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SPOT COTTON.
Liverpool, ■tend?; 7.80. Atlanta,
steady; 18c. New York, steady; 13.».
New Orleans, steady; 13e. Augusta,
steady; 134. Savannah, steady; 124.
ATLANTA, GA.. WEDNESDAY. .JULY 10. 1907.
THE WEATHER.
Fnr Atlanta and Vicinity: Lo
cal thunderstorm, tonight and
Thuraday.
SOME CHAIRMEN OF IMPORTANT COMMITTEES IN THE TWO HOUSES
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JOHN J. C. M’MAHAN.
Chairman house committee on
verslty of Georgia.
JAMES J. SLADE.
J. Z. FOSTER.
Chairman pension committee of
DR. T. R. WHITLEY.
Chairman house committee on
hygiene and sanitation.
GEORGE W. DEEN.
Chairman senate committee on
Internal Improvements.
J. P. HEARD.
Chairman house committee on
hanka and banking.
R. C. HARRIS.
Chairman house committee on
manufactures.
MAY DELAY CLEAR WATER
' SUNDAY
Will Increase Pressure
on Pumps and
Pipes.
COMMITTEE ARGUES
PRESSURE MATTER
Grant Says Water Depart
ment Is Responsible for
Trouble.
Whether Atlanta will have pure
water on Thursday, or must wait until
Monday morning. Is the question which
the special committee of council de
bated out at the Hemphill pumping
plnnt, until 2 o’clock Wednesday after,
noon, but that the pressure on the pipes
can be Increased, there is no doubt.
Th eonly question Is of the necessary
amount of water In the reservoir. En
gineer Collier wants 23 feet before
using the nitration plant, and there
Is but 20 feet, ten Inches now.
After visiting the river station, the
committee decided upon ordering the
pressure Increased at once and secured
an order from General Manager Park
Woodward authorising the extra pres
sure.
Rescinded Action.
Upon reaching the Hemphill plant,
however, this action was found to have
been hasty, and the orders were re
scinded (tending a discussion on the
subject.
Kngineer Collier, of the Hemphill
station, asked for a few days In which
t" fill the reservoir before using the
fljtratlon plant. Judge Hlllyer advised
waiting until Sunday at midnight, and
It is probable that this will be agreed
upon by the committee. The commit
tee adjourned until 11 o’clock Thursday
morning, when a report will be sub
mitted to council.
Water Board Responsible.
John \V. Grant, a member of the
committee, made* the following em
phatic statement:
The waterworks department Is re
sponsible for the trouble. When It
"as found that tho reservoir was slnk-
lig. (hey should have Increased tho
pressure. if the board was afraid to
take ;he responsibility. It should have
appealed to. council at once.”
Judge Hlllyer advised that the pipe
companies be communicated with, with
f vle "' to obtaining a 12-lnch main to
”■ laid on top of|the ground for the
emergency, without waiting to bury It.
Dls motion was adopted.
M hen the committee visited station
*°- L at the river station, Engineer
Gram ling stated that the pipes would
beur a pressure of 120 pounds and that
h * was not afraid to taice the risk of
Putting on that pressure. The pumps
nm] been run as high as 135 pounds at
one tima # without any bad results.
.... re ftre two email engines at this
jtation which pump from the river to
, reservoir, and one large pump with
?, ca Parity set at 18,000,000 feet a day.
engineer Gramllng was willing to run
* ,n all pumps at 120 pounds. These
j»re never used at the same time as the
pump.
< haries H. Anderson, of Lockport,
;; the agent of the Holly Pump
■'nipany, which built the big pump,
‘ s asked to communicate at once
the factory* and ask permission
• i-rate the big pump at 120 pounds.
He a* rew l to do this.
a vote was then taken by the com-
iittee „ n a mot i on by Councilman
’rant, to Increase the pressure. This
.* ' ot «d unanimously. The commlt-
». l v e H Earned a request to President
p Rice, who was with the party,
f **bcral Manager Park Woodward
' 1 tbe . y °**der the engineers to In-
as* ,h e pressure to 120 pounds.
