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= intj A'l LiAJN L a U iliUKWIAJN A A U A ili W «. UAV. At GIST 31, 1907. = FACTS AND FIGURES AS TO FRANCHISE OF SOUTHERN BELL Ordinance Comes Up At Regular Meeting of City Council Monday. The Southern Bell, under the pro posed ordinance, will furnish tele phones, consisting of transmitters and receivers, for the signal boxes of the tire and police alarm telephone sys tems. The city of Atlanta paid for the In stallation of both of these systems and has paid for the operation and the Im provement and the enlargement of these many years. The telephone company -has had nothing to do with them. Non-, the Southern Bell proposes to furnish telephones for the Are and po lice alarm signal boxes. There are no telephones In the Are alarm boxes, nor Is there any place for them. In other words, the ordinance not only proposes the ridiculous, but the Impossible. Southern Bell 'phones are not used In the police alarm boxes, and If they were, and If the company were re quired to put In new ones In every box every year—which Is Inconceivable— the cost would hardly exceed $150. The Southern Bell proposes to fur nish telephones to the city (or one- third less than the regular cost. The Southern Bell has been doing this since 1903, when the Atlanta Telephone Company, by a much lower bid, prac tically made that company cut Its price. These, in detail, are the great things the Southern Bell proposes to do for Atlanta In consideration of a franchise for thirty-three years, worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. It Is up to council, representing the reople of Atlanta, to say whether or not this corporation is going to get away with the proposition. The city council on Monday after noon—unless in proper observance of I.obor Day. that body adjourns until Tuesday—will be called upon to tako licAnlte. and possibly Anal, action on ihe ordinance granting a thirty-three- year franchise to the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company. The proposed ordinance originally provided that the company, In consid eration of the valuable grants therein contained, should pay to the city a percentage tax on its gross Income of 1-2 per cent for the Arst ten years and of 1 per cent for the remaining twenty- three years of the life of the franchise. The real purport and extent of this proposition were not brought out at the meeting of council at which it wns adopted by a unanimous vote. The Georgian subsequently made the dis closure that, with the deduction of the franchise tax and the business licenses nnd registration fees, as provided, the city would receive not one penny for ten. years, and practically nothing for the remaining twenty-three years. According to. the.- company’s own of ficials, the percentage tax would amount to about $2,000 per year, and the deductions would amount to $3,421. It does not take an expert accountant to ascertain what the city of Atlantn would have had left from $2,000 after more than $$,000 had been deducted. The aldcrmanlc board first passed the ordinance as passed by council, then postponed action under a motion to re consider and, after The Georgian's dis closure of the rent facts and figures In volved, adopted an amendment, provid ing that the company shall be required to pay I per cent for the entire life of the franchise. It Is the ordinance as amended by the aldermen that council will have before It at Its next session. If the Southern Bell pays the city of Atlanta X per cent of Its gross receipts, estimated by the cbmpany for this year at $400,000, making $4,000, and, then deducts from this amount $3,421, there would lie left only $579. The question then arises—would the city really be getting 1 per cent or Just a little more than 1-8 of 1 per cent? If the city of Richmond receives from the Bell company 8 r*r rent on Its gross receipts ,and If the city of Atlanta re ceives from the Georgia Railway and Electric Company 2 per cent of Its gross receipts, does It not look as if the Southern Bell should be required to pay OF COURT MUST BE RESPECTED, Special to The Georgian. Montgomery, Ala., Aug, 31.