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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN ANT) NEWS.
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TRIPLE TROUBLE
FOR IS SEXTET
Tln-ee Dusky Couples Wed
ded With One Ring By
Justice Dodgen.
Three happy couples setting forth on as
ninny seat of matrimonial bliss at the same
time wera joined In the holy bonds of matrl-
mony, hitched In double harness, paired for
life or whatever It mny be, by Justice of
the Peace Dodgen at his court Friday morn*
Ing in a triple wedding ceremony. The
event numerically was one of the greatest
In the annals of Darktown society.
George T. Stewart and Longenla Strick
land, Charier Peek and Rosa Jackson. Louis
Bruce and Alice Cobb were the contracting
V artles. All were colored, of varying shades.
he brides were all smiling and the grooms
nil solemn. They made twelve couples that
Justice Dodgen has married In the past
ten days. *
Only one ring, loaned by a pawn broker
a«n special favor, was used, when George
and tangents were united Charley acted
best man,'held the ring and save It to the
groom at the proper time. The groom iu
bis turn removed the ring from his bride's
linger and gave It to Louis, the second
groom, who put It’ on and took It off the
Unger of Alice and then performed a simi
lar service for Charley and Rosa. In this
way was the ring ceremony prettily exe
cuted. The absence of preacher, organ, flow
ers and cake In no way interfered with the
Impressiveness of the marital rites.
T
MOORS LOSE 500
IN JIT ATTACK
15,000 Tribesmeu Are Gath
ering For Fresh As :
sault.
Tangier, Aug. 30.—Fifteen thousand
Moors aro gathering for a fresh at
tack on Casa Blanca.
Details of Wednesday's fighting state
that 12,000 tribesmen Joined In an at
tack and that the Moors lost 000
killed and wounded.
Three French soldiers were killed
and seven wounded.
IN' CAR COLLISION KELLOGG WON'T RE
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Front Trolley Car Stopped,
When Second Crashed
Into It.
DECATUR ST. SALOON
TO BECOME BANK
A deal for the lease of the building
atl49 Decatur street, to be occupied
by’the new Decatur street bank, was
closed Friday moisting by J. A. Sasser,
secretary and treaeurer of the Bank
er's Financing Company, and the
work of remodeling the building will
begin next Monday.
The new bank wljl have a capital
slock of 325,000. It 1s one of the
AVItham Institutions and will be ready
' for buslnes's In about thirty days, the
charter having already been secured.
. "The bank would. have been opened
sAoher." aMd Mr.' Sasser, Friday, "but
we have waited to see what the legis
lature would do with the prohibition
bill. Before that bill was passed we
were offered the building, which was
formerly occupied by a saloon, for
$135 per month. Since the bill has be
come a law' we have eeeured the
building at a much cheaper rate.”
L. & N. MAY ADOPT
NEW RATE LAWS
Birmingham. Ala, Aug. SO.—Six men
were more or less seriously Injured and
several other persons received minor
bruises from broken glass In a rear-end
collision between a South Ensley and
North Bessemer car near the fair
grounds early this morning. Both are
heavy cars and the South Enaley car
was following closely behind the North
Bessemer car when the latter stopped
suddenly at the bottom of a grade, the
South Ensley car crashing into It. John
Vaughan, motorman of the Ensley car,
had his leg broken and was otherwise
badly Injured. The seriously Injured
were brought to St. Vincents Hospital
here.
Bpeclat to The Georgian.
Montgomery. Ala.. Aug. $0.—There
are still persistent rumors going
around that the Louisville and Nash
ville will accede to the request of
Governor Comer and give the 21-2
cent passenger rate and the 110 com
modity rate a trial, notwithstanding
tho fact that the road has a blanket In
junction out against the enforcement
of these laws. The rumors do not come
from an authoritative source, but they
are so. persistent that there must be
something back of theqi. The Atlantlo
Coast Lino lias accepted the rate* and
this may have something to do with
the rumor. It Is not likely that there
will be any developments for several
days.
It’s a
Good
Time now
to see what a good “staying’'
breakfast can bo made without
high-priced
Meat
TRY
t A Liltle Fruit,
A Dish ol Grape-Nuts mi Cream,
A Soft-Boiled Egg:,
Soma Nice Crisp Toast,
Cup of Postum Food Coffee.
