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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FRIDAY, JUNE *. 18* 6 Hot June Days are made more endurable by proper underclothing. Our cool underwear is a temperature reducer. Try Knee Drawers and Athletic Shirts once, and realize the very acme of hot weather comfort. Nainsook, Lisle, Linen, 50c. 75c. $1.50 Shirt Day. Every Day Is “Shirt Day” Here. Soft Shirts E. & W. Madras, All-Linen, $2.50 $3.50 Manhattan, Plain and pleated bos oms, cuffs attached or detached. $1.50 to $3.00 with attached collars and turn back cuffs in silk, pongee and light weight French flannel. $1.00 to $3.50 Don’t Forget Those Dollar Negligee Shirts. There’s a host of men who don’t believe in giving over a dollar for a shirt—and you can’t blame them much, once you’ve seen the line we show at this price. ROOF COLLAPSES; FIREMEN HURT Continued From Pag. Ono. W, II. Clowe, nt No.' 7, nnd Firemen John Romlt, Smith nnd Pope Leak. Chlof Haney ordered stream! to be Ployed on each of the adjoining resi dences and was Just giving orders to nlioot streams under the burning roof when there wns a crash. The roof of tho porch fell, carrying It. load of human freight and crushing the flremen underneath. Of thoee on the root u» the time. Chief Haney was the only one who did not fall. At h. felt the roof giving way he made a leap nnd caught the edge of the burning roof. Unmindful of Ills own danger, Chief Haney called out orders to the flremen below to extricate tho Imprisoned men. Haw Haney Escaped. And In the meantime tho burning roof was scorching hla hand and mak ing It almost Impossible for him to keep fmm falling. He had clutched a part of the roof with hie left hand, but could find r.i hold for hla right. "I do- -ipoee I hung there In mid air," r r Haney, "for moro than fire m ml It seemed an age to me. Km lute that roof got hotter. If I dropped 1 might get some broken bones and If I held on my hand would be burned. Out the boys got me down as soon as they had started work dig ging out thoee who had been btirled." At the time of the crash Firemen Walts, F. F. Anderson and Jonah Ilob- soik were under th. roof and lighting the Are from that point. When the roof and Its load fell Hobson escaped with some bruises, being pushed Into th. burning dwelling through the front door. But with Waite and Anderson It was different. Waite caught the prin cipal part of the roof and he wne pinned down In such a mnnner that the weight of the roof and the men on top were pressing on his bnrk, Andersen, although pinned down. Was not ns badly hurl, but his leg was crushed at the knee and out and he was bruised all over his body. Uestdea, he waa cut and gashed on the face and chest. Work of Ra.ousr.. Willing hands with pick axe. began frantically tearing at the debrte to rescue the Imprleoned men. while others directed Ihclr attention to the burning house. If the Are got beyond control and the Imprisoned men were not removed the Aremen saw that their comrades might be cremated. Working with tlie firemen, and Just ns encrgetl- cally, were Call Oflicera Unllnher and Long, Sergeant Poole and Bicycle Of- fleere Smith and Dunton, who had has- tened to the Are with the department. A call for an ambulance had been ■ent In and when Walts was dug out of the debris he was found to be so badly Injured that hie removal to the hospital was necessary. Anderson nnd Smith were sent to their homes In carriages and given medical attention. Roof Waa Flimsy. An examination afterward showed that the roof was rotten and of a flimsy nature and at the time of the collapse the Are had not reached II. Assistant Chief Haney learned from the people- occupying the house that not long ago tho porch fell down of Its own weight. The fire had a