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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. Big Friday Bargain Sale at the Bass Store Ladies’ and Children’s Coats 160 Ladles’ Long Coats of Chiffon. Kersey and Satin Broadcloth, hand somely trimmed and satln-llned—alio 26 silk Automobile fin AA Coats—values <26 to $$0; choice for 9vi9U Ladles' 84-lnch satln-llned Coats of plain cloths, tan coverts, fie AA and fancy mixtures; 212.60 values Ladles' 20 to 27-Inch satln-llned cornet-fitting Covert Coats; #yl QO |10 to $16 values Misses’ and Children's Long Coats of "bearskins" and fane}- fil aq mixtures; $6 value 9 litfO Sale Boys’ Clothing Tomorrow we will sell another 200 Boys' Sample Suits; worth up to $5.00. In cluding all sixes, at the sensational bargain price of. 90 choice Boys' All-Wool Pants, worth 50 and 75 cents; In this sale at Special Underwear Values Ladies' and Misses' Union Suits, Ladies' Vests and Pants and Hoys’ Shirts and Drawers; garment 25c 19c SUITS AND SKIRTS Another lot of benutiful tailored Suits of fine broadcloth and fancy Panamas, in new satin-lined Prince Chap and long coat styles, with all-over plaited fold-trimmed skirts, suits worth #4(1 $20.00 to $25.00 in this sale at, choice ...'. ^ I U Exquisite suits of finest chiffon broadcloths and silk and wool worst eds, in newest styles, handsomely tailored and worth ^d^l Cfl $30.00 to $35.00; in this sale 9 ■ I aVtl Just in by today’s express, 312 sample skirts of chiffon Panamas in black, blue and brown and of novelty stripes and checks. Style like picture. Silk or self fold*. Vnlues up to (Q QA $10.00; choice ^WavO Dress Goods and Siks Big table of remnant* and xhort lengths of fine Dress Good*. including good Skirt, Suit and Children’s Dress patterns of plain and fancy Panamas, Cloths, of yards and Big table of plain and fancy Silks that sold at 75c to $1.00; choice ... . Linens and Domestics 49c BIG BARGAINS IN BASEMENT Msttrasaea—Full slxe. weight 40 pounds, cotton top; fil 9C special Red Star Mattress—Cotton felt; a real $15.00 value, for $4.95 Babies' Iron Beds, with drop sides and steel springe; $4.98 Magaxina Racks of weathered oak In mission style; $2.50 QQ. value »OC Leather Couches—Very large and handsome; $10.00 ... $9.90 Folding Stool Couches—Full double bed slxe when opened $4.98 Art Squares of finest 9-wlre Brus sels; real $20.00 fiO Off value Ww'Ov Granite Art Squares—Slxe 9 by 12 feet; new patterns; $3.98 Babies' High Chairs anil Rockers: Just 100 to sell 50c Two Specials in Waists Another shipment of these beautiful etlk-llned allover Lace Waists, also silk- embroidered all-wool Waists In best colors; values up to $5; fil AO choice In this sale for ^ IseJO Ouaranteed Taffeta Silk Waists In most stylish colors; $6.00 £2 98 Furs and Millinery New Ready-to-Wear Hats In very attractive styles; $2.00 ” 0Qq Ladles’ Trimmed Hats In the new large shapes; worth $5 to S2 98 Exquisite Silk and Velvet Pattern Hats, worth up to $1$; fiO AQ choice 9w,oO Line of very handsome Fur Collarettes and Boas; 72 Inches fiQ A A long; worth up to $15.00; choice Very pretty Fur Neckpieces that should be priced $2.60; 98C Children's Fur Collarette and Muff Sots;.worth $2.60; In this 980 Blankets and Comforts Habieit' <*rih Blankets, noft and fine, in thin *ult. per pair Extra iiixe Cotton Blankets, worth $2.00 a pair: in this sale only 39c 98c Big lot of beautiful fleeced-back Flannelettes; worth 15c a a _ yard; to go In this sale at only oC 60-Inch Bleached Table Linen;worth 50 cents a yard; OC. In this sale. ... , tww Full bleached good slxe hemmed Napkins. In this sale at. • “O We Give Green JR U 18 West Mitchell Trading K A 1 Street, Near Stamps 1 Whitehall. $6.00 value; pulr Good slxe 5-pound Cotton Comforts, splendid bargains. 98c Extra large, all-cotton, sllkollne covered Comforts, realty fig AB worth $2.50, at 91-wO Special Sale of Gloves We have xecured another 200 pairs of these full 16-button length Kid Gloves in black, tan. brown and while. They aro selling elsewhere fiO ASA at $4.00; our price Is only READY FOR BURIAL, GIRL RILLS SELF Dressed Hair and Laid Out Her Funeral Clothes. New Vork, Nov. 7.