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T HE weather. For Atlanta nnd vicinity, fair lonisK. Wednesday probably local thunder ihoffen. The Atlanta Georgian All the News While It is News In The Georgian. AND NEWS Are Yon Reading “The Ghost”? See This Issue. SPOT COTTON. IJTerpool, quiet; r.3. Atlanta, steady; 13%. Now York, steady; 13.45. New Orleans, easy; 13%. Au gusta. steady; 13%. Savannah, steady; 12%. VOL. V. NO. 316. ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, JULY 9,. 1907. INCOMPETENCE cause of THE MUDDY WATER, SAYS KEY TO COUNCIL Arraigns Management of City’s Water Works. name committee TO INVESTIGATE TO 111 SENATE Cause of Present Conditions in Water Supply Brings Hot Meeting. "The cause of the condition of At* junta’s water supply la due to nothing In the world but mlaerable, damnable ,nd Inexcusable Incompetence." With this hot shot, Alderman Jamee I. Key, before council, Tuesday morn- ins. concluded an arraignment of the waterworks system of the city which almost made the building shake. • The general manager of the water- worke," he said, "promlaed us, and the president of the water board promised us, they were going to give us muddy water. .Vow, they are giving It to us just becuuse they made the promise. We prevented the Indiscriminate bar tering of those water bonds, we touched that money, and now they are going to show us a few things.” When the address of Alderman Key ,was concluded, and after the president of the water board, several members of council and a number of cttlxens had been hoard from, a resolution by Coun. cllman/ Terrell was offered calling for an Investigation of the situation by a council committee of five, assisted by a hydraulic engineer and three cltlaeni, Judge George Hlllyer, W. C. Shearer and Anthony Murphy. It was adopted. Alderman Key at first ottered a resolution providing for an Investigat ing committee of three councilman and three engineers, but he accepted the substitute offered by Councilman Ter- rsll.. Th# substitute offered by Coun cilman StyroH, authorizing the water board, In Us discretion, to Increase the pressure on the pumps, was lost. The Sibstltute by Councilman Longlno, pro. vidlng that the mayor and council and a committee of twelve citizens compose tbs Investigating committee, met a aim Har fate. An ordinance. Introduced jointly by Aldermen Key and Petera, providing for the cutting off of all sprinkling of lawns and gardens for the next sixty days, wax referred to the, ordinance committee, by retfuext. Mr. Key’x Roast. Chief Interest centered around tho address of Alderman Key, os It waa by his request that the meeting waa called. The alderman wasted no time but fired Into tho waterworks department as soon os council was called to order at 11 o’clock. “I will not speak on personal privi leges,'• stated Alderman Key In begin ning, “because this Is an Important matter Into which I did not wish to In ject my personality. What I want to do Is to help the city and to arrive at some conclusion as to how this muddy water can be discontinued. “All of you know of the effort to sad dle this thing on me. You have read House and Senate In vite Him to Speak. the stories In The Constitution saying inat I and my ordinance caused It all, ami you know who Inspired those •lories. The reporters of tho papers Were called In a few days ago and asked not to print stories that would be damaging relative to the waterworks •Ituation. The Constitution reporter was released from tills by the general manager. In my presence and without my solicitation. Alderman Peters gave rue Constitution reporter the facts und asked hill) to publish them In Justice to me, but those facts have never ap- keared. "This paper la trying to misrepresent me, either by overt charges or by sup- prtsslon. Deep Political Play "There is a deep political play going 0" In Atlanta. It Is a little too deep lor me. i can't tell whether It la an In sldlous effort to poleon the mlnda of the Woide »o that the waterworks may be sold or not. I don't know whether or Jf Is an effort to defeat the election o' '!