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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
FRIDAY, DECEMBEft 14, 19W.
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reason why they cannot be eo operated
here. But we do not believe this can
be done now, and It may be some years
before we are ready for so big an un
dertaking. Still Atfauta should set Ite
face In that direction NOW.
Give Citizenship to Porto Ricans
The Special menage of tbe preal
dent, ient the other day to rod'
greai. on the (Object of Porto Rica
and Porto Rlcana li moat Interesting,
In that It conveys an appeal that will
touch a responsive chord In the heart
of every American who Is proud of Ills
country and of i la flag.
The salient point of the message is
embodied In this extract from the
president's document:
"There Is a matter to which I
wish to call your eiieclal atten
tion. and that la the desirability of
Conferring full American citizen
ship upon the people of Porto
Rico. I most earnestly hope that
this will be done. I esnnot see
how any harm can possibly result
from It. and It teems to me a mat
ter of right and justice to the peo
ple of Porto Rico. They are loyal,
they are glad to be under our flag,
they are making rapid progress
along the path of orderly liberty.
Surely we should show our appre
ciation of them, our pride In what
they have done, and our pleasure
In extending recognition for what
baa thus been done, by granting
them full American citizenship.
"Under the wise administration
of the present governor and coun
cil, marked progress has been
made In tbe dlOcult matter of
granting to the people of the Is
land the largest measure of self-
government that can with safety
be given at the present time. It
would he a very serious mistake
to have gone any faster than we
have already gone In this direc
tion. The Porto Rlcana have com
plete and absolute autonomy In all
their municipal governments, the
only power over them possessed
by the Insular government being
that jat removing corrupt or In
competent municipal onclala.”
President Roosevelt made his trip
to Porto Rico with his mind doubtless
made up as to this point, but every
thing he saw on the Island tended to
confirm his opinion. His visit was
of a bare thirty-six hours duration
hut la this time he saw many things,
and Is convinced.
Hll advisers are men In whom he
haa confidence, and In whom the
American people have confidence, and
It Is to be hoped that congresa will
aee fit to embody hla suggestion In
suitable legislation.
It Porto Rlcana are to be held as
subservient to the will of tbe United
States government, the rights of cltl
tenshlp should be conferred upon
them.
Subsidized Literature
The dty hi again being flooded with
pamphlets, pipers and other forms
of literature, so called, arguing
against municipal ownership. There
are little funny-lets by tbe versatile
John Kendrick Bangs; there are rows
of figures, caUed “statistics"; there
are putative news Items from various
cities purposing to show that munici
pal ownership Is a delusion and a
snare, full of treason, stratagems and
•polls.
Now, all this "literature" costs mon
ey to prepare. The sotl-munlclpal
ownership magaslne la not a publica
tion self-supported by advertising. It
- Is printed on a fine grade of paper,
with beautiful clear type. It Is edited
with a diabolical cleverneea that gives
evidence of the work of some high-
salarMd newspaper man who It selling
hi* talents to the moat generous bid
der. These magatlnes and pamphlets
are being sent through the mail to
thousands of Atlanta citizens.
Who Is paying the freight?
Who Is putting up the coin for this
■tuff?
Who la behind this educational cam
paign to neutralise the work The Geor
gian has been doing for the municipal
ownership caus
COTTON: TWO PICTURES.
Values on staple cottons end on all lines of fine yarn plain and
fancy cotton goods show a tendency to climb to higher levels
a, fho first of the year approaches. The eold-ttp condition of the
leading lines In the primary market ts the most remarkable that
hi, ever been recorded In the hlatory of the trade and places
merchandise for the next three to live months beyond the possi
bility of a aerloua break In values as a result of a downward
movement In the staples.
Tbe above Is an extract from a review of the dry goods market on last
Tuesday, the day on which the government Issued its estimate of crop of
cotton for the season of 1906-7.
