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r 10 THE ATLANTA' GEORGIA*. 8ATUSDAY, JANUARY tt HIT. COMMISSIONER COLLIER'S AMEN TO GEORGIAN’S PLEA AGAINST UGLY SCHOOLS “Make it Unnecessary to Apologize to Strangers.” Councilmen Believe Should Save New Paving. CITY IN' NEED OF DRIVEWAY II E IS IN FA VOW -OF I NII’OWMITYJ Would Belong Not lo Class Hut to Entire City. l»© kept In con dition. The fifteen block* of asphalt pave ment. costing about f45,oo0, which la (Jives Ideas as to Kind of Municipal Builditms That Atlanta Should Have. now being laid, at the expense of tux payer*. In going to tie protected from From Commissi uner uf l'ublic Works II L. Collier mine* strong commenda tion of The Georgfuu'* fight for more school buildings and hkhIiim, the kind of buildings that not only offend the aesthetic sense, but are f.ir from per fect in sanitary arrangement a. Com- ndHfiioner Collier voters- *o eloquently wlmt The Georgian i* asking that It I* a pleasure to print Ilia curd on tlie aub- IllL 01 men SEA THEIJRIFTED Crew of the Ponce Tell Thrilling Story of- Experience. H. L. COLLIER. Commiteiontr of Public Worka, Who Wants Qatar Scholhoueee for AOttanta. th© Editor of The Georgian: want to any amen to your protea* ■ 1 t wooden pavilion would is* short, —and Is out of date. Park lm|t menta should be permanent. Atlanta luia Inst millions in R ing only for the present. Air attractive pavilion «»f sunt© inrnFtrmB rnn tj© tnrtir~ turnfn-f tialv school house*. The best f the ncrete throughout with a hand stand roof, or second floor, for about ie money, and then rh©r«- a-oM Hamilton. Bermuda, Jan. 12.-—Thill Hug details of the rescue of the atMfq* hIiip Ponce, picked up disabled at l sea after drifting about hopelessly seventeen days, were told by the cap tain and crew of the rescued liner to* ' iday. The seven passengers, three of whom belonir In New York, are being well cared for here at the direction of the ateumahlp company and will start for their destinations on Monday. They have been given the preference of com ing to New York on the Ponce, which will be towed by the company's tug, or nulling on the Quebec line steamer, which will start from here Wednesday. Dn the afternoon of December 20 the tall end of the Ponce's shaft broke. A gale was blowing and the vessel was t the mercy of the sea. She displayed Ignats day. and night and was picked up January 7 by the German steamer klllxahath Ilf etc mess and towed to this port. MARRIAGE OF HIS SON DROVE FA THERINSAN1 A Unadilla Merchant Crazed in Police Station. 8. Samuel., a well known and f>m>- paroua merchant of Unadilla, Oa., mi removed from the police elation to the Grady hospital Friday afternoon In a erased condition, the result. It Is Ml.l. of ths runaway maniac, of his son. which occurred ahortly after-Chrl*t- as. Mr. Samuels came to Atlanta Wed- naaday night from t'nndllta and Thurs day was arrmtnl nt the terminal i ■ tlon In an Intusleiiteil condition and sent to the police station. When the affects of the liquor wot, away, the merchant was left Insane. He croped about his cell, refueln* to talk to any one and at Intervals removing all of htr Clothing. After a time he would .Ion hi* clothes again. Ill* condition hail becoms so bad by Friday that It was decided beat to send him to the hospital, und till* was done. Mr. Samuel*' * n-ln-law, a young man named Carlisle, who clerk* In Ills .tore at I'nadllln. arrived In Atlanta Satunlav morning to take his father In-law home but was unable to dn „n account < f hi* condition. Mr. C )!■!< Informed the authorities that L-... Stminis' *ott ran away shortly after tiirl'linas and married against the w!»he* of the father, and that since then I he latter hail worried a great deal Hr entd Mr Hatnuels liad not taken any Int osteal In* liquor for si* vrnr-. hut hml lately been using bro mide f.-r Ills nerves. Wednesday he came t i Atlanta and then. It appears, hen an to drink whisky. He was at th. drput. nnltlnir for hi* train, when tens taken Into custody. red. TERREL! GIRL BRIDE WANDERED UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT Found on Streets and Sent to Police Station. th? tone of the girl it waa Judged that her matrimonial experience had not been vfery pleasant. She was escorted by Officer Stclnt tu the pt»uee station and turned o?er t«> Miss Sanderson, police matron. She remained there unili after daylight when she was released. It Attending 8chool. The girl stated i\\a\ her husband Is a nainter. but guv* w* furtho- Infor- Visit Experiment Farm to Select Site F 0 r College Building. Rpsclsl to Th* Gcorftsa. Marietta, Ga., Jan. 12.