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VOL. XL NO. 35.
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MB'S
MEMORY
New Ruler Grants Amnesty and
Gives $500.000-to Charity
at Father’s Funeral.
POMP AND SPLENDOR IN
THREE-DAY CEREMONIES
Big Military Spectacle Amazes
the Foreign Representatives.
Soldiers Fill Tokio.
TOKIO. Sept. 13. —Announcement was
ma<b last night at the imperial palace
that Emperor Yoshihito ’had granted
amnesty to prisoners in all the jails
ami had donated $500,000 to charity in
r . cognition of th: memory of his fa
ther. Emperor Mutsuhito.
The greatest military display ever
s-rn In the streets of Tokio marked to
night the conclusion of today s final
ceremonies for Emperor Mutsuhito.
More than 75.000 infantrymen, cavai
r.i men and sailors either took an active
part in the cc'emonials or patrolled the
dieets to open up traffic, and prevent
congestion of the hundreds of thou
sands of persons who thronged all
thoroughfares of the city.
foreign government representatives,
us. ,1 to imposing, warlike displays in
the capital cities of empires, vfere as
tounded at the spectacle. Not only
v.ri thej surprised at the large num
hr: -of warriors, hut at the strict mar
tin. bearing and the exemplary disci
pline maintained.
In the harbor Wat vessels of tit'’
•mailer class flow their colors and
swept the shore line with their search
lights, while outside the five-mile lino
great battleships rode with hooded guns
and half-masted flags.
Soldiers Everywhere.
The barracks in the Mizi district, or
outer part of the city, were inadequate
to house the masses of soldiers on duty
and bivouacs were made in some of the
great parks in the Siro section, or the
Imperial citadel.
Among the regulars were many sol
die; s who had seen active service in
•Manchuria during the Russo-Japanese
war and these hardy troops were ob
jects of universal interest. Others had
beet, dawn from Korea because of
their fame or their appearance.
Patrol duty through the three sec
tions of the city were given brigades of
infantry, the part of the cavalry being
taken by Tokio’s superbly mounted po
lice Baron Yoshiro, mayor of the
city, co-operated with the military au
thm ities in policing th' streets. Be
s" • th' spacious lawns of the palace
was stretched a cordon of the imperial
bodyguard, the finest regiment in the
1 mplrc.
■'lilitarx passes necessary to ger
' the soldiers. In addition to the reg
ular t’oops of the army and navy the
■ ent was = t ji| further enhanced by the
weapons worn by some of the officers
of state or members of the imperial
household, who, as they passed to or
f’om the palace, bore modern swords
spears of bamboo patterned after
antique weapons. This was'a part of
'■he rites.
U. S. IS WILLING TO PAY
BIG FOR GOOD FARMERS
' sniculturists to direct farm manage-
1 r nt and field study will be chosen by the
nited States civil service commission
’ ■Ler 11. The salaries run as high as
"On p er year, and the applicants must
least thirty years of age and have
a degree of bachelor of arts.
Another examination will be given on
' he same date for a sanitary engineer
1 ’he bureau of animal industry. The
■•alarj is $2,000 per year and a degree of
I' helor of science is required, except
‘Oder certain conditions.
“MESSAGE FROM DEAD”
OF TITANIC ONLY HOAX
L'fNiiox, Sept. 13.—A “message from
' " dead,” picked up in a bottle off the
• ast of Ireland and supposed to be from
1 ••toker named Grimes, on the lost Tl
- was declared by the White Star
r ‘ p officials today to be a hoax. Offi
ais of the line said that there had been
stoker by the name of Grimes on the
-fated liner
“TOO HOT TO LIVE.” SAYS
MAN SAVED FROM RIVER
' HP AGO. Sept. 13.—Mike Belinsky,
years old a Russian laborer, at
•pterl to commit suicide by jumping
"ff the Rush street bridge into the Chi
'*>" river. When pulled out and re
'l','l, In- -aid he tried to commit sui
cide because it was "too hot to live."
