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XJUJCi AXJjAJNXA UJliUKUXAJN AIN U JN W WH. «M.ii'n i ( in. FLEET SETS SAIL FOR THE ORIENT Continued from P»go One. tfeire, mnjiy expressions of feeling, and wefe the'fine, 'tfchder features of a great scene—one of the most remark, able pictures ever formed by naval ma. neuvers anywhere In the world, i Tltp ■start.''vlilcli. wan under president Roosevelt's personal direction, was most brilliant and Impressive. The cruise vacht Mayflower, with the chief executive aboard, was sighted 'at 7 .'oiclock. Immediately there was great activity on the ships of the fleet. Wig wag signals conveyed a message to all the vessels and immediately the cruis ers were flung out. The transforma tion was bewildering. Whole Fleet Exploded. When the Mayflower was near enough to be^ Introduced according to naval etiquette, the whole fleet explod ed with a simultaneous salute of twen- tv-one guns. The staccato roar shattered the atmosphere, made earth and water hut with all the vessels tiring at one time the guns made one continual roar. The ’ Mayflower, headed . between the tivo lines of ships, took up a position In the center. The commahders of the ships then hoarded the fussy little launches und hurried to the president’s ■yacht. • ( t". . . Glittering Uniforms. President Roosevelt, In frock coat and high ,hat, was on the bridge of the Mayflower The admirals wore glitter. Ing full dress, glistening with gold braid. The president greeted them all person, ally and In hearty manner. After the formal leave-taking was over,’ the ad- m(fnls Stetrjned back to their ships. The ' launches -wpre holsleil aboard and the news prepared to Sail.' The Mayflower steamed to the head of the fleet and the battleships fell In behlndislngle flle. . Kaeh as she passed the Mayflower dressed ship. The crews were at pa rade. bands were playing, flags were dipping and then Individually the guns of each ship again roared out the.salute of twenty-one guns. When one ship ceased firing another took It up until the whole fleet had saluted. When the Iasi ship passed the Mayflower the first could be seen In the far distance, al ready growing smaller to the eye. In A surprisingly short time the ves sels were at a great distance, headed south,"nnd the greatest battleship crui In the history of the new world was progress. Groom With Fleet. Lieutenant Clarence Chanler, who sailed with the .fleet, was married here Saturday to Miss Havelene Tompkins, of Fairfield, Ills. After the sailing of the fleet, she left fqr Ffitrfleld to settle lh p^g, AsVl te t ,f herfa,he r ' who died WHAT OTHER NATIONS THINK OF THE CRUISE. I.ondon, Dec. 16;—Few papers have rnnimepced editorially upon the voyage of the American fleet to the Pacific. The Outlook remarks, however, that the Pacific Is the future battleground of the United States. The Sunday Ob server says that It Is difficult to be lief ethe cruise Is dictated by purely professional reasons. It says the flag symbol of power. The Sunday WORLD’S GREATEST FLEET SAILS WITH SEALED ORDERS By RICHARD BARRY. (Special Correspondent with the Fleet.) Old Point Cofnfort, Vo., Dec. 16.—The articled of war were read aloud to the assembled crews by the executive of ficers of the various battleships of the fleet at 10 o’clock yesterday morning'. Tho solemn function sealed the prepa rations for the long cruise to the Pa cific. The act was portentous. Drawn tfp in a hollow square, under the double 12-lnch guns'on the fore main deck of each of the sixteen bat tleships. # stood the. flower of the rank and flle of the American navy. On no ship less than 800 men and from that up to 1.024 on the flagship, they lis tened with grim attention to the mo- rtotpnmis Insistence that, droned forth from the raised heads of the reading officers. Stifled With Warfare. In the magazines below those clean- swept niain decks reposed the biggest loads of powder and ammunition which the ships can carry. Never before have they left port so stifled with potential warfare. The war heads are In thb guns; the war ratings are 1n tho turret tops. They have submarine mines enough stored away to block every har bor on the continent. Their gunners have been tried and hdve proven to he the most efflcleut marksmen