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TILE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AM) J\’UYV».
iscary 3. iw
4Vlth «t»t® prohibition only a few
hours Old, two blind tigers Thursday
morning bit the dust.
The drat of the "tlgera" to fall was
lassoed by Detectives Lockhart' and
Roberta, when they bagged Gertruda
Henderaon. a negro woman living In
the rear of lit Pledmont-ave. Only a
few minutes after this case was dock-
•ted. Bicycle Policemen Peyton, Qalla-
her and Mashbum ushered Jesse Pon
der a negro, and his mother-in-law,
Lfssle Stovall, Into the police station
and locked them up on the same charge
of operating n "tiger.”
The prisoners will appear before Re
corder Broyles Thursday afternoon or
Friday morning.
Gertrude Henderson aroused the sus
picion of the detectives Wednesday
Jslght when she walked Into the de
tectives’ office In a drunken condition
and reported the loss of a watch. She
was asked where she got the liquor, but
refused to tell. In Investigating the
matter, Detectives Lockhart and Rob
erts learned that tho woman had been
selling liquor, and, on going to her
home Thursday morning, found eight
quarts of beor, three quarts of whisky
and two empty quart bottles. These
goods were confiscated. The officers
bars summoned four witnesses, who
are said to have bought booie from the
woman. She nsserts she gave the
1 liquor away, receiving no money for It.
The detectives also cleared the mys
tery of the missing watch by finding it
In the woman'* home.
I In the other case, Jesse Ponder Is
said to have approached a*whlte man
In Decatur-sL, who appeared badly In
need of a drink, and asked him If he
wanted to buy some whisky. The white
man Is said to have almost fallen over
the negro In his hurry to answer In the
affirmative, and the latter then escort-
ad him to his home tn Tolbert's alley,
near the police station. There, Llzale
* to vail is said to have sold the white
man a pint of whisky for <5. cents,
whisky that Ponder had bought for 30
cents a pint
After drlnklnr the booze, the whits
man became erased, and, going to his
home, Is said to have attacked his sis
ter. On being acquainted with this In
formation, Officers Peyton, Gallaher
end Mashbum arrested the negroes.
WANTED GOVERNOR
TO APP’INT HIM
A long, loose-jointed country boy
walked Into tho governor's reception
room Thursday morning. He stood
about awkwardly* for a while until
Private Secretary Hoyl asked him
what he dealred.
"I went 'er see the governor.", he
replied.
•'He ft ..busy now. What did you
want with him Z\'
"l want him to 'pint me a city
detective. I liearn he wanted a lot of
>m now that they can't sell llcker
eny mo’. I come down from the moun
tings to git ono of them jobs.'
!• "Why don’t you stay on the. farm.
He has no such jobs to give out."
"I wants a higher Job than plowin'
Bay, tha governor don't 'pint them
detactlrea? Guess 111 havo to hunt up
tha man what doea. You don't know
him, do yarT*
! Hs shamblsd out, looking anything
hat tha part of a sleuth.
CITY MARSHAL
' SUBMITS REPORT
n» report ef the dty marshal, Robert FI.
ItCsy, shews that 3191,811.16 was collected
by Ms department in 1307 as against tilt.
ULtt la ISOS, as tacraaas for 1907 of 9S.9C.43.
Tha till,*11.10 was collactad from tha fol
hnrlag sources: Tszes tl04.80S.4S. general
tmstaeee licenses t7.CSS.tt, dray and back
Hessset 1181.26, Insurance premiums. StsS.St,
permanent street paving tl08.lt, eldewnlk
eurblpg 9333.10, iewern t3.34t.lC, sidewalk re
pairs $63.92, miscellaneous tRt.tO, costa
lUt.M.K. Interest t2J40.K.
EPISCOPAL PULPIT
OPEN TO LAYMEN
SIMPLE MASS TO CELEBRATE
POPE PIUS’ SEMI-CENTENNIAL
Rome, Italy, Jen. 3,-Flfty years ego
Pope Hus, then pinin' Fntber Glnseppa, of
the Little Cbapel In Relse," sang hie first
mass to the poor folk of that congregation.
In Bt. Peters, as supreme head of the Cath
olic church on earth, he celebrated the
semi-centennial of that first mass with uo
more pomp or show of power than chsrac-
terised bis entrance Into the priesthood.
