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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7. 139?.
JLW.C0PP SUCCEEDS
GEORGEJ, CHAPIN
Associated Press Has a New
Manager in Atlanta
Office.
Arthur W. Copp, of Chicago, has sue.
reeded George M. Chapin as manager
nf the Atlanta office of the Associated
press, and began his new duties Sat-
urday. Mr. Chapin's future plans have
not been announced.
Mr. Copp has been day editor of
the Associated Press In Chicago, and Is
a man of long experience in news serv.
Ice work.
The departure of Mr. Chapin will be
a source of regret to his friends among
the newspaper men of Atlanta. He has
been prominent In the world of the
Fourth Estate and is treasurer of the
Atlanta Press Club. He will take a
short vacation before entering upon
active work again.
Alabama Commission May
Be Asked to Prevent
Action.
Full Text of the Franchise.
By the committee oh onliiuiuces ami leg.
Islatlon suil on electric lights, telegraphs
And telephones:
Be It ordained liy tile mayor sml general
connell as follows:
1. That permission l>e, nnd the snme
hereby, granted to the Southern Bell Tele
phone and Telegraph t’ompany. Its sneces-
sors ami assigns, for a period of tblrty-
Speclal to The Georgian.
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 7.—Attention
of the Alabama railroad commission
has been called to the Increase In the
long distance telephone rates and the
f object will probably be taken up at tho
next meeting. It Is known that cbm-
plaint has been made to W. D. Nesbitt,
one of the members of tho commls
elon, and It Is said that the matter has
been reported to other members of tho
commission. The railroad commission
has supervision over long distance tel
ephone lines and express companies,
under the terms of a law enacted by
the legislature at Its recent session.
Under the terms of the order of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company, Issued some time ago, the
night rate was abolished September 1
during tho period of the telegraph
rtilke.
The only excuse offered by the tel#
phone company In Birmingham Is that
the night rate was taken advantage
of by so many that business was con
gested. It Is claimed that the compa
ny had more than It could do between
the hours of 6 and 8 o'clock In the
evening—two hours—and that the
raising of the rates would enable It to
adjust the volume of business.
It Is believed by many that the Ala
bama railroad commission will take ac
tion similar to tho commission of North
Carolina.
Wiesbaden, Sept. 7.—The annual con
ference of the Pan-Oerman League
opened today. The conference Intends
to urge an aggressive foreign policy, di
rected especially against America and
England.
The executive committee's-report de
ca Is trying to un
dermlne Germany’s Industries In South
America by exploiting Brasil's fear of
German peril. It adds that there Is
urgent need of energetic enterprise In
South America to prevent America
wiping out Germany's civilising Influ
ences. The rsport criticises the kaiser
as a weakling for not backing up his
words by deeds. The report says Ger
many has no confidence In the kaiser's
control. It urges a rapid Increase In
the navy and says Anglo-German en
mity can not be overcome by friendly
negotiations.
Build New Houses.
H. F. West, of A. J. West A Co., will
erect four handsome brick storehouses
In Marietta street near Bellwood ave
nue. The buildings will be two stories
In height and modem throughout. The
cost of construction Is not yet known
us the bids have not been opened.
ONE IN THREE
Every Third Person Poisoned by Coffee.
It Is difficult to make people believe
that coffee lajan absolute poison to at
least one person out of every three, but
people are slowly finding it out, al
though thousands of them suffer terri
bly before they discover the fact.
A New York hotel man says: "Each
time after drinking coffee I became
restless, nervous and excited, so that I
was unable to sit live minutes In one
place, was also Inclined to vomit and
suffered from loss of sleep, which got
»orse and worse,
“A lady said that perhaps coffee was
the cause of my trouble, and suggested
that I try Postum Food Coffee. I
laughed at the thought that coffee hurt
hie, but she Insisted so hard that I
finally had some Postum made. I have
been using It In place of coffee ever
"Inee, for I noticed that all my former
nervousness and Irritation dlsappear-
I began to sleep perfectly, and the
Postum tasted as good or better than
'he old coffee, so what was the use of
'ticking to a beverage that was ruin
Ing him?
