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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN TUtTISDAT, DBI BMBBK •!. IX. S/STER SA YS 7HA 7 WOMAN WAS HYPNOTIZED TO MAKE HER KILL HER O WN FA MIL Y Mrs. Vrzal Commits Suicide Rather Than Ap pear Before Chicago Police .to Answer Searching Questions. ' - Chicago. Dec. C.—Mrs. Rose Vrzal, of 1586 Went Fifteenth street, who was rigidly examined by the police regard ing the mysterious death* In her fam ily. has committed suicide. The first Ho die %vas her hp«band. # Martln Vrzal. and then followed the de mise of the four children all within the last 18 months, under circum stances that led to Suspicion of ar senical poisoning. Herman Bliek. a Bohenllan clairvoy ant. was arrested by the police. The dead woman’s sister alleges that Hllek used hypnotic Influence to get the woman to kill her family In order that lie could secure a few thousand dollars she possessed. The police be lieve that Mr*. Vrzal took chloroform and laudanum following a summons to the police station, where she had been subjected to a rigid inquiry concern ing the deaths of her husband and four children. Hllek, though not a regular physi cian, Is fc&Id to have administered med icine to the woman and her family, and when he,was taken to the police sta tion he was confronted by Mrs. Emma Niemann, eldest daughter of the wom an, who charged him with giving tab lets to her father before Ills death, and to her sisters during their illness. A will left by Mrs. Vrzal was found by the police. It was evidently writ ten Just before she took the poison that resulted In her death. In it she left $1,000 P> each of her youngest children ami $-50 to Mrs. Niemann. AMERICAN GIRL BEATEN TO DEATH BY CHINESE WnukcKon. HI.. 1 )r<\ 6.—Zion City In ;irouted over new* from China to day of the murder of Nellie Royal, the 10-year-old daughter of former Klder tloyaj, of Zion City, hut who I* now In China with hi* family. The girt wait beaten to death liy three Chinamen, who »et upon her without any provocation. -ivtillo die wna playing on the hank* of a river near the home of her father. The child’* brain* were beaten out with a club. CLOTHING CAUGHT FIRE, WOMAN BURNS TO DEATH KjicHnI to The Georgina. • Oliver, On., Dec. 6.—Mrs. 8. Frow- •II, of this place, was fatally burned at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon, death resulting a few lioiirrf Jater. ... . . Her clothing caught from n pile of burning trash In the yard, and was completely consumed before It could be extinguished. Mrs. Trowel I leaves a husband and four little children, and in her death the entire .community mourns the joss of n truly good woman. 1 PREDICTS POLITICAL UPHEAVAL ELECTION OF W. W.FINLE\ ME A NS M UCH TO ATLANTA; RAILROAD MEN PLEASED William Wilson Finley, now prcsl dent of the Southern railway system, was formerly commissioner ot the Southern Passenger Association in At lanta, this organisation afterward be ing changed to the Southeastern^Pas senger Association, -He came to At lanta front' (he Great Northern and Montnnu On fra I railways, on which systems lie Hefdt tlWfooaltlon of general traffic manager. Tlio announcement of his election as 1 the executive hea»f of the Southern spread' quickly throughout the local railroad world Wednesday afternoon. It was the sole topic of conversation In the general offices and all who spoke of hi* promotion had generous words Free Catarrh Cure Bad Biealk, K’Hasking and Spitting Quickly Cured.—Fill Out Free Coupon Below. “My Discovery Quickly Cures Catarrh.”—C. E. Gauss. of admiration for him both as a man and as an official. Those who knew President Finley while lie was with the passenger asso ciation In tills city assert that his elec tion to the head of the Southern Will prove of Inestimable value to Atlanta. While u cltlgen of this city he was known to be ln r .thorough^sympathy with Its future iam«T having -absorbed the “Atlanta spirit” this city always prompted hisaidhtlratldft for Its energy, p quality always admired by hint. Is Southern Man. President Finley was born in the South, having Pass Christian. Miss., as his home. He was born In that city September 2, J853. He entered the rail road service when lie was 20 years of age. The timt ten years of his service he was with the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern and (Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans roads. For three years lie was stenographer in the president’s office and nine months re ceiver’s. secretary. One year lie was secretary for. the trustees* agent and four years clerk of the general freight department, after \Uilch he was mqUe assistant general fright agent. . Hi 1885 President Finley went to the Texas an«f raeffle division of the Mis souri Pacific ns assistant general freight agent, lie was made receiver of the Texas, and Pacific ami in 1888 whs made general freight agent of thn sap>« road.