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THE WEATHER.
Partly cloudy Saturday: warmer ,
Friday. Temperatures Friday (ta
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ATLANTA, GA.,- FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1908. PRICE: t
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4* the picture of a little girl with the *** * op help of the poor children +
I empty stocking. I send 10 qente 4- 4- of Atlanta for Chriatmas. I am a +
f SIS 11 boy 12 nv ' •«« ■* « +
4- has no mama and papa,
A Your little friend,
.1 MARGARET KINARD.
.J. Jackson, Ga„ Deo, 8,
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f fill eomo 'ittlo airl’a stock'ng who 4- + i«, U o of December 9 (Georgian). +
»•* hat no mama and papa, v . «, . . « ** ' ,
Your little friend, 4- T *°“ r * * ruly * +
— 4- 4- GEORGE 8. KIMBALL. / +
4* 4- Garfield, Ga„ Deo. 10. / 4*
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We are getting many letters like those above—bright, in
teresting and full of the spirit to help make Christmas happy
for the unfortunate little girls and hoys of Atlanta whom
Santa Claus has been in the habit of not visiting.
It is interesting to note, too, how many of these letters are
from children who do not live in Atlanta. There are Marga
ret Kinard, of Jackson, and" George Kimball, of Garfield, and
Mary Hale and Carter Vernon, of Cartersville, and Robert Mar
tin Scales, of Waynesboro, who have also sent in contributions
along with the nicest letters you ever saw.
Big-hearted Ilarry Schlcsinger, who spends more time work
ing for others than he does for himself, has sent us.word he
will give a half-bushel of candy when we want it, and Chris
Essig (who dofis things just like Harry Schlesinger does) has
sent in $2.
But this is just a start.
To accomplish the good that ought to be done the help sf
hundreds of boys and girls is necessary.
And it J would be better if they should send in toys that
are in good condition, but for which they have no further use,
instead of money. Of course, those who havt no toys that
they would like to give away can do good by sending a dime r/-
a quarter, but the toys will be more acceptable.
The merchants of Atlanta are going to chime in and 1 help,
we know.
This is not The Georgian’s giving.
It is giving by the fortunate to the unfortunate—all for a
merry Christmas and a happy New Year. »
Annual Report Just
Submitted Shows De
ficit of $100,000.
That Fulton county la In deTJt $100,-
61*9.85, the greatest amount perhaps In
the hlatory of the county, la ahown by
the annual financial report submitted
by Henry M. Wood, clerk of the board
of county commissioners, to the board
at Its last session.
The report dhows that the total dis
bursements for the fiscal year 1908,
which ended September 30, were $646.-
651.68. The report shows further that
to bring the receipts up to that amount
Jt was necessary to borrow $52,500. The
Jfflolt nt the beginning of the year was
$48,192.85, which brings the total in
debtedness up to $100,692.86.
With the Indebtedness of the county
Increasing at the rate of about $50,000
* V*ar, It is probable the board of
county commissioners will have to
either take some drastic action toward
Increasing the receipts of the county or
else cutting down the disbursements.
The receipts are made up almost en
Mrely of taxes, general, railroad and
corporation. The general taxes for 1907
«>re $457,725.26. The railroad and cor
poration tax for 1907 was $97,582.08.
The balance In taxes from 1906 was
$18,196.45,
Thus It will be seen that $573,603.77
|'f the total of $646,461.08 was received
i*}* t***s alone. And of the balance
$''-;“00 was received from loans.
The greatest Item In disbursements
"«>* on account of public works, for
"hlrh $65,563.20 was paid In salaries
jnd*$ 136,792.66 In "sundries,” making.
»ne total disbursements for public
works $201,446.86.
It took $40,244.15 to run the superior
court during the year, $15,944:62 to run
*ne city court and $20,487.84 to run the
criminal court.
There wan put aside a* a fund for
, «Hirt house J88.1J4.72, and It
418.488.8s to run the county jail,
which makes that Institution look a* If
t were a pretty big boarding house,
the other hand. It took only 818,-
'o care for the city’s poor—J8,-
■ 43 for the maintenance of the alms
IJ.828.20 paid on the new alms
house and 15,841.82 for paupers.
