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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN, iViSD.MSHIMV. JANUARY t IM. RECORD OF WHAT A YEAR HAS WROUGHT Notable Events During 1906 in the Principal Lines of - Interest IIIMHMMmtMfmHM NECROLOGY. ow York. January. t AtivlinM.il. him* of the founder* lute of Weal Virginia, ('unitier* Clean Slate Is our platform for fiiis yrar. —Ne-ol4-«t<><• ks in lie worked off, but everything in all depart ments brand new and of the latest style. We rail vmir speeiai attention to some . Boys' Odd Knee Pants and Suits which ah* going cheap now. EISEMAN & WEIL, 1 Whitehall Street. Phene 406 or Drop a Postal to THE TRIPOD PAINT CO- 37 N. Pryor 8t., and a ikatffum ARTIST Vi the • In ml. \\ «'. H. Ciithrle. rhnlrnimi of the director* of I lie KftMildlf troll und Meet Coiupiiur. M.ilUhury, N. t\ ll.irrHM.it W. Weir. Liii;ll*h «urti*t, author ami Journalist, Professor Chur lea J. Jolly, royal astrono* uier of Ireliiml. Frond* Merrier. Cana* •linn Arctic explorer. S Ahmed Xnilf l'u«hH, Turklth mill later of nuam-e.j 9-(’linrle* T. Richie, former British chan cellor ..f the exchequer. 1»-l‘r William )(. Harper, president of Chicago Vulveralty. 11 -T. It. Merritt, (‘umtdluu constructor of J llie Welland rnunl. j 12-Hlr Mount Stewart Grant Duff. Kngllsh etntciininn nnd president of The Royal ] (}ei.graphlcal 8od**t>. ! 13-U.d.crt <J. Ervin, ineaident of the At- hiiitl.* Coast Line. Saylirook. Conn. 15-Ib*rin.in c. Merlvalc. KnylMi author. , Antonio <J. Mcudnzji, ex-president of th«* c.iU*m supreme e«»ufi - fidonet H«d»crt* | (• Lowe, juildliiher Hiilvesloii New*. , 1C - Marshall Field, uierrlmtit. Chicago. Rev. ’ W. N. Cleveland, brother of ex-prealdent Urorer rfetetitml. (Vibimtras.trtito Mrs. - Htlr.n H: Walker. founder-**# »he Walker ! Mls-lonary Home. Auhurmlale. Maas | 17 Huron von Richthofen, Herman ***cre- tur.v of foreign aftalrs 1 19- hr. L. (!. Atkinson. president of Ham- I until Methoillst KplHCOlnil Theological I Ktmliuir.x of Attnntn. Curdlual hpiuulu i of Seville. Spain. I 2d—Harvey II. Ilnrd. law Inxok author. Chi engo. Itoi.ert N. Stephen*, playwright nnd snug writer, rhllndelphla. 22—Rev. Howard C. hunham. ei-aecretary of the American Peace Society. Wlu- throp. Mass, George J. liolynake. Kng- Frankfort, Ky. 24— hr. K. H. Kephart. United Brethren l.lshop. Annvllfe. I’u. 23-General Joseph Wheeler, 8outty*rn hero of the civil nnd NpnuDli wars. New York. Cardinal I'etcr L. Hotsena of Belgium. 26- Klr Kdwnrd Thornton, former Rrltlah minister to Washington. Htauley Hpen* cer, Kngllsh aeronaut. 27— hnvld S. linker, Democratic leader, iTovideiice. U. I. 29—King chrhtlHti of Itentnnrk. Helnhald Sadler, ex governor, Kurcka, Nev. 111—Janie* A. Halley, show-max 113—Richard Harnett. Lugllsh author. ! 14—Mrs. Jtdmsbuio ileuiictt, actreas, itmom. I held. N. J. 19-Professor lierre Curie, French illaenv. erer of nullum. 2d~l»r. Rhoads K. Huttou. uiedicul author, Pittsburg. Patrick Meehan, editor of the New York Irlah American. 21— Cardinal Lahoure, archbishop of Rennes, France. 22— V. Floyd Campbell, newspaper nrtlyt. Philadelphia. 23— Augustua pollack, atogle manufacturer, Wheeling. W. Va. 24— Mrs. $|arjr II. Hunt, teiupernur,* re former. 2&—Hcueral von Hudde, Prussian minister of public works. Wifi bring you a sampla-urd and fliva you an astimate ort^Tinting your walla with DECO*MURA, tho new sanitary Wall Finish. February. Mont fort. nml Presbyter, Cinrlu* 6—Rev. hr. Ucorge Simmons, preacher, lec turer. author ami Inventor. Peoria, Ilia, iby suicide • ft-Heorire l.eurock. veteran actor. Phllfl* dclphln. O. (’. F.lllaon, one of the found- era of the National Irrigation Congress, Huayanina. Mexico. 