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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2. 1011.
POPE BROWN TO GET
HALFJHE FARMERS
Continued From Pago On*.
favor of protecting and making It
stronger.
In Second and Eleventh.
"John W. Greer, speakings of the po
litical situation In south Georgia, said:
“ ‘I havo Jjeen thru the Second and
Eleventh congressional districts since
the gubernatorial campaign opened and
I found that southwest Georgia la al
most certain to give Pope Brown a mn.
Jorlty of the counties; in fact, I think
that all the counties In jouthwest Geor
gia except perhaps Dougherty, Colquitt
and Miller will give their unit votes to
Pope Brown.
•••In southeast Georgia the situation
Is more mixed. In the counties sur
rounding Savannah there seems to be a
strong Bussell sentiment, but the Indi
cations are that a large percentage of
•this vote comes from the Joe Brown
faction, and Pope Brown has a splendid
chance to carry a number of these
counties that have been claimed by tho
other candidates My own county, Tift,
has given Joe Brown a small majority
of Si or S3 In both his races, but Rus
sell will get from 100 to 200 votes In the
county and 75 per cent of It will come
I from the Joe Brown faction, and the
Indications now are that Pope Brown
! will win the county.'
•'A. S. Morgan, a cotton buyer, whose
home Is at Winder, has Just returned
■ from a business trip thru southwest
1 Georgia. He says the sentiment Is fast
j changing In Pope Brown's favor, and
i he Is growing every day. He has been
i thru Muscogee, Chattahoochee. Stew-
I art, Webster. Sumter, Randolph and
Terrell counties, and says:
••I am confident that Pope Brown
will without a doubt carry Chattahoo-
' chee. Stewart, Webster, Sumter. Ran-
; dolph, and with even rhances In Musco-
, geo and Terrell. If Pope Brown con
‘.‘M’NAMARAS HAVE BETRAYED LABOR
IMPOSTORS OF THE WORST TYPE
—SAMUEL GOMPERS.
: tlnues to gain in the next few days as
he has In the past. Pope Brown, will
; carry both these counties.’ •
J. E. T. Bowden's Forecast
• "J. E. T. Bowden, ono of tho best
. posted men politically In the state
1 says '
•"In my travels In south Georgia I
. find that In the hirst congressional
I district Dick Russell will carry the
I majority of the counties. Perhaps
! Tattnall. Screven and Liberty counties
; will not give him a majority. I am
Inclined to believe that Tattnall and
I Liberty counties will be In the Pope
i Brown column, and! with a little work
j he can carry Liberty. In the Eleventh
! congressional district Pope Brown has
Idecldefily the best chance. Dick Rus-
i sell will carry Charlton county In this
{district, and the race Is very close be-
> tween Russell and Joe Ilrown In
'Lowndes, but as the prohibitionists
•have clearly drawn the lino In this
(county, with Dick Russell dividing the
•votes with Joe Brown, I would not be
. surprised to find Pope Brown the wln-
’ nor of Lowndes county by a small plu
rality. Berrien county, which gavo Joe
.Brown a big majority In both of his
races, has turned to Russell. I do not
believe that he can carry Berrien this
time, for I believe Russell will carry
this county. In Brooks, Irwin, Ben
Hill. Coffee, Jeff Davis, Appling, Pierce,
Waro and Camden, Pope Brown Is a
suro winner. Glynn county Is divided
between Pope Brown and Dick Russell,
with the odds in favor of Brown. In
Wayne county the fight Is very closo
between all three candidates. Tbe
county of Echols I concede to Joe
Brown, but the Dick Russell forces are
Claiming It Theso two congressional
districts were In the past Joe Brown's
stronghold, but ho has utterly foiled to
retain lib eld strength, and he will be
a very slow third where he before was
a strong first
•'In the Second congressional dis
trict Popo Brown will carry 'tho coun
ty of Thomas. Tift and Colquitt may
go for Joe Brown, altho I bcltcve a
llttlo work In Tift county will change
.the situation somewhat. Grady coun
ty, I think. Is between Popo Brown and
Russell. Is r.itur, .Mitchell, linker, I bu
ll nil-1 Mil:- r - .-untie* an- nil f-r l’.-i -•
Brown..-Dougherty may go for Rus-
sell, but Joe Brown has some chance
In this county. Now In the twelfth
district there la no doubt that Pope
Brown will be the winner by a big ma
jority. berauec I firmly believe that he
will earn - Dodge, Telfair, Laurens,
Johnson, Pulaski and Montgortiery
counties. Of the other four counties In
this district I know very little. In the
, alghth congressional district In north-
cost Georgia, Pope Brown will be a
•UP winner. I believe tbat he will
l carry every county In this district ex-
icept two or three, which are divided
' between Russell and Joe Brown.
