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THE. ATLANTA GEORGIAN ANDNKWB. JXtMlMV. UAUCII U. IMI. 4% Interest Compounded, Allowed In Our SAVINGS DEPARTMENT 7. V On and After J( TH E N ANK E. H. THORNTON, President. W. F. MANRY, H. 0. CALDWELL, P. M. BERRY, Vice Pre$ldent Cashier. Aii’t Oeihier. will not look well without a new Hand Bag to go with it THE LATEST in Blacks, Tans and Gray in Ladies’ Hand Bags and Pocketbooks R.LTimi.Mgr, 62 PEACHTREE ST SPREAD SHEE7 ON GROUND, 7HEN LAY DOWN TO DIE ‘Aunt Adeline” Left Property to White Friend. Wheu old "Aunt Adeline” Vlinuiu full the •ppmach of death laat Monday afternoou. ahr waa carrying home a basket of Inuudry for "her white folk*." abe ^topped ou the sidewalk, and dmwlng from her liaaket n clean white sheet, append It on the ground. Then abe lay dowu and waited happily for 11*0 frltn rliltor to bear her to "Ole Mara ter" In the land above. Wbeu abe waa found, her spirit bad left her Mark body and "Aunt Adellue" waa atulllug In her Bleep. ntAdel » of tl _ J rti „ the ante-bHlvm „ . kindly, nod with no patience for the pity ways of detn eJucated niggers." Ilred In her own little boat* at and (Yumler atreeta. and her cottage a a neau and neatly kept aa a Tearlitree tuanaloii. And when ahe died abe willed her little-all to a gentleman whom abe bad loug • erred. On Mtiaday afternoon abe waa way home, lu McDaniel afreet, near ber home, ahe waa attacked by aouie at range weokneaa. probably due to her advanced age. and died before resident! near by could reach her. It waa found that "Aunt Adeline" had left a will In which abe bequeathed bci little home, eotne lueiimure In ber aoclety. nad ber email Iwlntigluga to a gentleman who had often befriended her. Thla gentle man. whose name Is withheld, took charge of the old woman's body and saw that it waa given a burial fitting tbf reaped shown by good Hontheruers for a negro like "Aunt Adeline." dinner of chamber TO BE GREAT AFFAIR Finley, of Southern, . Principal Speaker of Evening. M»rc tin in 400 gueote are expected to citler m ilio Piedmont hotel Tueeday evening. In responae to Invitations to the annual dinner of the Chamber of tVminerec. The ttnal preparattona for the big dinner have practically been completed, tn<l H splendid program has been ar- isnxeil. The feature will ho an ad .trees by \V. W. Finley, president of the ttiuihern Railway, on the "Relation of - Hallways to the Public." ’ The f.illijwlng la the program In full Reports of officers; "A Retrospect," tiv Ilia Samuel D. Jones, former p,evident: an address by Hon. J. Will# IV|., president; address by President Finley, of the Southern Railway; ad- .Irees Iiv J. A. Ayeock. president of the Cotton Seed Crushers’ Association of rte.iigia, on "The Cotton OH Indus- i'ie»iiicnt Pope will preside as toast- Iiunter. In addition ta the members • «( i he Chamber of Commerce, the dele- dales to the'Convention of the Cotton Seed i‘rushers' Association, number* Ing more than 100. will be in attend- Tho following will be the menu: Martini ''ream of Tomato Aux Croutons tones Celery Radishes l’lanked Shad en Rordure Sweetbread Patttea Champagne Roast Turkey tiv String Heana Delmonlco Potatoes Roman Punch Waldorf Salad Rl-cult Tortont Assorted Cakes Crackers Cheese ApjHtllnarls Coffee Clgare Reception and Lunchaon. An Informal reception will be lend- "! President Finley In the front par- " "f Piedmont at 6:S<* o’clock, "i hi T o'clock, ,sharp, the annual mi'-1 will he served. Mr Pope entertained Mr. Finley In- i ilh at luncheon ttt the Capital '> Club Tuesday at 1 o'-lock. The Milling were preaenH *•'. 't Fin* ' Alfred P. Thom, J. F. Hanson. O. hy Jordan, Governor J. Terrell, no I II. J. Lowry, J. 8. B. Thmnp . J K.-Orr, Sant D. Jonrp, R. L. Foreman. S. M. Inman, J. W. Kngllsh. U H. Heck, W. O. Cooper. C. A. Wicker- sham. F. J. Paxon, R. F. Maddox, K. G. Mathcaon. All the news in the Green Extra. FURNITURE DEALER IS GOODDETECTIVE Chases His Man Over Ala- hauia and Lands Him. George If. Woodson. manager of the Ken tucky Furniture Co.. 141 Auburn avenue. In nlao n sleuth—nu auiateur. but oae who goes out nn<l lands hla man. I«i)wt^February I.