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THE WEATHER.
For Atlanta and Vicinity—Fair
tonight and Thursday; warmer
Thursday.
The Atlanta Georgian
and NEWS
SPOT COTTON.
Liverpool, steady, 6.20; Atlanta,
Jl 9-16; New Orleans, quiet, 11T4; Naw
York, steady, 11.96; Savannah, steady.
11 1-16; Augusts, quiet, 11%; Mobile,
steady, 11%; Charleston, nominal, U 1-16.
VOL. VI. NO. 110.
ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1907.
PT7TPT?. ,n Atlanta..TWO CENTS.
I On Trains..FIVE CENTS.
CITY LAWBREAKERS
IN YEAR CLOSING
Prohibition Will Cut Ar
rests in Half, Says
Recorder.
CITY FINES ASSESSED
WERE $138,724.10
‘Wipe Out Liquor and We
Will Have Few Arrests”
—Recorder Broyles.
23,777.
That is the approximtae
number of arrests in 1907 in
Atlanta.
11,888. ; ,; .
That is the number esti
mated for 1908 by Recorder
Broyles. Just half.
The reason? Prohibition
—that’s all.
The arreata thnt will bare been made by
the police dermrtmeut by the first of the
gfi win eclipse* an
new year will eclipse* all previous records
eatnbflihed by the department.
The exact number of arrests. both city
aud atate caaei, made to midnight Satur
day la 22,427. This la 726 more caaea than
were made during the whole of the year
1906, the record for that year being 2l,i02.
Recorder Nash Broylea estimato* tfiat the
raaea for the remainder of the year wIH
Four of Jenkins Family
Held On Serious
Charges.
CONSPIRACY AND
PERJURY CHARGED
Alleged They Got Illegal
Loans From Their Vari
ous Companies.
1.250 more eases for the year, Increaatng the
total to 23,777. • * -
These figures embrace almost ns many
arreata ** were made In the city of New
Orleans during the year 1906, which totaled
“4,411. In the clty of Richmond during 190o,
which city ranka In the aame elass aa AM
lanta, only 7.123 caaea were made. The re
ports for 1906 are not available.
The police record of Atluntn this year, .In
tha matter of arreata. will be tliu most re
markable In the South, and probably lu the
whole of the JJnl.ted 8tqte».,
Fines Were $138,724,10.
The total nrapnnt of tinea Itnpoaetl by
Judge Broyles to Satunlny at midnight
amounted to $138,72.4,10, Of thla sum a total
of $96,009.66 waa paid through the little
window lu the offlee of the station sergeant
nt the police station nml-has been turued
Into the treasury of the dty. The amount
of tines represented by the work of pris
oners In the city stockade, who were unulde
to pay their fines, amounted to $41,406 un to
Saturday; .The-amouut of fines remitted so
far amounts to $1,524. The remaining $483.75
Is represented In appeals to the superior
The fines Imposed this
|[ y«Ha a
far In excess of the amount levied
fenders last year.
saloons should ins closed this uvernge will
session of* police court. Monday
Mnnshed all records for thaUtrlbunnl. The
exact number of caaea tried* that day, SB
announced by Clerk Preaton, waa 216.
Most of these cases were made Saturday
and Saturday night and are Included lu the
official figures to mldhlgbt of that date.
Crime and Whisky.
According to Judge Broyles and police of
ficials, 1907 will be the last year to see
such an enormous number of arreata In At
tantn. Judge Broyles estimates that after
the first of the year, wheu prohibition la lu
effect. crime will show n decrease of at
least 60 per cent, and that comparatively
tew arrest* will be made.
"Liquor la responsible for a great per
centage of the crime now being committed,
nnd when we wine liquor out we will have
but few arreata,’' la the comment of Judge
Broyles.
Another feature of the police department
closing of the year’a work
PJ H . ... j record of
1’rolxitlon O/ilrer Oloer In hi* labor* with
Juvenile criminals.
Juvenile Work.
