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
