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ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, JULY 30,1907.
PPTPT?. In Atlanta: TWO CENTS.
A . on Trains: FIVE CENTS.
DEBATE ON THE STATE PROHIBITION BILL DRAWS TO CLOSE;
AMENDMENTS MAY DELAY THE VOTING UNTIL LATE HOUR
Many Amendments,
But No Sign of
Filibuster.
GOES TO A VOTE
AFTER 4 O’CLOCK
Leaders Confident of Pass
ing Bill to Take Effect
January Next.
EVERY MAN IN HIS SEAT;
WRIGHT IS CONFIDENT
At 11 o’clock this morning Seaborn Wright, leader of the
Prohibition forces, gave out the following statement;
“Every prohibitionist is in his seat. The unity and spirit
of our members was never better.
“I consider the passage of the bill as reported by the com
mittee an absolute certainty." —SEABORN WRIGHT.
HON. SEABORN WRIGHT. HON. W. A. COVINGTON. SENATOR JOHN P. KNIGHT. SENATOR L. G. HARDMAN.
Loader of prohibition force, in Author of house prohibition bill. Chairman senate temperance Author of state prohibition bill,
the house. committee.
WAITING FOR A PROHIBITION VICTORY
At 3:15 o’clock the debate on
the state prohibition bill was
under way and the offering of
amendments had closed. The vote
on the amendments will begin at
4:30 o’clock, the vote being taken
on each "of the eighteen nmend-
meats offered. The vote on the
main question , will hardly be
reached until a late hour.
At 2:30 o’clock Speaker Slaton an
nounced that no more amendment,
would be received, according to a-ree-
ment. Th. "rumored fl,ad of amend- f
mente. designed to delay the vote on
the main question, was not offered by I
^•opposition, and there Is no indies- j
tion of a filibuster oh the bill.
Mr. Blackburn, of Fulton, was given j
twenty minutes for debate against the
bill, and began speaking at 2:80 o'clock
The two hours' agreement will thus
close Ihe debate exactly at 4:10 o'clock.^
The actual vote then begins.
By agreement between the leaders,
the time for debate was extended so as
to allow eaeh sldo on hour. Owing to
the lateness of assembling, this will
bring tpe close of debate a short time
•fter 4 o'clock. - Instead "of 4 sharp, ns
had been previously) agreed.
Mr. Perry, of Hall, was allowed ten
minutes additional time In which to
explain what Mr. Covington termed
"his peculiar views on the question.”
An amendment offered by Mr.
Wright, of Eloyd, provided that noth
ing In the bill should preevnt the sals
of alcohol In wholesale quantities by
wholesale druggists to retail druggists.
Mr. Fowler, of Bibb, offered an
amendment providing that alcohol sold
by wholesale druggists could be man
ufactured In the state.
Mr. Geer, of Miller, proposed to
•mend so that when a parent or guar
dian did not appear for a minor that
the attending physician could desig
nate some person.
Mr. Glenn, of Whitfield, proposed an
•mendment providing that malt bever-
«ge« containing no *iore than 2 1-2 per
tint of alcohol can be manufactured or
sold. Breweries can manufacture beers
which contain no more than this quan
tity of alcohol.
Mr. Wise, of Fayette, proposed to
•mend by striking the word "manu
facturer” from line 6 In section 1.
When the house took a recess at 1
o'clock Tuesday afternoon thirteen
amendments to the Hardman prohlbl
tlon bill had been Introduced. Fourth
on the list, and fourth to be voted upon
In the afternoon, |s that of Mr. Barrow,
of Chatham, and most Important of the
>l«t. It provide* for an extension of
the time before the law goes Into effect,
Waking the date January 1, 1909, In-
Head of January 1, 1908, as provided
In the bill.
