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rrTS <4 I the weather. SPOT COTTON. For Atlanta and Vicinity—Fair 1 H rV I IvAN 1A yjcj^UKVjIAJN Liverpool, firm, 6 33; Atlanta, steady, ]\\: N "v orlean*. active. IIS; Nsw tonight and Thursday; colder to- !! 16; AiirnM, tint;. 11 5-1*5; Mobile, night. AND NEWS steady. 11 5-14; Charleston, steady, 11. VOL. VI. NO. 104. ATLANTA, GA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1907. PPTPJ?.. In Atlanta..TWO CENTS. JTXM.VJB. On Train*..FI VB CENTS. How Other Cities Pay Workers in Their Schools. trade federation TO URGE INCREASE Comparative Wage Scale Shows How Little the Teachers Are Paid. <H>000000000000000000000000 O HOW TEACHERS’ SALARIES 0 a COMPARE WITH MEN’S WORK. 0 0 > O $ Hero- Is the ruling scale of O O monthly salaries paid in Atlanta: 0 0 Printers $85 to $125 0 0 Brickraaaons $80 to $125 0 0 Machinists JJ5 O O Carpenters $76 to MO 0 0 Stonecuttors $126 to $169 O O TEACHERS ...» $40 to $60 0 O0<hKh30000000000000000DW0 0 o O HOW OTHER CITIE8 PAY 0 0 PUBLIC SOHOOL TEACHERS. 0 O 0 0 Some comparisons showing 0 O teachers’ annual salaries In va- O 5 HANKERS SAY IS CURRENCY IS Convention Rises, and Cheers Secretary Root’s Speech. SESSION OPENS WITH PRAYER Root Promises Support of Administration to Improvements. 0 rlous cities are given: O 0 Cincinnati ... O Los Angeles .. 0 Jersey City .. O Boston 0 Baltimore ...., O Memphis .... 0 Kansas City — 0 ATLANTA .. 0 Min. .$900 . 620 . 600 . 662 . 444 . 600 . 600 . 400 0 Max. 0 $1,000 0 820 0 1.272 0 036 0 700 0 860 0 826 0 650 0 0 00000000000000000000000000 A comparison of tha wage scale In Atlanta Indicates that the teachers In the Atlanta public schools work longer and are paid smaller salaries than any Other class of persons engaged In an occupation where skill and brains and years of preparation are required. After attending an expensive college and spending years tn preparing herself for the nerve-wearing work in which .lie expects to engage, the woman teacher Is required to begin her labors In the Atlanta schools for the meager salary of $40 per month for the first half year. The second half, of the year she receives $46 per month, and if she Is Industrious, painstaking and possesses a sufficient amount of pa tience to hold her place and follow the simple life, she may. In the course of six years, attain a degree of proficiency and a record for long and faithful serv ice that swill entitle her to a salary of 160 per month. And this $60 per month, even then. Is only received ten months In the year. During the other two months of the year she must find soms other oc cupation or visit relatives. The other alternative Is to make the $60 per Continued on Pago Pivo. By THEODORE H. TILLER. Washington. Dec. 4.—"Some refer ence was' made In your last meeting to ‘not crossing the ( 'bridge before you rdach It.’ Gentlemen, we have now reached the Bridge." With these words Secretary of State Etlhu Hoot electrified the 600 delegates to the national rivers and harbors con ventlon which convened this morning. At the conclusion of the secretary’s speech In which he promised the sup port of the national administration to legislation looking toward the Improve mant of our waterways he was accord ed a demonstration as great perhaps as any In hts career. The convention arose en masse and cheered the secre tary for several moments. Tlie speech of Secretary Hoot follow, ed the formal opening of the conven tion at 10: $0 o’clock. President Ransdell. of Louisiana, called the convention to order. Bishop Earle Cranston, of the Methodist Epis copal church, opened the session with prayer. Must Have Waterways. Mr, Ransdell then introduced Secre tary Root, who said, tn part: "The question Is no longer whether our freights are carried for one dollar or fifty cents, but the question Is whether you will have the products of the United States carried at all. There Is no Increase In the wealth of the country so great as the Increase from the transportation of the country’s products, the outputs of the mines, the manufactories and the agriculturists, frorii the place where It Is worthless to the place where It Is valuable. We have come to