—Oovcrnw Jo. senh M. Terrell, accompanied by J c Britton and W. G. Smith,' the. K vim! ment soli experts, reached Marini, electric car this mornln* at lo o'clock and were met at the depot by tho | IKU committee. Several members of the heard of trustees were, also here from mi,- counties In the district. Governm T« rell and others left at once hi auto! mobiles anil carriages for M Uaj postotnee. where the new agriculture school will be located. MeLand la lo mtlcs west of Jlarlett* and four miles north of ]> , W( j w Springs. While the nroDertv l. i -V c yvyrLu m; aig. --- both the Southern and s».:i..ard railroads. neither company he.-- m*. tlon there yet, though both rrkiblr Hill have later. 1 the wear and tear of heavy I futile. which enn gn Just ns well on parallel streets, with rough pavement, better suited for that kind of truffle. The members of the general council seem to ha %'s corns to the conclusion that tills Is the best policy to pursue, and the favorable report of the ynittee on streets of the resolution of Councilman llorii/ati will, in all proba bility, he adopted. There are many reasons why ths city council favors the reNolution. The great need of a boulevard In Atlanta, together with the fact that. Peachtree Street In so admirably suited for that purpose,-la one—The.-fact—that three times within the past fifteen yearn the' people lui%'e Tmd to pay for th® paving of Peachtree hecuuse heavy traffic was permitted on It Is another. The great pride which the people of Atlanta feel In their most fashionable thoroughfare is another. Council Is Thinking. Council realises thnt there ought to he one street In the city which can he given over it» the |»eoplc for driving and walking, without the constunt fear of cllllslons ami the like. . Council realizes that the people of Atlanta will not pay for the (Hiving of Peachtree street again In a few years, because the proper steps are not taken to keep all the heavy traffic off of It. Council realises that the street is ul* ways too congested with heavy low* boring wagons, thus making 'the thor oughfare that should l*e the pride of every Atlantan »>n»* that people out driving have to avoid to Insure the safety of their persons Alderman Qtillliun, one of the most conservative of the ihpimIhth of count'd. In recognition of whose merlin the gen eral council unanimously elected him mayor pro tern., voices the sentiments ... pnfliTcqlWgucnT^ Y*: out to a representative of The Georgian Saturday morning. Mayor Pro Tern. Talks. “The suggestion to keep heavy traf fic off Peachtree street I consider an "I am n«»t In favor of class legisla tion «*f any kind, hut Peachtree street %» one that every Atlantan should feel a pride In. and %ve should keep it In that condition which will warrant our pride. Put this Is not my primary reason for favoring the suggestion. "The street Is too congested. We should pass legislation to rellei’e this congestion uml make the beautiful thoroughfare passable In safety for shoppers and for light vehicles. Then, too, we should protect the asphalt pavement, which is not ns suitable for heavy traffic ns the ladgian block on larailel streets. "The legislation should make Peach tree street n suitable boulevard, for we certainly need one, but ul the same time the resolution should he (n such shape as not to work a hardship on anybody." Mr. Collar's Views. II. L Collier, mmmlsslqper of public works, speaks along the eame line. "The street Is too congceted. There Is no'douht about this, nnd It should be protected from such heavy traffic. Every heavy wagon goes along there Just because IP* Peachtree, when the other streets running north and south would be even more convenient. "If steps are not taken to protect the pavement, the city will be paying $l,»xu> annually for repairs on It In mi in credibly short time. Then It will be only the course of a few years before It will t*e necessary to lay new pave ment" City Attorney James L Mnyson, Mayor Joyner, Councilman llarmun. City Engineer Wilson and Alderman Hlrsrh, chairman of the streets com mittee, have already expressed their ’ favorable views on the proposition. BASEBALL PARK WILL BE SPARED BY ADMINISTRATION fipertnl to The Georgian. Usvsmuh. ihl, Jsa, 12,—'The recent elec- tlon bid its bear!of on baseball In Kn\»n- nth, tnd now that the antt-*drota!