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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY, JULY U. 1*07. Stevens- Duryea Automobile Will stand more pun ishment on muddy, rutty, hilly, sandy, . stony, bumpy, “thank-you-ma’m” roads without breaking, chafing, blowing up or wearing out tires, cutting out engine bearings, springing the frame or break ing the springs than any four or six-cylin der car in existence. Such immunity is worth several hundred dollars to you during the life of the car. It is due en tirely to our “Unit Power Plant” and its “three-point support.” If you can’t see why, and want to, get our booklet. Capital City Automobile Co., PEACHTREE AUDITORIUM. AT SACRED HEART Paul Paveslch, the artist who for t'v<» months has been decorating the interior of the Sacred Heart Catholic ihurch, completed his work Friday afternoon. . and Sunday morning the congregation will worship In a greatly beautified building. Thf style of the decorations Is Ro manesque In perfect harmony with the fin- Homan architecture of the Inte- rt,,r "f the building. At first glance, as one enters, the color scheme seems a soft cream. A better view shows that the primary colors are gold and Ivory, bit nded with Pompeian red and Inven- • * r. Although pale with no great con- t’nsts, not a detail is obscured, so well i the combination executed. The figured fresco Is elaborate yet de’lcate. Along the walls are panels, °he within the other, each of a differ ent tint vet with the appearance of one '•♦sign The half-dome above ami be- >"n<l the altar Is of gold design, which reflect* the lights. The entire work Is perhaps the most beautiful In any church In the South, although modest In a way. Father ^ : unn is highly pleased, as Is the artist, •Mr. Paveslch, who personally directed ►very detail, drawing all the designs a,ul outlining them upon the walls. M KAE~ RAILROAD GIVEN DICISION Washington, July 13.—The Inter state commerce commission has an nounced Its decision In the case of the M< Hae Terminal Railway against the Southern Railway Company and the Keaboard Air Line railway. The com plainant alleged that such railways feline to make with It phj’sloal con- bections at Its terminal. The com mission holds that as such connections ar “ practicable, can be made without hazard to the public and the complain ant’s prospective business Is sufficient 10 Justify the connections should give (, nnplalnant «the physical connections jo*Ked for, but they should be made at the expense of the complainant. KILLED BY REBELS IN GREAT REVOLT Peasants Buru Estates and Destroy Many Cattle. St. Petersburg. July 13.—Agrarian revolts more serious than any which have yet occurred have broken out again throughout Russia. Troops are on the move in all the provinces. The peasants have burned estates, destroyed cattle and forced rich land owners to flee for their lives. In encounters between the revolu tionary' peasants and troops the latter have suffered severely. Gendarmes were defeated in a fight at Vernltzen, In hloh several were killed on both sides. CITY SALESMEN TO HAVE VACATION « Look to your food The perfect Bummer Food l» Grape-Nuts ‘There’s a Reason.” The following wholesale Arms of At. lanta have agreed to give their city salesmen a vacation for the balance of the week, beginning the evening of July 15. and to allow no .salesman on the street during that week: Kelly Brothers. Adams, Wright & Co.. Jacobs. Chomsky ft Co., J. J. Barnes- Fain Co.. Walker & Tipton Co., Frank E. Block Company. H. L. Schleslnger, Marett Grocery Company. Browder Manget Company, A. P. Morgan Grain Company. R. W. Davis ft Co Franklin Grocery Company, A. McD. \\ lison Company. W. S. Duncan ft Co.. Atlanta Milling Company, Shewmake & Mur phy. O. A. ft F. Grocery Co.. J. N. Hlrsch..A.-C. Woolley A Cfr U r . L- & W. M. Fain. J. D. FraxWr ft Co A D. Moore Candy Company. Holbrook ft Smith. F. H. Brook ft Co., J. D. Wing Company. BORING FOR OIL, DRILL STRIKES GAS Special to The Georgian. Shreveport. La., July I*.—A " **• ***1 Ing drilled for oil twenty mllea north of here blew out thla morning at a depth of 2.101) feet. Such gas pressure wail encountered that It blew out the 760 r»»r of tubing, two and one-hair incites m dlamete " some of the tubing was found MO feet from the well. COLUMBUS MAV VOTE ON SALEJIF LIQUOR Petition Being Circulated to Secure Local Option Election. Special to Tbs Georgian. Columbus, Ga„ July IS.