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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
TTirnSPAY, SEPTEMBEIt 5, i™.
SMALL DEPOSITS
are always welcome at
our bank and receive
the same careful atten
tion as the large deposi
tors.
SATURDAYS our
Savings Department is
open from 4:00 to 6:00
p. m. 3 1-2 per cent in
terest. •
GEORGIA SAVINGS BANK
AND TRUST GO.,
17 South Broad St., Cor.
Alabama St.
Atlanta’s Oldest Sav
ings Bank.
NEGRO IS SUSPECTED
OP BEING ASSAILANT
OF MISSES LAWRENCE
Elbert Garrison, a negro about 25
yean old, Is lodged In the police sta
tion and Is suspected of being the
negro who assaulted Misses Ethel and
Mabel I-awrence on Monday, two
weeks ago. An effort will be made to
have Miss Lawrence Identify him.
Oarrlson was arrested several days
ago near Falrplay, Oconee county, 8.
C., by E. B. Keese, a cltlsen who sus
pected the negro of being a crlmlnnl
and believed that he answered the de-
■crlptlon of the negro wanted In At
lanta. He was brought to Atlanta
Thunday morning by Mr. Keese. Sher
iff W. A. Stowe, of Toccoa, Stephens
county, Oa., and Chief of Police W. R.
Ledford, of Lavonla, Oa. A reward of
2(45 is offered by the state for the
capture of the right negro and private
rewards may swell this amount to
11,400.
If Oarrlson Is not the assailant of
the two young women his captors be
lieve that he certainly Is guilty of
some crime to judge from his actions
l>eforc and after arrest. He made sev
eral desperate efforts to escapo from
their custody and showed the greatest
fenr of coming to Atlanta.
The negro rode on a freight train
from Atlanta to Toccoa last Saturday
night and made the acquaintance of
a brakeman at Falrplay, 8. C., who
took him to hla home. Garrison's
actions aroused the brakeman'e sus
picions and ha notified E. B. Keese,
who began to question the negro and
finally placed him under arrest. The
negro, though covered by a revolver,
made a lunge at Mr. Keese and
..knooked him down and only the efforts
of half a dozen men overpowered him.
While the negro was being taken to
Toccoa, Oo., In a buggy he freed his
hands from their fastenings and made
nn attempt to secure Mr. Keese’s re
volver. The attempt was discovered
In time. The negro also tried to Jump
"Ut of the window while on the train
bound for Atlanta.
Harrison was turned over to the
Atlanta authorities at the police sta
tion. lie will be held until his Identity
I- established or It Is found that ho Is
not wanted for any crime.
NEGROBQVWHIPPED
IN POLICE STATION
Because Robert Lee Buster, a
year-aid negro boy, Insulted Maggie
McDermot, a little girl, who lives at 607
Simpson street, Wednesday afternoon,
he was given a whipping In the police
station Thursday morning that will
make him remember to be good.
The case was heard In the Juvenile
court before Judge Broyles. It was
shown that the little negro had made
nn Insulting remark to the little girl.
Judge Broyles dismissed the boy on
condition that his mother, who was In
the court room, give him a whipping.
The mother retired to a hallway with
the youngster and the yells that floated
over the transom soon afterwards
Mi owed that she was carrying out her
part of the contract.
splenIidIeml
IN TABERNACLE TENT
For the past ten days a great revival
of religion In the Baptist tabernacle
tent near the comer of Hendrix ave
nue and Peeples street has been In
progress, where a large number of peo
ple have been saved and many cold
church members revived and shown
their duty to Ood and man.
El H. Peacock, who lias been con
ducting these services, reaches the
hearts of the people In Just such a way
as perhaps no other one man could do.
The meetings will continue through
Sunday, with E. H. Peacock preaching
the closing sermon. Professor B. C.
Davis, lender of the Tabernacle choir,
has charge of the music. Rev. L. E.
I la chols, state evangelist, employed by
the state mission board, will preach
Thursday night. Friday night the At
lanta Business Men's Gospel Union will
hare charge of the service, with E. C.
Callaway, J. T. Moody. W. D. Manly
and E. H. Thornton and other promi
nent business men taking part. The
special musical feature of the service
will be the singing by the South At
lanta class of the Atlanta Union Mu
sical Association.
The meeting will dose on Sunday
night, and Mr. Peacock will take for
his subject, "And the Bed Waa Too
Hhort.” This be will handle In his orig
inal way.
