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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
■illllAT. AtOrflT 1". WS.
Amounts For Which They
Are Held Liable Aggre
gate Million.
Bj PrirtU !/■»{ Wire.
Iliiffalo, N. T, Aug. lO.—Th* Federal
grand jury of western New Turk dis
trict at Jamestown, which has been
Investigating the charges made by the
gn\ eminent against various corpora
tions for violations of the Interstate
commerce law and the Sherman rebate
la», today returned Indictments against
the standard Oil Company of New
York, the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany and the Vacuum Oil Company of
Rochester. There are twenty-four
counts In the Indictments against each
compnny, and the total amounts to
which the three concerns are liable ag
gregate more than one million dollars,
if all the Indictments and counts are
NAN ELIZABETH
DETAINED BY BRIDGE
it" del to The (leorfflnn.
Macon, On., Aug. 10.—The Nan Elis
abeth, the river steamer between Macon
and Brunswick, made 9140 last night
by lying up at the Southern callway
bridge. There wga nobody at the
bridge to open It for the boat and the
government altowa (to an hour penal
ty against any company obstructing a
post road, under which designation a
river hne been put.
IS SERIOUSLY COT
AT
Sloshed on the Neck, Gafch
Barely Missing the
Jugular Vein.
gperlat to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tcnn., August 10.—Be
cause two soldiers at Chtckamauga
purposely blockaded the atrest hart
last night, Dave Oordon. of Company
M, First Georgia, and Jamea Roller,
both of Savannah, da., remonstrated
with them,.and after a quarrel Private
Oordon waa badly rut ot^ the light
aide of the face, the wound barely
missing the jugular vein, and Private
Roller waa also slightly cut on the
face.
Privates Oordon and Roller were on
their way to take a train here for
Chlrkamauga. Both the aeaallants ea
raped. Private Oordon Is a son of If.
Gordon, a barber of Savannah.
REVIEW AND BATTLE
AT
Hprolitl to The Georgian.
'hnttsiMeigs, Teon.. Aug. 10.—A big
view anil a elm til battle rompoee the pro*
min or the soldiers at Chlrknllintlgn In.
Governor liitnean
of
RETAIL ORUQQI6T8
FORM ASSOCIATION,
special to The Georgian.
linlnbrldge, da., Aug. 10.—'The retail
druggists of Balnbrldge and Colquitt
held a meeting Tuesday and formed
an association known gs the Balnbrldge
Retail Druggists’ Association. The ob
ject of the association Is to further the
interi at of the retail druggists. They
will hold tbs price of patent medicines
to the price quoted un the package*.
The officers of the association are!
Dr. J. P. Brown, Balnbrldge; presi
dent: Dr. Williams, Colquitt, vice
president: Dr. J. N. Mathews, Baln-
bridge, secretary; Mayor Willis, treas
urer: Dr. Bush, of Colquitt, and Dr.
Hicks, of Balnbrldge, trustees,
ATLANTA NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
Knights of Columbus at 'Cus.
The Atlanta Lodge of the Knights
nf Columbus will attend a barbecue
Saturday at the Cold Bprings ‘Cue
Club. Preparations are being made to
innka the occasion a moat enjoyabla
one. and the committee In charge of
the mo states that tba outing will
be a grand success.
UnjnrGenernl Hell la ex-
EUGENE SHOCKLY
HAS BEEN LOCATED
XjMTlal to Tin* <J*orgliiu.
OadmJen, Ala., Aug. 10.—Eugene
Shockley, who formerly operated a
preening club In thin city, wn.i nr rented
at Fort Worth, Tex., yeaterday by or
der of the chief of police of thin city.
Shockley In not wanted for any . crime
here, but Is said to bo wanted at Rome,
Oa., where he waa under a $1,600 bond/
for shooting n man.
POLICE BELIEVE
BURGLAR IS LOCATED
The police believe they have locat
ed the burglar who entered the two
houses which were robbed In West
End last night. Friday afternoon Ds-
the rase, found a letter In one ol
houses which wore burglarised ad
dressed to Boston Lamar, a negro, pro-
ams Club,
, New Tiokat Agant.
W. A. Stokes, formerly city ticket
agent for the Central of Georgia rail
ed. and of lata tlekat agent at tha
and West Point
Central of Georgia central office
In the Fourth National Bank building,
vlre 8am Griswold, resigned. The ap-
Intment becomes effective on August
pol
’ Summer Bible School.
