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SUNDAY, AUGUST 23 WANTS WANTED—A Collector WANTED: YOUNG MAN ABOUT 16 or 17 years old to do collecting. Must be a hustler and know city. Good opeyrtr>> for right party. Address “D. I. G.,' dire Herald. Tires. hide century tires, the kind that wears well. W. H. Holmes 308 Campbell street. A3oc WANTED— A Collector WANTED: YOUNG MAN ABOUT IS or 17 years old to do collecting. Must be a hustler and know' city. Good opening for right party. Address "D. I. G.,” care Herald. FOR RENT—Furniture FOR RENT TO DESIRABLE PARTY household furniture by the year, be- Binning Oct. Ist. Address C., care The Herald. a23p Reputation AND REPETITION SOUNDS A lfttle alike; both can be applied to Sandifer’s two founts, 970 Broadway and "The Lobby Fount,” Dyer Bldg. Gueßg how. Send in oarllst written answer and get a prize. A2sc Tires. RIDE CENTURY TIRES. THE KIND that wears well. W. H. Holmes, 308 Campbell street. A3oe Fount For Pen 10c POST PAID BRINGS YOU ONE, 25c three; every office man needs them; big time saving; one dip Ink 100 words. Agents wanted. South ern Specialty Co., Augusta, Ga. a23c Tomatoes A TWO POUND CAN OF STAND ard tomatoes for sc. Monday only. Phone 1095. Marks Grocery Co., 1023 Broad street. A23e. House Keepers SEND 40c POSTPAID “IDEAL DUST Pan,” a back saver and ornament a 3 well as useful.; household article for every woman. Agents wanted. South ern Specialty Co., Augusta, Ga. a23c Business Opportunity MONEY: WE HANDLE THE Fi nancing of good enterprises and creditable projects. The Bankers’ Bond Company, Pittsburg. Pa. a23p Horse Shoeing I HAVE ONE OF THE BEST equipped horse shoeing shops in Augusta, and "Strays carry a full line of shoes—forty-eight, kegs. Also use a gjreat many hahd-made shoes. I fit all the shoes myself and see that they are put on properly. I solicit your patronage, or a part of it at least. Three of the best shoers ir. town. I can shoe forty-five head, four shoes each, per day. Shoes one dol lar per set and upwards. Monthly shoeing. Horse clipping. Clipper blades sharpened. L. M. Hutto, 722 Ellis street. a2sc Sullivan’s Island FOR RENT: PRETTIEST FlVE room cottage on Sullivans Island; completely furnished, every comfort, front beach, beat location. Apply T. .1. Keenan. Station 25, Sullivans Is land. S. C. »23p Tomatoes A TWO pdUND CAN OF STAND ard tomatoes for sc, Monday only. "Phone 1955. Marjpt Grocery Co, 1028 Broad street. A23c. Verdery Pressing Club PRESSING CO., SUCCESSORS TO Verdery Pressing Club. 313 Mcln tosh street. Phone 2425. Expert cleaning, pressing and repairing. Hats cleaned and blocked. Ladles' suits and skirts cleaned and pressed. All work guaranteed. J. P. Stephens, Mgr. «29c Puff Sale ,7T ST RECEIVED A LARGE AS mrtment of puffs; will soil at spe ll low prices for next 10 days, re lot of braids, straight and wavey. rs. L. M. Zachery, No. 818 Broad St. s'2sp Green Corn . WILL HAVE FIFTY DOZEN green corn fresh from garden to rrow (Mondavi morning. Purchas of one dollar's worth of fruit or vegetables for cash will get 10 per cent off. 1,. A. Grlmaud, 210 Cam ming St. Phone 1305. a23c Mattresses MATT-—3SES MADE AT YOUR home by machinery. 1* J. Murray. 627 Broad St. Phone 666. That's all. a23p What’s The Use TO WONDER WHERE T> GET THE best Ice cream and soda wafer, when Sandifer has two centrally lo cated founts; 070 Broadway, and tho "New Lobby Fount," Dyer Bldg A2sc Tomatoes \ TWO POUND CAN OF STAND ard tomatoes for sc, Monday only one 1065. Marks Grocery Co., 3 Broad street. A2:!c. Established 1828 J. FREEMAN. 306 NINTH 'BT., eclal dealer in Howard. Waltham Elgin watehes. at lowest prices, watch repairing; best work guar d. "123 p j ' Notice 70LLECTOKS WHY, HAVE ,jur wheel butchered up by un experienced repairer, when vou can phone me. 1 will send for and repair your wheel on short notlee and re turn same to yon Phone 1711, E. w. Watson. 