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Condition of Grain Crop
Announced By Depart
ment Board.
Washington, Sept. 10.—The estimated
condition ot the grain crop wan an
nounced today by the crop reporting
board of the department of agriculture
as follows:
Corn condition on September 1 was
80.2, os compared with 82.8 last month
nnd >0.2 on September 1, 1908. 89.2 on
the corresponding date In 1900 and a
ten-year average of 81.0.
Spring wheat condition when har
vested was 77.1 as compared with 79.4
on August 1, 1907, 83.4 at time of har
vesting In 1908, 87.3 In 1905 and 88.2 In
1904.
Oat crop condition, when harvested,
was 66.5, against 75.6 last month; 81.9
Oyster Bay, N. Y„ Sept. 10.—Secre
tary Straus, of the department of com
merce and labor, and Charles P. Neill,
commissioner of labor, were In confer
ence with President Roosevelt today
regarding the telegraphers' strike.
No statement could be obtained re
garding the probability or Improbabil
ity of the president taking a hand In
the strike. *
questions relative to the enforce
ment of the eight-hour law In addition
to th“ -trike brought Mr. Neill to Oys
ter Bay.
Secretary 8traus has just returned
from an extended trip through the
Northwest and had much to tell the
president concerning the business and
political situations as be found them.
GOMPER8 18 CONFERRING
WITH STRIKE LEADER8.
New York. Sept. 10.—Samuel (tam
per*, president of the American Feder
ation of Labor, was still conferring
with leaders of the striking telegra
pher* here today, and It was said de
velopments could be expected soon.
There was some Interest In the pros
pects of President Small, of the telegra-
Tha Georgian here records each day *o*>*
economic fact Id reference to the onward
progress ot the South.
The Manufacturers' Record has frequently referred to the Southern Power
Company, of Charlotte, N. C., and Its extensive water-power elecirlc«l derclot'
ments In North and South Carolina. While In Charlotte lint wgek, Dr. W. Gul
Wylie, of New York, the company’s president, was quoted by the Charlotte News
as follows:
“If Interest and depreciation cm cost of steam plant be added to the cost of
coal and coat of talior. the average coat of power In this district would be In the
nelghlmrhood of 831 per horse power per year. In order to make thl- figure cun.
parable with coat of eleetrtc power, the coot of the friction of the additional -hurt-
Ins ncceuary In steam-driven plants must he added to ,thl« M4 net horse power
per yenr. Mill engineers In this section estimate this friction at about is per cent,
which would bring np tbo total cost of power delivered at the machine 1*0 per
horse power pyr year.
•The Southern Power Company Is selling this power for n horse power per
year, which Is only half of the cost that the mill owner Is paying for power today.
To get some Idea of what this means In rtraod number* to North and Booth i sro-
llna. we will eslimste the total horse power of the mills at 2>»,00o, for which the
will owners have been paying S8.0IM.aK. hot with.power at (28 a horse-cow-r year
It will only cost them HJKMA n net saying of S4.00n.0M annually to North end
Mouth Carotins, which will help vastly In ths competition against Northern mills.
■it Is Impossible for ths Southern rower Company to develop power quickly
caoagh for the demand.
■The 45.0*0 horse-power of the Catawhs and Great Falls stations has already
been contracted for. and them Is hardly n day that ws are not called open for
tuore power. It In for thin reason that ws are employing all Ihe men ths* can b-
ndrnntageoualy worked at Rocky Creek. Th* output of this plant will be doubt* that
of Ninety-Nine Islands, on Ihe nr, a I river, and further. Its conveei-n situation
and ni ceaalhllity lewis Itoelf to rapid construction. When this plant la complete,]
we believe that It* ontpat will In a measure help ns to supply the demand and
E re us time to develop the smaller powers st Flablsg Creek, Wsteree, «tc„ which
■ II trttnli nhmit ljVAl hortt-namr
. GOVERNOR HOKE SMITH.
He addressed crowd of nearly 5,000 at Sparta, in Hancock county,
Tuesday.
THE WEATHER.
For Atlanta and T1 canity—Show
ers and cooler tonight, Wednes
day lair.
The Atlanta Georgian
Full and Complete tylarket Reports are Printed Every Day
In The Georgian.
AND NEWS
“The Bracebrldge Diamonds,” a thrilling myitery story, Is now
being printed In The Georgian.
