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H THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. WON'T TRY JOHN 0, I UNTIL TRUST CASE IS DISPOSED OP State Is Balked in Probing By Ruling of the Court. • Findlay, Ohio, Oct. 16.—Much to the surprise of all, and the defenae In par ticular, the attorneys for the prosecu tion In the case of the State aftalnat the Standard Oil Company for "ron- apiracy against trade," have announced that the state will conclude Its testi mony today. Although they said they would aub- pena no witnesses, yet the fact has leaked out that the defense will exam ine a doxen Independent witnesses. ■^he state wa* precluded by the rul ing of Judge Banker from offering a line of evidence Intended to show that the Standard gave secret rebates to retail dealers In oil. Mr. Phelps, for the proseeuilon, ad mitted the state had no means of show ing that the Standard Oil Com|*ny authorlsed Its agents to offer to give rebates. The court said It was a fun damental rule of evidence that the au thority of the agent must be eatab- . Halted. It was testified to by officers of the Buckeye Pipe Line and Ohio oil com panies that the Standard oil Company of New Jersey, owned practically all of the stocks of these companies. This , was the most Important development of the trial. An agreement has been reached between the prosecutors and defendants wherein the cane against j John D. Rockefeller will not be set for ! trial until after the present case has I been finally disposed of. ’ After the examination of two wlt- 1 nesses this morning, the prosecution rested Its case, and the defense Imme diately began. The arguments waxed warn and Kline, of the Standard, told i Attorney General Ellis to go back to I Columbus and learn something. ; ,W. L. Finlay, state oil Inspector, . explained his duties and those of four- j teen deputies. Ho stated that the i Standard paid all fees at Cleveland. ! Judge Banker placed no. limitations dn i speeches, which will continue probably i tfie balance of the week. ENGINEER KILLED UNDER LOCOMOTIVE; RAILS Many Passengers Are Hurt When the Accident Occurs. ON MOUNTAIN TOP New Tork. Oct. 1*.—Death by atar- vatlon on a lonely mountain top Is the terrible fate that befell Thomas Kean, a wealthy hotel keeper, of Kmmona av enue, Bheepehead Bay, whose body was found today beneath a dump of buahes by a party of huntera m the Hchuwan- go mountain. a short distance from Liberty. N. T. VETERANS APPOINT REUNION DELEGATES Camp Walker, United Confederate Veterans, No. 52», has appointed the following delegates and alternatea to attend the state reunion which con venes In Savannah, Uu, November 13 and 14: Delegates—Dr. M. C. Martin, Waller T. Bowden, J. M. Spurlln. R. E. Charles. Alternatea—John A. cherry, E. H. Alley, W. F. Dennard, W. P. Archer. CROP OF BANANAS INJURED BY STORM New Orleana, Oct. 16.—Advices from Central America by General Manager Ell!., of the United Fruit Company, confirm the earlier reports of devasta tion of banana and rubber properties Blatant some 30 miles from and nearer to the coast, the damage being esti mated at 11,000,000. » — - ■ - WOUNO FROM SPLINTER RE8ULT8 IN LOCK-JAW. Special to Tin* Georgian. Fltagerald, da.. Oct. 16.—Charlie Blyslone, the 10-year-old son of Cyrus fUyslone, who three weeks ago stuck a pine splinter In his foot, lies In a critical condition with lock-jaw. At a. the time it was hurt the spUnbcr was cut out and healed promptly. Combs—A Half Dozen New D ssigns * Photographed From the Combs in Stock In the new modes of hair dressing combs play an important role. Puffs, weaves and curls have given the designers of combs a wide field for elaboration. A few especially handsome and attractive * designs are here pictured. We are „ \ • showing scores of others even more elaborate or less expensive. Hand engraved mounting in green and pol ished gold. Price $6.60 Very handsome Rhinestone Comb for eve ning wear. Price $2.50 Green-Gold Mounting with Pearls and Brilliants. Price ! Real Shell Combs, upwards from . 1.50 Imitation Shell Combs, upwards from 25c Real Shell Combs, with solid gold mountings, upwards from . . Imitation Shell Combs, with solid gold mounting, upwards from Combs with mountings in great Variety, upwards from . 50c 5.00 2.50 Amber colored combs for light hair in all the new designs, in price from 50c $10.00 Mourning combs are shown in many at tractive shapes both plain and mounted. Prices 50c to . ...... $5.00 Comb of real Tortoise Shell, shading into amber tips. ....' Prilt .. .... .. . ; $16.00 Rhinestoqp Comb with gold tracings. Price $10.00 Real Shell Comb, 14k gold. mounting, set with real pearls. Price v................ „.$15.0C Chicago. Oct. 16.—One man was killed nnd several other persons were seriously Injured early today when n passenger train on the C. and E. 1. struck a defective rail and left the track near Crete, 111., 10 miles south of Chicago. The train consisted of on engine and eight coaches and was moving at O' 0 rate of 40 mllea an hour when the ac cident occurred. The coaches were filled with passengers, who were thrown to the floor and cut and bruised John Wlckley, engineer, was crushed to death under the engine. Chamberlin-Jghhson-DuBose Co.