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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
Keep It Dark
We’re selling 1,000
Suits and Overcoats with
a quarter scaled off the
price and if you can’t
call, write or telephone
and we’ll select the coat
or suit for you subject
to your approval—we
take all the risks.
If a saving of $5 or $10
is of interest to you,
you’ll take advantage
of this sale.
EISEMAN & WEIL
1 WHITEHALL ST.
V
E. & W. Shoes.
1-4 OFF
ON UNDERWEAR
ROCKEFELLER GIVES $32,000,000
“FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY”
Gift Is Accepted by
General Education
Board.
DONATION IS MADE
THROUGH JOHN K, JR.
Oil King Gives a Total of
$43,000,000 to the Cause
of Education.
New York, K«b. I,—The largest «um
aver (Ivan by a man la the hlatory or
the race (or any nodal or philanthropic
purpose was offered yesterday by John
D. Rockefeller 19 the general educa
tional board, which bald a special ses
sion here late In the afternoon.
Through his son. John D. Rockefeller,
Jr., the king of oil made a gift of <31.-
000.000 worth of Income-bearing secu
rities “for general education purposes
throughout the country.'* The. offer
was promptly accepted and "the board
wrote a letter or thanks to Mr. Rocke
feller.
Has Given $43,000,000.
Mr. Rockefeller 4>revlously had given
the board tll.000.000 for the same
work, and his contributions now
amount to Ml,•00.000.
Members of the board, when asked
what the “specific purposes” referred
to In Mr. Rockefeller's letter meant,
said that Jt was In the line of educa
tional work, and was Intended. In their
opinion, to give Mr. Rockefeller the
right to direct the disposition of the
fund to such institutions, within the
province of the board, as he may deem
proper.
The elder Rockefeller Is not a mem
ber of the board, but his son Is a mem-
LETTER OF ROCKEFELLER
ANNOUNCING HIS GILT
New York, Feb. t.—The following Is the letter from John D. Rock-*
efelier to thi general education board announcing his gift of (M,(0«,000:
"New York, Feb. «, 1M7.
"General Educational Board, New York City:
Gentlemen—My father authorises me to say that on or before April
I. 1M7. he will give to the general board income-bearing securitise, the
Present market value of which Is about tl3.oeO.OM, one-third to be added
to the permanent endowmenUof the hoard: two-thlrde to be applied to
such specific objects within the corporate purposes of the board, ee either
may from itirie to time direct, any remainder not so designated at
he or I
the death of the survivor to be added also to the permanent endowment
of the board. Very' truly,
“JOHN D ROCKEFELLER. JR "
WILL GEORGIA PROFIT .
BY GIFT OF MILLIONS
John D.. Rockefeller's bequest of It!,000,000 to the general education
al board was received with Interest In educational circles In Atlanta and
throughout the state.
Whether Georgia will benefit by the gift or not, la a matter of spec
ulation largely. In the past the state has received donations through the
general education board. But the Rockefeller gift la to be entirely In the
liende of the board, which will be the arbiters of Its distribution, under
the direction of Mr. Rockefeller or his son.
On February 13 Dr. Edwin A. Alnermun,. president of the I'nlveralty
of Virginia, and who hae charge of educational development In the
Mouth as Southern member of the general board, will be here to confer
with the educational campaign committee of the state.
This committee will meet In the office of the state school commis
sioner to confer along the line of advancement In the rural schools of the
state. This committee la composed of Chancellor David C. Barrow,
Bishop Warren A. Candler. Governor-elect Hoke Bmlth, Htate School Com-
mlslsoner W. B. Merritt, Oovernor W. J. Northen and M. I.. Duggan. At
this time Dr. Alderman may be able to give aome Idea as to the chances
of Georgia In the distribution of the Rockefeller fund.
1 POLICEMEN FIRED
8! SAVANNAH CHIEF;
GENERAL SHAKE-UP
40,.
Fab. Chief of To
ller Austin today dlemlned eight po-
llrrnirn and appointed an equal num-
ber * ,
Thi« is the second genera! shake-up
•In* e Captain Austin took charge.
PARTY OF ATLANTANS
SAILED FOR CUBA.
$$frii! to The Georgian.
Brunswick. Qa.. Feb. A party from
-aiumri. winch arrtved yesterday itt
soon. en route for Cuba, remained in
this city for several hours, driving over
th* tow n and left at 4 o'clock, when
the Brunswick tailed for Havana.
In tin* party were: J. H. Harrell. Dr.
C. L Curtis. J. Sydney Holland, Cho*.
L t'hosewo' Miss Choaewood,
W 1’utL Alfreu . Newell and
others.
HAWKINS HELD UP
BY SWELL ROBBED
While on hie way home Thursday
night J. I- Hawkins, of 111 Walton
street, wee held up at Walton and.