Under the agreement, these amend
ments are to be considered In the order
they were filed, beginning at 4 o’clock,
when all debate Is closed. They are to
he voted upon separately, without de
bate or the privilege of explaining the
''ote, but any member may call for the
•yes and noea on any amendment. If
thle It carried out to an extreme, the
roll call may result In delaying the
main qestlon until far Into the night.
The flrat amendment to be offered
*»» that, of the temperance committee,
•mending section 1 of the bill to pro
vide that licensed druggists may fur
nish pure alcohol upon prescriptions. It
I* considered certain that this will be
adopted. It le given In full:
Doctors’ Amendment.
Thle le the doctors' amendment to the
Prohibition hill: .. ,
•Amend hy adding at the end of section 1
following: - „
TrorMM that licensed drugglris may •'«
jnd furnish pore alcohol for med cel pur-
J^ect ooly npqn written prescription of e
Will Inquire Into Alleged
Freight Rate Dis
criminations.
GEORGIAN FINDS AFFINITY
IN LONDON AFTER LONG
SEARCH WITH DETECTIVES
New York, July JO.—Miss Irene
Walker has boon found In London by
Detective Sweeney,
Miss Walker had committed no
crime other than to ho fnsclnnto a cas
ual traveling companion who met her
In a train that he had decided he could
not live without her. Detective Swee
ney carried no warrant.
Fourteen months ago he was em
ployed by an American millionaire,
whose name Is said to be Robert Sibley,
of Union Point, On. Over a year ago
the American was traveling from New
Haven to Victoria In the railroad car
riage he met a young woman and her
mother. The girl carried a violin, case
upon which the name Irene Walker
was carved. There was also the word
"Malta" graced dimly. The American,
charmed from the beginning, was so
hopelessly enthralled before they part
ed that he neglected to get Miss Walk
er's address.
The detective was engaged to find her
and finally caught up with the beauti
ful violinist. Mr. Sweeney wanted to
know If aho was married. She was not,
and he told her as much about the
search he had made for her as he could
without betraying his employer's confi
dence. Hurrying from the house where
his Interview with the girl took place,
the detective cabled tho Georgian. The
next day he received a jubilant reply
that tho American was starting for
England at once. There Is every rea
son to believe that the romanco will
have a most happy ending.
Many women ware among tho crowd which thronged tho eapitol corridors and grounds early Tues
day morning, and who waited for tho result of tho vote. Tho pubtio waa excluded from the gallerioo, and
when it was learned that th* result would not bo known until late In tho day, moat of the crowd loft tho
eapitol.
WILL BEND THEIR EFFORTS
TOWARD EXTENDING TIME
JfWltr practiHnff*hy*Jrlai) of the •t»ti*, ln
}5 r '„ ’““"ff-h-rrin prescribed, to win Be-
„e man make SB actual
, n Of th* peraott to whom the .
I"!" J* granted. The prescription H
•'"•tantlally la the following form:
... county. I. ....•••»$ -
SSJ** practicing* ’pbjralclan or IbctnM
, ,t »te. do hereby pnarirlhe for the ue* of
a patient In my charge, who
' 5*v* personalty examined “J
9*™ alcohol, and do cerrlfy In my opinion
Hon. \V. A. Covington, author of the
prohibition bill In the house, and one of
the leaders of the fight, Is confident that
no extension of time will be granted
before the bill goes Into effect.
Representative Barrow, of Chatham,
has nlready Introduced an amendment
calling for the bill's taking effect on
January 1, 1909, and fixing the license
at $1,000 a year.
Mr. Covington says:
•'The whole fight of the antl-prohl-
bitlonlst* will be directed toward au
extension of time, upon the, plea that
people who have their money Invested
In the liquor business, especially tho
breweries, should have time to work it
out This pica will be accompanied by
a voluntary offer on their part to pay
fr.to the state treasury- 11.00* for each
liquor selling establishment, In •*I
something like $750,000.