With addresses by Dr. Rolfe Hunt
and Judge Howard Van Epps, the
summer session of tbs Atlanta Bible
Behoof will begin Friday night. A
«ong by Miss Ethel Fincher and an
other by* Miss Bessie Andrews will be
the features of the musical program
of the Aral session. On Saturday night
s missionary talk wilt be given, and
on Sunday morning Dr. Hunt will de-
hls first lecture on "Personal
Work."
Birth of s Son.
Word has bean received In Atlanta
of the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs.
Philip North, of Augusta. The boy
has been named John Aids. Mrs.
North, formerly Mlsa Annie Black, of
this city, moved to Augusta after her
marriage. She has sines paid aavaral
Short visits to this city, where she has
many friends. *
Martin on Vacation,
k W. V. Merlin, assistant observer of
the local weather bureau, la oft on a
three weeks' vacation In tbs mountains
of cast Tennessee.
City Union to Meet.
The city union nf Epworth leagues
rill hold lie '
Friday night at I o’clock. A musical
program will bo rendered by Mlasea
Caroline Howell and Annie Laurie
I-angford. and Dave Silverman. All
who are Interested In the.work of the
Epworth League are cordially Invited
to be present.
Sanata Committees.
For 'he purpose of passing on the
appropriation bUI
„ tbs senate
priatlnn committee la In aesalon Friday
afternoon at I o’clock. Tha general Ju
diciary committee ta also In aeaaion to
pa-s on a number of important matter*.
Georgia Gets Medals.
State Geologist Tastes has received'
k number of medals awarded by the
Koala tana Purchase Exposition for
Georgia medals, also Individual gold
medals for himself for meritorious
w ork. Dr. N. G. Long, of Etbertoq. the
- - - - s — IfaeKta Pntvti^iWV a lift '
.... orgla Marble Company and'the
Woodward Lumbar Company of Atlan
ta. The medals for Georgia marble
consist of three silver end seven gold
pnc*.
> Erecting Many Buildings.
Special to The Georgian.
Hawklnsvllle. Oa, Aug. 1*.—J. D.
Smith, of Dublin, who has Invested
largely In real estate here, has 1st tbs
contract to J. L. Huggins, to build
live nice residences on Progress ave
nue. His large warehouse and mule ets-
MAN IS FINED $50
FOR KILLING NEGRO
ART STUDENTS’ LEAGUE
IS RAIDED BY COMSTOCK
OF ANTI-VICE LEAGUE
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA
DHOWS BIG INCREASE
IN IIS NET El
NORSE AND BUGGY
HIRED BY STRANGER
WHO NEVER RETURNED
Special to The Georgian.
Savannah. Oa. Aug. 16.—The annaul
meeting of tha board If director* of
Central of Georgia waa held this morn
ing. Full Interest of 5 per cent waa
declared on the ffrat. second end third
preference Income bonds aa was tost
year.
Tbs gross earnings of the road for
the year were 311,191,122.53. a gain of
SU41.0I7.S4 from the year before. The
net earning* were 13,160,909.92, a gain
of S44S.821.S4.
The Other net Income was S1S.S57.1S.
For the Interest on bonds payable Octo
ber 1 8750,000 was reserved.
The net Income was SSOO.S71.47, a
gain of S3SS,164.31.
The credit balance June SO was
8647,866.71, after deducting the Inter
est on Incomes.
Thl* waa a gain over last year of
SSS4,551.17.
By Private Leaned “Wire.
-Nrederlckburg. V*., Aug. 10.—The
trial of Fred Maatln, white, charged
with the murder of Sit Jrisher, colored,
begun In the Spootaylvanla circuit
court before Judge J. B. Mason,
Spottaylvanla court house, ended by
Maatln being fln^d 160.
ISLAND OF PACIFIC
IS RISING RAPIDLY
Bv Private Leased Wire.
“a
aroma. Wash., Aug. 10.—Captain
Truebrldge. of the steamship North
western, has a photograph taken by
newly formed Island lying
miles west of Dutch Harbor. The
hew Inland made Its first apeparanre
during June, and la now SOO feet high.
Clouds of steam rise from Its sum
mit, and It Is surrounded by bolllnf
water.
HEAT RECORD MADE
IN SAVANNAH, GA.
ftperlnl to Tho (leorglnn.