The Atlanta Georgian
Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results.
——— ■ —-——
Divorced and Rewed,
He Pleads Guilty to
Bigamy: Name? Simp!
Alabaman Ignorant of Meaning
of Charge Is Sent to Pen.
Saved By Lawyer.
MONTGOMERY, ALA.. Sept. 13.
Simp Pike, a white man convicted and
sentenced in Cleburne county last
spring to serve two years fc»r bigamy,
owes his freedom to his zealous law
yer. who has unearthed the fact that
Pike got a-divorce from his first wife in
Texas several years ago
Pike, it is said, was so ignorant at
his trial that he pleaded guilty- to the
charge. It has since been established |
beyond doubt that the bonds of matri
mony with the first wife were dis
solved legally in Texas, and that Pike
had a perfect right to marry again.
Governor O’Neal immediately paroled
Pike.
COUNCIL TO BURL
GO-EO HIGH PLAN
Education Board Reverses Its!
Opinion of University School
Project on Stockade Site.
The chances are all against Mayor
Winn succeeding in carrying out his
plan tq move the stockade from the
Third ward, according to the attitude
of many city officials today.
The board of education unanimously
recommended to council that thefour
city high schools be sold and a univer
sity high school for boys and girls be
biult on the stockade site. The adop
tion of this would have necessitated an
immediate removal of the stockade
The opinion of the board of educa
tion virtually is reversed today. In re
sponse to a widespread opposition to
the new school plan, especially to a
girls high school in conjunction with
a boys on tire stockade property, some
of the member" of the board are deter
minedly opposed to the plan and the
others have lost their enthusiasm for it.
Indications today are that council #lll I
bury the recommendation of the board
of education for a university co-edu
cational high school in a pigeon hole of
the finance committee when it meets
Monday.
Citizens of the Third ward 1 have been
protesting that the stockade was a nui
sance and should be removed from the
residential section. Mayor Winn de
clared that one of the principal projects
of his administration would be to move
the stockade.
No Fund For New Stockade Seen.
The pressure for money for new high
schools during the next few years wili
make it exceedingly hard to get an ap
propriation for a new stockade.
Mayor Winn’s plan was to sell part
of the large stockade tract and use the
funds for a new stockade building. Rut
no effort has been made to take this
step during the two years in which a
new stockade has been an administra
tion policy.
Aiderman James E. Warren, chair
man of the council committee on
schools, said that while he at first fa
vored the university schotfl plan, it was
possible that he would oppose it when
it came to council. Walter H. Rich de
clared that he was unalterably opposed
to building the schools on the stocka’de
site. A. P. Morgan said that he had
changed bis mind and was now opposed
to it. Their reason was that the lo
cation was too far from the center 1 of
the city.
The others declared that the princi
pal reason for urging the building of
the new schools on this site was that
it was the only location available.
FIREMEN, TIRED
PULLING HOSE CART,
RESIGN IN A BODY
GADSDEN. ALA.. Sept. 13.—Dissat
isfied because the council would not
grant their request for a horse drawn
hose wagon, but wanted them to con
tinue to draw the hand hose reel, all
the members of the Attalla fire depart,
ment resigned in a body. The city
council of that place will meet Monday
night and try to effect some settlement
with the firemen. The council con
tends that ’the town is unable to sup
port a horse reel wagon.
HUNDRED WAYS TO COOK
SPUDS: FRICASSEE IS ONE
BOSTON. Sept 13— Mayor ,l'ltzgerald
says there are, one hundred ways to cook
potatoes and one is fricassee
DALTON SCHOOLS OVERCROWDED
DALTON. GA.. Sept. 13.—50 great
hate been the number of incoming pu
pils in the local public schools since
the opening, the school board has found
It necessary to equip two new rooms to
take care of the children, and has add
ed two new teachers to the force. The
matriculation is now well over 1.000.