"One day on an excursion up the
"intry I remarked to a young lady
"■lend on her greatly Improved appear-
■nce. she explained that some time
“Tor* she had quit using coffee and
iken Postum. She had gained a num-
er of pounds and her former palplta-
lon of the heart, humming In the ears,
reinbllng of the hands and legs and
ther disagreeable feelings had dlsap-
enred. She recommended me to quit
free and take Postum, and was very
"I'll surprised to find that 1 had al-
V made the change.
*he said her brother had also re-
‘great benefit from leaving off
>"«-• and taking on Postum Food C'of-
''There’s a Benson.'' Read "The
d to WclIvUlc.'' lu plcgi.
The Georgian Complies
With Real Purport of
Mr. Terrell’s Suggestion
„ „ , Atlanta, Ga.. Sept. 6. 1907.
Editor of The Georgian, City:
My Dear Friend—I have read your challenge to members of the city
council who voted for the Bell franchise, and hasten to inform you that I
can not accept the same for many reasons, two or three of which I wlir
furnish you, namely:
I have to work for a living.
It is altogether improbable that I could convince you that you are in
error.
Newspapers always have the last word in a controversy.
However, I challenge you to publish the franchise, word for word. In
black-faced type on your front page, and alongside of your arguments
against the same, so that the public may Judge for Itself whether your
arguments are founded on facts or on what you think are facts.
Very truly your friend,
W. H. TERRELL.
Councilman from the First Ward.
Some Arguments Against It.
The ordinance, as will be seen, grants
a 33-year franchise to the Southern
Bell Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany.
Section 7 is the one that most Inter
cf-ts the public. It Is this section which
stipulates what the city will get In con
slderatlon of the valuable grants mode,
and It Is here taken up. Item by Item.
No. 1. The Bell Telephone Company
shall pay to the city 1 per cent of Its
gross receipts during the life of the
franchise. The gross receipts for this
year, estimated, will be $400,000. One
per cent of this would be $4,000.
From this $4,000 It la stipulated ...
“a,” section 7, there shall be deducted
specific registration fees, business 11
cense*, all special taxes on poles and
conduits and the franchise tax. These
deductions will amount io $3,421, ac
cording to the figures of the Bell Com
pnny’s own officials. The city will get
$4,000 minus $3,421. or $579.
Richmond gets 3 per cent. Norfolk
gets 2 per cent. New Orleans gets
about $17,000 a year. It Is proposed
to give Atlanta $579.
No. 2. The company shall furnish one
cross arm on each pole and one duct
In all conduits. Section 1284 of tho
city code already provides that the
company MUST furnish this duct. The
city has tho free use of It now and will
continue to have It, without the aid of
this ordinance. Section 1291 provides
that the city may have tho right to
place fire alarm wires on all poles,
much for that.
No. 3. The company shall furnish
the city twenty-five free telephones.
The company has furnished twelve for
several years, and the competing com
puny has been furnishing twenty-five
almost since ihe day It began business
in Atlanta.
No. 4. The company shall give the
city 33 1-3 per cent discount on all oth
er telephones used by the city. Atlanta
now gets, and has been getting for sev.
eral years, tho same reduction as this
ordinance provides for the future, but
did not get It until the competing com
pany made such a low bid that it had
to be granted by the Bell In self-de
fense.
No. 5. The company shall furnish to
{he city telephones, consisting of tr&ns.
mltters and receivers, for the signal
boxes of the entire police and fire alarm
systems of the city. There are no tele,
phones in the fire alarm boxes, nor Is
there any place to put them, so this
proposition Is not only absurd but Im
possible. There' are 62 police signal
boxes, and Bell telephones are not used
in any of them. If they were, and a
new set were put in every two years,
which Is Inconceivable, the total cost
to the company would hardly exceed
$50 per annum.
