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THE WEATHER.
For Atlanta and Vicinity—Partly
cloudy tonight and Sunday, prob
ably showera Sunday.
The Atlanta Georgian
Full and Complete Market Reporta "are Printed Every Day
In The Georgian.
AND NEWS
“Tho Braeebrldge Diamonds," a thrilling myatery atory, la now
being printed In The Georgian.
SPOT COTTON.
Liverpool, 7.38; Atlanta, 131-8;
Haw Tork, 13.35; New Orleans,
13 7-16.
VOL. VI. NO. 17.
ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, AUGUST 24,1907.
PRICE:
THE MAYOR’S “HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS”
WORTH OF BELL TELEPHONES
Governor Smith Not
Ready to Make
Choice.
SAM D. JONES
CANNOT ACCEPT
A. B. Moore, of Savannah,
Looks Probable Choice
for One Place.
Governor Smith had made no an
nouncement of the appointment of the
new railroad commlaalonera at 3 o’clock
Saturday afternoon.
It Is poaalble that the appolntmenta
will be announced late In the after-
. noon, though there la an lmpreaalon
about the capttol that the two new
members will not be named before
Monday.
Saturday was an unusually busy day
with the governor. Aa soon as he
reached the executive ofllre visitors
were present to consult with him on
various matters. Sam D. Jones was In
close consultation with the governor
from 11 o'clock to near 1 o’clock In the
afternoon.
The significance of tlds long confer
ence Is not known. According to state
ments made, the position of railroad
commissioner was tendered Mr. Jones,
but he declined It. Whether or not the
governor Is trying to overcome Mr.
Jones' declination and persuade him to
take one of the places can be only sur
mised.'
It was stated authoritatively Satur
day afternoon that Mr. Jones would not
accept a place on the commission un
der, any circumstances.
Commissioner McLendon for the first
time Saturday assumed nn official at
titude toward the commission. He ar
rived at the eapltol early In the day,
and was wheeled Into the prlvato room
of the commissioners, where ho went
carefully over several pending mat-
**”’ New Men at Work.
Later Judge J. K. Hines came to the
olllce and the two held a long confer
ence. It Is understood that they dis
cussed at length the new act, and mat
ters of general Interest relative to fu
ture work of the commission.
Commissioner Joseph M. Brown was
at the olllce a while Saturday, but
said he had nothing to say. It Is un
derstood that he Is preparing a card,
which will appear In the morning pa
pers Sunday. He declined to discuss
the probable subject matter of such
publication.
Governor Smith received the message
from Savannah stating that the choice
of that city for a place on the commis
sion Is A. B. Moore. In his message
to Major Williamson the governo
him to understand that he wou
consider himself bound by their recom
mendation.
It is believed, however, that If, after
Investigation, the governor finds Mr.
Moore in line with his views and oth
erwise fitted for the appointment, that
It will probably go to him.
There Is a rumor current that the
position of expert to the commission
on rate making and freight tariffs will
be tendered to Horry Moore, head of
the Atlanta Freight Bureau. Mr. Moore
Is an expert at that line, and his ap
pointment would probably give geheral
satisfaction. The position will pay
34,000 per annum.
It Is generally understood about the
capttol Saturday that Governor Smith
has determined on one of the new rail
road commissioners, and Is trying to
reach the other to see If he will accept
a place. .
Who the man Is determined upon Is
not known, though It Is believed td be
A. B. Moore, of Savannah.
Taft Speaks in
Oklahoma City
ijmsaar.
OMAUMAN max OOMMItras. V.
Oklahoma City, Okie., An*. H-Secretsry
of War Taft arrived here this morning and
was greeted by the largest crowd the city
hss ever known. All day yesterday and
last night visitors came Into town to see
and hear the war secretary who tonight at
Convention Hall will sonnd the keynote of
the campaign of the Hepubllcan party for
supremacy In controlling the new state of
Oklahoma. A monster parade will be held
this afternoon.
Race Results.
_ EMPIRE.
First Race—Miss Maxxonl, 10 to 1,
won: Inauguration, 6 to 6, second; Hes.
ter Zorn. 7 to 5. third. Time 1:13 3-3.
Second Race—Coitness, 7 to 10, won;
IVeta, 3 to 8, second; Prince of Or
ange, l to 1. third. Time, 1:44.
8ARATOGA.
First Rare—Sir Toddlngton, 8 to 1,
won; Botanist, 3 to 1, second; Clare
Russell, 7 to 3, third, igme. 1:18 3-8.
