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u'ElS’Ch PRICE VOL. VI. NO. 112. FOR mo w Playing Vigorous Game of Politics for Favorite Candidate. TRY TO CONTROL BIG CONVENTION Turns Down Ala. Chairman Because of Anti-Taft Attitude- Washington. Dec. 13.—It Is now be lieved the president will uso his strength In rounding up support lor Tett. , . This belief was given additional weight recently when the name of Charles R. Barker, applicant for post master at Anniston, Ala, was sent to the senate. . , State Chairman Brown, who has been looked on as having ths say as to pat ronage. had suggested another man. The white house was not satisfied with, Brown’s attitude In the presidential sit uation. He wns too active against Taft and the result was that National Com mitteeman Scott was suddenly called on to suggest a candidate. Scott sug gested Barker. The action In the Anniston case Is pointed to by politicians as proof of the fact that there Is no reason to suppose the president, because he Is not seek ing office, will not play a vigorous game of politics In. behalf of his favorite candidate and'for the purpose of con trolling the national convention. PANIC NECESSARY FOR FINANCIAL HOUSE CLEANING Washington, Dec. 13.—"Tell the boys out In Omaha that If I am responsible for this money panic which showed up the rotten foundation on which the finances of the country were built, am glad of It." In these terms President Roosevelt today told James Dahlman, cowboy mayor of Omaha, Nebr., Just where he stood on the financial question. The president and Mayor Dahlman punched ccws on adjoining ranches In the Wes' seme years ago. "I don’t care what governors nnd judges say," the president Is reported to hare added. "The panic showed the necessity for a general house-qleanlng In financial circles, and the sooner house-cleaning Is started the sooner It Is over with.” LEAGUE WILL ASK FULL NEWS OF FLEET BY SPECIAL WRITERS The. Hearst News Service, of which The Georgian l§ a client, has arranged, through the navy department, to send John Barry as special representative with the American fleet to the Pacific. The service will have Langdon.Smith as special representative cn the government tug at the president's review at Norfolk op the departure of the fleet, and read ers of The Georgian may expect full and graphic accounts of the great event. BUSY AS A BIG BEE HIVE IS CONTEST DEPARTMENT FOURTEEN MILES OF PAVEMENT LAID IN YEARJLOSiNG Collier’s Report Shows That ; Work Worth $250,000 Was Done. More than fourteen miles of paving, worth nt contract price more than a quarter of a million dollars, has been laid on Atlanta streets this year. The increase this year over last year In the amount of paying done is nearly 100 per cent, only gbont seven mllea of street pav ing being done In 1906. The increase is even greater In sidewalk paving. Last year between live and six miles of sidewalk paving wns laid. This year about 14 miles of'paving has l>een laid, an Increase of more than loO per cent. The cost to thu city itself for Its part of all the paving was only nbont $80,000, as the city had to pay only for a share of much of the paring and nothlug on thnt done by the county. The figures are obtained from H. L, Col Her. commissioner of public works, who is making his tabulations ‘ annual report to council. ment hna lieeu put down; 600 feet of belglan block, 2,800 feet of fiftnlftbfc and 6,800 feet of wooilen blocks. In the latter Item Is In cluded all of Kdgewood avenue, for, al though only, about half has l»een laid, pro vision baa been made and funds laid aside for the entire work. Broad street, which is to be pared with wooden block from Mitch ell to Peachtree. Is not Included, ns the work has not begun. The funds, however, hnve been provided. Introduced Wood Block. The year la especially noteworthy In At- lantn, from a paving standpoint, for It marked the actual Introduction of wooden block as a pavement. The most Important , the year Is that on Edi this la being done with wood block. The new paving will extend from the Boulevard to Peachtree street, nearly a mile. Broad street also will be paved- with wooilen block, and the Whitehall street via. duct l& paved with the same material. Georgian Says Bryan Will Carry Georgia and Dixie States. Following are the vnlues of the different kinds of pavement, according to an estimate of Commlfsloner ColUer: Chert and ma