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itLLi AiXJLN'i'A UKORGJLAN AMD MEVVH.
YOU SHOULD NOT
Miss Our Regular
August Clearance Sale
TRUNKS, BAGS AND
SUIT CASES
It Means Money to You. Come and
8ee for Yourself.
PINNACLE TRUNK MFG. CO.,
62 PEACHTREE ST.
WOODWARD READY
FOR ANOTHER RACE
Will James Q. Woodward, twice
mayor and several times alderman and
councilman, be a candidate for mayor
In the next race?
This Is the question of the hour in
municipal politics, and his statement to
The Georgian Tuesday morning, in con
nection with the passage by the legisla
ture of the charter piovlslon that there
shall be second primaries calling for
majority rule, is therefore of more than
usual interest.
“Everybody knows,” stated Mr.
Woodward, “that this was aimed at
me. For that very reason it has
helped me. I have had any number
of people to tell me they would vote for
me for that reason, if for no other. My
enemies cannot legislate me out of the
race.
“In fact,” continued the ex-mayor, “I
have never been urged to enter any
race by s«» many people, and as per
sistently, ns I have been urged to enter
the next one,for mayor. I do not know
whether I will be a candidate or not,
but I know that the adoption of the
second primary rule, which was aimed
at me and missed, inclines more to
wards making mo run than it does to
wards keeping me out.
"I do not believe the prohibition ques
tion will be an issue in the race. It
should not be. The people of Atlanta,
I hope, will not bt kept always divided
because of this question.
“It is a law and as such should be
enforced. If I were elected mayor
again, I would be as strong for the en
forcement of this la\y as any other.
Whether a candidate is a prohibitionist
or not is not material. Whether he
will enforce the law or not is the ex
tent of the prohibition issue now.”
ASK THE GOVERNOR
TO VETO LOCKER TAX
complaints™
OF POOR SERVICE
ON BELL PRONES
Th,e Georgian Receives Many
Letters From Busi
ness Men.
Governor Hoke Smith la being del
uged with letters from all parts of the
state appealing to him to veto the
"locker tnx bill."
As the club locker tax of S500 Is not
a separate measure, but embodied In
the general tax act of the state, it
would be manifestly impossible for the
governor to veto It without nullifying
the whole measure—which would ne
ccssltate an extra session to give the
state a taxing act.
The governor says that there _
nothing In this locker tax to legalize
the sale of Intoxicants. It was (.laced
there with one purpose In view—that If
the prohibition bill could not stop tho
use of Intoxicants In clubs by the prl
vate locker system, that the state
should have 1600 revenue from those
existing.
The general apprehension that club
lockers will spring up all over the
state Is not shared by Governor Smith,
because that provision of the act does
not legalize the sale of liquors In clubs.
If, under the prohibition bill, the ex
istence of private lockers In clubs now
established—the accredited social or
ganizations In the larger cities—must
be tolerated, the state will get the tax
of t600 on each.
It Is generally believed that attempts
to organize locker clubs will full, be
cause under the taxing clause It docs
not permit the promiscuous sale of In
toxicants In such places. The general
apprehension regarding this provision
Is not shared by the best Informed men
of the state.
NOT A CENT GIVEN
FOR STATE COLLEGE
Although the governor urged on noproir* *•
tion for-the state agricultural collect n'
Athens lu n Hpocinl message to the genera’
assembly, that body adjourned without *tp
propria ting one penny for the Institution.
Without the 150.000 contemplated in the
act creating the school, passed by the legis
lature of 1006. to be available this year, all
work oi Hi-- i n -it i t m t i« *ii Is halted. This
$100,00) appropriation, half to be available
this nud half next year, was for buildings.
Without uii .appropriation, work on the
hot commence and the Insti-
STOLEN MAIL BAGS
CONTAINED $50,000
Washington, Aug. 2L—Officials of the
postoffice department received advices to
day that the amount of money alleged to
have been stolen from thp United States
mails on the Burlington railroad near Mc
Cook Is overestimated. It is believed here
that the missing money does not exceed
150,000.
building mu
Art Lamps
No prettier lamps than
ours, none more grace
fully artistic, more pleas
ing in outline and soft
rich color combinations
are to be had anywhere.
