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rnri’Tw mmiiiwuff THE WEATHER. For Atlanta and Vicinity—Partly cloudy: probably scattered show* ers Saturday night or Sunday. The Atlanta Georgian If you wish to keep posted on what the Legislature Is doing, get The Georgian Every Day. AND news “The Bracebrldge Diamonds, a thrilling mystery story, is now being printed In The Georgian: Read it. SPOT COTTON. Liverpool, hell day. Atlanta, quiet; 12%. New York, quiet; 12.25. New Orleans, quiet; 12%. Augusta, quiet; 13%.' Sa vannah, Ann; 12%. VOL. V. NO. 338. ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, AUGUST 3,1907. PRICE: WILL SAVE OLD “TEXAS" FROM IMPENDING FATE The Georgian’s Report Proved Practically A Correct. VALVES REPAIRED; LESS WATER USED Pump 2,000,000 Gallons a Day Less Since Repair of the Leakage. By replacing and repairing the leak Ing valves In eewer traps, the city of Atlanta Is saving two million gallons of water a day. Two million gallons a day less than formerly Is being pumped Into the dt;r since the valves were repaired. The Georgian found the leaks and the valves were repaired. When The Georgian, going to the bottom of the shortage In the city’s water supply, found those leaking valves on July 12, and called attention to the enormous waste, there were many who laughed at "the’ absurdity' of such a waste through a few leaks But time has verified the statement made then. “No Doubt About It.” "There la no doubt about It now," •aid Park Woodward, general man ager- of the waterworks department, Saturday morning. "Before we repaired those leaking valves It took 12,000,000 gallons o 1 wator dally to supply the demands of the city. Since the valves were turned over - to this department and we re paired and replaced tbt.onea that were leaking. It only takes 10,000,000 gallons —two millions less. "This Is the season of the year, too, when the most water Is required, and tna- din difference probably Is really greater. It Is title that there IS'less flushing now and this accounts for a small part of the difference,- but only a email part. RsserVoIr Rising. With this saving from tho repairing and replacing of' these faulty valves, the water In the reservoir Is rapidly climbing, and Saturday morning had reached 24 feet and 11 Inches. The gain has been something more than three Inches dally since the valves were repaired. One foot In the reser voir averages more than 6,000,000 gal lons, and three Inches would approxi mate 2,000,000 gallons. And with this unnecessary waste eliminated, .there would have been no muddy water. STREET CAR TRANSFER CAUSES RIG SUIT A dispute over a street car transfer worth nothing if not used Immediate ly, and 5 cents If It was. has resulted In Robert Cheshire’s suing the Georgia Railway and Electric Company for 15,000 damages. The petition was filed Thursday by Arnold & Arnold, attor neys for the plaintiff. Cheshire alleges that he got a trans fer on May >0 and changed care at Marietta street, taking a West End car after a flve-mlnute wait. The con ductor refused to honor the transfer and, the plaintiff states, told him to get off the car or pay his fare. He got off, but got back on again to prevent missing an engagement. The motor- man choked him, he claims, and told him to "shut hia mouth.” For tho alleged humiliation of being ejected from the car before a crowd of people and for personal Injuries, he asks dam ages. OFFICERS ARRIVE WITH TURNER Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 1 —Ed Turner, a white man. was brought back here this afternoon from Breathitt county, • Ky.. to answer the charge of murdering his wife. Turner and his wife come here from Atlanta. OOO00OO000O0O00O0O0OO00OOO O HUMIDITY NOT 80 FIERCE; O A VOICE OF AUTHORITY Atlanta Georgian, Atlanta, Ga.: Gentlemen:—During the two days just succeeding the passage of the Prohi bition Bill by the House of Representatives we have had more calls for Atlanta real estate than we had during the entire month of July. If for no. other reason, the mere settlement of the question at once caused the real estate market to be come steady and firm and we consider the outlook most propitious. Yours very respectfully, MALLARD REALTY CO. (Incorporated). . EDWIN A. HARDIN, Secretary. OIL COMBINE MUST PAY\[mi A FINE OF $29,240,000! E JUDGE LANDIS ISSUES ORDER Both Sides Confident and Claim Suc cess. U. S. Court Orders Grand Jury to Indict Trust Officials. ANTHONY