the polnt’where the rail roads of this country are unable to per form their function, which Is necessary for a continued progress and a contin uation of the increase In the national wealth. There Is no possibility of the railroads keeping pace with the needs of our national production for the transportation of our products, and the only avenue open to maintain our progress Is the avenue of water trans portation." Mr. Root was followed by President Ransdell. Ambassador Jusserand fol lowed the president. Senator Newlands spoke on the various phases of the questions In this country, and was fol lowed by Chairman Knapp, of the In terstate commerce commission. Fewer Certificates in Circulation in Atlanta. Episcopalians Assem ble in Convention at Macon. “The bank* are Rotting In more currency and are paying out more now than they hnve since the certificate* were flrat Issued.” I So stated the preaident of one of At-! lanta's biggest banka to a representative of \ The Georgian Thursday morning. Of course. If we pay out more currency.” i he explained, "this means leg* certificates, and for that reason, as has been npparent to nearly everybody, there Is more currency, passing In Atlanta now ami leas eertlfl- j cates.'* By this method the bnuks are gradually j drawing In toe certificates, although there; has been no concerted action on the part of; the banks to do this. They will not nil be called In until the situation Is perfectly/ normal In New York city* which will proba- \ bly he within it week, or possibly two, weeks. Jt has been noticed by those who handle much money that the proportion of certifi cates and money In circulation has been changed considerably, the tnore curreuey Indicating the return of confidence and the turning loose of money that had been board ed, and the fewer certificates evidencing tlie Inclination on the part of the banks to gradually retire the certificates at more currency comes Into them. Bankers Are Pleated. The bankers of the city, without excep tion, are greatly pleased over the situation, and speak encouragingly of the Improving conditions over the whole country. “Trade Is better and confidence In this section of the country Is restored entirely.” stated Colonel \V. L. Peel, president of the Mnddox-ltucker Hanking Company. The reports of the local national bnuks In answer to the call of the secretary of FIGURES SHO W INCREASE IN VALUE OF UTILITIES The following from the annual reports of the state comptroller general shows the remarkable Increase In the value of railroad property In Atlan ta and of other like corporations this year over Inst year: Taxable Taxable Values Values Southern Railway— 1906. 1907. A. A C. A. Line $ 76,614 $ 90,646 C. & B. Division 367.479 428,847 Georgia Pacific Division 103,320 113,394 Atlanta Belt Line Railway 11,387 Atlanta Terminal Company 1,000,000 1,000,000 Atlanta and West Point Railway 97,664 119,468 Charleston and Western Carolina 100 100 Ixmisvlile and Nashville Railway 29.000 25.712 L. £ N. Freight Terminals 260.000 N'„ C. & St. Louts Railway 1,660 1.660 Georgia Ry. and Electric Company 2,646,864 6,716,628 Atlanta Gas Light Company 900,000 1,500,000 North Georgia Electric Company 4,272 17,100 Atlanta Telephone and Telegraph Co 188,010 308.650 Weetern Union Telegraph Company 4,567 18,379 Atlantic Postal Telegraph Company '... 2.275 2,967 American Telegraph and Telephone Co 5.543 8,034 Southern Bell Tel. and Tel. Co 510,805 890.168 Southern Express Company 208,799 169,052 Central of Georgia Railway ;. 271,820 286,816 Seaboard Air Line— Belt Line 179,623 219,349 O.C.&S. 21,346 27,031 Totals ", 36,648,751 111,205,287 HAVE YOU j Better Take Advantage of Stores Offer a j BOUGHT j This Sunshine Splendid Selection of Gifts ] THOSE GIFTS? BISHOP C. K, NELSON. Presiding over the first conven tion of the new diocese of Georgia. iv. They will show the I splendid condition. The message of the president as a whole deased the banker*, although many of hem take exception .10 some of his recom mendations. President’s Message. The plan of Issulug emergency currency secured by boAds Is an IntqfUYu* one,” stated one hanker. ‘Tersonal note* do not fluctuate in vgjne like raUrjuu! ^bonfls. 