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10 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. fttiJ'Ai, tfUlii 12, uvn Mud Not Out of Pipes Before Next Week. COUNCIL ADOPTS COMMITTEE REPORT Difference of Opinion Ex ists Upon Blame for Muddv Water. In view of the many conflicting etate tncnts and opinion, that have been ex- preaaed and the confualon caused by the use of technical terms In describing the waterworks situation, there Is variance of opinion as to when the sit. uatlon will be relieved. The facts are these: The water In the reservoir Friday morning was at depth of 81 feet 7 Inches. The water line Is above the line of the illters and. therefore, could now be sent through the Alters, but the engineer advises that a good margin should be accrued be fore the filtration plant Is again used, and. therefore, the department has de cided to wait until the water In the reservoir 1s 23 feet deep. On Saturday night all the manufac turing plants and other establishments close, and so little water Is then used. On Hunday very little water Is used. The Increase so for has been about four Inches a day, and at this rate It would take three days to gain a foot, and six days to regain the two feet necessary before the 23-foot mark In the reser- v Ir Is reached. Atlanta used 3,000.000 less gallons of water Thursday than usual, anil the consumption shows n general decrease. For several days the average hos been about 0,000,000 gallons, the former av erage 'consumption having been about 12,000,000 gallons. The city Is showing u desire to economise water. The pressure at No. 2 station, which pumps the water from the reservoir Into the city, has been reduced from 110 to 100 pounds, while the river pump pressure has been Increased. This gives the reservoir a chance to gain on the consumption. Use Filters Monday. On Saturday and Sunday, however, the Increase will be much greater than four Inches, It Is thought, and by Sun day at midnight It 1s believed the 23- foot mark will have been reached. If this Is true, the filtration plant will again be put In commission and cleur water will be pumped. This does not mean that the people of Atlanta will have clear water Monday. It will take some time to run out all the muddy water then In the pipes, li addition, a great deal of mud has set tied on the mains and pipes, and this will contaminate the clear water run ning from the filters. It will be at least Wednesday before the water la perfectly clear, although It will not be as muddy either Monday or Tuesday ns It Is now. Another tiling the people do not un derstand Is the great difference between the first estimate that It would be sixty days before the people secured clear water, and the second estimate that It would be six days. Sixty Days—Six Days. The first figure was made on the esti mate that It would take sixty days to secure and lay the new 36-Inch main from the river to the reservoir, and was made on the theory that nothing could nor would be done In the mean while. When Alderman Key's special Inves tigating committee look the matter In charge, the members learned that by Increasing the pressure on the pumps above their guarantee of 110 to 120, the mr,'n from the reservoir could, In about six days, be brought up to the water line of the filters and could be held there until the new main le laid. Who la to blame? This Is another problem. At first an effort was made to place the blame on Alderman Key and Is known as the Key ordinance, dermnn Key proved to the satisfaction of everybody concerned that his ordi nance had no bearing on the situation, other than It had saved 32.50 a ton on water pipes and that, If It hnd not been for his ordinance, the water bond election would not have carried, In which case the situation would be much more serious than now. Woodward's Warning. Was the general manager to blame? The general manager cites from the records that he has recommended the purchase and laying of a new 36-Inch main for months and months, and that he predicted and warned council and the board that the people of Atlanta would have muddy water this summer If the main was not laid. The records further show that he Informed the wa ter board that the only way to prevent the Impending calamity was to In crease the pressure on the pumps above their guarantee, which might result In breaking them. This seems to put It up to the water board. But the water board, or certain members hereof, answer that they did not know the pressure had previously been Increased above the guarantee, and that they judged from the remarks