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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. epho mm _ 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.” — -k - .^i _