—The tense Interest felt here In regard to the probable action of the general assem bly of Georgia on the prohibition ques tion opens up speculation ae to the re suit In ease the bill now before that body falls to pass. In the last election held here for and against prohibition the majority In all the white boxes was fully in favor of prohibition, but the negro vote had not then been elimi nated from politics, and lie was the factor who killed the prohibition law. While the whisky men are sending delegations to Atlanta In the effort to defeat the bill now before the legisla ture. the prohibitionists are busy get ting up petitions signed by thousands of people who uro urging the passage of the measure. In Lee county, Just across the river In Alabama, an effort Is being made to secure an election for or against the sale of liquor, and In Rus sell county, also an adjoining county. MEDICAL ASSOCIATION TO MEET IN COLUMBUS. Special to The Georgian. Columbus, Ga., July IS.—Columbus medical men are greatly Interested In the fact that the Chattahoochee Valley Medical Association recently. In session at Opelika, Ala., has decided to hold the next convention In this city In January, 1908. WILLIAMS APPOINTED ATTORNEY BY COMMISSION. Special to The Georgian. Columbus, Ga., July IS.—News from Panama Is to the effect that Hon. (’has. R. Williams, a well-known young law yer of this city, who was recently sp- pointed to a Judgeship on the Isthmus of Panama, has also been given the appointment of attorney to the canal commission, and has entered upon the duties of his office. Mr. Williams' con tinued success In his new field Is a source of congratulation to hla friends here. FIERCE FIGHT BY OPPONENTS OF STATE LAW The House Committee Hears Arguments on Bill. WOMAN IS GIVEN $2,000 SALARY Washington, j u jy if,—MJsa Margaret V. Kelley, employed In the mint bureau of the treasury department, has been riven an increase of salary from H.fOO to $2,000, the highest ever paid a treas ury employee. It was riven her by Secretary Cortelyou solely because her work entitled her to lu The hearing of the arguments on the Hardman-Covington prohibition bill before the temperance committee of the house Saturday morning, closed at 9 o'clock, to be re-opened Monday aft ernoon. when other delegations will be heard from. ' At 8 o'clock the committee on tem perance met In the hall of the house of representatives for the purpose of con tlnulng the hearing for and against the bill. On account of the earliness of the hour there were few spectators present when Chairman Wright rapped for order. Roland Ellis, of Macon, was the first speaker heard by the committee. He spoke in opposition to the passage of the bill. Mr. Ellis referred to the statement made by Mr. Guerry Friday afternoon that the legislature should not consid er the vested Interests of cities whttfi have been built up by the liquor traffic. “I say, gentlemen,” declared Mr. El lis, “there Is nothing to warrant you In declaring contraband the property of people without a vote of the majori ty of the people. “That the majority of the people are not In sympathy with this measure Is evident by the fact that Mr. Guerry himself ran for governor on this plat form a few years ago and received fewer votes than either of his two op ponent*. •Dr. Nunnallv, who Is also an ardent supporter of this measure, ran for gov ernor in the last campaign and re ceived so little support that he had to retire from the race,” Mr. Ellis declared that the Coving ton anti-jug bill should be passed If the legislature wants to keep the coun ties dry. “Won't Keep It Out.” “Prohibition will not keep whisky out of this state,” declared Mr. Ellis. ”1 know one man, not In this city, but In another, who has already leased prem ises out of the state and from which he Intends to supply his customers by the Jug traffic. “The passage of the prohibition bill will stop Inter-county Jug traffic, but will open the state to inter-state Jug traffic. “If you pass the Covington anti-jug bill you stop the traffic of liquor In 125 counties and the rest will have the opportunity to pass upon It. “Pass the prohibition bill and you open the state to shipments of untax- able liquor. “If you pass this bill you will have to Increase the tax rate In order to supply the school fund, the pension fund and to supoprt the eleemosynary Institutions of the state. “If you believe this bill makes you dry, then pass It. If you do not think It make* you dry. don’t pas* Jt merely because of *entiment.” Mr. Ellis declared that public senti ment Is molded by newspuper*. and that public sentiment Is reflected by them, and concluded his remarks by declaring that nearly every one of them —with one exception—Is opposed to the passage of the prohibition bill. Mlnter Wimberly, city attorney of Macon, followed Mr. Ellis In opposi tion to the prohibition bill. Council Resolutions. He referred to the resolutions oppos ing the passage of the bill which were adopted by tne city council of Macon In opposition to the passage of the bill, and declared