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! We Print You ir Wan it Ads Free=Want a Thousand a Day=Shall Wei M9t«tMf8ll8488IM8f«*«M«H«M888M88>8M8W8>HM»8j Inn Yours? | THE WEATHER. / For Atlanta and Vicinity—Fair tonight and Wednesday; warmer Wednesday. The Atlanta Georgian AND NEWS SPOT COTTON. Liverpool, ateady, 6.18; Atlanta. ateady. mi; New York, qolot, 11.80; New Or- le.imi, Htemly. 11H: Savannah, firm. 10 11-16; Augusta, steady, 11%; Mobile, firm, 1074; Wilmington, nominal, 10 11-16. VOL. VI. NO. 127. ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1907. PRICE: MISS PROHIBITION NOW HIS "STEADY" Prohibition’s Rule Promises New Prosperity. WORDING OF LAW LEAVES NO EXCUSE Legalized Liquor Traffic Ends in Georgia at Stroke of 12. 00000000000000000000000000 o o O LAW BECOMES EFFECTIVE a 0 AT MIDNIGHT DECEMBER 31. 0 0 0 0 "There l§ nothing* In the Idea 0 Cl that the prohibition law li not et- O 0 feetlva on account of the wood- 0 fr in* of the act,” eald Attorney Gen- 0 O eral Hart Tuesday. “In the first 0 0 place It Is alto*ether a question 0 O without merit. As snloon licenses 0 0 expire December 31. they would 0 0 be as strong violators as under 0 0 total prohibition If they attempted Q 0 to sell on January 1. Then I take 0 0 It that the word "from” was not O 0 used In the act without a pur- O 0 pose. Its purpose Is the same as O .0 'on.'” O 0 Even granting that the law is 0 0 not effective until January 2. no O 0 saloon man would think the game 0 0 worth the candle. In the first O 0 place he would have to pay the 0 O city 1500 cash In advance for a 0 0 full quarter. He would then have O 6 to pay the state 5300 license tax. 0 O on top of that would be the Fed- O 0 eral tax. 0 o 0OOO0000000O0OO0O000000000 The water wagon begins Its tong and tireless Journey In Georgia Tuesday night at 10’ o'clock. On t,h!s date. John Barleycorn, In whatever guise he may cloak himself, t> an outlaw within the borders of the Umpire State. His demise will be se rene. Contrary to the Outside Ideas, the finish will be marked by no drunken revels or disorder. Promptly at 10 o'clock Tuesday night barkeeps will lock the front doors on barren places. There will be no liquor In any form In any place In Georgia now occupied for the purpose of sell ing Intoxicants. At 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon ' fry few arrests had been'made by the police for drunkenness There seems lo be no extraordinary amount of '’linking, and unusual quiet prevails at ihe police station. The police antici pate no trouble. That forlorn hope of battling against the law has vanished, and the men en caged In the business will turn to other avenues of endeavor, or move on to other cities. Even the faint hope nick ering up for a moment over the point raised that tho wording of the prohibi tion bill does not make the law effective until January 2 died away Ifi the knowledge that expiring licenses would knock that out. even tho the attorney general had not held that the point did not amount to anything. In three great churches watch-night services will be held to mark the pass ing of the liquor traffic. In the Bap tist Tabernacle, Dr. L. G. Broughton "111 preside over a great service, with Seaborn Wright, Dr. L. G. Hardman, author of, the prohibition bill, and others, as'.speakers. From a local liquor house has come the flask of whisky that Dr. Broughton "ill smash at midnight. It will be a great meeting. At Wesley Memorial church, another great watch-night service will be held. 5 will be presided over by Dr. J. T. Caves, presiding elder of the Atlanta district. Hon. James L. Mayson, Dr. J S. French and others will make ad dresses. . A watch-night service will also be held In the Second Baptist church from 9 to 12 o'clock Tuesday night. Talks will be made by Judge George Hlllyer COES TO VOTE OF TRUSTEES Admission of Students • Now Seems As sured. MAY BE REFERRED TO A COMMITTEE Mooted Question Up to the Board of Trustees On Tuesdav Afternoon. REAL ESTATE MAY BE ACCEPTABLE 10 U. S. ASJECURITY Understood New Financial Bill Makes Mortgages Good For Circulation \ Washington, Dec. 31.