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THE WEATHER. For Atlanta and Vicinity—Fair tonight and Thursday; no decided change In temperature. The Atlanta Georgian Full and Complete Market Reports are Printed Every Day In The Georgian. AND NEWS “The Bracebrldge Diamonds,“ a thrilling mystery story, la now being printed In The Georgian. SPOT COTTON. Liverpool steady, 1.18; Atlanta, nominal, 11%; Now York quiet, 12.23; New Orleans steadj, 11%; Augusta firm, 117*16; Saran* nah quirt, 11%; Galveston easy, 12%; Mol)II«> steady, 11%. VOL. VI. NO. 38. ATLANTA, OA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18,1907. PRICE: Kellogg Gets Evidence Spread on Court Record. MILLIONS OF CASH FLOW INTO COFFERS In Eight Years Annual Prof its Amounted to About $61,000,000. 0OOO00OO0OOO0OOOOO43O00O0OO O 0 O OIL TRUST'8 PROFITS O O WERE MANY MILLIONS. O O a O New York, Sept. 18.—As a re- O O suit of the hearing Into the af- O O fairs of the Standard Oil Com- O O pany, before ex-Judge Kerris, It Is 0 0 learned that the combine earned, 0 0 In a period of eight years, from 0 0 1897 to 1906. the enormous sum O 0 of 8490.31R.934 in profits. This 0 0 was at the rate of more than 161,- 0 0 000,000 a year. In the same eight 0 0 years 8308,339,403 was distributed 0 0 among the stockholders. 0 0 0 000000000000000000O00OQ000 New York, Sept. 18.—Dividends many times in excess of the capital stock of the corporations controlled by the Standard Oil Company were the rule and not the exception under the Rocke feller administration. This fact became known today. For yearn the earnings of the Stand ard’s subsidiary companies have been clouded in mystery, but in ths pro ceedings today brought by tho Federal government to dissolve the Standard oil Company of New Jersey there was dragged from a reluctant witness. As sistant Controller Fay, an array of fig ures that staggered experts relative to the earnings of subsidiary companies of the Standard. Totals of these com panies, as added by attorneys, approxi mated a capital of over 892,000,000. The dividends paid In 1903 were over 847.- ooo.ooo; profits for same year were over 863.000,000. The dividends for 1900 were over 841— ooo.ooo, while the profits for the same year were over 837.000,000.' For a long time these figures have b*en sought by financiers, but it re mained for Mr. Kellogg, who Is repre senting the government In the proceed ings, to get this evidence and have it placed In the court record. According to the evidence, the husl- mss of the concern has been going up with leaps and bounds. The capital stock is 898,338.882. . It Is charged by the prosecution that the Standard OH Company controls ab solutely seventy subsidiary concerns. Gets $1,000 a Day. C. J. Fay, comptroller of the trust, was thf first witness today. Moritz Rosenthal, chief of the Stand ard Oil’s great array of lawyers, ar rived from Chicago today and assumed charge of the defense. He was Voters Declare For Prohibition at the Polls. DEMOCRAT CHOSEN FOR NEW GOVERNOR Constitution Reported Rati- tied By Good Majority in Tuesday’s Contest. Harrisburg. Pa.. Sept. 18.—Warrants were today lanued for tlie arrest of twelve accused grafters In connection Ith the building of the new state capitol. It Is said there will be over thirty criminal cases, and perhaps more will follow. Each will be put under $60,000 hall. Among those for whom warrants were Issued are: Joseph M. Hustton. architect and de signer of furniture; John H. Sander son, general contractor; James Shu maker. former superintendent of pub lic grounds and buildings; former Au ditor General William P, Snyder; Charles G. Wetter, who directed al teration of bills; former State Treas urer William L Slathues; Congress men H. Burd Cassel. Georgs F. Payne and Charles F. Kinsman. Wallis Bol- leuo, John G. Nolderer and George K. Storm. All of the Informations made today are for the purpose of having the cases go before the grand Jury at the term of court that begins next week. The charge against all the accused Is conspiracy to cheat and defraud the state. Civil actions to recover li portion of the money alleged to'have been graft ed will now be started to follow the criminal action. BURNEO TO DEATH Many of Those Who Es caped Flames, Are Drowned. Shanghai, China, Sept. 18.