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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. 7 School Teachers with several vacation months on their hands are making good money as agents for the Mutual Benefit Life of Newark, N. J. This fine old com pany, of unblemished character, does not pay extravagant com missions to agents, but treats its policy holders so well that they ai*e our best ad vertisements. High class business and professional men are glad to have our agencies. Angier & Foreman, State Agents, ATLANTA. Dividends Annually. ="8 GERMAN CRO WN PRINCESS AND THE HEIR-APPARENT LAWYERS SUGGEST INSURANCE LAWS Atlanta Man on Committee Offering Recommendations to the Association. By Private Leased Wire. Omaha, Nebr., Aug. 14.—Reconi mendatlons for th« enactment of In euranee ]awt are contained In a report of the commltteo on Insurance laws the American Bar Association, signed by T. Burton "Smith, of Atlanta; R. W. Breckenrldge, of Omaha, chairman, and Rodney A. Mercer, ot Tonawando, fa., which have lust been made public. Here are tho rccomemndatlons: 1. That the Insurance committee be directed to draft and directed to report to the next annual meeting a bill that shall guard the safety of the life Insur. anee companies and their pollcyhald- er», but which shall require deferred dividends on life profits to be credited to the holders of such policies 1. Repeal of the s6-cal!ed reciprocal or retaliatory tax lawa 8. Repeal of the valued policy laws. I. The creation In each state of the office of flro marshal. 6. Stricter Incorporation laws IJ ■event! states, with particular refer ence to the capital stocks and the •tockholders* obligations In Insurance companies. t. The enactment of a Federal statute forbidding the use ot the malls to per sons, associations, copartnerships or corporations who atf not licensed to transact such buslress by the state where sue’ persons, associations, cn partnerships i r orporatlons are doml died, or under whose laws any such corporations are created. 7. The enact t-nt of a Federal stat ute providing for the supervision of Interstate transactions In Insurance, REMARKABLE MEMORY HA8 THIS CENTENARIAN Bperlsl to The Georgian, Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 14.—Jake Crabtree, who lives at Lavacco, and the oldest negro In Arkaneas, cele brated ths 101th anniversary of birth a few days ago. HIS hair la as white as the cotton he has worked In for nearly a century, yet he Is active, has good eyesight, and with ths exception of being slightly deaf does not appear to be more than 7* years old. He ex hibits a wonderful memory, especially In matters of 80 and 90 years ago. HEAVY RAIN 8TORM VI8ITS M1SSI88IPPI CITY, Special to The Georgian. Meridian, Miss., Aug. 14.—The bard rat min that has visited here In the past fifteen years fell between 1 and S o'clock yesterday afternoon. The meets In the business portion of the city were flooded and much damage was done. TO SPEND A MILLION DEVELOPING POWER. Special to The Georgian. Spartanburg, B. C- Aug. 14.—One million dollars will be spent In Spar tanburg and Cherokee counties within the next year by Pittsburg capitalists In developing water powers. Several electrical power nlants will be erected In this section for tbs purpose of fur nishing electricity for commercial and manufacturing purposes. The company Is capitalised at II, $' M M)00, most of the stock being held In rittsburg. The company has com menced the construction of a large power plant on Broad river, and In the near future the work of developing '-eabiu Shoals will begin. Beautiful China The beauty of our English China is not equaled. New iuid very artistic designs are shown Tn our most recent importations and tasteful housewives will be greatly interested in them. Odd pieces and full sets all in the prettiest shapes. Maier & Berkele SULLIVAN SAYS BRYAMJ0LD FIB 1 I Illinois Committeeman Do ! uies Story of Control of Convention. Photograph of the Crown fcrlncewi Frederick William and her Infant. *{??, «r»t picture of the babe, which is Boon to be christened The boy la the heir apparent Thla quietly while Germany makes a holiday, to the German throne. Berlin* Aug. 14.