MURPHY, OF ATLANTA. In response to a telegram from The Georgian, Anthony Murphy, one of the men who manned the “Texas” in the desperate chase and capture of ■ hie ‘ ‘ ' * “ ‘ “ " “ ‘ ‘ ■ protest egainet the destruction of the veteran loco- Hia telegram to" the "General,” wires motive. His telegram follows; “Mt. Clemens, Mich., August 3. “The Atlanta Georgian; “I consider tho ‘Texas’ the hero of the Andrewsrald. Events of those . days appear to be passing from hietory. ANTHONY MURPHV Many Subscriptions to Purchase Old Engine. RAILROAD MEN ALL INTERESTED The Georgian Will Receive Subscriptions of Any Amount. I ALABAMA The Atlanta Georgian State officers Farmers’ Union Salesman Globe Clothing Co.. T. C. Stirchl Mrs. C. W. Jordon Charles I. Branan Mamie Davenport Hal Greer Edwin Johnson Company May Only Operate‘Through Trains. Glass i 50 50 T. B. Goodwin * 50 May and Gregory Griggs ,, . .50 Edward Kelly .25 Chariot A. Janet .25 W. A. Holliday Hub Huddleston .25 E. Coble E. Halle . -2? Jim Mabry .25 Paullf. 'Beata-v: rr.rrrrvv.v;.-.• Bob Carmichael - Press-Huddleston Dick Johnson ... A. Rikard. Jr. . R. E. George W. 8. Wardlaw ,. Cash Cash These subscriptions have been celved by The Georgian. > They are for •mall amounts, coming from the people. It will require many like this to pur chase the old "Texas.” Will you help" RAINY 8UNDAY PROBABLE. O O Old Humidity, was not quite e" 2 ivage Saturday as Friday. Fri- O O savage Saturday as Friday. - - - - P day brought unusual coolness, O JJ day brought unusual coolness, w 2 light blankets proving comforta- 2 2 ble. Forecast: 0 "Partly cloudy, probably scat- O 2 tered showers Friday night or 0 O Sunday." -2 2 Friday temperatures: 2 7 o’clock a. m. t 70 degrees O 2 8 o’clock a. 70 degrees O 2 » o’clock a. 76 degrees V 2 10 o'clock a. m 71 degrees O 2 H o’clock a. m 60 degrees O 2 77 o’clock noon 64 degrees O 2 1 o’clock p. 65 degrees O O 2 o'clock p. 85 degrees O OOPOOPOPPOOOOOOOOOPOPPOOOP RACE RESULTS. BRIGHTON. First Race—Garrett. 8 to 5, won: uses, 4 to 6. second: Paprika, out, third. Time, 4:62. FORT ERIE. First Race—Sir Cyril, 16 to 1. won: P.-scetl. 6 to 6. second; McQukldy, •*«\ "bird. Time, 1:012-5. The Junk pile will be cheated. The faithful old j’Texaa” will not be •old for scrap Iron If the dimes, quar ters and dollars of patriotic Georgians can prevent It. And that.they will prevent It there Is now but, little doubt. The appeal mode for this famous old relic by The Geor gian has touched responsive chords In the breaste of many Georgians. Sev eral have already contributed and others have announced their Intention of saving the "Toxds” from the ecrap pile. If they have to pay tor her out of their own pockets. The people of Georgia will ehow by contributing their mltee that a patriot ic people will not forget the valiant service the old locomotive did when the band of fearless Federals ran off with the .famous locomotive, ’’General.’’ Many people do not know the promi nent part that the "Texas” played In this thrilling Incident of the war. Thou sands know of the ’’General,” and others have some sort of a recollection of the engine being captured by the Federals and re-captured by the Con federates. . • Now that they know It waa largely through the efforts of the old "Texes” (Continued On Page Three.) Montgomery* Ala., Aug., 3.—As a re sult of the action of the secretary of state In revoking the franchise of the Southern Railway Company, there are two direct possibilities: One—That the .company will atop running. local trains for exclusive Alnbanla business. The other Is that In case the company refuses to con. aider Its franchise revoked and con tlnues to operate all trains, that am. ployeeslof the road.will be arrested by the score. It Is positively known that nothing will be-done before Monday when either one of these two courses will be worked out. Preparatory to the Inauguration of the most intense railroad battle that has ever been waged in the United Staten, lawyers for the, state railroad commission and for the administration are closely studying the phases of the recent railroad legislation In Alabama. The apparent peace that prevails at the capital today does not Indicate a cessation of hostilities, but Is merely the calm before the .’storm. Under the direction of Governor Comer, the state's authorities have made their attacks against the'Southern railway In such-a manner that It will he impossible