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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. 7 Last Call on the August Reductions Better Get One of These Suits Tomorrow Last chance to buy these suits at the reduced prices “better come in tomorrow. Although selling has been tremendous, there’s still good choosing in nearly all the styles, and if you’re not too particular as to exact pattern you „can be perfectly fitted. Remember, these are America’s best clothes—made by Rogers, Peet & Co* and Hart, Schaffner & Marx—and all are this season’s styles; many heavy enough for wear \ ’til Christmas. Wise men are buying now. for next Summer and saving half their money. Hosiery at Half Price Great line of 75c and $1 Fancy Hose on sale at 50c for choice— new patterns in fine lisle with embroidered “clocks,” plain colors and mixtures. 50c Ties at 25c Rumchunda Silk Four-in- Hands—smartly stylish—were 50c, now 25c. Pajamas at Underwear Some extra fine Silk Under wear at just half price. Bette r buy for next summer. Half Price Copyright 1907 by Hirt SchtfTner Mir* $15.00^ Suits. $16.50/ Suits.' $18.00/ Suits $20.00 Suits. $ 10 $22.50\ Suits. $25.00/ Suits $27.50/ Suits.' $30.00 Suits $ $32.50V 15 m 20 $40.00] Suits. Summer weight Pajamas are now selling at half price. Partic ularly good assortments in the $4 line at $2; the $3 line at $1.50; the $2 line at $1, and the $1.50 line at 75c. Daniel Brothers Co. L. J. DANIEL, President. 45-47-49 Peachtree-Opposite Walton St. VLEO WITH CHILD) HUSBAND LOCATES Voman and Lover Held Pending Arrival of Officers. GOV. SMITH PROCLAIMS LABOR DAY IN GEORGIA peolnl to Tho Georgian. • Meridian, Ml&s., Aug. 30.—A scnsa- Dn was sprung in this city today by »e arrest of a young woman, who ave her name as Miss Nannie Ham- lond, of Indiana, Miss!, and a young an who gave his name as Tom Nor- >n, of Hazelhurst. The former is held for having oped, and the latter upon the charge an attack and decoying a child nj lto home. The child with the U"Je la a little golden-haired boy four years. The couple was arrested in a house here they have been domiciled for ver&l days, on complaints made by lilef M. N. Holcomb, of McHenry, at e request of J. B. Hammond, hua- nd of the woman and 'father of the lid. When questioned, the woman ited that she was a daughter of Dr. »lly, a wholesale merchant of Roan* e, Va., that she Is twenty-two years age, and was married five years ago Roanoke. She claims to have a other who Is a civil engineer, In orfolk. Mrs. Hammond said her hus- nd forced her away by 111 treatment Young Norton, arrested with the oman, has Been favorably known in is section. He does not deny eloping th Mrs. Hammond. The couple will be held until Chief olcomb comes for them. The following Labor day proclamation was issued Friday morning by Governor Hoke Smith: ' “The general assembly of Georgia hav ing designated the first jlondojr In Septem ber of each and every year as Labor day, and having by solemn ensctmeut made that day a legal holiday; “Therefore I, Hoke Smith, governor of the state of Georgia, In obedience to this legis lative enuctment and In conformity with om. «lo Issue this my proclamation, rec- lending that Monday, September 2, 1907, he nhperved throughout the state as a le gal holiday; 1 direct that the state offices he Ho*ed. and 1 request that as far as practicable thero he a cessation from labor, (in*l that nil place* where labor Is employ ed lie Hosed. 1 especially recommend that employer* and employees co-operate with each other on that day with a view to promoting closer relations and th# greatest degree of mutual confidence, to the end that the beet Interests of nil the peopln of c calling may he thereby promoted und vunced. “Our state Is prosperous, and by the prop er observance on tho pnrt^of all clssse* of the rights of others. It will continue to be prosperous, and In the future our state will be free from those disturbances which have at times afflicted other com munities to the great Injury of all the people. “Olven under my hand and tho seal of the executive department, at the cnpitol. In the city of Atlnuta, on this, the 30th day of August. In the year of our Lord, oue thousand ulne hundred and seven, and of tho Independence of the United States of America, tha one hundred and thirty- second. HOKE SMITH. “Governor.