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THE WEATHER. For Atlanta and Vicinity—Sl\w-> The Atlanta Georgian SPOT COTTON. Liverpool, firm; 7.36. Atlanta, quiet; era Tuesday night' or on Wednes day. If you wish to keep posted on what the Legislature Is doing, get The -4 1 ^ T €1 “Tho Bracebrldgo Diamonds, a thrilling mystery story, Is now Georgian Every Day, i \J 1.^1 Hj V Y Cj being printed in The Georgian. Read It 12%. New York, quiet; 13.25. New Or leans, steady; 12%. Augusta, quiet; 13%. Savannah, firm; 12%. 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 O0O000O00O0000O0O0000000OO Q o 0 TOTAL REGISTRATION O O AMOUNTS TO 6,789. 0 O O D The total registration for the O O election Wednesday Is 6,789. Tax O O Collector A. P. Stewart completed O O the count about 2 o'clock Tuesday 0 0 afternoon. 0 0 This reg'stratlon Is about 1,600 0 0 greater than year before last, 0 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 a Eighth. 172. O O 0 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 00000000000000000000000000 Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. 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.