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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 1907.
Price Reductions That Mean Something
Americas Best Clothes at 1-4 Off—Furnishings Reduced, Too
At regular prices, our Rogers, Peet & Co. and Hart, Schaffner &
Marx clothes represent the greatest values obtainable. ‘And, now when
we offer 25 per cent discount throughout the line, they are real bargains.
Staple blacks and blues are included, as well as fancies—there’s no
reserve. ' . >
Furnishing goods are also reduced a fourth—and we offer you the
greatest stock in the South to choose from. All straw hats—including
Panamas—at half price.
And usual credit courtesies are extended during this sale.
Going Away?
Get the Suit Case
or Bag Here at
25 Per Cent Off
Daniel Brothers Co.
L. J. DANIEL, President. 1 ■
45-47-49 Peachtree-Opposite Walton St.
See Window Dis
plays—Lots of
Specials
Shown Each Day
NEW' BUSINESS
IN OLD SALOONS
Owners Will Find New Uses
For Rooms Rendered
Vacant.
That the passing of the saloons in
Atlanta will affect real estate condi
tion* but little is an opinion that Is
growing among property holders and
agents.
Already the owners of rooms now
used as saloons are making other ar
rangements, which will take effect on
January 1, when the prohibition bill
goes Into operation.
Joseph Jacobs stated Monday
that his firm would probably use the
space now* occupied by the liquor de
partment In Marietta street for some
other branch of the business, line art
are probably. The growing demands
f the concern, he said, would make the
additional space, valuable.
Harry Silverman stated that the bar
om In his establishment would prob
ably be converted Intb’a cafe or soda
water stand. \le considers It a *ood
opportunity to Increase the scope of the
restaurant and to add new features.
The organisation and Incorporation
. the Oppenheim Cigar Company prob
ably means that the new firm will take
over at least one of the .store rooms on
Alabama street now occupied by the
liquor house, and convert It Into an
>-to-date cigar store. Mr. Oppen-
...lm, however, declined to discuss his
Plans, which, he said, wero bb yet Im
mature. .
The bar In the Piedmont Hotel will
converted Into a tea room or soft
drink establishment and Will greatly
add to the attractiveness of the hotel.
In many ca*«s the proprietor* of the
laloon. have long lea*e» and will nave
sub-let the property. In other* there
a prohibition clause In the lease
hlch nullifies It when »aloon* are
11 shed.
SOFT DRINK IN'
WANTTO GET EVEN
County Sellers Say City
Fountains Must Close
on Sunday, Too.
Case* may be made against the large
soda water firms of Atlanta within the
next day or so for violating the state
law which prohibits the sale of eoft
drinks on Sunday. If the law be taken
literally It Is said convictions In the
state court may follow.
Under the state law the co'unty po
lice have been making numerous
coses against the Sunday soft drink
sellers In their territory outside of the
city. Several convictions have resulted
nnd fines were Imposed. It le said that
there are now.hardly halt a dozen soft
drink stands In operation in the dis
tricts.
In some quSrters this has resulted In
complaint of discrimination. The
L CALL RALLY
OF-ALL ATLANTA
T0"GETT0GETHER"
President Pope of Chamber
of Commerce Is
Optimistic.
TERRELL TO INSIST
Councilman Not Satisfied
With Report On Water
works.
JUDGE ELLIS HEARS
’ HIS FIRST CASE
Judge W. D. Ellis, newly appointed to
the superior court bench by Governor
Smith, heard his first cose in the coun.
ty court house chambers Monday
morning. It waa the Injunction suit of
Rev. A. C. Ward against the Georgia
Terminal Company, which Involved the
closing up of Mangum street Incident
to the construction of the company s
new yards. • .
The first case was a long one, lasting
all day, with the usual Intermission. It
*111 probably be continued Tuesday, for
there Is much evidence and more argu
ment.
Judge Ellis’ first official act was ex-
ecuted about a week ago, when tie au-
thorlzed the commission of a notary
public. He ha* been In the court room
hundreds of times during his career as
an attorney, but Monday was the first
day he ever sat as a real Judge.
OLD CANNON BOOMS AS
WORK ON ROAD BEGINS.
Special to The Georgian.
Saint Marys, Ga.. Aug. 6.—On tne
night of Augubt 1 the old British can
non, which has laid at the docks since
1*12. where the British. In their hurry
to get away, found It expedient to
leave It, boomed out a loud salute In
announcing the arrival of an engine
and two new flat cartt to ibegln the
work of laying rail on the Saint Marys,
Klngsland, Waycross and Nashville
railroad. The road will be rapidly
completed »* far as Klngslsnd, where
connection will be made with the Sea
board Air Line. A number of Saint
Marys citizens enjoyed the first ride
on a railroad at St. Marys.
