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w PRICE: In Atlanta: TWO CENTS. On Trains:' FIVE CENTS. The Atlanta Georgian All the News While It is News In The Georgian. AND NEWS Are You Reading “The Ghost”? See This Issue. 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 c 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 Rescinded Action.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. O00000000000O<iO00O000000<iO O HEAT TO CONTINUE FOR 6 36 H0UR8 YET. O O O Atlanta Is not a favored spot as O 0 regards superheated weather. The O 0 hot wave covers practically the O 0 Ohio, Mississippi ana Missouri 0 0 V *And*the man on top of the Em- O O plre eays that no relief for this 0 0 territory' Is 'In sight within the 0 O next 26 hours, except such as O “orded by thunder show- O v em. «o Augusta belongs the O 0 credit of being the hottest potnt ln O O the United States Tuesday. th» ° O mercury' reaching 100. Macon re 0 it a close race with 98, while At- O O lanta was not far behind with 97.1, 0 O marked at I o'clock Tuesday aft- O 0 er The n ittorm of Tuesday afternoon O 0 and the second one Bb J™* J* 2 O Tuesday brought coolness to At- O O lanta. making repose In comfort O O ^Locai thunderstorms Wednes- O O day night and Thursday. “ O Wednesday temperatures. 0 7 o’clock, a. 74 degrees g 8 o’clock, a. •« degree. 0 Wednesday temperatures^ O 0 0 9 o’clock, a. m . - * S“,S»r2::::’::Sgg$ o 2 o’clock, p. •» degree, 0 a 5CKK»00OO0OO0O00O00O0000O« ,,^*00000000000000000000000 g LEGISLATIVE report F|VE | 2 The report of Wednesday's ses- 0 O .Ion of the legislature appear, on g O page 6 Of this Issue. ° 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. £ ***— - - » won; uixon roil* 1 to 2. second; Balt j a p tne se government would fed at liberty Continued on Pago Flv*. oCt0OOOO0«Hj000OO0O<tOO000<>0 Rum, 6 to *. third. Tlmo, not token. to deal with California direct 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.