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THE WEATHER. For Atlanta and Vicinity—Partly The Atlanta "Georgian SPOT COTTON. Liverpool, quiet; 7.41. Atlanta, cloudy, probable showers late Sat urday night or Sunday. If you with to koap posted on what the Legislature le doing, get Tho ^4 €1 “The Bracebrldge Diamonds, a thrilling mystery story, is now Georgian Every Day. JLw Jjy W ^ being printed In The Georgian. Read it steady; 13c. New York, steady; 13.40. New Orleans, firm; 13H. Augusta, quiet; 12%. Savannah, Arm; 12%. VOL. V. NO. 344. ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1907. PRICE: Twenty - Two Cities Are Without Tele graphic Service. LOCAL SITUATION REACHES CRISIS Western Union and Postal Cannot Handle All Messages. O000000000000000000O000000 0 LIST OF CITLE3 WHERE I 0 OPERATOR* HAVE STRUCK, 0 0 — 0 O Ths list of eltUs whore opera- O O tore of the Weetern Union hove 0 0 walked out include the moot im 0 portent tefesraph centere in the 0 United *1 ' “ ' M ’ UlUuvdt vmv« B v, — “ - : Detroit, Fort Worth, Dallae, Kan- 0 tae City, Denver, Cincinnati, Hel- 0 one, Monti Naehville, Memphis, 0 I Cl United Statee. So far the liet In O eludes: Chicago, . Lo» Angeles, 0 % Q New Orl'eans, Meridian, Mies.; 0 0 Salt Lake City, Cleveland, Butte 0 Mont.: El Paeo, Spokane, Spring- 0 field, Mo.l South Bend, Ind.; Co- O lumbue, Ohio; Jackson, Miss.; 0 Pueblo, Colo. 0000000000$O00000000000000 The local situation in telegraph offices had reached a critical stage at 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon and several operators Stated that a walk-out in the Western Union of fices might be expected during the day. President Small has made no reply to the request for in structions sent by the local union. The Postal has no communica tion with New Orleans except that furnished by men in semi-official positions who are sticking to their keys. The Western Union is ac cepting messages to Chicago “sub ject to delay.” Operators say they will refuse to take messages from any wire which hns a non union man at the other end of the line. Chicago, Aug. 10.—With the strike fever seemingly spreading among the commercial telegraphers throughout the country like a brush nro, the out look for the great telegraph companies and the thousands of business houses which depend upon them for quick ser vice In the transaction of commercial affairs, to say nothing of the boards of trade ,and stock exchanges upon which so much depends, Is very serious this morning. Gsnsral Strike Coming. Preeldent Small hns by wire from San Francisco, suspended the consti tution of the union and placed Acting Deputy President Russell In full charge of the strike affairs here. Mr. Russell 1ms employed an attor ney to secure an Injunction restraining the national executive board from ma king any disposition of the funds of the union now estimated to amount to at least JIM.000 without consultation with the national officers. This step Is a surprise, but accentuates tha dis satisfaction which has been expressed recently by mnny members of the local union with the settlement of the San Francisco strike by that board. This Indicates a general strike. 8ixtsen Cities Paralyzed. According to the best reports obtain ed this morning the forces In tho fol lowing cities are "out": Chicago, Los Angeles, Detroit, Ft. Worth. Tex.. Kansas City. Denver, Cin cinnati, Helena, Mont.. New Orleans. Salt Lake City. Cleveland. Butte. Mont., El Paso, Tex., Spokane, Wash., Spring- field. Mo., and Dallas, Tex. The fever Is spreading rapidly " roughout the West and South nnd more points are expected to Join tho •M of strikers during the day. The union men here say that the East will be affected today without fall. They assert that there are but fifty-one em ployees on duty In the Western Union main office, where thero were more than a thousand on Thursday' and that all hut ten are out at the Postal, where the regular force Is about 600. The branch offices of both these companies THE GEORGIAN SECURES GIFT OF “THE TEXAS” “The Texas,” vqjeran locomotive which chased nnd cap tured “The General” and the Andrews raiders during the Civil war, is saved from the scrap heap nnd will be kept ns a monument to the brave men and stirrlhg times of tho ’60’s. Through