cadam. $80,850; asphalt, $92,250; belglnn block, $1,200; bltnllthlc, $18,200; wooden block, $63,240. To Petition Council to Close Bars Two Days Before Christmas. • The Fulton County Anti-Saloon League will request couneil to close the saloons of the city on Monday and Tuesday prior to Christmas dsy. . The proposition of havinff them dosed from December 23 until January 1 was dis cussed, hut It wns decided that this would w unnecessary, nnd would work a great hardship on the saloon men, who must dis pose of their stock lief ore January 1. , The petition of th6 league will prol be presented to council next Monday, some action will In? taken thereon. Several members of conndl have different plniis In dew whereby they think they can *olve the problem of keeping order during the strenuous holidays, and the considera tion of this problem will be the main event of the session Monday. The mayor has the authority to close the saloons at any It me, nnd the action taken by council will prohnbly be In the nature of tlo The total amount Is about fourteen miles and a hslf. About fourteen miles of sidewalk paving were laid, counting the sidewalk on each side of the street separately. Estimating It at 90 cents per foot, the total value of the Washington, Dec. 18.—"There is question but that President Roosevelt would he the strongest canildite the Republicans could nominate," declared Ciark Howell, of Georgia, who has been attending the Democratic convention. "Roosevelt would come nearer carrying some of the rock-ribbed Dem ocratic states than any other Repub* itc^n,” continued Mr. Howell. “In Georgia he would poll a larger vote than any Republican in history, partly because he Is regarded as one of our l»eop!e and also because ths people are it: sympathy with his policies. "With the president eliminated as candidate. It appears to me that Gov ernor Hughes, of New York. Is the most probable nominee of the Repub Hcan party. Bryan, of course, will be nominated by the Democrats and w tarry Georgia and other Southern states. 1 ’ tK*00000000001WH>0000000000O a 0 MURDERS HIS WIFE 0 AND KILLS HIMSELF; 0 NO MONEY FOR HOLIDAYS. 0 0 Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 13. 0 C. M. Colby today murdered his 0 wife add took his own life be- 0 caua* he could not stand the 0 thought of only ten more shopping 0 days till Christmas when he hod 0 nothing with which to buy pres- 0 enta. 0 00000000000000000000000000 laid this year. Commissioner Collier will recommend council in his annual report that the city purchase Its own wood plant. treat all the wood block we need," states Mr. Collier, "and would nave about 15 per cent on the cost of the work. In addition, wo would know tho blocks were treated •‘“onerly." fr. Collier may recommend also that the city take over the county bltnllthlc plant on the Idea thnt the city could mix its own asphalt as well ns bltullthlc pavement. BRIDE OF GREEK PRINCE inni ne uoes not bje. The police force "bout twenty-live men. . It is stated that the lice force will' be Increased men. the chief and the mayor MAN LOST LIFE IN N. Y. FLAMES; POLICE BLAMED New York, Dec. 13.—William Scobei, «*ed S3, was burped to death and Hob. ert Dwyer and his wife were badly burned and their condition Is serious «» the result of a fire which destroyed a three-story building In the lower East Sde today. The loss of life Is attrib uted by Chief Croker to the negligence of the police. He alleges policemen on the post Informed him there was no ono in the building. 2^000000000000000000000000 o o o FREDERICKSBURG BATTLE . O 2 FOUGHT 45 YEARS AGO. O 2 Forty-five years ago on De- 0 2 member 13. General T. R. R. Cobb. O 2 the brilliant Confederate lender. O 2 ®nd father of Mrs. Hoke Smith. O ~ lost his life at the battle of Fred- O £ e rteksburg. 0 £ Four men who fought In that 0 “ desperate encounter forty-five O 2 J'ears ago are now employed In the O 2 **«« capitol. They are General O 2 S- *• Evans. State Treasurer R. E. O 2 p «rk. Captain Charles T. Furlow O g “nd Captain W. H. ("Tip") Harrl- O ® The last three gathered In the O 2 *’ ate treasurer’s office Friday O morning and exchanged reminls- O 2 fences. O PRINCESS MARIE BONAPARTE. Athens, Dec. 13.