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Georgian.
ATLANTA, GA. f FRIDAY, JANUARY 11,1907.
GIVEN UP FOR LOST,
SHIP PONCE IS SA VED
Vessel Towed Into
Harbor of Hamilton,
Bermuda.
VESSEL REPORTED
BADLY DISABLED
Craft Leaves Porto Rico
Christmas Day and Suf
fers in Big Gales. /
Washington. Jan. K.—The mlxxtng
ship Ponce, of the New York and Porto
Rico line, has afrlved at Bermuda In
great distress.
The Ponce ii one of the regular paa.
renter ships of the New York and
Pocto Itlrn Steamship Company; -p*r
Ing between Ponce and New York. Un-
dar ordlrilry circumstances the trip
takes seven daya
On her last trip the vessel left Ponce
on Christmas day. carrying seven pas-
senders and a working force of SI, In
cluding officers and stewards.
She was sighted by a sailing vessel
north of Porto Rico on her aecond day
out.
The captain of the sailing ship spoke
to the Ponce and naked to be reported
In New York. At‘that time all was
well on the steamship. Then the cap
tain of the steamer Admiral Farragut
arrived In the port of Phllad'lrldn lost
Saturday with the nfwa that he hail
spoken to a disabled steamer >00 miles
off the Delaware rapes. The ship re
fused aid.
A broken shaft was the cause of the
Ponce's delay, according to the latest
dispatches from Bennuda. The steam
er was towed to an anchorage at Mur
ray's landing by the tugs Gladlaven and
Powerful.
too ALABAMA MINERS
ARE BURIED ALIVE
BY A GIAN1 CAVE-IN
Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 11.—One hundred miners have been
entombed as a result of a cave-in at the Schloss mines in Cal
houn county, according to tele phone report just received here.
• It is not known if any of tho men were killed outright but
owing to the extent of the cave -in it will be several hours before
they can be reached.
The accident is said to have been caused by defective tim
bering. ,
One rescue party has already entered the mine and another
is being organized.
No details of the collapse have been received.
PONCE TOWEO INTO PORT
BY A TRAMP B.EAMER.
New York. Jan. 11.—The Maritime
Register descrlbes.no such vessel as
the Waddell, which Is sgld to be the
vessel which towed the Ponce Into
Hamilton harbor, and It la believed that
In a cable mla-up the name waa mis
spelled.
General Managsr Moopey, of the New
Yack-and Porto Rico, Immediately ca
bled to Bermuda for full detail*.
He said:
-I have no doubt that the Ponce'a
machinery broke down In the gales
which have prevailed, and that ahe
drifted until picked up by the tramp
steamer. Thla haa been my conten
tion elnce the Ponce waa overdue long
enough to cause apprehension. There
was enough food on board to laat the
The Ilagne, Jan. 11.—Three
hundred persons perished on the
island of Tana and scores are
missing because of u tidal wave
which swept over some of the
Dutch East Indian islands, south
of Achin.
Forty pertons were drowned
on the island of Simal and reports
from other islands stste that the
loss of life Is large. ~
PROF. SOULE
IS SELECTED
STEAMSHIP PONCE.
passengers and crew for regular rations
all the time they have bean out, but
i have no doubt all were pul on re
duced rations when the commander
saw that a long delay would be expe
rienced.
"1 gather In the brief cablegram that
the Ponce and the tramp steamer could
be seen from land as they entered the
port of Hamilton, Bermuda. That Is
one of the most treacherous harbors In
the world, tilled with eoral reefs, and It
takes a goad ship several hours to en
ter."
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O WARMEST JANUARY KNOWN.
O Special to The Georgian. O
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O imon hire; the budTir* "Sg 4
O and a few blooms are open. A O
O severe freete would ruin the O
O chances for a crop. It la the O
O warmest weather for January In O
O the ptemory of the oldest tnhabl- O
O tanta of thla section. O
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CREW STREET CHILDREN
WATCH GEORGIAN MADE
Visitors See Every
Detail of Making a
Daily.