Bolted down to its real substance, tho
city gets altogether just $579 a year—
the paltry 1 per cent with the reduc
tion of practically 7-8 of that, leaving
just 1-8 of 1 per cent.
Tho Georgian maintains that $579 a
yiar Is litlN more than nothing for
such a valuaJo franchise, and there
fore characterizes the ordlnipice passed
by council as a “franchise grab.’’
The Southern Bell’s old grants were
only for certain streets, while the new
one Is general and gives that corpora
tion absolute freedom In planting poles,
hying conduits and the like without
asking by-your-leave of anybody.
including poles, fixture,
ductorg upon, along and
for electrics] conductors, together with the
necessary man-holes, under the public roads,
streets and highways.of the city of Atlanta,
as its business from time to time require,
subject to the provisions, conditions uud
restrictions hereinafter mentloucd.
Provided, that no pole nor overhead elec
trical conductor, except distribution poles
and such electrical conductors as may be
‘ ed for local distribution In connection
said sub-ways, shall In* erected or
maintained In that section of said city of
Atlanta now designated, or which may be
designated from time to time as the "under
ground district,” or the inner district of the
“fire limits.”
2. That the work of erecting poles and
constructing sub-ways shall be done under
the supervision of the city electrician, or
the street committee, or such other person
or persons ns the city council may desig
nate. And the said Southern Jlell Telephone
nnd Telegraph Company shall replace and
properly relay nud keep In repair nuy part
of said sidewalk or street that may bo **
“ , ~~ _l d by reason “ “
of such pol
failure of company so to do
notice lu writing have bet
city to said company, the
such portion of the sldew
may have boon disturbed by said company,
and collect the cost ho Incurred from saltl
company. Upon notice In writing from the
city that a municipal Improvement, sewer
or water main or branch thereof Is to tic
constructed or repaired In such a manner
as will necessitate the relocation of Its
poles or conduits, or.other appurteunnecs
of said company, the company shall relo
cate the same at Its own expense so ns to
of recovered from aalu company.
3. No electric light or power wires shall
be placed in • said sub-ways, or struug upon
said poles, nor shall the wires, cables or
appurtenances of any kind of any person,
corporation or other company operating a
local telephone exchange In Atlanta he
placed lu said sub-ways or upon said poles
without tho consent of the Southern Hell
Telephone and Telegraph Compouy aud the
city of Atlanta.
4. Bald company shall nt all times tie
subject to tho city ordinances now in ex
istence or which may be hereafter passed
relative to the use of the public streets,
alleys and highways by telephone and tele
graph companies, and shall promptly place
underground any portion or Its overhead
system necessary to comply with any gen
eral ordinance enlarging ihe present under
ground district.
5. Said company shall Indemnify and aave
harmless the city of Atlanta ngnlnst all
claim for damages, whether to persous or
construction,
. .. . _ any poles, fix
tures. electrics! conductors, subways, man
holes. distributing poles, or other aiintlances
or appurtenances nuthorlxed by this ordl
nance, or by reason of any wrongful. Ille
gal or negligent act on the part of said
company or Its employees, or its failure
tp comply with any ordinance relative to
the use of the streets of said city. The
acceptance by said company of th!
nance shall be an agreement by it to pny
to the city of Atlanta any sum of money
for which tho city of Atlanta may become
liable from or by reason of any of tbe
above numed acts.
