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ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, JULY 11,19p7.
PPTfTTC. la Atlanta: TWO CENTS.
XriXXVjlh. On Trains: FIVB CBNTfl.
Muddy Water in Atlanta's System Inexcusable, Says Committee;
Prohibition Bill Recommended For Passage by Senate Committee
“WILL REDUCE CRIME
BY FIFTY PER CENT”
—RECORDER NASH BROYLE8.
Senate Comrnittee Re
ports Favorably on
Bill.
BATTLE BEFORE
TWO COMMITTEES
Strenuous Fight For and
Against Hardman-Cov-
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After a bearing lasting from Wed
nesday afternoon at 2:10 o'clock to
noon Thursday, followed by a private
session of one hour, the senate commit
tee on temperance at 1 o'clock Thurs
day afternoon unanimously decided to
recommend the Hardman prohibition
. hill back to the senate for passage.
But this action came only after the
hill was made even more drastic and
binding than the original measure,
nut only forbids the- manufacture or
'ale of Intoxicants In Georgia, but It
prohibits the keeping of It at any one'a
Place of business.
It prohibits the manufacture of do
inestlc wines and cldera, and makes no
provision for wines to be used for sac.
raroentnl purposes It binds hoops o.
«leel about the licensed druggist who
Is permitted to sell pure alcohol. In
fact, the measure. Is as drastic as pos
sible to make It.
Amendments Defeated.
An amendment, offered by Senator
Brock to section one. making the law
effective January 1, 1909, Instead of
1991, was lost. Senator Cowart of
fered .he amendment prohibiting the
keeping of liquors at a place of bust-
new*. •
Senator Hardman, author of the
measure, moved ■ to strike the entire
second section and substitute In Its
place one which left out the manufac
ture of domestic wines and cldera and
the sale of wines for sacrament.
This new section gives licensed ?rug-
Ktfts the right to sell pure alcohol only
"» a physician's prescription. A cer-
tincate must' be furnished also that
the physician Is actually In charge of
the patient, that an examination haa
been made and that the alcohol is
needed.
A new section, the third, allowe
JruKglsts to sell wood alcohol for art,
■echanlCBl or scientific purposes.
After the adoption of these amend
ments, unanimous recommendation for
its passage was registered viva voce.
At 8 o'clock Thursday morning the
senate temperance committee me In the
committee room at the capitol, for the
Purpose of continuing the hearing for
‘nil against the prohibition bill.
Atlanta waa allowed the first hear
ing. and It was agreed that each side
•huuld have thirty minutes.
Reuben Arnold was the first speaker
f nd he spoke against the passage of
the bill.
"In the first place," said Mr. Arnold,
1 see no reason for haste In this mat-
" r Any great measure should not be
‘ttehe-1 through In a hurry."
Mr. Arnold declared that the meas-
ure is undemocratic because It Is
“gainst the platform adopted at Macon
“urlng the last campaign for governor.
If you pass this bill you repudiate
•ne action of the Democratic party at
Macon, where local option was declared
10 he the principle upon which that
rampalgn waa waged, and there waa
nothing said In the campaign about
Prohibition."
Governor 8mlth Will Sign.
In reply to a queatlon, Mr. Arnold
•omitted that Governor Smith stated
5* *°uld sign a prohibition bill wsre
1 ,P,ye«d by the legislature.
lou should leave this question to
the people and not shove It down their
throats," said Mr. Arnold.
If this question Is left to the vote
° r people of Fulton county we can
r»«« It two to one if you eliminate the
negro vote."
RECORDER NASH R. BROYLES.
City Recorder Says Prohibition Law Will
Cut Down Cases in His Court
by Half.
Mr - Arnold waa asked.
Pass your disfranchisement hill and
'hen you can eliminate It," Mr. Arnold
“•'Piled.
Mr. Arnold aroused great applause
.., ,* n he stated that he favored prohi
bition In the smaller cities, but waa op-
*t In the larger cities. He de-
Jlared that the law could not be en-
klnd*1t Ua '*” pubilc » en tlB*»nt waa be-
Hf, referred to the etatement of Hen-
1 t,p ady that In list Atlanta was
“If prohibition is put into effect■ in Georgia, crimft will be
reduced fully 50 per ce.nt.”
This assertion was made Thursday by Recorder Broyles.