Spring streets by a stylishly dressed
young white men, who'shoved a pletol
In his face and relieved him of M.10.
After obtaining the booty, the high
wayman commanded Hawkins to
“light a rag," while he vanished In the
opposite direction. The robber wore a
gray suit end heavy gray overcoat, with
velvet collar and velvet ruffe.
TREASURY SENDS MONEY
TO JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION.
Special to The Georgian.
Norfolk, Va., Feb. S.—The treaeury
department official* arrived here today
and comrade were signed by the expo
sition company by which 1750.000 of
the 11,000.000 loan made by congress
becomes Immediately available for lb*
Jamestown Exposition Cl
j
will com* from him.
Five College* Remembered.
The member* of the board who will
admlnleter Mr. Rockefeller 1 * Immense
gift Include some of the beet-known
educational worker*, linanclert. pub-
Ucleta and philanthropists In the coun
try.
While the board was In session gift*
to live colleges were ordered, amonnt-
Ing to <400.000. as follows:
Beloit College. Beloit. AVIs.: Mom-
Ingslde College, Sioux City, la.: La
fayette College. Kaetoa. Pa., <60.000
each; Wabash College. Crawfordavlllc.
Ind.. and the University of Wooster.
Ohio, each <135.000.
Chartered by Congress.
The general education board was
chartered by congress In 1MI. It em
ploys a fores of exports In the Study
of educational conditions In all parte
of the United State*.
The organisation was adopted to as
sist Mr. Rockefeller In the distribu
tion of hie gifts to education, but It
was not Intended to limit tho work of
the board to the administration of
funds given by him. U was rather
men of means who desire to promote
education In Its various forma In the
United Statee could do ao In a sys
tematic, Intelligent and effective way,
and the board Is being to used exten
sively by phllenthroplets.
Board All Powerful.
In March. 1903. John D. Rockefeller
pledged <1,000,040 to the work of the
J. D. ROCKEFELLER CONFIRMS
REPORT OF GIFT TO EDUCATION
Special to The Georgian.
Augusts, Oa„ Feb. I.—When sought by The Georgian correspondent
this morning for a conflrmatlon that he had given (33.000,040 to educa
tion. John D. Rockefeller could not bo found at his hotel. He left word,
-however, with his secratary to announce the correct ness of the story, as
lie did not wish «» mu* any elateman* In regard to it lilmeeK-
Mr. Rockefeller has been playing golf all tbe morning, and declined to
be Interviewed.
CAREFUL THERE! DON’T SUP!
ICY COATING ON STREETS
MAKES TRAVEL PRECARIOUS
Mr. Peachtree shut his front door be
hind him early Friday morning and
ran dowffl hie stone walk to catch his
car.
Then he eat down suddenly—oat
down *o hard that It Jolted the gold
fllllng from his pet tooth: sat down
right In the middle of Jhe walk. Then
he remarked—but that’s Immaterial.
It was all on account of the Ice. At
lanta wore an enamel face Friday.
Sidewalk and asphalt were glassy
~ ««"telu c d??3 lu “** p«i>M' to
the study and promotion of education
In the Southern state*.
On June <*, M05. Mr. Rockefeller
gave the board (10,000,000 In securities,
the principal to bo held as a founda
tion for education, the Income above
K nses of administration to be dls-
ited to or used for the benefit of
such Institutions as the board might
deem best.
•mooth with a coating of Ice left from
tho sleety enow of the previous night.
Ugh! It wee slick and slippery. I.lke
trying to walk on roller skates.
ljut the horses had the worst of It
Early In ' the morning they were
brought from warm stalls lo stagger
and slip over Ih* Ice tb the nearest
smithy, where they were “rough shod"
to keep them from breaking a lag.
It wee pitiful to watch them. Thar*
le nothing more helpless then a hors*
whose footing le uncertain. One milk
man solved the question by wrapping
his horse's feet tn tow racking. It
looked clumsy, but It beat nothing n
long
Thi
lere were several caees of accident
reported. More than one horse fell and
broke Its leg, and a prompt shooting
followed. The blacksmith shops were
crowded to overflowing and It wee late
In the day before many of tho waiting
horses were reshod.