and report of the general manager that It was extremely baxardous. ■ Alderman Key, chairman of the In vestigating committee, stated In open council Thursday that he did not place the blame on the water board. This would make It appear that he holds the general manager responsible. Variance In Opinion. In Interviews with the members of the Investigating committee, published In The Georgian Thursday, only one. W. C. Shearer, came out ahd placed the blame directly on the general man- 250,000 ELKS NOW IN PHILADELPHIA; HOLIDAYTHURSDAY Dallas Herd Arrives and Of fer $50,000 for Next Meet. 1017 Sailors and Untrimmed Shapes for Saturday Half Day Sals rtllty on the water board, while the others said It was the waterworks "de. partment." Anthony Murphy, a citizen-member of the Investigating committee. Issues this statement: "In the Interview with me. published In The Georgian Thursday, I meant no reflection on the city council or the fester board. It wa* merely a mistake. great growth of the city and did not, therefore, provide for the ncr<;a*ed de mand for water.” The report of the lnve*ttgntlon com mittee published In full In The Geor gian on Thursday was adopted by council Thursday afternoon. The adop tion amounts to a sanction of the com- If they made any. on the part of the tnlttee's increase of the pressure to I2U officials m that they did ne t realize the* pounds. Philadelphia, Pa., July 12.—Fights for offices In the Grand Lodge of Elks and the battle of Western cities to secure the next convention are now on In earnest. Emissaries of Samuel II. Needs, of Cleveland: John J. Tener, of Charleroi, Pa., and James Fort, of Camden, are working from early In the morning un til late at night trying to line up the Philadelphia delegates for votes for grand exalted ruler. It has been decided that the nominations for grand exalted ruler, for fraud secre tary, grand treasurer nnd the five grand trustees will be In order ns soon &• the convention convenes on Tuesday morning. It tins been announced that Fred Robin son. of Dubuque, Iowa, the present grand secretary, will have no oppoaltlon and will be re-elected. He gets a salary of $5,000 year. Edward Leach, of New York, will battle agalnat John Wagner, of Kansas, for the office of grand treasurer. Rig Ren McNulty, of Han Antonio, Texas, arrived In town early yesterday morning, In charge of tho Dallas boom. 'Dallas Is out to win the convention, said. “We have a certified check for $T*o,GO0 which wo will deposit with the grand lodge to prove that we mean what wo say. The choice of the city that will secure the next convention will lie taken up Tues day afternoon, If the election of officers la rar by that time. That the city will do Its part In maklni the I'M,000 gucatn feel at borne, was assurer when local Elks called upon business houses and establishments to make s boll dav of Thursday when the Elks will pa rode. HAIPE OFF TO FACE LAND FRAUD CHARGE Accompanied by Deputy United Slates Marshal J. C. Johnson and Ouard J. 8. Whatley, W. W. Italpe, ar- rested a few days ago In Atlanta by government ofllclals In connection with Colorado land fraud coses, will leave for Denver Frldoy afternoon over the Southern at 4:10 o'clock. An order permitting his removal from Atlanta to Denver was signed Fri day by Judge Don A. Pardee of tho Federal circuit court. Since his arrest Ralpe has been In the custody of the United States marshal's ofllce and has not been kept In jail. He was ordered held under a 32,500 bond and his re moval to Colorado wna postponed for ty-eight hours In order to give him a chance to make bond. This he was unable to do, and he Is nowr anxious to get back to Colorado. He received a telegram from Denver Friday saying bond would be made for him as soon as he arrived. Ralpe admits working In tho Inter est of the Federal Coal and Iron Com pany In Colorado, but declares he did not know he was violating any law. SOLD THE CHICKENS, THEN KEPI MONEV We wish we might hold up thess Untrimmsd Shapss for y°u to see—a glahcs would show j/Qu the great possibilities that lie hidden ih every one for the creating of Summer time Hats. Shapes that the ingenious woman can befbwer and beribbon as Summer Hats should be. 543 uhtrimmed shapes in %urnt” shades, black and natural. Jap braids, chip and union Mi- lans in mushroom shapes. Some have been slightly landled. 