At the present ceremony 8t. Peters held
only the priests and cardinals and those
people of Home and outlying Italian towns
who came not to witness hut to worship.
Pope Pius would permit no gorgeous
preps rat ion for the festival. In keeping
with his well known desire for simplicity
he had decreed that the tunas celebrated hi
his honor should resemble ns far ns possl
Me the first of his career.
The pope did nht forget on this great oc
casion that before be became prince of the
church bis mother endured the utmost rrl-
vntkm that he might become a priest, Ills
reverence for her 7 memory Is'one of the
charms of his career. , , ,
The celebration ot the semi-centennial of
this event wl|i- continue throughout the
week, but by stipulation' of the pope him-
WATERWORKS EARNS
MORE IN PAST YEAR
Continued from Pago Ono.
to 35 per cent per annum. Such an
Inveatment would not bo overlooked or
delayed by any private company. All
of such Improvements and Investments
not only add to the comfort and con
venience of the public, but Is an onset
upon the investment, which Is .always
the property of the city.
Conetruetlon Department.
The following Is & summary of the
work done In the construction depart
ment: ,
Pipe laid during 1»07, high
pressure mains
Pipe laid during 1907, low
pressure mains
Miles. Feet.
8 3,134
1 1,485
Total 9 4
Pipe removed during 1907.. 7 1.
Of the low pressure mains laid, 5.620
feet was the 36-Inch main laid to Ca
seys Hill. The bulance. 1,135 feet, was
connections to coagulating and clear
water basins at No. 3 station.
Miles. Feet.
The total mileage of system
to date Is 183 4.014
The total mileage Decem
ber 31, 1908, was 175 2,144
The total new mains laid
07 was 7 1,870
Fire hydrants December 31.
1908 1,868
Fire hydrants set during 1907.... 110
Total 1,778
Fire hydrants removed 1907 86
Fire hydrants December 31,
1907
Valves In service December 31,
1906
Valves set during 1907
Total v.t.
Valves removed during 1907.. ..
.1,742
TotsI In service December 31,
1907
Hydraulic elevators In service
December 31, 1907..
Public stork drinking hydrants
December 31, 1907 31
Public drinking hydrants. De
cember 31. 1907 »0
Automatic sprinklers and fire
(services 110
Inches. Feet.
Artesian pipe still In serv
ice
Arlesian pipe still In serv
ice
Artesian pipe still In serv
ice
1452
1.308
8 10,940
‘ 13.680
Ntgi York, Jan. 3.—Clergymen of all
denominations and even laymen may
now discourse from Episcopalian pul
pits, provided the bishop of the diocese
approves. In accordance with the new
canon enacted at the general conven
tion at Richmond, which went Into ef
fect yesterday. •.
The Episcopalian clergyman Is not
•zpected, however, to ask any other
clergyman than one of his own denom
ination to assist In conducting the serv
ices.
MRS. DANIELS’ DEATH I
IS INVESTIGATED
If there were any doubts about the
circumstances surrounding the death ot
Mrs. Felix A. Daniels, who died at the
Grady Hospital Sunday, these doubts
were removed by an Investigation Just
concluded by Coroner Thompson. Mrs.
Daniels, who lived with her husband on
Ivy-st., went to the hospital after being
Id at home for a week. After another
week at the Grady Hospital she died,
inquiry from an Insurance comiiany,
having a policy on Mrs. Daniels’ life,
2*. •heir attorneys in Atlanta, Slaton &
cnllllps, resulted In Coroner Thompson
and others Interested looking Into the
C?**' 5l u ‘ h *e Investigation showed that
Mrs. Daniels' death was from natural
causes, the death certificate being
’kned by a Grady Hospital physician.
Mrs. Daniels was HI at her horns and
, ° week* ago It Is said she became
partially paralysed after taking n dose
£•. rn i£! c,B * received on a prescription,
one did not go to the hospital, however,
until a week after this, and she re
mained In the hospital a week .before
»ne died. The investigation convinced
Attorneys that everything was reg-
uisr, and the same opinion was held
by Coroner Thompson.
, Four Reported Murdered.
I Itteburg, Pa, Jan. 2.—A report has
reached the coroner here that four
"‘f, 1 , 11 hers of a family living ot Gray's
Mills, near here, have been fount! mur-
Total. 2 miles, 2,130.feet.
Improvements.
