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the weather. Forecast: Partly cloudy and probably unsettled Wednesday nleht and Thursday. Temperatures Wednesday (taken at A. K. Hawkes Company’s store): 8 a. m.. 54 de gree,; 10 a. m„ 57 degrees: 12 m„ 61 degrees: 2 p. m.. 65 degrees. AND NEWS ATLANTA, GA. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1(5,1908 Id Atlanta—TWO CENTS. On Train*—FIVE CENTS. PRICE; WHERE HAINS TRIAL IS BEING HELD The Atlanta Georgian SPOT COTTON. Atlanta, easy: 8*4. Liverpool, on.l.r; 8.84. New Orleans, dull and eaay: 8 11 16. .New York, quiet: 0.10. Kav.mnnb. quirt and sternly; SVi. Attgosts. dull: S**,. «;.-,l- veston. quiet: 8 s ,. .Norfolk, ateady; 8V Mobile, qtllet; 314. The greatest pleasure In life comes from giving others pleasure. Did you ever know this Joy? There are so mony In this vlclffity feeling now the pleasure of giving to Those Who Have Not, that unless you Join this genuinely happy com pany you will actually feel lonely ami out of place. The Georgian, with Its rapidly growing fund for the Empty Stockings, offers you the opportunity to become a member of the Society For the purpose of Giving Others Pleasure—giving the poor little orphans pleasure. Will you not Join at once? i Send In your contribution and The Georgian will promise that It shall go to dll up a little stocking that otherwise will be lean and empty Christ mas morning. Here Is a sample letter taken from the long list on hand with contribu tions for the Empty Stockings: , "Macon, Ga., Dec. 12, 1903. "Dear Atlanta Georgian: "I am a little Invalid boy 6 years old. I have to go In a rolling chair all the time, so you will know It la very little Santa Claus can bring me that I can play with. But my mamma has written for him to bring me some pretty books and a music box. My papa takes the dear old Georgian, and we all think so much of 4t. 1 will send you this small amount, $1.00, to help make the dear little children happy that have no papa or mamma. Ask dear old Santa Claus In Ills many rounds not to forget the dear little cripple children, for they are the ones to be pitied most of all, "Wishing you and your dear paper success and a merry Christmas, I am "Your little crippled friend, LONNIE GUNN. JR, "862 Thlrd-st.” SOME CONTRIBUTORS TO THE FUND. The Georgian Is In receipt of the fol lowing sums from- contributors to the fund to All the empty stocklnga: J. D. Rhodes 15-66 Doughty Rankin Manley .60 Vinson Harris. 16* Woodward-ave .10 Atexa and Nora Sterling “ Josle Vaughan. Powder Springs .. Band S. Howard, Blakely H. E. King. 166 Glenn-st Edward L. Farris, Jr.. 95 West Harrls-st ••• Peggy and Betsy Bates. Cleveland, Ohio, and Cathrlne Scott Nellie, Evelyn and Hurt Means.. Margaret Kinard, Jackson Robert Martin Scales, Waynesboro Adelaide Callaway, 218 Ashby-st.. Mary Louise, Cornelia and Julia Pope, Washington, Ga Nellie Middlebrooks and her brother, Howell Station 20 Hubert and Robert Everett, Con- 96 10 Mailing department of The Geor gian—Hugh Hill, C. J. Thorn ton, Jr., Albert Kemp, Doc Hol- IIngsworth, Dave Warner and John Barrow 1.50 William Outland, Jr. Statesboro.. .25 Mrs. Lctton, 132 Capitol-ave.. .. 1.00 George S. Kimball, Garfield 25 Mary Halo and Carter Vernon. Cartersvtlte 30 Alice Muse .30 Cash 1.00 Chris Esslg 3.00 Pay Christine and Evelyn Mc Cormick. Stlleshoro 10 John T. Pugh, 114 1-3 Central-ave .10 Evelyn McOahee, Battle Hill 10 Milton McGahee, Battle Hill.. 10 Douglas and Turner McGahee, Battle Hill 30 Beba Lowry, Cartersvllle.. ...... .30 Aline Haynes, Battle Hill 30 “For the Empty Stocking" 35 Alton Flowers, Sharpaburg George Wisdom, Chlpley. Ga.. . Theodora Warlleld, 374 Capltol- ave Evelyn Cockrell, Valdosta...... .10 Lillian and Ruth Sims, Means- villa Frederic Nardln, Ocllla, Ga.. .. Joe Boyd Haley, Elberton.. .. Anita Crews, Charlotte, N. C .. G. L. Peterson, Wadley, Ga.. .a Mary B. Spalding Miss D'Entlnac. l.oo David Green Robert Sharpard, Decatur. Lonnie Gunn, Jr., Macon 1.00 O. G. Kimbrough, 216 Murphy-avn Cash Ruth and Hugh Palmer. Dublin.. Carl Huber, Moultrie Martha Thornbury, Jackson ville, Ga 25 W. J. Gassett, Waycross 1.00 Four Daniel children, Danlels- vllle Annie Kate Fullerton, Lovejoy, Ga.. .10 J. W. Bratcher, Commerce, Ga Francis Wood, Conyers..' 