Second Race— McKIttredge, 13 to 8,
won; Commodore Fontaine, even, sec
ond Time 8:38. (Two starters.)
Carroll Is Pardoned.
Governor Smith Saturday Issued a
Pardon to J. J. Carroll, a Fulton county
"van, who had served about three years
or a four-year sentence for larceny. The
pardon was turned over to his brother.
arrant MTo,-g/.. *7? ' \j
^UoHara,
* drawn by the Mayor on the Treasurer of the City at Atlanta, in full payiajat (A 1**^? • ^ -
•' the above account.. ^2^?.-./'.....: 190^. *'
■ £ii« : '‘ — , , ^6?**™**^'
1
(Photographic reproduction of a vouchor receipted by Bell Telephone Company for money paid It by tho
olty of Atlanta for “free* telphones.)
Our Corporation Mayor, in support of his friends, the Bell Telephone Com
pany (not the city of Atlantal tried to tell us through a newspaper interview, how
the Bell Company has maintained free telephones in the fire engine houses for 15
years and thus saved Atlanta hundreds of thousands of dollars.
We present herewith a photograph of the voucher receipted by the Bell Com
pany for $465 for Bell ’phones in the engine houses of our city—paid in advance,
mind you. It reads as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF FIRE,
City of Atlanta. *
To SO. BELL TEL. & TEL. CO., Dr.
July 1—Rent of Telephone at No. 1 from July 1,1906, to June 30, 1907 $ 44.00
Rent of Telephone at No. 2 from July 1,1906, to June 30, 1907..:. 44.00
Rent of Telephone at No. 3 from July 1,1906, to June 30, 1907 44.00
Rent of Telephone at No. 4 from July 1,1906, to June 30, 1907 44.00
Rent of Telephone at No. 5 from July 1,1906, to June 30, 1907.... 44.00
Rent of Telephone at No. 6 from July 1,1906, to June 30, 1907 44.00
Rent of Telephone at No. 7 from July 1,1906, to June 30, 1907 44.00
Rent of Telephone at No. 8 from July 1,1906, to June 30, 1907 44.00
Rent of Telephone at No. 9 from July 1,1906, to June 30, 1907 — 44.00
Rent of Telephone at No. 10 from March 9,1906, to June 30,1907.. 57.56
Rent of Telephone at Office from July 1,1906, to June 30,1907 12.00
Total .. ..$465.56
Approved—Four hundred sixty-five (56-100) dollars—$465 56-100.
W. R. JOYNER, Chief Fire Department.
W. D. ELLIS, JR., Chairman Fire Committee.
J. H. GOLDSMITH, City Comptroller.
Received of J. H. Goldsmith, City Comptroller, warrant 3,129 for four hun-
I drawn by the mayor on the treasurer
dred sixty-five (56-100) dollars—$465 56-100,
of the city of Atlanta in full payment of the above account,
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company.
August 7, 1906,
S. H. LAFITTE.
TWO MEN KILLED
IK STEEL WORKS
Both Were Wheeling Ashes
When Explosion
Came.
Plttaburg, Aug. 34.—An explosion of
gas In a pit at the Homestead Steel
Works this afternoon caused the death
of John Radinsky and John Costsllo,
cinder pltir.cn. who were wheeling
ashes out of tho pit when the explo
sion occurred. Fortunately only two
men were at work In the pit when the
explosion occurred. Hod tho usual
force of men employed there been pres,
ent more lives would have been lost.
Moore Ltates Charlotte Hotel.
8peril I to The Georgian.
Asheville, N. C., Aug. 34 —Edgar B.
Moore, lesaea of Kenilworth Inn. has
closed the deal for a ten-year lease of
the new Belwyn Hotel, at Charlotte,
and will take possession August 37.
The Charlotte hotel was completed six
months ago at a cost of 3300.000, and
It Is said to be one of the finest hotels
In the South. It has ISO splendidly
furnished rooms and sorenty-flvo pri
vate baths.
FIVE BURN TO DEATH
WHEN LAMP UPSET
F,
Police Think Man Had
Scuffle and Caused
Blaze.
Boston, Aug. 34.—The police today
are Investigating the mysterious origin
of the blase which caused the death of
Martin Cooper’s wife, three children
and his father-in-law, and rendered
him unconscious. Cooper will ba
queatloned when he regains his senses,
os a boarder In the house Informed the
police that Cooper had a scuffle dur
ing which he overturned a lamp.
Organizing Accountants.