In the navies of the world. The offleera are the youngest, the hardiest and the most experienced In the service. Assignment to the fleet is an honor: presence there a privilege and a Joy. In the chort rooms are sounding? of every South American ami Oriental port, and In the admiral’s cabin are sealed instructions which shall de termine his course after the fleet leaves Callao, the middle pf next February. Japanese Are Ousted, there were In various capacities, mostly as stewards, cooks and galley boys, sev enty-one Japanese. Today there sail toward the land of the Rising Sun thir ty-seven Japanese. The commanding offleers deny that half their Japanese servants have been dropped or trans ferred through any obvious preferment, but the fact remains that no new ones have been taken on and all that could be left behind without pointed discrimi nation will not continue further with the western moving Stars and Stripes. But beyond these actions In Hampton Roads lie other world affairs which those with the ships can not forget. Extra 8bifta at Work. Extra shifts have been placed on the works of fortification about Sublg bay. In the Philippines. The forces at San Dfego, Monterey. San Francisco and Puget Sound are being worked over time, as the Japanese believe their navy invincibly first among the fleet of the world. If one mentions theso facts he does It in an undertone. No one deigns to discuss the possibility of war. It Is a subject about which an ominous and deadly silence Is maintained. Ohly onc^ has the well of longing and of appre,- hensfon that lies beneath bubbled fortti. “Dollio Gray” Brings Tears. At a dinner on the Kansas the band struck up “Doliy Gray.” It was Atro ciously bad taste to d!g up so old tune, for it aroused uncomfortable feel. Ings. A voting wife, who is In the second month < f her honeymoon, laid her head on her anu.i and burst into uncontrollable sobbing. As for hr.tdshlp. the young officers do not find that In thought of war. Their favorite se.f-lmpooed discipline dance until 3 a. m.. take a three-thirty iaunch for their ships, change from drove suit to fatigue and go on Uuty for Christmas Fumiture Come In and Select Any Piece of Furniture In This Advertisement And Take 1-5 Off the Marked Price ■z-z&t: Allniiar straw to sliox/ the blowing ofl° * o’clock watch., taut night the lout title Cr ,,, , vtt1 ,. lh - curtain vaa rung on that. Today they n» great ntnonr power les In tho at. f , IPe ,, lha „ orU of g omh America, tho .Itude of tfto officer* of the fleet toward «tralt« of Magellan, the coast of Call their Japanese .errant., A week ago 1 fornla and—possibly Japan. -"irn THIS BEAUTIFUL GOLDEN OAK WRIT- INO DESK, tO Inches high and 28 Inches wide, handsomely fin ished: and It’s a beau- ■ ty. Sale price, Writing Desk like cut, $8.50; V 5 09 - $6.75| Other Writing Desks reduced In same pro portion. POPE PIUS CREATES (CHINESE BOYCOTT ENGLISH VESSELS Secret Consistory Held on Monday by Head of the Catholic Church. Romo, Dec. 1*.—Pope Plus created the following four cardinals at today’s secret consistory: Mgr. Pietro Oaspar. rl, secretary of congregation of ex traordinary ecclesiastical affairs; Mgr. Delal, secretary of congregation of , . . - council; Mgr. Ludevlc Henry L"con, T Hies says Hayashl Is not a man to be archbishop of Rhclms: Mgr. Paul 1 rr» Andrieu, archbishop of Maseilia*. Mgr. frightened. The Germans think Iti ft fine expe rience for tho ships, officers and men, ifhd will prove beneficial from a pro fessional standpoint. • The Russians believe It a ’’hold Roo*evelt|an stroke? and will serve as .best guarantee of peace by checking the elation Of Oriental nations. The French opinion Is divided, but the ma jority side with the official view. Resent Establishment British Gunboat Patrol. f ' v M ;; j yzrc ,.Ki Wu Chow, China, Dec. 16.