But everything has Its good side. The
Ice furnished an excuse to many a man
who lay under the warm blankets too
Rebuilding Sale: February Reductions
A Trade Event With a Double Incentive For Price Cutting
FRIDAY. FHHKt’ARY *, VNT7. , ! . -
TAYLOR’S
Clearance Site of Men’s Suits and Omesits
All of
our
<10.00 and
<12.50 . Winter
Suite now
(8.50
All of our
(10.00 and
$11.30 Rain
coats and
Overcoats, now
(8.50
All of our
(6.60 and <7.(0
Men's' Winter
Suite, now
(5.00
All wool, heavy
C'aixlmsre
Pants, worth
11.00, for
(1.50
Clearance Sale of Ladies’Suits and Clonks
All of our (f.00
and <7.00 La
dles' all wool
Tailor - ■ Suits,
now . ...—.—
(2.90
All of our
111.50 and
(10.00 Ladles'
K llor Suits,
w
(7.95
All of our 07.(0
Ladles' Long
Coals, In black
and colon, now
(3.98
All of our <3.(0
Misses' Long
CAats tn solid
colors and
mixtures, now
(1.69
Ladles' finest
Kid Shoes In
newest styles,
worth 13.60, for
Extraordinary Sale of Shoes
(2.00
Men's Vlcl or
Box Calf Shoes,
fully worth 03,
for
(2.50
Misses' Wear-
wall School
Shoes, . fully
worth <1.(0, for
(1.25
Boys* heavy
Box Calf
Shoaa In all
si see, worth
(LI0, for
(1.25
Greatest Values Ever Ottered In Underwear
Ladles' extra
heavy. large
slxe, full made
Vests and
Pants, worth
«0e, for
25c
Men's heavy
Jersey fleeced
Underwear,
worth 50c else
where, for
Boys'
heavy
Shirts
and Drawers,
fully worth 15c,
for sach
and
Child's heavy
ribbed ana
fleeced Union
Suite, In all
sis**, for
25c
240 MARIETTA STREET
couldn't walk'
TWO AUDITORIUMS
We’re going right ahead with the rebuilding operations and in a few weeks we’ll be ready to welcome
Ton into one of the handsomest and largest men’s stores in the city.
In the meantime we arc bending every effort to clear out winter stocks completely. The usual Febru
ary reductions are greater than ever on account of the necessity of making room for the rebuilding work-
Price-cuts touch every stock: come and share in the bargains.
No Reserves—No Restrictions—No Red
Tape Methods—Usual Credit
Courtesies. ~
Plans for the Tabernacle Institutional
church have been drawn, and will prob
ably 1 be accepted Friday night.
The architect, R. H. Hunt, of Chat
tanooga, Tenn., ha* rMHfled Dr. L G.
Broughton that he baa completed re
vising the plant, according to the di
rection* given, and he is expected to
arrive In Atlanta Friday night with the
plans.
Dr, hrougliton announces that the
work will be Irtished forward to com
pletion. A* Is well known, the lot on
the corner nf Spring and Luckte
streets has been purchased. The build
ing. It le estimated, will coat about
<300,000.
The building will be six stories in
height The Hrst three tlnqn will be
the auditorium, the second and third
living balrunle*. The other 1 floors will
contain offices.
“The building nf an eudltorlum-ar
mnry has not deterred u* one whit,'
Sold. Dr, Broughton Friday morning, In
response tn a question.
“We are going nn with our plans, as
originally Intended, and aa a matter of
fact I-haven't even thought about the
auditorium-armory In connection with
the structure we shall erect."
There le a possibility of un unique
and exciting rare In Atlanta. Both
auditoriums have ranched about the
earns stage, It seems, ami the public
will watch with inlcreal tho growth of
the two buildings.
“Which will be finished firstIs an
Interesting question.
ers.
Every suit and overcoat in the house is marked down
25 per cent—staple blues and blacks, full dress and Tux
edo styles as well as fancies. It’s a clean, straight-out
reduction sale with no deceptive features and the clothes
offered are America’s best—H§irt, Schaffner & Mapc and
Rogers, Peet & Co.
Underwear
•Good idea to buy your
next winter’s supply of un
derwear during this sale.
All grades, styles and sizes
33 1-3 per cent discount
Fancy Sox
Today, and Saturday-all
75 cent and $1.00 fancy
hosiery at 50c a pair.
Newest styles in oinported novel
ties included; samples in window.
Daniel Brothers Co.,
£ 0 Pr r 'ifct
Her: Schslfac, V Mug
Clothicrs--Hattcrs--Furnishcrs--Shirt-Makcrs,
45-47 Peachtree—OoDOsite Walton St
BEVERIDGE BILL
IS OPPOSED BY
L
At a inSctlng of the officer, tin,I risen
the committee of the tlcorlxn Industrial
Amoclatloa Thuraday a roolutlun wa.
ilid labor hill, now pruning
The tight which Coarreumaa Lon K. t.lr-
lns.u>n 1. making on the New York t'nttau
—is Indorsed by the meetlsg.
catua.l >» flinch dtsrasslmi tlirmfilumt the
cotiatry. I. charectartewt •• nimervsanry
lest.latlen nail lieyoud the roustltuttoesi
grant of the power vented In eongress to
regulate commerce between the nutra.
r,i|ric of the reanlutton* will tie furwnnt
Suspected of luring small boys Into
th* path of evil and teaching them to
gamble. J. O. Watkins, the barber who
came to Atlanta a abort time ago from
Hawklnavllle, and who Is accused of
twice sntlcliig llttls 13-year-old Joh£. t
Lewis' Stevens from his home, 4*5
Woodward avenue, ti again behind th*
bar* of the police station.