2—Phut Lawrence . Dunbar, negro poet, -hayfoti. Ohio. 10— Thomas N. Meridian. rljlef justice of the Alalmnin supreme court. 11— Rufus K- Hhaple.v. lawyer and political author. Philadelphia 12— John W. Tho •divllh -C2£ ‘ ,. sldent of the ('Uiittiiuooga and St. Louis I. Nashville. I Kip, scholar and author, AI* 17-Carl Joultect. English writer on Russian subjects. IS—John A. McCall, ex president of the New York Life Insurance Company, .lohn It. Stetson, bat manufacturer, Phil- lleilrv M Moore. Youm; Men's Christian Cat her J. F. Leary. chnplnln-ln-chlef of lb * ti. A. U.. Chapman. Knu hamuel Thomas, largest manufacturer of pig VTai ‘ "** pn In Ho- I’nlted Sfstea, Allentown. 12:501 _ ■•>#—*»» TtnV»»r«aarinVt»« SEWING MMCMlNt. No wickiat Mid at SM.M t*r brttf t. Oar taraii art tbt amt bbtral. Wr say *-ei*ht both wan il M «W ftrt*. Writ* tod** tor car Cita In, No* J i. It* S rat. | Jchn Foster Co . 265-271 Decatur St, Atlanta. da. wurcu ■! uvwv MEN GOING ABROAD TO GET IMMIGRANTS !•• order to I most Immigration to <;.*, : secure for tills state i share of ■ Igt.hi!m Hint flock to till*, country 1 IIv by Hie thousands. CommLolouc U’lieiitnii e Hudson will, wit bin a '••eka. follow out tin* plan*: *»f the tin mimgtatloti A>soclntloii, and appoint id i in iii limit loti ouunilssionerH from d Th«- ommi^slo \ III i*.|Ulpi.ed tut ami It • ted In the re«fiit ndlng of iiinilmdoners tuny o liunilgrantH iU* a I Inf the ituniigratlo NOTICE I The »ut horn railway nnmuince-n i.v iin|H>rtunt changes in h»Iip«IiiIcs i i.-'*» ngcr trains, cfTcctlv.* January d. >7. details of which will he furnished ci hv puhllcatbiti In folders. ct«. .!. r. J.rsK. District Passenger .\g**nt. 2Ti—Hnxld l». llcndcrsou. ex-aijenker of the national house of representatives. Du buuue. la. Major tleiiernl Thomas J. Wood. C. S. A., retired, Dayton. Ohio. 27--pr*»fcssor Samuel J. Langley, secrc’ .if the Smithsonian Institution, ndrnttst it nd a«*r«»phii»e Inventor. Aiken, S. C. Alfnd II. Held, newspaper publisher, Dallas. Tex. March. t—licncrnl Henjamlu B. Murray, Calais, Maine. 3—James S. llngg. ex governor. Houston. Tex Romero Rotde«lo, lender of the Spanish Wcyler party. Dr. W. T. Ciimjdmll. founder of Pes Moines, la.. 4 -i.leiitemint-flkncral John M. Schofield. V. S A., retired. St. Augustine, Fla. WII Hum W. Hose, educator and.author. I re- »-Sirs. 1 'll. K. Jones, novelist. Cedar Rap- c,-wnil!uii II. Iloucher. English Illustrator. *<_j,m oImi Hlsmo. chairman of the Mexican International RoundHry Commission. El Piimo. Tex. Archbishop O'Brien of Nova 3d—Henry C. 'Rouse, president of several railroads, Cleveland. James E. Hoyd, ex governor of NVhraakn. — —y—Wy. 3— Carwln~'tf, Spencer, grain »pi • ulntor, St. I^tuls., 4- William 4). Owen, Hbakespenrran «oine- dhm. New York. A-fame* Mills, chief editorial writer of tlb* rtnatnirg Post. Rear Admiral A- K. Hughes. I’. S. N., retired. 9—James A. Wlicelork. etlltnr of the tieer Press. Ht. Paul.x Professor Aithur r.. Post, t.acrert.ifojrtar, Morganfoun. w. -Vt HIsImm* Fa11teres ut France 12— Haron Currie fPhlllp II. Wedclioiiae), formerly Hrltlsb auiluisaador ut Cnustau- t Inople. 14- Carl Si-hura. Herman patriot nml *t itea- man. NeW York. 15— llrlgadier-Heiieral John C. Thldull. I*. S. A., retired, first governor of Alaska, Montclair, N. J. Yauimla Nuckuma, JupuiiCM* philosopher tby Jumping Into a volcano's rriiteri. 19—Paul II. Herlmrd, entomologist. St. I^ada. (ieorge K. McNeill, economist, Huston. 