Hnvitimnli, Un., Auk. 10.—Yexterdny waa
thr* hott'-ftt day In tbe year hero. Th(*
maximum temperature wna M degree*. Tha
naual wean hrweta did not ranch tho city
nntll early In tha morning.
WILL NOT INDICT
JOHN D., OIL KING
tty Private leased Wire.
Cleretand. Ohio, Aug. 10.—John D. Itockr-
“ arcssrdlng to nigh authority, will
*■■■** '«*d aa a result of
the |»r(>«6*nt
Federal ^ inquiry Into the oil trust* Inti*
_ _ that this derlslmi Is i ..
aeries of 1-onfervuc** held hy At
»y tleneral Moody with various Fed
eral district attorneys connected with the
Investigation.
TORN UP RAILS
TO REMAIN UP
By Private teased Wire.
('levelsml.*Ohio, Aug. 10.—Judga tawreucc
today refused an Injunction requiring the
city to relaj the tracks of the Cleveland
Electric llstlway Company, recently torn
np on Fulton road In the low-fare trolley
llglit. This alao Involved the ease where*
In Mayor Johnson jraa purged of contempt
KAISER SHAKES HAND
OF GUN WORKS MAN
By Private Leaned Wire.
hours'
inn works today. He
wan accompanied hy (fnatav von Bidden*
Italhach. the lane# of Mias Bertha Krnnp.
The workmen repeatedly cheered the
kalaer, who spoke to several find shook
utmls with one who distinguished himself
... tlnfulsl
n the Herman service during
troubles In Chinn.
the Boxer
bleu are being rapidly constructed, and
material Is being laid •
I
, _ ^ . on the ground to
build * modern offles and store room
for vehicles and harness.
POPE IN NO DANGER.
Prirnte l-sased Wire.
Rome. August 10.—Dr. Lspponl In
i'-rmi The Times correspondent that
the pope's gout Is not worrying him
and there Is nothing to fear.
Will Contest Election.
Specie! to The Gcarets tt
Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 16.—J. N.
Mci'utheheon, the Democratic candi
date and Incumbent of tha office of
county court clerk, ha* served notice
that he will contest the election of w,
P. Hay*. In which that gentleman
claimed to be elected on the face of the
returns by a majority of twelve votee.
ALBERTVILLE RIFLES
ELECT NEW OFFICERS.
Special lo The Georgian.
Gadsden Ala.. Aug. 16.—The Albert-
vfile Rifle* have elected the following
officer*: John C. Coleman. captains
A. 31. K»|iey. first llsutensntr R. U
Ames, second nontenant.
Special to The Georslsn.
Gadsden. Ala. Aug. 16—A man glv-
WATER CAPACITY
OF CITY'S WORKS
IS BADLY T
Ing his name as Wiley Smith, of Har- Afnnntrnr Park Wonrhvuvl
alson. Ga.. hired a horse and buggy! 59 dlu
Says Conditions Need
ilaon, Ga.. hired a horae and buggy]
from a local livery stable Tuesday
morning and has failed to return
Diligent search has been made ft^r the
man and rig. but no trace can be t>
DIPT, MANSELL'S
MOTHER VERY IL
Captain C. P. flansell, mUtaot
tsry of the senate and reading clerk, was
called to Thomodvlllc Friday morning l.
t telegram announcing tho nerlmjs nines*
Of hi* mother* who I* 8») years uf ago.
rsptsIn f _'*Tlp** Hartrson was _ pressed
acquit
MAYOR WOODWARD
WILL BE ON HAND
Mayor Woodward will attend the
convention of th* American League of
3Iunlcl;wlltles, to be held In Chicago
September 16-21, If he can so arrange
matter* aa to leav* the city at that
time.
When asked If bt would make
speech at tha convention. Mayor Wood
ward said that ht probably would, nl
though he had not as yst decided.
SLAVED AT LAST
FROM LOCKJAW
Because the American Art Stu
dents' League tn New York w*s
preparing to send out a catalogue
containing picture* of the works
executed by students, among which
were many studies In the nude,
Anthony Comstock rallied the
Schools, confiscated all the cata
logues and arrested tha bookkeep
er of the school, Miss Anna Rob
inson, whose picture la shown tn
tha lower right hand corner, In
the upper left hand corner la
shown the only nude picture
By Private fussed Wire.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug. 16.—A re
markable tetanus cure wna recorded at
the city hospital yesterday when Har.
ry Towers, nged 16, was declared out
of danger. About 8756 worth of tetanus
nittl-toxlne was used In effecting a cure.
