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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. TtnmruAY. Arnr/r s. pw* 7 reduction sale Now on to Reduce Our Large Stock of Trunks, Bags and Suit Cases We are making splendid ofid's to bargain seekers. Don’t fail to take advan tage of our discount sale. Pinnacle Trunk Manufacturing Go., R. L. TUBMAN, Mgr., 62 Peachtree Street. SCHOOLS AND COLLEOE8.SCHOOLO AND COLLEOE6. flNMlN Barn8sy,l,e ’ Georgia. The Great Preparatory School of the South for Boys and Girls Established In 1852. Magnificent school plant, per fectly lighted, ventilated and steam heated. Spacious halls, commodious study and recitation rooms. The character and management of Gordon appeal to parents who desire to send their sons and daugh ters to a school where every faculty—mental, moral and physical—will be developed In the right wray and to the highest degree. Military department under di rection of U. 8. Army officer. The faculty Is os strong as that of any college, and the curriculum Is os high as that of any female college. Three Courses—full Classical Course. Including Latin and Greek; English Course: Buslners Course, Including Bookkeeping, Shorthand and Typewriting. Catalogue gives detailed information of the ad vantages which have for half a century enabled Gor don's graduates to excel in college, professional and business life.Write for it. B. F. PICKETT, President. Fall Session Opens September 6th. Georgia School of Technology A technical institute of the highest rank, whose graduates, without exception, occupy prominent and lucrative positions in engineering and commercial life. Located in the most progressive city in the South, with abounding opportumtiM offered its graduates in the South’s present remarkable development The forty member* of the class of 1906 were placed in lucrative and desirablo positions ratory. Cost reasonable. Each county in Georgia entitled to fifteen free scholarships. The next session begins Sept. 26, 1906. For catalogue, address H. G. MATHESON. A.M.. LLD.. President, Atlanta. Georgia the ALABAMA BREN AU — KL'FAULA, ALABAMA. — Commencement. Write for llluetrmtdd catalogue. __jal wlntu lit record. AU. Bre- take, pine* of turaal Specially low prices, .ted cats ON ML HIMSELF • MAM SITS AS JUDGE 8poolnl to The Georgian. Hpnrtnnhurg, 8. C„ Aug. J. Q. Little, inn.vor of Gaffney, ft thriving town twenty- one ir.llfM enlit of Spartanburg, tried him self In the police court Mondny morning ou th«» charge of lighting. l!o convicted him self mill Irapomti a tine of $5. Saturday night Mayor Little nnd Tom Lickhart. chief of police of Gaffney ftnd a nephew of Mnyor Little became Involved In a dlffl^ttlty on the at rot* over political msttors /ml fought for some time. Mnyor Little caused n cami to lie mnde nut against himself on the charge of fight ing. In the pollen court Monday looming ho prodded over, the ense, decided he was FIREMAN IS KILLED, Special to The Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. In a w reck of passenger train No. 4 on the t'lnrinnatt Southern road, near Win field, Ky., Fireman Simmons, son of the yardmaster at Oakdale, was killed and Engineer P. W. Colson, of thla city, was seriously Injured. DEAD GIRL’S PARENT NOW A PRISONER By Private Leased Wire. New York, Ang. ».—It was learned today that Mrs. Louisa Ktenton, mother of Mrs. Alice I). Klnan, who was murdered un der mysterious circumstances In the Bronx two mouths ago, was taken to a ssnlts Hem agatest her wish. She was told last Saturday that she was going ont for a drive with Mrs. Miller and was pUced In a carriage, which went swiftly and dlreetly to College Polet. John Herding, auperin Undent of the Institution, admitted today that Ur*. Ktenton was there, but declared she waa a willing and contented Inmate and was In fairly good health. BROWN TO ADDRESS LOCAL ACCOUNTANTS The National Association of Account, ants and Bookkeepers will meet In called session Thursday evening at o'clock In rooms 1020-1036 Prudential building. Thla la the first of a aeries of rally meetings contemplated, and a full at tendance la desired, as future plans will be discussed and work outlined for a continued growth and Increase In mem bers, and a practical application of the broad principles upon which the or, ganliatlon Is based. The association will be addressed by Ralph H. Brown, public accountant and auditor, and others. An invitation to attend this meeting Js extended to the bookkeepers of the city and all who art Interested In the movement. The rapidly Increasing membership of the association la an Indication of Its value and benefit to the members and demonstrates Its Importance as a fac tor In dlspellli ties of the pn NON, J,R, ANDERSON DEFENDS POSITION Want a Diamond? Come in to see ours. You will be charmed with their beauty and quality. The prices will appeal to your practical sense. We stand absolutely ready to guarantee evqry stone we sell. Our stock is handled by experts and you can depend upon honorable dealing. Maier & Berkele. Representative J. Randolph Ander son, of Chatham, has prepared, had printed and distributed In the senate a personal statement