«tretb>n forces bar* won, It Is stntod thnt ths ball park will t* used aislnst his •«•«»..h uii«t will not l>« chopped up tuto streets os plated. It hss been atated that King, who played with ttavannah last season, nnd Neman, of Augusts, will !>•* tn the field fop 8a% sti lish this season T«nunt* t.n*an will nicatn Is* on ft Ml I*SSS* K'ldte Hftbrle. tile creek first who led the l*>azun with the itii. signed ip ths r*iUfsns 41«* _ *inl»!tl»n to ony dul> nnd the wonder is that he hns not been laki-n up by the Houthorn i.enzut err this Another nun of tig league rsllh.-r who will be with Kaiannuh atalu this w« i.wti u Ernie Hcwsrd, who will plsy th- .-enter garden governed cities mi this continent endeavoring to • once nt rate their public buildings when* possible, nnd ar adopt ing n uniform plan—tv style ♦ architecture ns p» evternul upjM-uroiK |H-ciil(jir to the city Itself. Ho should No stranger should have to he told, "That Is one of ti city's public school buildings." c»ur nationnl government made :»n awkward step when she built the and postofflce building**. They are both very handsome, magnificent building but I think It would have been hett* to have held to the style of architecture so distinct In the treasury, the Interior nnd t Im puteiii_ ntflce Imlltllug* Again, our ur<hltecture in public buildings should be Houllw rti 1n ityle. A building that would look well and serve Its purpose admirably In the North, where the winters are long and severe, would not bo us well adapted to our climate. I would prefer wide pl.irxas. large fluted eolutnn*. cement lb«»rs, both In the front and rear, with high ceilings. Our school buildings look too much nit off. In hutldtng our handsome homes we all have ns extensive porches as possible. Why not huvo them also In our schools? t >ur concrete bridges arc not ns orna mental ns they should In*. Instead >f solid parapet wall four feet high along their entire lengths, adding consider ably to the dcud weight, unlcsa con structed *»s side trusses to help stiffen the btblge.--which -they -ore -not f - why not place nent concrete balustrades, formed by bnulstera and a neatly formed roll. They would be much lighter, would give u more open and graceful appearance th thn structure. I slftcrely }io|m* our park lamrd will change the plan t*f Grant |mrk pa vilion about tu btt cutiHt raced. A more repair IiIIIh, and It %\«»ul he up to dnte. As to drives and wulks. If only half tulle u year can lie constt u« *•■ pmprrly. brtter that than two mtlr lmpr*»|H*rly done. llu«l this |sdlcy prevulled f**r tli past K» years, with no more in •in to spend than was provided. Iti wit; a different condition would we find oil l«rk totlav. The same Idea ahould las carried *»i in putting down "permanent" p»v. tiietith on our streets—I should huv written "assessment pavements." f* the past lias demonstrated that som • >t our assessment pavements art* fa fp»m pinuiinenL l»o tmt adopt n pavement that In order to mnkr fnst n repatr force must be on duty day and night nt the pub lic expense to enable It to last at nil. A "stitch In time suves nine" Is good, hut what If at the expense of stitch ing all flu* time? There ar. three pavements suita ble f..r dirr* t. nt « ondttlons 4»f traffic, that If |>ro|*eiiy put down can be left alone f'»r years without taking that "stitch Itt time." and-which will not ha%e to he protected from Atlanta traffic by ordinance to mnko It last two or three years at best. 1 agree that drays and henevlly load ed wagons should he kept off of Whitehall und Peachtree, not to save the pavement (the contractors should be made to keep up said puvetnents In good condition for the length of tiwdr guarantee), hut Itdefy—fur - the reason that the streets are narrow und congested. Ileauly and |M*rtnnnence should be coupled with ndaptlblllty In ull our munlrlpnl Improvements. Build for a fitly of c*nn,nnn—why not? DID WILLIAMS ASK CLARK NOT TO RUN? Wnalitnuton, Jnn. 12.