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fHE ATLANTA GEORGIAN, 31 ON DAY, DECEMBER 17. 190* MORE WHITES THAN NEGROES ARE CITY'S REGULAR GUESTS I IS STOCKADE FROM CHOICE "A greater percentage'of whites who ire brought before the recorder spend heir time regularly in the stockade Uian of the blacks." . This Is the statement of Mr. Collier, the commissioner of public works, who has supervision and charge of the stocks^®* * "I don't mean by, this," continued the commissioner, "that more whites In proportion to the population of whites regularly to the stockade than ne groes, but thnt greater proportion of the former who go there, are there reg. ularly. There are about fifty or sixty people who actually spend 75 per cent of their time at the city stockade. "There are now about 200 people working at the stockade. About sixty of these are women, only four or five of whom are white. The average stockade sentence Is thirteen days. "These people, who go there regu larly, do so. In many Instances and to t great extent, on accdtint of choice. There they are certain of three meals a day apd a bed to sleep on. Outside, the great' problem of tbelr lives Is the question of 1 how and where to’get the next meal. "They, learn Just enough law to know- just what offense to commit to get to the stockade, and they never make the mistake of being convicted of a state crime." COLLIER'S ASPHALT THEORY MA1 SAVE THOUSANDS IF EXPERIMENT IS S UCCESSFUL The attempt to make new asphalt out of that being taken up from Peachtree street may mean the saving of thou sands of dolalrs by the city. * Mr. Collier, the commissioner of public works, has evolved an Idea which he thinks may mean the utilis ing of the pld asphalt. Having per suaded the streets committee of coun cil that this may be done, he Is going to proceed with the experiments The old asphalt, instead of being dumped Into ditches and holes, will be taken to vacant lots for the time being. It will then.be taken to the asphalt re pairing plant and will be poured Into a furnace tnixdd with water, and boiled until It crumbles Into particles about the else of sand. Tt will then be subjected to a treat: ment and mixed with several other substances. The product, Mr. Collier thinks, will be new asphalt, though probably not as thick aa the first. This will be poured Into the macadam al ready laid on Sixth street. This asphalt. It is believed, will fill all the holes and crevices in the ma cadam and will make a splendid pave ment. After It Is thoroughly dried and during the summer months, the pave ment will be given a pitch bath. The result , of this experiment will be watched with great Interest, not only In Atlanta, but all over the country, for ft It proves successful It will mean the saving of thousands upon thou sands of dollars In the way of utlllnxg old asphalt. CHAIRMAN FEEBLE; FI Investigating Committee Will Prepare Report for Legislature. .‘ijMwInl to Tlie Cieorqlnn. ColniuUliig S. ■ C„ IT.-Tho date fo:* tin* Dual meeting tin* UlajHMianry liive*- tliriilng • oimnitteo I* Kt ill und.HSdrd. Chill! n.'iit liny i« at ill indlH|*o*4Ml. anil, nr- ronliiig to latest, ml vie hi* roiullilnti I* gr.ivc. II in* l»*rn rnthei: frrWIe for or iiimiv. Then Ultra I* doubt n* to Whether Mr. U.istoii. of •! hr-committee,.!* eligible to >1*. now Hint ho Is not ’* member of. tbu Iffflshttr.fr. lint from Interview* your cm- n**|n»udeht Im* had with Mveral member* of tin* committee no startling revelutlofi* lire exjjeeted to ronif .nit of thte Decern* her meeting. It will Ik* hold principally for the purpose of closing tip sonic odds nud •ml* aii*1 for gi*tting the report to the legis lature In shape. Tho'chief jMilnt of Intereat nlxmt the com mittee Jt st now Is mt to whether the com ing leftismtim* will reorgmilxe It nud con tinue It uiih ample fund* for prosecuting Its work I’l.lnitiurml in nierlhe *y*tom la not abolished, tinny believe thnt the Inutl- tut Ion will be discontinued n* a ntnte af fair with county dUpcnsnrle* substituted for It/ tint most of these tliltil; the Inves tigating eoiuhillleo should Is lit limed whether this elittrtge I* tnnde or not. Wont* Committee Continued. Mr. t.yon himself realize* thnt the core of the matter 4 h*i* never been reached In •<»ch n wny an to bring It lieforc the public In testimony, lie cun .not continue n* n member of the committee, it* be* will. Im busy a* attorney general, nnd poeelldy n majority of the other* nre beyond the range of prol»nlde new mciulmra for one rennon or mnrtlier. Hut Mr. Lyon hope* thnt the committee will dm emitlnned, strengthened ns to personnel nnd financially, thought lit- conhl be desired In the matter of FUND COMPLETED AND CONTRACT LEI El Wilkes to Commemorate Valor of the Heroes of Lost Cause. Special to The Georgian. Washington, Ga., Dec.