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■issue in SHIPP CASE Newspaper Men Are Called to Testify About Lynching .special to Til® Georgian. < 'hnUHnooga, Ttnn.. Feb. 11.—It hu» developed that Baquln A. J. Ware and JfM . Franklin, a former negro const*- 1.1.. mo of the witnesses for the gov- , rnaient In the Bherllf J. F. Shipp con- u .„i|,t i-nscs. now pending before Bpe- ,i a i rummUsloner J. D* Maher, In this llty . have-left the city and can not be found. 1: has been stated that these men gave secret service agents Information which led to the finding of the twenty ,l* defendants guilty of contempt of [lie last resort. '• The afieivdon aaaston of court wa* devoted largely to oytdenco Introduced l,y the government to show that Sher iff Shipp recetved telegraphic notice iha' the United Staten supremo court I,ad granted Hid Johnson an appeal and that the negro was In the custody „f the sheriff. Copies Of the daily pa- 1.. .,a containing notices of the appeal were offered by Mr. Banford, who Is ,-ooluetlng tUe case for the govern ment. hut this evidence waa objected t„ by Hubert Pritchard, representing i he defense. ronimlssloner Maher has no power to rule on any ttuesllon and all exceptions are noted by the government stenog raphers and all the evidence Is to be n.-ted upon by the United States su preme court Itself. Witnesses were In troduced to show that Sheriff Shipp ipceived the telegram aent by fhe clerk .,r the United States supreme court on ||'Q afternoon of March 11. 110*. the Fame night on which Hid Johnson was lynched. A. W. Braselton, formerly private secretary to - United States Judge ('. D. Clark, stated that he de livered telegram* regarding the anpeal i , Sheriff Shipp In person. As to the development of the mob M. B. Ochs end L. G. Walker, of The Times, swore that about 1:10 o'clock they hud ru- ntOn* of the formation of the mob nnd from time on until the climax LEAPS FROM FLAMES FROM HIGH WINDOW Sped*! to The Geoffthn. — t'hnrlcston, W. Va, Feb. 13.—Fire almost totally destroyed the St. Al lan. one of the oldggt and best-known hotels In this section of West Virginia. 1 II. Crouse, of Baltimore, a traveling man. leaped from a third-story win dow. and It Is believed he was fatally Injured. Loss -110.000. STATISTICS. PROPERTY TRANSFERS. |v,;.in—Rose investment Company to J - pit Barnatt, lot on Frasier street. 11'old for title. *i.no—John R. Hopkins to John C 1 lot on Windsor street. Warranty t.'no-Ontario Land Company to lilt da k. wtddnwa, lot In west. Wood I’atk. Warranty deed. nil—W. T. Crouch to Moae Pittman, I- "it Rockwell street. Warranty deed. Slnttle L, Sparks to W.. Crouch, l ' "it Rockwall straL Quit claim deed. te.ooo—Charles J. linden to B. W. it ikMock, lot'on Itldge avenue. Bond e r title, . . H. H. Hamm to T. W. Garrett, l a jm Center Hill avenue. Warranty ' l-bnbel and Atllne H. Williams to "" "f Atlanta, lot on Fortress avenue. Wilt claim deed. 11.350—R. B. Armstrong to C. O. Ai i-trong, lot on Fair street. War- lapty deed. "23— Southern Real Estate Im- IU "Cement Company to Alice L. Ehney, I ’t .ai Fifteenth street. Warranty deed. BUILDING PETRMIT3. fvia—c, A. Tappnn to build addition t > frame dwelling at 312.E. Cain street. ! .on—j. c. Adler to change stone tr ait at «2 Peachtree street, > ■«> John Cooper, to build addlttoll fi .one dwelling, at 122 Cherokee ave- mi., >1.van—Mrs. Lina L. Gray, to ljuflrt p-rv.V° rr tnmt Swelling at 11 Queen DEATHS. H-Ur Brodkln, nge II years, died at •53 iHa-aiur Street, i l,r J s. Willson, age'-71 yean, died «t .91 courtland street. Mary R Karr, age 70 yearn. died of Mp u'lionla. at 14 East Twelfth street , , }■ Touchstone, age 10 year*, died ' tulicrculAats at 11 Cooper street. t."t'.