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oooooooooooooooo PRICE In Atlftnti On Ti n Ins AMERICAN ARMADA IS CLEARING DECKS TO SAIL FOR THE FAR EAST ON MON DA Y 1 anrzjzu wjujmaja/r mmm a j&Tlrjum <zoip //AM .jzfjbt ojr //ASm b -EACJFSC coajt / flip PJWAZXJL ZAJT STOP OF PI JET AUU8 AKWV7WG AT JAZZ FFANCZSCO viirnif I pro za jAramo JXCONZ) CQAL/NZ} tSXATJWf OF FZJST. $21,162,148 IN BANK CLEARINGS Total Clearings to Date Reaches $224,523,- 225. STRINGENCY DOESN’T . SHOW IN ATLANTA Business Thermometer Reg isters Big Increase of Period in 1906. Tlj# bank clearing* this year to Ante are 1244,5a,225.87, an Increa»e of inoro than $21, 000,000 orer the clearing* of last year up the corresponding day. The clearings for last year up to the cor responding day of this year were $223,361,• 077.24. The Increase, in exact figures, *' $21,162,148.63. , k The total clearings for last year were $215,907,986.02. The clearings to date are nearly $9,000,000 greater than for the whole ° These 5gures are obtained from the books of Darwin O. Jones, manager of the A*' lien ring House Association. . Nothing could better Illustrate the splendid prosperity of.the banks and the wonderful amount of business done during tho ycarJ The clearings show clearly that tho so-call ed stringency has not kept money from cir culating as freely ns It ever did, nnd a llttlo more In Atlanta and vicinity. HAS BEENjECALLED Nothing Said About the Re port at the British Embassy. Waahlngton, Dec. 14.—Tho rumor to the effect that Ambassador Bryce has been recalled by hts government will not down, and Is becoming more and more credited by those ln / a position to form trustworthy opinions In dlplo matlc matters. At ths British embassy nothing will be said about the report. The ambassador Is reported as saying that It Is a subject concerning which he can not talk and at the state de partment It Is declared that nothing Is known hbout It and that moreover It Is a matter about which the English gov. ernment should be allowed to have the Unit say. FOR CHURCHGOERS Weather Man Predicts Wel come Change From Mud and Rain. Fair weather promised at last! But Just A little too late for the merchants ami Christ- Data shoppers, who aren't allowed to do Imsinese on Sunday. Howerer, the proba bilities are that Old Sol will do better work »*xt week. After giving Atlanta a dose of the coldest •nd meauest weather on Friday and a little bit milder on Saturday, the weather man Mid officially: "Clearing tonight; Sunday fair.” rant northeast wind that froze the mar row of the folks Friday changed around a utile to the south Saturday and brought Home relief. Aa the day goes on, the weath' H 1 u V in *xp*cte things to better themselves and by ulghtfsU the clouds are due to begin foiling away. The temperatures: < o clock a. m 38 degrees 1 o clock a. 38 degrees 9 0 c ock a. m 3$ degrees 10 o dock a. 39 degrees U ox lock a. 40 degrees J2 o clock noon ... ... ... 41 degrees 1 o c ock p. 43 degree* 2 o clock p. m 45 degrees three children BURN TO DEATH IN THEIR HOME Morgantown, W. Vo., Dec. 14.—Fire today at Sturgesston destroyed two houses valued at 31,600, nnd burned to ‘, “to three children of Superintendent wenv Corb,n ’ °* tho Band P |ant - They nACHAEL. aged 16. fpsiE, aged 6. James, aged 7. 3 00OO0 ooqoO<h>OOO0OO0O<k>CKH3 SAVANNAH COUNCIL ■: fixes tax on drinks, o - 0 Special to The Georgian. O Savannah. Oa„ Dec. 14.—The O city council, in'caucus, placed a O JJJL . * J50 on manufacturers of O -If*** non. Intoxicating drinks. O The Savanmih brewery expects to O in their manufacture. O ih. .