218 Mclntosh 8L A23c W. C. Rhoades & Co. WALL PAPER AND PAINTS OUR advice is to have your paper hang lng done now or let us hock your fall work before October Ist. A wort! to the wise is sufficient. Best of wall paper and paints; best of workman ship. -\2Bc. Hats Cleaned WHAT'S THE USE OF BUYING A new hat when I can make your old one good as new, from 50c up. 1 am now located at 416 Campbell St. Photre 652. Verdery, the Hatter. a23p Bicycle Repairing WHEN YOUR BICYCLE NEED UK pairing call "phone 1711, the old re liable Van will send for it, repair and return to you on short notice. IS. W. Watson, 218 Mclntosh St. A‘23c W. C. Rhoades & Co. WALL PAPER AND PAINTS OUR wall paper and honest prices is our nride. Our work is done by skilled workmen and is our best reference. Let us do your fall work now. A23c Hats Cleaned WHAT'S THE USE OF BUYING A new hat when I can make your old one good as new from 50c up. 1 am now located at 416 Campbell St. Phone 652. Verdery, the Hatter. a23p Reading Bicycles 1 HAVE IN STOCK THE LATEST models of Reading bioyclos; see me before buying your Mercies; prices right. E. W. Watson, 218 Mc- Intosh S.t. A23c. Clothes Cleaned STOP AND THINK WHERE YOU can get your clothes cleaner! and pressed at Samuels, 219 Centre SI. 1 guarantee all work and perfect sat isfaction. A23c. W. C. Rhoades & Co. WALL PAPER AND PAINTS. BF glning Monday, the 24th., we will book paper hanging for October Ist. or after at reduced prices that gave us our tremendous summer trade. Our advice Is do it now. A23c MONEY RECEIVED FOR DEMOCRATS CAMPAIGN Mayor Dunbar Subscribes Five Dollars to Fund Call ed for Mr. Hardwick Herald Opens List. Interest In the national Democratic campaign is much greater in Au gusta than usual, and there are, hun dreds of Democrats In the city who ar e confident that Bryan and Kern will be the choice of the people on November 3, next, when the election wlil be held. In response to a call for voluntary contributions to the Democratic cam paign fund sent out by Congressman T. W. Hardwick The Augusta Herald opens up a subscription list with $lO, and Mayor Dunbar has been the sec ond to place his name down, giving $5.00 to the cause. It is hoped that SIOO can be raised in this city, and that Is the amount the national cam paign committee has asked for from Augusta. From expressions heard prior to the opening of the fund it will 1 eeqnite an easy matter to raise the required sum, and as soon as It. is completed the money will be forwarded to the committee in eharge of the work. COMMISSION yEETSJHURSDIT Definite Action in City Hall Matter expected at Early Data Must Go Back to Council. Mayor Dunbar has called the city hall commission together for Thurs day night, at which time that body will take action on the city hall mat ter which was referred back to them by council. The action of council in sending the question hack to the commission for reconsideration la generally regard ed as meaning that the structure will finally be built of stone, as first agreed' upon by the commission Probably othtr details, which were practically overlooked, will be consid ered by the commission, hut It is hardly likely that any changes of note will be made in the final selec tlon After the meeting of the city hall commission the matter will again go to council and it will pass upon tho question definitely. This will proba bly he done at the regular September meeting and work will probably begin as soon thereafter as possible. A shiftless man In a small town either harbors a lot of worthless dog o' plays a fiddle. I>o you know of anything that Is more unfriendly than friendly criti cism? ~-,1 ,g St. Patrick's Church, Very Rev. L. Bazin, V. G., rector; Rev. j. Hennessy, assistant Sunday masses; 6:30, 8, 9:30 a. nt. Sacred Heart Church Corner Greene and McKiune Sts. Rector, Rev. J. Sherry, S. .1, Pastors, Rev. .1. lxmergan, S. ,T., and ltev R. Maereadv, R J. Morning service: Masses at 5.30, 6.00, 7.30 and 9.30 Benediction after last mass, at 9.3 ft No evening