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* the weather. Weather—Atlanta and vicinity, fair 0 nd continued warm tonight and Sunday. 1 rHE Atlanta Georgian All the News While It is News A XTFk XTTT'WC Are You Reading "The Ghost’’? In The Georgian. xVlAI JL/ IN Ml/ VV u In Saturday’s Georgian. SPOT COTTON. Liverpool, qnlet; 7.30. Atlanta, steady; 13H- New York, quiet; 13.50. New Or- leane, nominal; 13*4. Augusta, steady; 13H* Savannah, steady; 1214* ~VOL V. NO. 314. x ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, JULY 6,1907. PRICE: {,",«/ &SSB31 Rep. Covington Not Afraid of De feat. COMMERCIAL SIDE IS NOT ARGUMENT Believes All Dry County- Members Will Vote For State Law. That the prohibition bill will paaa both homes; that Georgia Is deter mined to have state prohibition and not local option, and that the arguments of the cities against the measure will not affect the result, ' Is the opinion ex pressed by Representative W. A. Cov ington, of Colquitt eounty, author of the bill Introduced In the house. In con junction with the senate bill of Senator Hardman. "The prospects would seem to be ex cellent," said Mr. Covington. "Mr. Hardman and Senator J. S. Cowart have Informed me that thirty-two sen ators have pledged themselves to vote for It. It stands well up on the cal endar, having been now read the second time In the senate. There Is, therefore, no sort of doubt about Its passage In the senate.” "How about the house?” Mr. Coving ton was asked. "I hear nothing there except favor able to the bill. The city members, as a rule, may be expected to vote against It, but It Is not expected that a representa tive of any dry county In Georgia will be disposed to vote against it; In fact, they ure assuring me by two-horse wagon loads that they are for the bill." "What about the arguments advanced by those who are opposing the bill?” "No Chinese Wall," "Well, first, we are being called upon lo let each county settle this matter for Itself, and we are told this Is ‘the es sence of Democracy.’ The answer to this Is that moral questions can not be so left. No Chinese wall can be built around any wet county, no as to limit the baneful effecta of the legalized sale to such county. For Instance, no sane man would advocate letting each coun ty settle for Itself whether Its people wished the statute against murder or larceny enforced. The state very prop erly Issues Us sweeping condemnation •gainst these crimes. And yet every candid man must admit that these crimes are even more local in their ef fects than the sale of Itquor. Enforcement of Law. "1 notice, too, that It Is claimed that the law will not be enforced In the larger cities, and that the youth of such cities will be In great danger of being infected with a disregard for law. The answer to this Is that the statutes of Georgia are already disregarded - •eme of the larger cities, and to an ex tint nowhere found In the dry counties. Per Instance, In one of these cities at [cast It la a fact known all over Georgia 'hat the 'men of good character’ who [un Its liquor shop* by permission of ll* business men’ set the statute against Sabbath desecration In flagrant disregard. In this same city, the stat ute against keeping saloons open on election days has been so long In 1n- hocuous desuetude’ that grand Jurtee have been known to assign this as a Mason for failure to Indict. In all of the large wet cities adultery Is practl- It would be truly sad Officers Are Forced to Beat Crowds Back From Magnate. 'ally licensed. .. „ uu , u us, ..... : w the young men of these cities to lose their respect for the law, and we *ce going to sit up and think about this “cgument before we act.” How about the argument as to the financial loss that will be sustained by •Uch cities as Atlanta?" Financial Quastion. "Let’s see about that. I am Informed ’hat the sales of liquor In Atlanta 'will aggregate some three millions per an num. if liquor goes out, this money, a Sfeat portion of It, will go Into shoes, clothes and education for the children, and comforts for the wife of the labor ing man. Thle will mean an Increased nusinees for the majority of the busi- houses. Temporarily, It would ‘niure persons who have a cheap grade business bouses now occupied by the •loons; but this would be over in six months. Liquor exists legally In any com munity only by sufferance, and thle •Ufferance is usually paid