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Before an audience that crowded
floor and gallery of the hall of repre
sentatives, adjournment frAm the Ben-
ate ehamber being neceaaary In order
to accommodate all. advocate! of pro
hibition and those against It argued the
Issue before the senate temperance
committee from 2:30 to 6 o'clock Wed
nesday afternoon.
It was an audience Intensely and vl
tally Interested In the great question,
and though Chairman Knight sought
to keep down applause, he could not
do so. Time and time again a tempest
of applause swept the greut room from
speakers' stand to gnllery.
It la but a cold statement of fact
to say that the overwhelming senti
ment of those present favored prohibi
tion, though Atlanta, Savannah, Au
gusta, Macon and Albany sent atrong
men to light It. Men who had fought
for prohibition through a lifetime were
there, aglow with enthusiasm and un
shakable In the belief that the great
hour had come at last.
Up In the galleries there were many
women, good women who had worked
and prayed for the wiping out of the
liquor traffic. On the floor were such
men as Dr. Broughton, Dr. S. R. Belk,
Rev. Frank Bakes, Dr. J. W. Millard,
W. D. Upshaw and scores of others.
Effort,at Delay,
There was some delay In getting
down to business. It was evident at
the Inception of the meeting that a
well-defined movement was on foot to
delay the hearing. It was evidenced
when Representative Barrow, of Chat
ham, arose and wanted to know If It
was a Joint session of the senate and
house committees, and It so, by what
right had the chairman of the house
committee called them In Joint session,
when he had not consulted the mem
bers nor held any session to determine
the sentiment of the committee.
Chairman Wright assured him that
It was not a Joint session, but that
the house committee was there simply
to hear the arguments. Shortly after
wards, the house committee repaired
to the senate chamber, and upon re
turning to the house side, announced
that the Invitation of the sennte com
mittee to sit as spectators had been
accepted.
A second attempt to secure post
ponement came when Senator Oordy
asked that the hearing go over a day
In order that representatives from Co
lumbus could be present. Senator
Hardman said It wuuld be folly to
postpone the hearing with the hntl
crowded with people enger to be heard.
It was finally agreed to allow both
sides from the various cities twenty
minutes each.
Maeon’s First Qun.
Henry Horne, ex-mayor of Macon,
nnd a prominent rent estate man, fired
the opening gun against the measure.
He said that he represented business
Interests of Macon opposed to this
most sumptuary and drastic legislation
In the history of the stale, and denied
that he had any Interest, direct or In
direct, In the whisky business.
Mr. Horne denied that prohibition In
Maine and Kansas prohibited. He said
that a friend who spends his summers
In Bangor. Me., said there was more
drunkenness there In a month than In
Macon In a year. He asserted that
drunkenness In Kansas was greater
than almost any other state, and that
prohibition had retarded the growth of
the state.
"Dry counties ought to be protected,
aa your governor recommended In hla
Inaugural address," he said. "1 declare
estate will depreciate <2,(00,000 In
Macon.”
The first tempest of real enthusiasm
swept the audience when Rev. W. N.
Rich, pastor of a leading Mncon church,
arose. He fixed the attention of his
hearers In his opening statement:
"I am here as the representative of
1 (II white voters of lllbb county to
appesl to you to pass this law.”
"Corralsd the Negroes."
He asserted that the reason local op
tion failed to carry In Macon a few
years ago was because the liquor men
corraled the negroes and herded them
to the polls.
"I deny that statement," Bald Ren L.
Jones, of Macon, leaping to his feet.
He was called to order by Chairman
Knight.
Continuing, Mr. Rich said that he
boldly made tho assertion that he rep
resented there more of the wealth of
Macon then' tho entire other side com
blned, and that “we can buy them
lock, stock nnd barrel."
As Colonel N. E. Harris, of Macon,
nestor of the Oeorgla bar and one of
the state's bea^ known men, arose the
applause was deafening.
“To Atone for Error. 1
' "I have come here In the evening of
my life to atone for and help undo
what I did here years ago In aiding to
defeat a prohibition bill In this house.'