—After n two Itour cenft'ronco with John Sharp Wil liam*, the present minority lender.In the house. Champ Clnrk, of Missouri, refuted to say that he would ho a candidate for the leadership of the Democratic party In the next house. ft la believed at the cnpltof thnt in tho conference Mr. William* made n personal plea to Mr. Clark that he ahould not run fur the |*iHlUon, limtlng hi* request on tho KruuntU that It he were defented for the leadership such a result might have a dlsnatrous effect on hi* chances for the Mlslsslsppl sen- atorslilp, for which ho Is a candidate. APPLICANT FOR CHARITY SHOWS IT VENT 1VE QUALIT \ A hobo once applied t<* Elbert Hub- hard at his Hoycroftcrs shops for work. Ho was a hlncksmtth ami ho made n pair of Irons for the lira place. A rich visitor saw thetn. wanted them and bought them. Huhhiird says the hobo never has had time to make the Irons for tho Knyrmrtere. All he makes arc sold In advance. Possibly it* will be. that way with II. P. I.unford and l it |*«tent gate. H*»inc time ago t.unsf.u.l cutne from Colum bus to Atlanta und be wau soot) In want, lie tame under Hie .observation of Beeretary / l.t*gan, uf the Associated CharttU's, who found odd Jobs for him to do ut Ids trade as a carpenter. Secretary l.ogan moved the other day to th.* seventh floor of the Gould building, and, ns he needed several par titions made and doors put In, he put Lunsford to work. The man lie was helping w. A gate in n railing w to tin* surprise of s.. Iainsfor.1 built one tb.it of the wav und did not > It. the gat.* wits fobbd modestly admitted h* b. the gate, but "never ha. get It on the mark' No cry one gate a who « id in. n be found the is an Inventor, a-* needed, and ret ary Logan, folded U(» out wing. Tu o|»t*li up. Lunsford id a patent f#s l been able to liters remarks nbop] tlr hard story m.-i In speaking or l.un.r»rd. Secretary Logan sat.l he found that a large |»er rentage of those who «pp!> to the Ah ¥ soclaterd t’harltles for help hav to want by dreaming about inventions, and thnt nmtiv a man l .• has found broke has had an inventi on **f some Kind Which would make millions If only the Inventor had moitcv to push It. At least the Inventor »utd so. ltul Lunsford's gate Is Very satisfactory. Jury Out 78 Hours in Case of Pittsburg Councilman. Pittsburg. Pa.. Jnn. 12.—Countliman William A Martin, of tho Fifteenth ward, was convicted In criminal court this morning on the charge of having solicited a bribe from the Pittsburg uiul Tube City railroad* The Jury, however, recommended Martin to tho extremn mercy of the court and returned Its verdict when court convened this morning with Judges J. A. Evans and John M. Ken nedy upon tho bench. The Jury was out 78 hours. With tears streaming from lo r eyes, a pretty young school girl, apparently hot more than 18 years of age. who gave her name as Airs. Nora Wise, and who stated that she had been secretly wedded about six months ago after coming to Atlanta from North Carolina to attend school, was found Saturday morning at 2 o'clock by Po liceman Stelnt wandering through the streets In the vicinity of Peachtree and Walton streets. The weeping bride said she had fled from her home In Simpson street for /ear of. hsr-huabami,- who had ihuiared his Intention of obtaining a plst.d and shooting her. The girl, almost choking with sobH. stated that she had never Informed her parcntH of her marriage and that they were unaware of this fact and of her predlcunicnt. From inatlon concerning him. She explained that she Is attending one of the local business colleges and has been In echool ever since her mar riage. She said her home Is In North (.'arollnn and that she came to Atlanta some time ago to attend school. She met Wise, Hhe stated, and fell In love with him. the courtship terminating In marriage about six months ago. For some reason the girl failed to Inform her parents that she had annexed a hubby It appears thnt some trouble arose between the husband and wife Kri day night and the latter left home, .... Hfic ronmed ntjouT The'streets for some' 240-acre" tract, time, weeping and bemoaning her fate, and at *2 o'clock finally fell Into the hands of Policeman Htelnt. When the girl left the police station she gave no Intimation as to whether she in tended to rejoin her husband. Among thosu who went fr un were Judge John W. Aw troy, smatoc E. P. Dobbs, trustee from Cobh . finty It. A. Dobbs, chairman of the buildgg PROF. ANDREWM. SOULE HIGH IN HIS PROFESSION TILLMAN FLAYS . THE_PRESIDENT Continued from P*ga 0ns. Joped That He Will Accept Georgia’s Offer. milium TO MEID BREAK SOUTIWIMTO LECTURE Wilson Matthews t* still utxb-r contract but It Is nn<ler»t'»Nl thnt lie v!ll mntmt' the CMrlnstott leant of th»* fiotith Atlautl kail Cheney's Expectorant cures coughs, colds, LaQrippc and croup. 