BIG PARTY COMES
DURING BUSY HOUR
Linotypes aud Press Absorb
Attention of Teachers
and Pupils.
Crew Street school put up Its books
and closed Its desks with a rattle and
bang Friday afternoon, about one hun
dred and fifty boys and girls In the
seventh and eighth grades laughed and
chatted over anticipation of a treat In
store. , ,
For Crew Street school was Invited
to Visit The OeorgUn to eee a modem
newspapir made, and every boy and
girl In tha school waa Interested.
American boy* are bom machinist*,
and they like to aee people do thing*.
And you wlU find that American girl*
are but little behind In their love for
machinery—It la not until they grow
older and have otbar Interest* that they
forget how they liked to watch th*
wheels go round.
Miss Aurelia Roach le principal of
the school, and her assistants are
Misses Ella W. Bmllle. Lena Outhman.
Martha Andrew* and Nina Fuller.
There are really four grades, for each
U dlvldid into "A" and "B"division.
They came trooping through the
business office and up the atalre Just
at tha busy hour—though most all
hour* are busy In Th* Georgian ahop.
They didn't wait* much Urn* In the
editorial or local rooms. Th* pollahed
desks and lha rattling typewriters,
where a staff of reporter* were grind
ing out late* news, were all very well
in their way, but the rattle and click
of the linotype* In the composing room
next door draw the visitors to the
busier department.
Watching the Linotype*.
Did you ever stand at the elbow of
an expert linotype operator and watch
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CREW 8TREET SCHOOL.
of th# 8*venth and Eighth G
Th* Georgian at it* Modern Plant Friday Afternoon.
GEORGIAN’S VISITORS
The teacher* ami pupil* of the adv
ent h and eighth gulden at the (’raw
street school are as follows;
EIGHTH GRADE A.
Miss Aurelia ltonrh. ITInrlpal.
Miss Ella \V. Knitlllo, Assistant rrlnclput
nutl Teacher Eighth A.
Alllu Fraser,
Mat UlseUlwr*.
Walter Hawes,
L«e Kraus.
Cerf Kahn.
*• Ttuatey,
latnea Maorjr.
“ Kaplan.
McPorkle.
ira Btetnbrhner,
IS
Cat
Alinee Wanle,
Ma Kesaner.
Fannie Ftnklesteln,
Claire. Holloway,
(tussle Fraser,
Maud Jacks.
Frances Fuller,
__theHne Parke
Unset (instill. „ __ wv ..
Helen Thomas, Kuby Davidson.
SEVENTH ORADR A.
MNs I-en* Guthman. Teacher.
Myrtle Hutler. Harah MUhIH.
Daisy Cain. Elisabeth Pnrclval.
Msry Kate Iinvhlaon.Cnrrte Porter,
Minnie Evans. Ituth Rnlney.
Addle Fraser. Lonls* Uead.
- * — Katharine llltdey,
Mattie llelle Itlplcy,
Irma Mchoen,
Irma Smuttier.
iikina. Mar? Stallworth,
Joseph I lie l^iwnstclnlioulse Taylor,
i ntiult* Martin, M:,
May Muthi-*. Mabel Wellliorn.
KtUflTH GRADE B.
MUOS ltUui Andrews, Teacher.
I^im lirnnrh. Elisabeth Uullllan,
llettle Rennet t. Ethel Rodgero,
Ida RormhofT. Mamie Hhurtnao.
Blanche fMtt.nbelui, Esther Katifmaa,
Marguerite Henley,
Aunatn JenkliiR.
It •clnd llndna, Till Dunaway.
Parro 1.e»> Holloway, lister Etnatcln.
Rearie Keiuptuii, Alfred IacvIsoii,
Marie l.enke, Levin Imcy.
IVurl I wiry, May Kugarman.
Willie Muse, Wiley Hutton.
Ilennle Macks. Morris Wood.
Hara Marks. Fred Whitehead.
