find J er, -s Master Morrissey, together with imminent members of the Broth- ihood Of Railway Trainmen. 'while the delegates were In session *5K. morning, the ladies necom- T m’lns many of the delegates busied f?«m»e*veii about the city taking In tl|e the stay of the visitors In . they* will be royally entertained. Atlanta Bodge. Ladles Auxiliary S'.«i has this feature In charge and Si "have headquarters on the second I'', of Rich Bros.' store. *'gjnie few delegates had not yet ar- .“T\rhen the convention opened, but f«r1v all of them had arrived b> noon prepared to take part In the subse- Sent sessions of the convention. g Afternoon Session. The afternoon session of the con dition was called to order at 1:30 r c Ck and the opening work of the convention again tnken up. Almost entire day was spent in examining T. credentials of the 720 delegates. T h hi3 in itself was a largo task and It is lot expected that tho actual work of convention will be commenced un it Wednesday morning. ‘ nne of the most important commit tee rp^ti to be made will be that of h. claims committee, which has been {^session at the Kimball for the past weeks. This committee has about finished Its work and will probably bo !jSy to make Its report to the convert- Sn on Thursday. The committee has examined Into claims amounting to ,b *Hthls a week will probably be spent , h e hearing of the reports of the va rious committees together with the In troduction of resolutions. Grand Mas- Morrissey's report together with his recommendations has been prepared In pamphlet form and each delegate will £ furnished with a copy Triennial Conventions. One of the features to be considered during the convention will be the plan to hold the conventions every three rears instead of every two years, and the formation of an Insurance board to meet and pass upon claims every six months Instead of waiting and passing upon the accumulation of two years' ’’Delegates are still arriving and will continue to arrive for several daya. Tuesday morning a special car filled with delegates and members of their families arrived from Baltimore, and more are expected. Over half of the delegates have their wives with them and while here they wll be entertained. Many of the visitors have come through Chattanooga and have stopped over there to pay a visit to Lookout Moun tain. .Many others will go from Atlanta and see this famous mountani. W. C. Puckett, chairman of the local committee having In charge the public meeting Tuesday night, la still at work nn the program. An address that Is being looked forward to with Interest is that of Grand Master Morrissey. He Is considered one of the brainiest and most eloquent speakers among labor leaders In the country. When he was elected to the head of the Brotherhood some twelve years ago. there was only a membership of 18,000 and he has In creased this until there are now 81.000 members. He was elected while a freight brakeman. and the strength of the order today Is attributed largely to HIGH MASONS COMING HERE Continued from Page One. highly pleased with his Impressions of Atlanta. Mr. Moulton Delayed. Grand Master George M. Moulton, of Chicago, who will respond to the ad dressee of welcome Wednesday morn ing, arrived In Atlanta this afternoon. He was expected Wednesday morning, train'’* 8 de ayed *® veral hours by a late In connection with the laying of the cornerstone a most Interesting program Thursday arranged for Wednesday and Wednesday morning a committee from the two commanderles of Knights Templars will meet all incoming trains and will welcome the visiting brethren to Atlanta. At 10:30 o'clock the parade will form at the Piedmont Hotel and will march to the Masonic hall on the corner of Forsyth and Mitchell streets. Upon the arrival at the hall addresses of welcome will be delivered by Gov ernor Joseph M. Terrell, who will wel come the visitors on behalf of the state, and Hon. John Temple Graves, who will welcome them on behalf of the Knights Templars. The response will be deliv ered by Grand Master George M. Moul ton. of the Grand Encampment of the United States. At the conclusion of the address of Mr. Moulton a buffet lunch, eon will be served at the Masonic hall. Following the luncheon Hon. John J. Seay, of Home, grand commander of Georgia, wilt read his annual address. Laying of Cornerstone. After the address of Mr. Seay the organization will adjourn and will march to the corner of Peachtree and Cain streets, where the exercise of lay. Ing the cornerstone will be held at 4 o’clock. Hon. Max Meyerhardt, grand master of Georgia, will Introduce Hon. William H. Norris, who will deliver the princi pal address. At 7:30 o'clock the Knights Templars will march to the First Baptist church, where the religious services of the or- der, led by Thomas Burry, grand pre late, will be gone through. VICTORY WAS WON CITY OWNERSHIP Continued from Page One. tendered the Knights Templars Capital City Club. On Thursday morning at 9:30 o'clock the Knights Templars will hold a meet. Ing In the Masonic hall. Officers will be elected and the regular routine bust, ness transacted. Thursday afternoon a barbecue will be served at the Cold Springs 'cue ground. Owing to the unavoidable-absence of Grand Marshal Kent, Captain John C. Joiner has been named for the post- tlori of grand marshal of the Masonic parade. Captain Joiner will also make the opening and closing remarks at the cor- nerstone ceremony Wednesday after- noon. Carolina Horseman Dead. Special to The Georgian. Greensboro, N. C, May 7.