for that corporation to secure an advantage In the Federal court. Secretary of State Julian has notified the clerk of the circuit .court of Tal ladega county of hie action In can celling the-license'of the Southern to Alabama, and It la un do business In derstood that the latter official has al ready served notice upon Knox. Dixon and Burr, the Southern's representa tives at, Talladega. This means that the railway Is officially cognisant of the prepare to meet the situation at once. Just when and how the legal battle will begin can not be ascertained. One report to which Is given much credence says that the state will make the first move by arresting employees of the railroad at Talladega, where the pres ent action waa begun. VIRGINIA RATE CONTROVERSY IS NEARING SETTLEMENT. Richmond, Va., Aug. 2.—It le believed that Virginia will win In the contest with the railroads over the 2-cent pas senger rate controversy. The matter will be settled before the end of tbe day, and It Is not going too far to say that within thirty day* passen- PRIVATE CONTRACT STAND UNTENABLE Public Rates Were 19 Cents Per 100, But Trust Allowed 6 Cents. 00000000000000000000000000 0 WALL 8TREET UNABLE 0 O TO PAY JOHN D.'S FINE. 0 O 0 0 New York. Aug. 3.—The 329.- 0 O 240,000 fine, imposed by the Fed- O O eral court In Chicago on the 0 Standard Oil Company for ro- O 0 celvlng rebates, dared Wall street. 0 0 Tho cns e will bo appealed. Othe O O orwlse It would be a disaster, for 0 0 there 1b not 329,000,401 in cash D O avullttbK- In WaJJ sireet for any 0 0 purpose whatever-Just now. 0 O 0 00000000000000000000000000 Chicago, Aug. 3.—Twcnty-nlno mil lion. two hundred and forty thousand dollars, the greatest, fine ever assessed against any corporation In any court In tho world, will have to be paid by the Standard Oil Company of Ne.w Jersey If the statement of United States Dis trict Judge Landis delivered this after noon Is upheld by the supreme court of the United States. The court stated emphatically that (‘while the Standard Oil Company of Indiana, a one-mlllton-dollar corpora tion, la the nominal defendant, that the: Standard Oil Company of Now Jersey, whose capital Is one hundred millions. Is the real defendant.’ 1 At the close of the reading of the lengthy derision, another great sur prise was caused when Judge Lapdlt ordered the drawing of a grand Jury tor the purpose of Indicting the railroads and officials charged with having paid the oil company Illegal rebates for the acceptance of which the trust waa In dicted. Trust Attornsys Speechless. r W. Martin and Merritt Chauncey Starr appeared representing the Stand ard, as John 8. Miller and A. D. Eddy, the chief counsel, are now In Europe. District Attorney Edward W. Sims, his assistant: James Wllkerson and Robert W. Childs appeared for the gov ernment. The assessment of the tremendous fine by the court almost caused it panic In the courtroom. The attorneys for the trust ttrere for the moment almost unable to speak. They had believed the court would hesitate to assess the Attorney Starr was the first to speak. He made a brief argument In arrest of Judgment. Judge Landis overruled the motion for an arrest of judgment, and declared he was anxious to have the case go to the supreme court for a re view. After some further talk, how ever, Judge Landis granted the sixty days In which the defendants may pre pare their bill of exceptions. Dsolslon a Masterpiece. Prosecutor Sims, the most delighted man, probably. In Chicago today, said: "The detailed decision of the court le one of the most remarkable ever deliv ered. Itr biases the way for' future trust prosecutions and Is new authority, for the reason that It set aside a few quotations from Bishop on the power to subpena witnesses." Judge Landis' decision Is considered by lawyers as a masterpiece. It was filled with eplgrammatlcal statements which held th< je sting In each line. He showed plainly that he has mode the closest possible study of the situation. The court Issued a remarkable re buke to the Standard OU Company lawyers for their reading of a state ment to him after Rockefeller had been heard when he gave them an opportun ity to enter mitigating evtdenee. He referred to this statement as one of "studied Insolence'; to the court. In Seven Attempts at Outrage Reported by Helpless Police. JUDGE LANDIS, OF CHICAGO, II,' Is Judge ..r 111,' United Si ;| I,' ; cnqrt, who .Saturday Imposed a fino