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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEW3s THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1911.
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Mr. Murphy’s Dinner to Retir
ing Head of Chamber Most
Enjoyable Affair.
\t the dinner given by .Inhit E.
Murphy, retiring first vice president of
in., i Immber of Commerce, at the Cap-
{til city clpb Wednesday night In
honor of Frederic J. Paxon, retiring
iin.-odent, - Mr. Paxon was presented
tvlth a beautiful gold watch by Wll-
,i„-r L. .Moore, president-elect, on be
half of the directors. V. H. Kriegsh-
1,,-r then presented Walter G. Cooper.
,-fcretary of the chamber, with a hand
some umbrella, as an expression of tho
appreciation of the directors for his
ramest services.
The dinner was attended by about
guests, ttie "official family” of the
chamber, and a few personal friends of
Mi Murphy and Mr. Paxon. Mr. .Mur-
1,In lilted as toastmaster, and Gov-
criioe .John M. Slaton, J. K. Orr, J. G.
Oglesby, Asa G. Candler. R. J. Guinn
.1. J, .-'lidding and R. L. Foreman made
Impromptu talks.
Mr. 1’itxon was highly praised for his
very successful administration as pres
ident of the Chamber of Commerce, and
Mr, Murphy; whose rank would have
made him president of the chamber
had he not resigned, was paid many
line compliments. It was a time when
the officials of the chamber camo to
gether In an entirely private and social
relationship \
STARNES WILL PLEAD
THE UNWRITTEN LAW
Rome Man, the Coroner’s Jury
Finds, Shot Douglas Harris
From Behind.
Roms, Ga., Dec. 28.—The coroner's Jury
now In session to investigate the killing
of' Douglas Harris by Uriah H. Starnes
finds that Starnes fired his first shot from
behind Harris, with his pistol hard!
foot distant. Harris never spoke, bul
he was falling and after he was prone on
the floor, Starnes poured the full con'
tenta of his pistol m his body, one bul
let passing thru and flattening on the
marble floor beneath.
Occupants of the Cherokee' hotel. In
the lobby of which the killing occurred, at
1 e clock last night, are greatly Incensed
at Starnes. He has retained R A. Denny
and Mose Wright as his attorneys, and
will plead the unwritten law. He still
maintains that he Is glad he killed the
Deaths and Funerals
Fire Department Wants Motor
Engines—Department Heads
Want Touring Cars.
Various city departments will re
quest appropriations for automobiles
when the new finance committee begin*
making up the annual budget, that will
aggregate $70,000. And nearly all of
these requests will be Insisted upon aa
absolutely qecessary.
The fire department stands at the top
of the list. Chief Cummings says that
four new companies are needed, one for
Anslcy Park, In the Eighth ward: one
for Oakland City, In the Tenth ward;
one for the Seventh ward, and one for
the Fifth ward. Equipped-with auto
mobile apparatus, these new stations
will cost about $17,000 each. Tho city
has automobile apparatus In the Ninth
ward house and and It has proved very
satisfactory. Similar equipment will
cost about $10,000 for each company.
Chief Cummings says lie thinks It also
advisable to replace much of tho old
horse equipment with automobiles.
The sanitary department will ask for
three automobile trucks to cost about
$5,000 each. The department has one
In operation, and Chief Jentsen says
three more will go a long way toward
solving the garbage problem.
The Grady automobile ambulance re
cently demolished by a railroad accident
has been repaired at the expense of
the railroad and Is now in service. But
the officials of this Institution say that
council must provide another ambu
lance. It will cost about $5,000.
Tho water department has recen.tly
purchased one automobile truck and
wants two more. The board will ask
for trucks that will cost about $2,600
each.
The two city charity physicians havu
Included a-request for two machines.1 n
tl elr annual report. Such machines
will cost about $1,000 each. The police
board wants a runabout for the chief,
and Dan Carey, general manager of
parks, will ask the finance committee
to provide for a small machine for his
department.
A Terrible Blunder.
*o neglect liver trouble. Never do it.
Take Dr. King’s New Life Pills on the
first sign of constipation, biliousness or
inactive bowels and prevent virulent
indigestion, Jaundice or gall stones.
They regulate Uver, stomach and bow-
*•1* and build up your health. Only 25c
at uil druggists.
i Court Grind Ahead.
