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xnJU Ai'iiANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. LIES DAY* NOVEMBER C«. THE BUSINESS COLLEGE BLUFFER FAILS TO SHOW , UP AND THE STUDENTS’ CONTEST IS CALLED OFF Hasa Business College Faker Been Discov ered in Atlanta? Tn the Public; I think that I have discovered a business school faker and exposed his tricks, and now I am through with him forever. There will be no contest between Orsham and Chartler students; It Is this day declared off, because I have waited SEVENTY-EIGHT HOURS, over three days, for Mr. Bagwell to .crept my challenge to contest a THItKE-MONTHS' STUDENT of the Graham system against a THREE- uoNTHS’ student of the Chartler system, or a SIX-MONTHS against , SIX-MONTHS' student, but up to this hour, ONE O’CLOCK P. M„ TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 26. he has failed to accspt the challenge, hnvlng communicated with me In no manner whatsoever, although I requested him to go with me to a bank and deposit his ISOO guarantee, as I would do. as soon as he rend my challenge on last Satur day morning. No Guarantee Deposit Made by Bagwell Bag- In his usual blufling way. Mr. well announced In the Sunday morning J®" I V?uh c ed that I knew nothing about HSDEPOStT AND had not been INVITED TO ASSIST IN THE DRAWING UP OP CONTRACT. And now another day has passed and still nothing from Bagwell. Why so wondroualy silent when the opportuni ty he pretended to seek was presented to him? Is there a funeral In the old lodging house where he conducts his female business seminary, and Is he lamenting over the bier of hla fondling, the "C!hftrMpp ShfiMhoniH" *• the "Chartler Shorthand?" Or. per haps he has been "brushing up" his contestants on "Chemistry." I was ready for the contest last Sat urday; was ready Monday, and am ready now, but as you. Mr. Bagwell, have failed tp materialize or to "make cv/>nH M ufic.w c?t.’trt.’V'Pv otmim * good” after SEVENTY-EIGHT hours of patient waiting, I hereby declare the contest off, and again denounco your five claims for the Chartler Shorthand as misrepresentations which an intelli gent public should carefully consider (fore gr Teach a Better System. As a private citizen, I am defending the cause of Business Education. Get a better system, Mr. Bagwell, and quit decrying the old and tried systems, and the right hand of fellowship will be ex. tended you not only by my school, the Southern Shorthand and Business Unl- naper* that he had "deposited $500 to $>ltOVE SUPERIORITY of Chartler and well-bred schoi Never again tell prospective pupils that you want to contest your students again at other system students, because they might laugh at you, knowing that SHE’LL GO- HOLD CONFERENCE ON TAX DECISION Mrs. Hendrix Prefers New Love to Old, She Declares. •When I get out of this trouble I’m going to ’skldoo’ with Mlllen. I love him and am going to stick to him. I don’t want anything more to do with old man Hendrix.” With a pleased smile as she referred to Mlllen, Mra. Annie Hendrix declared her Intention of flying with him and jx, 65 years of age, who threat ened Saturday to kill both his wife and Mlllen wUh an ax. Following this statement Mrs. Hen drix, who Is but 25 years old, asserted that she and Hendrix are not married, declaring the old man had simply be come infatuated with her. When Informed of this statement, the aged man, quivering wltn rage, yelled: "That woman is the damn biggest liar In the world. She knows she Is my wife and I can prove It." “He’s Just foolish about me, that's all,” asserted the young woman. "He Is nbt my husband, and I’m going with Mlllen.” O. W. Mlllen, the man referred to, hod nothing to say in regard to Mrs. Hendrix's declaration that she was go ing to "skldoo" with him. Mrs. Hen drix formerly conducted a store In Marietta street. Boykin Wright, Judge Hart and Governor Smith Discuss Case. Hon. Boykin Wright, of Augusta, who represents Richmond county and the city of*Augusta In the back tax cases, and who has also aided the state In the whole long and tedious litigation, camo up Tuesday morning to consult with Attorney General Hart and Gov ernor Smith relative to the decision of the United 'States supreme court. Judge Hart and Mr. Wright were In consultation with Governor Smith for several hours, but declined to discuss the matter other than to any that ths whole question was gone over carefully and at length. Governor Smith said that he had not yet como to a conclusion relative to the opinion, or whether or not an extra