of hi* position on the bucket shop MIL In opening this statement he says: “The Cotton Journal of August 2, fly ing at Its mast head a* one of Its manager* ths name of a detected and condemned 'future* speculator, makes vicious attacks on me, and both by cartoon and by editorial! seeks to hold me up to public contempt and obloquy as being the chief spokesman and de fender of the ‘gambler In future*.' Every effort has been made to create the impression that the motive and object of my oppoeltton to the so-called Boykin bill has been In order that some form of gambling contracts may be permitted. I regret that the chief spokeoman for the bill In the house has allowed his seal as a partisan to carry him so far as to make statements in which he lends himself to the effort be ing made to asperse my motive*, ob ject* and Integrity of purpose. He baa submitted no proof for these state ments and has never attempted to se riously debate and answer my argu- ments, but baa contented himself by Iterating and reiterating that I am only endeavoring to abolish the small gam bler and that I seek to protect the big gambler, and to permit some form of gambling." Mr. Anderson asserts his earnest do, sire to prevent gambling of every character, and says that his advocacy of the substitute now In the senate Is on the ground that It goes much fur ther to prevent speculation than the Boykin bill. He goes very fully Into the matter snd explain, clearly and at length every phase of th* issue. He state* that os conditions now exist that there are only two concerns In Georgia that may Justly be termed legitimate ex change*—on* In 8avannah and th* other In Augusta Many Acquirt Homes ■pedal to The Georgies. Columbus, Ga, Aug. 8.—Th* tax re turns of Muscogee county show a gain of 966,600 In real estate owned by ne groes In th* county for the year l*oc. Quite a large number have purchased homes during th* year. The number of polls exceeds that of last year by IW. U. S. IN FINISH FIGHT OVER LEEDS PEARLS Photograph of Mrs. William B. Leeds, wearing the $220,000 pearl necklace, upon which the United 8tstes Government demand* that a duty of fifty per cent, be paid. Ths necklace wae brought to thle country in parts and a ten per cant, duty paid. This, the customs authorities claim, was illegal, Government Insists on $110,000 Duty on Necklace That Was Unstrung For Importation.' The case Involving duty on the fa mous Leeds pearl necklace, which Is the most valuable string of pearls In America, la to be fought to a finish In the United States courts In New York. Th* government will Institute pro ceedlngs In the United Btatea circuit court for the Southern district of New York against M. Citroen, a French dealer In Jewelry, who Imported the necklace, for $110,000 customs duty. The necklace Is In the possession of th* government officials 1n New York. William ' B. Leeds, the millionaire Rock Island railway olflclal, and his wife are the persons who sought to get the pearls Imported, having picked them up In a Paris Jewelry house for the modest sum of 1320,000. Citroen undertook to do tho Importing; The duty on pearls set as Jewelry la 60 per rent, but on unstrung pearls the duty Is only 10 per cent. In the belief that he could avoid paying the larger amount. Citroen took the neck lace apart and brought the pearls to New York unstrung. Citroen paid a duty of $22,000, or 10 per cent. Then It became known that an effort had been made to evade the law and the valuable pearls were seised and held by the authorities Overture* for a settlement of the case have been made to the treasury department and declined, and the suit to recover the 60 per be pushed to a finish. talned former Judge Alton R. Parker as counsel to fight tbs government. Citroen the other day advised Assist ant Secretary Reynolds, of the treaa ury, In charge of customs, that he wontif be glad to send the pearls back to France. He Insisted, however, on getting back the 122,000 duty he had paid. This th* government would not allow. Jewelers all over the country are In terested In the cose, for If Citroen wins his point all pearls and precious stones In the future will be Imported unstrung, subject only to the 10 per cent duty. Round Trip—.Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain $4.10, via Western & Atlantic R.R Battlefield Route. 8hortest Line and Quickest Time. Tickets on sale ivery Saturday; good till Tuesday following. An opportunity to visit Chlckamau- ga Park during the encampment of the Georgia 8tate Guard. For tickets, schedules and further Information, call on J. A. THOMAS, City Pan. & Tkt. Agt. •Phones 169 M. Bell; 163 AtlanU. C. B. Walker, Depot Ticket Agt, •Phone 213 Main. C. E. Harman, G. P. A. SHINGLE LATH BUYERS We have for tale, Immediate delivery: 100 M. "Caroling Special*" Highest grade Cypress Shingle*, full dlmenilon, 6x16, Be*U-Prime*. 600 M., eicb AU Heart Pine, full dlmenilon, 4x1$ and 6x16 Shingle*. 500 61. No. 2 Pine 4x18 anJ 6x16 Shingle*. 