W Pale Delicate Women and Girls.
r The Old Standard. Grove's Tasteless
Chill Tonic, drives out malaria and
builds np * the system. Sold by all
neuters for 27 years. Price 50 cent*
l
AGIST
Three Men Sue for $150,000
as Result of Land
Scheme.
Ily Private tensed Wire.
Chicago, Sept. 6.—Damage claims
amounting to 1150,000 were filed In the
circuit court yesterday against Mrs.
Eliza F. Moody,
The complalnanta are Victor E. Free
man and Rufuz A. Evans, of New York,
and J. M. Evans, of Chicago. They
admit they owe Mrs. Moody 513,000
—money advanced for a land scheme.
It was Mrs. Moody's sensational at
tempt to collect this which forms the
basis of the damage suits.
The trouble started In New York
when Mrs. Moody's husband, now dead,
went Into a timber and coal land deal
with Freeman and the two Evans
brothers. After Mr. Moody's death, the
widow was induced to advance 513,000
on promises it big returns. Notes were
given by the men.
When things did not come as fast as
Mrs. Moody expected, she had the three
.named men arrested on charges of em
bezzlement. Freeman and Rufus Evans
ere arrested In New York. Freeman
was taken the day he was to sail for
Europe with his bride.
Magistrate Wahls, In New York, dis
missed the case against Freeman and
Rufus Evans. J. M. Evans was also
discharged by Justice Caverly, of this
city. The suit Is based on the arrest,
which. It Is claimed, was made before
the'notes were due. The first note of
12,000 was due yesterday and was paid,
according til the Messrs. Evans.
ANNISTON SWEPT
BY EURIOUS STORM
Lightning Strikes Cotton Ware
house Causing Damaging
Fire.
A WHOLE PRESSING CLUB
LOCKED UP IN BARRACKS
Jf any of the customers of the At
lanta Pressing and Repairing Company
wish to go to a party Thursday night
they must wear their old clothes or call
at the police station for their festive
garments. The offices of the company
have been transferred to the detectives’
department and the station looks like
a second-hand clothing store.
Joe Carr, the negro proprietor of the
pressing concern at 25 1-2 Ivy street,
languishes behind the bars at the sta
tion. So does Luclle Johnson, who
claims to be his wife. The two were
arrested on a charge of receiving stolen
property and the detectives believe
that they have discovered a "fence"
where clothing thieves have been dis
posing of stolen garments as a regular
profession.
Detective T. B. Lanford visited the
place Wednesday afternoon and found
a coat owned by A. II. Catlln, of the
Union Savings Bank, which was stolen
from the. bank a few hours before.
When the coat disappeared It had
pocketbook with 5100 In bills and val
uable papers In a pocket, but tbe pock
ets were all empty when the missing
coat was found In the pressing con
cern.
Several hundred valuable garments
were taken from the place and sent to
the police station. The police depart
ment will make an effort to have many
of them Identified by their owners.
HUNDREDS OF BUSINESS MEN
MAY BE ARRAIGNED IN COURT
Special to Tbe Georgian.
Jackson. Miss., Sept. 5.—Judge Mil
ler, of thle district, has created one
of the biggest sensations that the city
has known in some time by his charge
to the grand Jury. Judge Miller was
especially stout In calling attention to
the number of homicides In the dis
trict. He said that If there were as
many, killings all over the rest of the
state as there were In this district, that
the total number of men who would fill
bloody graves would reach the appal
ling total of seven hundred In a year.
He advocates an Increase In the
number of supreme court Judges to five
so as to handle the 'business with speed
and-four criminal courts In each coun
ty every year.
Another sensational feature of Judge
Miller’s charge- was his call to the
grand Jury to Indict every man In this
city who has bought or sold future con
tracts. Judge Miller said that It was
against the law, which laid down that
parties guilty must not only be fined,
but sent to prison. Hundreds of the
best citizens of this city, It Is stated,
will come under this ban. There are
three wire houses in this city and all
of them, It Is stated, are doing a large
business.
VOTE IN BEAUTY CONTES7
ENDS IN A BLOODY RIOT.
8|x‘clnl to Tho (loorglan.
