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mu ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEW'S. II Two More DaysJ UPRIGHT UMTS i >81 .lobe-. 'ertdeke Vertical File ^nd then will close th^ Business Show I Mower-Hobart Co.’s Nos. 1 and 3 S. Broad Street Hundreds have visited this exposition of business office furniture, fixtures and appliances to be entertained and instructed. You will be, too. See the Globe-Werntcke Systems It will close Saturday evening and your next op portunity will be New York. Drop in today. Tonight and Saturday—Mat. Sat. The Klrko La Shell® Oft Prevent -“THE VIRGINIAN”— —WITH— W.S.HART FRANK CAMPEAU And Netnbl* Associate Player*. Night 25e ts >1.51—Matinee 25c to >1.00. Samuel Claggctt Presents CYRIL SCOTT In Edw. Peple’n Brilliant Play “THE PRINCE CHAP. 200 Time* in NtwYork—150 Tim*! in London. Night 23c to $1.50—Matinee 25c to $1. IN Gaynor Retains Savannah Attorneys For His Defense. Savannah, Ga., Dec. 6.—There has been a disagreement between Greene and Gaynor, prisoners in Jail at Macon, awaiting the decision of the supreme court of the United States upon thetr certiorari recently filed with that body, over the counsel employed. Up to this time the defendants have had counsel In common, but now John F. Gaynor Is represented by Oebome & Lawrence and Garrard & Meldrlm, of thla city, tffhlle Benjamin D. Greene U represented by John R. Coudert and Howard Taylor, of New York. A vlo- latlon of professional ethics, as the story comes from Washington, Is said tc havo been shown In the filing of pa pers there. Gaynor said he would not be represented by counsel other than that In Savannah, while Greene thought there was an advantage In having the New York attorneys, and elected to retain them. Condensed Report of tlie Condition /■ II AT THE AT THE THEATERS Till K TONIGHT—MATINEE SATURDAY. Tin: RBSSATtOXAL MUSICAL SUCCESS mi, WOMZN and SONG” Next Week: NAT M. WILLS. NEXT V/EEK—USUAL MATINEES. E. D. Stair Offers NAT M. WILLS Ifi ths Musical Corrody, “A LUCKY DOG.” Entire New Production. SO GIRLS 30 THE BEST OF VAUDEVILLE. Grace Leonard; Zaretsky Troupe; Van Brothers and Eight Feature Acts. Matinees every day except Monday. Phongs Bell 3146; Atlan ta 1754. Uptown ticket offieet, So da Fount Jacobs’ Pharmacy; Kim ball News Stand. Children free at Matinees If with paid grown-ups. AMUSEMENTS. GRAND—Friday night. W. 1. In "The Virginian." TUB BIJOU—Frlilny night, “Wine, Worn nil nml Hong.” TUB ORITIEUM-Fridny, matinee and night. high-class vaudeville. r.OSTorK Alter lug. animal show i Robert Mantell as Hamlet. Hamlet. that wonderful character at tempted by to many, mastered by on few. n role made the summit of players* ambition •Im-e Shakespeare wrote and socked and busklned actors nuted More Elizabethan audiences, will not he lost to the stage while Slanted lives. In his hands the melancholy Dane Is preserved for Twentieth century audiences, play lovers ’/ho have seen no real Hamlet since Edtrtn Booth. Tho uiautle of the tragedians of bygone days has fallen upon Ilobcrt Mantell' shoulders and he wears It nobly. It Is with misgivings that one who has read the tradition* of the stage, the talcs told by greylmards of Booth's groat llainlet, goes to view p presentation of the role to* day. Have we not been told tbat all great netors are dead; that acting Is 110 more; that all tods/ Is gause and tinsel ami “pop* ubirlty7 * \Vc have seen so many ephe meral "successes" rise and l_ that we had come to Indlcve It. Bat Man tell brings back the stngo of other days, Ihyers, not puppets. fries there were acre players, not pupneti plays, not •productions." Mr. Mantell. visit to the .south will do more to restore the classic drama to Its rightful place In the consideration of playgoers thsu any event In many seasons. Ills llniulet la it wonderful crept lom ... seems to have caught fhe poet'a own cou atmosphere