* bun ^red dollars was made O the locker tax, while 125 la the O *-?L on r *tallers of non-intoxl- O O cants. (IRE PROVE TOO QUICK FOR TWO® PECTS Detectives Land Men That Are Charged With Blowing Safes. Suspected of being professional safe crackers and accused of dynamiting the safe in the Bank of Sharon, at Sharon, Ga, early Thursday morning, two neatly dressed young white men, giving their names as J. P. Eaker, 'a Southern railway conductor, and George Baston, a saw mill man. were brought to Atlanta Friday night by Sheriff W. Y. Edwards, of Taliaferro county, and locked lit the police sta tion. Saturday,' Detective Sergeant Ban- ford, Detectives Wood and Starnes, and Plain Clothes Officer Dorsett are ac tively at work on the case, It being suspected that the two prisoners are the cracksmen who dynamited the safe In the store of D. H. Pope, at Hape- ville, a week ago, and also robbed the postofflce at Dallas and cracked the safe last Tuesday night. The safe In tho Bank of Sharon was blown Thurs day morning shortly after midnight. Detectives and Sheriff Edwards be. lleve these two men are members of an organized gang of safe blowers, Arrested in Auguete. - Tho two men were arrested Thurs day morning In Augusta, as the Geor gla railroad train’ from Atlanta was pulling Into that city. At that time Ea. ker said he was a conductor for the Southern railway, and In his pockets were found several cards and papers. Issued by the Order of Railway Con ductors and bearing the name of Eaker. Detectives believe that .both prisoners have given fictitious names and that the articles beating the name found on the prisoner were stolen from some conductor. The alleged cracksmen, are reticent, nnd will give out no Information con cerning themselves, further than that they hall from Alabama. They pro fess they are not acquainted, nevor seeing each other before until Thursday night In CrawfordvIHe. They also re- fuse to {ell the officers tho exact loca tion of their homes In Alabama. Bits- ton’s left arm Is off at the elbow, states he lost his arm in a saw mill accident. -- . The prisoners were closely question "d Saturday by detective!*, but refused to nnatver material queries. The arrest of the two suspects was brought about by a prompt and shrewd bit of work on the part of. W. L. Ken drick, cashier of tho Bank of Sharon, On being notified of the blowing of the bank safe, Mr. Kendrick hurried to the bank and at once set In operation u telegraph Instrument In the bank of fice. Thinking that the cracksmen might board the Georgia train for Au gusta, which was due- In Crawfordvillt shortly after the safe was dynamited, the cashier got In on the railroad wire and telegraphed to Barnett, a short dis tance away. The operator there de livered the message to Conductor "Bil lie” Thompson, who remembered that two suspicious men had hoarded his train at CrawfordvIHe. Sharon Is on a branch road, and It was supposed the yegginen would walk from Sharon to CrawfordvIHe, and board Conductor Thompson's train. The conductor then telegraphed to the police In Augusta to meet the train, and kept his eye on the two suspects. When the train pulled Into Augusta officers placed under arrest the two men. who gave their names as Eaker and Baston. Threw Away Explosives. White going through the depot Eaker was seen to throw something out of his pocket. The articles which he was so anxious to get rid of were four, teen dynamite caps and two fuses, capped with dynamite. Another capped fuse, supposed to have been accidental ly lost and which was found In front of the main entrance to the Bank of Sha ron, corresponds exactly with the fuses dropped by Eaker. Another bit of evidence against the suspects was developed Thursday morning at the home of a man named Stone, who lives across the street from the bank In Sharon. A number of tracks were found under the window of his bed room, Indicating that the cracks men had been' watching him, as he was the nearest resident to the bank. Sheriff Edwards took a shoe from each of the prisoners and tried them In the tracks. The shoes fit the tracks exact- XAZTSAS JtZATJAXaS. * PHODZ TSZAZID pzjrrzrcxY. vmrszaA. c/acjjscr ly. Eaker admits he was In Atlanta last Wednesday. In the pockets of one of the alleged cracksmen, who gIVes his name, as J. P. Eaker, was found, four receipts for dues from Palmetto division. Order of Rail way Conductors, two of