, AUTO CRANK BREAKS ARM.
DALTON. GA.. Sept. 13.—While
erankitig an automobile Hardee Hill,
an employee of a local garage. had the
crank to kick backward and hi- arm
was broken above the wrist.
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1912.
REBELS' LEAD
POURS INTO
U.S.DESPITE
WARNING
Orozco’s Forces Attack Agua
Prieta From South Purposely
to Defy America.
-MUST BEAR CONSEQUENCE
FOR AIDING THE FEDERALS”
Serious Results Are Feared in
Douglas. Arizona, as Battle
Line Approaches.
DOUGLAS. ARIZ.." Sept. 13.—Rebels
-under command of Antonio Rojas to
day attacked Agua Prieta. The sol
diers marched on the city from the
south and when the firing started bul
lets began to fall on American terri
tory.
It is feared that ae the rebels ap
proach the town they will be .close
enough for the bullets to be dangerous
on the United States side. The rebels
being incensed at the t*nited States,
seem to be bending every effort to
make their bullets do as much damage
as possible on this side. It is believed
inevitably that the rain of rebel bul
lets will dn considerable damage, with
big probabilities of loss of life among
the townspeople.
A courier was dispatched late last
night warning the r-bels against firing
across the boundary. ,
Rebel Leader
Insolent in Reply.
It was not until this morning that an
ans\ver was received. Couched in iu_-
soient terms, evidently intended to
sting the Americans into armed pro
test. Rojas declared that If the Ameri
can government chose to aid the fed
eral troops they must take the conse
quences.
The rebels with a far superior force,
moved up during the night closer to
the little Mexican border town. Their
main army is to the southward of Agua
Prieta. the position 'having been shifted
slightly so lhAt their Are is trained
directly on Douglas.
The garrison of Agua Prieta. having
heeded the warning of the American
troopers, guarding the border, shifted
their two machine guns to the east edge
of the village, and made preparations to
defend against an attack from the cast.
American troopers were sent out
earlier than usual today for border pa
trol. The commander here believes the
rebels will attack today before Mexi
can federal reserves being brought
through the United States can reach
here, it is believed also that the rebels
in today’s fight will show unusual reck
lessness in causing damage on the
American side purposely striving to
cause'* intervention by the United
States.
ATLANTA HOOKWORM
SPECIALIST TREATING
SUFFERERS
BAXLEY. GA.. Sept. 13. —Dr. Jacobs,
of Atlanta, with an assistant, has been
In Appling county ten days operating
dispensaries for the,free treatment of
hookworm. The doctors are under the
guidance of the state board of health,
and have treated a great many pa
tients at Surrency. Graham, Baxley,
Medders and Alma in the past few days.
The doctors will remain in the coun
ty until the latter part of September.
From every section of the county pa
tients are being brought daily to their
meetings.
ELOPERS WED IN IRON
VAULT IN COURT HOUSE
JEFFERSONVILLE, IND., Sept. 13.’—
Seeking a place-where the wedding cere
mony would not be overhead. Thomas F.
Dawson, deputy clerk of the United States
supreme court at Washington, and Miss
Grace M. Stewart, of Paducah, were mar
ried in the iron record vault by Magis
trate Ogden.
The couple bad eloped from Paducah,
the home of the bride, and, fearing that
angry parents might interfere, the couple
land justice went in the vault and closed
the door.
RICH MRS. SAGE GIVES
$50,000 TO SYRACUSE
SYRACUSE, N. Y.. Sept. 13. —Chan-
cellor James R. Day has announced
that Mrs. Russell Sage has given Syra
cuse university through him $50,000 for
its agricultural school in memory of her
father, the late Joseph Slocum. Mr.
Slocum lysw interested in the study of
agricultural methods both in this coun
try and in Europe.