He said that if the men there failed
to carry out their pledges to the peo
ple that they would be replaced with
others; that any attempt to stem such
an overwhelming tide of public senti
ment was fruitless. He said:
"If you only keep wnlsky away from
the negro you have done a grand work.
This Is the time to pass a prohibition
law. Tills doctrine ot personal liberties
would strike down the decalogue Itself.
It Is nonsense to talk to me about a
man's personal liberties to do wrong."
Savannah Mayor 8peaka.
Mayor George W. Tledeman, of Sa
vannah, was the first apeuker for that
city. He reod the resolutions against
prohibition passed by the cotton ex
change, the board of trade, the cham
ber of commerce and the city council.
Judge Twiggs spoke against the bill
for Savannah. He read a part of the
speech of Judge Samuel Adams, of
Savannah, against the bill. Among
other things, Judge Twiggs said:
I deny that prohibition does or ever
will prohibit. If It Is placed on tho
statute books, Instead of Savannah
having fifty saloons It will have 2(0
doggerels. We ask you for God's sake
not to put us In a worse hole than we
are In."
Judge Twiggs brought a shout of
laughter by asserting that Savannah
had a half million dollnr brewery that
was fit for nothing else.
Dr. Ainsworth's Logie.
For deadly logic, for comprehensive
sweep of argument und for forceful
ness of delivery. Dr. W. W. Ainsworth,
of Savnnnnh, was easily tho leading
figure of the session. lie did not appeal
to sentiment, out used a heavy battery
of deadly facts. In opening, he snld:
"I do not come to you as a repre-
eentntlve of the element that plnces you
on notice beforehand that If you pass
this bill they wHl rasent nnd Ignore It.
I pledge you here, gentlemen, that tho
moral. God-fearing element of Savan
nah, which I represent, will enforce tlw
law If you pans It.
"They make a great show of the In
tcrests opposed to this measure. Why.
gentlemen, I come here ns the direct
t epresentatlve of twice os many voters
ns the other side combined. Twelve di
rectors of the cotton exchange passed
tbe resolution against tho bill. 8lx
members of the board of trade forme,!
the sentiment of that body against It."
I)r. Ainsworth declared that ho held
the signed statements of captains of
five of the lending steamship companies
entering Savannah thnt the liquor bust
ness was the most deadly enemy ship
Federation of Trades
Refuses to Use
Influence.
He
DRINK A
BOTTLE
EVERY
WHERE
that blind tigers flourished In Sa
vannah under the i ie««nt administra
tion, and instead of fifty bar rooma
now that then* were 260.
“Wouldn't Hurt Labor."
Hon. \V. B. Stubbs, a prominent
member of the Savannah bar, followed
Dr. Ainsworth In the Intereat of pro
hibition. In clear and forceful lan
guage. ho riddled the argument pre-
sented In support of the liquor side.
“Prohibition would not hurt labor,'
declared Mr. Htubb*. “On the contrary.
It would bring the ImppIcHt time thnt
labor ever eaw. But If It does hurt
labor nnd prevent Immigration, thoae
who stay awny are the kind we do not
want. I object to having the scum of
the population of foreign countrlea
dumped upon our soil.”
Mayor Dunbar, of Augusta, spoke In
opposition to the passage of the bill.
Mr. Dunbar stated that he was not op-
posed to temperance, but thnt he was
opposed to summarily wiping out the
whisky Interests from towns and coun
ties where It might be desired. He
presented resolutions adopted by the
city council of Augusta which favored
local option. He was followed In his
speech by James U. Jackson, of Au
gusts.
In opening hfs speech Mr. Jackson
aroused thunderous applause by say
ing:
"In Hopeless Minority."
“Judging from tho applause It would
seem that wo are In the hopeless mi
nority."
When the applause finally subsided
he stated that It was not the first time
thnt ho had found himself In that pre
dlcnment. He was opposed to the puss
age of the bill.
Mr. O'Connor, of Augusta, also spoke
In opposition to the bill. Tbe time of
Augusta had almost expired when .Mr.
O'Connor began to speak, and he bare
ly had time to more than express his
opposition to the bill.
Mr. Hawson, of Albany, spoke In op
position to the bill.
The argument for and against the
prohibition bill was concluded by Bev.