“ ’In my travels throughout the parte
• of Georgia I have named I have found
In meeting the people on the traine
. and In the hotele that It Is generally
i conceded by the majority of them that
I Joe Brown has failed to muster any
strength In this campaign, and the re-
- suit will be that he will be a slow third
ond that while Dick Russell Is very
active It will be Impossible for him to
win because the prohibitionists of
Georgia have concluded that there Is
no middle ground In this campaign, and
that the Issue Is clearly drawn between
them and local option. I truly predict
a landslide for J. Pope Brown on De
cember 7.' ’’
New York, Dec. 2.—"I am astounded
I am overwhelmed. My credulity has
been Imposed upon. It Is like a bolt
out of the clear sky. I would have
backed up tbe McNamaras with my
life. I had their personal assurance
that they were Innocent. They are a
couple of Impostors—Impostors of the
wont type. I have always condemned
acts of violence. Tho American Fed
eration of Labor Is a law-abiding in
stitution. I do not say that the awful
acts of the McNamaras will hurt the
cause of labor, but such things do not
help the labor movement"
The above statement summarises the
official attitude of Samuel Gompera.
president of' the. American Federation
of Lamor, uppn the confessions and
pleas of guilty of John J. and James B.
McNamara yesterday In Los Angeles. It
Is taken from an emphatic statement
which Mr. Gompera made in this city
before leaving today for Troy, N. Y.,
to attend , a labor hearing.
"The MeNamaraa havo betrayed la
bor," continued Gompera. "We have
been Imposed upon in that affair cruel
ly, for there waa no doubt In my mind
that the accused men were innocent
the charge against them. In this
was backed up not alone by my • own
opinion, but by tho assurances which
they gave to mo in letters- that they
were innocent. They begged mo to
convey the assurance to labor, which
believed and hod faith In them.
"I did not know James B. McNamara
until I mot him at that time, but I
knew John J. in an ofllcial way. They
impressed me with their sincerity, and
i was kindly disposed toward them, and
I believed them when one of tho broth
ers said earnestly to me: tWe are all
right. 1 As I was parting from John
J., I remember ho took rny hand and
»ald: 'Take this message from me to
the laboring men of the country. This
is a damnable put up Job and we are
innocent.'
"I saw no reason for doubting their
word. But they do not represent labor,
for labor does not win by such meth
ods. Of course. In the minds of many
their action will havo a damaging ef
fect upon labor and the labor move
ment, but tho realization will come that
labor is not back of brutality and
crime.”
LOS ANGELES BUSINESS MEN
RESPONSIBLE FOR CONFESSION
Lot Angeles, Deo. 2.—Interesting de
velopments followed today In the wake
of the dramatic ending of tho McNa
mara case,abut onfi of the most strik
ing was tho revelation of the part that
the business men of the city played In
Inducing John J. McNamara and James
B. McNamara to confess to dynamite
outrages.
A group of business men got together
some time ago and discussed the dan
gers which might attend a prolonged
session of the trial, together with the
MANY DISCLOSURES EXPECTED
TO FOLLOW THE CONFESSIONS
league desires to say:
1. That In our Judgment tbe ef-
• fort to make It appear that there are
, wide differences of opinion as to what
was actually said by Dr. White are
. nut confirmed by a careful comparison
or the charges and admissions con
tained In the two statements above
given.