—Mindful of the success which rewarded their recent anti-American boycott, the Chi- nese nro planning a similar campaign against England In retaliation for the establishment of a British gunboat pa trol agnlnst pirate, on the West river. Chinese capitalists have offered to fur nish $300,000 to .tart a fleet to drive the English shipping from Jhe litream, providing the merchants'class will ASt - a. Holiday Buyers Listen This beautiful golden quarter- ed onk combination Chiffonier and Bookcase, 78 inches high and 41 inches wide, with beautiful French beveled mirror. Exactly like cut. Isn’t it a beauty T Sale price $36.95; 1-5 OFF, MAKING IT, SPECIAL $29.56 Other Combination Chiffon- ieres and Bookcases reduced in same proportion. Morris Chairs S;y> ■ & ' W, ■ ‘nft .... A rare chance for holiday buyers. The Morris Chair is the peer of nil Christmas gifts. We’ve a magnificent stock Jforris Chairs, great variety of patterns and designs. Remember, select any Morris Chair in stock, take just 1-5 OFF MARKED PRICE ON THE TICKET. NOW ON TRIAL ON on Large Crowd at Americu8 to Hear Trial of Sims. Rome, waft appointed titular arbishop of Adrlanopolls. and Mgr. O'Connell, »— • •“••■d tuviuuwiui i uihbs win rector of-Catholic University at Wash- Jtfromlse the use. gJ^thOIr preference to Ington,.-. was made titular archbishop English bottoms.' * of Sebfste. MUST HAVE BANK AND CREDIT NOTES Continued from Page One. fl|MH»ln| fo The Georglnn. A morion*, <Ja„ Dee, ]«.—The trial of Minion Sims, of Leslie, for the murder of , lion l.lghtfoot was begun here today. A Inrgo number of citizens of the Fifteenth district nre In Americas and the utmost ox cltonieiit prevail*. Mm* |* represented by Hooper & WII Ji.un* and \V. It. Wallis. while (be state Is represented by Solicitor Hooper. Sim* killed Ughtfoot with a billiard cue J tew day* ago, on account of alleged at teiitlon* to his niece. ittoUlt OR INFIRMARY \ j JHAS BEEN BEGUN Plans have been completed for en larging the Tabernacle Infirmary, and at another meeting to bo held In the near future, the newly appointed board of trustees will hold a meeting for the purpose of organizing under the new charter recently granted*. - Announcement of this was made Monday morning at 'the weekly'meet- jng of the Haptlst ministers by Dr. Len G. Broughton. Under the new charter, the Infirmary will be managed •»y a Aboard of trustees' consisting of sixteen members! 1 nine to- be members or the Baptist Tabernacle and seven to im J e i-ltsi. Afte tHtiieard Ing with the paxtor SI president of the Infirmary. The present "i em ™ era °7‘the hoard not members of 4 l J p .XMl»’.lWe. church are Dr. W. W. I.andrunv Dr. -John E. tVlilie. Dr. John A; UM.rser, Dr. John D. Jordan, Dr. J. JJ. Millard. Rev. R. L. Motley and , Pcv. f. e. Briggs. Dr. Broughton re ported that work had started prepnr- *>ound for the foundations of the Addition to the Institution. WILL OPPOSE SHERIFF SHIPP FOR RENOMINATION. Sperhl to The OiHtrglnn. ; % • Chattanooga. Tenn.. Dec. 16.-LShn4ff F. Shipp, of this county, against wnom contempt proceedings are still pending !n the United States supreme H’. 't*',gtowiug out of the lynching of u- Johnson In March. If0.5. will be op- posed In hie race for the renomlmffion sheriff. .Sam t;. Uu-t,. n former. not over 2 1-2 per cent, nnd reaching finally to 6 or 7. The addition of such notes to our system would do much to Improve It. hut still It is not believed that It would be ns efficient or ns sat isfactory In nny way na to havo ull the credit notes Issued .by a central bank of Issue. The use of clearing house certlfl- le. by tt|o banks has been found a very efficient means for their defense and should be recognised by- law and authorised. The United Stales Bank, “The central United States bank should not be allowed to do a general or commercial business, but should be confined to the transactions of the government buelneee, the Issue of cred it notes, receiving reserve deposits from other banks, the dlecount of tbelr paper on approved security, or redis counting notes of their customers for oilier banks. It should also have tho right to deal In United States govern, ment bonde, nnd probably the bonds of states and municipalities, but not In stocks. It should have aucli authority for dealing In foreign exchange as will enable It to accumulate gold credits abroad and Import gold and bullion when needed for Its reserves. "The main office of the central bank should be In the city, of Washington nnd such branches established In the reserve cities and sub-treasury cities r are found necessary. Should Be Convertible. "The only Way In which bank deposit credits can be properly protected from sudden and unexpected calls, when all may be Involved at the same time. Is by a system of note credits which can be at any time Immediately exchanged for the deposit credits. They are essential. |y the same thing, and should be, dally and hourly .If necessary.’ convertible from one to the'other, nt the option of the creditor who Is the depositor or note holder. The bank of Issue should be required, and must In self-defense, keep the same reserves against notes as against deposits. If this Is done, there Is no expansion or inflation when a note Is paid out to a depositor and no contraction when a note Is returned to'the bank for deposit. With a given amount of reserve money, a given total of deposits and’notes can be maintain ed. and It makes no difference to the THIRTEEN SHOPS SIGN AGREEMENT So well In hand Is the strike situa tion among the flat-tied pressmen In Atlanta considered that National Or ganizer Charter, of Chicago, decided Monday that the Atlanta pressmen didn't need him and that he would go where his service, were needed. And that’s the way the striker, size up the situation. At present the press men have signed with thirteen shops In the city for eight hours n day. and one of these shops Is said by the press men to be one of the seven In Atlanta In the Typothelae, or organisation of employers. The following are the shops which have signed; Press Huddleston Print. Ing Company, V. P. Sisson, Telegram Publishing Company; Index Printing Company, Converse & Wing, Foster Brothers & Co., Atlanta Label Compa ny. Atlanta Envelope Company. South eastern Tariff Association, Internation, al Printing Company, Century Print ing Company. Sunny South Publishing Company and Purse-Wells Company. It Is pointed out by union men that the contract clnlmed to have been se cured by the employers only related to six shops and It Is declared that the others are-trying to take advantage of this. But at the same time It Is not admitted that the contract is binding with even the six shops, A meeting was held Monday morning at which several addrsnes were made. National Organizer Charter declared that things were progressing so well It- Atlanta and the strike was being so well managed that there was no need for him here. Sunday afternoon a committee, consisting of Mr. Charter, E. L. Parham and John M. Russell, ap peared before the Typographical Un ion, and were assured of the hearty sympathy and support of the typos. Look! This pretty quartered onk or mahogany Music Cabi net : hand-carved, finely pol ished; 40 inches high, 15 inches deep nnd 19 inches wide. Sale price Cabinet like cut. $18; 1-5 OFF MARKED PRICE, FOR ‘.$14.00 Other Cabinets reduced same proportion. Picture Sale In Furniture De partment $3.50, $4.50, $5.00 to $6.50 Pictures Splendid Autoypcs, Pho- tographures, Dining Room Pastels and Landscape scenes; copies of famous masterpieces. Beautiful Pictures, every' one ,iu lmndsom gold and bur nished tipped frames. Val-f., . , ... „ ... ues to $6.50; choice hxtra heavy quality 9x12 reversible imperial Art Squares, for. Rugs $22.50 quality 9x12 size Axminster Rugs, for $19.75 $17.50 quality, 9x12 Tap estry Brussels Rug, for $13.60 $12.50 quality 8.3x10.6 Tapestry Brussels*Rug, for $10.05 3 THIS TABLE ONLY $10.00. At $2.98 Each . .$10.00 Other Table reduced In same proportion. Look! This charming, hand painted Parlor Table. 25 dlf- |o_io . , ferent shapes and patterns, exquisitely hanp-palnt- 9x12 size Granite Art , d ( , olontal lle „ gn , Prlce , ranB „ |900 ^ ' T abi. I Squares (few °Uly), like cut, sale price $H.5«;’l-5 OFF NOW, 8PE- for $5.05 uial for $10.00 The J. M. High Co. ination August, two ^ IK ShJpp'l »luofc n \. years ago. la fiber. whether the deposit' remains In the bank us a credit to be checked against or Is taken otway In the shape of a circulating note. The only thing I. to make the note, from the circumstance, and conditions of Its Issue, perfectly se. cure to the holder, which can be done with absolute safety In a credit note. Credit Not... -Its .note issues should be credit notes, the same as In Germany and France, and yioy should have the same protection In the way of a very large gold reserve, the balance to b. covered by bonds of the government or other approved Issues or by tho notes dla- unted ny ft for other bank*. VARDAMAN NOT .ADVISED OF ALLEGED TROUBLE. Speel.l to The Oeprglan. Jackson, Mis... Dec. 16.