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Night Edition The Atlanta Georgian.*# VOL. 1. NO. 119. ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1907. THE HIGH LICENSE MEASURE PASSES OVER THE MAYOR’S VETO PRICK: tissbm GEORGIANS DECIDE TO ENTER CONFERENCE ON SUB-TREASURY, BUT WILL STAY OUT OF CAUCUS The Delegation Adopts Graves’ Resolution Monday Afternoon HOUSE COMMITTEE TO HEAR SPEECHES Atlanta and Savannah Like ly to go After Plum as Independents. By JOHN TEMPLE • GRAVES. Washington, Jan. .7.—The Geor gia delegation this afternoon adopted the Graves resolution to go into the conference of states ami to stay out of it if it is a cau cus to determine the site of the suli-treasury. TU« cunfareiicg ot iM-np-rotlon faced into failure as other conference* have done. We met, tve wrangled and we parted. What’s the mntter with our Georgia that we cannot agree? We have been able in reach no tangible remit In five days of conference. Congressional courtesy haa been unwilling to go for ward until all the delegations were present and the delegation* have taken their time to come. Griggs and Brant ley arrived tills morning. Howard comes tonight. Lewis Is *tck. Mean while we wait and mark time—or kill It. Olive Branch of Peace. The conference did nothing but ee- labllsh the fact that Savannah openly declares It will not aubmlt Ite claims I" the Ileorgla delegation, and pro poses. lndr)>endent of all .delegations, to go before the ways and means com- tntttK with the presentation of its claims. They refused a friendly con ference with Atlanta on Saturday night nntl abandoned one formally ar- 1-rioted for yesterday at noon. Today .Mills tame arrived am] Sa. 1.1!’.mills whole tactics changed He seems to lw the nabob of finance In the Tybee metropolis and when he ►miffs they sreeie. Ten minutes after M- arrival and live minutes after the formalities Conference of the morning adjourned. Savannah came bearing an "live branch to Atlanta and a proposal f"t a conference of a sub-committee. Atlanta, which has led every move ment for harmony nntl fathered every proposition of conlerence, promptly accepted. Proposal from 8avannah. At 11:45 a. m. Mills Lane. Stovall, Stillwell, Hunter and Senator Norwood "I Savannah, met McCord. Pope. Mad- d"*. l’omeroy and Graves, of Atlanta, Itt ,i Until effort to adjust matters. Sn- v.mnah’s proposal was to have the Georgia delegation Ignore Its personal inferences and to present the two rules i n equal terms to the committee wavs ami Cullen Tells How He Shoots Gonzales to Death. New York, Jan. 7.—On the Royal mall steamer Tagus, which reached port *from Panama and Jamaica Sun day afternoon, arrived- Curtla J. Cul len, of Knoxville, Tenn., who, according to a cable from Panama, disappeared two week* ago while out on ball charg ed with having killed a native named Oonxalea In a Hennat tonal ahootlng af fray In the Hotel Aator In the city of Panama. * Cullen la.the eon of the late Curtla J. Cullen, a wealthy merchant, whoae family la ioclally prominent In Ten- nenaee. He la about 28 years of age. a graduate of the University of Vir* gtnte'and -four s wife living tn Knox- vlile. He went to the Isthmus last summer to accept a. posit ton as in spector In the dredging department. Cullen Telia of Killing. “I regret for my family's sake that this thing occurred,” »n;d Cullen, “but since the story has gotten here, I might os well tell the whole thing. The man Oonxales was a notorious bully. While I was talking In the lobby Gon zales picked up a hand full of confetti and dust from the floor and threw It In my eyes and mouth. Then he stood with aeteral Spanish friends, laugh' Ing at me. "Enraged, I hit him with my left fist and knocked him over a table. Re- fore he got up some one I did not know held my hand. I put It In my hip pocket and walled for Gonzales to make the next move. Disguises Himself. •' 'Now pull your revolver and shoot. 