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1 12 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. ARE SATISFIED WITH YOUR CONTRACT FOR 1907? SOUTHERN LIFE INSURANCE CO! Can offer you a selling proposition which will enable you to more than double your heretofore earning capacity. New territories are being rapidly developed. This is a strictly Southern institution, backed by Southern money, and managed by Southern men. The Company’s investments are all made in the South, the premiums being invested in the territory from which they are paid. Absolutely no money is sent North, East or West. It is an old line legal reserve stock company, every policy, at its origin* having the protection of its legal reserve, set aside as required by law. This Company does not write “Advisory Board Contracts” or “Preliminary Term” insurance. Our proposition is the most attractive an agent can get; and we want the best agents to be had. , - OFFICERS: WILMER L. MOORE, president. MILES M. DAWSON, Consulting Actuary ' JACKSON & ORME, Counsel. JOSEPH H. WILLIAMS, Auditor. C. H. HARPER, Assistant Director of Agencies. FRANK ORME, Secretary and Treasurer. DR. W. J. KENDRICK, Medical Director. FRANK E. BUSTON, Manager North Georgia Department. C. A. ALFORD, Banker, Sylvester, Ga, . FRED S. BALL, Attorney, Montgomery, Ala. LEWIS H. BECK, President Beck & Gregg Hardware Co. •J. W. CALLAIIAN, Naval Stores, Bainbridge, Ga. ASA G. CANDLER, JR., Manager Candler Investment Co. J. FERRIS CANN, Attorney, Savannah, Ga. RAYMOND CAY, Naval Stores, Jacksonville, Fla. TENCH C. COXE. Capitalist, Asheville, N. C. , W. T. GENTRY, Vice Pres. So. Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co. C. E. HARMAN, ■ General Passenger Agent, W. & A. R. R. L. C. HAYNE, President National Bank of Augusta, Ga. L. P. HILLYER, Sec’t’y Georgia Bankers' Association, Macon, Ga. A. B. HULL, Vice Pres. Prairie Pebble P. Co., Savannah,, Ga. MARION M. .JACKSON, Of the Law Firm of Jackson & Orme. R. W. JOHNSTON, English, Johnston & Co., Cotton Fac., Macon, Go. W. M’EWEN JOHNSTON, Capitalist, Macon, Ga. HARVIE JORDAN, President Southern Cotton Growers’ Association. W. J. KINCAID. , Pres. Griffin Mfg. Co. and Kincaid Cotton Mills. JAQUES LOEB, Wholesale Grocer, Montgomery, Ala. > - T. D. MEADOR, Vice President Lowry National Bank. WILMER L. MOORE, Pres, the Southern States Life Insurance Co. FRANK ORME, Sec.'and Treas. So. States Life Insurance Co. JOHN S. OWENS, Vice Pres. Central Bank & Trust Corporation. I. Y. SAGE, Contracting Engineer. J. M. STEPHENS, President South River Brick Co. R. J. TAYLOR, President American National Bank, Macon, Ga. A. E. THORNTON, Vice President Atlanta National Bank. JOHN R. WILKINSON, Judge Ordinary’s Court, Fulton County. C. G. KIRKLE, Real Estate, Montgomery, Ala. For particulars, address either of the above managers, or write direct to The Southern States Life Insurance Company. GENERAL OFFICES CANDLER BLDG, ATLANTA, GA. CONTRACT labor laws DONT APPLY TO STATES Washington, Pec. * If.-An Important de cision that will undoubtedly uttrnet wide spread attention, especially In lnl*or union circles, to the effect that the prohibition! of the contract lalior law* have no direct application either to n atnte or an officer of a atnte acting In Its behalf and purauuut to Ita authority, waa made public by Oscar 8. Straus, the now aeeretnry of commerce nnd labor. The opinion was handed down by the solicitor and Una the approval of Secretary Straus. There Is thus sett let 1 until farther action, either by the department of Justice or the federal courts. « question that has for some time been n matter of controversy lietweeu the government on the one band and lnlw>r lenders nnd others opposed to unrestricted Immigration on the other hand. The derision will be of special Interest to the South, many states In thst sectlou having passed laws with a vlow to attract ing desirable Immigration. The decision Is based ii|>on the action of the authorities of the state of South t’arollna In bringing from abroad 600 or more Immigrants for employment lu various Industries. APPEAL 18 AFFIRMED IN LOUIS HART 8UIT. Special to The Georgian. Montgomery, Ala.. Dec. 19.