—With the splendid and elaborate rite of the Greek church religious ceremony uniting In marriage Prince George, second son of . the king of Greece, and Princess Marie Bona parte was performed at the cathedral here yesterday In the presence of tho king of Greece, a gathering of high slate dignitaries and the members of the vember 31. * By the ceremony Princess Marie be comes the daughter-in-law of the king and queen of Greece^ the piece of the dowager empress of Russia, the king and queen of England and ihe king and queen of Denmark; the cousin of the emperor of Ruqsla, and the king and queen of Norway, and a close relative of all the other crqwned heads of Eu rope. Her father. Prince Roland Bo naparte. Is the oldest living grandson ■ <3^ 35* GEORGIAN BATTLE OF BALLOTS FOR RICH PRIZE8. Animated Scenes in Georgian Office on Friday, With Interested Young Women Bringing in Subscriptions in Exchange For Ballots. All Georgia Agog, and Contest Manager Is a Very Busy Man. 13-YEAR-OLD BOY FATHERJVITH GUN Details of Shooting Not Re ceived From Scene. Winder. Ga.. Dec. IS.—Newt ban retched Winder that American Thompson, who live* about four wiles out on the Jefferton road, lu Jackson county, ilea at the point of death and la uot expected to'lire an tho result of n pistol wound from the bands of bis 13-year-old son. Mr. Thompson la the son of the late John Thompson. Definite In formation as to the cause of the shooting can not !>o obtained, ns to whether or uot the shootlnx wns accidental. IN R, R, RATE GAGE The *tat« filed In the Federal court Friday afternoon a demurrer to the bill of the Atlanta And West Point and the Louisville and Nashville nnd At lantic Coast Line railways In tho lltl gallon resulting from the recent order the commission making reduced passenger rates upon the roads named. The state sets forth about fifteen de murrers to the complaints of the com panics. One of these sets forth that the rates have not been given a fair test and will not until further time Is elapsed, and that, should time prove the rates unreasonable and confisca tory, the proper course will be an u;>- Iioal to, the commission, which I, |, understood will grant such fair ant’ equitable arrangement aa may be deemed proper. . OOOOOOOOOOOOOtiOOOOOOOOOOOO O ONE NEEDS AN UMBRELLA. O BUT HARD TO CARRY IT. O 0 Cold rain, driven by a high wind, O made Friday anything but a pleas. O ant day. The whipping wind and 0 rain made ranging an umbrella a O difficult proposition, nnd i*dea- 0 trlsns tetered along to the leeward O of protecting walls. Colder Sat- O unlay annd clearing. Forecast; 0 ’’Rain Friday night; clearing 0 and colder Saturday.” 0 Friday temperatures: O diplomatic corps. The civil marriage I „ t Luelen, the great Napoleon’s broth- IO O 7 o’clock a. m. O I o’clock a. m. O o’clock a. m. O 10 o’clock a. m. O 11 o’clock a. m. O 13 o’clock noon O 1 o'clock p. m. — 2 o’clock p. m. .41 deg .40 degrees O 30 degrees O 38 degrees O .........38 degrees O .37 degrees O 30 degrees O 36 degrees O QO0O00000^h3000000000000000 ceremony took place In France, No- tr. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPOOOOOOOO "Wlmt’B this? An afternoon tea? I never saw so many girls In a business office—what's that room—’Contest De partment’—oh, I see. Well, the girls are certainly getting In the game to win." It was a visitor to The Georgian’s business office who spoke, and he watched with Interest a row of young women who bore envelopes In their hands and waited to talk to a man at a disk. This desk was piled high with similar envelopes nnd long lists of names, and there were stenographer, hammering typewriters and trying to answer questions at the same time. Piled high on a table were sheets bear. Ing votes—and more votes. "Yes, the voting contest Is on," said the manager. "Want to get In?" Kpr Georgia ha* awakened to tho op portunity to win a prlxe. It’s not every day that 31,000 In gold Is offered for a few weeks' work, and If u contestant misses the gold, there are still u couple of automobiles and giAnd piano to vrork fur, and when fhtse are woi: there are ter. KlngHbury pianos, twenty trip, to C uba and other prizes by the score for other winners. The district plan gives everybody a chance, and those ten pianos, twenty trips to Cuba, thirty college scholar- ships and fifteen diamond rings and fifteen watches must all rn ,o some one The young women are working aa they never worked before. It's not confined to Atlanta. Every mall brings stacks of letters from all over tho state, for, as stated before, the district plan gives everybody a chance! to win. From Savannah comes a blg| butch of