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8 'jLUfc; CONSUELO VANDERBILT IS TO LEA VE DUCAL HUSBAND REVOLVER SHOTS - BROUGHT WHOLE FORCE ON SCENE An excited negro, firing xeveral ehoti In rapid succenlon from a 44-callber revolver Wednesday morning ahortly after midnight, leea than a block from the police atatlon, created a lively acene, resulting In an entity block be ing surrounded by two whole tvatchea of the police force, the painful Injur ing of Police Captain Mayo, and the narrow escape of Bicycle Policemen Pharr and Wylie from being hit by stray bullets at a point some distance away,. The'negro, Fletcher Hardy, who re sides in an alley off Butler street, was finally captured and taken to the po lice station under the Influence, It Is believed, of cocaine. He explained his conduct by saying he was shooting to frighten a mysterious Individual who had been coming to his house for a week past and annoying him. At the time of the shooting the morning watch wns leaving the police stntlon to go on duty and the evening watch was coming off of duty. All of the policemen, together with the two captains, Jett and Mayo, rushed to ward the scene of the shooting and quickly surrounded the block bounded by Decatur, Butler and Gilmer streets and Pledmgnt avenue. In rushing through a dark alleyway, Captain Mayo collided with some hid den obstacle, painfully bruising and lacerating his leg. A close search was made of the block and Hardy was found In his yard, ti lth his big pistol In his hand, all of the chambers empty. He offered no resist ance when arrested. On arraignment before Recorder Broyles Wednesday morning he was fined $25.75 or thirty days. THE DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH. 8he was formerly Miss Contuelo Vanderbilt, It it reported from London that she and her titled husband have agreed to a separation. ATLANTA WAGON MAKER NOW HEAD OF SOUTHERN- VEHICLE ASSOCIATION Blount and Houston Elected to High Offices. B, M. Blount, of Atlanta, prelsdent of the White Hickory Wagon Manu facturing Company at Hast Point, was elected president of the Southern- Ve hicle Association Wednesday morning at a meeting In the Kimball. Mr. Blount Is also president of the Atlnntu Vehicle Club. The other ofllcers elected were: First Vice President—W. C. Heath. Monroe, N. C. Second Vice President—Clarence Houston, Atlanta. Third Vice President—J. W. Herron. Cincinnati. a Secretary-Treasurer—Chas. P. Hen derson, Valdosta. After several impromptu speeches and a short business session the meet ing adjourned In time for the members to ourr stomp Labor Folk Fail to Bally to the Leader’s iStaud- ard. to buslncsji nicotine of the C. fe. N. A. at piedmont park* AUTOS TEAR UP ASPHALT; NEW THEORY IS SPRUNG ImllanapollH. Ind., Oct. 24.—Samuel Qomper* was here today, after apeak- In* at LaFayette last night, and prac tically admitted that he will abandon the stump. Gompcr* give* business reasons. Re ports he hns from the labor organiza tions show that the laboring people ate, as usual, rendy to support their party nominees. Gompers hns been told that It will be Impossible to array laboring men against any member of congress, garffeld Tears Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 24.—In urging an Indorsement of President Roose velt at the coming election, James R. Garfield, commissioner of corporations, told an audience of south side Repub licans that the Industrial problem, the problem of capital and labor, Is In every way as serious a problem for this country to solve as wns the sla very question. "And If not settled right," said Gar field, "It might go to savage extremes now scarcely dreamed of." Roosevelt and his anti-trust cru sades were also discussed. Thst the ordinary touring auto tears up a street worse than s heavily-loaded wagon bay sound like theory, pure and simple, hut Commissioner of Public Works II. I,. Collier says It’s so, and he ougbf to know. He Is probably shout the best authority on streets In the Mouth, and he sure that the pulllug of the drive wheels of n tour ing esr tears a chert street nil to pieces In a Ttry short while. But he says autos and ssphult are more Incompatible still. •The automobile’s rubber tires nre worn oat on such a street just us they would be on an emery wheel” sold Mr. Colli Tuesday morning. ’11111 tin* nuto Is i the only sufferer. When the rublwr fL wheels of m heavy cur nre driven, sou things got to move. Of course. fh«* in docs the ldtf K est |mrt of this, but the feet on the street Is also very uotleenb and If the weather be hot, I think 1 will find that the pulling' of the dri wheels ntrulnst the more or less soft si fnee of lVachtrcc street will got It III b shut#* again pretty i|iilekly." Its nn interesting work—this watch I for wluit tnukes the holes. JUDGE NOTTINGHAM BESIGNjJS OFFICE Terror of Evil-Doers Bolin- quishes Beeordcrship BRAND IS WOUNDED BY UNKNOWN PERSON While waiting In CopenhlU for a trolley car to go to his work about 5 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, William Brand, a motorman for the Georgia Railway and Electric Company, was fired on by an unknown |>erson and painfully wounded In the breast. Three shots were fired by the assail, ant, but only one bullet took effect. After wounding the motorman, the as sailant made good his escape. Brand was taken to the Grady hos pital, where his wound wits dressed.’ It waa not of a serious nature, and the motorman left the hospital shortly aft erwards. Miff Employees Walk Out Special to The Georgia u. Charlotte, N\ C., Oct. 24.—There was a walk-out at one of the big cotton mills of the Highland Park Company In this city yesterday afternoon, which may Involve further Interesting devel opment? if matters are pushed. It Is a law in (hie state that one mill cannot solicit by an agent the employees of another mill. It Is clulmed that the twelve or fifteen speeders who walked out at the Highland Park mill were of. fered higher wages by agents repre senting some other mill in that town. Of the entfre number who walked out all but two or three have returned to their work. WALL PAPER. The most complete line ever shown in the city. We carry In stock also I.lncrusta. Burlap. Room Moulding, Plate rail. Chair rail. GEORGIA PAINT AND GLASS CO., 40 Peachtree. TEMPERANCE louUE UP FOR DISCUSSION Special to The Georgian. Roys ton. Go., Oct. 24.—The Hebrew Association opened Its session with the llaptlst church at tills place yesterday morning, ivtth M. M. Richurdsnn, Hartwell, a, moderator and S. Thornton, of Klbert county, clerk. The moderator and clerk were ununlmoualy re-elected. R, Stephens wae elected treaaurer and J. It. Hays, assistant clerk. Rev. J. H. Brown preached the Intro ductory sermon. There are some 125 delegatee In at tendance, together with a number of vlMitore, among whom is Dr. T. P. Bell, of The Christian Index. The reports of the committees show marked Improvement In nil branches of the work. The , temperance question, which Is now being agitated all over the state, came In for a lively and earnest dleusslon. Willie the business sessions nre be ing held the Indies are holding mis sionary meetings In the Methodist church. The sessions will continue through iu Macon, Ga. Wednesday. HE GOT HI8 GUN OUT, BUT GOT IN HIMSELF. Special to The (ita. Macon, Ga.. Oct. 21.—After getting a pistol out of pawn last night late. Lon Parker, a 20-year-old negro, ex ploded the only cartridge In ft nnd Jen nie Fetch, it years old, dropped. Par ker la now In Jail, charged by a coro ner’s Jury with manslaughter, although he claims the shooting was accidental The girl was shot through the fore head and died Instantly, teclnl to The Georgia n. , Macon, Oh., Oct. 24.—For a while, at least, will old police court offenders and chain-gang habitues breathe sighs of relief. Judge Nottingham, the In ventor of heavy fines and the terror of evil-doers, has resigned. He tendered his resignation last night to the coun oil. It was accepted and Guerry Cuba nlss. his latv (tanner, was elected to till the vacancy. Judge Nottingham succeeded Judge Malt R. Freeman as recorder nearly three years ago, ami although a stren uous tight was made against his elec tlon after the last municipal primary’ he was re-elected for another term of two years. Almost Immediately ... struck terror to the hearts of police court visitors by his heavy tines nnd the result was that many censed their visits there. Home of his heavy sen tences caused the famous hnbeas corpus cases before Judge Bpeer. Old offend ers accustomed to paying 22.50 for a plain drunk found the price raised ac cording to the frequency of the visits and 240 or 30 days for a drunk has been known. The new recorder Is an attorney, the partner of Judge Nottingham, and came Macon about two years ago from Savannah. JNO. L. MOORE Sc SONS Art* sole nwi mi far furor* of the Imocrrnl Kryptok Invisible blfooal glasses in Geor* gin. Tl»t* Kryiitoks are n wmulerful Ini* lent, giving Itotb far nml near vision «!«** without itivtAlou*. Dressy nutl WALTER BALLARD OP TICAL CO. I-*** than orn- year ago nlaml on Mhe market the now Hull.nr. I Bifocal. trivia* nutllng nml walking vision In one frame anti looking like ode glass. They have pniven the most smvemful of all the nU* ivrilsetl Invisible bifocals. Ground In n deep forte curve, giving a large visual rtehl for rending, as well ns walking. They nre tjie most perfect mi l l»cautlfiil glass sob! < onsult us alsMit bifocals. We have them all. Males rvuiu, 61 t’eacbtrec street. At* ATJLAA TA . li LU.HG.LAiS. ' -• THE NOVENT PETTICOAT In practically all gowns this season, the waist line is long, slender and as unbroken by sharp trimming effects as possible. The fit is snug over the hips—the approved effect—and the folds fall generous and undulating about the feet. Ordinary petticoats, bulging and bulky, aretsure to mar the attractiveness of prevailing styles. The “NoVent” alone has the right contour. Without gathers, vent, buttons or hooks and eyes-. Glove-fitting jersey top. Elastic waistband. Produces new bell-shaped figure. Encircled at the base by a deep flaring flounce, in a profusion of new styles. Hindered and hampered by ordinary petticoats—seamed, gored and gath ered—no woman can walk with the easy, buoyant, rhythmic movement im parted by the “Novent.” This is the petticoat that molds hips and waists into the slender proportions and the graceful curves demanded by reigning modes. Many of New York’s fashionable dressmakers will fit over no other petticoat. Glove-fitting jersey top. Elastic waistband. Produces new bell-shaped figure. With Lustrous Satine Flounce 1.50, 2.00 and 2.50. With Black Taffeta Silk at 5.00. CHAMBERLIN-JOHNSQN-DuBOSE COMPANY,.