2. Tbat the statement given to the
publlo by Dr. Toung and Mr. Richards
was a copy of the notes made by the
secretary of tbe meeting at which Dr. I
■White was present and'spoke. There
was no quotation from memoir, for the
purpose of publication, of statements
made more than two months ago.
3. That the nature of Dr. White's ad
mission was so surprising to the gen
tlemen present that It was commented
on publicly by Dr. Len O. Broughton
• t the time and privately by many oth
ers then and afterward.
-i. That the following men were pres
ent and heard Dr. White's speech and
. cun testify to any who may desire fur
ther Information as to any questions
of veracity which Dr. White has raised:
W. Woods "White, Dr. L. O. Hardman,
• W, D. Upshaw, P. H. Todd. Dr. J. J.
Bennett, Dr. John F. Purser, A. B.
f'aldwell, Dr. Len Q. Broughton, Dr. M.
J. Cofar and Dr. C. W. Daniel!
5. That the Georgia Anti-Saloon
league Is a permanent organization of
the patriotic and Christian people of
Georgia for the purpoae of the ester-1
ruination of the liquor traffic; tbat Its
plans and policies are determined by
rotn who give their time and service
growing bitterness of labor toward cap
ital which would Inevitably accompany
It
, Altho attempts were made to keep
this movement secret, general credence
today was glvsn to reports that promi
nent men of affairs were behind the
plan to effect a compromise en a basis
that clemency be shown the self-con-
vlctcd men If they would confess. This
movement developed Into the chief fac
tor which brought an early end to the
trial.
BURNS’ DETECTIVES WORK
ON CINCINNATI CASES
Cincinnati, Deo. 2,—Two of William
J. Burns' detectives are In Cincinnati
today and It Is presumed they are
working on some new anglo of the
McNamara ease. The operatives are
H. B. Martin and C. F. Tracy. When
Burns was id Cincinnati several days
ago he conferred with Tracy, who has
been In Cincinnati at Interval* for at
least a month. Following Burns' visit
Martin Joined Tracy. Both refused to
discuss their work In this city. .
Tracy is the detective who Induced
Frank Eckhoff to leave Cincinnati with
another Burns man. Tracy was at po-
Ilco headquarters when Eckhoff Is de
clared to have made Important revela
tions regarding dyiuunltlngs In Cin
cinnati and many other cities. For this
reason It Is thought the Investigation
uf M art In anil Tracy involves some
Cincinnati cases and will -bring arrests
here.
“ACTS OF VIOLENCE ARE NOT
% IN NAME OF ORGANIZED LABOR”
Roanake, Vs., Deo. 2.—"I am utterly
shocked; I scarcely know what to
think; but all must understand that
John J. McNamara and James B. Mc
Namara never carried out any of their
acts of vlolencp In the name of labor,"
said John Mitchell, vice president of
the American Federation of Labor, to
day. Mr. Mitchell came to Roanoke to
lecture and, delivered himself of these
sonttments before leaving today.
“I confidently expected that the Me
Namaraa would be acquitted of the
0 —JOHN' MITCHELL.
charges against them. I believed that
it would bo.shown that.a gas explosion
had wrecked The Los Angeles Times
building. .Having been a miner, I nat
urnlly know something about oxplo
slvcs, and I did not believe It possible
that dynamite. could have been • used.
From tho beginning tho American Fed
eration of Labor asked the public to
withhold Judgment until the accused
brothers had been given a fair trial.
Tile confession must be a keen shock
to.many who.believed them.Innocent.'
Indianipolis, Ind., Deo. 2.—With the
g resence of Burns detectives, headed
y J. A. G. Badorf, chief of staff. In In
dianapolis for more than a week, and
conferences between them and Assist
ant United States Attorney McCor
mick, of California, as well as with
United States District-Attorney Miller,
cornea the Information that the books
of tho structural Iron workers asso
ciation are being again overhauled and
that the authorities have found "pay
dirt,” which may lead to later startling
disclosures. Involving men In other
Starts of the country.
