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mWm^m
the weather,
p,tn changing toanow; colder
-Friday clearing Friday. Tem-
Thursday (taken at A. K.
g£i£co/s store): 8 a, m.. 60
1® n. m.. 62 degrees; 12
degrees; 2 p. m., 61 de-
The Atlanta Georgian
“Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN’
AND NEWS
“Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN”
8P0T COTTON.
Atlanta, nominal; 15c. Liverpool, atPAdy;
8.05. New York, quiet; 14.80. Augusta,
quiet; 14%. Savannah, quiet; 14%. Nor
folk, steady: 15c. Galveston, quiet; 15c.
Mobile, nominal; 151-16.
VOL. Vin. NO. 169.
ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1910.
PRTffE In Atlanta, two CENTS.
JTitiAAtJU On Trains. FIVE CENTS.
HERE IS A MAP WHICH SHOWS HOW CITY’S
SEWERAGE SYSTEM WILL BE PERFECTED
TO HIT ATLANTA
fimperature Will Drop to 20
Degrees, Says the Weath
er Man.
SNOW IS EXPECTED;
RAIN AND SLEET, TOO
tforst Blizzard of the Year Is
Sweeping Toward Georgia.
Saturday Will Be a Rec
ord-Breaker.
The coldest wave that has hit Atlanta
Hi! winter arrives Thursday night.
All over the Eastern coast the tem
ttrtture has dropped rapidly. Th
wive is headed this way. Weather Ob
nrver VonHermann is authority (or
the statement that by Friday morning
tie temperature will have dropped to
|) degrees. . ...
At 11 o'clock Thursday morning the
thetfnnmeter registered 60 degrees. All
during the afternoon the mercury will
,, down. By Saturday morning, so
(r VonHermann says, the weather
sill be the coldest that Atlanta has had
thii vear. February 13 Is the coldest
by registered «o far. The thermome
ter showed a temperature of 16 degrees
then.
Along with the cold wave will be
mow and sleet. The rain will begin
during Thursday afternoon and by
night It will turn to snow.
Telegraph dispatches from the Texas
tout say that the weather there la
Continued on Last Page.
Hubbard Intimates Law Can
Not Put Them Out of
Business.
Washington, Feb. 17.—The first wit
ness before the house agricultural com.
mlttee today on the hearings on cotton
futures was S. T. Hubbard, former
president of the New York Cotton ex-
thange. sir. Hubbard made a conser
ve argument to show that the busi
ness of the cotton exchanges Is legttl
mate.
T am dumfounded," he said, "to see
government come forward with a
position that business must be done
hr a precedent, rather than under
conditions that arise from day to day.”
He said the cotton exchange I* not
seal to New York, hut represents every
ln the t'nlon, and Its branches ex-
t*M to the business marts of the world,
h Is not necessary.” he added, "that
«y bale of cotton should be weighed.
JJfpM and examined at every change
ownership.
This Is one of the rules of the ex-
lUge.
Th. South Is the seller and the ex-
<«ang. operates in Its Interest. Cot-
exported to Liverpool suffers In
<, that when the contract Is made
■* I* h not accepted In Liverpool at
Price made on this side, for the
Liverpool
change deducts for any
mage that may be done In transit.
. ‘elle-s lose this. Americans have
!,* ,r> buy nnd trade in anything
... Pt r<>rplf»n shins hut this ««-n« nr<i.
In clos'h
lard
jhg his argument, Mr. Hub-
togu n-t l ed . ,ha * lf ,h * exchanges
Fled I.?,. . business under the pro-
la it ’bey would find a way to
^•mtlmatlng that the business
m " arr ted on In Liverpool.
M- „ "“'’bsum's Argument.
Handeiv, ilbb! ”" <i "'»» followed by L.
Ibaiim, of New York, who said
tton broker and a member
1 ork Cotton exchange. He
h* Xe
to determine what
iv, t-r , b fi before the committee
A, co I, r object.
