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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WEDNESDAY. HAY 1. 1307. 3 iisjflpim Street Railway Values Properties at $3,712,368. MAKES RETURNS TO COMPTROLLER Aggregate Returns Are $ 794,862, While Capi tal Is $8,000,000. The total valuation of the Georgia Hallway and Electric Company Is fixed nt 13,712.368.63 by President Preston S. Arkwright, In the annual tax re turns of the company, filed Tuesday In the state comptroller’s office. The total capitalization of the com pany Is approximately *8,000,000, of which 36,000,000 is common stock and 32.000,000 preferred. This does not In clude a recent Increase In stock of 33 000,000, which does not take effect until May 20. , , , Despite the fact that this increase of 32 000,000 of stock was decided upon and great Improvements were said to have been made, the returns for the year show an Increase of only *207,881.. SS over the returns of 1808. Of the *8,712,368.63, the value of the company as given In the return for taxes, about half, or *1,083,865, Is In cluded as the estimated value of the franchise. The returns show that the gross re ceipts of the company for the year were I2.321.816.06. The net Income was *696.467.10. The preferred stock, In exact figures, Is 32,400,000, and the common stock, *6,014,600, this not Including the recent Increase of *2,000,000 common. The capitalization of the Georgia Railway and Electric Company Includes the Atlanta Northern railway and the Atlanta Gas Light Company. The aggregate returns of the three are *4,794,863.67. TOLEDO CAPITALIST WANTED FOR BRIBERY Toledo, Ohio, May 1.—Attorney Ray. mond O. Burns Is confident that today he will capture Abe Detweller, the To ledo rapltalut'wanted at Ban Francisco on thirteen Indictments charging bri bery. He has asked the police author ities for a search warrant and will search the Detweller premises. MAY PROVE HIDDEN MAN SHOT SIMON New York, May 1.—Whan the first testimony In behalf of Baroness Anisia Louise De Massey, on trial for her life, was submitted today It became appar ent that Attorney Charles LeBarbler would try to establish the fact that she was merely unfortunate In having quarreled with Simon Just before a hid den assassin committed the murder. LeDarbler also said be would prove that three witnesses lledln their testi mony against the fair prisoner. ANNIVERSARY OF ST. PHILIPS At 8 o'clock Wednesday evening the third anniversary of the consecration of the church will be celebrated by the members of BU Philips. The occasion will be one of unusual Interest to all members of the parish and all are re quested to be present. Addresses will be made by Fltzhugh Kn ,°*. Arnold Broylez, C. L. Pettigrew end Robert Sharpe. Following the ad dresses and the reports from the va rious church organizations a reception *)■* b o tendered the members of the churrh and others who may be present at the services. SAYS OFFICIALS DON’T KNOW CANAL FACTS Pittsburg, Pa., May 1.—The work men’s side of the Panama canal ques tion Is to be presented to President Roosevelt by J. H. Wallace, who was until recently a superintendent of the tulebra out. Mr. Wallace declare* 1 that conditions utterly the opposite of those "mch the president. Secretary Taft ml th- members of the congressional Committees viewed during their visits Mist In the canal sone. EUGENE M. OTTLEY IS CRITICALLY ILL Prominent Young Club Man Is Stricken Suddenly. Eugene M. Ottley, one of the most prominent young society and clubmen of Atlanta, Is critically ill at his home, 527 Peachtree street, from Meningitis. Afr. Ottley was to have been an at- tendant at the marriage of Miss Hattlo May High and Mr. Toulman Williams Tuesday evening, but when the hour for the ceremony arrived Mr. Ottley was lying unconscious at his home, across Peachtree from Ihe bride's resl. dence. He was stricken suddenly dur ing the day with meningitis, a malady which has been more than usually prevalent during this spring. Mr. Ottley Is a brother of John K. Ottley, vice president of the Fourth National Bank, and Is himself a book keeper In that bank. He Is connected with a number of clubs and social or ganizations and la one or the most popular young men In Atlanta. Governor-Elect and Party Sail for Home Wednes day. London. May 1.