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WILLIE LIGHTFOQT. A 3-year-nld young.- !*i brown eyes and rosy cheeks. MARGARET MITCHELL. One-year-old and a pretty bru* nette. SUSIE (TINY) HAYES. A 3-year-old girl with auburn hair and gray eyes. FRANCIS TAYLOR. A 2-months-old'boy with blonde complexion. DAVIE R. MITCHELL. A 4-year-old blonde with brown NIGHT EDITION SPORTS The Atlanta Georgian AND NEWS NIGHT ED TION SPORTS. VOL. VI. NO. 115. ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17,1907. T>pT/-iT7. In Atlanta..TWO CENTS. rXVIAaCj . On Trains..FIVE CENTS. HOW’D YOU LIKE TO HAVE A BABY FOR YOUR XMAS PRESENT? THE FIVE ELDER CHILDREN ARE AT THE DECATUR METHODIST ORPHANS’ HOME. THE TWO LITTLE ONES AT THE HOME FOR THE FRIENDLESS. VISITORS MAY SEE THEM BY CALLING AT ANY TIME. LIZZIE BRYANT. A 4-year-old with brown eyes and olive complexion. GERTRUDE CLINE. A 4-year-old girl with red hair and haul eyes. Don’t you want a baby for your Christmas present! • ' The Methodist Orphanage at Dticatur has-four, and the Home of the Friendless two fine-looking youngsters to give away. Don’t you want a baby—a baby with red cheeks and n wee, bit of a pink mouth—a baby that laughs when you make faces at it and cries when it’s hungry—a baby that will lie a joy during the day mid keep you awake at night, sometimes! Don’t you think it would make you happy to henr little feet coming down the hall as you walked up on the front porch, and then feel a pair of soft arms around your neck! ■ Do you envy the man who is at present slipping in the back way at nights to keep the kids from seeing what Santa Claus is sending them! Don’t you over wish you could boro your friends witli stories of what the kids do, which, after all, nre not half so boring as soijie other things! There are six little ones who may be adopted by responsible people. The world has not been very good to them so far, for much of their short lives has been spent in an orphanage, a mighty fine place but not jw good for children as a home. Except for the loss of their parents, the children are just the same as other children. They are of varying ages nnd colors of hair and eyes. As to their character—the heads of the institutions can tell you about that. Isn’t a baby the most precious thing in the world! Then wouldn’t it make a good Christmas present! Identification of,Man gled Forms Very difficult LIST OF DEAD MAY REACH 60 Women and Children Gath er About Mine to Seek For Lost Relatives. 00000000000000000000000000 o o O FIRE DAMP IN MINE) 0 BECOME8 A FURNACE. 0 . o O Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 17.—All O 0 hope ot rescuing- the thirty or 0 C more miners believed to bo In the 0 0 l'olande mines, was given up this O 0 morning when the rescuers weto 0 O driven back by Are which Is burn- O 0 Ini; far down In the mines. Thlr- O 0 t>-elght bodies have been re- O 0 moved nnd twenty-six Injured O 0 men taken out. Among the In- O 0 jurwl Is C. C. Huckabee, superln- 0 0 tendent, who was overcome by Are O 0 damp before It had been dlscov- O 0 ered. and In Ave minutes It had O 2 become a roaring furnace. • O 0 i o 000000000000000000000000*00 Ynlande, Ala., Dec. 17.—Thirty-eight bodtee, many of which are horribly mutilated, have been taken from the Ill-fated mine here of the Tolande Coal and Coke Company. Not elnce the ter. flblo rii.aster at Virginia mine, Just north of here, four year* ago, has there occurred such a death-dealing ca- tutrrphe as that which took place In Min. .Vo. l, of the company, at 10:26 o’clock yesterday morning. Of the Mveniy-odd men who entered the mine *> 7 o'clock. It Is believed that three •fore have met an awful death In the mine. This morning the following d«d. a, nearly a* possible that could b* IdentlAed, had been taken from the ml ,ne. Whit*; J-I'M WRIGHT, ARNOLD mine foreman. MIKE MEVERS. " ILL TOWE. ARTHUR 8NEIDLEY. * jRIL RIDER, engineer. TOM NEWELL. VHAIU.ES SATTERFIELD. JOE MADISON. ANTHONY STOKES. Matthew stokes. JOHN M. TUCKER. O H. MORRISON. So far, the negro dead number four- and It has been practically Im- joajlble to Identify these because of the excitement that prevails among "ie negroes of the mining settlement. A.l last night the work of recovering aaad bodies was continued and at 10 “Hock this morning It Is believed that the corpses will have been taken out “f nightfall. nil '* now estimated .that Afty-Ave .