* 17.—Wilkes county la soon to honor the memory of her heroes who died for the ”LoJt Cause” by the erection of a handsome monument of granite and marble In the center of the public square In this city. The contract calling for the erection of ■the piopjiment at & cost of about ISt’OOQ •and to be completed at an early dale In the new* year was let at a joint meet ing of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Sons of Veterans here last week. Since the old bank building In which the last cabinet meeting of.the South ern Confederacy was held In 1865 was raxed three years ago to make .room for the magnificent new court house which now adorns the northern side of the public square, the movement to ward the erection of a suitable monu ment to the Confederate dead has been given a decided Impetus. Through the Lyceum lecture courses which have been given tdr the past three years and by means of bazaars and entertain ments of every description, the neces sary funds have been raised and it will be but n matter of a very short time before the monument will be In place. It will stand In sight of the spot where the Southern Confederacy was dis solved. The monument will rise twenty feet In height and will be ten feet squarei at the base. It will be surmounted by the non* •••>nM be de*lr<*d In the matter of . figure of a Confederate soldier wrought ** the committee f,. om «», e beat Italian marble to be had. mp / gi on Id hnve been eorrnleil and evldeuce •••Idneed to convict n number of men. True, these whisky houses were protest ing thnt they - knew nothing. Mr. Lyon ►•i.vh then- were ludtontloiis of weakening ni along tin- line, and uilwtrt « half mil- 1 n •lollnrs* worth of these elnluia are *Ul! .impiUiL. ...The. new l*mrd paid out " hut money It hail on hand before It got Mu*' reptsrt itf Its owir attorney. Judge J. K McDonald, which has not lieeo made public. |t U uudrrstiMMl thnt this report '»f n s4*uSottomll character. This tuny Ik* ITobcd by the eouimlttee this mouth, along iib <K.‘vnKttl other luntter* .affecting the r < *Viit inamigi'iucnt of the state dlspcu- Clerical Fores Reducsd. The 'state 'tmard, nt Its present mouth- ,v meeting, . «*nt off two iuentlK*ra of 1: ' elerlcnl force, but M la emphatically •I**i»Ii*i| by Chief Clerk Mobley that this "■'* done Imeattse the board underatood Jint thorn* young men reprMMted whisky • lM-s. ns has Ihh*u reported. Mr. Mobley 'uHth«*i now represents any whisky ii'iiim* • of over has. Both are u^der age. • In* Imcird cut them off In the Interest • r eeohoiuy. The elerleitl force has tliery- •v lg»eir re:lti'*eil to live persona. Including f, >'* "J^flgfSldtcr nod Clerk. Mobley. . far the $2,500 blending plant which new.lKtard ba* gotten ready for opera tion hns nor fiegnn to firoddee, although 130 •1* of cologne spirits and the necessary pnme.-juice ami coloring matter are on ■ *ud, y»mj the $150n month man has 1ieeu ‘nlniut n mouth-hording hla hand* 1 °»tly, according to what ran be gather*!. New Catholic Club. Thirty thousand dollars has been ‘ inscribed to the new Catholic Club 1 'vement and the promoters are on • lookout for a suitable lot on whlcn ■ ' build. Of the* amount subscribed ; bps been paid In. from the best Italian marble do be had. The bases of the shaft will bear suit able and appropriate Inscriptions and will be made of Elbert county granite. Ahether New Pen of Bears And there are bears and bears; for the bear fad, of course, has flooded the stores with bears and the ever present desire to sell everything “cheap” has brought forth sotae monstrosities in the bear line. But these new arrivals this morning are the real imported article and show their superior breed. White bears and brown bears of every size, and as to Christinas presents for children, the bear has completely* eclipsed the “woolly sheep” and the “fu^sy dog,” and is divid ing honors with the dolls themselves, Imported Bears, 1.25 eo 5.00 Domestic Bsars, 75c Celluloid Dolls Some man did a great thing for the little folks when he thought of making dolls of pink celluloid—great. A wonderful material celluloid that can he modeled into curves and dimples, little fat cheeks, legs and arms to perfection. It makes a doll very light in weight, one that can be dropped without any “cracked heads” and broken hearts. They can be washed with soap and thrown about and chewed upon by the baby and come out none the worse for the experience. These are genuine imported celluloid dolls in sizes from 6 to 14 inches. 