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SLj* THE WEATHER. For Atlanta and Vicinity—Proba- The Atlanta Georgian SPOT COTTON. Liverpool, quiet; 7.27. Atlanta, quiet; bly showers late tonight or on Tuesday. If you with to keep posted on what the Legislature la doing, get Tho -A "VT’C' T XTO “ Th ® Bracebrldge Diamonds,” a thrilling mystery afory, la now Georgian Every Day. x\.lA| \J 1 Hi' V Y ^ being printed In Tho Georgian. lie. Now York, quiet; 13.25. New Orleans, quiet; 13%. Augusta, quiet; 11%. Savannah, steady; 12%. VOL. VH. NO. 12. ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 1907. PRICE: BELUHd Council Wants to Know More About Franchise. SEVERAL MEMBERS CHANGE VIEWS The Georgian’s Statement Shows Them New Light On Proposed Grants. Council will reconsider Its action In granting a 33-year franchise to the Southern Bell Telephone and Tele graph Company. "After the disclosures made by The Georgian,” stated Councilman Press Huddleston Monday morning, "I fee I It my duty to ask for a reconsidera tion this afternoon. The Georgian's f ures show that we will get nothing or practically nothing for this franchise. "As Is usual In such coses, I trusted to the committees that had this matter In charge, thinking they would make a thorough Investigation. I think a number of other members of the council acted In the same manner and as there was no discussion on It when It came up, certainly no harm can be done If It Is reconsidered. “My opinion Is that It should be re committed to the Joint committees on ordinances and on telephones. I shall advocate fixing a maximum rate for telephones, this rate to be stipulated In the franchise. “This will obviate the possibility of an Increase In rates In the future If for any reason competition should c6om In Atlanta.'* Speaking df tho telephone service of the Bell, which Is being criticised gen erally, Councilman Huddleston stated that the service at his place of busi ness was fair, but that he heard many complaints among his friends and ac quaintances. Harman Is Surprised. Councilman C. E. Harman was very much surprised when he learned through The Georgian that the 1-2 per cent of the gross receipts, with the deductions as provided In the fran chise. would amount to nothing. "When this franchise was first read,” stated the councilman, “I asked In open session what the city would get out of the one-half of one per cent, and the reply was that the franchise was along the same line as that of the Georgia Railway and Electric Company." The Georgia Railway and Electric Company pays two per cent of the gross receipts, which last year amounted to more than 180,000. The Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company proposes to pay one-half of one per cent, which, with the deduc tions stipulated In the franchise, will amount to a minus quantity. "Must Protect City.” ”1 think,” continued Councilman Harman, "that the franchise should not he granted unless an agreement Is reached that Is entirely satisfactory to the city. The city's Interests should be protected," Councilman Harman regarded the telephone service at the main exchange as fair, and that of the other exchanges as unsatisfactory. Alderman Qullllan, mayor pro tern.. Councilman Martin, and Councilman STEAL GIRL Ben. D. Massengale ! Fires at Intruder In Home. TWO ATTEMPTS ON COUNTRY HOME Pretty Young Girl Says She Never Knew Strange Young Man. Continued on Page Three. Believing that a strange young man was trying to steal his daughter, Ben jamin D. Massengale, a carpenter, who lives on the Marietta road, fired three times at the stranger Sunday night and he believes that he hit him. Miss Klllle Massengale, the daugh ter, Is Just 16, and one of the pretti est girls In that part of the county. The mysterious stranger appeared first on Saturday night and approach ed the house, but v.as frightened off. Mr. Massengale was at home on Sun day night, however, and when the stranger made his appearance he was waiting. The stranger approached the porch where the girl was sitting and made an attempt to grasp her by the arm. As he run, Mr. Massengale fired three times. “I don’t know wlo the fellow Is nor what he wants,” sold the father Mon day afternoon. "My daughter Is not allowed to go with young men. None of us knows the fellow." NOTICE SERVED ON OFFICIALS AT MEETING Birmingham, Ala, Aug. 1*.