Demands Written Order.
Mr. Woodward at first agreed to thl4
out Ian,,, stated that he would refuse
,, ,‘* ue *°ch an order unless the re-
* or the committee was put. In
ln K and signed. This was d6ne.
FILTER WATER NOW!
DO IT AT HOME
For the next few hours, or until clear water Is restored In Atlanta,
the following method of home Altering will be welcome:
Get a big Jug and a funnel. Buy at any drug store some filter paper
and magnesia and a box of absorbent cotton.
Place a bunch of cotton in the funnel. Put a sheet of filter paper
on this, then some more cotton, and 5 cents worth of magnesia.
Pour your water through the funnel Into the Jug. It will remove the
Impurities and discoloration from the water and leave It as clear as when
the city filters were working properly.
The Georgian Is Indebted to T. J. Ripley, of Atlanta, for the home fil
ter suggestion. He has tried It and finds that It solves the problem.
THE RUIN (?) OF 1886-87:
The Railroads: 9,000,000 pounds of freight
were brought into Atlanta over the East Tennes
see in August, 1887, over amount for August,
1886.
The increase of the W. & A. for September,
1887, over September, 1886, was 25 per cent.
The Georgia, 33 1-4 per cent.
Georgia Pacific, 60 1-2 per cent.
Richmond & Danville, 23 per cent.
Atlanta & West Point, 22 per cent.
Central (Atlanta Division) 23 per cent.
MOYER REFUTES ENTIRE
STORY ORCHARD TOLD
Bol,e, Idaho. July 10.—The defend.
In the great Haywood trial sprang a
sensation today when It announced
that the next wltnees for the accused
miner would be Charles H. Moyer, thus
bringing out clearly that the president
of the Western Federation of Miners
had once and for all refused to turn
Mute’s evidence and so purchase his
vn freedom.
It became known today that the
slrongcst of all pressure had been
brought to bear upon Moyer, but In
spite of this temptation to secure his
own Immunity from trial as a co-con
spirator with Haywood and Pettlbone
for the murder of former Governor
Hteunenberg, he steadfastly held to his
loyalty.
Moyer Is testifying today, denying
that he conspired with Haywood and
Orchard to assassinate Hteunenberg.
Mrs. Moyer and her sister are in
court. Fragmentary evidence wae
cleaned up by the defense at the open
ing of court this morning nnd then
Moyer was brought in. His examination
and cross-examination will take all day.
Moyer detailed the duties of officers
of the Western Federation of Mfnera
and said It was the rule of the organi
sation to defend Its members who arc
charged with crimes In strike times.
He snlri many union miners have been
accused at different times, but fow
were convicted. Moyer ami Haywood
met for the first time In 1900. the year
of the Coeur d’Alene trouble. He was
elected president In 1902 and Haywood
was made secretary In 1901. Moyer
met Jack Rlmpklns in 1902.
”1 llrst met Harr}- Orchard In Jan
uary, 1904," Moyer said: "a convention
was called by the state federation nnd
Orchard was the delegate from the Alt.
man union. I called a meeting of the
delegates who were miners and twenty
of them came to headquarters. Orchard
was one of those who responded.”
"Did he ever come Into your office In
December andttoll you he had blown up
the Vindicator mine and killed two
men and you said It was a good Job
and gave him IJOOr’
”1 never met Orchard till the second
of January and never talked with him
about any crime. 1 never paid him any
money.”
Moyer declared he never saw Orchard
with Bill Easterly and Bill Alkman. He
next met Orchard at Cripple Creek at
the trial of the eplke pulling cose.