1 "am® *° ’be Burleson bill,” he
• lab.. ? n can bu >' »>• ‘he cotton
'* >. hilt Van ..a ■ a u aa
President Is Growing Worried
Over Slow Work on
Bills.
POSTAL SAVINGS BILL
DOOMED TO DEFEAT?
Taft Is Using Whip and Spur
on Senate Leaders to Get
Administration Meas
ures Thru.
Wsahington, Feb. 17.—Growing Im
patient and worried over congress’ fail
ure to enact adminletratlon measures
believed to be of urgent Importance for
party success. President Taft la hold
ing dally conferences with house and
senate leaders.
So far practically nothing has been
accomplished ln the way of redeeming
party pledges by passing administra
tive reform bills. Harassed by the
growing potency of th# Insurgent move
ment, and th# growing legislative scan
dais In New York, the president I:
using figurative whip and spur to force
congress to get down to business. If
the series of Interviews do not avail,
the president may use the scourge of
an Insistent message.
While the house Is busied with ap
proprlatlon bills, the president thinks
the senate should be working on re
form measures. It Is said the postal
savings-bank bill la in a hopeless snarl
Continued on Last Paga.
Politicians in Panic in New
York State Over Sweep
ing Investigation.
Albany, N. Y., Fab. 17.—Legislators,
politicians and lobbyists are In panic
today as the result of Governor Hughes'
appointment of a commission to lnves,
tlgate th# charges of graft In the pur
chase and sale of state forest pre
serves. Some of the best known men
In the state. It was declared today, will
be eubpenaed a a witnesses by Commis
sioners Roger Clark and E. Leroy Aua.
tin when the probing begins.
The belief ts growing constantly that
the wholesale Investigations planned as
a result of the hearing of Senator Coo
ler's charges against Senator Adds will
ast for several months.
Just who has been chiefly concerned
In the rumored sale of Adirondack and
other lands for trifling sums and their
repurchase by the state at Immensely
higher rates, ts a matter of much gos
sip. It was declared today, however,
that several Influential pecaoua had a!
ready met In conference for the pur
pose of lighting the Investigation aa
>est they can. and that the work of
the governor'# commission. will bring
on a hot struggle.
Effort on Part of Prominent
Citizens Does Not Change
Decision.
WRITES TO GEORGIAN,
DECLINING TO RUN
Quillian and Pomeroy Are Act
ive Candidates—Woodward
Says It’s Too Early to Be
gin Talking About It.
Despite the concerted effort on tho .
part of prominent Atlantans to Induce
Mayor Maddox to change hla decision
not to be a candidate for a second term,
aa published exclusively In The Geor
gian Wednesday afternoon, the mayor
Thursday morning reiterated his de
cision and declared poeitlvely that he
would not be a candidate under any
clrcumstancee.
Since the publication of the mayor'a
announcement Wednesday afternoon he
has been besieged by personal and tel
ephone calls from hls '"numerous
friends throughout the city, who urged
him to reconsider hls resolution, but
without success. The mayor declased
that hls mind had been made up after
mature deliberation and that he would
not reconsider.
Two Candidates in Race.
Following the positive announce^
This drawing, made for The Georgian by City Engineer Clayton, shows where the sewage disposal plants and <ht intercepting sowars to
connaet the present oewer terminals with tha disposal plants, wil! be located.
Fear an lea Gorge,
Port Deposit, Md„ Feb. 17.—For the
second time this winter Port Deposit
has fears of an Ice gorge. The river
and all Its branches and creeks north
of here are overflowing.
One of the most perfect and most
modem sewerage systems In the
world—
That Is what "Atlanta—The Half-
Million City” w ill have.
The bond ordinance provides that
11.360.000, or nearly one-half of the
total Issue, shall be used exclusively In
perfecting the sewerage system of the
city, one of the most vitally Important
matters which concerns the health of
any municipality.