That the fight against the transfer
of the Iron workers' records from the
custody of tho circuit court by the
Federal grand Jury at the time the
Federal grand. Jury was sitting
was moro than an effort to pre
vent the transfer of the evidence * to
tho California court, was Intimated
when the grand Jury recently dropped
the McNamara case temporarily.
Prosecutor Bnker, of Marlon county,
declared <that after spending thousands
of dollars and eight months' time with
the assistance of two expert iiccount-
nnts In going thru the unlon'B records
ho had amassed evidence upon which
ho expocted the Marion county grapd
Jury to return Indictments against n
number of pcrsonB closely associated
with J. J. McNamara In conduct of tho
Iron workers union's affairs.
Tho Federal Investigation of dyna
miting charges will go on despite the
pleas of guilty entered by tho men In
Los Angeles. United States District
Attorney Charles W. Miller, who has
chargo of the Investigation, said that
tho action In Los Angeles would only
havo tho effact of strengthening the
government's caso.
> "There will be neither halt nor let
up here," said Mr, Miller. "Our.Inves
tigation covers a much wider scope
than tho Los Angeles case and wo are
making good progress."
“UNION LABOR IS EAGER TO SEE
ALL THE DYNAMITERS PUNISHED”
Chicago, Dsc, 2.—That more arrests
may bo expected In The Los Angeles
Times dynamiting cases was tbe dec
laration of William J. Burns, the de
tective who directed the gathering of
evidence against John J. McNamara,
treasurer of the International Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers union,
and hls brother, James B. McNamara.
Burn* Intimated that there Is evi
dence against men higher In rank than
John J. McNamara.
'The arrests are not to be made Im
mediately ” be asserted, "but they are
a certainty. It would be unwise at tbls
time to Indicate who the men are or
how many of them there are. But It
can be stated as a fact that every
K roon connected with these dynamlt-
I outrages le to be brought to Jus-
wlthout compensation, and that Dr. G.
W. Young and Mr. J. B. Richards are
employed to give their whole time to
the work of the league.
(. That we submit In all fairness
that this official relation to the Anti-
Saloon league dose not disqualify Dr.
Young and Mr. Richards, before rea
sonable people as to their competency
to testify as to a question of fact or
Impair the records of meetings held.
7. That the Georgia Antl-Baloon
league is officially and personally in
different as to what opinion The Con
stitution may entertain es to the mo
tives of Its efforts In behalf of the
cause of prohibition.
Furthermore, we are decidedly of the
opinion that any man whose standing
as a prohibitionist Is dependent upon
The Constitution's commendation and'
Indorsement subjects himself to the
Just suspicion of every man who has
consistently contended for the aboli
tion of the liquor traffic In Georgia.
(Signed) S. R. Belk. President of
Georgia Anti-Saloon League; Charles
W. Daniel, Chairman of Headquarters
Committee; M. J. Cefer, Chairman of
Legislative Committee.
—DETECTIVE BURN8.
tics, no matter who they hre."
"Do you mean to Intimate that some
of these men aro of high rank?" the
detective.was asked.
"You may Interpret what I said as
you please," he replied, "I am Batte
ned that union labor will be among
those eager to see that every person
responslbls for the dynamiting be pun
ished.’’
Burns declared that he had profited
little financially from hls success In
this case, one of the biggest of the
scores hs has handled.
"Originally," ho said, "there was
about >250,000 outstanding In rewards,
but all that has been called In except
>7,600 offered by Son Francisco build
ers and MS.OOO offered by the city of
Los Angeles.
"It Is a rule of my agepey never to
accept rewards, and I will not accept
this for the agency; but I expect to
divide It among several of my men
who have proven loyal to me, despite
great temptation.