During the present year the effort* of Of
ficer Oloer have been broadened materially
and he has aeoompllthed a splendid work
for children who have come under his care.
To date, a total of 146 children liavo been
6 laced on probatlou this year by Recorder
roylea, acting as probation judge, ana
Ode “ ' “*■
have come under the personal observation
and care of Probation Officer Gloer.
Daring 1906 obly 80 children were placed
batlon system has been thoroughly eatab-
dren on.probation, instead __
big them to the stockade.
Dm ‘ ‘ — . .. .
■nr by probation were dismissed, 30 of
whom were placed on probation this year.
Officer Oloer announces that 10 more Juve
niles will be dismissed before the end of
the year.
‘ num!»er of Important featnrea have
THIRD-TERM plot
IS LAUGHED AT
BY REPUBLICANS
New York, Dec. 11.—Seven Indict'
menta against four .members of the
Jenktna family. In conectlon wllb the
Brooklyn banking scandal, were hand
ed down by the grand jury today. Those
Indicted are John O. Jenkins, Sr., presl
dent of the First National Bank
Brooklyn; John O. Jenkins, Jr., former
president of the Jenkins Trust Com
pany; Frank Jenkins, former president
of the Williamsburg Trust Company,
and Fred Jenkins, director of the Wil
Mamsburg Trust Company and man
ager of the Jenkins brokerage house.
All were Indicted for alleged perjury
and conspiracy except Fred, who was
Indicted for conspiracy alone.
The defendants pleaded not guilty
and were held.
Jenkins, Sr„ was held on bond of
110,000 for each charge; the three oth
ers, |2,BOO each charge.
The conspiracy charge states the
Jenkinses and others got Illegal loans
from their companies amounting
more than 1900,000.
FISH SIDESTEPS
PLOT TO BULK HIM
Evades Process Server and
Starts Out For
Chicago.
New York. Dec. 11.—It Is said here
that Stuyvesant Fish narrowly missed
being detained In New York yesterday
when he suddenly disappeared, side
stepping a bailiff with a summons for
a case In White Plains. It Is said to
have been a plot to detain the llnam
cler from the meeting of Illinois' Cen
tral stockholders In Chicago.
According to this story, Mr. Fish dls
covered that a process server was look'
Ing for him.
This case. It Is stated, will require
several weeks to try, and attendance
there would prevent Mr. Fish going to
Chicago and voting the many proxies
which are In his name, and which he
must vote personally.
CITY MAY PENSION
f,
Commission Adopts Resolu
tions of Regret at Ma-
nier’s Death.
Steps will nt once he taken by Chairman
Morris Brandon, of the police commission,
looking to the adoption of a charter amend*
ment providing for the pensioning of dis
abled members of the police department,
and also the widows of officers slain while
In the discharge of their duty.
This matter was under consideration some
time ago by the commission, and It waa
determined at that time to ask for auch
amendment to the hesrter.
of regret and sympathy on
of Policeman Manler and commending the
ihrnvery of Bartow Blackman, the negro
who ttptured^fcMiiiigiiiig^lilMM*
Washington, Dec. 11.—The Democrat*
the house have determined to make
a vigorous light for the adoption of
tne antl-thlrd-term resolution Intro
duced by Representative Clayton, of
Alabama, and hope to get the Repub
lican* Into a position where fhey will
have to vote on It.
The Republican members are Inclined
la ugh away Mr. Clayton’s resolution.
I attach no Importance to It,” *ald
Representative Dalxell. *T aee no
( nance of its being called up.”
governor seeks to oust
MICHIGAN STATE TREASURER.
Detroit, Mich., Dec. 11.—Governor
'lamer haa decided to begin proceed-
h>g« for the removal from ofTIce of
mate Treasurer Frank P. Glazier, who
Gently failed for over *1,000,000.
Lord Kelvin III.
D,c ' 11—Lord Kelvin, the
h2» e< i ,c,ent **t. has been confined to hi*
l " 0 we * k * with a chill. Ills
condition Is serious.
letter of condolence to the widow of Officer
Manler.