them bearing the name of “J. P. Euker” and two the name of ”J. T. Eaker.” The receipts bear the address "Shelby. N. C.,” and are signed by H. L. Pinckney, secre tary. On Eaker was also found the photograph of a pretty young woman, taken In a mirror; a Southern railway >ass from Shelby. N. C„ to some point n South Carolina. Issued on Septem ber 10 to J. P. Eaker, by H. B. Spen cer; an Insurance card in the Standard Life and Accident Insurance Compa ny. Detroit, Mich., policy No. 7824854, and a card of the Order of Railway Conductors. Issued to J. P. Eaker, di vision No. 208, and card No. 20761. At the request of detectives, several conductors tested Eaker at the police station Saturday on the secrets of the Order of Railway Conductors. Eaker was unable to give the signs or Te- K nd. It Is believed the several artt- , were stolen by him from a con ductor. CALHOUN’S TRIAL TO BE HELD FEB. 1 ** ezoKcts yopsnmr. ZOU73ZMA. C f&PZSSTaiY °- ara tttssovpt. ziarars A2W t/EXAZY COfijrs"t f• JyJXKI^L'L SfVZZ&X /■>#/•. sc'fi0w+,, c*pg '■•rbi / r s-,#' , , I ADMIRAL BOB EVANS Rear Admiral Clover Command Several New Fighters. Fortress Monroe, Vn„ Dec. 14.—With a thick 40-knot gale kicking the sea Into white caps, the scene In the har bor today Is lively and picturesque. The huge fleet of battle ships Ih seen but dlihly through the mist, but their launches are flying hither and (hither, conveying boxes, bundles, wives, chil dren and sweethearts to and from the ships. The Hotel Chamberlin Is the scene of tender partings, each dark cosy cor; her holding Its couple. Everywhere there are epaulettes and gold braid. Admiral Evans said this morning; ”1 shall have a few words to say to the people before the fleet's depar ture. I can not very well talk at this time. Everything Resdy, . When asked If everything was ar ranged to his Satisfaction, Admiral Evans said: I am perfectly satlsfled with' the fleet and with the reception accorded us. I do not anticipate any trouble In passing through the Straits of Magel lan. The danger Is generally overesti mated.” The ball In honor of Admiral Evans last night gave the young officers a spell of exercise they were not accus tomed to and" they did not get out of their beds until a late hour today. Those who were relegated to early duty on the battle ships were a grumpy looking lot. As a general thing the sailors are very much dissatisfied with the trip. Dog’s Life, Savs Jackie, "It will be a dog's life fqr us from now on," said one of the Jackies on board the Kentucky. "It will be awnb and drill and work every Hay until we land In San Francisco harbor. A lot of us would desert 19 a minute If we could." While it Is true that all Japanese servants have been weeded from the navy, the weeding procesa Is not a recent thing. All the Orientals had to be dispensed with In both the army and navy for six months past, and there Is not an officer In either branch of the service who Is not glad of It. Tomorrow will be final goodby day for officers and men as they will have no opportunity to come ashore on Mon day morning. To Form New Fleet. As soon ns the fleet Is fairly under way Uncle Sam will begin the organi zation of another fleet for the Atlantic seaboard. This will Include the Mis stsstppl, Idaho, New Hampshire and the Indiana, all battleshlpe. Rear Ad mlral Clover Is slated for the com mand. The second division will In clude the Minneapolis, William Smith, In command, who will be pro moted to rear admiral January 3; the Columbia, Des Moines and the Tacoma. In the spring a special division will be formed by the three scout cruisers— Chester. Blrmnlghom and Salem—and by June or July the two monster ar mored cruisers. North Carolina and Montana, now being completed at the Newport News Shipbuilding and. Dry DtxJt Company’s yard will form an other special division. Other ships to he .added from time to time are the Iowa, Brooklyn, New York, Minneapolis, Tacoma, Columbia, Marietta, Paducah and Dubuqus. San Francisco, Dec. 14.