Towers' hand was Injured by a blank
cartridge July 4. He was In convuls
ions when taken to the hospltal'and no
hope was entertained of hi* recovery.
ATTACK ON PRESS
HOTLY RESENTED
ly
which Comatorjc does not object,
“hour
The raid Is denounced by proml
nenl artists In New York
outrage.
SMUGGLERS SLAY
CUSTi
By Private Leased Wire.
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, Aug. 10.—
Trouble was created at yesterday’s ses
slon of the pan-American conference
by an announcement made by Fresh
dent Nabuco to th* effect that the
newspaper men reporting the proceed
Ings would be excluded whenever there
was political talk that might bring on
heated dlecusalon.
Senor de Asslsh Brnxle, the secre.
tary general. In presenting the matter,
By Private Leased Wire.
Washington, Atlg. 10.—Oeneml A.
ment Mis received a report from the con
troller anil general reeelrer of customs for
Hnnto Doutlngo to the effect Gist John Mil*
hum. n rorto Rlrsn-Atuerleen, and t’hss.
L. Thurston, so American, were .killed hy
smugglers In Ih* vlelslty nf las Mstns. nu
the Haitian frontier, August A . Until iuen
were In the Hnnto Itomlnlenn enstoms ser
vice. Mllbarn living an Inspector and Thurs
ton n deputy Inspector.
BURGLAR GOT A FEW CENTS,
MISSING SI,000 IN JEWELS
local journalists were highly In
dlgnsnt, and withdrew from the con-,
ference. Tho afternoon papers hotly
attacked Senora Naburo and de Asslsh-
Brnzll. and nlso brought their Unger
to bear against the conference Itself.
The morning papers aro also preparing
to make things lively; for the two Bra
silian representatives, who hold high
rank In the diplomatic service, Senor
Nuhurc. being nmhassadnr to t liu
lilltcd States and Sctv.r Asslsh-llVH7.ll
minister to Argentina.
MISSISSIPPI TR00P8
TO QO TO CHICKAMAUGA.
STRIKING CAR MEN
WIN TREIR FIGHT
In accordance with an agreement
reached at Macon Thursday afternoeq.
In which their demands ware met In
every Instance, th* strike o( the car
repairers and Inspector* of the Central
of Georgia railway, which has been In
progress for about a week, was called
off, and on Friday morning nil the old
forces wer at work, .Including tha'26
In Atlanta who. struck at the tlm* of
thoee In Macon and other points
RESTAURANT ftEEPER
SUES THE 8HERIFF.
Nabbing a savings bank containing
a faw cants, a few clothes ami over
looking Jewele worth 81.660, a burglar,
who Thursday night amoved the home
of W. q. King, made his escape.
Mr, King Is a traveling man, resid
ing at 17 Evan* street. In West rind.
He was away from honf* at ths time,
the house being occupied by Mre. King
and her slster-ln-law.
The burgler entered the house short
ly after midnight, .and turned things
topsy-turvy,. knowing evidently that
the Jewelry was In ths house. Chif
fonier drawers wer* dumped on the
floor and numerous artlclts were scat
tered over the house.
The jewelry which the night visitor
overlooked was lying on a table In th*
room wher* th* two women were sleep,
the burglar entei
the burglar took some wearing apparel
which the women had placed on the
foot of the bed before retiring. How
the burglar m|psed seeing the jewelry
Is a mystery.
Burglary seems to have been quite
the rage tn West End Thursday night,
probably the same .man turning the
trick In* both cases. T. Callaway's
home pn Ashby street was entered by a
burglar, who took therefrom a gold
watch and fob, the latter studded with
diamonds
Special to Tk* Georgian.
Jackson, Miss., Aug. 16.—At the ad
Jutant general's office preparations are.
under way for ths moblllxatlpn of the
Vicksburg, Brookhaven, Yazoo City
and Meridian companlea selected to at,
tend the encampment at Chlckamnugn.
General Fridge has received complete
Instructions from the war department
for the guidance of the battalion, and
tha companies are expected to reach
12th and remain In camp ten days.
Deaths and Funerals.
SON OF THE COKE KING
SPENDS NIGHT IN PRISON
By Private -LpomnI WIro.