The Item reflects the condition of trade In cotton goods In all con
suming countries of tbe world, with the possible exception of China,
where, though trade la fairly active, It Is not as good at the moment as
could he desired. The lack of an urgent demand, from the Orient, how
ever, is not a serious complication; In fact. In the present state of trade
It la well that the Chinese are not In the market for their full quota of
goods. The mills are working full time at present, the output being re
stricted only by scnrclty of labor.
The prosiiccts of the spinner are brilliant for the next three to five
months. They have orders enough to keep them hard at work practi
cally without any new business.
In the same issue of The New York Commercial under the beading,
“Washington's Crop Guess 8mashes Cotton Prices—Causes Btampede
Approaching Semi-Panic on Local Exchanges." appears the following:
“At 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon the agricultural department
Issued an estimate on the cotton crop of the season. It created a
semi-panic In the cotton market, and caused every bale of Ameri
can cotton In the world to lose $3 In value In a few momenta—
that Is, under the supposition that future prices can be taken to
indicate the price of real cotton.
The estimate placed the crop at 12.546,000 bales of 500 pounds
each, and the statement was msde that this estimate did not In
clude llnters. As soon as the report was read there was bedlam
as the brokers fell over each other around the ring In their ef
forts to sell. Prices went down 5 points nt a trade. Customers
who sflnt In IheirWriers after the report did not know where they
were going to get off. Even the oldest and coolest floor brokers
were upset for a few minutes, and had It not been that tbe shorts '
finally began to reach for profits, tho break would have gone
much further than It did.
"For some time there have been rumors In the market that
yesterday's report was to be very bearish. There haa been much
gossip about selling supposed to be for Washington Interests. Tho
market was being sold by Wall street men, not cotton man, and
being sold with the greatest confidence.
"Monday there was a report by the census bureau on the
amount of cotton ginned up to December 1. This report was un
questionably bullish, but the people who had been selling contin
ued to sell on the rot>ort with just as 'much confidence as If It
had been bearish. Tho mhrket rang with rumors of 'leak' for
several days, but there was not the slightest proof of any such
thing, beyond the rather peculiar conduct of the market, and
while It In possible that some sort of an Investigation of yester
day's report may lie asked for. the Initiative In any such action
will not be taken by the members of the local exchange."
There Is quite a difference In these two stories. The spinner and t
the dealer in the goods manufactured from the South's only money crop
are assured of an unprecedented heavy business at ateadlly advancing
prices for months to come, while the farmer—the man who makes It pos
sible for the manufacturer and dealer to become "captains of finance," la
compelled to market Ills crop nt n time when officers high In authority lu
Washington arc using every effort Ht their command to "smash prices"
and catiso a "stampede approaching a semi-panic In the coton exchange
In New York." The farmer learns as a result of a government guess
that ho Is poorer by |3 a bale, from a speculative standpoint, for the trou
ble and expense of making a crop of cotton. It Is true the actual cotton
did not shrink In value to the exteut of |3 per bale, hut the machinery
was set In motion 0nd It Is the hope of the bear—he la not a cotton man—
that the holders, through fright, will glut the market, thus enabling him
to reap a rich harvest at their expense.
There are members of congress representing tho states that pro
duce American cotton. The Interests of their constituents are their In
terests. The guesses Issued by the government. of the cotton crop
through all Its stages of growth do not benefit the producer and are not
Issued for that purpose, and for that reason the agricultural department
through congress should In some wny bo forced to discontinue reports
that are of use to speculators alone.
A request to this effect by the farmers would, no doubt, be favor
ably acted upon by every Bouthern member of congress.
LIVINGSTON HOPES
TO 1 THE T
Washington, Dec. 14.—Urging that
the appropriation of $20,000, formerly
paid for securing the work of expert*
abroad to stimulate foreign trade In
cotton, be put in the appropriation.
Representative Livingston, of Georgia,
yesterday made a forceful speech be
fore the house.
The measure, by a strict party rod,
was defeated by 7 vote*. Of the Re
publican* present only ft voted for the
bill. However, an amendment was
adopted providing that $30,000 be set
aside for the purpose of developing the
trade of American manufactured prod
ucts.