"After we arrested the McNamaras
several efforts were made'to bribe my
men and get possession of the evi
dence In the case. Sums ranging from
>6,000 to >60,000 were offered to my
men In trying to get them to betray
me, but they stood by me. I used to
think every man had hie price, but I
know not one of my men can be bought
for >60,000. Those who resisted the
temptation deserve the rewards out
standing. and I will see that they get
the money. I can not reveal their
names, because that would spoil their
future work for me.
"My agency was paid In this rase
according to the number of men em
ployed at various times. Sometimes I
had more than 100 actively at work on
It at once. At one time Los Anreles
refused to pay me more money because
I would not make weekly reports on
my progress and so I had to go Into my
own pocket for funds. I spent more
than >14.000 of my own money, but
that since has been repaid to me.”
Confessed Dynamiters and Attorney
ELECTRICITY RATES
Continued From Page One.
Reeding from left to right arei John J. McNamara, Attorney Joseph Scott and Jams* B. McNamara. Jamea
B. confessed <o dynamiting The Los Angeles Times building by which 21 persons were killed. John J. has
pleaded guilty of dynamiting the Llewellyn Iron Works. Attorney Scott is one of the members of McNamaras’
counsel which has made a hard fight before the court. v *
u
ON PERSIAN CAPITAL
Continued From Page One.
government nevertheless today made
preparations to resist tho advance of
tho czar's trpops who.are marching.on
Teheran to enforce the ultimatum call,
lng for. the'.expulsion of W, Morgan
Shuster, the American treasurer gen
eral.
Persia's patriotism has been aroused
to a pitch never before equaled as a
result of tho national council's final
rejection of Russia's demands, and It
Is expected that within tt fow hours
martial law will be-proclaimed. Grave
disorders aro occurring and already
two Russian adherents have fallen by
tho hands of assassins.'
They are Mushlr Ed-Dowler, cx-
govemor of Fare, and Azecs Ed-Dow-
oh. both of whom were shot to death.
A heavy guard is maintained about
the Russian legation and soldiers are
kept in the streets. Mobs, shouting Im
precations against the Russians, at
tempted to make attacks upon Rus
sians who hold minor positions In the
customs service, but 'who'Yrom the first
havo attempted to dominate that
branch of the government service, re
fusing to take orders from their su
periors because they were Persians
Tho cabinet today recommended a
war appropriation; however, the na
tional treasury is In such an Impov
erished state that Intervention seemed
to be the only final hope upon-which
the government may rely. Moreover,
today's preparations showed that the
Persian statesmen are determined to
make a show of resistance while the
powers are being appealed to. '
A heavy guard was‘kept about Mr.
Shuster today. Altho the young Amer
ican realised that hls life was In con
stant danger - from spies who trailed
hls every movement, he showed no
trepidation nor any. weakening In hls
firm attitude of defiance. Hls counsels
to the cabinet were Invariably to do
what was best for Persia. A corps of
Persian troops were furnished to guard
Mr. ShusterTfhUe upon the streets, but,
realizing that he was a marked man, he
remained within doors as much as pos
sible. .No visitors, except those who
were known to be on official business
for Persia, were admitted to hls pres
ence.
UNCLE SAM WILL PROTECT
THE LIVES OF AMERICANS
Washington, Doe. 2^-Two Washing-
tonians share the peril of W. Morgan
Shuster tn Teheran. The presence there
of Robert R. Brott and Daniel J. Wa
ters became known hero today and
makes almost certain the probability
that the United States will bo drawn
Into the Ruselan-Perelon Imbroglio,
which centers about tbe czar's demand
for the expulsion of Shuster, the Amer
ican treasurer general of Persia.
It Is said today that beyond all doubt
the state department will take steps
to protect the lives and the rights of
Brott, Waters and Shuster, as Ameri
can citizens, altho they will probably
not seek to Interfere In that side of
the controversy which Involves Mr.
Shuster’s postton as treasurer general.
The two young Washington men left
here sbout two months ago, Brott as
private secretary to Mr. Shueter at
l> 000 a year, and Waters as assistant
secretary. Altho nothing has been
beard by their •famlliee from them. It
Is understood that they are occupying
the suite with Mr. Shuster.