SPOT COTTON.
Liverpool, ea»y; 7.32. Atlnnta, nomt*
nnl; 13H. New York, quiet; 13,0G. New
Orleans, quiet; 13 9-16. Augusta, ateadyt
1315-16. Jnvnnnnli, steady; 1213-16.
VOL. VI. NO. 31.
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10,1907.
PRIfTR- laAtlestai TWO CBNTt.
a ■‘■ba.VgXh. Os Traloat nvg CENT*.
Revjews Work of, As
sembly and Out
lines Plans.
T. W. HARDWICK
ONE OF SPEAKERS
Governor Smith Discusses
Railroad Legislation and
Results to the State.
By JOHN C. REE8E.
Sparta, Ga., Sept. 10.—Before a crowd
of 5,000 Hancock county citizens, with
hundreds from adjoining counties, Gov
ernor Hoke Smith delivered an address
this afternoon. The site chosen for the
big rally and barbecue prepared In
honor of the first coming of the chief
executive to Hancock county was that
Of the new Tenth District Agricultural
School, which Is not yet completed.
Besides Governor Smith, one of the
speakers at the rally this afternoon will
be Hon. Thomas W. Hardwick, con
gressman from this district, and
warm friend of Governor Smith, Mr,
Hardwick Is again In the race for con
gress and his election Is confidently
predicted by his friends.
Governor Smith's address was heard
with the closest attention and cheers
greeted his plea for better educational
facilities and his outline of plans con
cerning corporation legislation and the
enforcement of the law. Ho dwelt es
pecially upon the rnllroad commission
bill, and declared that while there was
.nn-deslrn to oppress tho railroads; that
they mu.t he content to earn dividends
upon ro.J, not Imaginary. Investments.
He took up the disfranchisement ques
tion and urged pilre election*. All at
the reform measures passed by the last
general assembly were touched upon
during his address.
See Page 4 for Governor’s Speech.
TWO MEN DROWN
WHEN BARGE SINKS
Kenosha, Wls., Sept. 10.—Two men
were drowned and several others had
narrow escapes this morning when the
sandsucker dredge H. A. Root, owned
by the Guckneck and Seub Company,
of .Milwaukee, turned turtle In Keno-
sha harbor nnd sank In thlrty-slx feet
of water.
BIG PLANT BURNED;
LOSS IS $100,000
Gardner, Miss., Sept. 10.—The entire
plant of Nicholas & Stone, chair man
ufacturers, was destroyed by fire to
day, entailing a loss of 8100,000.
LABOR UNION WANTS
STILLINGS PUT OUT
Washington, Sept. 10.—The Central
Labor Union of Washington forwarded
resolutions to Oyster Bay today, charg
ing Public Printer Stillings with "law
lessness, Inefficiency, Injustice and hos.
tlllty to organised labor," and seeks
his removal.
WAR BALLOON
SIGNAL SUCCESS
London, Sept. 10.—A successful test
of the new British war balloon was
made today at Fam bo rough, the expe
riments proving the worth of the.air
ships. A balloon ascended from the
village common, circled over the com
mon and performed varioue other evo
lutions.
FRED BUSH FILES
BANKRUPTCY PAPERS
OTHERWISE ENGAGED AT PRESENT
Eleven Slain in Streets*
of Lodz—Many
Hurt.
LEAGUE ORGANIZED
TO SLAY HEBREWS
Hundreds of Persons Put to
Death in the City of
Odessa.
Warsaw, Poland, Sept. 10.—Another
massacre of Jews Is In progress at
Lodi, Poland.
A message received here from that
city atates that eleven persons have
been killed and fourteen Injured.
At the time tho message was sent the
massacre was still going on.
LEAGUE IS ORGANIZED
TO KILL JEWISH PEOPLE.
Berlin. Germany, Sept. 10.—Ven
geance on Jews for attempts on the
lives of Csar Nicholas, Premier Stoly-
pln and other high dignitaries. Is the
object of a new anti-Semitic organiza
tion Just making Its appearance here.
Prominent Hebrews believe the for
mation of the league presages a gen
eral massacre of their people. The
league asserts that the Jews are re'
sponsible for all ot Russia's mlsfor
tunes, and declares that Its purpose
Is to save the empire from conspiracies.