Mr. Livingston say■ he hasn't given
up hope pf securing an appropriation
to aid the development of the foreign
trade In cotton, and will endeavor to
have introduced m the senate a bill
appropriating $20,000 for the purpose.
ST A TE REFORMA TOR Y
DRAFTS ITS RULES
Juvenile Inmates Are
Graded According to
Behavior.
FIRST GRADE BOYS •
MAY BE RELEASED
System Modeled After Re
formatories in Other
States Where They
Have Succeeded.
A semi-official announcement has
been given out to the effect that the
through service between Atlanta and
Cincinnati over the Louisville and
Nashville will be established Monday,
January 7. The official* deemed .
necessary and conducive to good serv
Ice to allow the roadbed of the new
division of the Louisville and Nashville
to settle thoroughly before attempting
faf«t schedules.
Heavily loaded freight trains have
been running over this divl*lon ever
since traffic ha* been opened. The
weather of the past few months ha*
not been the best, and interfered mate
rially with the original plans of the
operating officials who expected to In
augurate this service this month.
The freight business of this road ts
growing rapidly and ivery effort Is be
ing put forward by the local officials to
accommodate their patrons. The South
ern has refused to switch coal coming
over the Louisville and Nashville, but
It uppearn that satisfactory arrange
ments have been made.
BRIEF NEWS NOTES
THANKS PROM "THE LITTLE WOMAN.”
"The little woman," the recital of whose sorrow opened the hearts
of many to contribute toward helping her take her stricken husband to
Colorado, writes a note of thnnka to those who have come to her aid.
"That beautiful editorial •. . . seemed to have unlocked the store
house of Heaven for there Is scarcely room enough to contain the bless
ings that have fallen upon ua. 1 thank you-all ... for your part In this
fight I am making for my husband's life,” she says In her letter.
Tho simple words come as a heart-felt benediction to the goodnosa
and charity of those of Atlanta who never turn aside a worthy cause.
lie utilities cannot be demonstrated to
be a success, why arc these pstn
phlets being sent out to prejudice
public opinion?
Is It not that the corporate Interests,
waxing fat In the ownership of pub
lic utilities, are themselves having
these documents sent out, In effort to
prevent their losing the source of
their revenue? ,
The Georgian la only doing a public
duty In urging the people to bo wary
of the sophistry and tho delusions,
the false figures and unfair arguments
that are found, sugar-coated, in these
pamphlets.
They are published by the hired
publicity bureau of tho organised cor
porate Interests, and they seek to
keep the people from coming Into
their own.
BARBERS' INCREASE;
IS THE DEMAND JUST?
From Tho Journal of Labor.
Tho nmotor barhoro of Atlanta con-
toinphue Increasing the price of hair
cutting on and nfter January 1.
Title, of course, moans an Increase
In tho wage rate of tfie journeyman
barber. lint In no sense does It moan
that tho journeyman harbor Is respnn-
tlhle for the demand on the patrons of
the shop.
The Journal of Labor la only Inter
ested In two propositions In this de
mand.
First. Is the demand Just and rea
sonable. and will the journeyman re
ceive his Just proportion of the In
crease? And
Second. Is the increase Just and rea
sonable?
tho first proposition, we feel
assured, from the friendly relation
ship between employer and employee,
that they will quickly reach an am
icable adjustment of that phase of the
question. ’
To the second proposition we are
a position to say moot positively
that the Increase Is both reasonable
and Just, from the standpoint of both
proprietor end journeyman.
Th* barber shop of today must be
made attractive and Inviting: the
chairs and auxiliaries to the shop
must be costly; tho public demands
that the shop lie centrally located and
In Atlanta that means an expense.
The nece.sary tonics require no small
mtlay. The laundry bills show- most
attractive flames. All these things are
required, and further, are increasing
In price to the barber.
hurras- is reasonable and tin
bar shop of today and a few years ago,
will readily see the Justice of the
claim.'
The Journeyman bnrber of today
must be neatly attired, and hie ap
parel must be of coetly fabrics.
Wo demand these things, and we
should bo willing to pay for them.
