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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21.
Talking Ma
chine Christ
mas Outfits.
With Everything Ready to Play.
Edison Gem, complete .... $12.10
Edison Gem, larger outfit . . 14.20
Edison Gem, larger outfit . . 16.70
Edison Standard, complete . . 27.60
Victor Junior, complete ... 12.10
Victor Junior, larger outfit. . 14.20
Victor II., complete 33.60
EASY PAYMENTS MAY BE ARRANGED.
PHILLIPS & CREW CO.
ATLANTA.
Victor and Edison Wholesale Agents.
Mention this Paper.
TO MAKE DECISION
The sub-committee on a site for the
auditorium-armory will meet Thurs
day to take further, possibly Anal, ac
tion in regard to the location of the
proposed structure.
Chairman Murphy has not yet set a
time for the holding of the meeting, but
he has given notice that It will bo held
Thursday. About ten lots, It Is under
stood, are now under consideration.
The board of education meets Thurs
day afternoon at 3 o’clock, and those
advocating the Walker Street school
sit.- ms tin* wi"T «.n.- f..r th<* audito
rium-armory will appear before the
board and ask that it recommend to
council the donating of this lot for the
auditorium-armory.
VD GOVERNMENT USE DECOY
TO GET EVIDENCE AGAINST
COMPANY IN PEONAGE CASE?
’olice Say Negro
Went to Mines For
Evidence.
[ It I. generally understood In police
that the government obtained
Evidence In the alleged peonage case
>*' under investigation by the federal
■and Jury at Roma by meana of a de
ley prisoner, who managed to get hlm-
felf arrested and locked In the Atlanta
lollre station and waa then bought ant
|y an agent of the concern now under
Nothing definite could be learned on
I point Wednesday, aa It aeema the
>y was worked without the knowl-
e "f the police.
I The decoy la raid to have been a no
ire, who committed some minor vlola-
■' "f the city law fn order to get ar-
ed. lie was haled before Recorder
yles mid fined, after which hl« fine
Maid to have been paid by an agent
he Georgia Coal.and Iron Company,
negro agreeing to go to Bartow
Mrm> and work for the concern. This
r™y was used, It 1s said, In order to
pin Inside Information as to the work
HwNlI
on condition they would work for the
company. Tho evidence further show
ed that some of these negroes were ta
ken away from the prison handcuffed.
The Atlanta wltnessea were uriable to
throw any light on the question of
whether the negroes were mistreated
or held In peonage after leaving the
police station.
The Investigation la still In progress
In Rome.
*'f the company In regard to its
Flic, Station Sergeant Turner,
turnkey Bostwlck and Jeff Arnold, the
■ ' janitor at the police station, who
•nliieti before the grand Jury fn Rome
Miry, have returned to tho city.
■ "tlmnny of the two officers and
F Juniior was In effect that an agent
"i-gia Coal and Iron Company
rj paid the fines of a number of ne-
P®* cuujned In the police station at
Iffertr^sS - - ■- -
TWO FOOTPADS
COMMIT ROBBERY
Two unknown negro men Tuesday
night about 8:30 o'clock held up and
robbed a young white man named Speer
In West Xortli avenue.
The highwaymen obtained a gold
CORN.
(Sidney Lanier.)
Today .the wooda are trembling through
and through
With shimmering forms that flash be
fore my view,
Then melt In green as dawn-stara melt
in blue.
The leaves that wave agalnet my
cheek caress
Like women's hands; the embracing
Houghs express
A subtlety of mighty tenderness;
The copse-depths Into little noises
start, , ' . .
That sound anon like beatings of a
heart,
Anon like talk 'twlxt lips not far
'apart.
The bench dreams balm, as a dream
- er hums a eong;
Through that .vague wafture, oxplrn
tlona strong
Throb from young hickories breath
Ing deep and long
With stress of urgence -held of prisoned
spring
And ccstaey of burgeoning.
Now, since the dew-plashed road of
thorn Is dry.