nliont him ns spiritual tight «filch hovers about the Ghost. Ho Is hrmnu—yes, lminnu to the core—but It Is not so lui.cb the man as the purpose bo portrays. . Was Hamlet mad? Not as Mr. Mantell portrays hi.a. He makes the Dane a crafty feigner of the madness accredited to him by the <jtteeii. There are moments In the plr.y when llainlet momentarily fbrgcts his assumed Insanity, permits himself to speak Is one of these, another players, a Itenutlfnlly read passage. Mr. Mnnteirs reading Is perhaps his great harm. It Is like hesrlng a new story accent. halrsbrendth passage, “the play’s the thing.” the lines PONCE DeLEON. LAST TWO DAYS. Tonight tho LION TRAINERS’ WEDDING in the „ GREAT STEEL CAGE Dr. W. T, Hunnicutt Will Officiate. **' The Liontt "VENDRIDI” and "ATLAS,” Will Act as Attendants. Tomorrow (Saturday) Laet Day. Adults 25c, Children 15c. rearmost scats. Ills quiet momenta are marvels of artistic shading; his pnsidomtte outbursts the acme of dramatic feeling There Is not u line, not a scene, which docs not gain new inauty tinder his conii>elllnjr delivery. To th»*se who visited the (Irani! ••n Thursday night llainlet has taken ou a new life, a new meaning. It will never Ih» forgotten. Hamlet so dominates the play that all else seems trite, but Mr. Mantell a company Is too excellent to be Ignored. Tho players who shone In previous plays were given new opportunity in this drama of many parts, and several who hnd slight opportuni ty before won new laurels lu the roles nf- sen tat Ion Is the IVlonlus A I’romph CLERK GOT $35,000; | FURNISHED HOME N’.k York. Deo. 6.—Jacob Schneider, "young clerk In the employment of Psrk Davis & Co, 90 Mulden lane, has “W arrested, charged with having systematically robbed the Arm by ateons of forged checks, in a eum ag' legating J,5,000. 'I 'lid not ateal to gamble.” as the po. live assert, he said. "I never hot o rent on a thlngcln iny life. I took the money to furnish my home.” ADVERTffifNGOO. GIVEN A CHARTER Freeman r.krldge Advertising Agon- Richmond. Va, la tlio name of a nifrertMng arm irblch ban re- ,l **a granted * charter liy tbs cor- ' il* ,l 2 n rommlsalon of Vlrslula. JJt Ircerosu and Guy W. Eskridge, of Whom hsvc many frlenda In licor- K?;.“ r * saldlsg the destinies of the agency. 22* ‘ n experieneevl Imslness men and men the advertising game from the trou'd up. and It Is the general liellef of [I®*- wl, o know either that Urn arm wilt iioHIT'a "iS important factor In the ndrer- "} »» «*M of the Sonth. the distinctive features of the lEEf 4*Pfrtment of tbs Mnltlmph A ri I "* * ompsny. of which Jsmes wii 0 ®!**** Is manager. ..T* Freeman.Kokrlda* , otace* In the Mull JAP-A-LAC All colors—all slze.s. GEORGIA PAINT 4. GLASS CO, 40 Peschtrss Street. the Ghent Ihrew n new light on the paesll lil lit lee of Hi. part, hi. sonorous voice lend! lag Itself to the suncrnntural atmosphere of the role. ilr. Cllffo. ns the king, wns excellent, his scene In the queen's closet ranking with anything In the play. Princes Medina's iJtertes wns heniitlfully poritsynd nnd In hi* duel with Hamlet an oihihltloiii of fencing seldom seeu ou the stage briny wns handled skillful!?. Guy UntMey's no. mtlo 'and Mr. Deere* Ilernanlo were well handled. Of the women nf the pla.v, not ho much ran Im said. Ml«a Cortelrnu's The one eometlv scene, reduced ..... to ahorteo au. lutermlnihle p(ay. loatiVrl of Its -tiuiunr In Its handling ami the act Was only redeemed by Sir. Mantell. hrtntl- fnl reading nf the "Yorlek" lines Bat one muat eome lack after all to Ham let. Thus.