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V TILE A'i'ivAJNTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. uiiMBnR H. JOYNER OPPOSES SALOON CLOSING Believes No Use in Shutting Up Bars Before Christmas. Mayor Joyner, upon Ills return to the c it* Friday night, lifter an absence of about two weeks In New York and Washington, •»T« out a statement In which he opposed thefloslog of the saloons before Christmas. ‘ There is no need of fear or anticipation of tronble," he stated. “I believe the police fores Is amply able |o take care of the sit uation and Chief Jennings, with whom I conferred before leaving, is of the same opinion. ,<• - , "In the event of trduble.* the chief and I gars an arrangement whereby we can close trer.v saloon In the city within twenty min 9 t*s. The. fmloWn proprietors ana employees are rftlsena of * jftlantn and tax-payers. They bsve paty large licenses, and they must go Oot.of, business on January 1. ' "it Is not Just or right that we should dose them up without a reasonable ground tor so doing, and there Is none; ns far aa I can' see. No? 1 d6 I believe that the city ohonld he put In, the attitude of being un* able .to .regulate its saloon* - ••I do not believe - In crossing .the river bntll *e come to It.' Id regard to bis veto of the Martin “will of the people" resolution, the mayor would tar nothing other than that his message to council Monday outlined completely his lost for the,veto. . o STATISTICS. a o 0 90000000000000000000000000 PROPERTY TRANSFERS. 11,800—Mrs. V. A. Shackleford and Mr,. M. K. Shackleford to Mrs. J. H. Kotner. lot on Washington street, Warrants’, deed to secure loan. buildincTpermits. $200—Shiloh Congregational church, corner Oreensferry avenue and Lawslie •treet; to Install furnace. DEATHS.' Btrtow Worths’, colored, aged 28, died at 287 Smith street.’ M. Walker, colored, aged 25, died at 101 North Butler street. Lottie Allen, colored, aged 28, died at-rear 257 Decatur street. Banks May • Consolidate. . Covington, Ga.. Deo. 14.—The stock holders of the Clark Banking Company and thoss of tho Bank of Newton Coun- ty have reached an agreement by which the two banks will Consolidate at the earliest possible date. It Is be lieved by the officers of these banks that the combined Institution will be one of which the public will justly feel proud. William E. Moore. William E. Moore, aged 88, tiled .at hls residence, "2'4 Postell avenue, Frlr day afternoon at 6 o'clock, after a lin gering Illness. Mr. Moore. Is survived by his wife. The funeral ceremonies will be conducted at Harry G. Poole's private chapel Sunday morning at 9 o'clock. The body will be Interred .In the National cemetery at Marietta, Ga. Essie Ruth Cobb. Essie Ruth Cobb, the 2-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Cobb, died at the home of her parents, In Anderson, B. C„ early Friday morning. The body was brought to Atlanta Fri day night, accompanied by her father, C. H. Cobb. The funeral ceremonies were conducted at Harry G. Poole's 1 pri vate chapel Saturday 'morning at, 8 o'clock. The Interment was in the cem etery at Decatur, . W. O. Mlnter, The funeral services of W. O. Mlnter, who died at his home Irt Pelham, Ga., Thursday night, were conducted at Greenberg, Bond & Bloomfield's private chapel Saturday .morning at t o'clock. The Interment was In Sylvester ceme- tery. Eddie P. Hudson. The funeral ceremonies of Eddie P. Hudson, the 19-year-old atm of Mrs. Sarah Hudson, who died several days »Io, were conducted at H, M. Patter son & Son'sf private chapel Saturday afternoon at. 2:30 o'clock. The body was placed .In a vault and will be in terred at a later date. Albert Walnscott. The funeral of Albert Walnscott. aged 2, who died at the residence of his mother, Mrs. Em* Walnscott. Frl- dsy. were held at Greenberg, Bond & Bloomfield's private chapel Saturday morning at 10 o’clock. Interment at Sylvester. > Mrs. Missouri Kilgore. Mrs. Missouri Kilgore, aged 85, died her residence, 14 Chestnut street, Fvfday afternoon. The body will be carried to New nan, Ga, Sunday morn ing for funeral and Interment. Mrs, J. J. Hulsey. ‘ The funeral ceremonies of Mrs. J. J. •lulseg, who died several days ago, were commoted* at the Pantheravllle ■es , v y . ,erl * n church Saturday at