service. St. Luke's Methodist Church. Corner Crawford avenue and St Luke street. Preaching every Sun day at 11 a nt. and 8:00 p. an Pray er meeting at 8 y>. m. every Wednes day night. Sunday school at 3:00 p. m. Epworth League Devotional meet ing every Friday evening at 8:00. Women’s Foreign Missionary, Monday after first Sunday at 4 p. m. Juvenile Missionary society meets first Sun day at 4p. m. Board of stewards every first Tuesday at Bp. nt. K. Al. Dixon, pastor. St. John’s Methodist Church. Will have no church service Sunday on account, of the absence of the pas tor. Sunday school at 9:30, Mr. C. G. Goodrich, Supl. Prayer service Wednesday evening at 8:30. A cor dial invitation is given to all to wor ship with the congregation at this hour. Come. North Augusta Baptist Church. Ther win be preaching at 11 o'clock a. m. and the public are cor dially invited. Rev. 11. A. Llagby, of Greenwood, S. C., will fill the pul l'R. First Presbyterian Church. Comer Telfair and 7th streets. Preach ing at 11 a. m. by the Rev. A. W. Nis bet, of Savannah. No evening service. Sabbath school at 5 o’clock. Senior Christian Endeavor at 7:30. lunior Christian Endeavor Tuesday at 6 o'clock p. m. Wednesday evening prayer service at 8:30. St. Paul’s Church. Rev. G. Sherwood Whitney. Rector. 7:30 a. m. Celebration of the Holy Communion. 11 a. m. morning pray er and sermon. 5 p. m. Sunday school. 6:15 p. nt. evening prayer. First Baptist Church. Confer Greene and Jackson streets. Rev. Sparks White Melton, D.D., Pastor. Preaching al. 11 o’clock by Dr. W. T. Hundley, of Batesburg, S. C. No evening service. Sunday school 9:45 a. in. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Rev. J. B. Derrick, Pastor. Preach ing at 11 a. m. Sunday school at sp. m. No night service. Come worship the Lord with us. St. Matthew's Lutheran Church. In the absence ol their pastor the members of St. Matthew':; will wor ship with the Holy Trinity qongrega tlon on Greene street. The service begins at 11 o'clock. The Sunday school will meet at the usual time, 9:30 in the morning. The regular services at St. Matthew’s will be re sumed Sunday. Seplember 6. Reid Memorial Church. Rev. .1. T. Plunket, D. D., minister in-charge. Sunday school at 6 p. m. Adult Bible class at 6:15 P. m., con ducted (alternatively) by well known Bible students. Attractive music, and strangers cor dially Invited. Christ Church. Sunday school. 9:30 a. m. Morning prayer, 11 a. m. Evening prayer. 8 P. m. Litany Wednesday, 8 p. m. Broadway Methodist. Preaching at 11 a. m. and 8:30 p. m. by Rev. Thos. H. Timmons, of Thom son, Ga. Green e St. Presbyterian Church. On the 1200 block, between Mar bury and McKinne streets. Rev. Geo. K Gullle, pastor. Preaching at 11:15 a. m. by Rev. Thos. Wilkinson. No evening service. Sunday school convenes 9:45 a. m. Everybody cordially welcome to all the services of this church. St. James Methodist Church Richard Wilkinson, pastor. Service nnd sermon at 11 a nt. and 8.30 p. m., conducted by the pastor. Hpe rial evening service for yoijrig people. Subject* "Greater Evils Than t'oir nlonly- Branded Worldly Amuse monts ” Sunday school at 9.45 a. m., J. E. Parker, superintendent. Ep worth League at 7.30 p. m.; regular missionary meeting Wednesday eve nlng prayer meeting at 8.30 p. m. Colored Churches. Twiggs St. Baptist Church. Rev. B L. Brooks, pastor. Early prayer meeting, 6 a. m. Preaching by the pastor, ji a. m. Sunday school, 3 p. ni. Preaching hv the pastor. 