—The scene of Interest In the Louisville and Noshvlllo Injunction case was trans ferred Monday to Birmingham, where Governor Comer, spent the entire day with Attorneys H. C. Selhetmer and Frank J. White, and Associate Rail road Commissioner W. D. Nesbitt, with reference to the next step to be taken since the Louisville and Nashville ob tained an Injunction from Judge Jones, amplifying his original Injunction re straining the state from forcing the Louisville and Nashville to put Into ef fect the lower freight and passenger tariffs, to which the Southern and other roads have agreed. They have given out’ no Information as to the results. While they were In session a deputy marshal served orders from Judge Jones on Messrs. Selhelmer, White and Nesbitt, forbidding them from Intorfer. Ing with the Louisville and Nashville, or taking steps to enforce the lower freight and passonger rates on that system. They made no comment. This new order of Judge Jones was Issued subsequent to notice that to day's vonference would be held. Race Results. EMPIRE CITY. First Race—Spunky, IS to 8, won; Enticin' 6 to 3, second; N'lmporte, i to 1, third. Time, 1:01 8-8. Second Race—Nellie Racine, 13 to 1, won: Mattie H, 6 to 8, second; La Vet- to, out, third. Time, 1:88 3-6. SARATOGA. First Race—Tipping, It to 1, won: Belle of Iroquois. * to 6, second; Sister Frances, 1 to 4. third.. Time, 1:38 1-8. Second Race—Paul Jones, 7 to 2. won; Paprika. 1 to 3, second; Rocket, 1 to I, third. Tljpe, 5:24. WHAT ASSEMBLY DID WITH IMPORTANT BILLS ADMINISTRATION BILLS PA88ED. Candler-Ovemreet railroad commission bill. Felder-Williams disfranchisement bill. Alexander bill, giving power to summons witnesses In arbitrations. ADMINISTRATION BILL8 NOT PA8SED. Wright antl-lobbying bill. Anti-pass legislation. .. . Resolution to Investigate ownership of Central railroad. Bill to prohibit paralleling of Western and Atlantic railroad. One per cent gross Income tax. Raising fertiliser tax from 10 to 26 cents per ton. BUI to protect Income bondholders of Central. IMPORTANT BILL8 PA88ED. Hardman-Covlngton-Neel prohibition bill. Hteed bill restricting sale of narcotic drugs. Hardman bill requiring registration of trained nurses. Btapleton bill providing for quarterly payments of Confederate vet erans. Bunk bureau bill. a 4 . Dobbs bill for protection of fruit shippers. Bill to prohibit fishing on Sunday. Smith bill for re-organl*atlon natbinal guard of Georgia. Club locker tax-fixed at 1500 (conference compromise). ... . BUI giving state board of health 38,600 to manufacture diphtheria antl-toxtn for free use. B | LL8 N0T PA8 8ED. Pure'election 'law, n and'biu Il to 0n prohlblt corporations from contribut ing to campaigns. • Clean sheet bllL Railroad domestication bill. , Adams bill for Juvenile courts. Blackburn rural poUce bill. Lumsden bill to require registration of dogs. , Bill giving power companies right of eminent domain over water ways. Appropriation bill for 1808 carries34,770.000: J Common school fund for 1H>8 la $2,000,000. and for 1808 H.350,000. There were 744 bills and 180 resolutions Introduced In *•» house. 805 house bills and resolutions passed. In the senate, 155 bills Introduced and N panned. Four revolutions werfe defeated. Elfhty-elght bills read first or second tlmo only. CAN THE BELL COMPANY PAY? That the public asks only what is fair of the Bell Company for the right to do business in Atlanta, The Georgian submits a few figures for consideration. • The Bell’s investment in ’phones, lines, etc., is about $80 per local subscriber, including switchboard cost and other expenses connected with establishing lines. This makes a million dollars’ .worth of local equipment investment, on which the company should receive, say 10 per cent, or $100,000 a year. It costs $1.25 per month per 'phone, or $15.00 a year each, to operate these 'phones, which is a total of $180,000 for operating expenses. Allowing $100,000 pfir year for interest, deterioration, etc., on equipment and $180,000 for operating cost, we have a total of $280,000, against a local income of about $400,000. This leaves a margin of $120,000 a year, which, so far as can be seen, is mostly profit. In case there is any doubt that these figures are within the bounds of rea son, we refer the public to the fact that the competing telephone company gives an almost perfect service at. $3.00 a month, as against $4.00 a month for the Bell. Now we see that $3.00 is 25 per cent less than $4.00, the price the Bell company charges, and $120,000 is 30 per cent of $400,000, so if anybody denies that 30 per cent of the $400,000 taken in by the Bell