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OIL TRUST TRIAL
begins at findla
JURY NOT SECURER
Prosecution Feels Certain of
Success in the Pro
ceedings.
t'lndlay, Ohio, Oct. 9.—The bis bat
tle between the state of Ohio and the
Standard Oil Company la on In the
probate court of this county.
The final result of the Issue will de
termlne whether a si frantic corpora-
,l„n will continue to monopolize the oil
Industry In Ohio, dictate the prices of
, he production and the refined article,
or whether the Bmall producer will
have a free and open market and the
refiner a fighting chance. In competl
il"n. . „ '
Prosecution is Confident.
The prosecution, strengthened by Its
victory in the skirmishes and
trenched behind evidence procured by
months of arduous toll, is confident.
The defense, vigilant and crafty,
maintains a silence that oan not be
broken. The spectators are eager for
unexpected, deluded perhaps with
the hope that John D. Rockefeller will
eurelv appear and satisfy a curiosity
aroused months ago and fed by erronc-
, reports of his expected presence.
Oil Trust on Trial.
The Standard Oil Company of Ohio
I, on trlnl. charged with conspiracy
‘against trade. Many trust battles have
been fought In Ohio, but none of such
genernl importance as this one.
Judge O. <i. Banker will preside at
the trial. E. J. Elliott, Virgil P. Kline
and S. II. Tolies, of Cleveland, and
Janies (!. Troup, of Bowling Green,
the attorneys for the Stnndard.
No Jury Before Wednesday.
). E. Harrison, special assistant In
the attorney general's office, urrlv'id
Monday evening to assist Prosecutor
Davis and Attorney George Phelps.
Attorney General Ellis will not be here
afore Wednesday.
The prosecution is based on Informa
tion filed by Davis In the probate court.
A special venire of thirty names has
been drawn, from which to select n
jurv. Neither side expects a Jury will
' peured before Wednesday.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIA*.
TT’ESi »AY. OfTOliKIt
TAFT GETS REAR!
TO TORN ISLANO
TO
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New Governor of Cuba to
Arrive at Havana
Tuesday.
Davenport Bed Open
STILLMAN FURNITURE CO.,
THE NEW AND MODERN FURNITURE STORE
SPECIAL SALE DAVENPORT BEDS
By MANUEL CALVO.
Havana, Oct. 9.—Governor Magoon Is
to arrive here today and as soon as
the government can be turned over to
him, Secretary Taft and Assistant Sec-
retary Bacon will go aboard the battle
ship Louisiana and Ball for home.
The work of disarming the insurgents
Is now practically complete save for a
few scattered bands about Clenfuegos.
There Is great partisan bitterness there
on account of the murder of Repre-
sentatlve Vllluendus and Lieutenant
Jose Miguel Gomes long before the ln-
surrect on. Governor Taft sent Consul
General Stelnhart to Clenfuegos today
to head off, if possible, any atempts on
the part of the murdered men's friends
to avenge their deaths.
Warships to Sail.
The Kentucky and Indiana will sail
soon for Provlncetown. They will be
the first of the big warships to go. The
other big battleships will follow them,
but Governor Taft will keep the ma
rines here for some time, probably until
troops replace Jhem.
The cruiser Des Moines has left San
tiago. It is supposed that she has gone
to Guantanamo. Colonel Waller re
ports that two marines are III with fe
ver at Guineas, but It Is not thought
that they are suffering from yellow fe
ver.
Ladd to Count Gold.
Major Ladd will soon begin to count
the gold In the national treasury, which
Is supposed to contain over $12,000,000.
Senor Mayas, the liberal lender, call
ed on Governor Taft and invited him to
address a meeting of Liberals to be
held within the next few .days. Mr.
Taft was obliged to decline to step Into
this tubful of hot water.
Calls on Governor Taft,
General Loyanez Del Castillo called
on Governor Taft again. This time he
abandoned the garb of war for a
statesman's silk hat and frock coat.
The warrior spent only six hours with
his tailor today. Affairs of state is his
excuse.
Our Bedding Department shows a complete line of
Mattresses, Feather Pillows, Springs and Cots. You
may match our goodk but not our prices. See our
line and be c onvlnced.