That'* all, and all very easy of diges
tion and full to the brim with
nourishment and strength.
REPEAT FOR LUNCHEON OR SUP
PER.
and have a meat and vegetable
dinner either at noon or evening,
as you prefer.
AVe predict for you an Increase in
physical and mental power.
“There’s a Reason.”
Usail the "lluls hcnltfi classic." "Tbs Head
to WclivUlv," iu pkgs
CAUGHT IN LIFT;
SERIOUSLY HURT
AVhlle ascending In the elevator at
the Austell building Thursday after
noon about 5 o'otock, B. M. Hoover,
of 140 South Pryor street, a telegraph
operator employed at the Terminal
Station, was caught between the ele
vator and the door at the sixth floor
and seriously Injured.
When the elevator stopped at the
sixth floor to let off a passenger, the
elevator operator did not notice that
Hoover desired to get out, and while
attempting to do so, the elevator con
tinued upward and the door was shut.
In this manner Hoover was caught
and was not released until the eleva.
tor was lowered.
He was carried to the offices of Dr.
B. E. Hall, a dentist, on the sixth floor,
and Dr. Richardson, with offices In tho
Austell building, was summoned, La
ter Hoover was removed to the Pres
byterlan Hospital.
Inquiry at the hospital Friday mom
Ing developed that Hoover spent
restless night. At present the surgeo
are unable to state whether or not he
Is injured Internally.
Says He Will Not Succeed
Bonaparte in Depart
ment.
Washington, Aug. 30.—It Is rumored
here that early next week an announce
ment will be made of the retirement
of C. J. Bonaparte as attorney general
and the appointment of Frank B. Kel
logg, of St. Louis, as his successor. Mr.
Kellogg conducted the Investigation of
the Harrlman lines for the Interstate
commerce commission.
New York, Aug. 30.—Frank B. Kel
logg Is now In town making nrepam
tlons for the hearing In the government"
suit against the Standard Oil Company,
which is to be resumed In this city
next Tuesday. He said this morning
that there Is absolutely no foundation
for the rumor that he ts to succeed At
torney General Bonaparte.
BARKER A WINNER
IN COMPETITIONS
COMER MAY CALL
EXTRA SESSION
Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 30.—Just be.
fore leaving for a two weeks' vacation,
to be spent In Atlantic City and New
York, Governor Comor reiterated his
Arm Intention of calling the legislature
In extra session In cose all the rail
roads operating In Alabama do not put
In force by October 1 the state's lower
freight and passenger rates. Otherwise
he will not call the extra session. But
he Is decided In his determination for
an extra session to enact laws to make
the roads obey the state unless they
subscribe to those already in existence,
CONVENTION CITY
CHOSEN NOV. 20
In a recent letter to Chains* D. Bar
ker, editor of The Southern Star,
Charles R. Jones, chairman of the na<
tlonal committee of the national prohi
bition convention, announces that the
meeting of the committee at which will
be decided the next place of holding the
convention will be held either In In
dianapolis or. Chicago, on November 20:
This information Is sent out by Mr.
Jones In order that the representatives
from various cities desiring to secure
the convention for 1(03 may be In read,
inese to meet the committee at that
time.
FEDERAL COURTS
WERE KEPT BUSY
One of the best anhual reports ever
sent to Washington by the United
States district attorney’s office In At
lanta was finished Friday and will he
Immediately forwarded.
The report shows that of the civil
business to which the United States
was a party there were 151 eases pend
ing on July 1, 1100, and that 133 were
commenced during the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1(07. During the fiscal
year Just ended 190 of these cases were
terminated. There were (3 Judgments
In favor of the government, one against
the government and 130 cases were
dismissed. Out of the 83 cases decided
In favor of the government $3,115.94
was received and paid Into the treas
ury.
Of the criminal business there were
9(1 coses pending on July 1. 1100. Dur
ing the fiscal year Just ended on June
30, 353 additional prosecutions were
commenced. Of this number 612 were
terminated. There were 225 Jury trials,
137 acquittals, 83 convldttons, 203. pleas
of guilty and 84 discontinued. There
are 807 criminal cases still on the dock,
et to be tried.
