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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. SATURDAY, JUXR **, 19X LEARN TO SAVE The Fourth National Bank begs'-t^ announce the opening of its Saviugs Department. Ab solute Safety and 3 jpwr cent interest, compounded quarterly, allowed on savings accounts. A handsome pocket x>ank free to each depositor. You don’t miss what goes in, what comes out surprises you. It is what votf save, not what you earn, that makes you inde- Commence today! We will gladly assist you. V pendent. today! We will gladly FOURTH N ATI ATLANTA, GA. AL BANK ■ = DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY OF THE UNITED STATES. STATE OF GEORGIA AND CITY OF ATLANTA. Banking Hours: 9 a. m. to 2 p. m. Saturdays, 9 a. ra. to 12 m. OFFICERS! JAMES W. ENGLISH, Prildent WALKER P. IIMAN, Vic. Pres. JOH| K. OTTLEY, Vice. Prss. CHAS I. RYAN, Cashier WM. T. PERKERSON, A.i’L Cuhler CAPITAL SURPLUS AND UNDIVIDED PROFITS. ■ ■ $365,000.00 DIRECTORS: W. P, Inmen J. R. Gray Dan B. Harrla Jamea W. Enolieh Joeeph Hirach E. C. Peltra Albert Steiner J. K. Otttey J. D. Turner J. D. Roblneon J. R. Hopklne J. W. Englleh, Jr. Chat. I. Ryan SUES FOR $100,001 ALLEGED DAMAGES BREACH OF CONTRACp IS CHARGED IN BILL L Lessee for Atlantic and (Forth Carolina Railroad Has Es tate Attached. THINGS NOT ON THE CARD AT THE POLICE BARRACKS Sprelal to The Georgian. Asheville. N. C. Juno 30.—lult for damages In the amount of J100000 has been Instituted In the euperltf court of Buncombe county agalnet R. S. Howland, lessee of the Atlaitlc and North Carolina railroad, by R.P. Fos ter. who claims broach of contnet. The amount Is the lsrgett ever namd In an attachment In the aUperior cou t here. All the property of Mr. Lowland, valued at 9126,000, has been ittaehed pending the progress of the atlL The writ covers not only real easte. but Block to the value of >lG,00t in the Wachovia Loan and Truit Contoany. Mr. Foster was formerly’ freight ngent of the Southern railway St Ashe ville, and at the time Mr. Howland leased the Atlantic and Norh Caro- ENOUGH PLEDGED VOTES TO PASS CHILD LABOR BILL So Asserts Senator Peyton, One of the Authors. to take the office of general manager of the road. The attachment Is bassd ..n the aftldavlt-by Mr. Fosterthat Mr. Howland Is now a resident if Cuba, and has surrendered hit resllence In North Carolina, and disposed Df much of.Ills proporty. 00080000000000110000 O NOTE8 OF LABOR WOILD. O O 0 0000000000000? 0000 The work of organising tht railway expressmen of the United Slates ana Canada Is being quietly presifed under the direction of President Ckinppra of the American Federation of labor. It the purpoee to unite them with the International Brotherhood of Railway Kxpressmen, whose present Headquar ters are at Lancaster, Pa. • ■ The International Brotherhood Bookbinders, at Its recant convention In Washington, declared that the heat Interests of labor require tin ■ _ . he admit elon of women to full cltisenehlp. A movement la on foot In Texas to organ I zo the farm laborers. The name of the organisation la to be, the United Brotherhood of Rural, Horticultural and Agricultural Wage Camera America. The principal object will be to secure a uniform standard of wages for those employed on farms. Tally men employed In the street cleaning and etreet watering depart ments of Boston have organised as a union and applied for a charter from the American Federation of Labor. Printers’ Home -b situated. Is In tha race for the proposed >111,000 tnteraa- The Home for Aged and Disabled Railway Employees, at Highland Park, III, has Issued a report of Its expense* for the past live years. The figures show that the home sheltered an avar- Hge of twenty-three Inmates during month of >19.42 for each Inmate. The fifth annual convention of the United States Cloth Hat nnd Cap Mak ers of North America decided to levy a yearly per capita tax of 10 cents for the support of tha tuberculosis sani tarium at Denver. The Chicago Federation of Labor has Just adopted a rule whereby no dele gate «III be entitled to a seat In that body who does not wear at least four union labor articles. A Virginia court has decided that "no employer or contractor has any le gal