- In $888 and 1888 he was general freight agent of the Pan Han-' die !toutc, and In 1889 and 1890 he was chairman of the Trans-Mississippi Traffic Association. The two years fol lowing he was with the Western Pas senger Association, after which he went with tlte Great Northorn and Montana Central roads as general traffic man ager. Was in Atlanta. He then came to Atlanta with the passenger association, after which the Iste President Soencer made him third vice president of the Southern. He held this position from October, 1895, to May i, 1886. He then went with the Hill In terests again on the Great Northern as second vice president, a place which he held for four months, when he again came to the Southern as second vice president. He Is known In Atlanta as a whole- souled fellow, general* and libe ral- henrted In every sense of the word. His promotion created a great deal of en thusiasm in Atlanta and his hundreds of friends sent messages and congrat ulations to him Immediately after the news was received In Atlanta. No oth er announcement could have struck a more popular chord. This picture is from the latest photo *f Mrs. Hetty,.Green, tlic richest woman financier in the world, who predicts that this country is on the verge of a politieul upheaval,.blaming the op pressive Trusts and those legislators who fail to curb the money power. NOW IS THE TIME TO SHOP; PROCRASTINA 7ION IS THIEF OF ALL BEST SELECTIONS What ubout all those Ghrlstmfts pres ents? It’s ail light enough to wait for good old Mr, HantA Glaus to do your C’hrlst- mus shopping for you, but It must be renumbered that the old gentleman has his hand* full Just about this time of the year, and he needs a lift. Unless you get busy in the Christmas shopping line you might get left. For the rush Is now on. Money that has been saved up for Just this occasion le being spent. Merchants are getting rid of their extra stock and arrangements are rapidly being made to acatter hap piness broadcast over the great city of Atlanta. Ho the one wjio nulls Is lost. Feel kind o* bud. wouldn’t you. If you waited till the last minute and after making your way to. the part leu- move on.. Old Mr. Hantn Glaus will probably look out for the children first, but he may not have time to get all the presents for the grown-up folks. Thousands are not waiting, and as a result he stores are filled all day long with Christmas shoppers, many of them accompanied by little tots, their eyes dancing In glee at the beautiful sights presented in the khop windows find each one wishing that Hnnte Claus will be kind enough Ao remember a.,d get some particular' thing. The time la drawing near and the rush is getting greater every day. NON-STRAIN TAFT CHARGES He Says Conspired to Murder Citizens. DEFENDS. ACTION OF MR. ROOSEVELT goggles. Wo have the most complete Automobile, engineers and niotortnan iar counter bv’tlie aid of football rushes line ever shown In Atlanta. Recognlz and flying wedge tactics, If the clerk told you the particular thing you wanted for your wife or your 'husband had Just been sold out? Christmas wouldn't seem Just right, would It? Hence the necessity of getting a Ing how hard It’s been for you to got something to please you, we have made special efforts to secure the best makes. Walter Ballard Optical Company, 61 Peachtree street. ratsrrk U not only dnngcrou*. but it csUKi'V Iwd breath, ulrerntion. dentil mid decay of iMiiiea. loss of thinking and rea soning power, kills ambition uud energy, often muses Iokh of appetite. Indigestion, dyspepsia, raw throat and reaches to gen eral debility, Idiocy nttd Insanity, it ne«»<ls attention at •nice. Cure It with < in tins' Ca tarrh cure. It Is n quick, radical, perma nent cure, beennne it rids the system of the poison genus that causes catarrh. In orde^ to prove to nil who are suffer ing from this dniigfrous and luutltsomc dis ease that Gauss' Catarrh Cure will Actual ly cure any m*e of mtnrrli quickly, bo tunt- ter how long standing or how bad, I will send n trial package by mnil free of nil cost. Send us your mime nud address today and the trentmeiu will In* sent you by re turn mail. Try It! It will poMltlvely cure so that you will Ik* welcomed Instead of shunned by your friends. «*. K. (iAt'SS. 72© Main street, Marshall, Mich. Fill out • ou|H>u below. T How Our Acme Double Flint Coated Asphalt Roofing Excels Saturated *and coated*under a n«w proem with Al ii Grubber-tike (densely compressed) Rotting Felt, posted on both elite* wfth WIIcetc. iteelat* the Action of vapor, »c!d« end Are. Not affected by heat or cold. The rooting that never'leak*. . 