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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
MONDAY. DjOCtSUUlUl 17. lau
MORE WH1TESTHANNEGROES
ARE CITY'S REGULAR GUESTS
IN STOCKADE FROM CHOICE
“A greater percentage of whltea who
nre brought before the recorder spend
,helr time regularly In the stockade
than of the blackB."
Thin la the statement of Mr. Collier,
the commissioner of public works, who
has supervision and charge of the
stockade.'
"I don't mean by this," cpntlnued thq
commissioner, “that "more whites In
proportion to the population of whites
go regularly to The stockade than ne
groes, but that a greater proportion of
the former who go there, are there reg.
ularly. There are about fifty or sixty
people who actually spend 76 per sent
of their time at the city stockade.
'There are now about 290 people
working at the stockade. About sixty
of these ure women, only four or five
of whom ara white. The average
stockade sentence Is thirteen days.
"These people, who go there regm
Igrly, do so, In many Instances and to a
great extent, on acctfunt of choice.
There they are certain of threo meals
a day and ,a bed to sleep on. Outside,
the great problem of their lives Is the
question of how and where to get the
next meal.
“They learn Just enough law to know
Just what offense to commit to get to
the stockade, and they never make the
mistake of being convicted of a state
crime.”
COLLIER'S ASPHALT THEORY»
MAY SAVE THOUSANDS IF
EXPERIMENT IS S UCCESSFUL
The attempt to make new asphalt out
of that being taken up from Peachtree
street may mean the, saving of thou
sands of dolalrs by the city.
Mr. Collier, the commissioner of
public works, has evolved an Idea
which he thinks may mean the utilis
ing of the old asphalt. Having per
suaded the streets qbmmlttee of coun
cil that this may be done, he Is going
to proceed with the experiment.
The old asphalt. Instead Of being
dumped Into ditches and holes, will be
tnken to vacant lots for the time being.
It will thence,taken* to the asphalt re
pairing plant and will be poured Into a
furnaeo mixed with water, and boiled
until It crumbles into particles about
the slxe of sand.
It will then be subjected to a treat
ment and mixed with several other
substances. The product, Mr. Collier
thinks, will be new asphalt, though
probably not as thick as the first. This
will be poured Into the macadam al
ready laid, on Sixth street.
This asphalt. It Is believed, will fill
all the holes and crevices In the ma
cadam and will make a splendid pave
ment. After It la.thoroughly dried and
during the summer months, the pave
ment will be given a pitch bath.
The result of this experiment will
be watched with great Interest, not only
In Atlanta, but all over the country,
for If It proves successful it will mean
the saving of thousands upon thou
sands of dollars in the way of utlllnxg
old asphalt.
CHAIRMAN FEEBLE
FI
Investigating Committee
Will Prepare Report for
Legislature.
Rpeclnl to The Georgian.
Columbia, 8.*C., Dec. 17.—The date for
the Anal meeting of the dlapenanry Invea*
ligating committee la atlll uiMfcelded.
Chairman liny la atlll ludlspoacil, ami, ac-
cording to latest advices, his condition Is
grave. II® has b^en rather feeble for n year
or more. Then there la doubt.aa to whether
Mr. Gnaton/of til# committee, is eligible to
alt, now that he is not a member of the
legislature. Hut from Interviews your cor
respondent has had with several members
of ths committee dq startling revelations
art expected to come «ut of the Decem
ber meeting. It wilt be held principally for
the ^nrnose of closing up some odds and
<>nds and for getting the report to the legis
lature In shape.
The chief point of Interest about the com
mittee Just now la as to whether the com-
reorganise It and con-
..... funds for prosecuting
ered In case the system Is
. inny believe that the Insti
tution will lie discontinued as n stute af
fair with county dispensaries substituted
for It, but most of these think the Inves
tigating committee should be continued
whether this change Is nmde or not.
Wants Commlttae Continued.
Mr. I.yon himself realises tbet the core
of the matter has never been reached In
such a way os to bring It before the public
In testimony. He can not continue ns it
member of tb% committee, as he will be
busy, ns attorney general, and possibly
majority of the others are beyond the range
of probable 'new memtiers for one reason
or another. Ilut Mr. I.yon hopes that the
committee will lie continued, atrengthr**-**
ns to liersonnel and financially, thought
tli- more could be desired In the matter of
authority, lie thinks that If the committee
had continued the hold up of *the $800,000
worth of whisky claims until the leglsla
ture nu t. the vanguard of dispensary graft
ers would Imre been corraled and evidence
"<ldneed to convict a number of men.