—Although the cere monies attending the christening Emperor Wilhelm's grandson at Pots dam on August 27 will be practically a family affair, the event promises to be a gala occasion for the entire na tion. There la still speculation as to what name will be selected for the lusty young royal German who came Into the world on the Fourth of July. In celebration of the first meeting be tween the Kaiser and bis grandson u few days ago the baby was initiated to the experience that must fall to him many times if he is spared to grow up —the facing of the camera—and this, the first photograph of the royal youngster and his sweet-faced mother, the Princess Cecelia, will he carefully erved by the few to whom It has distributed, to be compared from . to year with the counter present ments of the growing princeling and probable future emperor. World's Proudest Monarch. Kaiser William, who was on his yacht off the Norway coast when the grandson was born, is the proudest S ro • birth some day rule. of the boy, and since his return to Ber lin has spent every spare hour neat* the baby, w*ho is said to be giving Indica tions of a strong constitution. The princess, his mother, Is improving rapidly In health. The announcement that the christen Jng will be a family affair does not mean that all the relatives or a ma jority of them will he present, for such a gathering of kinsfolk would bring together an innumerable host of royal visitors., The baby prince has rela tives In many lands, for tho marriage of his parents drew together In closer bond tlte royal families of Germany, Denmark, England, Russia and Hol land. As the heir to the first born ot Kaiser William, the baby, who Is yet nameless, may ploy a most important part In the world's hlstov some clay. He-is directly In line to tne throne of the German empire, and- although his chances of reaching the goal are ap parently far distant, because of the fact will be watcher by the millions over wjjpm he may :JOHN OLIVER HOBBS” DIES IN HER BED WHILE ASLEEP By Private Iattaed Wire. London, Aug. 14.—While asleep. Mr*. . earl. Mury, ot the Teresa Cralgie— known to the world as John Oliver Hobbes—dramatist and author, died Sunday night ot heart disease. She was I* years old. She came to London Sunday after noon from her home, Steephlll Castle, Ventnore, Isle of Wight, to keep an engagement,, and ' Was apparently in good health when she retired for the night. Pearl Richards Cralgie (John Oliver Hobbes) was an English novelist, born Boston, Mass. Iter father removed England while she was very young, and she was educated there by private tutors and later In Parts, and at Uni versity College, London. She was mar ried In 1887 to Reginald W. Cralgie, In dialogue. one, antj she secured a divorce In 18 She was married when 19 years old, and had one son, now 16 years old. Her early works of prominence were "The School of Saints,” "The Herb Man” and "The Vineyard." Among her publications are the novels: "Some Emotions and a Moral" (1891), "The Sinner's Comedy" (1898), "A Study In Temptations" (1891), "A Bun dle of Life" (1894). "The Oods, Some Mortals and Lord Wlekersham” (1199), "Robert Orange" (1900), "The Serious Wooing" (1901), and "J-ove and the Soul Hunters" (1908), and the plays, "Journey's End In Lovers' Meeting/ for Miss Ellen Terry (1894), "The Ambassador" (1898), and "A Repent ance" (1898). Her style was cynics), brilliant and epigrammatic, especially MA Y VOTE