- who listened hrentbicsnly to tSj Dane's snhdned and melaneholy readlng of the Immortal soliloquy, who wstehed with him while the inltnfe players "ronehed the conscience of the king." and shuddered a. the eompnny of eonrtlera sestterml under the force of HninleMg^agg^lik^^J his father's murdere^^^^^^WI*^^ new llsmlat. Perhaps tbe .Iheerc.t tribute to his powers wns given by' the jndlenn-. whhh forbore te applaud the U-'iet bril liant pitsMigee lit the fenr that the next line, might"* Inst to theottr.lt was only nt the elote of u seen, that Sir. Mntltell s admirers ts milted themsehre* to express their feeling, and the tragedian was colled I,..fore the enrtnln again nnd again, but he contented himself with s bow and refused to emerge from bis character to return bis personal thanks. Ths more critical were surprised that he permitted himself to came liefore the curtain after hi. death wen*, hut be could hardly bnve refused to answer Lueh appreciation as w.t bestowed by an Undleuee tired physically from a lengthy prod notion. __ C. D. «. Mr. Mnnteli’n 8hyloek. An appreciative mntlnee andlence n* tbo Mantell company In "Tbo Merchant of Venice.■* The Bootb-Barrett verslna waa used .and In It Ik* east pleased mightily. I It Is a difficult task for any company to Ipresent ‘The Merebant” worthily. There are so many excellent parts that without nn all-star east there Is generally a Miring note. Bnt not sa with "Mr. Mantell a play- cL Ifcwho ww It will carry In bl* A thing «o nearly ns that Is not easily forgotten. Minds IfriHna ns Beosenlo wns sofabhr LSS. blit ereti better was the work of neg §Tsuk Bcndtsen as LaunceloL Tbs last- Htsir Tke Fourtk National Bank of Atlanta at tke Close of Business December Third, Nineteen Hundred and Seven. Issued on Call of tbe Comptroller of tbe Currency Assets Loans and Discounts . . . $4,005,686.17 Overdrafts 5,226.61 U. S. Bonds 720,000.00 Other Bonds to S6CM6 U, S. DfipOSllS 338,000.00 Premium on U.S. Bonds. . 16,576.24 Stocks and Bonds .... 19,430.00 Fourth National Bank Bldg. " 340,000 00 Due from U. S. Treasurer 22,502.50 CASH EW from Banks, $709,832.66 In vault . I , . . 857,930.36 1,567,763.02 Liabilities Capital Stocks . .' . . . $600,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits 687,947.46 Circulation 570,000.00 Clearing House Account . . 320,000.00 Deposits 4,178,917.64 Bills Payable and Re-Discounts 400,319.44 Bond Account 278,000.00 $7,035,184.54 $7,035,184.54 A DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY OF THE UNITED STATES; STATE OF GEORGIA AND OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA OFFICERS JAMESW. ENGLISH ..President JOHN K. OTTLEY Vice-President WM. T. PERKERSON Assistant Cashier CHARLES I. RYAN Cashier JAS. M. THOMAS Assistant Cashier DIRECTORS J. D. TURNER ALBERT STEINER- H. C. STOCKDELL JOSEPH HIRSCIi J. R. HOPKINS E. C. PETERS J. W. ENGLISH. Jr. JOHN J. WOODSIDE JAMES W. ENGLISH J. D. ROBINSON J. R. GRAY JOHN K. OTTLEY DAN B. HARRIS CHAS. A. WICKERSHAM » CHARLES L RYAN JAMES M. THOMAS GKO. W. PARROTT Tke Fourtk National Bank named netnr did one of the brightest "tilta" ten In Atlanta lu many n long day. r. k. w. “The Virginian.’’ In eoanertlan with tbe engagement Friday night nnd Batnrday at ths Grand of ths very pepulir dramatisation of Owen XVI*- ter'a "The Virginian." n trne story of thla talented author's ntode»ty *111 not lie un- latlnn* «f n number of (riend*. when prominent polltMm preened forw.nl with the word.. ”1 want to lie Introduced," n line from the ptay. A l.tigh arose, and a* Ihf man groaned the outstretched baud of the novelist, he continued: "That', the but Hue In the play. Mr. Whiter." A ting* m Sd .howrd on the writer's tee, and be eepiled: *'! quite agree with mi that tin* va, written by Mr. Klrko i, Hhelle ” Cyril Scolt In “The Prince CH*p." I’yril Been *nd Ibe Now York production of "Tbe I flow Cb»p" come* to tbe Grand nett Monday nnd Tnewisy evening, end Tuesday ntOHna*. From all account* "Thu 1',-lni- Ohnp" I* tbe ml thing la playx. New Tork took kindly to It for nearly a ear. anti London theatergoers flecked to It at the Criterion theater In the llrltl.li metropolis during a run of 150 nights. There , cVeEllent authority for saying that "Ae