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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. TUEBDAY, DECEMBER U. IMS. 3 I GO VERNMENT EXCLUS OF AEROPLANE INVENTED BY WRIGHT BROS., OF DA YTON, 0. Taft Issues an Order Granting Ex-Soldiers a Chance. Wu.hiii if toil. Dec. 11.—Secretary Tuft of the vrur itepsrtment tins decided ou the plan ,f nroeednre In rrnpect to the application 1 re enlistment of former members of f°mpanlea B. C and f> of the Twenty-5fth infantry .colored), who were discharged for he seed of the service following the gov- ernmenfs failure to ohtsin evidence against The memlo-rs of the regiment who parllcl- Iiated In the riot at Brownsville. Tex. secretary Taft. In an order to General Ainsworth, the mllltnry secretary, says: •°Tbe applicant will present to the i . enlrtnir officer* such evidence In writing „ tie 1 desires to aliow that, notwithstanding ' orders of rtlsvhars*. he was neither Implicated In tthe murderous raid on Hrowusrllle nos withheld any erldenet which might leiid to the discovery of the icroetrators thereof. This evidence, to. inher with I he« application, should lie for warded hr the recruiting officers to you f .r consideration and Investigation. Hesse .rivlse the recruiting officers under your control of tills, the form of procedure I aui now Instituting relative to evidence for spe. ,1.1 reference to particular aiipllcarts.'' It la understood that Gilchrist t'tewart, renrearntlag all * the men who nre dis charged Is aliout to present evidence on the main Issue to the president which the presl dent will refer to this department for In instigation and report." Three members of the company, among them Sergeant IMngn. appealed from the order of dlscahrge and brought about this action. They say they gvern able to p that they were In lied at the time of riot and could give no evidence to assist in the arrest of the gnltty persons. Mi* Mary 'Cecil Gresham. The fmieral services of Miss Mary Cecil Gresham, who died Monday aft ernoon at it private sanitarium, were conducted In the private chnpel of Barclay * Brandon Tuesday morning at in o'clock. The Interment was In West View cemetery, Robert Powers. The body of Robert Powers, who died Monday nt the Grady hospital, will be vent to Eufauln, Ala- Tuesday night. He Is survived by his uncle, F. W. Jen nings, of Kufuula. To I nspeet Ports. Brigadier General Duvall, accompa nied by Lieutenant E. T. Donnelly, act ing military secretary, will leave At lanta Wednesday for Key West, Flo., to Inspect tho Key West barracks. Boris Dade and DeSoto, near Tampa. Fla., will also be Inspected before they return. - • Lochrane Connor*. The funernl of Lochrane Connors, the little son of Mr. and Mr*. George W Connors, of .10* Peachtree street, will take place Wednesday nt 12 o'clock. Dr. W. W. Landrum will conduct the ceremony and the following will be pallbearers: Messrs. 8. T. Weytnan, •lames W. Austin. Sam P. Paul and W, M. Hoke. Mr*. James Ellard, a sister of Mrs. Connors, will arrive from Baltl. more Tuesday afternoon. ATLANTA NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD (Copyright,, 1006, by W. R. Hearst.) In the center Is a sketch of the Wright aeroplane. Illustrating how It could be used In time of war to attack the enemy. On the behalf of the United States government, General Crosier, chief of the ord- nnneo department, has made the Wrjght brothels an offer for the exclusive lights of the device, nnd the matter now rests, awaiting their acceptance or refusal. On the left Is Orville Wright, one of the Dayton, Ohio, bmthers, who joint ly Invented the aeroplane. On tho right Is William Wright, brother of Orville. Receivers Continue. Judge Pendleton declined to' grant the motion made before him Monday afternoon for the removal of the rases ‘gainst the Atlanta-UIrmingham Insur ance Company and the Prudential Fire Insurance Company to the United States circuit court for 'the northern district of Georgia. Diversity of citi zenship of those 1 Interested was the ground on which the removal •ought. Struok By Train. While going home from work In the lulton Hag and Cotton mills Monday afternoon, W. M. June*, of 114 South Boulevard, was struck by a train at the Boulevard crossing and on* of his feet *o badly crushed It hsd to bo ampu tated. Coast Lin* Officials. K. Ksy, Jacksonville. Fla., gen eral ottnse! of the Atlantic Coast Line •id a member of the executive de partment of that load: R. A. Urand. ' " iltclngton, X. freight truffle manager; James Menzies, of Savannah, general freight agent of the a ,uth lines, and other officials of the Coat* Line were 11 Atlanta Tuesday and registered at Die Piedmont. Their visit to the city at this time, when rumors are nlloat concerning the entrance to tills city ol Dwt dn#. is regarded with some Impor- ,»fe. It is understood In railroad clr- l| *’ that the Atlantic Coast Line will '"m- Into Atlanta over Its own rail* ' "in Macon, the line to lie built to ""m'> t with the Macon, Dublin and savannah recently bought. l!OV ELECTROCUTED BY GRASPING BARS i" »n Th* n<*orftan. j«den', Ala., Dec. 11.