—The United States grand Jury today re ported and stated that It had fully investigated the subject of obstruct ing Justice and of disobeying the pro cess of the court, but could And no violations. In discharging the grand Jury, Judge Jones said that there Is no longer any Insistence, that the rights of suitors In hfs court shall be decided elsewhere, but there Is an Insistence that the or ders of this court, however distasteful they may be to some, shall be respect ed until set aside or reversed by the orders of sopie higher court. COAST LINE ASKS ORDER^OP COURT Continued From Page One, gatlon to test the ruling of the commis sion will be can not be stated at this time by officials of the road. That there wlll.be litigation, however, there Is little doubt, but In the meantime the public will get the beneAt of the re duced rates. For those roads which will probably seek Injunctions, It Is pointed out by officials in the Federal court here that of all the United States circuit court Judges, Judge Shelby, nt Huntsville, and Judge McCormick, In Texas, are the only two which have Jurisdiction at the present time. Of these twu, It Is probable that Judge Shelby will be sought. Accept Under Protest. Acceptance of the new rates of the railroad commission, under protest, was received Saturday morning from the Atlantic Coast Line and the Charles ton and Western Carolina. These arc two of three lines In class B, Axing the rates at 2 1-4 cents per mile. The other road In this class Is the Georgia railroad. The commission ratheg holds to the view that the rate will be accepted, probably under pro test, from all the lines Interested, ex- cent the Central, which has an applica tion for Injunction pending before Judge Shelby, In Huntsville, Ala. The letter of acceptance from the Atlantic Coast Line was signed by W. J. Craig, passenger traffic manager. It was stated that the new rate would be placed Into effect Monday, under pro test, because It was deemed “unjust and confiscatory of Its proper revenues, and also unjust as compared with rates allowed to be charged by other railway companies.” To Go to Courts. That no effort would be made to se cure a restraining order was admitted, but If, after the elapse of a reasonable time, It could be shown that the new late was confiscatory of revenues and property, an Injunction - would sought. Some doubt had.been felt In certain circles relative to the Atlantic Coast Line, but this sets at rest the question of what that road would do. The Charleston and Western Caro lina has only a few miles of track In Georgia, and the new rate will not ef fect Its revenues very materially. The position of the commission wns set forth Saturday morning by Chair man McLendon: , “Give It a Trial.” "I believe these new rates should bo given reasonable trial for three, four o live months, us may he needed to don onstrato the effect clearly, and If after that time It can bo shown beyond cavil that the rates are unjust and con fiscatory, this commission will be quick to right any wrong. It Is our purpose be always tVr to every Interest concerned." Chairman McLendon and Commis sioners Stevens and Hill were at the espitoi Saturday, but there was no session of the commission. They dis cussed various matters. Judge Hines being present a part of the time. NEW TEXT BOOKS ANNOUNCED EOR PUBUCSCHOOLS Books Used in Each Grade With Correct Prices at Retail Stores. 