—The ap peal of Louis Tart against Frank A. Hervey and other*, appealed from Mo bile, waa aftlrmed by the supremo court. Thl* wa» a suit for 15,000. Hart alleging that he wa» put out of the Bienville hotel at Mobile; that during Madri Ora* he went to the hotel and registered and waa given a room; that he went out for a while and when he came back hie baggage had been re moved and he waa told that hla room had been taken. He further alleged that he waa unable to secure a room and had to roam the streets all nigh:. The lower court derided agalnet him and a new trial waa granted. The oth er side appealed, but the supreme court held he had a right to a new trial. Do You Love Biscuit ': their own grinding ? Buy a Scientific Feed Mill or Feed Cutter and a Foos Gasoline Engine or Electric Motor, and your cattle will love you. Don’t wait for them to hang up their stock ing. Buy today. ' Dunn Machinery Co., Phone 1761 54 Marietta St MOONSHINER IS GIVEN FREEDOM; JUDGE HAS CHRISTMAS SPIRIT A pathetic scene took place in the United States circuit court Wednesday morn In*, when Jud*e Newman Imposed a minimum aentence of one month'a lmprlaonment against Jumea Bhorpton, a moonahlner of Qwtnnett county, and then auapended the aentence. Bharpton pleaded guilty. He had worked live daya In an Illicit atlll for 75 cents u day. Attorney Rucker told the rourt that Bharpton was a married man and that he had three Httle children In hla home In north Oeorgla. He aaid one of the little glrle was an Invalid; that ahe waa a cripple for life and could not set •bout without assistance. When the attorney mentioned the lit- tie strl the rugged mountaineer began crying. He stood before the judge and large briny tears rolled down hla creeks It waa hie flr.t offense against the rev enue laws and the attorney promised the court for hla client that It would be the last. The court asked the mountaineer If be bad m. wife and three children and If one of the little ones was a cripple. The prisoner nodded In the affirma tive. "tddn't you know that you would get Into trouble working In an Illicit distillery?" naked the couft. "Why didn’t you take your family Into con sideration?" The prieoner wae so overcome that he wae unable to reply and the ques tions went unanswered. Judge Newman then Imposed the eentence and railing the attorney to the bench Informed him that the sentence would be held up pending further or ders from the court. Judge Newman made the prisoner a Christmas present of his liberty and told him to go home to hie family and ateer dear of Illicit distilleries. J. K. While. The body of J. K. White was taken to Falrburn, Oa.. Wedneeday morning for Interment. He waa years old and Is survived by his wife. He died Tues day morning at his residence, 11 Cas tleberry street. CLOTHES FOR THE HOLIDAYS Your Suit and Overcoat are necessary adjuncts to comfort and good health these eold winter days. When you are dressed in a Benjamin SUIT or OVERCOAT you are conscious of being well dressed, and the com fort that you derive from wearing such clothes is worth a great deal, to say nothing of the good sendee, the wearing qualities. SUITS AND OVERCOATS, $15.00 to $37.50. Underwear, Pajamas, Lounging Robes, House Coats, Mufflers, Gloves, Neckwear, Suspenders, Handkerchiefs —all sold to the man’s comfort and make sensible, use ful Christmas gifts for your geutlemau friend, husband, father and brother. This is a popular store the year round, more especial ly during the holidays. ESSIG BROS. “Correct Clothes for Men.” 26 WHITEHALL ST. Handkerchiefs, Hahdksrchiefs, Hahdksrcjiiefs, t ‘ w . t Handkerchiefs for every ones handkerchief box. Ladies’, Mens, Childrens’. Plenty to choose from—new, fresh, clean, crisp Handkerchiefs. Ladies’ hand-embroidered Initial Handkerchiefs—Linen 25c Ladies’ hand-embroidered Initial Handkerchiefs in 4 patterns 15c Ladies’ linen hand-embroidered Ini tial Handkerchiefs, 6 in a box. Box 1.00 Ladies’ embroidered linen Handker chiefs, with dainty embroidered edge and cross-barred linens 25c Ladies’ embroidered hemstitched Handkerchiefs. Shamrock linen 50c to 1.50 Ladies’plain linen hemstitched Hand kerchiefs 10c to 25c Ladies’ real lace and French hand-em broidered Handkerchiefs.. 1.00 to 20.00 Men’s Initial hemstitched Handker chiefs 10c Men’s Initial hemstitched linen Hand kerchiefs. Plain and cross-barred ef fects 25c Men’s Initial hemstitched linen Hand kerchiefs. Plain or cross-barred ..50c Men’s plain hemstitched linen Hand kerchiefs ... 10c, 15c, 25c, 50c, 75c, 1.50 Men’s Silk Handkerchiefs, with or without initials 25c to 75c Men’s Silk Handkerchiefs in black and white 75c, 1.00,1.50 Men’s Silk Mufflers in plain and fancy colors 75c to 2.50 Children’s all-linen Initial Handker chiefs. 3 in box at 50c Children’s Initial Handkerchiefs, in blue and red. 3 in a box 25c Children’s Handkerchiefs, 3 in a box, with colored borders. 25c values .. 15c And There Are Dozens and Dozens Not Msntionsd H?r? ChamberMohnsonMose Co.