—After visiting Ham burg, Bremen, Vienna and many other places. Governor-elect Hoke Smith, of Georgia, and his party, sailed for Amer ica today. They made a brief , stop here and visited the galleries In the house of lords and the commons. Mr. Smith said his trip had been suc cessful, and he had been p^mised that a’*number of ships would sail direct from European ports to Savannah, and that others would make Savannah i port of call. He said it was his Inten tion to appoint agents at Hamburg, Bremen, Vienna, Glasgow and other ports. AGED COUPLE SHOT IN HOMEBYNEGIO Doth Cried for Help, So Children Who Witnessed the Crime Say. LIVED HONEST LIFE AFTER HIS ESCAPE! BE: Missouri Man Finds Favor with Roosevelt When Rearrested. Waahlngton, May X.—In a note to the department of Justice yesterday, President Roosevelt expressed the opin ion that John William January, of Missouri, should have his sentence com muted at once or be pardoned out right. January was convioted some years ago of robbing a postofllce In Oklahoma and served the greater por tion of a flVe-year sentence at Leaven worth. He then escaped and after nine years of liberty was re-arrested In Kansas City and returned to prison. Shortly after hts escape,. Januaiv, under an assumed name, secured em ployment and eventually established himself In business, which he was suc cessfully conducting at the time of his re-arrest. He married and has a child. TABERNACLE’FUND LACKS BUT LITTLE OF Only $25,000 Remains To Be Contributed From Public. Special to The Georgian. Italia, Fla., May 1.—Thomas Johnson and his wi.fe were murdered at this place yesterday afternoon by a negro. Information of the killing was received here by telephone, when a request came from the people of that settlement for bloodhounds. When the aged coutilc were shot down at their home there were two small negro children near by, and they hastened to give the Informa tion. They state that Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were In the house when they were ehol down by the negro, and that both of them cried for help. CANNOT COMPEL CONNECTIONS hank stock is best investment in south. Truet *nd Banking In i, n5, ,llc Interstate bank to start has 150,000 worth of the r, ;i 'A lil Pltal stock remaining to be •tES ln this vicinity. ««*. which begins business t»r oiir. f ' arnln « Power of 8 per cent ,r,t through merging the pres- Surewi, V wlth th ® bank, may be •karw hv ,n J ot * of from one to five j..*., ’ y e ach subscriber, and may be thr« "''“•third cash, one-third In month, month * anc * one -thlrd In six d» ac *lon Is necessary If you >Hi, a * ,o vkho!der In the largest * n the Southern states, cr.,; f. . ""adred of the best business i!rr.n,i!! '). U J men of this section are 'v 7- stockholders. Judge John R. l, '?■ "t'dlnary of Fulton county. ... .! C A for 'his subscription. Call Li- - ; 7"* *o Guarantee Trust Com- > - r ’ ; a . , r ; in «s Temple Court, At- fcs,; ’, f ull particulars. I-".,,7 „'" ck ha» proven to be the best «.,u , t fver made In Atlanta—not teal estate. For years the Georgia railroad com mission In Its annual reports has sought authority to compel rallroads’to estnb. llsh and maintain connections with connecting lines at Junction points, even when extra trains should bo required, But for some reason the legislative bodies have not given the desired power to the commission. Recently the su premo court of the United States has upheld the North Carolina law In tills respect. If the Georgia commission should be given such authority by the state law-makers the decision In the North Carolina case would have the effect of making It operative, but noth ing can be done here until a state law Is passed. CHECK ON AUTOS BY STATE LAWS Drastic legislation for automobile owners Is threatened by a member of the Incoming legislature. This proposed act will he along the line of that adopted In other states re quiring the registration of owners of automobiles with the secretary of state, together with the names of the owner and the chaufTeur. This compels each machine to have a number conspicu ously displayed. Efforts were made In the last legisla ture to pass acts regulating automobile driving, but aside from one or two strictly local laws nothing was accom plished. This year a general act may get through. schoolTaTly and picnic TO BE HELD AT FLINT HILL. Special to The Georgian. Covington. Ga., May 1.—At Hint ltill, several miles north of Covington, will be held on next Friday an educational rally and school picnic. The people of Flint Hill are among the best and most progressive citizens ofNewtor, county, and, In accordance with an an nual custom, are holding this rally for the pur*K>se of arousing greater Inter est In educational affairs. Among the speakers who have been Invited to ad dress the gathering are Hon. \\. B. Merritt, state school commissioner, Mrs. Walter B. Hill, of Athens; Pro fessor J. R. Rogers, of Atlanta; Con gressman L. F. Livingston and Pro fessor O. C. Adam*. Only 125,000 remain* to be subscribed for the new Broughton Tabernacle. It believed that this will be raised easily. Dr. Len G. Broughton states that the enterprise has taken a long step for ward and that the fund has already re ceived $25,000 toward the Anal $50,000. This, added to the $100,000 previously raised, leaves only about $25,000 to .