Contracts have beep let for a great
improvement In, (his department, to-
wlt:
A new coagulating basin has been
completed and put ' Into service at
Hemphill No. 2 station. This will be
of great assistance to the filters, as It
will add greatly to the capacity to
make clean and pure water.
A new clear water basin has also
been added at No. 2 Hemphill station.
The cost of tho coagulating and clear
water basins wss 128.737.80. This does
not Include piping connections and fit
tings which will be shown In detail In
general manager’s report. '
Contract has been let to the New
York Continental Jewell Filtration Co.
dor* a 4.000.000-gallon capacity filter
pliant, to be erected and In service
within the nezt three or four months.
The cost of this filter plant, not In
cluding buildings, foundations, etc.. Is
126,000.
We have also laid a new 86-Inch main
from Chattahoochee pumping station
No. I to the t«P of Caseys Hill, end
same has been connected with the old
30-inch main, which adds about ono-
thlrd more faculties for furnishing wa
ter to Hemphill station lake. A con
tract has also been let for the pur
chase of 38-Inch cast Iron pipe to com
plete the 36-Inch main from Caseys
Hill to the reservoir at No. 2 station.
When this main Is laid and completed
the city will have ample water for a
good many years to come.
Finish Reservoir.
1 want to further urge that the de
partment and clftr take up the queetlon
of completing the new reservoir and
connecting It up with the coagulating
system now in existence.
I desire to further recommend that
additional land be ‘ h *
Howell Mill road to facilitate this new
reservoir. I also wish lo further rec
ommend that land Be purclmse;! near
the coagulating basin sufficient to dou.
ble the present coagulating
this new system be connected *>*? with
the new renervolr, which It
complete the ayntem as It
The new 36-inch main should alno be
connected with the present la « ™a
the new reservoir In such a way an to
make all the water for b'dhlakesa tall-
able to coagulating basin and niters at
Hemphill -ration, so a. to guarantee the
full and complete finish of the system
h Tcontract'"ha- been made and sign.?
with the Wisconsin Engine Company,
of Corliss. Wls.. to build nnderectat
Hemphill pumping etaUon No. tone
26.000,968-gallon vertical triple expan
slon crank and fly-wheel pumping en
gine of self-contained type for the sum
of 9133,708 which Includes a hand
over traveling crane, valued at not
| P ess than $3,500. Under the contract
this engine Is to be erected and In op
eration by Marrh 1. 1»0». Under the
contract with the engine company the
vltv has agreed to have building and
foundation ready for (he reoeptlnn and
»n>rtlon of the engine by October 1.
*908, and we respectfully JHf*,.***;
restitution.
make the necessary appropriations to
enable the 'water board to erect and
have ready the building and founda
tion. and to make all necessary connec.
tlnns lo said pumping engine, as the
same Is a part of said contract with the
‘"Thif cost'of'ail Improvements herein
mentioned are to be paid f “ r f ^ > '^ i| th -, e
1350.000 bond liwue \ot«d on April 0,
tan? with the exception of the pump-
l'nx etjlne and accessories, which Is to
h? paid for on annual Installmente as
contained In eontract for the next three
’"The Improvements added by contract
In the year 1»07 are exactly the Im
provements that the board and the gen- -
era! manage: have been clamoring fpr sad Southwestern.
for the past four years or more.
In the purchase of lands for the
Increasing and completion of the new
reservoir. I am of the opinion that the
best procedure would be condemnation
proceedings, and the matter be taken
up at once to secure the additional land
needed for the new reservoir.
Recommendations.
I~ want to further urge that the lay
ing of 6-tnch pipe be dlscontltfiied ex
cept In the remote suburbs, and noth
ing smaller than 8-lnch be laid here
after, and that all of tho small pipe In
the center of the city be- removed and
replaced with larger and suitable sizes,
using the old displaced pip s In the re
mote suburbs, where water. Is so much
needed. > -'
I don’t believe that over 70 per cent
of the population of Atlanta le now
served with water, and there Is an In
creasing and. pressing demand for wa
ter mains In all directions of the city,
and the city should from Its general
Income appropriate sufficient sums
each year until the remaindlng 30 per
cent of the population Is served. The
growth of the city will lie Such that
you cannot proceed with this work too
rapidly, and when these suggestions
are further, carried nut your revenue
will lie Increased 30 to 50*per cent from
what It now Is. You have this year In
receipts from tho water department
nearly one hnlf million dollnrs.