—Despondent over a love affair, Dora Bdelston, aged 21. a trained nurse, called by Dr. 8earo of Bellevue Hospital -the “handsomest woman 1 ever saw,” committed suicide In her sister's homo by Inhaling Illumi nating gas. It was the second time, the girl had tried to die. the llrxt attempt having been made alx months ago when she took poison. Before committing sui cide the girl had prepared herself for burial by taking a bath, dressing her hair and carefully laying out the clothe. In which .he wished to be burled. ENGINE ROLLED INTO CANYON; MAN IS KILLED Antonlto, Colo., Nov. 7.—A wreck In which nearly a score of persons were Injured, one of whom is already dead and another thought to be dying, oc curred early this morning thirty miles west of here when a westbound Denver and Rio Grande freight train collided, with a work train In the caboose of I which were a score of Japanese la-1 borers. The engine of the freight train i went over the steep embankment and i rolled 400 feet Into the canyon. , THE BOR1HWICK THEORY WIFE CALLS DOVE A DOPE FIEND “Tour honor. I am afraid of that man. He Is not only addicted to the whisky habit, but Is also a doper," declared Mrs. J. H. Dove, of 61 North Forsyth street. In police court Thursday morn ing as she testified against her hus band. And then dramatically pointing her linger at her husband, the wife ex claimed; "It is not necessary for me to tell you what he Is. Look at the poor devil.” Mr.. Dove and her husband have been separated since last June, and Mrs. Dove had him arrested Wednesday on the churge that he has been worry ing her and interfering with her chil dren. Dove denied the charges. Recorder Broyles dismissed the case, but warned Dove he must not molest his wife or her children. DR. J. LEWIS BROWNE. H. wax *rr«»t»d for firing a r.vo'ver into the horn, of Father John E. Gunn and hit unity will bo mad# subject of inquiry. CAN ONE STEAL i FIRST VOTERS MEET FROM DEAD MAN? ; ON FRIDAY NIGHT ’QUAKE TUMBLES HOUSES DOWN Madrid, Nov. 7.—A violent earth quake, accompanied by an opening of the earth, leaving great Assures, has occurred at Great Torrela Ribera. In •he province of Huesca. Houses top- I'led over In alt parts of the town. The number of lives loot Is not yet known. BOSTOCK ARENA* OPENS FRIDAY Everything It In rtndlnoss f*»r tb*» opening Buttock's nrena on Friday night at ••acf» lie Leon park, the bl«»*t uiilnj.il •how ever brought Booth for n long atay. watock’a show la fanioua ull over th«* * */. , • "*1 It. (inning to Atluntn will add ? Ycnturo to the winter amusement an)r°5l A . tioinl»er of state ami city official* tt . citSse&a win ?*- gmsts of tun on opening night and Tt.a n py *l x " ,n front uf the arena, withM?* . r, ? k >» •Iremly Mng thronge*! ,mvc welcomed the IlfF '[hem to aturiy animal •iJiiti ./U, J l \ ln * and It la no an- *>»«•• iriri student with 'UfehlnL before a big cage, calmly law* i. “ ,lH n within a few feet of 111* t.,il 11 ,,M * ,1, »ht dnrlng the whiter *4»n- Can money or other property be tnk n u from the IhmIj of n deiul itinn ami the party eoinmlttlng the net bo guilty of the crime of larceny from the person? Thin was the mil.pic point of law raised In Judge Calhoun’s court Thursday by At torney Aldlne chambers, In the ease of Kva Jordan, n negro woman charged with the larceny of $31.25 from the person of Ernest Wilson, another negro, who had l»een shot and killed. “Yon can’t steal money from a dend man, for lie’s no longer it person—he’s dead,” argued Attorney Chambers, as he asked the court to dlamlss the warrant. “It would be Just like picking money from the ground. The spirit of the man Is gone, and nothing remains but the tone his heir* immedfately upon his death. Therefore, my client could not lie guilty of stealing from Ernest Wilson, although the miff lit Im guilty of simple Inrceuy." Judge Calhoun hesitated about rendering an opinion upon the spur of the niument. nml took until Friday morning at it o'clock to decide whether a dead man I* a persou nml can lie made the victim of a theft. SAW MELODRAMA AND FELL DEAD Grand Junction, Colo., Nov. 7.