True, these whisky houses were protest
ing that they knew nothing. Mr. I.yon
w«ys there wertf Indications of weakening
nil along the line, nnd about a half mil
lion dollars' worth *of these Halms are
►till unpaid. The, new board paid out
"hat money It had on hand before It got
PWOBBSPimi- may I
1 by the committee this mouth. a|pi
“ith several other matters affecting the
present management of the state dTspeu-
*<ry.
Clsrical Fore* Rsduced.
The state (ward, nt IJs present month-
h meeting, cut off two members of
Its clerical force, hut It Is emphatically
denied by Chief Clerk Mobley that this
done because the Inanl understood
'hnt those young men represented whisky
houses, ns has-been reported. Mr. Mobley
• board cut.them off In the Interest
homy. The clerical force has there-
tH*va.reduced to five.persons, lncluuf
Monographer nml Clerk Mobley.
ding
iKwird has gotten ready for opera-
: '*a has not Itegun to produce, although 130
•iiels of cotogun spirits and the necessary
j'tutu* Juice 'and coloring matter ure on
h *ud, a ud the $150 a mouth man has lieeu
h i** nlN>ut a month—holding his hands
mostly, according to what can be gathered.
Nsw^CatholicClub.
Thirty thousand dollnra haa been
►ubscrlbed to the new Catholic Club
htovement and the promoter* are on
the lookout for a suitable Tot on whim
!'* build. Of the amount subscribed
l3,ooi) haa been paid In.
FUND COMPLETED
AND CONTRACT LET
FOR NEWMQNUMENT
Wilkes to Commemorate
Valor of the Heroes of
Lost Cause.
Special to The Georgian.
Washington, Go., Dec. 17.—Wilkes
county Is soon to honor the memory of
her heroes who died for the “Lost
Cause” by the erection of a handsome
monument of granite and marble In the
contej of the public square In this city.
The contract calling for. the erection of
the monument at a cost of about 26,000
and to he completed at an early date
In the new year was let at a Joint meet-
ins of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy and the Sons of Veterans
here last week.
Since the old bank' building In Which
the last cabinet meeting of the South
ern Confederacy was held In 1225 was
raxed three years ago to make room
for the magnificent new court houso
which now adorns the northern side of
the public square, the movement to
ward the erection of a suitable monu
ment to the Confederate dead haa been
given a decided Impetus. Through the
Lyceum lecture courses which have
been given for the past three years and
by means of basaars and entertain
ments of every description, the neces
sary funds have been raised and It will
be but a matter of a very short time
before the monument will be In place.
It will stand In sight of the spot where
the Southern Contederacy was dis
solved.
The monument will rise twenty leet
In height «nd will be ten feet square nt
the base. It will be surmounted by the
flguro of a Confederate soldier wrought
from the best Italian marble to be had.
The bases of the shaft will bear suit
able and ai
Another New Pen of B
ears
And there are bears and bears; for the bear fad, of course, has
, flooded the stores with bears and the ever present desire to sell
- everything “cheap” has brought forth some monstrosities in the
bear line.
But these new arrivals this morning are the real imported
article and show their superior breed. ,
White bears and brown bears of every size, and as to
Christmas presents for children, the bear has completely
eclipsed the “woolly sheep” and the “fussy dog,” and is divid
ing honors with the dolls themselves,
Imported Bears,
1.25 to 5.00
Domestic Bears,
75c
Celluloid Dolls
Some man did a great thing for the little folks when he thought of
making dolls of pink celluloid—great.
A wonderful material celluloid that can be modeled into curves and
dimples, little fat cheeks, legs and arms to perfection.
It makes a doll very light in weight, one that can be dropped without
any “cracked heads” and broken hearts. They can be washed with soap
and thrown about and chewed upon by the baby and come out none the
worse for the expcrien&e..
These arc genuine imported celluloid dolls in sizes from 6 to 14 inches.
25c, 50c, 75c, 1.00, 1.75.
BisquS Dolls
Imported dolls also in Bisque, and-dolls .with
jointed kid bodies.
Dolls with real hair that can be combed, and
real ‘ ‘ shut-up ’ ’ eyes.
Dainty, dimpled cheeks and blue eyes or J
brown. Blonds and Brunettes. ,
18 t° 30 inch Dolls
2.50,3.00,3.50,4.00,
5.00
A Sale of Baskos and Papsr Racks
One lot of straw and rattan magazine and newspaper racks—all
ported goods.
Racks that were 4.00 and 5.00.