session would be necessary. Practical ly the whole questloh rests on what ths attorney general determlnea in his In terpretation of the opinion. Representative L. H. O. Martin, of Elbert, was In consultation with Gov ernor Smith Monday. He urged, It Is said, the Importance of an extra ses sion. Mr. Martin Is known to favor such a course, because he thinks the fertilizer tax should be Raised to 25 cents In order to guarantee the sup- Very high-class clothes Swell Suits and Overcoats, $25 to $35 Shorthand, and that the contract was | the expediency of not accepting It. being drawn up.” In Monday’s papers L. W. ARNOLD. HIGHWAYMEN DROP VICTIM'S BIG ROLL Negro Merchant Trusted Pocket Bather Than Banks. Whlli* trying to wire the sum of $570 from burglar#, Wllllnm Nlvln*. n negro merchant at ltt Auburn avenue, fell Into the hands if highwaymen shortly before midnight Monday. part of the money and canto war losing hi- life. The highwaymen also loet $500 by Incoming frightened. • Nltins' store was broken Into !*/ burglars Sunday night siui roblwd of a lot of cigars, tabavco, and other articles, and the slot gas mttcr also forced open. Fearing a return tbit from the burglars, the nicrchnut Mon day night decided to take Ills money out of bis sain and remove It to his home. lb* loft the store with two rolls of bills, on? rmitnlning $500 and the other $70. While la Milliard street, near Lyons avenue, he mu suddenly attacked bv two men, one of , im by shorn struck him n terrific blow In tho back of the head, presumably with a sandbag, knocking him to the ground Insensible. Tho highwaymen then secured the two rolls of u.ouoy and ran. Home one approarhed about thU time and the robbers dropped the W roll. This money was found In the street a short distance from the prostrate mwhnnt. SECT TAFT HAS NARROW ESCAPE Russ Officials Probe Error Which Came Near Wrecking Train. St. Petersburg, Nov. 26.—An Investigation has been ordered to determine whether, through mere accident, Secretary Toft’s train came near being wrecked at Chita Sunday night. Those responsible for the er ror will be hold strictly accountable. Should a plot be revealed, the heaviest penalty will be Imposed. WHY NOT SMOKE EEM Medicated tobacco or cigarette* cure your catarrh, cold, aathma, hay- fever. Sold by cigar and drug atores 10c. CAN’T HOLD AUTO OWNERS LIABLE fair. OOCKJ0O000O00O000O00OOQ00OO 0 o o SERVE PUNCH AT CLUB O 0 13 VIOLATION OF LAW. O 0 o 0 Special to The Georgian. O America*, 0.1., Nov. 26.—“It la O 0 a» great a crime to serve punch, 0 0 champagne or other Inloxleant* to O 0 young ladles or minora at a re- O 0 ceptlon or card club a* It Is to fur- O t ni»h It from a saloon.” said Judge O 0 Z. A. Littlejohn, of the superior O 0 court. In charging the grand Jury 0 u Monday morning. O «OOOOOOO00OO000OO0OO0OOOO GOVERNOR TO GO TO NEW YORK SOON If affairs of state do not Intervene, Governor XIoke Smith plans to leave Atlanta Sunday night for New York, *ner<» he will fo to attend an Important inference of high officials of the Pres- omrlan church of the entire country. He was named as the delegate from tnli state to that conference, and Is sdxIous to go If matters can be ar- for his leaving then. The con ference meets In New York Monday joa Tuesday. The governor may go jrnm there to Washington to attend the 2Jf»°nal Rivers and Harbors Congress, »hich convenes Wednesday and conttn- through three days. This would him away from the city until the wtl * p part of next week. The owner of an automobile can not bs held liable under the law for an accident arising nt the hands of a person driving the same without the consent or knowledge of the owner, when such a person Is old enough to have discretion and to be re sponsible In the eye of the law. Such Is the opinion of Judge I’owell, of the court of nppenls, Jn the cose of Lewis vs. Martin Amorous, John Y. Toole and Krlward Inman. While Percy Tybus w/t* driving the car of Mr. Amorous to the gnvngc of Messrs. Toole A Intnsn for re pairs, he ran down nnd killed Lewis Itranch. Jr. Mr. Amorous had no knowl edge that his machine was being used. I*ynus was tried and convicted of Involun- tnry manslaughter. The father of the dead boy sued the owner of the machine ntul the owners of the garage. Mrs. Hendrix. Hendrix and Mlllen P °a decision 1 mav'h?rauh^d' 1 bv ere fined Monday by Recorder be "racked by GEORGIA DIOCESE GRANTED CHARTER A chartrt for a diocese of the Epis copal church, with Savannah as the see city, has been granted, by Judge Pendleton, of the superior