Forth venture odors of more quality
And heavenlier giving. Like Jove’s
locks awry,
Long muscadines
Rich-wreath the spacious foreheads of
great pines,
And breath ambrosial passion from
■their vines.
I pray with mosses, ferns and flowers
shy,
That hide like gentle nuns from hu
man eye
To lift adoring perfumes to the sky.
I hear faint bridal-sighs of brown and
green
Dying to slfent hints of kisses keen
As far lights fringe Into a pleasant
sheen. > .
I start at fragmentary whispers,
.blown j
From undertalks of leafy souls uh-
known,
Vague purports sweet, of Inarticulate
tone,
Dreaming of gods, men, nuns and
brides, between
Old companies of oaks that Inward le$n
To join their radiant Amplitudes of
green
I slowly move, with ranging looks
that pass
Up from the matter mlraclea of grasa
Into yon veined complex of Hpace-
Where sky and tsafage Interlace
So close, the heaven of blue' is seen
Inwoven with a heaven of green.
watch and 11.10 In money, after which
they escaped. Ono of the negroes cov
ered Speer with a pistol while the other
rifled his pockets.
IF BABIES HAD WAITED
FOR INCUBATORS THEY
WOULD HA VE GROWN UP
To Let—Four baby Incubators. Apply
Frank Weldon, secretary.
Four unoccupied baby Incubators, In
tended as an exhibit for tho recent fair,
arrived In Atlanta a day or two ago
from Canada, and the dtrectora and of
ficials are more or less upset as to
the temporary proprietorship. There is
no argument, however, ns to who wants
to assume this responsibility.
This shipment left Toronto, Canada,
September 10th, and the miniature baby
hostelrles were delayed up around
York state until November 6th, which
Mines, obtaining their release' proves that Southern roads are not tho
only delinquents In the matter of hand
ling shipments. The consignment hav
ing enme from a foreign land, Is yet
bonded and the customs officials aro
to be consulted before the Incubators
are moved.
This matters not, os Secretary Wel
don Is not falling over himself to as
sume imssesston. He Is congratulating
himself, however, that the Incubator*
are tenantless. They were consigned
to Dr. F. R. Stewart, who halls from
Cleveland, and who Is not to be located
at present.
Secretary Weldon consoles himself
Condensed Statement of the=
Maddox-Rucker Banking Co.
At Close of Business November 12, 1906.
ASSETS:
Loans and Discounts. $2,259,159.83
Stocks and Bonds
Furniture and Fixtures...
CASH:
In Vault....$238,032.84
With Banks, 550,312.93
113,380.00
4,200.00
788,395.77
$3,165,135.60
LIABILITIES:
Capital $200,000.00
Surplus and Undivided
Profits 549,027.21
Deposits- .e 2,247,820.48
Bills Payable and Redis
counts 168,287.91
. $3,165,135.60
Our facilities in every department of banking are
unexcelled, and we cordially invite new business.
WILLIAM L. PEEL, President.
ROBERT F. MADDOX, Vice-Pres’t.
OFFICERS:
' THOMAS J. PEEPLES, Cashier.
JAMES G. LESTER, Assf. Cashier.
JAMES P. WINDSOR, Asst. Cashier.
S9H
‘DAUGHTER’ OF MISSISSIPPI
IS 70 WRITE A REPLY
TO LEI TER OF MRS. DA VIS
Richmond, Va„ Nov., 31.—Richmond
ladle* who attended the recent meeting
of tho United Daughter* of the Con
federacy at Gulfport, Mira., atate that
It la their understanding that a leading
Mlnlulppl member of the order wilt
write a letter Jn which *he will make a
reply to the "post mortem” letter of
the late Mr*. Jefferson Davis, which
wo* read at the meeting.
The letter was read in executive ses.
stun, ft wap written alx years ago and
In It Mrs. Davis sought to vindicate
herself for not having the body of her
husband burled in Mississippi. She
also explained why she resided In the
North Instead of the South after the
war.