“-n entered the mine Monday mom- A " nearly every miner employe a * per or asslatanL whom he pays. It Is waived that seventy men were In the mate at the time of the accident. Of enty-three are thought to have rfjf!’ n *arly all being accounted for. ■ '•Union differs as to cause of the Superintendent Huckabee mii lfc thought the mine was In ex- Iha, L'’"hdltlon and does not believe r** 1 'here was any great amount of " 'n the slope or entrances, i,” . ’ Mine Inspector Gray was at Hci 'ne a few hours after the ex- itaii. 1 ' He declines to make any „ 'lament pending his official report to '*• r-ternor. FLEET IS NOW OFF CAROLINA COAST ON WAYTO HORN Wireless Operators Kept Busy in Exchange of Salutations. Norfolk, Va., Dec. IT.—Wireless ex change'of messages between land wire, lees stations Here and the big bat tleship fleet was rapid and continuous untlj almost midnight. President Roosevelt was the Arst to use this means of communicating with the Aee'. from the MayAower.-itandlng off Cape Henry after the ships had passed to the routhwdfd. The wireless telegraph station at Charleston, as the Aeet approached the South Carolina coast toward midnight, sent a message to Admiral Evans ex pressing congratulations and bast wishes for officers and men. The ad miral was quick to send an apprecia tive acknowledgment. The Aeet today Is off the Carolina const. TOWN HEALTHYi CITY'S DEATH ROLL Despite it (treat Increase In population this t ear, os shown In the city directory. At- iut*'s death list will be smaller In 1907 than It waa In 1908. In 1904. for the first eleven months of the year, 2,660 persons died. For the first eleveu months of this year only 2.369 persotis died. In other words, 191 fewer died this year thin Inst year, and there are more people In Atlanta this rear by several then- -—* **iin were here last year. . year the total number of deaths was 12.783. It Is expected that the total this year will Im nt least 200 less. The smallest uumber of jfcath* tor any month of the year was In tinuary, when 164 people died. In May 287 H pie died, this being the most for any one tuKith this yenr. Only 128 people died of accident or vio lence In the first eleven months this yenr ns against 168 for the ttrtt eleven mouths of "people^of the following nationalities died In * Atlanta during the. year: Ireland, tier- many. Switzerland. Russia, t’anndn, Cuba, Norwav, Chins. Sweden. France. Austria, Italy, ftreece, England, Scotland and Syria. The death rate last year waa. 18.31. Tbo death rate for white people was 14.77. This la considered very low. The rate this year will be about one full point leas, or about 17.38. Tbla Is figured on the thousand. SAYS CONDUCTOR . HAD INSULTED HER Abuse and the humiliation resulting from the Inelnuatlon by a-street car conductor that Ihe had 1 told a false hood waa the baala of an action for 12,000 brought against the Georgia Railway and Electric Company Tues day by Mra. H. M. Carllngton. Mrs. Carllngton allege! that she ten dered |he conductor 00 cents for two farea. The conductor contended that ihe had only given him 20 cent*, and, although he Anally gave her the change demanded, continued, to dlacuaa the matter with paeaengers on tho car. In sinuating that the plaintiff had mlx- repreaented the facta. It la alleged fur ther that he remarked to the plain tiff, -If I did bualneaa like you 1 would not have to be a afreet car con ductor." Attorney, Hanion Jonea and Walter McElreath represent the petitioner. PROF. GRIFFIN ELECTED MAYOR OF 8T0NE MOUNTAIN. Stone Mountain, Go.. Dec. 17.