-rt dames Moon, oolored. age „ ' ai». died of khlfo stab at 22 «•; ■ Hreet. i'."-a Henderson, colored, ager 28 • "'t-. died at Qrady hospital. The Berry Set, Prepaid. . 7 00 FEW CHANGES IK SCHEDULE Limit of Players In creased- No Appli cations. Hpot-UI to The Georgian. Augusta. o*„ Feb. 13.—The annual meeting of the South Atlanta League began this morning. Those present were: E. J. Renalck. P. A. Steiner, W. H. P. Shepard, and C. l>. Carr, Augusta; J, T: SpUtvan, Savannah; Wilson Matthews, J. A. Ball. Charleston; J, D. Uurbrldge, W. C. West Jacksonville; T. T. Talley, Co lumbia; H. H. Starr and P. H. Llpe, Macon. The proposed schedule was kdoptsd after the following changes had Men made: A double-header td be played on the afternoon of July 4; no game on July 1 unless postponed gams la -■-yed on that date. -!o Labor bay game tn morning, dou ble-header on afternoon of that day. President Boyer stated that the sal ary limit will not be raised. The num ber of players on each team Is to be thirteen, exclusive of manager. Leaf season the number was thirteen play ere. Inclusive of manager. No applications were made tor mem berahlp. Sevral change* may be made In the constitution at the meeting this after noon. The meeting adjourned at 1 o'clock to reconvene at 3 this afternoon. £ Personal Mention I) Mr. and Mr*. T. 8. Harrison, of 413 Luckle stfeet, announce the birth of a daughter. Hon. George A. Cox and Mr. Oeorge Merkle, of Toronto, wttl arrive In the city Friday and will be at the Pled mont for several days. Miss Celeste Parrish has returned to her home, at Athene, after attending tho conference of prominent club wont' en held !h Atlanta on Tuesday, Mrs:-John O. Noel has returned from a short visit to her parents, Mr. Mrs. A. Borders, at McDonough. Miss Phroslne LaFltte Is the guest of MY*. 8. A. Llpsey, at McDonough. Mr. James WtUcox after a tew days' visit to Atlanta, returned Wednesday to his home at Montgomery. ■Mis* Mildred Bpratling has returned _ to Lucy Cobtj. Mr. W. S. Lownabury has returned from Peeksklll, N. T. Mrs. T. T. Talley, after a visit to-Mrs. ,, p. Coles, has returned to her home, a Columbia, a C. Mrs. B. C. DeLeon t* In New Orleans. Dr. J. R. Houklns has returned from New Orleans. Miss Jluth Hitching* has gone Florida, where she will spend the wli ter. Her many friends hope she will greatly Improved In health when she returns. Atlanta; Mr. and Mrs. John llliam* and Mr. and Mrs. William H. Barrett formed a pleasant party at dlhner at the Bon Air Sunday evening. -Augusta Chronicle. Mrs. John D. Butt and Mrs. George Cunningham, of Augusta, will arrive Thursday to spetfd some time In At (ante. Mrs. W. R. Abbey, who has been on two weeks' visit to her sisters, Mr- H. tas I*. two weeks' visit to her sisters, M. Bill* and Mrs. L. B. Sullivan, returned to her home In uidltnApo* le! W !> M !!‘W pattern Serrv SJSS. h ** w Y coin sliver plated, 19?