of 129,240,000 on the Standard Oil Company. PLAN CEMETERY Company Secures the Land Near Creek and- Asks For Charter. Atlanta Is to have a new cemetery. A hundred and fifty acres of land on Peachtree road Just beyond Peachtree creek on the. east side, has been pur chased by a company in which C. Hor ace McCall, H. B. Johnson, T. 8. Per ry and others are Interested, for the purpose of converting It Into a ceme tery. The 326,000 In stock has been subscribed and a charter will be ap plied for shortly. The tract of land Is beautifully situ ated and when the corporation Is formed will be greatly Improved. In accordance with a recently enacted statute, it Is four miles from the city limits, although within comparatlve- ly.casy access by car line and by road. BASEBALL New York, Aug. 8.—,A determined at tempt to kill a man who sot upon and strangled a little girl, seven attempts at outrage reported by the helpless po lice, bloodiparks discovered on the walls of the basement In which the mu tilated body of Kate Teltachler was found—these are a few developments of another day In the great crime wave which Is sweeping New York and ap palling the entire civilized world. Flvo hundred men and women cried for revenge on Martin Sallo, who. In Brooklyn, ■ struck down and attempted to choke to death little Anna Rogers, of No. 768 Third Btreet, that borough. The police preventqd a lynching. The first victim of the day was Frieda Tleub, a beautiful 18-year-old girl, who was, found strangled to death In a vacant apartment next to her home on the floor of No. 138 Avenne D. M. Ohns, a tailor, residing at No. 471 Central Park, west, reported to tho police that an 8-year-old girl living with him had been attacked by an ele vator man. A description of the man was taken and detectives went to soarch for him. Eight, arrests have been made In connection with the killing of tho Tfetkchler girl, but the officials at head quarters virtually admit they are no nearer the solution of the mystery than on the day the little battered body was found. Attacks, or attempted attacks, were reported from all of the boroughs or.d notwithstanding several arrests were made the pollc* have a tangible case against only a single man. The young woman whose body was found In the cellar of 203 West Nine tleth street where It was supposedly removed after shb had been strangled and horribly abused, was Identified to day as Helen Farrell, a trained nurse who formerly lived at No. 6 East Ona Hundred and Twenty-fifth street. VARDAMAN ,WON, ONE REPpRT SAYS Williams Claims Victory by 2,000 Majority—Returns Not Complete. Special to Tho Georgian. Meridian, Mist,, Aug. 3.—At 1 o'clock, with one county missing, William la elected by a majority of 1,500. • Brewer le ahead for governor* Jackson, Miss., Aug, 3.—Jeff Davis county, which Is a small county In the southern part of the state, Is the only one that Is now out, and Congressman John Sharpe Williams, leader of the minority, will be nominated for tho United Statos senate by a majority which will not bo undor 2,000. In the gubernatorial race, Scott and Noel are In tin- wmiul primary. The friends of Brewer claim that ho will be one of tho men In the second race, though the returns this morning do not bear this out. REPORT8 INDICATE WILLIAMS' VICTORY. Special to The Georgian. Momphls, Tennj Aug. 3.—With ten counties yet to be heard from, Wll- • Hams leads Vardanian by 600 votes. Late returns show Vardaman gaining steadily, und the race becomes more exciting. It Is Imposiible. with the present returns, to say who Is elected. As a majority of tho counties unre ported are known to be for Williams, It looks like a Williams victory. Early Closing Law Is Signed Montgomery, Ala, Aug. 3.—Despite the protest of a number of leading cltl. zene. Governor Comer thla morning signed the 3 o’clock closing bill which had been bitterly rought by the.saloon men In the state. VICTORY FOR VARDAMAN REPORTED AT MERIDIAN. Special to The Georgian. Meridian, Miss., Aug. 3.—Both Wil liams and Vardaman are claiming vic tory In the senatorial contest. A pri vate telegram Just rocolvcd from Jack- son says Vardaman Is elected by 58 votes, but this can not bo confirmed. Official returns In the gubernatorial race at 12 o'clock shows Brewer leads by more than 3,000. Noel and Krott are running close for second place. Owing to the genoral Interest In tho senatorial and gubernatorial race, busi ness hero Is at a standstill. Williams carries Noshoba county by 400. , Var daman carried Tampa by 211. Cortelyou May Oppose Taft New Tork, Aug. 3.