25 Hortense Adams, Atlanta 1.00 Frank C. Owens, Atlanta 2.00 "Lester Boys,” Covington 1.00 B. M. Grant A Co., Atlanta 6.00 Hasel Coble, Atlanta 12 Cash 25 Richard, Mary and Lallle John son, 460 Grant 25 Harold and Gilbert”.. 1.00 Ruth Crumbley, 16 Lawn-st 60 Olive and Francis Marlon, 324 Myrtle 50 'A Subscriber”... 3.00 Henry an( McLaurln Hunt, 2 St. Paul-avs 26 'L. J. H.” 6.00 Katharine Willis ; 60 Circulation department of The Georgian 3.60 IS AT END IN VENEZUELA Dec. 16.—That the Rioting Everywhere in Republic—People Flock to Caracas. WILLEM8TAO. Dec end of President Castro's rale In Ven- esuela Is In sight la clearly foreshad owed by the riots that are occurring In all parts of the country as a result of the reprisal acts of Holland. Later dispatches from Caracas Indi cate that the revolt there Is far more serious than at flrst Indicated, and the revolt against Castro and Acting Presl. dent Gomes Is open everywhere. Thousands of enraged Venesuelans are flocking Into Caracas and cries of "Down with the dictator!" are heard on every side. Steps have atreody been taken to confiscate Castro's property. The people are now convinced that the wily ruler has no Intention of return ing and a rebel proclamation Is expect, ed at any time. CARACAS, Dec, 16.—Martial law Is reigning In this city today to prevent an aftermath'of the furious rioting of last night, when houses were atoned, windows broken, buildings fired and merchandise carried from looted stores and burned. The animus of the mob was leveled at the friends and adher ents of President Castro. The Plsxa Bolivar was the scene of the wildest excitement. The president was burned In effigy and statues of Castro were hauled down with ropes and demolished. For hours the author Itles wercunable to cope with the fury of the mob? There have been no warlike demon atratlons against Holland yet, despite the fact that Dutch warships have been maneuvering off the coast and offer ing warlike moves against this nation. Most of the wrath of the mob was dl reeled at Castro and his henchmen. Several stores belonging to Set Thlelsn, a son-in-law of General Tello Mendoxa, were wrecked, as was the building which houses the nowspaper onstltuclonnl, ministration. Of i at one tlmo minister of finance and has been open In his friendship for Castro. It was feared for a time that an at tempt would be made on his Ilfs, but this was openly denied. This picture shows a diagram-photograph of the old court house at Flushing, Long Island, whore Thornton Halns is on trial for his life as an accessory in ths killing of William E. Annie. DR. VANCE CONSIDERING CALL TO CENTRAL CHURCH CIVENJSPITE Woodside Thinks 60 Days Not Enough Time. Atlanta Presbyterians Will Send Committee to Newark To Extend Formal Call of Congregation To the Pastor. At a railed meeting of the police commission later thle month. Chairman John J. Woodside will ask the commis sion to withdraw the notice recently given to Inmates of the Washlngtoh-st. viaduct district to vacate within sixty days. If the request of Chairman Wood- side is acted on favorably, It will In all probability mean drastic action by the grand jury, as It le known that a ma jority of the Jurors favor the Imme diate removal of the objectionable ten ants. and may ask for the Indictment "f both the property owners and the tenants. When Chairman Woodside and Chief Jennings appeared before the grand jury Tuesday, the former announced nis Intention of asking for the with drawn! of the notice, stating that he didn't want to take snap Judgment, •her the Jurors had previously agreed to the notice. The grand Jury at first directed that the district be moved within thlry days, but on request of the Police commission the time was ex tended to sixty days. Wants Longtr Time. fhalrman Woodside explains that he '* still In favor of the removal of the district, but that he merely desires m °re time, as he