noon, ‘he Interment was In the church yard. H. H. Penny. The funeral of H. II. PennS'. who died suddenly sc the-court house Thursday, was held at the family home. 98 Terry •ireet, Saturday morning at > o'clock, ‘he Interment was at Westvlew. Camp ‘Ige Anderson, United Confederate ttersns, of which Mr. Penns- was a member attended the funeral in a ™ds. The following members of the P»Hbearers: S. H. Lan- nrum, R. s. Oaborne, J. S. Alford. C. B ™ n tloy. Z. T. Dyer. A. E. Benr- “' n . J. 11. Pearce and T. G. Parker. Mrs. Harriet J, Conner, Mis. Harriet J. Conner died at Ken- '*aw. Ga., on the morning of Deeem- , ‘ r i". age 78 years. The laxly was nterred at New Bethel cemetery. Sfif Xramlsons acted as pallbearers. They ere Krsstus Robertson, Ed Puckett, ‘til McConnell, John Boston. Henry I.'’"?" and Fred Boston. Mrs. Con- aurvlved by one- daughter and c-Uv? r, 0 ".'- Mrs. F. A. Boston, of this John W *2 ''"Oner, of Kennesaw, Ga.: cZU- ' "nn*r. of T*v*«, and It. C. '-»nner, of New York. TO JNTERTAIN Famous Organization to Gather at Dinner On Thursday. The members of the Governor’s Horse Guard will gather at a dinner at the Piedmont next Thursday evening, to which will be luvlted a number of their friends. For several weeks those In charge have been working In preparation to the event, which will bo one of the most notable In the hlatory of the crack troop of cavalrymen. The occasion will be one of rejoicing and social entertain, ment. It Is probable that there will be several notable speeches. The Governor’s Horse Guard Is com posed of some of the most promlnont men of Atlanta and has made nn en viable record since its organization, many years ago. The commissioned of ficers are: Captain, W. T. B. Wilson first lieutenant, Armlnlus Wright second lieutenant,- Dr. J. O. Seamans. 00000O00000000000000O00O00 0 HEBREW TOTS PRAY 0 FOR MRS. LONGWORTH 0 O Baltimore, Dee. 14.—Three bun- O 0 dred children of the Hebrew free O 0 school here have offered up a 0 0 prayer for the speedy recovery 0 0 of President Roosevelt's daughter, O 0 Mrs. Longworth. 000000000000000000O0000000 BAN ON FIREARMS BY JUDGE BROYLES "The discharging of gun* and pistol* In the city limits this Christmas will pot be tolerated. All offenders In this class will be given parlcularly heavy fines. Unless Mayor Joyner Issues some modifying order, the shooting of any kind of fireworks will also be s violation of law and tha violator# will be fined." This Is the warning Issued Saturday by reorder Naah Broyles, which puts f n a noisy celebration of Christmas. Judge Rroyles also declares that any per son caught during the holidays carrying a concealed pistol, even though only for the purpose of shooting blank cartridges, will be sarerely dealt with, being hound oyor to the state courts under heavy bond. Chief Jennings has already declared that the law will be rigidly enforced, and this means that pistol “toter*" and those who attempt to shoot Inside of the city limits will fare hard. The recorder states that those who shoot fireworks will ho fined, unless some order !• issued by the mayor, but that much heavier fines will be Imposed on those dis charging firearms. LITTLE GIRL DIES FROM HER BURNS Little Willie May Glozler waa «e- rloualy burned Friday afternoon aboiit o’clock, while standing before an open grate, tracing letter* on the mantel piece, and died at her home. It Corley ■Ireet, at 9:30 o’clock, after fluttering terrible agony. The child war*the daughter of Mre. Ida Glozler, a widow. The mother le In a critical condi tion as the result of the child's death and physician* are attending her. The little gill was near the fire and In some manner her clothing became Ignited. The only pereon In tho room was her great-grandmother, and on account of her feebleness she-was un able to be of any assistance. The mother, hearing the child's screams, rushed Into the room and extinguished the flames. , . Dr. M. K. Jenkins was summoned, and after an examination of the Inju rles .he told the family there was no hope for the child's recovery. The body wae removed to Harry G. Poole’s undertaking establlehinent and prepared for burial. The funeral ceremonies-will be con ducted at the residence Sunday morn Ing at 10 o'clock. Dr. J. W. Anderson officiating. The Interment Will be at Hollywood cemetery. Less than a year ago J. W. Glozler, father of the dead child, was,found dsad In a vacant house on Houston street after he "had finished a day'* work and was returning tp his home. BULLET HIT WATCH, MAN’S LIFE SAVED Special to The Georgian. Brunswick, Ga., Dec. 14.