The thanks of the commission were ex
tended to the three dally newspapers for
their effort* in raising the relief fund for
Mr*. Manler and her orphan child.
In regard to the statements that Andrew
Johnson, the alayer of Officer Manler, had
l»een a atool pigeon for the police Detective
Sergeant Lauford stated Wednesday morn
ing that the negro had never done any
such work for the detective department.
He said the only dealing the detectives ever
bad with Johnson was to prosecute him on
several occasion*.
QUICK ACTION
BALKS PANIC IN
THREE AUDIENCES
Chicago, Dec. 11.—Quick action by
the Are department and theater offi
cial* aaved three audience, from panic,
last night, when fire broke out In the
Musical College building. One men
who shouted "fire" was knocked un-
conedous by a theater attache. All
gong, were stilled and Are wagons run
•lowly. Few people In the audience,
knew of the Are.
Aged Artist Dead.
Bo,ton, Dec. 11.—Benjamin Champl-
ney. aged ,0. the noted landscape
painter, died today at hi, daughter's
homo, a, the reault of grip.
"SHOW ME TRUST
WHICH ROOSEVELT
EVEN T
MEN WHO FOLLOWED OLD HOSE REEL
DINE TOGETHER AND TALK OLD TIMES
Sen. Jeff Davis, of Arkan
sas, flakes His Maiden
Speech.
HE URGES STRIPES
FOR MALEFACTORS
Scathingly Attacks Presi
dent and His Anti-Trust
Policies.
Washington, Dec. 11.—Senator Jeff Davis,
of Arkansas, delivered a fed-hot speech In
the senate this afternoon. It waa hi*
maiden effort In that body and was the
first set speech by any senator In the six
tieth congress. Moreover, it was made Juat
nine days after he had taken hla seat aa a
member.
the trusts and the Pi
upon rich malefactors.
f >rl*on sentence t*taring John I>. Rockefeller
n the face wonld make him a law-abiding
citizen. He stigmatized Wall street specie
lators aa gamblers and thieves and charged
them with precipitating the recent money
panic.
Had Roosevelt “Skinned.”
He criticised the annual salary of Presi
dent Roosevelt, which he put at *110.000. He
said he did not need that sum to live
block In the matter of a family,” ha ex
claimed. ”1 have eight children; he haa
only five.”
In contemptuous tones. Davla declared
that “unless conditions change. It will not
be long before Amerlcnn statesmen ore
wearing knee breeches, with braas buckles
and powdered wlga and bowing down
semi-royalty.”
■ Or the opening of con
greas. making any attempt to regulate and
control prices a conspiracy punishable by *
heavy fine nnd long Imprisonment. It ru
ther provides for the revocation of the com
pany's charter and permit* recovery of the
purchase price.
Fine and Imprisonment.
No remedy which mean* only their de
struction can be too drastic. Anything short
desired. The trust evil la a cancer sore
upon the body politic just as upon the hu
man boa/. The only remedy Is *
knife, vnt it * *
the virus.
“It Is tho bounden duty of congress
act. If vfo don't destroy the trusts, then
surgeo
l oat by the root* nnd destroy
tremble for the pu
government Itself.
to
few years to run without check or
drnnee Instead of the government prescrib
ing the terms on which the trusts do busi
ness. the trusts will be prescribing the
terms upon which the government may do
business.
What Has Roosevelt Dons?
'Nearly seven years of Mr. Roosevelt',
strenuous term have passed with ull ths
machinery of the government nt his back.
Yet, I ask, will some Republican senator
upon thla floor tell me one trust he has ever
tamed, much leas destroyed?
“It has been sold that'corporations should
be treated Justly and fairly. That Is too
often the shield behind which cowardly pub
lic servants evade thslr duty.
“Treat A trust robber like an ordinary
felon. Make the strong arm of the law the
Place
misspent life—upon L ..
busted and the people get relief.”