From ten to one hun
dred dollars.
Maier & Berkele
Nellie May Haynes.
The funeral, services of Nellie May
Haynes, the Infant daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. D. B. Haynes, who died Monday
night at the family residence in Ingle-
*de, Ga., were conducted Wednesday
morning at 11 o'clock at New Hope
churc . The interment was in the
church yard.
Mre. Susie Fieher.
Th funeral services of Mrs. Susie
’Isher, who died Monday afternoon In
Louisville. Ky.. after o short Illness,
were conducted Wednesday afternoon
at 2 o'clock at the residence of Cap
tain and Mrs. R. M. Clayton, 244 Capi
tol avenue. The Interment was in
Weitrlew cemetery. Mrs. Fisher wd*
the daughter of Mrs. Taste Pelham, yf
437 East Georgia avenue. Besides her
mother sho Is survived by her hus
band, O. C. Fisher.
a high salary, and also employed six other
members of tfte faculty.
Unless there Is money to pay these men
It will probably be Impossible to hold thorn.
In Professor Koule it Is conceded that tho
best mao in the country for the place was
secured.
This condition of affairs Is so serious and
so endangers the Institution that Governor
Smith may be moved to ciril an extraordl-
■i m, p| ■
avoid an extra session and also provide
for the safety of tho Agricultural colleges
be will seek it.
It was expected that the increase In tbo
From many sources Wednesday came
messages to The Georgian containing
complaints <>f the local and long dis
tance service on tho Bell telephone
lines. Some of these were letters writ
ten by business and professional men
who had seen TJie Georgian's inter
views with other men, ami who wished
to add their protest to the array of
complaints against poor service. Some
talked over the ’phone, some asked the
representative of The Georgian to cajl
and see them.
Some of their statements regarding
the • j-ervlee the Southern I* 1 ' 11 Teh*
phone Company is furnishing follow:
From Walter J. Wood.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 20, 1907.
Atlanta Georgian:
In regard to the editorial concerning
the telephone company, which ap
peared in The Georgian on the 16th, I
think the lost paragraph covers the
whole situation. I cannot see the wis
dom of granting long franchises t<
public utilities unless they pay a sub
stantial inc.uiu* tax in return fur
privileges conferred on them.
Georgian Is performing a noble duty
In fighting these corporations which at
tempt to saddle the city with burdens
that will never bo raised, and although
you seem to be doing the work single-
handed, I hope you will win out os you
and the people deserve.
Yours truly,
WALTER J. WOOD.
From Gus T. Dodd.
The Atlanta Georgian: With refer
ence to your editorial on the Bell
telephone, I have not only read that
editorial, but all of your other articles
In reference to the telephone company,
and I think you are right from begin
ning to end. They get more and pay
less than any corporation in the city.
As for the telephone service, will state
that it is very good at tho nfilre, but
at my residence on West Peachtree,
which is operated by the northslde ex
change, it Is more than rotten.
GUS T. DODD.
(Of Hagan & Dodd.)
From a Sufferer.
The Atlanta Georgian: We have
been very much interested indeed In
your editorials in regard to the South
ern Bell Telephone Company. We have
also noticed with a great deal of in
terest the complaints made by a num
ber of subscribers, and considering the
very bad service we have had, we think
those subscribers have put it very
mildly.
The writer’s business requires him to
be out through tho residence section
of Atlanta a great deal, and frequently
he wants to 'phono back to the office
to keep In touch with what Is going
Wo will take down the receiver,
and the operator wants to know what
number. We give her the number de
sired and we wait a reasonable time
for the connection. Wo then call her
attention to tho fact that wo have not
been connected, and she calls for the
number the second tlfne. After waiting
a reasonable time we get no connec
tion and*we ask what the trouble Is,
and the operator will say that the line
Is busy. I then go to anothe’r 'phone
near by and succeed In getting the
number I want, and Inquire particular
ly If the 'jlhone has been In use with
in the last ten or fifteen minutes, and
find that it has not. Such is tho serv
Ice rendered. A lady in West End re
ported yesterday afternoon that she had
been trying to get us all the morning,
but every time she said the ’phone was
busy.