—The life of Sheriff L. A. Glenn, of Wilcox county, was saved here by his watch, when Horace Symons, son of Mayor Symons, opened fire on him Thursday evening. Symons drove to the police station, It Is stated, and asked the assistant chief of police to get In his buggy, that he. had a man he wanted to show him. They drove to the boarding house of Mrs, Avant and Symons asked for Glenn, who waa a guest there. Glenn entered the room and Symons asked him if his name was Glenn. Glenn, It Is said, extending hls hand, answered, "yes." Symone opened fire, the first shot striking Glenn's watch In hls vest pocket. Mr, Nolan, who came In the room -with Glenn, rushed toward Bymona and knocked hls arm up as he fired the second time, the bullet- passing through Nolan’s necktie. Glenn had come to Brunswick to call on a young lady with whom Symons has seemed to be deeply Infatuated, It is stated. TO HEAR "ARGUMENT IN SUIT AGAINST SNUFF CO. Special to Tlis Georgian. Jackion, Miss., Dec. 14.—Chancellor Garland Lyell has fixed Monday, De cember 23, as the date for hearing ar guments In the anti-trust proceeding filed against the American Snuff Com pany and Its alleged agents in this state, the local concerns Involved being the I'oor-Williams .Tobacco Company of Jackson, and the Walter Fisher To st Company, of West Point. ARGUMENTS concluded IN "ANTI-TRU8T" SUIT, gper!*l t# The Georginu. Jackson. MISS.. Dec. 14— Arguments have been concluded before the su preme court In the “antt-trust" pro ceeding Instituted by the attorney gen. eral against the Jackson Cotton oil l -ompany. of thla city, and the WHson Cotton Oil Company, of Lexington, In which some Interesting points are In volved. . . — Alleged to Have Circulated Report Concerning Treat ment of Prisoners. Georgetown, Ky., Dec. 14.—The trial of Caleb’Powers being: suspended on account of Commonwealth’s Attorney Franklin’s Illness, Judge Morris today heard the icontempt charges against Prison Guard Longmire and Captain Clark. The case grew out 9f allega tlons that the prison officials had al lowed special privileges to Youtsey, who caine here In a suit of plain clothes, while James Howard is wear ing prison stripes. Judge Morris dls missed the defendants and Issued « writ against R. Lee Davis and R. L. McClure, newspaper men, charged with circulating the report. McClure made a satisfactory explanation and the charge against him waa dismissed, but Davis was lined $26. HOGAN SET FREE BUT MUST LEAVE Upon condition' that he would leave town and not return, * J. B. Hogan, charged with shooting a man named Adams at the Woodward Lumber Com pany several months ago, was ordered released from custody by Judgo Roan, of the superior court, criminal division, Saturday morning. When Hogan was tried for the of fense some time ago he entered a plea of Insanity, through hls attorney. Har vey Hill, and was sent to the asylum. He regained hls mind and was returned to Atlanta for trial. Mr. Adams still believes that Hogan was craay at the time of the shooting, but stated to Judge Roan that he considers Hogan a dangerous man when drinking. He was willing, however, not to prosecute the case if Hogan will leave the city. Ho gan expressed hls willingness to go and was allowed to depart. KODAKS FOR CHRISTMAS From $J.OO up. They make line Christ mas gifts. Nothing gives more pleas ure In the household than a Kodak. Jno. L. Moore & Sons, 42 N. Broad St., Prudential building. M’LEAN CONVICTED IN OPTION CASE A verdict of guilty, with a recom mendation that the caio be treated as a misdemeanor, waa returned by the jury Saturday morning In tha case of H. A. McLean, charged with forging the name of Mra. R. P. Keith to an option on a piece of property located on Peach tree road and selling the same to John S. Owens for the aum of 3500. Judge -Roan followed the recommendation and aentenced McLean to serve twelve months. Attorney McClellan, who, with Judge Hines, represented the defendant, made a-motion