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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. 8.75, 10.00 and irts at 4.95 Shirts at 4.95. One odd lot of Skirts in black, navy and grey Panamas; fancy mixed weaves and small checks in black and white, and grey and white. About 50 in the lot that were 8.75, 10.00 and 12.50. This sale 4.95 Ready-to- Wear, 2d Floor. Sale Of Ladies Gowhs Ladies’ gowns made in good quality of nainsook with full embroidery yoke, square or V-shape. Gowns worth 89c AT 59c 2d Floor, Front Black petticoats in Heatherbloom; made with knife plaited flounce, with strapped and stitched ruffle. Regular 3.50 black petticoats, Rough Weather Coats Rough weather coats, coats for rough days, but with style that makes them practi cal for other days as well. Three styles in long coats, that were 12.50 and 15.00; about 40 in lot, At 10.00. , . 2d Floor Rear. Royal Waists 2.50 Ones 1.98 And “Royal” tells the tale of fine mate rial and good making. Fresh crisp new waists each and all of these. Some with tailored turn-over stock collars and cuffs, some em broidery trimmed. Regular 2.50 Madras waists, $1.98 2d Floor at Elevators. 2.39 1.75 Ki imonos % at 1.33 Long Crepe Kimonos in reds with white borders and also in fancy Persian figured flan nelette. 1.75 Kimonos 1.33 . / 2d Floor, at the Elevators Chamberlin-Johnson DuBgse Company, BIG SI0,000,000 COMPANY 70 TAKE UP SURPLUS Sptclnl t« Th* Gt*or*i«a. Montgomery. Ala.. Sept. 26.—The Alabama Cotton Association, through many of Its members, yesterday sub scribed 110,180 toward the plan to finance a $10,000,000 corporation to take charge of’ the surplus and weak cotton. This Is only the beginning and the sub scription waf pledged In less than half an hour. President Harvle Jordan was to have been present, but was detained at home. E. D. Smith, president of the 8outh Carolina association and gen eral organiser of the Southern associa tion. and Congressman J. T. Heflin made speeches. It was one of the most enthusiastic meetings ever held by the association. Mr. 8mtth said that India could not compete with the South In raising cot ton. He said there was only one place where the fine staple of the South could be raised, and that was In u small place in Africa, but by the time that was mnde a producing country the cotton question will have been settled. t'ongressman J. T. Heflin stated that he had presented a bill In congress to appropriate $50,000 to have agents In China to put the American cotton on the market there. He said he did not get the $30,000. but did get 920,000, and only a few' days ago received a letter from Secretary Wilson, of the agricultural department, stating that these agents had been employed. He said he was going to Introduce another bill In congress asking for the appro priation of $60,000 more. Congressman Heflin said he had In troduced a bill In congress to do away with the bucket shops and to make It punlshublc by a fine of $10,000 and im- HERRING’S CATARRH CURE MtWTt ... Aug. Jl, 1J06. Aa.l7.lf Is. UA15 ernmeft. «r This If t« CfTtlfy tut 1 lavs carefully sxanlasd Esrrlrg's Catarrh Cura and found It frts froa alcatel, cecalno, fpiua, carpiIs,, or otter «Idler drugs it hanrful character. Respectfully, Cures Catarrh Permanently AT ALL DRUG STORES. $1.00 A BOTTLE. prlsonment for ten year.. He fall! theoe men did nol mind the line, but put them In etrlpee nnd that would atop It. He predicted the Alabama leg islature would pnu n hill prohibiting bucket ahnpa from doing bualneaa In Alabama, the aame na In Georgia. WALTER BALLARD OP TICAL CO. Less than one year ago placed on the market the new r Ballard Bifocal, giving reading and walking vision In one frame and looking like one glass. They have proven the most successful of all ♦he advertised Invisible bifocals. Ground In a deep torlc curve, giving a large visual field for reading aa well as walking. They are the most perfect nnd beautiful glass sold. Consult us about bifocals. We have them all. Sales room, 61 Peachtree. Atlanta. Go. BIG INCREASE SURE IN THEJITY’S TIKES Books Will Be Closed Octo- ber 10—Little Paid This Week. "There will be a large Increase In the amount of city taxes this year over last." said Tax Assesosr J. H. Ewing Wednesday morning. "The tax books lose October 10, and the exact In- rease can not be aacertnlned until after that time.” During the past few days, the tax payers have shown but little interest in the city hall, their attention being taken up with the all-absorbing events which have passed In rapid saccession: but now that the excitement has died out, there will be something of a rush to the tax collector’s office. FOR RIOTMNCITERS Committee of Citizens Con fers with the Gov ernor. A committee of cltlaena, composed of Charles T. Hopkins, Sam D. Jonea, H. Y. McCord and John E. Murphy, called on Governor Terrell Wednesday morning and held a conference relative to the state's offering rewards for the rioters of Saturday night. After consultation, the governor stated that he would lake.the matter up Friday morning and decide upon the proper course to pursue. He advised the committee to meet with the city council Wednesday afternoon and talk the matter over fully. He will proba bly be present himself. That rewards will be offered for those who Incited the riots of Satur day night and the leaders of It seems ussured. The governor seems deter mined to take hold of the situation firmly and let the strong arm of the law take Its full course. Wednesday he received a letter from New York signed "A Russian," and