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WEDNESDAY, PEBBITARY ». 19*7. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND REWS. - . , GRATEFUL MEN\WOMEN PRAISE PE-RU-N >| a .-<»ii aud Fitzgerald Have Lively Tilt on Floor. w.flilngton. Feb. JO.—By making re- ,l point* of order during the con- .i.l'oiatlnn of the pootoffleo approprla- , i,m in the houee yeaterday. Mr. MK.nn. of-Arkansas. cut out mlllloni ,t dollar* and made the meaaure look like a alrve. Incidentally Mr. Macon and Mr. VVigcrakL of New York, had a apat. .. h ,n Mr. Macon gave notice of hla „. lin! . of order. Mr. Fltagerald declared v, ,oid knife the pay acheduled for lh e rural letter camera If the city i irrlrra were to suffer by reaaon of u r Moron', action. Mi .Macon eald: V .11 can not make any threat, .- lln M me. You can not uae a whip ' 7ai you will defeat the Increaae for ;. lrS l carrier. If I Inaiat upon my point r m.ipr and atrilu out the IncreaM for ..... In the big poetofllcee. I refuaa to ..i-tlgated by the gentleman from v-w York. ruin bill, it la aald. Increase* the .nailer of clerk, nine million* of dol- ir the gentleman from New York to rob the rural letter car- of their Just duey. let him Jtear ii. -in himself. M Kitxgerald aald the provlaton, i tearing the aalarlee of virtually i,ry ceraon connected with the po ..nice ware violation* of the rulei , Iiouae. It waa only by unarilmoua , ; .rnr that the house could paea on Inoreaaaa Mr (iveratreet gave the Indirect In. r .motion that a rule would be report- . ,i from the committee on ruleo today ...Milne the Increases stricken out. m l giving the houee opportunity to In Me bv a direct vote whether or not the increases shall remain In the bill. PrlDoe Jonah Kalaalenaole, Dewey Hotel, 1 Washington, D. C., Delegate to Coagraae from! Hawaii, writes: <•/ can cheerfully recommend your i Peruna as a very effective remedy tor] coughs, colds and catarrhal trouble,” — see I’p to Japan to Accept a Vital Re- ' ligion. « .uiiiRf*. Feb. 20.—William Jennings Hr>an drifted quietly Into the city yeu- tmlay and In the evening dellveml a “Pitlire nt Ttte T. M.-t.VA. F,evident Roosevelt waa referred to ral time* by Mr Bryan, who an- tvitirtced early that he,waa going to try i«» Keep away front politic*. And he Min titled admirably. He scored Roger Sullivan. ~T1:p problem of Japan today U -ai.»Uu>r with the ldeaa she I m. borrow - mg fnnn us she will accept a vital re- igi n." said he. ”The philosophy of nitsm philosopher I* tin* thing tha* has kept that country Hack fm- 2."«a years.” OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQr/aOOOOCOOOQOOOLOa O Hon. C. r. Brooks, Mayor of Sunbury. Ohio, also A11omey for Fsrm- <5 O era* Bank and Sunbury RulMing and Loan Co., writes: O O ”1 have the utmost confidence In the virtue of Peruna. It Is a great O O medicine. I have used It and I have known many of my friends who 0 O have obtained beneficial results from its use. I can not pralMe Peruna O O too highly.” 0 O 0 00000000000000000000000000 OO000O00000O0000000000000O Cystitis Entirely Relieved. Miss Mattie McArthur, care of Hos pital, Medical Lake. Wash., says: ”1 have not written to you for some time. but. Oh, 1 have given you many words of praise. I am so well. I had cystitis very badly and could not walk iy distance without suffering intense itn, but 1 do not have a touch of my old suffering now- liuui never. j.ralsc Perunn enough. 1 am telling every one how much good Peruna has done fop *i Catarrh of Head and Throat. Mrs. William H. Hlnchllffe, 20 Myr tle street, Beverly, Mass., writes: *i have taken four bottles of Pe runa. and 1 can say that It has done me « great deal of good for catarrh of the head and throat. I recommend Pe runa to all sufferers with catarrh. \ do not think I ever felt much better, m rently* eprpHsed at tbf 'work " l at.. cafe do. 1 Ant3 can be said < I st tha'ipork l otTthlnk too much praise ' fitting.” T Suffered With LaGrippe. Mra. H. A. 8. Marsh, -128 Reservoir 81.. I.na Angolas, Cal., President Wom an’* Benevolent Aaaoclatlon. write*: "1 suffered with la grippa for seven week*, and nothing 1 could <h> or lake Helped nnrunttci triad Peruna felt at once that 1 had at Inst *e~ cureil the right mtdiein* anil I kept steadily improving. Within three week* I wa* fully roatorad, and I am glad that I gave that truly great rem edy n trial. "I will never be without It again." Used Pe-ru-na For Bronohitii. Mr. Frank Battle. Jr.. First street, near Charlotte Ave.. Weal Nashville, Tenn.. wrltea: "I desire In say for the benefit of others that your Ptruna has unques tionably cured me of chronic bron chitis. It I* the grandest discovery of the ngc for throat and lungs." Pcmna-ls.not almnly a palliative to redeye *«n* Of that dial rearing kyiiipl torn*. It brings permanent relief Mr*. Sue M.. Morris. 