Iwiurn oxford.
. SEVENTH GRADE A
Evans Norman.
Wallace Unxikr,
Earle t'nnnell.
Illton Dreyfus.
Koplln,
l.tnton Pound.
Julian Roberta,
Harold Rogers,
Julius Teneuloium.
.ouls
Kohlu
Uobert
SEVENTH GRADE R.
Mist Nina Fuller, Teacher.
F.thel Mae. Adams, IamiIss Oullat,
Orsce Angler,
Ruby nay,
lues ('onway.
Ella DuP6ni
May Kvaas,
Flora May
I .taste Goldli
Until Jack
Imogens Jeaiungs,
Maugn Mannlag.
Nellie Kate Mansion,
* Matthews.
»t*rg,
ovum Mi,
Beatrice >la
Ktkvl l'rlnt.
hat* Wolf.;
Mery tllvn*.
Mery lirulibs,
SEVENTH (IKAt)K U.
Ittrbsrd grhweh.
Morrle Rsrwahl.
tTsrvtire Crocker,
ham lllrteowlu,
lavmenl Rant,
<'lay ton Joan,
Hell'll MrPorkir,
l.*wls 1'inkueeohn.
Charles Mmnlllea.
B*n Kinslltss.
retuxm
Vlllleuie.
Mitt Lucy Vsughtn.
The funertl servtca# of Mies l.ucy
Vsughtn. who died Tuesday morning,
were conducted by Dr. J. H. French Fri
day morning In the chapel of Barclay
A Brandon. Th* Interment was In
Oakland cemetery.
Water Sweeps Over
Land Taking
Lives.
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MANY INJURED
IN DUTCH ISLES
Report of the Catastrophe
Reaches The Hague—Few
Detail a Received.
KEEP HEA VY TRAFFIC
OFF PEACHTREE ST.
CITY ENGINEER FAVORS •
PLAN TO SA VE PEA CHTREE
i City Engineer Clayton le strongly
In favor of retaining Peachtree etrcct
ue a boulevard and protecting the new
pavement from Injury due to heavy
traffic. In speaking of flic proposi
tion to relieve Atlanta's show street
from tho congestion of traffic and
damage to pavement caused by the
heavy drayii and trucks, he laid:
“It's a mighty good thing.
"Heavy traffic ahould be kept off
Peachtree street as much as'posslble.
It's tho only way th# asphalt pave
ment can be kept In the proper con
dition. and U‘s.the only way. to make
Peachtree street look like a fashion
able thoroughfare. Atlanta ehould
R. M. CLAYTON.
have a boulevard, Juit like every
other large city .1 have vlalted."
500 WITH LANTERNS
ENGAGE IN SEARCH
FOR MISSING CHILD
He Will' Decide
Within Next Ten
Day s.
HppHaHaTbeOforflts.
Newnnn. Go.. Jan. 11—Yesterday
aftempon about 4 o'clock tho twn-ycar-
uld boy of Mr. and Mrs. A. Q. Hendrix,
of thla city, was missed by his parents.
A search about the premise* failed to
locate him. The family called In the
neighbors, who lent assistance, but
without avail.
The mayor was notified and the city
police repaired to Ihe home to aid In
the search. They were followed by a
large crowd of men. Ah the report cir
culated. the hunting party Increased
until nearly five hundred people, with
almost ns many lanterns, were In
search of ths little darling.
About 10 o'clock the efforts ware re
warded. when he was found by Chief
of Polios Shackleford. shout a mile
front home, soundly asleep In the grass
on a terrace. The boy wan very cold
and wet by falling dew.
Tenderly he wee carried home by a*
happy a crowd a* ever went on Geor
gia’s soil.
_Mayor Burdette carried him to. his
mother, who was overjoyed and grate
ful. -■■■■■: ' -
It I* thought he followed some cot
ton picker* In the field, and when tired,
sQt down and fell asleep This morn
ing ho I* as happy as ever.
