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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
.WKUNKUIMY. UhCfeuBBR 12. 190C.
GREAT PIANO BARGAINS
FOR ALL THE PEOPLE
AT WESTER’S BIG SALE
The Closing Out of Two Carloads of Slightly Damaged,
Odd Styles. Makes and Sample Pianos, a Wonder
ful Money Saving Opportunity for
Prudent Buyers.
EASY PAYMENTS FOR EVERYBODY
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New Slightly Case-Damaged Pianos at $107, $118, $136,
$143, $187, etc^ New Odd Style and Make Pianos
to Qlose Out at $127, $143, $168, $196, $218,
etc. You Can Save $100 to $150
in Your Purchase.
The closing out of two carloads of
slightly <>nse-damaged pianos in con-
niTtl >n with our “onee-H-year" clear
ance -ale of odd styles and makes and
•nmph pianos. Is surely a \vi idfall for
those needing an Instrument nt this
time. i
And, Judging by the way too people
aitended the sale yesterday, the*# I av
g„ins will not remain here long, n
course we are glad to be able to offer
ilic.-e great Inducement* to the buyers
,.f tills section, notwithstanding many
..f tiiese pianos ere going at an actuul
sacrifice on cost.
cut wc are closing out all odd styles
and makes and sample pianos, every
•hi. of them (and we do this every
year), and we have marked them down
to i point that leaves r.o doubt ot our
intention.
Then, the slightly damaged pianos
\u arc dosing out are the greatest of
bargains in every way. We have re
ceived settlement from the railroad
company, and the prices we ask for
these pianos are but a fraction of their
v.'orth.
route to the sale today, you will
nurely find the llano heie to please
you.
At a great price saving, and,
< >n terms to suit you.
8lightly Damaged Pianos.
Only In the case, and on many you
cannot see the damaged places. Tho
tone and action are perfect, and every
piano Is thoroughly guaranteed. We
quote a few sample prices here:
Two $275 mahogany pianos, now. .$107
One $275 walnut piano, now $112
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Three $300 oak pianos, now..
$130
Two $300 walnut pianos, now $143
Four $325 wnlnut pianos, now $168
Three $350 malioganv pianos,
no\* 8193
Three $375 mahogany pianos, now 1208
Five $400 mahogany pianos, now.. $238
Terms, $10, $15 or $20 cash. $5, $6, $7,
$8 to $10 per month, or any convenient
terms to suit you.
Special Bargains.
A beautiful new $600 mahogany up
right, hlgh-gr. de, latest design; top Is
slightly marred, nut can be covered by
scarf. Orie of the handsomest and best
pianos ever brought to this city; will
dose it out on easy terms at $324.
Many, many bargains here for the
prudent buyer. Visit the sale at once.
It lasts only a few days more. Open
evonlngs. THE WK8TKR MCSH
COMPANY, G4 Peachtree- street and 62
Noith JJroad street.
Heated Conference Is
. Held Behind Closed:-
Doors.
MURDER JURY AT LIBERTY
BEFORE GIVING VERDIC1;
OUTSIDE ALL PRECEDEN1
By .iKt cement between the counsel on
Ix'ili .idee and consent of Judge Roan,
the Jury which found the negroes
charged with murdering Policeman J.
1 Heard “not guilty," were allowed to
go to their separate home* Tuesday
“rigi'.t. after all of the cvtdence wa* In.
Till* I* the first time In the history of
• Pulton county that a Jury sitting In
judgment on a 111 ufiler charge has been
allowed to separate after evidence was
The separation of the Jury Tues
day." said H. M. Nichols, assistant
man reporter ",*•** allowed as a com
pliment to the Jury.
“It showed faith by both sides In the
honesty of the members of the Jury.
"I have reported about one hundred
iiiurder cases, hut I never saw such a'
tiling done before. 1 don't think It hns
been done in the history ot the county.
My own personal experience stretehos
bnck about sixteen years."