— Workcil up to a high pilch of excite ment »y the shooting In a melodrama played here last night. Miss Kthel Renlck. aged 20. fell dead after leav ing the Park opera house. Tile girl had only recently recovered from scar let fever. Heart failure was the cause. 75 MEN HEMMED BY FOREST FIRE ! tin Friday evening at room 601, at the Grand opera house building, there | will be a meeting of the First Voters' j League. I This league was organized some time ' ago and has had tome very successful | meetings. It Is composed entirely of , young men who are Interested In the ! political situation, local, state and na- i tlonal. and they have organized for the ' purpose of studying questions of polltl. j cal Importance. A cordial Invitation is i extended to all the young men of Atian- ! ta to Join. The meeting Friday evening • will begin at 8 o'clock, and It la hoped that a (urge number of young men will be present. PRESIDENT DUCKWORTH TO 3PEAK AT DALLA8. Special to The Georgian. % Dallas, Ga., Nov. 7.—R. P.,Duck worth, state president of the Farmers' Union, will speak in Dallas at the court house Friday morning, November 8. Jamestown 8tamps on 8alt. While the Jamestown Issue of post age stamps will not be continued by postmasters after November 30, the liostofflce department has Issued a statement saying that Individuals hav ing on hand any of the Issue can use same for postage Indefinitely. Philatelists are warned that they should secure sets of these stamps be fore the sale of same Is discontinued. Postmasters will return remaining sup plies on November SO. By E. C. DAWSON. Professor John Borthwlck closed his frout door at 0:14 a. m.. one minute ahead of the scheduled time. This enabled him to collect a scrap of paper from his lawn and luter It In a bed of variegated leaves fallen from the maples bordering the roadway. The sharp October breese exhumed It almost before hla back was turned, and his house keeper, watching from an upper window, observed that men with a vast amount of brains showed an extraordinary wnnt of common sente. Professor Borthwlck. with the alphabet transposed nfter hla name, walked to the eud of the block and turned the corner that brought the buildings of the Canadian geo logical anrrey Into view. For a genera tlon past he had been one of the depart ment'a shining lights; over anil above all, ho was file Borthwlck Theory. It was Impossible, In scientific circles, to discuss the preglnclal period In the polar regions without reference to the Borthwlck Theoiw. It permeated tha calculation of two decadea of geologists aa Iner’*-*-' the knowledge that certain foe characteristic of certain horizons. The theory had Its origin Id a t obscure fossil* collected by the . In early manhood, when field Instructions bad taktu him. one of a band of pioneers. Into unexplored regions bordering u|»on the arctic. The professor aged with the theory; younger men went Into the field, able— where he was now unable—to withstand tha hardships entailed; ha remained M hla laboratory, aud. on the cvldeuce of their r*» searches, continued to deduce nnd establish the theory, link by link. Year by year be hoped for U*‘* conclusive results turn would blazon It on time's records as incontroverti ble facts. Thus the autumn was a season of para mount Importance to liliu, since It her alded the return of the field staff utid the possibility tint the northwest had yielded the clews lie needed. lie paused on the step* of the Hurvey with ti i uwnlng sense of misfiring. Blip i pose that. In place of confirmatory evl > douce, the i -anon's work served to weaken { the foundations of the theory, or In any 1 way suggested the possibility of his critic* t being right and he wrong. A side door Into the building opened to exude a couple of empty crates. Indication 2 therefore, that the fossils and mineral spec linens collected In the past season were » unpacked nnd awaiting Identification. 