•This Is the move that Is always
made by the liquor tram* ‘"<1 It finds
Its hold upon the people getting to De
precarious. The prohibitionists, how
ever, know that the people of Georgia
do not want this 'graft fund’ In the
state treasury, and especially In the
school fund.
■'They know that should the time be
extended pant the date of the next
f rtmary, which must come next spring,
he State would b« subject to an ex
perience of liquor men In politics, such
as she has not had In some years.
"In fact, while we need no Informa
tion as to this, we are reliably Informed
that one of tho loading spokesmen for
the liquor Interest! has stated that
should they be able to get an exten
sion of time the law would nover bo
put Into operation. By this, It Is pre
sumed he meant they would rely upon
the results of the next primary to
change the verdict of the present as
sembly, aided by a few Injunctions to
bridge over the Intervening time.
"A careful canvass of the bouse
shows that the pronilbtlonlsts almost
to a man are standing by the bill, and
In all confidence we are awaiting the
fight upon the bill and Ha amend
ment*.’’
THIRTEEN ANTI SPEAKERS;
NO PROGRAM FOR PROHIS
LOOKS LIKE HINES
FOR BENCH PLACE
Reputed That He Will Suc
ceed Justice Cobb in
October.
Continued on Page Five. /
Thirteen members have been select
ed by the antl-prohlbltlonlits to op
pose the measure In the debate on the
floor There may be more, but It will
not be because of any unlucky feature
connected with the number flrat *«-
^The prohlbltlonl.ta have not arranged
for any H»t. It could dot be done In
advance, aa there are ao many who may
dealr" to be heard. The Hat Is being
arranged as the debate continues.
As arranged by Mr. Dunbar, of
oithmond after consultation with 0U1-
5. ^Mekdera. the following OTPJI
bar, of Richmond, and Mr. Hall, of
Bibb, and probably aoma others, to be
decided.
. For the prohibitionists the following
program has to far been arranged:
Wright, of Floyd, 10 mlnntea; McMul-
lan, of Hart, 5; Mundy, of Polk, 9;
Bvrkhalter, of TattnalL 10: Masaen-
gale, of Warren, 5: Shaw, of Clay. 5;
Smith, of Campbell, 5, and several oth
ers to be selected before the debata la
* n At d tha expiration of the tlme allot-
ted each speaker, Speaker fat™
brought down hla gavel and the next
on the Hat began.
'Manila's Municipal Elaction.
Manila, July JO.—Today's election
was without serious incident. Ihe city
remaining quiet and but seven arrests
being made. It Is probable that the re
sult will not be announced for three
There la a growing belief In political
circles that Judge J. K. Hines will suc
ceed Associate Justice A. J. Cobb on
the supreme court bench In October.
That Congressman Cbnrles L. Bart
lett lias been tendered the position Is
generally believed, and it seems equally
certain that Judge Bartlett will decline
the tender, if ho has not alreudy done
so.
It Is pointed out that Judge Hines has
practically allied himself with the Dem.
ocratlc party; that he was an ardent
advocate of Governor Smith In all Ills
reform legislation, and moreover pos
sesses the legal ability and Judicial
polss to make an excellent Judge of the
higher court.
Gov. Vardaman
Injured in Wreck
Raleigh,'Jf. C7," July 30.—Governor
Glenn today declined to comment on
the referencea made to him officially by
United States Circuit Judge Pritchard.
When asked about tho criticisms of the
Federal Judge, he said he preferred to
say nothing.
The first active step was taken by
Governor Glenn today In his second
round with the big railway companies
—the Southern In particular.
This time It Is a fight over the effort
to be made—through a new act by the
legislature passed last March—to cor
rect alleged freight discriminations
against North Carolina and In favor of
Virginia points—a matter which pe
cuniarily more vitally affects the peo
ple of the state than the question of
the 1-cent a mile reduction In passen
ger rates. In the acts passed by the
last legislature thgre Is a provision em
powering the governor to employ ad
ditional counsel and meet other ex
penditures for conducting a successful
fight against alleged excessive freight
rates, wrong classification of rates and
especially the matter of discriminations
against North Carolina towns and fa
voring various Virginia points com
mercially—a wrong which It Is alleged
has existed for many years.