Annlnton, Ala., Sept. fl.—Aa the re-
ault of a terrific thunder storm which
broke over this city at 4 o'clock yes
terday afternoon and which amounted
veritable cloudburst, damage to
the amount of several thousands of dol
lars was done to the merchant^ along
Noble and Tenth streets, nearly all-of
tho public roads were badly washed,
bridges were swept away, the fire alarm
system put out of commission, and the
warehouse of tho Woodstock Cotton
Mill completely destroyed by fire, which
followed tho striking of the building
by a bolt of lightning, entailing a loss
of $30,000.
The storm broke over Anniston with
unusual suddenness and for 5S minutes
the r # aln descended In torrents, the of
ficial figures of the weather bureau be
ing 3.Go Inches for that tlmo, while for
several minutes the wind blew at the
rate of 22 miles an hotir. Tenth street
was turned Into a river and over three
feet of water rushed down tho center
of that thoroughfare, washing away
bridges and crosswalks and leaving the
street In a dangerous shape. Tho store
of Aderhold & Co. was the most se
riously damaged, thero being three feet
of water covering the floor. S. P. Gann's
barber shop was also flooded to
depth of over two feet.
One of the first bolts of lightning
which accompanied tho storm struck
the Arc alarm apparatus and effective
ly put ft out of commission, so that a
few minutes later when the large ware
house of the Woodstock Cotton Mill
was discovered to be on Are no alarm
could be sounded In the usual manner.
The many factories In the vicinity used
their whistles to advantage, attracting
the attention of severnl firemen, who
proceeded to the various stations and
notified the department.
LEFT $35,000 TO WIFE
OF HIS PHYSICIAN
Picture from the latest photo of
Mr* Margaret Dann. Thirty-lira
thousand dollars waa bequeathed to
her by Guetave Newman, and aa
her husband, Dr. Dann, demands
52,000 for professional services,
other heirs threaten to break tba
will.
By Private I.eesed Wire.
Washington, Pa., Sept. A voting
contest to determine the most pop
ular and most beautiful young woman
lit Deer Lick, a email town In Green
county, ended In a flrat-rate riot there
and half the mate population of the
dace have broken henda or serious
mdses. Mize Emma Stringer, one of
the contestants In the popularity race,
was badly Injured In the fight, In which
knives, revolvers and. all sorts of im
provised weapons were uzed.
Six youths are under arrest and sev
eral prominent men In the community
left, town to avoid arrest when they
heard that warrants were to be sworn
out for them. The question of popu
larity will probably never be deter
mined.
For several weeks the contest had
been waged fiercely. It got to a white
heat when Miss Stringer and Miss An
na Belmont became the only two sur
viving contestants. Both are hand
some girls, with dozens of admirers of
the rough-and-ready country type, who
would not hear any criticism of their
girls, but are usually willing enough to
criticise the other fellow's girl.
The vote being counted, the Judges
would have announced their decision In
a few minutes when the fight began.
HIRES HIS DIVOR CED WIFE
TO COOK FOR NEW SPOUSE
By Private Leased Wire.
Danville, Va., Sept. 0.—John C. Putner married Lillian Skeptlze, a pret
ty school teacher. He needed a cook and knew none better than his first
wife, whom he divorced. She was willing, and he hired her. She made the
wedding cake.
JttfeL
SIMON PIPER’S LIE
£y E. LE BRETON-MAR TIN
L
Tho rain drove relentlessly over the
fields, the great gray clouds raced sul
lenly across the sky; there seemed a
touch of autumn In the cold wind that
moaned across the wolds.
And It was August, the month upon
which the farmers pin their trust—
August, and the fields were yellow with
rotting corn, with ungarnered barley,
with mildewed rye.
Never had there been such a month
within the memory of man. Even
the greybeards of Lower Chaddle had
to admit that they could not recall
so wet a period for the time of year
In the past. Not that there waa any
consolation to be derived from the ad
mission, seeing that all the braln-rack-
Ing In tho world could not alter the
fact that ruin stared more than one
of the farmers around Chaddle In the
face.
lien Boulter came out of the Green
Dragun, Lower Chaddle’s hostelry,
wiping his mouth. He was u hand
some, well-knit fellow, was Ben, tho
beurer of a name that had been con
nected, with Chaddle history for many
a long year, and possessor of the
Valley farm, which same propery hud
been In the hands of the Boulters fur
generations.
A couple of months ago, had Chad
dle seen Ben Issuing from the old
half-timbered Inn that luoked out on
the village green, tongues would huve
begun to clack finely and heads would
have wagged in unison. But now
Lower Chaddle—no man has ever dis
covered Upper Chaddle on a map,
though woe betide you If you forgot
the prefix when conversing with
Chuddlcltc—was past gossip.