5, ly experience ef twenty yeere proves It to be the Beet Ready Roofln, on the market. Put up In rolls 32 tnchee wide and 40 feet « Indie, long, containing 10* square feet, wrapped In heavy ca*!nf. approximate weights. 3-Ply. 30 pound, p*r roll. Compute. 2-Ply. 70 pounds per roll. Complete. 1-Ply. 60 pound* per roll, Complete. SAMPLES AND FULL PARTICULARS FREE. Also 1, i *nd I-ply Tarred Rootling Taper. Sheathing and Insulating paper. CAROLINA PORTLAND CEMENT CO., ATLANTA, GA. FREE. This ctnipou Ik good for one trial park- age of (/quibbled Catarrh below nud mall to C. K. (JACHS. 7J& Main Strv**t, Sini’nhall, Mich. > MAKES HIS ESCAPE gpeciol t«» The Georgian. Htatesboro. Go.. Dec. 6.—Reports came to Statesboro yesterday that i negro, George Williams, Imd attempt ed to assault Mrs. J. G. Happ, who lives ubout ten miles from this place. Tlio report was not credited at first, but investigation proves that this xvas the purpose of the negro, who deliberately tortured his victim and threatened to kill her If she ever told on hint. Sheriff Kendricks tried to take the negro, but was not ubte to follow him far. The deputy sheriff Is now pursuing the negro and u posse is scouring the country for him. Mr. Hupp Is a poor man. but feeling Is high. He was at work ubout two mll*»s from home while his wile was picking cotton near the house. The negro approached Mrs. Fapp, knocked her wow it. choking Iter btu- tally. PURSE=WEllS PAPER CO. WHOLESALE PAPER, PRINTING AND BINDING P R INTI IVp OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS Vjl 16 1-2 E. Mitchell Street, ATLANTA. GA. Declares Whole Battalion Was Made Worthless by Protecting Guilty. Washington, Dec. 6.—In his annual report Secretary of War Taft reviews the events leading to the “shooting up" of the town ojt Brownsville, Tex., on August 14, last, by unidentified negro sdldlert of Companies B, C and D, of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, the crime proper, the Investigation and subse quent discharge, without honor, of the members of the battalion. The secretary concedes the hardship worked on the Innocent, but holds there were few men In the battalion without knowledge of the identity of the raid ers. He declares that inability to <?ls inguirh guilty from Innocent makes the whole battalion worthless. Two Conspiracies Charged. The existence or a conspiracy for the perpetration of the crime, aqd a later conspiracy of silence ofi the part of the battalion, whereby the Criminals were permitted to escape, Is established by the repbrt. The secretary justifies the government’s course and answers crit icisms directed at it. No reference is made to the devel opment*-which led him to temporarily suspend the order of discharge, and which created alleged friction between himself and the president. The battalion was sent to Browns ville July 28, over the protest of the townspeople. Frdm the first, there was friction between the troops and the people of the town. Angry at Ssloonists. Many of the saloons compelled the soldiers to,drink at separate bars, a discrimination they resented bitterly. The secretary reports thpt no serious Injury was done to any of the troops, although one of them was knocked down by a government official, who charged him with having Jostled his wife. Another one was pushed off a gang-plank by a customs inspector, be cause, 'It Is claimed, he was drunk ond disorderly. In ettublialiliiff the exlutcnre of the two conspiracies, the report says: **Ont of a battalion of I7J enlisted In tin* nrtny of the United Suites, from nine to twenty men formed n preconcert id plan to 'revenge themselves upon tbo people of a town In which they were sta tioned for the Insults they felt that the townspeople hud heaped u-on then accordance with the plan, they let barracks under cover of darkness—about midnight—aud proceeded to discharge their weapons Into the houNes of the town for Hie imrpose of killing those against whom they felt a grievance. Nearly Killed Woman. “They came very near killing some one or more of the throe women and seven children who were sitting or slceplug In two of the lighted rooms Into which they fired. They. In fact, did kill oue man. wound another, and seriously Injure the chief of police. They accompanied their firing with