22—J»din Mulvaney, artist. (Militter of ••Cus ter's Last Stand," New York (found drowned i. 33—Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian uorelUt nnd grepsmnn from Professor f text dramatist. -W. C. Cull __ Pennsylvania. Ulrnrd. (ieorge A. Wentworth, sutbn luKiks on malhfinatlcs, Dover, .v jj. 25—Rev. Daniel Maher. president- of Brighton Theological Seminary, Homan Catholic, Haltltnore. 25—Ira K. lllder, ex-congressman. New York. 27—James H. Hatty, American natural his tory collector In Mexico (by addeiital discharge of his guut % 29—James K. Srrlpps, founder of the De troit Evening News. 39—Michael Ihiyltt, Irish Nallonnllst lender. Ellen Burg, actreas and wife of |{«d»ert Edeson, New York. Dr. Charles W. Allen, author of medical books. New York. Juna. 1—Robert Adams. Jr., congressman. Phila delphia tby aufcldet.^ Daniel Lorkwnnd. ex-xuingressman. lluffalo. -Arthur P. Hortnan. I'nlted Htsti - tor from AtATytaDd. Job11 CT NT ' Imii. ji - I/mai poll- •neral o-Charlea Dana, railroad president. New Hartman. Herman phi!- prime minister of York. 6—Karl R. E. o soldier. 10— Ulcliurd J. hVdde New Xenlaml. 11— Edwin It. Hay. handwriting expert. Washington. Nenor Cnstcllane, Hpunlsh financier. 14— Roliert II. Roosevelt, lawyer, editor mid uncle of the president. Henry O. Houghton, publisher. Cambridge. Mass 15- Rev. Edward R. Hodge, secretarv of the Preaby ‘ 1'blladelphfi York. Heneral Howard L. Porter, shoo muuufacturer and philanthropist. -Haverhill. Mnaa. 15—John M. I'attlson, governor. Milford. ougr«>ssman. Ebenburg. i»»»*»»*»*»»**»«*»*»****,»,»»»#**»i 19— Michael F. Dwyer, turfman. New York { .ewls Morrison, actor. New York. )r. Charles J. Jones, president of I'ulon Christian College. Marlon. I ml £»—Profoasor All*ert H. Lane, former preal dent «»f the National Educational Aaao elation. Cblcapn. Jay C. Mors-, former spo, president of the lllluola Hteel cbici 'UIchgo. Earl of la*van ami Me r.is: lord high rummlsslouer of the general assembly «f the Church of 8j »tbiud. 24— Alfred hleveua. Relgtan genre painter. 25— Captain Nathau Appleton, author aud traveler, Iloaton. 29—llev. (.’ Winter Ilolton, Enls<ona| an thor. North Pelham. N. V. Hue da Hroglle. French stutesmau. C II. Clark. English liotoulat. Eugoue Hura, Her- man Wagnerian singer. 29—Dr. Alexander Drown, historic ueiiloglat. Virginia. Kerge llusalHii lilatorlat inbtfliT Rosewater, editor ..f^umuhn Wee. September. 1—Edward J. Rnaaell. marble painter. 3—Herman Oelrlehs, |*olltlct u and flnan cler. New York “ Is It. westtm. nri He ml uary. 5— BavM Torrence, chief Justice of the ---Connecticut euprems court g-Cnmlllc Merrtirder. mefulTirrgTit and linear. Philadelphia. 10— Miss Rose Porter. Amerb*nu author. 12— Felicia Hlatapur. Amerbnn \b*e-cnusul at Trieste. Aiiftrla. Arthur D. Vinton, story writer, New York 13— Daniel o'Day of the Mtamlurd Oil Com tinny. Prince Albrecht of Prusala. Heo. Jacobi, n|»era «*»mis*aer. 14— Judge Richard If. Ahej^ chief Jaeflce of the District-of Columtda court of ap |iesls. Hagerstown. Md Hrlgedler gen cml Chnrlcs Page, 1*. H A., retired. 15— Heneral Dimitri F. Trefs.ff. rommendaut of the Ituaslan Imperial palace. 15— Aaron T. llllsi. ex-governor of Michigan John II. Mlchetier, president of the Philadelphia Clearing Rear Ad Hlbreltar. Warren O. Eltlott, president of the Atlantic Coast Una, Watkins Ulen. N. V. 17—c. D. Molrer. president of the State Normal School, ureenahorn, N. (1 15—Ex-Chancellor Harrison of tha Cfilrer sltv of New Brunswick John Mttlln. millionaire Iron ami ateci manufacturer. Detroit. Heorge F. Warren, newspaper writer and author. Rorhester. N. Y. 2>—Holier! II. Hitt. eoiigreaHiimii. chairman of the bonne committee ,>u foreign af fairs. Illinois. Rev. Dr. Robert J. NevIn, who was rector of the EpUeopal church of Ht. Paul, the first ProtcNtunt church of Rome. Itetlilehem. Pa 23—James A. Burden, president of Iron works. Troy. N. Y\ 25—Heorge II. Poor, claimant to Waiting house nir brake nnd other important In ventlons, yortland. Me. October. t—Count Adolfo Pianclanl. commahderTm chief of tlie dissolved (tontlfieal army. Rome. Alliert J. Adame, -policy klug," by suicide. 