4 * Colonel Feel is Opposed to the postal i Inge bank-elan. ••As It is now,” he stated, “money deposit ed lu a savings hank can be Itorrowed and used aud Is always at the hands of the farmer and the laboring man. Under the postal savings hank pin* ail of it would go to Washington and would- bo ' sewed up there.” CITY ELECTION DAY CLOSES SALOONS ATLANTA YOUNGSTER KILLS BIG CAT IN THE MOUNTAINS Ths voting In ths city election Wed nesday Is extremely quiet and slow, and only a few hundred vojes will be cast. There Is no opposition to any of the candidate! nominated at the primary. The randldates are getting some of their friends to come out In order to Insure against defeat by a "dark hone." About the greateat point of Internal In connection with the city election Wednesday fs the closing of the saloons for the day. The election la only a formality. The councllmen and aldermen who received the nomination at the white primary were. In reality, practically elected. The election will be, in errect, if rati fication of the primary. All the nomi nees will be elected, none having oppo. sit Ion. Following are the candidates to be voted for: Aldermen—Third ward, F. A. Pitt man; Fourth ward, E. E. Pomeroy; .Seventh ward, W. A. Hancock; Eighth ward, C. M. Roberts. Councllmen—First ward, Alonso J. Johnson; Second ward, Eugene Dodd; Third ward, J. C. Harrison; Fourth ward, B. Lee flnilth; Fifth ward, W. Tom Winn; Sixth ward. Steve R. John ston; Seventh ward, F. J. Spratllng; Eighth ward, James T. Wright. The polling places are as follows: First Ward—Curtis’ drug store, northwest corner Mitchell and Forsyth etreete. Second Ward—City hall, corner Pry or and Hunter streets. Third Ward—Evans’ store, southeast corner Fair end Fraser streets. Fourth Ward—Markets.’ store,' north Macon, Ga„ Dec. 4.—The primary convention of the new diocese, com posed of the northwestern half, of the state of Georgia, convened here this morning at Chriat Episcopal church, Bishop C. K. Nelson will preside over the meetings. Some of the prominent ministers who are attending the convention are Rev. 55. S. McFarland, of the All Saints church, Atlanta; Rev. C. B. Wllmer. St. Lukes church, Atlanta; Rev. C T. Pise, dean of the Cathedral,. Atlanta; ReV. S. A. Wray, Trinity church, Co lumbus; Rev, T. F. Pope,' St- Georges, Griffin') Rev. Harold Thomas, Cedar- town; Rev. Il-orv D. Phillips, St. Marks, LuGrange: Rev. C. A. Langs ton. Epiphany, Atlanta; Rev. R. F. De- Belle, Atlanta; Rev. J. J. Lanier, Washington; Rev. H. Baldwin, dean, St. Marys, Columbus; Rev. Thomas Burry, Gainesville; Rev. J. L. Vlllalonga ,Car- teravllle: Rev. Gilbert Higgs. Atlanta; Rev. Troy Beatty, Athens; Rev. George Benedict, Cave Spring; Rev. C. M. Hudgins, Atlanta. Local members of the Episcopal church have made extensive arrange ments for the entertainment of the visitors, and they will do much toward expediting business. Rectors and con gregations at the Episcopal churches of the city have looked forward to the sessions of the -convention with much Interest on. account of the fact that they will mean the formation of strong.new diocese. Name for Diocese, the diocese morning and la at tended by a large audience. At this meeting a name for the new illoceae will be selected and a constitution and canons will be formulated, officers for the diocese wit be named at the con vention. Seventy-five to one hundred leading ministers representing Atlanta, Mnaon, Columbus and a large number of other towns are present. This Is the first meeting of EpJscn- pnllnne In Georgia since the gMeral diocesan convention held at Richmond, at which the Georgia diocese was di vided. After devotional services this morn ing, the bishop addressed the conven tion. The address was an eloquent one and attracted wide attention. When the bishop closed his add res* an adjournment for noon recess was ta ken. Continued on Page Five. BELOW FREEZING WEDNESDAY'NIGHT "The Christmas spirit Is best ob served in the stores of a city," eald one of the heads of a big Atlanta depart ment store as he stood at the entrance Wednesday and pointed to the crowd* of bundle-laden shoppers that formed two unbroken streams on