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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1505. 3 (Copyright, 1906, by IV. R. Hears!.) Ih the center' Is a sketch of the IVlight aeroplane, Illustrating liow It could be used In time of war to attack the enemy. On the behalf of the United States government, General Crosier, chief of the ord nance department, has made the Wright brothers an. offer for the exclusive rights of the device, and the matter now rests, awaiting their acceptance or refusal. On the left Is Orville Wright, one of the Dayton, Ohio, brothers, who Joint ly Invented the aeroplane. On the right Is William Wright, brother of Orville. That’!*,Why Ohio Man Did ' Not Get Into Cabi~ GOVERNMENTEXCLUSE RIGHTS . OF AEROPLANE INVENTED BY WRIGHT BROS., OF DA YTON, 0. Taft Issues’ an Order Granting Ex-Soldiers a Chance. Washington, pee. 11.—Secretory Taft of Hu* triii' deportment bo* decided on the plan r nritocilurr In respect to the application t,- n* enll*tmei»t of former members of I'omrwinlea l». «' and I> nf the Twenty-fifth iiifdiitrv o*olored». who wore discharged for h! rood of the service following the gov- »-nmenfa failure lo ubtalu evidence against thp ni*Mib**r* of the regiment who partlci- in the riot at Urownmrille, Tex. vocrotiirr Taft. In an order to General Ainaworth. the military necxctary, says: • •• rii* i , .pr*H'*nnt will nreoSnt to the re cruiting olTUere ouch evidence In writing ae ... .lffiro* to ehow that, notwlthttandlng ' ,,.h oi ilem • f discharge, he waa neither imrllcnted In the mtirdteroua raid cr. iir. rvnuvllle nor withheld any evidence which might lead to the discovery of the r.-D.irsmr. thereof. Tills erldeof*. to. ' with the application, should Ih» for* led l*r the recruiting officers to you /»• /•ensWleratlon and Investigation. IMense •» th* recruiting officers under your lor.tro'. this, the form of procedure I am iimiitutlng relative to erldeneo for ape • jnl reference to particular soplharts." It i» mideritood that Gilchrist ftewnrt, rcpresentlm all the men who are dls cherg^l. 1?! about to present evidence on the „, n |n jssc.e to the president which the presi* .Hit uHi refer to this department for In- vpdlffatlon and report. ’ Three Uitnihers of the company, among ti,*m SiTgeant IMugo, appealed from the or ,ier «»f dlv.ikrge tind brought about this The t!:"t they say they Deaths arid Funerals. Miss Mary Csoil Gresham. Th. funeral .services of Miss Mary t’ecll Gresham, who died Monday aft- einoon at a private sanitarium, were '"iwlui'tert in (lie private chapel of Barclay & Brandon Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. The Interment was In West View cemetery... Robert Powers. The body of Robert Power*, who died .Monday at the Grady hospital, wilt be sent to Eufaula, Ala.,- Tuesday night, lie Is survived by his uncle, F. W. Jen nings. nf Eufaula. To Inspect Ports. Brigadier General Duvall, accompa nied by Lieutenant E. T. Donnelly, act- IJng military secretary, will leave At- I tautn Wednesday for Key West. Fla., . to lhspei i spert the Key West barracks. Fort* Dade and DeSoto, near Tampa, will also be Inspected before they .turn. - - Loohrane Connors. The funeral of Lochrane Connors, the little son of Mr. .and Mrs. George IV- I'onnnrs. of .IPS Peachtree street, will take place Wednesday at 12 o’clock.' Or. \V. W. Landrum will conduct the ceremony and the following 'will be psllbenrere: Messrs. 8. T. Weyman, •lumen w. Austin. Sam P. Paul and W: SI. Hoke. Mrs. James Ellard, a sister of Sirs. Connors, will arrive from Balti more Tuesday afternoon. ATLANTA NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD Receiver* Continue. Judge Pendleton declined to grant 'lie motion rirarfe before him Monday afternoon for the-removal nf the case* against the Atlanta-BIrmlngham Insur- mtee Company and th. Prudential Fire Insurance Company f to the United state* circuit court'for the northern •listrlr-t nf Georgia. 'Diversity of citi zenship of those Interested was the ground on which the removal was -"Ugh!. ; Struck By Train. While going home from work in the 1 "Iton Bag and Cotton mills Monday afternoon. W. M. Jones, of 114 South Boulevard, waa struck by a train at the Boulevard crossing and one 'of hi* feet »0 badly crushed It had to be ampu tated. Coast Lin, Officials. ' " E. Kay, Jacksonville, Fla., gen eral counsel of the Atlantic Coast Lin* "id a member of Ihe executive de partment of that, road; R. A. Brand, ■ f Wilmington, N. G„ freight truffic ■rnnager; James Mens!