__dge Andy Calhoun and Solic
itor Lowry Arnold, of the city crimlnul
When
Bfq <
Judg
ourt. open the January term next Mon
day they will face the largest docket ok
Jail and bond cases In the history of the
county. The Christmas offenders arrest
ed were so numerous that the docket is
heavily crowded. There are scores of
Pistol cases. •
Tsfmo.
from The Kansas City Journal.
When the Union Pacific was built into
n.dlevillo a town was located about the
usual distance from the other and old
er towns. A fanner asked the prlv-
'!“ge of naming the new town after
"is son. Th civil engineer who had au
thority to select the name asked the
farmer to bring the boy to the rail
road camp. The boy showed up with
his face smeared with tallow and ino-
1 The engineer named the town
Talmo, and from that date to this the
t"»me has been on Union Pacific folders.
IMPORTANT NOTICE!
Change of Schedule on A. &
W. P. R. R. CO.
DECEMBER 31, 1911.
% ITffii tive Sunday. December 31 19,1!,
f * "in So. 18 from Columbus will ar-
riv «* in Atlanta at IrtrJtn a. m.. Instead
"f i":20 p. m. Train No. 36 from,
Montgomery, S<*lina. Mobile and New
‘M leans will arrive in Atlanta'at 11:40
P hi., instead .of 11:35 p. m.
J. P. BILLUPS.
Oencral Passenger Agent.
Dancing tonight Atlanta
Dancing Academy, corner
Mitchell and Forsyth-sts.
New management. Matliies-
sen’8 orchestra. Admission
50 cents.
John F. Bramlitt.
The funeral, of John F. Bramlitt, aged
3$, who died Tuesday night, was held
Thursday morning from the residence
of his mother, Mrs. Mary I. Bramlitt,
499 North Jacksop-st. The Interment
was at Westvlew.
Mrs. I. J. Murray.
The funeral of Mrs. I. J. Murray,
aged 58. of 48 Bryan-st., who died on
Tuesday night, was held Thursday aft-
i In Greenberg & Bond's chapel.
i' —
James P. Martin,
Friends of Mrs. T. J. Hightower, Jr.,
will regret to learn of the death In
Overton. Pa., of her brother-in-law,
James P. Martin. Mr. Martin was
prominently connected with the Pull
man Car Company and had many
friends In the South, where he had
traveled extensively.
George J. Williams.
The remains of George J. Williams,
aged 88, who died'Tuesday night at his
residence. 13 Bradley-st., were taken
to Gloster, Ga„ for funeral and Inter
ment.
J. J. McConnell.
Tho funeral-of J. J. McConnell, a
Confederate veteran who died at the
Soldiers Home, was held Thursday aft
ernoon In Poole's chapel, and the re-
mialps were interred at Westvlew.
Dr. A.~Hl Read.
Dr. A. H. Read, of Opelika, Ala., died
suddenly Wednesday at the homo of
his daughter. Mrs. W. F. Chester. Dr.
Read was. a prominent physician in
Opelika and was a Confederate veteran.
He was a consistent member of the
Methodist church and regarded as a
high type of Southern gentleman. He
leaves his six children. Mrs. I. N. Stowe,
Mrs. L. M. Holmes and W. A. Read, of
Atlanta:. Mrs. Chester and Andrew
Read, of Opelika, and Render Read, of
San Antonio, Texas,
H. Bast Nichols, Griffin.
Griffin, G*., Dee. 28.—H. Bass Nich
ols, 27 years old, died Wednesday at thu
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs J. P.
Nichols. Funeral services were helo
this morning.
E. E- Vaughn, Augusta.
Augusta, G*-, Dec. 28.—Emmett E.
Vaughn, 37 yeare old, councilman In the
village of Summerville, died here yes
terday after a lingering Illness with
pulmonary thberculosls. Mr. Vaughn
leaves a wife and flve children. He was
a printer by trade and at the time of
hla death held a. responsible position
with The Augusta Chronicle.
W. P. McCarthy, Augusta.
Augusta, Ga„ Dee. 28.—W. P. McCar
thy. 70 years old, a Richmond county
farmer, died Wednesday In a local hos
pital from Injuries received Sunday
when hurt In a runaway accident. He
had carried his wife to the depot and
was returning home when his horse be
came frightened at an automobile,
throning him against the sidewalk and
fracturing his skull.