for. In At. v... li*® consideration Is 12,000 per tin- , Th * aegument against prohlbt- on | a uiually a commercial one. I ■ no a°ft of doubt that the people will reject an argument of r . k i nd : " hat they want lo know Is ,,J 1 '\h' t .h»r It will pay Atlanta, but ’Is it Auanio, uui is u th.V , An<1 ' chc way, the oath of legislator Is not to favor those ■"♦•sure* that will assist a few ’busl- , men In Atlanta to make and hold ..hey, but ’to support those measures cat ba {or , he we , fare and proap ertty . IX-Onl* nf riAnvsrfn • Jn,l In Iraon. ... " ur ? ath * know well that the H c an not worst the large In we work from the thnt ... ** uu ’ a *w*>*ear-oia twy know> le-nri antn •* atout a* much de- I *nrjf»nt nn Via* m i rdS! - on her bar rooms for her proe- G-i a * * do ff ** dependent for hto ?i fh hfs fleoe. them^L. T hey do—four-fifths of \ and *f every other reform that Chicago, July 6.—John D. Rockefel ler has been excused until next Mon day. The only billionaire in the United States, and probably in the world, was made the central figure in a desperate riot In the Federal building today, In which the police clubbed a crowd fight, lng to see him. The trust magnate was half stifled In the terrific struggle. The Standard Oil chief, who main tained apparent calm, was hustled through a crush, in which the cries of the police, deputy marshals and secret service men were mingled with the protests of Injured men. Women faint ed in the heat of the strife. Rockefeller Rushed Through The oil king was crowded through the dense mass of curious Into the court room of Judge K. M. Landis, without injury. He was ushered to a seat for witnesses, and later called to the stand for the first time In his life in a court of record. The only previous time that he had been under examination was twenty years ago, when he appeared before a legislative committee. Rockefeller Takes Oath. After several minor cases were dis posed of Mr. Rockefeller was called. His right hand shook as he took the oath. He. was spry, however, when he pushed his way through the attor neys and witnesses to the stand when the bailiff called his name. "Hold up your right hand," ordered Deputy Clerk Joseph O’Sullivan. Rockefeller compiled, the oath was repeated and the witness sat down. Judge Landis turned to Rockefeller os he sat In the witness chair. The court conducted the examination Jn person. "Mr. Rockefeller,. Uave you, any otfl- rfkl ebnitifttfon with tlu .Standurd nil Company of New Jersey?" ‘ "I am the president," replied Mr. Rockefeller, "but tho position is purely honorary and has been for the post eight or ten years, as f have not been giving any service whatever." Q.—Do you know what tho outstand ing capital stock of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey is? Mr. Miller—Before the witness an swers that question, I beg to propose an objection to the question and sug gest for the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, that the court has no right or power to inquire Into that question and the method of getting It in this case amounts to an unusual search, not within the privileges of the fourth amendment to the* question. $100,000,000 Capital. The Court—The objection Is over ruled. Rockefeller—I think that It Is about 5100,000,000. I could not state definite ly, your honor. Q.—Approximately $100,000,000. A.—That Is my idea. sir. Q.—Generally speaking, what Is the business of the Standard Oil Company of New Jerrey, production, the refining and the disposing of oil? Mr. Rosenthal—We object to that question on the ground that this Is not within the lines of the Inquiry indl Continued on Page Thrss. George Barker Cut His Throat With a Knife Rushed to Grady Hospital, and May Die of His Wounds. Tired of life, George Barker, about 8ff years of age, attempted suicide Sat urday afternoon at hts home, 228 Bast Fair atreet, and as a result, he Is lying dangerously III at the Grady hospital] with his throat badly slashed. The people In the house found Barker In the bath room bleeding profusely from several cuts In his neck, and tightly grasped In hia hand was a rusty pocket knife. An ambulance from the Grady hospital was summoned and he was removed to that Institution. He was unconscious when found, but the surgeons at the hospital think he may survive, although his condition “ weakened by loss of blood. Mr. Barker Is a widower, hi* wife having died about a year ago. He la well known as a contractor, and baa lived In Atlanta for many year*. ■ « every otner rerorm mat as ‘ have been asking for should be iu' enacted Into law, and state prohibition s'detracked, they will at once set their hands to the plow again. I predict that they will elect no man to office much more that has not written on his fore head what he think* about state pro hibition. In most sections the politi cians see It, and are declaring for It. The stone that was rejected of the builders has become the head of Un political corner.’ And when the great mass of the white voters of Georgia ask for anything, they Juat must havol The Georgian and Prohibition The Georgian started out, and has tried thus far, to be an absolutely unbias ed, plain newspaper, telling the news on both sides of every question—not siding with factions or men. In our determination to live up to these principles, The Georgian did not openly support Mr. Smith for governor, though he was the sincere choice of both the editor and publisher of the paper. Our duty is to tell the facts to the people and let them judge for themselves. The people are intelligent and thoughtful. But the unexpected has happened. A great question has arisen. It has come suddenly. It is not a question of men. It is not a question of politics. It may be a question of sentiment. It may be principle. It may be fanaticism. The Georgian doesn’t care what it is called. It is an effort in the General Assembly to prohibit the manufacture and sale of intoxicating drink as a beverage in the state of Geor gia. The question is so great that it seems to be the duty of The Georgian to lay aside any and every rule or policy that interferes with advocating and supporting the measure, and we now and hereby give all the energy, support and power that in this paper lies to the end that the prohibition legislation now pending in the state, shall become a law. Few if any who read this know how serious a matter it is to us. It is so serious a matter that it demands the unbounded co-operation of every friend of the cause in the state of Georgia. Listen, please: The paper you are reading and every Georgian that is printed costs far more than you paid for it. This is true of all newspapers. You pay 2 cents, and that only pays for the paper it is printed on and the cost of delivery in most cases. The Georgian’s payroll alone is over $2,000 a week. The advertiser pays the difference. He pays over twice as much toward getting The Georgian out as you do in order to get you to trade with him. Most of us know that reforms of this kind are supported largely by people with moderate means. Few men of wealth sympathize with them. Men of wealth are always amongst those who fight such measures—and The Georgian has enlisted itself with poor folks. Here’s the trouble: Some of the advertisers have already put us on notice. Others have brought pressure to bear to get us to fight the prohibition measure. Still others have said they want prohibition. It is your duty to rally to those merchants who bjr continuing to patronize .The Georgian enable us to help in the fight, and, when you can, say that you are doing so. The Georgian is backed by a great deal of money? We may " lose a great deal of money in the stand we are tak ing. We are willing to stand a loss in such a cause. Personally, if a great happi ness could be brought to thousands of homes, there is no sacrifice I would not make. But it is plain to all that we can not ask the readers of The Georgian to pay a higher price to make up for the advertising shortage. So we simply ask our friends to he loyal to us—and we will stand or fall together. Many business men, bankers and real estate men are against the measure. Some of our best men are for it. Many are against it because they are afraid they will lose a little money. Fairly good cause to lose in, gentlemen! Everybody who is against it is against it because—"prohibition doesn’t prohibit." The Georgian is for it because: , First, we believe it is best for the people. Second, because we believe that from three to five million dollars a year in Atlanta goes to the saloon that may in part go to the dry goods store, the builder and the contractor. One million in this direction would be better than the five the other way. Third, we believe it is best because it would do more to regulate the negro who commits