commending him for his prompt action In taking the situation here In hand. POLITICIAN IS KILLED BY CHICAGO DRUMMER. INDIG NANI AT MAYOR, CO. F WANTS TO QUI7 Indignant because Mayor Dobbs had a case made against Captain Fred Mor ris, of the Marietta company, because a riot call wax turned In Saturday night to assemble the men for service In Atlanta, It la said that *he Marietta company will ask to be mustered out of service. When the call came from Atlanta Saturday night for the Marietta com pany, Captain Morrle had the riot call rung In order to get hie men together quickly. This wae done In Rome, and probably other pieces, but the authori ties made no objection, because they realised the gravity of the situation. Mayor Dobbs, however, determined to make a case against Captain Morris, OBJECTED TO SISTER MARRYING THE BARON and did ao. Officers of the adjutant generar* office are severe In censuring the mayor for thin action. They say that Captain Morris acted properly in doing as he did, and that he ought to be*commended, instead of censured. The Marietta company did valiant service here. They were the first to be sent to Brownsville, nnd throughout the trying times In Atlanta have conducted themselves like soldiers and gentlemen. The company, after being on duty almost constantly since Saturday night, were relieved and went home Wednes day morning. It Is understood that Captain Morris Is deeply hurt by the action of Mayor Dobbs, and may re sign from service, together with his men. Allentown, Pa., Sept. 26.—Wallo Koehler, a prominent politician, was killed in a fight by Harry Lalduar, a salesman from Chicago, who Is held for murder. • YOUNG MAN BITTEN. COMES TO ATLANTA Special to The lieorjrlau. Newberry, 8. C., Sept. 26.—George ' Martin, a young man of the Trinity j section of Newberry county, was bitten ' yesterday by a dog supposed to be suffering from rabies. While It Is not known that the animal was mad, Mr. Martin In order to lie on the safe side, left at once for Atlanta to take the ‘ Pasteur treatment. Suppose you quit 10 day* and tee if Coffee it the trouble. Meantime use POSTUM ^ “There’s a Reason” Spi-rial to Th<- Georgian. Asheville, N. C, Srpt. 26.—It has Just leaked out here that pretty Callo Polntevent, the alater-ln-Iaw of the New Orleans millionaire cotton merchant, who ran away and married Baron Frederick von Gordon Bcofled, was well known in Asheville. She has visited here frequently. The fact also leaked out that the family aerioualy objected to the match. Mlaa Polntevent met the baron, i German. In New Orleans, and ha pro posed to her the following day. She consulted her brother about the match, and he thereupon told her brother that he knew he came to America for the express purpose of marrying an Amer ican helreee, and also gave him warn ing that he must leave hla sister alone. The baron obeyed Instructions, pre sumably. and nothing more waa heard of hint until he put in hla appearance at the country home of Mlaa Pointe- vent's slater. Mrs. Frank Haynes, near Flat Rock, this state. He and the young woman eloped and went to Hen dersonville, where they were married, and then they hurried off to New York. The brother of the young woman. It la said, followed them, and after he ar rived at New York he made great effort to locate the couple. He em ployed Pinkerton detectives to help him In the trace, but nothing could be learned until Friday, when It was found I the couple had departed on the ocean liner Graf Waldrreee for Hamburg. NEGROES FIRED ON DETAIL OF MILITIA While passing a negro house at Spring and Hunnlcutt streets about 11 o’clock Tuesday night, a detail of state troops was fired on by negroes secret ed In the house.. The soldiers returned the fire, sev eral shots being exchanged, but no one was wounded. The soldiers charged the house, as sisted by Sergeant Beavers. Policeman Starnes and others, and arrested three negroes, Andrew Daniel, Will Nell and Jim Nell. Two of the n The prisoners were lock station. The shooting created great excite ment, and an Immense crowd quickly gathered on the scene. Two of the negroes escaped. . K .|, e( j fn t)le p„n ce Murderer Reported Caught. Hpeclnl to The Georgian. Bristol, Tenn., Sept. 26.—Advices were received here today of the cap ture of Muncey Talley, at Fries, Gray son county. Virginia. Talley Is the young man who, a month ago, stabbed Scott Howington to the heart here, killing him Instantly. Colonal Duckworth to Spoak. Special to The Georgian. Newberry. S. C„ Sept. 26.—R. F, Duck worth, of Georgia, ex-presldent of the Farmers' National Union, who Is now making an Itinerary of South Caro lina In the interests of the Farmers' Union, will come to Newberry Octo ber 6 to'deliver an address to the cltl- sena of Newberry county. Newberry College Opens. pedal to The Georgian. Newberry, S. C., Sept. 26.—The fall session of Newberry College opened this morning at 9 o’clock. President Scherer has been busy during the sum mer months In the Interests of the In stitution, and his labors will be re warded with the largest enrollment In the history of the college. A 2S 0 / INVESTMENT j An Investment Yielding a Guaranteed 25 Per Cent Per Annum. I have one of the best* patented machines on the market. On account of the increasing demand for them 1 can use more workiug capital. If you have $100 and upward spare capital you can, without risk, secure the above income, pavabie annually, semi-au- nuallv or quarterly. Principal can be withdrawn on 60 days’ notice. Address JOHN HENDERSON, P. O. Box 165. Nashville, Tenn.