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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN, FRIDAY, DKCRiinKB % ISO*. 7 •THE DAYLIGHT CORNER." This Is the Time To Buy ’ Children’s . Clothing From now until January 1 you will be able to get great bargains in these goods on account of the fact we are clearing out some small lots left from the Christmas trade. COME NOW. DON’T DELAY. Eiseman & Weil, 1 Whitehall Street. HI MILITARY DRILL PLANKED BY TROOPS LOCATED AT AUGUSTA l|» Wul lo Till’ Georgian. Augusta, Ga., Dec. 28.*—The local military oRlrer* are planing for a field day exorcise which will be held next Tuesday, January 1, at the alte of Camp McKenzie, the place where the I'nltcd State* soldiers were encamped during the Spanish-American war. Adjutant Major Barbot, of the Au- lusta battalion, has charge of the ar rangement* for the day and every ef fort Is being made to mako It a great •uccoss. A battalion drill will be held and Colonel John D. Twiggs will review the troop* that will be held, several athletic contests will be engaged In and Pnxes will probably be given to tho •ttccessful competitor In each one of the contest*. PANIC ON PETERS STREET; “SNAKE EATER’S" RATTLER STARTS A ROUGH HOUSE When B,alley's grocery store, at 140 Peters street, was opened Friday morn ing a big rattlesnake, fully six feet In length, was found colled on the floor In a coal .room. The startling discovery was made by i , nc ,*L ro <lellv6r y boy. who had gone into the room for coal to make a fire In the store. .The negro almost stepped on the huge reptile before noticing It. ? nd **’ en he did see It; almost went Into hysterics. Wildly throwing his coal scuttle to one. side, the negro gave a yell and "akldooed" as fast as his trembling limbs would permit. Several other men, Including Policeman Butler, were quickly attracted to the scene, and with sticks, dispatched the reptile. An Investigation was made, and It was soon learned that the snake had escaped some time during the night from a snake "satin" show nearby. In Peters street. It Is presumed the rat- tier had a horror of being eaten alive and consequently bolted at an oppor. tune moment. ELIHU ROOT DEFENDED AS TO STATES RIGHTS Washington, Dec. 28.—A vigorous defense of the secretary of state, Mr. Root, from the charge that he has, on behalf of the administration, favored strongly centralized government to the prejudice of the reserved rights of the states, Is made In a brief filed with the United States supreme court by Solicitor General Hoyt, of the depart ment of Justice. The brief presents the government contention in the non' famous case of Kansas vs. Colorado, upholding the right of federal control of certain streams necessary to carry on the. gov ernment's reclamation work. In main taining that this Is a conflict between the states which only the national sovereignty Is competent to set tle, the solicitor general makes the following comment on Mr. Root's much discussed speech: "The present secretary of state speaks with the authority of an emi nent public man as well as counsel learned In the law. The purport of hi* utterances on uniform state laws has been misconceived. He say* that If one state maintains a law condemned by the public sense of the country or lags In the performance of Its duty, then the Instinct for self-government exercise a power which he falls to ex ercise. His conclusion Is that the states must awake to their responsi bilities, must rcassume and exercise their power. His searching words are a plea for more state power; greater states rights, not less.” According to the department of Jus. tlce, the position of the federal govern ment In this case raises a constitutional question, the Importance of which has never before been exceeded. The wa ters in question are desired tot Irrl- gallon In Colorado, In which state the river has Its source. Knnsas raises the point of riparian rights. Colorado claims she can do with the waters as she pleases as a sovereign right. The government agrees with neither state. "Thtlr powers of Internal police," It fs declared, “arc exhausted at the boundary, and yet the effects are claimed to pass beyond.' It is here that the governmerft's claim for furthir powers than those enumer. ated and Implied under the constitu tion may again draw the fire of those who have been contending that the ad ministration has been aiming to take nxvay valuable prerogatives from the states. The government expects to meet with stern opposition this effort to ex ercise control over non-navlgable Inter state streams. Tho