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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND* NEWS.
FRIDAY, MAY 81, 190T.
June Clothes Are Ready: Come See Them
Newest Styles from Americas Greatest Clothes-Ma^ers—Hart, Schaffner & Marx and Rogers, Peet & Co.
Hats and Furnishings
Ready to start June with magnificent showings
of the newest styles in Rogers, Peet & Co. and
Hart, Schaffner & Marx Clothes—and with pros
pects of the greatest month’s, business in our his
tory.
If you’ll look at this clothing and compare
it with what you see elsewhere, you’ll understand
why our sales are so large—and you’ll add your
patronage to the rapidly growing list.
You simply get more value for your clothes-
money when you come here, that’s all; better fab
rics, better patterns, better styles, better workman
ship and better fit than anybody else will give you
at equal prices.
And you know that you’re buying all-wool
clothes, with no taint of mercerized cotton—the
labels guarantee that.
Tomorrow we feature a line ol two and three-
piece suits at $22.50 that will surely attract your
admiration. Plain and fancy fabrics—perfect-fit
ting, faultlessly-tailored.
Daniel Bros. Co.
L. J. DANIEL, President.
45-47-49 Peachtree—Opposite Walton St.
Specially good values in a line of genuine
Panama Hats at $7.50—all styles.
Other Panamas—$5 to $50.
Split Yachts—$1 to
Mackinaws—$3 to $5.
$5; Soft Milans and
Newest patterns in Manhattan Shirts t at
$1.50 to $2.50; other shirts—$1.00 to $3.50.
Every good sort of summer underwear-
extra values in plain and fancy lisle at 75c.
Real 35-cent quality Lisle Hose at 25c.
' * Splendid showing of new Neckwear.
MAN’S BODY IS DISCOVERED
SCORCHING IN FIER Y FURNACE
CInclnn*ll, Ohio, May 31.—Either the
tnoet atrocious murder or the molt re
markable aulclde In the annals of Cin
cinnati's police history arts discovered
when the charred b6dy of a man was
palled from a lire box In the furnace
room of a soap factory today.
McDermott, the engineer, says there
was little lire at 4:10 o'clock, and on
hla return at 6:30 o'clock he found the
man's feet sticking out of the furnace
door. He pulled the man out and found
the flesh had been burned from hla
head, shoulders and arms. There was
nothing on the body to Identify the
dead man.
CONVICT LOSES
HABEAS CORPUS
If William Howard, alias William
Houlihan, is real good In the Federal
pen from now until next October, he
will secure hla liberty, but he found
there was nothing doing In the liberty
line Friday morning through the habeas
corpus route.
After hearing argument on hla petl
tlon for a habeas corpus, Judge Don A.
Pardee ordered that he be returned to
the Federal prison to finish serving out
his term.
ARREST TWO MEN
WHO WANT LABOR
Charged with being labor agents
without either a city or state license,
E. Bogart, of New Orleans, and Z. T.
Thomas, of Birmingham, were arrested
Friday by City License Inspector Ew
ing.
Bogart, the license inspector says,
has been In Atlanta trying to get non
union laborers to break the machinists'
strike In New Orleans
Thomas la charged with employing
borers for a cotton mill. The city li
cense Is 6100 and the state license $500.
MISS BACON TO BE BRIDE
OF PROMINENT BOSTON MAN
F
REDIMITS RATE
G. S. & F Takes Its Case
Into the Federal Court
Friday.
“The Daylight Corner"
MORE BUILDINGS
THAN LAST MAY
The building permits for the month
of Jfay amounted to 24il,25t.
Although about 160 more dwellings
were erected the past month than dur
ing the corresponding month of last
year, the total permits for May of this
■ are not as large as May of last
year. This is attributed to the fact
that no permits for large buildings
were Issued the past month.
CROPS DAMAGED
BY HAIL STORM
Wiyutiboru, tin.
twet'ii 11 and 1 o'clock, the hardest rain
and hailstorm for years fell here, nearly
4 Inches falling. The streets were cover
ed with little streams, chickens were
drowned, bridges washed away, streets
washed up, and the crope and gardens lu
and around the rlty were almost mined.
