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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. 0000000<H30000000<IOOOOO<IOO<I 0 o <> L00K8 LIKE RAIN CHECK8 O O MAY PROVE TO BE U8EFUL. O 0 O O The weather man keeps on talk- O lng about rain. Isn't he the mean O thing, with a pennant hanging al- O O most within reach. Here’s what O O he says Tuesday: O O ‘‘Showers and cooler tonight. O 0 Wednesday fair." O O The temperatures: O O 7 o'clock a. m. . 72 degrees O O 8 o'clock a, m 74 degrees O O 9 o'clock a. m 77 degrees O O 10 o'clock a. m 78 degrees 0 Oil o’clock a. m. 80 degrees O O 12 o'clock noon 82 degrees 0 0 1 o’clock p. tn !.. 84 degrees O O 2 o'clock p. m 85 degrees O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 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 I 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. , ' L