Judge Broyles, from his long experience on the bench of the most pro
lific police court .in the South, Is firmly convinced that a prohibition law will
be a good thing for both Atlanta and the whole state.
In discussing the police court, the recorder declared that 75 per cent of
the cases that come before him grow directly or Indirectly from the drink
ing of whisky. !
"Stop the sale-of liquor,”, says Judge Broyles, “and the moral tone of the
city will be greatly enhanced.” ( . ••
‘‘Fully 75 per cent of the total number of cases that, are brought Into
police court,” said the, recorder, "can be traced either directly or Indirectly
to the drinking of liquor. ' If whisky is wiped out, I feel no hesitancy In say
ing that crime will be reduced 50 per cent. This Is a conservative estimate.
And then when We miss this big percentage of cases from court, we know
that thousands of dollars that would be paid to the city In lines is being
turned Into other channels, the merchants, other business people, and the
citizens generally, getting the, benefit of It.
"Prohibit the sale of liquor and I believe the people will be better and
the city and state better, both .morally and financially. And If the judges,
juries and other county' officials do their full duty I am certain a prohibi
tion law will prohibit almost a|»nlutely. Of course at flrat there will he
some blind tigers, but If the courts .will put the operators of such places
In the chalngang Instead of fining them,, the practice will soon be broken
up. Apply the law rigidly and I don’t-think we would be bothered with
blind tigers very long..
"For a number of days,' directly following the riot'of last’year when all
of the saloons were closed, we hod an extraordinarily small number of cases
In court, and the day folfowlng special occasfons, such‘as holidays when the
saloons are closed, wo hpve.practically- no court at all. Thla demonstrates
what prohibition would mean In .the decrease of crime.”
A VOICE OF AUTHORITY—
The Atlanta correspondent of a Cincinnati newspaper interviewed
Governor John B. Gordon in 1887 on the subject of prohibition in Georgia,
and the soldier-statesman gave his views as follows:
"Prohibition has been tried through local option in 100 out of 137
counties of the state, and I do not know that one county has gone back on its
action. I do not hesitate to pronounce the result good so far as they are con
cerned. For Atlanta it certainly has not damaged us, and in some very im
portant regards it has been of most material service to three classes of our
population:
J, l. To the freedmen, who were in the habit of spending at the low
grog shops on the outskirts of the city a greater part and often all their earn-
mgs.
"2. The laboring white classes are benefited in the same degree. They
now spend their money in comforts for their families. The increase in the
trade of the small grocers with this class is an unanswerable argument in
its favor.
"3. The benefit is most marked to young men who were in the habit
of social drinking about billiard and barrooms. I do not by any means wish
to convey the idea that the people of Atlanta were more addicted to drink
ing than any other city, but it serves as an illustration, as it is the only city
of its size in which the question has been fully tested. All reports as to the
damage to business are false, and I am quite sure that the benefits to the
three classes named far outbalance any evils outside. In the rural districts
its good influence is attested by the great decrease in the criminal side of
our court docket."
Ill
OHJEHUf
Labor Chief - Begins
Story of Western
Affairs.
ANTI-LOBBYING BILL
IS PASSED BY HOUSE
Continued on Pago Four.
Lobbying In Georgia In the Interest
of pending legislation Is dead.' Iniofat
as the Georgia legislature la concerned,
the lower house of the general assem
bly Thursday morning passing the nntl-
lobbylng bill of Mr. Wright, of Floyd,
by a vote of 159. to 0.
The bill, which was put upon It*
passage Wednesday, aroused consid
erable opposition from those who were
opposed to the section‘which said that
no paid representative of a corporation
should be allowed to speak to a mem
ber of the general assembly. In regard
to pending legislation except In the
committee rooms and In the presence
of the committee.
Mr. Dunbar, of Richmond, Introduced
_ resolution striking out this clause,
and after much debate It was defeated
by a vote of 143 to 22. Seeing that the
bill would pass, the opposition with
drew from the field and there were
no dissenting votes when the roll was
called upon the passage of the original
measure. Those voting for the Dun
bar amendment were as follows:
Adamafof Elbsrt; Allen, Brown of
Oglethorpe: Dunbar, Edmondson, Ed
wards, Fraser, Frier, Heard, Huff, Mar
tin. Morris. Nowell, Orr, Price of
Oconee; Slater, Townsend.