Mrs. A. J. Todd, LaGrange.
LaGrange, Ga., Dec. 28.—Death over
took Mrs. A. J. Todd at her home, 384
Trultt-ave., near the Unity Cotton
mills, Sunday, after a lingering Illness.
A husband and children survive the de
ceased. Funeral services . were held
Monday. Interment was In Hill View
cemetery.
Mrs. Louvicie Lynch, LaGrange.
LaGrange, Ga., Dec, 28.—Having been
an Invalid for nearly 40 yeara, Mrs.
Louvicie Lynch d|ed Sunday at her
home, 384 Junlper-st., this city, aged
64 years. Mrs. Lynch leaves a hus-
band and several children. Interment
occurred Monday In Hill View ceme
tery.
Mrs. Lizzie Smith, Oxford.
Oxford, Ga„ Dec. 28.—Mrs.. Lizzie
Smith dropped dead Wednesday while
cooking dinner. Funeral services were
held today.
Ed H. Racine, Meridian.
Meridian, Mit»., Dec. 23.—Ed H. Ra
cine, 40 years of age and one of the,
best known hotel men in the South,
died In this city last night at 7 o'clock,
after a lingering illness of about one
year. The deceased had been in this
city a* manager of the Great Southern
hotel for the past three years and has
for many years been connected with
the leading hotels of Louisiana, Mis
sissippi and Georgia. He Is survived
hy a wife and two small children, a boy
and a girl. The deceased was president
of the Mississippi Hotel Keepers asse
rtion and vice president of the South-
rn Hotel Keepers aesoriation, which
he organized some time ago.
The Pineral of Mr*. Marl
he*.! 50. o( Macon, who died Wednesday
night at a local sanitarium, will he held
at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon In Patter
son’s chspel and the remains will be taken
to Augusta for Interment. Khe leaves one
son. .f. M. Burney, and a brother. James
M. .Selkirk, of Atlanta.
T. F. Armstrong
tarlum. where he had been taking treat-
ment. The funeral was held Wednesday
S ternoon In Harry G Poole'schspel and
e remains were taken to Chattanooga
for Interment.
James !. Mason. '
James I. Moaon. a**d i7, filed V>ed-
n**day afternoon at the resl/lenf* of his
9inter. Mrs. Thomas C. Turner. 450 Crew
Fascinating mama
her debutante daughter. ^iT^i
Fine Vitagraph. Also two j K l . e, :;l!k.h" rh ‘ , B rs^hff’^ir. ,0 hi e 1Sv2(
Gaumont dramas. Come j The ^funeral arrangements will he made
and see them. Shown ex- |lBt ' r
clu&ively at ELITE today.
A GREAT CLEARANCE OF
READY-TO-WEAR APPAREL
THE SALE YOU HA VE WAITED FOR
It has come at length—the first great reduction sale of the season. Every garment in
the stock has been included—nothing reserved. In many crises, the new prices are just half
the former ones—in some cases, even less.
No garments will be sent on approval; hone sent C. O. D.; none exchanged; none taken
back. The sale opens at 8:30 tomorrow.
TAILORED SUITS
Every one reduced. Scores of smart styles represented, including some few imported suits as well
as many copies of imported models. Prices, in many cases, less than half the former ones.
Suits Worth Up to $29.50, now... *12 •50
Suits Worth Up to $42.50, now $20' 00
Suits Worth Up to $59.75, now $25'°°
GREAT SALE
OF DRESSES
SQ
|75
Over a hundred dresses—fine serges in black, navy blue, brown and
cream; pretty messalines, taffetas and eoliennes—not a dress in the lot
worth less than $15.00; many worth to $22.50. Clearance price $9.75
WOMEN'S WAISTS
SOME SWEATERS
Worth to $5.00
Worth to $4.00
$ 2 - 49
98 c
Clearance of a great lot of chiffon, marquisette
and taffeta waists—also one lot of messalinc petti
coats—black and colors—worth to $5.00. Now
priced $2.49.
A lot of slightly soiled sweaters that were for
merly marked as high as $4.00, now priced 98c.