The persistent bud weather bad
ousted every other topic, for the world
must Inevitably take Its colors frdm
whatever source It draws Its liveli
hood. And the weather to Chaddle
was as briefs to a barrister.
The rain swept Into Ben's face as
he turned his steps toward the road
that led down the village homeward.
A bitter laugh left his lips. "Rain
on!" he muttered. "Can't make much
difference now. I'm done for. Ruin
And he lurched morosely onward
In a mood that left ng room for any
charitable thoughts.
It waa Simeon Piper, the old sad
dler, who lived Just outside the vil
lage, whose dauguter Bessie was Ben’s
plighted wife.
"Then It's true, Ben Boulter,” the old
man said steadfastly; "It's true what
folks do be aayln' concernin' ye that
ye’ve taken to evil ways o' late. I'd
not believe It. Says I: 'No; Ben he
promised to Bessie, my Bessie, and
there ain't no fear as he'll go under,
no matter how hard times may be.
Ye're drunk, Ben; ye're drunk. Shame
on ye!”
I'm not!" protested Ben, thickly,
T Just had a drop o' beer at the Drag-
l’m not drunk!"
Ye're a liar aa well us a drunkard,
are yeT' went on Simeon remorseless
ly. 'Then. Just, hear me out. If so
be you are not too drunk to under
stand what I say. I've been hidin'
my time. I k no wed as you’d had a
bad time o' late, like the other fam
ilies. But 1 says to myself: 'Ben’ll
come out all right. And If 1 sees as
he sets hlsself to fight through like
as he ought, then I'll give him what
little I’ve saved for Bessie, and which
so's he can tide over the lean years.'
And now, Instead o' settln' your
shoulders to the plow, Instead of
knucklin’ down afore the decrees of the
Blessed Lord, who made ye and gave
ye adversity to prove ye, ye swills
beer like u pig and shows as you
ain't no more grit than the brute
beasts. So go yer own way, Ben.
You’ll not marry BeaBle. And that's
my last word."
And, without snylng more, the old
mnn drew hlnwelf up and strode
proudly onward through the rain.
For a few seconds Ben stood mo
tionless gazing after the fine old fig'
ure of the saddler. His pulses were
drumming thickly; neither was he
drunk that he could not feel <*e
shame that flooded his soul—shame
that he knew well enough was rightly
earned.
With an oath he pulled himself to
gether and staggered onward, Sim
eon’s words vaguely stirring within
his mind. He had lost Bessie, had
he? He would see about that.
And It was In no" enviable frame
of mind that he reached the Valley
farm.
CLEARS ITSELF
__________ *
Great Iraprpvement Made
m Conduct of the In
stitution.
The Memorial Orphans' home, on
McDaniel street; is free from Its trou
bles with the police court, and may
proceed with Its business. The case
waa heard Wednesday afternoon before
Judge Broyles and Councilman Kill*,
the latter having been on the bench In
the first case against the home.
It was shown that the home had or
ganized a board of directors, elected a
superintendent and Improved sanitary
conditions. The managers promised to
bring no children under ten years old
on the streets, and the case of disorder
ly eonduct formerly registered against
them was dismissed.
JOE TERRELL TO JOIN
BENNETT IN THE LAW
Joe Terrell, of the executive depart
ment, nephew of Governor Joseph M.
Terrell, will go to Wayeross this fall
and enter Into partnership with Solici
tor General John W. Bennett, of the
Brunswick circuit.
Though he has only been at the
capitol about a year, hd Is one of the.
most popular men in the state's big
house, almost as popular aa the gov
ernor himself.
II.
It was on the twenty-eighth of Au
gust that something happened which
convulsed Lower Chaddle from one
end to the other—an event so rare,
so unhenrd of, that for a little while
folks refused to believe In the pos
sibility of the thing being true.
Simeon Piper's cottage was burglar
iously entered by night, and a box
containing nearly five hundred pounds
In notes and gold abstracted from Its
hiding place under the old man’s
bed.
As though Chaddle had not had
enough to talk about! First of all,
there has been the weather; then
had come the announcement that Sim
eon Piper had refused to countenance
the projected marriage between Bes
sie, his daughter, and Ben Boulter;
then the knowledge that Ben was go
ing rapidly* down the hill In more
ways than one. and now—the robbery
dwarfed everything else. Such a thing
waa unheard of. Who could be the
thief?