The Journeyman and master barber,
In the very nature of his business,
must live and realde In a locality that
cell* for high rent.
Atlanta cttleene are not a stingy
people; they reoognlse worth and what
la beneficial to our city, and are ever
reBdy to respond, and the ease of the
barbera will be no exception.
,
Where the Georgia Delegation Live
In Washington.
SENATORS.
Augustus O. Bacon, 1?S7 Oregon
avenue.
A. 8. Clay, the Normandie.
CONGRESSMEN.
\V. C. Adamson, the Oxford.
C. L. Bartlett, the Shoreham.
Thomas M. Belt, the Iroquola.
IV. G. Brantley, the Chapin.
T. W. Hardwick, the Shoreham.
IV. M. Howard, the Bancroft.
Gordon Lee, the Bhoreham.
E. B. Lewie, the Metropolitan.
J. W. Overstreet, the Metropoli
tan.
L. F. IJvIngston, 1916 Blltmore
street.
J. M. Griggs, the Metropolitan.
REVENUE FROM DIAMOND8
IS TO DEVELOP COLONY,
Berlin, Dec. 14.—It Is announced that
diamonds have been discovered In the
northeastern part of German South
west Africa. The diamond territory
has been ordered fenced and reserved
for government exploitation. The prof
its will be devoted to the development
of the colony.
WINDY CITY IS SENDING
BIG MAIL TO EUROPE.
And if municipal ownership of pub-1 public, when they consider the bar- Star Un*.
Chicago, Dec. 14.—The movement of
foreign mall In Chicago for the last ten
days exceeded In volume anything ever
known at the postofflee here. The heav.
lest shipment dispatched to an ocean
steamer sailing from any American
port w as dosed Tuesday and consisted
of its large seated sacks, SS of them
with letter mall, which left New York
yesterday on the Celtic, of lbs White
Mrs. Thomas L. Anderson, wife of the
city attorney of St. I.ouls, had a nar
row escape from death at a fashionable
reception. She accidentally swept an
ostrich feather of her new Parisian
hat across a lighted candle. The hat
was ablaze Instantly. Her hair was
slightly singed.
Margaret Burkle, of Rochelle. Wls„
ho Is wanted, as the principal witness
against the proprietor of the Benau
hotel. In Chicago, and A. L. Streeter, a
Chicago millionaire, -who Is thought to
he In Canada, was found by Chicago
policemen. When she was taken Into
custody she tried to shoot herself.
Cleveland was atartled today by Dal
las Cooper, who told the police that a
plot was on foot to explode a bomb at
a meeting which Is to taka place next
Tuesday, the purpose of which la a die
ousslon of tho race problem.
William Falrcloi/kh, a capitalist of
Ridgewood, N. J., met a shocking death
In the presence of his wife and chil
dren on a Southern Pacific train near
El Paso, As he stepped from the din
ing car to the Pullman the coupling
broke and the entire rear of the train
passed over hla body, causing lifitlant
death.
Senator Elkins has written Jacob
Schlff that If the hanker would draft
his Ideas obout currency reform and
the Income tax Into hills, he would In
troduce them and urge them.
Mrs. Jacob Kaufmann. widow of the
founder of the largest department store
In rittsburg, will sue the Kaufmann
brothers for her rights ns one-fourth
owner of the business. She asserts
that the profits for last year were It.
800,000 and she received a proportion of
only 1800,000.
William H. Weir, nged 12, son of
R. I). Weir, a Colorado Springs mer
chant. shot and killed n mountain lion
which measured six feet and weighed
300 pounds, while hunting with his fa
ther nt Debeque, Colorado. y
John Howard Laroombe, aged 86. to
w hom Andrew Carnegie gave a pension
of $1,200 a year for life, Is dead at
Reltsvllle, Md. Larcombe wn* n vet
eran employee of the pension office and
taught Mr. Carnegie telegraphing. It
was when he retired several months
ago that Mr. Carnegie pensioned him.
THIS ADVERTISEMENT
HAS BROUGHT RESULTS.