1 lie yelled. Jumping ,up and drawing his plfttul. Before ho could shoot 1 fired and lilt him In the Jaw. The bullet glanced,-went under-!htf skin and cams out bark of hln ear. This staggered him. but he ulmed again and was about lo-shoot when I firad, killing him. 1 then went up stairs to a friend's apart ments." Cullen dyed his face and hands with berry stain. engaged n covered am bulance and was driven to the pier. The train was late, and he got safely aboard as "O. Carrington," under which name u friend had engaged passage for him. His lawyers, Cullen said, assured him the case would be dropped, but that If ho did stay for trial ho cotitd not ‘ get Justice on account of native hatred for Americans. Atlanta, unwilling to surrender Its splendid advantages of a two-thirds '"‘•0 «r|ty of the Qeorgla delegation, de- • m««i Whereupon, it was touted a« ! R ’ vlliibli that Savannah and Atlanta -f* uld both go before the ways ami meant committee. Senator Norwood and John Temple < Jr.ives engaged In debate oyer the ad- ' liability of the Georgia delegation go. in*: into the caucus of states this after -an Informal caucus called ovc protest of flArtlett and Livingston, • ! Georgia. Mr. Graves contended that we went Into the caucus we were » Hind by It—that with a divided Oeor *ither Savannah or Atlanta would *"• dropped after the first ballot, as all t*:. territory was combined against At nto and that Atlanta's Interests or numb's lay In avoiding the caucus May Resent Caucus. "n motion* of Mr. Graves, It was re» • !v *d to urge the delegation to par dilute if it was a conference and to ■'ithdraw If It was a caucus, upon the und that the ways and means com- ht«»e resented caucus action on this •»'ter. which belonged of right to that •nrufttee. Norwood and Graves were • n to present this view. The caucus of states meets at 4 p. m. Geo at o’clock this afternoon. Continued on Page Three. ELOPED FROM CONVENT; ARE WED IN PRISON; NOW BEHIND PRISON BARS Mrs. Walter B. Neal, 17 years of a*o. " h " figured only a few weeks ago In n r 'ninnee, running away from her home n Marlon, Ind., and coming to Atlanta 1 1 "ed, Is again In the limelight. This time the young bride Is behind burs of the police station accused '' deserting her husband for another 1 -in. w. F. Bradburn. a clerk for n ' ug store In Peters street. Is said to ' e the man on whom the girlish bride : -is bestowed her affections, and he was 1 ••> nrrested. A cose was also made nil net Mrs. B. F. Hutcherson, of 40 CURTIS CULLEN A MEMBER OF A PROMINENT FAMILY. S|H-elill to The tienrglsn. Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 7.—Cunts J. Cullen, who, It Is said, killed a man In Panama the night before Christmas, I* a member of one of Knoxville's leading families. We Is a son of the late Cur tis J. Cullen, n prominent merchant nnd rentty dealer. He went to Panama several months ago, to take a position on the canal works. He Is a brother- in-law of l)r. J. I, Garrard, fonnerly of Macon. Ga„ but now of Knoxville, sur- geon In the First Georgia regiment dur. Ing the Spanlsh-Amerlean war. News reached here a few weeks ngt that Cullen shot a man at the Astor House at Panama, hilt not serTousty The matter was satisfactorily settled; It Is said. E Civil Service Law May Bring New Fight. It It learned Monday that a deter mined movement la on foot and has ns. sumed definite shape to atop with an Injunction any possible effort the Eng lish faction In the police commls.lon may make to hold a regular police election In April or to abolish civil service os It now exist. In the police department. It l« stated that aome of the best lawyers In the city have been consult ed by civil service leaders and have expressed the opinion that an Injunc tion will successfully thwart any move to hold on election, It Is known that the -English faction holds that the present civil service I* entirely Illegal, and. It Is generally conceded, will try to hold an election at the regular time. If this Is done present Indications promise a lively light In the courts, which may require year, to finally, set tle. Regardless of whether the old board acted Illegally In Instituting civil serv ice'at the time It did. under the terms of the state kw civil service will be come effective on April 2, 1*07. The regular police election la scheduled to take place the latter part of March, and If the present civil service should be declared void, the new eonimtsalon. which will be almost unanimously an Engllah board, can elect as many new officers and man as tt chooses before ctvlt service become* effective. Civil Service Law.' The law stipulated that civil acme* could be put Into effect prior to April. 