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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 t \ ., . . ’ ~ " “ . . ... 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 * ‘ I 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." ooootto 0000000090000a ooooao o o O MACON SCHOOL CHILDREN O O NOT SEATED IN CELLARS. 0 0 O O Special to The Georgian. ' O O Macon. Oa„ Dec. 1".—Every O O school In Bibb county, like those O O of Pulton. Is .filled to Its utmost O O rapacity, but so far It has not been O O necessary to seat any of the ohll- O O tlren In cellars and coal rooms, as O O has been done In Atlanta. Su- O O perlntendent‘chapman stated to- O O day that he had no room to spare. O O ns every seat In the cchoots were O O taken. 0 O O OOOCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 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 i 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 [ 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. OOPOvHSOtsOOOOaCOOOOOOOOOOOO O O O BETTER GO SHOPPING C WHILE 8UNSHINE LASTS. O O O O Mild and fair wist her for boll- O shoppers Is to continue. If the O ther man's i redlctlons arc car- O C tied O Forcer.»t: O "Fill- Width; O Tliui -duy v\it;i O lure.*’ Wednesday's *.»>■ night ,u ti-lng tcmfH-r o 7 o'clock M. 111. . . . . .39 tk-gixe*. o o k (’dock It. 111. . . . . .39 degrees. 0 o !♦ o’clock a. iii.. .. ..4! ri-»grte*. 0 0 lb o’clock a. m.. .. ..44 degrees. o o 11 o’clock a. ni.. .. . .44 degree*. o 0 12 o’clrck. noon.. .. ..51 degrees. o o 1 o'clock IX in.. .. .. 52 degr* es. o o 2 oVI.k k p. in.. *.. . .53 degree*. o o o 2:30 o’cb »*k p. iii. . .. 52 degrees. r c O0OOOOOOOO9OOOOOOQQ00O000C 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-