SLEUTHS ARE NOW TRAILING
M’NAMARA’S CONFEDERATES
Los Angeles, Dec. 2.—S. L. Browne,
chief of tho department of criminal In
vestigation for tho district attorney’s
office, announced today that-he now
holds clews which may lead to the ar
rest, of.Milton A. Smith, alleged con
federate of the McNamaras, within the
next few days.
“When ho is caught he will be
brought to Justice 1n Los Angeles,”, sajd
Chief Browne.
Officers connected with the district
attorney’s office admit that there fs ev.
ldence which may cause men from
other cities to be brought'here.
■The Investigation Is not finished;
there Is much to come yet," remarked
District Attorney Fredericks.
William J: Burns, the sensational and
successful detective. Is rushing to ths
coast to lead tho Investigation forces
from. Los Angeles again. Tho county
detectives here are being given Instruc
tions which will send them out to com
plete their skeins of evidence.
Today the big circulars Issued by the
district attorney's office- moro than a
year , ago are again being sent broad
cast throughout the world calling for
officers of every city, and hamlet to ar
rest Milton A. Smith, alias "Cocky”
Schmidt; David M. Caplan. alias Kap
lan, and a mysterious "Leonard." Next
Tuesday the brothers who have been
defendants In the remarkable criminal
trial will come up for sentence In Judge
Bordwell’s court. Before sentence Is
pronounced an effort will be made to
obtain a complete and detailed confes
sion from the prisoners, which will
lead to further Investigation arid pos
sibly other arrests tn a short time.
Ortle McManigal Is credited by the
state with having told all that he
knows and of giving clews which In
volve other men besides tho brothers
who have entered a plea of guilty.
POSTAL CLERKS WILL STAND BY
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR
Chicago, Dec, 2,—Members of tho
National Federation of Postoffice
Clerks, an organization affiliated with
the Amorlcan Federation of Labor, will
not disband or sever their connection
with tho latter body unless the post-
office department sped fically orders
them to do so.
This ultimatum was made publlo to
day by Oscar Nelson, president of the
National i Federation of Postofflce
Clerks, In answer to the order of C. P.
Grandfleld, first assistant postmaster
general, ordering all secret societies
within the postofflce abolished.
M’NAMARA CONFESSION WILL
AFFECT NATIONAL LEGISLATION
Washington, Dso. 2c—Among the
members of congress who ore pouring
Into this city, for the opening of the
session of congress on Monday, the be
lief grew today that tho confessions of
the McNamara brothers In Los An
geles would havo a far-reaching effect
on national legislation affecting labor.
A number of such measures have been
proposed for enactment during the
coming. session. Some of these bad
been Inspired by the McNamara cose.
One of these bills,- which has been
pending since It was Introduced In the
last session by Representative Korbly,
of Indiana, related to extradition, and
grew out of tho forcible extradition of
the two McNamaras from Indianapolis.
As a result of tho pleas entered by the
Iron workers, tt Is conceded that this
measure will not bo pushed to tho front.
Another piece of legislation which lng so.
may be affected by the situation and
which has been championed by Dem
ocrats out of consideration for organ
ized labor, Is a bill to take from Fed
eral Judges the power to punish sum
marily for contempt committed In the
presence of the court.
A bill for automatic compensation to
employees, known os the employers’
liability measure, was another labor bill
which had been Included In the Demo
crats .program for the -coming session.
It also had the support of many Repub.
Itcans.
The Judiciary committee of the house
has designated December 7 os the date
of the beginning of the hearing on the
bill of contempt of court Doubt was
expressed today that President Com
pere, of the Amerlcsn Federation of La.
bor, would attend, altho ho had pre
viously announced hls Intention of do-
tNQLANO »AV,HA«* 0
London, Dec. 2.—Report* here that
England had aaked Russia to modify
her demands en Persia were officially
denied today. The crisis brought sbout
over W. Morgan Shuster Is engaging
the entire attention of tbe foreign of
fice. however, and Important develop
ments are expected.
