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VOL. V. NO. 340.
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1907.
PRICE:
SWEEP OF GOV. SMITH’S PEN
MAKES PROHIBITION BILL LAW
Governor Hoke Smith affixing hi* elgnature to the prohibition bill In hl» private office at the state capitol
Tuesday morning. . _ .
The threo standing Immediately behind the governor, reading from right to left, are J. B. Richards, assistant
superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League; H. Y. McCord, who presented the gold pen with which the bill was
signed, and George A. Beattie.
State Prohibition Bill
Signed Before a
Throng.
LEADERS OF FIGHT
SEE SIGNATURE
Hoke Smith' Seals Fate' of
Liquor in Georgia After
This Year.
TRAINED ON
The prohibition bill became a law at.
10:40 o’clock Tuesday morning, when
the Hardmnn-Covlngton-Nee! measure
was signed by Governor Hoke Smith.
Thus the Anal act in one of the most
memorable battles In the history of
Georgia was written. It means that on
January 1, 1908, no Intoxicants can be
manufactured, sold or given away to
induce trade In Georgia.
Long before the hour fixed by the
governor to sign the bill his reception
room was crowded with enthusiastic
prohibition advocates.
One of the first to arrive was Rev. J.
I.. D. Hlllyer, who has spent a long
life In fighting the liquor traffic.
Then came others who hail hoped and
worked. and prayed for this’ supreme
hour. There was Senator L. G. Hanl-
lnan, author of the senute measure;
Senator John P. Knight, chairman of
the senate temperance committee; Sea
born Wright, leader of the/fight In the
house; J. B. Richards, who had drea'.n-
ed and found his dream true.
At 10:20 o'clock Executive Secretary
t’arter took into the governor’s private
office the enrolled bill. At that time
the reception room was packed.
"Where will he sign, where will he
tlgn?" was the constant query.
"In his private office,’’! every one was
told.
Doors Are Opened.
The door to. his private office was not
opened until 10:36 o'clock, as the gov
trnor desired the time to read the
measure carefully before affixing his
signature. As soon us the door was
opened photographers were admitted
first In order to place their cameras.
The door leading Into the governor's
private office from the reception room
and also the door leading Into the cor
ridor were opened, and In a twinkle the
small chamber was filled.
One of the first to enter was H. Y.
McCord, who furnished the gold pen
with which the bill was signed. He
stood at Governor Smith’s shoulder as
the signature, "Hoke Smith, Governor,’
was affixed to the bill. The bill was
the twenty-third signed by the chief
executive.
The cameras clicked, and as the final
stroke was made a great shout went up.
dome one started to singing:.
Sing the Doxology.
"Praise Goa, from whom all bless
ings How.”
And scores caught up the grand old
hymn and the capitol rang with It.
Every one pressed forward to shako
Governor Smith’s hand and look upon
the sacred measure he had Just signed.
Though he had by common repute
■“'gned away revenues of 160,000 per
i : num. Governor Bmlth was In the
most genial of moods, and his great
mce w aa illumined by a pleasant smile
throughout the time.
"ft is the happiest day of my life,”
"as heard on every side. The cere
mony was over in a few minutes and
the governor resumed work on other
"tatter*.
Those Who Saw It.
Among those present to see the bill
become a law were: Senator L. Gi
Hardmah. Senator John P. Knight, Rev.
**■ D. Hlllyer, Professor IV. A. Bass,
«ev. c. C. Jarrell, Rev. J. H. Eakcu,
Warships Bombard to
Protect Landing
of Troops.
Tangier,. Morocco, Aug. 6.—French
warships have bombarded Casa Blanca
as the result of Moorish tribesmen
firing upon troops landed to protect the
French consulate. Many casualties are
reported. The situation Is the gravest
since the beginning of the trouble. It
Is said that the Moorish leader has
been ordered to surrender to the French
consul under threat of the town being
raxed by the'French guns.
FRIENDSCOME
TH RESCUE IF
MIS”
Subscription Is Grow
ing Slowly But
Surely.