—A dispatch from Ching Kang says that the Japanese steamer Tafu undeii'by a half <I07.cn other law- j jf aru has been burned to the era of distinction.-* It wan understood I that Mr. Rosenthal, who i* said water’s euiro and that 100 passen* -.—a -km.t tka Blanitard OH * * gers and crew were cither burned to death or drowned. know more nbout the Standard Oil •'ompany than any of Ita office™, had Leen retained at a fee of 81,000 a day. Mr. Kellogg started work on what la described In the truat'a ledgers ns the "t\ M. Pratt Investment,” and elicited the information from Comptroller Fay that In the last eight years the profits ■ f the Standard OH Company had •unounted to nearly half a billion dol lars. "On what Is this entry, 'C. M. Pratt Investment, 8137,4007'” "That amount was received In Feb ruary, 1905. from C. M. Pratt." "Do you know* the source of that in come?" "I do not." "Does your balance sheet show the asset from which it was derived?" The witness hesitated. After staring I'lankly at the Standard’s lawyers he volunteered the Information that he "«lld not know." Listed as an Asset "Is the Waters-Pierce OH Compa ny's account listed as an asset In your hooks V* "Since 1905 It has not been carried, as far ns l know." "Was It there before 1899?" "Yes.” Rosenthal said the stock In question "as listed as an asset In 1899. "Yes, I want to find where It was while* earning an Income as it did in D92," naiil Kellogg. "What Is the as- -••t In 1899?" 13.067,892.16, the value of 2,747 shares." Attorney Mllburn objected to the line of questioning, but was overruled. All That Ha Knew. 'If tho books show a 83.000,000 en- ; ry In 1899 and nothing In 19oq. should th»* hooks show what disposition was "le of it—what was received for It?" the attorney asked. "It should." "Do you know of any entry that " >uld explain where the stock Is?" "No, sir." "Then all you know Is that In 1892 the Standard Oil received from the C. M Pratt Investment 8137,400; In 1904, 11.099,200, and In 1905, 81.853,700?" "Yes, Hlr." , Bonds Art Exchanged. The examination then wus directed t" the Item "Central Trust Co. Certlfl- ‘ ates." which appeared on the books of 'h*> Standard from 1899 to 1904, Inclu sive. The witness was asked to explain ”'*a. A typewritten explanation of th*.» First Race—Cloten, 5 to 2. won; Don- na Elvira 2 to 1. Cousin Kate. wa* put in evkltnce. Tho ex- a to t, third. Time, 1-U 3 6. STAGNANT POOL FORMS; SEWER WAS NEGLECTED Southern Has the Laugh On Counsel For North Carolina. Detnils present. are unobtainable at planatlon showed tho exchange of stocks and bonds of tht* National Stor age Co. for Central Trust certificates, which were In turn exchanged for $5.- 000,000 In Lehigh Valley railroad bonds and $100,000 In cash. Mr. Kellogg asked to havo the Item of $2,000,000 against Carter Oil Co., In the company's books for 1805. explain ed In view of the fact that that Item Is now listed at $449,216 more The witness could tell nothing nbout It ex cept to say that It probably represent ed an Incrcaso In value since the stock was bought from the National Transit Company. Tho witness handed the Inquisitor the statement showing tho account was opened after the stocks and bonds or the Lehigh Y'alley were exchanged for Standard stock nnd deposited tempo rarily with the Central Trust Company, which Issued certificates. Offering another statement, Kellogg asked If the stock In a number of other corporations were acquired rrom tne National Transit Company. "They* w’ere," replied tho witness, • which shows that $100,000 In cash and 4 per cent bonds of the Lehigh Valley railroad to tho extent of $5,000,000 was nald to the Central Trust Co. ••Did the Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey pay $2,000,000 for the Lehigh stock ?" ••X couldn't tell without referring to my books." RACE^ RESULTS. GRAVESEND. First Race—Big Chief, 8 to I, won; SinifUlne. 