In Picking Wife, Look
At Her Teeth: They're
Sure Character Signs
• -
Dental Expert Says Girls With
Pink-Tinted Molars Make
Best Matrons.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 13.—"Sitls
with pink-tinted teeth have a loving
disposition and will make good wives."
declared Dr. Jacob S. Wells, a dentist
,of Fargo. N. Dak., who Is here attend
ing the national dentists convention.
"Young men would do well if they
, would have their sweethearts’ teeth
j examined beffo e marrying them. Those
girls who have dull, chalky teeth are
not prone to love and will not. as a
general rule, make good wives.
"Girls of w ifely inclinations have th"
pink tint just below the gums It can
be readily seen if one will look closely.
I The color is in the enamel and Is not,
las some dentists state, an overhanging
of the gums.
"It would seem that the best course
[ for a young man to pursue when he
has doubts about the sincerity of his
sweetheart is to have a dentist examine
her teeth. I know one young man who
did this and he found that his sweet
heart had chalky teeth and she loved
him for his money
"These are scientific facts No on
doubts that the disposition of a person
can be determined by the formation of
their teeth. It is as sure a means of
determining a person’s disposition as is
phrenology . If you see a person with
square, white, clear teeth, the chances
are he or she will have a st'ong char
acter and will come to distinction in
' world."
PSYCHOLOGIST TRIES
TO EVOLVE MISSING
LINK FROM BABY APE
BALTIMORE. MD.. Sept. 13.—1 n an
effort to evolve a baby monkey into
the missing link between the ape tribe
and the human rave. Dr. John B. Wat
son. director of the psychological lab
oratory of Johns Hopkins university,
is the moving spirit, and it is under his
direction that all the experiments are
being made.
Before the baby ape drew his first
breath of life in the laboratory nearly
two months ago his patents had been
watched for months. They were intel,
ligent apes, and were naturally pre
sumed to be tbe proper parents of a
probably more intelligent offspring. But
the baby Is being trained in hqman
ways and soon, when it is feasible
to take him from the care of his moth,
er. it is planned to make his schooling
still more elaborate.
If it is found that the babe can be
t’aught to do things humanlike, every
effort will be put forth to develop his
mind along lines that will fairly test
his mental capacity to assimilate hu
man knowledge.
DEFEATED CANDIDATE
REFUSES TO DECLARE
CAMPAIGN EXPENSES
AUGUSTA. GA.. Sept. 13.—1 t cost the
various candidates for state and county
offices $12,000 in Richmond county. All
of the candidates except three filed their
expense accounts with the.clerk of the
superior court within twenty days after
the primary, as is required by law
T. W. Pilcher, defeated candidate, for
clerk of court, was one of the candidates
who refused to file an expense account.
He gives as his reason that the white
primary was not conducted fairly and
that official ballots, which were supposed
to be obtained only in the private booths,
were all over the city and that many bal
lots were marked before the voters went
into the booths.
Joe Watkins, defeated for solicitor of
the city court, spent $1,200. while I. S.
Peeples, Jr., defeated for solicitor general
of the Augusta circuit, spent . $1,195.25.
Congressman Hardwick spent SIOOO in this
county. Candidates for the legislature
also expended considerable sums of mon
ey and the successful candidates. Messrs.
Samuel L. Oljve, C. A. Piquet and Samuel
F. Garlington, spent about S4OO each.
ATLANTA FINANCIER
HONORED BY BANKERS
AT NATIONAL MEETING
John K. Ottley, vice president of the
Fourth National bank, is today vice
president of the clearing house section
of the American Bankers association,
following an election of these officers
yesterday at the Detroit convention.
Mr. Ottley has been prominently con-'
nected with the association before, as
he has twice been a member of the
executive board of this section, and
has once served as chairman of this
board.
In company with a large party of
Southern bankers, Mr. Ottley attended
the convention and he delivered the
principal address at the first meeting of
the clearing house section and pre
sided at the discussion w hich followed.
Mrs. Ottley and Miss Passie May ott
ley accompanied him to Detroit.