minority party Is beginning to have an Idea already that the next national campaign cart he of the people Is too strong to permit fought out on tne old states rights them long to respect any one's right to 1 Issue. THE THEATERS Mansfiald in “Pssr Gynt." If you think that Is good," said the Lady Who Knows to one who was oracularly descanting on the merits of Richard Mansfield's production Peer Gynt," "why you're no Critic." “Gimme a transfer,” one whispered the conductor, partly by way of re ply to the Lady Who Knows. Mr. .Mansfield would deserve plaudits of the theatergoers merely for having the faith and the confidence requisite far the producing of “Peer Gynt." It Is a most ambitious effort— and a most unconventional effort In tills degenerate day and time. In the popular mind (the mind that directs hand to the nurse, Ibsen stand. TWO NEGROES HELD FOR SELLING LIQUOR Ipi i lil tn Tli# Georgias. Loganville, Ga., Dec. 28.—Two ne- Jo* Pattlllo and Edgar Cooper, *tre tried yesterday before Judges h»rr and Tuck on a charge of sell- '■« whisky, out of which, It seems, tho Surlier was committed at Reuben Blas- engamo's house last Sunday. The negroes were bound over In a ”' n ’l "f IlfiO each for appearance at at, court of Monroe In January next. for Ghosts and Hedda Gabbler and A Doll's House. It required faith and fool-hardiness to produce those plays, and, so far as one has heard, nobody has ever made money with them. Yet comes Mr. Mansfield with ambitious love of his nrt (and. mayhap, faith In his own’ability to till a house at ad vanced prices) and puts thousands of dollnrs Into a lavish production of a stupendous dramatic poem, the name or the nnture of which not one playgoer In a hundred wot of. There doubtless were shortcomings to the interpretation, as seen at the Grand Thursday evening—shortcom ings that Jarred the sensibilities of the few who know and lovo their Ibsen. That Is rather to i/e expected. There were those Shakespearean scholars who found many faults In Booth's Hamlet anil his Ingo. Yet, without intending any inferential comparison, Mr. Booth Is to this day held up us a great Hamlet and a great Iago. Were there any acid teat of criticism to apply to acting (or writing, or paint ing, for that matter,) the theater would cease to be. Were there any absolute standard of criticism, actors would cease to be. Hut fortunately It Is permitted that the art be that of In terpretation. Jones' Hamlet may In no wise resemble Smith's Hamlet, save In name and make-up; yet who Is to say that Jones' work was art and Smith's was balderdash? Is It not sufficient to say: "I like Jones' work; It was con vincing?" That Is as near as any critic may get to the standard of criticism. Does tt, or does It not, convince one? Some fault, aa haa been Insinuated, was found by uvld Ibsenlte* with Mr. Mansfield's "Peer Gynt” on the ground that lie failed to present the play wright's meaning. He erred, they aay. In niuklng Peer Gynt appear to be half, wltted, somewhat Idiotic; these Mans fleldlan tricks of gait, speech and man ner. they point out, have no Justin cation In the text of Ibsen. Granting the possible validity of this. It Is noth ing but Just to grant Mr. Mansfleld the right tn paint the thing as he sees It. His version of Peer's early character certainly had the merit of being con vincing. The miracle that changed him from the worthless dreamer to the wealthy merchant could as well an chor an aimlessly wandering Intellect. But, tn the play: George Bernard Shaw polnta nut that Peer Gynt Is comparable to Don Quixote—that both Ibsen and Cervan tes had the same general object In view —the reducing of Ideals to absurdity. It Is well to keep this in mind In think REMOVE CATHOLICS EROM CITY OFFICES THE A,JU DEMANDS Warm Factional Fight for Local Positions oh in Augusta. Muse’s Versus the “Slipshod.” A hint of good tailoring, with a “bow and a scrape” at style, is the success of sonic clothes; or the lack of it, rather. And there is a temporary gain in that sort of achievement—but temporary for both you and the store that sells you. But it isn’t the soit of thing that will build a store like Muse’s. Muse’s demands that the foundation of a suit of clothes, as well as every detail, shall be such as to stand the correct test of service. Closest of care and sharpest oversight are indispensable—means more expense to us. Does it pay? Well, you see Muse’s, don’t you? Suits $15 to $40. Muse’s 3-5-7 Whitehall. Special to The Georgian. Augusta, Ga., Dec. 28.