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ATLANTA rnpnfatlon 130.000 Homes 26.000 THephonei 15.000 Mhtn lines of railroads......... 8eron Miles of street railways........ iso Hanking capital I22.000.-xw The Atlanta Georgian. Popolstlon . IIOO.JOO Ml ips of itaam railroads 'M00 Miles of electric railways 400 Cotton factories 130, swindles.. 1.800.000 Rales cotton consumed in 1006. 000,000 Value of 1906 cotton crop $100,000,000 VOL. 1. NO. 128. ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22,1906 Atlanta TWO CENTS. PEOPLE RALLY TO CALL FOR OWNERSHIP OF GAS AND ELECTRIC LIGHTING PLANTS Men in All Walks of Life Join the Club. PROMINENT MEN GIVE RINGING INTERVIEWS Organization Will Be Form ed by the People and Not' by the Politicians. In answer to ths call for municipal ownership, many of the patriotic citi zens of Atlanta yesterday afternoon clipped from The Georgian the blank printed for membership snd sent It to this office, enrolling themselves as vol unteers to work In the cause of civic progress. None of them hesitated to express sn opinion. They were for mu. niclpal ownership of a gas plant and of an electric lighting plan.t, while some were heartily In favor of taking over the street railway. Judge George Hlllyer came out In a ■trong Interview commending munici pal ownership. L. J. Daniel, president of the Daniel Bros. Company, told of how he had thought out the plan and reached the conclusion that municipal ownership-was the only solution. He Is willing to give of his time and money to help the movement along. Thomas H. Goodwin, recently a candidate for mayor, expressed his views on the plat form which enabled him to poll more thaj 4,004 votes against one of the moot popular men who ever ran for public office. Press Huddleston, coun cilman-elect from the Second ward, la out In an Interview favoring municipal ownership, but asking that ths matter be left to the people. A Flflht for the People. This Is a fight for the people of At lanta. It le a movement to help the city; to release the people from the grasp of monopoly; to secure competi tion; to lower the price of'gas and electricity; to enable the citizens of this city to enjoy the eame privileges accorded th$ citizens of many j»f tha moat prosperous cities In tho United Slates. Every citizen In the city Is called on to Join. ' Emphasis .iasput on the statement that this Is not a move ment In favor of men. It Is a move ment for principle. When a sufficient number of taxpayers and citizens have expressed themselves In favor of mu nicipal ownership, The Georgian Is go ing to Issue a call for a moss meeting. Then the league will organize. The memberz will elect their officer#. The member# will stipulate who they want to trust with the work of carrying forward this great and needed reform. There will be nothing to the back room caucus. Politics will have no place In this work. Any effort to do so will be denounced through the col umns of this paper. Whst The Geor gian wants Is to benefit the community w hlch has so generously accepted It and which Is so generously patronizing It. To help the community The Geor gian Is trying to secure municipal own ership. Here Is What ths People Szy. Men In all walks of life have sent In the blanks which The Georgian print ed, They requested that they be en rolled as members of the municipal ownership league. "I am In favor of municipal ownership; also I want you to help out the cause of free speech,” wrote William 8. Wler, a printer, who lives at 103 McAfee street, anil who was the llrst to Join. "Let It be soon,” wrote W. B. Watts, a bricklayer, who lives at 449 Edgewood avenue. "Call on me any time; I will be on hand," wrote M. P. Roane, a grocer, who lives at 144 Edgewood avenue. "This Is such a plain proposition no remarks are necessary," was the way ■I Ed Eubanks, a merchant of 45 1-2 Broad street, put It. “The city can i*huo bonds and build a lighting plant. The saving in cost of municipal light ing will pay bonds at maturity," was the view that Courtland 8. Winn, one of the most prominent attorneys In the city, with offices at 322-323 Cen tury building, took of the matter. Mr. Winn Is right. Edward P. Wood; a manufacturer of 201 North Jackson street, requested to be enrolled. E. A. Holbrook, of 124 Peeples street, a wholesale grain dealer, said; "Keep up the good work." Colonel William I- Scruggs, former United States min ister to V’enezuala, who resides at 44,5 Peachtree street; wrote; "Let’s try It. It may be better. It could hardly be worse.” "This Is a Necessity.” "This Is a necessity and must come to relieve the people," wrote O. R. Randall, of 459 Cherokee avenue, who a *a!» In steam engines. James L. Key Hsned one of The Georgian blanks. ”1 congratulate The Georgian on the fear less tight It Is making for municipal ownership.” wrote Dr. A. H. Van Dyke, a Physician, of 315 Prudential build ing ”1 also favor municipal control of oil other corporations holding fran chises for public utilities,” wrote W. O. 