FOR 13,000 JACKIES
Norfolk. Va„ Dec. 11.— 1 Thanks to big-
hearted “Fighting Bob” Evans, all of the
13,000 men In the Atlantic fleet can spend
hriatmna ashore, and thanks to Admiral
Evans and Brownson, chief of the navtgn
tlon bureau, each jackey may receive bis
Christmas present on time.
Evans plans to reach Port of Spain, Trin
Idnd, December 24. Half of the men can gc
ashore Christmas ere, the other half Christ
mas n If lit. The state department Is arrang-
An elaborate Christmas dinner is being
planned with 4.000 pounds of turkey aboard
as a nucleus. Colliers and other ships leav
ing New York and Norfolk will lie used to
send the men’s Christmas presents, which
will be distributed Christmas eve.
To Investigate the
Goldfield Strict
Washington. Dee. It.—President
Roosevelt today named a commission to
visit GoldAeld. Nev„ to investigate the
labor conditions and report to him
peraonally. It conalata of Assistant
Secretary Lawrence O. Murray, of the
commerce and labor department; Her
bert Knox Smith, commissioner of cor
porations, and Charles P. Neill, com
mlsaioner of labor. The commission
starts at S o'clock thla afternoon. The
appointments were announced after a
conference with the president.
GENERAL FUNSTON ON
WAY TO GOLDFIELD.
GoldAeld, Nev„ Dec. ll,—A declara
tion of martial law Is expected to fol
low close on to General Funston’a ar
rival. Subsequently a search of the
camp will probably be made for arms,
ammunition and dynamite.
Queen Sophia Is IIL
Stockholm, Dec. 11.—Dowager Queen
Sophia, widow of the late King Oscar,
seriously III from the strain of her
husband's Illness and the shock of hla
death. The late king’s body was re
moved today from' the castle to the
chapel to lie In state until Friday for
tne funeral.
LOOKS DARK FOR
RUSS GENERALS
ON TRIAL FOR LIFE
Officials Refuse to Summon
Witnesses Requested
by Defense.
SEVEN KILLED WHEN
BRIDGE COLLAPSED
Forty Workmen Swept Into
Water of the
River.
Bloomaburg, Pa., Dec. 11.—Seven
men lost their lives and n score of
others were Injured when a steel bridge
being erected over the Susquehanna, at
Mifflin, near here, collapsed about
nightfall yeatarday and carried forty
workmen Into the river. Two men
were probably fatally hurt. One miui
was held prisoner In the water for nn
hour with hla mouth and eyea above
the level before he was rescued. The
accident was caused by high water.
Debris carried down stream by the
flood struck the false work of the bridge
and caused Its collapse. The accident
occurring af night. It waa hard to do
anything in'the way of rescue. The
workmen wore all thrown Into the wa-
ter. The bodies of .four of those killed
were found floating on the lurface en
tangled In the bent and twisted gir
ders. Borne of the men wore carried
a mile down the river.
AJ.U. CROSSES
CITV LIMIT LINEs
NEAOLYCOMPLETED
Will Reach Heart of City
by New Year’s, It Is
Expected.
Mechanic No 2 Holds
a Reunion at
Durand’s.
Snow Overflows Streams.
Shenandoah, Pa., Dec, 11.—A con
tinual heavy rain, which has been fall
ing since yesterday, has melted ths
snow In surrounding counties, causing
the streams to overflow their banks.
Bridges have been washed away and
washouts have paralysed railroad and
trolley lines.
Shsnandoah Valley Flooded.
Scranton. Pa., Dec. 11.—The entire
valley along the course of the Lacka
wanna river Is flood-swept today,
caused by the recent severe rain. The
Delaware and Lackawanna railroad is
crippled, streets In C'arbondate. May-
field. Blakeley, Ollphant and Jackson
are running riVera.
Lehigh River Rising.