humorous feature ■■ well os a tragic on*. Chief Cummings «vas directing a part of hi. force on th. ground In front of the burning house. STEELE'S FRIENDS WILL INVESTIGATE CAM DEAT Street Car Men Doubt Sui citle Theory and Raise Fund. Following Ike verdict of tbe coroner's Jury Thurtdsy afternoon to the effect that John IV. Steele, the young street car con. doctor, committed snlelde by shooting him. sett through tbe bead, a movement bee been surfed among tbe etreet railway cm ptoyees to raise a fund for tbe further lu vettlgatlon of tbe tragedy, which may de velop Into a sensation. Certain clrcumsuncee connected with the tragedy have led Steele’s friends to doabt the theory that he elew himself, sad reused them to believe tbe young m murdered. Ae s result of this belle friends sVe determined that tbe tragedy shall be thoroughly probed. The theory of murder Is shared by s< of tbe police, who Investigated tho aff and both police and detectives say the vestlgntlon will not be dropped. J. P. Smith, s etreet car conductor who wns s member of tbe coroner'* Jnry, Is becking the movement for s fund by the etreet cur men. Smith declares be pro poses to raise n fond sufficient to hare every feature of the mystery Investigated. DI8SENTED FROM VERDICT, Smith, as a member of the coroner's Jury, dlaaentad to ths verdict of suicide, and In. silted he wonld never agree to such in opin ion. While other membera of tho Jury con sidered the tragedy mysterious, they agreed to the suicide theory ou the ground that there wee no deholte evidence to enbetan. lists ths theory of murder. G. D. Steels, of Korcrosa, father of the dead man, who arrived In Atlanta Thun der afternoon during the progress of the Inquest, Is outspoken In tils belief that eon was the victim of foul play All of the men In the world col convince me Hint my son took his own life," nsaorted Mr. Steele. ''There was ab solutely no motive for suicide. IIo was uittially cheerful lioy, and was never to despondency. Mutters of business that imunlly caused me worry nnd gave me ie blues never affected bis cheery dls- . jsltlmi In the ledst. IVhy, the ulgnt be fnro Ills death he had written a letter tc mv grandson, Garland Steele, la Norcroes, In which he cvlnrcd tho most cheerful splr It. lie explained that he wns well, ex pressed tbe hope that we were all well, and tnhl of how well he liked his (-— 1 Mon with the street railway company. ’ lettor was seated and stomped, but nnd uot been mailed at the time of his death.'' negroThIged Special to The Georgian. Marietta, (3a., June 21.—John Mitch ell, a negro 28 years of age, waa banged In the Jail here this morning for the murder of Nash Johnson, at whose home he hod gone to attend a danco on the night of May 1, The drop fell at 11:10 o'clock and In 16 minutes Itchell wee pronounced dead. The negro aroso early this morning and dressed himself for the execution. He talked to hie friends gathered about, saying whisky and pistols were the cause of hie downfall. He said all mutt die and that It waa Intended that xoma should die differently from others. NEGRO IS KILLED BY LOCOMOTIVE Robert McAllister, a negro employee of tho Georgia railroad, was run orar and In stantly killed early Friday morning nest Trait street by a locomotive of tbe Loula- vltle and Nashville railroad. The negro le said to bare stepped la front of the engh ' lie getting out of tho way of auottp In. Ills home was lu Augusts. BLOCK OF HOUSES CHANGE OWNERS A deed transferring two lota, one on the west side of Fort street near Gilmer end one on Ullmer near Fort etreet, nude be tween Jtmea It. Atwater, of Upaon county, Georgia, nnd the Atwater Inrestment Com pany of Atwater, Ox., was Med Friday morning at th# clerk's office In tbe superior court. Twenty-two frame dwellings