'I iisnn, an attorney, of 419 Century hull ting. -The sooner, the better," was th“ way Mark J. McCord, an Insurance man in the Century building, put It. J M. Puller, custodian of the Temple vmirt building, requested that he be «nrtjie,i as a member of the league. It’s coming," wrote C. F. Falres, a merchant, of 140 Whitehall street. Kar ev M ine, a merchant, of 118 Piedmont ■venue, signed a blank as a member or the league. N. P. Greenfleld, a manufacturer, of 5 South Broad street, wr,M e; .. An(J any ot |, er mun |c|pal own- ership that Is possible.” Joseph Loewus, a South Broad street, a manufac- '" favors "municipal ownership of 5!, Public conveniences.” Mayor Pro I'™; Harwell said he was In favor of munPliRl ownership except where It conflicted with private endeavor. "1 j you WILL Never Move Unless You Take the First \ Step. Take It Now—Become a Member of “The : • League.”'■ w c OUR PLA TFORM—The Georgian stands for Atlanta’s Owning its own gas and elec tric light plants, as it now owns its Water works. Other cities do this and get gas as low as 60 cents, with a profit to the city. This should be done at once. The Georgian believes that if street rail ways can be operated successfully by European cities, as they are, there Is no good reason why they can not be so operated here. But We do not believe this can be done now, and it may be some years be fore We are ready for so big an undertaking. Still Atlanta should set its face in that direction NOW. MIT COPS MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP LEAGUE APPLICATION BLANK, I hereby make application for membership In the MUNICIPAL OWN ERSHIP LEAGUE. I favor the ownership of a gas and electric lighting plant by the city of Atlanta. Remarks: / Occupation Note.—Cut out and return to THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. TAFT IS TO TALK WITH REBEL FIGHTING MEN It is Believed He Will Recommend In- tervention. NO PEACE LIKELY WITHOUT ACTION Forces Withdrawn From Near Havana at Request of the Secretary. Continued on Page Three. By MANUEL CALVO. Havana, Sept. 33.—It Is probable that there will be some developments after, the conference which Is to be held to day between Secretaries Taft and Ba con and a numbr of the rtbe! generals, Including Castillo, Guerra and repre sentatlves of the Santa Clara Ineur gents. The fighting men have not yet seen the American commissioners. . When they have, Mr. Taft will be In a posi tion to reach a decision ’on the best course for the United States to pursue. Expect Intervention. It la reported here today that Mr. Taft has senf word to President Roose velt that there Is scarcely a hope of bringing about lasting peace except un- dor an American prbtectorate backed by an armed force. The great gathering of American warships now In Cuban waters, with more to come, the fact that General Punston, the best equipped officer In the' American army for a Cuban cam paign, Is to be here next week and the concentration of American regulars at convenient points for quick transport to Cuba, alt tend to confirm the Idea In the public mind that Mr. Taft has practi cally given up hope of a peaceful set tlement. • Insist on Demands. * All the fighting leaders declare they will not lay down arms unless they get their full demand. If they Insist on that In the conference with Mr. Taft it will leave him but one course of action. Intervention. General Lonaz del Castillo has writ ten a letter from his camp at Santiago de las Vegas saying: "Tell the American people that we will accept only the annulment of the elections carried with fraud and vio lence when we in good faith went to the polls, unarmed, expecting honestly that our rights would be respected." Taft Asksd Withdrawal. "We can not believe now that Presi dent Roosevelt and the American peo ple are coming to the support of Palma