thinks the police com- etlsslon should be allowed to work out some plan for the segregation of these people. This, he says, Is Impossible In sixty days. Since the notice was served, he says. * "amber of the tenants have moved and already much complaint is coming •n rrotn residence sections. Apropos of the agitation for the re moval of the viaduct district, a large number of the merchants In Decutur-at. ''tween Ivy and Courtland-sts. have Presented a petition to the police de railment requesting the removal of all ,, 'b" objectionable people In that sec- uon. The merchants between Court- «nd and Pratt-sts. are at present clr- ;,“! J, l n g a similar petition. These petl- tons will be before the commission at 1,1 next meeting. m DR .•rev: THE JAMES VANCE DOES ATTORNEY GENERAL SWAY COURT WITH “SPELL?” Committee Named by United States Court in Denver to Probe Strange Powers—Laska Is a Hypnotist. DENVER, CoIOm Doe. 16.—The United States district court wants to know whether Attorney General Ben B. Laska Is a real hypnotist, whether his ap pearance In court Is dangerous to Jus tice and whether It Is safe to have a lawyer around who can exert a "spell" over Jurors and court attaches. For this purpose a committee has been named by the bench to take evi dence concerning Laska'a powers. Ths committee wants to know whether these Judges or their Jurors ever fell under the compelling glance of Laska. Laska was long a palmist and clair voyant, but Ic now a practising attor ney. - GIRL STARVED TO DEATH WITH FORTUNE BEFORE HER SAN FRANCISCO, Dee. 16,—Carlotta Rodrigues, daughter of a famous Cali fornia artist and once prominent Bohe. mlan, starved herself to death. With a small fortune on canvas In her pos session she refused to save her life by parting with the masterpiece of- her artist father. She had planned that It should stand between her aged grand mother and want. The girl had but to take the picture to an ait dealer and at least 11,000 could be secured. But conscience would not permit her to sell the last resource of a oncs-wealthy family. KIELSJATIER Double Tragedy Fol lowed Quarrel About Trivial Matter. L0UI8VILLE, Ga., Dsc,d6.—John M, wal STATE WINS BOOTH EASE 3ut Supreme Court Sends It Back to Correct an Error. 'IK MARVEL” DEAD "the geobgiak is worth ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD" »*igit la iolS ortr 8i*Uaun (Ox.) sen. rrUn nope a number of Important Southern cities before going to Newark. He was for a nymber of years pastor of the First Presbyterian church at Nashville, Tenn. Dr. Vance visited Atlanta dur ing the recent meeting of the Laymen’s Missionary Movement. Rev. James I. Vance. D.D.. pastor of the North Reformed church at Newark, N. J., may accept the rail of the Cen tral Presbyterian church and come to Atlanta. He has the call of the local church under consideration. More over. a committee of live from the Cen tral Presbyterian will go to Newark DDTnfli; PALLS* next Monday to see Dr. Vance In per- son and urge upon him the claims of ( FOUR ARE KILLED the* Atlanta church. They hope to re turn with hla acceptance. Dr. Vance has notified the consisto ry of hlx church of the call and has told them that he has It under serious advisement. MARTINSBURO, W. Vs., Dee. 16.— Four persona were killed here today when a pier and span of the new bridge across tne -Potomac river collapsed. Four others were seriously Injured. Dr. Vance Is a minister of national Sixteen men were precipitated sixty reputation, having occupied pulpits to feet Into the river. Sustaining the state's claim to priori ty upon the assets of the Neal Bank, but reversing tho lower court because the decision to thut effect was rendered in vacation time and not at lire regular trial term, the supreme court Wednes day handed down an opinion In the case nt 8. Booth and others, Intervenors In the case of the state against the Neal Bank. By the terms of the supreme court's decision the state of Georgia receives the 3204,375.93 which it had on deposit in the Neal Bank when It failed, but the case Is sent hack to the superior court of Fulton