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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 17. 1IM.
OUR OFFER!
offer on our
SI2.60 machine and three month*s free trial
pltn. Wa carry nothing but the latest im
proved machines, guaranteed for ten years.
We carry tha latest stock and ship from
A tlanta tha lame day order is received, You
can save several dollars on freight. Write
today for catalog No. 23
Jofjn Foster Co.
265*267 Decatur Street:
Atlanta, Georgia.
LOW
RATES
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
Warm Spring,, Ga ...
Chick Springs, 8. C..
Asheville. N. C
Waynesville, N. 0.
Hendersonville, N. C. .
Lake Toxaway, N. C. .
Tryon, N. C
Tate 8prlngs, Tenn ...
St. Simons, Ga
Cumberland island, Ga
Atlantic Beach, Ha
Chicago, III
Saratoga Springs, N. Y
Atlantic City, N., J .. .
Asbury Park, N. J. .. .
Oetrolt, Mich
.$ 3.75
8.50
10.50
11.60
, 10.00
12.70
10.00
. 11.35
12.00
13.00
14.60
32.05
43.80
40.00
41.50
30.05
The above rates are
for the Round Trip.
Tickets on ssle daily limited for re
turn until October 31, 1906.
Passenger'and Ticket Office No. 1
Peachtree Street. ’Phone 142.
COMBES sms POPE
SAY WALL STREET BROKERS
WERE DRAWN INTO NET
BY SPIRITUALIST SEANCES
Ex-Premier of France Com
ments bn Pontiff’s
Encyclical.
By Prlvnto Leased IVIre,
Parle. Aug. 17.—The Matin publishes
an Interview with M. 'Cobee, ex-pre-
mler and ex-minister of the Interior,
on the pope's latest encyclical. M.
Combes was practically the father of
the law. He said that the pope has
rung the death knell of the Catholic
church In France. The state would
be led Inevitably to suppress the pen
sions granted to the clergy, cotnmla-
sloners 'are losing possession of the
churches and presbyteries.
HOT CONTEST IS ON
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
8|>eelnl to The Georgian.
Jasper, Ala., Aug. 17.—That the po
litical situation Is growing Intensely
warm Is everywhere evident. Thero
are a number of close contests in this
county. There are four candidates and
two are to be chosen.
J. C. LUSK,
District Passenger Agent.
I respectfully announce myself a
candidate for council from the Third
ward, subject to the white primary on
August 22.
C. W MANGUM.
I respectfully announce myself a
candidate for oounoll from the Fourth
ward, subjoot to white primary on
August 22.
DR. B. E. PEARCE.
I respectfully announce myself a
candidate for counoil from the 8lxth
ward, subject to the whits primary on
JOHN W. GRANT.
FOR COUNTV TREASURER.
JAME8 G. WOODWARD.
I respectfully announce myeelf a
candidate for County Troaeuror, sub
ject to whlto primary on August 22.
MACON C. SHARP.
DECATUR CITIZENS
WANT NEW RAILROAD.
H|"'<-inl to The Georgian.
Jackson, Miss., Aug. 17.—The citlsens
of Decatur, Newton county, have peti
tioned the railroad commlsalon asking
that the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas
t'lty road be made to build Its main
line via that town, as ordered by the
circuit court of that district a year
ago. The decision of the lower court
lies been appealed from and until the
supreme court passes on It the railroad
commission does not have much Juris
diction.
A Standard of What You
Should Get When
You Pay
$3*50
Not that a Muse Special is more than we believe a
three-fifty’s worth.
Other three-fiftv shoes ought to be better, we believe.
The “RIALTO”
1357 Patent Colt
Blucher Oxford*,
narrow, flat last,
high military heel,
$3.o0,
1375 G u n Metal
Calf Blucher Ox
fords, same shape
as above, $3.50.
The “RIALTO”
In Tan
1389 Tan Russian
Calf Blucher Ox
ford. Very swelL
$3.50.