All one price—
Waste Baskets in fancy designs — baskets
suitable for Xmas gifts. In white straws and
colons. All reduced to about the cost to im
port them. Prices now,
2.50
te 3.00
oltnl
COLLEGE PRESIDENT
IS TO BE SELECTED
Ths trustees'of the new state agrl
cultural college at Athens will meet In
the Classic City Tuesday for the pur
pose of electing a president for the new
Institution.
It will probably be a year or more
before the college is completed and
ready for business, but owing to the
difficulties of securing the right man
to head the Institution the trustees
propose to,take time by the forelock.
Just who will be chosen Is uncertain,
but the trustees have several men un
der consideration, none of whom resides
In the state. Just who these men are
Is not known, but It Is understood that
one Is a Kentuckian and the other Uvea
In Virginia.
It Is possible that the trustees will
not select the man now, but only get
In touch with those suited for the Im
portant work to be accomplished. It
l« reeognlted that practically every
thing depends on getting the right man
to Inaugurate the work.
COLLEGE PREPARATORY.
Donald Fraser School
For
Boys
DECATUR. GEORGIA.
MID-WINTER TERM BEGINS JANUARY 5, 1907.
for CATALOGUE WRITE G. HOLMAN GARDNER; PRINCIPAL.
Chamberlin-Johhson-DuBose C°.
GOT ON WRONG TRAIN;
WAS KILLED WHILE
HUNTO STATION
Special to The Georgian.
Marietta, Ga, Dec. 17.—Mra. Mary
Ann Crow, aged 60 yearn, waa run over
by an L. tc N. passenger train near
Kennesaw Saturday night and Instantly
killed.
Mra. Crow left Marietta to vlalt rela
tives at Holly Springs. She boarded
the Western and Atlantic train here by
mistake, but discovered her error and
got oft at Kennesaw to catch the L. tt
N. train. She missed the station In
some way and waa run down by the
L. & X, train while walking down the
track a abort dlatance from the depot.
PUGILISHILLED
L FILE
Greenwich, Conn., Dec. 17.—Catherine
O'Neill, as ahe calls herself. Is certain
to be brought to Greenwich on requi
sition papers at once to answer for the
death of Joseph Neill, the Grennwlch
blacksmith and former pugilist, whose
companion she was in the Greenwich
hotel when he waa killed Friday even
ing.
Sheriff Rltch haa found a nail file 5
Inches long, with a round bone handle,
covered partly with blood, and this la
no doubt the Instrument which caused
Kelli's death.
It Is believed that the woman had
only been divorced from a New York
policeman named Farley on December
She is alleged to have nourished
a razor, and tried to rut Neill. She l«
credited with having remarked at New
Rochelle once that she waa going to
take Neill to the next world with her.
TO
FOR POSTOFFICE AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE
Actual work on Atlanta’a new 21,000,-
000 poatolflce will begin about February
1 next. The bids for the excavation
work will be opened January 10, after
which the successful contractor will be
given a few days within which to get
his force together.
The work of removing the rubbish
and brick left from the old buildings
which have been torn down will be
pushed and the contractors will be
notified that the site must be cleared by
January 1. Several notlcei have been
Issued, but little attention has been
given to the governmental warnings.
An official In the office of the custodian
said Monday morning that the next or
der would be peremptory.
WHITE BOYS ARRESTED
CHARGED WITH ARSON.
Special to The Georgian'
Spartanburg, S. C, Dec. 17.—The
bam of Dr. J. L. Wall, who lives at
Whitney, two miles from Spartanburg,
was destroyed by fire early Saturday
night. The building and Its contents
were completely destroyed. The origin
of the fire Is not known.
During the past two months there
have been many barns lost by (Ire, nnd
there are those who believe that most
of the fires were of Incendiary origin.
Last month B. F. Harley, who lives at
Holly Springs, lost his bam, a horse,
hog and lot of fodder and feedstuffa.
Two white boys, Clarence Henderson
and Zero Newton, have been arreeted,
charged with setting fire to the barn.
VIVA
WIDER AUTHORITY
Embarrassed and handicapped by the
Inadequacy of both Ita contingent and
printing fund, the railroad commlaalon
In Its thirty-fourth annual report. Is
sued Monday t appeals'urgently for In
creases. •
So email is the contingent fund that
the commission cannot afford a regular
porter, and It Is set forth that "work
ordinarily performed by a porter Is
necessarily done, If done at all, either
by one of the commissioners or the
clerks In the office.’’