company is profit, we simply refer him to the compet ing company, which sells to the public a service at just about what we have allowed the Bell company for their cost. Now we doubt that the Atlanta ’phone is in busi ness for its health, nor must it be forgotten that it has one of the greatest monopo lies in the world to fight in getting its business. Now, gentlemen of the council, in view of these facts, should not the Bell company pay something extra for the franchise, since this is the only just way we can collect proper revenue from that company? Can not the Bell company, which makes an enormous profit on its business in Atlanta, pay the city at least $12,000 a year out of its $120,000 for the free use of the entire city? This is only 3 per cent of the gross income, and is only as much as is paid in Richmond. It has been said that maybe conditions are not the same here as in Rich mond. Yes, that is right—Richmond threatened to cut down the company’s poles. Let’s not do that here—there is a more business-like way. In most things, how ever, we have observed that the citizens of Richmond are an average sort of peo ple, and if we don’t get 3 per cent, won’t Richmond differ from us in being a little smarter than we are? Gentlemen of council, won’t you think on these things a little and see if it won’t be best to reconsider the matter? CASTRO MAY SEIZE GUNS FROM BRITISI TROUBLEEXPECTEO It Is Feared President Will Send Troops After Raiders. Caracas, Vensxusla, Au*. 10.—'Trouble Is looked for as s result of the Invasion of Vcnesuclnn territory by a British force from British Guinea nml the seizure of 4.000 pounds of bitlatit <tbe gum of the bul let tree, used for Insulating wire) at the point of guns. Venesuela Is expected to take some retal iatory measures for the Invasion, and Pres ident Castro Is understood to have already made, representation* to the English diplo mat I e representative here. Unless a diplomatic understanding Is .pitched shortly. It Is feared Castro will send an expedition to recover the gum by # orce or nttark tbe ICngllsli residents. The pretext for the tingHsb Invasion was FOUR BLOWN TO PIECES BY DYNAMITE EXPLOSION Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 18.—The punching houie of the Dupont Powder Company, at Boyles, «lx miles from the city, blew up' at an early hour thla morning. The following men, engaged In punching dynamite at the time, were blown to atoms: WILL REYNOLDS. GEORGE BACH, recently from Chl- HARRY HALL, recently from Phila delphia. HERMAN SCHLEGEL. All the men were single. Thla la the third exploalon In Blr mlngham powder mllla In three weeks, with a total loaa of life of alx and many Injured. Tho explosion occurred before 18 o’clock. After a search (noting for several hours, only, the knee cap of one man was found. The shock was felt In blrmlnghnm and windows and chimneys were broken for a radius of one mile. The exploalon occurred at the Sterling dynamite plant. PRESIDENT GOES TO CELEBRATE FIRST LANDING OF THE PILGRIMS Oyster Bay, N. Y„ Aug. 18,—The summer capital was today transferred to the government yacht Mayflower as President Roosevelt started for Provlncetown to take part In the cele bration of the landing of the Pilgrims. The president sailed this morning. The wind and weather permitting, he will reach Provlncetown Tuesday morning and review n fleet of eight war ships before landing. GEORGIA POSTMASTERS ORGANIZE ST A TE BRANCH OFNA TIONAL LEAGUE FOURTH CLA88 P08TMA8TER8 OF GEORGIA WHO ORGANIZED STATE LEAGUE. TNISWEEK Governor Smith to Name Two New Members. POPE BROWN MAY BE CHAIRMAN Extraordinary Power Vest ed in Railroad Commis sion By Law. POSTAL MAY ARBITRATE Suggested That Over tures Had Been Made by Company. Before the end of the week tho rail road commission of Georgia will be completely re-organised. Under the most powerful public util ity law ever enacted by any state—not even excepting the famoua New York measure—Governor Smith will name two additional commissioners and a special attorney to represent that body. Though Senator Peacock made the positive statement on the floor of the senate Saturday night that Hon. Jf Pope Brown, of Hawklnsville., would not nceept the post If It should be tendered him, It Is known that Gov ernor Smith will use all of his argu mentative powers In trying to move Mr. Brown from that position. Since this bill was Introduced Gov ernor Smith has had In mind the for mer chairman of the commission as one of the new members. He recognises the fitness of Mr. Brown for the place, and Is more than anxious to have him accept. 