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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 10. 1907.
NEW ST. PAULS CHURCH
AND THE JEWISH TEMPLE
DAMAGED BY BIG STORM
Veteran Senator *
Given Six Years
More.
Is
JOINT SESSION
OF TWO HOUSES
Argument Over Technicali
ty Delays Election tor
a Short Time.
At noon Wednesday President Akin,
of the senate, presiding over the Joint
legion of the general assembly, de
clared that by the unanimous vote of
the senate and the house the Hon. Au
gustus O. Bacon, of the county of Bibb,
had been elected to succeed himself
United States senator for the term end
ing March 4, 1913.
The vote for United States senator
was taken In both houses Tuesday, and
the joint session of the two houses was
held Wednesday at noon for the pur
pis*' of publishing the vote.
In response to an Invitation extended
him by the general assembly. Senator
Bacon addressed the members of the
legislature Immediately after the an
nouncement of the election. He was
escorted to the speaker’s stand by Sen
ators Knight ahd Hughes and Repre
sentatives Hall, of Bibb; Neel, of Bar
tow. and Wise, of Fayette.
Senator Bacon was loudly applauded
as he arose to speak, and the galleries
were crowded with spectators who
came to hear him. The address was
delivered In his characteristically elo
quent and forceful style, and though
he only spoke forty-five minutes, the
wisdom of the statesman and the
thinker was displayed In every word.
Tax on Newspapers.
During the session of the house Wed
nesday Representative Glenn, of Whit
field, Introduced a bill placing a fran
chise tax on newspapers, thus placing
them In practically the same class with
railroads.
The house met at 10 o’clock Wed
nesday morning and was led In prayer
by Dr. W. W. Landrum, pastor of the
First Baptist Church.
Mr. Hall of Bibb offered a resolu
tion that the house and senate meet
In Joint session at 12 o’clock Wednes
day to announce the result of the bal
loting In the two houses for United
States senator from Georgia,
resolution was adopted.
The resolution was transmitted
the senate and that body returned It
with the announcement that it re
fined to concur In it.
Mr. Hall then Introduced his resolu
tion again and it was adopted for the
ftcond time by the house.
The antl-lobbying bill of Mr. Wright
•'f Floyd was read for the third time
and put on Its passage.
The bill provides that every paid
representative of a corporation shall
ieglster with the secretary of state,
stating the particular legislation In
which he Ih Interested and by whom
he Is employed. It also provides that
every corporation employing a paid
representative In the interest of legis
lation shall file with the secretary the
amount of the fees paid the represen
tative. It provides further that no rep-
ttsentntlve of a corporation shall speak
to u member of tha legislature privately
in regard to pending legislation, but
that h*» shall appear and present his
argument for or against legislation In
the presence of committees, If he ap
pears at all.
Mr. Dunbar of Richmond was op
posed t<* the clause of the bill which
prevents representatives of corpora
tions from speaking to members of the
house privately in the Interest of
UgLlfttton, and he offered an amend
ment .striking out that clause.
•Mr. Wright, the author of the bill
opposed the adoption of the amend
ment and declared that it would de-
|*at the very purpose for which the
bill was Intended.
Mr Hall, of Bibb, spoke In opposi
tion to the amendment.
At 12 o'clock furthei discussion of
the bll! was suspended. In order to
glvr- -ay to the Joint session of the
general assembly for the purpose of
publishing the vote for United States
niJh, !?* ', h '•'under storm at mld-
w aS, J l ? htn " 1 * 8,ruck 'he new
St. Paul Methodist church, at Grunt
street and St. Paul avenue, and tore
away practically the whole of the rear
ena or the handsome stone structure,
xne damage win amount to several
hundred dollars.
The church has not yet been , occu
pied. but was about completed. The
bolt of lightning tore the heavy stone
into fragments and left a great aperture
In the rear of the edifice. The damage
will cause a delay In the opening of the
new church.
Much other damage done by the
storm was reported'Wednesday morn
ing by the police.
The roof of the home of Joseph
Binder, 215 Crew street, was blown
away Tuesday afternoon and the Inte
rior of the house exposed to the rain.