Mrs. Davis said she preferred Beau
voir as the resting place of her hus
band, but that the grave there would
not be Inviolate, and she could not af
ford 38,000 a year, the expense nec
easary to guard It. She said Missis'
slppl never made an effort to racure the
body of Mr. Davis until after It hud
been burled at Richmond.
with the thought that the Incubators the. Wrlshtsvillc mu
arrived iln time for the 1907 fair. ‘ , “ 1 '
OWNERSHIP OFW.&T,
ADMITTED BY CENTRAL
Is the owncrablp of the WrlghtsTllto
and Tomilllf railroad ve*ti?d In the Cen
tral of Georgia, nncl should the continuous
mlleoge regulations n|>j»ljr to the short
line?” ore questions Being thrashed out
Wednesday Before t|»e rullrotul eouitulsslon.
The Wrlgbtsvllle Board of trade Brought
io charge that the WftgbtsvIUo and Ten-
ullie railroad waa owned By the <Vuti.il,
of WrlgahrlUf appeared Wore the ema-
mission Wednesday morning, and told hmv
rates along the Branch rood were higher
Admitted that a majority of the stock of
a Ten
THE SECRET OF
Good Dressing
Is mostly in the quality of the cloth and
the cut of the suit you wean This ne
cessitates care in buying, knowing the
reputation behind the store you buy
kom and their guarantee on a “money-
hack” basis.
THE E. & W. STORE lias the reputation, and
0| ir absolute guarantee goes with all goods we sell.
OUT-OF-TOWN BUYERS find the same consid
eration, care and sendee here as our regular custo-
iiici-s. It can’t .be better.
OUR FABRICS arc all the best obtainable for
the money. In addition to fancy worsteds, cheviots
velours, we carry a very large stock of blacks
and blues, aud among them some special new things
n> fancy woven blues; the latest patterns.
Men’s Suits and Overcoats $12.50 to $35
Young Men’s Suits and Overcoats $7.50 to $25
Children’s Suits and Overcoats $2.50 to $10
Eiseman & Weil
No. 1 Whitehall Street
“The Daylight Corner”
T.nnltl* was owned
by the Central, lint thought that the cou-
tlnuoas mileage If applied to It would do grounds In Inman Park,
serious Injustice, A manlier of railroad The — -
ofl |,'Inis were present nt the Ill'll rills. After
argument bnd Been concluded, the commit*
al.hi took the mutter umBr advisement.
MANY ROMES CRANGE
HANDS ON WEDNESDAY
Severnl changes. In the owner* of At
lanta real estnte^were made Wednes
day and the price* paid for the proper
ties demonstrate thq constant rise In
the value of Atlanta dirt.
A. J. West A Co. sold for John H,
Ralne the beautiful home occupied by
him on Crescent avenue for 37,000. Mr.
Ralne will build another residence on
Juniper street. The West Company has
mode other deals, among them the fol
lowing:
Sid Holland, the viaduct merchant,
is purchased through the same agent:
an elegant residence on Piedmont ave
nue for 37,360, while W. B. Walcott In
vested In a handsome home with large
RON. EDWARD CARTER
DIES Of_PARALYSIS
Special to The Georgian.
Waynesboro, Ga., Nov. 31.—Hon.
Edward A. Carter, who suffered a
stroke of paralysis last week, died
from the effects of It Tuesday night
about II o'clock. Mr. Carter was about
85 years of age and was a desecendent
of one of our oldest and most Influen
tial families In the country. He served
In the civil war with distinction and
several times In the legislature from
this county. He leaves six children,
all of whom are grown, besides many
friends and relatives.
His remains will be Interred by the
side of bis wife In the old cemetery
here.
DIVIDEND DECLARED
’ OE FOUR PER CENT,
Special to The Georgian.
Charleston, 8. C, Nov. 31.—The an
nual meeting of the Northwestern rail
road and Charleston and Western Car
olina were held here today. The of-
fleers of th* Tsorthwestem are Thomas
Wilson, president; J. F. Post, treasur
er; John Wilson, auditor; R. D. Cron-
ley, secretary-
Of the Charleston and Western Car
olina: President, J. B. Cleveland, of
Spartanburg; H. Walter, of Baltimore,
vice president; T. M. Emerson, Wil
mington, second vice president; J. F.
post, treasurer; R. C. Cronley, secre
tary. . '
The office of second vice president
was created for T, M. Emerson, of Ittic
Atlantic Coast line.