9x12 Tapestry Rugs *15.00
9x12 Axmlnster Rugs $22.50
9x12 French Wilton Rugs *45.00
9x12 Wilton Rugs *37.50
Small Rugs In Axmlnster and Smyrna.
■ During the fair many visitors will cause von to need an extra Bed We are
showing this week a strong line of Davenport Beds. Just the thing for an
nSht enCy — mak6S H liandsome Sofa l, 7 ,la . v and a good comfortable bed at
SPECIAL
35x72 Smyrna Rugs * 3.00
30x60 Smyrna Rugs * 2.00
SPECIAL
ARE DELINQUENT
Mayor Woodward Is going to start
after delinquent contractors and prod
them up a little on Wednesday., he
•ays.
Several sewer contractors have been
very slow In their work and one or
» of them have failed altogether on
the work they were to do for the city.
I Intend to impress upon them,” said
the mayor, "that a contract with the
city is just as binding as a contract
with anybody else and some of t^iese
people will have to show some mighty
>‘xl reasons why they should not have
proceedings instituted against their
bondsmen. Some contractors think
that when they can get more for their
Brick from other sources than from the
dtv they can let the city wait. But
COMMITS SUICIDE
RATHER THAN FACE
MURDER CHARGE
they
The mayor Is counting on some of
these forfeitures to help out the city's
(•rippled finances.
NEGRO SHOT DOWN
TRYING TO ENTER HOME.
S|«'e|:ii t,, ’flip Georgian.
Gadsden, Ala., Oct. 9.—Horton Per-
kins, a negro, was seriously If not fa
tally shot last night while trying to
an entrance to the home of Will
Addison, who lives on the Ahhvllle road
s'mrt distance from the city. -
Mr. Addison's mother was awakened
oy some „ne turning the knob of the
She ealled and asked who It was
receiving no reply she went to her
‘ "'am anil told him. He arose and
re he could get to the door, the
negro made another attempt, this time
ottlng his weight against the door
ir he was trying to break It In. Mr.
Addison openetf the door and saw the
negro (Touched to one side holding a
" f heavy chain drawn back In
tending to strike. Addison shot, the
'•'dl striking the negro in the neck. He
ater brought to the city and
, ln Air. Addison Is Inclined
„ oink the negro thought his mother
"as alone.
Special to The Georgian.
Dallas, Texas, Oct, 9.—C. C. Williams,
rather than fare a trial on the charge
of murder, committed suicide here yes
terday In the county Jail by cutting his
throat with a razor. Williams shot
and killed W. A. Mltns here two months
ago, since which time he has been In
Jail. He was to have been tried yes
terday and asked for a razor with
which to have himself. Before any
one could Interfere he drew It across
his throat. Inflicting Injuries from
hlch he died several hours later.
Chase Leather Couch, only . .
Genuine Leather Couch, only
*17.50
*40.00
SIDEBOARD, CHINA
CABINETS,
SERVING TABLE,
DINING TABLE,
WEATHERED OAK,
ONLY $90.00 COM
PLETE.
Iron Beds to Suit all.
SPECIAL.
Davenport Beds In Golden Oak and Ms-
bogauy, Chase Leather. From
*35.00 to *55.00.
„ , SPECIAL,
Bed like cut, Golden Oak, best Chase
leather, shown In sparr corner as a full
Priced from $3.60 to
$30.00. Brass Be^s from
$17.50 to $55.00. Folding
Beds $13 to $45.
Lace Curtains, ranging
In price from $1.60 up.
Portieres, Couch Covers
and shades.
SPECIAL.
Shades, great values
from 35c to $1.00.
sire Bed, uuly
$45.00.
Bistsll's Beit Carpet Cleaner.
Only $3.00.
As our cost o f doing business Is much less than
some of our c ompetltors and as we give our custom
ers the benefit of the saving, we feel we can save
you 20 per ce nt on every purchase. Out-of-town cus
tomers, write our mall order department for cuts
and prices.
STILLMAN FURNITURE CO.
Bell Phone 654 Main. 52 N.Broad St.
FREDERICK WARDE OPENS
ATLANTA LECTURE SEASON
The Tragedian to Dis
cuss “Shakespeare
and His Plays.”
TAKEN [OR BURGLAR
MARSHAL IS KILLED
CLERK AT STORE
Hpcclnl to The Georgian.