<e secured before the new tabernacle and auditorium is an assured success. In a letter to The Georgian. Dr. Broughton expresses his appreciation of the aid given by this paper to the cause which is so dear to his heart. Dr. Broughton is now able to move about on crutches, but Mrs. Broughton is still confined to her bed following the street car accident in which both were injured, and her injuries are so serious as to < cause some apprehension from her friends. STEAMBOAT LINE TO BE OPERATED BY FARMERS’ UNION Scottsboro. Ala., May 1.—The Farm ers’ Union met in Scottsboro and a stock company composed of the mem bers of the union was formed for the purpose of building a steamboat to be operated on the Tennessee river. The company Is to be Incorporated under the name of the Farmers’ Union Navi gation Company and I* to b« capital ized at *25,000. Bhures arc placed ut *10 each and no Individual is allowed to own more than fifty. MAY DAY USHERS IN BUILDING STRIKE Chlcagd, May 1.—The first itrlke ushering In May Day In Chicago, was called yesterday on the new plant of the Western Electric Company, located at Hawthorne. Because of a grievance of the electricians’ union several hun dred mechanic* laid down their tool* and walked out under order* from the Associated Building Trades. *50,000 CABLED TO FAMINE VICTIMS DEAL ON TO CONSOLIDATE THE WASHINGTON LIFE CO. WITH PROVIDENT LIFE CO. New York, May 1.—August Helnze and his associate* today werenegotlat- Ing for the control of the Washington Life Insurance Comimny, now con trolled by Thomas F. Ryan and Levi P. Morton, to consolidate tt with the Prov ident Savings Life Insurance Company, which the Helnze-Thomas syndicate acquired In January. • To what stage negotiations for con trol of the Washington Life had pro ceeded Mr. Helnze declined to state. He admitted that the deal was under way, but said It would be wholly Im possible for him to discuss It, adding that publicity at this time was a mat ter to be avoided. MOTHER MA Y WIN FIGHT AND RETAIN HER CHILD Within a very few moments after the attorneys concluded their argument In the case, Mrs. Mattie Richardson was declared not guilty of the charge of kidnaping her 5-year-old son, by Jus tice of the Peace C. A. Trimble at De catur Tuesday afternoon. As stated In Tuesday’s Georgian, the warrant for Mrs. Richardson’s arrest was sworn'out by W. H. Richardson, grandfather of the child, and Included Beverly Wall, ar. Atlanta attorney, and T. E. Williams. Immediately after the verdict of acquittal Attorneys Candler and McAllister asked that the other two warrants be dismissed. «. During the course of the trial habeas corpus proceedings for the poeaesslon of the boy were Instituted by the grandfather and the hearing was set for Thursday before Ordinary George. An effort was mado by the grand parents to have the child remain In their custody until the final disposition of It Is made known, but the heart of the ordinary was moved to sympathy by the pleas of the mother and It was left In the custody of the sheriff and she was allowed to remain with It. LIVINGSTON HAS FEARS FOR FARM INSTITUTIONS Colonel L. F. Livingston, congress man from the Fifth district, has trep idations regarding the new district ag ricultural schools. He admitted as much Tuesday morn ing while watting In the executive re ception room to see Governor Terrell about It. Just what his fear Is he did not expressly stipulate. •■What brings you here. Colonel?" was asked. "Oh. Just to talk to the governor about the new agricultural schools. Some have Intimated to me that every thing wasn’t Just as It ought to be about them. The curriculum ought to be carefully considered, and the in terest of the masses guarded." "Anything relative to politics bring you here. Colonel?" "Well, maybe. You see It Is Just a matter of an appointment I want to talk to the governor about. Not such o great appointment, but one down In the ’plney woods.' What Is It? Why, you fellows do ask lots of questions, but—’’ Here the colonel vanished Into the governor's private office, and the na ture of the appointment sought was not revealed. WRECK DELAYED GROOM; DOUBLE SUICIDE FOLLOWS Huntington. W. Va., May 1.