—The annual election for mayor and council of Stone Mountain waa held yesterday. Professor J. H. Griffin was elected mayor by a large vote, and the follow ing counclltnen were elected: I. N. Naah. L. F. McClelland. J. A. McCurdy. W. P. Humphries, J. I. Naah and A. B. F. Cenl. W. E. Tuggle woe elected on the board of education to succeed J. L. Pounds, deceased. Revised Plans Sub mitted to Philadel phia Firm. • Washington, Dec. 17.—The supervls lng architect of the treasury completed the revision of the original six bids for the construction of the new Atlanta postofflee today, and a jevl.ed plan has been submitted to the lowest bidder, the Charles McCaul Company, of Phil adelphia. The McCaul Company’s bid was as follows: Marble construction, JS69.690; gran ite construction, 2838,590; limestone fonatructlon, 3784,090. The revised plans call for a granlts construction Instead of marble, as originally con templated by the treasury. It Is almost certain that the McCaul Company will accept the treasury’s re vised estimates for the granite con struction and the contract will proba bly be awarded to them. A week or ten days will elapse before the plans are returned to the treasury by ths com pany, and If everything Is satisfactory the contract will be Immediately awarded to them. They will be re quired to execute a bond for half of the whole amount of their contract, Atlantans can, therefore, expect to see work start on the superstructure of their new Federal building within the next month. NEWLANDS URGES COMMITTEE ON INLAND WATERS Washington, Deo, 17.—Senator Newlands, of Nevada, addressed tbe senate today on the bill providing for tho appointment of nn Inland waterway* commission nnd the Im provement and development of tbe Inland waterway* of the country with a view of the promotion of the transportation between the ftatea and with foreign countries. T | DON’T FORGET NAME ON XMAS PACKAGE The Atlanta postofflee Is now feeling the effects of the Christmas rush and within a few days the scenes in this business barometer will be busy ones. Postmaster Blodgett reports that the office Is feeling the effects of outgoing mall and extra clerks are being em ployed to take care of the buetness. Before the rush Is well started, sixty extra clerke will be at work taking care of the business. Half of this force will be at work in tbe registry depart ment. I It Is here that most of the rush will take place and , Postmaster Blodgett asks the public to co-operate with him In taking care of the heavy business. This can be done by mailing registered Chrletmas presents before the last min ute. Home people even go so far as to send them early and mark on tbe pack, age when It Is to be opened. But above all things, Postmaster Blodgett asks that senders of parcels be sure and place their names In the corner of the package; eo the postofflee authorities will know who sends It. This Is often necessary and avoids consid erable trouble and delay. MEASURED BANKER AND MADE PHOTO; . SLEUTH IS IN JAIL New York, Dec. 17.—For falling to obey a writ of habeae corpus which directed hint not to have Frank Jen- kins, the banker, photographed and measured, Chief of Brooklyn Detectives Kuhne was sentenced to thirty days In Jail and Aned .1200 by Supreme Court Justice Burr tor contempt of court. NEW ORLEANS. By BERT E. COLLYER. Fair Grounds Race Tra*k, Now Or leans. Dec. 17.