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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND N EWS.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 19TFT.
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Business Course .. $40
Shorthand Course. $40
CRICHTON’S IMPROVED
SYLLABIC METHOD
Munson-Graham Pitman
The Greatest Discovery of the Century
A large majority of Shorthand Students complete the
course in 3 months.
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PERSONAL MENTION
a number of lovely girls
Lucy Cobb Institute this winter, among
Them M'ss Mattie Lewis Dodson, of
Americus; Miss Annie Sykes Rice, of
a Manta; Misses Laura and Anna Ash
ley and Misses Lamar Lewis and An-
Fender, of Valdosta; Miss Sarah
Rawson. Miss Lillian Yow, Miss Bes-
pope and Miss Agnes Harrison, a 1
Atlanta, will attend this delightful
and popular school.—Macon News.
and little
Mrs George Simpson ana in;
Aiushter and Miss Helen Reeves left
fhu morning for Atlanta, where they
‘"m Join Mr and Mrs. T. H. Mab.on
and will leave for Lithla Springs to
"nd several weeks.-Montgomery
journal.
Benjamlnc Jones and her charm
ing daughter, Miss Josephine Jones,
have been at Lake Toxaway for
the" past three weeks, left there re
cently and are at Indian Springs for a
brief while.—Macon News.
Mrs Orme Campbell is at her farm,
Argvle,” chaperoning a merry party
of boys, consisting of Masters Orme
Campbell. Wllnter Moore, Robert Fore
man, Sam DuBoso, William Lllls and
Howard Magllt.
Miss Ruth Hollingsworth, of Atlan-
Ga„ Is visiting her sister. Mrs. VV.
Gridin; on South Mint street.—
Charlotte Observer.
and Mrs. Edmund Randolph
Preston, who have been on a visit to
New York, have returned m charlotte
rnd are at home there
all Jackson.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. West, Miss West
and Miss Clifford West have returned
from a trip to the Canada lakes and
New York.
Mrs. Lucian L. Cocke, of Roanoke,
Va., Is In the city.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hill will leave
Saturday for the Highlands to spend
ten days.
Air. and Mrs. J. K. Orr have returned
to the city.
Miss Marlon Goldsmith Is the guest
of Miss Frances Ansley, In Decatur.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Kiser have re
turned from Birmingham.
Mr?. Robert Jones Is the guest of her
sister, Mrs. Floyd Foster, In Athens,
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford L. Near and
children have returned from Tallulah.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Douglass are
spending a month at Battle Creek,
vtth Mrs. Stone-
Mrs. O. T. Latimer, Jr., and little
[laughter, Myrtle, after a pleasant visit
1 several weeks to Asheville, Lake
ixaway and Chattanooga, returned to
the city Tuesday.
Miss Marian Gay, who has been the
guest of Miss Alline Porks, left Tues
day afternoon for Gtiflln. from which
town she will go to Forsyth to visit
her grandparents.
Mrs. Ralph Van Landingham and
children, who have spent the summer
it their country place near Roswell,
lave returned to town.
Mr* Clyde King and children will
eturn soon from North Carolina, where
hey have spent the summer.
Mrs. Marian Goldsmith Is the guest
f Miss Frances Ansley In Decatur, for
i few days.
Mrs. William S. Armstrong and little
n, and Miss Dell Black, of Brunswick,
are returned from Porter Springs.
month of October in New
til spen
York.
Miss May Stokeley, of Tennessee, is
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Ran
kin.
Mr. Charles D. Hill has returned from
Tate Springs. *
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Smith will spend
the month of September North.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Witham leave
soon for the East to spend several
weeks.
Miss Martha Whitman continues 111.
ALL CITY SCHOOLS
OPEN SEPTEMBER 9
Ur. and Mrs. Floyd McRae
pend the month of October In
York.
Mrs. J. L. Cobb has been the guest
af relatives and friends In Carrollton.