6 to 5. second; Miss Delaney, 5 to 1, third. Time, 1:08. second Race—Maxlmilllan, 4 to 1, wo^; Essex, 2 to 5. second; Ous Straus, out, third. Timers: 2-. TORONTO. Washington, Sept. 18.—The Southern railway hnd a laugh coming today. And the laugh came. It was all because Standing Master Montgomery, appoint ed by Judge Prltchnrd to take evidence In the Southern ralhvny matter In the North Carolina rate case, granted the dearest wish of the attorneys for North Carolina and ordered the Southern’s! officials to produce the books and pa pers showing tho operating expenses of the road In North Carollnn. When the hearing, which had been adjourned from September 11, con vened this morning in the Southern’s offices, Comptroller Plant of the South ern, called to his subordinate to pro duce all the records, hooks, vouchers and other papers showing the road's operating expenses for the fiscal years 1906 nnd 1907, ns nsked for by the state's counsel. Then ho turned to the state's counsel nnd remarked that there would be about 12,000 vouchers month, making about 290,000 vouchers, not to mention tho records and other books and papers. Mr. Woodward remarked that he nnd Mr. Rryant, Mr. Justice being nbsont today, would spend tho remainder of the day looking through the books and finding out what they meant. Some thing In his tone Indicated that he knew the size of the task he was map ping out. CAPT. FITZPATRICK SENDS HIS CHECK FOR SUM OF $113,866.28 New Orleans, Sept. 18.—Captain John Fitzpatrick, tax collector for the flrst district, made good his promise today when he forwarded a check for $113,- 866.28 to Baton Rouge to cover the nmount stolen by Charles E. Letten, his defaulting clerk. It was nt flr.U thought that $116,- 190, the amount stolen by Letten would 1m made good by Captain Fitzpatrick, hut his two per cent commission had to be deducted, which brought the total down to the figures first mentioned. 300 ARE REPORTED DROWNED IN BAY Seattle, Sept. 18.—A rumor i* in circulation today that a steam ship lias ironc down in Urixtol Hay with -WO panned tfera. At the li not credited. Crew Street Residents Make Complaint to City Officials. Insufficient drainage facilities at the corner of Crew and Richardson street*, resulting In flooded streets and yards for a week or more after each rain, and stagnant pools In dry weather, have caused strenuous protests from the residents, who assert that for months post the city authorities have Ignored the deplorable conditions. O. A. Hoarratt, who lives on the cor ner. states that he believes a case of typhoid fever In his house to be the direct result of the stagnant water, other residents complain vigorously of bad odors, mosquitoes and a generally unhealthy condition, to say nothing of overflowed yards nnd what they term a "lake" In the street for a week after each rain. Surface water for one-hn!f of the block In which Mr. Kcarratt lives Is suppose*! to be carried oft by a 6-Inch drain, which begins back of his real-i dence at several cesspools and runs beneath his house and the street, un- .der the store of G. B. Smith and Intel an open field, where there is a large 8EWER FAIL8 TO WORK. The map shows how the sewer water takes a course under a home nnd empties Into a field, forming a pool. hole In the ground by way of an out- When this drain did its work the water flowed Into the open field, form ing a stagnant pool, while some of It managed to get to a cesspool In the yard of R. W. Tidwell, who lives In Washington street, and thence Into the city sc*wer. That was hnd enough, the residents state, hut now tho pipe Is stop;»ed up, and when It rains the water floods Mr. Scarratt'tt yard and about nlxty feet of Richardson street, remaining until It Is either dried up by the sun or seeps Into the ground. Were the pipe clean It would be Inadequate, but ns It Is, the neighbors say tho drain Is worse than nothing. At the corner of G. B. Hmlth's gro cery store Is n catch basin connected with the drain and Intended