Colors red, navy, brown or gray. None ex
changed or taken back.
ALL FURS REDUCED ONE-FOURTfl
J. M. HIGH COMPANY
of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Bond, died Thurs
day morning at the family res dence. 279
Houston-st. The Interment will be held
Friday at Stone Mountain.
ARTISTIC FLORAL DESIGNS
ATLANTA FLORAL CO.,
41 Peachtree St.
MORE MONEY IS PAID
TO STATE’S TEACHERS
The second Installment within a month
of the school appropriation, was mailed
out to the various counties by the state
treasury department Thursday morning.
The Installment was 10 per cent of the
total yearly appropriation, or $250,000.
This Installment was similar to the one
made a week ago, so that the teachers
could get at least a small portion of their
money for Christmas.
With the $250,000 mailed Thursday,
about 45 per cent of the teachers’ sal
aries for the year 1911 have been paid.
TROUP COUNTY FANCIERS
KEEN FOR GEORGIAN SHOW
LaGrange, Gs„ Dec. 2*.—That Troup
county chicken fanciers are much inter
ested In the Georgia Poultry association
show to be held at Atlanta January $ la
rapidly becoming manifest thru the prep
arations being made by many of them to
take some of the best fowls to the big, _ —- - -—.—-
Show. H. H. Wadsworth, of the Southern | championed the candidacy of Frank H.
Poultry farms, when asked whether the HU1. The three members of council held
farms would have an exhibit, said: "Sure, * "»■—■"— —
we will be there, with a large number of
birds. I believe that will be one of the
BURNETT WILL GET
THIRD WARD PLACE
A compromise has been effected In the
fight for the Third ward place on the park
board. Alderman Warren has been sup
porting Oordon Hurtel, the preaent mem
ber. Orville H. Hall*the new councilman
from the Third, was known to favor J, E.
Belcher, and Councilman Carl Gurss has
quite extensively.”
be represented
Much Interest In poultry was created
by the corn and colt show poultry exhib
its and a livelier interest has been taken
aa a result In displays at the big shows
In other cities.
Exhibits have been made at Montgom
ery and several other big shows thus far.
Several other poultrymen will be repre
sented at the Atlanta show, end when It
opens et the Auditorium Troup .county
will .have e creditable allowing of fine
chickens.
Set 'em up, and the crowd la with you.
Go broke, and you go It alone.—Chicago
News.
agreed to predent to council
election of Mr. Burnett
Tho terms
P. Andarson,
B. Young also expire, but the Indications
are that ell of them srtll be unanimously
when the board reorganizes on the first
New, Suitur, Patented, GAS GENERATING
Kerosene Lamp Burner
Greatest Invention of tile Ac*
NO SMOKE NO SOOT NO ODOR
A cker, white light equal to eJectriHIghL
AII torn* trouble It caused from the burner.
To obtain perfect light, all that is required to
one of our mw burners. They fit any ordinary
lam/.. Order sample. S5 tent*, peeUge prepaid.
SSr™*
Nitionl Sale, Q>.
Napoleon's Limited Library.
From The Westminster Gazette.
In view of the recent talk about limit
ing the size of the libraries It la Interest
ing to remember that Napoleon once tried
to make a list of all the books In the world
which were worth preserving.
He believed when he sat down to hie
task that a thousand volumes would suf
fice. but the Hat grew under his hands,
and ultimately Included- $,### volumes.
Even so, however, there were omissions
of which Lord Roschgry and Edmund
th* |
Goaee, u well as
genera] reader.
In hi* second list he
forgot to mention not only Virgil and
Khakespcare but. very curiously. MoMere.
It was proposed to print a special duo
decimo edition of the books on the em
peror's list, and estimates were called for.
The edition was to have been expurgated
by the emission of all useless parts/' ln-
A Getteral Clean-up of All
MARABOU
At About Actual Cost
Several dozen pieces of fine marabou and os
trich stoles, scarfs and muffs to be cleared at about
actual cost. • '
. Plain and fancy color effects and a fine show
ing of excellent patterns.
First floor. • „* j t J
eluding ‘all r*Mage* in Greek or Latin.’
That of course was * grave addition to
the coet of production and It wai com
puted that the undertaking would involve
the labor of 155 composite
be pot than £
hundre