8 p. m. All are welcome; scats free; !»)3 Washington street. Christ Presbyterian Church. Corner Telfair and Gumming Str,. Pastor, .1 S. Ellis. Preaching services st 11 a. m. and 8:30 p. m. Sunday school, 10 a m. Weekly prayer meeting on Wednes day evening at 8:30. AI 1 are cordially Invited to attend tar Herr tecs. Tabernacle Baptist Church. Rev. r T. Walker, D. D., LI, D. pastor. Early morning prayer meeting at 6 a rn. I Preaching at 11 a rn. and 8:30 p. m. Sabbath school at 3 p. m. THE AUGUSTA HERALD B. Y. P. U. meeting on Thursday night at 8 p. m. The public and friends are cordially invited to all services. Colored Y. M. C. A. The public meeting of the colored Y. M. C. A. wiil be held Sunday after noon at 4:30 o’clock at Thankful Bap tist church, in the lower part of the city. The speaker will bo T’rof. W. C. Wales, professor of theology in Paine College, Augusta, Ga. Mr. Wales is a young white man of training and culture, who is devoting his time to the uplift of (lie colored people, a full attendance will greet him Sun day. Music will be furnished by the Thankful*choir, under direction of prof. L. E. Moseiy. 0. T. Walker, president; Silax v Floyd, secretary. Metropolitan Baptist Church. Rev. C. S. Wilkins, D. D„ pastor Preaching at 11:30 a. m. and 8.30 p. m. by the pastor. Gethseman e Baptist Church. Rev. Thos. 11. Holmes, pastor. Early prayer meeting at 0 a. m Preaching at 1:30 a. in. by the pas tor. Sunday school at 3:30 p. in., H. Franklin, superintendent. Preaching at 8:30 p. m. by the Rev. T. M. Boykin, of Batesburg. S. C. The publlq is Invited to attend. Canaan Baptist C.'Mtch. Rev. A. D. Dunbar, pastor. Preaching at It a, m. and 8 p, m. by Rev. G. W. Harmon. Sunday school at 3 p. m. All are cordially Invited to attend. First Congregational Church. Preaching service at 11 a. m. by Rev. R. J. McCann, pastor of the Pil grim Congregational church of Colum bia, S. C. He will also preach at the evening service. Sunday school at 4:15 p. m. Preaching service at 8:15 p. m., Thf. public is most cordially invited to worship with us. D. J. Flynn, pas tor. Springfield Baptist Church. Rev. Geo. H. Dwelle, pastor. Preach ing at 11 o’clock Sunday school at 3 o'clock. Preaching at 8.15 o’clock. Prayer meeting Tuesday night. 11. Y. P. IT. meeting Thursday night You are inviled to be present. Young Zion Baptist Church. The sixth anniversary services of the Young Zion church will be hold 'Sunday. Tim morning sermon will he preach ed by Rev. C. Danfort!. The services at 3.30 and 8.50 o’clock, Rev. J. 11. Evans, (he pastor will preach. Bap tism will he al 1.30 o’clock. The -members will serve dinner on the I church grounds at 4.30 o’clock. NEW QBE STRIKE BRINGS RUSH TO RAWHIDE RENO, Ky.—Discovery of new ore at Rawhide, Nov., has caused a wild scramble to that anil men and women are fighting today for accom modations In box cars to make the trip across the desert. Stages and automobiles which run to Rawhide are being filled to ten times their usual capacity. Eager miners are offering fabulous sums for any sort of vehicle. ARRESTS SATURDAY. Granniston Turner wan arrested Saturday night for (he South Carolina authorities. It seems that Turner beat his way to Augusta from Willis ton. When the necessary paperK«ar rive he will b ( . turned over to the South Carolina authorities. Harrison Williams was arrested biaturday night for theft. Peter Quarles claims that Williams stole a watch from him some time ago WII I limns denies the charge. The case will be aired before the recorder > Monday morning, A. FI McClendon, a white man. was i arrested Saturday night try Officer i Quarles. It seems tliat. McClendon was In Levy’s soft-drink stand on Reynolds street raising a rough house. He had young Levy down beating him when the officer arrived Officer Quarles reported that he thought tin man crazy, an he fought arid hit every one Who earn,, near him. He will np pear before the recorder Monday morning l There were several cases of plain i drunk that will spend the night In ■ the barracks. CLARENCE DEAL WELL KNOWN HERE Mr. Alexander Deal of Augusta, who sued oil' a writ of habeas co pus In tire United K'at-s roar' he"- for the release from the navy of hit 15 yr -r old sen, so nays the Norfolk Dispatch is well known in Augusta Mr. Deal Is a resident of this do, end resides at. Funks Alley. He Is the son of Mrs. H M. Riser, who runs a grocery store In Weal End. Clar ence l eal ran away from home .