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KINGSTON’S GREAT FOREIGN RESORT
TOTALLY DESTROYED BY EARTHQUAKE\
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THt picture at th« top shows ths Constants Springs Hotsl, Kingston,
Jamaica, which was dsstroysd by the earth^uaks of Monday aftamoon,
January .14.. It.was a.groat rssort for foroign visitors, but fortunately
none of ths gussts was inurod in tho catastropho. At tho bottom
no no or mo guooxo was inuroa in tno caxastropno. at tno bottom
is shown the wharfes of tho Royal Mail Stoam Paekst Company, whore*.
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BOND ELECTION VOTED
AU ER A WARM DEBATE
Council Is Not Enthu
siastic Over
Bonds,
CITY OWNERSHIP
! IS DISCUSSED
“Why This Sudden Interest
in Water Plant Improve
ments ?”
MONDA TS COUNCIL ACTION
GIVEN IN TABLOID FORM\
Council transacted only about halt of It* routlno bualneu Monday,
adjourning until Thursday afternoon at S o'clock, when the builneaa will
bo completed. Following were at matter, taken up:
Apportionment aheat read. Action defomd until Thursday.
Finance committee Increaaed from seven to eight member., one from
each ward.
Fred H. Mile* re-elected city electrician without opposition.
Auditorium-armory committee of net year** council reappointed.
Old Women'* Home, through H. U. Patterson, petitioned for 15,000
appropriation, and Increaae of monthly appropriation to 1100.
Reeolutlon adopted, providing for building of viaduct at Betlwood
crowing In Fifth ward.
An election for the Issuance of *500-
000 of water bonds will be held March
C, If the nctlon of the etty council Mon
day afternoon la concurred In by the
alder-manic board Thursday, which la
considered certain.
Council adopted the resolution of
fered by the Itnance committee with
out a dissenting vote, but there was a
warm debate on the question, several
members expressing dlssattsractlon at
the proposition to call the election.
Alderman Key said that there la a
strong and ever-growing eenttment for
a municipal lighting plant and that It
the people became convinced that this
water bond election wea being agitated
to stave off an election for bonds for a
municipal lighting plant It would bo
turned down.
Suspicion and Disfavor.
"Not only this," said Alderman Key,
"but the people are liable to look with
suspicion and dlsfkvor upon tho call
Ing of this election at such an early
date, apparently It being ths purpose
to keep as many from registering to
vote as possible. Yet. the people most
pay for these Improvements. It's a se
rious error, and ths people of Atlanta
aren't going to stand for any aueh
methods."
It 'eras Alderman Key's Idea that the
Improvements could bo made to' the
waterworks without the Issuing or
bonds. He showed that the bonds
would coat mors than 111,000 yearly
and pointed out that with thle tho en
largements could be had, without hav
ing to tum loose over a million dol
lars for e half million ot malarial and
work.
Councilman Longlno spoke along tho
same line.
"Why," asked he. “can't we think
over this thing for n fow weeks? Why
can't we new members study this sit
uation and find Just what things an
needed moat by the city? I know that
I tbe waterworks need Improving, but
COUNC1LMEN ARE TURNING
TOWARD CITY OWNERSHIP
That the overwhelming sentiment of the people tor municipal owner
ship of the lighting plant Is being raaUsed'bythe man high In public Ufa,
Just as It baa been advocated by Tho Georgian for months, was never
hotter shown than at the council meeting Monday afternoon.
The following are some ot tho expressions on this subject by mem
bers of the general council, during the discussion of tho proposed bond
election for waterworks bonds:
Alderman Key: "There Is a strong, general, widespread sentiment
among tha people for municipal ownership of the gas and electric lighting
plant and any proposition that looks unfavorable to. municipal owner
ship will be rejected by the people."
Alderman Peters: "I am In favor of municipal ownership of ths
lighting plant for her own purposes, and would be glad to vote for such a
proposition."
Councilman Martin: "The success which the municipality owned
waterworks department' baa accomplished shows why the city should
also own her municipal lighting plant. I believe It would save the city
money.”
Councilman Huddleeton: “We.need a municipal lighting plant. Tha
people are clamoring for It. and wa should do all In- our power to gtvo
It to them.
Councilman Lqngtno: "No sooner than I had Introduced a resolution
for bonds for waterworks, a municipal lighting plant and other improve
ment!. than'there came from almost every source a demand for this half
million dollar bond election for waterworks and the waterworks alons
Remember the last mayoralty election. A young man comparatively urn
known cam# within"250 votsa of winning. W"-‘ -*■-*
erahlp!"
For a great many years it has been our custom, to hold during ths
months of January and February a “CLEAN-UP” sale of all WINTER
FURNISHINGS, as we do not care to carry over to another season any
more stock than we can possibly avoid. Besides the valuable shelf room
they occupy, and which will soon be needed for the Spring stock, it keeps
a lot of money tied up for quite a while.
Discriminating buyers have long since learned what the Law Bros. 1
Clearance Sales mean. In inaugurating one of these sales nothing is held
back. .Take for instance Manhattan Shirts. We don’t go through the
stock and select certain patterns. Absolutely every shirt in the line goes
in. It’s the same way with everything else in the stock.
This applies to WINTER GOODS ONLY.
Stiff Bosom Col- Bath and Loung-
ored Shirts,
Guffs attached or detached,
$1.00 grades $ .75
l^OManhattans 1.15
— ing Robes
Blanket and Terry Cloths
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2.00 Manhattan# 1.40
Fancy Neckwear
50c’Ties 35c; 3 for $1.00
$1.00 Iks
Outing Pajamas and Night
Robes
OFF
Winter Under-
■ wear
10 Whitehall
17 Decatur
LAW BROS. CO.
th*ro may be other, things needed Just
as badly.