Now, It will become the duty of the
mayor nnd general council to annually
set aside for Improvements and In
creasing the capacity of the water
works a considerable sum of money
that you may hereafter avoid a bond
Issue for these purposes.
The waterworks Is the property of
the people, nnd the revenue Is the re
ceipts from tho people, and It Is desired
In my opinion, from the masses of the
people, that this use of money be made
from the general Income.
Worth 38,000,000.
I Vent to estimate the value of the
waterworks at the present time. When
the work now contracted for Is com
pleted the valuation of the work. In my
544 ] opinion, will be $8,000,000, nnd will In
crease In value year by year as the city
59 grows and you Improve the system.
I wish to urge thnt these works nev
er be sold or leased to any Individual,
company or corporation, but he held
company or corporation, but be held
of Atlanta, and If these works should
ever be sold, It will be on account of
the mayor and general council falling
to keep them up to the necessities of
the public. This Is tha only possible
excuso that ever could he offered nnd
It should never arise.
Any failure upon the part of the
mayor and general council to carry out
these recommendations wilt leave the
entire responsibility upon them and the
public should hold them responsible
for Jt.
I want to further urge the purchase
of tho pipe yard on Hemphlll-ave,,
which Is now rented from Edward C.
Peters, which cannot long remain In
our hands unless purchased. This
should be done at once. It can now bo
bought at a reasonable figure, and will
enhance In value from year to year.
You should buy It now.
The board of water commissioners Is
a body of unselfish and patriotic cltl-
sens, who give their time without com
pensation, and have but the best Inter
ests of the city of Atlanta at heart, and
are faithful and efficient In their du
ties.
The department la very much In
need of more office space, and I would
ask the council to. furnish the depart
ment with larger and more convenient
quarters, on account of the growth It
has become a necessity.
8pecisl Inspector.
* You gave us the money to employ n
special Inspector, which has saved the
city In my Judgment the amount of hls
salary, and greatly convenlenced the
public.
It Is my pleasure to say a good word
for the employees of the water de
partment.
We have In General Manager Wood
wind a competent, efficient and careful
manager, and fills his position satis
factorily to the board.
We have tn our secretary, W, Z.
Smith, In my opinion, a man as well
qualified as any man In the city of At
lanta to fill the position he occupies.
We have In A. W. Collier, chief en
gineer No. 2 pumping station, a very
efficient official, who thoroughly un
derstnnds and attends to his duties.
We have lost J. A. Gramllng. late
chief engineer, No. 1 pumping station,
by death, who also was an efficient
and worthy official.
We have filled his place with C. W.
Reid, who Is an old employee, anil
thoroughly competent nnd a very care
ful man and giving perfect satisfaction.
We also have In our superintendent
of construction and distribution, Wil
liam 31. Rapp, a most excellent, experi
enced and efficient man.
We have In our bookkeeping depart
ment and clerical force a corps of com
petent, efficient and worthy men.
Our Inspectors and meter readers are
a corps ot competent and painstaking
men.
With this report I retire as a metn
her from the Eighth ward and presi
dent of the water board.
I have given to the public during my
terms the very best of service that I
have the ability to furnish, and I wish
to say further that In retiring from
the board, each and every member of
the board, as well as each and every
employee of the department has my
hearvy thanks for the services rendered
me while acting as president of the
board, and 1 bespeak for them the
hearty support of the good cltlsens,
and well know that they will carry for
ward the work that Is laid out to a
full and complete finish.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK P. RICE,
President Board of Wafer. Commis
sioners, City of Atlanta, Ga.
KILLED HIMSELF
ERNEST G. STEDMAN.
The millionaire real estate man
of New .York, who was crushed to
death beneath the wheels of a sub
way train. The motormtn says Mr,
Stedtnan deliberately jumped In
front of the train and. In connec
tion with the sulfide theory, it waa
known that he had business trou
bles and worried greatly. Rela
tives and friends, however, say he
did not commit suicide, but -was
seized with an attack of dizziness
and fell Into the train pit.
HITCHCOCK AND
CAPERS TO MOUNT
TAFT BAND WAGON
Washington. Jan. 2.—A long confer
ence held yesterday afternoon between
Frank Hitchcock, first assistant post
master general, and John O. Capers,
commissioner of Internal revenue, has
led t(V the repdrt that both hnve de
cided definitely to climb Into the Taft
band wagon. The Taft managers havo
been anxious to enlist their services
for the purpose of getting tho South as
fully Into line for tHe secretary of war
as possible.