8avannah Wants Member. Savannah Is more than anxious to have a member on the board. Early In the session a delegation of promt- nent citizens from that city wnlted on the governor to urgo the appointment of a Savannahlan In the event that the bill passed with the ■ Increase. For awhile It seemed that this feature was lost, but the administration won ' the final session of the body. .. It le said that the opponents of the railroad commission Ml! Introduced the provision for an attorney to the com mission. at 12,508 a year, as a "Joker," but they were dased by the readiness with which this provision was ac cepted. On the whole the governor Is content with the work of the legislature. The two supreme measures advocated by him were passed—disfranchisement and the public utility bill. While he would have liked a strong anti-pass and an adequate antl-lobbylng bill waied, he feels certain that this lagls- ntlon, along wlth.ottter Important mat ters. will be passed at the session of 1908. It Is admitted that the Candler- Overstreet public utility bill la one of the moat far-reaching and powerful measures of that character ever en acted Into law. It places In the hands of five men, who will be In perfect ac cord with the views of the governor, tremendous powers. Tremendous Powers. They can regulate not only pasoen ger and freight rates, hut the rates on street ear lines, the business of cotton enmprossea, the telegraph and tele phone tolls and the express business. They can regulate the charges for steam heating In cities like Atlanta— In fact, will hold sway over every pub lic utility corporation doing business In Georgia. And their orders are final. Corpora tions cannot go into courts over the head of the commission. Heavy pen alty Is fixed for such attempts. The bill alfo provides for action to be brought directly against the control ling powers of a great corporation. To date the only three general meas. urea have reached the governor for his signature. Engrossing clerks In the house and senate are busy, while the enrolling committees of the two bodies are on hand to verify engrossed copies without delay. The senate work will probably be completed Tuesday, but It will take lerk John Bolfeulllet and hie force four or five days. The disfranchise ment and railroad commission bills will probably get to tbe governor Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning. NALLY WANTS ALL “ HIS MEN BACK Consignment of Typewriters Has Been Received at Company’s Offices. * New York, Aug. 19.—Seventy brok erage houses have signed the new wage seals while four are still standing out. New York, Aug. 19.—An optimistic feeling pervaded the' headquarters of the striking telegraphers today when It was announced that the Postal Com pany would In all likelihood aettle the strike by arbitration. The operators ore favorably Inclined toward the corporation because Its offi cers, unlike those of the Western Union, did not hamper them In the organisa tion of their union. It was declared suggestions of over ture hod been made by the Postal's . officials and that in all probability a meeting with arbitration In view will be held within the next twenty-four hours. President Nelly Talks. When asked If such was the case. Vice President Nally said: "We are seriously handicapped and are willing to employ the old men ‘ back. In Met wo would llko to have them return.” The Striking telegraphers In New York, Boston. Chicago and other prln- ' ctpal cities in the country, began to- i day the collection of a defense fund of 310,000,000. Help From Europe. The fund will not bo obtained from the heeds of great corporations but from smaller business houses. A like j fund Is to be raised by the trades unionists of Europe and the whole will ; be applied to the service of working men throughout the country regardlese ! of trade .or occupation. According to reporta which they raid had been received from all parts of the country, the operator! asserted today : that 89 per cent of the companies' old ! employees are now out, a gain of 1 j per cent elnce Wednesday. They said they were satisfied with the situation . and expected the companies to yield] within the next ten days or two weeks. ' Speaking for .the Postal Telegraph f Compapy today, Vice President Nally ‘ Is quoted os follows: What Nally 8ays. "It would be foolish for us to say I that conditions are as good as they . were