Want Lighting Plant.
"Tha people want a municipal light
ing plant. There la no doubt about
this. Tha prop), want purification
tanks. Why. as soon as I Introduced a
resolution calling. In effect, for a mil
lion dollar .bond laauelar waterworks
Improvements, a municipal lighting
plant and other things, did such a
great cry alias for a water bond elec
tion alone?
'Why did the papers Jump on me:
Why all this hullabaloo? Why didn't
they clamor for a water bond election
with .uch,great gusto before I Intro
duced that resolution? It seems strange
to me.
"Does any one Imnglnt that the peo
ple can bo fooled In any such way?
Do»s any one Imagine that tha people
don't want that municipal lighting
plant? Remember what that young
man running on a municipal ownership
platform cams near doing last year In
hls campaign far the mayoralty. Just
larked 250 voles, running against a
man considered to be the moat popu
lar In the city of Atlanta. Everybody
was for that popular man but tha
people. They wanted municipal own
ership. .
"The legislature meets in June. Wa
can certainly wait unUI than and have
authority given us to call an election
for tha municipal lighting plant, tha
Improvements of the waterworks, and
whatever else we decide-la urgently
needed."
Need Light Plant
Councilman Huddleston said he
would. Ilka to have an opportunity to
see what was needed most before ha
voted for a bond election for water-
work alone. He suld we need a inunlct.
pal lighting plant as much aa we need
anything.
rounc!ltn«n Martin aald that ha be
lieved that the auectaa of tho water
works proved tha advisability of tha
city owning bar own lighting plant,
and he thought council would make n
great mistake In refuting to do all
possible to give tha waterworks needed
Improvemontt.
Reckless Expenditures.
Alderman Curtia raid It would be
reckless expenditure to apend 1540,000
on tha waterworks. Ha said It would
be batter to buy material for tha wa
terworks later on. anyhow, tha present
prtca being abnormally high.
"I would ha glad.” said Alderman
Peters, chairman of the finance com
mlttoe. "to vote for n municipal light
Ing plant, but 1 don't think It ad
vltable to tack this on to the water
bond election right now. I believe that
certain Interests would kill It.”
Councilman Grant said that In hi.
opinion 2210.000 Is all needed for mak
ing th. necessary Improvements and
llargement of tha waterworks.
President Frank Rice, of tho water
board, said that he didn't can what
method was uaed to gat tbe money, but
that the bond election seemed moat
expedient. H. recited the profit* mad*
by the department and urged th* ne-
creally of th* Improvements. )
MAV NOT RECOVER
PROM HER INJURIES.
■tpeetsl to The deorftao.
Marietta, OeU Jan. IL—Mrs. John
Dyson, who wa* hurt In a runaway af
fair her* Saturday afternoon, la still
alive, though In a very precarious con
dition. Phyaldans have hope* of her
recovery.
NO INVESTIGATION MADE
OF THE RECORDS IN CASE
OF A.-B. FIRE INS. CO.
Friends of Receiver Dargan Claim Caption
of Article Was Misleading and Ask That
Facts Be Made Clear in Justice to Him.
In Saturday'* issue ot Th* Georgian
there waa printed an article con
earning th* atep* taken by th* attor
neya of th. policyholder* of the At'
laota • Birmingham Fire Insurance
Company to have J. T. Dargan re
moved as receiver at th* company. In
that article It waa atatad that th* at
torneys for th* plaintiffs asked an or
der for an Investigation of th* record*
ot the company before and aloe* the
racelvtnblp.
Over this article waa printed a cap
tion. which some of the friends of Ur.
Dargan declare was misleading. Th*
caption, they claim, mad* It appear
that the records of Mr. Dargan aa re
ceiver had already been Inspected by
an addltor, and that tha avldtnco dis
covered waa startling.
This wu not the Idea conveyed in
th* body of tha article, which declar
ed lhat upon motion of the attorney#
of the policyholders. Federal Judge
Newman ordered an Investigation of
th* records of the company, except of
■uch evidence ea might bear
claims held against th* company as a
result ot th* Ban Francisco fit*. The
"startling evidence" In the caption re
ferred to and waa baaed on th* etat*'
menu of these attorneys that they
would produce such evidence aa a re
sult or th* investigation.
To whatever extent th* caption waa
misleading. Th* Georgian la glad to
make correction, and prints this state
ment at the request of J. T. Dargan.
Jr, son of Mr. Dargan. who feels that
the caption ot th* article waa calculat
ed to mislead many readers who might
know hi* father or the fact* In the
&!"
No comment on the matter was
made or Intended by The Georgian.
Th* facts can only properly be de
termined In the courts, and The Geor
gian. Ilka the rest of tho public, must
await th* legal decision of the Issues
Involved,
EDWARDS IS
HID C0NSDLTA1
WITHJPRESII
Collector’s Appointnieut
Held Up Because of t
Brownsville Affair.
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4,-ncUI to Tbs Oeesgta*. ,
Macon. Ga. Jan. 22.—Harry Bt&bl
weU Edwards, who has been hi Wart-
Ington for several days, attending the
sessions of the Republican stabs, re
turned to Macon last night.
While In Washington. Mr. Etairt
had an Interview with MHiR
Roosevelt concerning hls slipnInltiMH
as collector ot Internal revenue , of
Georgia, and It la underetoad h* laid
the president that h* thought it wowM
be unwise at this time to make th* ap
pointment. owing to tha dlamaatna of
the Brownsville Incident and the me*
question In general.
It Is believed, however, that Ma Bd-
wsrds will eventually gat th* ptaaa
He would not disease the matter l_
morning, but hla friends claim MM the