—Besides Hocks and bonds, It Is understood that the new financial bill, which Is being pre pared by leading senators, will author ise the acceptance of*glit-edged com mercial paper and real estate mort gages as security for national bank cir culation. This was dictated becauee of the fact that manv of the smaller banks throughout the South and West partt- ularly do not possess bonds, but put on deposit with the treasurer In order to secure their circulation. Efforts are being made to avoid any lengthy finan cial debate In congress when the pro posed remedial measure It Introduced. 100 CARLOADS OF LIQUOR SHIPPED OUT OF STATE ON EVE OF PROHIBITION LAW Atlnut«\ just now Is In proceaa of dumping about 100 carload* of liquor Into Chatta nooga. A dozen liquor houses are moving their stocks to the Tennessee city, where they will open business next mouth. Already about half tbo tidn/lre/l carloada Is on the move, nqd by the end of the week It will nit be gone. The ltorerooma and warehouses In Atlanta arc rapidly be- ' >g emptied and the contents carted away » the freight depots. The Western and. Atlantic, the Southern railway and the Central of Georgia have smaller business In IIol_. The liquor Is of all kinds urn) In alt shapes. Ileer, whisky, wines, brandies, ami nil the rest are itelpg sent away In Jiuu. barrels, bottles, demijohns nnd varl- lotvit other receptacles, home of It Is crated, . barrels. The dealers are method. Just so they can get It out of the city and state In time. Itlutbenthal & Illckart Is probably the only concern that will reestablish Itself anywhere except In Chattanooga. They go to Baltimore. All the rest are making for . The express companies are handling great amount of whisky In small packages, altho uot as much ns was expected. All over the state the people are "laying In a supply,” and the Jug trade Is brisk. The wholesale houses are for the most part the ones that are shipping the liquor away. The retailers have disposed of s large portion of their stock already and In some cases hardly have enough to last through the day. One saloon has ruu out MARRIAGE GAME—ODDS, 8 TO 1; WEDDINGS, 2492; DIVORCES, 308 IS FULTON COUNTY’S RECORD '' •Her Duncan. R. R. Shropshire and Dr. John E. White. There will be reel- *atlon» and good music, and refresh ment, will be served. It will he a quiet and orderly pass ng the traffic.- While every precaution h «s been taken by the police to guard **ain,t any outbreak, none Is expected. Many an old aoak will have his first look at the water wagon Tuesday night. ATLANTA BREWERY TO MAKE ICE NOW If you want to sell malt or spirituous '■i’jor, In Geoigla after Wednesday anil "t* willing to take a chance with the state authorities but want to square k' urtelf with Unde Ham's revenue de- Kliment, you can do It. R ut there Is going to be • big tie- w-nt of risk In It, ln the past persona who aold liquor in violation of municipal or county reg- ulatlom have generally secured a spe- v” 11 tax from the revenue department, 0000000000000000000000000° 0 BEAUTIFUL NEW YEAR IS THE FORECAST. 0 0 0 ( O Weather man le going to give a O 0 clear, beautiful New Year day. If 0 0 It Is like the one furnished for the 0 0 funeral obsequies of 1907, It will 0 O be all to the good. 0 Forecast: , ... . „ 0 "Fair Tuesday night .and Wed- 0 0 nesday: warmer Wednesday. 0 Tuesday temperatures: 0 7 o'clock a. 2i degrees. 0 8 o'clock a, m.. . 9 o'clock a. ni. 0 io o’clock a. m.. 0 11 o'clock a. ni.. 0 12 o'clock noon.. 0 i o'clock p. m.. 0 --o'clock p. m.. . .38 degrees. . .10 degrees. ..4S degrees. . .47 degrees. ..49 degrees. ,.51 degrees. . .54 degrees. 00000000000000000000000000 00000000OOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOO o COMPLETE BANK CLEARINGS 0 0 SHOW A GAIN OF *8,968,007.92. O 0 The Increase In bank clearings 0 O for the year 1907 over the year O c 1908 Is nearly 19.000.000-to be ex- 0 0 act *!.9e8,007.92. • g O The total clearings for the 1'ear. O 0 as shown by the books of the 0 O “earing House Association, were 0 0 |264,98M02.94. The total clewr- O O Ings for last year were I23-.997.