6. The acceptance of this ordinance by the
Routhern Bell > Telephone and Telegraph
franchises
ir any ordinance or
ordinances passed by the city council of
Atlanta, and shall concel any contract or
contracts heretofore entered Into between
said company and the city of Atlanta. The
telephone system of the said Routhern Hell
Telephone nnd Telegraph Company. Includ
ing poles, wires, fixtures and electrical con
ductors heretofore erected upon, along nud
over, and subways, together with man
holes, heretofore lab! down nnd constructed
under the public roads, streets, highways
aud alleys of the city of Atlanta, shall be
operated and maintained In tbe same man
nor as though the said telephone system
had been originally erected by the said
company under and in accordance with tho
terms and provisions of this ordinance, free
tho city of
7. That an me name, ijernimsmim.
lieges and grunta herein contained aro
made upon the express condition, terma
and considerations as follows, as well as
the other provisions of this ordinance:
(a) The company shnll pay, on or before
io first day or February of each year, be
ginning with the year 1908, Into the treas
ury of the city, nn amount equal to the
following percentage upon tbe gross amount
received by the company from the operation
nnd maintenance of the telephone and tel
egraph business within tbe couutv of I ni
ton or the city of Atlanta, as Its limits may
be hereafter extended aa aforesaid, to-wlt:
During the entire life of the franchise, lie-
ginning January 1. 1908, and ending Jan
uary 1. 1841, Inclusive, a sura equal to 1
per centum of the gross receipts of said
company for the preceding year, the gross
receipts of said company being the re
ceipts from business done and property
city of Atlanta as Its limits may be here
after extended, as aforesaid. The mayor
anil general council of the city shall have
tho right, nnd privileged. If they «o do.
sire, to appoint or provide for a commit
tee or board, to make au examination of the
books and records of the company, to aa-
certain the correct amount of Its gross
receipts, and to make report thereon to
the general council prior to hebrunry of
each year. The company shall, on or before
•»*- «... February of each year, ss
with the clerk of the ooun-i
dl of the city of Atlanta, a written state
ment of Its gross receipts, from all sources
within tho county of Fulton or the city of
Atlanta as Its limits may be hereafter ex-
tended ns aforesaid, .worn to by the of-
fleers of the oomnany. , .. ,
The statement and report obove provided
for. and the percentage collected thereon,
ehnll cover the calendar year—that Im from
SWARMING MOSQUITOE8
INVADE LOOKOUT.
Special to Tho Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 7.—For tho
first time within recollection awarmi
of mosquitoes have settled upon Look
out Mountain and the summer colony
there haa boon driven almost wild by
the pests. As files are few In number
and mosquitoes have never before been
known, very few of tho cottages on
tho mountain aro screened and the
mosqultoea gain an easy entrance.
DIXON'S REPRESENTATIVE
INTERFERES WITH PLAY,
Special to The Georgian.
Savannah, Ga, Sept. 7.—Tho Mabel
Paige Company waa billed to play the
"White Caps” at tho SaveCnnah Theater
Thursday night, but It did not. A rep.
roeentatlve of George H. Brennan, own.
er of Thomas Dixon's plays, who wa*
In Athens, stopped the production early
In the afternoon by a telegram from
that city.
Atlanta twenty-fire (25) free telephone sta
tion. connected with Its Atlanta exchange,
and furntab to said stations local eichsnge
telephone service wlthont sny coet • or
ebnrge of sny kind to said dty of Atlanta:
said twenty-five telephones to be located
In the public offices of the city of Atlanta,
bald company shsll furnish said city of
Atlanta with such other and additional ttle-
phone stations connected with Its Atlanta
exchange, and local exchange service, as It
require, st a discount of thirty-three
one-third 123 1-81 per cent from Its reg
ular schedule of rates. And said company
shall furnish to tbe city during tbe life of
this franchise the telephones, consisting or
transmitter! and receivers, for the signs
boxes of tbs entire police and firs alarm
telephone systems of the city, ss they now
exist or I
(d) I'rov —, ... .—
tension of the city Umtts. Ibis franchise
shall take tbe place of and supersede all
franchises In such territory so taken In,
claimed or owned by said company.
(e) Should the company dispose of any of
the rights and privileges granted by this
ordinance to any other company, firm
Individual doing a local telephone exchn
business In the city of Atlanta, or le—
’ the purpose of consolidation, or Is any
..^y consolidate or merge with or combine
with nny such company, firm or tndlvldnal
to raise prlees or to rontrol tbe rate for
telephone exenauge service In Atlanta, or
enter Into any agreement with any each
company, firm nr Individual looking to a
"community of interest," without toe con
sent nf the city of Atlanta, then In either
nf thesM events the mayor and city council
may declare the franchise void and may
revoke all rights ami privileges granted
hereunder.