The Fulton county delegation Tues
day succeeded In passing two local
measures which are of Importance. One
of these was the bill providing for the
appointment of an additional superior
court Judge to assist Judge Pendleton
in handling the civil business of this
county. It provides a salary of 15,000,
goes Into effect Immediately after Its
adoption and went through without
opposition. It is generally believed
that Captain W. D. Ellis will receive
tha appointment from Governor Smith.
The other bill was the ratification of
the Issuance of 1500.000 worth of water
^Mr!’ Cook, of Telfair. Introduced a
bill to compel minors nnd others found
In a drunken condition In dry cmintles
to tell where and from whom they re
ceived the Intoxicant. Failure to tell
Is punishable by Imprisonment f>r 20
days or a fine of $60, or both.
Mr. Tift, of Dougherty. Introduced
a resolution Inviting Governor Smith
to address the legislature at any time
he sees fit upon the subject of Immi
gration. 'According to the rules, ths
resolution was laid on the table for
one day. .
Mr. Martin, of Elbert, Introduced a
resolution to the effect that the house
go on record as being opposed to the
Importation of foreign-bom Immigrants
to Georgia, and that Georgia spend not
one cent for Immigration.
The houae met at 9 o'clock Thursday
morning, according to adjournment,
and was led In prayer by the chaplain.
the house again took up the discussion
of the antl-lobbylng bill, which -was
Interrupted when the house went Into
Joint session Wednesday at noon.
Mr. Hall, of Bibb, who had the floor
at the hour of adjournment, concluded
his argument In support of the bill.
Mr. Nowell, of Walton, (poke In sup
port of the amendment to the bill, of
fered by Mr. Dunbar, of Richmond,
which sought to strike opt the clauee
that a legislator could not talk to a
paid representative of a corporation In
regard to pending legislation, except
Inside of a committee room.
"The constitution already provide!
for the punishment of lobbying,” de
clared Mr. Nowell, "and It Is unneces
sary to pais this bill.
"If you can't reach lobbyists under
the law already on the statute books,
then you can't reach them under tha
one before you.”
Mr. Nowell spoke at eome length
upon the measure, and delivered a
strong argument In opposition to Its
passage, as originally drawn up.
Mr. Covington, of Colquitt, spoke In
favor of the passage of the bill.
Amendments Offered.
Messrs. Flanders, of Johnson, and
Hill, of Monroe, offered an amendment
By J. 8. DUNNIOAN.
Boise, Idaho, July 11.—Senator Borah
began the cross-examination of Charles
H. Moyer at the resumption of the
Haywood trial this morning. A big au
dience In which are scores of the state’*
witnesses In rebuttal attended to see
It Moyer could stand a' rigid cross-ex
amination. Before the cross-examina
tion commenced Darrow read a few
extracts from the ritual of the Western
Federation of Miners.
Moyer was asked to explain the
financial methods of tha organisation.
He said Haywood was custodian of all
the funds and no money could be paid
out without the signature of the presi
dent and the secretary.
Borah went Into the Couer d'Alene
trouble In 1899, at which time Moyer
was In Deadwood. S. D. Moyer sold he
heard members of the organisation talk
of Idaho conditions and Governor
Steunenberg's policy.
Borah probed deeply Into the rule of
the Western Federation of Miners In
defending members of the organisation
■nd Moyer said no attorneys were fur
nished until a man woe arrested and
prosecuted because he was 'a union
man. Moyer admitted that the Federa
tlon Is defending Sieve Adams for the
reason that It is believed Adams' arrest
grew out of the assassination of Steun-
enberg which Is charged to the Western
Federation of Miners.
William Haywood took the stand
this sftsrnoon In his own behalf and
began the his tory of hla connection
with the Western Federation of Min-
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RACE RESULTS.
BRIGHTON BEACH.
First Race—Keep Moving. 9 to 1.
won; The Squire, even, second; Zsgg,
4 to 1, third. Time, 1:06 1-6.
Second Race—Kltton, 8 to 1. won;
John Slmllkee. even, second; Clements,
* to 6, third. Time, 1:62.
LATONIA.
First Rocs—Lady Vie, 20 to 1, won;
Hollow, 7 to 5, second; Darling Dan, 9
to 5, third. Time. 1:04.