Watkins was arrested In connection
with the latest disappearance of |ty»
Stevens boy, but failed to appear In po- '
Uce court Thursday afternoon, having
deposited HO cash collateral. After
further Investigation Into th* case,
during which sensational Information
waa unearthed. Detective nsrgusi>
t jwfnrfl aqA Pnllrsmsil W JT,
Thursday night rearrested Watkins on
suspicion." H* will b* given an ex
amination before Recorder Broyles
Friday afternoon.
Sergeant Lanford soya he ha* In
formation lo the affect that Watkins,
by sums mysterious means, ha* obtain
ed the friendship and companionship
of numbers of small boys. Th* ser
geant has been Informed by some of
these boys that Watkins frequently
gambled with them.
On* poy a Prisoner.
The Stevens boy, who was found in
Watkins’ room at th* Kingston hotel.
10 1-2 Trinity avenue. Is being held In
the police station os a witness against
the barber. In a statement to Proba
tion omcer Gloer, the Itttl* fellow ex
pressed great fondness for Watkins,
saying hs was a “nice man" and had
bean showing him a “good lime."
When pressed for details th* hoy
staled that Watkins had given him a
place to stay In the hotel room, liad
frequently given him money, had sent
hltn to the theater, and had shown him
the sights generally
Th# detective* arc nf the- opinion
» policy
Isuts. secretary: Jnuie* p. Venlery. of An
cunts, chairman nf ttir exrrsllve commit-
tee; Puller It. t'nllowsy. of laiUranir: J ml
sou I. ilnnd. of IVIbnm: W. J. Klucalil, of
ttrlfflti: It. M. Walker, of Monroe: J.tek J.
HpaldlB*. of Atlanta: N. f. Dunlap, nf
linlneaGMe. chalrmnu of tbe leglstsllle cum-
uilttce, ami other*.
Walklrp has pursued this same .
with otnsr boys, and that thla accounts
for his popularity.
rrgeunt Lanford says hs has ob-
_ j*d positive Information that four
little boys were In (he room with'Wat
kins In the Kingston hotel at 1 O’clock
In the morning only two or this* dam
ago.
Denis* Any 'Crime.
Watkins, when seen by a GeorgMft
reporter Friday morning, denied h* wns
guilty of any misconduct. He declared
he had used no undue mearns to sntlcs
the Btevens hoy from his horns, but
sold the boy cam* to him voluntarily.
He also said th* boy told him b* bad
the consent of his parents ,
"I am Simply a friend lo th* small
boys," saltl the prisoner; “and they
Just naturally Ilk* ms. I'lt admit that
number* of small boys have been In
my room at th* hotel, but they were
boy* in whom 1 had taken an Interest
and who wer* merely staying thsr* un.
til time to go to woik Ih tho morning.
J
nothing to eat. and have I
a place to'sleep In my room. I have
also gotten Job* for some of these boys
I have treated them so well they like to
be with me."
The accused prisoner It "33 year* „f
age. Hs'csme to Atlanta from Haw-
iklnavllle, and has been conducting a
Ibat ber ahop In Peter* street, near fVlr.
Charles Lawless.
Tile funeral services of Charles Law.
less, who died Wednesday nlghl. were __
enndusiod Friday morning st the North j pdi'Krr. amounting lo
Atlanta Baptist church He Is survived
by hi* wife and two children. The In
terment was In Mason's church yard.
jki ihfi tl.t'f of hii* mrssi
Watkins had a roll qf^msj^J^MC I
Copyright 1906 by
Ilart Scbtftner (S Marx
Rsv. W. ft. Stillwell.
Rev. W. R. Stillwell, an aged Meth-
odist minister, died Thcr*d*y night at
I lie Wesley Memorial irmpliul after
an Illness of •even! month*. The body
waa sent to McDonough, Ci« . for Inter,
mint.
Mr. Bttllwell was transferred to the
Jenklnsvllle circuit at the last confer
ence. but waa too unwell to taka up m . €0 1
new chare*. The funeral took place |V| A 1 Qt tfOrfC
MrDnnuiich Frldnv afternoon. wA* ^ 1 A
Fine China
Elegaut quality and dis
tinctive patterns. Imported
from historic factories, if
you care for beautiful china,
’see ours.
at McDonough Friday afternoon.