right to advertise for workingmen during a strike and attract them to a cite by misrepresentation of facta.” The the founding of the Orderl Telegraphers, which occurred on June 9, was generally observed throughout the United states and Canada, moat of the divisions of the order holding special meetings on that data In order to commemorate tha occasion. Tha largest meeting warn held at Cedar Rapids. la., which was the birthplace of the order. tv I heard of a man who laughed so d at a story that be lost his voice.” Inred Nlliglthy. ,t was that story T “Pd Tall Texan on a Razee Merely Wanted • Notoriety. H' E did not resemble a bean pole In the slightest degree. Instead, he was nearly seven feet tall, with fully >60 pounds or mors of avoirdupois clinging to his gigantic frame, all of this Inclosed In a rough Weatern-llke attlro and surmounted by a sombrero of the cowboy style. One of his chief characteristics was his voice, sat with an Intonation that reminded one of a mammoth fog horn sounding a danger warning to pome vessel far away at sea. And It was this striking character istic, combined with a hilarious spirit ’spirits" of a damp character, that caused this magnificent specimen of humanity to figure as the’principal In s lively and somewhat exciting Inci dent Sunday afternoon at one of At lanta’s popular resorts. A Strange Bird, Tha stranger had never been seen about those parts before, and no one know him. In the crowd of merry pleasure seekers and recreation hunt ers he was as a strange bird suddenly transported from the wilds of some dis tant country. He waa unacclimated. No one knew whence he came or why he was there, but all at once there was a roar, something like the basa notes of a locomotive whbtle, and he ap peared around a bend In a driveway, approaching a jolly crowd of pleasure The big man had no card* and h needed none. He Introduced himself. He roared something to this effect: "Here, you people may not know who I am, and I don’t care. But I’ll tell you. My name la , and I am not scared of anybody and am not looking for any trouble. My grandfather fought In two wars and was wounded twice, and I have never fought In any war and don’t want to. I don’t want to bother anybody, but I’m just seeking a llttla nntnrlatv ** Call Officers and Some Questions They Are Asked. HE SECURED VOTES BEFORE PUTTING IN BILL Senator J. T. Peyton, who Is Joint tlto child lobar bill. Is authority for the statement that the measure will pass the senate this. time. Senator Peyton nukes the statement that he secured enough pledges for his olll Before he Introduced It to secure Its passage. It la understood that an educational amendment clause la being considered by the committee on Imml gratlon, to which It waa refsrred. But Senator Peyton opposes any changes whatever. He says that tha educational clausa won’t do, and that If they commence meddling with the bill It will be gotten Into auch shape that icrclmnts have Itik him for tha lod that he ' ' i ,’tiamhcr Idlllo It will not past. W. 8. McHenry, who la ona Senator ' HE several call officers at tha pollca station, who dally risk their lives In answering burglar and other emergency calls for assist ancs, encounter many, humorous Inci dents that enliven and relieve the aero- monotony of their duty. Among the countleae telephone calls received at the grim prison are some of which an ordinary cltlsen would never dream. Numbers of these calls are decidedly unique, the pollee being aeked to render assistance entirely for eign to police business. And In an swering these calls, ths officers always have to give some kind of satisfaction. Hera la a sample of soma of the colls received: A few nights ago, shortly after the little notoriety.' About this time the startled specta tors to the little comedy, their smiles suddenly assuming a somewhat awed tinge, began to back away, In-th# man ner that waves back away from tha Indlng he had more room, the big an put on the "loud pedal," and hu man put voice began to expand In volume. Pollca to tha Rescue. Two police officers, who were some distance away evidently suspicion- ed that some over enthusiastic candi date waa making a hilarious political speech, hurried to the scene. With their