to carry off water from the street. However, rain washes mud Into the opening, stopping up the pipe, and tho water backs up in the street. During dry weather the basin Is filled with stag nant water. The nutlet of tho drain In the open field back of the store Is one of the ugliest features. The pl|»e runs Into a hole In the ground about five feet across and three feet deep. It Is partly filled with water which Is of a dis agreeable dark brown color. To pre vent mosquitoes the neighbors doctor the hole with kerosene oil frequently. L. N. Hill, who lives but a short dis tance from the outlet, states that the odors are often Insufferable and that he believes the place bad enough to cause typhoid. The immediate trouble Is a stoppage of the pipe beneath Smith's store, pre venting the water from flowing Into the field. But were this opened it would probably choke up again. If It didn't another pond would form In the field. According to the statement* of Mr. Thomas If. Goodwin announces that ho will be a candidate for mayor In the primary to be held next year. Mr. Goodwin's announcement Is not In the form of "I am being urged by friends," but Is a positive declaration that he will be in the race at the begin ning and through to the finish. The whirlwind race of the well- known young attorney against W. R. Joyner, the present mayor, Is well re membered. Comparatively unknown nnd running against n man who was then regarded as tho most popular of ficial In the city of Atlanta, he carried four of the eight wards In the city and was defeated by the nurrow margin of 261 votes. "My platform," Mr. Goodwin sfated to The Georgian, "will he practically tho same ns that on which I ran for mayor before. "I shall advocate municipal owner ship. believing now as I did then that the city should own hiki operate Its own electric light and gas plants. I believe municipal ownership of these public utilities will result In better and cheap er lights, and thut the Investment by the city would bring good returns. "I do not subscribe to tho belief that the gas franchise Is perpetual. It has already expired and the city should take over this franchise. I shall advocate the forcing of the street car company to soli six, street car fares for a quarter, nnd also that the company shall have trailers for ne groes on all cars during rush hours In the morning and evening. "I believe In the equal adjustment of taxes. I nm heartily In favor of the election of city officials by tho people nnd Intend. If elected mayor, to do my utmost to see that the will of the peo ple, ns expressed at the polls, be curried Into effect. "I believe In granting only short-term franchises to the gieat corporations that use our streets and In exacting from them an Income on their gross re ceipts. The granting of such franchises as the one recently given tho Southern Rell Telephone C’ompany by the mayor and council I consider detrimental to the public good. "A new plank I shall embody In my platform will be the placing of the waterworks department In new hands. The recent troubles and Investigations have brought out conclusively that the waterworks needs new hands and new* minds to guide K.” Oklahoma City, Okla., Sept. 18.—Ok lahoma has ratified the enabling act | and become a state so far as Oklahoma and Indian Territory are concerned. The new state has gone Democratic and has voted to go dry. It Is now* up to President Roosevelt to sign the en abling nW. Returns from the largest cities and counties of Oklahoma and Indian Ter ritory Indicate that the constitution of the proposed new state has been adopt ed by u large mnjorlty; that the proht. billon clauso of the constitution hug been adopted an*l that the Democratic state ticket, headed by C. N. Haskell, of Muscogee, for governor, has been elected over Frank Frantz, the present territorial governor of Oklahoma, who wus the Republican nominee. Georgia prohibitionists are rejoicing over the news from Oklahoma. Press dispatches state that prohibi tion carried overwhelmingly for the new state at the