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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN Friday. December jma 3 Saturday Will Be A Great Day At Bass' Two Suit Specials. A great line of new and very stylish Eton ‘ Pony Coat, and semi-fitting Coat Suits of Panamas, Broaddoths and fancy mixtures; worth up to $25; ^^ tomorrow Very handsome Suits of fine Broadcloths, Panamas, taffeta silks and velvets—every one a new style- some worth up to $40; all in tomor row ’s sale at $15.00 First Floor Bargains Ladies* Comb Set. back comb and side combs to match, OCe* 59c value bwv Beaded Bags, new and stylish, gun metal or gold plate AA. frames: $5 values .. .. .. ..gQQ Ladies’ Collars In new' and very at tractive styles, real 50- AP- cent values; only CwC Ruching, silk and chiffon, all new styles; specinl, per «— piece QQ DRESS GOODS—Plain and fancy; worth up to 11.50 a yard; io- 50c Taffeta Silks In all the most fash ionable colors; real AA a $1.00 quality, at CgC Mercerized Sateen, beautiful, lus trous, fast black: dA. real 49-cent value | Plaid Ginghama—Highly merce rised; beautiful eol- So cringe; per yard We Give Green Trading Stamps BASS Four Great Values in Coats 56 Goodyear Raincoats — samples fromdin.es that retail regularly at $10; in tomorrow's big sale at, choice ..... *pXaVO Ladies’‘50-inch Coats of all-wool plain and fancy fabrics; well made and worth up to "2 Oft $10; tomorrow only«J/UaVO 50 and 54-inch Coats of fine novelty plaids; excellently tailored and worth $12.50to $15; (1*E AA choice eJJOpvfv/ 54-ineh Coats of all-wool kersey and chiffon broadcloth; black and col- ox’s; worth u]x to $25; at $10.00 UNMATCHABLE VALUES—SECOND FLOOR. Ladies’. Waists—Of fine lace, silk-lined and of guaranteed taffeta silk; $5.00' values ...:; VvF Misses’ Coats and Cliil- di’cu’s Coats in the popu lar long stvles; r 1 ". 1 *:... $1.98 Infants’ Long Cloaks of Cashmei’e, silk embroider- ed; worth $2.50; tomorrow 7 Ov Children’s Coats of “bear skin,” the most stylish /oats of the season; $5.00 value, at Ladies’ Eton Jackets of fine black taffeta silk; worth $10 am £ A f|A $12; at QCUavli y «pt/*Uv $2.49 Ladies’ Hats—beautifully trimmed New York Pat terns; $8 to $2.98 $10 values Ladies’ Hats—New Walk ing styles and fancy trim med models; $3 QQ„ to $4 values VOL Misses’ Hats and Chil dren’s Hats—a great line of $2 to $3 values; only Misses’ and Boys’ Caps— All-wool and velvet, all colors; worth 50c to 75c; 10c Children’s Sweaters—All- wool, bright colom with stripes; $1.00 ^ Q r* values Fur Neckpieces—Miuk, sable aud other stylish furs; worth up to $20.00; $4.98 Fur Neckpieces—Various styles; real values $5 to $10.00; take Oft choice of lot Children’s Fur Sets— Moufflon and Angora; worth $2.50; to- QQ _ morrow only .. . . 7 0C Boys’ Knee Pants—Well made aud dux-able; 50c value; 100 dozen IQ. to go at A VC Boys’ Suits of good wool- mixed materials; well made; $2 value; 0*7^, tomoi’row O/L Open Saturday Night Until 10 O’clock Two Skirt Bargains. Tomorrow we will put on sale a line of Misses’ Skirts including plain and fancy matei’ials; all new styles and well made; wox*th up to$5.00; at, $1.98 choice .....' Ladies’ Skirts' of black and blue Panama and novel ty checked fabrics; excellently tailored aud perfect fitting; skii’ts worth $6 and $7; choice, tomori’ow, for $2.90 First Floor Specials Flannalsttes and Outings, solid atul fancies; real 12 1-2 Cm and 15-cent values Ww Man’s Handksrchisfs—Plain whlto hemstitched, union Cm linen; 10c value vG Ladies' Handksrchisfs—Plain white hemstitched; special, A. tomorrow- CmG Man’s Undsrwsar—Extra fine fleece- lined: regular tl.00 4Qm grade; tomorrow WWW Blankets, Comforts and Spreads; a big lot of 12 to S3 QQm values at, choice wOG Bltschad Sheets—Full else, hem med ready for use; AA. tomorrow WwG Pillow Cases—Good size and well made; very special,- tomorrow wG Table Napkins—Full bleached, hem med ready for use; A . very special *vG BASS’ 18 West Mitchell, Near Whitehall. Edmonds Says Roads Can’t Handle the Traffic. Washington, Dec. T.