Washington, August 16 —Free as the
Special to Th* Georgian. i air he breathed and relieved of a great
Oadsden, Ala*. Atlg, 16. »B. T. Lot- ,,„i n i* n,s.a» 7-1—a „r
Iter, a former restaurant keeper, has
sued M. B. Johnson and Sheriff. Wil
liam Chandler for. »5,600 for alleged
damages for treapss*. The suit Is the
outcome of the sheriff* sals- of Col
lier's restaurant to Mr. Johnson on a
Judgment.
8NAKES A8 TIRE8t ' '
NEW FLORIDA INOU8TRY.
The pathetic story or tne lire ana
death of Blppo, the literary, snake, aa
recently chronicled In thl* column, waa
received with great earnestnesa and
pleasure by most lovers of snaka life;
yet It become* necessary to soy that in
some quarters there ws* an lll-concaaled
doubt of the veracity of tne tale. Hon
est skepticism la very well. There are
many snake agnostic*—persons who
frankly *ny that, never having culti
vated reptilian friendships,*. they "do
not know." But skepticism which
would lay a hand of doubt upon the
tombstone of Blppo must be met with
proofs or entirely Ignored, loiter. It
may be convenient to adopt the former
course; for the present, It seems ad
visable to tell a simple story' which
comes from Florida, regarding the
•train, Ueorge B. Rafferty, friend of
Harry Kendall Thaw, and son of all
bert T. Rafferty, Br., the "coke king.'
of . Pittsburg, Pa., who Is being sued
by George’s wife for 8566,006 for alien
ating George's affections, walked out
Mr. Menteur, the man with the automo
bile. captured th* groat serpent, and
took him to the scone of the catas
trophe. Luckily, tho snake was Just
long enough, and he was soon made
fast around the rim, hta head being
protected by a bit of canvas. Mr. 3len-
teur said, afterward* that the resilient
effect was much greater than that of
the pneumatic tires. This waa sufficient
Ins In that state.
and It Is said that they* are places
•long tha main highways now where
moccasins, grown to. the proper lengths,
and guaranteed resilient, are let out.
The payment is by the mile, and the
moccasins are not to be used more than
106 mile's on a stretch. Mr. Menteur
was asked by some one If stock was
being sold In the Florida and West In
dian Snake Tire Supply Company. He
said that there was none available,
although at some future time there
may be a chance to "get In on the
gronrid floor."
The long stretch of country down ; RPIf'KLA VRRS GF.T
the east coast Is well suited for auto- DRIUIUjA 1 iVUO A
mobile touring, the roads being hard i DAILY PAY OF $9
formation. Once In a while, though, 1 By Private tinned Wire,
some undigested sea shell sticks up in , Washington. Ausnst ».-General A. W.
- - - ! ■'—-run ivaiuuiniled the military forces
- - ef do
th* road, and punctures a tire; and |
down there In the vicinity of the Ever- SS-mui?'if* thertrsf iin * Frauriuco,
glades It I* not a humorous occurrence JJJgJX rertfc.pisi? soil 5??. nrrivid In
when, about sundown, the tire Is found ! this city today anil ratted at the war de-
- flat. Some Inventive automo- : partiurnt.
left In this precarious position "A! the present time the great trnnhle In
wgisa sbe*-* as awterfw*
•lowl> acrnM UM roaa._ ana want mi $=.76 n .Ur Bill hrlcklitymi grt
than
L. . She 'T:' I Street gets n .Uy SU.I lirfcklsvem
chase. Either the moccaatna are not high ns 89 a tiny and never lower i —
ferocious^ or^the i odorjjf the gasoline I jx. Aw ridiculous ivrlces are preventing
bad stupefied this particular oat, for the rapid npbulldlug of Ssh K.-sncleco.
of District Attorney Raker’s office In
the police court building today with
several Washington newspaper men,
who made good the 816 which he was
accused of having obtained by means
of worthless, checks given several
Georgetown merchants. He attributed
hie trouble* to "Jag water.”
Rafferty spent the night at the Sev
enth precinct station.
Money and Divorce.
Front law Notes.