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O Macon. Oa„ Dec. 1".—Every O
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O has been done In Atlanta. Su- O
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O day that he had no room to spare. O
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Wtisliinjftun, Dei*. 12.—Cardinal
Gibbons is in Washington anti will
see President Roosevelt by hj>-
pointtuent. ' Whether the presi
dent will discuss the Storer con
troversy with the cardinal, whose
name was mentioned v in the
pamphlets issued by. the former
ambassador to Vienna, could not
be Iearnetl.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec. 12.—The Stur
er- Roosevelt controversy has Involved
others besides the two principals.
hr. Charles Herdllsks paid a hurried
visit to Cincinnati to demand of Mr.
Storer a reason for the attack In Ills
letter reviving the senndat which re
sulted In the removal of Consul General
Hurst from his position In Vienna,
lterdliska was associated with A. C.
Harris, former minister to Vienna,
one of his published letters to the pres
ident Mr. Storer asked If the dismissal
of Consul General Hurst was due to
"the urgency of Hertlllska."
Have Heated Conftrsnce.
Dr. Herdllska had a heated confer
ence with Mr. Storer behind closed
doors.
"1 vailed upon Mr. Storer to question
him regarding Ills allusions In the let
ter about the Hurst affair and It has
been explained." suld Dr. Herdllska.
after the meeting. "In doing this I rep
resented myself as well as Mr. Jfarrls.
lie having suggested my trip to Cin
cinnati and the propriety of securing a
thorough understanding as to the state
of affairs."
Explosion May Coma.
In spite of this statement, It Is be
lieved that an explosion Is to come.'.Dr.
Herdllska seemed very much wrought
up about the matter, and said he did
not- see. clearly, ,y*t why Mr. Storer
should have dragged him Into the Hurst
scandal. He will .meet Storer again
today. < *
PROFESSOR HAU
TRIES SUICIDE
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London. Dec. 1!.—Carl Hau. the
Washington, D. C„ professor who I*
accused by the German police of mur
dering Ills mother-in-law, Mrs. Mollter,
in Bailen-linden, was before the Bow
street extradition court today and was
again remanded for a week.
He has attempted eulrlde by strung,
illation, and has threatened to make
another attempt at the first opportu
nity. He Is kept under the strictest
observance.
White Man Convicted
Before Judge Roan’s
Cqjjrt.
•A. M. Osburn. aged 32 year*, wan
found guilty Wednesday afternoon of
attempted criminal assault on Lena
Cox, a little girl 7 years of age. and
sentenced to 15 years In tlie peniten
tiary. .
Osburn announced after /lie verdict
was returned that he would' appeal his
rase. The evidence wan concluded and
the case given to the Jury at 11:30
o'clock Wednesday morning. The jury
was out only a short time.
The little girl’s father la very ill In
Florida, and was unable to be preseht
at the trial. Mrs. M. J. Cox, the girl’s
mother, and her two small brothers, one
of them unable to walk, were pres
ent.
When Mrs. Cox was cross-questioned
by J. A. Dodgen. attorney foi* the de
fendant, she created much excitement
by “roasting" the lawyer. She became
angrier as the cross-examination pro
ceeded and finally ehouted:
•You hired a nan to eavesdrop at
my home. No. I can't swear you did
It, but I know you are mean enough
to do It."
.“If I had seen Mr. Osburn with my
flrk" she said later, “I would have kill
ed him on the spot."
Mrs. Cox had a small baby In her
arms during her testimony. The baby
tugged at his mother’s dress vigorously
and cried part of the time.
The little girl said she did not tell her
mother at first about Osburn. as ho
threatened to kill her If she did. The
csAUuJt Is alleged to have occurred No
vember 34, at 4 Pelham street, the girl’s
home.
Osburn declared bis Innocence and
charged that the girl was kicked down
*»y her frther and thus Injured.
BATH ROBES
$5.00 to $10.00
UMBRELLAS
$3.00. to $16.00
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FOR RECOVERY OF
JUDGE BLECKLEY
XMAS PRESENTS
A 26-piece set of Win, A. Rogers’ guaranteed 12-dwt.
triple-plated Silver, consisting of six. knives, 6 forks,.6
tablespoons, 6 teaspoons, butter knife and sugar shell, all
in a satin-lined case at
Sp„l«l to Th. Georgian.
Clarksville, Ga., Drr. 12.—Judge Lo
gan K. Bleckley passed a restful night
and Is taking more nourishment than
for several days. He Is conscious most
of the' time, but at times In his un
conscious moments he Is quoting law.