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O RAINY DAY 8KIRT8 O
O COMING IN FASHION. O
o o
O Mark to the good old summer O
O time and gum shoes. Of course O
O straw hats won't be In atyle. but O
O there Is promise of a crimp being O
O put In the coal bill. Good chance, 0
O too, for the umbrella man to get O
O rid of old stock. But officially O
o speaking. It Is handed out In thla O
O fashion; O
O "Rain Friday night and Satur- O
O day, with rising temperature.” O
a Translated, It means wet Ohd a
O warmer. O
O The temperatures: O
O 7 n. m 44 degrees O
O * s. m. .. .. .. ,.4G degress O
O 4 a. m ., ..46 degrees O
Oman. .. .. .. ..47 degrees O
O II a m. .. .. .. ..48 degrees O
O 13 noon 49 degrees O
O 1 p. m. .. ,. -.62 degrees O
O 2 p. nt ..64 degree* -O-'
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Heavy Wagons Ruin
New Asphalt and
Destroy Street.
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MAKE BOULEVARD
OF PEACHTREE
City Officers and Experts
Favor Plan for Pro
tection.
Is Peachtree street, Atlanta X
beautiful thoroughfare, newly
paved with asphalt, to be turned -
over again to heavy traffic, to b*
torn-ttp—and-mado-unsightlyr-oe
are the powers that be going to
see to it that the street is protest
ed and kept in a condition whiak
will warrant the pride of everjj
citizen!
Three times within tbfipggfr-15
years, the people of AtUntteJharo
been forced to pajr taxes to pwre
Peachtreo street, became the
pavement waa not protected from
any and every kind of WBgona,
which canid have gone on a aide
There's no one who will deny
that Atlanta should have a bonle-
vanl, os nearly every city) of any
size in tho country has. Nor ie (
there anyone who will deny that
Peachtree is tho street beat guited
for that purpose.
Tho city fathers have awaken
ed, it seems, to the conclusion
that Atlanta, now a metropilia,
not a wido place in tho road; e
city and not a village: must have
at least ono boulevard, and they -
rcalizo also that the people are
not going to continue paying foe
the puving of a street, just beeamr
steps are no ttaken to keep it in
proper condition.
Bafaee Street Committee. -
A resolution by Councilman Hannan, I
heavy traffic off the i
CAMS Of IlftCAi
to the streets i
Continued or Pago Four.
Spertal to Tts Georgian.
Athens, G*., Jaii. U.—After a Ion*
session Ihe trustees of the Agricultural
department of .the University of Geor
Ala Adjourned yeatarday without mak
Ing known their selectlcAi for dean of
the college. Though It Is atAted that
the deanshlp was tendered to Professor
Andrew M. Soule, of Virginia Poly
technic Institute, at Blacksburg.-Va.
Professor Soule was present at the
meeting, and the matter was discussed
with him. It Is thought that he haa
not told the board that he would ac
cept the place, but It Is believed that
he will make up his mind to come to
Georgia. The regular board of trus
tees of the university assured the ag
rl cultural trustees that they might ex
pert fifteen thousand dollars a yti
the agricultural department after
July 1.
May Acoept.
It Is believed that the only question
In the way was that of financial aid
to entry on the department, as Pro
fessor Soule claims It would require to
niako It A success This, In all proba
bility, It Is thought, will be forthcom
ing, and It Is believed Mr. Houle will
then accept the deanshlp when It Is
assured.
■’* Professor Houlo Is regarded ns one.
of the foremost instructors In this
line of work In the South. Pef4»re
going to Virginia Polytechnic Insti
tute he was In charge of the experi
ment station of the University of Ten
nessee, while I)r. ('halies D Dabney
was president of that Institution.
Professor Andrew M. Houle, of the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute at
Blacksburg, has been elected dean of
the new State Agricultural College at
Athena.
Professor Houle has the offer under
consideration, and will give Ids answer
ti> the trustees within the next ten
days. He was at the capitol Friday
morning and called on Governor Terrell
and Commissioner of Agriculture llud.
son.