for-a new trial, and while It s pending asked that a bond be as- leesed. Judge Roan fixed the bond at 31,000. On the stand Friday afttmoon Mc Lean denied "hls guilt, declaring that ho secured the option from a man named L. C. Bancroft, of Birmingham. MAY YET RECEIVE RE-APPOINTMENT Owners of automobiles and proprietors of automobile garages bare been thrown Into consternation by the proposition of the city hoard of fire masters to put til garages outside the Are limits of tbs city. The tmard met fiaturdey morning to-con dor this atep, hut decided not to take action until Inter. ... Those Interested In garages were at the meeting In force to proteet against the proposed etep. CONFESS ROBBERIES MADE IN ATLANTA CLUBS WILL GUARD AGAINSTJROUBLE Throw Strict Regulations Around Use of Liquor Lockers. Complete plana with nil the details are being arranged by the social clubs of the city for the u«e of lockers, and Clark now- ell, Jr., chairman of the joint commutes from all the clubs, haa prepared a report of the proper steps that should be taken, which report has been printed and is being sent out to the club members. A general committee of twenty-oat was appointed recently from the following seven clubs for the purpoie of formulating sug gestions for the successful operation of the clubs represented without violating the pro hibition law: Capital City, Piedmont Driv ing, Athletic, Transportation, Klks und the Standard Clubs, and the Turn Vereln As sociation. Legal opinions wert submitted by counsel for the clubs, and wero referred to a special . and they may be addressed also to the rlntendent of the clnb. , e report concludes with the statement that the service of liquor on Sundays, even under present conditions, has been held to be a violation of law, and urges proper regulations on this matter after January L The committee submits the opinion that the Interests of the clubs will bo Jeopardized by the service of liquors on Sunday. An official of one of the clubs stated to a representative of The Georgian Friday that there had been no such meetlug, but the re port speaks for Itself, The report includes also a suggestion of the proper form for having a clnb member's whisky ordered. Tne Capital City Club is sending out to its members on announce ment that all Its stock of wines and liquors will be sold ont at 20 per cent less than cost to members only, beginning December 18. TAFT, WHITE HOUSE) ROOSEVELT, SENATE If This Is Done Policies Will Be Continued Another Term. STATE ASYLUM IN Asks New Trial in Divorce Case in Superior Court. The annulment to the first verdict in h£r now famous dlvorco suit and a now trial by Jury Is asked by Mrs. Capltoln Wood, who on July 29, 1903. shot her husband, W. J, Wood (now of Jacksonville, Fa.) at a board ing house In Marietta street, vfas later teneed to the penltentlory, whero she serv ed thirteen days before being committed to the state Insane naylura, from which the wda released after the pardon board had granted her a*pardon In 1906. One of the allegations contained In tha sensational bill in chancery filed Saturday afternoon lx that the first Terdlct was o*- talued by her husband while she was a inmate of the asylum, "supposedly Insane, Upon this ground she expects to get a new trial. The whole hlatory of this remarkable —from the time of the shooting, which cre ated a seuantlon In Atlanta, down to the present-la rovlewed by Mr*. Wood In her New York, Dec. 14.—A Washington dispatch to The Evening Mall, says “Taft In the white house; Roosevelt In the senate—that is the admlnlstra tlon program after March 4, 1909. that can be accomplished the Roosevelt policies will be Insured for another four years at least. The president Is com mitted to both of these plans with characteristic tenacity and energy and so far as he can do so, ho proposes to use his Influence toward their accom plishment. ROOSEVELT PLANS BIG HUNT IN AFRICA Now York, Doc. 14.—A Washington dispatch to Tho American in part •ayo: "Specky, when I get off tho Job I am going over and sea your boso.” Utilizing tho same nickname of af fectlonate comradeship, and without any guilt of Ieao majeste In reverting to virile Americanism In hla talk, Pres. Ident Roosevelt »o conveyed to Baron Speck von Sternburg, the ambassador, recently hla Intention nf visiting Ger many' and seeing Emperor William, after hla retirement from tho presi dency. Mr. Roosevelt will be free to follow hls natural bent. These are the plans Via Ho* nnrfffr pnimliiFraMnn! Special to The Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 14.