While a number of workmen were
putting a tin roof on th * store of the
Georgia Grocery Company, at South
Pryor and Garnett ytreets, Tuesday aft
ernoon, the whole of the roofing was
hurled away by the gale. During the
heavy downpour at night, the stock of
goods was considerably damaged. At
taches of the store were at work at 1
o’clock Wednesday morning trying to
save the stock.
The storm In the afternoon played
a peculiar prank at Speigelberger's
store, at Georgia avenue and Gardner
street. A shelter In front of the store
was blown fully 250 (eet up Georgia
avenue. A heavy 2x4 scantling about
10 feet long was hurled entirely across
the street, and, striking a telephone
pole, snapped the pole in two. The
city wagons and teams, standing In
Georgia avenue, were blown several
feet and landed against the curbing.
A chimney, Just around the corner
on Gardner street, was blown off of
the rear of the house, over the roof,
and was set down on the front porch.
Tuesday night lightning struck a
chimney at the home of Police Officer
W. A. Bonnell, 253 Grant street. Light
ning also struck a chimney at Capitol
avenue and Crumley street.
The fall of rain was so great that the
sewers In Capitol avenue, between
Woodward avenue and Logan street,
became clogged and the street • was
flooded. The water rose to‘the height
of two feet and ran into stores along
the street.
On Ormond street, near Washington,
the chert pavement was washed away
for a considerable distance, disappear
ing In the nearby sewers. Wednesday
the Street Is hare.
From the time of the midnight storm
until daylight every electric light In the
Third war} waa out. Many other lights
In the city were also out.
Numbers of trees were blown down
New Temple Collapses.
As a result of the terrific wind and
rain storm of Tuesday afternoon,, the
new Jewish temple of Congregation
Beth Israel, which Is being erected at
the corner of Washington and Clarke
streets, was wrecked almost beyond
recognition.
The cornerstone was laid at S o’clock
with Impressive, ceremony. All the
speeches were eliminated because of
the threatening weather, and the sim
ple Masonic rites, short and Impressive,
constituted the ceremony. All the mem
bers of the new congregation were
gathered around the handsome edifice,
with many visitors and Interested spec,
tators.
All of the crowd had not dispersed
and the strains of music had not yet
died away when the storm came up In
all Its fury. Some of the people rushed
to neighboring homes, but about 50
went to the basement of the church for
shelter. They had hardly done so be
fore the entire overhead structure
crashed and coUapsed, falling through
the framework to the ground. No one
In the basement was Injured, although
several had narrow escapes.
The bullying was Injured to the ex
tent of several thousand dollars, but it
will be Immediately repaired and the
work will go on.
Nor was this the only damage done.
The home of J. L. Pettigrew at 18
Glennwood avenue, which had not quite
been completed, was practically de
stroyed by the wind storm. Mr. Pet
tigrew Is a contractor, and his home Is
a one-story frame "structure.
The residence of Joseph Binder, at
the corner of Crew und Crumley streets,
was struck by lightning about 4 o’clock
and the chimney and one corner of the
building were severed from the dwell
ing. Miss Estelle Wachtell, slster-ln-
law of Mr. Binder, was prostrated by
the shock. Not serious. Mr. Binder Is
president of the Binder Frame Manu
facturlng Company.
One of the chimneys at the home of
Samuel Goldstein, at 87 Connally street,
was tom off and the brick falling on
the roof caused It to give way In sev
eral places.
The cab shops of the Southern rail
way shops, near Pittsburg, were struck
by lightning. The fire was extinguished
quickly.
Many telephones were put out
commission and the electric lights for
a few minutes In the early part .of the
evening were not burning.
A SI A TE IN Sill UTION
FOE TUBERCULAR PA 7 IE NTS
OBJECT OF HOUSE BILL
Rep. Freier Would
Establish San
atorium.
The Joint Session.
President Akin of the senate pre-
■ilo.i ,,ver the session.
After the announcement of the vote
In both houses President Akin declar-
that Augustus O. Bacon of Bibb
(f>univ had been unanimously elected
l nltM states senator from Georgia
for term ending March 4, 191?.