M. A. Morgan, of Valdosta, In one of
the most eloquent and stirring speeches
for prohibition made In the presence of
the committee. In strong language he
hurled denunciation at those whom he
declared had from mercenary reasons
stood In opposition to the bill.
“A Dastardly Deed."
“It la a daring deed of yours, gentle
men of Savannah and Macon nnd Au
gusta and Columbus, to declaim against
the civilisation which we have labored
so long to build, and you are guilty
of a dastardly deed when In the face
of the defenseless women pf the rural
districts you urge the defeat of a bill
which seeks to protect them from the
effects of debauchery and crime," he
sold.
“They tell you, gentlemen of the
committee, that you will force upon
them something they do not want If you
pass this bill. We tell you that the 10
per cent of the people of Georgia have
been forcing whisky upon the 90 per
cent longer than they want It and In
asking you to wipe It out we ure dem
ocratic.
We have carried prohibition In the
rural districts and In counties with
small cities. Now we bring the tight
to the walls of the larger cities and
we tick them to help us butter down
the walls and make Georgia dry from
Rabun Gap to Tybee."
At 8 o'clock the meeting adjourned
upon motion of Senator Hardman, with
the provision that the two committees
meet ot 8 o'clock Thursday morning to
continue the hearing nnd that the At*
laula delegation he heard first, /
That the Atlanta Federation
Trades and organized labor generally
are opposed to the sale of whisky and
are In favor of the Hardman-Covlng-
ton state prohibition bill, was demon
strated at a meeting of the Atlanta
Federation of Trades Wednesday night.
The matter was brought before the
Atlanta Feedratlon of Trades in the
shape of a resolution from the Central
Trades Assembly of Savannah, calling
on organized labor to use its influence
to defeat the bill now pending In the
general assembly. The usual argu
ment! of the antl-prohlbltlonlst were
used and the matter was put before
the Atlanta body for discussion.
The general trend of the discussion
was to the effect that as a body the
Atlanta Federation of Trades would
take no part In the matter, but as In
dividuals those present expressed them
selves freely In support of prohibition.
Favor Prohibition.
When questioned as to the stand of
organized labor In tho prohibition
movement In Atlanta, a prominent
lender In the labor movement said:
“As Individuals, the members of the
different labor unions of Atlanta aro
in favor of the passage of the bill. If
It -were left to n vote In Atlanta, seven-
tenths of organized labor voters would
vote for prohibition.
"The sp^ch of Hon. D. P. O'Connell,
of Augusta, president of the Georgia
State Federation of Ioibor, In opposition
to tho Hardman-Covlngton bill was
the utterance of an Individual, nnd not
as a representative of organized labor.
His npeecn nas been severely criticised
in Atlanta, and we want It understood
thnt ho was not the mouth-piece of
orgunlzed labor, but was acting sim
ply as an Individual. After the meet
ing of the Federation Wednesday
night, this rpeech was discussed by the
delegates, r.nd Indignation was ex
pressed that he should have placed
himself on record us opposed to prohi
bition while president of tho Georgia
State Federation of Labor.
Enter a Protest,
"As nn organization, tho State Fed
eration does not permit politics to en
ter Its discussions, and we do not pro
pose to quietly submit to his voicing!?)
the sentiment of organized labor in
such a manner.
"As before stated, organized labor,
especially In Atlanta, Is opposed to the
bar room—tho greatest curse to tho
working man In existence today, and
If permitted a vote on the question,
would wipe tho accursed evil from our
state."
An Investigation reveals the fact
thnt many of the most ardent support
ers of the Hardman-Covlngton bill in
Atlanta are from'the ranks of organ
ized labor, not as organized labor ad
vocates nor as representing organized
labor bodies, but as individual citizens
who have labored earnestly for the up.
building of Atlanta.
The resolution submitted by the Sa
vannah Central Trades Assembly was
tubled by a practically unanimous vote.
CHURCH CONFERENCE
URGES PROHIBITION.
0|MH’lnt to The Georgian.
Douglas, Go., July 11.—At a confer
ence held at the Baptist church hero
Sunday night, resolutions were adopted
favoring state prohibition and com
mending the course of The Georgian
In the prohibition campaign.