Recommendation la made that the
contingent fund be Increased from 2200
to 21.500, and the printing fund from
21,000 to 21,200. Next year’s printing
fund will be exhausted by July.
The commission recommends some
uniform method of arbitration; In
creased powers for the commission so
railroads may be compelled to operate
extra passenger trains when those of
regular schedule are much behind; an
act to compel railroads to place end
plutforms on freight conductors’ cabs;
authority to compel railroads to con
struct and maintain sidetracks where
needed; a law to authorise the bringing
of suit to recover penalties for viola
tions of rules and orders of the com
mission. and a law to make mandatory
upon railroads the performance of du
ties assumed or Imposed by law.
SLAYER OF GIRL
MUST ANSWER
Dayton, Ohio, Dec. 17.—The begin
ning of the end Is In sight In the Dona
Oilman murder case. A person now
believed to be the guilty one will soon
be called upon to answer.
A friend of Dona Gilman stated that
on the morning of the girl’s death, No- i,..,,,.,.-
vember 2#. she arrived at her place of j from assembling at the evening serv-
FOR MINISTERS IN
COM! MEETINGS
After thoroughly discussing Rev. H.
C. Christian’s paper on “How to Make
the Sunday Evening Service More
Largely Attended and Attractive,” the
Methodist ministers In aesalon at the
Wealey Tabernacle Monday morning
received the program of thought to be
pureued os arranged by 'the steering
committee for December, January and
February.
The program follows In full; <
December 21—"Shall We Adopt a
Plan for Holding Revivals Simultane
ously In All Our Churches’” J. H.
Eakes, presiding elder.
December 31—"Things Worth Noting
In Methodist History In 1203,” J. S.
French. •
January 7—“Devotional Hour: Out
look for the New Year In a Personal
Religious Life,” C. L. Pattlllo.
January 11—"Best Method of Rais
ing Conference Collections,” S. R. Belk.
January 21—"How Can We Best In
terest Our Laymen In Mid-week Pray
er Meetings?” H. B. Mays.
January 23—“How We Can Best
Promote Co-operation of the Methodist
Churches In Atlanta," R. F. Eakes.
February 1—"Decision Dny:*ln Sun
day Schools,” C. C. Jarrell.
February 11—"Three Most Helpful
and Suggestive Books 1 Have Read
Recently," J. W. Lee.
February IS—'“Is It Expedient for Us
to Put In the Field One or More Con
ference Evangelists?” W. F. Hamby.
February 26—"In What Sense Do We
Believe in the Inspiration of the Scrip
tures?” W. F. Glenn.
Dr. Christian's paper created a-llvely
discussion on the subject of Sunday
evening congregations. It was partici
pated In by H. B. Mays, C. C. Jarrell,
M. L. Troutman. W. F. Gladden, Rev.
Hammond. Numbers of reasons wore
given by the pastors for what they be
lieved prevented larger congregations
employment out of breath. 1 Ices, but It was conceded that each pas
Dona said she and her mother had tor would have to work out his own
GIRL'S BIG FORTUNE
IS TOJE TAKEN:
Missing Heiress’ Father-
Feared She Might Be- i
come Insane.
bad a fight.
vroblcm In the best manner In which worked.
Philadelphia, Dec. 17.—Former
Judge Gordon wilt Institute proceed-
Inga In behalf of Mrs. Margaret Fral-
ley, cousin of Mini Ida May Miller, ths
heiress who* disappearance has star
tled Philadelphia, to recover possession
of the 3600,004 Inherited by the young
woman from her father.
The mother of Mies Miller became
Insane twenty years ago; and her hus
band, In making his will. Inserted a
clause stating that should Mrs. Marga
ret Fralley, the testator's relative and
lifelong friend, at any time see un
usual signs In the daughter’* behavior,
she ehould step In and. by the proper
legal proceedings, legaln control of the
estate and property and Invest the
money for the girl’s benefit.
texasTaHIbers
ESCAPE ON HAND CAN
Special to The Georgian.
Dallas, Tex, Dec. 17.—Some time
during Saturday night or early Sunday
morning bank robbers forced the vault
of the Cltlsens’ Bank at Cedar HIM. a
small town 16 mllea from Dallas, and
secured 32.600 of the funds and safely
made their escape. The vault of the
bank was completely destroyed . and
the building was badly damaged. The
robbery was not discovered until.Sun
day morning, when ooe of the officials
happened to visit the bonk. I
The robbers used a hand car In mak
ing their escape.
he saw .would fit his particulai congre
gation nnd the field within winch he