T. M. Fitzpatrick, Washington,
Gs $ 6.00
L. R. Wright .25
E. F. Goodrum, Fairfax, Ga 1.00
Marie Golden, Louisville, Ga .25
Alvah R. Smith, Wadley, Ga 10
T. G. Saxon, Cartersville, Ga..... 1.00
E. H. Penn 50
Harry Fannie 8chlosinger .50
Mrs. J. A. Malonsy .25
C. S. Meadows, Normantown, Ga. 1.00
Previously aubtoribad 31.55
BE SETTLED
Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 6.—A settle'
ment of the trouble between the state
and the Southern railway will probably
be reached today. Vice President Rus
sell, of the Mobile and Ohio, represent
!ng President Finley, of the Southern,
Is conferring with Governor Comer. It
Is believed the outcome will end the
disputes which resulted In the state's
declaring void the Southern's franchise
to do business In the state, and the
railway will again be placed on a logoi
footing In Alabama, without a right
In the courts.
Montgomery. Ala., Aug. 6.—As the
grey of early dawn stretched across
the eastern horlson, five eminent law
yers, champions of the Southern rail
way, turned out the lights In their suite
In the New Exchange Hotel, after a
conference that had lasted from 10
o’clock last night. All Alabama and ths
South await the opening of the clash.
It seems utterly Impossible to obtain
knowledge of the tactics that will be
used in the struggle. Certain It Is the
state official* are looking for any pos
sible move while the railway lawyers
are strengthening their positions either
to attack or defend their company.
H. Y. McCord, J. B. Richards, J. W.
Greer of Waycross, Dr. Walker Lewis,
J. W. Roper. Dr. A. R. Holderby, Rev.
H. W. Joiner, W. A. Vemoy, W. H.
H Phelps, S. J. Flanders of Summit,
R. A. Flanders of Swalnsboro, C. B.
Long. Professor Gaines, C. B. Davis,
Enoch Giles of Topmb* county, R. J.
Guinn. W. H. Terrell. G. H. Hammond,
G G. blower. Dr. Cofer. J. E. Wilhelm,
W. W. Gaines, Dr. Beattie, Alfred Her.
Friends of the old "Texas” from all
over Georgia aro coming forward to
save her. They shrink at the thought
of allowing the faithful old locomotive
to be broken up for scrap Iron.
Little children who have heard of
the famous chaso of the "General’’ by
the "Texas" and how the latter won
out' In the race, are sending In their
dimes and quarters.
Old veterans who took part In those
stirring times are contributing their
share. Letters are being received with
nearly every contribution, and all pro.
teat against the fate aaslgned by the
railroad company to the old "Texas.
One of those who appeal for fhe
"Texas” Is G. M. Davis, state lecturer
of the Farmers’ Union, Tht* 'I* what
he saya: ,
”1 have just read your editorial
‘Shall This be the’Fate of the Gallant
Old Texan’ and’ I felt my heart throb
and my blood pulse by the ringing ap
peal In that Editorial. No, this shall
not be the fate of the gallant old en
gine.
“No rude and Impious hand shall
deseecrate the heroic Iron of th* old
war engine. She shall be honored for
the noble part which ahe played In
those stirring days, the recollection of
which Jlnger In memory’s secluded
cavern. ' Gray-halred veterans who
love to recall the bugle’s clarion notes
summoning them to the fury a half
century ago will, out of their penury,
give to save the old hero from the
scrap heap. Laughing childhood
will contribute Its nlckles add dimes
to save It from dishonor. Strong men
in the full flush of business successes
will pour their contributions into a
common treasury to preserve the now-
tired and worn ’Gallant Old Texas.'
“But best of all there will come con
tributions from the tender-hearted, no.
ble, sacrificing women of Georgia who
never fall when leaders are needed to
lead, where heroic deeds are needed to
te be done but never sung. Better, still,
the gray-halred, sweet-faced widows,
widowed by the vlclsltudes of remorse -
lest war; will cost In their mites' to
have the Texas’ preserved.
■ Tea, Its going to be don* and herea
dollar given out of my poverty to
hell) and when In the receding years
future generations tread our capitol
grounds let 'The Gallant Old Texas* ts.i
In silent language th* story of other
rtiigton of Swalnsboro, W. C. Bryan of
Douglas. Colonel William Clifton, J. B. — — - -
Reynolds of Ocllla. J. T. Floyd of Odlla days that trled men’s splrtts ss men's
and many other*. spirits "*r* “ ev « ,rled ** tur *’
TOMORROW’S PRIMARY
Vulgar, old-fashioned politics direct that to the victori belong the spoils.