—Pat Calhoun will not be brought to trial until Feb ruary 1, 1608. Fourteen Indictments onr ^ U arc awaiting him. Cslhoun will visit “vvOOOfJOOOOOOOOOOOOCHjOOOCH? Nsw York. , . . Fogler andRutt Fight For Prize In 6-Day Race New York, Dec. 14.—A11 the riders are reserving speed for a strong fin ish tonight. If the leading teams are still tied, It is said Fogler and Rutt will ride off the deciding mile. The score at 1 p. m„ the 1224 hour, Is a» follows; Miles. Laps. Fogler and Moran 2,183 6 Rutt'and Stol * 2,133 6 Georget and Dupre .2.133 6 Logan and Bardgett ......2,133 4 Galvin and Wiley 2,133 5 Krebs and Vanderstuyft ..2,133 4 Downey and Downing .....2,133 5 Breton and Vanoni 2,133 1 The record for the 132d hour Is 2,531 miles, no laps, made, by Miller and Waller. In 1191. Last year’s record was 2,131 miles and 1 lap. EXCELLENT SHOWING MADE FOR WEEK BY N. Y. BANKS New York. Dec. 14.—The weekly statement of the associated banks, Issued today, shows the following changes: Reserve on all deposits. Increase t Reserve on deposits other than U. 8., Increase Loans, decrease ... ... ... speclo, Increase Legal tenders, Increase Deposits, decrease... ... Circulation, Increase ....| 6,106,175 6,487,850 11,367,700 3.276.600 836,200 7.885.600 3,339,800 Total loans 31,176,027,600 The deficit of the banks has been reduced to 340,101,176. This compares with a deficit last year of 31,'688,050 and a surplus two years ago of 33,961,075. The percentage of reserve held by the banks this week Is 21.24 per cent, against 20.70 per cent last week. WET WEAThER SHOPPERS FIND GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BUY A T THEIR LEISURE Tlje wise shoppers got In a fine day's work Saturday. The folks who do Christmas shopping Just for the fun of It mostly stay ed at home, leaving a splendid opportunity for those who wanted to shop bad enough to brave the dreary clouds nnd the slight drlssle. On a holidays the In°Sndhig h what'they "want. This class. *- ir, rejoices Jo a cloudy day that will nough shoppers away to leare room to walk In the aislesi of the "tores Friday wns so bitterly bad that few Christmas buyers of any kind ventured forth. On Saturday, however, that chilling northeaster Miffed to the south and the ™l"W8 cmolngilown lu Imcketfol., and swelled the crowd. the sun came out In bad weather Is greatly simplified, for there are few obstreperous bundles to be lugged about. Then one can buy almost anything without leaving one of the big department stores. iff it were not for the fact that Christ mas Is but eight shopping days distant there would be practically no trade on the bad days, llut when the shopping bis to be done and In a limited time there are many who find the bad dnys tbe best for buying purposes. The clerks have more time, the ears are not ns crowded, the aisles are not filled t<v the crushing point, all of which gives the buyer more opportunity to buy nnd see Fhst Is being bought. Next week, whether the weather be goo4l or had. the merchants expect a Mg busi ness, for Christmas.Is at hand and the folks must have the presents. The storey arc constantly adding new stock, for the mer chants have faith In Atlanta and Christmas. Many Interesting Sta tistics of Uncle Sam’s Ships. THE FLEET FORMATION, Rear Admiral Hobley D. Evans, command log. First Division First Squadron. Connecticut Captain Hugo VV. Osterhaus (Flagship of Hear Admiral Frans.) Kansas.* Captuln Charles E. Vreelnnd Vermont Captain William 1'. l’otter Louisiana ......Captnln Richard Wnlnwrlght Second Division, First Squadron, '..Cflp.al r Aclm Bmory.) New Jersey.Cnptnln Wrn. U. II. Routberlnn- Rhode Island.,..Captain Joseph It. Murdock Virginia ..Captain Menton Schroeder Third Division, Second Squadron, Minnesota Captain John Llubhn. (Flagship Rear Admiral Chas. M. Thomas.) Ohio .....Captain Chnrle* \V. Harriett Missouri .Captain Greenllef A. .M-irinm Maine Captain (Hies It. Uarber Fourth Divison, Second Squadron. Alabama....Captain Ten Eyck 1). W. Veeder Flagship Rear Admiral Chas. 8. Sperry,' llluols ....Captain John M. ifowjrc ienrsnrge.......Captain Hamilton Hntrbln Kentucky ....Captain Walter C. Cowle The Auxliary Division. Glacier, supply ship Com. W. H. Hogg Culgon. supply nhlp, ..Lt.