before tbe strike. We certainly i regret that our men left ue, and while It cannot be anywhere near as disastrous to us as It must eventually be to the men Individually, we have, of course, felt keenly the disruption of organized, ■ disciplined conditions by which our ‘ service had become a smoothly running machine. "We did the beet we could—cut out a lot of branch offices and took operators from the relay wprk by opening direct circuits from New York to San Fran cisco and other cities—and got the bus iness out of the way, but It was slow and unsuccessful." Actors' Union To Help. Harry Devos, of the Actors' union, has pledged the support of that organ ization to the strikers, saying that It would do batter than It did for tha striking cool miners, for whom 325,009 was raised by entertainments. A large consignment of typewriting machines has been received at the main office of the Postal company. The furnishing of typewriters Is one of the demands made by the union, and It Is Continued on Pegs Three. tlefore adjourning Haturdny afternoon the postmasters of Georgia of tbe fourth cists completed tbe organisation of a stats league and eleeted officers for the year The result of tbe election was: H. It. I’ope. of llncbanan. president; W. T. Kitch- .•nsT of Mitchell, vice-president; Mrs. Belle Wright, of powder Springs, secretary end treasurer: E. A. Hollis, of Reynolds, sod I. M. II. Pwteber. of fbttla, members of tbe ezeentlve committee: J. Edgar 1’iicit, of Cummlng. sml F. M. Barfield, of plnebnret, dclegatea to the nezt national convention of the league, with J. L Rlnckman, of Hamilton, and E. A. Hollis, of Ueymdds, as alternates. . After the organisation took place resolu tions were mused tha-llng ttlc press of Atlanta for the publicity given to the meet ing of the league and to Pnstumater B. F. Blodgett, of Atlanta; I'oatmiister Walter Akerman. of Carterarillt; .Senator A. H, flay, lloustoim Harper of the Ptedmout Ho. In tbe afternoon the visitors went to tbe Atlanta noatofflce, where Postmaster Blod gett and his assistants showed them all through the office and they wore gtveu every omx’rtontty to see how malt was han dled In a big. modern poatoffhv. A constitution for the league wss pre pared and adopted, and the league adjourn- Atlaat* tad 7 m**r of iheu> declared that It ha-1 oat only bseu Interesting bat Instruc- Growth and Progress of the New South The Georgian hare records each day soma economic fact In reference to the onward progress of tha South. BY JOSEPH B. LIVELY Special to The Georgian. Huntsville, Ala., Ang. 18.—The stockholders of the Rowe Knitting Company will hold a inerting In thin city this week for the purpose of Increasing the capital stock, taking an the matter of doubling the rapacity of the mill nml considering other Important business. It la stated that W. I. Wellman, treasurer of the com- [way, hie secured a majority of the stock and Is snzlous for the ezpnualou of tbe enterprise. • As reported last week. Messrs. J. Fred Houston * Co., new operating 6,838 spin es st Cumberland, X. C„ will Imlkl another mill. The firm has engaged Houston 1th provide dth about three sod rlnkler eyt- main building will be one story high, 7»ii« feet. ; adding another story In the future. This structure will be equipped w 5.000 spindles, thus doubling the firm's output of U to 11a single, two. i four-ply cotton-weaving yarns In skeins, warps, tubes and cones. A sprli tent will be ■ pert of the new plant. Messrs Ileus ton * Co. have tlielr offices it 708 Provident hntldlng. Philadelphia. Ps. They have^ recently complete,! improve- mints at Cumberland st s cost of $30,00). Including the betterment of tbe water power plant by tbe Installation of two bortsontal turbines. The Manufacturers' Record of April * gave particulars of the organization of the Gray Yam Mills of Woodruff. 8. C., the company's purpose being to build a lO.OOO-spfndlr mill for manufsrtnnng Xos. 3" to 8) cotton yarns. Luring the poet week It was announced that the company has awarded contract to Mesers. C. K. Willard A Co., of Spartanburg, K. C„ for the construction of n ilain to develop power, which will probably be transmitted by electricity, f,,r operating the pro- Keifplsat! The mill building will In- three stories high. »iE$ feet In iFxe. rfan. ami sjieelOrations are being furnished by J. E. Slrrlne, of Greenville, 8. C-. who wss engaged or the erehltect unglneev In charge. W. II. Gray Is president of the Gray Yarn Mllla, which la capttallzsd at $1»,0W.