I MAYPOLE FESTIVAL
IS POSTPONED
The public school Msypola festival, which
was to hare been given on the town of
Mrs. Joliu Temple droves' resilience In
On th. complaint of the Georgia Southern
and Florida railroad, through Its attorneys,
John I. Hall and 1: E. Hall, of Micon,
Judge Don A. Pardee of the United State#
court Friday afternoon granted a temporary
Injunction restraining the state railroad
commlsalon from patting Into effect clrcnler
No. Ml, which wes recently leeued and
which placed the reed, together with oth-
era, la Cleas It from Ulus, A.
remain In force nntll
june tv ii iu a tiocii, when tht dofctidam*.
the members of ths railroad commission ami
Attorney-General Hart, are ordered to ftp-
K ar before the court and show cause why
a grayer* of the railroad should not be
*The petition filed by the railroad Is a
long one and contain* fifty pages. It Is
claimed that the railroad commission can
not legally change the classification of the
Georgia Southern and Florida and reduce
Its earning power, and many reasons are
aet forth why this should not be done.
Is declared that If the circular Is at-
1 to go Into affect the earnings of the
for both Interstate and Intrastate
less will be greatly reduced, and, be-
“ " i the commuBot “
ting the circular
) court was a»k«
Ion be ..
Jir into ef-
restrain Attor ;
against the road.
RURAL CARRIERS
IN CONVENTION
WILLIAMS CHALLENGES
VARDAMAN TO DEBATE.
let. The medium. Id. The
eloping ehouldere. 3d. The
ehort and etout. 4th. The schol-
arly etoop. 5th. The long legged.
4th. The tall and etout. Here
are all elite to eult and eulte for
all ilzee, from 613.50 to 135.00.
EISEMAN & WEIL
1 WHITEHALL ST.
Special to The Georgian.
Meridian, Mine., May 21.—A letter
wae received today from Congreeeman
John Sharp TVUIUms accepting an in
vitation to deliver an addreaa at a po
litical rally to be held at Lauderdale
Springe, June 12. He espresses a de.
elre to meet Governor vardaman In
joint debate, each to apeak an hour and
a half. The flret then to have a re
joinder of half an hour, and the aecond
a eur-rejoinder of nfteen mlnutee.
Governor Vardaman haa eo far re
futed to meet Mr. W’llllama on the
etump In joint debate. Strenuoue ef
fort are being made to get the gov
ernor to accept thle challenge.
Hurt by Elevator,
Ae the result' of a peculiar accident
on South Broad atreet Friday about
noon, J. T. Batchelor, of Eagan. Ala.,
wae seriously Injured, his collar-bone
being broken and his skull bruised.
The elevator at 45 1-2 South Broad
Street te jutt off tho eldewalk, In the
vestibule lending to the etalrway. An
Mr. Eagan panned In front of the build,
lng Friday morning the elevator, which
wae comlnti down, broke and an Iron
rod and some icsffoldlng hit him. He
fell to the sidewalk.
The Injured man waa taken to the
Grady hoepltaL
Ik
Special to The Georgian.
GslueavUle, Ga., May 81.-Tbe Rural Let'
ter Carriers' Association of the Ninth Con
gressional District of Georgia met yester
day In Gainesville. They were here from
all parts of the dlftrict. The convention
waa called to order by J. C. Smith, of
Flowery Hraucb, os President Emory Lord,
of Jefferson, Ga., was unnbla to be pres
ent. and Vice President John U. Stringer,
of Gainesville, coaid not preside on account
J. I). Cox, of MayavlUe, Ga., waa unanl
monaly elected to the rhalr.
Secretary John M. Barrett, of Galneirtllc,
—-* the following an-
., Galumrllle; B.
; H. B. Smith,
uaiiiuur|B, as. si. WoOjlIlff, FlOWtr/
Branch; J. T. Bailey. Pendergrass; C. J.
Garrard. Dahloueca; James A. Lance, Dab
lonets; J. C. Smith, Flowery Branch: J. C.