—According to advice, received here the labor trou ble. In the lumber plant of the Camp & Hinton Company. In Lamar county, have been purely local In character, and there ha. been no Infringement on the right, of the foreigners employed at that place. Governor Vardaman has not been advised by the Lamar county authorities concerning the trouble, so It Is apparent that there lias been no necessity for state Interference. REORGANIZE ASS’N FOR COMING YEAR The Mftbwllst minister* of Atlanta mot anil organized for the coining year nt Wes ley Memorial church Momlny morning. J. T. Daves, the new presiding elder, was elected chairman of the eunfevetice. Ite- K orta from vaMoim visiting minister* were ennl snd plan* made for fnrfBer work or the organisation. Attempt at Hold-Up. Two unknown negroes Saturday night attacked T. H. Murphy, of Onlnes- llle, knocking him down nt the corner cf Decatur ahd Pratt street* and at tempting to rob him. The footpnda were frightened away, however, by live white men who rushed to the aid of Afiurphy. The negroes escaped with ui sack of tobacco, fulling to net |40 In POSTMASTER EDWARDS COURT GRINDS OUT GRIST RAPIDLY NEGRO SENTENCED I BOSTON WORKERS TO TWELVE MONTHS TALK AT MEETING A sentence of twelve months lu the | Among the visitors nt the Monday chalngang without a fine was Imposed I morning meeting of the Buptlzt mlnls- hy Judge Calhoun Monday upon Henry Iters were Rev, W. N, Hartshorn; choir. Anderson, the negro who was with Bar- I man of the international executive com. Thirty-two case, disposed of In three hours was the remarkable record made In the criminal dlvaloit of the city court. Judge Andy Calhoun presiding, Monday morning, nnd ns a result of the lightning speed with which the wheels of justice moved, the court ran ! lO”: Thursday night. , Anderson ..— out of business ot 12 o’clock und *<1-! ^hway '' P J'-iumriJ uilU! January. » sentencing Anderson . Judge Cal- Another r**markubl'* feature of tliftihoun declared that he wu* partially session wu* tho fact that not n single I responsible for the negro’* death, a* rune wen., to the Jury, each one either! Anderson Is said to have gone to hi* being submitted or tried before the house on the night of the killing and judge. Solicitor Hyudn staled that in {induced him to come out. {every respect the leeurd of nil previous j - ir» A .. |sessions of the court Imd been broker.. I h _._ u RAILROAD TELEGRAPHERS D, IT T« , DELIGHTFULLY ENTERTAINED tow Worthy when the latter was shot and killed by cTounty Policeman Riley mittee of the Sunday school board, ai _ his secretary. Rev. George W. Pennl- man. both of Boston. Both* made short addresses und Mr, Hartshorn told of Ills visit through the South In th. In terest of ths twelfth annual Interna tional convention, which , Will .be held next June In I.oulsvllle. life' has al ready visited Raleigh, and from At- hinta he will go to Nashville, Loulavlllo and Cincinnati. inside pocket. Grade Work Suspended. Special to The Georgian. Jackson, Miss., Dec. 16.—A temporary' suspension of work or* the N«*w Orleans and Great Northern road, between Juckson and Columbia, has been or dered by President Goodyear. demand, which could be detemlned au tomatically and with precision, through It* relations with the other banks or the country. ••This should not make any change In the present bond-secured notes of the national banks, and would there fore not disturb the present volume of the currency or make any change In the demand for United States govern ment bonds as a basis for circulation. Such a bank as fa described. If cs* “The central bank. If given the ax-1 tablfshed. would be a very great aid In hr. who woa defeated for the itom* elusive right tb Iskue credit bank notes, j the establishment of the postal saving* ft should have, could regulate the*bank system and make that a real Usue of antes II .tcocrdfnc* with the piartjoal question." DENIES STATEMENT. S'/vrlnl to The far. .Macon, Ou., Dec. 16.