* “By the Governor: ft C, M. HITCH, “Secretary Executive Department.” Deaths and Funsrals Mr*. E. Wooten, lire. E. Wooten, aged 68 year., died Iday morning At A private sanitarium :er an nines* of isverol month*. Th* idy wa* removed to the undertaking tabllshment of Harry G. Poole. The neral services will be conducted Sat day morning at 9:80 o'clock at the lurch of tho Immaculate Conception. Id th* Interment will bo In Weetvlew metery. She 1* survived by a sister, a. M. C. Tolleson, of 148 Central av Mr*. W. J. Correy. Mr*. W. J. Correy, of Union Point, died Friday morning at a private nltarium, after an lllnee* of several lek*. The body will be eent to Union In: Friday afterncon at 1:80 o'clock, ic funeral sorvlcee and Interment will «e place In that city. Mr*. mTeT 8h*rp. funeral (ervlce* of Mr*. M. E. arp. who died Wednesday afternoon her residence. 100 East Georgia ave. i, were conducted Friday morning 11 o'clock. The Interment wa* In Wand cemetery. She ie survived by son. B. Sharp. Mite Henri E. Thomson. The funeral services of Mia* Henri Izabeth Thomson, who died Wed- day night at the residence of her tents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Thomson. Decatur, Ga., will be conducted Fri- afternoor. at 4 o'clock. The la ment will be at the Decatur ceme- ry. FIVE INJURED IN AUTO CRASH Lafayette, Ind., Aug. 30.—Five per sona were injured In an automobile ac- cldent at Dayton, eight miles east of here, late yesterday. A large touring car containing Mr. and Mrs. Don Haw kins and Mr. and Mrs. Osterdorf and chauffeur, all of Indianapolis, skidded across a bridge and turned a complete somersault, landing bottom side up In soft gravel at the foot of an embank ment. CEMETERY LOT RAISED IN PRICE Brass Desk Fittings The rich beauty of brass eeessories for the desk, nd their appropriate use- uhiess, makes them very esirable. We have a full line of -autiful brass wares. ^aier & Berkele A deed turned yellow by age and tom In the creases wa* left Friday morning at the clerk’s olllce to be re corded. On May 1, I860, Patrick Dev- ercaux bought from tho city of Atlanta a lot known as Lot No. 93 In the "City- cemetery (now Oakland) tor the sum of 310. William Eziard woe at that time mayor of Atlanta, and C, T. Moore the clerk. The lot was laid off by H. L. Currier, then city surveyor. John Collier wt* the notary public. Tho same lot wa# recently purchased by Mr*. Isabella A. Gannon for the sum of 8300. gO0t\0OO0OO0OO0OOOOOOOO00OO 0 LOST (1,200 IN MARRIAGE O 0 PARLOR SCHEME AND THEN 0 0 DOCTOR KILLED HIMSELF. O 0 O 0 SL Louts. Aug. 80.—Dr. John O 0 Brltyn, of Pittsburg, Pa, hanged O 0 himself In hie room today. He 0 O left a note asking Rev. Dr. C. O 0 Martin be notified and stating O 0 he had lost 31.300 In a marriage 0 0 parlor Investment, "because doc- 0 0 tors combined against him." 00000000000000000000000000 AGED TEACHER DIES AT LAGRANGE, GA. Special to Th* Georgian. LtOrange, Ga., An*. *0.-Mrt. Oreon Minn Smith, wife of President B. W. Smith, died Wednesday. The c*ose of her death was old age. She has been a.eoctnted with her hue bond In the LaOrange Female College for the peet two Grange from her mnrrlege l - , Masonic Female College at Covington. HER BROTHER DAVE WANTED PA’S SPECS WALKER MAY RUN IN COLLEGE PARK All tbt trouble started because Brother Dave wanted papa's apectaclas to ploy with," «ald MIm Hollaman to Acting Re corder Styron Friday. “When we wouldn't let him have them, Brother Dave began to swear, and then Mr. Brown started"— Where Is ‘Brother Dave?"' asked the councilman. “I’m here." Mid a young man with a bad ly acrotched face, who admitted he was 23 years old. "I don’t know why I wanted ilnd’a ipeca—I think I uniat have got hold the family of W. 1, „ 14 Ella street. The police were called there to quell a dUturbaiire. In court, Brown Mid that he heard the fighting and i lug upatnlr*. amL wanted to go u| throw There Is Mid to be a strong movement on foot among