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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
fTBirmSSUAX, BAX W, 1RT.
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Embroidery Sale
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Thursday,
Nine
O’Clock.
39c, 50c,
75c to $1
Qualities
29c
(See Great Window Display)
Not A Yard Will Be Sold
Before 9 O’clock Tomorrow
Here’s another glorious bargain feast that will thrill
the hearts of Atlanta’s wise buyers; 5,000 yards of crisp
new Embroideries in Swiss material: , Edges, .Insert-
ings and Bands in the most beautiful patterns and de
signs. At the time of this writing—11 a. m.—our show
window is lined with an admiring throng of women who
seem enthusiastic over these Embroideries. The collec
tion includes 39c, 50c, 75c and a few $li00 qualities.
On Sale Tomorrow, 9 O’clock.
291 Yard.
ANNEXATION PLAN
SOUS EAST POINT
Two Suburbs Agree on
Terms With Extension
. V Committee.
East Point and Edgawood, through their
regularly appointed representatives, have
agreed to become a part of Atlanta on
basis mutually acceptable to them and
the Greater Atlanta executive committee.
The East Point delegation, consisting l.
three nromlneot cttliens. and the Edgewood
inuuiiunua viuicub. nuu iuc buijnrooq
delegation, consisting of the same number,
xnet with the executive committee of ten li
the mayor's office Wednesday morning
both, and J.
Atlnnta committee, announced that the
meeting hnd been a harmonious and per
fectly satisfactory one to all aides.
Citizens to Meet
The delegations will recommend to their
respective municipalities'that they come In
on the basis agreed npon, and the citlxens
will take action In mass meeting.
The executive committee of ten will rec
ommend to the committee of forty on city
extension that East rolnt.and Edgewood
be taken In on this basts.
The Atlanta committee baa already reach
ed an agreement with the delegations from
Thurs-
day,
Nine
O’Clock
East End, a populous district between Kirk
wood and Locator, petitioned the committee
that their little town be taken in uncondi
tionally. The committee seems to look
with favor updn the petition.
0 Decatur Maas Meeting.
A mass meeting of the cltlsens of Decatur
has been called to assemble In the court
house In that town on next Friday evening
to consider the report of the committee ap
pointed to confer with the Atlnnta commit
tee on the Issue of annexation,
The meeting Is expected to be arousing
turn „
notation to Atlanta Is very keen In Decatur
and vicinity.
J. L. Rntnspeck. a member of the commit
tee, said Wednesday that It was his opinion
that a large majority of Decatnr people fa-
vored annexation. It Is Ms opinion that the
people aro 25 to 1 for annexation.
PLEADED NOT GUILTY
Has Privilege of Changing
His Plea Before Next
October.
Sew York, May Thomas D. Jordan.
former controller of the Equitable JJte
Assurance Company, today pleaded not
gallty to nineteen indictments returned yet*
terday by tbe grand Jury, charging violation
of law In hla former position. Eighteen
Indictments charge forgery In the third de
gree and one charges perjury.
Ball of $10,000 was required on one and
Jordan was paroled In the custody of bis
counsel la tbe others. Ball was furnished
by E. C. Potter, a real estate dealer.
The privilege of substituting another
^lea before the first Monday in Ocf
was granted.
District Attorney Jerome Intimated that
he believed one more special grand Jury
can dispose of the Insurance Investigation.
BABY BILL'S MANNERS
AS GOOD AS HIS MUSCLE
“Bab/ Bill” la not only a Sandow;
but he la a Chesterfield.
The remarkable ll-months-old baby,
whose nightly course of athletic train
ing at the hand! of hla father, Robert
K. Dunlap, haa excited people In the
neighborhood of hla home. 51 Went
Cain street. Is In the limelight Wednes-
day In a new role. And It la one that
I* equally aa Interesting as his athletic
stunts.
The proud father announce* that he
will give *100 to any charitable insti
tution if "Baby Bill" does not display
better table manners than any child
In Atlanta under the age of 10 year*.
The wee athlete sleeps alone and
eats his meals at the dining table with
the grace and manners of a grown up,
commenced about the same time
physical culture training, a week after
his birth. "Bill’*" whole career, though
decidedly brief, haa been a record-
breaker. “Bin" not only holds the rec
ord as tho youngest athlete, but I*
thoroughly entitled to the champion
ship medal In the matter of long dl*'
tance traveling. ___
for, when only 11 days old. Bill
traveled with his parents from Atlanta
to New York and Philadelphia, taking
In a number of the larger cities on the
way. The day after the birth of “B111.
hla father began giving him Physical
exercise and haa consistently kept It
up ever since. And It seems to have
agreed with Bill all right, for ho la
certainly a husky youngster.
Mr. Dunlap, the father, will not stop
his system of child training because
of the complaint to the police by cer-
tain neighbors. In fact, following the
pubUctMon of the story In The Geor
gian Tuesday, Mr. Dunlap put 'Bill
through the most strenuous kind of
stunts directly In front o{ the window-.
A number of people came out on their
porchee to witness the performance.
Mr. Dunlap eaya he wants to extend
a cordial Invitation to the police and to
all of hie neighbors to stand In front
of his window any *2
7 o'clock and see "Baby Bill In his star
Southern Bell and A., B. &
A. Railroad Give Valua-
• tions.
Mayor Joyner Reads Paper
on Protection From
Fire.
Machinists Out
At Montgomery
Special to The Georgian.