natural keen perception, they took In the situation at a glance—and proceeded to turn pale. Approaching the massive piece of manliness, the officers Informed him he would have to put on the "soft and Incidentally "skldoo." "Oh, that's all right; I meant no harm," he exclaimed, as he > Det Ilk- d Mar- 1 utr ** 1 I’r-ss. | I affection ately slapped each of the blue coats on tha back with hla open hands and almost knocked them down. "I Just forgot where I waa at, that’s alL Tou sac, I bad an Idea I was at home. No one raises any objection there.” < is your home?" politely In- ne of the officers. Too Heavy for Work. plied tha atran- geant's office had grown quiet and the call officers .were patiently awaiting a call, .the telephone bell rang vigor ously. Thinking that possibly some thing terrible had occurred, one of the Officer! leaped to the telephone, jerked down the receiver, and waa met by a feminine votes. Tha voice sweetly In quired: la that 217" "This la 11, the police station. What can we do for you?" asked the officer. Wanted Change for a Dollar. "Well, say, I am at No. — Such and Such street (A thoroughfare which happens to be on the outskirts of tha city.) My gas haa Just gone out and I And I have not got a quarter In the house. I wish you would bring me change for a dollar. Everything la closed In this section of the city.” The officer’s countenance fell and was then raised with a alight amlle. Ha hesitated a moment then took cour age tft say: "I am sorry, but there are only two of us here at the station and wa may gat a call almost any minute. It will be Impossible for me to-bring you a quarter tonight.” "Oh, what will I dor’ exclaimed tha latjon along thla line, believes the ton and Furr bill will get through. If It does there will be some sharp changes of front from last session, when the senate defeated the measure after the house had passed It over- Then It was lost In ths higher body by a vole of >4 to 17. Two members ■aid to be favorable were absent. While Senator Peyton seams hopeful. feminine voice, as the receiver at tha other end was replaced. ’Say, now. Isn’t that the limit r’ re. uujt huw* mu i. ilia* biiiy limit i it" marked the officer as ha resumed hla ms, i IS sn ,1 Im will have ths hacking i >f ( iilnnsl Robert J. I.nury, ths well / inown hanker, who is probably ii>u r nost prominent Hepuhii-nn in tl/T / tats, ami whose w-onl with Preside^ / loons vs 11 Roes far tow aril the filling lit J.,l oi'ernruont positions In Georgia. * "In form and feature, face and limb I grew so like my brother That folks got taking ms for him And each for one another. reached a dreadful pitch. For one of ua waa bom a twliv And not a soul knew which." —From the Diary of ths Swings. officer who was trying fj> give Inform. atlon to four or live people at tha answered the phone. There waa an other feminine voice on the line. Af ter ascertaining that It had the right number and place, the voice said, doubtless with a pleasant smile: "Will you please tell me the score of yesterday’s baseball gams?” gave the score, and then, with A dis gusted expression on hla face, ex claimed: Just One Day Late. "What do you think of that? Th* waiting until tha day shout tha hefl mm." woman or chi after to And out about tha ball game.’ Another call that promised a story of a bold, bad burglar, but which da. gar, with a merry twinkle In hla eye and a pleased smile on hla rugged countenance, as he had visions of tha lariat throwers. "I am an old cow boy," he said. "I got U>o heavy for tha work, though, and had to quit." big cow puncher that hla manner was unusual for Sunday in an Atlanta Although he looked as ally thrash about Texan, who had already proclaim.