>• manager of the waterworks by mt people or not. Neither do I know .Jjf'ner or not It Is to alarm council and have this body loosen Its hold on mat *350,000 of bond money so that the .tf works may spend It as some of 'he utftclals please. It looks like a ho- cus-pocus play to get that money. Acting In accord with a resolution originating In the house of representa tives and which was unanimously adopted by both branches, the gen eral assembly of Georgia will meet in joint session Wednesday morning at 11, o'clock to listen to an addresa to be delivered by Senator A. O. Bacon, who ■at unanimously elected United States senator from Georgia Tuesday morn ing, Tho resolution was Introduced by Mr. Hall, of Bibb, and after Us adoption by the house was transferred to the sen ate, where it was unanimously adopted There was no opposition to Senator Bacon and he received 168 votes, the total number cast In the lower house. Tuesday morning in the lower house was unproductive of ar.y Important legislation on account of the few num bir of bills which have been acted up on by the committees, and with the exception of the election of Senator Bacon, the Introduction of a number new bills and the reading of bills fer the second time, there was very lit tle business transacted. number of resolutions for and against the prohibition bill were sub mitted to the speaker pf the houae and were read by the clerk. The house met at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning accordjng to • adjournment, nnd was called to order by Speaker Slnton. The session was opened with prayer •by Chaplain Parks, after which the roll was called and the Journal of the previous day's session read and adopt ed. Mr. Swilling, of Franklin, who haa been absent f*oin the sessions of the house, was present Tuesday, and was sworn in as a member of the lower house by Justice Cobb of the supreme court. Mr. Hall, of Bibb, offered a resolu tion that Senator A. O. Bacon be In vited to address the general assembly In Joint session Wednesday morning. The resolution was unanimously adopt. 0il, A communication to Mr. Hall from Secretary of State Phil Cook wax read, and was aa follows: “I have made arrangement* to aup ply the house with llthla water, but have found It Impossible to secure even a pint before Wednesday. I hope you THE RUIN© OF 1886-87-- THE BANKS: In 1885,there was one savings bank, in 1887 there were four; one of the new ones had $60,000 working peopled savings. Where did the money go to before that? , In 1885 there was $1,300,000.00 banking capital and surplus in Atlanta banks. During 1886-87 there was added to this banking capital $1,355,000.00. A VOICE OF AUTHORITY--- Colonel R. F. Maddox said in a speech on the night of Nov. 13, 1887: “I have lived in Atlanta twenty-nine years, and Atlanta is more prosperous tonight than it has been any year since I came here.” don’: kill ■mow but that It ts an effort to ! ne politically. I have been killed •o often I don't mind It any more.' AWei-man Key. continuing, gave the ih„. ,rom the waterworks, showing th « Water ta higher In the reser- than when clear water wa. * furnished. Councilman Martin wl with a defense of the Key or- l,'n which he showed that the n.i election would not have passed If “ IK'I ni 't been adopted. 'wing Is the council committee by the mayor pro tern, to In- der, the waterworks situation: AI- K «y and Peters, and Counell- °™nL Harmon and Martin. SKIDELL turns DOWN STATE JOB Att-rtoo Seidell has definitely decided not iur. ,l,r t'°*ltt‘ , n of state chemist to AorTt i” who will retire on •p!'>"lirr'! l 7' , SI! d tb»t the department of i.f Mr I !Washington thought so well '“Mnieut 1 ' ."!** t* Incrwied hi. sslsry W **K«on b * •» remain In siSKSlatr »f Agriculture Hudson I. In Is 5/ iv2!? ct y.th a well known rhemlal *ru t "«t. and l» hopeful of muring UU will see that It *a not wasted.' Mr. Jackson, of Jones, offered a res- olutlon thanking Benjamin M. Black- turn. secretary of ex-Governor Terrell, for the beautiful carnations whlcit he presented to the members of the houso Monday. The resolution was unani mously adopted. J3y unanimous conrcnt the rules were suspended to allow the Introduction of a number of new bills which were read for the first time and referred to the proper committees. . At H o'clock the house went Into the election of a United States senator. Senator Bacon Elected. Senator A O. Bacon was nominated for the United Stntes sennte by Mr. Ryals, of Bibb. The nomination was seconded by Messrs. Young, of Troup, ond Slater, of Bryan. Upon the call of the roll th* vote for United States senator wa* 168, Senator Bacon receiving the entire number of vote. ca.t. The home took up the bill of Mr. Ed ward., of Habereham, providing for the rotation of superior court Judge, and which was ad tersely reported by the committee having It In charge. Mr. Edward* spoke In behalf of his bill. He declared that since superior court Judge* are elected by the people, the rotation system should be adopted In order to remove any temptation of “ffi® of Bibb, opposed the pass age of the bill. He