° a motion of Mr. Hall of Bibb a
Pnrmr.it tee consisting of Senators
Knlpht and Hughes and Representa-
uV ** 1 of Bibb, Neal of Bartow and
''*■ ' ■ Fayette, was appointed to es-
!’ n Senator Bacon to the speaker’s
a( j® r j , ‘ for the purpote of delivering an
Hfnator Bacon was Introduced by
.sahi- nt Alc4n » ot the who
A** have with us today a man who
. * ' •“ no introduction. I have the
• ' "f introducing to you the Hon.
r * li>u on of the county of Bibb, who
♦. .. been reelected to another
. ln the United States senate as
l * nAlf r from Georgia.’’
Senator Bacon's Address.
In opening his address, Senator Ba-
thanked the general assembly for
honor which had been conferred
u h f »n him.
“Whatever may be the attainments of
rft n i an * sairt Bacon, ’’these Is
r * l,at * r honor than the privilege of
•,r iu hl * Btat « In the congress
r ,,- n4te d States, and I deeply ap-
the trust which you have again
“Sk ? me -
»r.J, hp 1 *nlted States senate Is the
; „|* Bl b'xiy In the United States and
th* . *? n ®tor Is an ambassador to
q ' ° unc, l of the nation.”
Racon devoted a great por-
fcle "I^^h to the high and no-
• rfS 1 ,• which devolve upon him as
t-nlteu States senator, and which de
volve upon the members of the general
assembly as representatives of the peo
pie of their state.
The right of the people to pass laws
for their own government Is a priceless
one,” declared Senator Bacon, "and it Is
time the people were waking up to the
fact that forces are at work to take
this right away from them.
"The tendency of the present time is
to enlarge the power and Jurisdiction
of the Federal government and dimin
ish the power and Jurisdiction of the
government of the state. Therefore, I
say, members of the legislature, stand
firm and see that this priceless privi
lege of the state to make Its own laws
and govern Itself, Is not taken away.
"We should magnify and enlarge the
dignity and authority of the state rath
er than the Federal government.
"There Is no such thing ln the consti
tution as a Federal election, but they
are all state elections. Even the election
of a president Is a state affair. The
United States Is composed of Individ
ual states whose Jurisdiction and au
thority should not be encroached upon."
Senator Bacon concluded his address
by renewing Ills allegiance to the Inter
est of hls state ami his country.
House Adjourns.
At the conclusion of Senator Bacon’s
address Senator Steed moved that the
Joint session be dissolved, and the mo
tion prevailed.
Mr. Donalson, of Decatur, moved
that the house adjourn at 12:30 o’clock.
Mr. Hall offered an amendment that
hen the -house adjqurned It adjourn
to meet at 9 o’clock Thursday. The
amendment was adopted and the mo
tion prevailed.
New Bills In house.
The following new bills were intro
duced and read for the llfstj time by
Reading Clerk McClatchey:
By Messrs. Chamlee, Dean- and
Wright, of Floyd—To appropriate $50,-
000 to Georgia School for Deaf, with
which to make additions to dormitory.
To make certain necessary repairs
i dormitory at Georgia School for
^By Mr. Bur well, of Hancock—To per
mit In evidence books of farmers,
blacksmiths and others. _ _ .
By Mr. Calbeck, of Gordon—To make
lt a misdemeanor for white person
to teach In colored school, or vice
Ve JSr*Mr. Young, of Troup—To close
Tanyard street, In city of LaGrange.
Bv Mr. Slater, of Bryan*—To create
of county commissioners for Bry-
By
board
'Vv'm?Edwards, of Habersham—To
authorize corporations to secure by
purchase, lease, etc., interests neces
sary fur development of plants for sup-
Pl By g Messrs*!'* Vright. Chamlee and
Dean of Floyd—To pay W. L. Michael
9577.05 principal and 980 lntereet for
over service In penitentiary.
Bv Mr Payton, of Worth—Amend
code In regard to claims levied upon.
By Mr. Mays, of Butte—To rechar
ter town of Flovllla.
To eatablleh city court of Flovllla.