the efforts of The "Georgian, which led the move' ment to save “The Texas” from the junk pile, the impending fate of the old engine has been brought to the attention. of President J. \V. Thomas, of tho Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway, who hns signified his willingness to donate the engine to the people of Georgia. The fund will still be needed, as the engine must be re moved to a suitable site, to be chosen later, nnd put fn: proper repair. It will require a considerable sum to cover this ex pense. ‘ _ SCHOOLSin CET LARGER E House create Debates In to $2,000,- 000 For 1908. By unanimous consent the house of representatives Saturday morning dis placed the bill to. Increase the tax on fertilizer Inspection, which was the first order of business, and took up the general appropriation bill involving appropriations amounting to $4,600,009 for the support of the state government for the years 1908 and 1909. All the appropriations recommended by the committee were concurred In until section 6 was reached. This sec tion provided an appropriation for the common schools of the state as fol lows: 11,850,000 for the year 1908, nnd 12.000,000 for the year 1809. Holder^ of Jackson: Wise. I RAISES GASH Frisco Man Sells At-, l&nta Lots For $100,000., Pat Calhoun, tho former Atlantan, now under Indictment In San Fran cisco in connection with tho bribery coses, has sold, througn h!& agents, A. J. West & Company, his total proper ty 1 holdings In Atlanta, amounting to $100,000. The property, for the most part, con slsts of residences In the northern part of Atlanta. They were sold ono and two at a time and on Friday A. West & Company completed the last deal. All were for cash. Air. Calhoun, who Is a grandson of Vice President John C. Calhoun, was formely one of the most prominent poration lawyers nnd politician of Fayette, nnd Unrrett, of Stephens, j Georgia. He came within a fow vote* (Continued on Page Three.) oooooooohkkh>oo<h30cocoooooo UNSETTLED WEATHER IS SUNDAY FORECA8T Hot wenther still lingers In this vicinity, though the nights are cool. Unsettled weather le to continue. Forccaet: "Partly cloudy. probably •howere late Saturday night or Sunday." Saturday temperatures: 7 o'clock a. m 7.1 degree*. I o'clock a. m 74 degree*. » o'clock a. m 76 degree*. 10 o'clock a. m SO degree*. H o’clock a. m 83 degree*. 1J o'clock noon 86 degree*. I o'clock p. m 88 degree*. 3 o'clock p. m 89 degree*. 00OOO000OO00000OOO000OO00O S' introduced an amendment raising the appropriations to $2,000,000 for the year 1908 and $2,250,000 for the year 1909. Then ensued a discussion which last, ed from 11 o’clock until the hour of adjournment at 1 o'clock Saturday af ternoon, at which time the argument for and against the amendment had riot been concluded. Messrs.- Barrett, of Stephens; Bell, of Fulton, and Trent, of Heard, favored the Increase, while Messrs. Wright, of Floyd; Alcycander, of DeKalb, and Hall, of Bibb, were opposed. Share of New Tax. Those favoring the amendment con tended that the Increased appropria tion should be made, since the had on Friday voted to place a tax of per cent upon tho gross receipts of all corporations in this state. The opponents of the amendment argued that this money had not yet been received; that the senate might refuse to concur In the levying of tho occupation tax and that anv number of other things might happen to pre vent the Increased tax being received in 1908. The debate lasted until near the hour for adjournment, at which time Mr. Hall moved that the committee rise and report progress to the house-and ask leave to sit again. The motion was adopted and the house will resume the discussion of the proposition Saturday afternoon. Tech Turned Down. An effort to Increase the appropria tion to the Georgia School of Technol ogy from $ GO,000 to $70,000 was made by Mr. Bell, of Fulton, and was based upon the same argument used In sup port of the amendment to Increase tho appropriation to the common school fund. After considerable discussion the amendment was defeated by a vote of 7$ to 24. ' w Messrs. Slaton, Bell.and Blackburn, of Fulton, offered a resolution Satur day morning indorsing the invitation, already issued to the Brotherhood of Hallway Carmen, now in session in