Albany, Ga„ Oct. 9.—Jacob Young,
night marshall at Sylvester, was mis
taken for a burglar while crawling In a
window of Sikes' drug store and killed
last night. Benjamin Whitehead, clerk
In Jhe store, did the shooting. The
place had been burglarized three pre
vious nights and Young was waiting
for the burglar.
NEGRO ASSAILANT
SENTENCED TO RANG
The Atlanta Lecture Association will
open its eleventh season Wednesday
night at the Grand Opera House, when
Frederick Warde, the eminent trage
dian, will appear In his favorite lectlure
recital, “Shakespeare and His Plays.”
Tickets for the season are now on sale
at the Grand box office, and the mem
bers may secure the same seats they
held last year by applying therq today
and tomorrow.
Mr. Warde has a large circle of
friends In Atlanta and It Is anticipated
that a full house will greet him In his
first lecture delivered In Atlanta since
his retirement from the theatrical
stage. The purpose of Mr. Warde’*
lectures or recitals Is to encourage and
simplify the study of Shakespeare, to
remove the mistaken Impression of pro
fundity and obscurity and Illustrate the
beauty of his poesy, the depth of his
philosophy, the universality of his
knowledge and his all-pervading Chris
tianity. They are the results of a life
time’s devotion to the study of the sub
ject nnd association with the master
minds who have represented the mar
velous creations of the poet upon the
stage. .Mr. Warde’s recitals differ
from the stilted and stereotyped meth
ods of the average platform speaker.
He delivers his remarks with a simple
PLAN CONVENTION
TO RAISE
DRUMMED FROM CITY
500 GAMBLERS QUIT
RESORT UNDER FIRE
Many Prominent Speakers
Come to Atlanta in
October.
FREDERICK WARDE.
and direct, yet dramatic and Impressive
force, frequently illustrating his point*
with quotations from the different
plays. They are entertaining and In
terestlng and abound In flashes of wit
and humor.
IVES7 END HOUSE WJFES
. HA VE HOT WA TER ON TAP
ADELAIDE RISTORI
TS DEAD IN ROME
Fl .mn Italy, Oct. 9.—The Marchioness
"(I Urtllo, better known ns Adelaide
.i, '!'"' 1 ' the celebrated Italian .actress,
'"day, after an attack of pneu
monia.
... W. 3. Hughes.
„ 'Ufifral services of William 8.
" r s 6 Hulsey street, the fire-
ntan "h„ nos Instantly killed In the
- . ng. r wreck Sunday afternoon on
the We
‘tern and Atlantic Railroad near
Bni!, , l l !'. ,, "? k fhii-'e Tuesday morning at
wa. n n " Tabernacle. Mr. Hughes
mV , . of age nnd Is survived by
r F H - Hughes, hts mother,
sc,Unger brothers and two sisters.
TW ° NEGROE8 FIGHT
AND ONE IS KILLED.
KptH’lal to Tbi* Georgina.
Bennottsvllle, 8. C\, Oct. 9.—Rich
ard Dargan, a negro, was sentenced last
night to hang October 19, after Judge
Hudson had rushed the trial through,
taking only half an hour for dinner.
Mrs. Patterson, the victim of the as
sailant, appeared In the court room,
heavily veiled, and told of the crime.
Her two small daughters also testi
fied, corroborating her statement, as
did some neighboring negroes.
Surprised When They
Turn on Faucets
From the Mains.
had
11 «" The Georgina.
« ro™. o a t Oot 9 .__p h „ Brown
* tephen Simmons, both negroes,
, a r,nv over a debt of 25 cents,
in m , r uI , ted * n Simmons being hit
fr. it 'm h "'Il a brick by Brown,
.', H * of which Simmons died
*l'and I.'n'«w n |S%„ BreWn W “ arre "‘
T ° C °MPLETE RAILROAD
IN TWELVE MONTH8.
At;p U
' The (
’•eorglnn.
'•*. Ga.. oct. 9.—John 8. WII-
, ,«i . °* lhe Augusta and
•iiiraaa gave out a statement
tnr '*UBh
trains on his road from Au-
fc.jntV’ iladl,u n. Fla, in twelve
Park Board Matter.