—Roy Burn*, * 9 -year-old boy, wu electrocuted at ' biant of the Southern Steel t'om- dTiy at Alabama City In a most pecu- ^ a anner. The boy and several com- i’fi. ns "'*•'* Playing near the con;- # !,**>* and In some manner the boy 1 against a window, which Is pro- , M by an lion grating. Thla grat- ,.** 'as connected with a wire which heavily changed with eleetricitv. h • hasped the grating with both hfa feet being on the wet JLv 1 completed the circuit. The wire placed In the window by o met clerk In the commissary and :ts * r «*euce was not noticed. * t h-l investigating GUINN’S ASSASSINATION. Mutiny in tht Ranka. ■'The bugler sounded the retreat," said the old soldier, "but more than half the men In my company paid no attention to It." "Disobeyed the order.” 1 "Yes. You see, they were Dutch and didn’t believe In either treating or re treating."—Cleveland Press. Of Course It Is. "Do you think a widow has any busi ness getting married the second timer' ' "My boy; getting married the second time Is a widow’s business."—Cleveland Press. The Only Way. i you Ilk. your hair cut?' "How do asked the barber, who was anxious to please. "Off," replied the customer, who was a man of few words.—Cleveland Press. Uneartain Meaning. "Spouter thinks quickly on his feet." "On 'em? Or do you mean with them?”—Cleveland Press. SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT . RECEIVES LOWES! SALARY That’s Why Ohio Man Did Not Get Into Cabh> net. Cincinnati, Ohio. Dec. 11.—The coal of Bellamy Storer and 111* wife to make Archbishop Ireland a cardinal of the Catholic church Is better understood In Cincinnati than In Washington. To Archbishop Ireland Is given the credit for tho conversion of Mrs. Storer and later her husband, from Protest antism to Catholicism. It was Mrs. Storer who fostered the movement to establish the Catholic cathedral in Cin cinnati. It waa she who offered the archbishop of Cincinnati a palace on the hill tops. Sirs. Storer'* political and social ac- . - .. ... ... ., . . .... ... .1 tlvlty In Cincinnati has been great. Her At the recent meeting of council the a big chief Therefore, big chief gat > husband represented the first district regulating of salaries was the chief, heap more. The salary or the super- tn congress at one time, practically the whole, topic of discus- ! ’?"’??!} * > h*? r ' ! To tho friendship of Archbishop Ire ■ • H 1 ■ 11 was Mayor Woodward who ap- land wlt „ the storer* was credited the peered before council while In the midst hearty support given President McKin ley by tho church dignitaries. Arch bishop Ireland’s service for the Repub lican ticket In 1696 made him a national figure, and when President McKinley was elected suitable reward was sought for Storer. Storer preferred a cabinet position. He was slated to become assistant sec retary of state. At that moment Sena tor Joseph B. Foraker loomed up. and his opposition to Storer caused Presi dent McKinley to cast about for an other berth. A consular position was suggested. Foraker was asked If he Imu any objection to Storer being sent out of the country. "The farther the better," he replied. ESTIMATE TOO BIG, OF BUREAU'S' REPORT alon. When It was proposed to raise the salary of the chief of police from 92.250 to *2,000 not a dissenting voice was heard, because this would make the pay of the head iof the police depart ment conform to the pay of the heads of other department*. The chief of the Are department must get 12,000, the chief of police 22,000, the city en gineer 12.000, the city comptroller $2,000, the recorder 12,000, the city at torney 13,000, the mayor 13,000, the commissioner of public works $3,000, the city clerk 23,000, the tax collector $3,000 and the superintendent of wa terworks $3,000. Tile heads of all the departments must receive the same, except the su perintendent of public schools. He must get $400 less. The mere l fact that he lias 250 teachers and thousands of children under his chut-ge, as compared to 160 policemen under the chief of po lice and a hundred or so firemen under the chief of the lire department, mokes difference. Council must consider circumstances. One Is but a superin tendent of