Judge Wood declined to permit the
defense to prove the feeling against
Governor Peabody and Judges God-
danland Gabbert. of Colorado, wns the
result of politics. The defense wanted
to prove that others than Haywood,
Moyer and l’ettlbone might hAve em
ployed Orchard to assassinate these
m >Ioyer was then called to the wit
ness stand. Responding to Darrow’s
questions, Moyer began the story of his
life, telling of his arrest, extradition
and his experience as a miner. Ho
joined the union In 1897. which was his
first experience with a labor organiza
tion.
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10 PROBE AFFAIRS
OF
Alabama Representative In-
troduees Bill for In
vestigation.
IK IS
ALLNONSENSE,
Admiral Yamamoto
and Suite Land in
New York.
MANY CRUSHED TO DEATH
WHEN FACTORY COLLAPSED;
FIFTEEN BODIES RECOVERED
Montgomery, Ala., July 10.—The moet sur
prising devlopment of the reconvening of
the Alabamn legislature yesterday sfter-
noon wss contained In ft bill by Mr. King,
of Jefferson, In which s rigid probe of moth-
04ls employed In the state asylum at Tuara-
Ioom Is demanded.
Charges were made against the manage
ment of the Institution some time ago, and
Mr. King’s bill will result In a thorough In
vestigation If It la adopted.
RACE RESULTS.
BRIGHTON BEACH.
First Race—Rose ben. 4 to I, won;
Suffrage, 4 to 8, second; Herodotus, 8
to 1, third. Time 1:12.
BRIGHTON BEACH.
Second Race—Rye, 7 to 20, won; In
gram. 7 to I, second; Reldmoore, 1 to
8, third. Time, 1:48 1-8.
KENILWORTH.
First Race—Desideratum, 5 to 1,
won; Dixon Belief 1 to 2, second; Salt
New York, July 10.—'There Is no chancs
of war between my country and the United
Stgteo— not the slightest chance.'
Before he had set foot on American soli
today from the steamship Csrmanls, Ad
ralral Baron Yamamoto, minister of marine
of Japan, Impressively uttered this
ful sentiment to a reporter of the
News Servlet*.
Baron Yamamoto Is on.the last lap of a
trip around the world, undertaken for relax
ation after Ids strenuous official activi
ties during the Kusslan-Jattanese war. In
his party were t’nptaln T. FnJII, Captain
M. Rondo, (-'uptaln T. Taksrohe and Captain
11. Kato, of the Japanese navy.
War Talk Nonsense.
Attired In a ceremonious garb, consist
ing of s top bnt and s long black frock
coat, the baron received the reporters
the deck of the Carmanla. He sainted each
In English and readily answered questions.
What be said regarding the prospects of a
war between Japan and the United Htates
wag evidently uttered after studied prepara
tion.
“All this talk of war Is mere nonsense.
It Is the trivial little storm which should
l»e tossed Into the Pacific and allowed to
lose Itself. Then* Is no bad feeling toward
the United Htat«n In Japan, any more than
there Is hen* In your country toward us.
Of that 1 am positive.
“War talk la the babble o _
people. Men In high places disregard It as
u great dog would the barking of e little
dog at Its heels.
Editors Not Infallible,
”1 am anxious that I should he quoted
accurately In this. I do admit that there
■re conditions which arum troulded nnd
which are brought about by a few hot
headed persons In bothcountrles that might
make trouble between two sympathetic na
tion If given serious consideration. The
editors of your American papers are ex
ceedingly Intelligent gentlemen, but, like
our editors In Jnpan, they are apt to let
mistakes get Into their papers sometimes.
Bomettmes grave misunderstandings follow.
I wish toWelterate that the strongest pos
sible feelings of friendship and confidence
exist between Japan and the United
States.”
He will be lunched at the Hotel Aetor
tomorrow by the Japanese Society, and
on Friday he will go to Oyster Bay to pay
... •■•-■if.. The baron if
of the Japanese
navy.
London, July 10.—England today ac
knowledges the poexlblllty of war be
tween the United States and Japan.