ON AMENDMENTS A TELE CTION IN NO VEMBER According to an opinion delivered to Hon. Boykin Wright, chairman of .the house judiciary committee. Attorney General John C. Hart holds that amendments to the state constitution can be voted on at the congressional election In November, that being ,a 'general election" within a strict In terpretation of the constitution of Georgia. The question arose over proposed amendments which would be too late now to be advertised for the October election. Home neld thrt the amend meats could not be voted on In No vember, others to the contrary, settle the contention Mr. Wright sub mitted the question to the attorney general. Special interest attaches to two such lieutenant gov- to creme Phil FORES7 FIRE IN FRANCE DEVASTATES 7,500 ACRES By Private Leased Wire, Paris, Aug. 14.—The largest forest fire known In France In a generation haa devastated 7,500 acres near Tou lon, and Is still burning. It broke out yesterday near Puget- vllle and Plgnans, and a strong north west wind caused It to spread rapidly. It destroyed the Quartre Termes woods In two hours, and during the night burned two more forests. It has al ready covered an area of 14 miles. WEALTHY OHIO MAN AND FAMILY TOURING EUROPE ON HORSEBACK By Private Leased Wire. London. Aug. 14 —John a. Patter son, a wealthy resident of Dayton, Ohio, haa just returned from a hone- back trip with his family and servants from Edinburgh to London, a distance __ 890 miles, gives the following ac coutre of his trarel: Tbe party started In motor can. but did not Ilk* them, and decided to take up the bone riding Idea. Mr. Patter son was accompanied by his daughter, Dorothy: son, Master Fred, BecreUry Charles Palmer and Mr. Pleastnger. They brought seven hordes with them and also had a two-horse omnibus, which carried the laggnge, a valet, n groom and a maid. The pnrty to going to Paris and Benin, riding horseback everywhere an the caatlocDt- By Private l^aai-l Wire. * Chicago. Aug. 14.—Replying to the statement made by William Jennings Uryan In Parts, to the effort that "Rog er Sullivan and John Hopkins had de liberately robbed the Democrats of Il linois of their political rights," Mr. Sul livan, who 1s a member of the execu tive committee, sold: . "Mr. Bryan got all his Information from Mr. Dunlup und Is doing what Mr. Dunlap w Ishes him to do. All ths Information he has regarding the Illi nois situation he got from Dunlap and Hopkins. Ills statement Is not true as to the control of the state convention two years ago. Ho Is fighting their battles for them—battles which the. can not fight themselves. Mr. Bryan to not bigger than the entire Dc.no- cratlc party." Mr. Sullivan referred to a letter which he said Mr. Bryan had written Congressman Caldwell, of (he Spring- field district. In which letter he said Mr. Bryan admitted that he had re ceived all of his Information from Dunlap. That letter, said Mr, Sulli van. was proof of his assertions. LINCOLN, NEBR., PREPARES TO WELCOME DRYAN. Ily Private l-eaned Wire. Lincoln. Nebr., Aug. 14.—As far as possible details for the homecoming of W. J. Bryan were arranged yesterday afternoon at a meeting of the differ ent committees. The welcome hint will be on Wednesday, September I. Mr. Bryan, according to the present Itinerary, will not arrive until late In the afternoon cf that date und there Will be no elaborate parade us was In tended. The exercises will lake place at the state capital grounds and will bo In the open. Governor Mickey will deliver the nddrets of welcome, to which Mr. Ilryan will respond. There will be other speeches, but presen' plans do not contemplate any speak ers outside the mote. The reception will lake place In the evening at the cspltol building, followed by night fire works. The business anil residence parts of the city will be elaborately decorated and a great crowd to expect ed from this and other slates. LOCATION IS TAKEN L. & N. Engineers Make Surveys While, Competi tor Takes a Rest, 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. I EXPENSES REFUNDED TO OUT-OF-TOWN BUYERS. MONTAG BROS. Manufacturers and Importers, 37-39*41 South Forsyth Street. gpertal to The Georgian. Auguatu, (la., Aug. 14.