Miss Eunice Cochran, of Atlanta, Is
Isltlng Miss Julia Dunbar, of Carroll-
s. R. E. Randall, of West Point,
Ca., Is visiting Mrs. Benjamin H. Mor
ris. at her residence, 316 Crew street.
MIfs Claude Hartsfleld Is the guest
f her sister, Mrs. A. P. Stevens, of
rlton.
Mrs. A. R. Davies nnd Mrs. O. W.
Horne, of Vienna, Oa., are the guests
of Mrs. John O. Davleh, nt 46 Currier
street.
W. Nelms, at
guest
East
All the public schools of the city will
o#en on September 9.
There seems to have been some mis
understanding In regard to the date
and Superintendent Slaton wishes It
positively announced that all the
schools, Including the two high schools,
wilt open on September 9.
Those who must stand examinations
for entrance to school must report on
Friday, the 6th of September. The
normal close will meet on September
4 and 9.
MONEY TO RUSH
CANAL COMPLETION
Washington, Aug. 27.—President
Roosevelt has approved Colonel Go-
ethal's request to continue expendi
tures In exeess v of the pro rata allowed
for the construction of the Panama
canal for the present fiscal year on ac
count of present necessltlea and unfore
seen developments since the estimates
were submitted.
“Jamestown Special”
NORFOLK, VA.
A New Train With High-Class Day Coachei, Pullman Drawing Room
8l**olng Cars and Dining Cara, Via
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
Leave Atlanta 1 12:15 noon
Arrive Norfolk 10:45 a. m.
VERY LOW RATES
10-dav Ticket $11.95
15-day Ticket $18.00
60-day Ticket $21.25
Season Ticket $25.45
(Ten-day tickets on sale TUESDAYS and FRI
DAYS of each week, good only in clay coaches.)
EXTRAORDINARILY REDUCED RATES
Via NEW YORK OITY IN ONE DIRECTION ONLY.
ROUND TRIP tickets will be sold from Atlanta to NORFOLK,
going direct, thence via Old Dominion 6teamshlp Lino, or Norfolk nnd
Waahlngton Steamboat Line (Potomac River), to Washington, and rail
line, or Boat to Baltimore and rail line, or all rail line Norfolk to New
York; returning to Atlanta direct through Waahlngton, or via Buffalo,
Niagara Falls (Hudson River by daylight New York to Albany, If de-
aired), Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Chattanooga, or Tice ver
sa, as follows:
60-day Ticket $31.30
Season Ticket $37.50
STOPOVERS at all summer tourist atopover points, also at
Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Buffalo, Niagara
Falls and Chattanooga.
Ticket Office 1 Peachtree St. Phono 14*; Now Terminal Station,
Phone 4900.
U. C. LUSK,
District Passenger Agent, Atlanta, Oa.
RICH GOULD STARVED TO DEATH;
ALLOWED HIS WIFE ONE EGG A DAY!
New York, Aug. 27.—George Gould,
aged 65, died yesterday In the New
Rochelle hospital of starvation and ex
posure.
Gould, although he died from starva
tion, was one • of New Rochelle’s
wealthiest men. Mrs. Gould left her
husband recently because she alleged
that he starved her and allowed her but
one egg a day to subsist on. After hts
wife left him Gould barred the rest of j
the family from tho house.
Neighbors had missed him for some
time recently, and
IH. RICH. S BROS CO.
M. RICH & BROS. CO.
y, and yesterday, when his
house was broken open, the old man |
EMBROIDERIES
$40,000,000 BOND SALE
BIGGEST IN HISTOR Y OF N. Y. I
New York, Aug. 27.—The biggest
bond sale In the history of the munlcl,
pallty will take place on September
10 next, when bids will be opened for
140,000,000 city bonds at the new fig
ure of 4 1-2 per cent. It is admitted
by the financial authorities of the city
that a sale of bonds at this time Is ab
solutely necessary In order to provide
funds for the city's needs and Impend
ing Improvements, and that the largo
Issue advertised can all be utilized and |
entirely disposed of, according to Act
ing Comptroller John H. McCooey, will I
put the city In good financial condition |
until next spring.