-. that ha was not looking for trouble, meekly boarded a trolley car and took As the car began to move the cow puncher poked hla sinewy arm through tha window, shook hla massive Ast at tha two officers, laughed a laugh that caused the other passengers to "sit up •nil lalra nollr# ” anil roaPaH’ and taka notice,” and reared right, boys; now I dart you to And as the car swept ground a curve, taking the stranger out of sight, the crowd, as well as. the pel Icemen, experienced a feeling of relief, all Joined In a laugh, and dispersed. The Texan bad gained the coveted y. couple of call officers on wild goose chase, waa received recent, ly. And if was ths work .of a third feminine voice. It waa lust about midnight that tha call earns In. summoning the officers to a certain number on a north aide street. / "Please come quick.” urged the ex cited feminine voice. ’There burglar In the house now. My b haa not coma home from hla place of business and there la no ona hare bnt my daughter and myself. Coma at once. We are nearly scared to. death.” The word "burglar" alone would have been sufficient without the other trim mings. Two officers leaped onto bicycles and aped through the det thoroughfares like the wind. It waa but a brief space of thus until they were on the scene. They were met at tha door by tha excited woman who did IDs telephon ing. He la In the kitchen." she whis pered In a panting voles. And to the kitchen the officers went on tiptoe. As they started, they pulled their big,police revolven. and as they neared the door, they could hear a noise In the kitchen and were certain they had bagged a burglar. ring the door, they Aaal covered the room with their pis- was Cat Out of tha Bag. Instantly, there waa a great hurry- ‘ |8» "burglar" tag and acurrytag and ran between the legs of ona of tbs of- blm to ' ' Accra, prompting blm to malts a vault- lag-Uke spring Into the air. The "burglar" mads Its ascapA hut the officers didn't care. It was only a big house cat And when tha officer* returned to the police station and made their re- "Ifello, Mr. Ewings,” called tha city hall reporter, "how's tha license In spector thla morning? Ilow'd you Ilka that story yesterday V Mr. Ewing stopped. "I have never given you a story," ha replied, "and Incldently, I'm not tha license Inspac- tor.” Of course tha reporter got next Im mediately and being used to practical Jokes, took no offense at tha llttla ona at hla expense. Climbing the stairs and wandering toward the rear of tha building ha dropped Into a comfortable chair In the office to the left "Hello, Georgian." Tha form band, tag over the desk straightened up and wheeled around. "Mi/Ewing! How did yon gat up here so soon? mill trying to carry on that llttla Joke?” Inquired the re porter. "What llttla Joke?" Inquired Mr. Ew- playing hookey he did not er of ua, but gnvo both whlplitK ■"When we got wall^M ’teens, tha only dlfTerenr In us was that I weighed t n» Intimation lias been xivon out Mint Hacker Is to loss hts place, but as lie one already held the position for mors Ilian eight years, slid as It Is a alow am Its of comprehension ci hla face. T see,” ha continued, "you must have run against by brother. I guess we’re more alike than any otb- er two men In the world.” if this la straight, tell me about It." The reporter then took notes on the following: Other Coincidence*. R. A. Ewing, license Inspector, was born January 20, 1IW. J. H. Ewing, tax assessor, was born fifteen minutes later. In other words, they are twins; but the slmllgrlty of their features doss not terminate thla remarkable coinci dence. They married the oldest daugh ters of partners, Hdn. H. A. Morris and tars of partners, Hdn. H. A. Morris and Hon. W. M. Terry, both ex-cotmeUmen. J. H. Ewing married Miss DeLene Mor ris and R. A. Swing married Miss Lana have each four children. Terry. They three boya and • girl. Two of the chll dren ware bom within the two days of each other. Although In some mailers differ, I heir temperaments Ihtlr tnate are alike aa much'as their fgcee. Their quality of voles and manner of speak ing Wm wa wars.little fellows" said Mr. Ewing, ")t waa a favorite trick of our fathar to put us slds by aid* and make visitors gqeas which wa* Wa always dressed Just aJIk* sod sometimes the Joke wae turned on , after every one had at. that . than Joney and was half an li I guess We got Into ns mi trouble aa any two other li world over did, hut wo always manage) to eecape tbs results by working tin mistaken Identity act. Mother Footed Once. "Only one* In our lives wo* ou mother fooled by us, nlthough It Wm often the esse with father. Once, aftei w* moved to Atlanta, Jonay w*M daan to Lawrencevllle to see mother. Aliei talking about Afteen minutes on gen eral topics she asked him when Joney wa* coming down to see her. "Shortly after thla I became engaged and I think this was the only tiino I ever belled the fate that mudo my brother and mysalf so much alike. Joney seemed to take the grentrst pleasure In persistently mixing iiiIhrh well known that the preside.