—By the arrest of Ersklne Baugh. John Gard ner and Jim Cooper, negroes, today at Scott*boro,'Ala., It Is believed the bur glaries which have terrorized Chatta nooga recently are In the drag net of the ofllcers. The negroes confessed and returned a number of artlolee taken from the residence of T. 8. Wilcox, chairman of the board of public safety. They confessed to robberies In Mem phis, Atlanta and other cities In the Dr. Landrum Raturns. Dr. W. W. Landrum, who haa been In Richmond, Va., holding a scries of meetings, and- where he made great success, has returned to Atlanta and will preach to his congregation Sunday morning for the first time In several weeks. So well did Dr. Landrum suc ceed that many telegrame were sent last week to-the deacons of hls church asking the church to vote and allow him to remain another week. The re- •ult was that the church unanimously voted last Sunday to allow him' to con tinue the good work he was doing In the Virginia capital. Burglars at Thomasvilla. Thomaavllle, Ga., Dec. 14.—The town was alarmed Thursday night by Ihe appearance of suspicious charac ters In several places, and calls were sent In to the police from several dis tricts. The residence of Mrs. J. L. Brown was the scene of the flrat dis turbance und Edwin Hrown, In hla room, flred at a man, whom he <td seen go tinder the house, but upon search could not be found. Groom Sent to Jail. Special to Tho Georgian, Savannah.-Oa., Dec. 14.—V. X. Clark, of nemlngton, Ga., who, it Is charged, swindled numerous local merchants and used the proceeds to pay the expenses of hls honeymoon, was brought here this afternoon from Dublin, charged with cheating and swindling. FRONT PAGE ■ ■ Fatally Hurt in Gin. Sptclal to The Georgian. Douglas, Ga..' Dec. 14.—Mack Ander son, a young man employed at the cot ton ginnery of B. Peterson, was acci dentally caught in one of the gine yes terday morning and was so, seriously ‘njured that he died a few hours later. he has under consideration: A hlatory of hls administration to be written. A big game hunt In Africa and India to be Indulged In. A tour of the world, with Incidental visits to the rulers of the great states. HIGH SCHOOL BOYS DEBATE ON THURSDAY One of the most Interesting debates ever held at the Boys' High School will be held next Thursday when the rep resentatives from the Aldphronlan Lit erary and Debating Society discuss the question, "Resolved, That the Inter ests of the country demand the re- election of President Roosevelt." The affirmative will be represented by Edward D. Clarkson, Leonard Den ton, Rudolph Loeb and Leon Cohn! The negative will be represented by Roy Goree, Alfred Revson, Franklin 8. Chalmers and Fred Elseman. The declamations are as follows: "The Black Horse and Hls Rider," Sheppard—Herbert Metsger. "The New South,” Henry W. Grady— Waldo M. Slaton. "Deathbed of Benedict Arnold," Lep. pard—Henry Elliott. "Oratory," Dr. J. B. Hawthorne—Wll- 11s J. Milner, Jr. The exercises will begin at 10:30 o’clock Thursday morning and the public Is cordially Invited to attend. Wurm’a orchestra will furnish music for the occasion. S. S. NORMAL GLASS IS GRADUATED Twenty-flr# Sunday school teachers were given diplomat at the conclusion of the graduation exercise* of the norma! training clan of Professor M. L. Brittain Saturday morning at 10 o’clock. The exercises were held at the Second Baptist rhnrch. This wia perhaps ihe first graduating ex ercises of a Sunday school normal training class In Georgia. Professor Brittain has bean training the teacher* for two years, lie will organise another clas# on the flrat Sunday In January. , SAVE $20jo00 “ ON ARMORY COST b* saved In the construction of the auditorium armory to Install a pipe organ and other furniture. John K. Murphy, chairman of the com- iltte«* which has the bulldlug In charge, ■id Saturday: “In the contract made with Gude 1 Wal- inmiltlng her, beating her, committing per jury to send her to the penitentiary, with