—Postmaster Harry Btlllwelt Edwards'makes a spir ited denial of the statement lu an Atlanta paper that he wa* responsible for the appointment of now pohtmas- ters to pucceed the women in Georgia Officer for political reasons. In his refutation of the charges, Mr. ! Edwards assert* that he hu» assisted I ln securing the appointment of every lady in the stute under the adtnlnfs- ?ept one. lie did not believe NEGRO PUT TO OEATH BY ANGRY CITIZENS. Negro Conference Adjourns. kpcrlnl to The UeorRluu. Charleston, S. C.. Dec. 16.—The pul pits of _ fiftec^ negn* churches of Charleston were filled Sunday by min isters In uttendar.ee at the South Caro.- Ilna A. ?*. E. conference, which ad journed Sunday night. Bishop L. J. Choppln. of Philadelphia, presided at the conference. Murdered by Negro. Special to The Georgian Birmingham. Ala.. Dec. 16.—J. B. j tratlon Knight, a white teamster employed nt the statement said to have been made a lumber mill In Shelby county, 30 mil*** j by Senator (May came from that high official and he flatly denied having told Frank Hitchcock (hat It would be necessary to remove Georglu women. Mercsntole Firm Fails. special to The Georgian, ' fiuzlehurxi. Ga., Dec. 16.—The Ha- s^ehurxt Mercantile Company, a cor poration capitalized at $ 1C,000, com- pored of G, W. Chapman, J. \V. Jar vis, A. B. Vann. D. W. Dyal. J. F. Me- Eachin urn! Mr*. 8. E. Head, has fail ed. Th« manager* closed the door* and notified the creditors. The liabili ties are $12,000, and asifet*. Including stock, notes and accounts, 97,000. Masons Elect Officers. Special to The fieergisn. Ml lit own, Ga. f Dec. 16.—At d reg ular communication, Milltoun 'lodge. So. 434, free and Accepted Masons, held on the night ot December 13, the following offiicgtH were elected to serve for the year 190S: P. T. Knight, wor shipful master: J. J. Knight, senior warden: H. Cowart, junior warden; R. Bate*, treasurer; U'. L Black, secretary; E. L. Dubose, tiler. After the election, an oyster «up;wr was spread. McHenry, Miss., Dec. 16.—Pat Jones, the negro who attacked nnd robbed two young women at the point ot a re volver last Thursday, was put to death C miles east of the scene of his crime | Telegrapher* by angry citizen*. Since the report was spread, posse* have been looking for the perpetrator, but he seemed to have eluded the searcher*. When found he was given an opportunity to defend Special to Tho Georgiarf. * Hickory, S. C., Dec. i6.—One of the largest gatherings of the kind ever held here wgs held Saturday evening under the auspices of the Order, of Railroad find attended by fifty telegraphers and. their famille . who met at the Invitation of the teleg raphers of Hlckpry, and were royally entertained by them at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Huffman. The object of the meeting was to cultivate himself, but after a number of con- j cl „W^ relations and^ to stimulate broUi erly feelings. Hon. A. A. Whftener. after welcoming the telegraphers to the city, made an appropriate address. R. B. Stone, of Asheville, superintendent of the block system, was present and made an Interesting talk. Other talks were made and among other things of Interest It was shown that the block flirting statements^ confessed the crime und begged for mercy. Jones was about twenty-five years ot age. nnd Is said to have Just completed a penltentlury term for a similar attempt, Visit to Girl Fatal. Philadelphia. Dec. H6.—Pending an investigation into the death of Robert Abratn*i a young Hebrew, at the home of his sweetheart, Abraham Prosslov, a cantor in the Ahaveth Israel syna gogue, and I,evln Pressman are held by the coroner here as “material wit nesses in a homicide case.” Amateur Cowboy Kills Playmate. St, Joseph, Mo., Dec. 16,—Playing that he was a cowboy, and his com panion an Indian. Ned H. Starmer. aged II. shot and Instantly killed George Blakely, aged 4, the two being alone In a room. A double-barreled shotgun was used ■■I, Ing the net profits of the Asheidlle di vision from $10,000 to $103,000 per month since Its installation last Spring. Choice selections of music were ren dered by Miss Huffman) The meeting was adjourned to meet here again tiext month In the opera hoyse. Delightful refreshments w«re served. h * Murdered for f/8. Kansas City, Mo.„ Dec. 16.—Louis g. Sternberg, a grocer.In Kansas Cltv, Kans., wns killed and his wife wa* in jured by robbers who attacked them in their store Saturday night- They got /.