expressions Indicating the malice which prompted their action. “There can Ik» ho doubt, therefore, that the squad of men who moved together from the fort to the tuwu and did this shooting were guilty of murder, and mur der lu the first degree, and that If they were discovered they could lie properly subjected to capital punishment. The puriMiso of one was the puiqiose of all. Got Back to Barracks. “Within ten minutes or more after this crime was committed, when the whole garrison was aroused by the noise of the fusillade and by the call to arms which followed it, the guilty men returned to their places, and must bare born uir.oug renfontbe last men etaolu sardCudlsUKu the last men to take their places, for the reason that the firing continued after the formation luid -begun. "The sImmmico of the rifles from the racks could not have escaped tne attention of the sergeants who bad the keys of the racks. If. indeed, they lisd the keys; and yet all THE SEASON 0FG00D CHEER As Christmas Approaches, People Begin to Think How They Can Improve Their Own Comforts, and at the Same Time Make Everybody Happy About Them. A SUGGESTION FROM THE KING PEOPLE In Making People Happy It Requires Considerable Time for Thought as to the Likes and Dislikes of That Particular Party. So Read These Few Lines, If You Please. We want tu talk a little on one line In our biff establishment, for It I* of great Interest to the majority .of people—the sporting good* department. * We are justly proud of thl* department, for Mr. F. G. Byrd, the manager, 1* an exnert In this line, nnd has been. In the bust- nes* for many years, hence you can ap preciate the fart that he knows just what to keep In stock that will give the people the greatest service snd sat isfaction. Now you know'Christmas is coming, and it will be here Ih Just nine teen days. If this old world continues *o turn over, and we all hope that she may Weep turning. What Is nicer to give to a friend, a son, or a father than one of our modern automatic guns’.’ What, about a bicy cle. velocipede, sled, skates or foot ball for the boy? You know they arc all horn full of sport these day*. If a little girl you want to remember, sup pose you look over our big lines of tri cycles or automobiles. Regardless of whether you want It for yourself or to give swat litre Is a list of guns that may ald-yon In decid ing on just what Js necessary. Remington 1-hammer gun .. . .320.09 Remington K hammerless gun .. 23.59 Remington KHP-hsminerl*** gun 31.50 Remington 1 automatic gun .. ..30.00 Remington 2 automatic gun .... 37.50 Parker V-II hammeHes* 37.50 Parker P-H hammsrless Fox No. A, hammerless Ithaca F hemmerless Ithaca 1 hammerless Ithaca 2 hammerless Winchester takedown Winchester solid frame Winchester riot Sauer, hammerless Stevens No. 335. hammerless 1830 Winchester repeater, 16 slim. 23 caliber JTTt 1832 Winchester repeater, 32. 3s or « •• 12.30 1903 Winchester automatic, 22 caliber 16/u 1906 Winchester repeater. 22 short s.-.n 1902 Winchester.single shot .... 1903 Winchester single shot, thumb trigger 1904 Winchester single shot, ex tra heavy “ No. 15 Hamilton i,:..i No. 19 Hamilton savage. Jr 4. Savage 30-30 is.un We arc very anxious to have even- one look entirely through our sporiiny goods department, for If you are In clined that way you will certainly <>« delighted with the class of goods handle. * KING HARDWARE COMPANY, 53 Peachtrs* 8tr**t. 20.IP 3.m> L IN 8TH DISTRICT Uovernor Terrell returned Thursday morning from Athens, where on Wed nesday the trustees of the agricultural school for the Eighth district decided on the site for the inatltutton. Morgan county won out over Put nam and Wilkes counties with a bid of 340.000 cash, 257 acres of land Just outside the city limits of Madison, electric lights and water for ten years and telephone service for threo years. When the good news reached Madi son a great public demonstration took place, and speeches were made by the leading citizens. Work is to begin on the school In January. To date the schools have been located In the First, Second, Seventh, Eighth, Tenth and Eleventh districts. By January 1, 1907, the schools will have been located In the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth districts. In the Ninth dis trict Anal action will not be. taken un til February, In .order to give several counties desiring the school time to canvass for funds. When they nre all located the state will have a property worth near a million dollars. VGRAND MATINEE TODAY—TONIGHT SIDNEY R. ELLIS Presents The German Dialect Comedian AL. H. WILSON In An Entirely New Ploy METZ IN THE ALPS Night Prices 25c to $1.50. Matinee 25c to $1.»