The robbery, as I have said, took
place on the twenty-eighth of Au
gust. On the first of September, Ben
Boulter, hitherto apparently at his
wit's end for ready cash, paid a long
outstanding account for some thirty
pounds, thereby staving off on aprpal
that would undoubtedly have landed
him In the bankruptcy court.
Neither was the cup of Chaddle’a ex
citement by any means full. On the
third of September yet another thun
derclap of Intelligence burst over the
village and set every tongue a-gallop
In alehouse and 'cottage no that even
the mouldering crops were forgotten.
Ben Boulter was arrested for the theft
of Simeon. Piper's hoard, and before
the slow country minds could realize
that this was Indeed the case Ben had
been- whisked off In a fourwheeler to
Blewsham. the nearest country town,
In the company of phlegmatic sergeant
of police.
Blewsham police court was parked
on the mornltw of Ben's appearance
before the local bench. The mayor of
Bletvsham * himself. Joseph Clupplng.
the draper, was In the chair, supported
hy three or four pompous justices.
Is under my bed at home In the box. Simeon Piper was not there, a fact that
seemed odd to more than one. The
mayor turned to his nearest colleague.
"I don't see ’ow we're going to progress
with this case,” he said audibly, "If
the prosecutor himself Is absent. Con
tempt of court, I call It; contempt of
court,” and ho assumed as fierce an
expression as his mild, rubicund face
was capable of.
Suddenly, however, a door leading
Into the court-house was opened, and
Simeon Piper, hat in hand, appeared.
Ben drew In a deep breath, and a dull
wave of color flooded his face. The
saddler never looked at the prisoner,
but made his way to the table beneath
the bench, at which the town clerk and
solicitor who had been retained for
Boulter sat. Simeon touched his fore
lock respectfully to the bench, and,
to the amazement of every one present
said In a clear voice; "Mr. Cluppin'
wants to withdraw this charge. There'
been a mistake.”
For a second or so the silence follow
lng this unlooked-for declaration was
so Intense that you might have heard
the proverbial pin drop.
Then the mayor found his tongue.
'Why, bless me!” he stuttered, “this Is
most Irregular. What d'ye want
withdraw- It for?"
Because," said Simeon very dls
tinctly—and the Irregularity of his con
duct was unnoticed by reason of the
Intense Interest his speech aroused—
"the money weren't stolen at alL
found It In altogether another place.
“I'd moved It from underneath my
bed. I'm getting old, your worship,
must ha' forgotten all about It."
There came a cry from the prisoner
In the dock. Every eye went , to him
now. And then he collapsed limply
Into tho arms of a friendly policeman.
He had fainted.
Thus tho Boulter affair fizzled out
tamely as far as the general public was
concerned, and Blewsham was balked
of the sensation It had hoped to share
with Lower Chaddle.
in.
The doctor's trap was outside the
saddler’s house, and Dr. Finn himself
was drawing on his gloves at the door
as Ben Boulter came to a halt In front
of the dwelling to Inquire breathlessly:
"How Is she, sir? How Is she?’ 1
It was the morning after the abortive
trial. Dr. Finn looked curiously at
the young fanner before he answered;
"Round the corner, Ben; round the
corner! She’s had a good night, and
all she wants now Is careful nursing.”
He looked as though he wanted to say
something more, but apparently thought
better of It, and, Jumping Into the trap,
drove off on the continuance of his
round.
Ben drew In a long breath. He waa
very pale and there were dark clrclea
under his eyes that spoke eloquently
of either a prolonged drinking bout or
severe mental strain. Ap a matter of
fact no liquor had passed his Ups for
two days.
He entered the shop without cere
mony. Simeon was seated quietly
within the dim, dark old room sewing
a horse collar. He looked up slowly
as Ben entered, and a queer light came
Into his faded old eyes.
The young farmer hesitated. Then
without further parley he muttered
hoaroelM: "Why did you He, Mr. Piper?
Why did you aay you'd found the
money, when you knew I'd stolen It,
when you knew I’d broken Into your
house In the night and got the box
from under your bed. when you knew
I'd spent part of the cash?” He thrust
his hand Into his rapacious side-pocket
and produced a canvas bag, which he
piaced upon the counter quietly enough.