1.00 .50 1.00 more than $579, or 1-8 of 1 per cent? The Southern Bell proposes to give the city 25 free telephones. It now gives 12, and the Atlanta company has lifi-n giving rfi free 'plumes almost einro the day It started business. The Southern Bell proposes to give the city of Atlanta the "free" use of one of Its ducts In all Its conduits. At lanta has had the ■•free" use of one of Its ducts for years and years, and un der section 1284 of the city code, the company MUST allow us the “free" use of that duct. The list of text books which will be used In the Boys' High School, the Girls' High School and the grammar schools of the city during the ensuing year Is as follows: Boys' High School, Hall's Algebra 1.00 Wells' Academic Arithmetic 1.00 Wentworth's Plane and Solid Ge ometry (revised) .. .. 1.25 Knapp’s Virgil—Caesar. Cicero, and Horace (any edition).. .. ■ Xenophon’s Anabaslss Goodwin's Revised 1.50 Myer’s Ancient History.. 1.50 English Literature — Selections from Standard Books.. ■ Bergen’s Foundations of Botany (with Flora) (Without Flora).. Gage’s Introduction to Physical Science, Latest Edition Ramsey's Elementary Spanish Reader.. Genung's Outlines of Rhetoric.. .. Hill's Beginnings of Rhetoric.. .. Tllden’s Commercial Geography.. Peterman’s Civil Government. Georgia Edition ... Scott & Denny's Composition— Literature American Literature (any edition) English Literature (any edition). West's Latin Grampian., Babbitt's Greek Grammar...... 1.50 Pearson's Greek Prose Compost tlon 80 Pearson's Latin Prose Composi tion - LOO Gilbert A Brigham's Physical Ge ography 1.15 Rc-msen's Briefer Course.In Chem istry (Latest Edition) 1.12 Collar & Daniel’s First Year In Latin 1.00 Barnes' Complete Typewriter In structor (Remington).. ... .... 1.60 Graham's New School of Standard Phonography Kitchener's Geometrical Note Book Principles of Pattern Making.. .. Founce's Descriptive Geometry... Wentworth’s College Algebra (Re vised) Wentworth's Analytical Geome try Blotter ■ Girls’ High 8chool. Colaw & Ellwood's Advanced Ar ithmetic Wentworth’s New School Algebra. 1.12 Wentworth’s Plane and Solid Ge ometry (Revised) 1.25 Hill’s Beginnings of Rhetoric.. .. 1.26 Maxwell A Smith's Writing In English , .75 Lockwood A Emerson's Compo sition and Rhetoric 1.00 American Literature (any edition) English Literature (any edition.). Myers' General History /Adams & Trent's History of Unlt- od States .. 1.60 ■■■ ■ 1.10 7.00 1.25 1.50 1.25 1.60 Bailey's Elementary Botany. Harkness’ Complete Latin Gram mar.. .1 Keetel’s Analytical and Practical French'Grammar. .. .. ...... Selected French Texts ■ Bennett's Foundations of Latin.. Collar’s Practical Latin Composi tion Bennett's Caesar, Virgil and Cic ero - Cholx de Contes Contemporans..- Peabody’s Moral Philosophy.. ... Williams A Rogers' New Com plete Bookkeeping and Blanks.. Graham's Stenography—Chart by Briscoe... . I Rr.msen's Elementary Chemistry. Genung's Outlines of Rhetoric.... Tllden's Commercial Geography (New) Brittain’s Introduction to Caesar. S< lections from Standard English Literature • Comprehensive Dictionary... Dccm's Bong Chaplet Blank Books - Modern Music Altemato Third Reader First Grsds. Ward's Primer, parts 1 and 2 com bined (September) Lee's First Reader (February), 1.25 Sale Ends Tonight $15.00\ Suits. Id*' !!»$ $18.00, Suits. \ $20.00] Suits / $22.50 Suits. $25.00, Suits $27.50, Suits J $30.00 Suits., $32.50' Suits. $35.00 Suits. $37.50, Suits $40.00 Suits. 10 Just a Few More Hours of These Greatly Reduced Prices Store’s tonight—so open until eleven o’clock you have a few more •hours to take advantage of-the money saving opportunities the August sale affords. Clothes reduced as noted here; furnishings at similar reductions. Daniel Brothers Co. L. J. DANIEL, President. 