7—Casper ('. Clemens, Populist and Social 1st Hnder. Topeka, Kan. 5—Daniel T. Jewett, ex-l'nlted States sen iitor, Ht. liouls. William R. Arnett, Afrt ran Methodist Eplseop.il. Wllberforrt Fnlverslty. Ohio. 9—Mnrehesu itei Hlillo (Adelnble UlstorlK Italian tragmllenne.: Arebl>lsbon Rond, primate of (Yinadn. Ileury W. Dehmnii, rice, turfmao, Cln angellnt. Little York. j- mj«* Susan It. Anthony, woman suf* ' trace leader. Rochester. S'. Y. Dr. Man iid iJiilntnna. president of Argentina. 12- Professor Otto Ftb-hs. director of Mary land Institute Sc III ad of Art mid Design. H iltbooie. . . , .. 14 John J. Anderson, author of school hla- l.V Mr lti.Miklyii »inrlntmtl. -Johann Most, York. agitator, New ex governor or, Uurolu. Did, ox congressman, DuRols, T. Whitney, author of ato iitng peopb*. Boston. (ie«irg** cotigtcismnii. Ashland. Pa. xer II Dockery. «*x congress North Curoltmi. It. (igdcu Doretnus. |Hd«o Julio Hutigull)*, chemist York. Culian rexolu allurgtst 21— Marcus W. Arhcsnn, Judge of the rnltevl States circuit ctiurt. Pittsburg. 22— Heorge R. Stevens, author of theological .. tHsxkft. Yule Divinity School. 33—Dr. Joseph Korosy. Hungarian munlcl pal statistician. AUmrY IT Hondtl. •*.*u» noser nnd bnndninster, Kansas City, Mo Duke of Almo Amodovur. Spanish min Ister of foreign affairs. Colonel He<»rge W. Cabell, ex congressman from \Tr* French bankei 23— Rev. Dr. JiuImii Smith, corresfHWnllng secretary of the American Itoewl of com mlsNbuiers nf foreign missions. Roxbury. Mass. Albert Sorel, bletorinn. July. I—Manuel Hnrrin. Inventor nf the laryngo scope Ward, nnlnrallst. 3- llcnry F. Wes' Mutual Insiira phla. 4- Professor Hem Chicago. 6— Heorge W. Householder, pioneer evening journalist of Kansas City. Jules A. lire ton. French genre pnlutcr. Alliert Vln cent, rtcr president of the lied Croon conference. Heneva. Swltxerlsml. 5- ('hrlstopher L. I.nngdell. LL D.. author Ity on law. Harvard I'ntverslty. 7— Joseph J. Wood, uaval cuiiatrurtor, I'. .V N. _ 9—Henry ('. Adams, congressman. Madison. Win. II. J. Tneedle. [•resident of thi lteliiiont Holf Club, t'hlcilgi*. ].■?—I.oiiu » • tee. Inventor nml manufat-tnrer Worci'ster, Mhos, t'arl Si tiler, Herman l.ibciji^ statesman. 16- AIUrt licit. Ehgllslt South Afrl* lu.itider. Wlllliiin Painter, Rnltlim mentor. 17— Dr Charles Pelllgrlul. ex president of Argentina. I ely Curxon of Keddleaton. England, formerly Mias Mary loiter of Chl-ngo. Hciijamtn T. Rodman, first Anferlean ex mayor of Phil ; April. • Hrlgadler Heneral Francis llarrliigr« I s. M. C . retired. New Orleans 3 Paul Niwi|iiet, Fretteh aenlptor nml « oiiiiut tby n balloon accident In n Lo 1*111101 marsh!. I i; c. Swift, meat pneki H Rlchmomf. author and notnide crlinl* J. Ives, Nlst.sk, • immunnii, nmnor si a I lawyer. Mead v tile, former rollrond president. Wo AleMimb S- let. u. Chicago New \ ork. Wnsliliigtm ... wegtan ihsv Wlstar Morris, Episcopal ulst Johnson, pillule Flint, eitncntoi L. Klellaml * Morris |*ortlaml. Holdstvln. hutch music. Cln 'i,if«>*or Nathnidel ('. Sli; atubrldge. Mass. tUlipe About Watches Don’t he persuaded t<> buy a watch you cannot depend „n. The ease, the outer garment, is not the essential thin?. You may, if you wish, exploit your ideas yf eemioiny on the cover of your time-piece; hut don’t'he persuaded to hoy a watch whose “inside secrets"' will not bfttr the closest scru tiny. See to it that the materials and the work are abso lutely honest. We sell only good watches. We guarantee that they are (rood. We will not sell you an inferior ipiality. Relia bility and wear-worth are the watch-words with us. . Maier & Berkele prcaldcllt Hrlgadler tjeuernl Edtm.nd Rice. I’. A., retired. Wakefield. Mss*. 