8. Halil company shall file with the clerk
nf the council of tbe city nf Atlanta Its
written acceptance of this ordinance within
thirty days from date when It shall take
effect.
9. This ordinance shall lie In fore* from
and after the date of Its panuge for a pe
fire rind of thirty-three 1331 years. All ordl
DE MOCHA IS OI NEW STATE
OPPOSE “CARPET BA GGERS;”
INDIANS' FIRS7 POLITICS
COWETA, IN CREEK NATION, DECORATED FOR CONVENTION
Creek Indian politicians, candidates for county offices. These pho
tographs were taken especially for The Georgian by Claude B. Nealy, ataff
correspondent in Oklahoma and Indian territory.
WHAT SOME OF THE LEADING BUSI
NESS COLLEGES OF THE 0. S.
SAY ABOUT CHARTIER
SHORTHAND.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory in Heatec
Campaign For State and County
Offices.
Muscogee, 1. T., Sept. 7.—"Down with
the carpet bagger!"
This Is the battle cry of the Demo
crats In the present and the first po
litical campaign In the Indian and Ok
lahoma territories, which will come to
a close when the people vote for Joint
statehood ajid for state and county of
ficers on September 16.
t This campaign la one of the most re.
markable In the annals of the United
States, from the fact that the citizens
of the two territories are dealing with
situation somowhat similar to the
condition that existed In the South at
the close of the Civil War, In the
gloomy and desolate days of recon
struction, with the exception, of course,
of the more repulsive features. The
cry "Down with the carpet bagger
resounding through the two territories
with almost the same energy as It did
throughout the length and breadth of
the Southland.
And It Is this extraordinary feature
of this heated campaign that Is dally
gaining strength for tho Democrats and
will be largely responsible for a Dem
ocratic victory at the polls.
Those Individuals to whom the term
"carpet bagger” Is being npplled arc
the officeholders In the territories, pol
iticians picked from the Northern.
Eastern and middle Western states and
appointed by the president to fat of
fices In the territories. AU of the
Judgeships and practically all of the
offices of value and responsibility are
said to be held by "carpet baggers."
By CLAUDE NEALY.
As It Is expressed by the Democrats
"Total strangers shipped by the pres
Ident Into tho territories with a com
mission and a free pass In their pock
ets."
The Democrats feel that these of.
Acts should have been given to citizens
of the territories, and declare that the
Republican mode of dishing out the pie
was nothing more than a political move
to strengthen the party as much as
possible in other states. They argue
that the home people have boon treat
ed to a severe Jolt by tho Importation
of "foreigners” to govern them, and
nssert that now Is the golden opportu
nity for the people to turn and slap
back.
Their method of doing this Is to shoot
at the head of every "carpet bagger"
that bobs up for office under the new
regime of statehood. Practically all of
the presidential appointees arc nald to
be candidates for election to their pres
ent offices or soms other equally as
good, and this has caused the raising
of tho war whoop:
"Down with the carpet bagger!
Many Republicans are siding with
th6 Democrats on this Issue and It
looks like "easy money" for the Dem
ocrats.
Tho Indians aro very much Interested
In the campaign, their first taste of
politics, and are proving a strong fac
tor. Numbers of the redskins have ta
ken prominent parts In the various
county conventions.
COUNTY SCHOOLS
January l to Dumber 31 of tho year |»re-
ce<llns each February afora**l<l.