court. The charter for tho new diocese was made necessary because of the recent action of the church taken at Columbus In dividing the Georgia diocese Into two, the former up to the time of di vision having embraced the entire state of Georgia. The name “Diocese of Georgia” was retained by the southern half of the division. Now that the charter has been secured the diocese will meet In a short while and select a bishop, Bishop C. K. Nelson, of the old diocese, hav ing decided to remain with the northern division. , Gov ernor Smith relative to an extra session this week, but It seems more than prob. able that he will not decide finally on the matter until he returns from Wash, lngton next week. LAYMEN TO DISCUSS MISSION WORK Charlotte, N. C„ Nov. 26.—The largest religious gathering ever held In this state will be held in Charlotte when the conference of the Laymen's Missionary Movement convenes here December 1. This conference will be In session threo days and It Is expected that several thousand delegates will attend. J. Campbell White, general secreta- and William T. Kill*, of the Phila delphia Press, and probably others will address an afternoon meeting of all the women’s missionary meetings, prob ably on Tueaday afternoon. BANKING REFORM BILL PASSED BY LEGISLATURE. OOOOOOOOOCHJOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD o * O F00D8TUFF PRICES o V ARE GOING DOWN O o o O Chicago, Nov. 26.—Chicago con- O O sumers are promised sweeping re- I f ; O auctions In the price! of meat! O 0 and provisions within the next O O ten days or two weeks. This Is a O O result of the decline In prices of O O live stock. Poultry of all kinds O O has also showed a decrease over O O last wcok, while butter and cheese O O prices have also shared In the re- O ductlons. O 00000000000000000000000000 TURKISH PIGS BROUGHT BY TIDE Tuckerton, N. J., Nov. 26.—Unmis takable evidence of a disaster to a fruit steamer showed Itself along the beach In tho vicinity of Beach Haven and Short Beach by the washing ashore of large cases of the finest Turkish figs. It Is thought the figs come from a steamer which was run Into during a storm which swept the coast. WAGING REFORM AT RACE TRACKS New Orleans, Nov. 26.—Since the an nouncement that the “outlawa” at the Louisiana half-mile merry-go-round have succumbed to tho Inevitable, sus pending their racing Indefinitely, the air haa been somewhat clearer In "pure” politics. Taking time by the forelock*, Man ager Winn Is waging a reform move at City Park which Is sure to prove beneficial. The messenger* or so-called ‘com missioners" caught taking bet* from persons In the grandstand, whether male or female, are Immediately taken In charge and Jailed. In the pig ring things are equally hard for the fra ternity known aa "toute.” Revivalists To Dopart _r. Allen Wilson and Professor Llntt, the evangelists who have been conducting a very successful revival at the First Christian church, wilt leave Wednesday for Valdosta, where they will engage In a revival service. Baton Rouge, La., Nov. 26.—The house last night passed a state bank ing reform bill, which was one of the objects In calling the present extra session of the legislature. The bill f irovldea that state funds be deposited n banks paying the highest rate of In terest. At present such funds are de posited according to the orders of a standing commission. LARGE CROWD HEARS CANDIDATES 8PEAK, Special to The Georgian. Dawson, Ga., Nob. 26.—The Joint de bate here yesterday between Congress man Griggs and Judge Roddenberrj was heard by an Immense crowd. Cap tain W. B. Oxford, chairman of ths county Democratic executive commit tee, presided over the meeting. Judge Griggs opened the debate In a speech of one hour nnd ten mlnues. Judge Roddenberry followed In a speech of on* hour and a half. Judge Griggs clos ing the debate In twenty minutes. Fastest Craft Afloat. London, Nov. 26.—H. M. S. Mohawk, the recently completed torpedo boat de stroyer, built for sea cruising, has shown wonderful speed In her offlcal trial* off the Isle of Wight. For the ■lx hours of trial the craft maintained a mean speed of 24 1-2 knots an hour. Tills IS equal to 40 mllee per hour, making the Mohawk the fastest war vessel In the world. GIVES BOND TO ANSWER CHARGE OF PEONAGE, Special to The Georgian. Jackson, Miss., Nov. 26.