KENILWORTH.
First Race—Lexington Lady, 2 to 1.
won: Merryman, even, second; Merrl- $75,000, largely In land hofdliiKs,
mac, out, third. Tln^ 1:04. bank failure aweut away tJi.uOu fur him.
WHO IS TO BLAME FOR MUD ?
WHAT THE COMMITTEE THINKS
Who Is responsible for the muddy condition of Atlanta’s water?
The Georgian asked this question of all the members of the Investi
gating committee Thursday morning, with the exception of one, who Is
out of the city. The Interviews speak for themselves:
Alderman James L. Key, chairman: "The deplorable conditions are
due to a lack of understanding on the part of the waterworks officials, a
seeming Inability to grasp the situation. It has been a general rule re
cently to have the pressure on the river pumps above 110,. but whllo this
crisis was imminent the pressure was only 110. If It had been Increased
to what It had often been before there would be no muddy water."
Councilman John W. Grant: "The water works department Is en
tirely responsible. As soon as the water In the reservoir began to fall,
the pressure on the pumps should have been Increased. If the board was
afratd to nssumo the responsibility It should have been reported to coun
cil and-council would have assumed It." ...,*'•■ . ,
Councilman Charles E. Harman: "I. think the water board would
have been thoroughly Justified to have authorized An Increase In the wa
ter pressure from 110 to 120 or even 125."
W. C. Shearer, formorly engineer at the water wprks and cltlien
member of committee: "1 place ths responsibility and the blnmo on
the general manager, Park Woodward. The pumps havs been run at as
high pressure ns 135 and why ha did not order them. In the face of this
Imminent danger, run at a pressure of at leaat 120 la beyond my un
derstanding."
Anthony Murphy, former president of the water board, and a cttlxen
member of committee: "Both the water board and the ■ council are to
blame. The board should have assumed the responsibility In such 'an
emtrgency to order the pressure on the pumps Increased. Council should
havs had an additional main laid from the river to the reservoir. If ths
main had been laid or If the pressure on the pumps had been Increased,
there would be no muddy water.”
Park Woodward, general manager: *1 lay the responsibility not on a
who, but on a what. It la Impossible to provide as much water through
one 10-Inch main as can be taken away through two 20-lnoh mains. We
should have had the other main, aa I have repeatedly, recommended.”
Frank P. Rice, president of the water hoard: "I refuse to sny who
I think Is responsible. The committee haa that In charge. We will have
clear water about Sunday—thla Is what Interesti the people now."
A JLANJA’S WA TER BOND
BILL PASSED IN HOUSE
The bill amending the charter of Atlanta ao as to allow the Isauance of
$600,000 worth of water bonds, Introduced by Messrs. Slaton, Blackburn and
Bell, of Fulton, was read In the house Thursday morning and was passed
without opposition. The passage of the bill gives legislative sanction, to the
recent action of the voters of the county In voting to Issue the amount of
bonds named In the bill. The measure alio fixed the price of retail liquor
license at $2,000 and the wholesale liquor license at $1,000.
ITALIAN MARCHIONESS S WOONS
AND FALLS INTO OPEN CASKET;
SHE WAS ENTOMBED ALIVE
Florence, Italy. Jnly ll.-Mirchloncss Msg
dslsn Castellans, a beautiful member of
the Italian nobility, ws« found today In a
coffin with the corps# of Hlgnor Iloisl.
the dead banker.
It Is aupoaed that the marchioness, visit-
Ins the cemetery to pray st ths Steve of
her deed sweetheart. Count Fienchl,
rldentally wandered Into the Hoesl vault,
swooned, fell Into the open coffin, and the
Fire Damp
Kills Seven
, July ll.-Foreman James
Lee ami els Italian miners were hilled
today
psny'r
i ami six iinnnn miners were amen
sy In the Leblsh-Wllkeebsrre Cnel Coin-
iy'1 Audemlried mine by Ore damp. Her-
I of the rcecuere narrowly escaped death.
SEN. BACON LOST
IN BANK CRASH
trotted Mate* Senator A. O. Huron won
hwiry lo«*r hf the failure of the Ex
change hank, of Macon.
It la Mid that Senator Ilaeon had 820,000
worth of atork In thla Institution, upon
which h« will prohahlf nerer realize a cent.
