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GOV. SMITH
TO TACKLE THE
W.U LEASE
Atlanta Freight Bureau
Complains of Violation
GOVERNOR BROWN DECIDED
THAT THE COMPLAINT WAS
NOT VALID WITHOUT A DEFT
KITE RATE AGREEMENT.
Atlanta, July J5—Governor Hoke
Smith elated yesterday that he In
tended to take eome action some
time thie week relative to the sub
ject of through freight rates on the
'Western and Atlantlo between At
lanta and Chattanooga.
Judge James K. Hines, counsel to
the railroad commission, la out of
town and will not return until Wed'
ncsday. As soon as he gets back,
Governor Stn^h will bold a confer
ence with Judge Hines and Attor
ney General T. 8. Felder
what can b« done.
Since the Atlanta Journal has
made a sensation out of ez-Gover-
nor Brown'a failure or disinclina
tion to take any action along this
line, a good many of tbe facts have
come out through correspondence
given out by the railroad commis
sion. This correspondence Is vol
uminous and covers the entire Is
sue as originally raised beforo
Christmas.
The contention of the railroad
commission was that the lesseo of
the Western and Atlantic was vio
lating the following clause of the
lease contract
“Bald lease company shall charge
no greater rate per mllo on through
‘ freight on said Railroad than the
lc-cal rate allowed and flxed on sim
ilar freight by the rallrpad commis
sion for said railroad. 1
It was charged that the lessee
was charging higher rates from At
lanta ( to Chattanooga than It grant
ed for points between and within
the state of Georgia. Tn other
words, it was set up that the road
applied the railroad commission's
standard tariff for points within the
state and applied the Southern tar
iff rate, higher thgn. Geo»*4»'« tor
JUiTo-gh-ftelftur^- '
There was Issue between Gover
nor Brown and the railroad com
mission as to where the responsi
bility for forcing ithe question rest
ed. The commission contended
that It was vested entirely In the
governor under the Candler act,
while the governor held the view
that fthe commission should raise
the Issue of non-enforcement.
Chairman * Warner Hill, of the
railroad commission, .under date of
January «, 1911, wrote Governor
Brown an extended letter, the crux
of which was as follows’:
"I am further directed by the
commission to say that the commis
sion finds after an extended hear
ing and a very careful considera
tion of the records In the caso that
said Western and Atlantic railroad,
by applying Southern classifications
on through shipments Instead of
applying tha classifications of this
commission. Is In toms Instances
charging a greater rate per ton per
mile on through freight on said rall-
Toad than the local rates allowed
and flxed on slmllnr freight hy the
railroad eommlailon for aald rail
road.”
Than, upon Jons IT, Govern,-
Brown wrote the commission, cov
ering various -points raised, and
atated:
"If. Instead of the language used,
the lease act had provided aald teas#
enmpany (hall charge no greater
rate per ton per mile on through
freight on said railroad, then the
local rate allowed by the railroad
commission for a like distance on
railroads within tha state of Geor
gia occupying the same class as the
Western and Atlantlo railroad, then
there would be no question, hut the
lease company, under the facta pre
sented, would be violative of the
terms of tha lease act.
"The lease company dentes that
It Is charging a greater rate per ton
Per mile on through freight on said
railroad than the Ideal rata allow
ed and flxed by the railroad com
mission for aald Wehtem and At
lantic railroad. Uatll tt has shown
that soma legal and obligatory rate
bar been flxed hy the railroad com-
mission between Atlanta and Chat
tanooga, and that the rate per ton
per mils on through freight charg
ed by tbe lease company la greater
than the local rate so flxed on said
N, Y. AND
MARKET REPORTS
Stock Market was Weak, Cot
ton Weaker and Provis
ions Some Better.
New York, July 25—Under heavy
selling stocks are weak. Union Pa
cific led the decline with 1 1-8 to
5-8, Steel 3-8. Later .the market!
steadied.
Cotton was weak on poorer ca
bles and liquidation, from 9 to 18
points lower, .later rallying.
Chicago Wheat Market.
Chicago, July 25.—Wheat was
firm at 3-8 to 1-2 higher. .. Provi
lons were higher, hogs g oonta high
er and eattla strong.
