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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN - AND NEWS. xnuitBUAX. BtfnnUtflSK 6, xwr. B5 CENTS TO URN | g 0 Testifies Comptroller Plant of That Road at Hearing. Washington, Sept 6.—Comptroller P!»nt, of the Southern railway, wai re filled to the stand this morning when the hearings In the North Carolina rate C1M were .resumed before Judge Mont- mmery In the offices of the company. |lr. Plant submitted answers to a num ber of Questions which had previously been put to him by Speaker Justice, but which the comptroller was unable to furnish off hand. They dealt entirely with operations of the Southern railway to North Carolina. Mr Plant said It cost 85.36 cents to earn a dollar on Intrastate business In North Carolina, and also stated that, ■cfordlng to the consolidated quarterly reports for the year 1806, the operating expenses for that year were shown to b, is.335.610.09, but gave It as hts opinion that these figures were not as lust s» the true amount would be. ' •». ..ij the la In trrnss at BIG GRAIN BOUSE • GOES TO THE WALL FAILURESURPRISE Watson & Co. Put Out by Losses in the Hill Stocks. New York, Sept. 6.—Suspension was an nounced this afternoon of the stock ex change firm of Wataon & Co., of :4 Broad street The firm Is the largest grain broker age house In the world, and bns dozens of telegraph wires to all parts of America. Its chief offices are In Minneapolis, Chi cago and New York. Announcement of the failure created great excitement In Wall street, where the house has been considered absolutely shore sus picion of Insolvency. James J. Hill and other great railroad presidents hare been known to operate through the house very extensively. The extent of the failure waa not an nounced, but la known to be very great. Member, of this firm are snfd to have He said the Increase In gross earn- I Ings for the year ended June 90, 1906, wss 13.016,555.72, and the Increase in operating expenaea 36,794,445.34. The In crease In net earnings Mr. Plant placed at 131,909,587.46. He estimated the In- cretae In coat of wages to total 31.044,,- 000 and In the cost of materials to be 9931.487.84. Tbe Increases In losses, damages and injuries Mr. Plant stated to be 1302,353.49. For an answer concerning the as teised value of the Southern's proper ty In North Carolina, Mr. Plant re ferred counsel for the state to the re port of the North Carolina corporation commission, which places It at 36,- 144.100. Following these figure*. Captain Thom took up the re-dlrect examination of Mr. Plant. [ .VETERANS JOIN SPIRIT ARMY That Confederate veterans are pass- I Inf away rapidly now la evidenced by th« reports? coming: Into the office of I pension Commlasloner Lindsey. Commissioner Llhdsey’a report will I not be completed before the first of Oc tober, showing the number of pension* ere end the probable amount that will be needed to pay them, but reports are eomlnr In every day froip the county | ordinaries. From reports to date the heaviest I death rate among Confederate vet- I erans ever recorded will be shown for the past year. The old soldiers are getting old and feeble, and they are I paiiing out In constantly increasing -umbers every year. Interested In 8teel trust stocks and in Northern Pacific. The firm hue made sev eral million dollars recently on the long aide of the grain market, but the losses In the Hill stocks wdre too enormous to be overcome. The failure caused no material change In the stock rnurket. When the Hunouuce- ment was made, supporting orders were put Into the market, nud there win* an ac tual advance in severnl Nku**n. Members of the firm are Seward T. Wat son. lleury P. Wntsou. brothers, and Inti mate friends of the Hill family lu Minne apolis : and 11. P. Jones. Mr. Jones was for twenty years grain expert for James J. Hill, and It was lie who told the Great Northern Hatlrond Company each year how many freight curs to provide for hauling the crops In Its territory. He hiv* an In ternational reputation as an expert on grain, and bis estimates of the crop huvi usually I teen found more nearly correct tbau those of the United States government. IS EXPLAINED BY ATTORNEY-GENERAL Doctors May Prescribe Such Drugs When Neces