his greatest crime because of liquor, and whose most venal appetites are fired by it. This alone is of sufficient importance to try the experiment if all experi ences in other states where there is no negro population had been absolute failures. The Georgian believes that the acts that-brought on the Atlanta riot were committed largely because of the aid of liquor. The Georgian and the people KNOW that the riot was started by men from the saloons on that Saturday night. The Georgian believes therefore that, regardless of the degree to which prohibi tion has been effective in any northern state where the population is all white, if it half prohibits in Georgia, where there are nearly one and a quarter million ne groes, or a negro for every white person, it will be an untold benefit. The Georgian has no part in the fallacious argument that it will hurt us in the eyes of the world at large, and asks any man to show us . how it can hurt us as seri ously as did the riot of 1906. That was the work of the saloon. The Georgian does not enter the prohibition movement from a purely senti mental-religious point of view. It does not tolerate the weeping and praying in the streets in 1885 that we are told about. The Georgian will not help anything done for show. If women and men pray, they should do so to the God who only can answer their prayers and not on the streets. The Georgian is in the fight on a manly, free and business basis—not to be run by preachers and men, but to run with preachers—good men—and women, and for God, home and native land—so help us God, fend keep us steadfast. F. L. SEELY, Publisher The Georgian. GHOST APPEARS EVERY DAY Beginning Monday, and until the final chapter is reached, we will print daily a generous install ment of that thrilling story "The Ghost," which has been appearing only in the Saturday Georgian. If you haven’t been reading the story, begin now. Complete synopsis of preceding chapters ap pears in today’s paper. 0000O000000000000O0000000O O O O SUMMER WEATHER 0 0 HERE IN EARNE8T. 0 O All doubt as to the actual pres- O O ence of summer was removed Sat- 0 0 urday, when the mercury began 0 0 early In the morning climbing up- 0 O ward, reaching >2 at 1 o'clock. 0 O Forecast: O 0 "Fair and continued warm Sat- 0 O urday night and Sunday.” 0 0 Saturday temperatures; 0 O 7 o'clock a. m T4 degrees O 0 8 o'clock a. m. ........79 degrees 0 0 8 o'clock a. m 88 degrees 0 O 10 o'clock a. m. 87 degree* O 0 11 o'clock a. m. ........89 degrees 0 0 12 o'clock noon 91 degrees O O 1 o’clock p. m 92 degrees 0 0 2 o'clock p. m 92 degrees 0 O 0 O0000O00000O0OO00O0O000O00 UNTILFALL Movement to Fight Whisky in Every Ward. A movement Is on font to have the Democratic executive committee hold a called meeting, at which the date for the coming primary will be changed from August 7 to September. It Is the purpose of the promoters of this movement to bring out candidates for aldermen and coundllmen for every vacancy In every ward In the city, these candidates to be straight out- and-out prohibition candidates. Two members of the executive com mittee stated to The Georgian Satur day morning that such a request Is being made, and they are In favor of It. It Is possible that the city executive committee will postpone the date for the primary, as the vote was close O.S.FLEETWILL ALLJAP NAVY Presence in Pacific Is Calculated to Sober Mikado. WILL PRECLUDE . ANY QUARREL ‘Fighting Bob" Evans Will Have 1,013 Officers and 28,978 Men. Wsnblngton, July 6.—Commanding the big* gpat fleet of the moat formidable lighting ship* ever assembled, Rear Admiral Robley -- B. Evans, familiarly known as "Fighting when the question was considered at Bob," will sail from tho port of New York the last meeting. Nat Thornton Is Champion Of the South for the Pacific coaat. He will hart command of sixteen first, class battleships and two cruisers, which would give a good account of themselves in encounter with the moat powerful naval vessels afloat. When "Fighting Bob" reaches the Pacific coaat he will have under hit oomnmiid nine teen ^battleship* of the first class, all of four powerful armored which are new* M1WU1B1 cruisers, fully capable of taking cure of themselves In n scran with tho best battle ships of the world; four protected cruisers and ono gunboat. Superb Monitor Flstt. Admiral Evans will have with his fleet 1,013 officers and 28,073 enlisted men, who are r~*egn!