the friends of E. H. Walker to bring him back with hi* entire ticket Into tho municipal race In Collogo Park, from which he recently retired In the in terest of harmony. Mr. Walker and his ticket commended themselves strongly to many lending busi ness men of College Park, and It la that ele- ment which believes that the town In this critical stage of Its development should have an active, progressive, business mayor, who Is always on tho ground. Mr. Walker has not jet given any answer to the overtures of Ills friends, but It Is believed he can lie Induced to re-enter the raco. Mr. Walker has been one of the largest factors In tho material growth of College Park within the past few yenN, and his ord ns n builder and progressive limn what Is moving his friends to urge his re-entrance luto the municipal race. At preseut J. II. Ilanliu is the only an nounced cnndhlnto for mayor. MILITARY BURIAL FOR H. M. CARR II. M. Carr, aged 21 years, a member of Compony C, Fifth regiment Infnntry, Georgia State Troops, dl«*l Friday morning St 10 o'clock nt the residence of his moth er, Mrs. J. W. Carr, 9 Cherokee avenue, after an Illness of soveral weeks. Tho funeral services will he conducted Saturday afternoon nt 3:30 o'clock w*lth mili tary honors. An escort composed of the memlters of Company C will attend, and the pallbearers will be selected from tho company. Tbo funeral services will 1h» conducted by r. M. Scofield, of the Christian Kclentlst church. The interment will be at West- view cemetery. PLEA OF THER OADS IE TIME Expect Decision On Fare Reduction Late Friday Afternoon. CHOLERA KILLING. CHINESE IN DROVES Rhnngbnl, Aug. SO.—'The cholera epidemic which sprung up aiuoog tho Chinese In the lower Vang Tee ports Is spreading with alarming rapidity. Two hundred persons die every day In th* streets of Wn-Hu and Kln-Kiang. There Is * panic throughout the provinces affected. 8ALARIES COMMITTEE OF NORMAL 8CHOOL MEETS Special to The Georgian. Athens, Ga., Aug. 30.—Hon. R. Davlaon, a member of the board of trustees of the State Normal school, attended the meeting of the salary committee of that board yeaterday In this city. Mr. Davison I* also a can didate for the office of prison com missioner. HI* many year* of service In the general assembly has enabled him to meet thousand* of Georgians, who are his close personal friends, and their support of hie candidacy will be the most hearty. A. A. Carson, of Co lumbus, also a member of the board, attended the meeting of the com mittee. THE STRIKE A SUCCESS From D o'clock In the morning to 1 o'clock Friday afternoon the railroad commission was In executive session, hearing from the railroad officials on the question of suspending the passen ger. reduction order until January 1. At that hour the hearing adjourned until 3 o'clock. Practically the same official* present Tuesday were on hand Friday. At the beginning of .the ses sion Chairman McLendon eqjV “At the prior hearing on <hls matter the commission deemed It advisable to exclude newspaper men from the room. Wo personally had no objection to the newspaper men hearing all that trans pired, but the Idea prevailed that cer tain propositions would bs made here not necessarily binding on any one. that should not go out to the public, You gentlemen know what line of ar gument you will advance here today, and before going Into It, we desire to know If you « l*h .nfvspapcr men ex cluded from the room." Newspaper Man Excluded, 'Major J. F. Hanson, president of the Central, arose and said: ,'H'e shall present facte and figures here today that In themselves might help our cause If generally known, but for certain reasons we think It wisest to have no reporters present during the discussion of this matter." Representative, of the press were then requested to withdraw, which they did. It Is understood that the railroads. In the event that the order Is not suspended, will put the new rates Into effect Monday, and that the necessary preparations for doing so have been made, ■ President R. F. Duckworth, of the Farmers' Ufflon, wa* present through out the manning sesslnn, and addressed the commission on the