A meeting of the ordinance commit
tee of the city council will be held
Tuesday afternoon. Among the meas
ures which will be considered Is the bill
introduced by Councilman <’hosewoo«J
providing for a change in the metluul
of the selection of the members of the
park board.
See the Now Light, 69 N,
Pryor street.
Two Congressman at Capitol.
t'ongreaaman W. G. Brantley, of the
Eleventh, anti Congressman Gordon
Lee, of the Seventh, were visitor* al
the rapltol Tuesday. Congressman Lee
ha* Just recovered (from n alight Illness
of tt week, hut la quite well and alrong
again.
Compiling State Rtturna.
Secretary of State Phil t'ook and
Goode Price, hla aaalatnnt, are working
behind cloaed door* Tueedny compiling
the election return! of October .1. Only
t.'hernkee and Troup countlea were
mlaalng when they began work, hut
came In during the morning. The com
pilation will be completed late Tuesday
evening.
Hot water atralght from the tnalna
waa being dlapenaed in Weat End on
Monday evening. Some manufactur
ing plnnt out In that neighborhood had
evidently let the check valve In the
pipe admitting water to the boiler get
out of fix and the preaaure of the ateam
hail forced the hot water back Into the
' . ,
At one place the hydrant was turned
on full tilt for half an hour In an ef
fort to get cool water, but there was
too much of the boiling water In the
tnulnx for this to make any appreciable
Impression. ,
Thin happens sometimes when tne
pressure In a residence hot water tank
gets up too much steam, but, as every
body knows, It does not take long to
exhaust the supply from that source,
and no damage Is done except to the
meter through which the water passes
from the Immediate premises.
The amount of hot water turned
loose Monday, however, was enough to
damage to some extent most or the
meters in the vicinity of the Atlanta
Ice and Coal Company's Ice factory.
FAIR WILL SURPASS
FORMER EXHIBITS
Continued from Pago Ono.
OOOOOOOOOOOaOGOOOOOOOOOOOD
O WEATHER GOO SMILE8 ON O
GEORGIA 8TATE FAIR. O
O ' 9
Thin Ik "fair weather," all rigid. O
O all right. The promoters could O
O not ark for better—If It laat*. O
of course the pe»*JmlH|n will O
O say that It wouldn't be u teal O
O Fourth of July without rain In the O
O middle of the picnic am! that a O
O t'hrlsltnas without snow would be O
O a disappointment. Hut the pub- O
O lie Is glad enough to have real O
O October days like these without O
O enough wind to discourage the O
O airship.
O The forecast Is encouraging. It O
O is: * O
O “Fair and colder tonight and O
O Wednesday.”
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stock, J. E. Cloud, Buford, Ga.
Department 1—Forestry, mines and
minerals, J. J. Kastcrlin, Montezuma,
(la.
Department J—Fine arts, A. Q.
Moody. Boston. Go.
Department K—Education, Dr. W. B.
Burroughs, Brunswick, Ga.
Department la—Woman’s work, Mrs.
John W. Hughes. Atlanta, Ga.
Department M—Manufactures nnd
textiles, S. C. Dunlap, Gainesville. Ga.
Department X—Farm Implements ami
machinery, T. B. Thorne, Iric, Ga.
Department O—Merchants’ display,
W. D. Hammock, Coleman, Ga.
Officers Maks Inspection.
The officers and members of the
Georgia State Agricultural Society vis
ited the grounds Tuesday and ex
pressed themselves as being thorough
ly satisfied with the preparations that
had been made for the 1906 exhibition.
President J. J. Connors, of Carters-
vllle; G^nerat Vice President R. F.
Crittenden, of Shellman, Ga.; Secre
tary Martin V. Calvin, of Augusta, and
Treasurer J. Clayton Clements, of
Towns, have Inspected the exhibits and
concessions and will be In attendance
when the fair Is opened to the public
Wednesday.
The business people on the grounds
are Frank Weldon, secretary atul gen
eral manager of the Atlanta Fair As
sociation, and W. A. Sanges, who Is in
charge of the concession department.
Both officials are forced to stop and
listen to the troubles of the exhibitors
and they are nt work every day until
late at night. The board of directors
will meet In the secretary's office daily.
The eighth annual convention of the
southern district of the Christian arid
Missionary Alliance will % be held In
Atlanta October 14 to 21 In the Cen
tral Congregational church, opposite
the Carnegie Library. It will be pre
ceded by n three-day prayer confer
ence, to be held In the Alliance hall, at
72 1-2 North Broad street.