Bethlehem, Pa., Dec. 11—The sudden
rise In temperature which melted the
recent heavy fall of snow through the
Lehigh valley, accompanied by a twen
ty-eight-hour rainfall, cauaed the Le
high river to rlae rapidly yesterday un
til a height of nearly 16 feet above low
water has been reached here.
For ths first time within tb# Inst quarter
century a railroad has been built Into the
city of Atlanta. The event occurred Wed
nesday morning at 9:16 o’clock, when the
tracks of the Atlanta, Birmingham aud At
lantic railroad were placed under the con
crete bridge over Bell wood avenue arid
pushed past the line at Travers street, Just
northwest of Bull Durham hill.
Aud while there was no demonstration, no
formalities, there was great rejoicing on
the part of the contractors and the general
officers of the road, for the eveut has been
looked forward to with tho keenest sort of
Interest. It marks a new era In the ban-
dlli
the Sooth.
The new road will give another outlet to
the sea, almost a direct air line from At-
lauta to Brunswick, where the boats of the
Brunswick Steamship Company will
reudy to work In conjunction with the rail
road. The very heart of the Industrial
.ng Interests about Atlaus, the cotton-grow
ing belt of Georgia, nnd the lumber, turpen
tine and watonpiloii district*.
Completed January 1.
It la expected that the line will lie
j January l, 1908. Work Is progressing
rapidly on the placing of tracks In the
’make-up” yards In the Howells Station vl
clrilty. away out Marietta street;.work Is
also being hurried to completion In the
down-town freight yards and .receiving de
pots at Haynes, West Hunter nnd Mnngnnl
streets. By the time this-work Is fiulslied
ilrlle nnd
y the general officials of tne rood.
The completion of the road Into Atlanta
rill mark a distinct era In the commercial
and Industrial development or the South.
The road will supply another outlet for the
rapidly-Increasing business Interests, and at
Nobody enjoys talking about old
times more than old soldiers—unless It
Is old flre-flghters.
The latter held forth in all their
glory Tuesday night, when the Me
chanic Fire Company No. 2, one of the
mainstays of the old volunteer depart
ment, held Its second annual banquet.
The place wag Durand’s Bohemian
In Alabama street. The time was _
o i clock tor beginning and any time for
quitting. The course dinner that was
served to tho old volunteers was a
splendid one and well worth the occa
sion.
Of course, thoughts and talk* turn
ed back and back many years, and
only nineteenth century subjects were
open for diacuaalon. The banquet was
an extremely enjoyable one.
The following dflttcer* were elected:
Henry Karwisch, president; W. B.
Cummings, vice president; Dr. M. C.
Martin, surgeon; Frank T. Ridge, sec
retary and treasurer.
The following were present: Henry
Karwisch, W. B. Cummings. Dr. M. C\
Martin. Frank T. Ridge, W. B. Cody, H.
C. Smith, L. H. Fenn. W. L. Joneg, W.
A. Teat, T. L. McCay, T. J. Johnson,
A. T, Alexander, E. Garrett, John
Me Waters, Ben Jones and L. C. Tripp.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 11.—Today's ev
idence In the courtmartlal of Generals
Stoessel, Fock and Reiss, charged with
the Joint responsibility of oPrt Arthur’s
surrender to the Japanese, la going
strongly against the accused.
The court refused to summon sever
al witnesses relied upon by the accus
ed to tell of the conditions at Port Ar-
thur, making It Impossible to longer 1
hold out. It Is the general Impression
Rn effort is being made to j
shield the war ministry officials whom
Stoessel, Fock and Reiss say were re- !
sponsible for the under-supplied, under
armed condition of Port Arthur.
However, It will be impossible to pre.
vent the generals speaking in their own 1
behalf and It Is sure to create a great
sensation throughout Russia.
Cyclist Saves
Life of Youth
In 6-Day Race
New York, Deo. 11.—The tollowtaw <
was tho acore at 2 o’olocki . . :
Fogler and Moran . , .1 flH 1
Hutt nmt stoi nrrrnnzcc,
Georgett and Dupre .••••.