1907, provided a substantial number of the policemen should resign and be re-elected under civil service. The whole force, with the exception of about eighteen men. resigned, and were re-elected; nnd civil service was de clared In force. The old board con tends this action was iierfectly legal. So strong Is this contention thnt law yers have been consulted, with a view to testing the matter In the courts. One of the stanches advocates of the present civil service, when seen Monday mprnlng. said: '■The only election that will bo legsl this spring will be the election of the few men who refused to resign nnd work under civil service. These men were all retained on the force by the old board and their terms expire In March. When the places of these men are filled, the duly of the commission will cease. Any further attempt at nn election will be wholly Illegal. "Civil service has been operating sue cessfully since Its Inception and there la no reason why It should be nbnllshed and then promptly reinstated, have a splendid force of both officers nnd men and the only possible reason for an election would be to glvo some- body an opportunity to get In a fuv MARSHAL IS KILLED BY UNKNOWN NEGRO HE TRIED TO ARRESTl COUNCIL OVERRIDES THE MAYOR’S VETO BY VOTE OF 18 TO 1 Murderer Made Escape “and Is Still at Large. SpeMal to The Geor,Ian. Columbus O*- Jan. 7.—Kawart Car-t tar, marshal at Richland, Go., was abQt and Instantly killed by a unknown ua- gn> at 7: SO o'clock last night. Carter was attempting to arrest the negro, for Whom tIOO reward waa ofTered from tame other place. The negro submitted until an attempt was made to search him, when he pulled a gun and (hot Carter between the eyes, killing him Inetontly. The negro fled and has not been captured. Mayur Sim* offered a reward of 1100 and bos wired the governor to In crease the amount. The dead marshal was 30 year* old. He leaves a young wife. The eherlff sent here for dogs to place on the trail of the murderer. SHOOTING OCCURRED AT SEABOARD DEPOT. Hpeclal to the (lenrgtao. Amerlcus, Go.. Jan. 7.—New, was received here last night that the bai liff at Richland waa shot nnd killed by an unknown negro, whom h* at tempted to arrest. The shooting took plm<w at the Seaboard depot. Carter was shot through" the Brain" by > pi*- tol. OLDKNOW REPLIES TO J. C SOLOMON After the veto was overridden Councilman William Oldknow arose to a question of personal privilege. He stated that J. C. Soloman, head of the Anti-Saloon League, in • card, made the assertion that he (Oldknow) had said in coun cil that “every member of that body was elected by the liquor men.” J Councilman Oldknow denied that he had ever made any such statement in or out of council. Councilman Foster arose and said that”" Mr. Solomon is in the habit of going off half-cooked. Pro hibition suffers and dies from the advocacy of such armatL"’* Hereafter every social club that wishes to sell or servo spirit uous drinks must first secure a permit from the mayor nnd coun cil. The tax committee reported an ordinance fixing the license for such places at 11,000, but submitted a substitute requiring a per mit .which was adopted. CORTELYOU RESIGNS AS COMMITTEE HEAD Washington, Jan. 7.—Gaotge R.rnrtelyou has announced hla resigna tion a, chairman of the national HcpubUeon commute*. Harry New Is act ing chairman. Race Results NEW ORLEANS. ,. NewOrlcana. Jan. 7.—Hero are the results of today's race,: FIST RACE—Capt. Hale. 13 to 5. won; Henry Boswortli. S to 2, second; Hagaponak, I to I, third. Time 1:19 4-9. SECOND RACE—Plea. 1# to 1. won; Subodor, 9 to 9, second; Moeo B. 1 to i, thtnl- Time S;m. THIRD RACE—Blue Lee. 7 to 9. won: linzel M.. t to 1. aecond; Rebel (Jtieen. even, third. Time. :ll 3-9. FOURTH RACE—Devout. 2 110 J. won;. Foreigner. 2 to 1. aecond; Klein- wood, 7 to |fl, third. Time, 1:60 3-5. FIFTH HACK— 1 mrgtn. tt to 5. won; Athlete. 2 to 6, aecond. Gentian, out, third. Time, 1:09 2-5. Entria* for Tuasday. entries for Tuesday: New Orleans, La.. Jan. 7.—City Park entries for Tuesday: First Race—Five and a half fur longs: Babe B, 101; Donna 10J; Lux- arlen 103: B*rt Oars to*: Gold Bearer 104; Ooy Adelaida 101; Prlnoa of Coins 107; Green Cheat lot; Penrhyn 101; Major Carpenter 109; Monterey 109; M. John Peter* til; aranadA 111; Monte Carole lit. Second Race—Six Furlongs, selling: Western SO; Pompadour 97; Refined 94; Splen 96; Royal Breeie 95; King Pepepper 90: Marvel P.. 97; Rickey 97; Plnaalrker 100; Uazll 101; Holloway tut; Woodxaw lOt; ItalberL 100; Gold Proof no. Third Race—Seven furlonga, puree: Sea Water 91; Turbulence 96; Lolly 90; Beau Brummel 97; Meralea 101; Expect To See 103; Tudor 101; Olamer 110. Fourth Race—One and a half mile, the Old Hh-kory Handlcay: lllg Bow 97; Softty Light 98; Orly JI. 100; Old Stone 100; Jamee Roddick 101; Chnr- laton 102; Judge Pnat lot; Gild 109; Ooldlc 101; Alma Dufour 111. Fifth Race—Mile: Bella M 93; Gay Minister *7; Safety Light 97; Long Bright 97;Footltght‘a Favorite 98; Hickory Corners 100; Big Bow lot; Tartlc 104; Cashier 106; Padre 104. Sixth Race—Five and a half fur longs.. selling: Pretty Doreen 103, Sweat Favor 102, Rustling Silk 101, Qold Zone 104, Tlchomtngo 104, .Young n 108. Mias Leeds 108. Reticent 101. Prtnce Brutus 109, Paul Clifford 110. Seventh Hone Mila, soiling: So ciety Bud 91. Bitter Brown 98. St. Noel 100, IOirache loo. Gold Coin 101. Pride of Woodstock 101, Oauxe 104, Lampn- flramc"10«-- Ijnefnrd Jomcn 404. Tee- pain IK. "Gladiator 105, Jack Lowry 107, Happy Jack 107, 1’lantagcnct 108. T UN. Itradbum nnd Mrs. Jfcal arc nalil to have been Saturday night. It will be remembered that Mr*. Nc.ll waa formerly Mix* Irene Took, who rnn away from d Catholic convent W Marlon nnd came to Atlanta to wed Walter B. Neal, a young man who had preceded her here from Marlon by only a few day*. The young couple waa nrrested, but Inter married In the office of Chief Jennings and obtained freedom Since thnt time Mr. and Mrs. Neal have boarded at Ibe Union Hotel In Mitchell street. Bradburn boarded at the name place. According to statements of the af fair. the girl received a telegram, pur porting to come from her mother In Mnrlon. asking her to come home on she was III. The bride announced her Intention of leaving for Morton late Saturday afternoon, *11 of whleh wan agreeable to her husband. After fin ishing his work Saturday afternoon. Neal hurried to the depot to bid his wife good-bye. hut failed tn find her. He then notified the police and a search was Instituted. The arresls followed on Sunday, be- Ing made by Detectives Connolly, Starnes, Clark nnd Bayne. Neul visited the police station Mon day morning and had a conference w ith his bride. It was Inter learned thnt he Informed the girl lie Intended to send her hack home The cases will he tried In police court Monday afternoon. \Y. II. SMITH. AUDITOR. SUCCEEDS F. A. MEALY W. II. Smith, setlng auditor of the At lanta slid W.-.t Point, has liecii appoint- auditor of Dial road to fill the va cancy ■•Slim'd hy the resignation of F. A Util Linden avenue, at which place lloHy. uo» <• 'terse of tee daaactei ds- ltc Shake-up Contemplated. Humors have been going the rounds thnt the English faction contemplated a big ehake-up In the force and this has aroused the opposition to a fighting humor. Hence the movement for an Injunction. The civil service’ people declare Ilia: a temporary Injunction would stay the proposed' election until civil service naturally went Into effect, under the terms of the state Inw, nnd thnt nc- ct nllngly there would be no election. Another Interesting pliuse of the po- lice situation I* the statement thnt n movement Is on foot to provide a berth In the police department for t'aptnln John W. Ball, formerly chief of police. At a recent meeting of the commission n resolution won adopted requesting the city council' to create the offiee of assistant chief of police und the name of t'aptaln Ball In being strongly men tioned In connection with this office. Jannlngt to 8tick. It civil aervlce Is hvid’to be In effect now. Chief Henry' Jennlng# will con tinue at the head nf the department hy reason of the elvll service rules. Ills friends declare also that even should an election be held Chief Jennings would be re-elected. It Is known thnt effort* are being used In behalf of Cap tain Ball nnd politicians declare he will be mode assistant chief. It Is reliably stated that a well-known cltlsen, not now In public office, haa already been elated for the office ot assistant to So. Ilrltor Lowry Arnold, of the city crimi nal court, the office now held by Cap tain Ball. Rolls Into 011 Depot on'Time Monday Afternoon. For IIh» Aral ttm** In tin* railroad of Admits, a pniwniriT frnltt waa opt-riii^l Iiito tkU vJtjr or»*r th«* Ijuutavtlfe am! N»-I. I Man Then Takes His Own Life With Pistol. New York, Jan, 7.