* L. I*ee, a salesman nud collector for. the Kentucky Furniture Co., disappeared and left behind a shortage of about $**». Mr. Woodson kept his eyes open, nnd a few days ago he heard that I*4*e wa Anniston. Ala. He went there, hut I*ee bad Then began a pursuit through half a dosen towns, which ended Monday at Tails Imnhui. Ga.. where Mr. Woodson fouud ami arrested I#ee. !.ee waa bronght here Tueailay and locked up at |»ollce headquarters on a warrant charging larceny, lie admits that he took the money. GENERAL KEESLER PLACED ON TRIAL BY COURT MARTIAL Special to The Georalan. Jackson, Mlaa.. March If.-The court mar tial Nummoned to try kjajor General Kees commander of the. national guard, who burger with abusing and striking l'rl ante Robert Montgomery, aaaetnhlpd at the ntnte capitol thla morning In full uniform, and the trial waa at once begun. This Is the first time In many years that a court martial to try a high official of the national guard baa been called on to meet. Tim trial will.laat two or three day*. HUSBAND OF VIOLA ALLEN HALTS SENS A TIONAL TRIAL .New Tork. March If.—Because the de fense pleaded that It could not get , bold of Its principal witness. Peter Duryea. who la the husband of Viola Alleu. the actress, an adjournment of the trial of Mra. Lucy M. Randolph against W. K. D. Htokea waa granted today. When the esee of the beautiful Kentucky widow who Is seeking 11.000 a mouth from the millionaire owner of the Hotel Anaoiila. waa called today before Justice Thomas In the Queens county court lu Flushing Ktokes, waa:repret*etfd. |o:-Jaiwyer Abe Gruber. Gruber, eslcl that Duryea was a vital w neaa for fltokes nnd that be bad vainly tried to get Duryea here In time for the trial from Lima. Ohio. Justice Tbomaa a« ceded to Grutier's request that the ti‘ * over for a week. Duryea. who Is a wealthy horse breeder, figured a year ago In sensational proceed Inga similar to those instituted by Mrs. Itau didpb. Mias Kara Madden sued hlin for ISO. 000. After a numlier of Duryea'a love let tern were read In court Mlaa Madden aud dculy dropped the case. BOY LIKES REFORMATORY; WANTS BROTHER TO COME A lad at the atate reformatory. »ho*e name 11 not on record at the prtem commlaalon office, suddenly vanished some weeks sgo. The boy had a toad record, seemed content and bad never caused any trouble. The superintendent was a hit puttied to know why the boy had escaped, He was missing about four weeks, (hen one day he turned up at the In stitution and quietly resumed hi* place In the ranks. He vouchsafed no In formation until questioned. Then It came out: "I thought It such a fine place here for a boy that I wanted my brother to be here with me. Bo I Juat cut It for home to try ta get him to come back with me. But he’s a mutt and didn’t know a good thing when he had It handed to him. So I Juat moaled back by myself.” . The lad had walked some two hun dred miles to his, home and back to the farm. That ought to boost the re formatory as a deatrabls place for bad boys who have to go there. GARRETT LAYS BLAME ON CIGARETTE AND NOVEL President W. A. Garrett, of the Sen- board Air Line system, Is holding up Percy Martin, a youth who attempted to rob a Seaboard train In Virginia several weeks ago. aa an example to employees of a hat cigarettes and drinking will result in. Circulars are being sent to all officers. •'This young man, by the constant smoking of cigarettes and drinking 'o excess.” says the circular, "had un doubtedly weakened hla Intellect great ly. nnd he further distorted his diseased mind hy dime novel romanticism until, fired hy the example set by Jessie James and others of his Ilk. he at tempted to hold up and rob a Seaboard mall and passenger train several months ago. Of course there could be but one ending to such an attempt and now the young man la serving u thirteen yearn* eentence to meditate upon tha folly of attempting to bring Into practice Impossible ten-cent ab surdities Into modern twentieth cen tury realities.'