The Georgian hopes this spirit will he absent in so far as the matter of pro
hibition may enter into the primary election tomorrow. Prohibition is a moral is
sue that carries with it no spoils. We hope that divisions will not be caused by
virtue of the fact that some of our best friends did not see things exactly as we saw
them. ,
The Georgian would call the attention of voters to the fact that we have a pro
hibition law in our state—we fought hard for it. That law will'mean something or
nothing, according to whether it is enforced or ignored.
The Georgian believes the law will be safest in the hands of those who fought
for it—not those who fought it until its passage was inevitable. It is not The
Georgian’s business to get into politics. We have positively refused to print any
thing for any candidate that would aid his cause or hinder the course of any other
candidate. One of the candidates is one of our own boys and is a prohibitionist,
too, but we can’t help him personally. We have printed all the news and we hope
every one will vote for the man whom they know to be the best. There are no
prohibition candidates in some wards.
We repeat, however, that it seems to us to be the soundest reasoning that
the men who fought for the law will be most likely to insist on its proper admin
istration.
FREE PASSES
SUBJECT OF
RiVM BILLS
House Amends Hall
Bill, Then Changes
Front.
After adopting an amendment to the
Hall anti-pass bill, setting the time
for the bill, if passed, to go Into ef
fect on January 1, 1909, the house
Tuesday morning reconsidered Its ac
tion on the amendment, which mukes
the .lew operollv., -Isnmiy 1, 19h*-
■'VSt' Hall anfi-pasK bill was taken
up by the house at the opening of tho
session and was hotly debated. When
all the amendments have been cleared
away, the Perry substitute bill will be
presented, and the battle will be on be
tween the two rival bills.
The house met at 9 o’clock Tuesday
morning, according to adjournment,
and was led In prayer by Chaplain
Parks.
Immediately after the call of the
roll the house went Into the considera
tion of the anti-pass bill of Mr. Hall,
of Bibb, and the substitute offered by
the minority members of the commit
tee which reported the Hall bill for
passage.
Before the bills were put on their
passage a tew amendments of minor
Importance to the original bill were
adopted.
Tho most Important of these were:
The .amendment by Mr. Harris, of
Crisp, which mokes the bill go. Into
effect January 1, 1901.
As amended, the bill of Mr. Hall
provided that no public officer In this
state, either state, county, municipal
or national, or any member of the fam
ilies of said class of persons shall
be allowed to accept free passes or
any other courtesies from railroad,
telephone or telegraph companies not
granted the general public.
It provided that for every violation
of any of Its provisions a fine of S1.000
should be Imposed upon the corpora
tion violating It.
It provided, further, that any per
son exempted from accepting courte
ales from railroad, telephone or tele
irraph companies, and who should be
round guilty of accepting them, should
be punished for a misdemeanor.
Substitute It Drastlo.
The substitute for the bill exempting
all parties from receiving passes or
other courtesies from railroads excc-p!
th* following: Officers, agents, surgeons
physicians, attorneys and employees of
railroad companies and their families;
persons who usually work for railroads
and who are seeking employment
ministers of the gospel, traveling tec re
tarles of Young Men’s Christian Asso
elation*. Inmates of hospitals and
charitable and eleemosynary Insti
tutions and persons engaged In charita
ble work; Indigent, destitute and home,
less persons, and such person* when
being transported to and from charita
ble Institutions and tho necessary
agents, employed In such transporta
tion; inmates of the national or state
homes for disabled soldiers and sailors,
Including those about to enter and
those returning home after discharge,
and boards of managers of st|ch homes;
necessary caretakers of live stock, etc.;
x>atoffice inspectors, witnesses attend-
ng any legal Investigation In which
tha carrier Is Interested; persons In
jured In wrecks and nurses, physician*
and others attending such persons.
The bill places the same-restrictions
upon telephone and telegraph com
panies. It provided that any violation
of Its promises entailed punishment
as for a misdemeanor.