<b) The payment of the percentage on
crosg receipt*. o* provided for. ahull be lu
lieu of eiteclfic registration fee*. Imalneas
license* and all apodal taxee on polo* or
conduita. but any amoirot paid by wild com
pany to the account of the city betnuee of
tax on Its fronchlie under existing laws
hIuiU lw» each year deducted from tho
amount paid on account of the percentage
herein provided, but the payment of the
iierceutage on groa* receipt*, an above pro-
vlded. ahitll not reduce the amount to Im*
paid t>y the company on account of the ml
valorem tiixe#. under existing statutes, and
■hall not exclude charge* for the opening
of the street#, the repavemeiit or repairing
of game, aanltary Uxet. water chargeo. or
the like charges til of which thtll be paid
by the company In tbe Mine manner ns any
nther citizen I* required to pay therefor.
ir» In further consideration of the right*
and privilege# herein grunted, wild company
■hall, upon demand, provide one enma-nrm
on Urh pole, tnd shall provided apse® not
tn exceed one duct In *ald underground
intern for the u#e of the police and fire . ... __
alarm* -vstetn of the city of Atlanta: and native* or pnrtt of ordinance* In conflict
KdoiSpnn” .ball furuf.li lu said city uf with tbl. ordinance are hereby repented.
The schools of the county as well os
those of the city will begin on Monday
morning at 8:30 o'clock. The term
Just commencing will last for nine
months and every child In Fulton
county will have the opportunity of
nine months' free school privileges. Two
new schools—one of three and the
other with four rooms—have been built
during the lost few months, and sev-
eral hundred seats have been provided.
R Is hoped that this provision will re-
Move the crowded situation which has
been the case at two or three points In
the county, though the educational au-
thorltles are contemplating still fur-
thsr Improvements.
The teachers of the county met at
the office of Superintendent M. L. Brit
tain Saturday morning for directions
and normal work. Last term the
schools enrolled 6,466 pupils, and this
fall the number will go above 5,000.
There arc eighty-seven teachers In the
system and they are looking forward to
the most successful year tn their his
tory.
JUDGE FROM BENCH
DENOUNCES SWANSON
Parkavllle, Va„ Sept. 7.—Uxzel, the
negro editor, accused of leadership In
the recent riots at Onanenek amt Taa-
ley, on the eastern shore of Virginia,
when a hack carrying United States
mall waa fired Into from ambush, en
dangering the lives of two white men
and a white woman, waa placed on trial
yesterday for shooting and dangerous
ly wounding Garland E. Belote. a white
boy. Judge W. G. S. Blarkstone pro-
sided.
The feature of the trial was the ac
tion of Judge Blarkstone In denounc
ing Governor 8war£nn from the bench
for sending troops to Onancock with
out having been first requested to do
so by the authorities of the county of
Accomac.
It was the act of a spectacular gov
ernor, frequently given to spontaneous
combustion," said Judge Blarkstone.
"UNDERGROUND SPRING’’
WA8 ONLY LEAK IN MAIN.
Special to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 7.—Con
tractors on the new mllllon-dollar Hotel
Patten have been delayed by what was
considered for a long time an under
ground spring. To keep down the
water which was contantly rising In
the basement It was necessary to In
stall two steam pumps and these hnve
been kept going almost constantly.
Yesterday a workman accidentally dis
covered that the water was coming
from a leak In one of the city water
company's mains. It took only a short
time to get In a new section of pipe
nnd put a atop to the "underground
spring."
Bank Service
For All Classes
This hank is organized and
equipped to afford complete
banking facilities to all cIhssps
of depositors.
There is a separate, thorough
!y organized department for each
division nf hank gemot, and the
account of the wage-earner is as
cordially welcome, and receives
the snme pains-taking and con
siderate attention as that of the
capitalist or business mannger.
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O Clinton. Iowa, August 28, 1907. O
O Mr. J. O. IJagwell, Atlanta, Ga. 0
O Dear Sir—In answer to yours O
C df the 26th, we are pleased to In- O
O form you that our success with O
0 Chartler Shorthand has been very 0
0 satisfactory Indeed. We taught O
0 the .Munson and the Gregg for a O
O number of years, but have dls- 0
0 carded them entirely for the Char- O
0 tier and are getting results that O
0 we never supposed were possible. 0
0 We have found that students 0
O can do more In four months with O
0 Chartler than with any other ays- 0
0 tern in six.