county In order that the Judgment may be entered upon the record at the regular term arid the error corrected. ' . Deeres in Vacation. The case was that In which S. Booth and others, depositors of the Neal Bank, contested the claim of the state to a prior Hen upon the assets of the hank except In the sum of 9100,000. the amount of Its bond as a state depost tors'. When the case came to be heard before Judge Kills, counsel for the In tervenors moved to postpone the hear ing upon the ground tha’ the court had no authority to pass a Anal judgment and decree In vacation. The motion was overruled and when Judge Ellis later sustained the state’s claim the case was carried to the higher court. The fail ure of the Judge to postpone the hear ing until the regular trial term Is as signed ss an error, altho his decision as to the claim of priority Is sustained. State Has Funds, i The funds In dispute are already in the handa of the state, haring been paid over to the state treasurer by the receiver of the Neal Bank upon an _ order passed by Judge Bills following New Haven, where be bos his Judgment In the case. DONALD O. MITCHELL. DONALD MITCHELL PASSES TO BEYOND NEW HAVEN, Conn., Dee. 15—Don ald Grant Mitchell, known widely In literature as Ik Marvel, died at hls home, "Edgewood," .last night after a long illness. Donald Mitchell was born In Nor wich, (fonn.. April 12. 1822, and gradu ated from Yale In 1841. He was not strong and spent hls earlier years on a farm, where he acquired hls deep love fur the country, which Is noted throughout his writings. While a voluminous writer, hls fame perhaps rests on "Reveries of n Bache lor" and "Dream Life." These hooks remind one of Washington Irving for the tender and venial sentiment. "Rev eries of a Bachelor" aptieured nrlglgglly In The Southern Literary Messenger. Since 1966 he has resided at hls beau tiful country place, "Edgewood.” near ted hls Ufe to literature. killed by hls son, Monroe Kitchens, lost night at hls home eight miles north of Louisville. The two had been to Spread, Ga., and while there. It Is reported here, had a disagreement over some trivial mat ter. Upon returning home, the report says, the father secured a shot gun and fired on hls son, woundlng.hlm In the legs: that after being shot down the boy fired rin hls father, killing lilm Instantly. It Is stated that the father was under the Influence of liquor at the time. TECHNICALITY DELAYS TRIAL Required Venire Not Present WJien Court Convened. UNION CITY. Tsnn., Dec. 16—Be- cause the sheriff had summoned twen ty-seven less than the legal number al lowed for a venire, the trial of the al leged night riders did not begin this morning, as had been scheduled. The court adjourned until the afternoon to get the balance of the venire. A sensational charge was made In open court this morning by Illce A. Pierce, attorney for the alleged night riders, accusing Major Holmes, of the military detail on guard at Union City, with taking Will Wogster, one of the urcused. from the prison at n late hour last night, against hls will, tu some at torney’s office and there putting him thru a strong sweating process to make him confess or Implicate others in the recent tragedies. Major Holmes refused to .reply to the harge because of the presence of ve nlremen who might become Jurors. The court said an Investigation would be made. Wagster Is not one of the first eight to be put on trial. Assistant Prosecutor Graphically De tails Tragedy. FLU8HING, L. I., Dec. 16.