By .Mr. Nee I, of Bartow-—To make
uniform the fees ,f solicitors general
for'the prosecution of all mledemeanor
'T Mr. Payton, of Wort
vide for leeulng eubpenae
rP To e am«"d n ?m”ode |u regard to the
eubpenedng of none-resident witnesses.
Bv Mr Freer, of Ware—To establish
sanitarium for treatment of tubercu-
IO Bv Messrs. Walker and Ashley, of
Lowndes—To make it a misdemeanor
to defraud landladies. Innkeepers, etc.
Bv Mr Mays, of Butls-To appro-
prlate 93,000 to Improve state property
at By d Me n ss« r Burkhalter and Warned,
of Tattnall—To provide way for In
erting county ads In paper published
outside county where county paper
r *By b Mr V a?enm’ n'f*Whitfield—To cre-
IndaS".'' h wMkD* IU semran“*t r '-we e ekly
P X rt M«!?J!. n *8mdh. d &mSS3t 1P?r-
UonaMnstHutlon^f ( . ftmpbe|| _ To
cure rules of liability ngalnst masters
f,.r Inturles to servants, and to pro
vide for a ratable diminution of dam
ages m certain case*
TO MAKE STUDY
OF CRIMINOLOGY
Senator L. G. Hardman wants a com
mission named to examine, study and
Investigate into the primal causes in
Georgia of crime, pauperism, insanity
and mental degeneracy.
He Introduced a bill Wednesday pro
viding for a permanent commission to
be .named for periods of two years
by the governor. The commission Is to
be composed of two physicians, two
lawyers, two ministers and teachers.
This commission is to make annual
reports to the legislature. The bill
carries an appropriation, the amount
to be determined later.
The senate concurred In a house
resolution Inviting Professor A. M.
Soule, dean of the School of Agrlcul
ture, to address the general assembly
on July 18, at 8:30 o'clock in the even
ing.
It also concurred In the house reso
lution calling on the railroad commis
sion to Investigate certain railway
safety devices Invented by Dr. M. A.
Born, of Athens, a brother of Sen
ator E. Winn Born, of the Thirty-
fourth district.
New Senate Bills.
The following bills were offered for
a first reading:
By Senator Brock—To amend code
relative to running trains 09. the Sab
bath.
By Senator Dobbs—To establish a
system of public schools In Roswell.
By Senator Hayes (by request)—To
authorize corporations operating light
ing plants to furnlah^power to street
railways.
By Senator Howard—To amend code
relative to liens upon crops.
By Senator Knight—To change and
fix the time of holding superior court
for Tift county.
By Senator Stephens—To provide for
confirming and validating all bonds Is
sued by counties and municipalities.
By Senator Hardman—To establish
a state commission for the better de-
delopment of the people In relation to
the races In the way of lessening crime,
vice and disease.
^By Senator Hardman—To regulate
practice of professional nursing and v
Create a board of examiners.
By Senator Wilkes—To fix th ella]
A state sanitarium for the treatment
of tuberculosis is provided for In the
Mil Introduced In the house Wednesday
by Representative Freier of Ware, who
Is a physician of standing.
It carries an appropriation of $25,000
for the years of 1907 and 1908, and pro
vides that Immediately after passage*
the governor shall name a board of
trustees, consisting of two from each
congressional district, one of whom
shall be a physician. The full text of
the bill Is as follows:
Section 1. Be It enacted by the gen
c-ral assembly of the state of Georgia,
and lt is hereby enacted by authority
of the same. That there shall be es
tablished as oqc of the state institu
tions of the state of Georgia a state
sanitarium, where patients afflicted
with tuberculosis or consumption shall
be treated, the same to be located,
equipped and conducted as hereafter
provided.
Sec. 2. Be It further enacted by the
authority aforesaid. That within thirty
days from the passage of this act, the
governor of Georgia shall select'two
trustees from each congressional dis
trict of the state, one to be a licensed
practitioner of medicine, who shall
constitute for said sanitarium a board
of trustees or managers, and that sqld
sanitarium shall be located, equipped
and managed according to the rules
and regulations prescribed by said
hoard .of managers, or a majority of
them.