22-llus*ell Sage, rtnsm ler. New York. Its KiNhiiiia, chief of the JapatiCNe iiriur general stsff 24— l»r. tb'orge W. Albert Pennsyhsnln State c«dleg< 25— Jatues R. dc Rentier, civil engineer. Den ver. Jntnes Callahsn. who once debated with Carl Hchurx. St. lamls. 25—Heorge T. Rlspham. eminent lawyer s anther, Philadelphia At—Julio I.. Toole, liililuli comedian. 31—Rev. U»*orge (ireenfell. English mind niy explorer of the Congo State. August. II. Thompson of the Wahhltigto the Ne \ Corpora or of the Edmond Ruusse, memin 1 1'iemh Academy. 4— Rear Admiral Charles J. Train. I'. S, N.. at Chef il. Chins Dntilel It. Wesson, revolver tiistiufseturcr. Springfield. Rex. «»s»*ar Fllppo m*4 ret ary of the RnptDi Publication So«’lety. Phllkdelphls. Duke of Rutland, England. Justice, Rou-it Sedgwick of the supreme court of Can ada. 5— Edgar Brown, who discovered and de* —Velopofr tho Mossbs aml VrrmHIott trotv ore rnngcs. Sault Hte. Marie. Mich. 7—William Rosengsrten. lovejUor of elec tric i nil way. Philadelphia. I—Ilex. Dr. 4. AddlNon tlenry. Phllsdelphls, iiiiNierntor of the Prestiyterlsn general a»M>mbly. Professor W. II. Ilsrt, au thority on dlal*ete0. New York. 9—William J. Shields, *lurgh>r, medical scientist and Inventor. Pittsburg. Dr. James Weir, author of tucdb-nl books, nwenslmro, Ky. 13— Mrs. Pearl M. T. Cralgla ("John Oliver Hobbes'Amerlean.Eugllsh noxrllst. 14— Ex-Cotigressuian Heorge R. Fielder. Jer sey City. 15— Rev. Dr. Richard Eddy. American I'nl* verbalist nutlmr and historian. James' Dredge, editor of Engineering, Lniulou. Relwoo* s. Clark ("Sophie May">, writer of iNN.ks for children. 1 17—Miss Lmdlle M Phelps, founder of the Phei|is Collegiate tb-hool for Hlrls, Smytlifiebl. S. (*. William It. Cahill, actor. New York. IS-Alexander Lulgiut, Fieiieb couduxtor aud wuiposvr. 13— Colonel John rlnnntl. 15—Rev. KSm P. Jones, Itoek. Ark. 15—Mrs. Jefferson ttax is, widow of the pres Ident nf the Confederate States. 17—J. D. Walker, ex t’nlted States senator, Fayetteville. Ark. IK— Lord William Scully. largest owner of U'4UMern lands. Ijotidnn. 19— Captain John Hall, ex-l'nlted State* tuanmnf and onn* Tjrtnttr •secTefary of Abrntiani Lincoln. Wushlugtoii. Ps. 20— lion Jorge Munoz. Huatcnmln minister to Washington. Renjauilu 11. Warren, civil engineer. New 3 ork. 22—Frederick Sehreluer. Inventor of stereo typing machinery. Plainfield. N. J. 24- Major tJetirinl Jatnea W. Forsythe, t* S. A., retired, who was (ietieral Sheri* hlef of staff. Columbus, Ohio, it D. Robson, au t*f the Royal Arcanum, 3d ass, _ 29—Robert L. PstIs, ex ma vor and ex*com gressmnn. Fall River. Mau. 13—Rev. Edgar 3f. Levy, Raptlst, who ido the opening prayer at the drat Re- „nclD . millionaire pioneer. Lem Angeles, Cal. Novamber. I—Rock wood Hoar. enngre**man. W<*rees- ter. Mass. Archduke (itto, nephew of • Emperor Frauds Joseph of Austria Hungary. 7 (b*orgo Herring. English philanthropist. 4—Heneral John Ketcbnui, congressman, hover Plains. N. Y. f. l ilt* Tbaulow, Norwegian landscape imluter. 7 tl J. O'Neill, "barley king" of Mani toba. * I.:iSalle A. Maynard, associate editor of I.chIIc's Weekly. New York. •j John t\ Welling, vice-president of the Illinois Central railroad. Chicago. 