1.00, 1.50 and 1.75 Shapes At 25c Look about you at the Summer resorts—the mountain, the shore—Sailer Hats have the major ity In this lot are 474 Sailors—with bahds- black, navy and white. Sailers ih reugh straws ahd smooth straws, wide, straight brim sailors and the popular mush room shape sailer. Sailors That Were 1.00, 1.25 ahd 1.50 At 2aSc WsC loss Sat urd ay at One 0 0 oc Q ian ibsrl in-J bh nson-1 Du Bose ( Companx HOLIDAY TRIP TO BE TAKEN BY LAWMAKERS Lonnie Cottrell, a boy 19 years of age, who evidently posse**** a very generous disposition, Thursday after noon offered his services to a country man, J. It. Wilson, to aid him In selling some chickens. The offer was accepted and Ieonnl* was given some nice, fat hens, promptly disposed of the chickens at a nearby house, obtained a dollar and started out of the back way. The sus picious countryman saw him 'and gave chase. Lonnie ran, with the country man In close pursuit, yelling. "Stop thief! Stop thief!" and creating much excitement. After a chase of fully two miles, the countryman proved the better sprinter and captured the fugitive. He was then turned over to Call Officers Bentley and Covington. On urraignment before Recorder Broyles Friday morning Lonnie denied that he Intended to steal the dollar. He was bound over for lakceny. HOLD FERGUSON FOR HORSE THEFT A day'* vacation In the mountains of north Georgia next Thursday la the trip planned by the lower houae of the gen eral aaaembly. The party will leave Atlanta at 8 clock on the morning of July 18, will apend the day In Clnrkeavllle and In the afternoon will go over to Tallulah Falla to apend the night, returning to At lanta tho following morning at 9 o'clock. The day will bo conaldered a non-leg- lalatlve day. With the exception of the Introduc tion of aeveral now bills, Friday's ses sion of the houae waa devoid of Im portant legislation. Speaker Slaton called the house to order at 10 o'clock Friday morning und the session was opened with prayer by Chaplain Parks, who hos been ab sent several days. On motion of Mr. Nix, of Gwinnett, the rending of the journal was dispensed with. Mr. Mumlay, of Polk, Introduced a resolution that the sessions of the house In future be colled to order at o'clock Instead of 11) o'clock, until further notice. The resolution was referred to the committee on rules. Mr. Edwards, of Habersham, ex tended an Invttntlon to the members of the house, together with the members of the senate, to attend the laying of the corner stone of the agricultural school In the Ninth congressional dis trict at Clarkesvllle on Thursday, July 18. W. C. Ferguson, the former railroad man arrested by Plain Clothes Officers Doyal and Dorsett, was bound over to the state courts Thursday afternoon by Recorder Broyles on the charge of horse and cattle stealing. His bond was flxed at 31,000. The young nipn declined to make any statement to the court. He Is ac cused of stealing two mules and a cow. porate the town of Ideal, In Macon county. By Mr. Adkins, of Dooly—To au thorise superior court judges to grant charters during vacation. By Mr. Neel, of Bartow—To protect game and fish. By Mr. Bond, of Forsyth—To nmend the act providing for the registration of voters In this slate, so n* to com pel them to register with the tax re ceiver Instead of the tax collector. By Mr. Dunbar, of Richmond—To pay pension to Joseph Rawls. By Mr. Davison, of Greene—To pre scribe conditions under which the pen sions of Confederate soldiers shall be paid. By Mr. McWilliams, of Henry—To dellne perjury. By Mr. Wooten, of Wilkes—To com pel parents to place their deaf and dumb children In the Institution provid ed for them. By Mr. Reid, of Putnam—To prohibit the manufacture of spirituous liquors In Putnam county. Hy Messrs. Wright and Allen, of Richmond—To divide the city of Sum merville Into four wards. Negro Burglars Fire on Police Pittsburg, I’fl., July 12.—Attempting to arrant throe negroes who were caught breaking Into the Ressetner and Lake Erie railroad atntlon at East Pittsburg, nhortty after midnight this morning, one policeman was allot dead nnd another was ao seriously wounded thnt the physicians say he can live but a few hours. The Dead. THOMAS SULLIVAN, aged 36. The Dying. JOHN O’BRIEN, aged 28. Thera were no witnesses to the shooting opd O’Brien after being taken to the Brad- dock General Hospital was so weak that he could tell but little. GEORGIA INVENTORS GRANTED PATENTS Washington, July 12.—R. W. Bishop, patent attorney, reports the Issue of the following patents to residents of Alabama and Georgia: Attachment for sewing machines, Emma Amason, Atlanta, Ga.; wheel, REV. AKED TELLS WHY HE WANTS TO BE AN AMERICAN New York, July 12.