Faulkner. Lula; Joe A. Elrod, MurraVvlile;
E. B. Byrd. Mnrrayvllle; Carl Ilawk,
Cleveland: W. F. Chandler. GIHnvtlle: T. *.
Owens. Flowery Breech: J. A. tlonrk.
Flowery Branch; J. M. Miller. Cleveland:
J. I). Stringer. Gainesville; George W.
Gould, Gainesville; \V. II. Taylor. Gaines
ville; James A. John win, Gainesville;
iomas TV. McDonald. Gslnesvjller “'—
Barrett.
Miss Mamie Jarvis.
Miss Mamie Jarvis, of Rome. Ga.,
died at 1:20 o'clock Friday afternoon
at the residence of her brother. Dr. J.
L. Jarvis. 226 Whitehall atreet. Fu
neral arrangements will be announced
later.
EATONTON.
On last Thursday afternoon from 4
to 6 o'clock Mies Mettle. Reid Hearn
entertained the Bohemian# at "Forty-
Two." The prise, a beautiful fan, was
won by Mrs. F. 8. Hudson. Refresh
ments were eenred by tiles Rebecca
Hearn. The next meeting will be held
with Miss Agnes Leverett*.
Mrs. Allen Alford entertained from
4:29 to 6 o'clock at "Forty-Two" In
honor of her-daughter, 3!re. Roy Ste
phens Alford, of Mllledgsvllle. The
prises, a beautiful copy of "Ludle" and
a fan. were won by Mre. J. 8. Turner.
Jr., and Mlse Louise Turner, both pre-
annllnai , Via n el eo u ,a Wee V 1 toll *
Negroes Perish
Flooded Creek in
Texas.
Speolal to The Georgian.
Dalloe, Tex., May 21.—Advices were
received here today to the effect that a
family of negroee by the' name
Stephens, consisting of a man and wife
and four children, were drowned near
Honey Orove this morning by the sud
den rlelng of Honey Grove creek, caus
ed by the torrential ralna which fell
there during last night and this morn
ing. _____
AUGUSTA COMPANY
MAKES RETURNS
Returns of the Auguata Street Rail
way were filed with the comptroller
general Friday. The total amount Is
6627,061. General Wright saya that
from the figures returned It Is shown
that It pays sufficient In earnings to
give 6 per cent on 4t,<000.090. It Is safe
to predict, therefore, that the returns
made will not be accepted.
Comptroller Wright la buay Friday
figuring on the returns of the Georgia
Railway and Electric Company. This
company made a return of 61,712.009,
but tho comptroller wrote President
Arkwright that a figure approximating
617,000,000 would be nearer right.
WOULD PASS LAW.
TO HOLDSENTENCE
To Permit Judges to Sus
pend Punishment and
Stfve Brand of Prison. •
DAVIS’ BIRTHDAY
ON NEXT MONDAY
The ninety-ninth birthday anniver
sary'of Jefferson Davie, president of
the Confederacy, will be honored by
Atlantane on next Monday afternoon at
1 o'clock In the hall of representatives
at the slats capital.
Colonel John C. Reed will be the ora
tor of the occasion, and the Daughters
of the Confederacy and the Ladles' Me-
morlal Association will attend to the
details. As Is customary, nil vettrans
and state officials will stand uncovered
with bowed heads for flve minutes at 2
o'clock Monday.
Claud C. Smith, representative from
Campbell county, will Introduce a blit
Inta the next legislature empowering
alt Judges of the state courts to sue- -
(tend sentences, pending the good be-:
havlor of the convicted.
The bill will allow the Judges to name
(he condltlons on which tho sentence Is!
suspended, and It will be optional with]
the convicted whether he will accept
the conditions or nerve the sentence. A
bond may be required, If the Judge eo
stipulates.
"Some Judges In the state practice
Ibis now," said Mr. Smith Friday morn
ing. "but, strictly speaking. It Is not-,
legal. A sheriff may arrest any man.
out on a suspended sentence In the
state at any time end semThlm to the
penitentiary.
'i wish to make It legal, and I want
the Judges to take advantage of It. So
ciety will forgive a crime, but never
Imprisonment.