Logan nnd Bardgett LQ64-2 *
Galvin nnd Wiley l.l.BT-l
Krobn and Vnnderstuyft •*..1,064-3
Downing nnd Downey j 064.2
Breton nnd Vnnonl —..L064-O 1
Lawson and McDonald 1,064-0
am* .uwuuntu . ...l.UOt-O
The r . w ' 0r<1 for the 61«t hoar la miles
and 9 lain, msdo by Miller and Weller la
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O O
O WATER WAGON CITIES O
O IN OLD BAY 8TATE. O
a o
O Worcester, with 120,900 Inhabl- O
Joe Fogler today saved the life of a
small boy who liad tumbled onto the
track. Heading a wild sprint, he leaned
far over his wheel, clutched the young,
ster and cleverly swung him under a
cot nt the track side, out of the path
of the rapidly npproachlng racers. Fog.
ler waa wildly ohecred. Tho lad re
ceived a few bruises
Texas WinsSuit
Against Oil Co.
Houston, Dec. 11.—The state appel
late court today affirmed the Judgment
of the trial court In tha case of the
stato against the Waters-Fierce Oil
Company for ouster and for penalties
aggregating *1.690,000 for violations of
the anti-trust laws.
SENATOR MALLORY
IS SERIOUSLY ILL
AT FLORIDA HOME
Pensacola, Fla., D#o. 11.—United .
States Senator Stephen R. Mallory la
seriously 111 at his home In this dty,
although he la still attending hla cor
respondence. He haa been confined to
his bed since November 20, when ha
suffered a general breakdown. One side ‘
waa partially paralyzed. He haa shown
some lmprovemnt, but hla condition 1#
still considered serious.
and Is equipped with new engines, passed
gor roaches and freight cars of the mosl
modern bund. There will be cars suffi
cient to move promptly all business Intrust
ed to the care of tne road, while courteous
manage-
Three Inches Rain. I The *#ntlre mileage of the A., B. k A.
inroo ,n ® no * * — J consist* of 649.6 miles. Th* main line, when
Mahoney City, Pa-. Dec. 11.—-Thre* completed, will extend from Birmingham to
Inches of rain has fallen In the last — — - ■—
twenty-four hours, causing the Maho
ney creek to flood many cellar* between
here and Gllberton, and otherwise do-.
Ing much damage along the route. A
Gllberton the track* of the Schuylkill
Traction Company were submerged'
HARRY ORCHARD
WILL AGAIN TELL
HIS BLOODY STORY
B0l*e, Idaho. Dec. 11—In the trial
of George A. Pettlbono today Harry
Orchard will take the witness stand to
again narrate hie story of wholesale
murder. Hawley ha* told the Jury the
state would prove that Pettlbone was
the central figure In the conalpracy.
STATUTE OF 1866 TO
STAMP OUT PEONAGE
IN SOUTHERN STATES
Washington, Dec. 11.—At last the
Federal government thinks It haa found
law by-which It can atamp out peon
age In the Bouthem states. The gov
ernment’s optimism la founded on the
receipt today of an opinion rendered
by Judge Hough of the United States
district court of Southern New York.
The under which an Indictment
waa brought waa passed by congress in
lS6fi, and the government admits it
u* made to stop negro slavery.
sgerak
of eighty miles and another branch from
Tho Atlanta line leaves at
which fa serenty-elght mile* aontb of At
lanta. The Birmingham division continue*
from’ Manchester through Talladega and
miles.
An Atlantan's Energy.