--The withdrawal today of A1 Muller from the second event robbed the race of Its Interest Inas much as the Fixer trick and Ray Thompson were expected to furnish a stirring contest. King’s Daughter was JJJppJJJvbJbJ shrdl cmfwyp vbg vbvb again the medium of a concerted plunge In tho fourth event. Weather clear, track good. 8oratchea. Second Race—Ketche ’Em Jke, Elec tion, »A1 Muller. Hawkama. Fpurth Race—Dalro, \ Meadatf Breeze, Yaddo, Tlleing, Pasadena, Right Royal. Fifth Race—Orly II, Canoplan. YSixth Race—Larsen, Doubt, Justso. Weather clear; track good. Tuesday’s Results. First Race—Mr. Peabody, 25 to 1, won; Constantla, 3 to 2 and 4 to 5, sec. ond; May Rowe, 18, 7 and 4 to 1, third. Time 1:19 8-5. Second Race—Ray Thompson, 7 to 10, won; Arch Oldham, 16 to 4, second; Rickey, 16, 7 to 2, and 0 to 5, third. Time, 1:10 2-6. Third Race—LaJeunnesse, 7 to 20; won; Brimmer, 17, 9 to 2, second; Miss Mazxonl, 8, 11 to 10 and. 9 to 20. third. Time, 1:814-6. Fourth Race—Jack Atkins, 6 to 5, won; Fantastic, 16 to 4, second; Old Honesty, 20, 6 and & to 2, third. Time, 1:17. Fifth Race—Gold way, 9 to 5. won; St. Noel, 8 and 8, second; Del More, 2, 9 to 10 and 1 to 2, third. Time 1:60 1-6. Sixth Race—Javanese, 8 to 1, won; Anna Day, 18 to 6 and 7 to 6, second; Tudor, 6 and 5 to 2, and 3 to 2. Time 1:504-6. Wednesday’s Entries. Fair Grounds Itace Track. New Orleans, Decentbsf 17. Entries for Wednesday: First Race-I»urse t five furlongs, for tnnld- en. 2 years old: Truce, 100; Royal Chance, 103; Itnlnhrlrige, 103; Rill Cowden, 101; Polar Mtafi. 104; Sweetener, 104; Biter Mso, 107; Phil Cblnn. 107; John A. Cooke. 107: Bob bin’ Around. 107; C. II. Reed. 107; Gee Whl*. 107; G. W. Macklln, 107; Rural Boy, 107: Wes Wilson. 110. Second Rice—Parse, mile and 70 /nrda for fillies and mares, all ages: I.Uterine, Poem. Frascati. 90; Ansonln. 93; Husk In - etta, 108; painty Relit, 108; Maisey O'Neill. 108; Autbt Fltzhugb, Katie Powers, 109; Alum Dufour, 106; l.ady Oakland, 109. ThlnlRnce—Six furlongs, selling. S year- olds nml up: Kllloehun. 96; xRenrnw, 98; xBertliu B.; xN<l Quarter, xllusteil, 100; x'lYlcscope, |02; Artful Dodger, 103; Glamor, Mias Nttmme, 108; Heart of Hyacinths, Robin Hood, 104; Hpnuge Cake. Rebo, 106; Airship. 108; xDr. Mack. 113. Fourth Race— Hlx and n half . furlongs: The Gentility Helling Htoke for all ages; 8 .00 added: xlfellwether, 86; xllnndxnrrs. ; xCottness, Ace High, 99; xRoyal Onxy; xTlie Rear, Commcdlennc, 103; Orarulum, Hally Preston, Lena, John Carroll, 108; I»on- mi, 108; Ijidjr Anne. 107; xllvperlon. 100; Pasadena, 110; Plnntland. 112; Charlie Eastman, 114; Jacobite, 118. Comniedlenne and Oruculnm Oilom entry. Fifth Race—11-18 miles; handicap: t-yenr- olds and up: Orphan load, 103; Ilonacor- dor. 106: Tfleliig, 108; Temaceo. 109; Right Koval. 114. Hlxth Race—1 318 miles, selling; 3 year olds and up: Hlster Polly, 96; xFootllghts Favorite, xDegrade, 97; Mllshore, 98; xOheron. 99; xGrace Larsen. Horseradish. Rio Gniude. 102; xAgile, 108; Ternus, 109; Dr. McCleur. 110. k—Apprentice allowances claimed. OAKLAND. First Race—High Gun, 7 to 1, won; Bardonia. 18 to 5, second; Han GUI, 2 to 1, third. No time. Second Race—Warden Yell, 8 to 6, won;'Last Go, 6 to 5, second; Marnond, 100 to 1, third. Time not given. LOS ANGELES. First Race—General Haley, 25 t 1, won; Lady Waahtl, 8 to 1, second; Fish'Hawk, 1 to 2, third. No time given. COL. H. W. J, DIES AT GAINESVILLE OP HEARTTROUBLE While Lecturing in the West Attacked With Asthma. ■ Special to Ths Georglsn. Gainesville. Ga., Dec. 17.—Colonel H. W. J. Ham died at Ills home at East Highlands at 12:10 o’clock this morn ing of heart trouble. He was one of the best known men In Georgia, anil liad long been prominent In public life A few weeks ago he came home from the Wesb where he was lecturing, hav ing suffered a severe attack of asthma and heart trouble. He was taken III on the train. Under treatment of his lo cal physician he rallied somewhat from the attack and for the lost few days he was considered much better. Early this morning he had another severe attack nnd died In n few moments. Colonel Ham was 0C years of age, having been bom July 3, 1301, In Burke county. He was married to Miss Ma mie E. Cook, of Burke county, Novem ber 16, 1873. Four children, Mrs. IL J. Hughes, of Montgomery, Ala.; Mrs. A. C. Bridgman, of Columbia, S. C.i Lamar Ham, of Mansflsld, Os., and Walter C. lism, of Galnssvllle, survive him. The funeral services will be con ducted from the First Baptist church In Gainesville tomororw afternoon at 3 o'clock by