The total paid out on roads and
«nd on salaries of Inspectors—
* hlch Includes the salaries paid county
ponce—was 157.957.88. This Includes
IJ.45S.04 paid for the Johnsons
rr >' bridge. J8.858.40 for the Peach-
W'e bridge and J1J.1I5.80 for sundries.
THE GEORGIAN CONSIDERED
AS A WAGON BUILDER
During its brief esrssr The Atlsnts
Georgian hss manufactured at least four
bund wsgoll, for others to hop on.—Roms
TrihunsTl.rsId.
Killed by a Planter
Whom h- Is Said He
Assaulted.
WASHINGTON, Ga., Dsc. 11c-A dis
pute over a negro laborer who hod de
serted him resulted In the death of
Rev. Mr. G. F. Tuttle this morning at 7
o'clock five miles east of Washington.
He was shot thru tl\g heart by a young
man named Bailey, with whom the ne
gro had begun to work, after leaving
Tuttle's plantation. Tuttle went to a
neighbor’s house with the alleged In
tention of taking the negro back, but to
this Bailey objected. A quarrel ensued,
in which Tuttle struck Bailey on the
head with a piece of Iron.
Bailey then drew his pistol. It Is al
leged, and killed Tuttle.
Young Bailey was unconscious for
several hours after the shooting and It
was thought he would die, buf Is re
ported to be better this afternoon.
No arrest has been made.
The homicide seems to have been
Justifiable from the evidence as coming
front that section this morning.
Both Tuttle and Bailey were promi
nent planters In the community where
they resided.
On the lower floor, looking toward Gllmor-st., are the compsny meeting roems. The rooms above are locker rooms and will be occupied by com
panies B, C, D, E., etc., beginning on the extreme end. On the lower floor can be'seen the compsny officers’ room with the enlisted men’s bsth rooms
just above.
BULLET CHANGED FAITH
OF “ADAM-GOD” FANATIC
Sharpe, Who Claimed To Be “Adam God,” and Led the
Bloody Revolt in Kansas City, Captured—“I’m
* Simply Up the Stump Now,” He Says.
KAN8AS CITY, Mo„ Dec. 11^-Jsmes
Sharpe, or “Adam God," the religious
fanatic, who led hla followers against
tho Kansas City police Tuesday night,
was arrested yesterday afternoon about
three miles eouth of Montlcello. Kans.
•’When the bullet etruck me I knew
my faith was wrong," he told the sher-
Irt who arrestod him. "I’m no longer
‘Adam God.’ - I’m simply up the stump."
Louis Pratt, ono of Sharpe’s men,
and Michael Malone, one of the patrol
men shot In the Kansas City fight, died
here yesterday. Selsor la In u critical
condition.
GEORGIATflFTCLUBS
TO MARCH IN PARADE
Will Take Part In Inaugu
ration of President In
. Washington.
MACON, Dec. 11^-When William
Howard Taft la Inaugurated president
In Washington. March 4. the Taft Clubs
In Georgia will attend In one large
body. -
Harry Edwards, chairman of the Bibb
County Taft Club,, and other Repub
licans In this section of the state are
making the necenary arrangements,
and It la expected that at least several
hundred Republican! from Georgia will
march In the parade In Washington at
the Inauguration.
Movement Started To Get
Nebraskan If Nor
throp Resigns.
IS
San Francisco Political
BossGuifty on Bribe
Charges.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Dee. 11,—A
campaign to obtain William Jennings
Bryan as president of the University of
Minnesota In the event that the resig
nation of President Cyrus Northrop la
accepted, has been started by the Uni
versity Press Club, which passed a res
olution asking the board of regents of
the university to extend Or call to the
commoner.
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WHAT CONGRESS DID TODAY. +
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Re «olutlon In house calling for 4-
nvcutlgntlon relative to charges +
„ i'" «lUeni’« message on secret 4*
eervtce.* +
began reading and debate 4-
«.. .initiative, Judicial and ex- 4-
ecutlve appropriation bill. 4-
'louse committee on commerce 4-
made tentative plana for Investl- 4*
|™ ,n * » trip to Isthmus of Pans- +
The senate was not In session. 4-
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snUffed foodstuffs
PERIL OF FEMININITY
THREATENS CITY’S FUTURE
Diminished Voting Strength and Spread of Suffragette
Movement Is Indicated—3 Days, 17 Girl
Babies and 5 Boys!