Chicago, to hold their next annual con vention In Atlanta. The resolution as unanimously adopted by the house. At 1 o’clock the house adjourned to meet at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Mr. Candler, of DeKalb. chairman of the appropriation committee. Intro duced a resolution providing that no member of the house should be allow ed to speak more than five minutes upon any paragraph of the bill. The resolution was adopted. / Clerk BolfeuIIIet then read the bill which the committee recommended for passage. of defeating General John B. Gordon for the United States senate In one of the .moat exciting scenes ever wit nessed at the capttol. Subsequently he went to Toledo, whore he amassed fortune In street railways. He became owner In the street railway system In San Francisco and it was on charges of bribing the city officials that he wa* indicted. Ono of the largest tracts of Mr. Cal houn’s Atlanta property was that on Fourteenth street, between the two Peachtrees, which was bought by S. B. Turman, M. F. May and C. F, Benson for $11,000. Two Killed By Explosion Of Dynamite Tak. up Appropriation.. was then resolved Into The home was committee of the whole for the purpose of considering the bill, with the genv tleman from Richmond, Mr. Dunbpr. In the chair. . . .. The bill wa* then read attain In the committee of the whole and taken up by paragraphs. It enrried appropria tion* amounting approximately to 84,- 600 000 for the support of the state government for thd year* 1908 and bill The following *ectlon* of the were taken up and adopted: Executive Department. , Section 1. For the salary of the gov ernor. J6.000. For the.Hilary of the secretary of state, Jl.OOO. For the sala ry of the state treasurer, 82,000. For the salary of the comptroller general, 1-000 For the »alary of the attorney general. JJ.OOO. For the salary of tl)e (Continued on Page Three.) Essex, Ont., Aug. Id.—The explosion of half a carload.of nltro-glycerlne at tho Michigan Central depot here 9:46 o'clock this morning klllcn two men, fatally Injured two more, scrl ously Injuring several others nnd slightly cut hundreds of others. The body of Brakeman Leo Conly, tom to ehreds, waa found In a field 300 feet away. Brakeman McNary's body was found under a freight car. Fireman James Mannlgan will likely die. He was terribly cut about the head and neck. Half Million To the State Something like a half-million dollara annually will be throwft Into the cof fers of the state, according to esti mates, If the senate concurs In the oc cupation tax one per cent, which tho house has passed. According to tho estimate of a prom inent railroad attorney, tho railroads doing busineso In Georgia will he hit for 1300,000, and It Is confidently bo- lleved that at least 8200.000 more will be received from other corporations which will have tor pay up. In fact there are some who believe the total amount received by tho state from such a law will be greatly In excess of this figure. The other public utility corporations which the tax will reach Include tele graph and telephone companies, sleep ing car and trolley car companies and some others of a similar nature. Race Results. EMPIRE CITY. First Race—Colloquy, 7 to 2, won; Gold Proof, 2 Jo 1, second; Diamond, 6 to 6. third. *hme, 1:09 1-5. Second Race—Commodore Fontaine, 11 to 10, won; Rocket, even, second; Only, 2 to 1, third. Time, 6:22. 8ARATOGA. First Race—Tom McGrath, even, won; Faust, 6 to 5, second; Inquisitor, 6 to l t third. Time, 1:25. INSANE FATHER ATTEMPTS 1 TO THROW CHILD OFF TRAIN “LIE TEXIS” II Pres. Thomas Sends Message to The Georgian. VETERAN ENGINE SAVED TO STATE Fund Still Needed To Re move “The Texas” To New Site. "Tho Texas" Is saved to Georgia. President John W. Thomas, of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St, Louis Railway, In response to a request from Tho Georgian, signifies hi, willingness to donate the veteran locomotive to tha state. J When The Georgian .took up the fight to save the battered old "Texas” from tho Junk pile, to which It wo* condemned, this newspaper sent a tele gram to President Thomas, asking that he donate the old engine to the people of Georgia. President Thomas was not In Nashville at that time, but when he returned, a few days