public schools. Another Is of deliberations, nnd urged the council- men to do something for the pay of the teachers, as they had not been raised In 15 years. As a result of some agi tation, a "resolution" was adopted, de claring, in effect, that If the city had more money than It needed, next year the pay of the teachers would be raised. Bright prospects for the teacher*. And In the meantime, the superin tendent of public schools will have to continue to work for less pay than the head of every other Important depart ment In the city government. "It'a a Disgrace." ■'It's a disgrace," said Mayor Wood ward, "that the teachers of the public schools get such small pay, as com pared to the salaries of other city of ficial*. and that the superintendent of public schools should get less than the hesds of other departments. "Think what responsibility attaches to the superintendent. He has under Ills charge about three hundred teach ers. thirty school houses, and 14,000 little children. And yet, here are about a dozen officials, with nut nearly the responsibility, getting much larger sal- arles.”. $20,000,000 A VAILABLE TO PURCHASE COTTON Ridge. Oa., Dec. 11.—The coro- ■?’ ha * not yet concluded It* steo- n ,h ® Guinn murder case at Th ® report is that It may be mSE MnTe nn<1 ' n *"** t'*®' number of wltnessc have "worn and all evidence Is kept T " unt Alien In still In custody. Washington, Dec. 11.—In order to re lieve the money situation In the South and other part* of the country. Sec retary of the Treasury Shaw announces that h» will make $20,000,000 avail able for cotton. He purpose* depos iting 210,000,0(10 in depositories In cer tain cities and will buy 310.000,000 of the bond* of 120T, registered bond* ex- lnterctt at 101 and coupon bonds at 10.. The deposits will be made as *ol- lows: New York and New Orleans, $1,500,- 000 each; Boston, Philadelphia, Baltl more. Chicago and St. Louis. 31,000.000 each: Cincinnati. Louisville, Atlanta and Memphis. 3500,000 each. "These deposits," sold Mr. Shat* “are to be secured by bonds acceptable for savings bank investments under the laws of New York and Massachusetts, taken at 90 per cent of their value: these deposits to be returned one-half on the 20th of January and the re' mainder on the let of February." CONS! 17 UTION OFOKLA HOMA WON'T RECOGNIZE CHRIS! Guthrie, okla.. Dec. Il.-Recoplsing neither God nor Christ, the Oklahoma convention lia» made astart writing the basic law of the new state. Th* first constitutional proposition to be reported back front n standing com. tnltlee was one on "preamble, pre sented by the preamble and bill of rights committee today. This pream ble avoids the use of the term "Al mighty God" or "Jesus Christ," to which there were some objections by certain religious sects and other classes In Oklahoma. The estimate of the bureau of sta tistics of 12,546,000 bales of cotton for the crop of 1906-7 was received with a great deal of surprise Tuesday'by Har- vle Jordan, president of the Southern Cotton Association. President Jordan regarded the glnners' report of 10,045,- 445 as being of a bullish nature. "It Is much larger than I expected," said President Jordan." "If we ginned the same amount of cotton this year from December 1 to the end of the sea. son as was ginned In 1905, the crop cannot exceed 12,000,000. In view of the early frosts and the unusual tropical storms, I am satisfied that there Is not now anything like as much cotton In the fields to be gathered and ginned as was the case a year ago. •'There Is no necessity for alarm on the part of spot holders. I am of the opinion that the yield has been over estimated. If the cotton Is marketed slowly good prices will be maintained." o Your Holiday Buying This Week This season we are breaking all past records in our Toy and Doll Department. ►Stocks are larger, assortment? better, values more attractive and selling greater. Come and make your purchases this week, for stacks will soon -be':broken and inaiiy lines become incomplete. Delay and you’ll be disappointed. • Take small packages with you whenever possible, for little things are apt to get lost in big delivery wagons. Toys and Dolls On Second Floor Christmas Bells of red tissue; special values at 10c and .. ,28o Dolls, dressed or undressed; positively the best in Atlanta for $1.00 Buster Brown Stamps in com plete sets with ink pads; 25c and 60c Magic Lanterns with slides; very great values at 25c to.