—Tho Rev. Charles F. Aked, pastor of the Fifth Avenue Baptist church, the worshipping place of John D. Rockefeller, has taken out bis first citizen ship papers and longs for the day to arrive when he will be able to call himself nn American. In taking this action, be snys: "To begin with. In America, there is no hereditary monarch. I have been n repub lican nil my life. I have always hod a con- tempt for monarchy. I agree with Mark Twain that If we bad King Tom cats, each is useful und quite as moral. iave been just ‘‘America has no sectarian system of edu cation—and of all hateful things English sectarianism, with Its narrowness. Its snob bery and the persecuting spirit which it brings in its train—its political and moral dishonesty—Is one of the most hateful on the face of the earth. relations of the sexes here nre freer and healthier. Au American girl Is a thousand times bettor able to protect herself than the English girl. The American woman has the hnpplest life of any woman iu tho By Mm»™. Wright and Allen, "fly. ,s. Cook, Orcenvltle, Aia.; separator, Richmond—To amend the charter of I u c. Lyle, East Point, Ga.. assignor to Summerville., | Atlanta Utility Works, same place; .. ot !i b !S-;T° amend ,ec * I building structure, A. F. Walker, At- tlon 3.28 of the code of 1895, so as pre- | a nta, Ga.; typewriter, N. I.. Anderson, sumption of negligence shall l ’ e st Montgomery, Ala.; mowing machine, A. Ellis, woodlawn, Ala., assignor of DON’T FORGET. Free, 40c box of Wiley’s Candy with every 30c Want Ad brought to The Georgian and News office Friday or Saturday, July 12 or 13, for Saturday insertion. Want Ad. Department, Phones: Bell 4929, Atlanta 4401. Mr. Holder, of Jackson, spoke In favor of the Invitation nnd stated thut the members could leave Atlanta at 8 o’clock on the morning of the 18 over the Southern Railway to Cornelia and from Cornelia to Clarkesvllle. After spending the day In Clarkesvllle the members may leave Clarkesvllle at 4:30 In the nftemoon for Tallulah Falls, ■pending the night there and returning Atlanta by 9 o’clock the following morning. With the understanding that the day ould be taken out of the time of the assembly and considered a non-legls- latlve day, the house accepted the ln- Itatlon. New Bill* Read. Upon the call of the roll of counties ar the introduction of new matter, the following new bills were Introduced and read the first time by Reading Clerk McOlatchey: Hy Mr. Alexander, of DeKalb—To re quest the appointment of one or more deaf mutes on the board of trustees of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum. Hy Mr. Townsend,* of Clinch—To nmend the code of 1895 prescribing the Jurisdiction of county courts. Hy Messrs. Slaton. Blackburn and Bell, of Fulton—To provide a new charter for the city of East Point. By Mr. Whitley, of Douglas—To amend the act prescribing what acts of debtors shall be considered fraudu lent against creditors. By Mr. Covington, of Colquitt—To provide for a factory Inspector. Hy Mr. White, of Screven—To pre vent fishing 6>n the Sabbath day. By Mr. Barrett, of Stephens—To au thorize criminal court Judges to sen tence women convicted of misdemean or* to the prison farm. By Mr. Jones, of Mitchell—To amend the act creating the board of county commissioners for Mitchell county. ~ r * °y Mr. Held, of Macon—To in.‘or- WOOu CRT* against In railroad homicide cases. To (lx the lien of suits and Judgments for damages against railroads. Hy Mr. Tift, of Dougherty—To pro hibit the employment of Inexperienced engineers. By Mr. Hall, of Bibb—To amend the section of the code of 1895 with refer ence to the grounds upon which em ployees may recover damages from railroads. one-fourth to E. J. Robinson, East Lake, Ala.; loose-leaf binder, J. S. Thompson, Conyers, Gu.; fly trap, W. J. D. Hranscom, Mobile, Ala., and car coupling, G. A. Chapman, Augusta, Ga. FERTILIZER TAX BILL OPPOSED BY FARMERS By Mr. Hill, of Monroe—To authorize I . utility corporations to reduce their cop-; 1 ‘ Ital stock. I ’ To require railroads to observe their 1 lJle Farmers’ Educational and published schedules. Co-operative Union of Rockdale county To tax all public utility corporations the following resolutions were adopted: at such sum as they value themselves ■ “Resolved, That we are opposed to when fixing their tolls or rates. I „ i nri .