To 8erve Four Years.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the
authority afoiesntd. That said board
of trustees or managers shall be ap
pointed and continue In office for and
during the full term of four years, or
until their successors are appointed
and qualified, and as son as they are
eppointedand aceptance of said appoint
ment Is signified, they shall meet at
the state capitol at such time as may
bo designated by the governor, and
shall organize by election a president
and secretary, who shall hold their
2 effective offices at the pleasure of
raid board of trustees or managers.
Sec. 4. Be It further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That as soon as
such organization Is perfected and the
rules and regulations for the govern
ment of said Institution shall be formu
lated and promulgated by said board
of trustees or governors, that the said
board shall select a suitable site for the
building of said sanitarium, or they
may, In their Judgment, purchase a
building already constructed.
How Managed.
Sec. 5. Be It further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the said
board of trustees or managers shall,
when said sanitarium has been built or
acquired by purchase, equip the same
as a sanitarium, and shall plflfce Jn
charge thereof a medical doctor, who
'shall be selected by said board of
trustees or managers; said doctor shall
be qualified to take charge of said
institution by having had some expe
rience ln the treatment of tuberculosis
or consumption; and that said board of
trustees or managers shall select such
assistants, nurses, etc., as the success
ful conduct of the Institution shall re
quire.
Sec. 6. Be It further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the said board
of trustees or managers shall serve
without compensation.
Sec. 7. Be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid. That said board of
trustees or managers shall have two
departments In said sanitarium; one
for the treatment of Indigent patients
who shall be received therein, and
treated free of charge; the other, a
e ay department, where patients shall
e received and treated upon such
terms ancj conditions and for such fees
MAY DELAY CLEAR
WATER UNTIL SUNDAY
Continued from Page One.
as the board of trustees or managers
shall from time to time prescribe.
Appropriation of $25,000.
Sec. 8. Be It further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, That the sum of
$25,000, or so much thereof as may be
necessary, be, and the same Is hereby,
appropriated for the purpose of ac
quiring a site for said sanitarium and
the necessary and suitable buildings
thereon; and the sum of $25,000, or so
much thereof as may be necessary, be,
and the same is hereby, appropriated
to pay for the support and maintenance
of said Institution for the years of 1907
and 1908.
and Mr. Woodward then agreed to Is
sue the order.
Froni station No. l, the committee
went to the Hemphill station, where
are located the pumps which send the
water from the reservoir and filtration
plants into the city, mains. Here a
new phase was presented to the com
mittee. Engineer Collier, who is In
charge here, advised that the use of
the filtration plant be postponed for
several days until more water was In
the reservoir,- stating that In case of
accident he would prefer to have plen
ty of water In tho reservoir. The
committee spent some time in consld
eraUon of this point.
Ar station No. 1 the engineers gave
some statements which did not coin
cide with previous statements given
out at the office of the waterworks.
They stated that there was plenty of
water to permit the use of the filtration
plant, and even at the present pressure
the supply would last three days. Un
der a higher pre*sui£ lt would last In
definitely. w
PARK WOODWARD’8 LETTER
TO BOARD AND COUNCIL.
Genera) Manager Park Woodward
has submitted the following letter to
the water board, written on June 13,
showing that he awaited Instructions
from the board before putting on extra
pressure:
"Atlanta, Gd., June 18.
"Hon. Board of Water Commissioners,
and Special Committee From
Council, City of Atlanta.
Gentlemen: At a regular meeting
of the board of water commissioners
held on May 22, 1907, 1 called their at
tention verbally to the condition of the
reservoir, and that the water was get
ting low, that In a very short time It
would become necessary to pump direct
from the river through the coagulating
basin by uray of the by-pass connection
around reservoir, to enable us to get
any head on the filters. That condl
tlon now confronts us, and I would be
glad If you gentlemen would visit the
reservoir and see the conditions as ex
Ists. J stated to the board At that time,
and I now state again, that this condl
tlon can be relieved ln but one way.
and that Is, by Increasing the pressure
on the pumps at the river beyond their
guarantee of JJ0 pounds, but that I do
not feel authorized to run the risk of
doing this without Instructions from
the board—this the board declined to
give,
"By Increasing the pressure on the
pumps to 120 pounds, would Increase
the delivery of water about 30 per cent
Into the reservoir and enable us to
possibly fill It in a few months, but us
the guarantee on the pump Is only 110
pounds, we would run the risk of rup
turing the 30-Inch main delivery pipe
or breaking the pumps.