using hls Influence to send her to the asylum, although perfectly sane, with of fering her freedom from the asylnm If she would leave the atste, and with persecut ing her unmercifully. She obtained tempo rary alimony and expects to gain perma nent alimony. “Torture# in Aaylum." Of Mrs. Wood's experiences In the Insane asylnm the petition nays: “She will refrain from detailing tho great torture and Inflictions heaped upon her while an Inmate of the lunatic asylum. The outside world and people, If they knew about the'treatment of the lunatics In the asylum, would hide their face# and bow their heada In grief If they could only he inado to realize the torture and crneltles that aro heaped upon these unfortunate be ings. and sho la persuaded that the author! ties of tho Mate hare no idea to what ex tent this cruelty Is carried on, and she has only hoped that God In His mercy would cause In the near future tho exposition of these wrongs to tho lnmafrs of this asylutn. It Is so bad, so wicked, so mean that It can not with decency bo put on paper. May Arguo.Own Case. Mrs. Wood Is now In Atlanta pushing her case. Although the traces of trouble are plainly visible on her face, she Is still a handsome woman. In her dealings with the law she has bocomo well acquainted with legal practice and It la possible that •he may argue her case herself to the jury If It cornea to trial. Ilcr husband, she says, la now a saloon keeper In Jacksonville. The origin of the trouble between herself and her husband, Mrs. Wood asserts In her petition, was tho fact that there was In sanity in Wood's family. She charges that he had on operation performed upon her not long after their marriage, and that aa a result she was an Invalid- for a number of years. Bbo left him on account of cruel treatment, she alleges, and then ho began bis persecution, which led up to the shoot ing. Concerning this persecution the peti tion says: “Petitioner admits that the shot the de fendant, not from a sense of anallclous cru elty, but from a sense of protection to her self and good name from the infamy he was trying to put npon her and the actual Insults he was subjecting her to. In that the said W. J. Wood did procure and send men to her white she was on the streets to insult her." - «- ■ • - The petitioner also alleges that he, pre vious to their separation, beat and kicked her, once ao badly that sho waa maimed run her out of the state to prevent paying alimony. .Shortly after the shooting In 1903 Mrs. Wood waa Indicted by the grand Jury upon a charge of assault with Intent-to murder. 8he was tried and found guilty, but accord ing to her allegations the jury recommended that she be punished for a misdemeanor by a fine, Instead of for a felony by Imprison ment. The coart. however, gave her a two years' sentence In the peoltentlary. She slclan'a certificate according to the law, she was transferred to the asylum at MtUedgerllle, where ahe spent fifteen months. In the meantime her husband brought salt i»d obtained a flrat divorce verdict. Concerning the trial and Imprisonment, Mra. Wood’a petition states: “Petitioner al leges further that the Indictment against her, the trial and conviction above detailed and the sentence and her Incarceration In ho penitentiary and from there to the unatlc asylum and her Imprisonment there in were not done or caused on account of any violation of the criminal law or be cause ahe waa Insane, hut for the purpose of shielding W. J. Wood from answering before the courts her suit for alimony and to Imprison her In tho atate penitentiary to discredit her testimony and to put her In the lunatic asylum so •• to create the mprcsslnn that she waa Insane and destroy the weight of her evidence before a court or lury; and in thla connection, she shows to he court that while she was confine! In the I unatlc asylum ahe waa offered her freedom from the same by the said W. J. Wood and hla attorney In June and November, 1904, on condition that she would leave the state. Rhe alleges that L. Z. Rosser, attorney for W. J. Wood, aent her agreement* of thla kind to be signed; that ahe would withdraw the three cases pending agnlust W. J. Wood In the courts of the city of Atlanta, rau reduce the cost of the bi iug materials go down. We may nave ns mtfch as $2>.00>. which will be enough to pay for a $10,000 pipe organ and put In other fixtures. The work of excavation is progreseing well and we expect to begin ae- tuaF construction after Jannary 1. The auditorium-armory, which Is to lie four stories In height,, will co«t $200.