A small fortune In lines was assessed
and a large part collected In these
coses. In fact, over twice as much
money was collected than ever before
In the history of the office. The report
Is considered an excellent one and
showe that the office did a record-
breaking amount of work.
Petition in Bankruptcy.
A voluntary petition In bankruptcy
was filed in the Federal court Friday
by A. W. Collins, an Atlanta con
tractor. He gives his llabllitlts at 12,-
057.65, with assefs at 3277.11.
When It cornea to winning cash
prises In any sgrt of a contest, Charles
D. Barker, editor of the Southern
Star, Is Indeed a star of surpassing
luster.
During the present summer Mr.
Barker has won a total of $1,700 for
subscriptions from a local newspaper
and has received checks amounting.to
1600 for similar service rendered the
Woman's National Dally.
In addition ' to the cash prizes, he
has won from the Woman's Daflyl Mr.
Barker Is also contesting for a trip to
the Holy Land to be given by that
paper next year. The contest closes.
January 1, and at present Mr. Bar
ker ts leading his closest competitor
by ten lengths and In his own ex
pressive language he has the trip
"cinched."
GEORGIANS LEAD
IN RIFLE SHOOT
A telegram was received. In Atlanta
Friday by Dr. O. D. Rudlsal of the
Governor's Horse Guard, from Camp
Perry, Ohio, saying the Georgia team
was making a good record at the n*'
tlonal rifle shoot, and that of the team
Atlanta men were leading.
There are many.crack shots In the
entire Georgia delegation and the fact
that Atlanta membors ore leading
speaks well for their proficiency. Those
leading on Friday are Captain C. C.
Smith, Lieutenant J. O. Seamans, Cap.
tain W. T. Spratt and Private W. B.
Burpltt.
All of these are known as experts
with the rifle, and the fact that they
are leading cornea as no surprise to
those acquainted with their ability aa
sharpshooters.
37 HEIRS WANT MONEY
BEQUEATHED TO FRIENDS.
Special to The Georgias
Savannah, Ga., Aug. 30.—A caveat to
the will of the late Mra. Josephine Ex*
ley, widow of Fletcher A. Exley, has
been filed In the court of ordinary.
Some thirty-seven heirs are protest-
ing the will, which disposes of an es
tate valued at $100,000. Exley died last
November, and his wife a few months
Inter. Shortly before her death she
went to Florida with Mr. and Mrs.
Archie W. Steed. It Is alleged that the
Steeds' exerted undue Influence over
Mrs. Exley and Induced her to change
her will In their favor,
CARDS OF ADMISSION
ISSUED TO STUDENTS,
J. M. HIGH CO.
SATURDAY
Broken Line Women’s
$2.50 and $3.00 Oxfords
At $1.98 Pair
Tomorrow, Saturday, wo of
fer about 200 pairs Oxfords
and Ties, broken lota, regu
lar $2.50 and $3.00 styles,
vici and patent leathers,
welt and turn soles, Cuban
heels, etc., real high grade
footwear correct in every
respect. While they last,
your choice, ■ A n
pair I mJ9 O
Fall Styles Women’s Shoes
Now Ready
See Window t
We’re ready now with a great stock Women’s and Children’s
Pall and Winter Shoes, all the new correct “Pall” models in best
leathers, on approved lasts and every pair guaranteed. Our
prices are fully 10 to 20 per cent lower than exclusive shoe stores.
School Shoe Time
Now is the time to think of School Shoes, Wo have
’ them for Boys and Girls—Shoes that don’t rip because
they have no seams at the places where Boys’ and
Girls’ Shoes usually rip. They’re made along different
lines from other Shoes.
Look at these few items. Every Shoe mentioned
is made of good, stout, wear-resisting leather and
strongly sewed. When you buy such Shoes at such
prices—that’s economy I
Boya’ and Youths’ Satin Cal! Lace Sh°«—-
Size. It to 8 1-3 $2.00
Boys’ and Youths’ Satin Calf Blucher—
Size. 1 to 6 1-f $2 50
Little Gents’—same as above—
Sites 10 to ill-1.
$2.00
Fln.r Grade. In th. *2.60 and $3.00
abov.