sary. GOVERNOR TO SPEAK AT CARROLLTON Hon. Sid Holdemess and Colonel Leon Hood, of Carrollton, called on Governor Smith v Thursday and Invited him to come to Carrollton In Janua.ry and make a speech at the corner stone ceremony of the Fourth Distil ?t ^ grl cultural School. Governor Smith sa'f. he would be there, provided no Impor tant matters Intervened to prevent. “BABY JOE”SENT TO FULTON TOWER B. J. Banck'ston. a painter, known _j "Baby Joe," who .wa* Indicted for assault with Intent to murder by the grand Jury, was arrested Thursday morning at 4:80 o'clock by Officers Whitfield and Pope, and In default of bond was lodged In Jail. Banckston, It Is charged, knocked Frank Wade down with a rock about a week ago. Wade claims that ,the missile made a hole In hla forehead the size of a man's flat. Established 1865 m Eiseman Bros. The Old Reliable Manufacturing Clothiers Get the Youngster Ready for School! i N NEXT MONDAY, the 9th, the fall school term begins. Good looking clothes on the I boy will prove an incentive for We Still have better work and harder study. Good clothes are an emphatic ele- a lew of those ment of success. Children as splendid well as grown-ups catch the in- T ,, ‘ spiration of independence anti as- tiuvenue surance that good clothes pro- Bnit values, mote. unauestionabla Start hira to 8chno1 Monday in , ' , a becoming suit, bargains at The “E. B.” maice is the best— double our and you still have an opportunity .. . of buying at a liberal discount on a -rang, that exellent garments that will be are going entirely suitable np to December. a * . Look down this line of prices and see what a saving the dis- W Q/] count figures. • Crl/ $4.00 Suits at $3.00 AND $5.00 Suits at $3.75 $6.00 Suita at $4.50 $2.40 $6.50 Suits at $4.90 $7.50 Suits at $5.65 Suits that • $6.00 Suits at $6.00 formerly «nM $8.50 Suits at $6.40 lonnerly sold m o0 Suits at $7.60 U P to , $11.00 Suit sat $8.25 $10.00 $12.50 Suits at $9.40 Store Will Be Closed Monday, September 9th. On Account of Holiday. Eiseman Bros. 11-13-1S-17 Whitehall Street ATLANTA Since the anti-narcotic hill became a law, tbe offices of the secretary of .stats and Attorney General Hart have been deluged with letters from druggists snd physicians sll over the state Inquiring about the pro* visions of the bill. Attorney Genersl Hart, particularly, been the target for letters from physicians, asking for his Interpretation of tbe new law. In order to meet these Inquiries, Judge Hart haa prepared a letter of general character, which will be mailed to those seeking Information. It Is of particular Interest just now, and Is given In full: Judgs Hart’s Letter. Dear BIr: I beg to acknowledge your recent letter, wherein you propound aeveral questions relative to the act of the general assembly approved August 22, 1907, enti tled “An act to provide against the evil resulting from the traffic of certain nar cotic drugs and to regulate tbe sale there of. “ As n preface to answering your Inquiries, ;»ernilt me first to say that I ‘ II uiy official eapueltr. for thorlty to rentier way. My reason, therefore, for writing at all Is. I a in due you the courtesy of a reply and because an unreasonable and too rig orous eonstnietlon of the law to which you refer woubl amount to cruelties exteunlng literally to death of m this uiiforiimite class Informed that persons once addicted to that habit and suddenly deprived of the use of the drug suffer In consequence tbe tortures of the (Tnmiied. The legislature, ns shown by tbe title of the act, had no purpose to add addi tional suffering or to sink to further depths of misery this unfortunate class, but the aivt Is aimed at the druggist or the physi cian who would engage in the business of sale and prescriptions purely for money to the unfortunate class. The aim of the act Is to make criminal n sale of this drug by those who, purely for the sake of money, would destroy physically, mentally anil morally his fallow-iuiui. Tbe law should he construed strictly and enforced rigidly against such criminals, If there he a uy. Doctors May Prescribe. On the other hmid, I do not see. after carefully rending the law. there Is any Inhibition on the part of tbe physician In gotsl faith furnlnhlng even to mi habitual