—Mra. Minnie Sechora, aged 27, a beautiful brunette. Monday afternoon, eatnltltaliliitf waa «hot and mortally wounded toduy through aervlre from Cincinnati ami Lotilr ! vlile. The train of dark red coaches to a atop on time In the union depot, nl thouh It ■wga marked _np on the bullet in iMHtnl ten minutes late. IiiBtcml of traffic from Louisville in Williamsburg by Loo Uloahoaky, who waa Infatuated with her. nionhoaky, after klaalng the dying woman, nhot and killed himself. The woman's husband la an Inmate of duett!mill hereafter being Brought King’s Park Insane asylum. In hla over a long haul oyer., other .roads, the 7 a. ..... ■->■ partment of the Ohio Myndlrate of laterur- ban Hallways. The order making the ap* polntmeut waa leaned Inet week. Mr. Hmlth l« succeeded ItfTred K. Win* burn, who aMmiiee the duties of chief claim clerki which la practically the same na that of claim agent, having all the authority nnd ciuoliimenta afforded by that title. Mr. Wlnburu la one of the beat known and moat popular young railroad no n In the city. Having entered the claim •»ITl<*ca of the Weatern and Atlantic na clerk In IP" — - - ... . . with — . ... i date hla l*eln* made claim agent of the Attaiitii nnd West Point, lie went to the Waal Point as claim Investigator In over « 90ng haul hut wmrr um«". off It Lila of the Isoulavlllc nnd Nnanvlll will untuhllah thta abort lino permanently, mill It U expected to Ih» one «»f the Ui"-t popular with the traveling nubile. A few ndnutca after arrival, the diner, om« of fh«* umat '«*tal*»rate that liaa eier rnn Into Atlanta, waa aldetraeked Jaat «»«»i- *!•!'• 4if tile old atatlou, and J. II. |MI» n beck, division pnaaertger agent, waa L«"»t to the newapnner representatives ami other frlemle. Au elaborate aienn Waa served on thla occaalou. III honor of the inauguratlmi of the through tralu aervlre. Many Officials. In addition to the paaneiujem on this train, them were TmIp conductor W U |mba, Engineer William Lnrwtetd. Flagman C II l.lttleton, Itaggageianater «*. 1. l-r - - -■ fen - .. y. r._ .. n, t\ l». Hoyd, laiitn (Mnclnnatl Hue; H. engine ngen ... ~et agei Kppa, J T. Me- Urble. trawling freight agent; <* W. Ilrad* thaw, auperlutemleiit Atlanta division; Harry Khanka, chief clerk to purchaalng agent; J. II. Ilarlnn. chief apeulal agent; Charles Oeahard. traveling auditor; II. M. Gould and W. W. Neal, • ENGINE RUN8 AWAY, INJURING EMPL0YEE8. Hpe«*lal to the Georgian. Hparta. tla., Jan. 7.—Saturday night tt • o'clock the engine at the plant of the ftparta oil mill got out from under the control of the engineer nnd ran away. The big belt which connect* the anglne with the main ahnft was broken and struck several of the em ployees, some of them sustaining very painful Injuries. The accident will probably necesal- tate closing down the mill for a few days until the engine and other ma chinery can be repaired. last rational moments he had left hla wife In the core of Hloshosky. Mrs. Heehorn wan forced to earn her liv ing an a seamstress to provide for her- *t»lf and her I0-yenr-ohl daughter, be cause she had'refused to accept any help from THonhosky. % The woman had left her home at No. 7! North First street, where Hloshosky boarded, to do aonm new Ing at No. 324 Metropolitan avenue. Hloshosky learned where she wns go- Ing, ^preceded her to the house, hid himself In the vestibule and then shot her us she turned and rnn upon seeing him. The street wns filled with boys nnd girl* on their way .to a public school a block away. The tragedy'oc curred before the very eyes of the chil dren. OQOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQOOOCOOO* o o O WEATHER MAN CAUTIOUS; O O ONLY "PARTLY CLOUOY." 0 O O O With cnutlon the weather man O O approach*.h the situation. O He leaves himself the loop-hole O TO BE. FIRED President M’Crea Ex pected to Have a Honse Cleaning. Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 7— Evidence of graft, which may reach Into the millions, has been uncovered In the Pennsylvania railroad. It Is Interwoven with the different departments of the $400,000,000 corpo ration. whose aggregate expenditures during 1905 were $192,100,348, while Its gross Income In the same period was $246,089,497. ' The new president of the road. James McUrea, la determined to force an end to present conditions. A com mittee of five directors Is now Investi gating the Internal affairs of the com pany. V Stewart Patterson Is chair man, rind Tin antf hTa ttHBOcmtes arw’pg- pected to file their report within u short time. It Is believed that this report will bo the slgnul for the most radical house cleaning In the history of any railroad of the world. Although the salaries paid by the Pennsylvania have never been large, many of it* employees have retired with Independent fortunes; others have died leaving estates of grcAt value. Many complaints have been made by firm* and companies which found It Impoalsble to sell supplies or equip ment to that section of the road eait of Pittsburg. Competition, so-called, was governed by rules which shut out the lowest bid der, It Is said, and awarded the con tracts to favored concerns In which relatives of the officers nnd employee* of the Pennsylvania are interested. 