Pravloua
LOBBYISTS
NEED NOT
GO THERE
Canadian Government is
Divided on Reciproci
ty, but Gets to
Work on it
Ottawa, July 25—A night and day
session of Canadian Parliament will
be held to rush action on rsclpreelty.
The present indications are that a
vote will be taken without the
general election bolng bold. If the
elections are forced they will be
bold In September.
The manufacturing Interests of
eastern Canada oppose reciprocity,
wblle the agricultural lntsresta of
West Canada favor the agree
ment.
Should the election disapprove the
reciprocity. Premier
have to resign.
The lobbyist who were active In
Washington during the considera
tion of reciprocity, especially those
opposing the paper and lumbar
schedule, wero warned today to
keep away from Ottawa during the
consideration of reciprocity
NEWS OE DAY
IN AND ABOUT
STATE CAPITOL
Senator King’s Bill of In
terest to Lumber Men
DR. BROWN WANTS A BILL TO
PROHIBIT ADULTERATION OF
SOFT DRINKS—BIRDS AND
TREES IN A BILL.
July—
Wheat. . . .
Corn
Oats. . . .
September—
Wheat. . . .
Corn
Outs 40% 43 39%
ROUSE GETS ANOTHER MONTH
Atlanta, Ga., July 15.—Of grsat
lntarsat to timber men In Georgia
la a hill of Senator W. W. King, of
the Fourth district, wilcbhka been
passed by the senate, km prohibits
tbs measurement of ^Hnr except
by ths standards prase^Rd by the
code. Another bill by the Mine au
thor that la receiving -universally
favorable comment In a bill to pro-
Laurler will hlhlt ths publication of tRs names of
women alleged ,to have been crimi
nally assaulted.
Senator Morris, of the Eighteenth
district, has Inaugurated k cam
paign to force all railroads^) carry
brilliant headlights. Yesterday he
Introduced a bill /to requlrag rail
roads to usa headlights ofaspecl-
fled Intensity.
Consider the Birds and Trees.
Representatlvs Bell, of Milton, has
Introduced a bill In tha house to
require the consideration of birds as
well aa trees In the Arbor day ex
ercises of the schools of Georgia. His
purpose Is to Inaugurate a more
careful study of birds and their
economic value In the schools of the
state.
To ProHlblt Adulterations.
Reprssentatlve Brown, of Fulton,
has Introduced a bill to provide for
healthful as well aa palatable soft
drinks, and he proposes to prohibit
the adulteration of non-alcoholic
driuks, and to keep caffeine and sev
eral other substances out of all
drinks.
Another Interesting bHl Which
has boon Introduced (n the house
la ,thit of Mr. Summerlin, of Haraj-’
son, to amend the parole system
that prisoners In county Jail*
bo paroled as well
penitentiary. ” ‘
Hoke to’Let Something prop.
Governor Smith, It Is said, Is in
vestigating the alleged violation of
the state's Westarn and Atlantic
leasing contract by the Nashville,
Chattanooga and 8t. Louis railroad
and It Is expacted that some Inter
esting developments will be forth
coming In ths csss at an early date.
Fight for Rawlings Boys.
Attorney John R. Cooper has In
augurated another effort for the re
lease of tha Rawlings boys, and ho
BLIZZARD
FOLLOWS
HOTWAVE
Coldest Weather on Rec
ord for July is Accom
panied by Disastrous
Gales.
Close Open Close
.88% 88% 85%
.60 63 % 61%
39 40% 39
.88% 88% 88%
.66% 63% 62%
Chicago, July 25.—The middle
Wsat, but four days ago sweltering
in dMtb dealing heat. Is today ex
periencing a far mors unseasonable
cold wave.
A sudden change from the hqt-
test weather to the lowest July
temparaturs were’ on record, along
with terrific gales, sweeping over the
Great Lakes from Buffalo and Du
luth and lashing fhe waters Into a
fury, wrecking yachts and stopping
marine traffic, will probably make
the cold wave as costly as the fur
nace blast that preceded It.
The bfg passenger heats are hav
ing great difficulty In making har
bor. Fruit In Michigan Is badly
damaged.
Seventy-Mlle Gale at Buffalo.