Misses’ Kid, Low Heel, Extension Sole—
sue. 11 1-3 to 3 31.M
Size. 8 1-3 to 11 .’. .. ...$1.95
Misses* Fine Vici Kid Lace and Button,
Extension Soles, Low Heels—
Size. 111-2 to 2 SIM
Size. 8 1-1 to It *LS3
Misses’ Gunmetal Button and Blucher, Full
Toe, Extension Sole, Low Heel—
sue. 111-1 to i.. .. ««
Size, i 1-2 to 11 *1.78
HANDKERCHIEFS
Children’s sheer plain white I
hemstitched Handkerchiefs, |
Saturday a _
i*t 3C,
CHILDREN’S SCHOOL
HOSIERY—SPECIAL SALE
of Children’s School Hosiery,
best quality guaranteed fast
black lxl ribbed, all sizes 5 1-2 to
9 1-2,
3 prs. 60c ; 17c pair.
Women's excellent quality All-
over Lace and half Lace Lisle
fast black Hose in charming new
patterns; af
Saturday ..43C
Beautiful quality Women’s finest
Lace Lisle and Silk Embroidered
Hose; 50c quality;
Saturday
Three Pairs for $1.00
26c QUALITY LADIES’ VESTS
Tomorrow, cut price sale of
ladies’ regular 25c quality Swiss
ribbed gauze Vests; while this
quantity lasts, special 10c
33'Ac
r Sor
CORSET COVERS.
Saturday, special sale beautiful
Cambric Corset Covers, exquisite
ly lace trimmed with dainty rib
bon heading; 75c
qualities
CHILDREN’S GOWNS.
In Muslin Underwear Section on
2nd Floor, small lot children’s ex
cellent Muslin Gowns, 59c qual
ity slightly store
soiled, special...
LADIES’ UNDERMUSLINS
60 CENTS.
Qounter of Ladies’ Muslin
Gowns, Drawers, Corset Covers
and Chemise, excellent material,
lace and embroidery
trimmed, special.. ..
CORSETS
And Girdles of good quality Bat
iste, high and low busts. An ex
tra good corset 5 0 C
59c
43c
50c
J. M. HIGH CO. J. M. HIGH CO.
gpeelsl to The Georgian.
Athena, Ga., Aug. 30.—Tho Athena
city achool. will open next Wednes-
day with the large.t attendance In thalr
hlatory. Superintendent Bond began
ye.terday morning the Issuance of ad
mittance card., and will continue this
work up to the opening of the school*.
Though ye.terday wa. the firat day
on which admittance card, were i.aued,
Superintendent Bond I. aati.fled that
there will be a record-breaking attend
ance when the achool. open Wednes
d*y.
Committee, to Meat.
Three meeting, will be held at the
city hall Friday afternoon. They are:
Board of electrical control at 4 o’clock;
board of health at 5 o'clock; conference
at 4:30 o’clock of councllmanlc dele
gation from the Third and Fourth
ward, over a threatened law.ult be
tween the city and the Georgia rail
road about the proposed erection of a
bridge over the railroad track, and
extending from Oakland cemetery to
Decatur .treet.
Army Need. Room.
The colony of army officer, located
In the Candler building I. growing at
such a rate a. to require more .pace.
An entire floor I. now occupied by the
Department of the Gulf, but with the
arrival of u chief engineer and an ar
tillery In.pector, additional quarter*
will be needed.
CLIMBED IN GIRL’S ROOM)
NEGRO 8ENT TO GANG
Speel.l to The Georgian.
Athena. Ga.. Aug. 30.—Con.lderable
excitement wa. created In Athena ye.
terday on the arre.t of Bill Snelllng, a
negro man, who had entered the bed
room of Sll.a Onle Epp. at her home
on Oconee atreet. Ml.. Epp. had re'
tired at 10 o'clock Wedne.day' night,
and had before retiring aecurely
latched the window blind*. At 4 o’clock
ye.terday morning .he wa* awakened
by a nol.e In the room and .aw a
man Handing at the fafft of her bed.
She thought It was her brother, who
had been aroused by the nol.e and had
come to see what It was. She a.ked
him who he wa*. and he replied.