50c and 75c
Values,
Tomorrow
(Wednesday)
AM A PATTERSON, ACTRESS,
HAS PITTSBURG "ANGEL”I
Washington, Aug. 27.—The family of
Nan Patterson, who sprang Into noto
riety as the result of the mysterious
death of Caesar Young and her sub
sequent sensational trial on the charge
of murder, admitted today that the
former chorus girl left Washington last
Friday, saying that she was. going to
Pittsburg.
Beyond this her relatives say they
know nothing of the reports from Pitts,
burg, In which It is claimed that “Nan,"
who Is now Mrs. Leon Martin, has In
fatuated a wealthy steel magnate of
Pittsburg, who. despite her pyrotechnic I
career, has willingly become her "an
gel."
Members of Miss Patterson's family!
said this morning that before her de- I
parture from Washington, where she
had made her home for the last two
months. Nan Informed them that she
was on her way to Pittsburg to Join a
party of six, and would start for an
automobile tour, which would last for
two weeks.
Swiss, Nainsook and Cam
bric Flouncings, Corset Cov
er Embroideries—our regu
lar 50c and 75c values will
go on center counters for bar
gain sale. English eyelet,
blind and combination pat
terns in great variety. Be
on hand!
A YARD
Beginning at
Nine O’Clock.
LEO A/, AGED 9, IS EDITOR
OF GEORGIA'S NEW PAPER\
real newspaper, profusely Illus
trated, publlehed and edited by e
year-old boy, unassisted, Is Georgia's
latest publication.
The newspaper Is called The News,
and It Is the product of the genius and
the work of Leon Maddox, Austell’s
young prodigy. It Is published without
the aid of any machinery other than
nature gave him and a few Instruments
what the
printers call type. Whenever he wants
to print a word he carves It out of wood
provided he has -not already the carv-
BROTHER OF SECT
Utica, N. Y., Aug. 27.—Oren Root,
brother of Secretary of State Ellhu
Rott, and professor of mathematica.and
natural science at Hamilton college for
twenty-seven years, succeeding his
father, died last night at hts home In
Clinton. He had been III about a year.
His death was due to cirrhosis of the
liver.
ed word* or letters In stock—and then
rubs Ink over It and stamps It on one
z IH. RICH & BROS. CO.
wmmmmmmm
M. RICH & BROS. CO.
mmmmm
The same with Illustrations. Leon
never worries celebrities about their
photographs, and does not spend all
his profit? having cuts made by en
gravers. He carves a man's likeness
out In wood Just os he does type. Ha
has found that, while It Is better to
have the title of each pnge printed,
that the special articles thereon can
Just as well be written with pencil.
The News Is an eight-page paper,
and It sells at 5 cents a copy. The
News devotes especial attention to
sports, society ana politics.'
TAFT MAKES SPEECH
IN SPRINGFIELD
MISSING GROCERIES
F
FOR U.S. CONGRESS
Jamas L. Mayson, city attorney and
president of the Fulton County Anti-
Saloon League, was Indorsed for con
gress from the Fifth district Monday
night by the Young Men'e Prohibition
League,’ which met and adopted reso
lutions.
Mr. Mayson has not formally an
nounced his candidacy, but his friends
state that he probably will enter the
race against Hon. Lon Livingston. It
has been rumored that Hon. John M.
Slaton would also be a candidate for
representative from the Fifth.
The league elected the. following ex
ecutive committee:
L. Seely, chairman; J. A. Terrell,
rst ward; Paul 8. Etheridge, Second
ard; J. B. Brooks, Third ward; Dr.
M. Swlcegood. Fourth ward; W. II.
Littleton. Fifth ward; A. M. Smith,
Sixth ward; R. W. Byers. Seventh
ward; Dr. S. D. Warnock, Eighth
ward: W. D. Upshaw, at large; Fred
Shaefer, College Park.