The Persian parliamentary commit
tee. with headquarters here, has taken
steps to bring before tho British gov
ernment an appeal • that It reverse its
attitude of compliance with Russia and
that it show Ota disapproval with Rus
sia’s course. Lord Curenn will bring
the natter before the house of lords
next Thursday. Sir Edward Grey, ths
British foreign minister, will also be
approached by the committee and ques
tioned regarding hls foreign policy In
the situation.
Americans here wonder over the atti
tude of the government at Washington.
So far as known not a single word has
been uttered thru diplomatic channels
that would concern the fate of the
American who Is the center of this re
markable'situation In the Orient. Shus
ter, It Is believed, has not asked the
help of. any one, but has contented him
self with saying that his attitude has
been that of a man who declined to be a
traitor to the people he served and who
will succumb with the Persian govern
ment under stress of arms rather than
listen to the advances made to Irita by
Russia to sell out
Those who know the young man de
clare that fce Is no adventurer unless
the term should apply to a man who Is
utterly unafraid of anything or any
body. Were he merely a man In search
of thrills he would not have been rec
ommended to Persia by President Taft
and Secretary <17 State Knox, for It
was at their word to Persia that the
young man was given this important
billet. It was because the United States
had no ax to grind In International af
fairs In the east that Persia asked Mr.
Taft for a man who would be able to
bring her financial methods up to date
and handle her money with good care
and profit
Continued From Page One.
case, altho he refused to say so/
Former Governor Henry T. Gage,
former minister to Portugal, a fighter!
and a man who In all hls years at the
California bar has allowed only one
client to plead guilty. Is In charge of
the Franklin case. Altho he refused
to be Interviewed on the subject. It was
definitely learned that he wouldnot at.
low Franklin to enter a plea of guilty
but would fight the case to the end
Davis waa asked today whether he
had made any arrangements for tho
mitigation of the sentences of the men
on trial when they entered their plea
of guilty yiterday.
"Ask Captain Fredericks,” was hls
only reply.
on account of the large home circula
tion of The Georgian, Its want ads attract
greater attention and bring more results.
see. producing data showing that th.
man who crttcised the policy of th.
Georgia Railway and E/ectric Cornea
ny toward Atlanta charged Macon .
muon higher rate for street lights ana
all other electric power. While he was
making these remarks, Mr. width.™
W. L. Southwell and 2 A. McGrow en ’
glneers for the Macon company cam.
Into the hall, having Just arrived from
Macon. When they came Into the room
Mr. Arkwright verified hls figures bv
them. It was explained .that Mr Mas
SCO was unable to leave Macon.
Later. .Mr. Arkwright asked Mr
Wickham some very pointed questions'
about the Interview a scribed to Mr
Massec. Mr. Wickham said he could
not discuss rates, and hls answers to
Mr. Arkwright's direct questions were
Indefinite. Some of the members of
the committee said that they did not
consider that theso question were rel-
evant to the discussion at present
•'I just wanted to show," said Mr
Arktvrlght. "that Mr. Mfissee didn't
know what he was talking about; that
he was criticising our company and
Injuring It when It does not cost him
anything, and that ho has no Idea of
carrying nut the promises made In that
Interview." t
Mr. Arkwright’s talk was quite dra.
matlc at the beginning. City Eleetrl.
elan Turner had Just read the report
contending that Atlanta .was charged
100 per cent more for lights than other
cities. Mr. Arkwright aaked him to
prove hls statement. Mr. Turner dis
played a New York city contract and
said that Richmond had a lower - rote
He said that he did not havo tho data
at hand giving the rates of Richmond
or other cities, but that It was his opin
ion that Atlanta’s rates were much
higher.
“False,” Says Arkwright
“You have made that sensational
statement as a fact,” said Mr. Ark-
wrlght, rising and displaying hls emo
tion. "You havo virtually charged thst
tho Georgia Railway and Electric Com-
pany is robbing the city without the
slightest foundation. And the charges
aro absolutely false."
"Well, we won't fight about It," ujl
Mr. Turner.