SAYS WOMAN HE WED
SNARED HIM BY FRAUD
NEW YORK. Sept. 13.—Complaining
that his wife who. is now in an insane
asylum at Middletown got him to mar
r> hrr through fraud, Alfred Kopetre is
asking for a divorce.
SUFFRAGETTES LIKENED
TO SAVAGES BY CHURCHILL
LONDON. Sept 13. Winston <’hutchill,
first lord of the admiralty, denounced
th* cffiirtH of the Huffragettes to break up
hi* meeting here as “women’s uncivilised
antics. ’’
Today Is Friday
the Thirteenth
Here s that hoodoo <ia,v afjain. ' \
It s Friday, the Thirteenth. An
unlucky day to start anything
you can't finish. L it'*
The best way to beat it is to get a rab
bit's foot, collect nine four-leaved clovers
to be worn next Ihe heart, put your shirt KSyCSjsy* ))
on inside out. and then lock the door and
stay in bed all day. And even then the
plastering might fall on you. jKwcSSm'wJ
Friday falls on the Thirteenth regularly
every now anil then. It was made famous
by Tom Lawson, and has ranked as a first- IWm'A
class jinx ever since. Children born on
that da.\ are liable to whooping cough,
measles, tumbles down stairs and th*at
hungry feeling seven times a day. Adults 11 11
born on this date previous to 1823 find it II
difficult to play tennis mon? than two hours
at a time. '
Women whose birthday occured on this combination of day
and date are iond of fall hats, new tailored suits and automo
biles. It is considered a bad da.\ on which to bet a short flush
agaist a king lull, and a wager on the Atlanta team put down
on this date is classed as an extra hazardous risk.
LOOK OUT FOR THIS OLD MAN TODAY.
DENIESONHE
SLEW COUNTESS
Attorney Gibson Tries to ‘Force
Hand’ of Prosecution—Will
Not Conduct Own Case.
MIDDLETOWN. N Y. Sept. 13.
Calmly yeiveiating Ids innocence of the
murder of Countess Rosa’ Menechlk
Szabo, Attorney Burton W. Glbsoq de
clared today that he Intended to "fdree
the hand" of the state and compel Dis
trict Attorney Rogers to show at once
what evidence he has that the lawyer
killed his woman client.
At the same time Gibson admitted
his realization that he Is fn a serious
predicament and declared that he had
decided to engage another lawyer to
def-.nd him. He at first planned to con
duct his own case.
A line of defense that had been con
structed by overzealous reporters was
shattered as soon as Gibson saw the
morning papers. They had credited to
Gibson statements that the dead wom
an was not the Countess Sfcabo, whose
relatives in Aust to-Hungary bad asked
for an investigation into the woman's
death, but that she was actually a
"Mrs. Ritte ." the name under which
the coun’ess had lived for some time
prior to her death.
Admits She Was Countess.
Gibson stated that as far as he knew
the dead woman was the Countess
Szabo and related to the family in Eu
rope. He said that as far as he knew
Mrs. {fitter and the Countess Szabo
wore one and the same person, but be
cause of the fact that the woman had
gone under the name of Ritter he had
secu ed a burial permit for her body
under the name of Ritter.
Gibson awoke in his cell shortly after
ii o'clock this morning He spent a
restful night At 8 o’clock he was
taken to the Hotel Brown for breakfast.
He still retained the same calm, cheer
ful attitude that has characterized his
actions from the first.
Gibson’s first act after he had dressed
was to send a telegram to his wife tell
ing her that he had spent a good night,
urging her to be of good cheer and tell
ing her to kiss their little girl for him.
Insists Mother Lives.
The accused lawyer still insists that
the mother of the dead woman is still
alive: that she is living in New York,
and that at the proper time he will
produce her. He said that following
the death of the countess he searched
New York, finally locating Petronelia
Menschik, whom he claims Is the moth
er of the dead countess. Austro-Hun
garv authorities claim that the coun
tess’ mother died more than two years
ago and that the Petronelia Menschik
whom Gibson claims is Hie mother Is a
fraud.