subscription!; from Bruns wick a contestant sends In u formida ble list. In Atlanta, the ypung women end their friends are working In every street. It Is not Just the girls who are piling up the votes. The matrons have their share, and one matron Is now leading the list, with more than 30,000 votes to her credit. The votes are coming In at the rate, of 250,000 a week now,” says Manager Malcolm, "and still gaining. This thing's getting too big to handle eas ily." In the circulation department the clerks who make up the mailing and subscription Hsu are working over time to keep up with the new sub scribers. Every day’s Issue shows big gain, and every day fhe press must run a little longer than the day before But the circulation men don’t mind that a bit. The Georgian's contest Is attracting notice far away. One man In New York sent down a long time subscrip tion Friday, with the request that the votes go to a young woman whom he specified. One girl brought In sub scriptions calling for 26,000 votes,-and says she can do It again without try ing hard. ' , "It's easy to get subscribers to The Georgian," declared one young woman, vho has been unusually successful. "I Just show them a few copies, point out how newsy the paper Is, tell them what The Georgian stands for, and then put down their name and take their sub scriptions. I’m going to win one of those pianos, at least." And froth the appearance of her record. It seems a safe prediction. The contest Is taking hold on the best known people. More than one well-known Atlanta society woman is working for a prise, and a number of the coftteniapts call In motors and car- rlages every day to record their new votes. The special early effort contest closes i Saturday night, when the prizes of 150 and 825 In money will be decided. The contest has yet aeveral weeks to run. Have you entered? Better come in and win a prlzel 1 IS CLARION CALL DP Big Auditorium Will Seat 14,000 aud Accommo date 11,000 More. OOOOO000000ooooooooooooooo o o C DENVER AUDITORIUM O C- SEATS 14,000 PERSONS; O REPRESENTS 3600,000. O a a a Denver, Colo., Dec. 13.—When O O ready for the 1908 Democratic O 0 convention, tho auditorium will O O represent an expenditure of O O 1600,000. It, will seat 14,000, and O O 11,000 more can be accommodated. O O The building was erected by u O O s;>ecial bond Issue of the city. O 0 O 00000000000000000000000000 Washington. Doc. 13.—The national Democratic convention will be hold in Denver, according to the derision of the national Democratic committee t)ils afternoon. Qn the first ballot Den ver got 20 votes, Louisville 18, Chl- ca/o 5 and St. Paul 1. When Ihe second ballot was started Chicago threw htr strength to Denver, making 26 votes for the Colorado city. Immediately the motion was offered and carried to make the decision unan imous In favor of Denver. July 7th was chosen ha the date for the convention. Representatives Clayton and John Sharp williams, of Mississippi, and Governor Hoke Smith, of Georgia, all 1.1 Mike in favor of the passage or a reso lution of Mr. Clayton declining all money not necessary for the actual expenses of the convention. Governor Smith was especially em phatic In saying that the 3100.00" which had been offered to secure the Repub lican convention and refused by the Republican national committee had been offered and 'vas about to be ac cepted by the Democratic committee. He said the Republicans had turned down the offer because It was regarded as in the nature of a bribe, nnd that Democrats. In view of that circum stance, could not afford to accept It. Mr. Williams rpoke in similar vein, 1 also did -Mr. Clayton. The resolution was tabled, 31 to It. LL0YDMAY GET - ’ GRIGGS’ PLACE Washington. Dec. 13.—It Is now practically certain that Representative Jam** T. Lloyd, of Missouri, will be elected to succeed Representative James M. Griggs, of Georgia, as chair man of the Democratic congressional campaign committee. Burton Harri- aon, of New York, is slated to aucceed Charles A. Edwards aa secretary. Mrs. Longworth Improves. Washington. Dec. 13.