—.Yfter Chair man RanHdell, of the executive com mittee, called the convention to order In the assembly hall of the Arlington •a b> o'clock thl* morning, J. F. Ell!*on, MMietary and treasurer of the River* tnul H:ubv>i8 Congres*. read Ills report The report *ho\v* that 58 cities In 2$ *• tales have organizations representing Ml separate »*soeintlon*. with a meni- *• ishlp of 2,708. The receipts last year $13,5-19 and the expenditures were * 11.283. 56. The firm *i>oaker tills morning Hon. m. T. Uryhn, of Nashville, Tenn. Hi' wuh followed by K. S. Conway.. »'hi«-ago, who colled attention to the f«wt thHt the railroads of the country • xpeml $750,000,ouo per year In main- »••nance and repair*, while the govern ment *pend* but $20,909,000 on the Im- pi ivement of 'our river* and harbors. Georgia Man Speaks. The Rev. John McCarty, of West Virginia, quoted statistic* of Europe to simu that that country had a keener appreciation of the value of improving i ii«* waterway* than has the United States. lieu lien Foster, of Baltimore, who •as last night elected a director for Hm coming year, declined the honor, *Mng he could not serve. On 111* mo- ion Blanchard Randall, of Baltimore, ' ns chosen to fill the vacancy. H«>n. Frank I>, Lane, of Philadelphia, I’-sldent of the National Board of Trade of the United States, and Hon ’William B. Stillwell, president of the Savannah Board of Trade, made five- •mute talks. •i. X. Teal, of Porland, Oregon, ohalr- •n of the committee on resolution*. H tsented the report from the commit- M and It was adopted by u standing vote. ’ To Aik $50,000,000. The resolutions reaffirmed the plat- adopted by the convention held 1,1 Baltimore Inst year and pledged the ingress to work for an nnnunl appro priation of $50,000,000 for the Improve- ■‘"nt of the nation's waterway: offered a resolution directing the •*ppolntment of a committee of elgh- 1,# *n'to wait on the president and the and senate and present a copy of o resolution asking for the $30.o0«,0oo ■ wroprlatlon. Chairman Kansdell ap pointed ex-Governor Francis, of Mia mi. chairman of tho committee, and ' motion of Governor Francis, Chalr- ’ ■»» Ransdell was made a member of : f ‘ committee. w Richard H. I-Tdinonds, editor of The ■' facturera* Record, in hit address • ihe delegate* today painted a picture the material development and growth * the commerce of the country. Can’t Handle Traffic. His figures on what the railroads will ” ' ailed upon to do In the way of handling freight during tho next ten '»ar* and the value of the product* fi lm the farms and the factories, not •iiy reached Into the hundreds of mtl- h m*, but jumped Info the billion*. statistics, while stupendous, were ^i l ™r , VOT , M, th wh , o hey hSSd , himTt' A UG US7A GIRLS R UNA WA Y seemed certain that his argument for; larger appropriations for river* and i harbor* Improvement will carry weight i with the national law-makers. The j railroads, he said, could not now handle : the traffic promptly: they could not furnish the cars. And It would be worse ten years hence. Therefore, lie argued, it Is of the utmo*t Importance that our waterway* be speedily Im proved and to do this more money was needed than has been given by con gress In the past. BRAINED WITH AX BY MASKED BURGLAR. Special to Tho Georgian. Greenville, Mis*., Dec. 7.