™* taxes «.n r.mvnor.om By Mr. Estes, of Pierce—To exempt | ,nc,eas * ° r taxes on commercial Confederate veterans from professional fertilizers, and we also favor the repeal tax. j of the present tax: that they are strict- By Mr. Hall, of Bibb—To secure uni- j ly a cla>s tax and paid by consumers of forinlty concerning defaults In city fertilizers only. courts. ! “We believe It Is right ami Just to Hy Mr. Tift, of Dougherty—To re- | support and maintain oyr eleven dls- qulrc railroads to equip engines with trict agricultural colleges out of proper headlights. To make it a misdemeanor for any employee on an engine to be under the influence of intoxicants. Hy Mr. Mc.Michael. of Marlon—To create a board of commissioners of roads nnd revenues of Marlon county. Hy Mr. Dormlny, of Irwin—To pre scribe the duties of the board of com missioners of Irwin county. Hy Mr. Candler, of DeKalb—To make appropriations for fiscal years 1908-09. Hy Mr. Strickland, of Pike—To es tablish city court of Barnesvllle. To repeal former act establishing said court. 26 lots at auction, beauti ful Brooklyn Heights, Satur day 3:30 p. ra. $50.00 in gold given away. Take Lake- common treasury, as Is the State Uni versity and Its branches—in fact, If the eleven district agricultural colleges are not branches of the State University, they should be made so at once. "We respectfully request our senator from the Twenty-seventh district and our representative In the house to use their Influence to defeat this bill und all other bills of this character.*’ GYPSY TRADER LOST OUT IN HORSE SWAP Lo, the poor gypsy— Old mun Stanley, chief of the gypsy camp of horse traders located Knott’s crossing, Is out one white mule and $7.50. In return he has received according to his statement a tongue lashing. Dressed In his white corduroy trousers, his broad hat and heavy boots, he appeared at the court house Friday morning und vehemently told his troubles. A smooth talking young man giving his name as W. H. Brantley, hired a fine bay mare and buggy from the Capitol City stables Thursday after noon. He drove to a gypsy camp In West End and offered to trade the horse for a mule .and $25. The gypsies suspected something and turned down the offer. Then the young man drove to Stan ley’s camp and after much parleying and examination of the horse, traded it for a white mule and $7.50. Stanley hitched the mare to the tent and went about his business. A few hours later an emissary from the stables found the animal, unhitched It and led It back to Its stall. When Brantley learned of what had happened he went around to remon strate. but found the retnonstration all on the other side. MARTIN CALVIN TO RAVE FAIR EXHIBIT Hon. Martin Calvin, formerly repre sentative In the legislature from Rich mond county, and now director of the State Experiment Station at Experi ment, Ga., was In conference with Sec- retary Frank Weldon, of the state fair, on Friday, and made plans for bringing an exhibit to the fair. While not competing with any of the other exhibits made, Mr. Calvin will bring to the fair a thoroughly up-to- date display of grains, fruits, vegeta bles and other products from the ex periment farm, and the exhibit will not only be Interesting, but Instructive. VIENNA MAN WEDS HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW Vienna, July 12.—A srlrltuallsl name l Uannlnger, living In Budapest, eloped with his mother-in-law, the wife of a land owner named Deutseh. Uannlnger was dissatisfied with his wife because the was not Interested In his seances. He found his mother-in- law devoted to spiritualism. DON’T FORGET. Free, 40c box of Wiley’s Candy with every 30c Want! SIXTV . SEVEN 8AL00NS Ad. brought to The Gaorgian licensed in Chattanooga. and News office Friday or 1 H|M'**l>tl lo Tin* filHirirlan. Saturday, July 12 or » ferLS^KS-JSlSSSSS Saturday insertion. Vfant! allowed by law, have been licensed and Ad. Department, Phones: j hereafter an who wi.it t0 go into me Ecll 4929, Atlanta 4401. “ bu “ oe " “ u “ ttWaK ,etlr ^ To Investigate State Hospital Sperlnl to Tho Georgian. Montgomery, Ala., July 12.—The house today passed the resolution call ing for In Investigation of the charge* made against the Alabama Insane Hos pital, In which It wa» charged that patients had been beaten and chokea to death. A committee will be appoint ed and the Investigation will begin at once. BURGLAR FOUND THIS HOUSE EASY While members of the family ot J- W. Austin, ot 116 North Boulevard, were In the rear of the house Friday morning about 10 o'clock, a negro bur glar entered a front room, ransacked a trunk and made his getaway with a watch ar.d two razors. , . He was seen by Mrs. Austin ard servant as he was making his exit. alarm waa quickly sounded an) passing street car man gave chase, w the negro succeeded In getting a'W-' Cell Officers Cooper and Covington at hurried to the scene, but could un*- trace of the marauder.