1 elation a vanish! . , «.... ...» — ...... good morning to the Janitor in a tone that caused the official to note, thoughtfully, that he mounted tbs stairs to the next floor tak ing two it a time. In n corridor Professor Borthwlck hap pened ii|ion a man fresh from the center —to him—of vital Interest. The professor was popular-with the younger generation following hla footsteps In the northwest: Its solitudes bore everlasting witness of him and of their esteem, even though the Theory should pas*. In a Borthwlck moun tain, a Borthwlck river, aud lakes to match. “A successful season. I hope, HUmanl" said the professor, punctiliously, bnt with an undertone of eagerness in hla voice that waa unmistakable. “Thnt’a for you to decide, professor," the J ounger man replied. “There’a a crate- ul of apeclmens waiting for yon. some of them new, I think. Me followed op the west fork of the Borthwlck and explored one of the unknown trltmtarlea. A won derful country, but the difficulties"— “No doubt, no doubt.’’ Interrupted tha professor gently: transport problems were mere details, and he wanted facta. "Come to my room when yon have a moment to apare," he pursued. “I should be glad to note down everything likely to be of serv ice In. my researches.” He proceeded down the corridor and reached the door labeled with hts name. Ills stenographer, Miss Dickson, was seated at her desk, studying the stock nnd share column of the morning paper. “Good morning," said the professor, with the same Jubilance he hail evinced toward the Janitor. “What a delightful day!'' 8he dabbled mildly In shores, and professor Beard of her ventures with the pusxled Interest that a man with a banking account and no use for money would not urally evince toward s woman with gam bllng propensities—and a salary. “ “■ %,, sa Die! The scientific Journal about the contrlbu Uon I promised. He shall have that note on s ‘Fossil Tooth Fish from tho Hebron ian'—when It’s finished only’’—he referred again to the letter, and glanced toward the sampling room door regretfully—"he wants It at once." "And yon want to get to the fossils, so The Journal innst wait.” suggested Miss Dickson. conniving with the professor’s In clination urn I u*t III* conscience. "A promise"— began the profeasor pe dantically. drifting toward n bureau. From n drawer containing manuscript, he extracted the “Fossil Fish Tooth' 1 sheets. Miss Dickson took them from him compassionately. "I'll look through It and see what alter ation Is needed—your attention would be so illvlded." she said. The profeasor bore the Imputation with meekness and made a beeline for the tan* pllng room. It waa past the luncheon hour, but the professor was still closeted In the rumpling room. Miss Dickson decided to give him another half hour, and rnverted, hungry but patient, to the “Fossil Fish Tooth/’ At the end of the period she knocked at the door and entered. “Time you went to lunch, professor," she said. He waa seated with hla back toward her, before a table littered with rock •neclnieus, hIt head sunk between hi* shoulders, hla elbows resting on the table. It struck her. for the first time, that he looked very old and shriveled and frag ile, the reaction, possibly, from his carllcv elation, lie seeMod unconscious of be« presence; hla eye* were glued to a mag' nlfylng glass beneath which lay a frag inent of limestone containing fossil*. He made no reply, nor even the slightest movement. Hhe waited a moment longer, and, with a womon's Intuition, dlvlued that something was wrong. “Professor, there’s something wrong. Tell me what It Is.” she said sharply. lie pointed st the apoclinctia liefore him and tried to speak, nnd with the several languages at hla command could find uo word to express bluiself. He raised his eyes to hers, shame facedly; a suspicion of the truth flashed upon her—be read It In her eyes- and fluug the mnirulfier from him with a gesture of despair. "All—ula—proved," he said, faltering from syllable to syllable, and sank back In the chair, a withered, decrepit, old. old tunti. "Nonsense. Not the Theory'/” she retort ed. struggling with overwhelming oouvle- KILPATRICK