60 years on the market. All Drug gists 26o. Washington, Jan. 12^ President ilooHeveU today transmitt*<i to con gress a special message b*\»rltYSruti the break In the CVIorado river which Is threatening a large araa it. southern California. About $2,0(0,000 will be r* ,ulr»d, the president says, nnd what amount. If tiny. atidUliLTW-Tfild Jo i?i». «’.tlifomla Development Company f *r the w.»rk tt has don© since tin* itxcr started on Its rum|*ngc, must be determined Liter The pretldem suggehts that lie gov- i eminent In the end take .HIT the e||- i tlr Irrigation plant, and make tt |*art of the reclamation s* rvt< • Charles L. Holltmsn. NVw a has just reached »Atlanta «>f I the death «*f t'harles L. Ib*lb iui%n. broth* r .*f J T ll dh matt. .*f Atlanta Mr. H-dlm'nn was strpken with paraly sis in D’.*’.* and never r«»over. »l his health. Two sisters ami thr*,» ..thefi brothers m addition to J. T: U* !l« * man mu \ 1% t lua* Tho faculty and pupils of Cox col lege. nt College Park, nro presenting n rare attraction ut tho college audi torium tonight tn the tiers on of Ivan Lawrence Southwlck. of tho Emerson College of Oratory nt Boston. Prof. Southwick is easily cup of tho very first attractions of tho American ivctnnn.—Nrr 'mrrro 'linnTiVhr nh0~ac^ compllshcd orator adonis tho platform of ttHlny. To hear him tonight in Ihtlwor's masterpiece, "lUchelteu." will bo distinctly one of the lltemr> traats %»f th** season. Of superb ni*- (H*arance. oxipilslte eUnnitloti and pro- foil tu| thought, the orator is worthy of Ills subject, and the oce tslon is one which those who miss wl’.l have cause to regr« f | The lecture Is tn the college eha|H'l % and tho ears run In fnmt i»f the o>! Togo gate up to l!:;:o p. m. ami don© In th© face of ths record of tho Twenty-fifth Infantry. Wsntsd to Punish Town. —Mr.—THImwn-churged -thst-the first thought of tho president when tho trou ble first arose wns to protect th© negro troops nml punish tho citizens of Hrownsvlll© by abandoning the military post nt that pluce. lie declared that It was useless to any the troops had not been discharged because they were negroi-*. and he o|t«d the Ahtens, O. cus. .if several years ago, in which regular troops shot militiamen, for which he said there had never been any punishment. Referring to the president's refer ence to "suggestion" being tho motive for tin* crime, he exclaimed: "What would be more calculated to provoke negroes to such crimes as thnt of Hrownsvlll© tnnr© than the utter ances. social and otherwise, of the pres ident ?" In his conclusion, speaking of the amalgamation uf the races, tho senator said: Situation in Cubs. in Tuba tho c«*b»r line has been ob- I'r.itcd and inlsc« ct nation Is In full blast. At the North, the same condl lions exist and a l uge number o muluttoes nnd quadroons with white blood in their veins, who have migrated there, ale the leaders in the doctrine olute social equality, encouraged as they have been and are now being by the president of the Pnited States." Wht u Mr. Tillman walked over to the Republican side «-f the senate yester day and draw a chair up close to Hena- tor Pnrttker f*»r u whispered consulta tion a good many ordinarily grave and dignified senators could hardly sup press i\ Millie. "Is President Sinesrs?" Continuing, tin* senator said: "Consider tin* full Import and mean' Ing of. the president's words and then consider whether or not they are sin cere and honest or w hether tn the fer vor of nfight to ustlfy an-unwarranted usurpation of power nnd exercise of executive authority the president for got himself nnd sab) moro than he In tended or means. "The Pout hern white men and wo men who have for forty years resisted In every possible way the doctrine of