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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN FRIDAY, DECEMBEft 14, 19W. Published Evsey Afterncon lEkeept ffuadaj) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY, At 2S West Alabama St.. Atlanta, Oa. Subscription Rates. to# Tear M W lx Months.. iW -ee Months..,^.,,. l.» Carrier. Per Week M I-on* distance tsrnifi resentatlxes tor alt territory oat Georgia. Chicago Office Tribune Bid*. New York Office.., Potter tlldg. AROIAN, telephone the • nent and ha?* ' Telephone*: Atlanta 4401. It Is desirable that alt communica tions Intended for publication In TIIK GEORGIAN l*e limited to 400 word* In length. It la Imperative that they be ■Ifeed. ■■ an erldence of good faith, though the uamea win be withheld If requested, ((elected manuscripts will not he returned unless stamps are seat for the purpose. TBB GEORGIAN prints no imcteai er objectionable advertising. Neltbe: does It print whisky or any liquor ads » for Atlanta's owning Its own gas •*-* -- || B ow ties do cents. should The Georgian he re ' ‘ — *“ nl „ Iff a 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.