election Tuesday. And a former Georgian was the mov ing spirit In the splendid fight that causes the new territory to begin lta statehood under total prohibition. J. G. Brendell was head of tbs pro hibition campaign committee, and through his Indefatigable seal and fine capacity for effective organisation the battle was won. Mr. Brendell has lived nmong the Pawnee Indians for years, and exerts great Influence over the red men. He lined them up al most solidly for prohibition the first time they ever exercised the franchise. Oklahoma's splendid struggle for pro. hlbltlon has been watched with keenest Interest here. Tuesday tho following telegram of encouragement was sent from Atlanta: Atlanta, Ga, Bept. 17, 1907. Rev. Dr. H. Alford Porter, Oklahoma City, Okla.: Executive committee of home mis sion hoard of Southern Baptist convnm tlon sends Baptists of Oklahoma ear nest prnyers for triumph of prohibi tion. JOHN M. GREEN, Chairman. DYING MAN WEDS IN HOSPITAL WARD New York, Sept. 18.—Informed by his physician that he must die In a few hours. Alfred Adler, a wealthy glove dealer at 745 Broadway, sum moned a rabbi to his bedside In the hospital and was married to Miss Jo hanna Hartung, to whom he had been engaged for eight years. He died an hour later. Mrs. Adler Is prostrated. LIVES OF EIGHT - MENACED BY BOMB New York. Bept. 18.—In an attempt to kill Antonio Splnelll, hla wife and their hIx children, blackmailers eet oil n bomb In the tenement house at No. 435 East Thirtieth street early today. The explosion partly wrecked every floor of the six-story building and caused a panic among the 160 persona living in It. WEALTHY GIRL IS SHOT DOWNBY JEALOUS LOVER New York. Sept. 18.—Screaming, "Julius, you won’t kill me,” Miss Drags Seigel, a pretty 2u-year-old girl, was shot down early today by Julius Hoff man, a former lieutenant In the Aus trian army, In a furnished room at No. 215 East Thirty-seventh street. The girl is dying in Bellevue Hos pital from three bullet wounds, and HofTman Is locked up in the Thirty- fifth street police station. Jealousy led the tragedy. The victim Is a daughter of a colonel in the Austrian army who died recent ly. leaving her 8100,000 which shs was to receive on her 21»t birthday. After shooting the girl, Hoffman turned the weapon upon himself, only to have the dying woman dash It from his hand. The former lieutenant Is In the police station little better than a raving maniac. Ills wife is In Bamfort, W. Va., where a suit for divorce Is now pend ing. "I loved Julius," Miss Rlegel moans frequently, "but he wouldn't believe Scarratt, P. J. Vo.-^ L. N. Hill and others, every city official who might possibly have any means of remedying the trouble knows of Its existence, hav ing been besought not less than two times. My opinion Is that the city should run a sewer down Richardson street," said Chief Jentzen, of the sanitary de partment. "I have nothing to do with »ne trouble except to clean out the cutch basin at the corner. I can hardly do that, as the pipe Is stopped up be low.” Commissioner of Public Works Col lier stated that he Intended to clean out the plf»© once more. He said that as Informed that one of the prop erty owners had stopped up the pipe to prevent a flow of water Into the open field. "I really believe the city ought to run sewer down Richardson street,” said Mr. Collier. "In that way all the water) be carried off. :ovdd I OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOftti*^ O INDIAN SUMMER NEAR; O O RAREST DAYS OF YEAR. O O O O Indian summer's golden days O O are coming, when wood and dale O 0 will flume with brilliant colors, O a and a soft, shimmering haxe float O O over the Georgia hills. To many O O they are the rarest days of all the D O year. Forecast: 0 O ’’Fair Wednesday night and 0 O Thursday." O Q Wednesday temperature*; 0 O 7 a. 72 degrees 0 O 8 a. ..74 degrees 0 0 9 a. 78 degree* 0 O 10 a. m. .. .. .. ..78 degr**c 0 O 11 a. 80 degree* 0 O 12 noon 88 degte** 0 O 1 p. in 85 degree* 0 O 2 p. 87 dogreM 0 0 0 00000000000000000000000000 V. \