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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