Very truly yours,
0 CLINTON BUSINESS COLLEGE, O
0 By B. J. Hetlln. O
O 0
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0 Allentown, Pa., Sept. 5, 1907. O
0 Bagwell Business College, Atlanta, C
0 Ga. 0
0 Gentlemen — We introduced 0
O Chartler a little over a year ago. 0
0 trying It out alongside nf anoth- 0
O er leading system. Our experl- O
O ence, like all the other schools 0
0 that have tried It, Is that we have 0
O accomplished with It more in O
0 three months than we could here- O
0 tofore with any other system In 0
0 twice thst time. 0
O Very truly. O
0 THE AMERICAN COMMERCIAL :»
0 SCHOOL. <>
0 O. C. Dcrney, President. 0
0 O
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Bagwell Business College has the ex.
elusive right to teach the system In
this section. Those Interested In the
ludy of Shorthand should not be mis
led by what achools teaching old sys
tems say about Chnrtler Shorthand.
O Akron, Ohio, Sept. 4, 1907.
C The Bagwell Business College,
O Atlanta, Qa.
O Gentlemen—Replying to yours
0 of th-j 28th uit. We have been
C- teaching Chartler Shorthand since
0 January, 1906, and it has given
O us very satisfactory results. As
0 compared with many of the older
O systems, we know from experi-
r« ence that it Ih much more easily
0 learned, and that tile time required
0 Is from one-half to two-thirds of
0 that required of some of the older
O systems. It Ih a fact to be re-
0 gretted that there are unscrupu-
0 lous school proprietors who will
0 use almost any dishonorable meth-
0 od In order to Injure an opponent,
0 but th«lr efforts in thin direction,
O like chickens, usually “come home
0 to roost.” Chattier Shorthand
0 has our unqualified indorsement,
0 and you are at liberty to use this
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ALL SORTS AND CONDITIONS
OF MEN IN FEDERAL PRISON
The nlxth annual report of the
United States penitentiary has Ju»‘
been Indued by Warden William H
Moyer, and It Is one of the moat In
teresting Issued since the big institu
tion was built In Atlanta.
Tho report covers the fiscal year end
ing June 30, and with it In the booklet
are the reports of the other officials In
the prison. During the fiscal year
there were In confinement at the prison
858 prisoners. Of these 599 were white,
237 black and 22 were Indians.
Interesting statistics showing every
thing Imaginable about the prisoners
are given. Ae to religious belief, there
were 320 Bnptlsts, 193 Methodlste. 121
Catholics, 36 Fresbyterians. 33 of the
Christian church and 103 with no pref
erence. In addition tq. these, there are
others scattered about among nearly
every denomination. There were 8
Jews and 23 Episcopalians and I Chris
tian Scientist. There were even two
Dunkards.
The eentences the prieoners must
serve range from six months to life,
while some have sentences from 26 to
30 years. The crimes for which sen
tences were given are many and va
ried. There are three for murder on
the high sene, one for stealing on the
high seae, 66 for murder, 151 for coun
terfeiting, 25 for perjury and 86 for
violations of the revenue laws. There j
Is one for kidnaping. In all there are |
70 different crimes represented.
The prisoners represent natives of 36 ,
states and territories and 17 foreign .
countries.
There nre 107 trades and professions
represented. These range from artlsta 1
nnd attorneys and cowboys and cooks,:
to hankers and barbers and brokers, I
Farmers lead with 268, laborers coma
next with 169, while the next highest
number Is 21 for the postal clerks and :
20 for the merchants. There Is even !
one clairvoyant In the pen. also a phy
sician and several bartenders and sa- '
loon men, but these are small In num
ber.
Of the entire number In the pen 701
can read and write, 13 can read but
are unable to write, while 144 are Il
literate. Another piece of valuable In
formation Is that 209 use liquor and
tobacco, 40 liquor only, 234 tobacco
only, while 90 are temperate. The agea
of the prisoners range from 14 to 20 to
over 60 years.
There were only three deaths during
the year and five were transferred to
Insane asylums. Ons of the deaths
was that of Solomon Hotemo, the In
dian chief, who died on April 23 last.