—C. P. Vanstory, a leading citizen here, and for thirty years recognized as the best horse Judge and salesman In North Carolina, died at his residence today, aged 65. effort* of the advocate! of municipal ownership. » "The bidjof the North Georgia Elec trie Company, although a higher One for a five-year contract with the city, le better, when one considers that the North Georgia Axes a maximum rate private consumers of 10 cents per kilo watt hour for light and heat and of cents for power. "The Georgia Railway and Electric Company, on the other hand, has maximum rate of 12 cents fbr light and neat to consumers and of 7' cents for power. Mr. Arkwright’s bid Is not com ptete, because It does not flx a maxi mum rate to consumers. "He states -he wilt submit such rate, but 1 must see juqt how much he reduces light to consumers before I decide definitely what my attitude shall be to the bid of the Georgia Railway and Electric Company. Rates'for Consumsrs. “Of course we want cheaper rates for the city. It strikes me, however, that the primary consideration Is to get cheaper rates for the people, the private consumers. This, the North Georgia Company proposes. This, tho Georgia Railway and Electric Company has not proposed definitely. "If the Georgia Railway and Electric Company can reduce rate* 25 per cent to the city, one-consumer, It le fair assume that a proportionate, or, least, a material reduction, can be made to the people. "Let the Georgia Railway and Elec tric Company come across with the lower rate to consumers. Then I will have more to say." The Georgia Railway and Electric Company eubmltted four 'bide. For one-year contract, the bid Is 679.50 for arc lights and 637.50 for Incandescent!, or a higher rate than la now paid: for a two-year contract, the flgures are 676 and 633.75. the same as the present rate; fqr three years the price Is fixed at 665 and 628, the same rate that the North Georgia bids, and for five years a sliding scale la fixed. Bids for Five Yeare. On'the five-year contract the Geor gia Railway and Electric Company pro- poeea to furnish light for 660-and 628 second year, 659 and 627.50; third year, 658 and 627; fourth year, 657 and 626.50; fifth year, $56 and 626. A communication Is attached to the bid. In which President Arkwright gives as hie reason for not submitting a max Imum rate to consumers ths language contained In one of the sections of the resolutions adopted by the mayor and council. In which bida are Invited. He says this section would require the company to furnish lights to a per son remote from Its lines, and In a sec tion where no other cuetomere could possibly be expected. It would also, he contends, make the company furnish current to any person without condl- Are You a Mason? If So, You Will Be Specially Interested In The Georgian’s MASONIC EDITION WHICH WILL BE PUBLISHED Wednesday Afternoon the day the cornerstone of the beautiful new Temple is laid. If you are not a Mason you will be interested in the remarkable pictures and entertaining articles which will appear in this special number. Wednesday’s issue of The Georgian will be one that Masons will wish to keep as a souvenir. A special feature of the number will be a large and handsome picture of the New Temple on Peachtree street. Articles about .Masonry, written by officers high, in the order, will be presented. Here is a partial list of contents: “Origin of Masonry,” by Judge Max Meyerhardt. “Laying of Cornerstone of Old Temple” (Bijou Theater). Description of New Temple. “History of Masonry in Georgia,” by Judge John R. Wilkinson. “Story of the Seely Keystone.” “How the Temple on Decatur Street Was Saved from Destruction.” “Degrees in Masonry.” “High Rank Masons.” “Six Atlanta Lodges.” “History of Masonic Temple Company.” “Atlanta Commanderies of Knights Templars.” “The First Masonic Temple.” “A Visit to Solomon’s Temple,” by F. L. Seely. Profusely Illustrated. Remember that this special number will be printed Wednesday after noon. Be sure to get a copy. It will be well worth preserving. Watch for The Georgian’s Masonic Edition and Carry It Home With You BROTHERHOOD OF RAILWAY TRAINMEN Are Cordially Invited to Inspect Our Complete Lines of Cravenette Suits, Hats and Gents’ Furnishings The Clothes for All Kinds of Weather "'f&oreri&tfe- Suits Our Ten Days* Approval Offer is our guarantee that our prices are lower and qual ity best. If you find any other store that will sell you a suit as good for less, we will refund your pur chase money. Men’s Furnishings New and fresh goods arc coming in daily. Our sales being enormous keeps us busy .replenishing our stock with new and stylish goods. There are big savings buying your furnishing needs here. Come and look us over. Mail Orders Our Ten Days’ Ap proval offer holds good on mail orders. Prompt ser vice given all orders re ceived by mail. Please state size and give meas urements. Stylish and More Serviceable^ , Than