Prince Chap" a good, nnd thnt Cyril Reott. taiabllshed himself thoroughly reputedly line performs new :; Tbx'r’rl»»v t-'hap" Is aald to b* a play that telH make von .It np nnd think, and smile nml laugh and ahed a few teara-tben beck again to tb* alnlle nnd tb* laugh. "Win., Woman and Song.” The original Iden of tbe flrat act of "Wine, Woman nml bong" baa had a great deal to do with Ihf saei-aa* that baa bee* eeorad that attraetlp* at the IHJon this week. Nat M. Wills and bta company of fun- makers, In "A Lucky Dog," for a week'* engagement, uith usual matinees. The enmimny Inelndt-a n number of Well-known comedians, singers and dnnetrs. Iteslde* n chorus of the prsllb-at glrll ever seen In musical comedy. Tho ea.t Im ludee Awe- lahlf llnrlnnd. Anltn Born. Hilda Carle. Charles I'dell, Jaiuei Vincent. Joaeph-Kjr- genton. Fred nennold, l’eter ilrlttln, Slny Ilarrlaon and the famong "Bed Itaren La- deta." by that attrneioMi .1 ™ tv, r utlre cunirony U kept active daring the Ufe of the net. nnd thoje who give l»- pc-Minetl-'ns of the, P*™ of thing, theatri cal have torn w.wlcrfr.lir ancceoafnl. nut three mor* nerforamneva of the me cm* will I* offered here. The advtmee sale f« 5'riday nlrtt I* lutj* nntljber* la * greet t'Muai.d For the eh-uee> remry.tlons for The two performance* on bnturdny. Beginning' next Memlar at the BIJou B. I>. rect talr will present the farorlle comedian, tho At the Orpheum. There's an extra go<st hill at the Orpheum thla week nnd Manager Kahn la wearing the smile thnt won't come off an he notes the Inrreaalng audiences, for randerllle Is growing In popularity In Atlantn and the|t*to ■«*' pohllc If filling the Orpheum closer and closer to the rearmost rows every night. WHY NOT SMOKE N. C. RATE CASE IS TRANSFERRED TO SUPREME COURT Asheville, Iff. L\, Dec. ».—Speaker K. J. Justice, representing the atnt* In the railway rate litigation, and A. P. Thom and Walker D. Hines, of counnel for the Southern railway, have concurred In.a case nf James H. Wood, ticket seller at Asheville, to the supremo court of tbe United State*. Thla Is a teat case on & charge of violating the 2 1-4-cent very night. Ornee Leonard, tba popular little singer and I ml titer, la responsible for some of this, while the hlg troupe of ItuMtan daneera, the Zaret.kys, •* another hit of the week. Friday brings nmstenr night at the Or- pbeum. which has licen ■ urcem *lnc* It. Innugnmtlon sereral w<*ka ago. bffrarnl local aspirant* for vaudeville rsjfft ore down for this week. For .next week the children are offered a trxat la two new dog nets, 'Teddy" nnd Jacob's trained dog*. ANCIENT SABER IS UNEARTHED With dull nnd rusted blade and hilt decayed by time and weather, an old cavalry saber, burled ♦ feet under the ground, was unearthed recently where an .excavation for the foundation of a house was being made In Ormond street. The saber wn* presented to Colonel L. P. Thomna by George Tye, the young non of Deputy 8herlff Jonh Ty*. nnd by Colonel Thomna It will be pro* sented to Captain T. A. Hill, a wealthy banker of Welmxr, Tax. Captain Hill waa a gallant captain of Colonel Thomna' regiment, the Forty-second Georgia, and wan captured In the bat. ties around Atlanta and held a prisoner until after the wnr. In presenting Captain Hill the old war-time relic, he returns the compli ment for a large keg of Texas paeans recently rent him hy hi* comrade from CEM Medicated tobacco or rlgarettcx cur* your catarrh, cold, asthma, hay- fevar. Sold by cigar and drug Stores 10c. SAVANNAH AFTER THAT SUB-TREASURY Washington, Dae. (.—The Savannah delegation in Washington attending the National Rivera and, Hnrbor* Congress, is hut after a nub-trenattry. They call, ed on tho xecretary of the treasury, several members of the ways and means committee and on members of tbe Georgia delegation yesterday, urg ing that the nub-treaaury be located In Savannah and thnt action be taken at thin session of congress. NAVYIS SHORT MANY OFFICERS Wflftlilnjcten, I*r. «.