"Last summer In an effort to keep the
reservoir full, J had the pressure In
creased to 120 pounds, which resulted
In breaking of the 30-inch main and
cracking one of the pump cylinders,
consequently I do not feel authorized ln
Increasing the pressure again without
Instructions to that effect, which would
relieve me of any responsibility for re
sults.
While the Increase In pressure of
120 pounds would not necessarily re
sult In breaking pumps or mains, still
the liability exists, and If an accident
of the kind should happen that would
put the main or pumps out of service
for any length of time, we would be in
a worse condition than ever. %
"While lt will become necessary to
EXPERIENCED Help
wanted in alteration
department ready-to-
wear. Permanent po
sition and good pay to
experienced women.
Address O. D. L.
Drawer O, Atlanta.
Divorce Rumor
Shocks Chicago
Chicago, .Tilly 10.—The Chicago Inter-
Ocean today printed s story declaring that
Mrs. Preston Gibson, one of the best known
of Chicago’s society women, hss fill'd suit
for divorce ngalnst Preston Gibson, the
club man, playwright and polo prayer. The
futnor shocked Chicago society.
Both Preaton Gibson and Mrs. Gllmon re
fuse* I today to deny the report.
Mrs. Gibson Is the daughter of Mrs.
Thomas Nelson Page. 21ml of the late Henry
Field. She Is a niece of the late Marshall
Field, and an Intimate friend of Mrs. Nicho
las I<ougwortli. She Is one of the most
beautiful women of the city, and fumed us
a whip and horse show exhibitor.
SWITCHMAN KILLED
IN TERMINAL YARD
Harry Burk, a switchman, was killed
In the yurds of the Terminal station
at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon.
He was trying to couple two cars when
an engine struck him. killing him In
stantly. Hls body was cut In two.
Boy Mangled
Under Train
Special to The Georgian.
Cnrtemrllle, July 10.— Charles Acker*
man Hannon, 10 yeara old. and of this coun
ty. waa run over and crushed to death by a
Western and Atlantic freight train at
Itogprs, 3 miles from here. The young man
was swinging on the end of n ear when
he was struck by a post supporting the coal
MOTHER AND SON
PLEAT) NOT GUILTY
La Plata, Md., July 10.—Pleading
not guilty under the "unwritten law,"
Mrs. Henry Bowie and her soti, Henry,
were arraigned ln criminal coqrt here
today charged with the murder of Hu
bert Posey, near Inoinn Head. Febru
ary last, whom they allege they killed
after he had wronged and refused to
marry Mrs. Bowie’s young daughter.
Priscilla Bowie. The features of the
trial will be the evidence of the girl
herself.
FREE—40 cent, half pound
box of Wiley’s highest grade
Increase the pressure to (five the city ChOCOlateS Or Bon-bonS With
water, and run the rlek at eome time —mwwwuwb
:1 TRUSTS
blllty of raUrnads for killing live stoclf
BY CHICAGO JURY
Refuse, to Concur.
When the houee resolution came over
for a Joint oeaolon at noon to elect the
United State* aenator, Senator Felder
ro*e to a point of order.
He raid that It tva* not neceaaary, aa
the law fixed the time without reaolu
tlon.
"Became the houae goes wrong to no
reaaon whrwc should. It I* our duty
to aet them right,” raid Senator Felder.
The resolution waa non-concurred In,
and the aenate adjourned to await the
house's action. Presently the resolu
tion came back, and Senator Felder
moved Its adoption.
/""I understand that the senator to be
elected desires the resolution to take
back to Washington. I, therefore, move
Its adoption," he said.
Without further discussion, It was
concurred In, and the senate went Into
a brief executive session to consider
the appointment* sent In by Governor
Smith Tueaday.
President Akin announced Senators
Stephens and Oordy aa the senate com
mittee to examine the books of state
house officials.
At noon the senate adjourned to the
house to hear the address of Senator
Bacon.