- * 0 '’ne figures for 1907 Include the 0 0 clearings for Tuesday and are O 0 therefore complete. Marriage licenses—2,492. Divorce suits—108. That Is Fulton county's record of marriage and divorce for 1907, and It Is very probable that the records of all previous years hare been broken by both. During the past year more people have embarked upon the matrimonial sea than has ever been the case be fore. But at the same time the number of divorces have also Increased and the approximate ratio of 8 to l probably holds good. . _ . In other words, If you live In Fulton county and get married there are eight lchances to one that you will “live hap py ever after," but there Is still the one chance thet your bark may founder In a troubled sen. In the opinion of a number of court house officials divorce has been on the Increase In the county for the'past few years. The enormous amount of suits of this'character that have accumu lated In the superior courts and rlogged the wheels of Justice was tha principal reason for the act of the leg islature creating another division of the court at the last sssslon of that body. At that time there were several hundred divorce suite which had been pending In the count for two years or more. /-0 In his annusl report to the board of trustees. Superintendent Meedor, of the Grady Hospital, will urge that the muchly talked of nurses’ home be built as soon as possible. Mr. Meador regards the building of this home es a necessary Improvement to the hospital, and will state fully Ills reasons In his report The nurses now have very poor quarters, and It Is expected that the trustees'wlll take up the new home proposition et once. This will be the most Important recommen dation In the first ennual report to be submitted by the new superintendent. The report will show that during the year a total 'if 1.905 patients have been received In the hospital. The number Continued on Pag* Five. Add to this Ihe public service rendered, for which the city would have been forced to pay If the waterworks were - privately owned, and the total profits OOC0O0OCOOOO00O0OO00OOO0OO of patients now In the Institution It 83. will be In Ihe neighborhood of 5200.000. will approximate *400,000., PROFITS OB WATER E The total cash receipts for the water, works department In 1007 will reach about 5525.000, thereby showing an In- creass of about 535,000 over the receipts of 1908. The total receipts for the year up to Saturday night were *523,378.84. The total receipts for 1908, the entire year, were 3290.471.74. The increase up to Saturday night waa 312,954.90. The total cost of operation for the waterworks during 1907 will probably not exceed 1130.100. The total amount of w ater furnished free—public service —will approximate 3170.010. The total profits for the year In cash •'Resolved, That the wards of the Grady Hospital shall be opened for clinical teaching to the henlor students of all medical schools (4) In the city and to visiting physicians under the direction of the medical board.” This Is an exact copy of the resolu tion which was adopted by a vote of 0 to 4 by the medical board at Its ses sion Monday night and which the trus. tees of the Grady Hospital nil) bo called upon to consider at the meeting at 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon. It Is provided that this resolution, If adopted, be Incorporated In tho new rules and regulations which will be submitted by the medical board to tho board or trustees Tuesday afternoon. The new rules are reported unanimous, ly, but tho resolution has caused a se rious split In the board. The action of (he board of trustees may not be final, as It Is contended that If an entirely new set of rami mat regulations governing Grady Hospital are adopted by tho hoard, that It will be only In the nature of a recommen dation to council, and that council will have the final say on the matter. If the matter comes to a vote before the board squarely on Its merits the In. dlcstlons are that the resolution will be adopted. This appears from tho In tervleu's that appeared In The Georgian Monday from members of the board et trustees. R. N. Pickett, who was not seen, nnd who waa put down as doubtful, states that he will most certainly vole against the resolution. •'I do not believe In making tho hos pital an adjunct to a medical college." he stated, “and I don’t think v.