- r, o m . BAtl Gravy Ladles, He 7 *' **** KSLLKV JEWELRY CO* ** N ‘ 8r »H «L ^ Atlanta. On. Mr. James W. Austin has returned from a visit to Ills parents In South Carolina. ^ Mrs. Lyon*. Mrs. dunthart and Mr*. Grace, of Macon, arc visiting Mrs. L. . Sullivan. Dr. Sam Harris has returned to Car rollton. after a visit of several week* to Atlanta. Miss Cora Mae Slmonton. of Car. roltton, I* the guest of Atlanta friends. Mrs. Helen -L. Jlullock. of Elmira, Y will he tho guest of her relatives, Mr and Mrs. if. T. -LaHstte, No. t* and schools of methods and her -sum mers are largely » Uh ««• work - U„ Thorns*-M. McClellan, of Blr- mlnghsm. I" <"e guest of her stater, MS: Joseph Hrymoyr. on Fine street. —Mhi» I.'ittie w.IKt left-th» week tor f.lvc oak, fla. Mr. A. A. Shumate and children left Tuesday for Florida \.i„ Floy Harris, of Tennessee. Is the guest "f Mrs. John Montgomery, In Decatur. Ml., Mabel Jewett Will entertain the pec.'urllndgc Club Thursday at 10 o'clock. . MU, llasel Shannon, of Buffalo, wni arrive ‘hi. »«k to visit Idas Janto Bpttt, —_— That Will Make You Want White Goode and Linen Department 1st Floor Left oil pure linen Buitiug, and a full yard wide too. Pink ... . Blue .... Lavender ' A YARD. Yard wide all linen suiting in pink, light and dark blue and lavender; fast colors, yard Plaid Dimities A new weave that’s a waist fad—and one worthy of its popularity. All white, of course. Sheer dimities crossed both' ways by groups of corded stripes—shadow plaids ex plains them better perhaps. Yard, 25c 50c Sun-bleached Madras 48-inch wide all pure linen suiting; solid colors, blue, pink, lavender and white. The sort of linen that does not shrink or fade. Wash frocks that come back from the wash tub as fresh and bright as when you made them up. Yard 65c Embroidered Lingerie Waistings Mercerized weaves in shee white textiles that ri val the sheen ow wash silk. All have the daintiest of em broidered figures strewn over their surfaces. Tiny three leaf clovers with the center of each leaf done in Eng lish eyelets. In fact the eyelet work enters into the ma jority of these. There tare also polka dots and other figures, tiny rose buds and sprigs of foliage. 65c, 75c and 1.00 Linen Lingerie Waisting, 32 inches wide—all pure lien, embroidered ill eyelet designs; yard, 85c Mercerized Waistings And the art of mercerizing cotton weaves has taken still a newer turn for this season. They are priced at 25c, 30c and 35c Beautifully woven ground, barred off in minute dia monds by hair line corded stripes. Another weave has a surface like crepe cloth with the small diamond shape figures scattered “hit or miss." Another is a combination of the crepe effect and the smooth surface with woven-in rosebuds and leaves. All told there are a score or two of new effects. Suu-bleachedTSfilrimg Madras.. Stripes, broken stripes, plaids, little checks, nnd stripes combined with figures, 20c, 25c and 35c French Lawns French Lawn, 48 inches wide. The sheerest quali ty in a beautiful, evenly threaded weave; Yard 20c and 25c Linen Lawns yard, 36 invites wide; full yard wide, and all pure linen; 25c wide, Very sheer evenly woven linen lawns—36 inches 29c Linen Laivn, 36 inches wide, 40c and 45c Linen Lawn, all pure linen, every thread, and very, very sheer; and we believe it’s the best linen lawn ever sold at the price; yard, 50c § amkerlin-Johnsoh-DuBose Co. SCREVEN MONUMENT fiPPROPRUTION IS HEARTILY RECEIVED Special to The Uecgflaa. - Savannah. Os.. Feb. It.—The an- nousramant that' the . United States senate lirt penned the military appro priation hill. In which 35,000 was ap propriated for a monument to General Jamea Screven In oW. Midway * earner tiry, In Liberty county. Georgia, waa received with Interest by.Bavannaham. and particularly the memtwra and friends of the Midway Society. The movement to secure a monu ment for Oeneral Screven wee con ceived and inaugurated hr NeylO Col- I ullt. who, aa a committee of one from tie Midway Society, prepared the reso lution* providing for Ut« monument, a tony ot which Benator Bacon aubmlt ted to congress. The resolution also provided for. an appropriation for a monument to General Daniel Btewait. the great-grandfather . ot Praatdent Roosevelt, whose icmalns are In th( old cemetery In Uheriy county, but from the very first Senator Bacon lut-t .manifested an unwillingness to push the latter appropriation, on the ground that Genital Stewart's service# were not signal enough In their character t.