subject. It Is understood that while the union will be satisfied with the original order of the commission, that It prefers a flat 1.1-3 cent rate, with 2-cent 1,000 Inter changeable family mileage books. It Is believed that th* hearing will be closed Friday afternoon ana that tho commlaslon will at once render its decision. The opinion prevail* that the qommlsslon will stand by the order originally Issued. It will then be up to the roads as to the future course relative to the new rates. Southern’s Proposal, v The first definite proposition to the commission for a compromise of any character came Friday from J. S. B. Thompson, assistant to the president. Mr. Thompson proposed that If the commission would give the Southern a 31-4 cent rat* that the road would voluntarily put In a 1,000-mlle family mileage book at 2 1-4 cents. This book would be good for an entire family, however large. White he could not and was not speaking for others. Mr. Thompson ex pressed the opinion that a similar ar rangement would be agreeable to same of the other lines. Under order No, 134 the Southern was placed In class "C." which fixed the rat* at 21-2 cents per mile. UNION OPERATORS IN GREAT PARADE Preparations for the participation In the big labor day parade Monday by tho strik ing commercial telegraphers were made at the meeting of tho strikers Friday morning. It was decided that the entire member ship of tho union nhnll turn out In the parade, and It 1* quite probable that the delegation will be u strong one, Reports made at the moetli that nearly every seat in the i been sold for the performance Friday night, when the strikers will have charge of the show. Tho strikers were greatly encoar- men who had been ilng for tho two It was reported nt the meeting night that George J. Gould, ono of the heavy stockholders In the Western Union, was on his way home from Europe and that It was proha file he would take stops to settle the strike. ADMIRAL KINMORE DEAD IN NEW YORK New York, Aug. 20.—Rear Admiral William Augustus Klnmore, United States navy, retired. Is dead at hie home. He waa born in Virginia, Feb ruary 13, 1842. He was appointed a third aeelatant engineer, September 18, 1862. Ho was made a commander, by act of congress, March >, 1899, promoted captain, December 27. 1901, and to be rear admiral and retired September 16, 1902. He woe a member of the So ciety of Naval Architect* and Marine Engineer*. ON BIGAMY CHARGE GEORGIAN IS HELD I, Jno. C. Graham, Jr, of Anniston, of No. 60 of Atlanta, struck and walk ed out from the Western Union office of Atlanta, leaving a salary of 360. and went to work for the Columbian Wood- blm. _ _ men, and am now a free man making above 8200 per month. ■"■•v | All those out now can do the same Sal." from “roller Dere" to svnui 1 by calling on Jonajihan B. Fmst. Co-1 ney for the commission, will explain tha Ml DEMURRAGE LAW TO BE DISCUSSED In order to make clear the position of the reorganised railroad commission, as between the public and the railroads on the demurrage question, a special meeting of the commission hat been set for this purpose for September 10. Railroad men are of the opinion the* tha new law make* It binding on them to pay any demurrage tialm without delay, whether or not the claim haa been carefully looked Into, under pen alty. In order to clearly define th* new law and to give proper Instruction* to both the roads and shippers, the epeclal meeting will be held September 10. At that time representatives of the roads will be presentand Judge Hines, attor- iHilron wlil.ky In the future und l*»v* bis lumblan Woodmen Building, 122 Peach- bill and define Us provision* In this father's spec* slvn*. tree street. *•• matter. Special to The Georgina, Tift on. Go, Aug. 30.