0 for anything thnt might possibly O | oOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO O happen In the next twenty-four O O hours by forecasting: O O "Partly cloudy Monday night O O and Tuesday." O O Temperatures Monday: O O 7 a. m. .. .. .. ..$0 degree* O .. degrees 0 Q 0 a. tn. 0 O HAS FRANCE GIVEN O O TAHITI TO BRITAIN? O O o O Melbourne, Au*., Jan. T.—The O O Melbourne Age, on the authority O - O of missionaries, says that France O • 21 degree* 0 ( o haa ceded Tahiti to Great Britain O . .13 degrees O o In consideration of territorial con- O ..66 degree* Oi O cessions In Burma. Mr. Deakln. O O lo a. tn. OH .. _ 0 12 noon 68 degrees OiO prime minister of the common- O O 1 p. tn 70 degrees O wealth of Australia, says he haa O O 2pm 72 degrees O O no Information on the subject. O O O O 6 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOG OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Councilman Ellis Vot ed to Sustain the Mayor. MONOPOLY FEATURE ' WAS ELIMINATED Two Aldermen afad Two Councilmen Were Not in the City. . J By a vote of It to 1 the lait council, of 1306 voted to override the veto of Mayor Woodward on the high license ordinance before that body nnd R will now become ft law without hla atena- ture. An amendment By Councilmen Choaewood, Hancock and Elite elim inating that portion which restricted the number of saloon* according to th* Increase of population and pre venting a monopolyrln the whlaky bus iness waa unanimously adopted. The amendment provides that every man who secures a license must prove end make-an-affidavit that he own* the business and bo must prove that he owns the leaso where the business It conducted. Thla amendment was made to preclude the possibility of a monopoly by wholesale houses to the exclusion of the smaller dealer. In voting to sustain the mayor's veto Councilman Elite explained hla posi tion by saying that he believed the II- cmm must bo reduced from M49 la 31,600 or the restrictions referring to the number of saloons to the popula tion be eliminated or else a monopoly would Inevitably result. Aldermen Peters and Hlrech and Councilmen Pomeroy and Taylor were out of tho city and could not parttcD pue In the council meeting. Hi or CURED Declares Existing Con ditions Most Un favorable. The Hoard of Education has submitted to council n report em bodying every point urped by The (icorffiuii. The hoard asks for an iipproprintion for two new school hinldinipi to relieve the con Rested condition which hns existed dur- intr the past year. There is no he prompt nnd liberal in granting the request. The Georgian took up tf*e move ment for more adequate school fa cilities several weeks ago. Detailed statements were published which showed the number of classes ia nch school and the pupils in each ^ class, nnd these figures brought to j light the fact that almost every grade wns overcrowded to a point | where discomfort and inconvcn-1 ienee resulted. The Georgian published photo graphs of sonic of the makeshift; rooms. One of these was a coal, ro<*«t. whitewashed nnd cleaned as host it could be for the reception of school children. There were several basement rooms, badly lighted, badly ventilated,-unfit for use by growing children during " the long hours of the school day. ('resident Luther Z. Rosser and Secretary.L. M. Landrum, of the , board of education, have submit-,’ ted to the mayor and council their. annual reports for the fiscal year,' and these embody several requests' for improvements in conditions. The report shows thst in the city schools there are 125 grades! which have between 50 and 60 pu- i pils in a room, while it is known ' hy educators that 40 is the maxi- f mum number for thp best results I in teaching: It is Rhown that two new school buildings are needed to relieve the present overcrowded 1 conditions without making any; provision for future growth. LiiHt year the city appropriated about $1106,000 for the publio schools, but this year tho board Contlnuad on Pag* Thraa,