2214 street, Nashville, Tenn.. wrllost “Last fall • aavere attack of malarial fever laid ma up for some months. My condition wao ssrious for a time and the doctor who was attending me did not seem abl* to cope with the trouble. "A neighbor advised ms to lat the doctor’s prescription atone and try Paruna, extolling Its virtues to the skies, and I nui now ready to do the same, for In three days I was much better and In ten days I waa able to be up and In two weeks every trace •>( malaria had left my aystem. •J now use Peruna off and yin when In need of a tonic and It braces me up wonderfully," Weak and Nervous. Charles Brown, Rogeravlllt, Tenn., writes: "I feel It my duty to write you a few words In praiaa of your Paruna. 1 hsvo triad many different remedies. "The Doctors Gave Me Up." Mr. Lewis Kitchen, Hullngton, Ohio, wrltea: "I can not thank you enough for the good your Perunn Ima dona me. About six months ago 1 could not leave my bod, and the doctors gave me up, say ing that I had consumption and could noi live. Then a friend recommended Peruna to me, nnd I commenced using II. When 1 started to uae your Perunu I weighed It7 pounds, and now I weigh 172 pounda. I had been siok for ton yeare, and waa so sick I could not turn over In bed when I began the uae of Peruna. I think It Is the greatest med icine of Its time. “1 am -now fading wall and. hearty and would not bo without Peruna. greatest tonic on earth, and a perfect system bulldtr. "A friend advised me to taka Peruna for indigestion, and It cured me in a short time. I was very weak end nervous, could sloop but little at night, bur Peruna cured that tired, all-gen* feeling, and made me feat Ilka a new man. so 1 heartily recommend It to all who are weak and run down. Peru na will give new life and energy. I can not apeak too highly of Paruna. and | wlH-not—forget-tff-rocommend It an every hand. I will answer any letter from those desiring to know what Psruna has done for me.” Systemic Catarrh. Miss Marie Leaser, 828 West Thirty- sixth street, Chicago, 111., writes: "1 ain glad to give a good word for Peruna. and 1 hope that all who see this who are troubled with aystamlo ca tarrh'as 1 was for years, will profit by I had tried many remedies, but none did more than give ma temporary relief and some did not even do that. "I took Peruna at the suggestion of a friend and waa more than pleased and surprised at the results. "1 am now perfectly well and strong." — —— True Cause ef Placate, I ff these days almost every ailment '•» supposed to be caused by disease germs. The medical profession as well as the people, seem to have gone mad over the germ theory of disease. The universal fear and dread of dia- •*•* germs is becoming a very serieus matter to the welfare and happlncaa < f the people. Dr. Hartman has consistently con tended through alt the rise and spread of the gsrm theory, that moat disease* aro caused by elimatlo influence*. For Instance, catching cold' Is re sponsible for more than one-half of the Ills to which human beings are subject. Danger of Neglected Cold*. A person eatehoo cold easily, thlftk* nothing about It. naglacta it, whan It Anally bocomoa settled In some organ of th* body, and ehronio diaoaao is tit* result. > A few doses of Paruna In th# begin ning of the cold would have saved month* of suffering, as wall as great expense for traatmoot. Peruna is a reliable relief for cold. Almost everybody knows thla. Instead of trying to dislodge or kill aome Imaginary germ. If Paruna waa u»*d at the proper time its tonic prop erties and antl-catarrha! qualities would soon convince the patient that he has found th* right remedy. A multitude of letters are received testifying to this fact. Keep Peruna In the house. Us* It whenever cold or oltmatlo affections assail, and sickness In th* household will become greatly leaaanad. If not H- tlrely prevented. Catarrh of the Stomach. Mr. Christian Hofmann. K. F. D. 1. Slating, Pa., writes: "For many year* 7 suffered with catarrh ef th* stomach.. I waa cough ing day and night. After having tried threa doctors and many remedies, on* of your almanacs cams to my hand, I bought soma Peruna. Bo far 11 taken el* t — farad with i cured and Parana did IL run* to my children whan they feat b»d and you abould see how healthy? they are." Note, Throdt and Stomach. Mr. Delbort B. Craft, Lowell, lad-, writes: • "For a long tlm«t I suffered with ehronio cartarrh of the nsaa, threat and atomaeh. 