It Is estimated that hutklreds of Jews
hove been killed at Odessa, Russia,
within tho week, and, the police are
preventing others from leaving the
Placard! have been posted at Ktshl-
nolf nnd other towns calling oh the
populace to attack tho Jews. : f "'
SLAUGHTER IN KI8HINEFF
IS NOW BEING PLANNED.
KIshlnefT, Sept. 10.—Following the
massacre of 100 Hebrews a; Odessa,
deliberate plans are being maae for
another massacre of Jews In KIshlnefT
« iore widespread and terrible than the
rat great butchery in the Jewish quar.
ter of this city some years ago.
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Japan May Demanc
Indemnity From
England.
TROUBLE LIKELY
TO BE RESUMED
Asiatics at Vancouver Are
in a State of Terror
at Present.
Vancouver, B. C.. Sept. 10.—Fearing
repetition of the antl-Oriental riots
of September 7, ChlHese and Japanese
residents of the city are arming them'
selves, and It la certain that If an out'
break occurs there will be bloodshed.
Hundreds of Japanese and Chinese
had bought firearms before the police
ordered the hardware dealers to cease
selling to the Asiatics.
Several hundred special policemen
have been sworn In nnd there Is talk
of calling out the military. Feeling
runs high, and an attack Is likely to
occur at any time. So far, there has
been no one killed, but several of those
Injured In the riots are In a serious
condition.
Jap Official Investigates.
Ylro lahl. director general of com
merce and trade, department of foreign
affairs, who Is here, has sent a telegram
to Japanese Consul General Nosse at
Ottawa, telling of the attacks on his
countrymen. He reports that stores
operated by Japanese were stoned,
"So far as I con ascertain,” says
tshi, "only one Japanese was wounded.
The police force, did. Its best, but there
Is hardly any hope of relief In that
direction. Consul Mnrlkawa Is stay
ing at the seat of the disturbances, try
ing to Impress upon the city police to
extend their protection over the Japa
nese residents and at the same time to
suppress the utmost excitement of the
Japanese.”
Mob’s Angtr Increased.
When It became known that the Ori
entals were armed and were deter
mined to protect .themselves, the anger
of the mobs Increased, and the next
clash. It Is feared, will precipitate
shooting Instead of stone and bottle
throwing. When lt> became known that
at least a dozen while people were
staobed by Japanese during Saturday's
rioting, ths fury of the mob was In
creased.
Working people here resent the Infer
ence that the anti-Japanese feeling was
Inspired by trades unionists of the
United States and that the trouble with
the Japanese In Shn Francisco offered
an example to be followed. They deny
that there was nny agitation and ex
plain that the feeling in Vancouver waa
WITH.THE'USUAL APOLOGIES TO CARTQ0NI8T BRIGGS, OF THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE.
MIT BITE
LAW ILLEGAL
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Important Decision Is
Handed Down in
Pennsylvania.
MAY AFFECT CASES
ALL OVER COUNTRY
Railroad Wins Protest Case
Before Judges in City of
Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Sept. 10.—A decision
was handed down by Judges Wilson
and Audenreld In common pleas court
No. 4 this morning declaring the 2-
cent fare law of the state of Pennsyl
vania unconstitutional.
- This dec'slon Is In favor of the Penn
sylvania railroad.
Judge Audenreld wrote the decision,
the mat'er of It having been agreed
upon with Judge Wilson before Judge
Wilson went on his vacation. It cov
ered 500 pages and la a lengthy treatise
on the rate question In Pennsylvania
and In general.
It Is believed that the decision, espe
cially In view of Governor Hughea' veto
of a similar bill In New Tork state, will
have great Influence throughout the
country.
The decision Is of special Interest to
Philadelphia commuters who have been
restricted In buying commutation tick
ets to September 30. Tho new 2-cent
rate was to havo gone Into effect on-
October. ,
CLOWRY IS BACKED
UP BI EXECUTIVE
IUI
Continued on Page Five.
SPEAKS AT SPARTA TUESDAY
President’s Position Rela
tive to Strike is Ap
proved.
ARMY OF 7,000 LEAVES
TO CURB TRIBESMEN
Paris, Sept. 10.—It Is learned on good thoroughly disrupted French and Span.
lah soldiers will be detailed to police
the cities. q
A brigade of 7,000 men will leave for
Tangier tomorrow.