These annual conventions were for
merly held In Piedmont park, In the
summer, but for the past two years
have been held In the fall and.winter
in different churches. .The outlook this
year Is more promising than for sev
eral years past.
The Christian and Missionary Alli
ance Is an interdenominational mis
sionary society, composed of members
of all orthodox denominations, who be
lieve and teach what Is called the'
"Four-fold Gospel." They have about
600 missionaries In the foreign mission
field, and this necessitates a home con
stituency to stand for the support of
these missionaries. To meet this ne
cessity , branches ore. organised in
many of the larger cities, und once or
more each year a convention Is held,
at which time an offering Is taken for
missions. The offering taken In At
lanta last year amounted to nearly
$7,000, to he. used* exclusively for for
eign missions.
Many Visitors Expected.
Arming the more prominent speakers
and preachers expected are Rev. A. B.
Simpson, D.D., of New York city, the
president nnd founder of the work;
Rev. Henry Wilson, D.D., of New
York; Rev. F. W. Troy, D.D., of New
York; Rev. A. J. Ramsey, of Norfolk.
Va.; Rev. J. M. Pike, editor of The
Way of Faith, of Columbia, 8. C.; Rev.
R. V. Miller, of North Carolina; Rev.
R. J. Bruce, of Orlando, Flo.; Rev. R.
A. Forest, superintendent of the South
ern states, and several returned mis
sionaries from foreign Helds. Many
friends and members of the work have
already written that they are coming
from sections of the South os far west
as Arkansas, as far north as Kentucky
and Virginia, and as far south as Flor
ida.
Special to Tbe Georgian.
Memphis, Tenn., Oct, 9.—Forty years
of gambling came to a spectacular end
in Hot Springs, Ark., yesterday, when
the City Improvement Union, of 600
citizens, closed 30 gambling rooms and
gave a battalion of gamesters a few
hours to leave the city.
The manner In which the gamblers
were literally drummed out of town
was sensational In the extreme. Dis
gusted by the continued evasion of
their duty by the sworn officers of the
law, the 23 executives of the union,
known as the "sklddoo committee,"
had issued a final warning both to the
recalcitrant officers and to the gam
blers that the rooms must be closed
at once.
No heed was paid to the warning,
nnd today the entire membership of tho
union, heuded by a brass band, march
ed to the city hall, police headquarters
and court house and forced state, coun
ty nnd city officials to raid and closo
the gambling houses forthwith, the 500
going along to see that It was done
E roperly. To the roll of drums and
lare of trumpets playing patriotic airs,
such gamblers as were found were
marched to the union station and or
dered to take the first train out and
return no more. Five hundred gam
blers, cappers and women left yester
day and last night, and fully $500,000
worth of paraphernalia Is boxed for
shipment.
“RUBBERING” AT LADIES
COST FARMER COX FINE
IN THE POLICE COURT
Ideal Skating Weather.
MOM CONCERNING
CONFERENCE TALK
HIk desire to Me Koine of Atlanta'!
"neatly dressed Indies* proved costly
to John L. Cox, a farmer tit Greenville
•ounty, Mouth Carolina, In police court
Tuettday morning.
The young farmer, who han been In
Atlanta for several daya “doing (he
xlghtx,” wax arrexted Monday after
noon tit the Terminal Station by Po
liceman Brown on complaint of two la-
dlea that he had been perxlxtently fol
lowing them about the depot for some
time. When the ladles approached the
officer they appeared greatly excited
and appealed to him to stop the stran
ger from following thsm. They said
the man had been right behind them
like a shadow everywhere they went
about the atutlon.
Frank Pearson, the well-known sing
er, also Informed Officer Brown he had
noticed the man following the ladles.
on arraignment before Recorder
Broyles Tuesday morning, Cox put up
a decidedly unique defense.
“I didn’t huve uny wrong Intentions,
whatever,’’ he said. "I only wonted to
see some nently dressed ladles and I
was lust looking at those two. I
thought they looked mighty nice."
'Judge Broyles thought this excuse
Insufficient and Imposed a fine of $50.75
or thirty days In the stockade.