The resolutions close as follow’s:
"Resolved, That we extend to The
Atlanta Georgian, the only large daily
paper In the state that has taken a
high stnnd for moral advancement
along this line, our most sincere com
mendation for the position taken, as
suring this paper, which we regard os
the purest and best paper of Its class
tn the state, of our highest apprecla<
tlon nnd promise of support."
Womau Is Arrested
New York Detec
tives.
New York, July 11.—Jewelers In
Malden Lane have been passing the
tip around to one another (or several
days to look out for a handsomely
gowned woman, who seemed to have
a mania for ordering thousands of do!
lars worth of Jewelry sent to various
hotels, each time under a different
name. Yesterday the woman was ar
rested and remanded to police head
quarters for the night without ball.
—is will be given a hearing today.
The woman was beautifully dressed
nnd wore much Jewelry. Her gown,
shoes and hat were of the most fash
ionable cut and type. She visited the
Jewelry store of Tarrant & Glsmond,
It Is alleged, saying she was the wife
of Senator Tillman, of South Carolina,
and wanted them to deliver to the Ho
tel Astoria a large amount of Jewelry.
While she walled u member of the
Arm called up the hotel on the tele
phone and learned that neither Sena
tor nor Mrs. Tillman was stopping at
the hotel. While they were communi
cating with the hotel, the woman be
came suspicious and left.
At the Tombs court tho womnn said
she was Isabelle Loomis, 32 yeara old,
of 8 Weat Tenth street.
United
File
States May
Criminal
Charges.
BALKJJ PARADE
Wouldn’t March With the
United States Marine
Band.
PEOPLE OF ELBERTON
FAVOR PROHIBITION.
Hpcvlnl to The Georgian.
Klberton, Go.. July 11—A large anil
enthusiastic mass meeting of the lead
ing citizens of Klberton and Klbert
county was held at tho court house
. lion. J. R. Wilcox, mayor of Kl
berton, presided nnd pr. A. 8. J. 8to-
all served an secretary.
After several enthusiastic addresses,
resolution* were unanimously adopted
favoring statewide prohibition, and
urging the senator and representatives,
from this county nnd district to sup
port the measure.
CITIZENS OF WALTON
FAVOR PROHIBITION
Special to The Georgian.
Monroe, Ga., July 11.—Cltlxens of
Walton county. In a mass meeting,
adopted resolutions strong supporting
the pending prohibition bill and ap
pealing to the representative from this
county to support the measure.
The resolutions also contain this par
agraph:
7e Indorse and commend The At
lanta Georgian for the fearless and
brave stand this newspaper, in u wet
county, bus taken for the cause of
right/'
COLORED M. E. MEETING
INDORSES PROHIBITION.
The following resolution has been
adopted by the Colored Methodist Kpls-
copnl Conference, In session- In At
lanta:
"The presiding elders and pastor*'
council, composed of the presiding el
ders, college presidents, pastors, pro*
fesnors and general officers of the
Methodist Episcopal church of the
twenty colored conferences, assembled
Wednesday In their annual session In
Ontrnt Avenue Methodist Kplscopal
church, happily rinds the stute of Geor
gia In the throes of the most hopeful
movement for civic righteousness ever
inaugurated by any state, certainly
south of the Potomac and east of the
Mississippi.
“We have no hesitancy In paying that
nine-tenths of our troubles all over the
country ns a race !* traceable to liquor
and the saloon. The brethren ‘
Philadelphia. July 11.—The United
States marine band will not be allowed
to lead tho Washington lodge In the
grand • parade of Klks. The general
committee has received notification that
not a union Land would march In the
parade with the marine contingent.
The Texans are going to bring up a
full-fledged Mexican band from Mexi
co, whose members are not only non
union, but non-Unlted States. It la
said that this band boasts of the great,
est freak drummer In the world.
ASHEVILLE, “Land of
the Sky,” LAKE TOXA-
WAY, the beautiful “Sap
phire Country,” now in their
glory. Low excursion rates
via Southern Railway.
Phone 142, J. C. Lusk, Dis
trict Passenger Agent, At
lanta, Ga.