-e will be showing the proper consideration for the unfortunate people who are thrown upon our charity to open tho charity wards to medical students." As nearly ns can be Judged from what the members of the hoard have stated, and what others state they have stated, the line-up will be about as follows: P’or the Resolution—Joyner, Hlrech, Culberson. Northern Martin, English and Elkin. Aralntt the Resolution—Longlnu Flckett, Harding and Dorses'. No Idea can be obtained as to what K sltlon will be taken by Colonel R. J. wry. It la poaalble that the matter will be referred to a committee. OF MS Luncheon at Kimball Closes Splendid Year. RETIRING HEAD MAKES ADDRESS President Candler Delivers Address and Secretary Cooper Submits Report. ERECTED IN 1907 The books of the building Inspector sjiow that 4,189 permits were lesued In 1917, aa against 3,741 In 1908—an In crease of 428 for the year Juet closing. The report show* further thet the number of visits made during 1907 was 21,752,' a* against only 14,000 In 1(08. The average cost of the dwellings erected In 1907 was 31,840, aa against 31.729.85 In 1908. Because of the fact that the Candler building and the Louisville and Nash vile freight terminals and other large atructuree were completed In 1908, the total amount spent for buildings, a* shown by the permits, was smaller In 1807 than In 1001. The depression of the last few months also tended to cut down the building permlta. The figures are 1807, *4,654,771; 1908. 55.158.149. The work done by the department speaks well of the new building In spector. EM R. Hoys, and hie predeces sor, F. A. Pittman. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODOOOOOOO o o O 102.LUNATICS IN 1907 O O SENT TO MILLEDGEVILLE. 0 0 O The year 1907 has proven a O o banner year when It com*! to 0 0 lunacy trials. During the past 0 O twelve monthe. exactly 102 people 0 O have been tried for lunacy and 0 0 committed to the state eanlta- O 0 rlum at Mllledgeville. O 0 The average number of lunacy 0 0 cases for a year le between 75 O O and 85, but the average was ex- O 0 ceeded this year by about 16. O O 0 D0000O000OO00OOO0O0000OOOO The annual meeting and luncheon of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, at hlrh new officers for the coming year were Installed, was held Tuesday at 1 o'clock In the convention hall of the Kimball House and proved a brilliant affair. The chamber adopted a resolution calling a mass meeting for January lb to dlacusa the canal proposition. Fully threo hundred of Atlanta's mis', prominent business men were In at tendance and gave enthusiastic atten tion to the reports upon tho work of the great organisation nnd the an nouncement of plans for the coming year. / J. WUIe Pope, retiring president opened the business part of the gath ering with a speech in which he re viewed the ucvonipljMhnH'nt- of the chamber during lit# your, tie was f<d- lowed by Secretary -Cooper. uT.o gn\e In detail a'report upon' the growth und work of the organization. Joseph T. Ormc. treasurer of the chamber, showed the body to bo In splendid flnnnclul condition. As.’l G. Candler, the new president of 'lie . hamper, made liN Insuguiul .-'<1- lie's, hi which he touche.I upon Mlti- Jicte of vital Interest to the City AMI state and In a way outlined his policy for the coming year. John H. Finney, of Atlanta, repre senting the American Institute nf Elec, ttie'll Engineers, made t, .M.-iidM plea ■for the perpetuation of the forests of the South ns n means of preserving the Water |a,wi I and uni, r nippl:. .