1 would continually taka cold and my stomach’waa tn bad con- ion. I truly suffered untold mteerv. 1 look variousTnedTctiies and tiled treatment of several physicians.'but I felt no better. K friend advtsed me to take Peruna. I wrote to Dr. Hartman, who prescribed treatment. Aa soon aa commenced to take Peruna I was surprised at the relief'It gave pie. X kept on taking It until I had taken thirteen bottles and was cured," Mra. Joseph Vlttur, 8708 Eriestreet, Austin, fits.. Chicago, III., writes: "Your medicine, Peruna, was of great benent to me. I suffered with catarrh ef th* nos* and head for many year*. Three bottles of Psruna cured me, aft er I had considered It Impossible to ever be cured again. I now always keep Parana in the house, and recom mend It to everyone suffering from eesarrh as a good remedy." X give Fe rn they RELIEVE POLICEMEN ON THEIR BEATS Among the llret mattera lhat will mm* before the new board of police commissioner* will be the proposition to relieve patrolmen on their beats, In- »tes.| of at police headquarters. I'nder the present system the patrol, •nen. when relieved, fall In line, march ground town until th* whole squad Is funned, then march back to the police rt.ition, all of this walking and time kiUinR and red tape. Just to "right dree-, front," and ba dismissed. A > It la proposed that aa toon aa ■it. ..nicer takes another’s place the llAi or Joyner Is‘aald to favor this plan, if' other commissioners are of Ilia •CIO frame of mind. n . watch that comes off at mld- n i!ht will be especially beneAted by the ' onvo, for they are often relieved too ... catch the last car. and have lo do milea to their homes at th# un- ••»mlv hour* of 1 and 2 o'clock In the riling. CALL BOND ELECTION FOR CITY LIGHT PLANT Dr. Longino Prepares Resolution For City Council. A $300,000 bond election for the erection of a municipal lighting plant la In sight. The persistent advocacy by The Georgian of municipal ownership is about to bring fruit and repeated at tempts to ignore the overwhelming sentiment of the people are being met by repeated demands M9 positive and Immediate action by council. , .... ^ It In now up to the general council to •nr thus superseded la free to go home. uy wheth „ r not U|P clllsen* of At- Or. Oiler in Damand. I '■ treal. Feb. 20.—The senates of '! id t’nlverslty will offer Dr. Osier, ■ ’sford University, formerly of Jnbni 1 ■! k ns, a place on Mcdlll ataff. It Is '■ 1 -d lie will accept. °°eooooooooooooooofiooooooo 0 HE WAS FINED IS <0 0 FOR KILLING FATHER. O ? " mUngton, W. Va., Feb. 20.— 0 “ f '-ior Mayes, who ha* been on O „ ' - 1 for ihe murder of his father. O “ •' icilas Mayes, a one-legged O ° !»o months ago, wa# Aned O „ mil coats. The Jury found a O 0 ■■idle! of Involuntary manalaugb- 0 1 ' r assault nnd battery. ° J isper killed hla father at Uar- “ ‘irsvllle. In salt defense In the O “ 1 ' ’imce of two relative*. The 0 ° - war tried before Judge Toy- O OOlvp, -OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Are You Up to the Hark? . feeling as well as you ■ >ul(I do not make the mis* J 0 °f letting your health lake ^ of itself. Resort to Beecham’s PIHs Uv *rywber*. la bo^s 18c. sad 2M. lanta shall be given an opportunity I say deAnltely and decidedly arid for all time If they favor municipal ownership of a lighting plant. Councilman Longino has Introduced a resolution looking to this end and requesting the general assembly to make the charter amendments neces sary for ths holding of an election for IJOO.noo of bonds for thla purpose. The resolution, nt his own request, is lielng held over for two week* In order that It may not be lost In a committee shuffle, nnd so that all members of council may thoroughly acquaint them selves with the merits and