"It's all there 'cept about fifty round*"
he muttered shamefacedly, “and I’ll pay
that back when I cnn. I"—
Simeon Piper rose to hit feet "Ben,'
he said gently, "yesterday, In Blew
sham, I told the first He as I ever re
member to have told Ih all my life, an 1
I told It to save Bessie's life. 8he loves
you, Ben. It waa the news of your
disgrace that laid her low nu a bed of
sickness. She begged me to save you.
I did, and now you've got to hear me,
Ben. You've got to turn over*a new
leaf. You ain’t bad at heart. I know
that, but you got Into bad way* Ben.
and the drink Is a bad friend to such
you. You're going to promise me
never to touch another drop of alcohol
ic liquor In all your life, and then
you're goln' to promise, too, as you'll
marry Bessie, as soon as she's well
enough.’ I Ifon’t believe In signin' no
pledge. If a man ain’t got enough mor
al courage to keep his word wl'out put
tin' his hand to paper, he ain’t worth
troublin' about. Will you do this?"
For a moment Ben stared dazedly at
the good old man. Then he did some
thing that he hadn't done since he waa
a chltil—he put his head In his hands
and burst out Into a passion of weep
ing. For a few momenta he wept un
restrainedly. Then a shudder seemed
to run through his frame.
He raised his tear-stained counte
nance, and Simeon's calm old eyes
smiled back at him. "God bless you,
father!" said Ben. "I promise!"
And be kept his word.
HERRING'S CATARRH CUKE
IS A POSITIVE CURE
for
CATARRH OF THE HEAD
CATARRH OF THE NOSE
CATARRH OF THE THROAT
CATARRH OF THE STOMACH
and
CATARRHAL DEAFNESS.
H. C. C. Is a harmless vegetable
remedy that WILL CURE CATARRH,
—That’s all-
$1.00 PER BOTTLE
AT ALL DRUG STORES
GEORGIA NEWS
IN PARAGRAPHS
AMUSEMENTS
Rev, C. M. McClure.
8pcclal to Tho Georgian.
Canton, Ga., Sept. 0.—The funeral
services of Rev. C. M. McClure were
held In the Methodist church here Sun
day In the presence of a large con
course of sorrowing friends, Rev. J. W.
Stipe officiating.
Montlcello School Opens.
By Private Leased Wire.
Montlcello, Ga., Sept. 6.—Montlcello
public high-school opened Monday with
the largest attendance In Its history.
Professor Mershon Is assisted by
Misses Sarah Newton, of Montlcello:
Ashe, of Athens; Pittard, of Athertb;
Turner, of Social Circle, and Johnson,
of Augusta.
To Erect New Bank Building.
Special to The Georgian.
Montlcello, Ga, Sept. 6.—The work
on the new building of Farmers' Na
tional Bank will be begun In a short
time. This building will occupy the
lot where Congressman Charles Bart
lett's, of Macon, old law office stood.
Soon to Begin Work.
Special to The Georgian.
Augusta Oa, Sept. (.-t-Superlntend-
ent L. B. Evans, of the schools of
Richmond county, stated that the first
brick on the handsome new Fifth ward
grammar school Will be laid this week,
and there will be no time lost In the
erection.
la Expecting 200 Studenta,
Special to Tbe Georgina.
Augusta Ga., Sept. 6.—Dean J. E.
Allen, of the medical college of Augus
ta, a branch of the State University,
states that he Is expecting 200 stu
dents here at the opening of the col
lege next month. The enrollment last
year was something like 125.
Veterans Hold Reunion.
Special to The Georgian.
Zebulon, Ga, Sept. 6.—The veterans
of Upson have purchased the old
Methodist camp ground at this place
and It has become the Mecca of thou
sands of Upson’s citizens yearly to pay
tribute to the lost cause and to honor
the heroes who fought Its battles. In
fact "Veteran day" In Upson county
has practically become a public holi
day. Some two or three thousand peo
ple were there Saturday and General
A. J. West was orator of the day.
Didn’t Know It Was Losded.
Special to The Georgian.
Athens, Ga., Sept. 6.—Howard Cha-
fln, while showing a pistol to a man
at his shop here, was painfully hurt.
He didn't know the pistol was loaded
It went off and the bullet went
through Chafln's hand and also through
the arm of a young man named Floyd
Driver, who was standing near by.
Fort Gaines School Open*
Special to The Georgian.