Governor Glenn today said he would
fix a date this week for a conference
which he has arranged for between
hlmneir, the three state corporation
commlslsoncrs and the representatives
of the railroads.
Governor Olenn ha* sent the latter a
letter Inviting them to come to Raleigh
ar.d meet him and the corporation com
missioner* In conference. The date will
be fixed for some time In August,
Ex-Governor Aycock and other able
lawyers are . retained by the .state In
this light also, and It will be an Inter
estlng bout.
In the petition filed in the Federal
court at Asheville yesterday asking for
a modification of the restraining order
recently granted to conform to the
IX'ace agreement, the railroads declare.
In effect, that they were clubbed Into
becoming a party to\ the agreement,'
that the public mind has been Inflamed
by tho newspapers and the utterances
of politicians.
TO DEATH
EW YORK CITY
One Found in Alleyway and
Other in Furnished
TRoorn. '*'*
Newton, Miss., July JO.—Governor
Vardaman Is nursing a painfully
wounded shoulder and Luther Manshift,
candidate for lieutenant governor, 1s In
a hospital suffering from Injuries sus
tained when the governor’s special train
crashed Into a "dead” freight engine
here.
RACE RESULTS.
BRIGHTON BEACH.
First Race—Barbary Belle, 10 to 1,
won; Halifax, 0 to 5, second; Huensel,
2 to I, third. Time/ 1:12 4-6.
Second Race—Jubilee. 10 to 1. won;
Roslmlro, J to 1. second: Tartar Maid.
* to 1, third. Time, 1:0* *-5.
fort"erie.
First Race—Edwin H„ 4 to 1. won;
Bath Maria. 4 to 1, second; Dr. J. F.
Altken, even, third. Time, 1:2J 2-5.
FIRST GAME.
ATLANTA. 0) - . .
NASHVILLE L0 .
After one day of reat, the Boosters
and Crackers lined up for the first
game of the series and also the double-
header Tuesday afternoon. For Atlnn.
ta Ford was sent In to do the heavy
work, while E. Duggan was chosen for
the slab work against the Firemen.
Smith and Wells played behind the
plate for their respective teams.
Umpire Rudderham handled the dic
tator.
The game went this way:
First Inning.
Wells singled to left. Wiseman
K tunded to short. Wells out at second.
bbs fouled out to first. Wiseman
swiped second and on a wild throw by
Sid Smith he landed on third. Nlcholls
out third to first. ONE HIT. NO
RUNS.
Becker fanned. Winters fanned.
Paakert fouled out to catcher. NO
HITS, NO RUNS.
New Turk, July $0.—Two women met
death st the hands of stranglers and today
the ikjIIco Rre searching the city for the
flend or fiends who perpetrated the crimes.
' One woman. Identified ns Mrs. Bopbls
Kohler, of Tonawonda, N. T„ w»s found
dead In a furnished room at 476 West Twen
ty-second afreet, while the ether was dis
covered dead In an alleyway on East Nine
teenth street. The body had been literally
tom tn pieces. It showed the finger end
nail print* of huge hnnda and roarka, par-
llrularly on the woman's neck, showing
that ahe had flrat been atrangted to death
before *alte bad Iteett subjected to such an
atrocious crime.
Tho woman killer) In a fnrnlahed mom
waa fonnd with a necktie twisted tightly
alinnt her neck and with the Imprint of
three mysterious errerenta oh her heck. Hh«
wee yonng and beautiful.
Tho police today are searching for her
alleged hualiand, Charles Itavla, or Da
vlnaon. The girl waa killed ao quietly that
the other fifteen occupanta of ,the house
were not aroused and It waa not discovered
until hours afterwurd whstr the man had
left tho bouse end eeeaped.