Bill." A. .he started to .cream he
Jumped out of the window. Mayor
Dorsey tried Snelllng and the evi
dence of hi. guilt wa. complete. He
sent him to the street, for .lx month,
for disorderly conduct.
THIRTY WERE INJURED
IN SOUTHERN COLLISION
FAMISHED RA TS ATT A CK
CHINESE FI SHI AG CAMP
S.n Francisco. Aug. 30.—Oyer a
thousand famished rat. attacked a
Chines^ fishing camp and were not
vanquished until over 400 of them had
been killed In a battle that luted two
hours. The rat. lived In a dock and
recently a Chinese fisherman being an
noyed by them, plugged up every hole
In the dork. That wa. a week ago and
the rat., after having nothing to eat
for an entire week, gnawed their way
through the planks. • They then at
tacked a Chinaman who would have
been killed had the camp not been
urouaed. The Chinese fought the ro
dent. with clubs, but th.y would n«t
be driven oft until nearly half of them
had been killed.
George Agnew, hearing the racket,
thought a riot wu In progress. He or
ganised a posse and hurried to Sau
Pedro Point, where he found the Mon
gol. lighting like demon* A number
of them were bitten. .
Asheville. N. C., Aug. 30.—A pas
senger train. No. 41, on the Southern
railway, collided with an engine on the
westbound main line In this city ye.
terday. Thirty passenger, were slight
ly injured.
Cuts Free Pass.* Off.
Kpeclal to The Georgian.
Montgomery. Ala., Aug. 30.—Th.
Montgomery Traction Company an
nounce. that atter September 7 there
will be no more free poue. on that
system, a. the legislature has passed
an act forbidding It. The company
will obey the law which prohibit, trans
portation companies In th* stats from
issuing passes.
FIVE INDICTED MEN
ARE RELEA8ED ON BOND
Shreveport, La., Aug. 30.—Five well
known resident, of Claiborne parish
have been arrested by Deputy United
State. Marshal Lea on charg^ of
peonage. The indictment attegu that
the live men, all of whom are named
Gray, held under restraint Tom and
Anna Jackson, Ida Whelaber. Frank
Glover and others, negroes. The five
Gray, gave bond In the sum of 9,000.
IN ARMS AGAINST COMER
FOR NOT CALLING ELECTION
Special to The Oeorlgau.
Girard, Ala., Aug. 10.—The people of
thl. city are very much put out at the
action of Governor Comer In refusing
to order an election to determine
whether the court house should be re
moved from Seale to thl. place. The
matter has been agitated for rears.
GIVES 8TRONG PRAISE
AND MAKES SUGGESTION.
To the Editor cf The Georgian:
A. 1 am a regular reader of your
paper, I take this privilege of express
ing iny appreciation of It. I admire It
for the brief, crisp way In which you
give the news. Your editorials are ex
cellent, and 1 admire your courage for
standing firm for the right.
I wish also to say that I think your
Issue of the 22d would have been a
great deal better If you had Just left
out the Interview with the lady from
Hawklnsvllle In regard to President
Davis, as the less said about it the bet.
ter for all.
Again assuring you of my apprecia
tion-of your grand, good paper, I re
main, yours truly.
A READER.
OFFERS OF BRIBE
TO DELIVER TAYLOR
T
Former Governor of Indi
ana Makes Startling
Statement.
Y. M. C. A. Night School.
The Young Men's Christian Associa
tion Night School will open September
23. with a full staff of teachers and
splsndld list of courses. The school
Indianapolis. Ind., Aug. 30.—Winfield
T. Durbin, governor of Indiana from
1001 to 1905, made the sensational
statement last night that soon after
his Inauguration as governor, direct
attempts were made to bribe him to
turn over William S. Taylor, Ken
tucky's refugee governor, to ths au
thorities of that state for trial on a
charge of conspiracy to ae.-asslnat*
Governor Goebel.
He said that the first efforts were la
the shape of Invitations to meet “cer
tain gentlemen In Cincinnati to discuss
the connection of Taylor with the crime
of murder,” but he declined the Invi
tation. saying that he could give no
consideration to the cose outside of his
own office.
able to attend school In the day time or
[account of other dutle* ■ Those later-
tested predict one of the most success-
appeals strongly to those who are un- ful years In the history of the school.