—Samuel Rlttenhour and Miss Rosa Spears were to have been married last Wednesday. He left the city Tuesday to go to Montgomery. Ala., on business. Ow ing to a wreck, he failed to reach home In time for the ceremony, but wrote a letter which she did not receive. Brooding over his unexplained silence, she took poison last Saturday night. Rlttenhour arrived an hour too lnte for the funeral Monday. Henrt-broken, he was found In his room with a vial of carbolic arid clinched In bis left hand. Washington. May 1.—Together with the *150,000 cargo of flour shipped to the Chinese relief sufferers, the Nation al Red Cross Society will today cable *50.000 to the central relief committee at Shanghai. This Is the largest con tribution to a famine relief ever con signed by the Red Cross In one day. MRS. POST WILL NOT RETURN TO HUSBAND New York. May 1.—Mrs. Augustus Post, wife of the rich broker whose arrest she caused on charges of ex treme cruelty, was In the Yorkvllle po lice court today to press the chorgis against him. . "My husband knows that a reconcil iation Is Impossible; he knows that I do not love him and that I will suffer from his hands no longer,” said Mrs. Post In denying recent rumors. Will Open New Bank. Special to The Georgian. St. George. Ga., May t.—N. B. King has begun the erection of a new build ing on Flotilla avenue, which will be used for a bunk. As soon as the new safe arrives Mr. King will open a bank ing Institution. J. F. Blake will be up- loclated with him as cashier. ELECTRIC THEATERS TO BEJEGULATED Fire Risk and Noise Dis cussed by Com mittee. An ordinance, embodying whit !• thought to bo nil provlalon* nwownry to insure safety from flro and panic to electric then tera, wna adopted Tuenday afternoon at the meeting of the apeclul committee ap pointed for that purpose.. A aub-coinmlttee met first and heard from the proprietor* of electric theater* and from tboao who objected. The principal objection was because of the danger from tire, and the corresponding Increase In in surance rates threnteued. The ordinance provides for a system of wiring and for an interior arrangement which induces this risk to n minimum. Knperlntendent Martin, of the Engllidi Americaii building, raised strenuoua objec tlon to the noises, aaserting that some of bin tenants had threatened to leave If It were not abated. Hevernl of these tenants testified that they did not think well of the inhale which floated iti through their windows from the near-by theaters. K. F. Shedden, the Insurance nmu, of the tenants, mourned the converting of Whitehall nnd Peachtree street* Into Beecham’s Pills When tack of appetite it caused by overeating, take Beecham's Pill* to relieve the feeling of heaviness. When a sick stomach takes away all desire for food, use Beechanrs Pitts. They invariably tone the di gestion and Create Coed Appetite Bold Everywhere. In boxes 10c. sad 25c. business regulated. The noise or ••music" question may be takeu up at a later meeting. SOUTHERN MILLS FIGHT UNFAIR RATES Washington. May 1.—Three cases charging unreasonable freight rates cotton piece goods and cotton waste from points In the South to New York and other Eastern points, were argued before the Interstate commerce com mission yesterday. The caaea were those of the Warren Manufacturing Company and others of Warrensvllle, 8. C„ against the Southern railway; James L. Qulnby, of Langley, S. U., against the Clyde Steamship Company, and the Riverside Mills, of Augusta. Go., against ihe Southern railway. AUTO SCORCHER GOES TO PRISON Tinkers. N. Y„ May 1.—William E. Dodge, of New York, eon of the phtlan. thropisL William Earl Dodge, and son in-law of Henry T. Stone, the million aire carpet manufacturer, was sen tenced yesterday to serve a te.i days’ term In prison and pay a fine of *100 in addition for automobile speeding. “SILENT” SMITH’S KIN TO ATTEND FUNERAL Chicago, Slay 1.—Evanston relatives of James Henry ("Silent") Smith left today for New York to attend the fu neral services over the millionaire’s body when It reaches there In charge of his widowed bride. They will be pres ent when the Smith will Is read—there may be two of them. Those who left were Rev. and Mrs. John N. Mills, brother-in-law and sis ter; Mr. and Mrs. E. 8. Rossbach. brother-in-law and sister, and W. S. Mason, nephew. SUES JTREET RY, Killing by Conductor Causes Suit for $10,000 in Court. For the alleged "wanton, willful and malicious murder 1 ’ of her husband, Sol omon Mitchell, by J. W. Townsend, a street car conductor, on March 23, Loula Mitchell Wednesday morning filed suit for 210,000 damages