*cd ns the best trained fighting men In tho world. WblJo the ostensible mission of this superb fleet of monster fight ing machines Is a peaceful one, its real er rand Is to show to Japan the grent strength of the American navy. This fleet completely overshadows the entire naval force of the Japanese empire, nnd It is but a part of the American navy. President Roosevelt, Admiral Dewey, Sec retary Metcalf awl the members of the general board believe thnt tho way to pre serve peace Is to be'prepared for war. Asauranoo of Peaoe. They believe that tho appearance of a powerful fleet of American warships on tho Pacific const will have a sobering effect on the Japanese and that the presence of these fighting monsters will ho an assurance of peace. The sending of the flept Is not Intended ns a threat of war against Jnpnn, but at the same time the opinion prevail* that If it Is known the United Htates hns a powerful navy there will be less dnnger of Japan NAT THORNTON. The Atlanta "layer won the ten nis championship of .the South at East Lake Saturday. Defeats Bates, of Cincinnati, , in Finals and Wins Title. Nat Thornton, of Atlanta, la the tan. nla champion of the South. Saturday morning he defeated Hugh Bates, of Cincinnati, In three straight sets, 8-4, 8-2, 8-1. As Reuben O. Hunt, Alameda, Cal., prevloua champion, was not present to defend hla title the challenge match went to Thornton by default. Thla means that the Bouthem Lawn Tennis Association will send Thornton play In the national championship Newport. In a brotherly aet-to In the consola tion round, Carleton Smith defeated Victor Smith, 8-2, 8-8. Miss Logan and Bland Logan went the challenge round In mixed dou bles. taking the poetponed match from Miss Storrs and Cowan Rodgers, and the final round from Miss Evans and D. Scott. The doubles final* will be played Saturday afternoon. 'ho tteet which will sail from the har bor of New York lets next fall will consist of sixteen magnificent bnttleshtp* and two Little Dress Caught on Fire; Baby Is Dead Mrs. England’s Infant Play ed Too Close to the Stove. Mrs. D. R. England, of 185 Magnolia street, left her little baby, "D. 8.,” play ing with two other tots on the back porch of her home at 6 o’clock Friday afternoon. A few minutes later she heard scream* and rushed back to And her baby enveloped In flames. His drsss hod caught fire from a stove on the back porch, and the little one was so badly burned that he died at an early hour Saturday morning. The mother made a brave effort ta save the child when she discovered the accident. Her hands were burned bad ly and sha waa otherwise Injured. The child never recovered consciousness. The flames had completely burned Its body. The remalne will be taken to Sweet Water church Sunday for funeral serv- Icea and Interment. BAOE RESULTS. SHEEP8HEAD BAY. Flret Race—Dr. Elmer, 6 to 2. won: Roieben, out, second; Comedienne, evep, third. Time, 1:12 4-6. Growth and Progress of the New South BY B. LIVELY The tax value of property In Georgia la Increasing at the rate of more than $40.- 000,000 a year. According to the report of he comptroller-general, th** Increase be tween end 1906 was from 1467.3M.M to $627,531,539. or By $160.23).893. The great- e«t Increase waa lu lands, from $124,799,018 to $159,455,040. The Increase In railroad, telegraph and telephone companies waa from $56,833,466 to $90,832,150, and city property from $123,672,1* to $154,775,636- and in town stated a> gi»nerai development or water power properties ana me erection m eiec- trie plants to transmit tne power for Industrial and lighting plant*. The Incorpora tors named are John II. Fltipatrick and Thomas M. Fitzpatrick of Washington, fJa., W. J. Adams, w. O. Jones and J. H. Blackwell of Georgia. Tbs Messrs, t iripntrtck have been heretofore mentioned In connection with extensive plans for developing the Anthony Shoals water power near Washington, nnd it Is understood the new corporation will take over tnat enterprise and various others projected in the vicin ity of Washington and Blberton with a view to combining them # for developi W. Iliigan and others. As soon as charter Is secured work will begin on the erection of shades, barns and dwellings. It Is under»too<l that the company has purchased the tolfsrco plantation of W. E. Smith at $115,a*>. The Southern Steel Company of Gadsden and Birmingham, Ala., will on July l