The following resolution was unani
mously adopted:
"Whcroos, After January 1 It will be
unlawful to manufacture or sell whisky
In the state of Georgia; and,
'•Whereas, There Is urgent need of a
law prohibiting the shipping of whisky
Into this state from adjoining states;
and,
"Whereas. The Hon. James L. May-
son has been prominently mentioned aa
a candidate for congress from the Fifth
congressional district on a platform fa
voring such a law; therefore, be It
"Resolved, That this lengue urge Mr.
Mayson to make this race for con
gress, and pledge him our united and
active support, should he decide to be-)
come a candidate."
wholesalo stealing scheme dcvel-
oped In the recorder's court Monday
afternoon-,-wheit-4wo negro merchants
and four negro draymen were arraigned
after being caught by detectives.
result of the hearing, John
Scott, Will Henry,. Jap Graves and
Babe Greer were held under a 1300
pringfleld, Mo., Aug. 27.—Secretary
War W. H. Taft addressed 15,000
persons In Central Park, this city, last
night, the largest political gathering In
Southeastern Missouri history, after
which he attended a banquet. Among
the speakers were National Committee
man Thomas J. Adkins. St. Louis;
Walter H. Dyte, Kansas City, and John
E. Woodruff, Springfield.
Before leaving for Kansas City this
morning, Mr. Taft was driven to the
national cemetery over the national
boulevard for which a (30,000 appropri
ation Is sought from congress. Mr.
Taft reiterated his Columbus,
speech here.
Ohio,
Agnes Scott College
Decatur, Georgia.
From K. G. Matheson, M A., LL. D., President Georgia School
of Technology;
“Such an institution aa yours, both in its immediate'training
of students and its effect upon the community and state in main
taining high standards of scholarship and character, is deserving of
every encouragement, and I cordially commend your college for its
ideals and attainments.” . F. H. GAINES, President.
Session Opens September 18th.
NO AGENTS.
SPENCER SHOPS
WELL DESCRIBED
DELTA TAU DELTAS
MEET IN CHICAGO
Chicago, Aug. 27.—Frati»rnlty men from
bond each for trial, while W. A. Graves, I forty etnte* In the union, France, Can'
of 198 Martin street, was held under I min, Mexico and the Philippine latnuds,
a $1,500 bond, and Mayo Snow, of Fra- are In Chlcngo for the thirty-ninth biennial
ser and Clarke streets, had bis bond conv * n,,< " 1 , of ne 'i* wU,'!?’,™'
fixed at 31,000. I Kim yesterday, nnd. will continue until Frl-
of headquarters, and W, A. Poole, of
the secret staff of tho Central, that a
One hundred delegatee repre
sent tho fifty chnpters of tho organization.
conspiracy existed between the dray- FAMILY SKIPPED •
men and the merchants, and that a | LEAVING BILLS
land office business In stolsn goods
from the freight depots was being done.
The two sleuths caught OraveB and
New York, Aug. 27.—Mrs. E. M
me two oicums rnugni uraveB ana I _ „ ho
Will Henry with the goods, according Grennell and family, claiming to be
to the evidence In police court. They I from Alabama, will find a general wel-
sald they saw the drayman put a tub come among the store keepers at Bay
of lard on his dray nnd that It wa*l shor , £, i if they will drop In with
not among the artlclos checked off by Tl’ J. ', mnn - v thI .t was always
the clerk. They followed him on his ,h * bnrrel of m0 " ey
Journey, saw him leave the goodB where about to come, and settle a long list ot
they belonged, nnd then saw him take accounts which they contracted. Bay
the tub of lard to Gravea' store. Then Shore Is very anxious to find the Gren-
both were arrested. nells now that they are gone. A war-
Babc Greer was gathered In at the rant Is out today for the woman head
Central depot, and he made a Confes-1 of the hodse.
slon, Implicating John 8cott, and said
Mayo Snow had received the swag. The, . .....
detectives said thby found tobacco BROWN MAY ENTER RACE
boxes In the stores of both negroes | FOR COURT SOLICITOR
without any revenue stamps on them,
! SAILOR FELL OVERBOARD;
WA8 DROWNED IN SEA
Special to Tho Georgian.