declared It would disrupt the pres.nt sys'em otoperating superior courts in Fulton ®na other counties, where the Judge of another circuit 1* paid by Individual countie, to preside over certain dlvl.toifa of their superior courts. Mr. Adams, of Chatham, also opposed the bill upon practically (he same grounds advanced by Mr. Hall. The report of the committee wa. adopted and th* bill waa defeated. Mr. Bell, of Fulton, asked unani mous consent to have house bill No. 3 read a second time. When Mr. Bell stated that the bill affected the At lanta waterworks , >'*". rn ' cheered by the bouse and the unani mous consent waa readily given. Test Born Invention, A resolution. Introduced by Repre sentative N’l*. ®f Gwinnett, requesting the railroad commission to Investigate the merit, of the .afety appliance for preventing rallroed wreck*. Invented by Dr. M. A. Born, of Athens wa. adopted by the house. The resolution atao provided that the Interstate com- WHEN THE MUD IS IN THE WATER M0R.NiNG,.S?RjN'r foR TH& SfRiN^ Nor WdWtyiNOi AJOOT ne WATEJ?’ Soppu; Mean wo rtAteiO HEAT RECORD OF 96 REACHED TUESDAY Old Sol went out for the 1907 record Tuesday, and landed It with a temper ature of 96 at 2 o'clock. Sunday was a alxsle? when the mercury reached 96, but Tuesday the diver thread slipped upward a couple of notches. It should be remembered that thle I reading I. made from the top ot the Empire. The temperature In the streets was probably several degrees higher. Relief Is In sight, however, with thun der showers In prospect. Forecast: “Fair Tuesday night; Wedneeday probably local thunder showers." Tuesday temperatures: ENGINEER DYING IN CAB, TRAIN PLUNGES ALONG TO DISASTROUS WRECK Special to The Georgian. Mobile, Ala., July *.—Several persons were seriously Injured ns a result of a collision between a northbound pas senger train on the Mobile and Ohio railroad and a switch engine standing on a aiding, sis miles north of this city, at 7: SO o'clock this morning. The Injured are L. G. Murray, mall clerk. Ben Evans, a negro, fireman of the passenger engine. T. V. Laken. a passenger. The wreck waa due to the fact that Engineer Thomas J. Dense, of the pas senger, was struck by a mall crane shortly after leaving the city, and thrown back In the cab unconscious. The big boiler hid him from the view of the fireman. Beyond control the pas. senger train continued at full speed until (t struck th* switch engine. Both engines were wrecked. Engineer Desee was taken from the engine after the collision with a frac tured skull, the result of the blow from the mall crane, and died two hour* later. Several passengers were bruised by being thrown forward when the colli sion occurred. ■ 7 o’clock a. m 9 o'clock a. m 9 o'clock a. m 10 o'clock a. in 11 o'clock a. m 12 o’clock noon 1 o'clock p. m. 2 o'clock p. m 78 80 86 89 92 94 96 96 degrees degrees degrees degrees degrees degrees degrees degrees TWO FATALLY INJURED IN REAR-END COLLISION Special to The Georgian. Meridian, Miss., July 9.—Mobile and Ohio local passenger train due here at il:40 o’clock wa* wrecked near Whist ler this morning by running Into the tail-end of a through freight. Engineer Tom Deane and Conductor William Mc Kinley, of the passenger train, are re ported fatally Injured and the colored fireman had both legs cut off. All three reside in Meridian. Several passengers received slight Injuries. Every coach ot the passenger train was thrown from the track. (Continued on P*BJ Four.) SWELTERING WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SOUTH Washington, July 9.—The weather bureau Issued the following bul letin today: Unse aled weather will continue tonight and Wednesday In the east and south with continued high temperatures, although It will be slightly cooler tonight In the northern portion of the middle Atlantic state*. The winds along the South Atlantic coast will be light to fresh and mostly southwesterly; on the east gulf coast light ant* variable, though mostly southerly. Bronze Statue ToSen.Morgan Special to The Georgian. Montgomery, Ala.. July 9.—Senator Reese, of Dallas, offered a resolution today to have a bronze statue of the late Senator John T. Morgan placed In Statuary Hall at Washington. Capital Raised For New Bank 8pedal to The Georgian. Macon, Ga.. July 3.—Macon will bare a new national bank. It will be the Exchange National and will l»e capttallaed at 3250,000. It will be located where the old Exchange bank waa, *mng*mente baring been made today for a four-year leaae on awe propeiy. II. I\ O'Neal. T. N. Baker, K. O. Karri*, Walter Dannenberg, T. J. Carling and oth er* are flnanelug the new bank. Hfwk holders of the old Exchange bank will be glren an opportunity to buy atock for biialncea Augtmt 1, and that It will un ably take orer the old Exchange bank. COURT WILL CALL JUDGE HARGIS’ CASE if IET LOSE Surgeons Watch Pa tient in New York Hospital. New York, July 9.