the equality of the race* are Just as re solved how oa they have always been not lo submit to it. or Its rosuits. They are resolved to maintain control of their state governments and to. pre vent In every way t*osstble social nml political equality with the Inevitable destruction of their civilization which would follow 1f~thry yielded; Question Not Battled. "The conditions are growing more and more aggravated every day. Hare antagonism Increases In Intensity. Are things to drift until dire tragedies mul tiply on every hand and bbssl shall hk«* water? H tin* statesmanship air time Inadequate t«» cope with this quest! *n Just as the statesmanship of Ixtiu failed to prevent the dire ca- tasttophe of civil wot * That wHI was fought to settle the race question, but r *rt\ years after Its termination, we find c >mlttb>n« more threatening In ►••me of their aspects than they were in iMil." Professor Anrdcw M. Soule, who has under consideration the offer to head tho new state* agricultural college, though uo means an old man, stands iilRtitnlrlH -profession—lirfffcr among the most capable and best oqulpped iu the South. He has had many years of expe rience in the best Institutions In the Country; Ahd If he cdkfietf' td Georgia to mould the work here, will give up his place as clean of th© Virginia Poly technic Institute at Blacksburg. Tho trustees realized that a man possessing rare qualifications was necessary to head tho new college In Us formative period, and they felt committee, nnd others. The plan in outline was s.!.-ted some time ago by the general mus committee, und the commute** .014 trustees hero will follow this »rrn«-ro] scheme'closely. The tract vhm-i.* of 240 acres of fertile land nnd u.m «|o. nated by John M. McEachcrn. «.f ,\(. lanta. The citizens of Marietta an.! th, county gave $25,000 In cash. ..ml thU sum will be applied to the iiialn build. IngH. The work today will be in I ating the campus and building sit. .... ■*•!' 240-acre tricl. Forty acres u m u used for this iwrponr. Thv nrr.biit will be 500 feet long and 200 f,, t wide At one end will be the dorm It. tv. m either side, near the center, th* d.r. mltorles and ground about them the eight buildings for teachers. It la more than probable that ?fc* contract for the grading and builJinzt will be let today, and thnt \\uiH begin in earnest Immediately. Governor Terrell left Atlanta P.itur. day morning at » o'clock, via electric car line for Marietta, where he went to meet with the trustees of th*- Sev-' enth district In the work of estahllih- Ing he new agricultural school }i« was accompanied by W. O. Smith and J. i\ Britton, government soil expert* here for this ©special line of work. They will return to Atlanta late Fatur. day afternoon. SEWAllDTi BODY AT MEETING PROFESSOR A. M. SOULE. that Prof. Soule was that man. For (hi* reason there Is an earnest hope that he will come to Georgia. HANNA FILLS BLANKS FOR LICENSE TO WED Mpeclal to The Georgian. ThonmsvlU©. Go.. Jan. 12—K. M. Uanntu Jr., who will be married t<» his cousin. Miss Jean Claire Hanna. Tuesday, bought his license here this BROTHER-IN-LAW, OF THOS, DIXON TO PERFORM CEREMONY Rpodal to Th© Georgina. Norfolk. Vn.. Jan. 12.—John R. Walk er and Miss Virginia Mcltlalr. believer* In "free love," will be married here tonight at the homo of the bride. It was first Intended to act under the new Virginia law and have the court appoint some one other thuh a minis ter to perforin the ceremony, because of the couple's objection to anything hut u civil marriage, but after mature onstderatlon tt was decided today to avoid notoriety by being nutrrljuiir w 11h the regular Presbyterian ceremony. Rev. Dr. J. K. Thacker, brut her-In* Inw of Rev. Thomas Dixon, the author and playwright, Is t** otficlate. They will receive no gifts und there will he no wedding, the plans being to start housekeeping tonight. Roth are em ployed here by the North I'uroltna Pine Ass.H'latlou. and both will return to their regular work Monday morning. Walker Is a member of the Norfolk 'Free Thought Immortals." weekly and discuss things leal, and a member of the Methodist hurch miss Me Blair is an Kplso»i*al tan. ad.miuaiTskTshkk WILL BE RETIRED morning. Judge Jfc*nos, the ordinary, nlbiwed him the privilege of IHIIng out the blanks