25c, 50c, 75c, 1.00,1.75. Bisqu? Dolls Imported dolls also in Bisque, and dolls with jointed kid bodies. Dolls with real hair that can be combed, and real “shut-up” eyes. Dainty, dimpled checks and blue eyes or brown. Blonds and Brunettes. 18 Is 30 ihcK Dolls 2.50, 3.00,3.50,4.00, 5.00 A Sale of Baskets and Paper Racks One lot of straw and rattan magazine and newspaper racks—all im ported goods. Racks that- were 4.00 and 5.00. . All one price— 2.50 Waste Baskets in fancy designs — baskets suitable for Xmas gifts. In white straws and colors. All reduced to about the cost to im port them. Prices now, 1.50 te 3.00 Chamberlin-JoKhson-DuBose Co. ICULTORAL COLLEGE PRESIDENT IS TO BE SELECTED The tnixlee. of the new state agri cultural college at Athens will meet In the Classic City Tuesday for the pur pose of electing a president for the new Institution. It will probably be a year or more before the college Is completed and ready for business, but owing to the difficulties of securing the right man to head the Institution the trustees propose to tnke time by the forelock. Just who will be chosen is uncertain, but the trustees have several men un der consideration, none of whom resides In the state. Just who these men are Is not known, but It Is understood that one Is a Kentuckian and the other lives In Virginia. It Is poeilblo that the trustees will not select the man now, but only get In touch with those suited for the Im portant work to be accomplished. It Is recognised that practically every thing depends on getting the right man to Inaugurate the work. COLLEGE PREPARATORY. Donald Fraser School For Boys DICATUS. GEORGIA. MID-WINTER TERM BEGINS JANUARY S, 1907. • FOR CATALOGUE WRITE G. HOLMAN GARDNER, PRINCIPAL. GOT ON WRONG TRlINi WAS KILLED WHILE HUNTING STATION Special in The ticnrgtna. Marietta, Go., Dec. 17.—Mrs. Mary Ann Crow, aged 50 years, was run over by an L. A N. passenger train near Kennesaw Saturday night and Instantly killed. 5trs. Crow left Marietta .to visit rela tives at Holly Springs. She boarded the Western and Atlantic train here by mistake, but discovered her error and got off at Kennesaw to catch the I* & N. train. She tnlssed the station In some way and was run down by the L. & X. train while walking down the track a short distance from the depot. PUGILIST KILLED WITH NAIL FILE Greenwich, Conn., Dee. 17.—Catherine O'Neill, as she calls herself. Is certain to be brought to Oreenwlcb on requi sition papers at once to anawer for tha death of Joseph Neill, the Grennwlch blacksmith and former pugilist, whose companion she was in the Greenwich hotel w'hen he was killed Friday even ing. Sheriff Ritch has found a nail file 5 Inches long, with a round bone handle, covered partly with blood, and this la no doubt the Instrument which caused Neill’s death. It Is believed tha: the woman had only been divorced from a New York policeman named Farley on December She la alleged to have flourished razor, and tried to cut Neill. She Is credited with having remarked at New Rochelle once that she was, going to take Neill to the next world with bar. TO FOR POSTOPfICE AS Actual work on Atlanta's new 11,000,- 000 postofllce will begin about February 1 next. The bids for the excavation work will be opened January 10, after which the successful contractor will be given a few days within which to get his force together. The work of removing the rubbish and brick left from the old buildings which have been torn down will be pushed and the contractors will he notified thnt the alto must be cleared by January 1. Several notlcea have been Issued, but little attention has been given to the governmental warnings. An official In the office of the custodian said Monday morning that the next or der would be peremptory. WHITE B0Y8 ARRE8TED CHARGED WITH ARSON. Special to The Georgian Spartanburg, 8. (.’., Pec. 17.—The barn of Dr J. L. Wall, who lives at Whitney, two miles from Spartanburg, was destroyed by fire early Saturday night. The building and Its contents were completely destroyed. The origin of the tire Is not known. During the past two months there have been many barns lost' by fire, aryl there are those who believe that most of the tires were of Incendiary origin. Last month II. F. Harley, who lives at Holly Springs, lost his bam, a horse, hog and lot of fodder and feedstuffa. Two white boys, Clarence Henderson and Zero Newton, have been arrested, charged with setting Are to the ham. VIVA Embarrassed and handicapped by tho Inadequacy of both Its contingent and printing fund, the