and force him upon the people of Cuba. This would be the greatest mis take, for no people can be kept at peace under an unpopular government." General Guerra's troops have been removed beyond Punta Brava on the road to Guanajay. He has 3,000 men, who were reviewed by Major Ladd at the request of General Guerra, who wished to show his strength. Before Mr Taft requested the withdrawal of his force about 4.000 rebels were within a short distance of Havana. Between the forces of General Guerra and Gen eral Castillo are two towns, Hoyo Col orado and Punta Brava, which are garrisoned by government troops, which It Is proposed to withdraw under a safe guard from General Castillo and thus avoid the danger of a clash. It Is reported’that the rebels have demanded 14,000,000 from the govern ment. U. S. RUSHING Provisions and Live Stock Bought in Open Market. 0OOOOOOO000OOOOOOOO0O0OOOO O qualified for race. Washington, 8ept. 22,—The war de partmsnt officials are now convinced that an Amerlean army of occupation will soon bo sent to Cubs. The failure of 8ocrotsry Taft’s mission to Cuba it regarded as praotieally assured, snd orders from tho president at Oyster Bay for tho dispatch of a large army to Cubs are looked for at any time. Navar ainea tha days of tho 8panish American war has there bean such so tivity at ths war department. Ruth orders have btsn Issued to tho pur chasing officers of tho army stationed in tho Dig marts of trada in ths West to buy, in open market, immense quin titiss of food supplies, additional trap, leal clothing, horses, mules and tent age. Brigadier General Frederiek Fun ston, the energetic young officer who haa bean aeleoted by the prealdent to command any army of occupation sent to Cubs, Isavss Washington at 3-40 this afternoon for Tamps, FIs., from whonco he will sail on Sunday for Hawns, and there report to Secretary It has bssn latrnsd (hat Norfolk, Vs., snd not Tamps, FIs., has been aeleoted by the war department for the embarkation of troope if they an to bo sent to Cubs. 0OOOOOOOO<H5OOOOOOOOOO<IOOO<I O TERRORISTS DECLARE TREpOFF 18 ALIVE. O O London, Sept. 32.—A dispatch O O from St. Petersburg says the ter- 0 O rortata are circulating a report O O that General Treporr Is still alive 0 0 and going about with his beard 0 0 shaved and otherwise disguised. 0 O The terrorists Insist that the death 0 O and burial of Trepolf wae faked O 0 by the Rueslan government. 0 00004300400000000000000040000 gOOOOOOOO43OO43O0O43OOOOO43OOg O IN THE SHADE OF THE OLD CHESTNUT TREE. 0 The autumn leaves are falling O They are falling everywhere; O O They’re falling through the at- O O phere, O O And also through the air.” O O O O So sings the poet. But he's 0 O promised to turn over a new leaf. O 0 The forecast: 0 O "Showers Saturday night or O O Sunday." O O; O Saturday temperatures: O 0 The five cars that qualified to O O 7 o’clock a. in. -2 degrees O O enter the contest. In the order in 01 O 0 which they finished, were; n 0 Tracy, locomobile. 0 LeBlon. Thomas. O Harding, Haynes. O Lytle. Pope-Toledo. Christie, Christie. Vclock i 8 o'clock a. m. .. O [ O 9 o'clock a. m. .. O i O 10 o'clock a. m. O i O 11 o’clock a. m. .. 0) 0 12 o'clock noon .. O i O 1 o'clock p. m. ' io 2 o’clock p. m. .. OlO ..72 degree* O . .78 degree* O ..79 degrees O ..80 degrees O ..HI degrees O ..82 degrees O ..81 degrees O 0 oooooooooooooooooooooooooo QOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TO THIS “Get Out of the Of fice,” Says Chief Turner. CHAIRMAN CARTER SENDS WORD DOWN Some of Officers Think Too Much Will Be Expected of Them. TYPHOON DESTROYS LIFE AND PROPERTY IN THE PHILIPPINES SOUTH OF MANILA; SCORES OF VESSELS ARE REPORTED SUNK Meager Reports From Interior Points in the Islands Indicate That Greater Damage Has Been Done by Storm. Manila, Sept. 22.