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< n rj Aimu JLU1 UAUXlUiAK iVJN-U JNJii\V8. COUNCIL STIRS (IP LOTS OF TROUBLE IT DQESN7 FINISH Higher Teachers’ Salaries Recommended to Incom- - ing Council. . The last regular session of council this rear, held Monday afternoon, proved to be a lively and most Impor tant one, nearly all the Important mat ters that have s'lrred up council dur ing the year passing In review In one form or another. The pump question came up in the form of a communication from Coun cilman Taylor. In which he proposed a trip of Investigation to Milwaukee, and to which he attached a letter from the mayor of Milwaukee relative to the pump. After a breesy discussion, the entire matter was referred to the water board and the special council committee. Lpter, Mayor Joyner received a tele gram from the board of public works of Milwaukee, stating that the pttmp was eminently satisfactory. La*t night, the mayor received a telegram from • the mayor of Milwaukee In which he withdrew any statement calculated to reflect on the Wisconsin Engine Com pany. These last telegrams. It seems, will settle the matter for good and all, , The question of closing the saloons came up In the form of a communica tion from [he Georgia Antl-Snloon League, requesting that tits saloons be closed from December 21 to December 26. Referred to the mayor and police board. Highen Pay for Teaehers, Higher pay for the teachers came up In the form of a memorial from Atlanta 1 Typographical Union and the Atlanta federation of Trades, which waif read ' by Jerome Jones. Following this ear nest appeal for higher pay for the jfltaggfisrs. Alderman qullllnn offered a ;• resolution providing a recommendation »to the council of 1908 that the board -of education be appropriated an amount -itffb lently large to enable the board 'to Increase the salaries of teachers. A substitute by Alderman Key, fix ing n minimum salary of ISO, and agna tion by Councilman Longlno, referring the entire matter to the school board and the school committee, were lost, and the resolution by Alderman Qull- , llan was then adopted. The question^ of popular election of ,'clty officials canto up In the form of a message from the mayor In expla nation of his veto of Councilman Mar tin’* "will of the people" resolution. No effort was made to override tho i veto. The mayor says In tho begin ning: “The resolution, which I return to you with my disapproval; seems to me t > be a blank cartridge flred In the air for purposes of celebration - only and aimed at nothing In particu lar. It puts no machinery In motion; it provides for no legislation: It mokes no. requests of anybody: It does noth ing whatever and certainly would not be n basis for any further action by any one." Mayor Explains Vato. . The mayor states that from the mat ters attached to the resolution, hs Jttdgss it relates to the popular^elecllon of city officials, In which case he says he vetoed It because he does not agree to It. Tho mayor makes the point that, although a large majority of those voting did vote In favor of popular election, only 29 1-6 per cent of those registered voted this wny. He argues that such a small percentage of the registered voters should npt be allowed to make such a radical change In the city government. The mayor argues that If the de partment officials who are under coun cil ore not elected by council but by the peoplb thnt they will pay no heed to the instructions and ordsrs uf coun cil. He argues further that unusual quali fications In fire fighting are necessary to make a capable Are tighter; that unusual qualifications In finance are necessary to make a capable comp troller, and that unusual qualifications In teaching and In hundltng men. wom en nnd children are necossnry to make a capable public school superintendent, and tliat If these ofllclals were elected by the people he Intimates that. In his opinion, the main qualification necessa- ry to be elected will be an ability to "Jolly" and appear always “a good fe|- The mayor concludes with the state ment that the only trouble with the present system In Atlanta .Is that alt the department ofllclnls are not elected hv council, nnd urges that If anything further Is done It be along the line of providing for the election by council of those department officials who are now chosen by the people. Curtis Tries Again. After tltd reading af the mayor's message. Alderman Curtla made an ef fort to gatfeis resolution providing for popular elections before