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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." gooo3000000000000000000000 a PEACH TREES BLOOMING! O WARMEST JANUARY KNOWN. O Special to The Georgian. O O Uiello, CRL, Jan. U.—The o O Mich croD li in uaMitaln srono* O 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 00000000000000004000000000 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 Continued on Page Four. m 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. ".VM 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. Oooooooooooooooooooooooooo O O 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-' Oooooooooooooooooooooooooo Heavy Wagons Ruin New Asphalt and Destroy Street. — ■ !■■■■■■ I 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- Continued no ••*» — A \ 1