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BODY BE PETTUS
IS LAID TO RESTi
Conducted With Military
Honors Due a Briga
dier General.
flpcelid to The Georgian.
Selma, Ala., July 80.—By tho side ofi
her who for slxty-two years was his
helpmate In life, was laid all that
was mortal of United States Senator
Edmund W. Pettus. at 1 o’clock today.
The regulation military escort due a
brigadier general was accorded the
distinguished statesman, the first time
In the history of Alabama since tho
war that such has been done. The spec
tacle was Indeed Imposing. Senators
and representatives In congress present
were: Senators Bankhead, of Alabama,
and McEnery, of Louisiana; Congress
men Taylor, Wiley, Clayton, Craig and
Underwood, Governor Comer and staff.
Chief Justice Tyson. Railroad Commis
sioners Henderson and Nesbitt, Treas
urer Seed. Secretary of State Jullen.
Auditor Brandon and Commissioner
Wilkinson. Speaker Carmichael and the
entire legislature were also present.
Ex-Governor Johnston, who will suc
ceed the deceased In the senate, was
present. The services were conducted
from the late home of the senator nt
13:80 o'clock by Rev. F. O. Railing,
who Is supplying the pulpit of the
Broad Street Presbyterian church. At
the cemetery a salute was fired by tho
Second regiment of Infantry, after thu
body had been lowered Into the grave.
The Second regiment, under com
mand of Colonel C. R. Brlcker, a bat
tery of artillery and a troop of cavalry,
all commanded by Adjutant General
and Chl*f of Staff fjlbb Graves, was
the military escort at the funeral.
There was, as a result, about "00
men In line, with the governor and his
staff. They formed one of the most
Imposing pageants at any funeral for
many years.
Flames Sweep Michigan Town.
Alma, Mich., July JO.—The village of
Sumner, ten miles east of here, was al -
most totally destroyed by fire about
midnight. Only a few houses are left
standing. The loss on the stores Is
Bald to amount to $25,000.
Growth and Progress of the New South
The Georgian here reeerds each day some
economic fact In reference to the onward
progress of the South.
JOSEPH B. LIVELY
Th* Gish Coal Company, of Central (Tty, Ky„ recently reported as Incor.
poratlng with « capital stock of $100,000/ has organised. The company Intends
to develop cannel coal mines, and desire* prices on rails, puutpa, pipes and
inlnp* ■unpllea.
Messrs. Edgar E. JleWhlney, James P. Murrav and Ralph E. Busier, all of
Philadelphia, Pa.: George R. Ilolmes and Frank C. Knntx, both of Camden, N.
J.. bare Incorporated the United Coni Company with a capital stock of !3 0.000.
It la said to he ihe parpoee of the company to develop coal lands tn Kanawha
county, West Virginia.
The I^follette iTenn.l Coal. Iran and Railroad Company I* making active
preparations for the further development of Its Glen coni mines nt peahodr.
Term.. amt has awarded contract to the Mnrgmn-fiardner Electric Company, of
Chicago, III., for Ihe. Installation of a complete electric haulage and mining ma
chinery.
M. II. B. WordehoK, of Want City, ria., writes that he has discover*
alve deposits of fuller s enrih on water transportation In nmthtrn
lie will probably arrange for Ihe development of the property.
The coal haulage from the Logan county (WeatVIrglnla) mines during June
amounted to 47.729 tons.
The Crittenden Coot nod Coke. Company la reported n» Intending to develop
the I tn via coal mines near fttnrgron. Ky., and has awarded contract for the In.
stnllatlnn of an electric plant to facilitate Its operations, tl la w"voted to hare
the plant In operation hy August I. •*" .
In bln report for 1908, State Geologist O. J. Norwood shows that_9.v9v.377 tons
of eonl were mined In that year In Kci
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