ths house. He made several more efforts and finally nearly succeeded. A motion to vote sep arately on each office was loaf. Councilman Harman moved to lay the matter on the table, nad the mo tion prevailed, and again Alderman C'urtls was foiled In Ills attempt to get a vote on the strict merits of his propo. -it Inn to elect city officials by the peo- pit Thr advers# report on Councilman Terrell’s ordinance limiting all fran- chlses to bo granted In ths future to thirty rears was adopted. on re-dqjlon by Alderman Holland, the families of Policemen Crabtree nnd (Irani who were killed In the Pitts burg riot, were given 1100 each, A proposition to allow the city to es. tobllsh a cemetery within the four-mile limit was laid ovei* until the next meet- '"councllman Huddleston's automobile ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE WILLMEETIN MACON Two Hundred Delegates Ex pected to Attend Con vention. Hperial to Tbe Georgina. Macon, On., Dec. 17.—On January 9 and 10, members of the Georgia Anti Saloon League will meet In Macon for 1 the annual convention. The sessions will all be held In the city auditorium, and several of the most prominent workers In the Anti-Saloon League will 1 deliver addresses. Rsv. T. D. I'llls, president of the Bibb County Anti-Saloon League, stated that be expected at leaig two hundred to attend the convention. They will come from all parts of the slate. - One Dose Atk year doctor to Ml you. hortsllj and frankly. just urhat he thinks of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. Then Jo as he says. Often a single dose of Ayer’s Cherry Rectors) at bedtime will completely control tbe night couflis of children. It is s strong medicine, s doctor s medicine, entirely free from alcohol. Hade only for diseases of the throat, weoebial tubes, and lungs. Full for- ■sUoneschUbd^^^^^^^jjijj!^, CAN’T TELL WHERE HE WAS DURING LONG ABSENCE. Siwclal tn llie Georgian, Macon, an., Dec. 17.—W. H. Har grove, who has been missing from hi* home In Macon since October 5. ha* been located In Mississippi, after sev eral months search by the police. Mr*. Hargrove, wife of the missing man. re ceived a letter from her husband Mon day, stating thnt he had been sick ever since he left Macon and* during the time he has been away tils mind has been a blank. He does not know where all ho has been, but stated that he would return home In a few days. Hargrove was a passenger conductor on the Central of Georgia railroad. ACCIDENTAL 8HOT~ RESULTS IN DEATH. 8|ierlfll *n The Gebrglm,. Macon, Ga„ Dec. 17.—Willie Tumlln, a 14-year-old negro, died at the Ma con hospital as the result of a wound he received Sunday afternoon while playing with a pistol.' MANY CHANGES WILL BE MADE ON MACON POLICE FORCE flpedst to Tho Georgina. Macon, Ga„ Dec. 17.—Although the appointing of a new police force take place Tuesday night by Mayor Miller and tho new board of alder men. the old officers who fall to be re appointed will not leave the force till the new oneR come on January 1. The heads of many of the officers are doom ed. ns those who took prominent parts ngalnst Mayor Miller during the elec tlon have/ learned that their jobs a pollqemen will soon be things of the post. , TROY TRIAL BEING HEARD IN MIAMI COURT. Special lo The Georgina. Macon, Ga„ Dec. 17.—Attorney Mln- ter Wimberly Is now at Miami, Fla, where he'' Is representing Tom Troy, charged with the killing of G. A. New comb last May. The trial of Troy was begun Monday, and will likely last several days. Ho la represented by Mr. Wimberly, of Macon, and Judge Wor ley. of Miami. The many friende of Troy oil over tho etate will tvnlch with Interoet the outcome of the trial. SCCOND DIVIDEND - PAID TO EXCHANGE DEPOSITORS. h'perlal to The Georgian. ' Macon, Oa., Dec, 17.—The eecond div idend of (126,000 of the Exchange bank Is now being paid out, and checks for 20 per cent of the depnslta have been made out for all of the depositors. Early yesterday morning a crowd gath ered about the Home Havings bank, where the money Is being paid out, watting for their check. The dividend that la now being paid Is the second since the failure of the bank, and It In very likely that another will be paid some time In January, after the bank’s fixtures and property are sold. ' WILLINGHAM CHAIRMAN OF STREET COMMITTEE. bpeelsl to Tlic Georgian. Macon, Ga, Dec. 17.