“We won’t fight about It unless you
want to," replied Mr. Arkwright rather
hotly.
Chairman McClelland.rapped for or
der. and the arguments were ctla
thereafter. ...
Very convincingly Mr. Arkwright di
alyzed the New York contract, stjlng
at the end that It was 33 1-3 per esnt
higher than Atlanta's. He also read s
telegram from tho president of the
New York Edison Company, the com
pany referred to by Mr. Turner, which
stated that New York city was not
given a flat rate.
Mr, Turner said that he had seen one
•of Uie city officials In New York, and
that the official had told him that (he
city enjoyed a fiat raid amounting to
three cents per kilowatt hour for light,
lng current-and one and ond-halt cents
per kilowatt hour for power, the rate
he wants for Atlanta. But both the
light and power rate for Atlanta's
buildings now In question amounts to u
fraction moro than five cents per kilo-
wntt hour.
No Flat Rate Posslbls.
Mr, Arkwright said that he could not
give the city a flat rate, for It would bs
discrimination. Ho said It would be
the same proposition as giving a largi
property owner a wholesale rate, be-,
cause ho owned a large number of
houses, while a man who had one house
Just like many the large property owner
owned was charged a retail rate.
Tho Georgian's Campaign.
Ho referred to tho lowering of ths
rate about twenty per cent In 1307 to
all private citizens os well as the city.
This was a result of a campaign by Tho
Georgian, in which It was urged that
tho city build Its own plant, finally
tho Georgia Railway and Electric Com.
lany submitted a proposition lowering
_ts rate twenty per cent, and ill agreed
that such rates should prevail for live
years. This agreement doe* not expire
until 1913, but the city can not legally
be bound - for moro than ono year at »
time.
It was also brought out at the meet-'
lng that heretofore each department
had mado Its contract for electric pow
er Independent of all other city official*.
But council has now conferred this
duty upon the electrical committee and
the city electrician, nnd It was stated
by tho members that whatever th»
terms agreed upon, tho contracts ihould
he uniform, beginning and ending on
tho same dates.
Ho read tho 65 contracts the com
pany has with the city, showing that
under an old contract tho city pays only
>900 for lights and power at the police ,
station per year, while under the regu
lar rate the city should pay
And he added that this contract wa»
Illegal now and would bo changed when
It expired next September.
He read a lung list of rate* of cities,
from seven cents per kilowatt hour in
Los Angeles to eighteen cents In Sioux
Falls. Atlanta's maximum rate Is ten
cents, with a discount of ten per cent
for cash. ..
"Low Rates Hors Now.”
"Atlanta's rato Is materially lowej
than the largo majority of cities “
every class," ho said. "Of this M*Jt #n “
1 did not compile It, there are but toot
cities with lower rates and they »re
listed as water power cities."
Mr. Turner interrupted the speaker *
number of times with questions ana
comments.
"Whht does It cost you per Wlo*»«
hour for water power?" he asked.
"I don't think that that has any beer.
lng on the subject,” replied Mr. Ars
" "I*'think It does, and I would like <° T
the committee to know,” answered Jir.
Turner.
"I don’t mind telling you,
Mr. Arkwright. "It cost us Ju»t, »»
much as New York’s steam power.
Wouldn’t Tall the Cost.
He began a discussion of the impo*
stblllty of hls company doing »!' ' •
business with water power alone
ho never did say what the cost of tn
water power is. , »,
The committee adjourned to meet *
the call of the chairman, the questloin
approving the 66,000-volt Hoe to A
lanta of the Central Georgia P°*"
Company being referred to Eng'n
Clayton and City Electrician. Turn"
Present were Chairman McClelano.
Chambers, Van Dyke. Warnock, u«
ton and Turner, A number of coun^ ( ^
men and other city and Georgia “f'j
way and Electric Company offlci
Were present to listen to the proceed
lng«.
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•b tonlo Ilrognollo, an Italian »“ 4,
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4* spend en.ngh money to lay a sia ^
•b walk In front of hls residence. _ .
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