**, of Savannah, general freight agent of tho s iuth lines, and other official* of the Coats Line were 'n A Manta’Tuesday and registered at Mm Piedmont Their vielt to t|je city " this time, when rumors are afloat •-meernlng the entrance to this city of mat I'no, Is regarded with some Impor- 'am e. it |s understood In railroad clr- |,| * s 'hat the Atlantic Coast Line will -emr into Atlanta over Its own rails " Macon, the line to be built te connect with the Macon, Dublin and Savannah recently bought. Do Your Holiday Buying This Week This season we are breaking all past records in our Toy and Doll Department Stocks are larger, assortments better, values more attractive and selling greater. Opine and. make your purchases this week, for'stocks will soou Jbe. broken and many lines become incomplete. Delay and you’ll be disappointed. /• Take small packages with you whenever possible, for little things are apt to get lost in big delivery wagons. Toys and Dolls On Second Floor Christmas Bells of red tissue; special values at 10c and .. ,26c Dolls, dressed or undressed; positively the best in Atlanta for , $1.00 Buster Brown Stamps in com- ete sets with ink pads; 25c Lanterns 'very Mutiny in th* Rank,. "The bugler sounded the retreat,'' said the old soldier, "but more than half the men In my company paid no attention to It.” "Disobeyed the order.” “Yea. You see, they were Dutch and didn't believe In either treating or re treating.”—Cleveland Press. Of Course It le. "Do you think a widow Iras any busi ness getting married the second time?" '■'"My'bdy, getting married the second time is a widow’s business.”—Cleveland Press. Th, Only Way. "How do you like your hair cut?" asked the barber, who was anxious to please. "Off,” replied the customer, who was S man of few words.—Cleveland Press. Uncertain Meaning. "Spouter thinks quickly on his feet.” "On 'em? Or do you mean with them?"—Cleveland Press. SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT RECEIVES LOWEST SALARY regulating of salaries was the chief, j h*«P more.’: TfS salary of the super- _V ..... i Intendent of schools ls.*2,800 a year, practically th* whole, topic of dlscue- „ WM Mnyor w <£dward vvho , slon. ' When It was proposed to raise Ihe salary of the chief of police from *2,250 to **.000 not a dissenting voice waa heard, because this would make the pay of the head ot the police depart ment conform to the pay of the heads of other department*. The chief of the Are department must, get *3,000, the chief of police *3,000, the city en gineer 33,000. the city , comptroller $3,000, the recorder $3,000, the city at torney 33.000. the mayor, *3,000,. the commissioner of public works. 33,000, the city clerk $3,000. the tax collector 33,000 and the superintendent of wa terworks *3,000. The heads of all the departments must receive the sunie, except the su perintendent of public schools. He must get $400 lets. Th* mere fact that he lias 250 teachers and thousands of children under his charge, a* compared to 1*0 policemen under the chief of po- lice and a hundred or so firemen under Ihe chief of the fire department.* makes no difference. Council must consider circumstances. One Is but a superin tendent of public school*. Another Is Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec. 11.—The real of Bellamy Storer and Ills wife to make Archbishop Ireland a cardinal of the Catholic church is better understood In Cincinnati than In Washington, To Archbishop Ireland is given the credit for the conversion of Mrs. Storer and later her husband, from Protest antism to Catholicism. It was Mrs. Storer who fostered the movement to establish the Catholic cathedral In Cin cinnati. It was she who offered the archbishop of Cincinnati a palace on the hill tops. Mrs. Storer'* politics! and social ac tivity In Cincinnati has been great. Her husband represented the flrat district In congress at one time. To the friendship of Archbishop Iro- . ... .... •jP;| land with the Storers was credited the p EEKL b * f ?!* conne1 ,' hll S the m,d " t hearty support given President McKIn- of deliberations, and urged the counc I- luy b> . lho church dignitaries. Arch- nien to do something for the pay of the - - - - - teachers, ns they bad not been raised In 16 years. A* a result of some agl- Uon. a "resolution" was adopted, d* daring, In effect, that If the city had more money than It needed, next year the pay of th* teachers would be raised. Bright prospects for the teacher*. And In the meantime, the superin tendent of public schools will havo to continue to wpfk tor less pay than the head of every other Important depart ment In the city government. “It’s a Disgrace.'’ "If* a disgrace.” said Mayor Wood ward, "that the teachers of the public schools get such small pay, as com pared to the salaries of other city of ficials, and that the superintendent of public schools should get less than the heads of other departments. "Think whHt responsibility attaches to the superintendent. He has under his chnrgc about three hundred teach ers. thirty school houses, and 14,000 tittle children. And yet, here are about a dozen officials, with not nearly the responsibility, getting much larger sal. arles." ' bygraspixgd ars $20,000,000 A VAILABLE TO PURCHASE COTTON bishop Ireland’s service for the Repub lican ticket In 1*96 made him a national figure, and when President McKinley was elected suitable reward was sought for Storer. Storer preferred a cabinet position. He was slated to become assistant sec retary of state. At that moment Sena tor Joseph B. Foraker loomed up. and his opposition to Storer caused Presi dent McKinley to cast about for an other berth. A conaular position waa suggested. Foraker was asked If he hau any objection to Storer being sent out of th* country. "The farther the better.” he replied. ESTIMATE TOO BIG, SAYS JORDAN OF BUREAU'S REPORT with slides; t values at 25c to.$1.00 Automatic See-Saw—a new and interesting toy; special at .. 50c Rubber Snakes—a “barrel of fun” in every one; special. .25c Rubber Balls in fancy colors and designs; large-size, 10c and ........ 25c Specials—First Floor P aper Weights of heavy glass with Atlanta scenes; special at. . 10c Pocket Mirror*—souvenirs of Atlanta; special valjie at 10c Hand Mirrors in new holiday designs; good values at only 10c Glove Boxes and Handkerchief Boxes in pret ty styles;special .10c Men’s Silk Garters, best style and cheap at, per pair 10c Jewelry Novelties—Hat Pins, Scarf Pins, Brooche*, etc.; at, choice lQc Menagerie Wagons with mov ing animals; hill-climbing mo tor .$1.00 Combination Banks—heavy aud strong; good values nt 25e and 60c Iron Train—freight or passen- very special values at.50c Automatic Train with track, cii- and 2 cars; . great value $1.00 Doll Tea Sets in a great variety of sizes and patterns;,5c to $10)0 Child’s Table Set—consisting of knife, fork and spoon; 10c and 15c Masks in a variety of funny- styles ; 5c, 10c aud....... ,25c Medallion Pictures in various pretty subjects; 5c to 25c Transparent Slates—education al and entertaining toys 10c Bargains in the Annex Towel Bars of brass, full nickel-plated and very cheap at 10° Trays, nickel-plated, round shape; 13-incli size; tomorrow 1 ,.10c Prying Pans of heavy steel; 10-inch size; spe cial at 26o Pastry Boards of select white wood; size 14 by 20 inches! 25c Chafing Dish Pans of all-white enameled ware with ebony handle !.. 50c Cake Cutters in fancy shapes; a good line at • .....5c Holiday Specials In Basement Shaving Mugs—decorated aud tinted—very special value nt 25c Water Sets and Lemonade Sets in colors or crystal deco-' rated $1.00 Parlor Lamps in very hand some designs; large size . .$1.00 Children’s Set of Japanese chi na—plate, cup and saucer; spe cial ' ,10c Bisque Figures, Vases, Cups and Saucers, etc.; special val ues at 10c McClure Ten-Cenf Co. MAIN STORE—Corner Whitehall and Hunter. RAY IS APPOINTED ATTORNEY GENERAL OF DR, CURTIS, 10 SPEAKS HERE SOON Spec!*? tu The Georgitu, Columbia, 8. C„ Dec. II.—The gov ernor has decided to appoint Duncan C. Ray attorney general to All out the unexptred term of LeRoy F. Youmans, who died last week. Attorney General-elect B. Frasier Lyon, who was here today, was offered the appointment but declined In favor of Mr. Ray, who has been serving aa assistant uttoraey general. FREIGHT TRAIN WRECKED ON 80UTHERN ROAD, Special to The Georgian. Columbia, 8. C„ Dec. 11.—A freight derailment on the Southern near He - bert this morning has blocked traffic on the Columbta-Bpartanburg line of the Southern for several hours. '' Isl '« The Georgian. '•aduden, Ala., Dec. 11.—Roy Burns. 5 -veer-old boy, waa electrocuted at 1 f plant of the Southern Steel Con- f 3nv «t Alabama City In a most pecu- i 1 *' manner. The 4»oy and several com- ,n * were playing near tlie tom- au**ry and In some manner th* boy , 11 atnlnst a window, which I* pro- ttted by an Iron grating. Thl* grat- 2* "*» connected with a wire which '*» heavily charged with eleotrldtv. ly’ eta sped the grating with both n.iar is an d b la feet being on the wet ’ '‘'■I"’' 1 completed the circuit. The wire i ' i>“en placed In the window by t> older | n commissary and ,1s presence wo* not noticed. S'lLL INVESTIGATING GUINN’S ASSASSINATION. Washington. Dec. 11.—In order to re lieve th* money situation in the South and other purts- of the country, Sec retary of the Treaoury Shaw announces that he will make *20.000.000 avail able for cotton. lie purpoees depos iting *10,600.000 In deposltorlee in cer tain cUle* and will buy *10,000.000 of th* bond* Of l#0T, registered bond* ex- interest at 101 and coupon bonds at 102. Th* deposits will be made as fol lows: New York and .