English legal and diplomatic experts
studying the Anglg-Japan treaty are
said to have found a loophole by which
England need not admit Japan In case
of war with America, The newspapers
here today for the first time openly ad
mit possibility of Jap-Ametican war.
Washington, July tfi.—The Japanese em
bassy authorises an emphatic denial of the'
Philadelphia, July 10.—According to reports received at the electrical
bureau at 3 o'clock this afternoon, twenty persons were killed In the col
lapse of Brtdgeman Brothers' pipe factory, at Fifteenth and Washington
avenue.
The estimate of those Instantly killed la baaafa upon the reports of the
police officials at the scene of the accident. Their Information !i from those
who escaped injury In the crash.
The police believe that many bodies are still burled beneath the debris.
All the imbalances and patrols from the hospitals and police stations and four
trucks from engine houses In the down-town section have been rushed to the scene.
The work of recovering the dead was begun almost Immediately, and at 2 o’clock
fifteen men were lying on the pavement on the Fifteenth street side of the building
awaiting conveyances
Men bleeding and bruised lay on the floor after cot nnd stretcher supplies bad be
come exhausted, nnd the ambulances and patrol wagons made trip aftsr trip at break'
neck speed, each Journey bringing In additional victims. Fifteen bodies had been re
covered at 2:46 o’clock.
The section of the factory which collapsed was a four ntnry concrete addition In
course of erection. Nearly 100 workmen were caught by the mass of falling bricks and
mortar and all received Injuries that In many cases prove! fatal.
Tbs number of dead can not be estimated at this hour, as a condition of chaos pro-
vslls and there are two score workmen unaccounted for whose bodies are believed to
Ito under the masonry and twisted Iron. Nouo of the Injured victims could give a
coherent account of the tragedy.
Not one of the workmen had a chance for escape. Thay went down with the hor
rible mass of creaking Jofsta and crumbling bricks nud mortar.
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Growth and Progress of the New South
The Georclan record! here each day aoma
economic fart In reftrauca to tho onward
march at tba Booth.
BY
B. LIVELY
The Georgia and Alabama Induotrtat Index days In Ita regular weekly
leaue:
"Declaration, of aubatantlal and In aoma caaea remarkable dlvldenda
In the beginning of the new flacal year by Induatrlal and commercial Inati-
tutlona of Georgia and Alabama hare comprleed a moat aatlafactory and
profitable financial fruition that baa occurred amid the budding of new
plana, the eatabllahment of new banka, the definite projection of new man
ufacturing planta and unprecedented progress In conatructlon llnea. The
development of the reaourcea of the two state, la magnificent In the pres
ent and la laying Arm the foundation for greater bualneaa prominence and
achievements In the future. Of great Importance la the fact that these
things are contributing to the aoltd Increase In the values of all lands,
suburban, farm, timber and mineral. - >
'The index reports four new banks this week. One of these la a sav
ings Institution with capital, stock of 8100,000 to be eetabllshed at Selma,
Ala., and one with 1100,000 capital stock which has been organised at
Cordele, Os., and which will be a national bank. Among the Industrial
planta to be eetabllshed, as reported by The Index, are the following:
Barrel and crate factory. Savannah, Ga.; fertilizer factory, Batnbrtdge,
Ga.; coke Iron furnace, Bhelby, Ala.; heading factory, Enaley, Ala.; 60-
ton Ice plant, Gadsden, Ala.: lumber planta, Sterretts, Ala., Fayette, Ala.,
and Valdosta. Ga.; coal lands to be developed. Walker county, Alabama:
water power development, Newton county, Georgia; electric railway sys
tem extension, Rome, as., and underwear factory. Fort Payne, Ala.