The detailed expenditure which Is
proposed for this amount Is as follows:
Three disposal plants, for the puri
fication of sewage, to be located as fol
lows: One on Proctors creek, one on
Entrenchment creek and one on Orme
st. sewer branch, and on the several
tracts of land selected and on which
th# city has options.
Intercepting sewers of 48-Inch diam
eter. built from th# mouth of the pres
ent trunk sewers of Proctors creek.
Lloyd-st. and Orme.it., to their re
spective disposal plants.
Auxiliary intercepting setvers, such
as may be needed, with necessary
pumping stations, built to carry on thl
sewage of the city from the localities
now drained by the several trunk sew
ers Into the different disposal plants
these intercepting sewers being shown
on the maps prepared by the city en
gineer.
Auxiliary' sewer, for the purpose of
relieving the Lloyd-st. sewer at the
comer of Ormond-st. and Capitol-ave.,
Allce-sl. and Cenlral-ave., and Inter
vening points and polnta beyond Or
mond-st.
Lateral trunk sewers aa follows: East
of Ashby-st., from Carter to Bimpson-
: north of Kennedy and east of
Grlflln-sts.: south of Ponce DeLeon-
ave., Hlghland-ave. to creek; Thlr-
teenth-st., from Pledmont-ave.: from
Btephens-st. and Shelton-st. to trunk
sewer near Humphrlea-et.: from White-
at. to Louisville and Nashville railroad;
to relieve overflow corner Fifth and
Junlper-sta.; from East-ave. to Hlgh-
land-ave, branch (Alaaka-ave.); from
Cleburae-ave., south of Williams Mill
road, to creek; South De|ta-st., from
near comer of Wylie and Leggltts-
ave. southwest to South Boulevard
sewer branch; from Waldo-st., eouth
of Glennwood-ave., east to South Boule
vard branch; from Waldo-st, eouth of
Berne-st., east to branch; Woodward-
ave., from Formwalt-«t. to Wlndeor-at.
The map with this article was drawn
exclusively for The Georgian by City-
Engineer Clayton. It showe the exact
location of the proposed extension of
the eewer system and the location of
the three purification plants.
The bulk of the oond money Is to
be epent for taking care of the sewage
which le now being dumped on the out
skirts of the city and upon the prop
erty of citizens, which the courts have
held to be Illegal and from which the
city could be enjoined at any time.
There are In Atlanta ten large trunk
sewers emptying their filth and dis
ease-breeding germs upon the proper
ty owners adjacent thereto. Intercept
ing sewers, so called, are to be built
from the mouths of these ten trunk
sewers. The Intercepting sew*rs will
be extended a distance of four, five <;
six miles from the city, as the case may
be, and will empty Into the purification
plants.
These Intercepting sewers will carry
from the trunk sewers the "aludge" or
heavy matter that gives out the foul
odors which are found ap objectionable.
By a chemical prncesjpto be employed
In the purification or nitration plants,
this sewage will be purified so that It
will give forth no odor whatever.
Following me positive announcement
of Mayor Maddox. F. A. Quillian. chair
man of the bond commission, anrffeolo-
nel E. E. Pomeroy, mayor pro torrrand
alderman from the Fourth ward, are
actively In the race.
Both Mr. Quillian and Colonel Pom
eroy will Issue formal announcements
later, as they consider it a little early
at this time to make a formal state
ment.
The follow ing extract Is taken from a
letter from Mayor Maddox to The
Georgian Thursday morning:
“Tor fear you might fhls afternoon'
make my .decision more embarrassing
by 'urging me to make the race for
n\ayor, I wish to advise you that I de
cided some time ago not stand for re-
election and that I am unable to change
this decision."
Others Mentioned.
Althn several names have been men
tioned In connection with the race for
mayor only the two candidates men
tioned. so far as known, have definitely
decided to be In the race. Carlos Ma
son. chairman of the police commis
sion. and Captain James W. English,
president of the Fourth National bank,
have been mentioned In connection
Ith the race. Captain English was
mayor of Atlanta several years ago.