Allan Asher, president of the supreme
division of the recently organised
Southern Association of Accountants
and Bookkeepers, with headquarters In
Atlanta, has returned to the city after
visiting several of the rapidly growing,
prosperous cities of Georgia In tbs in-
‘crest of the association.
SMITH REFUSES
TO BE INTERVIEWED
Atlanta Baseball Manager
Sore on the New Or
leans Scribes.
Spaclal to The Georgian.
New Orleans, Aug. 34.—Manager
Billy Smith, of the Atlanta team, has
no love for the newspaper and sporting
writers of New Orleans, who, he says,
have treated him unfairly ever sines ha
has been In the Southern League.
Today Smith refused to say to local
newspaper men who would pitch this
afternoon’s gams and positively re
fused to talk, although he was shown a
telegram frofti The Georgian, asking an
interview with him on an Important
subject. Smith declares he will not
give a New Orleans newspaper man a
bit of Information, and that this rule
will stand even when local writers ap
proach him as representatives of At
lanta newspapers.
DETAILS OF BOTH GAMES
IN GEORGIAN’S GREEN EXTRAS
The Georgian will give full details and box spore of both games of the
double-header played at New Orleans today between the Crackers and
Pelicans. Tlie story of the first game will be given in the Initial GREEN
' - Ths
close
r connecting
its office with the press box at the baseball grounds In New Orleans and
every play of each game will be correctly end faithfully reported. Oet
pelicans. Tlie etory of the first game will bo given in the Initial OR
EXTRA, Issued Immediately after the final play In the first game,
second GREEN EXTRA will be on the streets Immediately after the i
of the lost gome. The Georgian has a private 1 leased wire connei
the 1
EXTRA8.
TEST DF STRENGTH
ALL ARECONFIDENT
East Is Awaiting Arrival of
President S. J.
Small.
New Tork. Aug. 14.—The telegraph*
strike here has eettled down to a ques.
tlon of who can hold out the longest,
the public being the sufferer.
The telegraph companies maintain
that "there Is nothing to arbitrate," and
the strikers remain firm In their deter,
mlnhtlon that the companies shall
grant them substantial concessions be
fore they wllf return to work.
Despite the denial of the Western
Union that they have been mailing Im
portant telegrams. Belvldsre Brooks,
general superintendent, admits that
they have been forced to use the mqlla,
but claims they were compelled to do
this at times before the strike, owing
to'thelr Inability to ’’raise” an office or
where an office closed early In the
evening, but does not explain why they
receive telegrams for offices that are
closed.
Strikers Satisfied.
Strike leaders here say they are sat
isfied with the progress of the strike,
and sdy tho men and wometl are a unit
In 'their determination to resist oil
overtures on tho part of tho Oompanle
that will not guarantee them substan
tlal benefits.
Reports are being received fron
strike leaders all over tbs Unite
States showing that practically the
same conditions obtain nil over the
country DnnM Ku*well, the spokes
man In this city, points with considera
ble satisfaction to the chanced attitude
of the majority of New Tork newspa
pers.
Newepapere Change.
"The first week of tho strlko Now
Tork papers, with fow exceptions, car'
(led columns of The companies' side of
the controversy, giving much promi
nence to every statement emanating
from tho officers of the companies,
which the companies claimed to
handling all business with little delny.
In some cases the statements of the
strikers were ridiculed,” said Mr. Rus
sell.
\ Small leaves Chicago today on
the Twentieth Century Limited, and
111 arrive hero tomorrow. In the aft
ernoon he will ntldress n monster mass
meeting at Everett Hall, nt which many
prominent labor leaders of this city and
state will address the striking teleg
raphers.
WILKINS BID WAS
Water Board and Council
Still at Variance Over
Purchases.
OPERATORS MAKE DENIAL
OF OFFICIAL’S STATEMENTS
Denials <>f General Superintendent J.
Levin's statement that he had forty-
operators working In the office
of the Western Union were mode by
the striking commercial telegraphers,
after the meting Saturday morning.
Tlie press committee asserts that
with all the clerks of the various of
ficials and aomo linemen, thero may bo
forty-seven men In the operating room,
but It la emphatically declared that
Did the lowest bidder or the highest
bidder get the contract for Installing a
new filtration plant at the Atlanta wa
terworks ?
Now that this question has been
raised and tentatively decided upon by
council, when It repealed Its action and
sent the bid* and the question back
to the water board and the special
council committee. Interesting develop,
ments are anticipated.