1,000,000 Standard Green Lathe, 4 feet long, exactly 1 1-2 Inche* wide, exactly 3-8 inch thick. We can deliver carload* and mixed carloads to all points In Georgia at gatlifactory prices. Drayload lots a specialty. $00 tons Hair Fibre and Wood Fibre Plaster ready for Im mediate shipment from Atlanta, Birmingham and Montgomery. Dehydratlne, the highest grade Damp and Water Proofing Compound. KEYSTONE LIME THE PUREST, WHIT EST LIME ON THE MARKET, PUT UP IN THE STRONGEST AND MOST ATTRACT IVE BARRELS. SEND FOR SAMPLE BAR REL OF KEYSTONE LIME. CAROLINA PORTLAND CEMENT CO. ATLANTA, GEORGIA. TO THE TRADE We Beg to Announce That Our Fall Lines of Holiday Goods and Toys, Stationery, Druggists’ Sundries Are Now Ready for Inspection in Our Building, 37-39-41 South Forsyth Street. Before Making Any Purchases We Invite Your Kind Consideration, and a Fair Chance to Show You What We Have to Offer. EXPENSES REFUNDED tO OUT-OF-TOWN BUYERS. MOIMTAG BROS. Manufacturers and Importers, 37-39-41 South Forsyth Street. JUDGE MAKES WAR ON SLOTJWACHINES Hiwclat to. The Georgian. Kavannsh, (la., Ang. The cigar slot innehtne* suddenly disappeared Tuesday from all stores, following anm* words said lij Judge Cane snent marhlns* In gsnsrsl, though tho roln machine was the en* before him. It was feared that the greed Jury nilxht take the matter op. Msehlnee here been need In a large num tier of establishments over th* city. CLAIM TO" BE HEIRS TO STATEN FORTUNE m Alleged Adopted Children Contesting Will in Echols Cohrt. Kpedal to The Georgian. Valdosta. Go., A Jr. ».—An Interesting case came up In the ordinary's court of Kchols 1 county on Tuasday, being the citation for years' support filed by alleged adopted children of Bamuel 8tatpn, who died a few weeka ago. The heir* of the deceased objected to the setting aside of a year's support, and the case will be hotly contested. After preliminary hearing the case won continued until the September term of court. Mr. Staten at the time of hla death waa an aged and very eccentric man. He was probably the wealthiest cltl- **n of his county, and habitually car ried on hla person and around hla promises enormous sums of money. He owned thousand* of acres of land, and his cattle roamed over miles and miles of that section. He was never married nnd lived practically alone some dis tance from the village of Btatenvllle. After hla death his relatives mode a search of hla home for the money. Which-they knew he had secreted, and found large sum* In the moot unex pected places. BRYAN IS VISITING IN SWITZERLAND Special Cable—Copyright. Lugano, Bwltserland, Aug. (.—Wil liam Jennings Bryan Is spending the morning sight-seeing In this vicinity. He arrived from Rome lost night Mr, Hryan was In Rome all day yesterday. He visited most of th* points of Inter est, but did not see the pope, as he had had an audience with Pop* Pius X during hla fornwr trip to Rome. Upon hla arrival at L 1 i waa received and banqueted Baron and Baroneea Lombard at their chateau near here. Mr. Bryan made a speech. In which he made some com parisons between -the smallest and th* greatest republics." During Mr. Bryan’s stay In Switzer land he will be engaged In a study of th* Swiss constltulon and economic conditions. IRE TOJE OUSTED England Charges Them With Stirring Up Strife in Africa. Special Cable—Copyright. London, Aug. ».—The government has about com* to the conclusion to de port a number of American negro prcechers who are stirring up strife among the South African tribesmen by preaching the doctrine of “Africa for th* Africans." As a preliminary th* matter has been called to the at tention of th* American government. NEGR0E8 SHOOT FLAGMAN AFTER ROBBINq A BLACK. By Private leased Wire. Lynchburg, Vs, Aug. 2 —Early this morning, In the Island yard of the Nor folk and Western railroad. Flagman Woody, of Roanoks, waa probably fa tally shot In tha mouth and ehouldor by one of a party of negroes who had held ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE ASKS AIO OF POLICE The Georgia Anil-Saloon League h-m ftp* pralm! to the Atlanta police for ol«l In its light against drunkenness In this city. Chief Jonnlnga bos received n strong conuuiinli'fitlon from State Superintend'd t J, C. Holomon, requesting him to have rig idly enforced the city law prohibiting the Mle of liquor to bahltnal drunkards., not* Mr. 8olotnon declares the UW Is being vio lated ami orgoe the police to Uko tho uoe- tsary steps to enforco It. lie state* In the letter that It Is enough to sell liquor according to hut assorts that Inestimable harm Is 1 done by the violation of law, la the of whisky to persons alrrady **eoak< Tho letter Is a strong appeal In bs of the mothers and sons of Atlanta. Chief Jennings took up the matter at once, directing that the letter In* road to the three police watches. In order that tho /"•M • • •* -■< tuny I" "ii th>• far any violations of the law In question. had oiling elmlf Mits Lovetta McGovern. Special to The Georgian. « '-.luM.i.ii-, «;.i , Aug :• Mitt l,..wfi McGovern, a well-known former rent dent of thla city, died at Aahcvlllo, > 0^ Tueaday night. Hh© had born .i Asheville about a year for her he.tit I Her I'mi.tIiim will Do brought li Interment. for PRIZE WINNING “AD” eno, Mr. Bry- Atlanta Typographical Union, POST OFFICE BOX 266. Won by H. J. Carroll. 154 Central ar