user of narcotic drugs, who Is under his professional care. If the same Is necessary for the treatment of such patient. I quote from that act, “Provided, however, that tin* provisions of this section shall not b« construed to preveut any lawfully author ised practitioner of medicine from furnish ing or prescribing in good faith for thv use of any hnbttiinl user of narcotic drugs who Is under his professional care, such substances as he may deem necessary for their treatment mid such prescriptions are not given or substances furnished for the purpose of evading the provisions of this act. ’ It will Iw* observed, therefore, that 'the efficacy of this law depends sltnost entire ly upon the Integrity of our physicians, and It Is hardly anything more or less thnn an appeal to the heart and conscience of that noble profession. The physician who would abuse It should be professionally ostracised anil prosecuted ns a criminal In the courts of th# country. Answering, Ihe/efore, your questions cat egorically; * ’ * * 1. Mny a physician furnish to Tils pa tleut narcotic drugs mentioned In the act? He mny do ao when necessary for the Baltimore, Md. Washington, D. C. treatment of suck patient. 2. May he prescribe this nrug to mi win- Itusl user not heretofore bis patient, and would the druggist. be authorised to fill the same? He In good faith may prescribe In writing. signing the snme. and the drug gist will be authorised to fill the prescrip tion. Msr a nhvslelnn who also owns a drug r a patient and fill the Irug st “ '* faith, . ... ned by clan, dating If and naming the person for whom prescribed. Yours very truly, JOHN C. HART. Attorney General. MRS, JACK WON IS BORNE TO REST Ths funeral services of Mra. Jack M Wilson, who filed Wednesday afternoon at 12:15 o'clock at a private sanitarium, were conducted Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Interment waa In West, view cemetery. Mra. Wilson had been In bad health for several year*, and her death came after an operation had been performed In the hope of benefiting her. Her home was originally In New Orleans, and ahe came to Atlanta with her husband about fifteen years ago. The funeral services were conducted at her late residence, 83 Spring street. The following gentleman acted as pall-bearers: Forrest Adair, Charles A. Weber, E. S. McCandleaa, J. M. Nye, T. A. Lynch. Joseph C. Greenfield, Dr. J. II. Knox. R. B. Gardlen. John O. Ev- Ins, E. E. Clapp, F. W. McDaniel. A Good and Loyal Woman Gone, (A Personal Tribute.) The many friends whom Jack Wilson has made In Atlanta are giving him th-lr loyal and tender sympathy In his grief over the loss of the good woman who has been his loyal and loving wife for so many years. It was a tender and true relationship which existed between the strong man and the loving woman. They had been up and down In the world together. They had traveled and struggled and suffered and triumphed side by side, and for all these years the unfailing loyalty, the Inspiring courage, the unvarying faith, and the patient suffering of the lovlna wife had marked the relations of Annie Wilson to the man whose name she was so glad and happy to bear. They were always and everywhere good to each other. Mrs. Wilson's heroic cheerfulness and patience under the great suffering of her last days was the wonder and ad miration of her husband and her friends. She died the death of the Christian, and ahe has doubtless en tered Into the rest which haa been pre pared for loyal and unselfish souls. J. T. O. CHICAGO-ALTON WAS PROMISED FULLJMMUNITY So Declares Attorney Gen eral Bonaparte In Statement. The case of Emma Maston vs. Grant Wilkins and the Central of Georgia railway, a suit for damages for the death of the plaintiffs husband on a bridge near Albany, has consumed two days In Judge Pendleton's court. The railroad, under the court's Instruction, will be relieved from responsibility. The attorney* are James L. Key and Claude Smith for the plaintiff. Judge R. T. Dorsey and H. C. Erwin for the railroad, and W. D. Elllls. J. R. & Ed gar Watkins for Grant Wilkins. 0O0000000000OO000000000000 O 0 G BONAPARTE TO 8EEK O O REA80NS FROM LANDIS. 0 0 0 0 Lenox, Mass., Sept. 5.