-^ does not Ti t-ntlon of ona man In _ han two terms. It lias been some time, that a suerss- r ’ r would b*. named sooner up. evening I got n special delivery lettar that tha engagement waa at ■ closed, i hop* In declaring that the an end. The letter the future you will take (b* pains you took today not to speak when w* meet.’Two week* wa* conaumetl In get ting Ibis straight. "But It wasn't long before I got Ihe looked for chance to gel even 1 ametl a fallow about ill for a bicycle I.a— !-i Fees," Au- In Toyland," Medley, "Morse’s Mel March, ’Tim Dlplorn Night, 8:30 P. weeks, so I told the corner of Whitehall and Hunt, streets at a certain time, and that I would pay tb* bill, and, rurther, as he had been ao kind In watting, I want- J him to take dinner with ine at tha Kimball, end that wa would then talk about trading the wheel I’d bought for a better on*. "Well, Joney bed bought a wheel About a year previous and I kn< v li* wanted another one* ao I told him to *n«l Marnh, (a ■rmnn Fatherland? Rhine," floettg h Purring ‘r„ •f Orrrnnny," fjuardmounr," kranz,** Tohanl. miry." XeavadA I.lrder," duns tlma I waa scheduled to be there and that the fellow would take him to the Kimball for dinner to talk over trail* Inf? ofT hie whe-l. "Everythin* we*t off Juat tm pion* “ Both of them ordered the beat 1 <bj rh tryln REDUCED R. R. RAT FOR FOURTH OF JU1 W. 4 A. R. R. and N. C. to stick the other i.n- They tn„ • i The W. A A. R. R. and N. C. 4 bicycle until late In the afternoon. I| L. Railway will self cheap round t ’>• ■■ I’. •’ »».’ ’ <h" 'alter tickets to s 11 points south of ths Oi b A!h, ,'i’ f i"."r," * nd * nd •••* of th* mis< .i»d >’ign to pay for It nnd I I*■ ft. .1.-1 .| U .. i__i • Jonay never talked much ah-cu i-. * pp ,r ’ . L, c u , d n ® ®*’ Lou tut h# cam* home with black smi l-hi- i Evansville and Cincinnati, at one a apota on hla face, and the other full-.w 1 one-third fares; tickets to be and be hlmaelf picki I . WPBH "When we entered the county school at Lawrencevllle, the teacher, a one- armed, elderly man, told u* to be seated. In a few minutes hn pul on hla specie* else and called up J. H. ‘How old are you?’ asked the teacher. ’Eight years,’ replied my brother. Then he railed me up. He would not believe that I waa not the same one he had teen talking to until by brother came up and convinced him. If qne of us. did not know thq answer to shy ques tion tb* teacher asked, the other would go up front and ■ I answrr It. One of i book, this waa their pan of thq lesson other part.- In this way we gqt cskenf marks and for a long time led tb* sebetn. Finally, we decided that It was no nkr for both of us to go to school.’ So we took turns answering I hare to a day that it; not me. would com* from on to the other and the on* they were over so quickly. plain to a. .1- /•! It U my brother end It I.. the asm. Wife Didn’t Kn "Shortly nfn r my brother waa ms ried we both went to hla house dress _ just alike, and, after ringing the do _ . but the teacher got onto thla. I hell, stood side by eld*. Hie wl Aa be did not know which on# bad bet u cam* to tbt door ai.i It did not t* never said another word about the Dill until I went around to settle np sev eral weak* later. He stilt had bruises on hla face." ■ Mlxupa at City Hall. Borne on* cal)ed Mr. EWIng over to Ihe comptroller's office. "I reckon by this time tb* people aroand th* city halt be** You straight?" Inquired the reporter when he returned. "V.. IkiImS " r. r.ll. .1 V Ewl No, Indeed," replied Mr. "For more than two yesu-s I wkh th* comptroller, and h* could tell us on* fr-un the • t li. a long lima we were both In the dry gauds business. On* "a* with John Hllvey 4 Company, 4 Co July 2d, 3d and 4th, good to retu until July 8th, 1906. For further Information and th ets apply to any agent of the W A. R. R. CHAS. E. HARMAN, . General Pass. Agsr ery !on*c i’t fool me.’ sh* .lark AY Her Husband. I'H.lffl at hln • I II b*.’ blanked."