railroad' commission In Its thirty-fourth annual report, Is sued Monday, appeals urgently for In creases. So small Is the contingent fund that the commission cannot afford a regular porter, and It la set forth that "work ordinarily performed by a porter Is necessarily done. If done at all, either by one of the commissioners or the clerks In the office." Recommendation Is maje that the contingent fund be increased ffom JSOO to 11,500, and the printing fund from 51,000 to 11,100. Next year's printing fund will be exhausted by July. The commission recommends some uniform method of arbitration; In creased powers for the commission so railroads may be compelled to operate extra passenger trains when those of regular schedule are much behind; an act to compel railroads to place end platforms on freight conductors' cabs; authority to compel railroads to con struct and maintain sidetracks where needed; a law to authorise the bringing of suit to recover penalties for viola tions of rules and orders of the com mission, and a law to make mandatory upon railroads the performance of du ties'assumed or Imposed by law. SLAYER OF GIRL MUST ANSWER nlnff of the end fe In eight in the Gilman murder case. A person now believed to be the guilty one will soon be called upon to answer. FOR MINISTERS IN After thoroughly discussing Rev. H. C. Christian's paper on "How to Make the Sunday Evening Service More Largely Attended and Attractive,” the Methodist ministers In session at the Wesley Tabernacle Monday morning received the program of thought to be pursurd as arranged by the steering committee for December, January and I February. TJie program follows In full; December 24—"Shall We Adopt a Plan for Holding Revivals Simultane ously In All Our Churches?” J. H. Eakes, presiding elder. December SI—^"Things Worth Noting In Methodist History In 1505," J. S. French. January 7—"Devotional Hour; Out look for the New Year In a Personal Religious Life.” C. L. Patttllo. January 14—"Best Method of Rais ing Conference Collections," S. R. Belk. January 21—"How Can Wa Best In terest Our Laymen In Mid-week Pray er Meetings’" H. H. Mays. January 25—"How We Can Best Promote Co-operation of the Methodist Churches In Atlanta,” R. F. Eakes. February 4—“Decision Day: in Sun day Schools,” C. C. Jarrell. February 11—“Three Most Helpful and Suggestive Books I Have Read Recently." J. W. Lee. February IS—"Is It Expedient for Us to Put In the Field One or More Con ference Evangelists?" W. F. Hamby. February 25—"In What Sense Do We Believe In the Inspiration of the Scrip tures?" W. F. Glenn. Dr. Christian's paper •eated a lively discussion on the subject of Sunday evening congregations. It was partlcl- K ted In by H. B. Mays, C. C. Jarrell, L. Troutman. \V. F. Gladden, Rev. Hammond. Numbers of reasons were GIRL'S BIG FORTUNE IS THE TAKEN Missing Heiress’ Father Feared She Might Be come Insane. A friend of Dona Gilman stated that given by the pastors for what they be on the morning of the girl's death. No-, lleved prevented larger congregations vrmber 20. she arrived at her place of from assembling at the evening serv- empioyment out of breath. Ices, but It was conceded that each pas. Dona said she and her mother b«d lor would hnve to work Out his own Philadelphia, Dec. 17.—Former Judge Gordon will Institute pro.'c.l- Inge In behalf of Mra. Margaret Frat- ley, coualn of Mlaa Ida May Miller, tha helreaa whoae disappearance hae star tled Philadelphia, to recover possession of the 5500,000 Inherited by the young woman from her father. The mother of kites Miller became Ineane twenty years agot and her hus band, In making hla will. Inserted a clause stating that should Mrs. Marga ret Fralley, tha testator’s relative and lifelong friend, at any time see un usual aigna in the daughter's behavior, she should step In and, by the proper legal proceedings, regain control of tha estate and property and Invest the money for the girl’s benefit. texasTanISbers ESCAPE ON HAND CAR Special to .The Georgian. Dallas, Tex., Dec. 17.—Some time during Saturday night or early Sunday morning bank rubbers forced the vault of the Citlxena’ Rank at Cedar Hill, a small town 15 mllea from Dallas, nnd secured 52.500 of the funds and safely made their eecape. The vault of the bank was completely destroyed an.l the building was badly damaged. Tim robbery was not,discovered until Sun day morning, “when one of the uttk lnls happened to visit the bank. The rubbers tided a hand car In mak ing their escape. bad a tight. problem In the best manner In whlcn worked. he saw would Ot his particular cun K r - gallon and the' field within which he