It will he remembered that before 1567
the only absolute divorce* ohtalualil* In
England were hy nperlal act of parliament,
t condition which made divorce a luxury
for the rich only nad denied It to the
poorer classes, of society. In that year a
hill waa pasted through .the egorta of Mr
Iffal
grave Irony. *i!drr*s^l th* pri»»u?r
thus; T, I'r!*nni*r at th* bat, yon har* bean
“ * iy, that to
lUUB, I TIMIlirr 5*1 11*6* Mil, J
convicted of the offense of
another
milled a crime against the laws of your
country, and you nave also acted nailer a
MT serious mlranpreheneloa of the course
hfrh you ought to have imraued. You
hare gone to the erdeelastlcal court
Haloed against your wife
illve. though It Is tree She has
ami Is llvlsg In adnltery with
i. \ on have, therefore, com-
roaght an action In the conrta —
s law. anal recovered, aa ho doubt
you would have rerarored. damages against
your wife's paramour. Armed with three
legislature and obtained aa art —
■neat which would have render™! you free
not legally i-ompeteat ta marry the person
whom you have taken oq yourself to marry
with no such sanction. It la quite true
that these proceedings would hare cunt you
many hundreds of pounds, whereas —
law haowa no illatluetb
poor. The sentence of the court upon yom
therefore. Is that you tie Impelsnued foe
one day. whteb period has already been
Daughter of J. 3. Quarles.
Special to The Georgian.
Rome, Ga., Aug. 10.—Rrsncls, ths
'' daughter of 31r. gnd Mr*.
, died Wednesday evening
7-months-old dai
J. 8. Queries, dli . _
at the home of her parents In North
Rome. The funeral took place yes-
drday afternoon at 4 o'clock, conduct-
id by Rev. C, L. Conn and Re
ed by Rev. C, L. Conn and Rev. O. L.
Chastain.
Mrs. Elizabeth Reyns.
Mrs. Lucian L. Knight received
“ * * of her
Thursday advice of the death ol ...
cousin, Mrs. Kilt*both Payne, of this
city. Mrs. Payna, accompanied by her
daughter, Mlsa Annie Payne, waa vis
iting another daughter, Mrs. H. N.
Bullard, at Mound City, Mo., at the
time- of her death. Accompanied by
her two daughter* and the husband and
children of Mrs. Bullard, th* body will
be brought to Marietta Saturday morn
ing. 3!r*. Payna waa the widow of the
lata Rev. N. H. Payne, and la survived
by two son* Fortner Payne, of Phila
delphia, and Howard Payne, who is
In the United States army. Funeral
service* will be conducted In the na
tional cemetery at Marietta, Ga., Sat
urday. Rev. C. R. Nesbitt, ot the West
minster Presbyterian church, of this
city, will officiate. Interment will also
take place In the national cemetery.
Carroll D. Vaughan.
Carroll D. Vaughan, tha ll-ysar-otd
•on of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Vaughan, Jr.,
died lata Thursday afternoon from an
attack of typhoid fever at tha resi
dence of hta parents 268 Courtland
street. Short service will be held at
Patterson’s chapel Friday evening, and
tha body will be carried to Camden, &
O, for interment at 11:45 o'clock Fri
day night.
DaWitt Brandon.
DaWitt Brandon, 4 years old, died
Thursday afternoon at 8*8 East Fair
street. The funeral services will ba
held at Swift A Hall Co.'s chapel at 8
o'clock Friday afternoon, and the inter-
ment will be at Westrltw.
Florence Shetzen.
Florence* Shot ten. It year* old, died
of diphtheria at the residence of her
parents, 214 Weat Fair street. The
—... services were held privately
exceeded, as pn have been la custody Friday afternoon St I o clock. Ths tn-
since th* commencement of tko assizes." I torment »« at Oakland.
Attention.
Everything will be done by Manager
Park Woodward, of the wraterworks, to
give clear water to Atlanta for the
remaining weeks of the summer, de
spite the adverse condltUns now pre
vailing.
3!anager Woodward aald Friday:
'it may be possible to give the peo
ple clear water for the remainder of the
summer, but unless there la a new co
agulating basin by next summer, It will
be out of the question, that Is If the
lncren.ce In the number of gallons of
water used continues aa It haa been do-
The exclusive article staling the con-
dltlon of the waterworks and the dire
need for larger machinery, which ap
peared In Thutsday'g -3corgian, has
cauked widespread comment. A num
ber of citizens have called at the
waterworks office during the morning
to read the report made by 3tanager
Woodward to the board of water com
missioners. Tho portion nf the report
touehlng upon the vltnl point* hrought
out In Thursday's Georgian Is below
printed.