—In ths Fed eral court this morning O. B. Critten den, one of the most prominent planters In the delta and part owner of the Sunnyslde plantation, waived prellml nary hearing on the charge of peonage and gave bond for hi* appearance at me next regular seaslon of the court. Mrs. Mary Grace Quackenboe, a New York woniun lawyer employed os spe cial assistant attorney general of the United States, was present to conduct the prosecution, having worked up the evidence charging Crittenden with holding an Italian laborer In Involun tary servitude. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NAME8 TAYLOR PRESIDENT. Columbia, B. C„ Nov. 26.—B. F. Tay lor, secretary of the Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers' Association, was last night elected president of the Colum bia Chamber of Commerce. Secretary C. Wardlaw Moorman and Treasurer J. Hamilton Love were reelected. Gen eral Wllle Jones, the retiring president, declined renomlnatlon. Mail Carrier Guilty. • J. W. Sullivan, formerly a rural malt carrier, pleaded guilty before Judge Newman In the United States court Tuesday to the charge of collecting money for postofilce order* and not turning It In. Sentence will be passed upon him- later. Yeung McLendon Doing Well. Guyton, the ypung son of Chairman S. O. McLendon, of the railroad com mission, who waa operated on at the Presbyterian hospital for appendlcltli Monday afternoon, stood the ordeal well and Is getting on most satis factorily. Odd Vests from Suits that sold at $20.00 to $35.00 * —plains and fancies —all-wool and all right. Take your pick for 95c In one of our windows today we are showing a few specimens from our $25 to $35 lines of suits and overcoats—-styles and qualities that put the most expensive custom tailors to shame. Come in and let us show you these lines —and others, both at higher 'and at lower prices. From Hart, Schaffner & Marx and Rogers, Peet& Co.—America’s best makers of clothes for men. Daniel Bros. Co. L. J. Daniel, President 45-47-49 Peachtree St. GRIFFIN MERCHANT. The appointment of a receiver Mon day by United States Judgo Newman for the J. E. Reeves Company, a big mercantile concern with stores In Grif fin, Vaughns, Jackson qnd Glennvllle, has brought to light the alleged dis appearance of the president and man ager, J. E. Reeves. The Reeves Company waa placed In bankruptcy and. a receiver asked for It by three Atlanta creditors, the M. C. Kiser Company, the Beck & Gregg Hardware Company and the J. J. Barnes-Fain Company. The amount of Indebtednesa Is thought to ba consid erable. According to reports to The Georgian from Grlflln, Reeves Is said to have sold about' 300 bales of cotton, held for other people, before he disappeared. Tho cotton Is believed to have been sold In Atlanta. Several cotton firms were communicated with Tuesday, but only one was found which had pur chased cottow from Reeves. This sale was made several weeks ago. Tho Atlanta creditor* are represent ed by Attorneys Smith, Hammond & Smith, who asked for the receiver. T. M. Cellars has been named aa receiver and directed to take charge of all of the assets nnd effects of the Reeves Company. The receiver is required to give a bond of 220,000. In the petition It is stated that the company has ■ stock of good* on hand valued at 130, 000, and that It haa assets. In the na ture of unpaid accounts, amounting to about 220,000. According to reports, members of the firm know nothing concerning the whereabout* of Reeves, and no trace has been found of him. The dleap- pearance has created a sensation In Grltfln and ths other three towns, in which the Reaves Company has stores, as Reeves was well known and highly respected. He Is a young man about 30 years of age and had the confidence of his business associates. AGED PEDESTRIAN IS NOW NEARING HIS GOAL Chicago, Nor. 26.—Edward rnyson Weston elded not to try to moke CMcago tonight, now almost sixty boors ahead of hla record- of forty year* ago. When he left Criterion at JO o’clock this morning he de- Ars Now Americans. 4Judge Newman added three new cit izens to Atlanta and the United States Monday In the Federal court After he had received satisfactory answers to questions propounded, final cltisenshlp re given to Henry Muench, papers were given to Henry Muench. native of Swltserland, and Jeweler of Atlanta: Relnhold Kartuach. formerly of Austria, but now of Atlanta, and William Simpson, born in Scotland, but for the past twenty year* a resident of this country. Ban Francisco, Nov. 2t.