—IJ. J. Wil lingham has been nppolnted by Mayor Miller os chairman of the street com mittee to succeed Alderman W. A, Clrlf. flth, who held that position under the old administration. This office Is next highest to that rtf the finance commit tee. and as- Mr. Willingham, when he was alderman several years ago. did well at the heed of the street commit tee, It Is repeated that he will again put Ills shoulder to the wheel and look OBJECT TO DISCONTINUING VALDOSTA EXPRESS. Special to The Ucargttin. Macon. Go., Dec. 17.—Since the an nouncement In Atlanta that the Geor gia Southern and Florida Rallway Company had made application to dis continue! the Valdosta express, one of the most convenient trains running south out of Macon, there has been much to. say regarding the proposed change. Business men and the public In gerieral will make efforts to retain the train. RHODES SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE MEETS, Special to The Georgian. Macon, Oa., Dec. 17.—Professor J. S. Murray, who holds the chair of Greek and French at Mercer, left today to at. tend a meeting of the Rhodes schol arship committee. The committee Is composed of a representative from Em ory and Mercer, with Chancellor Bar- row, of the University of Georgia, as chairman. There are two scholarships given to Georgia each year to Oxford College, England, and the rotation sys tem has been the practice by the three leading colleges of the state, but there Is likely to be a different plan adopted at the coming meeting. Mercer furnish ed one student who received the schol- arshlp Inst year. D. B. Anderson, of HawklnavHle. Oa.. secured the scholar, ship, and he Is now at Oxford. ' Odd Fellows Elset Officers. Bremen. Ga.. Dee. 17.—An election as held by the Odd Fellows of this city with the following result: John H. Shelnut, noble grand; Rdy Boatwright, vice noble grand; R. II. Byrd, secretary; A. T. Park, treasurer. ordinance was adversed by the com mittee. trad the adverse report was adopted. _ . An ordinance by Councilman Roberts, prohibiting special officers from wear ing the police uniforms, was adopted. Council found It Impossible to trans act all Its business, and adjourned until a o’clock next Monday afternoon. /. Doses $1 True only of Hood’s Sarsaparilla, the one great blood purifier and general tonic. This remarkable medicine has effected many radical and permanent cures that are the wonder of the world. It eradicates all humors from pimples to scrofula.'' Doses $1 In ascal liquid form or In chocolated tablets known as Sarsataba. 100 doses $!• BARTOW BLACKMAN GETS FREE LICENSE Bartow Blackmon, the negro res taurant keeper who captured the slay er of Policeman Manler, was rewarded by the general council at the meeting Monday afternoon. This reward was In the shape of a free license to do busi ness and the following resolution from the tax committed made It porslble: ••Resolved by the mayor and general council of the city of Atlanta. That we appreciate the courage and good citl u nship displayed by Bartow Blackman In the arreat of Andrew Johnson for the killing of Officer Manler. and In to. ken of our appreciation of the same that we give to the* said Bartow Block- man a free license for the conducting of hte present business on Peters street for twelve months from January 1. ms. “Resolved further, That a copy of this resolution, certified by the clerk of this c«uncl!. under the seal of the city, be forwarded to the said Bartow Black man. , The Magic No. 3. Number three la a wonderful mascot for George H. Parris, of Cedar Grove. Maine, according to a letter which reads: “After suffering much with liver and kidney trouble, nnd becoming greatly discouraged by the failure to find relief, I tried Electric Bitters, and as a result I am a well man today. The first bottle relieved and three bottles completed the euro.*’ Guaranteed best remedy for stomach, liver and kidney troubles, by all druggists, 50c. Aged Woman Dies. Hpcclal ty Tbe Georgian. Macon, Ga.. Dec. 17.—Mrs. Penelopa Oliver, an nunt of Mrs. Jordan Mas- nee and Lawson Brown, died Sunday at her home In Veal. Ala,, and'the funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at Grovanla, Ga. She was 87 years old, and was a resident of Macon for a long number of years. A pleasant'smoker EEM Medicated Cigarettes—Cigar and Drug Stores 5c. clearing house - -MONEY PROBE Washington. Dio. 17.—John Sharp Williams yesterrtny introduced a reso lution In the house directing the aec- rotary of the treasury to report wheth er the 10' per cent tax on Issues other thiut those prescribed'Is collected and whether or not banks falling or refus- Ing to pay, depositors. have been pro ceeded against according to law. ALABAMA'S NEW RATE ADOPTED BY FRISCO. Birmingham. Ala.. Doc. 17.