CASE IS CONTINUED The caxe of W. R. Kllpxtrlek, the lineman arrested on x warrant charging him with the murder of W. B. Wood last Saturday night, wax called Thurs day morning before Justice of the Peace Landrum, but was continued until Sat urday morning. Tha continuance was grsnted on mo tion of the prosecution, It being staled that the presence of the dead man's fa ther, who la In South Carolina, was de sired st the hearing. Kilpatrick shot and killed Wood at the former's home In Chaatalntown, stating that he discovered Wood prowl ing about his house. The slayer wa» exonerated by a coroner's jury, hut was later re-arrested on a warrant sworn out by Wood's brother, D. P. Wood. STRIKE AVERTED IN GREAT BRITAIN London. Nov. 7.—Tha threatened rail way atrike haa been averted through an agreement between eleven of tbs leading railway eonipanles nml representative* of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants by which the men'll Krternareii are to be P4>*ed of < board of conciliation com- MAY BEJTOPPED Hard Yard Spinners Meet to Consider Curtailment of Output. Bpscltl to Th» Ueorgtaii. Charlotte, N. C.. Nov. 7.—The Hurd Tarn Spinners' Association Is holding a meeting here this afternoon to consider the question of shutting down or cur tailing the output of 600.000 spindles, which are represented at the meeting. The hard yarn spinners claim thei.- are making no profit at the present price of yarn* and the financial situa tion also haa served to aggravate con ditions. Some form of curtailment H likely to be agreed upon before ad journment. Lead. S. D.. Nov. 7.—Seventy-live men sent out on n special train to light a big forest Are on the Wyoming bor der have been surrounded by the flame* nnd are reported to be In great danger. A relief party Is P rescue. Trade Outgrown Wharf. Special to The Georgian. Decatur, Ala.. Nov. 7.—It Is quite probable that Decatur will soon have a new city tvltarf on the Tennessee river front. The old‘wharf at the foot of Ik* sent to their j Bank street la too smalt to arrammo- 1 date the Increased river trade. Next to the theory. ckson was an ludlspeoaable adjunct to the professor’s welfare. Every New Year’* eve a check, for the purchase of mMIttotial shares, lay on her desk, presents! "with the gratitude and esteem of J. Borthwlck." Hhe was a little, energetic woman, agree able, wall-educated, well read. Ten years aa the professor'* secretary bad grounded her so effectually in the theory and all per taining to It that she had become a aourev **? reference on the subject, eecsulfrd bj the professor and the geological staff. In bjeet, eoBsutfrd by the profeasor and tbe geological staff. In discriminately. A kindly nature enhanced her mental attainment*, coupled with an assured manner. Hbe waa self-sacrificing and sdf-asoertive as 4>ccaalon demanded. ‘oned her chief in public, and bullied private as one who knew hla weak nesses and corrected hi* spelling. He turned to hi* desk and the morning's correspondence. "Nothing of Importance—ah. yea. unfor tunately-a reminder from tbe «lluw of 'a knock" dime at the 4>uter door. It gal vanised the |»oor, broken old man Into ac tive misery. . .. . ,, , „ . "A laughing stock. A doddering old Idiot. Good Oiid,” he said. Miss Dickson answered the knock Instan taneously, stepped Into the passage, aud losed the ilofir behind her. "The professor I* busy—extremely busyj for gfMwlnes* sake, leave him in peace, she said, with Irritation, to the Intruder. “Oh. It’s you. Mr. Tillman, I lieg your par- ilon—will you come back presently-1 mean tomorrow*/ Professor Borthwlck promised uu article for the next number of the Scientific Journal, and we must get It off today, somehow." ... rw . The janitor shuffled away; Miss Dickson re-entered the study, and paused for a nw- meat s reflection. Before returning to the rofessor she slipped on her hat and coat. Hhe came to the table aud scrutinised the specimens lying before hint. Next she turned to a cabinet filled with rock sections labeled “Borthwlck River Series," and plckefl out several fragments from