demerits of the proposition. Councilman Longino ohtnlned unani mous consent til withdraw his resolu tion for an election for Il.h00.000 of Improvement bonds, which baa been peacefully slumbering In a pigeon hoi,. $350,000 Water Bonds. The adoption by council Monday of the report "f Ihe finance committee calling for a bond election for 1380,000 for the Improvement of the waterworks ts a victory for The ileorirlan. Alder man Key nnd others who fought against a. larger Issue. The Georgian contended from Ihe be ginning that *500.000 was more than was needed, and showed that among the advocates of the bond Issue wore ertgtii interests which wanted so to rlriple the city's Anances that the In- -vltable election for a municipal llgh!- Ing plant would be held off. The Victory of The Oeorglan In cut ting down the waterworks bonds to 1330 000 leaves $150,000 more for the municipal lighting plant. Under th* "ircuinstances. It la not believed Ilia! council <an refuse to give the people of Atlanta an opportunity, to express their sentiment for a lighting plapt. The advocates of municipal owner- 1 shin are aatlalied that If an election Is ulied It will he carried and Ihe line-up n council w III he watched w Ith no lit- ile Interest. ■ v National Guard. ii Robertson, Savannah, has been commissioned captain of company n heavy artillery, t'sptaln F. K. Beane, Augusta, troop K. First cavalry. Itaa resigned ou awuUM nt III heallh. FULL TEXT OF THE RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR ELECTRIC PLANT Whertai. ths iia«llf\«l ▼otera of Ihe city «»f Atlanta at n municipal prfhury, held several year* ag<\ voted overwhelmingly in favor of a « municipal electric light plant, anti ■ Whereas. It Is neceaaury to Issue bonds to secure enough funds with which to erect same and It is proper that the voters of the city be given an opportunity to vote on this question, nnd. If they are of the same opinion, to vote an Issue of bonds sufficient to secure an electric light plant. , Therefore, he It resolved by the mayor nn«i general council of the city hf Atlentn. That the city attorney be and he Is hereby Instructed to prepare a suitable amendment to the charter of the city whereby on election shall he held, under the existing laws and ordinances, no that the qualified voters of the city may have an opi»orunlty to vote upon the question of issuing three hundred thousand f$3<W.000) dollars In bonds, from the proceeds of which an electric light plant shnlf be erected und maintained'by the city. Resolved, further. That the clerk of council transmit a copy of this resolution to tl\e senator from this district and the representa tives from this county, under the seal of council, nnd that they are hereby requested to use their Influence to secure the passage of said amendment nt th® approaching session of the general assembly. f.50,000,000 CONCERN IS TOJJUNJ FOR OIL Wilmington, Del., Feb. 20.—'ThoMextran Petroleum Company, of Del aware. has been chartered at Dover.' tn deal In petroleum ami acquire gold, silver. Iron and copper mines III Mexlt n anti the United States. The capital la *50.000.000. CITY WATER PLANT CLEARED FORTUNE IN ELEVEN YEARS Furnishes Water For Less Than Private Concern Could. EXCHEQUER OF PALM LEAF COURT GETS TIED UP BEFORE JUSTICE Membert. «f Ihe Palm Leaf Court nr* In trouble. 8n Is Lucinda Thorn ton. treasurer nf the Palm Leaf Court. In fact, the whole ou'tAl Is In court. Now, the Palm Leaf Court la a col-, tired fraternal, sick and death benefit co-operative sort of n society and I.u clnda Thornton was declared tn be th* duly nuthnrlted treasurer of the leafy court. Isabella Htrlckland and other members nf the court charged that Treasurer Lucinda had in her pneaes- Hard to quit COFFEE? Not il yoii use well-made POSTUM U FOOD COFFEE "There’* a Roaaon>* slim the funds nf the court amounting to some *28 and divers cents and de clinch to give up the good or to ac count for them. Kn a warrant was sworn out and Lucinda waa arraigned before Justice of the Peace orr charg ed with a misdemeanor. She was de fended by J. W. Moore, while Attor neys Walter McKIreatli and Charles J. Moore looked after the Interests of the prosecution. The result was thHt Lucinda wa* held under a *200 bond for trial hi the higher court,. TutfsPills After eating, person* ef a hi Hoot habit Win derive great