MASSENGALEMEN
ENJOY MACON TRIP
St. Elmo Mossengale, president of
the Massengale Advertising Agency, has
Just returned from a trip to Macon
where he attended the eleventh annual
salesmen's convention of the McCaw
Manufacturing Company, of Macon.
One of the fentures of this notable
gathering was the address delivered by
Professor J. D. Kenyon, vice president
of the Sheldon’s School' of Salesman
ship.
Believing that Professor Kenyon's
address was certain to contain the: very
latest and most up-to-date suggestions
und practical methods regarding mod
ern business methods Mr. Massengale
took with him as his guests several of
the heads of the departments of the
agency to hoar this address. His high
est anticipations were more than real,
lied nnd the entire party were most en
thusiastic both regarding Professor
Kenyon's address and their reception at
the convention.
During their stay, the members of
the party were conducted thru the big
plant und met n number of the many
salesmen attending the convention.' In
Mr. Massengale’s party were General
Manager Davidson and the following
heads of departments: Gordon Mas-
sengale, Jeff R. Palmer, G. P. Haynes
and J. W. Smith.
Is predicted by a very modern
architect that the house of one targe
room, a small electric kitchen nttnehed
and an enormous Inclosed porch, with
facilities for outdoor sleeping, has como
to stay.
INHERITED ,$500,000
line between the Bristol branch of the
ftHtthero railway and Its main line running
to Asheville. X. C. „
The contractors have, resumed work on
ILav „ lllllr . , nr .... - the Hols too River railroad, s connecting
.The coroner has started an In- provements that thaboardandthe link between the HoeUierD and the Mrgtula
NEW RAILROAD
WILL BE BUILT
Knoxville. Tenn.. Jan. t—Ao extensive
tract ot ore land In eastern Tennessee ties
been secured by the United Staten Bteel
Corporation nnd n new railroad wilt be con-
THA W AND HIS COUNSEL
AGAIN. IN DISAGREEMENT
New York. Jan. 2.—There wan A ru
mor today that dissension had again
developed between Harry Thaw and his
counsel. Chief Counsel Littleton sttjl
continues In charge of the defense.’ The
report has It that Thaw has taken ex
ception to the actions of one of the
attorneys figuring In the previous trial
In an advisory capacity, and for a time
was the personnl counsel of Evelyn.
Considerable stress is laid on the fact
that Evelyn has ceased her dally vis
its to her husband. It Is stated In
Center-st. that she would visit Thaw
late this afternoon, nnd If she does It
will be her first coll since Sunday. Re
ports from the Tombs say Thaw has
•gain become morose and gloomy, nnd
It Is believed he nnd his wife are not
In complete uccord with the action of
sont« of the attorneys In the case. All
efforts to get a statement from Thaw
today failed.
Justice Dowling has summoned 300
special talesmen for examination for
Jury duty In the Thaw case. It Is
likely that the court will hold night
sessions until the Jury Is completed.
It was announced this morning that
Abe" Hummel, who .Is serving a term
on Blnckwells Island, has recovered his
health to such on extent that he will
be able to emne to New York and tes
tify against Harry Thaw.
SEABOARD IN
RECEIVERS’ HANDS
Continued from Page On#.
Idge, Jr.. Boston, Mass.; H. Davis War-
field, Baltimore, Md.: B. U\ Yoakum, H.
Cloy Pierce. New York; Ernest Thal-
mann. New York; H. Rleman Duval,
New York. N. Y.; C. Sidney Bhepard,
New Haven, N. Y.; George W. Watts,
Durham, N. C.; Norman B. Ream, Chi.
cago. 111.: W. A. Garrett, Norfolk, Va.;
James H. Dooley, Richmond, Va.; Y.
Van Denberg, New York; Townsend
Scott, Baltimore, Md„ and N. S. Mel-
drlm, New York.
HEARING HELD"ABOARD 1
SEABOARD PRIVATE CAR
Danville Va, Jon. 2.—It Is under
stood the hearing for the appointment
of tho receivers of the Seaboard was
held aboard a private car flying over
the rails to Richmond from this city.