—The hay of rfk- vlte, the scene of Admiral Dewey’s great victory over the Spanish fleet on May 1, 1398, was today visited by a disastrous typhoon. It la believed considerable loes of life has resulted and enormous damage has been caused. The storm's scope extended from south of Cavite, but telegraph wires on land are down In all directions from the city and It I. Impossible to get details of what has happened. Ship have foundered In the bay or been driven ashore. May Be Under Debris. Immense damage has also been caused on land. Buildings were blown down, trees uprooted, hoiises unroofed or destroyed and shede and barns blown to pieces. It will be Impossi ble to give any Idea of the casualties until a search con be made of the wrecked bulldlnga, as It Is believed many peraona are burled In the rulna of their homes. Debris from the destroyed buildings fills the streets at many points. The araennl, which was tho stronghold of the Spaniards In the days of their pos session, has been badly damaged. Losses are said to have occurred among the soldiers stationed there. Gunboat Drlvan Ashore. The gunboat Arrarat was driven ashore and damaged. Several of her crew are reported to have been lost and others Injured. Cavite province seems to have been ravaged by the storm, und It Is believed It extended further to the southeast Into the provlncea of Batangas and Tayabas. It la feared the southern coasts of the provinces of Luxon Island have alao been ravaged. No word has been received today from Mindoro or MarUiduque Islands, south of Luzon, and H Is feared the typhoon may have reached there as well. POLICE BEGIN EIGHTEEN TEAMS OPEN FOOTBALL SEASON TOD A Y New York, Sept. 22.—Eighteen col lege football teams will make their initial appearance on the checkerboard today. It marks the beginning of the college football seuson and on nt least four big fields regular games will be played. No football season In Inter-colleglates his tory was ever the center of so much interest as will be that of 1906. The principal reason for this assertion Is the new football code, which is certain to almost revolutionise the game. Not the least Interesting feature of the season will be the schedule Itself. For the first time In several years two of the strongest teams of either sec tion will meet In inter-sectional games. On November 17 the University of Pennsylvania, which has divided hon ors with Yale for the Eastern cham pionship, wllPmeet the great Michigan eleven on Franklin field, and as both of these teams are to be very strong the result will go far toward settling thevmerlts of football In the two sec tions. On the same day the Indians will play Minnesota In Minneapolis. This has been essentially a year of new football alliances. Pennsylvania and Harvard have broken In the East, Columbia haa given up the game altogether, while In the West Michigan. Chicago and Wis consin have broken off football rela tions, for the present at least. 8cheduls of Garnet. The following tables Include the prin cipal vtames fo be played In the East the coining week: Saturday, .September 22, Pennsylva nia vs. Lebanon at State College, Penn sylvania. Rochester vs. Niagara at Rochester. Carlisle Indians vs. Vlllanova at Car lisle, Lehigh vs. Albright at Carlisle. Wednesday, September 26, Indians vs. Albright at Carlisle. .Syracuse vs. Hobart, at Syracuse. Saturday, September 29, Princeton vs. Vlllanova at Princeton. West Point vs. Tufts at West Point. Holy Cross vs. Massachusetts Agri cultural at Worcester, Mass. Syracuse vs. Rochester at Syracuse. Pennsylvania vs. Lehigh at Phila delphia. Rates vs. Exeter at Exeter. Rrown vs. New Hampshire State at Providence. Pennsylvania State vs. Allegheny at State College, Pennsylvania. Dickinson vs. Lebanon at Carlisle. Indians vs. Susquehana at Carlisle. Crusade Started Sat urday Morning. One Arrest. The crusade against obscene pictures In negro dives has .begun. Four plain clothes officers began a tour of the negro clubs and saloons on Saturday nnd have made one case against a negro saloon keeper. It will be pushed to the limit by City Attorney James L. Mnyson. Officers Coogler, Hollins, Starnes and Clark began their tour Saturday morn ing and visited the negro clubs In De catur and Peters streets. They found no objectionable pictures in the clubs, but In the Vendome saloon, conducted by Charles Mosely, a negro. In Ivy street, near Deaatur street, they found over the cash rsglater a large framed picture of a nude white woman. Thla was seised and turned over the Chief Jennings. Chief Jennings pronounced the .pic ture obscene and Instructed ^he gfflcers to make a case against Mdaely. This will be tried before Recorder Broyles at 2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon. City Attorney James L. Mayson states that the offense is a violation of both city and state laws anti will be present at the trial to prosecute Mosely. Of ficer Coogler will ask that Mosely be not only fined, but bound over to the higher courts. OO0<HO1OO0O00000O000000O1>0OO O 0 0 CROWD OF 600,000 0 0 AT CONEY I8LAND. o O New York, Sept. 22.