"Augusta. Ga.. Is preparing to build a city hall at a cost of not less
than 2200,000: marble court house will he built at Jasper, Ala., and that
city contemplates' paving alx to sight miles of sidewalks; Anniston, Ala.,
will pave sidewalks; railroad yards will be built at Birmingham, Ala., to
cover tract of land one mile long and 400 feet wide; Jacksonville, Ala., has
voted to Issue 210,000 of school building bonds; Mitten. Gs., will vote upon
an Issue of bonds for constructing electric light plant and water works and
sewer systems; Stlllmore, Ga., will vote ’upon school building bonds;
Winder. Gs., upon 246,000 of watsr works bonds, and Birmingham. Ala.,
upon about 2100,000 of sewer bonds. Sanatorium at Quitman, Ga.. live
school buildings, three churches, two steel ■ bridges and numerous resi
dences and business buildings are some of the other Items of projected
construction noted.
“Two new land companies, a large land sale In middle Georgia and
three subu0>an land developments are reported. Amoqg the latter Is a
plan to concert a suburban section of Rome, Ga., Into a winter resort,”
GREAT FIGHT
BEGINS FI
The Committees Hea r
Both Sides of
Question.
DELEGATIONS HERE
. TO OPPOSE BILL
Prohibitionists Confident,
While Opponents Express
Hope of Victory.
With both sides claiming a majority
of supporters and confident of ultimate
success, the preliminary battle over th#
prohibition bill now pending In the
g( neral assembly Is being fought before
the Joint committee on temperance
from the houae and senate at 2:30
o’clock Wednesday afternoon.
Probably no measure since tho Wil
lingham bill several years ago has
aroused so much enthusiasm and has
developed so much opposition us the
bill Introduced In the Senate by Sena-
tor Hardman and In the house by Hep-
resontatlve Covington, and which pro
vides for the total abolition of the
whisky traffic In the state of Georgia.
In preparing their defense the op
ponents of the bill have taken advan
tage of every conceivable ground upon
which to base a reason why the meas
ure should not pass. In resolutions and
In speeches, they have declared It to
be Impracticable and ruinous to the
business Interests of the state, and
many of them are present from Atlanta,
Macon, Savannah. Augusta, Columbus
and other points to talk It down.
The Moral Issue.
On the other hand, the supporters of
the measure deny that the passage of
the bill Is Impracticable or that It would
be ruinous to the state or that local
option Is the correct.and only solution
of ths paramount Issue of the day.
They are standing pat on tho theory
that right is right and should prevail,
let the cost be what It may. In reso
lutions, private conversations and per
sonal communications they have de
clared that the time Is ripe for whisky
reform In Georgia and from every sec
tion of the state they have demanded
that the Georgia legislature turn a
deaf ear to the anti-prohibition appeals
based on profit and loss, and for once
follow the clear trail of duty In ac
cordance with the wishes of a vast ma
jority of the people of this state.
Such Is the condition of affairs con
fronting the Joint committee on tem
perance, and such will be the condition
whlbh will sooner or later confront tho
legislature.
Oesperate Fight.
With these two conflicting forces ar
rayed against each other the battle
for state prohibition will be fierce and
desperate and t,h<e oiitcome uncertain.
Ever since the prohibition measure
was Introduced' both sides have been
working zealously and Wednesday
they rallied to the conflict as they
have not done since the challenge was
offered and accepted. At the capitol
Wednesday there was little talk of
anything except prohibition and the
probable result of. the great fight.
The prohlbltlonlsta claim that they
have pledged to the support of the
bill a majority of the members of the
house and senate and that there la
not the slightest doubt of the result.
The antl-prohlbltlonlsts are not so
outspoken In their belief of ultimate
victory, but they are confident that
their demand for either the defeat of
the bill or a compromise on local op
tion will not be in vain.
The meeting of the committee Wed
nesday afternoon will be held In the
senate chamber at 2:30 o’clock. Ev
ery one who wishes to be heard either
for or against the measure will bo
given a chance to speak. There are
able speakers on each side and It Is
expected that this Joint meeting of
the committee on temperance will be
one of the most Interesting and ex
citing that has ever been witnessed
In the history’ of the Georgia legisla
ture.