The fact of the business Is, Mr.
Editor, there Is sometning wrong with
the way the 'phones are Installed, for
the operator either does not get the
signal or else it is carelessness on her
part, but whatever it is, we sincerely
trust that the fight you are making for
the people will bo the means of secur
ing for us better service. We are with
you first, last and all tho time. Yours
very truly.
ONE OF THE SUFFERERS.”
From R. M. Jones A Co.
Editor The Georgian:
There (s no question about the cor
rectness of your contention as to tho
attitude of the Bell Telephone Company
toward Its patrons.
In May of this y. ,ir. I subscribed for
’phone ip my residence. This 'phone
Embroidery Sale
Tomorrow, 9 O’Clock,
$1.25 Embroideries
1.00 Embroideries
89c Embroideries
75c Embroideries
at
As long as it lasts,
Your choice, 43c yard.'
YARD
In order that all may have an equal
chance--not a piece will be taken out
of the window before 9 O'Clock.
Not a Yard Sold Before
9 O'Clock.
The lot consists of exquisite 18-inch Swiss and Cambric Flounc-
ings and Corset Cover Embroideries in the cleverest, prettiest pat
terns and designs you’ve ever laid eyfes on at such a low price. Not
a yard in the collection is worth less than 75p. Most of it is $1.00
and $1.25 Embroideries. Get here early tomorrow and buy liberally, as you’ll never equal this bargain
again. COMMENCING 9 0’CLOCK. NOT A MJNUTE BEFORE.
43c a Yard
HIGH
Thi s sale presents rare
money-saving opportunities
Think of buying Hart, Schaffner & Marx or Rogers, Peet
& v Co. clothes at from 1-3 to 1-2 less than our regular prices!
You’ll have to hurry if you’d share in the bargains, for
selling is very rapid.
, All summer suits are included—blacks and blues as well
as fancies.
$15.00 Suits'
16.50 Suits
18.00 Suits
20.00 Suits
10
$22.50 SuitsL
r
25.00 Suits
27.50 Suits
30.00 Suits,
irts at 75 Cents
15
$32.50 Suits]
35.00 Suits(
37.50 Suits
40.00 Suits
20
To complete broken size assortments in the line of
$1.50 Shirts we’re closing out at 75c, we have added the
balance of those uncalled for custom shirts that were
fnade up to sell at $2.00 and more.
All now at 75c for choice.
$1.50 ‘Paja
mas at 75c;
$3 Pajamas
at $1.50;
in window.
Daniel Brothers Co.
mis installed and erroneously connect
ed on line with .two other ’phones. I
never could use the ’phone, as it would
ring every time the receiver was placed
on the hook. It would ring at all hours
of the night or day. I reported it ten
or twelve times, but received no con
sideration until July 15, when they had
the 'phone fixed. They sent me a bill
from May 1 and because I refused to
pay It in full they discontinued the
service on July 25 and now am advised
they will remove the.'phone unless I
pay the entire rental from May l*to
September 1, when, as a matter of
fact, I had use of the 'phone only from
July 15 to 25.
1 offered to pay for the 'ptyone on any
reasonable basis. That I would submit
It to arbitration, or would settle the
amount I really owed. They refused
my offer and were so Insulting about
It that I had to leave the matter with
them and the 'phone, I presume, will
be removed, with a probable law suit to
defend to keep from paying the bill.
ilgh
L. J. DANIEL, President.
45-47-49 Peachtree-Opposite Walton St.