If you are looking for
the prettiest of the new
things in Jewelry, you
will find them here and at
the most reasonable prices.
Maier&Berkele
Atlanta's Best Jewelers.
Shall the citizens of Atlanta hold a
big get-together rally, such as has been
proposed and Indorsed by many of the
most prominent business men In the
city?
This question will be acted upon and
decided by the board of directors of
the chamber of commerce at the regu
lar monthly meeting at the headquar
ter* In the Bmplrc building Tuesday
afternoon at 4 o'clock.
No announcement to this effect has
been made, but It Is generally under
stood that the board will take action.
on this question, as ha* been suggested pose.’’
country sellers say that they have as.Ji nd indorsed so generally. The move-
much. right to dispense soda water on men t Is known to meet with the favor
Sunday as have the city dealers. Ope „f a number of the directors,
man who was arrested and placed un-1 This movement Is Indorsed by pro-
der bond, by the county officers said hlbltlonlats, by antl-prohlbltlonlsts and
Monday that he expected to take out by local optionlsts, and It Is believed
that the board of directors will take
advantage of the opportunity present
ed to hold such a rally and such a re
union of patriotic Atlantans as prob
ably lias never been held before.
President Pope's Views.
Relative to the passage of the prohi
bition bill and the proposition to hold
a big rally, where all differences on this
quostlon which Is now settled, may be
adjusted, J. Will*-Pope, president of
the Chamber of Commerce, who has
Just returned from New York, made
the following statement to a repre
sentative of The Georgian Monday
morning:
“My views on the prohibition bill ai
It was proposed were well known. I
was opposed to It. I do not believe,
however, that Atlanta’s prosperity or
future growth Is, In'any way, depend
ent on whisky, or on any one thing.
“The prohibition question to my mind
Is settled. We should now begin work
on other things important to the wel
fare of Atlanta. Let us turn our faces
to the future. Further agitation of the
prohibition question, now that It has
been settled, would be more hurtful
than prohibition—that Is, If prohibition
is hurtful
"I will Insist that council employ an
expert hydraulic engineer or a commit
tee of three of them to make a thor
ough Investigation of the waterworks
and the waterworks department."
So stated Councilman W. H. Terrell
Monday morning to a representative of
The Georgian.
“I don’t mind saying frankly that I
am not satisfied,” continued the coun
cilman. “I don’t know that there Is
nothing wrong with tho waterworks.
•For one thing, we seem to have pumps
that are not doing wnat they were sup
posed to do when we purchased them.
An Investigation Is necessary, and 31.-
000 could be spent wisely for that pur-
T
BILL TO CONDEMNS
Right of Ownership and
Development of State
In Opposition.
forty-live state warrants against the
most prominent soda water Arms In
Atlanta.
There is no city ordinance against
selling soft drinks on Sunday, and the
municipal police have made no effort
to close up the stands. Tht$ Is proba
bly because the city authorities believe
that the state law ts none of their
business unless the offense In question
Is a crime or upless complaint is made
by citizens.
On the other hand the county author
ities believe apparently that the police
powers of Its officers should not Include
territory within the city which has Its
own policemen. Between the two no
cases have ever been made against the
Atlanta soda water stands, which con
tinue to refresh the public on Sunday
ns well ns during the week. It Is not
belloved that any strong effort to doss
them will be made.
MUST PAY MORE
OR LOSE OFFICIAL
Together with the question of buying
a pump will, no doubt, come another
effort to have an Investigation of the
waterworks. The resolution by Coun
cilman Longlno, providing for ths ap
pointment of a committee of throe
councllmen and three citizens to make
the, investigation, assisted by an expert
enlilneer, Is still hanging Are.
TWO COUNTY COPS
Make Nine Negroes Walk
to Jail Ahead of
Captors.
Without an Increase In the salary of
the atate entomologist, It Is Improbable
that Georgia will b« able to retain the
services of Professor Ralph I. Smith.
This official now receives only 11,600
per annum, a smaller salary than re
ceived by any other heed of a state
department. Professor Smith has re
ceived several flattering offers at In
creased salary within the past year, but
at the earnest sollcltatlikl of Commis
sioner of Agriculture Hudson, he has
remained here at a financial loss.