—Mra. Long- vorth passed a very comfortable night and Is doing splendidly. DEATH SENTENCE FDR NEGRO SLAYER Must Hang on January 3 in the Fulton County Tower. SWIFT JUSTICE METED TO SLAYER Judge Hammond Will Ask New Trial, Or Appeal the Case. On Friday, the Thirteenth, Just one week after he murdered Patrolman Mu. nler, Andrew Johnson, alias "Black Sport," wsa sentenced to be hanged by the neck until he Is dead. On Friday, January 3, four weekn after his crime, he will go to the scaffold In the Fulton county Tower. The negro was brought Into the court room Friday morning at 10 o'clock. Aa he faced Judge Roan the crowd which filled the court room to the doors hush ed Its murmur and the stillness became almost appalling. Judge Roan spoke briefly. "You have had a fair trial, Johnson." he said, gravely. "You have been tried by a Jury good and true, have been given counsel fully capable. Have you anything to say hefere sentence should be pronounced?" The negro mumbled something under u>. breath. Hi-n he raised his head nml muttered, so softly that the re porters bent forward to hear him: ’Show me merdy. Judge/’ he rnut- tc red. "You shall have ionger time to pre pare yourself for death than you gave the policeman." said Judge Roan, stern ly, but with a bit of pity In his voice. "One week ago today you were a free man, tree tor the rest of your life had You kept the law. You must hang on January 3." Will Ask New Trial. Judge W. R. Hammond, leading counsel for Johnson, stated Friday morning thnt he Intends to make a mo tion for a new trial in the case, and that tho formal application will proba bly be filed In superior court Friday afternoon. "It is my opinion that the court erred Jn two or three Instances In chatging the Jury'." said Judge Hammond, "and I ills., do not believe that the evidence Justified tho verdict brought In by the Jury Thursday afternoon. I will make a motion for a new trial and then ear ly the case to the supreme court if necessary.” Judge Hammond stated that he was not in position to say Just what part of the evidence would he attacked until he has an opportunity to examine the record. When asked what he thought of the case. Attorney Chapman, who a-sslsted Judge Hammond In representing John son. said: In so far as I am concerned the case Is closed. I think the trial was fair and I do not see that anything would be gained by an appeal except delay." Attorney Chapman stated, however, that he, had not conferred with Judge Hammond, and It Is probable that he will assist the Judge in his nppeai to tho higher court. Taken Back to Tower. The negro was led back Into an ante- oom and returned to the Tower. Ha silent Friday and had lost tho bravado which marked his words to , some friends on Thursday night. As he was being taken back to the Tow- i er Thursday after the verdict of the j Jury, he passed several negroes whom he knew, and as ho passed he remark- l ed: "Well, boys, they broke old Sport's neck today.” The court room was packed Friday morning when sentence was pro- r ounced, the crowd being as large as that which attended the trial on Thurs day. Friday Is marked by black figures In Johnson's last weeks. It was on Friday that he committed the crime, on Friday, the Thirteenth, that he was sentenced, and on Friday, three weeks from to day, he will go to his death in the Tower. Seven Cyclists Fall Exhausted In 6-Day Race New York. Dec. 13.—Exhausted in every muscle and in every nerve, after pedalling more than 100 hours in the -Ir.t«e -it Mudfyon Square Gar den, four riders of the eight teams still left !M i!i<- mim contest Ml with their wheels today as the other racers start- 1 sprinting. The first of these speed spurts of the afternoon, started by Stol, had not fasted more titan a few moments before three of the other riders who tried des perately to hold their own simply col lapsed and slumped to the track. The men were only slightly scratched, and. after a few moments, were able to drag themselves onto their wheels and go<on with* the race again. The men had fallen from sheer ex haustion. At noon Fogler and Moran and Rutt and Stol were tied at 1,738 miles 9 laps; Georget and Dupree. Krebs and Vnndemtuyft. Logan and Rardgett, Galvin and Wiley, Downey and Down ing were a lap behind, and Breton and Vunonl seven laps back. Russian Empress Improves. St. Petersburg. Dec. 13 - While con siderable alarm way Mill felt today over the condition of the Empress Alexan dra, It was reported there was soma Improvement in her condition. The fe ver had abated. The « "Urt physician* ar* treating the empress for anaemia. THE WEATHER. For Atlanta and Vicinity—Rain tonight; clearing and colder 8atur- The Atlanta Georgian AND NEWS SPOT COTTON. idy, 6.38; Atlanta, firm. ly. 11 9#; Mobile, steady.