MUSE’S
3-5-7 Whitehall Street.
LOW FREIGHT RATES
SECURED ON ROADS
Special to The Georgina.
Columbus, Ga., Aug. 17.—The board
of trade, through Its transportation
committee, had secured reductions In
freight In 770 shipments made over
railroads by shlppperx to merchants in
this city recently. When the discrep
ancies were called to the attention of
the railroad people the reductions were
promptly made and the merchants are
greatly pleased at the work of the com
mittee in their behalf. Another com
mittee Is at work formulating plans
for an all water route via Apalachicola
and hone to have them ready for the
next regular meeting.
U. S. District Attorney
in New York Getting
Evidence.
MEDICAL SOCIETY
HOLDS A MEETING
PEACE IN BANTAM STATES
IS ASSURED, SAYS COMBS
By Prlvnte leased Wire.
New York, Aug. 17.—Tb** stonraer A111-
nnce, which arrived Inst night from Colon,
I'nniinin, brought Leslie Combs, the Ameri
can mlnlHjcr to Guatemala and Honduras.
In a few days Mr. Combs will go to Wash
ington and as soon as he hss reported thj*
details of recent events In the eountrles to
which lie Is accredited he will be given
leave of absence and will visit his home
In Kentucky.
„ ... board
lilted States wnrshlp Marblehead at
San Jose, Costa Itleg, when per
established between Guatemala on the one
side and the allies,.Honduras mid Salvador,
on the other, Mr. Combs said:
••There were provisions In the compact
that I am quite sure will result In a peace
ful situation In Central Amerlen for years
to come. I consider the agreement where
by any of the countries ran refer to the
president of the United States and to the
president of Mexico for settlement uuy ease
thnt may arise by arbitration will effect
this.
•*I am sure It will crento a mornl press
ure thnt will eliminate the revolutionary
smooth out difficulties In neighboring «
AT THE: THEATERS
SHINGLE LATH BUYERS
We have for »ale, Immediate delivery:
300 M. "Carolina Specials” Highest grade Cypres* Shingles, full
dimension, 6x16, Beats-Prlmes.
500 M., each All Heart Pine, full dimension, 4x18 and 6x16
Shingles.
500 M. No. 2 Pine 4x18 and 5x16 Shingles.
1,000,000 Standard Green Lathi. 4 feet long, exactly 1 1-2
inches wide, exactly 3-8 inch thick. .. *
We can deliver carloads and mixed carloads to all points in
Georgia at satisfactory prices. Drayload lots a specialty.
800 tons Hair Fibre and Wood Fibre Plaster jeady for Im
mediate shipment from Atlanta, Birmingham and Montgomery.
Dehydratlne, the highest g.ade 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.
At the Casino.
And another great big gathering en
Joyed the Casino performance Thtirs
day night, and there la another large
advance sale for the performances yet
to be given.
The theatergoers agree that this In
one of the cleverest attractions yet of
fered In Atlanta. It is absolutely vaude
ville and ft is winning.
The Elenore sisters have won a great
impression, and will ever be welcome
stars In the future. And the other
acts on the bill are the sort that make
a vaudeville bill a real succesi.
The Bijou box office opened Friday
for the *nle of Casino seats. The
transfer will be ifiade from the Grand
box to start the Bijou along for its
season.
The hi!! for the Casino show for the
week that will start on Monday seems
to be one of the regulars. Stuart
Barnes, the cleverest singing comedian
In vftudevllje, will be the special fea
ture, Holcomb. Curtis Co., another
great vaudeville success, will be on the
bill, and one of the novelty features
will be Chester, the statue dog.
The bill looks good, and the sale of
seats will start at the Bijou box office
Saturday morning.
AGED MOTHER TO HEAR
THREE 60N8 PREACH
Special to The Georgia it.