and one frame elore were Included In the transfer. The jonslclerstlon between the two parties While passing the fallen porch and In between the porch and the front fence his men saw him fall, gat up and fall down again. Then he called for aome of them to pull him loose. He had been trapped In a bed spring as well aa If It had been a wolf trap. Ilia toot became entangled and It required a couple of hie men to extrtcate him.' An Example of the South's Ability to Carry Its Own Fire Insurance. The Prompt ness of An Atlanta Company Is Shown Below. Atlanta, Ga., June 19, 1907. American Inaurancc Company. 307 Temple Court Iiuiidinjt. Atlanta, Uu- Gentlemcn > I wish to acknowledge re eeipt of your check in aettlement of my loss under policy No. 3692 for $1,000.00 on my pool room property, which was damaged by fire this morning. 1 wish to thank you for your promptness in this matter, and further state that immediately after the fire, a representative of yBur company called upon the for the purpose of adjusting this loss. I consider that I have been treated fairly, and have been shown every courtesy and considera tion, and I heartily recommend your company to those who desire safe insurance. Yours very truly. i (Signed) JAMES UKANCIL E GAIN FUNDS ITS SUPPOR County Will Give $5,000 If City Will Do Likewise. Joseph A. McCord, treamrer of tho com mittee of prominent Atlantans recently or ganised to raise funds aufflcent to erect a permanent home for old womeu, appeared before the Fulton county grand Jury Friday and made a special appeal for aid In this movement. Aa * reatilt of Mr. McCord's presentation vf the matter, the grand Jury adopted a resolution recommenulng that the county commissioners appropriate 15,000 for this purpose, provldea the city council will agree to giro a similar sum. Jf. toese two appropriations are made it will go far toward making the permanent * certainty In the next few mouths. 1 he old ladles are now occupying an old building in Mitchell street, and better and more commodious quarters are badly need £}* .imf * bome are reject- tons lor then U * e tliere ere no accommoda A baud of heroic women hare supported the home since its establishment by untir ing effort, and, moreover, hare saved a suns tan tlal sum to be applied to a perma ueut home. SMITH FINISHES THIRD GOLF ROUND Hoy Lake, England, June 21.—Alex anaer Smith, the Amerltan open chain* plon, today made the third round In 84, an aggregate of 253 for the three rounds in the golf tournament here. PRESIDENT’S RULING CAUSES RIOT Norfolk, Vgf June 21.—The last business session of the National Trav- elers' Protective Association resolved Itself Into a riot lost night, and Presi dent Thod H. Howe, of Chicago, barely escaped mobbing because of a ruling unfavorable to the majority of the members. The trouble woe stopped by prayer. VOTE TO EXTEND A YEAR’S TIME The committee on electric nnd other rail ways and the ordinance committee mot Jointly Friday morning and voted favorably on the petition of tbo North Georgia Elec tric Company for a year's extension of time lu which to complete Its lines In the city. Tbe proviso was added that the coudults to be Inld hy the Atlunta Telephone and Telegraph Company for the lighting com pany could not bo died for light and pow er after tbe expiration of the thirty-year franchise. TEN MOONSHINERS ARE ARRESTED Charlotte, N. C., June 21.