As soon as Judge Pritchard arrived
here last night he was hurried aboard
the car and with counsel of the road,
bended by Samuel Untermeyer, nnd
whisked away. The car was filled with
attorneys and stenographers.
PLANS MADE LAST MARCH
TO EXTEND TIME ON LOAN
New York, Jan. 2.—It Is said that
last March the Seaboard Air Line ef
fected arrangements with the Conti
nental Trust Company of Baltimore,
and New York Trust Company, of this
city, to extend the 111,000,000 mortgage
Issue and collateral trust 5 per cent
bonds duo at that time to Muy, 1911.
The company has outstanding 323,-
896,000 of preferred stock nnd 937,000,-
000 of common stock. On June 30,
1906, the road had a funded debt of
363,000,000. .
It Is said there will be no default In
Interest of 5 per cent coupons due New
Yenr’e. 1 •
JUDGE PARDEE NAMES
THE SAME RECEIVERS
headquarters In the Engllsh-Amertean
building. At these headquarters are
several traveling passenger agents, and
the city ticket and passenger agent
Assistant General Freight Agent J.
A. Pride represents the freight depart
ment of the road, and Is the highest
official here In that line. Under his
charge Is a lurge force of solicitors and
clerks connected with the freight de
partment In Atlanta.
All during the money -stringency the
Seaboard has refrained from cutting
salaries or cutting down farces. Then,
too, the road has not entered Into liti
gation like seine other roads In an ef
fort to thwart the legislation lowering
freight and passenger rates. Whenever
orders along this lino were Issued or
laws passed, the policy of the Seaboard
has been to try these new rates, and
do the beat possible, and every effort
hns been made by the high officials to
get along amicably with state officials.
This Is the first time the Seaboard
has ever been In the hands of receivers,
altho It has been generally believed for
some time that the road was hard
pressed financially.
THREE PLAINTIFFS
ATTACK SEABOARD
Three attachments against the Sea
board Air Line railway amounting to
$35,774.38, were sued out before Justice
of the Peace Orr Thursday morning.
The plaintiffs were Mrs. Alma M. Lam
bert, whose attachment amounted to
825,000; Paul Hutchinson, $10,000, nnd
Carl Wolfshelmcr, $774.38.
Both the attachments ot Mrs. Lam
bert and Hutchinson were taken out to
secure suits for damages now pending
In the city court, while Wolfshelmer's
attachment was taken out to secure a
suit pending In the superior court. Do-
(malts In local banks were attached.
PROHIBITION CASE i
, NOT YET CLOSED
Attorneys Will Take Not
Further Steps Until
March Term. | .'
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MRS. LENA BOOELY.
She Inherited half a million dol
lars from the estate of the late Geo.
C. Taylor, New York. Her moth
er. Betsy Head, was u widow and a
great friend of Taylor more than
twenty years ago, :
Atlanta and Georgia figured Thurs
day in the receivership ot the Seaboard
Atr Line railway when an ancillary suit
was filed In the United States court
before Judge Don A. Pardee by King,
Spalding & Little, asking that receivers
he appointed with jurisdiction In Geor.
gla.
Acting on this petition, Judge Pardco
named the same receivers appointed by
Judge Pritchard—1L J-ancnster Wil
liams, of Richmond, and 8. Davies
Warfield, of Baltimore.
The papers filed In the United States
court in Atlanta Thursday Include a
petition of the Benbohrd Atr Line rail
way ngainst -the Uontlnental Trust
Company, of New York, asking for re
ceiver for tho road. This petition
states that the petitioner believes that
tho trust company will foreclose mort-
guges It holds In trust far bondholders
when Interest Is not paid, and In order
that this foreclosure mny not take place
nnd the system disrupted by n multi
tude ot suits and foreclosures sgslnat
railroad lines In the system, receivers
nre asked for. In addition to this there
1s the answer to this suit by the Con
tinental Trust Company, admitting that
the allegations mode by the Seaboard
are true and concurrlngin the petition
for receivers, so that the property mny
not be disrupted. Then there Is the
appenrance of the defendant filed, so
that the only, remaining steps forjudge
Pardee to take were to appoint the
receivers In his Jurisdiction who were
already appointed-toy Judge Vrltchard.
Orders similar to the onc'ln effect In
Georgin were directed sent to the clerks
of the United States courts, over which
Judge Pardee has Jurisdiction In Flor-,
Ida and Alabama, parts of the Seaboard
unnlng In these states.