later, he Imme diately signified to The Georgian, through Superintendent J. L. McCol lum. of tho Western & Atlantic, his willingness to give "The Texas’" to Georgia. It was only necessary for the state to signify that the donation of the englno was desired and would bo accepted. William A. Fuller, a well known young lawyer, of Atlanta, a son of the late Captain W. A. Fuller, conductor of the train pulled by "The Texas" on Hint memorable ella-e. I nine Inter csted in The Georgian's efforts to se cure “The Texas" for the state, and wrote to President Thomas, -whom ho knows intimately. The reply of Pres Idciit Thomas was a confirmation of hat he had signified to The Georgian through Major McCollum. The letter follows: Preeldent Thom,,' L.ttar. Wm. A. Fuller, Esq., 1016-1016 Empire Building, Atlanta, Ga. Dear Sir: Replying to yours of the The Atlanta Georgian nnd News 6th, wrote during my absence, wanting to know If this company would donato engine 212., which I understand from V11B1110 *1.. nun it a uuut'i Diuiiu iiuiii them was tne old "Texas,” to the stato of Georgia, and I have said (o them, through Superintendent McCollum, that we would be glad to do so. Yours truly. J. W. THOMAS. JR. President and General Manager. In communicating President Thomas' decision to -The Georgian, Mnjor Mc Collum expressed the personal pleasure ll would give him to see tin- Veteran engine pass Into tho possession of tha state and be preserved and fittingly honored. Must Ba Overhauled, But the ancient engine Is battered and worn. She needs new paint, nnd the old-fashioned "cowcatcher" and stack shoyld be replaced. It will cost something, too, to rrmovo "The Texas" to the site selected and to mount It on suitable base. For this purpose, The Georgian's subscription will be contln ed; nnd c. ntrlbuMons will be ac- MSlIldMd. •The Texas" Is watting in the shops for the day of Its icnioval to its last stop. Governor Smith and other offlclalr of the state will be consulted ns to tha choice of site for the mounting of "The Texas," and when this Is decided upon, tho veteran engine will be given a place of honor even exceeding that of "Th General,” which Is proudly kept at Chattanooga, the admired of all observ ers. The following subscriptions were re ceived Saturday for 'The Texas" fund: Subscriptions Reoeived. Mrs. Lee P. Caulk, Louisville, Ga. .$1.00 . W. Psscock, Eastman, Gs 25 j, C. Smyly, Eastman, Ga Abbeville Chapter, U. D. C 1.00 Confedsrate, Dillon, Ga . .25 Georgian 1.00 F. Hatcher, Conley, Ga 1.00 .. Monroe Citizen 1.00 Piromia H. Ball, Decatur, Ga 1.00 W. 8. Landrum, Jr., Thomaeton.. .25 Lois McLean, Calhoun, Ga 10 Previously subscribed $57.35 FACES CRACKERS Nashville. Tenn., Aug. 10.—With fair eather the last battle with the Crack ers promises to be witnessed by a largo crowd this afternoon. Either Castle- ton or 8pade will go on the slab for the visitors and Johnny Duggan will han dle the twirling department for tha lo cals. Johnny has been out of form for the post six weeks, but he seems now be In his old time form. This lost affair bids fair to be the warmest con test of the series. The deal by which Hardy goes to the Chicago Cubs baa been closed and the local club gets 8800 andSeabaugh, __ Montgomery, In exchange. The ex change. however, will net take place until the end of the season. Little Clara Ford's father, becoming suddenly Insane, attemped to throw her out from an Adirondack express, between New York nnd Albany. He was overpowered by other pas- rengera In the train, and Is now In Bellovue hospital. He will recover his reason, but his progress Is slow, because of his grief upon learning from one of tho at tendants of his attempt upon the life of his daughter. CLUB LICENSE MEANS PRACTICAL REPEAL OF THE PROHIBITION LAW? Friends of Prohibition Say It Will Protect “Blind Tigers,” Human Life Regarded as Worth Snap of Fingers. DARE DEVILS GUIDE MACHINES After Leading Seven Hours Machine Crashes Through Pence. Ten Killed In French Train Crash Will the placing of a 8300 llccnso on clubs where Intoxicating liquors are sept furnish a subterfuge by which tho prohibition law-can be made InefCect' IveT • - Antl-prohtbttlon leaders say that this Is true, and In this they ara supported' by a number of prominent prohibition Ists who are very much alarmed dver the action of the house In fixing this tax Friday. 