—Benjamin H. Smith, about 60 year* of age, and a well-to-do planter, was foully mur dered In his room at Lima, Ark., Thursday night, by a masked burglar. An ax was used In committing the deed and the victim's head was crush ed to piece*. There Is no definite clow to the murderer, who escaped, but h6 Is be hoved to be a negro. Mr. Smith was formerly of Philadelphia. NEW CIVIC LEAGUE and give false names IO ATLANTA ASSOCIATION Augusta, tin.. Doe. 7,-Mlss Ideele Heard mtulcurist^an^^d^en^a^t^sIdejjtt^^Au; and Miss Anna 1*u Adams, two young la- * "** “ dies about 18 years of age, left Augusta Inst rilglit for Atlanta and applied for employ ment In that city to the Ixonrd of charities. I The president of the Atlanta board of viiarltles.'.Tames c. Logan, ht'bnce commu nicated with tho hwal board of charities for Information In regard to the girls. It was then the story. Iwcame known here that. Miss Ideele Heard and Miss Anna l*>n Adams had gone to Atlanta and had applied for work there under assumed names. Miss Ideele Heard has lieeti living with her mother nt the corner of Young and Hll- «*ox streets. It was known by many of her friends th«i she Intended leaving the city permanently, and the announcement that she is said to have made in Atlanta In re gard to tho cruel treatment from an alleged stepmother has caused much surprise here. She has .worked-fir several stores hero In the capacity of clerk and cashier. Mi'S. Heard said this morning that If her daughter wished to remain hi Atlanta she could do so. Mlsa Anna Lou Adams is a professional gusto for a long time. . She has worked In several of the local manicurist shops and Is well kuown here. Gave Falsa Names. Tho two girls arrived In Atlanta Thursday night and were sent to the Union hotel, 224 Mitchell street, by Charles K. Sherman, n Philadelphia traveling man. The hotel pro prietor. W. t\ Hugbon. persuaded the police not to take charge of them ami he kept them until Friday morning, when they were referred to Secretary J. C. Logon of the Xfoioclntcd i’hnrltlei*. They claimed to be sisters and gave their mime* ns Welle Grace mid Alice Armstrong, daughters of Henry Artnstroug of North Augusta. Miss Heard gave the name of Welle Grace nnd Miss Adsius the name of Alice, once during a conversation with re- tMirters, the younger, Welle Gruce, forgot nnd called her companion by her mother aud wanted work here. IS MCT CLERK HAS CONFESSED THAT HE KILLED GIRL SOUTHERN FIGHTS THE FEDERAL COURT The hearing of the demurrer In the caac of the HoutUcrn railway ngalaat the rail road comtnlaalon wna taken up In the Bolted States circuit court before Judge Newman Friday morning. Various map* a,, d blue prints, have been introduced a* exhibits by both the railroad nnd the mem- l*cr* of the commission. The declaration* 1 Deaths ahd Funerals. David Gurtis Told Po lice How He Mur dered Dona Gilman. Progress that Is highly gratifying to tlioso Interc.toil In the movement.I* being made In the organization of the new Civic League. Out i>f 2.609 i>o,tnl rard, eent out by Cbaylee T. Hopktn* for ihe executive committee, 2.409 fa vorable replica have been received and namex enrolled. Interest In the movement Is wide spread uwl other cities, not only In Georgia, hut even In the North, have taken hold of the Idea and are com mending it. No date hue yet been sot for the flrst meeting, but this will l>c arranged for In the near future. The organization will bu known us the At- lunta t’lvlc League and all whlto per sons Interested are Invited to Join. As already told, the object of the league Is ^K 0 th»r<life% , “cra^ h tUra« , « 1 *ara">e street and he on the other. Coming Justly punished. ' ■ dark part of the street, Curtis Dayton, Ohio, Dec. 7.—David Curtis, who \va« arrested last night, has con- fessed that he murdered Dona Gilman. Curtis says that on the night of the murder he rode In a street car with Mi** Gilman and when they left the car Miss Gilman went up one side of crossed over and, seizing: the girl, choked her to death. He then carried the body to a corner, where It was found. Curt I* I* a clerk, 27 years of age, CHARGED WITH MURDER TWO MEN ARRAIGNED. Special in rhe flcorglau._ .. . land has been working steadily In this Decatur, Ala., Dec. ,.