Charlotte. N. C., Aug. 17.—At the lit
tle Methodist Church at Blenheim, 8.
on next Sunday there will be a
touching and An unusual gathering, at
the request of a gray headed and aged
mother, whose three sons are now all
preachers, one a college president, the
second u presiding elder and the third
a preacher In North Carolina.
The mother is Mrs. Kale Kilgo, of
Blenheim, and her desire to ^ee all of
her sons In the pulpit together will be
fulfilled by those sons at the Sunday
services.
Dr. John C. Kilgo, president of Trin
ity College, one of the most richly en
dowed institution# of the Bouth, is one
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, Aug. 17.—Assistant Uni
ted States District Attorney Carmody
had all his available men busy today
trying to locate two millionaire stock
brokers whose names are almost as
well known In Wall street as that of
John W. Gates, In order to secure them
as witnesses against Mrs. Blna F. Ver-
rault-Hamllton and Mrs. James Pem
berton Brown, known as the "Casste
Chadwicks of New York.”
The search for the two Wall street
millionaires followed revelations of the
alleged activities of Mrs. Hamilton and
her friend, Mrs. Brown. According to
the Information which has reached the
United Stutes district attorney, the two
women used their matrimonial buit
merely as a side issue. The chief vic
tims, It Is alleged, were wealthy Wail
street brokers, and to get them It Is
declared that they resorted to every
thing from spiritualism to a roulette
and faro layout.
8eances and Roulette.
The handsome residence of this syn
dicate In West Eighty-second street, It
Is declared, was the scene of gumbllng
revels, while frequently In another part
of the mansion spiritualistic seances
were going on, calculated to Impress
prospective victims with the necessity
of contributing munificently to the
syndicate’s bogus stock companies.
Mrs. Brown has furnished the bruins
nnd Mrs. Verrault hax furnished the
benuty. Twenty years ago the former
eloped front Halifax with J. P. Brown,
a civil engineer. They were married in
Brooklyn. Brown was twenty years
older than his brJde. Five years ago he
died. The widow went to Boston,
where she met Ulna Finnegan, who af
terwards became Mrs. Verrault.
Organized a Company.
Mrs. Brown came to New York and
The regular meeting of the Fulton
County Medical Society was held
Thursday evening at 8 o’clock In the
Carnegie Library and several Impor
tant medical matters were discussed.
Among those taking part In the pro
gram with papers or talks along scien
tific subjects, were Dr. W. 8. Elkin,
Ullv Buujctir. nciu 1/1. v* • o. uinni,
Dr. a. H. Noble, Dr. J. O. Earnest, Dr.
R. R. Klme, Dr. K. C. Davis, D». A. L
Fowler, Dr. IV. F. Westmoreland, Dr.
W. P. Nlcolson, Dr. Marlon Hull, Dr.
8. A. Vlsanska and Dr. 8. T. Bar
nett.
ROUND TRIP
Summer and Convention Rates.
Round trip summer excursions from all points
East to Pacific Coast and Northwest, from June 1 to
September 15th, with special stop-over privileges,
good returning to October 31st, 1906.
Summer Rates to Colorado, June lsttoSepf.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.
WRITE ME FOR LITERATURE AND INFORMATION.
J. F. VAN RENSSELAER, General Agt.,
. 124 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Ga.
0. BEAN, T. P. A. G. W. ELY, T. P.
STRONG CHARGE TO JURY
ON LYNCHING QUESTION
FEELING 18 GROWING
AGAINST BUCKET SHOPS
Hpeelal to The Georgina.
Charlotte, N. C, Aug. 17.—Judge
Peebles, In the opening of the criminal
term of court for August In the city
yesterday said some pretty strong
things about lynching.
He suld of lynching thnt It was nat
urally the work of cowards, nnd that
the reputation of this state for bravery
could not bn always maintained If such
men as the lynchers become to be re
garded with any favor. He recited
the fact that lynchers are murderers,
nnd expressed himself cleurly on that
l>otnt.
Red Man Elect Officers.
Hpeelal to The Georitlan.