—Attorney 0 0 General Bonaparte Is considering 0 0 the advisability: today of curtail- 0 0 Ing hla vacation and burry back to 0 0 Washington for an Investigation 0 O of the reason, which caused a 0 0 refusal by Judge Landis of Bona- 0 0 parte’s suggestion that Immunity 0 be granted the Chicago and Alton 0 0 for services enabling the govern- 0 0 ment to convict the Standard OH 0 0 Company. O 0 . 0 0000000000000000000O0OO0OO Lenox, Mass., Sept. 6.—If the con tention of Attorney General Bonaparte Is correct, there Is every reason to be lieve that the Chicago and Alton rail road will go scot free for Its rebating agreement with the Standard Oil Com pany as a result of promises of Immu nity made to secure testimony against the trust. The case has been postponed to Sep tember 24 by Judge Landis, of Chicago. The attorney general, who Is stop ping here, has given out a statement regarding the case, In which he says that In August Judge Landis asked the department of Justice to consider portions of the transcript of testimony in the case of the United States against the Standard Oil Company. In Indiana, In order to determine whether the Chi cago and Alton railroad and Its offi cers and employees were entitled to thi benefit of an agreement assuring It and thenj of Immunity against crimi nal prosecution In connection with the granting of certain rebates to the Standard Oil Company. Department Investigate,. The department examined the record and Investigated the entire subject, and the attorney general on August 20 wrote the United States attorney at Chicago, Informing him that the agree ment waa shown to .have been made In June or July, 1906, by C. B. Morrison, Mr. Sims' predecessor In office. "Mr. Morrison's action," says the at torney general, "appears to have been duly authorized at the time by the department; that. In the opinion of the department, the airangements had greatly facilitated the Indictment and convlcltlon of the Standard Oil Com pany, ,and that while certain portions of the evidence might be fairly open to unfavorable comment, the depart ment regarded the government as bound In good faith, and also as a matter of public policy to give effect to the agreement. Matter It Held Up. "Mr. Sims was Instructed to read this letter when the grand Jury recon vened on September 3, and to take such further action to the foregoing end aa might seem to the court and to himself appropriate In the premises. Th* department learns that Mr. Sim* did not comply with this letter hy rea son of his having had called to his at tention very recently certain new nnd, In hla Judgment, material facts, which he thought should be submitted to the department for Its further considera tion before Its conclusions should be finally announced. For this purpose he asked, and was granted by the court, a delay of the three weeks. "The department Is not as yet ad vised as to what are the facts thus far ascertained by Mr. Sims. It ha* great confidence In hie sound Judgment and devotion to duty and It awaits his re port before taking further action In the premises. Inasmuch, however, as the circumstances of the case may be lia ble to misconstruction. It Is deemed proper to submit now the present state ment to the public.” SET EIRE TO DOCKS Strike - Breakers Attacked , Whenever Chance is Offered. Antwerp, Belgium, Sept. 5.—The great fire started by strikers la now under control, but other fires of In cendiary origin are appearing at dif ferent docks and the infantry and fire men are kept busy preventing another,affinity," he fell Into the arms of conflagration such as raged yesterday I mob. WHO GAVE UP WIFE Police Save Earle Before Rope is Secured By Crowd. Monroe. N. Y„ Sept. 6.—When Fer dinand P. Earle, the artlet, reached Monroe last night, after having ship ped his wife and child ,to- Europe In order that he might marry his "soul's Steady Growth Is An Evidence of Strength Feby. May Sept. Jan. July . $472,516.97 $1,153,929.23 $1,235,912.35 $1,826,404.46 $2,053,802.37 1906 1906 1906 1907 1907 and last night. The loss caused by the timber dock fire Is estimated at 32.