-Coiu. J. It. 1'attou Panther, repair ship....Com. V. S. Nelson Yankton, tender Lieut. W. 11. Gheradl Torpedoboat Flotilla. Whipple ....Lieutenant Hutch I. Cone (Commanding flotilla.) Hopkins,, Lieutenant Alfred G. llowe Hull ..Lieutenant Frank McCommona Stewart .Lieutenant Julius F. Ilellweg TruXtun Lieutenant Charles H. Kerries Lawrence .......Ensign Ernest Friedrich DETAILS OF THE CRUI8E. Number of battleships Number of torpedo-boats Number of auxiliaries 4 Total number of men In crews 15.000 length of cruise 15,772 miles Duration of voyage ..135 days THE FLEET’S ITINERARY. PortJ . Arrlvgl. Depart nr Rio de Janeiro Jan. ll....Jitn. 21, _ _ Punta Areuas Jan. 31....Feb. 6, 1908 Callao Feb. 18.,..Feb. 28, 1906 *Magdalena B*y.......Mch 14 •Sun Francisco ..(Probably May 1),, pietlon of target practice In Magdalena Ray. REPRESENTS $184,000,000, jrtb of sbipa. ammunition, food, larles. FLEET SUPPLIES. ,..1.206.000 ..$1,300,000 ... 130,600 1 THMSTON Undercurrent of Bitterness at Goldfield Impresses General. Goldfleld, Dee. 14.—Report* that vio lence I* beginning to mark the miners’ etrlke In the Goldfleld district; that owners are resorting to the deporta tion of unionists; that General Funa- ton considers the situation even worse than he had anticipated; that the mines will resume operation Monday with a full force of non-unionhfts and that the operators are showing sign* of weak ening. are stirring up plenty of ex citement here today. General Funston Is known to have expressed the opinion of an under current of great bitterness and that at least a small force of troop, should be kept In Goldfleld for some time. SHIP SUBSIDY IS CflMINGTO FRONT Suggestion of Roosevelt to Boost Shipping up Again. Washington, Dec. 14.—Ship subsidy is coming to the front again. This time it is suggested that congress pass an amendment to the mail subvention act of 1891 so as to increase the rate to be allowed to sixteen-knot ships from $2 a mile to $4 a mile. The form the legislation w|)l take at this session is that recommended by President Roosevelt in his annual mes sage. The president called Attention to the fact that the American flag was becoming scarce on the high seas; that the law of last winter had not resulted In stimulating ship building; that ships Flour for the cruise....... Cost of coal Coal flvi'f (fresh and tinned) Ham 4w,ouu u»s. Tinned went* (other thau beef). 200,000 - lbs. Halt pork 200,000 lbs. Hausage 150,000 lbs. Fowl Mutton . Lard .... Potatoes Itutter 76.000 lbs. 90.000 lbs. 85,100 lbs. 700.000 lbs. 150.000 lbs. Fruits (dried and preserved).... 900,000 lbs. Coffee - 100.000 lbs. Tea 3,000 tbs. Fresh eggs 24.000 do*. Tinned vegetables 446,000 lbs. Onions a 96,000 lbs. Rice 96,000 lbs. Soup 65,000 lbs. Tobacco 12,000 lbs. HELD ON CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER Special to The fleorxUn. Savannah. G«.. Dec. 14.—Wilmer Fitz. night clerk at Hick'* restaurant, was arrested thl* morning on a charge of murder. T. J. O’Brien, a tug boat captain, whom. It Is charged, he clubbed on December 3. having died In the hos. pltal. Fit* wo* given a hearing In police court and bound over on the charge of Involuntary manslaughter. The body of Captain O’Brien was sent this after noon to hi* home In Darien. Hon. J. W. Overstreet, then a candidate for the congressional nomination, was a wit ness to the tragedy. House Reporter Dead. Washington. Dec. 14. — John H. White, who for twenty-nine years was ... ... _ one of the official reporter* of the house were dropping off the route* to the Far of representatives, died at Englewood, young i East from Ban Francisco and Seattle, f- J., Thursday. . pointed POUNDSTO PIECES: Thos. Lawson, Seven Mast ed Schooner, on Scilly Isle Rocks. LARGEST SAILING VESSEL IN WORLD Only One Survivor, Named Allen, Washed Ashore Nearly Dead. London, Dec. 14.