All these ancillary suits were neces-
sury In order that the two receivers
named should have complete control of
the road In every state thru which It
runs.
The entire action may be summed up
the statement thnt tho Seaboard of-
Lluls. seeing that the road was In inch
. (tape financially that Interest on tho
bonds could not be made and that the
trust company would necessarily have
to foreclose, asked for receivers. If In
terest payment had been defaulted and
the trust company forced to foreclose,
the system operated by the Seaboard
would have been disrupted by suits
against separate lines operated by the
Seaboard. This would have been possi
ble for the reason that some of the
bonds nre mortgages on some roads
anil other bonds on others, guaranteed
by the Seaboard.
By taking the Initiative, the Seaboard
secured receivers for the entire sys
tem. the Uontlnental Trust Company
answering the suit and admitting the
allegations made by the Seaboard.
The order of the court Includes an
Injunction restraining any officer or
agent of the road from Interfering with
the recetvers In the discharge of their
duties, and places Ihe entire property
of the road Into their hands.
The petition of tho Seaboard Is a re
cital of financial disaster and figures
are given showing how the earnings of
Ihe road have decreased. It Is further
declared that the officials now find It
Impossible to borrow any money or sell
any of the road's securities, except on
impossible conditions.
SEABOARDOWNS
PROPERTY HERE
Altho the Seaboard uses the tracks of
the Nashville, Chattanooga and ' St.
Louts road In coming Into Atlanta, con
siderable property Is owned here hy the
company. The freight terminal used
by the Seaboard and Nashville, Chat
tanooga and St. Louis Is said to be
owned by the Seaboard, and In addition
to this the company has large shops at
the Seaboard yards beyond Howells
Station.
These shops are In charge of Master
Mechanic J, J. Hanlln, nnd are for the
Birmingham and . third divisions. A
large force of mechanics Is employed
here, and the shops ara modern and
thoroughly up-to-date.
The highest passenger official In At
lanta of the road is James J. Puller,
Judge Newman's denial of an Inter
locutory injunction In the petition
brought by Anderson, Felder, Rountree
& Wilson for Chattanooga and Cincin
nati brewers, to stop the effect of the
prohibition law, does not, as Is gener
ally believed, throw the case out of
court.
The matter now will come on for a
regular hearing. It will probably he
March er even later before the cue 1st
heard In regular order.
'We feel that our ground Is pretty
sure." said General C. L. Anderson,
'and that when the case Is argued on
its merits we will make. a showing
worth profound consideration.”
No further steps will be taken by,
the attorneys until tha petition Is final
ly disposed of before Judge Newman.
COUNT BONI AND
PRINCE DE SAGAN
MAY HAVE DUEL
Patio, Jan. 3.—A duel Is expected be
tween Count Bonl Do Castellans and
Prince DeSngan. The two ara cousins.
Bonl Is Mme. Gould's divorced hus
band. The prince has repeatedly been
reported no engaged to her. The pair
met by chance In Rue Chaffiot Gen
darmes separated them and hurried
them before the police oomralseary.
They were releued. Just how ' the
quarrel started Is unknown. ,
Brief News Notes
The total cost of all Teasels ef the
ney United States navy, whtoh have
been built since 1888, Including those
now under construction, hu been
$309,369,180.
Triplets, a boy and two girls, were '
born here last night to Mr. and Mrs.
N. H. Butterbaugh, of El Paso, Tex,
New Year’s night. The father fa e
railroad engineer. He will name his
son Roosevelt
While crossing the mountains with
government mall for Rocky Ben a
mining comp In Elmore' county. Geo.
McKenna was frozen to death.
It wns McKenna’s first trip u mall
carrier.
Negroes In Boston have sent out
coll for a meeting to be held In
Philadelphia. The meeting will be
political In nature.
Paymaster General Culver C. Smith,
who was retired from active service
yesterday when he reached the Hgr
limit will be succeeded by Col. Charles
H. Whipple, now assistant paymaster
general. - • . '
PRESIDENT LYNCH
" HAS OPPOSITION
FRANK HOFFMAN..
He spent 47 years In Sing Sing
prison, end, after being releases,
was token to New York. He be-
cutne frightened und bewildered by
the strange sights—the subway,
elevated mud, skyscrapers and oth
er modern things of a great city—
and begged to I* tnken buck to
prison, the only world he knew and
felt at home In.