M. JONES.
From Hightower & Graves, house
furnishers. 90 Whitehall street, comes
the following letter:
To the Editor of The Georgian:
In regard to the Bell Telephone Com
pany’s service, etc., wo beg to say that
while we sometimes have.some trouble
In getting connections at the store, It
Is not an every day trouble. The most
exasperating thing la to be In the midst
of a conversation, and be cut oft, and
when we again get the ear of ‘"central'
to be told "It was not me. It must have
been somebody else." By this time
your man Is gone, and It may be Im
possible to again get connection at all.
“A'w.Ken City Fathers."
The best thing about the editorial In
question Is the awnkenlng of the city
fathers to their duty In making all
corporations pay their Just proportion
In taxes, whether In regular taxes or
franchises or whatever It may bo called.
We do not blame the Southern Bell or
any other corporation for making the
best trades they can for “themselvee,”
but those In authority, who aro sup
posed to safeguard the Interests of the
citizens at large, should Inform thern-
selvoB better before they give away the
streets of the city on long franchises
for nothing. There should be a regu
lar "house cleaning" all along tho lino
of taxes, franchises, etc., and force tho
rich and the corporation, to pay their
Just proportion of all taxes, etc.
We congratulate you on your flgl
for right against wrong In all bit
places. Tour, very truly,
HIGHTOWER & GRAVES.
by T. B. Graves.
From Grant & Petty, real estate
dealers, comes the following, after ma
ture deliberation:
To tho Editor of Tho Oeorglan
We have carefully read your editorial
of the 16th in*t, and think that you
nro right and are advocating the right
thing In regard to the Bell Telephone
Company. We think that they should
stand their part of the expenses of
keeping up the city government. Just
tho same as any other taxpayer.
As to the service of this company, we
do not care to be too hard on them, as
we know It Is very hard to get help
that will carry out their wishes In re
gard to the patrons. Some of the girls
arc very prompt and pleasant, whtlo
other, are very careless and negli
gent Your, very truly,
GRANT & PETTT,
By M. L. Petty.
What Merchants Say.
Wholesale produce merchants, as
well as other wholesale dealers, depend
upon the telephone for the transaction
of much of their business and when
they wish to use this necessary ad
junct of modem trade, delays from In
adequate service are always aggravat
ing and frequently expensive. That
many of them have not been getting
from the Southern Bell Telephone
Company Just what they pay for is In
dicated by the rtatements of several
Broad street merchants who expressed
themselves very forcibly on the subject
Wednesday morning.
"Till* telephone service Is positively
rotten.'' said W, P. Fain, of Fuln St
Stamps, Wednesday morning. “In or
der to llnd out Just how long a wait a
subscriber would be. subjected to, I
timed the central office a few. days ago
and waited 19 minutes before 1 got an
answer.
"I have refused to pay the bill for
the last month and Just received
a letter from the cot, iny saying they,
will ent out my "phone unless It Is paid."
Mr. Barnes, of the Baraes-Faln Co.,
spoke ns follows:
"My telephone service Is no good,
am subjected to unusually long waits
before I con get an answer from tho
<"titr.il ..Ill.-e and the lung distance
service Is almost worthless.
"During the post week, or since so
much complaint has been made," said
Mr. Barnes, "thero hns been a decided
Improvement In the service." ,
Shows Improvement.
W. V. McMillan, of the McMillan
Produce Company, said:
"Both the local and long distance
telephone service Is bum. 1 put in a
long distance call yesterday morning at
7 o'clock and heard nothing more from
It until 11 o'clock. Thero hits been
some Improvement, however, since you
people Jumped dn them. In fact I think
the service Is about live times better
now than It ever has been."
Another responsible wholesale mer
chant on Broad street, who asked that
“THE DAYLIGHT CORNER"
lVA ATOM
1J0 fcrfjjjg
Men used to think
that old clothes would
do for vacation, any
thing was good enough.
But times have changed.
Now one wants to look
well and suitable for
every occasion, and at
the same time at a small
cost. See our Window
Display for the suits we
are selling in our
$10.00
Suit Sale
EiSEMAN & WEIL,
1 Whitehall St.
F. C. ROBINSON & CO
INSURANCE,
506-508 ENGLISH AMERICAN BUILDING.
8EMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT
For the six months ending Juno 30, 1907, of the condition of the
National Union Fire InsuranceCompany,
OF PITTSBURG,
9 317,997.00
Organized under the laws of the stato of Pennsylvania, made to the governor
of the stato of Georgia, in pursuance of the laws of said state.
Principal office, 401 Wood street.
I. CAPITAL STOCK.
1. Whole amount of capital stock $1,000,000.00
2. Amount paid up in cash 760,000.00—$ 750,000.00
II. A8SET8.
2. Loans on bond and mortgage (duly recorded, and being first
Hens on the fee).. ..
3. Stocks and bonds owned absolutely by the company, par value,
$1,532,450.00; market value (carried out), $1,671,427.50.. ..
4. Stocks, bonds and all other securities (except mortgages)
hypothecated with company ns collateral security for cash
loaned by the company, with the par and market value of
the same and tho amount loaned thereon.
Total par value ... ...$40,000.00
Total market value 40,000.00
Amount loaned thereon (carried out)...
6. Cash In company’s principal office .. .. ..$ 1,442.75
6. Cash belonging to the company deposited In bank. 77,661.92
7. Cosh In hands of ogents and In course of trans
mission 330,984.97
1,571,427.50
30,000.00
Total $410,089.64
Total cash Items (carried out)
8. Amount of premium notes upon which policies have been Is
sued
9. Amount of Interest actually due and accrued and unpaid.. .
Total assets of the company, actual cash market value.. ..
III. LIABILITIES.
2. Gross losses In process of adjustment or In sus
pense, Including all reported and supposed losses. .$122,366.42
3. Losses resisted, Including Interest, cost and all
other expenses thereon 13.776.00
4. -Total amount of claims for losses. 136,141.42
5. Deduct reinsurance thereon.. ... * 39,728.68
6 Net amount of unpaid losses (carried out)
10. The .amount of reserve for reinsurance
11. All other claims against the company, reinsurance premiums
and brokers’ local account, etc i
12. Joint stock capital actually paid up In cosh.
13. Surplus beyond all liabilities
16,904.78
750,000.00
334,761.58
14. Total liabilities $2,348,306.2$
To be answered by companies doing an Installment business.
(1). Amount of unearned premiums represented by
Installment notes—being the whole amount of
■uch notes $1,754.64
IV. INCOME DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR 1007.
1 Amount of cosh premiums received .. $ 747,616.31
2. Amount of notes received for premiums 1,754.64
3. Received for interest 45,000.18
4. Income received from all other sources.. .. .. 2,209.11
6. Total Income actually received during the first six months In
cash $ 796,580.18
V. EXPENDITURES DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF YEAR 1907.
1. Amount of losses paid $ 362.192.83
3. Amount of expenses paid. Including fees, salaries and com-
mK-1<uis to agents and ofTlc* rs of 283.372.63
4. Paid for state, national and local taxes In this and other states 21,281.44
5. All other payments and expenditures, viz.: Furniture and
fixtures, maps, books, printing and stationery, etc 10,927.53
Total expenditures during the first six months of the year
In cash $ 667,674 32
Greatest amount Insured in any one risk.. ..$ 80,000.00
Total amount of insurance outstanding 193,496,682.00
A copy of the act of Incorporation, duly certified, Is of file in the office of
the Insurance commissioner.
STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY.
Personally appeared before the undersigned, E. E. Cole, who, being duly
sworn, deposes and says that he is the president of the National Union Fire
Insurance Company, and that the foregoing statement is correct and true.
E. E. COLE, President.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 30th day of July, 1907.
CHARLES A TYLER, Notary Public.
Name of Agents at Atlanta—F. C. ROBINSON A CO.
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his name be withheld, said:
The service of the Bell Teh
Company is bad. Recently I was coi
polled to use the telephone next do
because f could not get the central c
fl«-e after repeated efforts.
“Whenever It is possible I use the At
lanta 'phone In preference to the other
because the service is better, flva to
one.”
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