Gibson's indictment on a murder
charge wilt hot take place until next
month, as the county grand jury does
not meet until October. The evidence
on which the grand jury expects to in
dict has not been made public, but it i»
believed that testimony of Dr. Otto
Schultze, coroner's physician, will be
the ground for the indictment. It was
Dr. Schultze’s findings that disproved
the drowning theory and alleged that
strangulation was employed in the kill
ing of the woman
PREACHER NOT A GOOD
“MIXER” HAS TO RESIGN
F*ATKKBON, N J . Sept. 13 Because
hr not a genial handshaker and
“mixer,” the Rev. J A Belanger,
thie city, has hern ohlfged t<» resign ms
jastor of the Auburn Kireet Congrega
tional church
BIG RECEPTION
for imoo
Hoke Smith Among Those* Who
Will Welcome the Returning
Tabernacle Pastor.
i
Senator Hoke Smith will preside at a
big reepption tonight to mark the re
turn of Dr. Robert Stuart MacArthur,
pastor of the Baptist Tabernacle.
The famous minister returns today
from a "vacation" in the North to take
up the permanent pastorate of the Tab
ernacle, settling a row which threat
ened to split the big church some
months ago. One of the biggest, dem
onstrations ever given a divine in this
city is planned to mark his home
coming.
Governor Brown, it was said at the
same time, would be among the nota
bles on the platform, but he Is out of
town.
Governor-elect John M. Slaton is also
announced as .one of those to be on the
platform and will probably attend it
he can get away' In time from the
Credit Men whom he is scheduled to
address.
Dr. MacArthur will be welcomed with
a deluge of oratory from both men and
women. Twenty-four speakers, repre
senting both the church and state,
have been chosen to extend to Dr. Mac-
Arthur genuine heartfelt greetings and
to tell him that 4he people of the whole
city of Atlanta are glad that he is back
again in their midst to resume his la
bors of love and Christianity.
This lengthy program, however, does
not mean that the welcome exercises
will be unusually long, as the speak
ers will nil be limited to two or three
minutes. Following the addresses of
welcome. Dr. MacArthur will respond.
United States Senator Hoke Smith
will preside as master of ceremonies.
The other speakers are Governor-elect
John Mt Slaton. Judge John S. Candler.
.1. R. Smith, John Alexander, W. S.
Witham. Robert A. Broyles, Dr. John
W Daniel, Dr. John F. Purser, Dr John
E. White, Dr. ('. A. Ridley, Dr. S. R.
Belk. Dr. ('. R. Wilmer. Dr. A. T.
Spalding. Rev. E. H. Peacock, Dr. J. \\.
Millard, Dr. A. R. Holderby, C. W.
Hatcher. Dr. William T. Jones, Mrs.
George T. Peacock. Miss J. C. Presley,
Miss Martha Hartls and Mrs. Calla
han.
The addresses will be fnters|»ersed
with special music by the Tabernacle
choir, under direction of Professor A.
C. Boatman.
The committee in charge of arrange
ments is planning to make the occa
sion one of the greatest of its kind ever
known in the South.
JURY RULES IT IS NO
CRIME TO GIVEAWAY
WHISKY IN MACON
MACON, GA.. Sept. 13.—1 tis no
crime to give liquor away In Macon.
A jury which tried Alex Nicholas on
the charge of violating the prohibition
law found him not guilt). A police
man testified tliaf ho saw the defend
ant take a quart of whisky out of an
ice cream churn at Ids place of busi
ness and give a man a drink. Both
Nicholas and tl/c man testified that
the liquor was a eourtesj between
friends and the jury believed them.
James Bass, a proprietor of a saloon
a few doors from the police bid racks,
pleaded guilty to selling liquor and ho
was rtned s7s<i or twelve months in
Jail. He paid the flue.