—Stewart Johnson, a burly peg-legged negro man, made a moat vlcloua and fiendlah at tempt on the life of Aaron Bcott yea- terday In the yard of the county Jail. The negro had concealed a ruety ceee knife In his clothe, and he came near ualng It with a fatal effect. LOW RATES via SOUTHERN RAILWAY Hh-.uing tbs Arrival mid Departure of Pa Special to The (ieorgtnu. Bristol, Tonn., Aug. 14.—Tha I.qula- vllle and NaaTvilio and the Virginia and Southwestern railroads are engeg- _ . _ _ . _ „t ed In a spirited fight to secure rights RAILROAD SCHEDULES. of way Into the rich coal mining reglor. of Leo county. Virginia, where new coal fields are being ojiened. For weeks the Virginia anil Southwestern Company has been busy building an extension at nn estimated cost of a million dollars- Reallzlng the prospects of Its securing Important advantage., the Louisville Nashville hurried a .warm of lo eating engineer. Into the earno territo ry und a hot contest Is on. Thee englners, twelve In number, are under Chief Iswatlng Rnglneer Payton, of the Louisville and Nashville, and were rushed Into the field early Humlay morning. Tho engineers work ed nil day Sunday, locating about five miles of the line. Tho engineers got off tho train at Pennington Gap, Imme diately secured horses amt went to r. point some two miles distant, where thoy began surveying the line, ASSAULTED PRISONER WITH RUSTY KNIFE. -Depart To— 2 Nashville. K.V, am 74 Marietta..12:10 pm ' 02 Naihvltle.4:M pin otto... 2 IW BBlf 72 Marietta.. 5 30 pm . - I \ i -li\ Uii- 7 r - f Nn.lt, Hie h |V pr. ■■'t'ENTiiAi. op ftr.imdu railway. Arrlre From— J Depart To— J oTiinnah,.... T:W arn,Mncoii........ .12:01 am •rkaoimile.. 7£0 nnijHaTiinnab 1:00 am | MAnm....... .11:40 arolMaron........ 4 w pm i*; vannah 4 ,, >ft pin rtnvnnnnli .... 1* 10 pm 51arou 7 .V* pul .In hsti.it tile » t> pm ‘ ATLANTA ASTi wilaTVtnST IU ROAD. Arrltr# From— 1 Depart To— limit...ii:40 ntni*Monftf.imor/ f. T) am ]:43 pnO*Mnntg'ra*ry.IX:45 pm 1133 piuPSelma 4:1) pr rntgoiutry. linn. i. ■■■ ■ LnOrongt 1:10 ntn11<nOrange.,.. 5 sti i •Montgomery. 3:40 nnn^Montg m'rj.ll li pm •Dali/. All othertrntna dolly except fin dtt?. All trains of Atlanta and Weft Polsf Itallrond Company arrtre at oud depart from Atlanta Terminal station. corner of Mitchell streot a ml Mad I won avenue. iiliOJUilA llAlLltdXb. ~~ Arrive From— 1 Depart To— •Augituta 5:99 atni*Augnat* 7 45 irvrw 4:4* niujUtbonla Id 06 Inffton 7:44 nni;*Ai<guita..., * •Augusta.. Cony* Covln„ .... •Augusta.. . .12:10 ptuiCotiyi Ithoiils....... 3:2a pmiCoriu lugusta 3:1- pni|*Angi •Dally. All other trains d era 1:00 ptn ugton.... 1:10 pm i*Augusta 11:45 pm ; dally exempt Bun* .ipAUbAiin■jnirXinb iuii.wa?. Arrive Vroi|- J__ Dep.rt To~r Wsrm 8prlngt, Gs .... Chick Springs. 8. C., . Asheville. N. C..’ Wayricivill*. N. C Hendersonville, N. C. .. Lake Toxaway, N. C. .. Tryon, N. C Tate Springe, Tenn .... Simone, Ga Cumberland Island, Ga Atlantic Beach, I la .... Chicago, III .. Saratoga Springe, N. Y Atlantic City, N, J .. .. Aebury Perk, N. J. .. Detroit, Mich 3.75 .. too .. 10.50 .. 11.60 .... 10X0 .... 12.70 .... 1000 .... 11.35 .... 12X0 .... 1SX0 .... 14X0 . .. 32X5 . .. 43X0 . .. 40X0 . .. 41X0 .... 30X5 t’&Vri.m Aldmvllle ■iwatuuMiri.,.,,, Memphis .11:45 MtuiSrir York... Serr York 3:V> pmlAldserllle.... Monro#.. .. 7:40 pmiMemphls..... ..■■P Birmingham.. 9:3b puiiM'sslilugton.. 