James G. Woodward, who was de
feated by Mayor Maddox In the last
election, stated to a representative of
The Georgian Thursday that he hat not
decided whether or not he will be a
candidate.
TILLMAN IS BETTER;
ILLNESS NOT SERIOUS
Washington, Feb. 17.—Senator Till
man. of South Carolina, who had a
fainting spell w hile ascending the cap
ital steps yesterday and who wee taken
home In what was thought to be a dan
gerous condition, today le reported to
he resting easily. Hls eon s^d that
while the senntor Is better, the proba
bility Is he will not be able to appear at
the senate for several days.
TWENTY MEN ENTOMBED;
SEVERAL MAY BE DEAD
Pittsburg, Feb. 17.—A special from
Dannkteburger. Pa., says an explosion
of dynamite In the Treverton Coal
Company mine today entombed 20
men. It le feared several have been
crushed to death. W
m\i
HONOR AMONG THIEVES?
YES, SAYS LONDON RED
Charlottesville, Two Miles Dis
tant, Gets Shed, So Rules
Railroad Commission.
, b “t he can not sell It.'
Ell",' 1 ’" h'm that — -
congress wishes
.jestlon. If It Is
- h .. the cotton exchanges to
y", *hou!d congress permit the
. ''nee exchan?* ap van-
E° ral ’or
’ork StLu' ‘“’‘change or the New
« . « exchange?
a ■ ' -venange?
K, 4h"|V!. 1 Oppoee Exchanges.
11 that ’ h f votton exchange Is le-
Krtry ill ha ! e .°7 cotton sold Is for
e , n „' a "l ” ml *ht not be
"“'t who 7 £• but ,h * on 'y
- — —oppo
se, -I-. fighting the cotton ex
its Ihlrn. 7 "P'nners. who are
' could km .1** a 'fuat. and If
* thsr.ii! the exchangee It would
trust ™ at ,he mercy of ,h *
Georgian:
Oa, Fab. 1».'
l>alda Is rletorious!
reside gets the depot and Charlettesrillo
gets the pletform and passenger shed.
This Is the relief of the railroad rommls
slon Just handed In on the momentous floes
Mon which wrought the popular# of those
two Georgia towns np to such s pltrh that
Urge delegations appeared before the com
mission to argue the respertlee good points
ami Importance of their respeetlre claims.
I'ralda and rhsrloltestllle are Just two
miles apart on the Georgia and Florida
railroad. Both are In Montgomery county.
Besides having other Important features,
rmldn has the postofflre from which the
rural route carrier Is e«ld to wend hls way
dally, slopping only In Charlottesville long
enough to deliver mall, proceeding thence
to other settlements -
But Charlottesville een make a noise and
did enuee such n hubbub over the loeetlon
of e station on the tleorgle nnd Florida that
the Georgia railroad commission, to reach
ituble decision In the me'ter. was
force.! * w eend two commissioners to the
Iccnlnr battle end theater of action to see
ere. lost what was whet.
with' their ewe eyee Jnst what
LrtldJ l *#er» ,1 ths*»fstj°n *ad agent.
Cb*rlQtt**vUIe ftt* t&e
Bj C. B. NEALY.
”J*m going to knock a bo* off tonight.”
To the nnwphibticttcd—which, in this in
fetancs, means the law-abiding, peaceable citi
ten. uninltinbd into the mysteries of crook
dom —this expression would mean nothing,
flhould he chsnco to verhear thia remark he
would give It no notiee. In all probability
ht would not ao much as avan volunteer a
glance at the person making it. To him. it
might mean that some one intended to knock
a bo* of erackers off of a counter.
But there (a on* man in Atlanta just at
present to whom this remark would appear
momentous, hhonld this man chance to over
h*sr it. he would instinctively prick up his
ears and In an instant his nerves would be
a tingle He would he curious to know
wher the "bo*” was situated, ha would at
once interest himself in the person who was
to “kopek tha bo* off.” would wonder
whether ha. would bv successful and would
•pacnlate—not aa to what tha "bos” con
tained, but how much.