Itevs. O. J. Copeland, B. F. Fraser nnd Evangelist Ceorgs R. Stu art, Colonel's Ham's close friend and platform co-laborer. Colonel Ham served Hall county In the general assembly, and was at one time senator from the Thirty-third dis trict. For a number of years he edited the Gainesville ' Eagle and Gainesville News of this city, and was connected later with some governmental depart ments at Washington. After going upon the platform, Colo nel Ham had delivered his popular lect. ure, "The Rein of the Snollygoster," to hundreds of audiences In many states and was always heard by large nudf ences. YOUTH KILLS GIRL AND SELF IN AUTO; HE WIS JEALOUS Double Tragedy Recalls the Famous Nan Patter son Case. LID RAISED IN NEW YORK New York, Dec. 17.—The board of aldermen this afternoon panned the ordinance Introduced by Alderman l>oul last week authorising sacred con cert* and educational entertainment* on Hundays In New York city. Thla I* accepted as meaning that New' York will have open Sunday* from now on without tha Interference of the police. The name "educational entertain ment*" has quite a wide range and will have from'now on. CRIMINAL MARKET SLUMPS ON TUESDAY The criminal market showed a de elded slump Tuesday morning at ths opening. Following the big rush in police court Monday, trading was slow nnd dull. The offering of drunks by Clerk Pres ton was Irregular. These were taken by Recorder Broyles, however, at par— 23.70. Disorders showed a decided falling off anti the morning market witnessed an unsteady close. Indications point to a slight rally In the afternoon trading. The market for the whole day will not rise above fifty cases. It slumped off from 218 Monday. HORSESHOW MEN IN ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the stockhold ers of the Atlanta Horse Show Asso ciation will be held at the Chamber of Commerce offices. In the Empire build ing. Tuesday afternoon. The reports of the officers will be heard and directors elected, for the coming year. It Is probable that the new directors will hold a meeting short ly after and elect officers for the year. It Is practically decided tliat Atlanta will have another horse show, but the association has not as yet taken official action. pers give prominence to long cable patches telling of the sailing of the fleet. The radical antl-Impcrlallst Dally News, after denouncing the spread eagle talk of some of the American newspapers, says: “This American fleet would crumble up and disappear before the forces of the nation which liitherto have never thought It necesaary to declare war be fore commencing hosltllitles." ROOSEVELTS AGAIN AT WHITE HOUSE. Washington, Dec. 17.—The Mayflow er, with President and Mrs. Roosevelt aboard, reached Washington navy yard at 8:10 o’clock today. The president was at once driven to the white houv- Tbe run from Hampton Roads was without IncldcnL New York, Dec. 17.—With his moth er and his sister lying near death In »h*lr Brooklyn home, Bernard J. Wal- lare today lies in the Ralph police sta tion, self slain, and beside him the body of Miss Elsie 11. Carieln, aged 22, who, maddened by Jealousy, he killed while riding In a cab on the Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn. The young woman was a stenogra pher In a local court, while the young man was an employee ot tho Commer cial Cable Company. The cab was hired In front of the Hotel Knickerbocker, and the chauffeur was Instructed to drive to Brooklyn. After the pistol shots the chauffeur stopped and found the dead bodies of his fares. The trag edy, recalls the death of Caesar Younw, who lost his life In a cab with Nan Patterson some years ngo. 3,500 JEHUS QUIT CABS IN NEW YORK They Want 12-Hour Day and 10 Per Cent Increase. New Tork, Dec. 17.