-ore" time ago and Joined the navy. Th • | ease will be tried In itieliuiolid Hep- I temper the 24ili. Princess Adoif in Uniform Princess Adolf of Schu umberg-Lippc, who is hero pictured in her uniform us Col. of the Fifty-Third West Westphalian regiment. She is a sister of the Kaiser and like other lad ves of Royalty is an honor ary army 6ffleer and is provided with the regulation regimental dress. SIKH 19. RUSE HIT RMHJCMIS Socialist Speaker Paid his Respects to G. O. P., Dick Military Law and Press Censorship Dill. Forty-live men and fifteen ladles 11s tened to Sumner W. Rose of Missis slppi, socialist, for an hour and a half nt the court house last night. U was probably the largest similar gathering ever held In Augusta, and much interest was shown by nearly all present. The address of Mr. Rose was de voted more, to an at lack on the re publican party and corporations than to any other specific point. lie also commented on Hie Dick military bill and censured the press censorship bill, which delegated the postmaster general with power lo exclude from the malls any paper which lie sees fit to discontinue. In the course of his argument he look occasion lo comment on aa edi torial appearing recently In The Her aid In which the question of tnunlci pal ownership was dismissed and he stated that the form of governing or controlling municipal property was wrong aH given, lie also asked why not advocate national ownersitlp of railroads as well as municipal own ership of waterworks and llglii plants. In bis attack on the republican party he declared that he thought the ranks were badly shattered and that inere was no hope for them In the future lie stall'd Hint lie thought, the South would he the future social Ihlc center from tile simple fHCt that It was solid and democratic and that socialism in its last analysis was de mocracy. Mr. Hone paid tribute to Eugene v. Debs, socialist candidate for pres blent, declaring ihat when he spoke a harsh word be softened It with tears. He also outlined tile pin n by which (lie socialist campaign was waged and a ha! was passed around to Ink-- up colled lons, aometliliig over three dollars being contributed by those present. Mr. Max Will; acted as chairman of the meeting and it was announced that another rally would tic held Hun day night al the Air Dome and In case of rail! It will lie held at the Buperhu theatre. After leaving An glista Mr Rose will go to Gainesville, Ga., where he will deliver Ills next address. GERMAN PICE TO VISIT AMERICA j ■ ■ m LONDON Again a prim e of the j house of Hohenzollefn mav visit | America, although It, will probably a.- Incognito, for Prince August Wllh' lm i of Prussia, fourth son of the kaiser, has. by winning the degree of a doctor 1 of political science, won for hlms< if the right to marry the >-Irl he lo'/r s and It Is well known here that lei j desires to circle the world on his wedding ' rip. The kali er Is exceedingly well pleased with his son's success, and has pointed out that the only prlvll egc extended to the young prince by the University of Hiratissburg wa\ ihat h" was allowed to enter for ex amlna'lon alter four Instead of six months of study, a thing most stu dents would rodder a punishment r.i I her than a favor Prince August Wilhelm Is the first Hotienzollern to urk-- a doctor's dr gree at a German university, THE KMR'S BEST FRIENDJS DEAD LONDON—The knlser is still very downhearted at the death of Dr. von Lucanus, who, In spite of ins seventy seven years of age, was still the em peror's right hand and probably the only man William trusted complete ly. “I shall never be able to find any one to take Ills place.” he ex claimed when notified of Dr. von Lu i hiiiik' death. It was tho laic doctor's business to communicate to mlntslers who had lost Hie confidence of t.helr Imperial master that the Ktule of their lieulli ! made it desirable that they should | hand in tlielr resignations. Some times, it