\>a Orleans, *1.500,. 000 each; Boston. Philadelphia. Balti more. Chicago and St. Louis. *1.000,000 each: Cincinnati. Louisville. Atlanta and Memphis. *S<KA0U0 each. "These, depoalta,” said Mr. Shaw, “are to be secured by bonds acceptable for savings bank 'Investments under the laws of New York and Massachusetts, tojten at 90 per cent of their value; these deposltf to be returned‘one-half on the '20th of Janus ry and the re inalnder ‘on the 1st of February.” CONST IT UTION OF OKLA HOMA I WON'T RECOGNIZE CHRIST i fue Rldf», Dec. 11.—The core fiea*l ^ Ury hm * not Ttt concluded ltw| " M'')a'S. U Vh5*report n u n th*tVt may boi Guthrie. Okla.. Dec. 11.—Recognising I esnled by the preamble and bill of "Verji days before Its flndlnss wdu be' neither God nor Christ, the Oklahoma right* committee today. This pream- ■sMe public findings wiu iwunei^vc ^ m , de „ „ Wrt toward | ble avoids the use of the term "Al- ’ great >.umb>r of witn*«*e have writing the Houle la* of.tbe new stsu. mighty God” • or 'Jeans Christ;'' to ■”*'i sworn and "alf evidence is kept I Tlw flrst constitutional proposition to I which there w ere some objections by « ... ‘ anu " ,T evidence is “eF 1 1 from a standing com. certain religious sect* and other classes preamble,” pre- I In Oklahoma. The estimate of the bureau of sta tlstlr* of 12,646.000 bales of cotton for the crop of 1906-7 was received with a great deal of surprlee Tuesday by liar, vie Jordan, president of the Southern Cotton Association. President Jordan regarded the glnners* report of 10,045,- 445 as being of a bullish nature. "It Is much larger than I expected." aaid President Jordan." "If we ginned the same amount of cotton this year frotp December 1 to the end of the sea son as was ginned In 1605. the crop cannot exceed 12,000,000. In view of the early froets and the unusual tropical storms. I am satisfied that there Is not now anything like as much cotton In the flelds to be gathered and ginned as was the case a year ago. "There Is no necessity for alarm on the part of spot holders. I am of the opinion that the yield has been over estimated. If the cotton Is marketed slowly good prices will be maintained.” ing Allen is still In custody. I be reported I j mines was one on ■i ow man.” "Thanks, of assets Press. Reasonable Doubt. you a debt of gratitude, old Shall I put that In my list or^ llabllltlesr—Cleveland Play grounds for children and of what great benefit they ore will be thoroughly dlacuaaed In Atlanta on De cember 17 by Dr. Henry 8. Curtis, sec retary df the Play Ground Association of America. Dr. Curtis comes to Atlanta upon the Invitation of the Atlanta Sociological' Society and the Associated Charities and wilt make nn address on “Play Grounds and Their Relation to Chll-I Development." He Is a_ leader of the movement •which I* spreading throughout the country and la now on a tour of South ern cities to give It Impetus In this sec tion of the country. Not only Is Dr. t'urtls thoroughly conversant with every phase nf the sltuntlon, but In ad dition he Is an eloquent speaker an 1 will. Illustrate his lecture by some ex cellent stereoptlcon views. This feature of a child’s training now recognised by experts as a most Important one and the results obtained In New York anil other cities have been little short of remarkable. It hae been found that children who spend their vocations In a play ground, mixing with other children and engaging In healthy pastimes are much more competent pu pils when school opens after summer vacations. This movement will be pushed In At lanta by tho Associated Charities and the Sociological Society and plans w.ll be made for the opening of play grounds In connection with the public school*. SHOES AS GIFTS For those who would combine the- practical with the beautiful In their Christmas presents, we make this sugges tion: Give a pair of pretty shoes. Every woman who haa slightest regard IJor her appearance wants pretty, well-fitting shoes. The more dressy kinds—patent, kid or a combination of the two—are really very attractive. You may be sure they would have appreciative welcome, coming via the Santa Claus route. Look at our Dressy Shoes and see If we are not right suggesting them as appropriate for gifts. Holiday Hosiery for Men, Women and Children F«w Women Do. “You Keep a cook, of courec, madam, * Mild the polite agent, who wan trying to eell a new kitchen utensil. • "No. I don't.” snapped the woman. ."The l»e*t I can do In to give one em ployment."—Cleveland Free*.