. Germany's reply to the French note
relative to the formation of a Moroc
can police force favors the plan.
authority that France and Spain have
now a common understanding with'the
powers signatory to the Algeclras'con-
ventlon and that an expedition against
ths warring tribesmen In'Morocco will
not arouse suspicion or criticism among
other nations.
General Drude will assume the offen
sive In a few days. The Moors will be
driven before the French troops and
scattered. After the army - haa > been
GENERAL DRUDE 18 ILL
IN CITY OF CASA BLANCA.
Casa Blanca, Sept/ 10.—General
Drudo, the French commander. Is se
riously III.
Again the limelight'Is thrown on Fred
Bush. This time It Is. because of the
filing of a voluntary petition In bank
ruptcy ln the Federal court. And among
the creditor^* scheduled Is C. V. Doo
little, also once In the llmelfght.
The petition gives Bush's liabilities
1902.81, with no assets. Doolittle is
down on the schedule as a creditor to
the extent of (78.80.
RACE RESULTS.
SHEEP8HEAD.
First Race—Roseben. 1 to 5, won:
Veil. 8 to 5, second; First Premium,
even, third. Time, 1:11 8-5.
Second Race—Royal Lady. 1 to 2.
won; Druid, 2 to 1.'second; Mary F„ 5
to 1, third. Time 1:40.
MONTREAL.
First Race—Taunt. 7 to 2. won; Mas
ter Lester, 2 to 5, second; Willis Oreen,
out. third. Time 1:48.
Second Race—Emma O., 4 to 1, won;
Drena. l to 2. second; Vista, even,
third. Time 1:02 8-5.
New York,/ Sept. 10,—The executive
committee of the board of dlrectora of
the Western Union Telegraph Company
today gave Its unqualified approval to
the coure# pursued by President Clowry
and the other officers of the company
In the conduct of the strike of tho tele
graph operators.
The puyment of the usual quarterly
dividend was provided for.
ROOSEVELT HEARS
EIGHT MEN PERISH,-
THIRTY ARE BURNED
Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 10.-Cat off
from all escape by dames, eight workmen
perished and thirty others were fatally
horned today In s lire which practically de
stroyed s steam mill st Real, Hungary.
The lire la Mlered to have been of Incsm
diary origin.
WALL STREET HEARS THAT
NEW FARC LAW It VOID,
New York. -Sept* 10,—Wall, street
learned today that the 2-rent fare law
of the stale of Pennsylvania has been
derlarea. unconstitutional by Judge
Aiuienreld. ot the court of appeals ot
Philadelphia.
The decision was given today In fa
vor of the Pennsylvania railroad, which
brought an action to determine the
constitutionality of the law. Similar
actions have been brought In other
Eastern states In which the 2-cent law
hns been enacted.
“Won't Affect Georgia."
Chairman S. G. McLendon, of ■ the
Georgia railroad commission, does not
believe that the decision of the Phila
delphia judges, declaring the 2-cent
fare on the Pennsylvania railroad un
constitutional, will in any way affect
ths passenger rate question In the state
of Georgia. ■ -
'Tho decision declaring the rate un
constitutional will not afreet Georgia In
any respect." said Chairman McLen
don Tuesday. "These questions nr* all
case questions and each must be decid
ed upon their own merits In each state.
A 2-cent rate on the Pennsylvania rail
road may be confiscatory, and In that
event would be unconstitutional, and
the effect would be the same In Geor
gia, ahould a reduction In the passen
ger rate amount to a confiscation on
any railroad.
“As a matter of feet, the supreme
court has already held that the 2-cent
rate In Michigan Is* unconstitutional,
but that does hot affect any other
state.” i »' v
Decision Hat WeighL
In discussing the decision and Its
bearing on the rate queetlon In Geor
gia. Colonel P. H. Brewster, of the law
firm of Doreey, Breweter. Howell M
Heyman, couneel for the Southern rail
way. took an optimistic view and said
the decision would probably have
weight over the country.
"8urety,” aald Colonel Brewster. “If a
2-cent rate is unconstitutional In Penn
sylvania and Is considered confiscatory
for the Pennsylvania road. It must be
so in Georgia, with one-tenth the pop
ulation."
After being acquainted with the de
cision, Colonel Breweter was Inclined to
think the prospects ot the railroads in
fighting the - 2-cent and other chea*
rates In Georgia were brighter. , '
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