$1.00 Automatic See-Saw—a new and interesting toy; special at. ,60c Rubber Snakes—a “barrel of fun” in every one; special. ,26o Bubber Balls in fancy colors and designs; large size, 10c and 25o Specials—First Floor P aper Weights of heavy glass with Atlantn scenes; special at 10c Pocket Mirrors—souvenirs of Atlanta; special value at 10c Hand Mirrors in new holiday designs; good values at only 10c Glove Boxes nnd Handkerchief Boxes in pret ty styles; special 10c Men’s Silk Garters, best style'and cheap at, per pair 10o Jewelry Novelties—Hat Pins,* Scarf Pins, Brooches, etc.; at, choice 10c Combination Banks—heavy and strong; good values at 25c and 60c Iron Train—freight or passen ger; very special values at.60c Automatic Train with track, en gine and 2 oars; great value at $1.00 Doll Tea Sets in a great variety of sizes and patterns; 5c to . .$1.00 Child’s Table Set—consisting of knife, fork and spoon; 10c and 16c Masks in a variety , of funny styles; 5c,'10c and 26c Medallion Pictures in various pretty subjects; 5c to 26c Transparent Slate*—education al and entertaining toys... .10c Bargains in the Annex Towel Bars of brass, full nickel-plated and very cheap at ••••• l^ 0 Trays, nickel-plated, round shape; 13-inch size; tomorrow 10c Frying Pans of heavy steel; 10-inch size; spe cial at 25c Pastry Boards of select white wood; sizo 14 by 20 inches 25c Chafing Dish Pans of nll-white enameled ware with ebony handle 60c Oake Gutters in fancy shapes; a good line at 5c Holiday Specials In Basement Shaving Mugs—decorated and tinted—very specinl value at 25c Water Sets and Lemtinade Sets in colors or crystal deco rated .$1.001 Parlor Lamps in very hand some designs; large size . .$1.00 Children’s Set of Japanese chi na-plate, cup and saucer; spe cial 10c Bisque Figures, Vases,' Cups and Saucers, etc.; special val ues at lOo McClure Ten-Cent Co. MAIN STORE—Corner Whitehall and Hunter. OF DR, CURTIS, WHO SPEAKS HERE SOON RAY IS APPOINTED ATTORNEY GENERAL Hpeclsf to Tho Georgian. Columbia, S. Dec. 11.—The gov ernor has decided to appoint Duncan C. Ray attorney general to (III out the unexplred term of LeRoy F. Voumans, who died last week. Attorney General-elect B. Frasier Lyon, who waa here today, was offored the appointment but declined In favor ' of Mr. Ray, who haa been aervlng as ' assistant attorney general. FREIGHT TRAIN WRECKED ON 80UTHERN ROAD. Special to The Georgian. Columbia, 8. C„ Dec. 11.—A' freight derailment on the Southern near Her bert this morning has blocked traflln on ths Columbia-Spartanburg line of the Southern for several hours. Rsasonabl* Doubt. I owe you a debt of gratitude, old man." Thanks. Shall I put that in my list of assets or liabilities?"—Cleveland Press. Day grounds for children and hat great benefit they are will be thoroughly discussed In Atlanta on De cember 17 by Dr. Henry 8. Curtis, sec rotary of the Play Ground Association of America. Dr. Curtis comes to Atlanta upon the Invitation uf the Atlanta Sociological Society and the Associated Charities and will make an address on "Play Grounds and Their Relation to Child Development." He Is n leader of the movement hleh Is spreading throughout the country and Is now on a tour of South ern cities to give it Impetus in this sec tion of the country. Not only Is Dr. urtls 1 thoroughly conversant with cry phase of the situation, hut in dltlon he Is an eloquent speaker ant till Illustrate Ills lecture by some ex client stereopticon views. This feature of n child's training ;. now recognized by experts as a most portant one and the results obtained New York and other cities have beet: little short of remarkable. It has been found that children who spend their vacations In a play ground, mixing with other children and engaging In healthy pastimes are much more competent pu pils when school opens after summer vacation*. This movement will be pushed In At lanta by the Associated Charities and tho Sociological Society and plans will be made for the opening of piny grounds In connection with the public schools. Few Woman Do. You keep a cook, of course, madam,' said the imllte agent, who waa trying to sell a new kitchen utensil. "No, I don’t.’’ snapped the woman. 'The best I ran do Is to give one em ployment."—Cleveland Press. SHOES AS GIFTS For those who would combine the practical with the beautiful in their Christmas presents, we make this sugges tion: Give a pair of pretty shoes. Every woman who has the slightest regard for her appearance wants pretty, well-fitting shoes. The more dressy kinds—patent, kid or a combination of the two—are really very attractive. You may be sure they would have appreciative welcome, coming via the Santa Claus route. Look at our Dressy Shoes and see if we are not right In suggesting them as appropriate for gifts. Holiday Hosiery for Men, Women and Children