-Tbe nnnnti report of Uw> rtilef nf bureau of iiiivlgutlou of IV jr fleiwrtmonf. Junt maili* public, wyx there la still a ronddenble *h<»itage In thu eewmJMlAf)#* pcruoanel of the luiv.r due to tbe fact that during the pn*t yenr ten lor*e wrrv completed end put In rmmnlu- The bureau recommend* thnt utleeit ‘ b« nrovblel to order thnt tho two 0ect* ORCHARD TO TELL HIS BLOODY STORY FOR SECOND TIME Bolne. Idaho. lire, d.-llnrrr Orrhnnl will next Tuesday begin telling, for the *econd time, hi* ntorjr of wholemle awMSfilnntlon* next Turedny, according to the p»e*ent pin it* of the proRCff’iitlon lu the Pettllmnc cnee. It M'eiii* certain a Jury will lie com* ate ‘JIM CROW” LAW Guthrie. Okla.. low. l-Bt n vote of as to 10. with four absent, house bill No. 1. known n* the "Jim crow" measure, providing for separate coaches and waiting rooms for the races, wns passed yesterdsy. An enthusi astic demonstration accompanied the an nouncement of the vote. LOVE FEAST FOR BRYAN IN CHICAGO Chicago, Dec. 0.—William Joining. Bryan's nrrlval In Chicago today will be made the occasion' for a great Il linois Democratic love feast. For the flrat time In year* the Democrat* of the state w ill be shown to be united on a presidential candidate. The extrema of Democratic faith will meet to honor the Nebraskan. RAILWAY SCHEDULES Glynn Court in 8«««lon. Brunswick, Os.. Her. 6.—Glynn aupo. rlor court Is In sesafon this week. The criminal docket has been disponed of and a portion ql the civil docket. The balance of the elytl docket will **“ disposed of In January. Showing the Arrival nnd Departure of Paa* senepr Trains of the Following Roads, Subject to Typographical Errors. ATLANTA ANI> WE8TPo7nT _ t AIL ROAD TERMINAL STATION. No. ArrlTc from— Depart to— •42 West Pt.. »:13ntn]IS N. O. 6:20flin \ it West Pt.l0J0am(l| Columbus.. 1:10 am II Cotnmbusll :15 am;» Uontgm'f. 9:t) nut » N. 0 13:00 n n © N. 0 3:15 pin 40 N. 0 2:00 pm 17 Columhaa. 4:10pm 30 Columbus 7:10 pm Ml West PL. 5:23prn :‘.4 Mnntgm’y pm|37 N. 0 6:40 pm II^N. O. ....11:55pm| .651 x run" 8unday”oniyi Other trains ran dally. CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY. Arrtra From- I Depart To— kavaanah .... 4.50am/Maean &(0m Jacksonville.. 7.50atnlMacon IWaui S I a con U.26am llacon ........ 4.00 pm (icon 4.20 pm Jacksonville... AlOpm Inron a.l0pre r >aT*nnsh^ .... O.lSpio LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE RY. Arriving nnd departing time nt Union Sta* tlon. Atlnnta. All trains dally. | Leave. t’litclnnatl and f*Aufavfl(e.\| .1:30 pm 112:40 pni Knoxville via Itlne Khlge..] Knexvllle via Blue Itldge. Knoxville via Cartersrlllc, 1 .1:30 pm(13:40 pm 8:35 bio 7:35pm 8:40 pm 7;Wa*m 3:3) pail 12:40 pm Lon* Star State. Another Ballcon Escapes. Berlin, Dec. 6.—While twin* tilled for a match race arranged by the Aero nautical SocietyDf tho lower Rhine, the balloon Hamler was tom from Its an- ( ' 1^*officers of appr<M*rlat*; rank, as la chorale at Jluhlberg yesterday. Noth- JpraeUre tu*foreiga StxwL # Ing haa been beard of tbe balloon since. BANKRUPT SALE. In r* A. N. Jenklu* * Sratt Co. In acconUnce with «n order cf the Hnn- omhto I*. II. Atiam*. referee, t, tbe under- «lsnc.| mvlrer, will offer for Ml* In the office of P. II. Adauia, raferee. SU Pndsw- tlal building. Decemlter T. at H *. m.. th- bi following property, to wit: Book, fnrnlttire and rtxtnre*. file* anil flllr n«t«. list of nccottut* nn.l llet ..t and the good wilt of the bu>in,-«i her.-t • fore known a* the bualneaa of A. N. Jen- kins 1 H'-ntt Co. Aecouttts aggregate some J-i.ttO, f.-i.-e yaloe: .fork nf hook* lni.-|.-e n;> t.rovlrnately H.Ofi*. with office funlture »i I ttvtnre. of the value of $1,000, An examhei- tlon of the Inventory nml of the property tuny Ito hnd upon apph -bum to tb-* u ow- slgned. eal>l-