It la Mid, as a matter of fact, that tho
stockholder* will be aliened on their utock
In order to paj obligation* of the defunct
Institution.
Mens tor Ilscon Is said tp be worth
lid waa pnt on In the darkneas by the at
tendant*. The mareblopeu waa a victim of
Committee’s Report
Shows Up De
partment.
GOES TO COUNCIL
AT CALLED MEETING \
The Investigating Commit
tee Has Found Start
ling Facts at Wa- . '.
terworks.
"We find that there Is no real reason
for the present condition 6f low water
In the reservoir."
This |s an extract from the report of
the special committee appointed to In
vestigate the present situation at the
Atlanta waterworks and Is the keynote
to the whole report;
Tho report was framed by Alderman
James L. Key, chairman of tho commit
tee, and wo* submitted to the commit
tee at 2:30 o'clock, Thursday afternoon.
After tho committee had taken action
It was presented Jo council, which met
at 3 o'clock.
The report covers ths entlro Investi
gation of -tho committee. It Is stated
therein that the committee requested
the general manager to increase the
pressure on the river pumps from 110
to 120 and that the request was Imme
diately compiled with.
To 8olve Problem.
That this Increase of pressure will
solve tho problom until the new main
from the river to the reservoir Is laid
and will, In tho course of a few days,
fill the reservoir to a depth of 23 feet, at
which point filtered water can be sent
Into the city, Is the positive opinion
and assurance of the committee. .
The commttteo reports that .the lay
ing of a temporary main Is Inadvisable;
that the sprinkling of gardens and
lawns should be abandoned for a few
days; that the niters have not been
filled with new sand for years; that
the services of a hydraulic engineer
need not necessarily bo secured now; ;
nnd that the pressure ->n the pumps
should have been Increased when ths
danger of a water famlno first became I
Imminent.
Ths Key Ordinance.
While nothing was said In the report
In regard to ths Key ordinance. It
seems to be the opinion of the mem
bers who made the Investigation that
had It not' been for that ordinance,
without which the bond election would
most probably never have carired, the
situation at the waterworks would be
much more serious than now.
The water In the reservoir stood at
31 fset 2 Inches Thursday morning, a
gain of 4 Inches over the day before.
The gain, with the Increased pressure
and with the people of Atlanta being
more economical In the use of water,
will probably be greater for the next
few days and by Sunday the depth
should be 22 feet.
Mr, Harman's Statement.
The following statement relative to
the waterworks situation was given out
by Councilman Harman, a member of
the committee:
"I think the water board would havs
Continusd on Page Nina.
Growth and Progress of the New South
BY
B. LIVELY
Major John M. Carson, chief of tho bureau of manufacture*, de
partment of commerce and labor, haa Interested hlmielf recently In the
possibilities for extending the sate of American cotton seed In foreign
- countries. He was called upon to deliver an address on this subject
before ths Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers' Association and the facts
which he brought out are attracting considerable Interest
The dotton seed Industry presents greater attractions and offers great-
sr possibilities In the Immediate future for enlargement In foreign mar
kets than many other* of our princli-al industries. Cotton seed prod
ucts have come Into commercial Importance almost within the last dec
ade. About thirty years ago cotton seed was an expensive Incum
brance, but by means of Inventive renlus and Individual enterprise haa
now reached a position In the Industries of the country which gives It the
rank of almost a round 3190,000,000 In the value of the annual output, and
the annual exports of which have reached an aggregate of 330.000,000.
Considering the Intrinsic merits of the products of hottan seed. It le
surprising that a higher value Is not placed upon them as food for both
man and beast.
If It were more generally known In the United States that the beet
cotton seed oil Is equal In purity and heelthfulness to olive oil, the de
mand for cotton oil at home would expand to a point that would serious
ly Interfere with the proffts of those manufacturers of olive oil In
France, Italy and Spain, who Itnd cotton nil ao profitable In the conduct
of their business. In tills relation it may be pertinent to observe that
our manufacturers of cotton oil might profltably direct their efforts to
bringing their product to the attention of the American people. If our
own peoplo were made familiar with the reel qualities of cotton seed oil,
very much ,,f the ,|ue ,,ii n-,w Imported would he permanently displac
ed, and much of th,- animal fats now so extensively used in the prepara
tion of food would be expelled from American kitchens.