11 Rev. Dr. Ilenrjr M. Ralrd, historian of the Huguenot a. 12 Major (*eneral William R. Rhflfter. I*. S A., retired, who commanded the Atnerl mn array In the Santiago campaign in Culm: Bakersfield. Cal., 13— Henry |( 'Holtufeldtr-'YuUltlmllllonatre distiller. Oeotiowao. Wls. Slater Maty Julia, mother superior and pbllau tliroplat. Chicago. 14- Mrs Mary llnttnme, president (iiteruntlounl onler of the Klug'i (era and Sons. New York. tS-lir. Sarah Do loxaa. Chtcngo. 17-Hlovnnnl Rossi. Italian a«*)loglat tmur dered by an ntinrehlaty. 19-Mlss Hcorgln t'syvsu, actress. Flushing 23 Heneral Millard Warren, former Pulled State* senator, ('hattaiioocn. Tenn. 21* Dr. Isaac Atkinson, uniilrnl educator, Ita It (more. 25-Ft a tik W. Hunt, ex-governor of Idaho, (ioldfield. H. (*. Rnrep. proprietor of MAY GET INCREASE BUT NOW ELSE Railways and Engineers Are To Confer at Chicago. Chicago, Jan. 2.—Delegates front the Brotherhood nf Locomotive Engineer*, representing ell lines In the district weatjiif Chicago, will meet with officers of the railway's today to further dls* cuss their demand for an Increaxt* In wages nnd an eight-hour day scale. (Jrand Muster Hlone will act an spokesman for tho engineer* It Is probable the Increase In wages will be allowed, but the eight'hour work day will be warmly contested by the railways. FIVE PERSONS HURT AT CHICAGO FIRE Long Ladder Collapses with the Rescued and Rescuer. rnicHgo. Jan. 2.—The reef Jessness of Bremen in erecting u ladder at a fire which partly destroyed the realdenc of Dr. P. H. Welch. In North Htat street la?t night, xvns responsible f.i serious Injury to five persons, two of whom were firemen, one a woman, whom ihe flrejncn were endeavoring to rescue, the fourth a small boy, wh stood wntehing the tire, and the fifth a policeman. In their haste to raise the ladder *j the third story of the house, and se cure Mrs. P. H. Cook, aged 60. the flte. men neglected properly to connect It In the middle and It coilansed under the weight of the two men and the woman, precipitating all three to the pavement below. The end of the ladder, aa it fell among the Crowd, struck the boy TMrThF-tienrt. causing Jk^totcrurf of skull. The loss will reach $30,000. FUTURE AMERICANS ARE THE GIANTS Tliat at Least Is the Opinion of Dr. McGee, of St. Louis. N’exv York, Jnn. 2.—According to Dr. \V. J. McGee, one of the directors of the fit. Louis museum, who addressed anthropological section of the American Association for the Advance ment of Science at Columbia I’nlversl- esterdnx. the American of the fu ture will be a tidier man, stronger, more Intellectual, more humanitarian and will live longer Gian the American •f today. "At the present lime/* *ald Dr. Mc Gee. In support of his contention, "ev ery babe horn lives on on average of nty-nlne years. Half a century ago average Hfo wa* 2i_ tn-25 yeara. thus showing that the longevity Is in casing." John D. Rockefeller. In the opinion of Dr. McGee, Is typicul of the Ameri can of tomorrow, lie describe* Mr. Wkefelier as "the Incarnation of con- eturated effort,” and declares that, rum anthropological point of view, he undoubtedly represents the coming American. He considered Mr. Rocke feller’s great wealth as only Inciden tal. and said that whatever line of business Mr. Rockefeller had chosen he would have been,In the first rank. HOY STRANGLES DOG AFTER FIERCE FIGHT F.bbltt ha,mac. Washington, nptnln Hugh II. Henry, past tistb> ... - |hp Army, and N , Washington. • nummular client I L.