Special to The Georgian.
Gainesville, Go., Dee. 14.—As the re
sult of an ad, pluced In a matrimonial
paper. Miss Laura Miller, of this place,
and Thomas Morgan, of Rockmart, Ga.
were married this week.
According to the story, about a year
ngo the bride placed an advertisement
In a matrimonial journal, stating that
she desired to correspond with some
gentleman of moans; obfect matrimony.
Mr. Morgan got ona of tha copies of
the paper In which the ad appeared,
and wrote the young lady all about
himself, setting forth what he contem
plated doing In the future. Never hav
tng seen each other, they agreed to
meet In Galneevllle. Then and there
they talked things over and agreed to
get married, and fixed the date.
Firs Dsstroys Store.
Special to Tho Georgian.
Scottsboro, Ala., Dec. 14.—The store
house and stock of general merchan
dise belonging to Webb Brothers, lo
cated at Paj-ka’ Store, about elx miles
south of Scottsboro, was completely de
stroyed by fire Tuesday night about
clock. Thera was no one in the
building at the time and the origin of
the fire Is unknown. The fire carried a
stock valued at about 84.004 and in
surance to tbe amount of 12,540 was
carried. Tbe building was worth
I1.5C4.
With the juvenile reformatory on the
state farm near Mllledgevllle opened
for tho reception of youths under 16
years, the prison commission has draft
ed rules for the parole and final re
lease of Inmates.
These rules are modeled largely after
those used In the Juvenile reformato
ries of Illinois and New York:
No prisoner held In the Georgia State
Reformatory shall be eligible to parole
release until he shall have served the
time required by these rules, and com
piled with the conditions hsrsln named.
The words "perfect record" In these
rules signify “good personn! behavior.
Industry In labor, and diligence In
study."
nut It must further appear to the
satisfaction of the commission llmt
there Is a strong or reasonable proba
bility that the prisoner has actually
reformed, and that It will be safe for
him and society that he be paroled, ru
be given an absolute release or purdnn.
Rules.
1. All persons committed to the re
formatory shall serve In the first grade
for six months, with a "perfect rec
ord."
1 2. All paroled prisoners who, after
b'clng at large or on parole for twelve
months and who can make It nppear to
the satisfaction of the commission that
he will "live and remain at liberty
without violating the law. and that his
releass Is not Incompatible with the
welfare of society,” shall be eligible to
an absolute release which shall operate
as a pardon.
But no prisoner will be released on
parole until employment has been se
cured for him or such other arrange
ments have been Made for his care and
maintenance aa may be approved by
the commission.
Rulat for Marking and Grading.
1. Inmates of the reformatory shall
be classified Into three grades—first,
second npri third—first being the high
est, second the Intermediate and third
the lowest.
Each prisoner committed to the re
formatory will enter the second gradu
and will be promoted to the first grade
when he shall have earned 1,000 credit,
marks within six consecutive month*.
prisoner shall be allowed for
"good personal behavior, Industry In
labor and diligence In study” five credit
marks for each day. For Imperfection
In personal behavior, Inck of Industry
In labor and want of diligence In study
he shall lose such number of marks as
tho superintendent shall decide.
4. If a prisoner In the first grade shall
fall to obtain 135 credit marks during
any one month he shnll be reduced to
the second grade. A failure to obtain
this number of credit marks per month
by a second-grade prisoner for two
consecutive months will reduce him to
the third grade.
A failure by n third-grade prisoner to
obtain 100 credit marks per month for
three consecutive months will subject
him to such punishment as the super
intendent, with the consent of the com
mission, may direct.
5. A total of five credit marka for
each day of any one month will ad
vance a prisoner from third to second
grade, or, In other words. 150 credit
marks must be obtained to advance om
from third to second grade.
4. A first-grade prisoner who ehnll
lose hla standing (tea rule four) may
be restored If he ahatl obtain 150 credit
marka In the month next ensuing.
7. One hundred and fifty credit
marke shall be allowed In the month
of February, It five credit inarke be
earned In each day of said month.