— 1 The American ship | Lawson was blown on the rocks of the , Scilly Islands during a terrific gale nntl pounded to pieces. , Seventeen men went down with the wreck. There was one survivor, a Londoner named Allen. It Is accepted here that the ship* is the Thomas W. Lawson, the largest sailing vessel afloat. She was a seven-master • schooner. • The crew battled for life, trying every device to pass the jagged reefs Jutting out from the Scilly short. Crowds on the shore watched the struggles of the doomed men for their lives. Assistance was unable to resell the vessel. The Lawson struck pne reef, lurch ed onward, and caught In the teeth of the gale, was hurled on the rocky shore where she was pounded to pieces. A boat hod been launched, but It was thrown against tho ship and crushed like an egg shell. The seamen were drowned. Several bodies, lashed to spars, have been picked up along shore. Allen, more dead than alive, wns washed ashore an hour after the wreck. The Inst report showed that J. B. Crowley, the managing owner, was captain of the vessel. The Lawson was of 5.2IS tons register,.376 feet in length, 50 feet beam and had n depth of 22 f-’t ;iml :• inches. Her seven masts made her one of the most picturesque ships of the seas. About a year ago the Lawson was chartered by the Sun Oil Company. Her crew consisted of Master G. TV. Dow. Melrose. Mass.; First Mato B. P. Libby, Marlborough, Mass.; Second Mate O. Crocker, New York; Steward George Miller, Boston; Cabin Boy Mark Sansom, Brooklyn; Engineer L. Rowe, Wlscasset, Me.; Firemen John Krase nnd Z. Olanszen, both of Swe den; and the following seamen: Gus England, John Lunde. Ole Olsen, P. A. 3urke, L. Garldon. N. Peterson, A. Pe terson, Gustav Bohnke, G. W. Allen and Anton Andre. SEVEN DROWN WHEN CUTTER SANK Shemess, England, Dec. 14.—The na val cutter was capsized in the harbor here by a gale today and sevon men were drowned. KEEP SPORTS PURE OR ABOLISH THEM, Card System Amended at Meeting of S. I. A. A. at Clems on.. Special to The Georgian. Clemson College, S. C., Dee, 14.-v At the meeting of the Southern Inter collegiate Athletic Association this afternoon, the card system, of which Dr. Dudley disclaimed authorship, was thoroughly discussed. Dr. Matheson explained how Ignorant the public is of the exact working of tho system pro posed at Tech, and stated that while determined to throw nothing in the way for a poor young man working his way through college, he would.do all In his power to keep professionalism out of Tech; that he would, if necessary to accomplish that end. go to the legis lature and ask the abolishing of inter collegiate athletics at Tech. He ex onerated Daniel Bros, from any blame In connection with the card system. Byres Ayres claimed that the cruJt of the matter is in the making of arrangements by coaches, not to help poor boys, but to induce students to the college to help teams. , Section 2, article 9, was amended so as to make It necessary for the student who en gages In buying and selling goods to actually take the orders or deliver the goods. The one-year rule will be ussed after luncheon. RUSSIAN EDITOR IN NEW YORK CITY DOOMED TO DEATH New York. De<\ 14.—Louis Mlllor. editor tho Worhelt, a Russian newspaper pub lished la New York, according to the cable •lUnntrbes, has been sentenced to death by *— He has been notified the way to kill him. Court Reporter Ns Columbus, Ga., Dec. 14.- ner has been appointed court reporter for the Chattahoochee circuit by Judge Martin, and Gilbert W. Fincher, a nan of this city, has been assistant. THE WEATHER. For Atlanta and Vicinity—Clear ing tonight; Sunday fair; no de cided change In temperature. A rHE Atlanta Georgian AND NEWS SPOT COTTON. Liverpool, t.i-lor, /?..?!; Atlnnt.i, atp/tdy, 11%: New Orleans, steady, 11’*; New York, steady, 12.10; Suraonnh. steady, 11 5-16; Augusta, steady. 11 9-16; Mobile, steady, lift; Charleston, firm, llV*.