(W). Brick, lumber and other materials have dropped In price ■ conalderahfy recently a ml It la ex- wviiuer'w ire re!" O0OOOO«00OO|WO00OOO0900OOO »ln* Indictment for j# alimony anlt In her favor against aold W. J. Wood, nnd peti tioner refers to the papers that she was asked to sign," RUSSIAN BANDITS DERAILED TRAIN; KILLED BY GUARDS Ttflis, Tran«-Cauca»la, Dec. 14.—A gang of sixty bandits attacked and de railed the mall train running between Tlflls and Baku last night near the station of Salnkhlu. The train was car rying a large sum of money. Guards repulsed the bandits after a fierce fight In which many passengers and aoldlsn wero wounded. The bandits Anally re treated, leaving four dead behind. THAW’S SISTER WANTS DIVORCE London. Dec. *14.—A rumor Is prev alent In society that the countess of Yarmouth, nee Thaw, Is about to begin proceedings to nullify her marriage with the earl of Yarmouth, alleging In effect that there has been no marriage. She Is Harry Thaw’s sister. O000OOO O00000O000O0OOOO0OO O SANTA CLAUS LETTERS O 0 WILL ALL BE DELIVERED. 0 r. o O Washington. Dec. 14.—Postman- O O ter General lleyer has adopted a O O liberal attitude toward the chll- O 0 flren Ir. Issuing an order to all 0 O postmasters that "Santa Claus 1st- O O tern," full of trust and pleading O O from the little ones, are ready to O O he delivered t*> any responsible 0 O people who will undertake to act O 0 as Santa Claus’ agents In the mat- 0 145 FREE SCHOLARSHIPS TO BE GIVEN AWAY BY THE SOUTHERN SHORTHAND AND BUSINESS UNIVERSITY THE GREATEST OFFER EVER MADE BY AN ED UCATIONAL INSTITUTION. Are you going to attend a business school In January? Do you want to attend the oldest, largest and best equipped In the South? Would you not like to secure a schol arship In such school absolutely FREE OF cost; The Southern Shorthand and Busi ness University, of Atlanta. Oa., now bffers this golden opportunity to 145 young men and young women who re side within the atate of Georgia. Here Is ths Plan. A 350 scholarship In either the Short hand or Bookkeeping Department of tho Southern Shorthand and Business University, or a 350 scholarship In the Atlanta School of Telegraphy will be given, FREE OF COST, to one person either sex, In each county In the state, making 145 scholarships to be donat ed, or 37,350 IN TUITION ABSO LUTELY GIVEN AWAY, upon the fol- lowing conditions: How to Get a Free Scholarship. Each contestant In the various coun ties must send at once to tho Southern Shorthand and Business University, At. lanta, Ga., a list of bona fide names and postoffice addresses of as many young people as possible. Each successful contestant must also BRING ONE OTHER PAY PU PIL with him or her and enter school between this date and January 15, 1908. The contestant In each county who sends In the LARGEST NUMBER OF NAMES nnd BRINGS ONE PAY PU PIL will Tf-.-f-lv.', KHI-IK OF COST, .me 360 scholarship good for twelve months. All other contestants sending In AS MANT NAMES AS POSSIBLE sn.l bringing ONE PAY PUPIL EACH, will secure their scholarships at ONE- HALF the regular rates; therefore everybody will be liberally rewarded. Money In Pocket Besides. Should the contestants bring more than one other pupil. A COM MISSION OF 32.50 WILL BE GIVEN TO SAID CONTESTANTS for each additional pupil. For Instance, should a contestant get up a club of five, he or she would secure a 350 scholarship. FREE OF COST and 310 In cash be sides. Now, reader, go to work: If you dn not need a Business Education be a benefactor ■ to others by telling them of the SOUTHERN'S GREAT OFFER. Tell It to your brother or sister; tell It to your neighbor; tell It to the stran ger: tell It to everybody. There perhaps will be twenty-five people In every county who will attend Business Schools In January. Get In your buggy and look them up. It will he a pleasant ns well as an exceedingly profitable pastime. Write at once for further particulars to A. C. Briscoe, President, or L. W. Arnold, Vice