—Physicians at tending Dr: Julian P. Thomas, million aire, aeronaut, wfnd-wagonlst and au- tomoblllst, have not yet decided wheth er It will be necessary to amputate the doctor'* right leg, which sustained a compound fracture In the automobile accident which ended his midnight ride with two young girls of tho Bronx about 11:20 Sunday night. Miss Frances Haas, whose right leg was amputated at tho knee yesterday, Is In a bad condition, but It Is thought at Fordham Hospital that her chances for recovery are good. Mis* Alvina Welssmon, who escaped Injury, with the exception of bad fright, shake-up and contusions, which kept her In bed at her home, Is In a weak condition. Mrs. Thomas, who wa* at Arverne, L. I., with her two boys while the doc tor's ride with Its unexpected conclu sion waa in progress, got to New York Mondny afternoon. She was calm and masterly when ehe visited her husband at the hospital Immediately after. Asked for a statement ehe sent this to the reporters;. “It Is too early to talk about this Just now. My place Is beside my hus band until he gets well. Further than that I have nothing to say.” Mrs. Thomas said her brother, Walter EberhardL who was present, was more concerned about the doctor's Injuries and did not Inquire for a single detail of the doctor's Journey or previous ac< qualntance with the young women. Frank Haas, a draughtsman, father of the Injured girl, said that Dr. Thom as will have to pay for the girl's In juries, because he ts going to bring suit for damages, and what’s mors, ho de clared, ho Is going to find out how Ills daughter became acquainted with the doctor. Miss Haas Is a very beautiful young woman and Is a music teacher. He told the following story today of his daughter's departure for a motor run on Sunday; "Miss Welssmon was visiting my daughter when two young men In a big red touring car called. They were rriends of Alls* Welssmon. They In vited both girls and Airs. Haas out for a spin to Sea Cliff, L. I. Aly wife did not wish to go, and tho girls said they would go for a run through the park. They put on their dust coats and veils and started out. I did not know the young men.” WILE CRUISE Only Newest Fighting Ships Will Be Sent to Pacific. RECEPTION TUESDAY Governor and Mrs. Hoke 8m!th will give the first reception to the general assembly In the executive mansion Tuesday evening. Invitations have been sent to the members of the general assembly and their wives, state house officials and about fifty prominent Atlantans. This will be the first of the large re ception* said to be planned by Qpvern. or Smith. The executive mansion will be handsomely decorated for the occa sion, which will he a brilliant social event. Washington, . July 9.—Two Impor tant decisions have been reached by the navy department concerning the an nounced problem of the dispatch of tho Atlantic fleet to tho Pacific, First. Only the newest and most modern ships will be sent, and, second, the average age of captains of the ships will be reduced from three to Are years. These two points are accepted In official circles as most Important and significant. They menn that when the fleet starts out on It* remarkable voyage It will be the most modern and most formi dable fleet of warships of Its slxe Ball ing together In any waters of the globe. Only first-class war dogs will plow through the waters, and tho youngest men obtainable, so far aa tho ages of captains go, will be placed In com mand. Already steps are under way to grad ually reduce the ages of the captains. Twenty-four vacancies In '.he grades of captains down to lieutenant have been created and by weeding out the dead wood It made room for promo tions. By this method the average age of captains of the navy may be reduced to the average age level of the captains of Great Britain, France and Japan. When Admiral Evans starts on his Journey he will be In command of fif teen big battleships all but six of which have been In commission less than a year. Most ot these are of the 16,000-ton class with speed exceeding 19 knots in almost every case. Aside from the two new monster cruisers, Tennessee and Washington, It Is now planned to sen I a flotilla of six torpedo bont destroyers with the fleet. Tills will make twen- ty-threo lighting vessels, while ten or twelve colliers, auxiliaries, etc., will necessarily accompany them. JAPS WOULD ENTERTAIN OFFICERS OF BIQ FLEET. London, July 9.