Pretty Model
Sues Baron
New York, July 11.—Not only Is the exist
ence of tbe tobacco trust nnd Its sister
monopolies, tbe snuff trust, licorice trust,
tinfoil trust and United Cigar stores, threat
ened by the suit of the Federal government
against tbe American Tobacco Company
and Its sixty-four subsidiary companies, but
It developed today that the twenty-nine
men, headed by Thomas F. liyan, named In
tbe government's complaint, are confronted
with the probability of criminal prosecution,
heavy fines and Imprisonment.
Under Consideration.
Attorney General Bonaparte said today
that tbe bringing of criminal prosecutions
against both men and corporations Is now
under consideration, and will be determined
by tbe evidence brought out fn tbe civil
suits.
"It Is highly probable that criminal nc-
tlou will be taken," snld Mr. Mclteynolds.
'The Sherman law makes It n criminal of
fense to enter Into a conspiracy to create a
monopoly, nnd It may be thnt tve shall get
evidence enough to warrant auch proceed
ings."
These are the twenty-nine men named at
defendants lu tbe civil suit, who are now In
peril of criminal prosecution:
Probable Defendants.
Thomas F. Uynn. James B. Duke, Caleb
C. Duln, Perclvnl S. Hill, George Arcnts,
Paul Brown, Robert B. Dula, George A.
I feline, Robert I). Lewis. Thomas J. Ma
loney, Oliver II. Payne, Robert K. .Smith.
George W. Watts, George G. Allen, John
II. Cobb. William It. Burris, William 11.
McAllister, Anthony N. Brady, Benjamin
N. Duke, If. M. Hanna, Robert D. Kings-
berry, 1*. Lorlllard, Rufus L. I'nttersou,
Grant B. 8ehley, Charles N. Strother, Pe
ter A. B. Wldener, Wei ford C. Reid and
Williamson .W. Fuller.
New York, July II.—Marian Allen,
a pretty artist's model, has begun suit
tn the city court for breach of promise
of marriage agalnat Baron Egon von
NiA’elly, former lieutenant In the Aus
trian navy, and member of one of the
wealthiest, oldest and moat aristocratic
families In Vienna.
Miss Allen asks 125,000 damages. In
her complaint the model tells a story
a* heartrending nlmoat at that related
by Evelyn Thaw.
HOLDS UP CAR
TO GAIN SUIT
As a means of recovering damages
for Injuries received on the Kansas City
Southern In Louisiana, D. L. Klmbrlll.
of Atlanta, has had attachments Issued
for cars of that road passing through
Atlanta. The railroad contends that
the holding up of cars Interferes with
Interstate commerce and the Southern
railway. In a similar case, has appealed
to the supreme court from the opinion
of Judge Pendleton, who ordered a car
to be sold. Upon this point Mr. Klm-
brlll’s case will be fought
Is equally true In Georgia. We, there
fore, representing the large colored
constituency of 260,000 In the Metho
dist Episcopal church, scattered over
twenty-three states, look with pleas
ure upon the dnw*n of the day when
tho giant liquor evil Is to be barred,
embarrassed and hamj>ered by legis
lation In Georgia os to give our Chris
tian forces a chance to direct the young
people In the right direction without
the luring and degrading saloon."
A D AIR S VILL E~F AVORS
STATE PROHIBITION.
8 pec ini to The Georgian.
Adairsvllie, Ga.. July 11.—In response
to u call Issued by Mayor J. P. Bow*
duln, un Immense mass meeting was
held at the Methodist church, at widen
revolutions indorsing state r-rohlblllof
were passed.
Short addresses were made by Colo
nel J. W. Gray, N. C. Anderson, J. M.
Hawkins, Walter Adams. S. T. Close,
Joe Bowdoln, J. \V. Franklin and oth-
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Phones—Bell 4929—Atlanta
4401.
ENGINEER IS KILLED
Blf WRECKED COACH
Neal, Ga., July 11.—'While standing on
tbe ground oiling his engine, which was
attached to a freight train, on the siding
here, yesterday afternoon, Knglneer J. A.
Aiken was Instantly killed by the north-
Ixmnd passenger train from Columbus to At
lanta over tho Southern. The accident was
the result of a switch splitting.