A bill Is now pending In the house to
Increase his salary. As drawn It gave
him $2,400, but the committee cut the
amount down to $2,000. It Is practical
ly assured that unless this increase Is
allowed that Professor Smith can not
be retained. ,
With the enormous development of
the peach Industry and other fruits,
hls service Is In constant demand, and
the department he presides over has
grown in Importance and work.
Two county policemen—Officers Johnson
nnd Mitchell—broke In upon n party of
twenty railroad negroes engaged In s crap
S ame In a ear at the new Inman ynnls Hun-
sy afternoon, arrested nine, bound them
a get-together meeting such as has
been proposed and will advocate It at
the meeting of the board of directors
of the Chamber of Commerce Tuesday.
I know of no opposition In the board
to this splendid suggestion."
NEW PATIENT DIES
IN FEW HOURS
and handcuffs ami
brought tb«*ui to /nil as though tucy were
so many decile sheep. »
‘•After we got them ‘stood* It wasn’t nny
trouble,” sul»rOffleer Mitchell. “There whs
right mueh of n panic when wv first broke
In. Th»y Jumped over our heads through
the window and in every other direction
before we could calm them down with
guns.”
There wns no shooting, but there might
!*»'•» been bad the two-handed raid not
been so sudden. The officers entered from
either door uml with billy nud pistol force'
as many negroes h* they could bnek Into
WAS DESPONDENT;
DRANK MORPHINE
8 peril I to The Georgian.
Marietta. On.. Ang. 5.—Charles Csniss
died bers yesterday morning shoot It o'clock
result of taking an overdose of mor
phine.
Despondency Is given ns the esnse.
Mr, Carnes gas shout thirty years of a**,
nnd leave* a wife and three or fonr chil
dren.
neck was broken
BY LIGHTNING BOLT.
Fulton, Fla.. Aug. 6.—Charles Leldy,
Jr., 14 years of age, was killed by a
stroke of lightning yesterday, the bolt
running down the front of a building
and entering a door. It struck the boy
on the neck, breaking the spinal cord.
Three others In the building were ren-
dered unconscious.
Barely able to make hls way up the
steps of .the Grady Hospital Sunday
afternoon, E. A. Wllbem collapsed Into
a chair, and twelve hours later ho was
found dead In the ward to which he hail
been assigned. It Is thought that death
was due to natural causes.
Wllbem told Superinundent Meador
that he had come from Albany upon
advice of a physician he had consulted
there. He said the physician had given
him to understand that the hospital
here would be prepared to receive him,
through a letter that had been written.
Superintendent Meador knew of no
such letter, but be saw the man was In
bad shape and summoned a doctor, who
Imd him taken to a ward where ho
could remain until further examination
could be made Monday. The belief I*
that the trip and the man's walk trom
the station to the hospital caused an
already weakened heart to stop.
Wllbem wae a machlnlet, 46 years
old. and had been suffering ’ from a
complication of diseases for years, he
said. Hls wire has been notified of
hie death but several hours after send.
Ing the message Superintendent Mead
or had received no reply to It
number, tnnnnce.1 to caenpe. When thing*
hnil quieted down somewhat the officer*
nrocecdcd to tie their captives' hand*.
Mounting their horses, they walked the
nine to town.
Tlie negroes, who will bo tried at this
term of court, nre: Alex Walker. Cliff
Hightower. Peter Hammock, .?<m» Thomas,
Kd Preston, Will Jordan. Charlie Campbell,
James Davis and Kdgnr Echols.
INTER STATE TRAFFIC
MAY BE SUSPENDED
COTTON REPORT I8SUEO
BY SOUTH CAROLINA.
8teward on Vacation.
John X>. Steward, deputy clerk of tho
United State* court, leave* Tuesday
morning for the mountain* of north
Georgia, where he wilt spend hls vaca-
857$ twoweeks. Mr. Steward will
make hls headquarter* at Turaersvllie,
several miles from the railroad, and
will spend P«rt *
Columbia, S. C, Aug. 6.a-Probably
the tlrst attempt on the part of any
branch of a stats government in the
South to give a report of the condition
of the cotton crop was that Issued
by Commissioner of Immigration snd
Agriculture E. J. Watson, of this state,
on August L That Mr. Watson’s In
formation was authentic was verified
by the government report Issued the
following day. showing the condition la
mountains ofweetern North Carolina. South Carolina to be 8L
Special to The Georgian.
Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 6.—It la as
serted this morning that the Southern
Railway Company will withdraw from
state business In Alabama. It is even
possible that the Interstate business
will be abandoned. However, this has
not been definitely determined,
though It seems the railway officials
ire ready to make any move to check
mate the state's assaults.
With the arrival of J. S. B. Thomp
son, who la assistant to President Fin
ley, In Montgomery, this morning. It
was conjectured the litigation between
the state and the Southern railway
would be begun today. This was de
nied by one of Mr. Thompson’s staff,
and It appears that no positive move
will be made by the Southern or the
state before Tuesday or Wednesday.
the Southern quits Its Inter
state buslneas there can be no
freight or passenktr communication be.
tween Birmingham and Mobile by way
of Selma, which eliminates one of Uie
state's -main arteries of trade.
Strenuous opposition to what ono of
the opponents terms a "gum shoe bill"
has developed to the bill now before
the legislature which wjll *lve water
power companies the right to condemn
private property.
Several property owners whose land
adjoins stream* which may be used for
water power purposes have arrived In
Atlanta with their lnuj'ars and will
appear before the senate committee
Monday which le considering the bill.
One of these Is J. A. Benson, one of
the wealthiest men of Wilkes county,
and with him Is hls attorney, Frank
Colley,- of Washington;; Gd. Another
of those opposed to the bfll Is R. L.
Moss, Jr., who own* A large tract of
land along the Tallulah river at Tallu
lah Falls.
While many are opposing the bill,
others there are In town \f\i are work
ing Tor Its passage. Wltji their attor
ney. W. A. Slaton, J. H. and Tom Eltz
Patrick are In the city and will appear
before the committee to urge the pass
age of the bill.
Are Fighting Bill.
The latter are Interested In the An
thony Shoals Power Company, which
has spent somo $300,000 along tho
Broad river, in Wilkes county, and
which Is said to have fifteen millions
behind It. Mr. Benson owns somo land
that the company wants, It Is said, and
Mr. Benson says If the bill becomes a
law It will allow a foreign corporation
to rob him of hls property.
Mr. Moss and hls family have owned
laree tracts of land at Tallulah for
many years, and they pay a large
amount each year In taxes Just to keep
the property Intact. They visit there
each summer and have cottages built
there. Mr. Moss says the bill will al
low a corporation to take hls property
bv condemnation proceedings, nnd this
he does not want done.
It Is said the bill had its Incepttbn
In the mind of Loqlf B. Mngld. who
Is Interested In developing water pow
er properties In the vicinity of Tallu
lah Falls, and who has been Interested
In silk worm culture.
Develop Resources.
While those opposed to the bill de
clare It will confiscate their property,
those who are urging Its passage claim
that 1t will result In the water powers
of the state being developed and that
millions of cnpltal will come here. They
say that Eastern capital can not be
raised because under the present law
one property owner may hold up the
entire matter by demanding an exor
bitant price for hls property.
Both Mr. Benson and Mr. Moss were
strong In their denunciation of’the bill
and said they would fight It to a finish.
Mr. Benson said the bill was a "gum
shoe measure," and that he believed It
would have passed without any trouble
Had not some of those Interested heard
of It and made preparations to present
their side of the question.
It Is stated by the ch:u$|lons of the
bill that one land owner In Wilkes
county has demanded $10,000 for a
small plot of ground which will be
overflowed by water when the shoals
are developed, and which ts only worth
a few hundred. It Is further stated
that he has refused an offer of soveral
times its value. The champions of the
bill declare that no man's property will
be taken under the bill proposed un
less full value Is given, as provided
already by law, and that Its purpose
Is to prevent - obstinate land owners
from "strong-arming" people who con
template Improvements.
IN PEONAGE CASES
Railroad Construction Mon
To Be Tried in North
Carolina.
Raleigh, N. C.. Aug. 6.—At Beaufort,
N. C„ today there began a special term
of the United Statea. district court for
the oastern district of North Carolina,
Judge Purnell, of Raleigh, presiding,
for the trial of cases of alleged peon
age. There are about a dozen defend
ants, but the principal man being pros
ecuted la Construction Boss McNeill,
of the Nprfolk and Southern railway.
There are eight Russians, recently ar-
rived In this country. In Jail, where
they have been held for months as gov
ernment witnesses In these cases. Not
one of them can speak a word of Eng
lish. Assistant Attorney General Rus
sell, of the department of justice at
Washington, Is in charge of the prose-
outlon, assisted byptsfrtet. Attorney
Skinner.
Court Meats In Dallas.