"A young man convicted for the (Irst
time of a misdemeanor and unable to
pay the line. Is branded for life If he Is,
sent to the penitentiary. 8uepend the
sentence and the brand la not there,
from the viewpoint of society, the nec
essary commingling with hardened
criminals Is avoided, and besides there'
Is always the spur of this overhanging
aentence to cause good behavior.
"Suppose two young men, one
wealthy, the other poor, were arrested
for the flret time and on the same of
fense. There Is the option of the line
and the Imprisonment. One pays and
goea undisturbed on Ms way; the other
can not pay, and he Is sent to the pent- '
tentlary, branded for life. x
"This le hardly Justice. Wouldn't the
suspended sentence more nearly equal
ise the punishment?"
Mr. Smith Is now working on his bill,
which he say* he will endeavor t.< hie
utmost to get through the legislature.
Flagman Loses Leg.
C. W. Sanders, a flagman from Birm
ingham. was run over at Villa Rica
Friday and his left leg was crushed
and spilt at the knee.
MISS CON8TANCE BACON.
Miss Constance Bacon is the diu ghtsr of Assistant Secretary of State
Robert Bacon, and ie to become the wife of John O. Gresnlsaf, a well-
known Boston man.
clous Ices and cakes were served after
the game. ,
Mre. Nat Rainey entertained a few
couples at “Hearts" recently for tiles
Nora Cone, of Mllledgcvllle.
Miss Nina Julia Wingfield was re
cently the lovely hostess at a birthday-
party given st the home of her grand
parents, Captain and Mrs. Clark Davie.
tiles Minnie Fitts, of Mansfield, ar
rives soon to be the guest of Miss Lillie
Williams.
Misses Lillie Williams, Genie Nel
son. Messrs. Paul Ballard, Edwin Nel
son and Frank Holt spent the evening
of Thursday with tliae Mary Dennis.
Forty-Two” being played. ,
PENSACOLA, FLA.
Mrs. C. F. Pearson and little Harold
are the guests of Mrs. E. H. Gonsales.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Watson have re
turned from a tour In the North, and
are now located at the Escambia Hotel.
General S. G. French to visiting his
daughter. Mrs. L. Hilton Oreen. The
general leaves shortly for New York,
tiles Edna Avery Is at the Old Mill
Inn.
tiles Dalale Hyer Is In Atlanta, where
she will Join her brother, tin. Knowles
Hyer, In a trip to Sulphur Springe, Va.
Miss Josephine Chaffin Is at home
S jHhi ; n^tcr ii ij>it toJher sljitet^MriL
Captain Van Orden, of the navy yard,
will be stationed In future at Ports
mouth, N. H.
3Ir. and Mre. TVIlmer Haywood, who
have been visiting In New Orleans,
hnve returned home, accompanied by
Miss Celeste Janvier.
Edward Arthur Robinson, son of the bite
Peter Robinson, the London dry goods man,
la .i yenra old and bankrupt, haring mnn-
' " - — ^ since ne caI|1#
seating the prlxeg to Mrs. Alford. Dell- where be will spend the summer.
Kulldlng contractors sll orrr the north
west are demanding carpenters, brick sud
stone tnaeonn. idaaiecrr*. paper hsnerre and
electrical workers at wages ranging from
64.50 to 11.59 for right hours' work.
A “No Duplicates” Service
The ihbpg on Fifth avenue which sell silverware and .
other articles adapted for wedding presents now make an
effort to prevent their caitomera from duplicating gifts
already sent by others.
“I'm afraid she'll have one of those,” said a young
matron to her husband ai the clerk showed them a silver
teakettle.
"If you will kindly let me have the name," said the
clerk, "I will And out what we have sent to the young
lady.”
He came back In a few minutes with a list of articles
which had been sent to the prospective bride from hla es
tablishment, and It showed that no present of the kind
under discussion had been sold for this young woman.—
New York 8un. : .
We maintain a service of this kind and have
done so for years. It is helpful to purchasers be
cause it enables them to select desirable gifts.
No such stock of Silver, Crystal, China ami
Art Wares in the South as you will find here.
Maier & Berkele.
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