'It amounts to a repeal of the law,' ■tated W. H. Terrell, secretary of the Fulton County Anti-Saloon League, Saturday morning. H. Y. McCord, first vice president of the league, spoke In terms fully as vig orous as the language used by Mr. Ter rell. Protects Blind Tigers. •The action of the house simply pluces blind tiger* under the protection of the law,’’ he stated, "and leaves the situation Just as bad as If there were no prohibition law.” James I* Mayeon, city attorney, who Is president of the Fulton County Anti. Saloon League, Is out of the elty, but Secretary Terrell says the preeldent Is Irrevocably opposed to placing this tax on clubs. 'Why.” stated Mr. Terrell, "we die cussed this time and time again at league meetings and everybody was op posed to It. The prohibition bill out- aws whisky In ths state of Georgia. Under this law liquor of all'kinds Is contraband. With this tax on It It Is restored to Its former status In trade and commerce. "It Is nothing more nor less than a repeal of the prohibition bill. Take the history of the bucket shops as an ex ample of my point. “Ab long as a license wae placed on the bucket shops they ran free and un interrupted. As soon as this was tak en off they were haled before a Judge and heavily fined for running gaming houses. Put u license on whisky In any way and It Is legalized. Will Destroy the Law. Allow clubs to pay s license and handle it and It lets down the bars. There are a|l kinds of subterfuges und dodges that can be worked and the law will be no law at all.” The point has been made that the negroes, as well as white people, could pay the license and keep whisky In their clubs, and that clubs would be springing tin ail over the state. "Why,’\, Ited Mr. McCord, "these clubs are & as injurious as barrooms. These eluHr are not open where the public can see what Is-golng on. Boys can drink In them as well as men. By fixing this tax of 8300, It places blind tigers under the protection of the law.” The Wright Amendment. Following Is the amendment to ths general tax act as offered by Mr. Wright, of Floyd, and adopted by the bouse: "Upon every club, corporation or as. (delation of persons, who shall keep, or permit to be kept. In any room, or place or any place or any room connected therewith, directly or Indirectly, In which members of such club, associa tion or corporation, frequent or assent. I Hendnye, France, Aug. 10.—Ten per sona were killed and scores Injured In a collision between a Southern express bound from Paris to Madrid, and a freight train In the Otzaurte tunnel to day. Fire started, adding to the hor rors of the wreck and several persons were roasted to death. Hardwick Out Of Southern? Practical corroboration of the story printed In The Georgian sovernl weeks ago to the effect that Passenger Traf fic Manager S. H. Hardwick, of the Southern, would retire, to be succeeded by C. A. Benscotsr, of Chattanooga, assistant general passenger agent, comes from Washington. From sources believed to be abso lutely reliable It Is said, that this change Is assured, and that official an nouncement of the fact will be made In n short while. It Is said that Mr. Hardwick has not been In Washington In several weeks, and that he will not return to that city as an official of the Southern rail way. bley, any Intoxicating liquors, the sum of 1300. "Provided nothing in this section shall be construed to license or per mit ,any Intoxicant or liquors. In any place now prohibited by law or which shall hereafter be prohibited by law." By CHARLES SOMERVILLE. Boach > Aug. 10.—After ™ nf L, f0r seven hour * n ‘ «■ terrific Fvlv' H m,m 1 ' Knepper, driving the Frayer-Mlller car, crashed through the fence at the lower turn, totally wreck ing his machine and only escaping with ky a daring Jump. He was badly shaken nnd bruised, but austaln- ed no serious Injuries. Knepper, but a fhort tlmo before the accident relieved Awell, who had been driving from the start. Southern Men Promoters. The race Is being promoted by thre# southerners and J25.000 will bo netted by the meet. IV. II. Pickens, former ly an Atlantan, but now of Birming ham. Ala. Is manager. Homer George, on ex-Atlanta newspaper man, Is rac ing secretory. Fred T. Bally, of Nash ville, Is assistant manager, while Jo seph M. Galtes, a theatrical magnate, Is associated with the trio. Beach raco track.