-Tlte prellml- clty „, n( . e tl|c niurd er. nary trial of Wade nnd Moore, charged with murdering Policeman J. L. Jones, ten day* hro, was continued today. They will bo tried ' tomorrow before Chancellor W. H. Simpson, on a writ of habeas corpus, sworn out before Circuit Judge D. W. Speak. PERNICIOUS CATTLETICK DOES ANNUAL DAMAGE OF JUST $40,000,000 An appropriation of $250,000 will be asked from the present congress to continue nnd prosecute more vfgoroui ly the work of eradicating tho cattle tick from Infected territory from Call fomla to Florida, Captain R. F. Wright, assistant com missioner of agriculture, returned Frl day morning from Nashville, where he attended the conference of state offi cial* and specialist* detailed for till* wort: from the government bureau of animal industry. Captain Wilght was Grabbed Her by Throat mndo permanent chairman of the meet. Here Is Curtis' confession * ! Big. and Nashville paper* are comptl- «ero i* rum* coniesHton. mentary in reference to his work in I saw Dona Gilman on the night getting the conference down to busi ness. that I assaulted and murdered her when she got on nt Fifth and Brown street*. I sat next to her. She was rending u book. ’Whnt’s the matter with my going home with you. Dona?' I asked. ‘Oh, I ain't afraid,' she said. "When the car stopped at the ‘Point’ hr* got off. I got off behind her and FATHER OF DEAD GIRL F SUES FOR DAMAGES. Special to The Ueoigtan. „ ■ . Clmttunooga. Tenn.. Dec. ..--Alleg ing that Miss Nora BrussfleM, nr Burn- - - - ~ - — side Kv who, It is said, was brought ' followed till .she got to the commons, to thl* city by a Cincinnati Houthern Then I grabbed her by the throat. She hutch deserted nnd then run over I never hollered a bit. I grabbed her nnd killed by an Alabama Great South- I and ?*h« did not move. I dragge.l her engine 5 was negligently killed. J. Into the common*. A/terward I picked A * Bra** fie Id the father of the girl, ha* her up and carried her across the street sued the road for $23,009 damage*. , “ 1 * 1 ****ft.iiv MUST STANDJRIAL conference 8t 8hr*veport' '«o. 7,-At the Louisiana Met/odbh conference here toilav the committee to which was re ferred the charges against Rev. J. R. Moore, of Mlnden, reported that the accused should stand 1 1 fi**. * charged with drinking and falsifying. RACE TRACK SCANDAL ENDS IN EXPUL8ION8. New York. Dec. 7.—Tho board of re view of the American Trotting Asso ciation has expelled George W. Spear, ihe driver, and Kd. Sounder*, the sta ble attendant, who were Involved In t i,,. scandal over the famous trotting race between Major Delntar and Lpu Dillon. The case against Millard Sounder* was continued. and laid her down carefully. Hints at Other Crimes. “I canie back down Grovoland avenue and I went Into Rockey'a grocery and bought a cigar. Then 1 walked on up to Stuart's drug more at the ‘Home.’ and left the package of calendars I hud to deliver. Then 1 went home on In graham street and left my long black raincoat. I came back down town at 11 o’clock and went to bed. , “I choked her to death. I knew she was dead. tVhcn l saw she was dead l got down on my knees and cried. I said I w „uld never touch another girl.” f'urtls hints nt other crimes that the ofllclal* feel sure wlfl come lit detail at a later time. Two Homes Burn. Kpechlt to The Georgian. t 'olumhus, Ga., Dec. 7.