Is said, a blue envelope con | tulning the acceptance was already in I bis pocket before the appointed vie Urn knew anything about lilh tip preaching official demise. One or the first to whom he brought the fateful message was Bismarck. The last was Hie secretary of the interior, file pop ular Count von Poiadowskty. The city of Berlin especially felt the power of the departed secretary, for ll was lie who, In the name of j ihe kaiser, waged all the petty quar i els over trolley liiieH, monuments anil elections of burgomasters, and even Prince voii ltuelow suffered several complete defeats against him In such affairs. LEGISLATORS TO IMJIOIDir Richmond Delegation Will Be Present When Special Session Convenes Tues day to Pass on Convict Question. Richmond county members of the Georgia leglslatura arc going har k to Atlanta Monday to he present at the opening of the extra session, which will convene Tuesday. The session ! Ih called for Ihe specific purpose of considering the roiivlet lent'- question hut any other mailer coming up lie f( re Iho body will be lu order ami n reive due consideration, It Is itn j derstood Hop, Clem Ilunlmr, of Augusta, art ! i-d a t chairman of the committee on I ihe whole ill the hearing of the con v|rt question, and he will, of course, la- prominently Identified with th t j notion or the legislature In ihe com lug session, especially as regards the | convict question. [ The situation In Richmond county I willi the convicts Is generally con sidered very snllstaclory and It la thought that lie- refill 11 of the actio.i Of ihe legislature In the present agl Mill* will I" lo put the convicts on in" roods throughout the slate. This will mean better roads In cv cry section, according to thi- opin ion fondi'ieo by different county of prink and (hole s'-nns to he no lack [of Intel i-st lu the qui'MilOll Oil the part of the-ordinaries and romnils sinners of rosds Hint revenues In ev j cry county. Wl'h horses and mules selling si fancy prices, and feedstuff* abnor 'rally high, the pat lent and faithful o< Is c'-'nlng hack Into more general usi> In some sections In northern . erniont a good team of heavy horses will bring |SOO to VIOO This Is con siderable money for a poor man on a small farm to He up, consequently ■ many small farmers are using oxen ! for farm work. PAGE FIVE OM™[S Ilolfl That Low Rates ot Georgia Demoralizing to Commerce. WASHINGTON.- The railroad com panies operating In the southeastern territory today filed their answer be fore the Inter state Commerce Com mission to complaints which have hern brought against the advance in rates on grain and grain products from Ohio river crossings to the southeast. In connection with this answer tho railroads tiled a nfbtlon and demurrer to strike out of the complaint* certain allegations with regard to the Southeastern Freight Association and similar associations being combina tions in restraint of trade and in vio lation of the Sherman antitrust law. The grounds for this motion are, first, that Hv inter-state commerce commission has frequently ruled that it has no Jurisdiction to administer the Sherman anti-trust law, that law being solely a matter for the action of the courts; second, that the inter state commerce commission has ruled thal a rate may lie reasonably low or indeed unreasonably low, even though it lie the result of an Illegal com bination. This ruling. It Is stated, baR been made In several cases, notably In that of the Chinn and Japan Trading Company, Involving rates on cotton piece goods from this country to China and Japan. In that case It la charged that the ocean steamship lines operating through the Suez ca nal and known as the Sue/, route com bined with western railways to mako a rate from this country to tho Orient, in competition with the steam ship lines and railways, this rate be ing so iow that it was qumßionabto whether or not it paid the cost ot transportation over the 15,000 miles