MARIETTA AND BUFORD
AOOPT RESOLUTIONS
t a mass meeting of the dtlxens
of Buford, neld July 9, resolutions urg
ing the passage of the prohibition bill
now pending In the general seaembly,
and Indorsing the action of The Geor
gian In supporting the measure, were
unanimously adopted.
K. 0. Dobbs was chairman, and ‘J.
O. niaekmead, secretary of the meet
ing.
Resolutions to the same effect were
unanimously adopted at a mass meet
ing held In Marietta Tuesday night, at
v. hleh Representative* Wrlglit of
Floyd, and Covington of Colquitt de
livered addresses In support of the pro
hibition movement.
Chicago, July 10.—Indictments,
charging rebating, were returned today
against the Hanta Fe railroad and new
Indictments were reported against the
members of the school seat trust.
The E. H. Stafford Manufacturing
Company, comprising E. H. and D. M.
Stafford and J. l». Bentley, was In
dicted twice for violation of the Elkins
anti-trust law. There are seven counts
and the penalty may be a maximum
fine of 96,000 or Imprisonment for a
term of two years.
The flanta Fe Indictment has sixty-
live counts, cuch calling for a mini
mum fine »f 91.000 and a maximum
line of 920.000. The corporation la ac
cused of having rebated 995,000 on a
000,000 freight bill In favor of the
United States Sugar and Land Com
pany, of Garden City, Kan*.
In the near future, It Is with the board
to direct when this shall begin.
•'If the supply of water to the city
Is not reduced Ih some way It will
have to be done.
"You. gentlemen of the council, who
are acting with the board In the con
templated expenditure of the bond
fund should be as well Informed of our
conditions as the board Is, and the ob
ject of this communication Is to put
you In possession of these fsets for
jour consideration and for such action
as you may see proper to take In this
matter.
''Respectfully submilled,
(Signed) "PARK WOODWARD,
"General Munoger.
"The above reporu of the genei
manager was rend before the Joint
committee from council and the board
of water commissioners under data
June 13, 1907. The following gentle
men being present: Commissioners
Dorsey, Duncan, Lake, Wnlraven, Mc
Cullough and Rice, Councilman Han
cock, Martin and Taylor, Aldermen
Qullllan and Key.
•It waa the sense of the Joint com
mittee that the pressure on the pumps
not be increased beyond their guar
antee of 110 pounde."
EVERY WANT AD OF 30
CENTS OR MORE brought
to The Georgian and , News
office, 25 W. Alabama street,
next Friday or Saturday,
July 12 or 13, for insertion in
the SATURDAY PAPER.
This free offer open to every
body.
FREE—40 cent, half pound
box of Wiley’s highest grade
Chocolates or Bon-bons with
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CENTS OR MORE brought
to The Georgian and News
office, 25 W. Alabama street,
next Friday or Saturday,
July 12 or 13, for insertion in
the SATURDAY PAPER.
This free offer open to e'<"vy-
body.
LIGHTING BURNED
HOLE IN BIG SHOE
Lightning burned the shoe from tho find
of I*. T. Terry, u collector, who live* at
34 Capitol avenue, Tuesday afternoon, dur
ing the severe atorm. The young man,
tvs# standing In front of a grocery
store at the corner of Little and Terry
streets, was terribly shocked, but tieyond
the loss of hls shoe slid a slight burn op
Ills foot, was otherwise uninjured.
was a short while aftor the storm
had liegtin and Mr. Terry sought the shelter
of the awning of the grocery store. Hud-
denly there was a flush mid s roar. Mr.
Terry experienced s burning sensation lu
hls right foot and trembled all over. Look
ing down he saw that the lightning had
burned n large hole In bis sh*»e. The bolt
which struck him rap up the side of the
store, tearing off several strips of Weather-
Ixsirdlnff.
Alt bong
able to b
T
IN FBIENDLY GAME
Four Birmingham ball players—H. J.
Meeks (Buttermilk), H. D. Clarke (Gin*
ger), A. Reagan (Rip) and C. Smith
(Horse Shoe)—were caught In a social
game of poker In the hotel at noon
Wednesday by Detectives Roberts and
Starnes, who took them to the police
station, where upon the deposit of $6.75
each they were released.