General Manager Park Woodward, of
the waterworks department, was asked
for « statement relative to the matter
Saturday morning.
“It is hardly In order for me to make
a statement at this time,” stated the
general manager.
"Mr. Wilkins made his bid on the
coagulating basin, the clear water ba
sin, and the filtration plant, without
separating them. The entire bid was
387,833. The bid of Scott Brothers for
the coagulating basin and the clear
water basin was 333.318, and I suppose
the board figured that the bid of Mr.
Wilkins' company would, If separated,
have been about the same. This Is a
natural suppnslttou.
"This would have left the bid for the
filtration plant at 329,717.80. Tho bid
of the Now York Continental Jewell
Filtration Company, which was ae
cepted, was 330,000. This left a dif
ference of not quite 3300.
”1 can not soo how anybody can 111
ure that Mr. Wilkins’ bid was 30,3
less. We have the New York filters at
the plant now and they havo been giv
ing such perfect satisfaction that I
suppose the board figured It would be
worth 1300 more to buy these, rather
than filters which we know so much
less about.
"If the board had any Idea of award
ing the contract according to the bid,
regardless of the merits of the filters,
I suppose the New York company would
have got the contract anyhow, aa
on one class of filters this company bid
only 333,000."
The water board and special council
committee will meet Jointly nt an early
data to make a more complete Investi
gation of tho situation.
Tlie nr11"ii of council at tbs spaclal
meeting Friday morning In rescinding
Its action In awarding the contract to
the New York company and the state
ment of Grant Wilkins that hls bid was
■Mriy 310,000 Wwas and that ha was
not given an opportunity to explain hls
ititi tins ell-.util ipiiii' a stir and ths
Investigation will probably bring about
no end of heated discussions,
BANK CLEARINGS
SHOW INCREASE
Succeeds Judge Cobb
on the Supreme
Bench.
ELBERT COUNTY
MAN HONORED i
Is Judge of Northern Cir
cuit in Superior Court
At Present.
Judge Horace N. Holden, of Craw-
fordvllle, Judge of the northern superior
court circuit, was appointed a member
of the supreme court Saturday by Gov
ernor Hoke Smith to succeed Associate
Justice Andrew J. Cobb, who retires
October 13.
The appointment was made Satur
day morning, and Judge Holden has
accepted the place. He Is esteemed as j
one of the ableet circuit judges In the
state, and Is a man of tho finest legal
training and learning.
It le understood that Hon. Joseph N.
Worley, a brilliant Elberton attorney,
will succeed Judge Holden when he as
sumes hls new duties on the supremo ,
bench.
The appointment of Judgo Holden will ;
give general satisfaction all over tho
state, as maintaining the high stand
ard of the state's highest Judicial court. '
It was generally understood that
Judge Holden was contemplating mak
ing tho race for cnnxres* ill the Eighth
district ngalnst Congressman William ,
M. Howard. Of course, hls appoint
ment t" the mipreme court bench re
moves him from that raco. ,
BASEBALL
Atlanta's bank clearings continue to
how n healthy lncrensc. The gain Sat
urday over the corresponding day last
year Is 397,780, and for the week
3585,671. Tho report for the week end
ing Saturday Is as follows;
Today ... . . . . . . $ 668,980.40
COLLEGE LETS CONTRACT
FOR TWO BUILDINGS
Clinton, 8. Cm Aug. 34.—The college
authorities have given out a contract
for two large buildings to be erected on
the grounds adjoining tba administra
tion building.
year
Thl- week . .
Corresponding
year
there are only ten or twelve operators Correepondlng day
at work, arid of these only nbout live —*
or six are first class men.
The general superintendent’s state
ment was to the effect that he had
plenty of operators and that there was
no scarcity. He eald he hail forty-
seven at work In Atlanta, and that
each one of them wa* a flrat-cloaa mnn.
Both Superintendent Levin and Man
ager Alfred M. Beatty, of the Poltal
eay the strike la over os far as they
are concerned, and that the strikers
will have to apply Individually for Jobs
In order to get bock to work.
At the meeting of the striker*, Fri
day night, addresses were made by
Vice President Newman of the Interna
tional Office Electrical Workers; Dick
Holderby of the International Typo
graphical Union, and Councilman-elect
3. Le* Smith. All ol the speakers were
enthusiastically received.
The striking operators accepted the
Invitation of the Gate City Moving
Picture Show, at 43 Whitehall street,
and attended the show In a body, Fri
day night.