—A round up by United States revenue ofllceri at Smlthstown, Stokes county, N. C„ resulted in the breaking up of thirteen large blockade stllle and the capture of ten moonshiners. The district has been noted for half a century for Its great number of Illicit etllls and the boldness and pugnacity of the moon shiners. BATTLE BROUGHT TO PRISON HERE morning in cnarge or unitea str George F. White, and wst tor the Federal prison authorities. Judge Speer declined to grai ohu It, Cooper, who defended I>u.Lie, — .... enedese, ponding sn nnponl to the United itatee supreme court, so Battle waa brought - the pen to begin oervlng his term. While Is behind tbe ben of the Federal prii- on. Attorney Cooper will continue hla fight to get ths old man a new trial. Battle, a Confederate veteran, was charged with bar .——itf ratal , .. lug killed D. M. Berry on the top of the new poatofflre building being erectod In Mtcbn, by kuocklug him In the head with many feet i Filipino Voters Register. Manila, June 21.—The registration of Filipino voters Is progressing In an orderly manner. The registration be an today and Is to continue four days, to reports of disorder have been re cetved. FUNERAL OF COLONEL HALL 18 HELD AT AIKEN. Aiken, S. C-. June 21.—The funeral J Colonel Henry Harrison Hall, who died yesterday afternoon, was held at 1 o’clock today In St. Thaddeus' Epis copal church. Colonel Hall was a great , rrandson of President William Henry Inrrlson and a first cousin of Benja min Harrison. 00000000000000000000000000 o LONGEST DAY OF YEAR: O FIRST DAY OF SUMMER. 0 ■ O Longest day of the year and the O official opening of summer. Testl- O mony Is not missing that summery O weather has been around some O days prior to this date. Forecast: O ■'Scattered thunder showers Frl- O day night and probably Satur- O day.” Friday temperatures: 7 a. 74 degrees O 8 a. in. 78 degress O 9 a. m 80 degrees O 0 a. m. .. 84 degrees O 1 a. 87 degrees O 12 noon 88 degrees O 1 p. in. ■ .80 degrees O 2 p. m ..74 degrees O _ 0 00000000000000000000050000 Shot Negro to Death. Aiken. 8. C„ June 21.—On the line of Aiken and Orangeburg counties yes terday afternoon Dave Keffcoat at tempted- to assault the 10-year-old daughter of a negro man named Fogle and then went to the field where he w as work and shot her father dead with shotgun. Owing to the remoteness of the sec tion, details can not be gotten. George Miller. The body of George Miller, who dropped dead Monday morning at hla boarding place, SO Jones avenue, will sent to the home of hie mother, Mrs. A. Miller, Akron, Ohio, Friday ufter- •t i o'clock. DO NOT FORGET THE GRAND AUCTION SALE OF 51 LOTS AT EDGEWOOD, TOMORROW, Saturday, June 22d, At 3: P. M. on the Premises $100 in gold -will be given away at close of tho sale in amounts as fol lows: Two sums of $25 each, and five of $10 each, making seven in all. You may be one of the lucky number, whether you buy or not. All adults, including ladies and gentlemen who are in attendance at the sale, are cor dially invited to.participate in this distribution. REMEMBER—That the lots are large; one of them being nearly an acre, having nice running branch; a great many of the lots are covered with large oak trees; those on Arizona avenue having an east front and the most commanding view of any property in all Edgewood. Edgewood has a population of 3,000 people; Kirkwood has 1,500. This plat of lots is in Edgewood, near the border of Kirkwood; two blocks this side of the late General John B. Gordon’s home, extending from Georgia Railroad north from McLendon avenue. It is worth your while to be present; KEEP YOUR EYE ON EDGE- wood. The developments from Atlanta to Decatur have been immense and will continue to keep pace with the rapid growth of Atlanta. Cars leave comer of Edgewood avenue and Peachtree street every ten minutes. Call at our office, comer of Broad and Alabama streets, at 2:30 p. m. and go with us. There are no objectionable surroundings to these lots; there being nice neighbors, churches, and the Edgewood City Public School near by. S. B. TURMAN & CO., J. W. FERGUSON, Auctioneer. SOCIETY WITH OUR NEIGHBORS DALTON. Mr*. M. K. Horne waa