Buffalo, N. Y.. July 25—Tha gale
!ast night reached the velocity of 72
miles an honr, wrecking small craft
on tha lakse and doing much dam
age to crops and fruit In upper New
York.
Many small crafts on the lakes
wero wrecked and shipping It at a
standstill today.
COTTON CROP IS THE
WORLD’S MONOPOLY
Claude Bennett, of Washing
ton, Comes Back to Geor
gia to Tell us of it
Atlanta, Ga., July 25.—That the
greatest monoply lu the world Is in
the cotton crop of the south was the
assertion of Claude N. Bennett, of
Washington, D. C. t in a lecture be
fore the general assembly In the hall
... of r ep rese ntatlres last
innett si
W
has filed an application with the
Worth County Man's New Death p t | Mn commission asking that the
O»to la August SS. rase be again taken uo. Mr. Cooper
Atlanta, Ga., July 15.—Qov. j E /ho attorney who made the noted
Smith today granted a thifly days'[fight to Mve the elder Rawlings
resplto to William Rouse, sentenced from the gallows,
to be hanged In Worth county ntxt Preacher and Tsnng Girl.
Friday. Rev. B. L. Padgett, of South Car-
The date of Rouse's execution was.ollna, and 16-yaar-old Carrie Stock-
postponed' until August 26, In order
to allow time for an examination of
hta appeal for executive clemency.
He was convicted of murder.
railroad between /the points named, day.
Mormons Otwervo Pioneer Day
Salt Lake City, Utah, July 24.—
Pioneer Day, commemorating the
arrival of Brigham Young and his
followers tn the Salt Lake Valley,
July 24, 1847, was celebrated aa
usual today by the members of the
Mormon Church throughout Utah
and In other States where the church
has planted colonies.
then It would seem that no ease
has been made out against the lease
company showing a violation of the
terms of tho lease contract.
In other words, Governor Brown
contended that no specific violation
ot rates had been shown and until It
was done It would be sheer folly
undertake any action by him.
The trnth of the bustneesg Is, a
doubt exists In many minds as to
the possibility ot forcing sny such
rates on through freight from At
lanta to Chattanooga as obtain
within the state, since It Is clearly
Interatate commerce shipments.
Whether or not a lease clause
would go over the Interstate com
merce commission Is very doubtful
In many minds
This flght was raised by the At
lanta Freight Bureau, and the story
knocking former Governor Brown,
was given to the Atlanta Journal
Saturday hy Ha-ry T. Moore, gen
era! manager of tho Atlanta Freight
Bureau. Ho admitted aa much to-
ton were arrested tn a local hotel
yesterday, and tho police are nod:
leaking for Rev, J, H. Newton an**
Tessle Moors, another lassie of 16.
The couple was arrested tn adjoin
ing rooms connected hy a door.
The man la prominent In South
Carolina.
A MEMORIAL TO HANSON.
A Chair tn the Tech School Is to Re
Dedicated tn Him.
Atlanta, Ga., July 25.—As a
memorial to the la,te Major J. F,
Hsnson, president of tho Central of
Georgia railroad and tho Ocean
Steamship Company, tho endow
ment of the Georgia School of
Technology will be Inaugurated.
This has been decided by a unan
imous vote of the monument com
mittee, on the suggestion of Col. G.
Gunby Jordon, of Columbus
Alresdy some 2800 has been
subscribed to the fund In New York
sml $1,800 In Macon, and the work
will be pushed to an early comple
tion. It Is planned to make tho en
dowment of Tech one of tho larg
est In tho state.
May Brine Liberty Bell.
Atlanta, July 24.—Georgia may
get another tight of tha Liberty
bell if plans now contemplated by
the Gate City Gnard are material-
lred Tha Philadelphia Fanclhles
are planning to corns to tha Octo
ber monument unveiling and may
bring tt along.
5 ov 6 doses of "666" win eg re any
ease ot Chills and Fever, Pri * tie.
and fifty million! of dol-
lafg Is sotual 'cash, and that more
than two-thlrde of the cotton crop
of the world la produced In -the
Southern states.
Speaking ot the various uses to
which the cotton of the south Is now
being put ho pointed out that the
southern states produce cotton that
Is b^lng used In clothing, cotton seed
oil, feed, fertiliser, lamp wicks, and
other materials and that In Phila
delphia they are now making pea
nut brittle meatnly out of cotton
seed. .