- 000,000. The strikers attacked the English dockmen, Imported for strike-breaking purposes, and a clash with the militia waa narrowly averted. The strikers showed less resistance than yesterday, but their numbers or courage are not not diminished The fire on the timber dock which riotous striker* had set afire by means of oll-soaked cotton bales, mattresses and timber, raged furiously all night. Fire boats and engines pumped water on the flames, but the high wind main tained the progress of the fire. It was not controlled until practically all com bustible material had been consumed. Two battalions of Infantry now- guard the water front and 200 civic guards are dispersing tbe crowds. Riot ing has ceased save for continued at tacks on strike-breakers, which take place every time the strikers get with in reach of the Englishmen. / SISTER OF “RUBE" AT TELEGRAPH KEY Miss Waddell, of “Phillv,” With Atlanta Western Union. Miss M. R. Waddell, sister of Rube Waddell, the world-famed pitcher of the Philadelphia American League hall team. Is pounding a telegraph key In the Western Union office In Atlanta. Miss Waddell, who Is about 21 years of age and quite pretty, arrived from Philadelphia with Miss Fannie Schott Wednesday evening anil went to work Thursday morning. Both young ladles are very fast operator*. Naturally Miss .Waddell Is very proud of her big and famous brother, and thinks he I* the best ball tosser ever. The mob, composed exclusively of Earle's neighbors and former friends, dragged him from his carriage, which they overturped, trailed him In the mud, lashed him with the horsewhip and might have respondeS to the re peated suggestions that a rope be se cured had not the mayor of the vil lage and the chief of police recalled them to their senses and given Earle safe conduct to hla home. A violent downpour of rain fell throughout the half hour that the wife, sacrificing artist was at the mercy of the mob, and frequent flashes of light ning and crashes of thunder lent fur ther picturesqueness to the sensational scene. Earle's own Indiscretion was largely responsible for the outburst of public feeling. Declining to heed the evidence of growing Indignation at his flagrant disregard of the conventionalities, he came back to his home after having consummated the first part of his plan and even In the face of the muttering crowd that greeted him when he step ped from the train, he cynically sought to Justify his conduct. TO JOINJOYS' CLUB Street Urchins Clamor For Admission, and Sub mit to Bath. MILITARY COLLEGE HAS GOOD OPENING Special to The Georgian. Mllledgevllle, Oa„ Bept. 5.—Th* twen ty-ninth session of the Georgia Military College Was commenced with th* larg est attendance In the history of the school, the number of new students being unusually large. The faculty this year ha* three new professors—-Lieu tenant J. Millard Little, Thirtieth In fantry. U. B. A.: Professor J. M. Walk er, of Davidson College, and Professor O. B. Anderson, of Bouth Carolina. Pro fessor Walker has the chair of ancient languages, Professor Anderson Is the principal of the business department and Lieutenant Little Is commandant of cadets and professor of military science. The session of 1907-'08 bids fair to be the brightest the school haa ever known. MOONSHINERS HAB DISASTROUS MONTH One of the finest reports for August ever turned out of the revenue agent’s office In Atlanta has Just been submit ted by Revenue Agent R. V. Bams to the department. Notwithstanding the fact that August Is always a bad month for the operation of moonshine stills, Mr. Sams' men succeeded In discovering and destroying thirty-eight illicit still*. Most of these were In Georgia with a few In the northen section of Alabama. In August there Is little corn and con sequently business Is dull with those who make liquor without conforming to the government regulations. No One Hurt by Wall. New York, Sept. 6.—A wall of a ten ement house In Allen street crashed to the ground today, causing great excitement among the tenants. No one waa Injured. THE BEST VALUE EVER OFFERED FOR THE MONEY—THE FIF TY-CENT LUNCHEON SERVED DAILY FROM 12 TO 2:30 AT THE NEW KIMBALL PALM GAR DEN. IF YOU WISH TO MEET YOUR FRIENDS, VISIT THE NEW KIMBALL PALM GARDEN, THE POPULAR RESORT OF ALL GOOD LIVERS. ONLY FIVE FIRE ALARMS DURING MONTH OF AUGUST. gpeclsl to The Oenrglsn. Chattanooga, Tenn, Sept. 6.