It was a ten-cent limit game and
things were going well*when the offi
cers got a look In. There was $1.70 on
the table and no chance for a bluff.
All stood pat, and In high good humor
went to the station with the officers.
They declared that no harm was In
tended. but ufter some conversation
each paid a fine.
The Birmingham officers arrested
several Nashville ball players about
two weeks ago for a similar offense.
Mre. Olivia New.
Mrs. Olivia New, aged 67 years, <^led
Wednesday morning at her residence,
399 Rawaon street, after a long Illness.
The body will be sent to*Carrollton,.Ga„
for Interment.
Mrs. eTv. Bull.
Mrs. E. ir. Bull, aged 67 years, died
Tuesday afternoon at a private sunl-
tnrlum. She was the widow of the late
James A. Hull and Is survived by three
children, Mrs. J. H. Conkle, of Lovejoy,
Oa., Miss Ida Bull and Lon T. Bull.
I The funeral services will be conducted
Thursday afternoon at her residence,
137 Mllledge avenue. The body will bi^
sent to Jonesboro, Ga., for Interment.
Carl Rhodes.
Carl Rhodes, the 5-montha-old son of
Mrs. Grace Rhodes, died Tuesday after
noon at a private sanitarium. The fu
neral services will be conducted Thurs
day morning at 11 o’clock In the chapel
of Harry G. Poole. The Interment will
be In Hollywood cemetery.
E. V. pTh«um.
The funeral services of E. V. P.
Hause, a Confederate veteran, who died
Monday morning at the Soldiers’ Home,
weto conducted Wednesday morning at
10 o’clock In tjte chapel of Harry O.
Poole. The Interment was In West-
view cemetery.
Mrs. J. H. Kimbrell.
Mrs. J. H. Klinbrell. aged 59 years,
died Tuesday afternoon at her resi
dence, 111 Kirkwood avenue. She Is
survived by her husband and eight chil
dren. The funeral arrangements will
be announced later.
TO BELAY THE LAW,
LIQUOR MEN HOPE
Prohibition, but postponed until
Junua.*y 1, 1909, Is the best that a ma
jority of the big liquor delegations
from Macon and other cities now in At
lanta hope for.
Few of this delegation were opti
mistic gf defeating the Hardman-Cov-
Ington bill and all agreed that the
fight against the measure was com-
i tenced too late. Many of the party
welcomed the plan of compromise to
pass the bill with the amendment that
the law go Into effect one jvgir later
than provided In the bill.
Although there are several well
known corporation lawyers in ths
crowd, one at least known to be use
ful In shaping legislation, the delega
tion seemed to be at sea as to what
course to pursue and most of them
were discouraged.
A satchel, guardtd closely by one
of the party and transferred to tho
keeping of a saloon man In Atlanta,
created no little speculation as to Its
contents. It Is generally believed that
the delegation came well supplied with
money and the actions In guarding the
catchel led many to believe that it qpn-
tr.ln°d something more valuable than *
change of clothe?.
Atlanta Center
Of P. O. DistriQt
A new postoffice Inspection rlletrict
was creaied Wednesday by Postmaster
General Meyer, with headquarters In
Atlanta, anil George M. Sutton, of Mis
souri, was nppolnted Inspector In
charge.
This new district win include Flori
da, Georgia and South Carolina and •
the business will be managed from the
headquarters In Atlanta.
MARSHAL OF DEMOREST
DIES OF MEASLES
Deuiorest, tjs,. July 10.—T. H. Jlet’ros-
key. lusrslinl of Deuiorest for the last fif
teen months, died at 3 o'eloek yesteriUy
mornhta from a relapse of the measles.
Mr. Mct'roskey msde an excellent mar
shal ntul Ids place will be hard to Oil. He
lenvea a widow nml lire children.
ACCURATE SPORTS—
—The Georgian’s green extra is as nearly ac
curate and complete as human strength can
make it. ' #
—Out 4 minutes after the game closes—is that
quick enough?
•x It’s green and it’s got all the sports.