Gadsden, Ala., Aug. 17.—Appalachia
Tribe, local Red Men, have elected the
following officers for the next six
months: U E. Chandler, sachem;
Percy Todd, 8. 8.; Ernest Todd, J. 8.;
R. James, prophet; E. L. Patten, C. of
R.; W, P. Johnson, K. of \V. The oth
er officers who are appointive will ho
named at the next regular council, by
Deputy Grand Sachem Johnson of this
.Pity.
Special to The Georgian.
Gadsden. Ala., August 17.—Blnco the
defalcation of Cashier Chisolm, of the
First National Dank of Birmingham,
and the revelations of tho part the
bucket shops hove taken In the mat
ter, feeling I" very strong against the
evil In this city. Last spring, when
the revenue schedule was being made
up by the city council, the license of
bucket shops was doubled, and was
paid under protest. It Is believed thnt
the city will follow tho example set by
Birmingham and will refuse to license
them at all.
FARMERS RAISE ENOUGH
TO LAST TWO YEAR8
Hpeelal to Tho Georgian.
Gadsdbn, Ala., August 17.—Reports
rocelved from different parts of the
great Hand Mountain plateau stated
that the corn crop Is the most bounti
ful In many years. Most of. the farm
ers have made enough this year to last
them two years.
The cotton, too, Is very fine. The
wet weather so far has not Injured It
to nny great extent.
There Is an ahundnneo of fruit, vege
tables nnd poultry.
TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE
EXPECTED TO ATTEND
Special to The Gcorglsn.
Indian Springs, Ga., August 17.—The
Indian Springs holiness camp meeting
Is growing In Interest and attendance
every service. Wednesday night there
were present nt the regular 8 o'clock
service more than 2,000 persona. At
every service many people Join the
church.
Rev. Bud Robinson nnd Will Huff
are doing the preaching. More than
1,200 people are now encamped on tha
grounds. At the meeting of the cot
tage holdors and their friends yester
day $1,000 was raised to pay for the
Improvements of this .year. Several
have taken loti to build cottages for
another year.
Sunday Bud Robinson will preach,
and 10,000 people are expected to be
In attendance.
This man, not knowing a letter In
the alphabet at the age of 23 years,
now speaks as one of the graduates of
theological college.
Rights Away 8scured.
Hpeelal to The Georgian.
Haralson, Ga., August 17.—The At
lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Rail
way Company has secured deeds to j
the right of way through Haralson.
THIS COOK STOVE FOR $14.35
necured a position .ah a cloak model.
Later she became a stenographer for a
Wall street man. Ilia wife died and
he axked her to marry him, but she re
fused.
In 1902 she Installed herself In
mansion at 114 West Seventy-third
street. She advtrtlned In the "per-
uonfti” columns of a newspaper and
ncorcM of replies came. Then xhe
called upon Mrx. Verrault to go Into
partnership with her. Then they be
gan using spiritualism an a aide tnaue.
Mrx. Brown formed a concern which
xhe called the Kentucky foal and Fuel
Company. At the xeancex which were
conducted by Mrx. Verrault and George
Maxon. Mm Brown's brother, vlRttorx
were advised to buy stock In the Ken
tucky company. ■
By means of these mystic ’’tip*"
$50,000 worth of stock wax sold In the
concern. A brewer who, lives In Brook
lyn gave $10,000 ax xoon as a “spirit"
told him to contribute and later he put
In $15,000 more.
of her sons, while the others are both
well known—J. W. Kilgo being presid
ing elder of one of South Carolina’*
leading district*.
Hat the largest oven of any cast iron
cook stovt made, being 21x20 inches.
Retail Dealers Would Sell It
for $22.00 to $25.00
Our prices mean a big saving to you.
Cook Stoves from $4.50 up. Ranges
from
$15.00 to $23.50
Our catalog Mo. 29 Is free. Write
for it or call to see us.
JOHN FOSTER GO.,
265-7-9 and 271 Decatur St., Atlanta, Ga