A dividend of 4 per cent tor North
western was declared.
W. R. Dlmmock property at the
corner of Piedmont avenue and Tenth
street has been purchased by R. P.
Pool, of Mississippi, who will make
Atlanta his home In the future.
Othor chances In owners reported
are the rale of property In north At
lanta by Mrs, 8al)le W. Cummin# for
Sli.000, and the sale of the old John
Gatins property for 33.600. This house
Is a landmark and has been In the
Gatins family for 62 years.
MAN’S MISCONDUCT
ALLEGED GROUNDS
FOR DAMAGE SUIT
Special to Th* Georgian.
Greenville. 8. C„ Nov. 31.—A case of
unusual Interest Is being heard In civil
court here this week, a suit against the
Southern railway for $60,000 damages,
brought by Mrs. suda Franklin, of
Newberry.
The grounds upon which the action
Is baaed occurred about two years ago
while Mrs. Franklin was passing
through this city en route to Atlanta,
where she was going to take treatment
In a sanitarium. It is alleged In plain-
tllT* statement that soon after the train
left this city a man under the Influence
of whliky came in the coach and took
hl^caMi^jic^causIngjjrwMnervoii*
It’s a Relief
to be free from the old headaches
and nervouanefs caused by
COFFEE
“There’* a Reason”
POSTUM
$1.00
Starts an account with a LITTLE HOME BANK and book or with the
book only In the
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT OF
THE! NEAL BANK
Interest allowed at the rate of THREE AND ONE-HALF PER CENT.
PER ANNUM, compounded soml-annuuJJy.
E. H. THORNTON. President. W. F. MANRY, Cathier.
H. C. CALDWELL, Ant. Cashier.
tension; that she called the conductor
and asked that the man be removed
that the conductor refused to take ae
tlon, and that soon thereafter tho ob
jectionable Individual placed his arm
around her and proceeded to annoy her.
alleging finally that tho outcome of
Hi'* »• vit''ii»' !it "crasluneil By tilt- man’s
action caused her untold physical and
mental agony.
The Unit trial of the ault waa heard
In Greenville Just a year ago, when
Mrs. Franklin' was awarded darmig
to the extent of $25,000. The attorneys
for the railroad appealed the case to
the supreme court and that tribunal
has sent the casts back on a writ of er
ror to be heard ngnln here.
There are more than & half hundred
witnesses in the case, Including two
physicians from Atlanta.
Mrs. Franklin Is the wife of a mem
ber of the police force in Newberry.
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CASE AGAINST YYARE
IS NOL PROSSER
Because one of the men who was
with him at the time of the rioting In
September was released by a jury the
case against Matthew J. Ware, a den
tist, was nol prossed Tuesday after
noon. In three other cotes which were
tried the defendants were released.
»
(Copyright, 1906, L>* W. R. Ilearst.
Picture from n photograph of
Mrs. Josef Hofmann, tho New
York society woman «whosc stablo
at Newport was rerent!y destroy
ed by ;in Incendiary Are. She in
the of the noted pianist.
ENAMELS.
\ complete line of Lucas &
Neal's Enamels, Iron lied Enamel,
Until Enamel, Enamel for all pur-
■ieu me ueienuani. were i cn-u.ru. i
Judge Calhoun has finished with the L
bond cues ami on Thunday takes up I Georgia Paint and Glass Co..
jail case, again. | 40 p eaohtree .
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r s e s
nd
Bags
Men nnd women who care for handsome and durable
personal belongings will be interested in our fine leather
purses and bags.
The line includes shopping bags, wallets, band-
purses, bill-folds, pocket-books—all of elegant quality
and perfect workmanship. Perfectly plain or with gold
or silver mounting.
Traveling bags and suit-case