KIDNAPER YOUTH
FOUND AND GIVEN
OVER TO PARENTS
Tcachart’ Examination.
Stati* examination* for teacher* will
be held on December 21 and 22 for
thoxc who have no license now or de
sire to .secure renewal*. The Hubject*
will be those embraced in the public
OOOOOOOOGOOOOOOOOOOPOOOOOO school course
Washington, Oct. 9.—The three legal
lights of the cabinet—Root, Barnaparte
and Moody—had a protracted consul
tation with the president this after
noon at the close of the regular cabinet
meeting.
it wus a matter of considerable pub
lic Importance," remarked one of the
officials. In answer to a question as to
what was the subject under tflscuMsion,
but would vouchsafe no further In
formation.
It was re|H»rted they were going over
with the president the suggestions that
have be*?n recently made by Uie^de-
purtment of Justice for a special line
of action against the Stundard Oil and
other trusts.
Samuel L. Wallace.
Kperhit to Tin* Georgian.
Gadsden. Ala., Oct. 9.—Samuel L.
Wallace, the 4-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. C. Wallace, riled yesterday
morning alter a short illness. The fu
neral was conducted from tha resi
dence bv Rev. J. W. Newman.
New York, Oct. 9.—William La Bar-
bera, the four-year-old son of Fran
cis La Barbera, for whom the whole
police force of Greater New' York have
been searching since his supposed kid
naping, September 21, was found at an
early hour today. and restored to his
parents, one of w;hom, the mother, had
become nearly distracted over the con
ttnued absence of her child.
The child’s father received threaten
ing letters which Informed him that
unless he sent $5,000 to those who had
the boy In charge, the boy would
cut up and the head sent to the parents
by express.
The boy was discovered at tho
Brooklyn end of the Brooklyn bridge
last'Saturday by Ernest O’Conner, and
turned over to members of the bridge
police squad, who, falling to recognize
him, took him to the Children’s Society
rtfoms. Here the boy remained until
last night.
Where he had been the boy can ftot
tell. He Is even unable to give a de
scription of his kidnapers. From ail
up|H*aranees, however, he has not been
maltreated by those who had him In
charge.
110AD NOT BLAMED
FOR FATAL WRECK
Bristol, Pa., Oct. 9.—The coroner’s
Jury today. In the case of the Pennsyl
vania railroad wrack near here over a
week ago, decided that the company;
was Ltlumeleu.
Ideal Skating Weather.
CENTRAL FLAGMAN KILLED
DY A WORK TRAIN.
Hpei lsl to The Georgian.
Columbus, Ga., Oct. 9.—Lawrence
Martin, aged 25, a flagman on the
Central of Georgia railroad, was killed
by a work train at Whltesvllle, Har
ris county, last night. He was a native
of Florida and had only been In the
employ of the railroad elnce October 3.
Ills remains are here for shipment
home.
Sues Railway for Damages.
8peels I to Tbe Georgian.
Gadsden, Ala., Oct. ».—Miss Pauline
Latta has filed a suit In the city court |
against the Alabama City, Gadsden and t
Attulla Street Railway Company, nl- ’
leglng damage to the extent of $10,009
for iiernonal Injuries. Mlaa Latta was!
driving on Broad street several months
ago, when her horse stepped on.the car.
track. The ground was wet end It Is
alleged that the tracks were charged
with electricity, which caused the hone
to run away and throw Miss Latta ouL
severely Injuring, her.
Kent Inverted Light.
Hperlsl to The Georxlae.
Gadsden, Ala., Oct. 9.—The Interotate
Lumber Company has filed Incorpora
tion papers with the probata Judge of
Etowah county, the capital stock be
ing $100,000, with $50,000 paid In. The
principal offices and plante are to be
located A Curtlaton. Besides a gen
eral lumber buslnese, the Incorporators
purpose to build railroads and engage
In mining und the mercantile Int.-I-
neas. The Incorporator* and officer*
are J. Gf Curtis, president; Ludlow,
Pa.; D. G. Curtis, Erie, Pa., vice pre.-
Ident; A. E. Swanson, Curtlaton, Ala,
secretary and treasurer.
FLOOR WAX.
“Butchers,” “Johnson’s”
and “Old English” at the
GEOROIA PAINT AND
GLASS CO.,
40 Peachtree St.
■■Mi