8. A prisoner In whatsoever grade
he may be who shall obtain five credit
ntnrks for etich day. for six consecutive
months, shall ho entitled thereby to 100
additional credit marks.
9. Serious breaches of the peace or
discipline of the reformatory will cause
n prisoner to be reduced to third grade,
or to suffer such punishment as the
superintendent shall direct.
10. The superintendent shall from
time to time establish the privileges of
the several grades and the number of
marka to be deducted for various of
fenses.
11. Prisoners wilt" not be released
from the reformalory before the maxi
mum sentence expiree, except from the
first grade.
L
T0E000PE0PLE
I GOSSIP!
..i
The special police committee on sa
loon licensee decided Thursday not to
recommend aa high licenses as had
been first thought advisable, and to
make other modifications In the pro
posed ordinance, placing restrictions oa
the liquor traffic In the city.
The wholesale license will stay at
81.000, as the committee first recom
mended. The retail license will be
raised to 31,500, Instead of to 32.000,
and the beer license will be 8390, In
stead of 8500.
It was also decided to modify that
part of the report of the committee to
council that deals with the limiting
of the number of saloons to the popu
lation. At first, the provision was that
no saloon be established until there
were 1,600 people for every one nmv In
existence, and that then only one he
added for every 1,600 Increase In pop
ulation.
The present population being 116.000.
It la estimated and there being 101 sa
loons now operated, It le estimated
that at an Increase of 4.500 a year it
would be eight years before another
saloon could be established under this
provision.
It was decided, therefore, by the com
mittee to change the report so that no
other saloon could be established here
until the population has Increased to
120.000. and then not more than one
for every 1,500 Increase In population.
The licensee of C. M. Callaway’s sa
loon at 142 Decatur street, and of the
Empire saloon, at 168 Decatur street,
were under fire before the committee,
It being charged against both by of
ficers that they had sold whisky to
negroes.
The committee will recommend to
council that the license be suspended
for 30 days.
Three applications for saloon licenses
were submitted to tbe committee. The
committee couldn't agree and two re
ports will be made to council. Fol
lowing hie the applicants:
A. C. Mlnhlnnett, for saloon at 66
Derntur street: Fat Lyons, for saloon
at West Hunter street; W. 11. Mitchell,
for saloon at 18 North Broad street.
TO SAM JONES'WORK
CHURCH IS CREDITED
Special to The Georgia^.
Logansville, Ga., Dec. 14.—The year
1906 has witnessed a year of prosperity
In this coming town of Wnlton county.
From ten to fifteen new buildings have
been erected here this year and there
are nearly that number of new struct
ures now In process of erection.
The new Methodist church Is one of
the buildings finished this year. It Is
a stone building of Georgia granite,
erected at n cost of 38.000, and Is the
ornament of the town. The credit of
this structure Is given to Mrs. Annie
Jones Pyron, the daughter of Rev. Hum
Jones. Mrs. Pyron Induced her father
to come to Logansville and he held two
revival meetings here, and the stone
church grew out of these meetings
held by him. The chalrimin of the
building committee of the church, Hon
J. I'. Rock more. Is In favor of calling
the church "The Annie Pyron Chapel,"
an honor well deserved.
'Annthor structure now In process of
building la tbe Ioigansvllle grammar
and high school building. It Is to be
of brick and Is to coat 310.000, and Is
to be completed by next May.
In the cotton belt. Ioigansvule re
ceives about 5.000 bales of cotton per
annum. It would be a fine point for
an oil mill and a cotton factory. It
has two banks, affording ample money
facilities. As one of the coming towns
of north Ocorgla, may be ranked Lo
gansville on the Seaboard Air Line
branch.
8CHOOL TEACHER FINED
FOR WHIPPING CHILD.
Special to Tbe Georgian.
Balnbridge, Ga„ Dec. 14.—The case
of the state against Professors Caldwell
and Hartaog, on a charge of assault
and- battery‘on the person of Earle
McGruder, a 9-year-old pupil In the
public schools, cants up in the city
court yesterday.