* With their great lamps glowing like big white eyes in the night, the machines drew up at the starting lino. Tho crowd of more than 6.000 persons hold their breath when the starter, standing on the roof of tho Judge'e stand, lifted his pistol In the air. For twelve cars were lined abreast, filling the width of the track completely, and there was barely more than' 3 feet space between each two cars. Two cars lay back about 20 feet, accepting this reor position rather than the dangerous one in the line ahead. Banks had been built on the outside of the track. All there Is to guard the big machines from ditches on the in side turns nre roll fences used for horse races reinforced by another rail fence. That Is they were thero when the race started, but before dawn half the fences were down. Reckless drivers cutting turns hnd cut up the fences with their powerful, whirling machines a* if tho rails were match sticks. Fourteen cars started In the race. The score at the eighth hour: A partial list of the injured: J. allies, aged 23, fracture of the left forearm. Robert Delaney, nged 23, fracture of the right upper nrm. Charles Mangln, nged 23, fracture of thigh and Internnl injuries; wm die. John Wadderlove, fracture of leg and Internal injuries. Robert Lenthe, Brooklyn, arm broke. Robert Semple, Brooklyn, both arms broken; leg broken. John W. Nelson, laceration and con tusions. Jackson Car Leads. The score at the sixteen hour, 2:20 p. m.. was: Jackson. 691: Thomas Flyer. 673: Lozier, 647: Darracq, 631; Mitchell, 196: Oldsmoblle. 452; Welch, 440; Matthewson. 390; Delayhaye, 259; Oldsmoblle, 241. Cars Quit Race. The Plllan car that crashed through the fence early this morning was de clared out of the race at 9 o'clock. The De Deltrlch, driven by Frank Fuller, was nlso drawn at that time be. cause of two cracked cylinders. Cobe, In the Jackson car, let up on his speed for a time and Huberts was able to plek up a dozen miles during the tenth hour. The Oldsmoblle car woe put out of the race this afternoon-by the break- Ing of the steering gear. The machine ran Into the front of the grand stand nnd Imperiled hundreds of lives. Growth and Progress of the New Sooth The Georgian hero records each day some economic fact in reference to tho onward progress of tho South. BY B. LIVELY Mr. Julian u. Lummua of the F. II. Lutnmn* Non* Co., of Columbia, N. writ** •to The Georgian bi to the growth aud progress of the Silver Street section an fol low*: “I have Just returned from Silver Street, 8. C. I can not refrain from writing yon of the steady growth and development of this section of South Carolina. Tho condition of the cotton crop wna never more promising, and the little town 1* on a Itoom. flntldera have In hnml contracts for the erectloh of three or four brick store*. A few ye*r* ago this section of the coantrv saw hard time*, and f«rm.> had every cause for complaint. Crops wore poor, labor was scarce and It la i that many left this Immediate section, ami now as many of thoce who left n tnrnlng nnd more. The people are happy and I believe the future hua many good thing* In atore for them." fact has create the output of the Slant from 7,foo pair* of hone t ha* only manufactured herot«f4»re boys', misses' nnd future they will a!*o make a high grade of ladles’ hone Messrs. John II. Cleveland, Kllstm Boninr, George Thli Hr to 1 11 Id run Just Installed thirty 1 addition will In- Thla company hut iu th*j other prominent business men'of Spartanburg i now In the North In has only 1hh*u on f4w»t for a few week*. Those who i can not state Jn»t yet what the mill will he capital! It will l»c Imr Ilegg. Horace Humor ami i* bend of a company that it this place In the near •r»*st Of the scheme, which i the lieii.i of the company t, or the 4-\nct spot where It Is understood that Mr. Ilegg U nlso out of KPnrtr tlons to the prop4>*ed new enterprise. It Is claimed th heavy, aud that It will not be dihle dt to act Northern « . jj r# uorair Is making North. good showing that nburs soliciting snbeertp- it beril subscriptions are ipital Interested with the L . mm _ 114/ -