President, Atlanta, Ga. VERDICTSEI ASIDE Makes Sensational State ment in Open Court About Lawyers. Judge Pendleton Saturday morning took under advisement the motion In the case of Mrs. Capltola Wood, by which she seeks to have set aside the second verdict In tho suit for divorce filed by her husband, W. J. Wood. In superior court some time ago. To Judgo Pendleton, In open court, Mrs. Wood made the following state ment Saturday morning: 'Dlffertnt attorneys I have engaged have dropped my case time and again, saying they could not overcome the In fluence of Luther Z. Rosser, Mr. Wood's attorney, who has repeatedly had the rase deferred. I want a fair and Im partial trial. That Is all 1 ask.' Judge Pendleton replied to Mrs. Wood that If any lawyer had told her that Mr. Rosser has any Improper In fluence, the statement was false, and that there had been no effort to secure trial. Mrs. Wood alleges that the verdict was secured without her having an opportunity to defend the suit, and t|)at neither she nor her attorneys knew that the case was to come up for a hearing on the day the verdict was granted. Through her attorney, J. L. James, Mrs. Wood on Inst Saturday made a motion to have the first verdict In the case set aside, upon the ground that she was confined In the Insane asylum at the time and had no opportunity to defend the suit. Judge Pendleton sue-' talned a point made by Attorney Lu ther Rosser, representing Wood, to the effect that Mre. Wood’e confinement In the asylum does hot appear In the record and overruled the motion. Ac tion In this case will take the nature of suit and will have to be pasaed upon by a Jury. Poetmaetere Appointed. Washington. Dec. 14.—Postmasters appointed: Clem, Carroll county, John W. Rivers, vice J. W. Driver, resigned: Meldrlm, Effingham county, Mary E. Weed, vice F. M. Cox, resigned. VIRGINIANS PLAN BIG CELEBRATION At a recent meeting of the Virginians of the city the Virginia Society waa re organized. In order that the organisa tion might be more permanent, & char ter was recently applied for and grant ed by the superior court. At thla matt ing recently held thla charter waa accepted, by-laws were adopted and the following officers were elected: Mau rice W. Thomas, president; Carroll Payne, vice president; Charles D. Mc Kinney, secretary and treasurer, and the following gentlemen were named to constitute the board of governors: W. E. Chapin. J. C. Gentry, W. P. Har well, Dan B. Harris and J. S. B. Thomp son. Some distinguished residents of the Old Dominion will address the society at its banquet to be held on Lee'a birthday, though the name of the ora- tor has not yet been made public. Last year John .Skelton Williams and Dr. J. Gray McAllister were the principal speakers at the banquet, sand In the recent past such distinguished men as Governor# Fitzhugh Lee and Andrew J. Montague have made tho principal ad dresses. Special efforts aro being made thla year to make the banquet In honor of the memory of tho South’s great hero. General Robert E. Lea, one of the most memorable In the history of the so ciety. All native bom Virginians and All those who have lived a sufficient length • •f tltnr In Virginia to acquire citi zenship there, who now reside In Ful ton, Cobb or DeKalb counties, are eli gible to memberahip. A large number of gentlemen have already made application for member ahip, and the applications approved by the board of governors, and the Vir ginians of tha city generally seem to be taking renewed Interest In this organi zation, which haa for years constituted such an important part of the social life of the city. Shooting Justifiable. , A coroner's Jury Friday afternoon de clared that the killing of Bartow Wor thy, the negro, by County Policeman Riley Thursday night in Pittsburg, waa Justifiable, The evidence showed that the negro waa armed with two pistols and that he made an effort to shoot tho officer. Cor oner Thompson held on Inquest In Lee'a undertaking establishment, where the body of Worthy was taken Friday morning. ter. Candy Candy Candy GEO. E. JOHNSON CO. 38 WALL STREET (Just in front of old Carshed) 10,20,30,40,50,60,75 Cents PER POUND NUT BUTTERCUPS 20c POUND Old Fashioned Sugar Stick Candy The Kind You Will Not Be Afraid To Give Your Children