—The homes of J. I- Diggers and Mrs. J. I.. Singleton, AFTER THE PLAY— THE NEW KIMBALL CAFE PALM GARDEN. SOUVENIRS EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT. WOMAN COUNTERFEITER IS GIVEN THREE YEAR8. C. W. Reynolds. C. \V. Reynolds died Thursday night at the residence of W. T. Cooper, 218 East Georgia avenue. He Is survived by his dnughter, Mrs. W. T. Cooper. Tho funeral service* will be eundueted Saturday morning ut 10 o'clock at the residence. He was u member of Camp Walker No. 925. The escort of vet erans and pnllbearers will meet ut tho parlorn of Hllburn & Holland nt 9 o'clock. Edwin S. LsMoins. News of tho death of Edwin Spots- wood Le.MoInc has been received from New York. Mr. LoMnlne wns a na tive of Petersburg, Va., but for many years has resided In New York. Ho wus connected with, at tho time of his death, Stevens 4fc Co., dry goods com mission merchants. Mr. Le.Mnine was well known In the South, lie is sur vived by two sisters and a brother. Mr*. Thomas D. Dlake, of this city, and Mrs. Lottie L. Johnson and John XL LeMoine, of Petersburg, Vu. Mrs. W. J. Rsnfros. Tho funeral services of Mrs. J. W. llenfroe were conducted Frlduy after noon In the privutc chapel of II. 31. Patterson & Son. The Interment was In Oakland cemetery. Spreading Rails Cause Car to Turn Somer sault. CROWD SEES A T GEORGIA NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS Detroit. Mich., Doc. 7.—Of the twenty person* Injured In the wreck of tho Michigan Central flyer near Otter Lake. Just this side of Bay City, caused by the spreading of rails, probably none will die. 1C. II. Lake, a Detroit man, Is the only victim whoso Injuries may prove fa tal. Alexander R. Beattie, of Detroit, who was injured, said: "The train was going ulong at a pretty rllp when suddenly our oar toppled to one side and turned a com plete somersault. The greatest won der to me Is that no one wu* killed/’ A special relief train carrying the In jured reached Detroit about 4:39 Fri day morning. Two of the Injured were taken to n hospital. They are Mr. nnd .Mrs. J. C. Barrett, of Bollver, N. Y., who were on their way East. Broadway Throng Put Into Panic by Gun Play. New York. Dec. 7.—In the inidrt of .l great Broadway noon hour throna Thomas O'Conner, a Western Union Telegraph operator of 200 Wadsworth avenue, the Bronx, drew a revolver as he was passing Exchange Place, and fired two shots at a man thought to be W. R. Henning, auld to be a broker, wounding the latter In the leg. There was a panic among the crov. d as Henning, a tall man and npparentlv wealthy, fell to the pavement. There wns also the greatest excitement within n cafo at the corner, 57 Broadway, an one of the two bullets fired by O'Con ner went through the plate gloss win dow, narrowly missing a number f men at their luncheon. Both O'Conner and Henning shn . I the utmost coolness. Henning's injin y Is serious, although not fatal, lie Is In n hospital. Neither Henning nor O'Conner would make any statement whatever. UNCLE SAM IS OCTOPUS; BOOSTS LOCK BOX RENT Special to The Georgian. Columbuff, Ga., Dec. 7.—Mary Cun ningham, a negro woman, was sen tenced by Judge Newman in the Unit ed State* court to *ervo three years In prison and pay a fine of $100 for pass ing counterfeit coin. The woman had the whole city alarmed at the Influx of bogus coin, and people were afraid to receive one dollar piece* before test ing them In every way known to the average buslnes* man. Buy Homes at Offorman. Special to The Georgian. Offermnn, Go., Dec. 7.—E. A. Clark, roadmaster for the Atlanta. Birming ham nnd Atlantic, thl* division, has purchased the Jardine home here and will In a few day* remove his family to this place. Thl* bring* the headquar- of the roadmaster to nfferman and several other families will move here In consequence. T. II: Dean, extra bridge foreman of Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic. uUo purchased n home and lm* moved hi* family here. Covington City Election Ordered. Spoolal to TUe Georgian. Covington, Ga., Dec. 7.