POOLROOM MEN
WILL HELP HUGHES
KILL RACE GAME
New York, J ah. 2.—The pool room
IntereHtM in New York, backed by great
(Hjlitlral influent* It wqh learned today,
will aid Governor Hughes In hls fight
to stop betting at the race tracks In
New York and Incidentally kill the
game In New York utate. It Is a re
venge the pool room men have long
waited for, and such men an Peter
Do Lacy, “The” Allen and the Uegans
will spi-nd a fortune If necessary to aid
the administration.
BUILDING TRADES
1908 CONTRACTS ON
1907 WAGE BASIS
New York, Jan. 2.—Tho the em
ployers declare the 1908 building out
look Is bad, there will be no reduc
tion in wages of lubor In this class of
work, contracts having been closed al
ready for another year on the 1907
scale. Negotiations between employers
anil 28,5000 men are still pending. The
latter say they will submit to no re
duction.
13,000,COO TONS OF COLD
K IINED AT BIRMINGHAM,
am. Ala., Jen. 2.—Estimates
of the amount ot coal mined In this
state during tbs past year place the
ustatant general passenger agent, with quantity at about 13,000,000 tons.
New York, Jan. 2.—H. 8. Hudspeth,
'a member of the New Orleans Typo
graphical Union, linii announced hls
rundldacy for Ihe presidency of the In.'
ternatlonal Typographical Union. Pres
ident James L. Lynch la also a candi
date.
BIG LUMBER MILLS
RESUME OPERATIONS
Sperinl to The Georgian.
Jackson. Mies., Jsn. 2.—With ths bs-
K nnlng of the new year a large rum-
r of the 'lumber manufacturing
plants In south Mississippi hava re
sumed operations, after being wholly
or partly rinsed down for several
weeks, and others are preparing to do
so. On Friday a session of ths Mis
sissippi Pine Association, an organisa
tion embracing within Its membership
the leading manufacturers tn ths long-
leaf yellow pine district,-will be held
at Hattiesburg for ths purpose of dis
cussing the situation.
A goodly number of manufacturers
report that they are booking heavy or
ders st good prices, nnd ettn see no log.
Idsl reason why there should be a fur
ther curtailment of the output.
Judge Bennet Reelgne.
Governor Smith Thursday morning
received the resignation nr Judge w. H.
Bennet, Judge of tho'olty court of Quit-
men. Feeble health and advancing
yearn are given ns the reasons for re
linquishing the position. The resigna
tion is effective on January 15. . '
J,
Special to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan. 2.—C.
Stanley, a traveling aeronaut of l
rlnnatl, was arrested here this morn
ing on a charge of bigamy. It Is al
leged that. Stanley married Maggie
Pearsons, a 16-year-old lassie of. Me-
Mlnnsvllle, and brought her to this
city. The girl’s relatives claim Stan
ley has a living wife In Cincinnati.
Stanley was .arranging to make a
balloon ascension here. ,
Richmond, Va., Jan. 2.—Joseph IV.
Cates, who was at one time superin
tendent of the Southern district of the
Western Union Telegraph Company,
died at Manchester last night. During
the civil war Mr. Catea had charge of
the telegraph office at Manassas ami
transmitted President Jefferson Davis'
dispatch to General Joseph E. John
ston. at Winchester, ordering hint to
Join Beauregard at Manassas.
8oeiety to Meet.
The Fulton County Medical Society
will meet at 8 o'clock Thursday night
at the Carnegie Llbrarq. Important
business Is scheduled.
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Saddles were first used
eouestrlans In France tn th<
A. D.
George fitDspvtrr, tutor of the German
enil*»ri*r, fvlrltritfd bln «*lghilcth birthday
recent!/ it IlkflHd, hls birthplace. .V wrir*-.-
In n Iferlln paper MW tb»t. although th.*
vorlil know* little of tbe tnodeat man. he.
more than any other |* rtK. n . t- reaponalhta
for the development of tl»- «juailtic« in tb«
Gorman monarch which nuke him the ear*
»utll<; man that ha l*.
Profit* to the atate
monopoly In Franc* n
to IS0,000,000, a* co
100.000 in 1SIJ. tho
mopopoly.
from tin* tobacco
Mounted la»t year
ipared with $1, -
list year of th*
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