■ Before the minority report was read
Mr. Alexander, of DeKalb. moved to
reconsider the action of the house In
adopting the amendment making the
bill effective January 1, 1909.
Mr. Alexander spoke In support of
his motion. When asked by Mr. Hall
If he would support the bill If the
amendment was reconsidered, Mr.
Alexander declared that he would not.
“I will support the substitute recom
mended by the minority,” said he.
"The people of Georgia have been
demanding such a pose btU for twenty,
five years, and they expressed their
A CCIDENTAL SHOOTING,
SAYS CORONER’S JURY
A TKRUMHOLZ INQUEST
MRS. ROSALIE KRUMHOLZ.
BABY FREDDIE KRUMHOLZ.
voMdtus xenvot*
TRONT • rORCH
DIAGRAM OF ROOM WHERE KILLING OCCURRED.
Husband BreaksDown
While Telling
Story.
■•it-
shot HIS WIFE,
FEARING BURGLAR
SELF WITH
Trained Nurse Beat
Assailant Off and
Called Police.
nine new crimes
ARE REPORTED:
Women and Girls Are Being
Attacked in New York
Dail y- v
Witness Tells of Petty
Quarrels Between Krum-
liolz and Wife.
At 2:30 o'clock the ccroner’c jury re
turned a verdict of ’‘accidental shoot
ing” in the case of H. B. Krumholz, of
139 South Forsyth street, who shot his
wifs, Mrs. Rosalie Krumholz, Monday
night, thinking she was a burglar. The
verdict was received with cheer*.
Krumholz wee returned to the police
station, but probably will b* released in
a short time.
At the Inquest over the body of Mr*.
H. B. Krumholz, held at the undertak
ing establishment of^Greenberg, Bond
A Bloomfield, only one witness up to 2
o'clock testified that there had ever
been hard words between the dead
woman and her husband, and It devel
oped that he has been In a law suit
with Mr. Krumholz.
That wltnesr. waa A. T. Palmer, who
had lived at the house several months,
up to a few weeks ago. He said that
at night the husband and wife fre
quently quarreled and that on one oc
casion he heard the latter threaten to
kill Mrs. Krumholz,
When cross-examined he admitted
that he had trouble with Krumholz
over rent and that a law suit followed.
Hlr father, W. A. Palmer, who also
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0 This reg'stratlon Is about 1,600 0
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O which was the last "off year.” O
0 Following Is the registration by O
0 wards: First. 646; Second. 1,646; 0
0 Third, 1,402: Fourth. 612; Fifth. O
O 720; Sixth. 924; Seventh, 618; O
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New York, Aug. 6.—Attacked near
Central park by a man early today,
Miss Adelaide Wilbert, a trained nurse
attached to the board of health, was
dragged Into the baaement of an apart
ment building, where she had a desp.->vi
ate battle with her assallanL
Her acreams. together with a vig
orous use of a hot pin. finally put to
rout the man, who fled Just as two
policeman arrived. The patrolmen
chased him toward Central park and
when he ignored their shouts to halt,
ihots m C ?h d n re , 0n h,m ’ scndln * six
snots at the fleeing man.
Police Catch Man,
i, P ur, ? s *be chase hundreds of persons
jiving In fashionable apartment build
ings along Central Park. West, Man
hattan avenue, were roused, and, reallz-
!"« taking place, the men
rushed Into the streets, many of them
with revolvers, whllo the women stood
at windows and screamed.
The fugitive vaulted over the stono
fence Into tho park and lild In a clump
>f hu-h.'H. After a senreh of half an
hour the police finally found I’letro
Gowrle, aged 26. n fruit merchant He
waa Identified by the young woman.
Little Girl Attacked.
Lured to a coach In a stable In the
rear of her home. 6 1-2-vepr-oId Lillie
Delcher was subjected to ap attack
by Thomaa Anderson, aged nnd
only saved from serious Injury by tho
timely Intervention of her two older
sisters. Anderson was arraigned to-
day In the Butler street court whero
the child’s father charged him with the
attack. There waa an angry crowd of
citizens in court.