either side of Whitehall street. "That la true," he continued, "because when people are buying presents they are most affected by the spirit of the season—more so than when merely presenting'them.” little effect on the shoppers. They came down town and up town and Ir. town from all directions. A majority, of coarse, had to ride on street cars; others came tn carriages and automo biles, while still others walked. How ever, they came nearly all with the same object In view—Christmas shop ping. The display of goods In the store surpasses previous years. The ordi nary stock Is put In the rear and the wealth of Christmas goods pushed for ward. From the character of the sales the merchants say that there la Public Utility Plants Gain $4,556,- 536. CITY TO RECEIVE $56,956 MORE TAX Georgia Ry. and Elec. Co. Value Almost Double Tliat of Last Year. One had but to go up and down I no doubt about the Christinas season Whitehall and In and out of the stores Wednesday to know that the Christmas shopping has begun. The stores are taking on new help continually. Ev erywhere the merchants are employ ing more salespeople to handle the big tush which has Just begun. The clear cold weather brings the people out, and from about. 10 o'clock until 6 o'clock the shoppers pack the aisles of the stores. Several merchants are authority for the statement that the public Is learning to shop early. Each year the r’hristma*. season be gins a little sooner than before.- "It is all a matter of weather.” said one merchant. "Rain would hurt, but as long as It Is cold and clear the peo ple will come out to buy. Monday woe a big day, Tuesday very good and Wed nesday begins to look like a day much nearer Christmas.” It Is estimated that during Decem ber the force of employees selling to the Atlanta public In the stores will be Increased about 15 per cent. Five de partment stores In Whitehall aggre gate 1,500 employees, which means that In these stores alone there will be more than 200 people to secure positions. When one thinks of the number of other buelnesa houses that handle Christmas goods, It Is hard to see v/here all these additional helpers are to come from. Wednesday was a busy day In the stores. The stiff breeze that swept the streets In the morning seemed to have having begun. The Teddy bear man at Rlcli’e gave an explanation of the continued popu larity of the Inanimate beasts. "We sell Just as many bears as we do dolls." he said, "and It Is all be cause of their expression." He set a large white Teddy bear up on the counter, gave Its head a twist, anil lo, the expression on Its features became Intently alert. Another twist devel oped a meditative attitude. "That's the secret of tfielr populari ty,” he aaid. "They look so much tnore Intelligent than dolls. It’s also the seerbt of the scale of prices. "The Imported German Teddy bear here has a more attractive face—notice the eyes—than that American one over there. An attempt was made to supplant the beer this season by dogs, but the latter were so foolish looking that nobody would buy." Everywhere the merchants say that business Is good. The people have money, they say, and must have Christ, mas goods. The Indications are that the season will surpass all others In the amount of money that changes hands. No new rules will be put In'force! thle season by the big department year le 31,234,384.28. stores. High's and several others are | The comptroller prepared this season to box many of the purchases Instead of wrapping. Goods will be sent out dally by all the stores until Christmas eve, but after Sunday. December 22, the merchants want the people to carry as many bun dies home with them as possible. Alt increase of $4,556,536 in the value of railroad and other prop erty in Atlanta assessed by the state comptroller general! From which Atlanta receives this year $56,956.64 more than she received from the same corpora tions Inst year. This remarkable evidence of Atlan ta's wonderful growth Is shown In the annual report of the state comptroller general to the tax collector of the city. In which the former gives the valua tion of the property of the railroad*, the telephone and the telegraph com- panlea, the street railway and the gas light company in Atlanta. The Increase ts nearly 100 per cent. Last year the valuation was 36,648,751. This year the valuation is I1L205.2S7. Last year the city received In taxe, from these corporations 388.109.43. This year the city will receive In taxes from these same corporation* 3140.