hostess nt an en tertainment for the Euchre* Club this week. Dalton Is full of returned Northern dwell ers at present, and mnny of them wei attendance at this very pleasant gathe Mrs. Horne's home on Crawford street charmingly arranged for tbe affair, the pre- dominating color uote being rose, which was showu in the many sweet pens which served ... ____ Mrs. 8. ,P. Maddox entertained an an elntiorate reception to her sister, Mrs. Mad dox on Thursday afternoon. A number ladles wero present. A feature of the New Tbe decorations uud refresh- . , - Moore and Miss Victor I.yuu entertained the “Forty-Two Club” at the home of Mrs. W. K. Moore, on Thornton avenue, Wednesday afternoon. The old- fashioned colonial home was charming In floral decorations of nasturtiums, these fill ing IkjwIs, Jars and vases. Eight table* and punch refreshed the guests after tbo excitement of the game. pleasant dance among the members the young set was enjoyed Thursday There were present Misses Latimer, iniiiuiirii, iiniiiiix’ii, Jiuuro, iiorruu, jiiuii, McCsiuy, McAfee. Maddox, Lynn, Jones, Suminerour and Brown. Alex Lynn, of Atlanta, Is In Dalton for few days. O. E. Ilorfon Is nt Tste Spring. llss Busli, of Nashville, will ne the guest . Miss Margaret Igitlmer next week. Mrs. Husan Allen Is In Atlanta with her sons. Messrs. Will and Ivan Allen. Miss Mary. Carter will return from At lanta this week. W. M. r.ynn Is off on n two weeks* trip i Jamestown and New York. Miss Johnnie Hardwick has returned from visit to Chattanoogn. Mrs. Krnuk 1’riulen Is In Cartersvllle with her mother, Mrs. Anderson. Miss draco Thorn left for Atlanta on Thursday afternoon. HARAL80N. Miss Ruth Altnon, of Wbltesburg, Is the guest of Miss Anns Foster. Mrs. A. l(. Rawls has returned from a visit to Zebulnn. Sam Callnhau went to Senola fine day this week. Miss Mattie Zoe and Master Willie Mal lory, of Guyton. and Miss Mattie Kate Sas ser, of Renoln. who have been viistlng rela tives In Haralson, have returned home. JUSTICES E VANS AND BECK IN GRA VE DANGER FRIDA Y Warmest game of baseball ever pulled off In this section will occur In the presence ot an honored few only Friday afternoon on Mayor Joyner’H farm, two miles south of Marietta. In order to circumvent the police and prevent any attempt to save the umpires It the decisions are not ac cording to Hoyle, It woe deemed ad visable to go far from the maddening crowd. It Is really the outing of the famous "Ten Club." The ten are Governor Joseph M. Terrell, Associate Justice Beverly D. Evans, Dr. John E. White, Dr. W. W. Landrum, Dr. John D. Jor dan, Professor M. L. Brittain, Hugh M. Willett, F. J. Paxon, W. G. Cooper, and Sam D. Jones. Honored guests will he Associate Justice M. W. Beck, J. T. Holloman, 13, Davison, E. F. John son, Dr. E. L, Connolly, W. J. Davis, W. W. Orr, H. A. Maler, Dr. M. L. Troutman and Rev. J. E. Purser. After eating a fine barbecue prepared by Assistant Chef of ths Fire Depart ment Courtney, the "boys" will 'choose up' for a real game of baseball. It's a shame to exclude the public from the spectacle ot Governor Terrell and Sam D. Jones chasing high, files. By some means unknown Associate Justices Beck and Evans have been envelghled Into doing the umpiring. It le understood that they did take the precaution to heavily Increase their life insurance, and leave sealed messages to be delivered In the event anything happens. Governor Terrell broke up the game In a riot last year by going aa far as second base and refusing to go any further, because hs was bellowsed. 8. Song, 'The Dying Eaglneer"-Popultr American balled. 4. "Second Hungarian Rhapsody”—Usst. 5. Song, "In Old Madrid"—Astot. 6. "The Palms"—l.ybech. PAliT II. 7. ''VsIs# des Fleurs"—Ketterar. 