that they represent 58,000 people. “There have been more arrests for drunkenness In cities where prohibition prevails,” declared Mr. Wimberly, “than In cities where the sale of liquor is le galised. “Prohibition never has prohibited anywhere, and It never will, and 1 have the facts and figures to prove It. The people who want whisky are going to get It, and you can't keep them from it.” Mr. Wimberly read the oath of office taken by the members of the legislature and pleaded with them not to go wild and turn the blind tiger loose upon the community. He told them that they were states men—or supposed to be—and that it Is their duty to act like statesmen. “Would Bankrupt Macon." He dec lared that Macon has grown fat on the liquor traffic and that the passage of the bill would bankrupt that city. Mr. Wimberly was only allowed seven minutes originally, but his time was twice extended by vote of the commit tee. The second time It was extended by vote of Mr. Neel, of Bartow, one of the author* of the bill. “I don't flatter myself that I Interest you gentlemen.” “Oh, yes, you do," said Mr. Neel. At the conclusion of Mr. Wimberly's address, Mr. Mundy, of Polk, moved that the committee adjourn until Mon day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Mr. Neel, of Bartow, amended the motion to the effect that the commit tee permit any other out-of-town speakers to be heard Saturday morn ing, and that when the committee meets ’ Monday afternoon all the time be devoted to listening to speakers from Atlanta. The amendment was •accepted, but as there were no others present who wished to speak, the committee ad journed. FRIDAY’S HEARING DRAWS VAST THRONG A vant throng of ipectatom, for and agnlnat aiate prohibition, crowded Into the hall of repreeentatlvea Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock to attend the ffrat meeting of the committee on tem perance from the lower houae In con- nlderatlon of the atate prohibition bill now pending In both houaea. In calling for order Chairman tVrlght announced that there would be no cheering and stated that the bouse would be cleared upon the first dem onstration If the chair was unable to control It. The rule was only broken once when the crowd forgot Itself and unconsciously applauded a speaker. It had been previously announced that the delegation from Atlanta, who were for and against the bill, would Sometime To-Day you will feel hot and tired and very, very thirsty. You will cast around in your mind for something to relieve you. You may think of ice water—don’t use it, it won’t relieve the thirst and may harni you. You may think of something alcoholic—don’t take it, it will only make you thirstier and will certainly harm you. You should think of and DRINK It will quench your thirst, relieve your fatigue, clear your head and altogether brace you up. The great temperance beverage—a liquid food for brain, body and nerves. 5c.—Sold Everywhere—5c. 3 Guaranteed undei the Pure Food and Drugs Act, June 30, 1906. Serial No. 3324. be given precedence and heard first by the committee. When the committee met, however, It was seen that many representative* of other cities were present, and because of the Inconven ience which would result to them should Atlanta come first, they were given the preference. The cities were taken up alphabeti cally and each side was allowed one hour in which to discuss the merits of their positions. Among those who were present to hear the discussion from other points were: President Dupont Guerry, of Wesleyan Female College, Macon; President J. A. Sharp, Young Harris College; Dr. Charles O. Jones, Rome; Mr*. Mary Harris Armor, of Eastman. Dupont Guerry'a Address. One of the most logical and conclus ive addresses In favor of prohlblton was delivered by Mr. Guerry, of Ma con. "In 1881 I Introduced In this house the bill which contained the germ of local option,” he declared. “But when ft became an oust ruction to prohibition 1 dropped It. Local option was fought then on the ground that It was undem ocratic. They are reversed now and it Is said that locul option 1* democratic and that state prohibition Is not. “They say let the community have It If It wants It. Isn’t Georgia a commu nity? And doesn't Georgia want It? “Local option Is no rule of democ racy; It Is the exception to the rule. All law Is prohibition and If the law prohibiting the sale of whisky Is un democratic, then the prohibition law against murder, arson, perjury* lying, stealing, etc., U undemocratic. Cry of “Homo Rule." "My friend Tyson, of Darien, asks for home role. Where did he get the char ter for his city? From the state. Yet when It comes to the liquor traffic they cry 'home rule.’ "My friend Goodyear, of Brunswick, declares that his city was built by the liquor traffic and that It will wither and die If you take It away. But the Bible says, 'Woe unto him that build- eth a city In blood and established It In Iniquity.' The argument that whisky will he brought her$ from other states Is fatal to local option. What good does It do DeKalb to be dry? f’nn’t they get It over from Fulton? Those In favor of local option are In favor of It In coun ties where It can’t possibly carry und are opposed to It everywhere else on earth. “If prohlbtlon carries they warn us of the danger from the blind tiger. A tiger that ran see Is 100 times more dangerous than one that can't. If we can kill those that nee It will be an easy matter to dispose of the blind ones. “Will It Prohibit?" “I am ashamed to answer the argu ment that prohibition does not prohibit. Did you ever know a law of God or man that was never violated? How about gambling In Atlanta? Does It prohibit? How about the law against murder, fraud, lewdness, perjury and theft—do they ull prohibit? They are violated every day and night, and these gentlemen know It, but not one of them would stand In your presence and urge the repeal of a single one of them because they do not absolutely pro hiblt.” Another strong address In favor* of prohibition was delivered by Mrs. Mary Harris Armor, of Eustman. She de clared that the members of the com mittee could not afford to leave God out of the question. “I have every woman In the state of Georgia behind my back,” said Mrs. Armor, “and I am ashamed of every man who stands up and pleads for the legalized liquor traffic. With the ex ception of the saloon keeper, did you ever see any man have more money, make a better citizen and wear better clothes because of the sale of whisky?” Mrs. Armor used every minute of her time and declared that she Asked no quarter because she represented a class who were unable to express them selves at the ballot box. “Grand Old Georgian." You may have all the dirty papers In Georgia at your back,” declared Mrs. Armor as she faced the opposition, “but thank God we’ve got the grand old At lanta Georgian and all the good men In Georgia by our side.” Attorney R. J. Bacon, of Albany, made a strong plea In favor of prohi bition. There were « number of gentlemen appearing against the passage of the bill, every one of whom made a plea for local option, declaring that the forcing of prohibition on counties $11.35- -$11.35 TATE SPRINGS, TENN., AND RETURN. The Loulavllle ft Nashville Railway, beat line an<l convenient achedules through Knoxville. Dining Car Service. Call at City Ticket Office. No. 4 Peach tree atreet, or phone Bell, Main 1088, Atlanta 178, (or (ull Information. NEW PLEASURE BOAT LAUNCHED AT COLUMBUS. Columbua, Ga., July II,—Frank R. Stocton haa Juat launched a new boat to ply on the Chattahoochee river as a pleasure boat, and the launching was an occaaion o( Interest yesterday. The new boat Is (Kteen by fifty and will be run by a gasoline engine of twenty- horae power. (F POSITION OF 3d National Bank of Atlanta ON THE HONOR ROLL OF THE NATIONAL BANKS OF THE UNITED STATES 1st in the City of Atlanta 3d in the State of Georgia 218th (out of 6,000) in the United States Surplus and Profits Over $400,000 All Earned in Legitimate, Conservative Banking “NO BANK IS STRONGER THAN ITS MANAGEMENT.” FRANK HAWKINS, Preaident. H. M. ATKINSON, V. Preaident. JOSEPH A. M'CORO, V. Preaident THOMAS C. ERWIN, Caehier. RALPH W. BYERS, A.aiatant Caeh.er. which do not wish It would be un democratic and unjust In the extreme. C. B. Goodyear, of Brunswick, was the first speaker for the opposition. He declared that It had never been determined which side Is In the ma jority In this state, and that the ques tion of prohibition should be left to the Individual counties. He declared that the whisky traffic Is an evil coexistent with our civilization. Leave It to People. T. T. Miller, of Columbus, urged the committee to give the people of Mus cogee county the right to settle this question for themselves. 8. B. Brown, of Albany, stated that he represented a large number of busi ness men who were opposed to prohi bition and were in favor of local op tion because It can be better controlled. W. B. Hlude, of Columbua, declared that prohibition was largely an expe riment und In most cases a failure. He said that Vermont and New I Inin p- shlre gave It a thorough trial and then returned to local option as a solution of the question. J. J. Tytton, of Darien, former mes sage clerk of the senate, spoke at some length In opposition to the bill. He favored local option as the only proper and democratic solution of such a vital Issue. At 6 o’clock the committee adjourned* on motion />f Mr. Barrow, of Chathanw until 8 o'clock Saturday morning.