He atated that peanuts- Is another
southern monopoly the south pro
ducing ninety-nine per cent of the
peanuts ot the world.
Another great southern monop
oly," Hid Mr. Bennett, “la turpen
tine and rosin. In the south alone
of the United States are these pro
duced, and their actual value is
thirty six millions a year. Practical
ly all the sulphur used In the coun
try la also produced In the aoutb,
as are all of the boxle, the mineral
nsed for making aluminum, and
other lesser minerals.
You could fence the aontfa tn
with a wall as high as the stars,”
declared Mr. Bennett, "and the sec
tion would flourish.
WIFE CONSIDERED HIM DEAD
Therefore, a Chicago Man Decided
he Wanted to Marry tn Savannah
Savannah, July 25.—A local Jus
tice ot the peace had a visit yester
day from a man who said he want
ed to get married. He had a wife
and two children living In Chicago
he said but he hadn't seen them for
five years, he guessed they consid
ered him dead.
He had the license to wed a Sa
vannah lady. The Justice told him
to go see a lawyer or ha would be
likely to be arrested far bigamy.
BRUCE BROWN IN RACE.
Savannah', Fan Events WU1 Attract
. Many Fast Driven.
8avannah, July 26.—The lint ot
tha automobile racer* to come to
Savannah for the Thanksgiving Day
events will probably be Brace Brown
who will get here early In October.
Brown won the last Grand Prise
Race In Savannah and la a strong
favorite her*.
A Constant
Protection
A telephone on the Farm affords the Fanner’s family freedom
horn isolation aa well as protection in the absence of the men.
Mr. S. S. Lee, of Blanch, N. C., writes: “Some time ago one
of our friends’ husband was compelled to be off until ten o’clock at
night. During that time no one wai in the house but his wife.
She talked to us all up and down the line, and each family was
ready to go to her at a minute’s notice. She said she was so glad
(he had a phone, as she would not feel at all lonely."
Write for our free booklet and see how little it costs to have a
telephone on your Farm. Address
Farmers Uit Department
SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE
& TELEGRAPH COMPANY
33 South Pryor St.. Atlanta, Ga.
STOVER GASOLINE ENGINES
Tb« iimpleit engine on tho market—ha* lei* %tmring*parti than
any othar, and maintenenot post la less. On* rod operate* Ignitor, ex*
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of gaaolina. An experienced angiaaar not naeaaaarjr—anybody can
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ported. Will poeitlvely develop every ounce of horse power claimed—
and more. If yon want the tew fee lees aieaey. get
STOVER’S GOOD ENGINE—1 to 60 h.fi.
Steam Engines, Boilers and Saw mills
esByltls Cisalsg, Siwiog, Shisgle sal Pumpii, soffits I specialty
Wy Mallary Machinery Co.
VrS r 345 Cherry Street. HACON. GA.
Georgia School of Technology
Atlanta, Ga.
A Technical
Institute of the
highest rank.
Located in' the
most progress
ive city of the^
1 «woca level..A
qhanieal Electrical, Textile
sring, Engineering Chemistry,
_ and Architecture. Extensive and
I new equipment of Shop, Mill, Laboratories, etc.
New Hospital new Engineering Shop Building,
. . , new Y. M. C. A. Building. Coat reasonable.
Students received at any time during the session.
Free Scholarships—In order to afford the young men of Georgia hlgh-
clasa technical education, the legislature has assigned 15 free scholarships
to each county in the state. For catalog and information, address
K. G. MATHESON, LL. D„ FroM.it
u.
To Be Supreme and on Top
in any department of human effort one must
produce something BETTER than has been pro
duced before. This explains the supremacy of
“The Old Reliable”
Budweiser
Quality and Purity have made it the King of All
Bottled Beers. The exclusive use of Saazer Hops, its
mildness and low percentage of alcohol makes it the
favorite everywhere.
BeHM aHh torts asd Cron* Cap* as* «t ths
. Anheuser-Busch Brewery
St Louis, Mo.
The VoUosta Ice & Mfg. Co.
DUtributora
Voldojta Georgia