The last time he was on the street he
had his recently patented bed cov
support with him. an Invention to
which he has devoted a great deal of
time for some yeors. HI* physician
believes that Judge Jtleckley has
chance to recover.
Judge Logan K. Bleckley, who lias
been very 111 at bis home In Clarksville,
was so much Improved Tuesday even
ing that hIS son, Logan Bleckley, dep
uty clerk of the supreme court, re-
turned to the city.
Mr. Bleckley was on duty at the rapt
tol Wednesday morning, and stated that
his father had rallied considerably, and
that the family had strong hopes that
he would recover from the present at
tack.
Judge Bleckley was conscious Tuet-
day evening, recognized members of hi*
family, and was able to partake of
nourishment. He shows marvelous vi
tality for a man of Ills extreme years.
Holiday Gifts for Men
; If it’s useful and appropriate it will be appre
ciated, and if it’s from his favorite shop—the
shop which has his confidence and his patron
age, it will at least have a prestige to begin with.
LOUNGING ROBES
$7.50 to $20.00
FULL DRESS REEFERS
$2.00 to $5.00
MUFFLERS
$1.00 to $5.00
WALKING CANES
$1.00 to $10.00
NECKWEAR
. .50 to $3.50
HANDKERCHIEFS GLOVES
.25 to $1.50 $1.50 to $3.50
SUSPENDERS
.50 to $5.00
CUFF LINKS
.50 to $5.00
FULL DRESS and TUXEDO SETS
(Including Links and Studs.)
$1.00 to $5.00
The better grades of all Holiday Goods will
be packed, in handsome individual boxes.
LEVY & STANFORD.
17 Peachtree Street, Opposite Fourth Nat. Bank.
STICK PINS
.50 to $10.00
OF SECRET ORDER
Judge Pendleton Issued an order ear
ly Wednesday afternoon denying the
Injunction asked against the, negro
"Knights of Pythias.” The restrain
ing order heretofore granted was re
voked.
. The petitioners In,,the ease were th*
“Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias of
Georgia et al.” and the defendants were
the “Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias
Of North AtnerUan, s .8ot|ib. Amerlcp,
Kurope, Aria. Africa' and* Australia
Jurisdiction of Georgia.” Judgd Pert!
PPESIDENT COMES
IN FOR CRITICISM
BY SEN, RAYNOR
Washington, Dec. 12.—"The solas,!
systems of the states belong u> lilt*
etates along with all of their reserve,!
right.
"Tile government has no power what
ever to meddle with or control them,
and It wns the duty of the president to
hare Informed the government ot Japan
ns soon ns the question nrose, no.mat
ter what his feelings or sentiments may
have l»en, that the subject wae ’entirely
without the domain of Ills Jurisdiction.
Might a* Well Send Negroee.
"If the president can take possession
of Hie public schools of California and
compel the state to admit to them Jap
anese students contrary to the laws if
California, he could, with equal pro
priety, send us an amendment to the
Hanto Domingo treaty and demand the
admission of the negro children of
Santo Domingo Into the white is-hools
of South Carolina or of any other state
of the Union."
In vigorous language of this sort,
Senator Rayner. of Maryland, nddreae-
ed llte senate today on hi* resolution
opposing any Interference by the fed
eral government with the . public
school affairs of California,’and any at
tempt of the federal authority to'force
California to receive Japanese pupils
Into the public schools on term*-other
than local .board* deem tit. Senator
Rayner attacked tlte position of the
president In strong terms and with bit -
Inr sarcasm.
Crowded Galleries Hear 8peech.
. Ills remarks were listened to by
nearly the entire senate with close at
tention while tlic galleries were crowd
ed throughout Ills address., .
The resolution on *. which Senator
Rayner addressed -the senate, declares;
that in the o|*tnloii of the/MUiate, the.
United States government hns no right
to enter Into any treaty with any for-
elgn government relating In any man- i
ner tu any public school systems of any
ONE H A Y 70 MAKE TIME-.
TIMETABLES STRETCHED
mains ca tch uf
The * c<mie7nplated lengthening of
schedules by the official* of the Soul ti
ll I’onil I* expected to cause a cor
responding change* of tU'iipdule* of rail
roads entering Atl^ntii. and handling
tjuough ttUfjptr Hues it«r |*$at4 south
and southwest.