-Victor Ranchman. Marxb, •ciuiM-rntlc lender, Frederick, Md. J Rcclr formerly chief •• the Rrltlah navy lah educator and . Athletic AsiMN’Iatloi Hum E. Tlllotaon, wootcii tuauiifn-’t'i I'It t afield. Mass. December. 1 Murk llasalcr, iiiiihIciiI director and < Philadelphia lorn lint »«ui ritlsck l'n '»». ridlndclplda. poet. . _ ..iMdfdn Mis* font Will, Mess LapiM.nl. physician Hi.- Hard tier, theatrical _ , Knltlmore. Ill-hop ico.ge F. Heymour. Eplseopal, >t'rliigfle|,t. 111*. Ferdinand Rninetler,*. Frein-h lltersrj • title sod academician Sylxin Hcrrleb, iu tresa. New York. lh—Rehiintlti. ex king of Dnboiney. Africa Dr. Ferdinand llenrotln. surg^ia, Chi cago. 12“Arthur Brown, ex i'nlted states senator from Ftali (shot by Mrs. Am..* T. Brad ley). !4-('on 15-t'a‘ptnlu L. Tanner. V deep s»*a explorer. Washington. 17—Heneral John M. lt'*od. nr,*«tdent of the ' I’nlted Railways and Electric Company of Haltlnmn*. 19— lltshop C C. MeCatie. Methodlsl Eplsro* mi, New York. John A. hn<>s. humor ist. formerly editor of Texas ftlYtloga, New York. 21— Mr*. Blanche R Lincoln, kindergarten educator. New York. 22— Rlshop Henry Cosgrove. Catholic, Dav* en|H»rt. la — -» YlM’omte Hlnnltiuh, premier of Braxlt under the empire Praytr Services. M-clings for tin* week of prayer art* being held at Kng'lsh Axenue Metho dist thuivh ut ?:«» in the evening. All ordlnPy Invited. .Chicago, Jan. 2.—After a struggle with a dog which had bitten him sev eral times. John Rruches. aged 14. strangled the animal, to death. The hoy was bAdly bitten, but he finally ob tained h grip on the dog’s throat und held on until he collapsed front his ef forts. When members of the family cants uiHin the scene, the boy was uri- < onaclous nnd the dog dead. Special Services. Next Hundity being the day for the quarterly observance of the l>»nl i* s.:p- per, special services preparatory to the occasion will he held ut the Pryor Street I rcfcoyterbin church W'edne** day, Thursday and Friday nights *,f this wee^. PROMINENT MACON MEN TO VI8IT IN HONDURAS. B|hs-IiiI to The Henrgtnn Macon. G«., Jan. 2 Dr n t*. Gib son nnd lion. Mallory Taylor will leave on January 12 f«*r a trip to Honduras. Tftev will Im* gone about a month While there they will visit Thomas Troy, formerly a titlson of Mac TAYLOR’S The following items will interest staple and offered at less than MIL are 40-lncti Sea (stands 6 1-2c. 2.oi»ii yard Domestic. 40-Inch White Lawns 10c, 2.500 yards nf 40.inch white Lawns, . full worth 12 I-2c, for Die. Mill Ends. Ginghams, for 61-2c. ainghiim* und < 'harobrnyx. to 1" ynr<l» piece, fully «"i ili 1 oc - yard, for 6i-:c. — MUi Ends Outings 61-2c Light, medium and dark colors, worth 8c and luc yard, only 6 l-2c. Ten-Quarter Sheetings for 25c, 10 pieces, full ten-quarter brown and bleaching Hheetlnga, fully worth 30c, for yard, 25c. Brown Linens at 121-2c, Yard, Qualities that ..will coat you 15c to 18c, are offered here while they last at 12 l-2c. Apron Ginghams at 61-2c Yard. “The mtlt price nn this grade h now 6c yard, nut xve own them. xvc can sell ut 6 l-2c. ^ Boys' Suits at $1.50. 20» Hoys’ Suita 4tt ngea 4 to 15 years, worth anywhere $2.00, for $1.5». Boys' Pants at 50c. 150 pairs Roys’ well-made, perfect fitting Pants in various neat pat terns, ut 50c. 240 MARIETTA STREET. Double Width Flannelettes, Yard 10c. *0 pleo»* of Arnol.tV flnr Flannel- •»»*«, recuarly sold at 16c. for, yard, 10c. Ladies’ Skirts at $2.48 Each. These consist of Mohairs, Serges and Cloths, nnd are regular $1.00 to $3.98 values, for $2.48. Ladies’ Silk Waists at $2.48. 