—In strong and graphic language Elmer S. White, assistant to District Attorney Darran, began the opening address In the trial of Thornton J. Halns. He described the tragedy from the beginning. He told of the trip to Bay- side of the defendant and hls brother and how Thornton Halns said: "We've got him now/' Attorney White pointed out an ani mus for Thornton Ilalns' part in the statement that William Anuls had re. Jected stories by the writer. He de scribed the shooting of Annls by Peter Halns and how Thornton Halns kept the crowd back.. Ho demanded that the defendant be convicted of murder In the first degree. The father of Juror Jardlne died to day, but the trial was not delayed. Sensational Charge. At the outset of the opening of the case of the tSate vs. Thornton Jonklns Halns today, the defendant’s chief counsel. John F. McIntyre, accused the prosecution of tampering with hls principal witness. This man was al most the flrst person to meet and talk to the Halns brothers on the day they arrived In the vicinity of the boat house. According to McIntyre, he had even prepared an affidavit In which he sup ported In detail the assertion of Thorn ton Halns that he came to the spot of the crime with hls brother for the pur pose of Inspecting some real estate and meeting a real estate agent' and for no other purpose and that the subsequent crime was the outcome of a sudden sit uation or circumstance. Tampered With Witnexs7 At the very opening of the case McIntyre declares that this man will at tempt to repudiate hls affidavit, and, becoming a witness for the state, tes tify that the brothers were heard to talk about "Billy" Annls and that on* pistol at least was displayed In the presence of the witness. Both McIn tyre ana hls principal nsslstant, Joseph Shay, evidently greatly excited by the sudden turn of affairs, came to ths court room at 9 o'clock. "We hare this man's nffidavIL" Mc Intyre declared, "and It Is plain upon Hs face. He made It, we believe In sin- cerlty and we certainly Intend to hold him to It. That he has been 'monkeyed with' by some one la evident. A man can't with Impunity, swear to one thing upon a legal paper and testify to the contrary In this court If I can help It" Mcther to Textlfy. The defense has planned to put on the witness stand Mrs. Peter C. Halns, Sr., mother of the prisoner, to provo the complete absence of premeditation of murder on hie part. The elder Mrs. Halns since the trial began has begged her son's lawyers to permit her to become a witness for her son, and when she told them that •he cruld and would tell of a visit ho puld her at Fort Hancock the day before tho shooting the attorneys were only too quick to see that the mother might thus save her son. She will tell the jury that on that day Jenkins Halns said hls brother was apparently resuming hls normal condi tion of mind and usual habits nnd he had been singularly successful In k.. p- Ing Captain Halns from doing anything rash. She will declare there was not the faintest Idea In Jenkins Halns’ mind of revenge on Annls. Mrs. Halns was pre pared to go to the court In Flushing to day and for the flrst time In four months see her son. Jury Selected. The twelfth and last Juror was se lected last night at 6 o'clock, court im mediately adjourning for the day. One hundred and seventeen talesmen were examined before the jury was com pleted. Thornton Halns expressed gratifica tion at the general character of the Jury. Members of ths Jury will be al lowed to go to their homes each day at the conclusion of the day’s hearing. A feature of the'trial will be a lank of water and a model float and ratbont in miniature to illustrate the scene of the shooting. This will be In full sight of the witness stand. Iron munaklns. representing the participants In the tragedy, will be moved about this tank. It there anything yon coaid use a Want Ad for today? Both Phones flOOO. Ten Are Killed In Train Wreck LIMOGES, Franc*, Dec. 16.--Ten ptr- *ona were Inatantly killed today when two passenger-trains ran together In the I^ouch tunnel between Btive and Llmogea. Many other* were hurt. A mistake In nlgnala I* said to have caused the accident. The tunnel was blocked with w'reckage and It Is feared •(her dead bodies will be taken* from 11m* debris. TOO late for classification. WANTKI»—Yeung man to share ate ed mow with other jnua- in Peachtree apartment; cloeyln; Ih‘1h. All ronvi nlt'iiccr. Ivy 20U1-J. LOJ5T—On Peachtree- tween the Atlanta C nnd t’alu-at.. a ladle** i * Inlng about $3 or Ire reward by retora r-Bcrltt, Atlanta Oo CQ North Boulcvan >ST—Ladle** black 1 ont.iinlnc my name, ami Falrnmunt. (ia. II. P. Itecd, Falnno ad for sales today e*