The freight had taken the siding to ah
low the passenger to pass. Half tbe passen
ger train passed the switch, but tbe coach
uext to the last turned Into the siding,
nnd dashed Into the englno of tho freight
train, 4o feet away.
The pnssengers on tho two last conches
were shaken un, but none of them was
seriously Injured.
Engineer Aiken's home Is In Atlanta.
He Is survived by a wife nnd several chil
dren. The l>ody was taken to Atlanta as
soon ns the track was cleared.
Engineer Aiken resided nt 45 I.ovejor
street. In Atlanta. lie Is survived by his
widow nnd several children. The body will
ent to Fort Valley, Ga.. Friday morn
ing. and the funeral services and Interment
will take place In that city.
MAY PUT AYRES
ON BACK SHELF
Washington, July 11.—Lieutenant
Colonel A. G. Ayres, Fourteenth cav-
, has been ordered before a retir
ing board at the army building In New
York city July 17 next. The board wit!
mnk^t^thoroujjh^cantlnaHo^o^CiMo-
1 he right Cors. makes all ths difference. This
year’s style features—ths flounced skirts, ruffl«d
sleeves and f loating sashss—sesm to have beeh de-
vissd for the lissome Igng-waisted woman. The
stout woman thitiks how pretty they are—and sighs
hopelsssly. Suppose she is told about a corset that
will add two good inches to the length of Hsr waist
and at the same time make it more slender ahd give
her the long, slopihg hip line. There is just such a
corset here for every short-waisted woman, but h°t
the same cersst by any means. There are a dozen
°r so modsls, and every medsl is built to produce the
desired lines of IrimhSss, slender-waistedness, leng hip
ahd rounded bust on seme special type of figure that
nesds help to b? just right. The over-stout woman
is takeh care °f, the over-thin woman, too—the
woman who heeds softening lines and a corset that
will make the m°st ef curves ahd hide ahgles. Let
us help you wear sashes—or any other feature of
summer finery that needs grace an d trimnsss ahd good
carriage t 0 maks it successful. Lst our cQrsetisres fit
one.
S.S0,
CITIZENS OF AUGUSTA
RALLY FOR PROHIBITION.
Augusta, Ga., July It.—A large nnd
enthusiastic prohibition meeting was
•Id. last night nt the court house, and
solutions passed protesting against
the action ot the Chamber of font-
the cltv council and the Cotton |Insuring greatest
Lake Chautauqua,
The St. Lawrence River,
The Adirondacks aud
The Seaside Resorts
arc best reached by the
Big Four
(New York Central Lines.)
Trains Fast aud Frequent.
Most Convenient Hours.
Parlor Cars,
Dining Cars and
Through Sleepers,
imJort en route.
The
Exchange fav ring local option,
mooting v.a* presided over by A. F.
Pendleton, and addresses were made
l>y Hev. Richard Wilkinson. C. G. Dll-
orth, Fletcher Walton and others.
Rev. ID ward T. Cree, of the First
Christian church. Introduced the usual
prohibition resolutions, which were
In our bvHly Inform us that thU passed unanimously.
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Ask f>r tickets via
Big Four Route
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U. L. MITCHELL, U. S. A, Chatta
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B. J. BHEIX. C. P. A., Cincinnati. O.
Fasse Csrssts, 8.75, 9.75, 10.25
12.75 and 13.75.
Kabe Cerscts, 2.00 and 3.00.
W-B Corsets, 2.00 ahd 3.00.
La Vida Corsets, 3.50, 5.00,
7.50, 10.00 and 15.00.
R & G Cerssts, 2.00 ahd 3.00.
ThomsQhs CorsSts, 2.00, 2.50
3.00.
Warners Corssts, 2.00 and 3.00.
C-B Corsets, 2.00, 3.00 and 5.00.
P-N C°rs?ts, 2.00 and 3.00.
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ncl Ayres, physically anil mentally. Interview with Colonel Ayres. In *’ hlv '
with a view to ascertaining whether he I he is alleged to nave criticised arfflf
Is eligible fir retirement methods In discussing the troobl.- «'
The Immediate cause for the order i tween Mrs. Ayres nnd the tnllitsr>
wus the publication recently u f an tborities at West PolcL