0:35 put if u* Vhowa la « • i • i he above rates are :*or the Round Trip. Tickets on eels dally limited for re turn until October 31, 1809. Patttnger and Ticket Office No. 1 Peachtree Street. ’Phone 142. J. C. LUSK. District Passenger Agent. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Trains Leave Atlanta, New Terminal Station, corner Mitchell and Madlion Avenue. N. D.—Following schedule fignrae pub lished only si luforaistlou end are net guaranteed! 4:00 A. M.-No. 8k DAILY. Local lo UK sdofbais, stoking ell stops; arriving to Hlrmlnjbam ridk ..CHICAGO AMI CTNCLVNAM UMITKD." A sol hi ve.ilt.nl,-rt tr.lu Allai,Is to Ctorinutl with out change, eowpoae.1 of rntlbuled day K.rufft.e’tu- p^ in.VM V3e“to Cals ear service. AU steals between At- 'TS rMwilt. to Griffin snd CelumlHis. Arrives unfits .-U a. at.; Co- lutulms Pj a. m. S:i9 A. U.-. o. 18. DAILY, leeal to Ulcwa, Brunswick and, Jacksonville. Makes all stops , arriving Macon 9:16 it. m.; Uruna- ff:i« , ‘V;i , .| , A“-- t I.oT?m.n to ;s a. u.; Kaeu, uty t.H a. «., and * -dorado TiZ‘V : U*-“o. ,2 DAILY.—Local t'a.rlotte, Danville. WcSmund and Aabo- and Booth weal.ra Uniltwl, Kleeirk- hghi- e.L HIce|da*, library, obaerralton sad riet cars through without change. Dialog cars serve all steals rn reste Arrives Wash- ,o fS' I*it UgUHt U.lk 1% M.-No. - Itsrooe arrtring Macon 2:49 p. m. *“ f - DAIMT.—Maron and DAI Is' Anrin 4 p. i pT.-lt Mltf.4, Wash- u.~s< tiivA, — lt»i •. etlnsvtUe*. DnlinMa olfsrrvalk/u chair ROUND TRIP Sommer ami Convention Rates. Round trip summer exgursions from all points East to Pacific Coast and Northwest, from June 1 to September 16th, with special stop-over privileges, good returning to October 31st, 1906. Summer Rates to Colorado, Jene 1st to Sept. 30 Use the splendid through service of the SOUTH ERN PACIFIC from New Orleans, UNION PA CIFIC from Kansas City or Chicago to all points West, Northwest and Southwest, including palatial steamship service from San Francisco to Japan, China, Australia, etc. Through Pullman Tourist cars from Washington, Atlanta, Montgomery, etc., and from St. Louis and Chicago to California. WHITE ME FOR LITERATURE AND INFORMATION. J. F. VAN RENSSELAER, General Agt., 124 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Ga. R. 0. BEAN, T. P. A. G. W. ELY, T. P. A. ^ooooryacmmmmmimssssssssssssssssssasssvsaasssssssaBmsaum^ J, &> end Cohtmbua. I’uIIumd palace ataeplog rar *TVK !T$r 28, BAILT,—Loral to Fey{ #tt#r11l# at ir**viu# am) J4J9 P* hi.—Ko. 15, DAILY.-Tbmngh * fo*it »; , *DAILY.-»l.k.. etopa. Ixiral to Ilefilo: arrive. Ib-niu 19A» P. M.-No. 14. BAILT.-97ori.la Um- I tad- A eolid veatlbnled train ta Javkaow- vllte. Via. Through alaaplng ram snd day eosehas to Jaeksoavills tad Uninrtrick: ar rive* JaekaoarUle 1M a. to.; Hrun.wlcii 9 a. to. I Ht. AcgusMse 19 a. m. IIJO P. U.-Ns. 91. DAILY.—Threoah lasts to fit toper, opes to racaive psasesgara ’ll ft’lnVrr-lto. to DAILY.—tlsited Statra Yatt Mall. BolM rratlbolr.1 trato. Weepisa ntra to New 5 ork, Ulchmoad. Charlotte and Aahevllle. Coacbra to Waahlogton. IHnlsg can aerve all rural, as mote. Arrirre I Waiblsgtos 9J9 p. «... Maw Yari 8:18 a. m. Loral AUsoU-CUrioato atoepor upon to revetvr naaspuerrs at 9.49 p. m. I«al Atlanta-Aahsvlllr aloeper opan 10J0 n. at. Tlrk.t Office No. t Prarhlrra. os, VUdnct. Pet.rs building, ami aew Terndtial Htntlon. Both Tkowr (Itr office. 142 mala: depot. I No. L Mi Terminal evrhvage. PERFECT PROTECTION POLICY Insures Against Any Sickness,8 Months Any Accident, 24 Months Accidental Death. NORTH AMERICAN ACCIDENT INSURANCE CO. 703 Prudential Building, Phone 53.70. AGENTS WANTED. f. *!•■*•}oltig ear at liaiu. ArrJrra 5f#tnpb(o 7:tt u iOf V. Me-*\tih lb, DA IDT, DAIIaf.—Pa ft mss nSr*. I sn<l WHteKEV HABITS I cured at home witli- loatpeiOa Book of ?>«:• I timljfi s»*nt a B M. WOOLLEY. M. D. f AttoatAUS. Office J Jl N. Pryor r*recL