a tula- cellaneoua heap resembling In shape and slxe those that lay ou the table. The professor watched her with apathetic curiosity; she came liesido hlui ami picked up the tell-tale limestone near the magulfler nnd dropped the piece*, one by one, luto the capacious pocket* of her coat. •The river," she said quietly, nnd ar ranged the specimens from the cabinet la the space beside the glass. "No, no," he exclaimed. «be drew on her gloves with determina tion. “They will never be missed," she ■aid. lie remembered with terrible Joy Hint she had always had her own way. Hhe waa having It now. and lie aat there—unprotest lD “Now, I’m going to lock yon In for a few moments, professor,” she resumed. "You’ra too busy to are people." The door handle clicked and the key turn ed on the outside. Inevitable reaction sue ceedcil tha tension of the last few moments, a shiver ran through the distraught old man—his head swam, a tightness at bis throat and chest turned him sick and eknumy, hla head dropped limply on hla hands. “I’m dying for lunch and a mouthful of fresh air, ssbl Mlsa Dickson to the Janitor In passing. "I won’t lie gone long, but r.isisdi *--*-*■-*•— -* -—*■ *• tbe river, pltehlng .time* lulu mill wftfc risarsxx sresrs.-y. Tim. (be Bortbrtck Tbrorr musliHHl uo- refuteil. for * wuon. at *11 event., and pos sible for an loileDnlte period. But she ■> In tier.pet-tire a vl.ta of weary daya~.be ami tbe professor enacting tbe pretense of the Theory; .be could not do It. In% he. with hla slwtruai* Intellect and elemental .Impurity, was like * child—there waa childish, helpless abandonment In hla crier, but wlwre the ehlld’a misery la abort -llred, hla would endure—till the nods In the "orthwent hud I teen opened to reeelre I’m I with the agreement. feasor Borthwlck, nn provided for In bin will. lie w*. old, nnd It wna a terrible abode. "Profeaaor," ahe aald aoftly. II* dbl not reply; ahe aeareely exported that he would, and atnod for a moment Ir- reaolute, reluctant to rouae him. Ilia watch, lylnx ou the table, ticked out the oeconda; •lie counted them mechanically. No other Bound broke tho atlllneaa, not eren the pro- feasor’* breathing—ahe held her own to Ha rm. Another moment peered, and ah# dropped on her kneen beside the rhalr. Trofereor,” the cried, nnd her flnsere rinsed nn hla wrlata. * • • "Oh, profen- nor." A rumor mailed through the building that old Bortlnt'lrk waa In n stupor; lator tha .-.Heart, III be bmrnd,” Mid tbe janitor. It a what you'd expect when a men of bin ■ ye trie, to climb the stairs two nt a time." •Ilenrt. I ntn sure." sold Miss Dlrkeen, with nervous conviction. $100,000 Fire in Oil Plant. Corey, Pa., Nov. 7.—Thu spectacular oil Are at Warren lost night. In Which several buildings and tanks of oil be longing to the Corn Planter Refining Company was burned, was not extin guished until thle morning. The lose woe about $100.009.;f{ jJJ 3[[ r ,fCX. Not Disturbed by Panto. Special to The Georgian. Dalian, da., Nov. 7.—Dallas has felt no III effects from the "panic." Cotton le selling right along at a good price. The banka are In a prosperous condi tion. E. B. Fitts. The body of E. B. Fitts, who died In El Paso, Texas, nevsral days ago. ar rived In Atlanta Thursday at noun. The funeral services will be held from the reeldence, 160 Richardson street, Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The In terment will be In Weetvlew cemetery. Diu-uee Rate Deeiilon. The auditors, claim agents and jome of the counsel of the .Georgia railroad met at the Piedmont Thursday to dis cuss the recent lumber rate decision In this state. W. D. Beymer, auditor of the road, presided at the meeting. Attention! Every mother of a boy .should, know about this hoys’ store of ours aud learn how to get most style aud quality in hoys’ clothes for least money. If you’ve u boy to clothe, come iu and let us show you these suits aud overcoats from America’s best makers of boys’ clothing. $4 to $15 is the price rauge; and there’s great value at eVfery price. Daniel Bros. Co. L. J. Daniel, President 45-47-49 Peachtree St.