—After dreaming that she saw the dead body of her friend lying on the ground with nrms folded across her breast, Mrs. J. M. Anderson reported the matter to the police who after a search found the murdered body of Mrs, M. A. Wllklntt In a trench In tho yard of the Wilkin* home and covered with quicklime. It Is believed the case will develop a startling story. According to Mr*. Anderson, her friend hnd not been seen about the place for some time, but It was thought that Bhe had gone East to visit rela tives. This was the husband's state ment. Mrs. Williams also asserts that Wilkins tried to get her to run atVay with him. She told th* ofitcer* that she was awakened from tho dream and found Wilkins standing over her with a knife. She refused to drink some water he offered, believing It tn be poisoned. This was fqund to be the case. Wilkins Is In Jail. ns he wishes to walk tip lu daylight. lie will proha . at liamaioml. Iiul., reaching morrow wornlug. WIPE LIQUOR OR! Special tn The (loorglan. Cord elf, da., Nor. 26.—Hon. D. A. R. Crum, former elate senator from this dls- trlct, after spending ten months In Colo-. rndo developing tho properties of the Sum mit Mining Company, of which company ho Is president, has returned to bis homo here. Colonel Crum thinks that the opportunities for making money in the mining section of Colorado are great, nnd he speaks In tho highest terms of thnt state. In conversation with tho correspondent of The Georgtan, Colonel Crum expressed himself as being greatly gratified over the victory won by the state prohibitionists before the Inst session of the legislature, and says that ha would not trade old Georgia off for any state hi the 1'nlon. Rpeoklug of the issuo being tnnde to rnrry prohibition Into tho being mode to mrry probll Western state*. Colonel Cram expresses himself ns being ronfident that Colorado will full In line with Ooorala In a few yonn* nnd will drive the open saloon from Its borders. Already the sentlmeut, he sars, I* being planted, nnd the best people of tho West nre Inking n bund lu the fight to close fallow! Crum will remain In Georjfn nnd devote his time to tho practice of law. be ing one of tho ablest lawyers In South Icorgln. Interest Compounded, Allowed In Our SAVINGS DEPARTMENT On and After January 1,1907 THE NEAL BANK E. H. THORNTON. President. W. P. MANRY, H. 0. CALDWELL. P. M. BERRY, Vice President. Cashier. . Ass't Cathier. \ You Are Too Proud WHY WE DO THIS. A newspaper with a subscription list the• ••*{ ' T £!d 0 *reSt“M* B |S rat deal of time and money each year follecting and "MJWJ ' h SESftf SKftT do*this°work’ta jS’apsat .s:vj™ p !LL« t e r w ’i. h now. e T l : t "JsSFVS >»« standpoint. We simply contract with an expert wno anow.^... lent of these things ns the engineer knows hta «“**"•- “ conduct eclal Office in The Georgian building.ini w£lcni to >ork:‘a Urge force of assistant* will contluct the conteist and I'lslt almost every home In Georgia. We G*»nflnn u much „ similar ones given here before, because the wealth of prizes wnicn seldom been equaled are to be divided ‘“Atlanta and Geontta aione^ “.*• hav. told our readers. ^e advertUer aho ^y. three Umre as « we have told our reader* the aaveriwer , „ „« d , toward th* expense of new.papers as the reader payj neea. lons to bring him customers. 8“ new.paiwra can od . Hons to bring him customer*. Bo newspapera |helr - ad . Inducement* from time to tlms for the beneflta th y bring er*. The Georgian U going to 20.000 homes now. *"*1, JVbVu- rant five to ten thousand more b * ,ore „' 1 hl ’Si Vxhlblted In proml- Thes* so-called prizes arc genuine and w JJ be exmniiea i« P » Place* soon. Th* Georglon does not ••F'P'F.F 1 . d ma |„ „„ It much In return—but the onewho win* th* prlzeneea pa - but simply ask her friends to take The Georgian and use tn* votes Ives for her benefit. to work for yourself don’t you know of some poor girl who needs a course in a busi ness or musical college—then why should you not enter her, or someone’s, name in The Georgian Contest and get your friends to help you win a course in Cox College, Klind- worth Conservatory or Dixie Business College? There are lots of homes that you can make happy by a little effort in The Georgian’s Contest. There are 94 Prizes to be given away—among which are $1,000 in Gold; one $2,000 Automobile, one $650 Runabout, twenty trips to Cuba, Dlfa twenty Dixie Business College Schobrships—stenographic or commercial—five Musical Scholarships at Klindworth Conservatory of Music, covering 36 weeks, five complete Scholarships in Cox College, College-Park; fifteen Solitaire Diamonds, to be seen at Schaull & May’s, and fifteen Gold Watches, to be seen at Crankshaw’s; ten Kingsbury Upright Pianos, $350 each, from Cable Piano Co., and one Grand Piano.