• r this section. He sought the old of tho cham ber for a bill now before congress pro viding for dn Appalachian forest pre serve. A simple but delightfully served luncheon was given the 300 business men present. The meeting lasted sev eral hours anil great enthusiasm, was shown throughout. President Pope's Address, The address of J. Wllle Pope, retir ing president of the .chamber, woe lis tened to with greet Interest by his hearers. Mr. Pope said In part: "Today end* my official connection with you after six years' service as director, vice president and president, and I may bs pardoned for inking a brief retrospective glance at tho poat year, covering as It does my term as your president. "First, let me say that much credit belongs to the board of directors for what has been accomplished. No pres ident of this chamber could feel more grateful to the loyal, public-spirited j OFTENNESSEF Mrs. Hattie Hull Con fesses That She Is Step-Sister. CAME NORTH WITH MAN NAMED MYERS Mrs. Hull at First Said Dead Girl Was Mrs. Young, But She Was Alive. Ith New York. Dec. 31.—Confronted 10 proof that Mr*. Agnes Young, hom she had Identified as the N«*" Jorsoy swamp victim. Is alive, Mrs. Hattie Hull broke down today and con. fessed that she had used Mrs. Young'* name to shield, as she said, the name of her own step-sister. Tho dead girl, Mrs. Hull now de clares, Is Minnie Agnes Gaston, "f Tennessee, her step-sister, who came North with a man named Myers. She said she lived with her step-sister at No. 1402 Arnstardain-ave.. and that all the other facts as she has applied them to Mrs. Young actually refer to h»*r sister. Police In all parjs of the country have been wired to look out for t’hailes Moyers, the man said to have been seen Christinas with Miss Gaston. on the Information by Mrs. Hull the New York police, complying with the request from Harrison, have seized a desk In tho Hull home nbld to coniuln letter* and documents which they think may reveal the motive for the murder. Mrs. Hull was told this afternoon that the authorities werje preparing bury the body of tho slain woman in potters’ Held. "Oh, don't do that," she sobbed. "Send It to daddy at Sevlervllle. Tenn.. and he will have It decently burled In St. Elmo cemetery.” "Oh. It Is true that this girl • Agnes Young,” wailed little Ml "I used the name of a good woman shield that of my own stepsister. Th girl Is my stepsister, Minnie Agn Gaston. "She ran away from fhattnnoog Tenn., with the man Meyers I told y< about. It was she who went with hi to Newark on Christmas day, nnd n Mr*. Young." Hull. Bandits Hold Up Trolley Car and Gel $2,899Cash Rqchenter, N. Y.. Dec. 31.—A ilarlng lintJ-up of a trolley car "n. made here this morning by two men In nn uut.,- rr.nblli-. The highwaymen succeeded In and self-sacrificing board over "which relieving the .trolley crew of have bed Ihe honor to preside. Per fect harmony has marked our every meeting. "Among the undertakings of the year may be mentioned first the effort to seep re the sub-treasury for Atlanta. While we were unsuccessful In this movement I feel that as a result of our efforts, when one It established In the southeast. Atlanta will get It. "During the year the chamber has also Inaugurated the ‘commercial news department.' This service has been Continued on Psgs Five. INENT IS FI Body Discovered in Chatta nooga at an Early Hour. Special ta The Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 31.—James McGuire, formerly superintendent of the waterworks of Rome. Oa., and' a prominent cltlten nf that place, was found dead at an early hour this morn, ing and removed lo the office of an undertaker, who will ship the body to Rome today. He was about 55 years of age. . Pearl Martin, n prominent white man of Whltwell, Tenn., waa found uncon scious at St. Elmo this morning from morphine poisoning. This Is the third or fourth person found here either dead, or unconscious from poison recently, and It Is believed a band of footpad., I* back of the crime. chest containing 52.899 In earn nnd making th.lr escape before the police could be summoned. A vigorous search for the robbers Is being made. Free “Wants” in The Georgian No Charge . for Local Advertisements of a Personal Nature Under Wanted Help. Wantel situatl I-ont ami Pound, Wanted Hoohih. Rent Ilooma, For Kxcbany. Wu SltMcelloneoue, For tfule .M ous. If nntnrers frill to come tin 9 time, we Invite nn many In*«*rt ah are nerewury to weure urlirit advertise for. Uv wf*h tb** mlve «*m to feel tbst they nre not Int Ing on u* by using our fret* eolm THE GEORGIAN Is the Home Paper of Atlanta, And Through It the People of Atlanta May Always Have Their Wants Supplied.