- 066,07. The Increase In real and personal property In Atlanta, as shown on the books . of the city tax assessors. Is 37,197,901. Adding 34.556.516, the In crease In the property of the rail roads and like corporation*, and tha total Increase In property values In At lanta for 1907 over 1906 Is 311,764.437. From this Atlanta receives nn In crease In taxes this year over last of 8151,994.66. The total taxable property In At-, lanta, according to the combined re-, portK of the tax assessors and tho comptroller general Is $91,821,550. The total taxes received by tho city this BISHOP DECLARES HIS NEW WIFE IS NOTHIVORCEE Never Was Married, But Powell Got a Divorce Just the Same. AI PIEDMONT IN CLOSEDSESSIOH Robert C. Ogden Arrives From New York to At tend Conference. general's report shows * material Increase In the vniue of the property of nearly all the r.ill- loads and like corporations. In the ruse of the Georgia Railway and Elec tric Company the value this year is fixed at more than double the value of Ibst year. SUCCEED AOKI AS (I, S. AMBASSADOR Baron Chinda, Vice Minis ter in Tokio, Also Can didate. Proudest boy In Atlanta Is Macar- inn. the 13-year-old eon of M. C. Kol- Ir.ck. Under the paternal roof tree In Jack in street he points out to his ndmtr- young comrades the stuffed body of “ hug.- catamount, which he killed a J,” t,nle ago on Stony Mountain In Habersham county. ..M--' 1 , th !,. 11031 of "• the Joke Is on till: hi. r „ bro , t hera. Eddie and George, and his couKln, Tattnall. W i,'.rlM r i' larl<t * vlllp ,n ‘he rough but ,2mountain county of Haber- «•* , Kol| ocks have a summer JJ2R_ Woodland. Here the faintly vacations, ami the boys *P*nds th e with a gun. The older boys had been trying for two or three years to bag .1 huge wild cat, famed throughout that country for Us slxe and apparent Im perviousness to bullets. On the luet trip t<f Woodland, how ever, Macartan was allowed to along. He had hi* gun and took the woods with the other boys. And this JiHtghty jiiQUBster accomplished whnt the others had been trying for several seasons—he killed the terror of Rtony Mountain. Eddie, George and Tattnall have severe case of “dry grins” when any cne mentions Macallan's trophy. But he la a wholesome young chap and doesn't lord It over the others. Tin . boys are going up during the Chilst- wild turkey and quail. me* holidays for a hunting trip, and short time ago Macartan I Macartan will go on equal footing with noun*'!!?Idered too small to follow the the others. The boys have a magnlfl- • *^rods over the rough country cent pack of fourteen deer hounds. Can n man lie $llvor«-ed tn Georgia from 11 oiunn lie nevpr married? Illshop Henry M. Turner, of the African Methodist Episcopal church, showed he thought thin possible by marrying Tuesday night Ida private secretary. Laura Peart Lemon. ftfahop IV. I. Gain**, who lire* hi Atlanta, , j but who has Jurisdiction over North faro- linn. Virginia. Mnry.’tui'L the District of Cut off the water, get out the extra Columbia. New Jersey and the Philadelphia blankets, for the mercury he* already! conference, point* solemnly to the Ulsclp- broken the record for this fall, touch- j u ni , ( ,t the church and the records off Fur- ... Ing 27 degrees at fi o'clock Wednesday j ton county's divorce courts. west corner Auburn avenue and Jack- i rooming, and is due to go down to 25 xi»,. council of bishop* and the general son street. 1 I degrees or low er Wednesday night. conference of the church may write the final Fifth Ward—A. J. Martin Hardware Seemingly from every direction, al- ' . .