Thu individual is a man rathar low in
atature, with red hair, red mustarhe and
a stubby growth of equally "sonny” beard,
and who, in conversation, scrutinises you
with a quick, penetrating eye. His dress I*
neat, but not «howv. Pacing
back and forth lestlissly in tha big cage in
tha east wing, fonttli flooi of tha Tower, thia
man fosms one of the most interasting pris
oners cot fined in the big prison in a long
biht.
He ia
an Englishman, but has bean
■bar e.t
Bed's prof»»ek». He knows the business
tha roughly. Thru bmu, hororr. Jug
LONDON RED.
the "box” has placed him behind prison
bars. On one occasion, beginning in 1903,
ha did* time for three rears and a half in
the Atlanta Federal penitentiary. His other
experience with tha stripes waa a term of
five years In tha state pen in Eddeviite, Ky.
He is now waiting to be baled before tha bar
of tha United States court, where ho will
enter a plea of guilty and return to tha Fad
eral prison for “knocking off tha boa” in
. Continued an Last Pm*. . .
Session Will Be Held in May
or’s Office Friday
at Noon.
For the purpose of discussing the ex
penditure of the 11,000.000 which will
be secured from the bond Issue. Chair
man F. A. Quillian has called a meet
ing of the bond commission for 12
o'clock Friday In the reception room of
the mayor at the city hall.
The commission will operate with
the various city boards and the council
In an advisory capacity and will make
suggestions aa to what portions of the
work contemplated under the bond Is
sue should be done first. After the
preliminary meeting of the commission
conferences will be held with the city
boards regarding the expenditure of
the funds which hare been apportioned
under, the bond ordinance to the de
partments of each.
The work of making the survey for
the lateral eewera waa delayed Thurs
day on account of the Inclement weath
er. but City Engineer Clayton elated
that it would be resumed at the flrat
opportunity. The water department
will also begin at once to arrange plana
for extending the water mains aa pro
vided tag in ifcp bond Issue. ,
African Prince Tries
To Bribe City Recorder
Waited on Corner Until Judge Broyles Appeared and Then
Offered Him $25 to Dismiss Case of Disorderly
Conduct Against Him.
An attempt waa made Wednesday to
bribe Recorder Broyles.
It waa not, however, the offer of a
million, a railroad lyatem, a block of
Standard Oil stock, or any of those
common things. Such ordinary Items
as these are merely meant for those
who perchance, once or twice a year,
have simply the authority of a sayao Irf
the making of some law.
But iudge Broyles, who has the right
the year round to-place a man In tha
Atlanta stockade, was offered a real
bribe. An effort waa made to buy him
for—
Twenty-five dollars.
And, while not a railroad president
nor perhaps a multi-millionaire, the
man who thua placed thia 826 value on
Atlanta's recorder Is a nobleman. He
Is the real African prince—Prince Ho
sanna. from savage South Africa—who
appeared Wednesday In police court to
answer a charge of disorderly conduct,
si stated In The Georgian of Wednea-
% le prince wae first arraigned at the
fegstna at court, but it de
veloped that another negro, who flgused
In the disturbance, had been cited to
appear at the afternoon court, and ao
the trial waa postponed until that time.
After leaving the court room In the
morning. Prince Hosanna learned
Judge Broyles' address, and, f^pg
there, waited on a nearby corner for
the recorder. Am the tatter w^r qg. bis
way home for lunch, he waa
by the dusky prince, who said—ll]
llsh:
"Judge, lf you'll Just dismiss my - aea
and fix It so I won't havs to appear In
court this afternoon. I'll give you 125.'
i of
leaving at once, to continue hla I
tour.
Knowing that the African noble
was not accustomed to the ways of this
country and did not realize that to of
fer a bribe Is sn Insult, the recorder
took no offense. He merely laMitfi
the prince that he would have to’s p-
pear In court and assured hint a fair
trial.
The prince waa In court at the ap
pointed hour and ns, fined 13.1“