Brunswick, Cs.. Aug. 27. Elleff O!
sen, aged 63 years, a steward on the
steamer- Charles H. Evans, waa
drowned at the Mallory docks, Sunday.
' Olsen was on board the Evans, per-
I forming his customary duties. About
i 11 o’clock. Captain White, of the Ev
ans, discovered a corpse floating near
his vessel. When _ the cadaver waa
brought aboard, it was discovered that
the body waa that ot Mr. Olsen.
and this feature was reported to the I gnrrlnl to The Georgian.
Federal authorities. I Elberton, Ga„ Aug. 27.—It Is believed
* _ , ... that Colonel T. J. Brown, of this place,
Firat Bale at Opelika. I win announce hln candidacy for ao-
Hpeclnl to The GeorKlnn. I Heitor general of this circuit nt an early
Opelika, Ala., Aug. 27.—At auction date. Colonel Brown has been the so-
yesterday’the first bale of cotton to be I “**!>! Pl ty SSf'LSV.I’wlll'SS
. .... , . , i for a number of years and ho will get
brought to the market from Lee coun- rt of this county If he decides
ty was sold for 22 1-3 cents. The cot- t o enter the race. It Is probable that
ton was classed as good middling. The 1 Colonel J. H. Skelton, of Hartwell, will
bidding started at 20 cents. W. C.|aIao be In the race.
Jlmmcrson. of near Liberty, gets the
credit for bringing In the first ba!e|
this year In Lee county.
TO OPERATE 8IX SHIPS
ON IMMIGRANT LINE.
Steady Growth
Is An
Evidence of Strength
CHURCH ORGANIST
WEDS LONDON MERCHANT.
Roanoke, Vo., Aug. 27.—Mrs. P. L.
Kennedy, organist at the Second Pres
byterian church, this city, was mar
ried yesterday to James A. Finlay, of
London, England. The marriage was
a surprise. Mr. Finley, who la a mer
chant In London, left at once for Eng-
. land, and will be followed In a month
' by bis bride.
Feby.
May
Sept.
•Ian.
July
$472,516.97
$1,153,929.23
$1,235,912.35
*1,826.404.46
$2,053,802.37
ftpaetsl to The Georgian.
Charleston, S. C.. Aug. 27.—Baron
von Pills, of Bremen, here to look aft
er the establishment of a steamship
line between the Mediterranean and
Charleston! was entertained with an
excursion about the harbor today, and
will be banqueted by the city o*
Charleston tonight. Ex-Govemor Hey.
ward. Commissioner of Immigration
Watson, Count Wedei. an Immigrant
.planter, and C. Van Leuven, of Wll-
1906 mlngton. N. C„ are here with Von
1I Pills. He will be In Aggusto Thurs-
"’Lday. His proposed line will have six
1906[steamships and handle Immigrants and
inn; j cotton,
1907
An Interesting story of what a roll
road may do for a town is published
In the August number of the Railroad
Record and Common Carrier, which Is
Just out.
In this story Editor Frank Weldon
deals with tha town of Spencer, N. C.,
where the big shops of the Southern
railway are located. Not only Is the
story Interattngly told, but It Is pro
fusely Illustrated with half-tone en
gravings showing the thoroughly mod
em plant and the many men employed.
DEPUTIES IN SEARCH
OF ESCAPED C0NVICT8.
Hpwlnl to The Georgian.
Moultrie, Ga- Aug. 27.—A guard at
county convict camp, seven miles
north of Moultrie, was assaulted Sun
day night and probably fatally wound
ed, while flvo of the prisoners made
their escape. There were eleven con-
▼Icta In the aquad under one white
man, S. W. Smith, who was guard and
superintendent of road work.
Seven of the convicts made their
•scape, but after a time two of them
came back to the camp. Four refused
to leave the ramp and aent word to
Moultrie of the affair. A number of
deputies have been sent out after the
escaped men, whar had about twelve
hours the start of them.