—At the meet ing of the city council of Augusta laat night T. M. Phllpot was elected police commissioner from the First ward. Hla opponent was John Jay Cohen, chair man of the board of police commis sioners. The vote stood 9 for Phllpot and 7 for Cohen. The election of a po. lice commissioner means much to the members of the pollde department here. In Augusta each policeman Is elected for a term of three years, and on January I the terms of alt the police men expire, and there Is considerable uneasiness among a large number of the members about whether or not they 111 be re-elected. In the loat mayoralty campaign Mayor-elect Dunbar had the support of the A. P. A. element, which is the most powerful organization In local politics. Dunbar was elected by a good majority over Captain Young, and now his constituency in the ranks of the American Protective Association are demanding that all the Catholics and their sympathisers who are holding isltlons under the city government removed. It Is predicted by some that many of the most efficient officers In the Are department, the police de partment and other departments of the city government will lose their positions for political reason* solely. Chief Rey nolds, of the Are department, la said to be one of the best lire chiefs Augusta has ever had, yet the A. P. A.'s demand that his head must come off. Lieutenant Collins, of the police de partment, Is the most efficient officer In the whole department, yet hjs head must come off also, It Is said. DR. LINGLE TO PREACH AT 1ST PRESBYTER IAN On next Sunday, morning and even ing service*. Dr. W. L. Dingle, of Rock Hill. 8. C., who Is In the city tem porarily, will occupy the pulpit of the First Presbyterian church. Two weeks ago the congregation of the First Presbyterian church called Dr. Llngle to become Its pastor, to All the vacancy made by the resignation of Dr. C. P. Bridewell. Dr. Llngle is one of the foremost Presbyterian divines in South Carolina, and in addition to hl» duties as pastor, he Is engaged extensively In education al work, being chairman of the board of trustees of Davidson College. Dr. Llngle Is a thinker and speaker of power and eloquence. SPECIAL TRAINS DUR ING HOLIDAYS BE TWEEN ATLANTA AND ALBANY VIA CENTRAL OF GEOR GIA RAILWAY. Get Stylish Clothing For Men and Women Pay as you wear—that’s our plan— and goods are sold as low as at any cash store—$1.00 a week buys a whole lot here. For Men and Boys Overcoats, Suits. Shoes, Hats. For Women and Misses Furs, Coats, Suits, Silk Waists, Silk Skirts, Millinery, Rain* coats, Shoes. Over 71 Whitehall St. FIELD IS CLEARED FOR GUGGENHEIM Denver, Colo., Dec. 28.—The last vestige of opposition to,the election of Blmon. Guggenheim to-succeed T. M Patterson In the United States senate disappeared today when Congressman K. W. Bonynge left for Washington after announcing hie withdrawal from the senatnrln! race. Mr. Bonynge was Mr. Guggenhalm' most formidable opponent and has spent tils holiday vacation in a vIl ous canvass of the legislature and among party leaders. Ho said before leaving that ha found the sentiment for Guggenheim so nearly unanimous thnt ho had given up all Idea of hav ing his name mentioned In the Repub Mean caucus next Monday night. Effective first train leaving Atlanta S:4B a. m. and first train leaving Al bany 2 p. m.. December 15, and dally to and Including December 25, for the accommodation of holiday travel. For detailed information apply to your nearest ticket agent, or W. H. FOGG, District Psttsngsr Agent he story of Peer Gynt Is the study of a temperament; It record# the ad venture# of a man, richly endowed by nature In Imagination, whose Impulse Is to snatrh every pleasure, elude every pain. HI# watchword Is Compromise, m m m : ' bull him "go round" Instead of "through. Peer has In 111# youth one pure love, tho love for Bolvlng. But so entan sled has he become In the sensual life of the kingdom of the Trolla that he believes It Impossible to accept the #a ered love of Bolvelg, offered with such abandon. The resulta of hts casual Intrigue with the Troll King's daughter are uo maddening, so suffocating to one whose chief aim la to escape everything un pleasant that he flees Norway, leaving itolvelg tn her mountain hut, her pure, enchanting voice colling clearly over the snowy waste, "I will wait fur thee, denr boy." Then begins a series of fantastic ml veutures In foreign lands (remember the Quixote comparison!) which stretches over a period of thirty years, and which Includes not only America, but Africa, In their field of action. He becomes a great merchant through devious means, and, mad with