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THE ATLANTA UUOKttiAN. 'uuuu, Ji.\uui u, u». KINGSTON’S GREAT FOREIGN RESORT TOTALLY DESTROYED BY EARTHQUAKE\ Hm h'ldfi J. a #v ace :V.t* 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*. MtagbWMig na»l fats litres by flea; aw* earthquake,— . ■ .-■t-*-.- —ct -^ab 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 i 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. the ? 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