A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN
if often (llHtrertftcd l»y Gray oe
Blenched Ilnlr.
Imperial Hair Regenerator
la the only mire nml absolutely
harmless remedy for either] easily
applied; any nntural shade pro-
lossy. It Is mi equaled for l
or mustache. Sample rtf hslr col
ored free. Privacy assured corre
spond! uce.
Imperial Chemical Mfg. Ca., 135 W. 23d St. N. T.
Sold by Jacobs* Pharmacy, Atlanta, Go,
UNION DENTAL
OFFICES.
701-2 PEACHTREE ST.
EX-CONGRESSMAN BUNN
IS DEAD AT WILSON.
A Set of Teeth $2.00.
A Gold or White Crown
2.25.
The painless extraction of Teeth and
the Insertion of new ones without the
old roof plate a specialty.
Phone 1944.
8WAN80N COMMUTES
SENTENCE OF NEGRO-
Wilson, N. C„ Aug. 27.—Ex-Con
gressman B. H. Bunn, a prominent
lawyer at Rocky Mount, died at his
residence here yesterday. He ably
served the Fourth North Carolina con- MabeT Risl’ey, ‘n^Mre.'Yorreri’oMdZ
greeslonal district for two terms. Ing, of Washington, D. C.
Richmond, Va., Aug. 27.—Governor
Swanson yesterday decided to commute
to life Imprisonment the sentence of
Joseph Thomas, alias John Wright,
colored, who, but for executive clem
ency, would have been hanged In the
Alexandria county Jail yard next Fri
day morning for an attack upon Miss
SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT
For the six months ending Junne >0, 1907, of the condition of
The Illinois Life Insurance
Company,
Tho above figures, allowing the WAR ON BLIND TIGERS
Htcady, continuous • increase of
CL08E8 MANY 8HOPS.
our deposits since we begnu busi- gp^n.i to The Georgian,
ness, proclaim more clearly than Charleston, 8. c„ Aug. 27.—Sixty-
words, the thriving Strength of on® revenue licenses have been eurren.
.hi, b.„k «n.i
character of its service to depos-1, 0 B ^ fLm p them out of the city. This
itors. | shows a decided result In the fight for
enforcement of the Uquor laws of tha
Central Bank &
Ex-Confederate Diet.
Special to The Georgian.
Huntsville, Ala., Aug. 27.—J. H. Ber-
aged 72 years, died at his home In
Mayavllle precinct after a lingering
Illness He was a Confederate veteran
and a prominent and well esteemed clt-
_ .... , „ , _ .. ilzen. His widow and three sons and a
Branch Cor. Mitchell and Forsyth. I daughter survive him.
Trust Corporation 3
* • |the ;
Candler Building,
of Chicago,
Organised under the laws of the state of Illinois, made to the governor of
the state of Georgia, In pursuance nt the laws of said state.
Principal office, 134 Monroe Btreet, Chicago, III.
I. CAPITAL 8TOCK.
Whole amount of capital stock .,,, ... inn.anoim
II. ASSETS.
Total assets 36,370,170.48
III. LIABILITIES.
Total liabilities... ... - 36,370,170.48
IV. INCOME DURING THE FIRST 8IX MONTHS OF THE YEAR 1907.
Total Income J SMi.654.jo
V. DISBURSEMENTS DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR
1907.
Total dlabursementa 3 771.992.79
A copy of the act of Incorporation, duly certified. Is of file In the office
of the Insurance commissioner.
STATE OF ILLINOIS—County of Cook.
Personally appeared before the undersigned, Oswald J. Arnold, who. being
duly sworn, deposes and says that he U the secretary of the Illinois Life In
surance Company, and that the foregoing statement Is correct and true.
OSWALD J. ARNOLD.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 24th day of August, 1907.
HERBERT W. PACKARD. Notary Public.
J. C. TUMLIN, State Manager,
501 English American Building.
L.
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