Relative to the large Increase of al-
lum used during July, there has also
been much comment. Manager Wood-
ward stated Friday that although over
a grain waa used to the gallon, that
of tha
there was not a trace of tha alum In
the water after It hnd passed through
the eight feet of sand In the filters.
Woodward’s Report.
The portion of the report which Is
of special Interest to thoae connected
with fire Insurance companies, aa well
aa all property owners, reads aa fol
lows:
"On tha morning of July 20 I was
• of the South-
requested by the engineer <
eastern Tariff Association to allow
them to test the fire service- In the
new t.'andler building. To make this
test It waa necessary to put on pres
sure for fire service. At 6:45 a. m. on
the morning of July 20 l 'phoned Mr.
Collier, engineer In charge of No. 3
station, to put the pressure up tn no
pounds for firs test. We were then
running two pump*. No*. 1 and 3 (10
and 15.000,000 gallon pumps), and had
five boilers In service.
in attempting to get this pressure
the speed of both pumps was Increas
ed to speed ltmft, and as a result ths
steam pressure was reduced from 106
pounds to 96 pounds. We had two fire
men on duty In boiler room, and it was
30 minutes before they could get steam
pressure to 961 pounds, so as to enable
us to give the 150 pounds pressure.
Couldn't Get Pressure.
During the two hours and fifteen
minutes we carried this pressure the
flremun were unable to get a steam
pressure above 05 pounds;' wa should
have had 100 pounds. Tho two pumps
were using steam faster than five boil
ers would generals It, so we could.not
get the 100 pounds required.
"We did not carry the water pressure
at 160 pounds all the time, as we could
not without running the third pump.
This we could not do ns the five boil
ers were not generating enough steam
for the two pumps, much less the third,
no.I It would Iiiivc ttikt-n IK least 1 I -
hours to get steam pressure on two
more boilers to run the three pump*.
"This te»t proves that during the day
It will take all three pumps and seven
We cnnnnt ime seven all tho
time, as we hnve only nine boilers all
told. The bolters'In service have to be
cleaned and washed out every thirty
days. ,
"W< haven't enough boilers to keep
seven In servln and make this change.
In case of a fire alarm during the day
that would require Its pounds water
presure, we could not give this pres
sure. without a delay of 11-3 hours, as
It would take all this time to get steam
pressure on t\fo nlire boilers. This
delay would be very dangerous in case
ot a large fire. ,
"During this test we had to use ev
ery filter In the filter house, nnd then
could not keep the clear water basin
full. If the test had continued 36
minutes longer we would have had to
turn the water frpm the reservoir Into
the clear water basin to keep the
pumps from losing suction.
"This Is tha condition the plant Is In.
nnd I merely call your attention to It,
to relieve tha * IB ' *
department from criti
cism should we fall to glv* fire pres
sure of 156 pounds when needed for s
big fir*.
Coagulating Basin.
"I wish again to call your attention
to th* conditions wo wilt have to fac*
at Hemphill pumping station. Our co
agulating basin la too small, and ws
find It a very hard matter to filter the
water properly qow In Its present mud
dy condition.
"IVe are pumping so much water
that It causes the water to flow through
not time to settle, which
throw* the bsrdest part of tha work on
the filters. Ar we have only 7,660,006
gallons filter capacity, and are now
jumping at the rate of 14,000,060 ga!-
on* during the day, we have to force
the water through the filters too fast
to filter It properly. During last sum
mer we Iflimped the water out of the
clear water basin so fast that It was a
very hard matter to keep tha auction
pipes of the pumps covered. The wa
ter la so muddy In the reservoir that ws
find It difficult to filter It fast enough
to supply ths demand In the city, and
It may become necessary before th*
summer Is over to pump muddy water
direct from the reservoir.
DUST STORM HITS
ATLANTA FRIDAY
The worst dust storm that Atlanta
hap known fpr years descended upon
the streets st 2:45 o’clock Friday after
noon.
For five minute* every loose piece of
paper on the street* qlanced a- horn
pipe among th'e telephone wire*, while
straw hats ran racaa down the streets
with owners trying to chsee their fu
gitive lids and rub the sand from
smarting ayes at the ume time.
Office windows were closed hurrlfdly
and until the storm subsided Atlanta
citizen* preferred the stifling heat of
Indoor* to a cloud ot dust.
TRY A WANT AD
IN THS GEORGIAN
.
WMM