45-47-49 Peachtree-Opposite Walton St. The Dixie Business College (The Most Up-to-Date Thorough Training School in Atlanta) FACULTY: BERNARD 0. ANSTED, B.B.S. (Uni. of Ga.)— President. Principal of Dept, of Shorthand, Typewriting and Office Training. H. L. BRIDGES, A. B. (Attorney at Law)—Prof. Higher Ac counting and Auditing, Lecturer Commercial Law and Principal Pen-Art Dept. MISS SALLIE McLELLAN (Auditor)—Asst keeping and Typewriting. Prof. Book- J. H. EDGE (L. I.)—Prof. Practical ness Practice. Bookkeeping and 'Busi- MRS. BERNARD 0. ANSTED—Asst. Instructor Elements Shorthnnd and Dictator Advanced Amanuensis Class. WHY THE DIXIE IS THE Most Successful Business School in Georgia Its officers have established state reputations for absolute thoroughness in educational work in the South. Its principals are acknowledged experts in Bookkeeping nnd Shorthand of from 10 to 15 years’ experience. Its Shorthand Course is under the personal direction of Prof. Bernard 0. Ansted, recognized as Georgia's great- est teacher of Graham Shorthand (the standard system of America). Its Course of Touch Typewriting, taught by Mr. Ansted, the Pioneer, in Georgia, of this famous method, makes it naturally the Best in the State. Its Courses-in Shorthand and Bookkeeping arc ns short, as'possible consistent with thoroughness, comprehensive ness and the modern requirements of the age. Short sys tems ant practically ,worthless. Its Office Training Course is complete in teaching of .mp3-? ern filing systems, billing, tabulating, letter press -copying;- Neostyle duplicating, etc., nnd the only one of the kind in Atlanta. The Pen-Art Journal of New York says "H. L. Bridges, of the Dixie Business College, is one of America 4 *' fore most penmeil.” THE DIXIE BUSINESS COLLEGE Bernard C. Ansted, President, Atlanta, Ga. State Edition 20 Ward's First Reader (April) .. .. Copy-Book—Normal Review In termediate Slant Shorter Courae, No. 1 .. Scratch Pad (Double Ruled) .... Color Box—“Milton Bradley Spe cial" Cash for all other drawing mate rial paid through teacher. . - .. .25 8.cond Grade. Ward's First Reader (Septem ber) 36 Ward's Second Reader (Novem ber) « Baldwin’s Second Reader (Febru ary) 35 Stepping Stones to Literature. Second Reader (April), Board Edition $5 Cloth 40 Speller—Benson's Practical. No. 1. .16 Music—Modem Music Series Prim er 25 Supplementary Music — Melodla Song Book, No. 1 .28 Copy-Book—Normal Review In termediate Slant Standard Course. No. 2 .26 Drawing—Augsburg’s, No. 2 .. .; Scratch Pad (Double Ruled) .. .. Color Box—“Milton Bradley Spe cial" ; .. Pencils, 2 for .. .. Blotter .. Cash fpr all other drawing mate rial paid through teacher. . . . 7. Third Grsds. Stepping Stones to Literature, Third Reader. Boards ..■ .45 Cloth 60 Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans (January).: .'. .40 Lee's Third Reader ■ (April), State Edition.. 30 Music—Modem Music Series; First • Reader 1 SO Supplementary Music — Melodla Song Book, No. 3 40 Speller—Benson's. Practical .Book, No. 1 .. - 15 Grammar — Hyde’s Two-Book Course, Book 1 .. .35 Copy-Book—Normal Review In termediate Slant Standard Courae, No. 3 - . 06 Drawing—Augsburg's, No. 3 .. .. .15 Scratch Pad 05 Color Box—"Milton Bradley Spe cial" ■ •• .30 Pencils, 2 for 05 Blotter Cash for all other drawing mate rial paid through teacher 25 Fourth Grids. Stepping Stones to Literature. Fourth Reader, Boards 43 Cloth Stories of American Life and Ad venture (January) .......... .50 Old Stories of the East (April) .. .46 Geography—Roddy’s Elementary.. Arithmetic—White's New Com- plete, Virginia Edition .40 Grammar — Hyde's Two-Book • Courae. First Book 35 Muslo—Modem Music Series, First Reader •><> Supplementary Music —'Melodla Song Book, No. 1 40 Speller—Benson's Practical Book, No. 1 Copy-Book—Normal Review In termediate Slant Standard Course, No. 3 .. .. Drawing—Augsburg's, No. 4 .. .. Scratch Pad 05 Color Box—"Milton Bradley Spe cial" 30 Pencils. 