against the Georgia Railway and Electric Com. pany and J. W. Townsend. The petition charges that the killing grew out of an argument which ensued when the conductor handed Mitchell a slick nickel In change. . Mitchell asked that a good nickel be given him, and when the conductor refused, requested that he be allowed to leave the car. As soon ae he did this, the petition al leges, the conductor laid violent hands upon him and sought to forcibly eject him from the car. The killing fol lowed. The suit was filed through Attorneys D. K. Johnston and J. D. Kilpatrick. ASSISTANT CHIEF TO BE ELECTED The ordinance committee voted unan imously Tuesday afternoon In favor of returning to council a favorable report on the ordinance creating the office of aislatant chief of police. Council will, no doubt, take favorable action Mon day. Members of the police board met with the committee and told of the need of an assistant. JAY GOULD WINS TENNIS FINALS London, May 1.—In the tennis finals Jay Gould beat Van Pennel 6-1, 6-1, 8-1. Gould will meet Eustace Miles Saturday. CHILI rMANGLED UNDER STREET CAR STEAMERS COLLIDE OFF CAPE HATTERAS DURINGJAVY FOG Steamer Sailing from Bruns wick Crashes Intb a Schooner. Norfolk, Va., May 1.—Shipmasters arriving here report two collisions which occurred off Cape Hatteras In the heavy fog that hunts over the Vir ginia and North Carolina coast for two days. The British steamship British Mon arch, from Brunswick, Go., for Liver pool and Rotterdam, by nay of Nor folk for coal, collided with the four- manted American schooner Stella B. Kaplean, bound south from Portland, Mo, The Kaplean's bowsprit and Jib- boom wero carried away. The windlass of the schooner was broken and the vessel could not raise her anchor, she having dropped In after the collision. Captain Merritt, leaving his crew on the schooner, boarded the steamship and went to the wrecking steamer Res. cue, near by. at work on the Portu guese bark Orlente, ashore off Potnes Hill, and secured the Rescue to tow the schooner here. The British Mon arch suffered slight damage. The Norwegian fruiter Livingstone, from Same to Baltimore, loaded with bananas, signalled as she passed the Virginia capes that she ran down the schooner Lakewood, which went to the bottom laden with bricks. The crew of the schooner was rescued. The Lake- wood was of 477 tons net register. The bark Orlente, loaded with copper ore, will be a total loss. ELEVEN ARE RESCUED DURING EIRE WHICH Aged Woman Fought Res cuers Who Entered Build ing to Save Her Life. Reporter Admits He Can’t Substantiate “Facts.” INSPECTOR PROBES CHARGES MADE False Report Sent Out from Atlanta Tracked by U. S. Authorities. Special to The Georgian. Douglasvtlle, Ga., May 1 The two main buildings of the Douglas county pauper farm were entirely destroyed by fire here yesterday afternoon. All of the eleven Inmates of the two main buildings were rescued nfter hard struggle. One of the Inmntes, an .old woman of about 60 years, who has r been an Invalid for a long time, fought fiercely when on attempt was made to rescue her. She fought several of her rescuers off until she was overpow ered. The fire originated from a defective flue and the loss to the county Is about *1,000. HARDWARE MEN MAY MEET HERE An effort will be made to have the next convention of the Georgia Retail Hardware Association held In Atlanta. The convention this year will be In Tlfton on May 7, 8 and 9. The asso ciation Is only three years old, but contains, as members, most of the hardware dealers of the state. Elliott Dunn, an Atlanta hardware man, will make Atlanta’s bid for the convention, and will present an Invita tion by Mayor Joyner. PI8TOL IN SUIT CA8E WOUNDS PHILADELPHIAN. Philadelphia, May 1.—Henry C. Ter. ’, aged 61, tor many years leader of the local bar, accidentally kicked hia suit case while In a hotel elevator here causing a revolver to discharge, the bullet lodging In hts abdomen. He wea carried to a hospital. BICYCLE BOY BREAK8 LEO IN COLLISION WITH BUGGY. Special to The Georgian. Columbus. Ga., May 1.—Master Tom mie Gordon, the 12-year-old son of Mrs. Georgia Gordon, of East High lands, Is ut his home with his right leg broken in three places, the result of being run over by a buggy driven by a lady who was driving up First avenue yesterday, when the boy came along on his bicycle and a collision oc curred. The boy was taken Into a drug store and physicians called who set tho broken limb In a plaster parts cost and he Is now at his home. Special to Tbe Georgian. Montgomery, Ala., May 1.