Health* officers st the city hell are I yin*
awake o’ nights over the problem raised
by the stork whleb operates In this rlrin-
Wednesday of thin week the grim old bird
brought seven girl Imble. to Atlanta bouse-
holdf and only two Imys.
Thnrsday he brought three girl hables
ami only one boy.
Friday the number of girls Jumped up to
six. while the boys nutnlered hat two.
Grand total girls In past three days, 17.
Grand total hoys In past three days. 5.
What’s ths Answsr.
The health official with the srlenllflc turn
of ml ml argues with bis .-•-Hvsgnes ttest |h*
overwhelming number of new girls In the
mmunlty Is doe to the Influence of some
'tagged foodstuffs la the markets.
’’Dr. tt'lilt s llla Nitme. of Vienna, has
demonstrated that the set of babies Is de
termined by the article of food on the
family table." he says. "In Atlanta's ense
it must lie the Influence of turkey and cran.
berry sauce at thla aesann"—
"’’It's more likely the Influence of Santa
Cigna." another anggests. Thg old pnholi
alwaya did furor girls In the distribution of
Ida gifts, you know; and I wouldn't donht
that this la Juat another evidence of his
fondness for them. Any man ongbt to lie
happy over such a Christmas present as a
girl baby"— »
Everybody Guessing.
And -o It goes at the office where the
record of births for,Atlanta is kept. Unless
souse one who really knows the stork’s game
shall come sad thllghlc i tbs vffRt, there la
RANCH 101 AND WILD WEST
NOW OWNED BY JNO. GATES
"Bet You a Million” Financier Becomes Rival of Buf
falo Bill—Will Organize a Two-Million-Dol-
lar Circus, It Is Said.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Dsc. Up
john W. Gates and assoclataa, consist
ing of prominent'Eastern capitalists.
It Is reported, have' bought the famous
101 Ranch In the Oroge nation at Biles,
Okla., - Including - the mammoth wild
<
west show property.
Ths company Intends to organise a
circus representing an Investment of
ovor J2.000.000. . Tho deal carries with
It thousands of acres of land near Bilge,
which will be transferred to the pur
chasers.
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FILES DIVORCE SUIT
Alleges Cruelty and Deser
tion Against Her
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5TH REGIMENT BOYS
ABRAHAM RUEF.
SAN FRANCI8CO. Dec. IWAfter
deliberating twenty-four hours, the jury
at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon re
turned a verdict of guilty of bribery
charges against Abraham Ruef, former
political boas of Ban'Francisco.
The trial 'has been In progress 108
days and tha end came with surprising
abruptness. No sign or Intimation had
come .from the Jury room and RueUa
hopes rose with each passing hour.
When it was announced that a ver
dict had beetv reached the court room
was packed. Ruef sat by hla father
when the verdict of "guilty as charged”
was read.
Thru previous agreement of counsel
that the bill of exceptions should he
filed later, the judge set Saturday as the
day for passing sentence. Under the
conviction Ruef la liable to a maximum
penally of fourteen years la the peni
tentiary.
This was the third trial of Ruef.
sure to be more lost sleep on the part of
the doctor* and more veil, speculation
mining the ntlaefies.
In the ""etntlme the lie!,I figures continue
, err for the answer— s
Hcventrcn girl Istblos,.
Fire boy Ijalilrs.
Whew I
Mrs, Dr. Rosn Freudenthul Monnlsh,
physician of Peachtfce-st., filed In
superior court Friday afternoon a di
vorce null against her husband, W. A.
Monnlsh, on statutory grounda, and
asking the custody of their only child,
a girl of 11 years. Cruelty la also
charged agalnnt the defendant.
In her petition Mrs. Dr. Monnlah
states that she married the defendant
about December I. 1887. In Morgan
county; that the defendant now resides
out of (he Mate and petitioner believes
he la In Denver. Colo.; that he was
guilty of Improper conduct with Carrie
Louisa Montgomery Franklin Preston,
then of Decatur. On., but now of Knox
ville.'Tenn.. and also known as Carrie
Louisa Byrd.