—At a nforence here between Governor Co mer and Railroad Commissioner W. D. Nesbitt nnd General Agent A. D. Light- ner and Counsel E. K. Campbell of the Frisco system, the railroad agreed to dismiss its suits against the state, put In the statutory rates and accept the same general conditions as the Sea board is now working under, except that the Frisco is placed In the sec ond class. ASKS RELIEF FOR ALL CONFEDERATES IN CIVIL WAR Washington, Dec. 17.—Representative Johnston has Introduced bills for the relief of Confederate soldiers and citi zens of the Confederate states, and to authorize the secretary of war to caose to be Investigated and to provide for the payment of all claims presented on behalf of chqrchee, schools, libra- nrs or hospitals destroyed by the United States arniy during the Civil war. SPRY AT 77 Mads Young By Change of Food. Any food or combination of foods that will restore vigor to the digestive organs of a person 77 years old who had been troubled with Indigestion for years Is worth looking Into? This Kanses woman says; "I am 77 years old and for many yeara had suffered from Indlgeatton which I supposed was caused by old age. Thought the weakened organs ould never do good service any more. ”1 became eo weak I could hardly get about, my breath came with diffi culty, I was really In a bad way. I lived as I always hud, ate meat and other things that were clearly too heavy for my digestion, but [.did not know any belter way. Five months ago l came to the conclusion that I would nut live much longer without help of some kind. 1 as badly discouraged until one day read about Grape-Nuts, what It had done for others, and finally I concluded to try It myself.' "Wonder of wonders, what n change It made. I eat three heaping teaspoon fuls with cream for breakfast and the same amount for supper. Of course, 1 eat fruit and something light to make up a meal, but I can cat a hearty din ner—leaving out meat. "How good I feel. I can do more ork !n a given time than for the past five years. I can walk 2 miles or more nnd can hardly believe my own senses to the change. I did not have much faith at first, but the next thing I knew I would get up In the morning and rush ground and do thing* eo eastlv it surprised me. All Ihls change Is clearly due to Grape-Nuts and I am thankful.” Name given by the 1 Velum Co, Battle Creek. Mich. Head the little booklet. "The Road to Well- | vllle,” In packages. "There'* a Rea- THE STORE THAT SAVES YOU MONEY Invites You to Buy Now and Pay After Xmas.... OUR LIBERAL CREDIT SYSTEM relieves the strain of heavy Xmas shop ping—you’ll find in this immense stock gifts for every member of the family, not the trashy, temporary kind, but those that give comfort and lasting pleasure —the sensible kind.. Here are a few suggestions that are exceptional values, but thdy will not be here long. - • THIS CHAIR is made of solid Oak and Mahoganized Birch frame. Very massive, has springs under the seat, tufted cushions of any color or pattern, that can be turned and used on either side—it’s the best Morris Chair ever shown for the ✓ money. This illustration shows the best Morris Chair in the world for Others at $12, $15, $18 up to $50. Use our liberal credit system—after making your selections just tell the salesman how you want the payments divided, weekly or monthly, the cost is no more,, every thing marked in plain figures and at one price. i - * Ladies’ Desks in Oak, Mahogany and Early English The newest styles, the newest finishes — They start at $150 and up to . $75.00 / Cellarettes in Mahogany and Early English with glassware, chips and decks complete, $12, $18, $25 and up • Plain ones without glassware as low “ $9.50: ‘ * YOU NEVER saw a better rocker for twice the price---it’s made of solid Oak and Ma h ogani zed Birch—saddle seat— high back—hand pol ished, and is as com fortable as a rocker can be--just a spe cial for the holidays. ROCKER LIKE ILLUSTRATION Only a Few of These. Others Higher, Others Lower In Price. Music Cabinets as low as $6.50. -Combination Cases $15.00 and up. Book Cases in Oak or Mahogany with glass doors, $12.00 and up. Princess Dressers in all woods $19.50, as low as $15,00 in Oak. Toilet Tables in all woods, $15.00 and up. Parlor and Library Furniture of every description, Rugs, Mattings, etc., in fact every thing in Furniture and Floor-coverings. ichaeMalman Furniture Co. 74-76 WHITEHALL STREET. A