Dallas, Ga., Aug. 6.—Superior court
convenes here today and Dallas ex
pects a large crowd during the week.
This will not only be court week, but
the Sunday echool convention Is held
during the week.
Vardainan Concedes Noth
ing, But Gives No
Figures.
Special to The Georgian.
Jackson,-Miss., Aug. 6.—There Is no
apparent change In the figures In tho
senatorial contest. Alt available fig
ures Indicate that Williams Is nomi
nated by from 1,600 to 2,000.
Vardaman concedes nothing, but
makes no definite claims.
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Lumber Company Organized.
Srrelul eo Tlie Grenclaii.
Dallas, Ga., Aug. 6.—The Georgia
Lumber Company I* the name of a now
concern organized by J. J. and B. F.
Williams, W. J. Defoor nnd J. It. Wal
drop. They will operate In Dallas.
To Visit School for Deaf.
The senate committee of the school
for the deaf will spend Tuesday In
Cave Springe examining that Institu
tion. The committee will leave Atlanta
Monday afternoon and will spend the
night in Rome, going down to Cave
Spring Tuesday morning. Senator
Crittenden* le chairman of tbs com
mitted and the other members are
Brantley. Boyd. Fanner, Gordy, Mar
gin srd
Mattox.
SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT
For the six months ending June $0, 1907, of the condition of the
, .UNITED STATES BRANCH OF
The Employers’ Liability Assurance Corporation, L’t’d
OF LONDON
organized under the laws of the Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
made'to the governor of the atate of Georgia, in purauance of the laws of
said atate. ,
Principal office In United States, 33 Broad Street, Boston, Mass.
I. CAPITAL 8TOCK.
2. Amount paid up In cash In England $1,000,00(1
II. AS8ET8.
‘3. Stocks and bunds owned absolutely by the company $3,397,296.94
4. Stocks, bonds and all other securities (except mortgages)
hypothecated with company as collateral security for cash
loaned by the company, with tho par and market value
of the same and the amount loaned thereon.
6. Cash In company's principal office $ 3,300.00
6. Cash belongtng to the company deposited In
bank $.172.07
Cash deposited with trustees with Kidder, Pea
body & Co 116,241.17
Total cash Items (carried out) 148,119.24
9. Amount of Interespactually due and accrued and unpaid. 43,477.22
Premiums In course of collection not overdue 820,000.73
Total assets of the company, actual cash market value .. $4,401,888.28
III. LIABILITIES.
6. Net amount of unpaid losses (carried out) $1,089,4(0.00.
10. The amount of reserve for reinsurance 1 1,281,120.16
Due for commissions - : 243.702.11
12. Joint stock capital actually paid up In cash, statutory
deposit 260,(100.00
13. Surplus beyond all liabilities and statutory deposit 942,940.22
14. Total liabilities '.. 94J08.II2.23
IV. INCOME DURING THE FIR8T SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR 1907,
1. Amount of cosh premiums received 11,321,266.30
3. Received for Interest 67,039.63
8. Total income actually received during the first six months
In cash 81.488.(84.82
V. EXPENDITURES DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE
YEAR 1907.
1. Amount of losses paid .- t 810,788.10
8. Amount of expenses paid. Including fees, salaries and
commissions to agenta and officers of the company 417,878.85
4. Paid for state, national and local taxes In this and other
states 30,916.27
6. All other payments and expenditures, vl*.! $3,088.65
6. American branches of foreign companies will pleas* re
port amount sent to home offices during the first six
months I 126,158.39
Total expenditure* d&ring the first six months of the year
In cash $1,288,327.34
A copy of the act of Incorporation, duly certified. Is of file In the office
of the Insurance commissioner.
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS.—County of Suffolk. *
Personally appeared before the undersigned, Samuel Appleton, manager
and attorney for the United State* branch of the Employers' Liability As
surance Corporation. Limited, who, being duly sworn, deposes an.l soya
that he Is the United States manager and attorney of the Employers' Lia
bility Assurance Corporatli/., Limited, and that the foregoing statement Is
correct and true. SAMUEL APPLETON,
United States Manager and Attorney. •
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 1st day of August, 1907.
FRANKLIN P. HORTON. Notary Public.
Name of State Ager-F- W, W. CUNNINGHAM A CO.
Name of Agent at Atlanta: W. W. CUNNINGHAM .4 CO.
William W. Cunningham & Co.,
General Agents Georgia, Florida and South Carolina,
211 EQUITABLE BUILDING.
’PHONE 2140.