> fpr i„ this singular *t.»rr. entitled: Company's store, 248 Marietta street. though officially from tho northwest.! *• ‘ — ‘ * || the wind, going at a rate of 42 miles an hour by the Jigger in the weather bureau, swept Atlanta Wednesday morning. Wednesday night probably will be the coldest of this season. The lowest the mercury registered up to Wednes day wuh 20, but there is much worse ahead, according to Hie weather man. who says: “Fair tonight and Thursday; colder tonight." The temperatures: 7 a. 29 degrees 8 a. m. 30 degrees 9 a. 111 SO degree* 10 a. 19* .. 22 degref h St a, mftkWb, 33 degrees 12 rn. • .'<&■$. 35 degrees 1 p. m..\ . . * v, 36 degree* 2 gQ,', 4 ,‘t 3B degrees Sixth Ward--Avery’s drug store, 78 North Broad street. Seventh Ward — Mrs. Florence’! house. 206 Lee street. Eighth Ward—Judge Langston's court room, 824 Peachtree street. Culberson Is Leader. Washington, Dec. 4.—Senator C. A. i 'ulberson. of Tsxax, was chosen by the Democratic caucus last night to lead the minority In the senate. 0000OOOO0O07000000000000*0 0 o O BODIES OF DROWNED MEN 0 0 ARE NOT YET RECOVERED. O 0 0 0 Special to The Georgian. 0 O Savannah. Oa., Dsc. 4.—A long 0 0 distance telephone messnge from 0 0 Mount Pleasant saya that the bod- O O tea of Gporgc F. Mooney and A. i. 0 0 Elliott, of Atlanta, and their com- O O panlons, have not been recovered. 0 O The party Is dragging ths river. 0 O ,, O'ertmon, 00OO0000OOCW0O0000O0000O00 from acute H. O.HAVEMBYER ; SUGAR KING, DEAD ■.New Yutk. i • . 4.—H. O. Havemey- rt, the sugar -naU\ dbs*4 At his home Imoua, Mt $ o'clock this oft- vernl weeks’ Illness stlon. Tin* Bl*hop'« Marriage. The story bad It* lu«*pptloii\ln*t June, when the council of hUhop* of the colored rberch was In session at Wllberforee I’nl- versify. The detail* of tbat story bare now li*:»ke*i out, and show that nt tbl* time Hlshop Turner and Bishop Clalne* nearly mine to blows and laid the corner stone of a ••rounh house.” This difficulty, according to a pamphlet prepared by lll*hop Turner, and Inbeled, ••Only for the bishop's Eye.” was causud when Bishop Gaines com men ceil n tirade ajralnst bishop Turner’s secretary, and said the bishop was laying plans In marry her and that she whs a illvoreml woman. This pamphlet further stntes that Bishop Gaines reported that Bishop Turner bud given his m>i rotary uu eugageiuoiii ring engitived ou the Inside: ••II. M. T. to L. !\ L. Two Belligerent Bishops. bishop Turner then got busy, II* de nounced the statement ns a lie. aud when bishop Gaines showed signs of (Mdhgereticy. Illsbop Turner grabbed n chair and prepared to defend hltuself. He snys he was just recovering from a broken ana ami couldn’t defend himself any other way. These details remained hidden within the Tokio, Dee. 4.—In the event that Amhn s*n»lor Aokl decide* not to return to WnN Ington there Is a strong probability that bo iUgtl rill bc» succeeded by Huron Kaneko. V to probability - BMMI KmHH former special envoy to the United Ntu or by Baron Chinda, vice minister at ths foreign office. Baron CbluiU la well known In Amsrtrs. where he was educated. He la extremely active and very sincere In endearortnr f<* overcome the Immlgrntlnn difficulty. lie t.* also extremely friendly with American* nml mltted to resign. No auuouncetneut of th« teslunatlon of the ambassador will be made until after hit: arrival here. While many names are mentioned as tha hr.rou*s successor. It Is probable that former ROBERT CURTI8 OGDEN. Eminent educator and philan thropist here for conference. An educational conference of far- reaching Import will begin In the con vention hall of the Piedmont Hotel Thursday morning at 10 o'clock, and will continue through Thursday and Friday. The seaflons will be execu tive. Robert C, Ogden, of New York, mil lionaire philanthropist and head of th* Continued on Page Five. Three Killed t Thirty Injured In Collision latoji. lK»r. killed and thirty Injured was ths ontc of a rear-end wreck ou a dangerous curve t the Baltimore ami Ohio railroad tracks * Uauover. Md.. this morning. All (he killed were uegrue*. but the mi Jorlty of the injured are school l*oys PPP ... ling to Baltimore < At Hanover an express from Washte atnrtlug almost an hour behind the I Continued on Pege Five, overtook the school train, teli two rear cars. Letting two trains in on the same caused the wreck. It I* r»bl. TbJ« the reuse of the Terra t’otta wre which forty-nine rersons lost their less than a year ego.