—The Japanese press displays absolute sang frold over the massing of American warships In tho Pacific. It finds thnt It le natural, says the Toklo correspondent of The Times, for America to re-dlstrlbuto her naval forces as a sequel to the adoption nt an Imperlnl policy. It considers that tho event In no wise concerns Japan. Count Okuma, leader of the progress ive party, remarks that the arrival of the fleet will happily synchronise with the chrysanthemum aenson. Hence Ja pan will bo nble to offer some enter tainment to tho navy of her old friend. M’CORMICK WILL HEAD DIXIE ROAD New York, July 9.—Aa A. McCor mick, assistant to the general manager the New York Central railroad, re signed today. He will become president of the Randolph and Cumberland rail road. which runs from Cameron to Hinsons, N. C. JAP ADMIRAL'S SLUR8 NO 8ECRET IN WASHINGTON. Washington. July 9.—While naval of. fleers refuse to believe that Japanese Admiral Sakomoto waa corroctly quot ed aa casting slurs on tho bravery of the American navy. It Is no secret here. The prompt disavowal of the statement by'tfle Japanese government would greatly clear the situation. It is not likely that the United States will make a formal representation to Japan, as Aokl says he disbelieves the statement. NAVAL OFFICIAL SAY8 FLEET WILL AVOID ASIATICS. Washington, July 9.—“There Is ab solutely no Intention of sending the At. lantlc fleet to Asiatic waters," said an official of the navy department today. Such reports ar* absolutely ridiculous. It has never been officially said that such was the plan and such reports are only calculated to stir up trouble between the United States and Japan.'- RACE RESULTS. SHEEPSHEAD BAY. First Race—Scallop, 13 to 5. won; Montauk, 4 to 1, second; Hal, 3 to 5, third. Time, 1:98 1-6. Second Race—Sunglow, 7 to 6. won; Dick Shaw, even, second; Blue Pigeon, 1 to 2, third. Time, 4:07. The Georgian records her* etch dsy sods BY Ssrch’rt fire !km r th!'” nC * ,0 "" 0BW * rt JOSEPH B. LIVELY Sandy Hook. Ky„ July 9.->Specl*l Judge VV. B. Moody hen Arrived and will call the eaaea of Judge Hargis and others. All of the Hargia faction are In the city. They preceded Judge Moody, who came with Attorney Iflnyd Byrd and T. P. Cardwell, brother-in law of Dr. Cox. Special to The Georgian. Brunswick, Ga., July 9.—The report prepared by the statistician of the port of Rraoawtck for the year ending July l, 13OT. shows that there were chipped from Brunswick within the period mentioned 27000,000 feet of timber, 220.000,000 feet going coaatwlae ami 60,000.000 feet going foreign. This la the largest record ever made In the history of the port. a Statistics gathered by the Chamber of Commerce of Greenaboro, X. C„ Indicate a healthy growth In all lines of financial, commerclll and manufacturing activity, •ays the Manufacturers' Record. The combined capital atock of the banks haa grown from 3276.000 In 1300 to 3326,000 In 1307; deposits from 090.000 to 33.445.0-); sur plus from 319.000 to 3193.000, and total aaaeta from 31.100,000 to 34.476,000. Where there were no life Insurance companies In Greensboro In 1300 relay flier* are three, having a combined capital atock of 3549,000; premiums received, 3771.000; assets. 31.011,000. and busluess In force, 319,271.700. together with six fire inmrance companies. having a combined capital atock of 3300,000, aurplus 3591,132 and total asset* $2.917.Then* are 274 corporation* and firm* nnd 96 manufacturing establishments doing business Id the city and employing In the aggregate 3.000 persons, with an approximate an nual payroll of Sl,33l.0(k). The cotton manufacturing plants ami finishing mills ship dally about twenty-five carloads of freight, and two of these, the Proximity nod th** lhituonn mills, are doubling their present output. The fire cotton merchants and brokers of Greensboro during 1909 handled 210.00) bales of cotton, valued nt 310.500,000, while cotton goods handled by the commission houses was valued at 114,000.000 for ]»». In 1^)0 there were three firms engaged In the manufacture of Iron i> while in 1307 the number has Increased to ten, with seven wholes le mill and commission bouses, having a combined business of $:, ••• ••>. Then? are from ttie city oyer ftt.OOO pounds of candy annually and !f,*»,000 cigars, it of th# latter being 3912.000. There are al#^ twenty-three woodworking plan wholesale lumber dealers and three Ira plant# In Greensboro, ns against .•! supple e* value ight rork has bee# done by J.