While he would make no statement
as to whether or not he wuuld accept
the offer, the trustees, who elected him
at the meeting In Athens Thursday
afternoon, are very hopeful that he
will accept. It Is understood that the
salary wus fixed at f&.ooo.
The plans for the building And the
exart location on the campus at Athens
was not definitely determined at the
meeting of the trustees Thursday, but
another meeting will be held In Feb*
ruary. when all such matters will be
decided upon.
Architect (’artna Peabody, ftf New
York, n nephew of Hon. George F Pea.
body, was at the rapltol also Friday.
Mr. Peabody attended the meeting In
Athens and will draw the plans for the
building.
Judge Hart Going to Washington.
Attorney General John l\ Hart will
leave Saturday for Washington to rep-
resent the stole In Important legal mat.
tern before the eupreme court next
Monday. Judge Hart aspects to con
clude hid mission and atari home. Moo
dily evening.
ATLANTANS BEGGARS
FOR MRS. SAGE’S MONEY
Mrs. Sage Received I
Letters From Many j
in This City.
SENDS SMALL CHECK
TO ASSOCIATION} J
Investigation Shows Beg
gars Did Not Need j
Cliaritv.
MR8. RUSSELL 8AWE. .
Thv ill»|.>sltl"ti tthlvh Mr. It 11*11*11 8»s* I* to mnkv "f til* v**<> for
tune li ft h*r by her hu-hntnl I* now Hiving hvr th* ninny trial* which
■ ii.in* l» th* iHi»-i»*i>r* "f glint »*nlth who bnv* nnnnuiiccil th*lr In-
t*nthin nf glviiii: It nwny. Thi* I'h tur* I* fmm on* of th* mn*t r***nt
lihntiigi'Hiihn uf Mr*. San* nml I* rvgaiilml by h*r»*!f uml friend, a* ono
nf the b*»t. .
Mu* Lenit Wsrtmsn.
Ml** I.*nla Wnrtnmn. OK'd 32 y**r»;
dlivt at h*r r**hl*nc*. *0 Julian *ire*t,
KrliUy morning. Th* funrral acrvlrva
will h* rnmluclril Hsturfisy morning st
IA o'clock. Th* Interment will be In
Lucy* cemetery.
Joih Harriuq.
Jo»h llartlmin. ngnl 60 year*, died
»nrly Thurnday night at hta re*ld*nc*.
26 Mechanic at reel, after a lung ill-
neaa. The 4*w1y will be sent lu Smyr
na, Us. Bi >Jsy uwrnlng.
Letter* from Atlanta people begging
for *ume of the late Ruesell Sage's
many million* from Mre. Sage didn't
gut them anything, but It has resulted
In the Associated t'haritlea of Atlanta
being remembered by the widow of the
Wall street magnate.
Secretary J. C. Logan received >fi
Friday a check for 616 from Secretary
W. Frank Persons, of the Charily Or*
ganlxatlon Society of' New York, and
In the letter that accompanied the
check the fart tvs* told that the money
came from Mr*. Bag*.
And thla little donation waa the re
sult nf the published statements tome
months ago that Mrs. Sage would give
away l\er husband's millions. After
that story »*« published, letter* by the
thousands poured In on tha dud finan
cier's widow. 8he received on sn aver-
age of 600 s day, and they all asked for
s slice of the millions.
About that tlm* Secretary Logon, of
the Atlanta Associated Charitla* re
ceived several letter* from th* Charity
organisation Society of Naw York,
asking that Investigations be mad* of
certain Atlanta people. He didn't know
why the New York society wanted to
w. He merely Investigated, and
le he looked Into several case*, he
never found a case where help wu
needed. All of the people were In hum
ble circumstance!, but they were liv
ing In comfortable circumstances.
Wanted Slie* of Fortune.
He now learns through the letter re
ceived with the chock, that th* people
he Investigated were some of the thou-
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