<A BALLARD BIFOCAL. A revelation to glass wearers, does away with two pairs of glasses, both reading and walking vision In one frame, nnd looks like one glass. It has proven the most successful of all the advertised Invisible bifocals. They are being sold by all the leading houses In America and abroad. Our oculist’s prescription department is the most perfect system ever Inaugurated In this country. Not how cheap, but how well we can serve you. Ask the oculist about us. Walter Ballard Optical Company, 61 Peachtree street. Friday and Saturday—Matlnse Saturday. THOMAS DIXON, JR., Presents His New Play —THE— ONE WOMAN A Study of I-ove and Socialism. Night 25c to $l.5(h—Mat. 25c to $J.0i>. BALE NOW OPEN. Monday and Tuasday—Mat. Tuesday. HENRY W. SAVAGE offers HARRY BULGER In the Season’s Smartest Show “THE MAN FROM NOW” By Bangs, Bryan and Klain. Great (last—Augmented Orchestra Night 25C to 31.00—Mat. 26c to 31.O0. SALE FRIDAY. MOST EVERYBODY FORGOT TO VOTE ™ BIJOU TONIGHT—MATINEE TODAY CHAS. E. BLANEY Presents MR. HARRY FIR8T In Blaney’a Oomedy-Drama Success OLD ISAACS FROM THE BOWERY VfVT WPVV• ’THE MILLIONAIRE * DETECTIVE" I he rac . morning, all the jpms were clean. It la oaaJbla that many of the battalion who not take )>ert n» active hum niter* of the coiiaiilrncy to intmlor were not made aware l»v one clrcuniatence or another of the Identity of the perfoti* who committed thla hcluoua offenae. Murderers Were Protected, luatcnd of giving to their officer*, or to the military Inspector* who reefed to make the examination, the heuettt of ntiythlug which they knew tending to load to a conviction of the guilty person*, there wo* a contplreey of Nllence on the part of the many who inuat have known oomething of Importance in thl* regard. Thus the murderer* were taken hack into the tatulion and protected entirely from punishment.” TWO CANDIDATES OUT FOR MACON FOOD IN8PECTOR. Special to The Georgian. Macon, Ga.. Dec. 6.—M the tegular meeting' of the board of health to be held next Wednesday night the election of food Inspector for the year of 1907 will be one of the principal things to come before the body. George Cherry, who non* holds the position. Is a candidate for re-election, while Dr. T. A. Cheatham has also ap plied for the position. VIVA Out of a total registration of 10,950 but 689 citizen* availed themselves ot the power to vote In the city election Wednesday. If any-600 of these had not voted, the result would have keen the same. W. R. Joyner would have been elected mayor and the full ticket nominated with him at the primary of August 22 would hare been likewise elected. There were only a few scratches. Following was the vote by wards: First ward, 92: Second ward, 113; Third ward, 82; Fourth ward. 75; Fifth ward, 100; Sixth ward, 98; SeventR ward, 46: Eighth ward. 33. Following are the new offlclals-elect: W. R. Joyner, mayor; city attor ney, James .L. Mayson; city engineer, R. M. Clayton; city tax collector, E. T. Payne; commissioner public works. IL L. .Collier; city treasurer, T. J. Pee ples; city sexton. H. H. Barefleld: al derman First ward, A. L. Curtis: al derman Fifth ward, II. M. Beutell; councilman First ward, A. H. Baskin; Second ward. I- P. Huddleston; Third ward, C. W. Mangum; Fourth ward, B. K. Pierce: Fifth ward, I. F. Btyron; Sixth ward. John \V. Grant; Seventh ward, T. D. Longtno; Eighth ward, " E. Harman. gOOiJOOOOOOCWOOfiOOOtWOCOOO O HE POURED ACID O ON RIVAL'S HORSE. O a - o O New York. Dec. 6.—A peculiar- O O ly atrocious rase of cruelty to O O animals was heard today in the O Q court of apodal session*. Isaac 0 O Dietachman was accused of pour- 0 9 Ing two ounces of muriatic add on O O the back of a horse owned by a 0 O business rival, Louis Watlinan. 0 O Dietachman was sent Q Tombs for thirty days. ELDORADO SALDWIN-MELVILLE STOCK CO. Thursday, Friday, Saturday Night*. Friday nnd Saturday Matinee*, “LOUISIANA” Night Prices 10, 20. 30 and 50 Cent*. Mutlnec Prices 16, 29 and 30 Cents. NEXT WEEK: “BEWARE OF MEN” THE STAR Week of December 3, Sensational Drama in Three Acts “A WESTERN JUDGE” New Moving Pictures. Matinee* Monday. Wednesday. Thursday and Saturday at 2:30. Every nlgl.t at »:13. OtKtOOOWOOOOOOOOOOO GOOOWQ vannalu MUSIC Every Day at Durand’s, 111-2 E. Alabama St. Noon and Night. Atlantan Receives Promotion. Special to The Georgian. -Macon, aa., Dec. (.—The Standard Oil Company has appointed D. II. Boh- ■ .con branch. He was tor two year* tie •be O Augusta manager, but for the past “IX O | month* he lies been manager at S*-