Montgomery, Ala., May 29.—About
thirty-five machinists, helpers and
apprentices of the Louisville and Nash
ville shops walked out this morning on
orders from the headquarters of the
International Machinists* Union, who
claim the Louisville and Nashville has
failed to recognize them as a union.
No non-union men |iave been employed
to take their places.
Birmingham Machinists Out
Birmingham, Ala., afcly 29.—The
strike of machinists In the Louisville
and Nashville shops is a ser!o\is affair.
At | o'clock this morning sixty-seven
machinists, helpers and apprentices left
th« shops in Birmingham and thirty-
flva machinists, helpers and apprentices
luit the shops in Montgomery.
The Montgomery shops are cj®**^*
Jht Birmingham shops are practically
Idia.
Change of Venue
Granted Loving
Livingston. Va., May 23.—Judge
Barksdale today granted a change of
venue In the caee of ex-Judge Loving,
charged with the murder of Theodore
Bates, and decided to try the case at
Houston, th# county teat of Halifax
county, beginning June 24.
Washington Officials Wary.
Officials of th* Isthmian canal com
mission In Washington hesitate to ac
cept seriously the statements of Rev.
Ferguson, concerning the alleged
shocking moral and conae-tuent deplor
able health condition! on the Isthmus
of Panama.
In the first tlace. they refer to the
charges modi by Poultnsy Bigelow, a
year ago, which, when brought before
congress, disclosed that he had bee*
Tax returns for the Southern Bell
Telephone Company and tha Atlanta.
Birmingham and Atlantio railroad wer*
filed with the comptroller general on
Wedneaday.
Tha Atlanta, Birmingham and At
lantic railroad made a total return of
24,436,212, of which 3711,736 Is fran
chise. Last year the total return was
33,237.332. Mileage haa Increased from
375 miles to 413.8 miles. President
Preston Arkwright has notified Comp
troller Wright that he will confer with
him shortly about the returns of both
the Georgia Railway and Electric Com
pany and the Atlanta, Birmingham and
Atlantic railroad.
The Southern Bell returns total 'flg-
urea of 31.771.353. of which 3327.018 la
franchise. Last year the total returns
were 31,605,003. The comuany shows
net earnings In Georgia of 3356,413
for the past year. The comptroller says
that at 6 per cent this shows a value of
35,340,000, which may be taken to mean
that the returns made are far from aat-
Isfactory.
Another Arrest.
Chicago, .May 28.—A man who In al
most every detail answers the descrip
tion of Sarkis Ermoylan, the Greek
wanted In connection with the brutal
murder of Father Kaspar Vartanian.
In New York, whose body was found
In a trunk, was today arrested by the
police.
The New York authorities were Im
mediately notified. The man made vig
orous protest and declared his name to
be John Geranglous.
on 9.h. m.Av of the Places he object- for tbe amount of the policy. 38,000. t
of the Ana. ..tha^wlth interest at th. rat. of
sone. *
Plaintiff Wins 8uiL
After a trial lasting two days In the
Federal court. Judge Newman Wednes
day afternoon directed a verdict for
the plaintiff In the case of M. L. Rock-
more for the use of the Bank of Law-
rencevllle against the Hartford Fire
Insurance Company. The verdict called
for tbe amount of the policy, 38,060, to-
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Special to Th* Georgian.
Athens, Ga., May 28.—One of the
most Important maettDgs which the
Georgia League of Municipalities has
held was the one this morning which
convened at 8:30 o'clock at the city
hall. Mayor L. H. Chappell, of Colum
bus, presiding.
The following interesting papers
were read:
Public Works of a City"—H. L. Col
lier, of Atlanta.
Protection of Property From Fire"—
Mayor W. B. Joyner, of Atlanta.
"Municipalities and Cultura of Trees"
—Hon. R. C. Berkmans, of Augusta.
"Municipal Care of Indigent 8lck"—
Dr. T. D. Longtno, of Atlanta
"Foreign Immigration"—Hon. J. A.
Betjeman.
The election of officers for the league
will take place this afternoon.
One of the most Interesting addresses
before the mayor's was that of Hon. T.
W. Hardwick. ,
A Sale
oh
THURSDAY
, . . ih the . . .
Silks/Drsss Goods
and Wash Goods
1.25 quality of plain black all silk net, 421
inches wide, .'
79
6.00, 6.50, 7.00, 8.00 and 8.50 black fancy
nets. Some of finest nets imported into this coun
try. From one to two dress lengths in a piece,
at, a yard 1 •
175
Silk and cotton Eolienne and Silk Tissues in
solid colors. Ranging in price from 40c to 50c a
yard, at
17
121-2c colored Lawns in all neat effects,
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M
adras
Assessments
Are Doubled
8peclal to The Georgian.
Columbia, 8. C„ May 28.—The state
board of assessors today fixed the as
sessment of railroad property In the
state at 363,600,000, which Is double that
of laat year. This was the result of
adopting a resolution from Attorney
General Lyon that the law forbids the
60 per cent basis of assessment now
customary throughout the etate.
The Coast Line la Jumped up from
311,000 to a mile to 325.000: the South
ern from 320,000 to 350,000: tho Sea
board from 310,000 to 320,000 a mile.
M
all
a d
a d
told,
Tootal, Broadhurst, Lee Co.
is one of the largest manufactur
ers of high class Madras Shirt
ings and Waistings in the world.
W e’ve a line of their 45c and 50c
Madras; about 25 or 30 pieces,
that we’re going to put in this sale at
r a s
r a s
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Chamberlin-Joknson-DuBosefCo.