8hnrt nnd thren-nuartera length ■Iccvm In blnck and colored Taffeta Kllka, worth 13.00 to I3.S0, for IMI. Ladies’ Shoes at $1.50 Pair. ITp-to-dare. anappy style* aenutne viol kid Hhoes for Ladle*, worth 63.00. for 61.60. Ladies' Underwear at 25c. Indies' eight-pound Vesta and 1‘nnt*. being heavier than ths usual kind you buy at !6c. Kid Gloies at $1.00 Pair. This I* a standard guaranteed Glove of reputable make and la full -worth 61.35. Black Cat Hose at 25c. If you have never used this brand we want to Introduce you to the beat there la In the market for lie. Boys' Shoes at $1.50. Made by the famoue Fairfield Bhoe Co., and the beat made at 61.60. Men's Underwear at 50c. 240 MARIETTA STREET. BODIES HELD WEEKS) NO WORD FROM KIN The body of George Allen, the young man who was killed on December 20 rear the 8wffr Fertiliser Works by a Southern switch engine, still lies In the undertaking parlors of II. M. Patter son A Bon. awaiting word from his people, who are 'supposed to live In Lexington, Ky. Lettors and telegrams have failed to bring any replies. Tho bo< y will be kept until .some one claims It. otherwise It will he hurled by the cuniy. The body of Diaries McHaffey, who vns killed several weeks ago by leaping off the Magnolia street bridge In front , moving switch engine, still Res In undertnklng parlors of itarriay A Hrandon. He has a brother living in New York city, hut no word has been ■elved from him or any other of his relatives. STORK WAS BUSY IN NEW YORK CITY New York, Jnn C.—Health Gommls- sioner Darlington has made public the deaths, marriages and births statistics nf Greater New York for 1906. with the eomment that the figures Indicated prosperous twelve months. Tin- number of births and marriages • vr- increased In a healthy-ratio, while ,.j6 death rate Is rather low as com pared with the Increase In population. Dining 19*‘6 there were reported 114,- 772 births, an Increase over 1905 of 8,000. 48.35’. marriages, an Increase of 2.492. Tim birth record Is the greatest ever repoited. J. L. Burks. The t>od> of J. L. Burk Altoona. Pa . his born* at 12 n’cl.H-k. The fun- i be eondui ted there. Tuesday night SHOT BK COMPANION WHILE OUT HUNTINGi. \ FARMER WOUNDED Bperlel to The Georgies. Sparta, Oa.. Jan. X.—While out hunt, ing early yesterday morning about eight miles south of 8parta, George Powell, a prominent farmer of' this county, waa accidentally ahot by Quin-1 cey Smith, While going through a pine thicket Mr. Smlth'e gun, In eome manner, be came tangled In the undergrowth and In undertaking to get It looee It was discharged, the load taking effect .In, the Injured man's left side and arm. While Mr. Smith Is In a very serious condition, the attending physicians do not regard the wound aa fatal. HUGGING BLAMED BY HATCHET CARRIE Washington, Jaw. 3.—“I*ve found the cause of all this Immorality In Wash ington," said Mrs. Carrie Nation, at tha entertainment and dance given by the Ilerhabltes In Odd Fellows hall. *Tt la hugging. You people call It wanting. I call It plain, every-day, promlacuoua hugging. NEW COUNTY OFFICIAL8 TAKE CHARGE OF AFFAIRS. I»e«inl to The HcorRlnu. Hnvantudi. (is., Jiiii. 2.—The new sheriff- «•«■!. Captain Thomas Kereren nml James \V. Md lit Ire, Jr., yesterday took their poal- * ns the chief of shrievalty In tha su perior and city courts. They were elected In June by ths Peopla’a Democratic League, defeatIiik Major Johu Kchwnrs and J. J. Ilarrtirun, titlieu*' tiuh candidate*, who offennl fur re-election. Dr. It. It. Ntnntey nlao succeeded Dr. J. O. •*ID*r an coroner. " 4°^ Interest Compounded, Allowed in Our SAVINGS DEPARTMENT On and After January l y 1907 THE NEAL BANK E. H. THORNTON, President. W. F. MANRY, Cashier. H. C. CALDWELL, Ass’t Cashier.