After attacking 4-year-old Antoinette
Paluzzo yesterday afternoon. Luko For-
tutslo, aged 27. New Brighton. Staten
Island, was mobbed by 1,000 lnfuriuted
men and women, who took him away
from a policeman and prepared to
drown him. Even after other police
men come to the rescue with drawn
revolvers the crowd followed from the
scene of the attack to the court In
Stapleton, surrounding the court houao ,
and vowing to kill tho wretch ns soon j
as he would be led to Jail.
Teacher Is Attaeksd.
Miss Sadie Pringle was struck down
on one of the principal thoroughfares '
of Brooklyn, beaten Into unconscious- 1
ness, outraged and then coolly escorted
to her home by two men who had so
cruelly set upon her.
Miss Pringle Is 22 years old, pretty,
of a well-known family and teacher In
St. Francis Protestant Episcopal
church, the most fashionable in tho
borough. She was attacked on her
way home from church.
May Mace, of Seventh avenue, was
attacked by Giuseppe Trlatore today, .
Grace Winters, aged 8, of Brooklyn,
and Amanda Bardler, aged I, were at
tacked by John Antra, near their home.
Lena Welnatock waa attacked In Grand
Street Theater building by Daniel Sa- .
lor. ,
Resigns Chair at Newberry.
8peclnl to The Georgian.
Newberry, S. C., Aug. 6.—Professor
I.. Powell, for tho past fourteen’
years professor of science In Newberry
College, has tendered Ills resignation to
the board of trustees of tlio Institution,
to take effect at once. Professor Pow-
reslgnatlon was promnted by a
, desire to pursue further his course at
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Continued on Page Five.
Continued on Page Twelve.
Growth and Progress of the New South
The Georgian here records each day some
economic fact In reference to tbe onward
progrcM of tbe South.
BY
B. LIVELY
Growth and prosperity of.the South arc adequately reflected In the grow earn
ing* of It* vurlou* rallfMud companies, the report* of which, covering the fiscal year
from July I. 1901, to Jtice SO. 190T. Inclusive, are now In course of preparation. A
glance nt the figure* a* far a* gathered (some of them being for a little less than
the net gain* are good. In the statement* preliminary to tbe leaning of the full re
port* we And that the Southern rail wav earned In groaa daring the year Ii6.696.061,
which Is an Increase of more thnn $3,000,000 ** compared with the preceding year.
The Atlantic Coast Line shows. Including Mar, $24,674,423, which Is n gain or nearly
92.000,000 In eleven months. The 8ent»o*rd Air Line reports $16,GG0,36S up to the end
of Mny, or an Increase of over $1,100,000 for tho same period. Chesapeake and Ohio
show* $23,266,176, which Is almost $l.ooo//)) greater for the first eleven months of
the fiscal year, and Norfolk and Western reports $28,412,994. a gain of more than
$2,000,000 In the same period. Central of Georgia ahowa $12,210,CIS for tha year, or
over $800,000 Increase.
The Louisville and Nashville railroad reporta $44,264,810 gross for the twelve
months, or nn Increase of more than $5,250,000, while the Nashville. Chattanooga and
Ht. Louis shown for eleven months $11,124,675, which Is over $1,100,000 greater than
for the same period of last year. Mobile and Ohio exhibits a total of $10,744,963 for
the year, which is an Increase of nearly fl.lM.OW. and Yasoo and Mississippi Val
ley displays gross of $9,433,3*7. iw more than three-quarters of a million growth.
Texas ana Pacific reports $16,674,432 for the year, or over $1.5*). 0A) more than last
r ear. The gronp of roads controlled by the Alabama, New Orleans and Texaa and
’aclflc Junction Hallways Company (namely, the New Orleans and Northeastern,
the Alabama and Vicksburg ninl the Vicksburg. Shreveport and Pacific llr.es) ex
hibit a total of $6,472.1C2 for the year, or sn Increase of over $715,000.
While these figures do not cover all of the railroads In the South, they are n.*v-
erthclcMi sufficiently typical to affopl an accurate estimate of agi; ulturnl, Indus
trial and commercial progress throughout this section and to present a reliable
basis for Just expectations of at least nn equal avorng.* percentage uf growth dur
ing tbe fiscal year that has Just begun.—Manufacturers' Record.