htinself. He gave his age qh 29 und Miss Hanna’s us 24. RETURNS TO STUDY Bay Stannard Baker, of the Ameri can Magazine, known throughout the country as "the best reporter in the t'ntted States." Is hack In Atlanta at the Piedmont hotel front New York for the purpose of continuing his investi gation Into the negro problem. After thoroughly Investigating one feature of the negro problem. Mr. Ba ker went to New York and hl» first article on the question will np(>enr In the February number of the American Magazine. While he made several trips Into the country and saw the n**gr.» at home on the farm. Mr. Baker's Investigations so far have been mostly tn connection Ith the negro in the cities, and now will make a thorough study of him the country About a week w*IU be spent In At lanta. and then Mr. Raker will go to meet I Ml*>s|sslnpl, to the blackest part of the U'diingt n. Jan. 12.—Tbe first of the thirteen commissioned officers of the nu\y to be retired this year for age Is Rear Admiral Charles D. Hlgshee. who nmmundeil the armored er.llee|- Maine vhen she was sunk In liavano harbor »n th*» night *<f February K>. !*»:** Ad miral Sm*>hcc will l»© removed from the active list next Wednesday, on which day he will reach the age of years, the limit for active servlet* m the navy. Rla •©train Just what will Inter visit the atn then* looking into the ques- CAROLINA CONTRACTOR DIES OF HEART FAILURE. 8p***ial to llie Georgian. Wilmington, N. <\, Jun. IS.—Captain W J Hiiul*haw, who for a numbor of year* hn.i lw*n cnRaRod in con*truc- tl«n work with note r invlots and a rontrai-lor know n throughout North Carolina, tiff'd mdrfrnly near here last nlRltt of heart tllxea*e. Captain Ittiif1*hitw ‘* It »me wua at Mont flie, near ItnletRn. lie n a* aged iu year*. Vice Chancellor Wiggin to Address Atlantans at Kimball. Next 5*ear will mark the fiftieth An niversary of the University «-f ths South, at Sewanee, Tenn.. and ©n Sat urday night loyal Sewanee alumni is Atlanta will meet at tho Kimball Insist t«> prepare f«»r taking part In tin' great cel©bratl*»n uf the aemi-ccntenn! iL Vic© Chancellor B. L. Wlggtn. »f Sow a nee. active,head of the utm*-r«!P. will arrive Saturday afternoon nndwTJ tlellver nn nddrasa-hefore the men in Atlanta. It Is the Intent! *n the Atlanta men who wore the ©up uni gown to organize a state alumrl a**-- latbm In Georghi, and the m*'**ijnz. which will begin ut 8:30 oV|«*cF '*5-I mark the first step. Sewanec Ai'cnnl Associations have been organiz* l • ?l nearly every state tn the South S«»me of the South's most distin guished sons were students of tin ••’■I Oleg© In the Tennessc mountiln 4 Bishop Thomas F. (Sailor, of Tetuu who deiilned the bishopric of ''»• •»*'*• > retain Ills chair at Sewnnc. •» nun try hoy student In the ©arb of the college. John Sharp Wilhar-. the Mississippi congressman. » ; .*1 William Gorgas. sanitary officer **f Isthmus «»f Panama: Dr. R »*. Mv!©" the distinguished oculist and aurlst ©. New- York—thes«> three were •'• mates of E. It. Hinton. «*f halrmnn of the Southeastern A^** : i ' tlon. Among tlie Atlanta men wlm wearers of the royal purple and "fr' 1 III attend the meeting arc: Atlanta Alumni. Frank Hawkins, R. L. Owen- !*• r (*. B. Wllroer. bkirl Green. B P N' - ' *' r - Hall Urawford, Bogan Ban-. r 1 Barnes, Robert Phtlltps, Henry Phi- : Hamilton Black. Charles Und* '" K. H. Illnton. Isiuic Ball. Th**ma." I* ’* r>*. D. B. DeSaussure, J. M. 1*' ^ •"* sure. II. W. Grady, P* E. Hugei ;* ert W. Keely, Stafford Seidell. I ‘ * B. Smith. S. J. Tuppeiv Dr. W K v ' * tnerdlng, W. P. Woolf, II. H >’•' „ r Beverley DuRose. II. S. Aiken. II Jones, r A. t'undell. Hutson I." 1 •* ingston Thompson, Rev. J. J. P wantedT You to call and see drop-head b" Sewing- Mnrfilne ~ien at mfr Tt-r- party leaving town. You can bn* ’* machine at a bargain for cash. * ‘ Singer store. Look for the big red 8. 79 Whitehall street, teleph©n* • W9-3; 494 Decatur street, tel* 5 Bell $172: 742 Marietta street, phone Hell 580. Ths management of the At Poultry Aaaociation announces * cial rato of 10 conte for admiss*c rt •* tho big Dog and Poultry 8how 1^'; This it tho last day of tho Show W 10c admito to all parts of thia 0 rt y exhibition. 8how will romain ope© til 10 p. m. Entrance through Has* ing»', 10 West Mitchell street.