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Casa Blanca, Sept. 7.—General.O
Drude, acceding to the enemy's O
request, received a Moorish deie- 0
gallon yesterday with the object O
of arranging peace. General Drude 0
gave the tribes until tomorrow to 0
surrender.
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Paris, Bept. 7.—France Is preparing
occupy Mazagan, Mogador, Safi'and
Rabat, and Spain Is planning a like
course for El Aralsh and Tetuan. Casa
Blanca and Tangier will be occupied
Jointly by France and Spain.
This action for the forceful pacifica
tion of Morocco, which Is taken with
the full knowledge and consent of all
powers signatory to the Algeclras con
vention, the terms of which are enlarg-
has been repeatedly predicted by
your correspondent and is merely a
forerunner for what may yet come.
The entire country will soon be con
trolled by the'French and Spanish.
PALL MALL GAZETTE
CALLS FOR ACTION
London, Sept. 7.—A demand for
prompt accounting from America for
mobbing Hindus In Bellingham, Wash.,
Is urged upon England by The Pall Mall
Gazette. British prestige In India, says
The Gaxette, will suffer If England
falls to protect her subjects abroad.
BEFORE THE COURT
TWO SCHOOL BOYS ARE
DROWNED IN POND.
Klieriil to The Georgian.
Sweetwater, Tenn.. Sept. 7.—John
McMahan, aged 7, son of Jeff McMa
han, and James Brewster, aged 12, two
school boys, were drowned In a pond
near here Thursday afternoon. Their
bodies were recovered late at night.
Reward ia Paid.
A reward of 3190 was paid by the
state Saturday to Policeman D. \V.
Jernlgan, of Savannah, for arresting
Nelson Sapp, wanted In Screven county
on a charge of murder.
New Rabbi Arrives.
Rabbi Gutterman, of New York, haa
arrived In Atlanta, and he will fill the
pulpit of the newly-formed congrega
tion, Shearlth Israel.
Rabbi Gutterman la a son-in-law of
Rabbi Horowitz, of New York, and Is
speaker of great force and ability.
Dr. Jacobs III.
Dr. Joe Jacobs Is at a private sani
tarium suffering with a bad cold. He
had Just returned from a two months'
stay In White Mountains whsn taken
ill.
j Special to The Georgian.
Griffin, Oa., Sept. 7.—The board of
commissioners of roads and revenue*
of Spalding county, of which Hon. R.
H. Drake Is chairman and Hons. A. W,
Gassstt and N. O. Barfield* associate
members, yesterday caused a sensation
by refusing to pay the operating ex
penses of the city court of Griffin,
which was In session four days this
week.
The expense of running the court ag
gregated about 1600, and payment of
the Jurors, bailiffs and wltnesse was re.
fused on the contention that the court.
Is not legally organised.
At the recent assembly a bill was'
passed providing that the offices ofi
judge and solicitor of the city courts
of Griffin be elected by the people In
i'lead of appointive by the governor as
heretofore, and that each recleve a sal
ary of 11,400 per annum.
The commissioners contend that the
act disqualifies Judge E. W. Hammond
and Solicitor W. H. Beck, whose terms
do not expire until January l, 1109, im
the grounds that no provisions were
made for their retention In the new act. :
Judge Hammond overruled the con
tention. He Is sustained by Governor
Hoke Smith and the Griffin bar. Chair
man Drake acting for the commission-,
ers, overruled this and on hla refusal
t.i pay the Jurors yesterday. Judge
Hammond promptly served each mem.
ber of the board to appear before htm
and show reason why they should no:
be dealt with for contempt of court.
It Is understood that Commission--
Barfield does not concur with the other
members of the board.
FIRE AT COPPER PLANT
CAUSES $50,000 L0S8.
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 7.—The sheet
copper plant of the Alabama Copp-i
Company, In North Montgomery, was
destroyed by fire at an early hour this
morning. The loss Is placed at 160,ueo.
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