—A Saratoga dis patch saya: "Word has been passed around quiet ly among Republican leaders who con trol counties, not to commit themselves to any candidate for whom delegates may be Instructed In their congresslon. al district convention next spring be cause a new candidate from New York Is yet. to enter the field In a formal way. This candidate, It la said. Is rge B. Cortelyou, the secretary of treasury and a New Yorker by birth. > Growth and Progress of the New South FIRST GAME. ATLANTA ..00 MONT 10 To The Atlanta Georgian: I herewith contribute to help buy the engine “Texas” and give it to the state of Georgia Name* Address (Continued On Page Three.) gers over railroads In the state will be carried for 2 rente a mile. A con ference of various officials waa held laat night and a communication la known to have been submitted to tbe representatives of the railroads and that that communication has been un der process of "digestion" by the com mon carrier*. Shortly before noon today Senator Daniel. Attorney General Anderson, Commissioners Prentls and Stuart and Spade and Sweeney and Weems and Scabaugli were the opposing batteries In the first gpme of tjie double-header Saturday between Atlanta and Mont gomery. The game started as follows: FIRST INNING. Houts fanned. Baxter filed out to renter. Ball singled to right and stole second. Henllne tripled to right, scor ing Ball. Perry out, short to first. TWO HITS: ONE RUN. Becker singled to center. Winters grounded to pitcher and was safe on a fielder’s choice. Faskert sacrificed out, pitcher to first. Fox grounded to pitcher, Becker out at plate. Jordan out. short (o first. ONE HIT; NO RUNS. 8ECOND INNING. Nye filed out to short. Oear filed out to center. Seabaugh out, third to flrat. No hits, no runs. Castro grouadered out to firet. Dyer roundered to short and safe on error Attorney Braxton gathered one by one and out. Bjade out short to first. Ny at the governor's office, hits, no runs. The Oeorgtsn here records each day some economic feet to refeienee to the onward progress of the South. JOSEPH BY B. LIVELY Following Items show that Savannah Is keeping pace with her sister cities In Industrial growth. The South Atlantic Packing and Provision Company , has been launched with a capital stock of 3100,000. It Is expected that the now plant will be In operation within the next ninety days. The organization of the company was suggested by the meat famines which the big packing houses force upon Savannah pertdlcally. Meat dealers and consumers have welcomed the announcement. The plant will Include a slaughter hniAe for native rattle, a packing house and cold storage rooms. Local capital Is behind the project. Aloiig with the building of a new tourist hotel to cost over 3300.009, and the remodeling of the Screven House at a cost of 3100,000, a further addition to the hotel accommodations will be made by the remodeling of the Marshall House, the oldest hotel In the city. The hotel, which has been permitted to lose many of the characteristic* of a traveling man’s home, will be known as "The New Stag.” About 326,000 wlU be spent In remodeling. The old Chamber of Commerce and Southern bank buildings are being torn away to make roont for the Citizens’ and Southern Bank structure. opQtoiitt of Commerce Is contemplating the erection of a four-story office building. The success which has attended the Investments In the office buildings already up encouraged the members to believe that the proposed building would be a money maker. . . ..Much Interest Is manifested In the Savannah, Augusta and Northern railroad, which Is projected to extend from Chattanooga to Savannah. This city already has fire railroads and the new rood will greatly Increase Its prestige. The direct connection with Chattanooga will place Savunnuh directly In touch with a valuable territory. The strong Interests said to be behind the new road Insure lie use as an outlet for larger lines which will use this port for export trade. The city council has Instructed the streets and lanes committee to contract with the Southern Paving and Construction Company for re surfacing seven asphalt streets and a part of an eighth, at a cost of 1122.- 296.90, and for the patching of three streets and a portion of a fourth at a cost of 14.996.86.