Involved. So tho commission hold thal even ir the rate hud been made by an alleged combination, which was beyond tlielr Jurisdiction to deter mine. nevertheless It was perhaps an unreasonably low rate. On tills ground the railway compar nies In their answer have moved to strike from the complaint. In the pending cases all allegations against the Southeastern Freight Association. They take the position that, the South eastern Freight Association and alt similar assoclatlonß do not suppress trade, but. In fact, promote It and are , sontlul to iho orderly conduct ot trade and commerce. The raliroads allege in the pYSsent Instance that while the order of Judge Emory Speer, of Georgia, was In lorce from August Ist to August sth, giving a lower rat e to shippers In Georgia than to those In any other state In the southeastern territory. Hi,, effect was to demoralise and dis organize trade and commerce and that merchants lu Louisville. Cincinnati and elsewhere could or would iimko no sales, owing to the demoralization caused by the order. The railway companies tuk,. the position that Ibis Is a demonstration of the fact that such associations as the Southeastern Freight Association are absolutely nnci ssary to prevent demoralization of commerce and that, they promnta trade Instead of retarding It. The defendant railroads allege that during the year 19(11 dissatisfaction was expressed by shipper* at Atlanta as to rates to that point from tho Ohio and .vflsslsslppl river crossings, 11 being alleged that the rates to At lanta from Hitch crossings were out ot relation to rates to Birmingham anil Montgomery, Ala. As the result of conferences held at that time tho rates freni Ohio and Mississippi river crossings to Atlanta were reduced, but the defendants deny that the reduced rates were Just or reasonable or com pensatory, the reduction being mada solely with the view of putting At lanta upon a basis more nearly slml lur, allbongti not the same as the liasis of lllrniliigbani and Montgom ery. These reduced rates went Into effect February I. 1905. The defend, ants allege that their recent Increase of rates has not suppressed competi tion and that the same competition exists as heretofore. They deny that tie territory north of the Ohio »nd west of the Mississippi river Is domi nated by any traffic association which fixes or maintains freight rates or suppresses oninpetHoii or restrains In terstate trade. The railroads deny that the com modities Involved In their Increaso of rales ar ( . entitled to lower rate* than other commodities, or that the advance waq other than smail and reasonable, and declares that the In crease will not seriously or at all dis turb existing trade /elutions or Injure the consuming public. They deny that the margin of profit obtained by the dealer will not permit him to absorb Ihe entire advance In rnteH, or that i the consuming public will be forced i to hear any portion of the sddltlonal ! charge represented by an Increase In ihe price. Even should the consum ing public lie compelled to pay soma portion of the additional charge or th* whole of It they declare that th« amount so paid will be Infinitesimal, and that tho public will not feel It or In, any way In- Injured by It. They ; deny that the advance complained of would represent a charg" or tax to llie dealers and public In Georgia of anything like as much mi $50n,000 an j nually, or that the same Is a tax lo any extent. The railroads deny that the Increase will restrict the volume of traffic and declare that It Is not even a sufficient compensatory charge to fairly meet the cost In value of that service performed by lh»m, They] claim that while the net rates of some) of the roads have in recent monthly shown some advance, yet taking alt of tig. months together the net narnl Ings have shown a very inrge dim I mil tlon since February Ist, 1905. One of the first things an art »ru d'-n should learn to draw Is his n*l conclusions.