Caldwell was acquitted. Hartzog waa
fined 850 and cost*.
Hartaog whipped the boy aeveral
weeks ago In tho presence of Super
intendent Caldwell. The boy waa III
with fever next d<8\ necessitating u
physician's attendance.
Captain McGruder, the boy’a father,
had the tenrhera arrested. Rome III feel-
Ing «va» caused at the time.
By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER.
New York, Dec. 14.—Indignant at
a recent decision of the courts, that
employers may keep their employees
working at night, many of the club
women of this city have persuaded At
torney General Mayer to take an ap
peal from the decision.
What the club women object to Is the
fact that, under.the decision, employ,
ers of young women In factories and
other places will keep them employed
during such hours that It will ncee«.
sltate their being alone on the streets
at all hours of the night.
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., 'was to
day receiving the felicitations of hla
friends on escaping safely from one nt
the most unusual accidents that haa
befallen him In all his long automobile
career. It was unique In being the
first enforced bath In an Ice cold lake
that Mr. Vanderbilt ever took as the
result of being thrown from his car.
He was tooling along the public high
way through hli place at Lakeville,
Long Island, In a 40-horse power Mer
ceries. There was no one with him
but his driver. This Is the highway
which Mr. Vanderbilt hae been trying
to have shut off to the public. Falling
In this, he has shut It off from the
grounds of his estate, which Ilea on
both sides It. by an Ison picket feme
about ten feet high. This fernw also
separates the road from Success lake,
the deep pond on the estate.
The Mercedes was built with a rac
ing body, but mounted with a heavy
tonneau. While whizaing along at a
high rate of speed, opposite that part
of the lake where there Is no ten-foot
fence, the front axle suddenly broke.
Vanderbilt ova* sent flying through the
air and landed In the lake, about 12
feet from shore. There was a little
thin Ice on the water, but he had no
difficulty In mnklng his way bark to
shore through the (shallow water, un
hurt.
"Who Is running the police depart
ment, the court* or tne? ,J asked Police
CommlH8loner Bingham.
"If the court* are to handle the de
partment, then 1 will elt etIII nnd lot
them do It. But, by the nine gods <»f
war, I will not appoint a* Inspectors
any of these captain* whom the courts
neem anxlou* to *e© promoted.
"Neither will I give uny reasons, in
court or el*ewhere, for my refusal to
appoint the«e nien. I want the Inepert-
ors to be commander* and to have
brains.
"When I think what the police de
partment could be made—the wonder
of the world—It make* me weary.”
These remark* were called forth by
the announcement that paper* were be
ing prepared In a mandamus proceed
ing to compel tho commissioner to
appoint eligible captain* to inspector
ship*.
Roosevelt held her first drawing
room of the season Wednesday and
received tho members of the diplo
matic corps and their families at 5 p. m.
In the parlor* of the white house. Mrs.
Roosevelt wore a dark gray chlff<»n
velvet gown, trimmed with lace, and
was attended by the women of the
cabinet circle, but Mrs. Longworth
and Miss Agnes assh’ed in the din
ing room nnd *everal of the president^
aide* were present.
An absolute requisite has been added
to the list of perfectly garbed women.
This Is a long scarf, which must bo
made of crepo, liberty silk or chiffon,
t^e exact shade of the gown. It must
be at least four yards long and a yard
or two wide, with the ends gathered to
gether and caught with golden or silver
tassels. The scarf Is worn wrapped
around th«r throat for calling, and just
a trifle loosened when ln> the house.
Well-gowned women have scarfs to
match all their evening drpsses.
Appeal hns been made to President
Roosevelt by counsel for the Polish
Immigration Society for *t reversal "f
the order of tho hoard of inquiry at
Kill* Island, which ruled that Michneli-
nn Kaleckl, aged 5, should not he per
mitted to Join her mother, who ha* been
working In ft woolen mill In Woon
socket. R. I., for the last four years,
to earn the money to pay the child's
fare from Poland.