—'Thirty-five hundred cabmen went on strike this morning, tying up the service of all the hotels, restaurants, stables and cab stands In the city. The men have been working 14 hours a day for ten years. They want twelve hours and an In- create of 10 per cent In wages. John Naughton, the millionaire pro prietor of the Astor stables, mounted the box of a cab today and answered calls. georgInTpot Tells Employers That j Labor Is Not Re sponsible For Flurry. Senators Bacon and Clay Have Enough to Keep Them Busy,. Washington, Dec. 17.—Senator Bacon, of Georgia, was yesterday named as chairman of the committee of engrossed bills. He was also made a member of committees on foreign relations. Judi ciary, railroads, rules and Indian depre dations. Senator Clay was made chairman of the committee on woman’s suffrage. He was also made a member of com mittee* on appropriations, postoffires end post roads, manufactures, public buildings and grounds, coast defenses, insular surveys and University of the United State*. Representative Livingston was made ranking Democrat on tha committee of appropriations. One Democrat will be added to all the committees. I,ee, of Georgia, has u strong barking for the committee on rivers and harbors. The Democratic steering committee lias completed Ita list of Democratic as signments to committees. Senator Foster Is honored with the place va cant on the ways and means committee. WILL FIGHT ALL , ATTEMPTS TO CUT Workers Must Net Bo Made Sufferers of Artificial Panic. New York, Deo. 17.—Samuel Ooni- pers. president of the American Fed eration of Labor, has. served notice upon employer* that attemptH to re duce wage* at thin time will be fought to the utmoat. He delivered the ulti matum In an addreaa at a dinner of the Civic Federation, attended by 800 pernon at the Hotel Astor. "I say to the employers—to the bank* era, the lawyers, the manufacturers, the mine operator*, to all employers—that If they now attempt to reduce the wage* they are not going to have the ea*y nailing they had a few year* ago, for the American workingman ha* come to the conclusion that If for any reason the financial situation la an It I*—and I shall not Huggest any reason —It wa* not, at any rate, due to any fault on the part of the working people. They have made up their mind* that they are not going to be the chief suf ferers because of an artificial panic or of a flurry, caused by the blunders of those In charge of the finances of the country.” Among tho speaker* were August Belmont, Andrew Carnegie, General V. D. Grant, President Eliot, of Harvard; Postmaster General Moyer, former Gov ernor Herrick, bf Ohio; Alfred Crozler. of Wilmington, and others. Gompers and White In Tilt, There wns n shorn tilt between Horne* White and Hnmnel Gmnpers at the second lay’s session of the National Hrtc Fcde Unit today, Mr. Gompers nlklng platform and shaking his finger In Mi. White's face In vigorous opposition to a resolution on the currency reform which wns Iwlng rend by tbe latter. In tbe midst of the lively aet-to the Rev. Dr. fclleer had the resolution tabled. Tin' resolutions ndvlsed nmklng bank credit available In times of stringency in the form of circulating uotes, capable of expansion nnd contraction sad to be t.ixcit highly nnd retired as soon ss .the need for Federation should commit ltne|f . rency question and declared that the . lutton which bad been presehteil was no T»v the committee of k ' lit* were members. LABORBOYCOTTLIST ENJOINED BY COURT Washington, Dec. 17.—A temporary restraining order was granted today by Justice Gould against the further pub lication by the American Federation of Labor of its "we don’t patronize list.” In so far as It affects the Buck Stove and Range Company, of St Louis. Justice Gould held that the Inter ference of the officers of the Ameri can Federation of Labor Is an unlaw ful Invasion of the rights of the plain tiff. JAPAN TO RESTRICT ARMAMENT, 3AY8 WRITER. London, Dec. 17.—The Toklo corre spondent of The Telegraphy' ItcH an an indication of Japan’s pe.ioefCirF-hcy the cabinet’s decision to restrict arma ments, reducing annually for the next six years th** combined r.aval and mili tary expenditure by 40,000.000 yen.