The trulns most affected will he thus**
from Washington and New York, which,
have l»een arriving regularly between
two and three bourn late. The of
ficial* expect delays to be prevented
by a lengthening of these schedules.
Local schedules will hardly be dis
turbed.
Trains Nos, 37 ami 3s. between At
lanta and New York’; 35 and 36, be
tween New York and Jacksonville, and
3.'» and 4o, between Sew York and At
lanta, will l>e given from one to three
hours longer In the proposed 'epjtedule*.
allowing plenty of time for ordinary
delays. , * . , 7
A change of the Houthcrn’s,schedule*
will also cal! for a corresponding
change on the Atlantu and West Point,
which carries through sleeper* to New
Orleans and the southwest. The pro-
P‘*sed change has not been* discussed
.vet by the West Point officials. The
through traliis of this road will 1>«
made to connect and conform to tho
schedules of the Southern.
The officials of the Heabdard, Louis
ville and Nashville, Nashville. Chat
tanooga and 8t. Louis, (Vntral and
the Georgia road say that their ached-
ules will not he changed In the'Imme
diate future.
IS CLIMBING UP SOMETIME THURSDAY
New Vork, Dec. 12.—The store of the
rid,*,* In the alx-day bicycle rare nt
MadlKon Square Garden at 2 o’clock
11,1* afternoon wan:
AII'l,Ifg-7 mile# except Wulthour and
Bel* 1 !], who** 1 xenre I* 1,138-6.
The preliminary trial of Robert E.
T>image, charged with lieing the »*-
K.Klaru of Mr*. <’«rrle <*oin»tock, unit
who 1* declared to be Ineane, will proh-,
ably lie held aome time Thursday be*
'ic Jiixllcc of tho Pcace Landruni.
It l> ptob.iblt an effort will be mad*
by tlie faintly of the young man to
make bond for him and secure hi* re
lease from the Tower, following thg
preliminary hearing.
dletnn granted a temporary restrain
ing order some time P-'**t again*! the
use of the name "Knight* of Pythias" Ilrl - — . ,...
by the negroes. The case wa* heard „i t he states: Hint there I* no provision
In the treaty between the United 1
MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED
Anderson Hardware Co.
gularlv about two weeks ago. Th#
petitioners claimed the addition of the
names of the countries by the negroes
was mere surplusage and that the ne
groes had no right to use the name
"Knights of Pythias." which was the
name of the white i»?n'a organisation.
Judge Pendleton decides otherwise.
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States and Japan that relates In any
way to the subject or Interferes with i
the* right of California to administer Its
public schools according to Its own :
legislation, and that It Is the duty of
the president to notify Japan and any
foreign government with whJrh the
question may arise that public Instltu- i
tlons of the 1’nlted States are not
within the jurisdiction of the federul
government.
Senator Rayner gave constitutional i
argument on these two propositions: ! .
That there Is no provision whatever in j
the treaty With Japan that confers the
light the president speuks of. or gives
to the government of Japan the privl-;
leges that it claims in connection with 1
i!it* nubile school system of t *alif«>rtiln.
REID'S DAL’OJITEK
WON’T WEI) TITLE
New York. Dec. 12.—Whlbdaw Reid.'.
Aiuericun ambassador to Kngland, con
tradicted r*»|M»rt» that his daughter. :
Miss Jean Reid, was to wed one oft
several foreign titles, with whom her
name had been mentioned of lata.
Christmas Shopping
Can Im* mail* 1 so easy for you if you Will visit our
store. Every department is brim full of novelties
frtr tin* holidays, and they are just the thing for the
man. What is more appropriate or useful than a
Nobby Suit or Overcoat,
Smoking Jacket,
Bath or Lounging Bobe,
Hat, Gloves, Neckwear, Muffler,
Umbrella, Walking Cane, r - «
Suspenders, plain or with silver buckleT r
We always advise early selections. You can lake
your time, and stocks arc complete. We invite your
insjHffion.
ESSI0 BROS.
“Correct Clothes for Men."
26 WHITEHALL ST-