EXTRAi
2 CENTS EVERYWHERE
IRKWHIGHT
BERK 10
MUKENEW
LIGHTBID
Rate War in Macon Nothing
Less Than Cutthroat Game,
He Declares. ,
I j j
CALLS PRESENT RATES
LOW AND REASONABLE
Chambers Favors Accepting
Submitted Offer if There Is
No Sign’of Competition. /
Preston Arkwright, president of the
Georgia Railway and Power Company,
declared today that the low bid sub
mitted in Macon for street lighting was
due to a “cut throat” war between two
electric companies. He said he would
not submit any new bid for Atlanta's
street lighting.
Holding up the bld of the Georgia
Railway and P6wer Company for At
lanta’s new contract for street lighting
which has been approved by the elec
tric lights committee of council, City
Electrician Turner declared today that
council should not accept the contract.
He said that Atlanta should have as
low rates as Macon, and that he would
endeavor to get council to ask for z new
bids at its next meeting.
He said he would go to Macon to
morrow and investigate conditions and
rates there.
Found 1912 Bids
Low and Reasonable.
Here is Mr. Arkwright’s statement:
In March. 1912, the city of At
lanta advertised -for bids for fur
nishing street lights. Pursuant to
this advertisement Georgia Railway
and Power Company submitted a
seal bid on April 3, 1912, at the fol
lowing prices:
7 1-2 Ampere 480-watt arc lamps.
$55 per annum.
100-watt 80-c. p. Tungsten lamps,
$22 per annum.
White Way posts, containing five
100-watt 80-c. p. Tungsten, lamps
each, at the rate of S3O per White
Way post per annum.
At the request of the city coun
cil, additional blds were made on
June 10 and June 13 for other forms
of electric lights. The question of
prices for street lighting was thor
oughly investigated by the city
council and its committee, and in
June the bids were considered by
the committee on electric lights.
This committee asked for some
modifications in the interest of the
city, which were granted by the
company, and the proposition of
th" company as modified on re
quest of the committee was unani
mously accented bv the committee.
After Investigating the prices
charged in various other cities of
the United States, the city officials
and the members of the committee
generally conceded that the price!
offered by this company were rea
sonable and low.
Cut-Throat War
On In Macon.
In the city of Macon there is a
cut-throat late war between two
( ompanies. Each company is try
ing to run the other out of the
field, or to force the stronger com
pany to buy but tlic weaker one.
As is always the case in situations
of this kind, the prices for-electric
lights during the temporary period
of the tight between the two com
panies are made without regard to
cost.
The prices quoted for Macon are
less than the actual operating cost
of furnishing service. These prices
are made for the avowed purpose
of running the other company out
of business. It is exactly the same
practice as is ascribed to the
Standard Oil I’ompany. For illus
tration, when an independent com
pany entered the field, the Stand
ard would cut their own prices so
low that the independent company
couldn't meet them until the inde
pendent company had been forced
into bankruptcy, then the price of
oil would gif up not only to what it
was before, but sufficiently higher
to cover the expense of the fight.
So it is in Macon: the prices quot
ed are only temporary, and when
the fight is over they will be high
er than they would have been if
there had been no fight at all.
Such a Course
Would Be in Bad Faith.
It i.s ridiculous to suggest that
because of these temporary condi
tions in Macon tiiai tile bid made
in good faith to the city of At- .
lanta by the Georgia Railway and
Power Company, after advertise
ment by (he city of Atlanta and
after thorough investigation and at
prices generally agreed to be rea
sonable, should now be rejected.
Sinh a course would be in bad
faith, would be manifestly unfair,
and could not possibly result in any
lower prices to the city.
In addition. It should be boine in
mind ttiat the lamps in Macon are
(ci: much sm (llor'than the tumps
lequired in Atlanta, that the serv
i< e In Macon is entirely overhead,
wiiireits ii large part of the dis
tributing system In Atlanta is re
quir'd to be underground.