The enterprise was planned and carried
to completion In large part by an Atlanta
man—If. M. Atklu*riu, who Is president of
the road. Mr. Atkinson has Induced the
expenditure of million* of dollars of Eastern
and Northern capital In Houthern develop
ment. He Is regarded as one of the great
est believers In the future prosperity of the
South, aud has dt’tuouMtntted ability as a
financier and railroad builder. He stands
0 tantn, la the largest city In Mossa- O
0 chusetta to vote ”no license.” O
0 The larger places to go “dry” ore: O
O Worcester, 130,000; Brockton. O
O 45,000; Quincy, 16,000; Somerville, O
O €5,000; Malden, 87,000; Woburn, O
0 17,000; Beverly, 15,000; Lynn, O
0 86.000; Haverhill, 40,000; Wal- O
0 tham, 26,000; Salem, 38,000; Ev- O
0 trett, 28,000; Newburyport, 16,000; O
O Melrose, 16,000. 0
UOCHJOOOO0OOOCHJOOOODD0OOOOQ
PUT $10,000 TAX ^
ON CLUB LOOKERS;
$5,000 ON POOL ROOM
X twenty yesrs lotlucwl Invest
mont* In Georgia and Alabama In exceaa of
WO.UM.MO.
The A., B. A A. la going to nuke a atroos
"’he nffldala Inalat that
bid for bualseaa. tEo ofdriala Inalat t
they are competent to supply the very beat
pocalhle service, hecauae they bare the
equipment. The hualneee Intereate of At
lanta at leaet bare shown a dlapoaltton to
enrournge the vnterprlae, while the etate
officials of both Georgia and Alabama bare
been moat considerate In their treatment of
the road, residing Ira importance aa a com
petitor In Its particular line.
*100,000 Cincinnati Fire.
Cincinnati, Dec. 11.—A dieastroue fire
today deitroyed the big factory of the
Ptau Manufacturing Company,, with n
*100.000 loan. The occupant! of near
by tenements were panic-stricken, but
the flremen confined the flames to tbs
factory.
Boston, Dec. II.—Boeton yesterday
elected a Republican mayor, the flrat
of that political faction to bo elected
In eight yeare. The city alao voted
again to license the sale of liquor.
The Independence League was re&pon
slble for the election of George A. Hib
bard, now postmaster, to the position
of mayor.
Tha majority for license was large,
but a little smaller than In previous
years; by reason of the forceful cam
paign by clergy and laymen to suppress
the saloon In the suburbs. Lynn de
clared against license, after having II-
censad tha sala of liquor for eleven
years. The .majority this year against
the saloon was I.STO; last year license
had 1.277 majority.
Worcester went "No” for the flrat
time In seventeen years, and the tem
perance people there burned red Ore In
their Jubilation.
Fall River, a typical mill town with
a heavy foreign population, went "Yes"
by only 1,117 against 4,000 a year ago.
Woburn, a license stronghold, where
the liquor Interests of Boston spent
much money, waa changed from "wet"
to "dry."
Ellijay Re-elects Teem Mayor,
Ellljay, Oa„ Dec. 11.—One of the
liveliest municipal contests on Tecord
the re-election of Hon. W.
mayor. The board of trustees of ths
Kllljay Institute were re-elected. The
defeated candidate for mayor le J. E.
Barclay,
Judge Gray Indorsed.
Dover, Del., Dec. “ Jl.—The Demo
cratic convention haa passed a resolu
tion Indorsing Judge George Gray, of
Delaware, for the presidency.
Speclsl to The Georgian.
Newton, Os., Dsc. 11.—The city ooundl
has flxed a license of *10,000 on clubs with
lockers, and 15,000 on pool rooms. Whisky
tin been aobl In Newton for about 60 years,
but thin action shows that th- councilman
an well nn rhe clttn-iin nr,- wilting and ex
pect to do nway with It altogether.
Race Results.
NEW ORLEANS.
First Race—Hustod, 9 to 2, won; In
vestor, 40 to 1 and 70 to 1. second;
Freebooter, 6 to 1. 5 to 2 and 6 to 5,
third. Time, 1:19 4-5.
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0 IDEAL DAY BRINGS O
0 OUT SHOPPING CROWDS. O
O Idea! weather for holiday shop- O
0 ping, nnd Judging from the crowds O
0 thronging the streets and stores. O
O nearly everybody Is taking advan- O
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9 o’clock a. ni 33 degrees 0
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