benefit by taking one o( there pill*. II you have boon DRINKING TOO MUCH, they will promptly re hero th* causes, SICK HEADACHE — and acrvoaoMoawhkh Mlows, restore ' the appetite and remove gloomy feel- Inge. Elegantly sugar coated. - Take No Substitute* In the eleven years, during which Colonel Park Woodward ha* been gen eral manager of the waterworks dc parlment. the total amount of receipt of the department above the coat of Operation. Ihe lapping and all im provements and additions has been 11.3*3.8113.80. A complete and comprehensive sched ule of the expenses nt»l the Income of the water department for the peel eleven year* has been compiled by the general manager, and It Is his Inten tion to sentl a ropy of this lo anyone Inquiring. "Any municipal plant.” says Colonel Woodward, "that Is properly managed, can be made lo pay and furnish water cheaper than It could possibly he done a private company. Keep pollllca out nf II. and run It on a business prin ciple. and It Is bound lo succeed " The following la the complete state ment of the water department for the past eleven years: Complete Statement. The total amount of money appropriated to the water department from January 1. 1896. to December 11. 1906. was *2,047.399.18 Total amount spent on Im provements ami addi tions. same period 1,118.660 83 Balance *8*7.7*8.63 This balance represents the total amount spent In operating the plant, nmlntenani'e, repairs and all expenses, etc., from January l, 188*. lo December 31, 1906. The cash paid Into the rlty treasury by the water de partment from January I. 1896. to December 31, 1906. was *1.845,826.66 The public service for same period was 1,565,276.48 Total revenue, Including nubile service 2.411.202.14 Deducting amounts spent In Improvements and addi tions to the plant 1.118.660.85 'rodIt due department of. *2,291,642 29 Deducting expense of oper ating, tapping and all other expense* 927,7*8.63 Net credit due water de partment 11,163.803.66 NEGRO CONFERENCE MEETS AT TUSKEGEE Sportal tn Th* r.*orci*»- Tuakage*. Ala. K«b. ?0.—The alx- trnnth annual oeaalon of th* Tunkagee Negro conference began Hera today at the Tu.'kege* Normal and Industrial, 1 iniiituiv. Th* great chapel of ih* S7A 7EMEN7 OFABUSINESS FOR PASJ ELEVEN YE, The details or reerlnta and exptndlturta for the past eleven yean af th# Atlanta waterworks department art given la the table below. No more reliable Jadteatloa of Ihe clty'a growth ran be fnnad than In the steady Increase In the I0e0l|M of tha de partment. and Colonel Woodward's statement shows bow proflubly a municipal pub lic utility plant can lie managed under proper condition*: aJ J ilji 1 t 9 3 l| hU If 4 ii! ii 1896 1897 in* 1899 WOO 190! 1902 1903 1904 1906 4909 $ Wi.0te.49 ~ 9H.14l.00 109,147,48 102.W7.14 128,833. UO 204,9*6.83 218,277.62 S7.tM.tt 29l.t21.4t 247,734.99 228,716. S3 $ to.i66.o6 tt,669.72 41.717.99 26.941.90 63.496.28 186,408 16 129.690.06 M2,419i7» 194,418.79 144.118.91 19.496.16 I' W.7BH” 68.47L3 64469.49 75.826.64 75.4tt.OI 77,97128 89,1*7.54 96,212.13 100.627.81 108.75L68 129.231.16 ! mHl imi liraud totals.,. *2.04,.Ml.<8 1 tl.lD.NO* 1 (27,7M.a | *LML8M.M GEORGIA IMMIGRATION SOCIETY ENJOYS BIG BANQUET AT MACON Special to Tba Georgia*. ...aeon, Oa.. Feb. 20.—The Immigra tion Hodeiy hrld a large banquet nnd smoker In the rooms of the Progress Club lost night. A number of speeches were mails by aome of the moat proml- achool. where President Roosevelt spoke few months ago, waa crowded with ihe hundreds of farmera and educator* from all parts of the South and from the North aa well. These negro conference* grew oul of Idea, which, sixteen years ago, called the negro farmers of Ihe South ern states together for the purpose of eonferrlng as to their moral and ma larial condition. Front a few then, reiiresantlng one state alone, the con ferences have grown so that at today's sesslotr all of the Bouthem states were represented by fanners coming even from an far West aa Texas. nent members present, and all bad a big time. An elegant luncheon was served, and after the speeches the guests voted a word of thanks to the clttxoni of Macon for the royal tlm* which was given them while In this city. 00000000000000000000000006 O REPLACED CRUCIFIXEB S 0 COST MAYOR’S POSITON. g O Purls, Fob. 30.—At Saint Brians, O O department of the Cotoo-Duo- O