Fort Gaines, Ga., Sept. 6.—The Fort
Gaines public school opened yester
day morning with the largest attend
ance known In its history. The splen
did school building recently erected,
and many other advantages surround
ing the school, have been the means
of bringing many children from the
country here to get board and attend
school.
Two Adjudged Insane,
Special to The Georgian.
Waycroes, Ga.. Sept. 6.—Mrs. Emma
Wesley, a white woman who some
months ago served a term in the state
asylum at Mllledgevtlle, was tried for
lunacy again yesterday morning and
will be returned to the asylum. Fra:
Simmons, a negro, waa also declared
Insane by the Jury and will also be
sent to the asylum.
Decrease in Tax Rats.
Special to The Georgina.
Wayeross, Oa., Sept. (.—The Ware
county commissioners have .fixed the
tax rate- for the present year at 55.20
on the $1,000. This Is a reduction of
51.40 over the rate of last year.
ADD DEATHS AND FUNERALS
John S. Cargill’s Funeral.
Hy Private Leased Wire.
Columbus, Ga, Sept. «.—The funeral
of John S. Cargill, whose death oc
curred In Atlanta, took place here
Tuesday afternoon from the home of
his son, E. K. Cargill, on Ninth street.
, Dr. A. J. Vann.
Special to The Georgian.
Gadsden, Ala., Sept. Dr. A. J
Vann, one of the oldest and most prom
inent citizens of this section of the
state, died at his home, near Porter
ville, in this county, last night. Dr.
Vann was nearly 75 years of age and
had practiced his profession In this
part of the state for years.
\fiRAND
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY—M ATI.
NEE SATURDAY,
TIM MURPHY
AND DOROTHY SHERROD IN
OLD INNOCENCE
Night prices 25c to $1.50— Matinee
25c to $1.00. Sale now open.
™e BIJOU
TONIGHT 8130—MATINEE TODAY.
Haverly’s Mastodon
Minstrels
Same Bijou Prices. Next week
“HOW HEARTS ARE BROKEN."
cCASINO
TONIGHT 8:30—MATINEE TODAY.
Vaudeville.
3 COATES: JOHNSON & HARTY;
FLORA; BANKS-BREAZEALE
AND OTHERS.
Order Seats. Phone 236 North.
ON PENSION PAY ROLL
Special to The Georgia
Jackson, Miss., Sept. (.—The differ
ent county pension boards are passing
on the applicants for state pensions.
In this county there are one hundred
and forty-two persons drawing Confed
erate pensions from the state, an In
crease of nineteen over last yia'r. There
are more widows of soldiers on the
rolls than soldiers, there being forty-
eight soldiers and fifty-three widows of
soldier*
Old Wheat and Jackson Sts.
MONDAY and TUESDAY,
Sept. lOandll
Gentry
Bros’
Shows.
Their Four Shows Actually
Combined.
200 highly educated ponies, 150 dog
actors, 75 monkeys, 2 herds of per
forming baby elephants.
America’s Leading Amuse
ment Enterprise.
The Namba Family—first time In
this country. Their biggest and belt
shows. Grand and Gorgeous Street
Parade at 10 a. m. Monday.
AND GOVERNMENT
Special to The Georgina.
Jackson, Miss., Sept. 4.—Governs?
Vardaman Is out In an Interview In
which he defends W. J. Bryan on ac
count of hla government owner.hlp
views. The governor says that the**
who are criticising Bryan are maklnf
mountains out of mole hills. The thin*
that Is interesting the politicians «
Mississippi Is the fact that the gov-
emer In his Interview comes out r*
railroad rate regulation. He has hee»
counted against regulation ever sines
his famous speech at Greenville a year
ago, delivered to the Mississippi
Association.
MAMiTiTim
FOR JACKSON, MISS,
Special to The Georgian.
Jackson, Miss, Sept. 6.—-Lei _
Johnson, who some months ago P ur ‘
chased the Spengler properly, corn*
of State and Capitol streets, has ° r *
dered all the tenants to vacate ana
announces that he Intends to ereci “
eight-story hotel on the corner, raw
will be the finest hotel in the state.
MISSISSIPPI COTTON
18 BADLY DAMAGE*
Special to The Georgian.
Jackson, Miss, Sept. (.—Report!
come from all over the state thai tn
cotton crop Is damaged. The crop '
the delta Is reported to be full of »'**■ *
while that In the hills is suffering tram
worms and rust. Ths crop Is not nee*
as good as it wss six weeks ago-