—Mr*. F. R. Rnlnes has gone to Madison county, Fla, where her husband Is held on a bigamy charge. On April 18 lost, Ri- near, who worked on Overby’* farm, southeast of Tlfton, left hie wife and four children, one of them a babe a few days old, saying he was going to look for another home for them. Later, It was learned that only about *lx week* after leaving Tift county, Rlnear had married a Mies Watson, a young ludy of Madison county, Fla. BOYS FOUND WATCH; IT PROVED JONAH George Shannon and Charles Sauer, 12-year-old boys, picked up a watch a drunken man had dropped about two wetka ago and until the Sauer boys' father happened to catch them with It, It gave them all kinds of trouble. They found out It waa a valuable timepiece, an they were afraid to sell It, and nei ther dared to wear It. They burled It and dng It up again, hid It under the house. In the chicken coop and a dozen other places. Mr. Sauer finally heard of It and made them produce It, and he turned It over to the police. The boys wee* In the recorder 1 # court Friday and Councilman Styron, Acting recorder, ordered them both under pro. batlon for six month*. Elmer Watkins, who was arraigned with these boys, showed that he not only had nothing to do with the watch, but had Informed Mr. Sauer that hta son had It The case against him was dismissed. Tho police have not found an owner for the watch, which Is valuable. 13-YEflR-OLD HOT it, Must Stand Trial On Charge of Murder in the Court. Special to The Georgina. Anniston, Ala, Aug.. 80.—The bond of Ira Perryman, the 13-year-old boy charged with the murder of Phillip Crook, a negro, was fixed at 87,600 by Justice Green In the preliminary hear ing concluded here this morning. NINTH DISTRICT RACE GROWS WARM The First congressional district Is not tbs only claimant for the limelight In the nomfcr of Ita* candidates, announced and prospective, for congressional honors. The Ninth Is waking up. Of course, “Drummer” Tom Bell, tho In cumbent, will be In the race again—In fnct, la In the race now up to his eyes. And they do any, ns n campaigner after votes he !• the real thing, and then some. Dame Humor Is now Juggling with the name of the handsome young state monitor from tho Thirty-fourth district. E. Winn Born. It la said that Senator Bom has bis ear to the ground And hears a rumbling that sounds like an uprising for him of Ninth district voters. Then there Is John N. Holder, of Jack >n. Ho lielongs to tho school of hustlers that never quit untH the “ ‘ FORMER PATIENT TELLS BOARD OF CRUELTREATMENT Was Struck With Board and Permanently Injured. j\ Newt Twltty, of llsil, will prolmbljr lie hi r * Gill *- ““ Hon. ... ....1 nmlmhlv 1 and Dr. Watkins, of for Cot era are waiting to see SPANKINGS GIVEN IN POLICE COURT Friday was spanking day In ths re corder's court. Councilman L F. Sty- roji was acting recorder and he be lieves that a thorough application of strap oil Is better than locking boys up In a jell or sending them to tho stockade. Jack Smith, colored, 11 years old, couldn't explain why he entered n house on Peachtree street. His mother wsa / In court nnd she promised to thrash him good. Probation Officer i !>**■ hod declared. Gloer says she kept her word and from) ”, E. Anthony, of Birmingham, said the yells that reached the court room he wo* discharged from the asylum on ■“ ' £»««« 27. On arriving at the hospital Birmingham, Ala, Aug. 80.—When the Investigation Into the state asylum was resumed this morning, A. W. Jen kins, a former mechanic at the Insti tution and now a guard at the Pratt City convict prison, was examined. Jenkins was a voluntary witness. He said he saw nurses holding a patient In a tub of Ice-cold water. He saw Nurse Miller throw a patient to the floor and hold him down with his feat He saw patients shaved with razors so dull that great pain was Inflicted. Ha raid patients were taken out before day In very cold weather to work In the fields. Jenkins snld he was dis charged because he complained of the food. The testimony extracted by tho commission Is along the same line with little variation. Prof. W, A. Scarborough, the sec ond witness yesterday stated that hs had been on the lecture platform for years and had served In ward 14 for six months In order to study ths methods employed at the asylum. He stated that the state patients at the hospital are poorly fed. He said many nurses were Ignorant country boys. Prof. Scarborough said the pa tients were as much afraid of a nurse named Winters ns they would have been of a wolf. Winters