8. Song, “Thou Sublime Sweet Evening tsr"—Wagner. • 9. “Fnntaslc Impromptu No. 4"—Schubert, Mnster Everett Rnwls le the guest of bis grandfather. Mr. Ford, nt gebulon. Mrs. Uosnnun Bishop, who wns esrrled to Atlnntn for m operation for appendicitis. to Atlsntti. The Woman's Foreign Ml.sfonnry Society hsd a very Interesting meeting Tneednv aft ernoon nt the residence of Mrs. W. O. Hern don. C, II. Ilodnett. who hss t-een teaching mu sic In the new Industrial school at Pop. Iar Springs. Is st home for tho summer. on the night of June 19. Miss Alice Ho*|. nett and Mr. Hope Ilo.ltictt entertained PART I. 1. "Song Without Wonts. No, l: ' Souvenir' "—Mendelssohn. I "Moonlight Sonata —Beethoven. II. "Fantasia Impromptu No. 4"—Chopin. NORCROSS. Mr, and Mrs. Spreeker, of Wnahtngton. n. c„ are guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Kennel t. Mrs. 1'wtr! Born Edwards Is visiting Rev. and Mrs. H. W. DuBose In Jonesboro. Mr. nnd Mrs. Kdtvln Johnson have re turned from their wedding Journey. The Norcropt nubile library will he opened early next week, with nu Informal recep tion. Mlseee Marguerite nnd Edwlna Harper visiting Miss Willie Dean. ftnrrsvllle, ere spending a few weeka with her father, Rev. T. B. Edwards. Miss Maud Edwards, who has been teach ing In Jnrkson, has returned home. sire. W. J. Smith has returned from a delightful visit to Norcroes and Atlanta. t Miss Frances Burney, ot Rome, le with her aunt, Mrs. II. B. Watts, for a few days. Miss Fannie Harper U visiting Miss Annie Burney, of Rome. Mrs. J. I,. CaddeR, of Gadsden, la spend- Mrs. of_Itome, Is the 4. In honor of E. F. Bttehnunn, of New York. Mrs. Starr Keslhofer, of Montgomery, Is nt the Hotel Brunswick. Mrs. Edgar Estes, of St. Angustlne, and Mrs. Ferris, of Atlnntn, entertained very Informally at cards Tburtdoy erenlng at the Myers hones. CAVE 8PRING8. Misses Fnrgcr.cn and father, ot Pcnea- eols, are nt the Csye .spring Hotel for the summer. Mrs. Malcolm Simmons, of Kansas City, Sehneskler, of Asheville, la with her nunt, Mrs. (W. Wright. Mr. t\ W. Wrlghtjmd daughter left laat Miss | two weeks with her grandfather, Captain Fells t'orpnt. Miss Susie Watts, of Rome, le the guest r Miss Hummers. Misses Reese and Wells, of Atlanta, are Messrs. Adams, Turner, V-larliMTii. were vis. Tilt to Mrs. McColllster, ot 'Mrs.' Benjamin Anderson nud children, RUTLEDGE. Misses Kate Uheeallng and 8o;h!i Mur- phey bare returned home from school to ■pc ud vacation with home folke. . Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Smith bare as tbelr visitors Misses Smith and Atbon, of Greens boro. Miss Lillian Hollis has gone to spend the summer with her mother at Conyera. Mr. Joe B. MeUarlty, of Manafleld, lilted friends and relatives here Bnndsy. Colonel Iatnc Jaekeou bee returned to hi* ome nt Ilognnerllle after ependlng several eve with relatives at this plare. Miss Bessie Marrow- Is spending the week at Uthonli, the guest of Mrs. Elijah Show Stevens. . . Miss Virginia Barker Is expected home from Jamestown this week. Motorman Injured. In attempting to slight from a mov ing car at Peachtree and Marietta streets Friday afternoon, T. T. Pope, » street car motorman, fell, dlalocatlng his left leg and receiving severe bruise*. He was taken to Grady Hos- pltaj for treatment. Mia* M*tl!d( Eideon Dead. Bpeolnl to The Georgian. „ Fatrbum, Go., June 21.—Ml** Matil da Eldson died Wednesday memlng at the horn* of her aunt, Mrs. Ragsdale, on Ea*t Main street. 8h® wo* about 21 years old. The remain* were Interred In the Falrbum cemetery today. Cenrsd Weiner. . Conrad Weiner, aged 80 year*, a cab inet maker, died Thursday night at hi* residence In South Kirkwood. On. Th® tuneral service* will he conducted t-rday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Them- of urtneal will be In Oakland cemetery, j