Ordinary Kind at 1-3 Saving. Just think it over. Here we offer a suit of clothes that is absolutely waterproof—guaran teed so by the “Cravenette” process, which pro-' cess not only improves the appearance of the fabric, but makes it more durable and keeps it from wrinkling. Made in newest shape and style and is strictly tailored by men who are ex perts in this line, in a variety of newest shades and patterns, all this at a price that is 331-3 per cent lower fhan is charged all over town for the ordinary clothing. Manufacturing our own goods, selling di rect to you at one profit, gives us the advantage, to sell clothes at $18.00—Others sell for $15.00 12.00— Others sell for 18.00 15.00— Others sell for. 22.00 GOODYEAR CLOTHING COMPANY, 51-53 Whitehall St. tlon, whether hie credit be good or bad. In effect, he concludes, It would de prive the company- of adopting any reasonable condition as to Its contracts. However, President Arkwright sub mits this proposition, relative to fixing a maximum rate (o consumers: Proposal to Consumori. "If the mayor and general council de. •Ire,” he eaye, “this company Is willing, providing Its bid for lighting the streets Is otherwise acceptable, to negotiate with the mayor and general council with a view of agreeing upon a maxi mum net rate to be charged by -this company to Its private consumers.” The bid of the North Georgia Electric Company Is this: Sixty-five dollars for arc lights and 626 for Incandescent lights for a one-year contract; tho same for two years; the game for three rears; 364 for arc lights and 627 for I ncandeacents for a five-year contract. The company submits us Its maxi mum rale to consumers 10 cents per kilowatt hour for heat and lights and 6 cents for power. The following proposition, which may be accepted by the mayor and council, concludes the bid of the Georgia Rail way and Electric Company. It Is ot tered In lieu of the bids preceding It; At 8 Per Cent Profit. "This company offers to furnish elec tric street lighting of the city of At lanta under a contract for a term cf five years at the actual cost of such service,.such cost to Include Interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum and depreciation at a rata to be agreed upon on the proportionate value of the prop, erty used In - upon when the contract le entered The bids were referred to the special committee on a municipal light and gas plant, Alderman Key chairman, with which will meet the committee on mu nicipal lights, telegraphs and tele phones. The bids of the Georgia Railway and Electric Company, In full, follow: To the Honorable Mayor and General Council of the City of Atlanta: Pursuant to your request to submit propositions for electric lighting of the streets of the city of Atlanta upon spec ifications contained In the resolution adopted by the mayor and general council and approved by the. mayor on April" 22, 1907, this company herewith makes the following offers, namely: We propose to furnish the present number, or such greater number as the city of Atlanta may .desire, of arc lamps showing a consumption of not less than four hundred and fifty <450) watts measured at the arc with a watt meter, and seventy-five (76) candle power Incandescent lamps at and for the fallowing prices, namely; 1.‘ Provided the lights are contracted to be taken and are taken for a period of five years, at the rate of 660 per year for each arc lamp and 628 per year I’or each Incandescent lamp during the first year of such five-year contract; at the rate of 659 per year for each arc lamp and 127.50 per year for each In candescent lamp during the second year of the contract; at the rate of 668 per year for each arc lamp and 627 per year :’or each Incandescent lamp during the third year of the contract; at the rat# of 657 per year for each are lamp and 626.60 per year for each Incandescent lamp during the fourth year of the con tract; at the rate of 656 per year for each are lamp and 626 per year for each Incandescent lamp during the fifth year of the contract. I. Provided the lights are contracted be taken and are taken for a period three years, at the rate of 665 per year for each arc lamp and 628 per gear for each Incandescent lamp. 3. Provided the lights are contracted be take:: and are taken for a period „ two years, at the rate of 676 per year for each arc lamp and 366.75 per year fop each Incandescent lamp. • Provided the lights are contracted of one year, at tho rate of 678.50 per year for each arc lamp and 637.60 per yehr for each Incandescent lamp. In the event any one of theeo offers Is accepted this company standi ready to give a bond payable to the city of At lanta conditioned for the faithful per formance of the contract. This company .does not Incorporate In this bid the language contained In sec tion numbered nine of the resolution Inviting bids for lighting the street* of Atlanta with electricity for the reason stated In the communication addressed to tho honorablo mayor and general council accompanying this bjd. In lieu of the foregoing proposition, this company offer! to furnish electric street lighting of the city of Atlanta under a contract for a term of five yeare st the actual cost, of such service, such cost to Include Interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum and deprecia tion to be agreed upon on the propor tionate value of the property used In euch aervtce, and- the cost to be de termined from time to tlmo upon eome fair method to be agreed upon when the contract Is entered Into. GEORGIA RAILWAY AND ELEC TRIC COMPANY, By P. B. ARKWRIGHT. President. A Communication. To the Mayor and General Council of the City of Atlanta; The bid of this company, which accompanies this let ter filed with the mayor and general council, this May 6, 1107, does not In corporate within It the language con tained In section numbered nine (9) of the resolution adopted by the mayor and general council Inviting bids for electric street lighting of the city of Atlanta. The section referred to Is one that the company could not agree to, no matter what price should be Inserted. This language would require the com pany to furnish service to a person re mote from Its lines and In a section where no other customers could possi bly be expected, and would Involve the company In an expense of thousands of dollars to get a revenue of a dollar or two a month. The language would alao require the furnishing of current to any person without condition, whether their credit be good or bad. It furthermore would deny the company the right.to mako a minimum charge against the customer. In effect. It would deprive wn- able condition os to its contracts. The city of Atlanta, In Its waterworks de partment, will not turnlah water to a ereon off of Ita mains, and also re .ulres the customer to make a mini mum payment and affixes other icondl tlons to Its contracts. There Is In the nature of the electric lighting business much stronger reason! for the person or company supplying euch service to bo allowed to affix these conditions. Bo strong are these reasons that no com pany can afford to agree to a contract euch as proposed In the resolution re ferred to, which denies It this right, no matter how high the maximum rate to be adopted may be fixed. Tho question of the rate to be charged private consumers le really not a proper part of a bid for lighting the streets. However. If the mayor and general council desire, this com pany 1s willing, provided Its bid for lighting the streets Is otherwise accept able, to negotiate with the mayor and general council with a view of agreeing upon a maximum net rate ' MOTHER AND TWO BA BES 'PERISH IN THE BLAMES Hasleton, Pa., May 7.—A mother and her two children were burned to death today In a fire which destroyed m block of houses occupied by three families at Beaver Brock, a mining village near here. The dead woman Is Mrs. Joseph Dltcavey, wife of a miner. Tho chil dren were Infants. It Is bslleved tho fire was due to overheated stoves. DEFECT ID SWITCH WRECKS FIST DIN Charlotte, N. C„ May 7.—A narrow escape from death was experienced by the passengers of vestibule train No. 68, on the Southern railway near Lex ington, N. C„ last night, shortly before midnight. The engine and front mall car were reduced to Junk and splinters and ths engineer and fireman escaping almost miraculously. The trouble resulted from a defect at a switch. Tho track was not cleared until 10 o'clock this morning. Ths passengers were taken back to Salisbury, the track being blocked for eleven hours. The train was running at the rate of thirty miles an hour when wrecked. ELEPHANT8 STAMPEDE) ESCAPE INTO MOUNTAINS. Special to The Georgian. Anniston, Ala, May 7.—Tho attach ment sued out Friday night by W, H. Cannady and levied against the Jones shows by Sheriff Lafjrande, win dis solved at Jacksonville by limitation and the show was released. IV. H. Cannady, who sued out the attachment for I7.0U0, fulled to cxecuto a bond for 614,000. Shortly after leaving on their Jour ney to Jacksonville In charge of tho sheriff, two small elephants belonging to the show, fastened together i.y a strong chain, stampedod just north of the city, and, making a do h for liber ty, tore down a garden am! yard fence and mode thler escape Into tho moun tains. After considerable difficulty, they were recaptured on the mountain side, where they had become entangled on u tree they were unable to pull down. They were escorted back to the headquarters. Almost every Mother knows GEORGIA RAILWAY AND ELEC TRIC CO. Per P. S. ARKWRIGHT. President. Court Opens At Anniston. Special to The Georgian. Anniston, Ala., May 7. — United Btatee court was opened here by Depu ty Marshal Hill and adjourned Imme diately afterward until tomorrofr morning at 10 o'clock. Owing to the fact that the case of Alexander Chis olm, In Birmingham, has been pro longed beyond expectation, Judra Huntley was unable to be here but he to ho taken and are taken for a period will likely arrive In the city tonight. Boys' clothing that looks well—Good! Boys’ clothing that wears well—Good! But this is better: Boys' clothing that wears a long, long time and looks well all the time it’s worn. We've discovered the secret of this combination. Our look-well, wear-well Boys' clothing proves it Boys 9 Suits, $3.50 to $14.00 Wash Suits, $1.00 to $5.00 Hats and caps, shirts, waists, stockings, and Shoes, too, to dress your boy like a gentleman's son MUSE’S 9 3-5-7 Whitehall Street.