was a nurse In ward 9. Witness related the cir cumstances connected with the death of a patient named Hlnee, as told to him by patients who claimed to have witnessed the deed. These patients h*d said that a nurse named Curry had thrown the patient on the floor of the croea-hall, and a nurse named Hoi- man hod stamped on him. Hines died from the effects of the blows, the wlt- I: was apparent that she did not spare Mm. Similar treatment wa* given James Wilson, also 12 years old. who, with other boys, annoyed the firemen at No. 1 engine house. Utility. There was s man In Atchison Whose tronsers had rough palchtson. He found them great. He'd often state, To acatch hi* parlor mstchlson. —Heptember I.lpplncott'a A Matter for’Wonder.. "Tomorrow.” announced 6-rrsr-old Sidney to bis kindergarten tesebsr. proudly ts birthday." and. after » brief silence, "How did yoo get so m —September Llpplncott'a fare clouded with perplexity, , be eirislnied: > 8EMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT For the elx month* ending June 80, 1107, of the condition of the Southern States Life Insurance Go., OF MONTGOMERY, Organized under the laws of the state of Alabama, made to the governor of the state of Georgia, In pursuance of the laws of said state. Principal office, Candler Building, Atlanta, Ga. I, CAPITAL 8TOCK. Amount of capital stock ,..3> 100,000.00 II. ASSET8. Total asset* 277.S22.2S III. LIABILITIES. Total liabilities t 277,822.28 IV. INCOME DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTH8 OF THE YEAR 1907. Total Income $ 93,111.81 V. DI8BURSEMENT8 DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR 1907. Total disbursement*... 3 48,124.42 Greatest amount Insured In any on* risk.. .. .....3 10,000.00 Total amount of Insurance outstanding 4.128,000.00 A copy of the act of Ip' .poratlon, duly certified. Is of file In the office of the Insurance rommlssf^usr. STATE OF OEOROIA—County of Fulton. Personally appeared before the undersigned, Wllmer L. Moore, who, being duty sworn, deposes and says that he I* the president of the Southern States Life Insurance Company, and that the foregoing statement Is cor rect and true. WIL.MKR L. MOORE. Sworn to and subscribed before me. this 30th day of August, 1907, » DUPREE, Notary Fuhl \ he had run up the step* to show that ho was not forced Into the asylum. He had voluntarily sat In the barber chair to have his hnlr cut and Winters. ». nur *e. had struck him a tremendous blow In the side. "I suffered extreme agony," he said, "and criod. 'Oh, my pod.' Wilson, a nurse, said, 'You must be preaching.'" Anthony said that the blow struck by Winters hod permanently disabled him. He held up his arms to show the committee that he could not ral&e his right hand nbove his head. The witness vividly described a punish ment he had received after having been sent back to ward 9 from wards ( and 11. "When I was put back In ward 9." he said. "I wa* confined In the cross hall for several days. I became very much soiled and needed n bath. I wa* not allowed to do this, however. Winters too* me by one foot, a patient put a coarse .towel around tho other foot, while a nurse named Holmon put a towel around my neck. I was forced Into the tub and held suspended about half way between the top and bottom of the tub. Winters then put his re maining hand on the water fawcet and squirted cold water uu»n my bony. Winters told the patient to pull up ray foot and I thought I was going to be drowned. I called 'murder, murder,' In order to attract the attention of the other patient* and nurses. Holmon began to choke me. Just as I uttered the last cry. a nurso named Kraft opened the door and I was Instantly released. I will not say the nurses meant to drown me, but they certainly Intended to punish me severely." Caught 125-Pound Fish. Special to The Georgian. Athens, Ga., Aug. 30.—A few month* since E. J. Bondurant went on a fish ing trip to Florida, and while near St. Petersburg had the good fortune to catch a tarpon weighing 128 pounds. Mr. llondurant turned the Ash over to the taxidermists and had It treated so ns to preserve It o« natural as t,o»- slhle.