—The Mardl O O Gras festivities at Coney Island 0 O last night were attended by a 0 O crowd estimated at 600,000. Gangs O 0 of hoodlums cut women’s dresses 0 O and perpetrated other petty out- O O rages. O O O OO00O00OP00000000O0O00OO00 "You men get out of here and don't call up this office any more,” said Chief A. Q. Turner, ofsthe county police, to stone of his men at his headquarters at the court house Saturday afternoon. The chief had got a letter. The letter was from Chairman E. V. Carter, of the roads and bridges com mittee of the county commission. Chief Turner would not say what was In the letter, but there was no doubt that It was a stirring message which Mr. Car ter had written. In effect, It had been an order to put Into force at once the provision made when the county police force was increased to thlrty-elx men—namely, that the Atlanta headquarters be aban doned nnd that tha man report to each other, to their lieutenants and to the chief in the woods. These three stations, which have been provided for In the northern, western and southern portions of the county, are not yet ready, but the roads and bridges committee chairman hail. It seems, got the Idea that the men were staying a little to closely at head quarters. "8imply Instructions,” 8sys Carter, Mr. Carter said Saturday afternoon that the letter. hn< simply contained Instructions to put Into effect as speed ily as possible the provisions which will keep the men In the country* and it of the city as much as possible. The men are to report to Lieutenants S. R. Dunbar, W. J. Poole and Walter Cheshire as often at necessary at their homes, or by 'phone, until the head quarters at Buckhead, Battle Hill and Lakewood Heights are ready for occu pancy, Mr. Carter said that ho expected to have the house at Battle Hill In condi tion within the next few dnys, that It would taka a little longer to prepare quarters from bulldlnga already avail able on county alms house property north of Atlanta and that the county would have to build at the corner of the Jonesboro and Brown's Mill roads In the southern part of the county. Some Want to Quit. Some of the county officers are pret ty sore over the stringent rules which the commission has adopted, and it la understood that when they have to live In camps away from their families some of them will resign. More of thO men Just have their feelings hurt, however. They don’t think that the county commissioners think they work. Thjy contend that In the first place the time they spend at headquarters In the mornings Is not loafing, but Is for the purpose of a gen eral exchange of views. . "And If we did rest a little In the morning it wouldn't be any more than we should be allowed,' said one of the men Saturday morning. "I. don’t be lieve there's more than one or two men on the force who don't conscientiously do his dumndest to get every criminal he ran catch Into the Tower. To do this a great deal of night work has to be done. Looks like the commissioners don't take Into consid eration the fact that to catch a nigger ou have to go after him at night. ,'early all the men are working every night and besides In the day the roads don’t lack for patrolling. "And you Just watch what I'm a-tell- flclency of the force. It don’t pay to keep a man dissatisfied by-keeping him away from his family." Chief Turner would'not express hlf views on the subject. GARDENER OF CZAR HELD FOR PLOTTING St. Petersburg, Sept. 22.—The arrest of the gardener, one of the foremost agents of the terrorists, and several servants connected with tho palace of the czar at Peterhof, haz developed ths details of the plot to. take the life of the emperor, and Grand Dukes Nich olas Nlcholalvltch and Vladimir with a bomb. The imperial family will not return to Peterhof or St. Petersburg thla win ter, because of fear of a plot. 000000000000000000000000400 O PIGMY WITH BOW 0 O STIRS UP BIG ZOO. 0 O a O New York, 8ept. 22.—Ola Ben- O O ga, the African pigmy In the 0 O Bronx soo, created no end of trou- O 0 ble when he was given a bow and O O a quiver of blunt arrows The o 0 little fellow Immediately sent an O 0 arrow Into the lion's cage, mak- O 0 tng big Leo roar. A crowd gath- 0 O ered and Ota fled. Seeing he was O 0 followed, he sent an arrow at the O O crowd, striking one person on the O 0 nose. o 0 o 0000004040000000000000000000