2 for ,0o Blotter .. Cash for all other drawing mate-- rial paid through teacher 35 Grads. Lee's Fourth Reader. State Edi tion 35 Blalsdell's Short Stories from En glish History (January) 40 Arithmetic—White's New Com plete, Virginia Edition 40 Grammar — Hyde'a Two-Book Course. Book No. 1 .35 Spelling—Reed's Word Lessons.. .25 Webster’s Common School Dic tionary (optional) .72 Geography—Roddy's Complete ... .88 Music—Modem Music Series, Sec ond Reader 40 Copy-Book—Normal Review In termediate Slant Standard Course, No. 4 08 Drawing—Webb A Ware, No, 5.. .20 Scratch Pad .05 Pencils. 2 for 05 Color Box—"Milton Bradley Spe cial" $0 Blotter .. .. - Cash for all other drawing ma terial. paid through teacher 40 Sixth Grade. Stepping Stones to Literature No. «, Cloth 50 Stepping Stones to Literature No, 6. Boards 41 Supplementary Reading — The Story of Georgia, by Massey and i (January) 1 ii.-a'.i i plete, Virginia Edition .40 Dictionary — Webster's Common School .. t .72 Gepgraphy—Roddy's Complete ... Grammar — Hyde's Two - Book Course. Book 2 .64 Music—Modern Music Series, Second Book .. Copy-Book—Normal Review In termediate Slant • Standard Cqurae, No. 4 ., .,. .. .... .. Drawing Tablet—Webb A Ware, No. 6 Scratch Pad Desk Pencils, 2 for Color Box—"Milton Bradley Spe- dal” i Blotter Cash for all other drawing ma terial, paid through teacher .. .40 8eventh Grade. Stepping Stones to Literature, No. 7, Boards , .48 Stopping Stones to Literature, No. 7, Cloth Spelling—Reed's Word Lessons .. .25 Arithmetic—White's NSW ' Com plete, Virginia Edition ...... .40 Dictionary — Webster's Common School.. 72 History—Hold's United States, State Edition .. .. .. ,65 Grqysmar — Hyde's Two,- Book Course, Book 2 .60 Musle—Modern Music Series, Third Book • 60 Copy-Book—Normal Review In termediate Slant Standard Courae, No. 5 .06 Drawing—Webb A Ware, No. 7.., .20 Scratch Pad 05 Paaclls. 2 for .05 Color "Box—"Milton Rradley Spe cial" SO Blotter , ssh for all other drawing ma terial, paid through teacher .. .40 Eighth Grade, Stepping Stones to Literature .for Higher Grades, Boards ’(.Hath Reed's Word Lessons .. ArttffmVelc—White's New Com plete. Virginia Edition .. .. .. Dictionary — Webster's Common School .. ' ' History—Coman A Kendall’s Short English .. .. .. Grammar — Hyde's Two - Book Course, No. 3 .. Agriculture—Burkett; Stevens & Hill .. Music—Modem Music Series, Third Book Copy-Book—Normal Review In termediate Standard Course, No. Physiology—Blalsdell's How To Keep Well Scratch Pad #5 Pencils. 2 for Color Box—"Jlllton Bradley Spe elal" •• -40 Blotter . Cash for all other drawing ma terial, paid through teacher w .40 JUST A FEW DAYS. The cut price sale of, Shoes at Gresham- Ashford Shoe Go. will last but a few days longer. Men and boys who need Shoes will find this cut price sale of special interest to them. Do these prices interest you? MEN’S SHOES $5.00 4.00 3.50 at at at $3.95 3.35 2.95 BOYS’ SHOES $2.45 $3.00 2.50 2.00 at at at ms 1.65 GRESHAM-ASHFORD SHOE COMPANY, 93 PEACHTREE ST. .43 .46 .76 .06 PROHIBITION CLUB PRAISES THE ATTITUDE OF JUDGES , • TOWARD THE NEW LAW GEORGIA PHOTO COM PANY coupons dated Sep tember 1 will be extended to September 15 on account of many people being away from town. HELD IN MERIDIAN Special to Tbe Georgian. Meridian. Miss., Aug. 31.