> authorise tho appropriation for a mon ument. . FELL FROM CHAIR, DEATH RESULTED Leonard A. Davis, Jr., the 7s»ooth<"ld so* of .Mr. anil Mn: Leotard A. Iitvls. 4H Wsdnseday morning tram roarnsslon of the l>raln, reused by a foil from * rock- lea chair several day* age. The little ft’l low won .Inline In a huge rocker when II tipped, thmwltic hint hrtdfon-tuost on the floor. The acrldrut occurred nt bln auut's n-.ld.in'** on the Hsw.ll IIHI mad. Ills father. I- A, Harts. Is amsmln-r of the A talma Are depsrtatsaC.neTutt.nil serv ile* will lie roedeered Thsreday nfterneeii at 12JO o'elork III the chapel tf Ilsrry II. Foelr A Co. Tht latcnuent will ks lu Chssys ceisttery. SENTENCE IS GIVEN FIREWORKS MAKERS Special to The Georgian. ■UvtDnsh, Feb. II.—The Jury In the case of Jose HeCarho sad Msrtaaa Simpson Jointly Indlctad for .manslaughter as ths re sult of the Areworks esplmdon at their fac tory. tn which Assistant fire chief Monro nnd two other Are ante lost their litre, re turned 111 terdlet last night. The verdict, a* at Am read, found DeCarbo guilty. Minpton waa also found guilty, bot of "In- votnntary msnstssibtrr." with a recommen dation that he he pualsbed a* for t mlsde- mesaor. The reurt sent the Jnry back to Its room and later a v.rdU-t Andlog both galtly of msaelaaghter ni returned, there belag a rreommeodntton I* the case of tUmpeon. The reurt. after delivering a long I venire. Imposed g seatcare of three years It the peellentlery oa HeCarbe sad a sentence of mm year la the penlteotlary lu ths case of Blmpsoa. . . — BIG COTTON MILL WILL BE ERECTED tpeclal to Tk. Georgian. America*, Ox, Fell. 13.-—An‘Impor tant meeting of the Amertbua Board of Trade waa held last Bight. President U G. Council presided, and among oth er Important topics discussed waa that of the proposed cotton factory here. A party has offered to piece 171,900 In this enterprise, provided America* par lies put up 330,000. capitalising this naw enterprise at 3I2S.OOO. The American Board nf Trad* at last night's meeting appointed committees to arrange » big banquet for that body, and every prominent bum— mam la the city Is expected to accept the In vitation* which wttl be issued a* an Ur-tatie. . "* -- •: SITE IS CHOSEN, • FOR NEW SCHOOL lot on the corner of Bast North avenue and Hunt street ha* been se lected ae the site of the new Fourth Ward school. The lot has been purchased by the board of education from Mrs. Martha E. McLendon and a check to cover the purchase price, 33,000, wa* drawn by the city comptroller Wednesday morn ing. The alt* U considered *. splendid on* for the new erbool. CONSUL NOTIFIED OF INHERITANCE BY MAYOR JOYNER gpsdal to The Georgian.. Savannah. Oh.. Feb. Ella Smith, a 14-rsar-old girl In the st. Maty* orphans' Home la Mavannah. has fall en heir to a great tottaM hi Bwlteer- land, according’ to ofMoH tatalsqd by her from Atlanta. A total botr to the estate Is George Smith, a brother ot the little girl, who Is now at the OUtl- ollc Orphans' Home la WaMItaMh Ga. The Information was reoareei by the Hwls* consul hera wbt trr from Mayor Joyner. 1 t'tty mayor bad reoelvsd a letter New Orlt children.