. To add to th© mother’s misery. Mi*
chaellna, stricken with scarlet fever,
Is a patient at the North Brother Is
land hospital. She arrived In this
country a week ago on the steamer
Chemnltx, accompanied by her mother's
17-year-old niece, Antonia Hammock.
If the decision of the board Is not re
versed l>y the president, Antonia will
have to be deported as well as the child.
The board decided that the mother's
wage* of from $7 to $10 weekly were
not sufficient to provide for the child.
The appeal to the president Is made
on the ground of humanity, and based
on the supposition that If the mother
was willing to strugglo In this country
to bring her child from Warsaw, she Is
able to support her.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM
INDUSTRIES ORGANIZED
IN THE SOUTHERN SI AIES
New York. IVc. 14.—Here tire *om© of tli«
viol tors In New York tintnjr:
ATLANTA—D. O. Crawley, B. E. Pry
den, l\ Mill*, J. It. Nutting.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
Special to The Georgian.
Chattanooga. Tenn., Doc. 14.—Ths
past week has been a period of unin
terrupted Industrial activity In the
Southern states aa shown by reports
made to The Tradesman. The accotn'
panying list shows the new Industries
established In the South during the
week.
The list for the week a. authorized
by The Tradesman la as follows:
Gsorgia.
Atlanta—85,000 Investment company:
85.000 laundry; 3100,000 development
company.
Pelham—840,000 light and water and
Ice plant.
Alabama.
Decatur—815.000 lumber company.
Stapleton—38.000 shingle mill.
Townly—$20,000 coal company.
Birmlnghu .n—Contracting company;
325.000 foundry and machine shope.
Carbon Hill—Coal mines.
Cullman — 850,000 manufacturing
company.
Mobile—Naval stores plant.
Florida.
Gainesville—Harness factory.
Mitel saippl.
Durant—310,000 canning factor)'.
Ripley—Saw and stave mill.
North Caroline.
Charlotte—3126,000 land company.
Clinton—820&000 light and power
plant.
Wadeaboro—36.000 distiller)'.
Wilmington—325,000 furniture faa-
tory.
Fairfield—325.000. lumber company.
Hickory—375,000 cotton mill.
Falkland — 325.000 transportation
company.
Plnevllle—Waterworks. /
South Carolina.
Union—$250,000 mining company.
Orangeburg—$30,000 fertiliser fac
tory.
Charleston — $10,000 transportation
company.
Tennessee.
Chattanooga—36o,ooO land company;
310.000 coal mining company; pants
factory.
Rockw.(od—Ice factory.
Urletol—Bottling work..
Memphis — ezo.Oov ginning plant-
$15,000 screen manufacturing company.
DECEMBER 14.
Hlt-HrWli captured n flotilla of America
gunboats hi Lake Itorxne.
1819—Alabama admitted to the union.
I960—Earl of Alrcrdccu, English premier,
riled. Horn 1764. ,
1162—General Hanks auperaeded General
Butler at New Orleans. „ ...
1871—George Hudson. notorious EnKtl fl »
railway ,|M>eula1or. died. Horn 1
1674—William Moelier and Joseph Itousei. ■
HuptHjtted alNluciora of Charlie Iter*,
allot and killed In New York.
1885— rolled Wale* supreme court reaffirm
ed eouatltutloualliy of law proluoltlt*-
1883—Staruul'a^DePaus, divorced hu.lKiiS'l of
Adelina Paul, died In Paris.
1891—France broke off diplomatic relations
with Bulgaria.
Ifg,—Prince Alliert I>r U’atee horn.
1902—British nnd German ernlaers demolUh-
ed Venezuelan fort nt Puerto labell ’
1906—Sultan of Turkey submitted to
GIRL COMMITS SUICIDE
IN FIT OF DESPONDENCY.
Special to THb Georgian.
Decatur, Ala., Dec. 14.—In a fit of
despondency, on account of a love af
fair, pretty Miss Addle Curry, of
Oak Grove, thl* county, commit 1
suicide yesterday by taking some un
known tioUon. Everything po#*lb.e
waa done to »av* her life, but all hu
man effort* foiled.