—The 3 year-old child of James M. Harrison, of the Coca-Cola Bottling Works, was run over today and killed by a River side Park car, both wheels passing over the body, badly mangling It. Agent Held Under Bond. Special to The Georgian. Columbus, Oa.. May 1.—B. W. Wilson, who It local agent for a trust company and loan association, Is under a bond of 3150 for hla appearance before Jus tice llollls on Thursday next, to an swer a charge of larceny after trust, preferred against him by a Mrs. Justice, of this city. She claims that she paid Wilson 1124, which he failed to turn into the home office of the company. Discharged in Bankruptcy. Special to The Georgian. Columbus, Ga, May 1.—Judge New man has granted discharges In bank ruptcy to J. W. Sanders, of Midland. Curtis M. Broach, of Dawson, and F. J. Harrell, of Preston, all of this state. Mr. Roberts, of Dawson, has offered to hls creditors 25 rents on the dollar and ask* . Judge Newman to confirm the offer. Train Mangles Negro. Boy, 8peclal to The Georgian. LnGrange, Ga, May 1.—A negro boy, Flowers Smart, was run over by the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic con struction train at the construction camp, about six miles from this place, yesterday. His right arm was so badly mangled that It was necessary to am putate It below the elbow and his right leg was severely mashed. Woshlngtoa May 1.—The Inspectors recently assigned to run down the mail ing "stuffing” stories sent out from Atlanta about the time the yearly con tracts for carrying the malls were to be let to the railroads In that section have reported that the stories wero groundless; that there was no unusual padding In weight and that the author of the report has admitted his error. The report as published In The At lanta Journal In February was to the effect that the malls had been greatly padded with advertising matter, sam ple copies of various publications anil circulars In anticipation of the annual weighing of the malls to ascertain the dally average for the yearly contracts with various Southern railroads. Inasmuch as these reports creep out almost annually, the department started an Investigation, first ascer taining that there had been no fraud of this kind perpetrated, and finally trac ing the authorship of the false report to an Atlanta newspaper correspond ent, who. when seen by tho Inspector, admitted that he had overdrawn from the Information given him and could not substantiate hls claims. ROOSEVELT SOUNDS RACE SUICIDE ALARM Takes Exceptions to an Ar ticle in Review of Reviews. New York, May 1.—President Roose velt has renewed hls expressions on race suicide In a letter to the editor of Review of Reviews because of an ar ticle, “The Doctor and the, Public School." "This writer states clearly,” says President Roosevelt, "that It Is an er roneous Idea to assume that the av erage family should have a larger num ber of healthy children than the pres ent birth rate showed. The vital sta- ' • tlstlcs of a state’ like Masaachusetta-|1 show that there the average native . American family of native American , descent has so few children that the ' birth rate has fallen below the death •' rate. This, of course, means race sui cide and it ought to be understood that If after awhile there are no children i to go to school, the question of their I GROVE SCHOOL PLANS CONCERT At the E. W. Grove School, In West ! Atlanta Perk, the pupils and their j ' friends will give a concert next Mon- '. day night which promises to be beyond the ordinary, A small admission'fee will be charged and the funds will go to the library which the school U estab lishing. WILL INVESTIGATE SEISMIC PHENOMENA , Seattle, Wash, May 1.—The world's . knowledge of earthquakes, volcanoes > and similar phenomena will be vastly Increased by the work of a scientific ex pedition which left here today for Alaska. The expedition was headed by Professor T. A. Jargar, Jr, of the Mass, achusetts Technological Institute. Celebrate Anniversary. Special to The Georgian. Monroe, Oa, May 1.—The eighty- eighth anniversary of the Independent Order of Odd Fellowa waa celebrated by the lodge at this place Friday night. . Speeches were made by Representative Hal G. Howell. Colonel Clifford Walker, i ex-Judge Ben J. Edwards and others. Light refreshments were served. WE LEAD Others follow. That others Imitate our habits shows that our policy la sound. “Asconite” Stands for quality and quality aavea money. Use AS CONITE QUARTZ or GRAVEL ROOFING and your In vestment la secure. "You can put it on." ATLANTA SUPPLY CO., MANUFACTURERS, 29-31 South Forsyth Street, Atlanta, Ga. J. C. Greenfield, Pres. C. A. Peek, Sec.