TICKER8 MOVED OUT
BECAUU OF THE 8TRIKE.
Toledo, Ohio, Aug. 24.—All stock
brokers and aaloon keepers have had
removed the baseball and stock tickers
operated by the Western Union Tele
graph Company In sympathy with the
striking telegraphers.
MAN WHO OFFICIATED
AT OWN WEDDING
DEAD IK CAROLINA
Augusta, Oa., Aug. 34.—John Thomp
son, who came Into notoriety several
years ago by performing hie own wed
ding ceremony, le dead at Bummervllle,
S. C. Thompson, a notary public, was
deserted by hie first wife. There being
no such thing as dlvorct In ths stats
of South Carolina, all ths mlnlsltrs and
officials to whom he appealed when he
decided to risk another plunge Into the
matrimonial sea. refused to pronounce
the necessary formula. Thompson then
had an Inspiration, and by virtue nt his
civil office, married himself, asking the
questions and answering them. -Hls
first wife never returned to make
trouble, and he and hla second wife
lived unmolested until bla death,
last
. . . 471,329.95
. . . 2,906,303.78
last
. . . 2,3:0,622.46
ATLANTA 1 . . .
N. 0.... 0. - . . .
Bsttsrlss—
Atlanta McKenzie and Sweney.
New Orleans, Msnual and Stratton.
First Inning,
Becker hit by pitched ball. Winters
struck out. Becker.stole second. Pas-
kert struck out. Smith doubled to
center, scoring Becker. Sweeney out,
pitcher to first. ONE HIT, ONE RUN.
Atx filed out to center. Manning out,
short to flrat. Cross singled to right.
Sabrle nut. short to first. ONE HIT,
NO RUNS.
CONNER RE-ELECTED
TO PRESIDENCY
Csrrollton, Go., Aug. 24.—At tha
meeting of the Georgia State Agricul
tural Society, the following officers
were elected: President, J. J. Connor,
of Bartow, re-elected; vice president,
R. F. Crtttendon; secretary, Martin V.
Calvin, re-elected.
The convention agreed upon Gaines
ville aa the next place of meeting for
the convention.
Growth and Progress of the New Sooth
The Georgian here records each day some
economic fact In reference to the onward
progress of the South.
BY
B. LIVELY
Griffin and Atlanta capitalists will at an early date commence a now-
manufacturing enterprise In Griffin, anything for a charter this week to
operate a large blanket mill In that city. The capital atock la 3160,000,
with the privilege of Increasing the amount to 8600,000.
Work on the building will be commenced In about thirty days. From
cotton waste of the other mills of Griffin fine blankets will be manufac
tured. and the mill will also be equipped with machinery for spinning wool
and other raw material.
The Southern Manufacturing Company Is now at work on the erec
tion of Its third cotton mill In Athena, and when It le completed the plant
will be the largest In that (action of the state, with the slnglo exception
of the Pacolet mill at New Holland. The contract wa* let yesterday for
the erection of fifty new operatives' houses on the property of the com
pany, just Inside the city limits, on Chase street.
The continued rains of the past few weeks have materially helped the
general crops In Paulding county, Georgia. If nothing unforeseen turns
up this county will gather one of the largest crops of cotton ever har
vested In this section. There la only on* complaint at this time which
claims serious attention. That Is a sort of boll weevil, or worm, which
seem* to be getting In some damaging work In a few spots. Tho Insect!
seems to get In Its work on the plant baton tha blossom appears,
reported In several places.
It Is
The Paulding County Cotton Manufacturing Company's new annex to
It* present manufacturing plant la now In process of construction. They
are doubling their capacity. The mill Is now In about Its tenth year, and
has been very successful.
The Terry Milling Company has leased their plant to the Dixie Mill
ing Company, with F. W. Cooper as manager, and will continue to turn
out a fine grade of flour, etc. A spirit of general prosperity seems to be
prevalent.
Arkansas will surprise tha world this year with her peach crop, ac
cording to The Fort 8mlth Interview. The peach yield all over the coun
try has practically been a failure thla season, and, with the exception of
Californio, this state will supply nearly half of the markets of the
United State* with this particular fruit, of which the American people
are so fond. The Elberta Is the peach on which Arkansas depends for
this year's output. Arkansas, by the way. has the largest peach orchard
In the United States, If not In the world. It covers an area of more than
1,000 acres and Is located about 100 miles south of Fort Smith. This or
chard will produce enough peaches thla year to yield to Iti owner a small
fortune.