—The city ex. efutlve committee ha* ordered an elec tion to be held on December 12 for the purpose of nominating candidates for mayor and six Councilman to serve for the year 1397. Also candidate for the city school board will be nominated. Another trust mine* prices. Along with the Inerease In prlees for the pressing 4’lnl* trust, the washerwomen'* trust, the ImrlHTu* trust nnd the hoarding house trust comen Uncle Ham. who will on nnd after January 1, 1907, put into rffeet at the Atlanta and other postofrice* a material Increase In the Ik>x rent, utnonntlng to from rent* to $2. Postmaster Blodgett received not lee Fri day morning that a uniform rate would Ih» charged f.i all the larger offices of the eouutry, based upon tin- size of the boxes and the gross receipt* of the |M>stoff!re*. In tunny offices the rate will lie deerea- «l. while in others the rates will lie lncn‘.i«M Atlanta gets the inerease. The postmaster request* that hold- r- *r boxes notify the Atlanta postofflee between Itecetnebr 22 nml XI If they wish to continue renting |M>*tofficc boxes. If this I* no* «m. plied with by Decimiber 21. your Ih«x - The new hchedule of rate* per i Ihjxcs In the Atlanta offh^ foliowt,. . $1.09 I nixes will he raised to., fj 1.50 Imixps will lie raised to 2. 2.9) Im>xcs will lm raised to a. 2.00 postofflee druwera will be raised t«». i ATLANTA NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD R«d Men El,cl Officer,. Special to The Georgian. Covington. Go., Dec. 7.—Suwanee tribe. No. 62, Improved Order of Red Men. elected their officers Thursday night, as follows: Dr. N. 7.. Anderson, I sachem; J. P. Hays, senior sagamore; ed by fire, a high wind preventing the william Boyd, Junior sagamore; E. It. firemen from saving either house, nnd I Gunn, prophet: J. W. Harwell, chief of ‘ entered pleas of guilty of gambling. Sacred Heart Church. Saturday being the Feast of the Im maculate Conception, I* n holydny of obligation In the f'athollc church. Masses at the Sacred Heart church will be at 6, 7, 8 nnd 9 o'clock In the morning. After 9 o'clock mass there will be benediction of the blessed sac rament. Peachtree Paving. Alt the material neceesary for the re-paving of Peuchtree street with as phalt Is on hand, and the Work, be ginning Thursday, will be rapidly pushed forward to completion. Commissioned Captain. Thad C. Juwott has been commis sioned captain of Company K, Third Infnntry, at Augusta. He was pro moted front the first lieutenancy of the company. &QQQGQQQOO9Q0QQOOOOOOOOOOQ O o O IMPROPER BULLETINS O O CAUSE SUIT AGAINST O O SEABOARD AIR LINE. O 0 a 0 Special to The Georgian. O O' Raleigh, N. C„ Dec. 7.—The o 0 stale corporation commission has D O sued the Seaboard Air Line for O O $500 penalty for violating the re- o O cent'order of Improperly bulletin- o 0 Ing trains at Luinberton, Laurens- 0 O burg and Rich Square. a 0 a OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoaCKKJ Gamblers Heavily Fined. Special to The Georgian. Macon, Ga., Dec. 7.—In the superior court yesterday three accused men on Rose Hill, were both totally destroy- mated at $5,090. their effects being confined to sur-j records; A. M. Si. John, keeper of (They were Tobe Wooton, Flint Porter rounding property. The hisses arc estt- * wampum: M. Levin, collector of wain- • nml Gene Bnipes. Judge Felton lm punt, and H. T. Huron, trustee. nosed fines amounting to $2,049. Queen Olga, of Greece, Is an adnfl.al Ihe Busmlsn nary. Tbouzh the at h not yet Invested her with tb. comma of a squadron, this does not Imply tb Queen Olga Is not capable of nthm; «tt a position. Hite has passed a brilliant , animation as fleot captain nn l .li.pt. great competency In usrat questions. Mouamnter Bey, son of Tntkey's r|. man ami heir to a vast fortune. Is .In j tun Inlying shoe and cotton uin.-hinc He Is highly educated, ha. master,<1 ■ • rsl of the great linlu-trl- . n hi, u hither coatrnts and Is n kon bniln. .. u lie will leave about 35w.,.o. n ht.-h . represents the cost of appllan. ,-s he tends to purchase.