—This morn ing, on affidavit of State Senator-elect John A. Bailey, J. B. Mount & Co., cot ton brokers of this city, and the firm's operator. Joe Smith, were arrested by officera on charges of conducting a “bucket shop" business. Other ar rests are expected to follow before night. At a recent term of the circuit court the ulleged cotton future dealers of Meridian were all Indicted, but pros ecutions were held up upon tho agree ment of the Ill'll, t. .1 I .'I III.--. n> tlnl«h up what contracts they had ahead and go out of business. J. B. Mount A Co. was not one of the firms then In busi ness In this city. ng—Re word c—White's Nev Alsluimn senator. John II. Itank- -elf edsrate.l farmer, who mi let! three time a la tbe C'oafinierai- At a recent meeting of the Young Men's Prohibition Club of Fulton county, while the question of lockers was being discussed, an article taken from a recent edition of uno of our dally papers from a Macon correspend. ent was read, making tho fact known that Judge W. H.i Felton, of Bibb su perior court, had announced his In tention of refusing to grant charters to clubs contemplating opening up wllli lockers, for the reason that such acts were clearly Intended to defeat the good results sought to be accomplish ed by the prohibitory laws Just passed by the legislature. Judge Charles H. Brand, of Law- rencevllle, of the western circuit, was quoted as holding to the same views as Judge Felton. Judge Robert Hodges, of Macon city court, was quoted as being ready to give the limit of penalty to violators of the prohibition law. These reports brought forth the fol lowing preamble and resolutions: Whereas, It la the sense of the Young Men’s Prohibition Club now as sembled that, heartily concurring In the view* held by these nble Jurists that the lockers are Intended to taka the place by Its members as far as C sslble of the Iniquitous bar, which a been repudiated, outlawed and branded by a crushing majority of our Intelligent white voters as a despica ble nuisance, a 'menace and an evil without mitigation, and, Whereas, the club lockers, what ever they may mean to those who com pose these clubs, will be conducted be hind closed doors, and not under police surveillance, thus making It an easy matter to subvert the law and the benef icent effects sought to be obtained, ns the situation will then be In the hands of the enemies of tne prohibitory laws who would bo tempted to delight In Its Infraction and then held up as a farce and failure, therefore be It Resolved. That we heartily commend this view taken by tho above named Judges and most respectfully urge our Fulton county superior court judge* to withhold the granting of charters to clubs of any and all kinds with lock ers, seeking thus to make-their quar ter* a rendezvous for.drinking, ns such clubs with their locker attachments will tend to debauch the young men who are easily the prey of this social drink habit nnd from whose ranks alone can come recruits to perpetuate this heathenish, diabolical drunkard making business. Resolved further. That, marked copies of The Georgian containing these res olutions be mailed to the'above named Judges. T. C.. CONWAY,' A. M. SMITH. H. E. BATES. ' i Committee. LABOR DAY PHOTO GRAPHS can be secured from Edwards & Son, 120 Whitehall street, ’phone 1400. OPENS CAMPAIGN AGAINST GRIGGS Special to Tbe Georgian. • Thotnasvllle, Ga. f Aug. 3l'.—S v , H. Roddenbery opens Ills campaign for congress against Jas. M. Griggs at noon Monday, In Decatur Superior court will be In session, and large crowds are ex pected. Judge Roddenbury v;III out line his platform on national Issues and will also discuss state and district mat ters. Many Thotnasvllle people will accompany • bias. • • • -T* B at which tobacco 4% Interest Compounded, Allowed In Our SAVINGS DEPARTMENT On and After January 1,1907 TH E NEAL BANK E. H. THORNTON, Preiident W. 7. MANRY, H. 0. CALDWELL, r. M. BERRY, Vice Preiident Cashier. Aii’t Cashier. / ' ’ ’ 7~ \ 7 V