hla ambitions and hla dreams, suggests the possibility of his becoming Km- peror of the World, through the power of his money. His yacht Is stolen by his friends of the moment, and he Is left helpless and alone fn the desert. The yacht Is blown to atoms In Peer's sight. "God Is with me.” says Peer. “Providence saved From out of the snnds of the desert comes a richly caparisoned steed to take Peer away to food and ahetter. "Man's will accomplishes all," says Peer. Now, much of this part of the play was omitted Thursday night. Peer, tottering old man that lie Is, has an intrigue with Anita, daughter of the desert. She robs him and leaves him again In the desert. He makes his way to a mad house, where he becomes Em peror of the World. It Is only In this mad house that Peer achieves bis dream. He makes his way on ship back to Norway. There Is a storm; the ship Is wrecked. Peer wrests a plank from a man. leaving him to drown, and reaches the shore In safety. It was hla last triumph of self. He reaches his old home In Norway. The boya and girls- are atlll laughing over the memory of the boy Peer Gynt. Now he. is broken In body, penniless, hideously pitiful. He faces Death. He secures respite to account for his sins. Death, In the form of the Button Moulder, returns. Peer tries to prove he has committed crimes—claims sins that he does not really think are sins. The Moulder refuses him. Finally the supreme love and sacrifice of Bolvelg brings home to him the realixatton of his real crimes, find the fact that he Is sis Is worked out by fantastic and sub tle treatment. It Is full of elusiveness, that defies the tangible expression of cold fact. It Is largely an appeal to one’s Imagination, one's Inexpressible sensibilities. The presentation Thu today night was rich In this appeut to one's month! sensibilities. There Is nlwnys the one criticism to be brought against Mr. Mansfield's work. The same old tricks and man nerisms and that same old voice so Irritating at tlmfs, aro omnipresent. Peer, returned. Is too much like Baron Cheveral, too much like Ivan. It wn# as the rolllcksome, harum-scarum lad thnt Mansfleld wu# best. This man, old In yenr* and In art. con be a youth of youths! And In Ase's death—Matin- field's elocution wu# superb. Oh. you could tly over the ground In the car riage with him; you could feel the horses charging, you could see the castle Just ahead! And then, * Peer turned and $1.00 Starts an account wtth a. LITTLE HOME BANK and book or with the book only tn th* SAVINGS DEPARTMENT OF THE NEAL BANK Interest allowed at the rats of THREE AND ONE-HALF PER CENT. PER ANNUM, compounded semi-annually. E. H. THORNTON, President. W. F. MANRY, Cashier. H. C. CALDWELL, Aut Cashier. WITH TRA UTMANS IN COURT, THIEF LOOTS THEIR HOME New York, Dec. 28.—While Mrs. Al- ring, a diamond brooch, a silver ipatcb exnnder Trautman ’and her husband were In Jefferson Market police court yesterday tn the caso In which Mrs. Tmutmnn was discharged on the com plaint of larceny made by Peter J. Ho gan, a burglar entered their home at 8(9 Lexington avenue and stole prop erty worth about 8250. The stolen ar ticles were a gold watch, a diamond ease, and other trinkets. When Mrs. Trautman returned with her husband „ they found that their houso had been ransacked and the goods stolen. The thief had pried open a door opening from tho basement Into the areaway. Dr. Trautman notified Captain Carson of the East Thirty- fifth street police station, and his de tectives are now searching for the burglar. broken-hearted and sincerely self-con victed gives hint a chance to try and make a man of himself. Peer Is given another chance. In Bolvelg he finds his strength and his refuge. Peer Gynt la a difficult play; Its the- what a fall In art! Mansfield fatted almost utterly. There was no pathos, there was none of the lovo of the hoy for his "little, ugly old, good old moth- Miss Emma Dunn scored nn artistic triumph as Ase. None of the others had a chance. The orchestra quickly went from Grieg to grief. Pity 'twits, 'twit# true. The audience was the finest of the season. EDWIN CAMP. “Ms, Him and I." performance Friday night and matinee and night Baturdny will con clude the engagement of "Me, Him and 1" uC the Bijou. This attraction ha* won tho proud record for plnylng to more people than any other attraction at the Bijou this season. It Is a musical comedy absurdity, that Is full of bright and Jingling mu sic, clever comedians, pretty women, n dainty chorus and a magnificent equip ment of wardrobe and scenery. The attraction hits scored a wonder