* DR. BROUGHTON GRATEFUL TO THE PEOPLE FOR FUNDS In a card to The Georgian, Ur. L. O. Broughton rxpreaara hit deep gratitude to hi* congregation and the people of Atlanta for the way In which they have rallied to the Tabernacle move ment. Hla card In full la aa followa: wlRh to take thla opportunity of expreaalng to my own people and Ute frlenda of our new tabernacle enter- priae generally my thanka for the way In which they have rallied. We have more than reallied my expectation. Never have I doubted for a moment but that the movement for a great central rellgloua auditorium and bulldlnga houalng our different philanthropic In- atttuttona would command the support of my own people and the people uf Warm Enough, Now, These Negligees for There's no doubt about it. We are showing the best line of Neg ligee Shirts in town at the present writing. The new Manhattans at $1.50, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00 and $3.50 are unbeatable; while our own special line of dollar Shirts includes the best values vou’ll see anywhere at the price. ""Come and see these Shirts. Daniel Brothers Co., .Clothiers, Hatters, Furnishers, Shirtmakers 4 ' '*• 45-47-49 Peachtree—Opposite Walton St. . Atlanta, but I wa* scarcely prepared for auch a apontanroua exhibition of their wtlllngneaa. "The enterprlae proposed Is the re suit of many years of study and travel around the world. 1 have felt that H would be not only an enterprlae for lh' good of our community In the way'of supplying our needs, but that It would be worthy also of the spirit of our At lanta peoplp. I verily believe that ns on advertising medium Atlanta haa rutiled to nothing thut will result In more good. "We are now- on the verge of eighth annual Bible conference, which begins on Thursday night, with th« opening address hy the world-famed evangelist, Gypsy Smith. People shall see from the beginning the great need of the auditorium. People are coming from all over the Bouthern atatea, and many from the North, to attend thla conference In order to hear Gypsy Smith and the other distinguished speaker* who are to be here. Buell meetlnga as these have been appreciat ed by the people of Atlanta, and they have been ever ready to support them. The new auditorium enterprlae la necessity for them. If nothing else. To Raise $200,000 Here. "I have figured from the first t that we would raise 1100.004 In Atlanta, am aura that the buslneaa people will respond to our call and help ua carry the amount up to thlo point. "Our own church haa demonstrated Its willingness to sacrifice, and several thousand dollars haa already been ten’. In from our frlenda outside of Atlanta, and I know Atlanta well enough to be lieve that her bualneaa men will their part when called upon. "I want here and now to make thla statement In behalf of my church. In soliciting funds from the general puhlle, we want It distinctly understood that when our building la erected the audt tnrlum Is for the free use of any re llglous denomination for their great re Thla la a part of the enntrart that we make with the public. ."Our people are. for the moat part, buay working people What they gtve they save out of their earning*, but I have never known a people who have met their church obligations aa strictly aa they do. I am sure that he commu nity appreciates thla fact. "We would like to make a personal all upon evary man and woman. In th* -tty for aid In thla great public enter prise. but the fact that we are so buay prevents our doing It. It would h* greatly appreciated, therefor^ If the wnple generally, who ara Inclined lo itlp ua, would let me know by tele phone or mall. Pipers Aid Mevement. "The paper* of the city have been exceptionally kind, and we ran never express our deep appreciation of what they have done, and their klndnaaa la continuous. They agree to publish th# 11*1 uf subscribers from time to time 'lo this fund, and we rejoice In thla. i because we wish the community to ■know every dollar that Is subscribed to jour work, and then we propose to show 'tegular statements through the press •f the axpendlluica. We want to have KEELY’S KEELY’S KEELY’S 3600w aists-$ 1 s Each Sale Begins Wednesday—Second Floor. 300 dozen in this brand new lot of pretty lingerie waists—we have to buy them in such quantities to be able to sell them at such a price; for siuce white goods and em broideries have advanced so much, waists of this quality are retailing in most-stores at $2.00 and in none for less than $1.50. , A dozen new'styles in the collection; and every one is a beauty. Materials are sheer lawns and batistes; trim mings are fine Swiss embroideries, Val. laces and dainty needlework. Nearly all styles have elbow sleeves and fancy lace-trimmed collars. All sizes in each style when the sale begins. Although the quantity is large there will be such rapid selling that size assortments will soon be broken; so come early. Sale will begin Wednesday morning in our popular second floor and samples from the line will be dis played in a show window. \ Choice $1. None Sent on Approval or C. O. D. None Sold Subject To Return or Exchange. Fitting Rooms in Store. GEORGIA DAY T OF PRESIDENT DENIES - BOOMING TAFT Military, Naval Cadets and V. M. I. Boys To Be There. If Ueorgla day, June 10, al the Jamestown eapoaltlon, la not the big gest one day In the whole show, there la no faith to be put In predictions. W. N. Mitchell, commissioner for Georgia, haa returned from * vlalt to Washington, where he aaw the tire id- dent and several members of the cabl net. He announces that not only tha West Point cadeta, but the middles from Annapolis and the cadets of the Virginia Military Institute will present on Georgia day. A *on of General Fltihugh l<ee and a relative of General Robert E. Lee ha* been chosen by President Roosevelt aa one of hla aides on that day," aald Mr. Mitchell, "and General Fred Grant, a son of th# great president and Union general. will command the United States regulars.' There la an example of the reunion of North and South- Through the courtesy of tha preal dent. Acting Secretary of the Navy Newberry has ordered the naval ca dets, 000 strong, to go to the expoal tlon on Georgia day. They will be transported on one of the big cruiser*. Governor Swanaon. of Virginia, and the authorities of the Institute have ordered the cadwta of the famous Vir ginia Military Institute be sent tn the exposition on the occasion of Preal dent Roosevelt’# visit. "The Southern Railway ha* made liberal concession* In rale* on Georgia brick to be uaed In erecting the Georgia building. ’Anything for Georgia’ waa the rraponae given by flclala.” ATLANTANS FINED IN FEDERAL COURT AT CHARLESTON Kperl.ll to The Georgian. Charleston. H. c\, March 1».—Grant Wilkins and Molt# DeLeon. of Atlanta: the Clark Const ruction Company, of New York; the Contlntntal Jewel Fil tration Company, of Pennsylvania; the Bridge Company and the Hlmona May- rant Company, navy yard contractor*, charged by th# government laat rail with working labor on the yard more than eight hours a day. pleaded guilty today In the United States court and were lined HO each. secret about this matter, because there are so many people Interested In It. "Again thanking everybody for what they have done, nnd eolldtlng all the aid possible that we may carry our fund to the Slftfi.dpo mark. I am. fra- ternuffy your*. *'LEN U. BROUGHTON." I'ltKMIDKNT DKNIRK Washington. Man'k lit.—I'rctddcur lloo***- veil today. In |»er*oii. eniphatlrally drilled that the reoTiit visit to the white house of Governor Dlneen. of lllotila. was for the f.uriMHM* uf launching Secretary Taft's presi dential boom. - Heim tor Hnnahroiigh. of North Dakota, called on the president thla morning nnd asked lilui nUmt the truth of- the atory. The senator said the president authorised him to deny the atory as emphatl.-ally as ptMsflde. COMPANY FILE8 PETITION OF INCORPORATION. H|m*cIuI to The Georgian. t’oliimlMia. Gu., Manli 19,-A petition for Incorporation waa filed lu the mqierlor court yesterdnr l.y the Hull Creek Lind and Gravel Company, the capital stock t»elug placed nt S2S.UUI. with the privilege of In rreaslu« to |10n,flft». The iietltlouera are Ithuden Browne. K. L. Hill. W. L Bullard. J. W. Mlngletun. and C. K. Battle. When in doubt, bpy the Green Extra—and yon'll-be satisfied. JURY EXONERATES MRS. LOTTIE WALLAN New York. March 19.—Mrs. Lottie Wallau. the wealthy New York wom an. held under suspicion of having potaoned her mother, Mra. Id* Binge, In order to cut short the latter'* suf fering from cancer, wa* exonerated to day by the grand Jury dlamlsslng the charges against her. s Petition in Bankruptcy. An Involuntary petition In bankrupt, py was Hied In the Federal court Tues. day by the Casey-Hedge* Contpuny. of Chattanooga, and others against the Dixie Glass Works, of Tullapoosa. Ga. The claims amount to tl.112.11. Sev eral Atlanta creditors are namtd. PRESIDENT TO GO TO HOME JUNE 20 Washington, March If.—President Roosevelt will be settled In hla Bum mer home at Oyator Bay by June 20. According ot plana, he will leave Wash ington for Sagamore Hill about than* but between now and the end of Juno* he will make two vlalta to the James town Exposition and will aJso go to In* dlanapolla and Lanalng, Mich. EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN LUMPKIN» Kpedal tn Tbe Georgian. I.umpklu. Ga.. 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