—During the month of August there were only five fire alarms In the city of Chatta nooga, and the total property loss was only 325. This Is a record that haa no parallel In the history of the local de partment. Mo quickly have the boy* of Atlanta seiz ed iiimn the pleaanre* and benefits of the Boys' null, which wn* opened Monday night nt the rlali house In Trinity svenue. tlmt Huperintendent George C. Dorr snd Others who tre Interested are already plan ning enlargements which they consider Im Iterative. Forty-seven young Atlantans, from good ness knows where, packed tho clnli rooms Wednesday night snd gsvs Mr. Dorr the time of Ids life, keeping their exuberant spirit* within tmundt. There was no dlsor- der, for the hoys It*to caught the spirit; hnt the tusk of Initiating them Into the rules, of which there are very few. and the pleasures, of which there are many, waa n °It was* big night.- Twenty-five boys got shower Paths, sll got a chance at some sort of game end sll kept tip “ as of enjoyment. rontlnnoiis noise _ lark of soap, towels nnd Ollier fnrlMtle* out the bathing short at the 26-tnnrk, but a generous friend gnve a whole box of soap Thursday nnd the towel* are to come. It wan stated thnt the rlnh waa not to open In the mornings, but when Mr. Dorr came down Thursday he found s delegation nf fifteen waiting on the sidewalk. The spokesman begged entrance, and as there I* no school to be Interfered with at present Mr Dorr considered the matter, finally he bargained that If they would help him do s lltlle work Inside he wonld let them In for the morning. They went willingly to work, after which six showed their ap preciation by taking the shower baths they had missed the night before. The experience of three nights has dem onstrated the need of- volunteer helpers who will spend one night each week tt the olnti. • IT one who knows carpentering, drawing basket making would he especially wel come. Then debating aoeletlea are to he started and they will need some one to supervise. Ladles to help the little fellows cut out pictures are In demand. There are The above figures, showing the steady, continuous increase of our deposits since we began busi ness, proclaim more clearly than words, the thriving strength of this bank and the satisfactory character of its service to depos itors. Central Bank & Trust Corporation Candler Building. Branch Cor. Mitchell and Forsyth. 00000000000000000000000O00 0 ERIE TO TEACH GIRLS 0 0 TO BE TELEGRAPHERS. O 0 0 O Meadvllle, Pa., Sept 6.—It waa 0 0 officially announced this morning 0 0 by the Brie Railroad Company 0 O that schoola of telegraphy for 0 0 women are to be established on 0 0 the line between Balamanea and 0 0 Chicago. Women Instructors are O 0 to be employed. The Erie Com- 0 0 pany la tha first to make this 0 0 move. 0 0 O 00000000000000000000000000 CITY TAX NOTICE. Books open for last in stallment city tax. Pay now and avoid costs. E, T. PAYNE, City Tax Collector. 1 THE DAINTY AND DE LICIOUS SQUAB IS AL WAYS IN SEASON. TRY ONE TONIGHT AT THE NEW KIMBALL PALM GARDEN. NEW ORLEANS MAN IS BURIED AT SEA Quarantine, N. Y„ Sept. 6.—A. Pres, ton Keachy, of New Orleans, a second, clans passenger on the steamer Comus from New Orleans, died on September 3 of cerebral hemorrhage and was bur led at sea. News of his death was brought by th* Cornua today. many branches of th* work snd almost snr one willing to hflp can b» given an oppor tunity. Mr. Dorr Is it the cluh from 10 to 2 each morning, and can bo reached over loll phono 4936 Main. .... Tbe three rooms la tho haiement of the building were filled to overflowing Wednee- day night, and It la probabl* that th* club will have to go apatalrs Thursday night, ss the young patrons have not shown them, selves slow In spreading the news. A gymnasium la f ‘ tabllahed. hooka. Superintendent Dorr aays that all SPECIAL LUNCHEON SERVED DAILY AT THE NEW KIMBALL PALM GARDEN, 50c. To the Mothers of Boys We want your name on our mailing list. Our Boys’ Book for fall and winter will soon come from the press. You want it because it tells of many things that boys wear —things of interest to you. Drop us a postal card. Address it to DEPARTMENT C, and it will assure you of a copy of this Boys* Catalogue as soon as it comes from the press. Geo. Muse Clothing Co. DEPARMENT “C” 3-5-7 Whitehall Street.