ful hit here, and will be one of the most welcome attractions of the fu ture. Nat Wills Coming. It may be like counting chlckena before they are out of the Incubator, but It certainly looks as It the Bijou will have the event of Its season In the engagement of Nat M. Wills for the week that starts on Monday night. There Is no, question but that "the happy tramp" Is one of the greatest local favorites In stage land, and the fact that he Is to play at the Bijou for a solid week, and at Bijou prices, comes as a tidal wave of good fortune. In "A Bon of Best" and "The Duke of Duluth." Nat Will# scored great suc- resses. and In his new Dog,” It Is agreed that play of his career, one that give# him a wider field of notion ami a more cer tain way to present hfs specialties. The supporting company Is of rare excellence, including a score of well- known and popular musical comedy artists, and there Is to be a musical -rogram of Interest, because It Is the effort of George A. Nicholas, once on the Wells, Dunne A Harlan staff. Beats for the engagement can be ob tained Friday from the box office, and at absolutely no advance In th* scale of prices. s- Colonel Edgar to Speak. "Stonewall Jackson" will be the sub ject of a lecture that will be delivered at the Baptist Tabernacle Friday night by one of those brave men who fol lowed that daring and Illustrious leader during the civil war—Colonel Oeorge 31. Edgar, of Lexington, Ky. According to press reports the lecture will crave to be a literary treat, as Colonfel Edgar has a thorough knowl edge of the great soldier of whom ha will speak, and besides the lecturer Is known as one of the most brilliant and foremost educator* In the South. Ha enjoyed the close pftrsonal friendship of Jackson, both In peace and war, and Is therefore highly qualified to tell df the beautiful Christian character, as well a* the marvelous martial ability which combined to make onn of the most famous and revered geniuses tho South has ever produced. "Th* Two Orphans." The production of "The Two Or- when] Phans" Inst night at the El Dorado by hi# mother dead, the Haldwln-Melvllie Stock Company was an epoch In the higher standard of plays and acting that Is being set by this popular company. In the organi zation of a slock gompany and a grad ual settling Into the wants of the popu lar taste there nrn many things to be considered and among them many plays have to be tried out to learn what the public demand. These pre liminary trials have been gone through and in tho class of plays now seen at the El Dorado the results arc apparent. "The Two Orphans" last night drew a large crowd. In spite of the Inclement weat|ier, and that they rvero well pleased was evident by the repeated applause that greeted the company's efforts. The production would have done credit to a much higher priced organization. “The Two Orphans" will be repeated Friday afternoon and Friday night and Saturday afternoon and night. TH* - Star. The Star company played to another good house Thursday night, who seem ed to enjoy every line of the perform ance. Tho musical features were of the sort that drive away cares and the blues. The Star chorus of pretty girls are seen at their best in this bill, with many new musical and march fea tures. The moving pictures are also welt worth seeing. "A Fight for a Mine" Is one of those exciting dramas filled with plenty of This bill will be and Saturday nights matinee. ■ented Friday and Saturday Wedding at Court House. W. C. Brice and Mies Flora Sands- len, both of Atlanta, were married In the private office of County Ordinary John tVllklnson Friday morning. Th* license applied for by the young man, who was accompanied by his chosen bride, was grunted by Deputy Clerk J. W. Stallings, and as soon as the paper was In the hand* of the happy pros pective bridegroom he asked Mr. Stal lings to perform the interesting cere mony. Always accommodating, Mr. Stallings sold, that he would secure a minister, and Rev. \V. T. Atlmand, of tho Baptist church, responded to the call, performing the ceremony In tho presence of Mr. Stallings, Messrs. M. At. Anderson. and P. H. Calhoun, of the ordinary’s office, all of whom heart ily congratulated the happy couple. After January 1st, 1907, interest at rate of 4 per cent per annum, compounded semi annually, will be paid on savings deposits. Deposits made on or before the 5th of January will draw interest from the 1st of the month. TRUST COMPANY OF GEORGIA EQUITABLE BUILDING. Capital, Surplus and Profits S650,000.00 Open till 4:30 p. m. Saturdays, 6 p. m. i —*■ ■ —i