The petition alleges that since then*
marriage defendant has treated peti
tioner cruelly and Inhumanly; has
abused her and struck her! It I* al
leged that defendant would grow angry
nt petitioner nnd throw Ink on her
clothing; that he destroyed their cloth
ing wantonly; that he squandered her
money and failed to support her. It la
alleged that the defendant left the state
about April 8, 1907; that he relumed In
November, 1908, nnd In spite of his
promise of good liehavlor cursed and
abused her. He then w-ent away again
and has not returned.
Mrs. Monnlsh asks a divorce und the
custody of their only child, Jeanette F.
Monnlsh. aged II years.
BRI8TOL, Tenn.. Dec. 11.—By the
uYrest of Henry Bhepard and family
her* the Twin t'tty Club house, the
last of the kind for dispensing whis
kies here, hah closed. A compromise
was reached by Bhepard giving bond
In J10.000 to desert the club rooms and
desist from whisky selling. Liquors
on hand were confiscated.
One Battalion Moves
Within Next Two
Weeks.
In
The armory portion of Atlanta's new
8250,000 Auilotrlum-Armory will be
ready to receive the officers and enlist,
ed men of the yifth regiment, national
guard of Georgia; the members of the
Governor’s Light Artillery and the Gov.
ernor's Horse Guard within a short
time.
One battalion of the Fifth reg|ptent
(Major Catron’s battalion) expects to
move Into Its new quarters within
three weeks. The new armory la ready
for occupancy now, except for the In-
•tallatlon of light, heat and sanitary
equipment, and this work la proceeding
as fast as the different departments can
complete the work.
Thla will be the flrat time within the
history of Atlanta’s national guard that
the different companies have had a real
home, a place of concentration, where
everything is arranged for the assist
ance and convenience of the soldier
boys.
Fully equipped In every respect, the
new armory will' fill every want of the
militia. Adequate arrangements have
been made ior the comfort and clean-
sa of the troops. In one of the pic
tures is ahown (he large bath room,
where eight or more shower baths, ba
sins and tubs have been Installed. On
the third floor la a large gymnasium.
Continued on Cage Sixteen.
Three Are Dead and
. Four Seriously
Wounded.
MEMPHI8, Tenn., Deo. 11e-Will Lat.
ura, a character known to the police
with a criminal record, walked to Horn,
met Ashford's saloon on Fourth-st.
last night, armed with an .automatic
revolver, and, standing at the doorway,
shot seven negroes, killing threr and
dangerously wounding the other four.
The dead are Bob Carter. Charles
Miller, Clarence Allen.
The wounded: Leslie Williams, se
riously, shot In hip: Birdie Hines, shot
In leg and arm; Richard Slott. shot In
left arm; Robert Spect, shot thru head,
will die.
Latura walked leisurely Into a rear
room of the saloon, where a number of
negroes were playing billiards. H„
coolly unbuttoned his overcoat and
pulled out hla revolver. Without a word
Latura began to fire as he walked
around the billiard table*. Carter and
Miller were the first victims and as
they fell to the floor Latura stepped
over their prostrate bodies and singling
out Clarence Allen, shot him dead.
"I shot 'em and that's all there Is to
It." he said, aa he was being led to a
cell at police headquarters, and fur
ther than'this he had nothing to sav.
When the police arrived three were
dead and four others were lying about
the floor wounded, one of the latter a
woman. HI* weapon empty. Latura
threw It In an ash heap and walked
to a neighboring saloon, where he
quietly submitted to arrest.
I.ntura six years ago killed Dave
Wright, a former fireman, and later
shot and killed a negro.
He was cleared on these churges on
the plea of self-defense.
8TILLM0RE, Gs„ Dee. Hr—The 4-
yenr-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed.
H. MOner, who died of pneumonia, was
burled at the city cemetery here yes
terday. .
FIRST SQUADRON
vDUE AT PANAMA
WASHINGTON, D. C- Dee. 11^-The
First squadron. Pacific fleet, la expected
to arrive here Saturday and during the
ten days which the crulner* will re-
main In Panama their men will have
pcortical charge of the policing of the
city.
Is there anything yon coaid
ass s Want Ad for today?
Both Phonss 8000.
TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION.
HELP WANTED—FEMALE.
BOARDERS WANTED.
WANTED—A r.-rtned youryr man
vnttt family. Board reafonable.
LOST AND FOUND.
LOST-OP A I. and
between Fifteen! I
Peachtree, or oo '
car, FrMnjr namlh