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THE MACON' DAILY TELEGRAPH: SATURDAY HORNING, DECEMBER 19, 19(53 IT’S THE WISE PARENT Who looks ahead in buying Xmas for the boys. A warm Overcoat, Suit, Hat or Cap will more than please him, and at the same time provide for his future. Think about this—then come and spend a few moments in our boys’ department and see the good, sensible, economical gifts you can buy. ONE PRICE TO EVERYBODY SPECIAL NOTICES Jew* !l. Hsrt. Gen. Manager. J. Freeman Hart, Sec. Jesse B. Hart & Bro., Funeral Directors 1 IVmntml attention Riven nil business. 0A< Pur.it/. t-.mir Cley. PURSLEY & OLAY, , Aiwty. open. »ii anu Olat.t aaclu.lva undartaklng houi. Macon. Phona 4». Prepared to ttlasraph or telephona order, on .h aiotica. Carriaut. to funeral M.90. —GO TO— WESLEYAN Tito best instruction it» tho cheapest. Lyric Theater • Lew Hoffman Eccentric Juggler Howard&Cameron . Singers and Dancers Three Reels of the Latest y and Popular Pictures ’J, . ALBERT McKAY, Maker of Men’s Clothes, Cherry St.. Macon, On. OF LEE H. BATHE A8 ALLEGED OUTRIVAL8 ANY TH ft7 HAVE EVER BEEN aired IN CAROLINA. CHARLOTTK. X. C., Doc. lfi—Lee II. Uuttlc, former cashier of the de funct City National Hank of UroonH- boro, wan Indicted In the UnitedState* district court her*' thin afternoon on forty counts, alleging Illegal practice*. The bill of Indictment charge* three specific forma of iimlpractlce in the admlnlatratlon of th* hnnk’n affalf*— th« overdrawing of large sums on his \n|n necoupt; a alnilhir privilege ox- tended the Pomona Manufacturing Co., «rm the making of fnlae returns to the •tniu roller of the Vurfenyy. Tilt* transactions c.lVgnl rival In ruthlessAe** any ever nlrcd in thla atnte. 'Buttle, who was prealdent of the I'otnmitt Manufacturing Company. «h well as rsshlcr of the bank, Is al leged to ha Vo overdrawn tho com* pnny'a Account ut Uituh ns much its 9175.000, ami his otvu account to tho extent Of $1H,000. These overdrafts were . covered, it Is claimed, by falsified returns to the comptroller. Battle has long been one of Greensboro's most conspicuous eltl- gens. being prominent :n church and ■oo'al circles, urjd his Indictment has caused a profound sensation. BENEATH MACHINE BIBS HIMSELF OUT MECHANICIAN BURIED UNDER HIS AUTO WHEN IT TURNS TURTLE. PINE IMPORTED CHINA Milo I'no dooornte.t chlnnware at McKvoy'*, Bis Cherry St. WILL GRAHAM OIES ON GALLOWS FOB HIS GRIME S. S. Parmelee Company, c.m.r*., nuxgle,. Wagon*. cprt. Hamou. Saddle., Bicycle*, U.by Car- rtagcB. wtsuonn. Latgeit stock In th# South to •elect from A pleasure to senra you. 8. 8. PAWMBLCg CO- Macon, Q>. RENT LIST its Clayton Art-, l-r 747 fni.d--. »-r .'. .111.do Ut Calhoun. ..-.3:CM>0 *11 Human IIS.SO Cor. Carling and Bembert. I1.H. Bii.wl 310 llum'.ii A Vo., II.II.. S-r....9tH.OO IU J-Murth. J-r *33.BO ' i:< Holt st.. »-r $:2.so 910 Hardeman. 7, 3:5.00: pc*****lon January Ut. 140 Highland ava, 7-r 1:7,Bo a:: Monro.-. »-r *:o.«o til Orange. 7-r ...1:5.00 STORES. 4t9 Mulberry Bt............... .UO.’O 050 Poplar St 140.00 M« PopUr (Jan- 1) Iso.Co COO l>ui>l«r 150.00 B. A. WISE & CO. $250 •230 cash and $25 ti month buys 5-room cottoRp. all Im- l>roveni4Hit« and includes inter est. If yon prefer will build house umirjlintr to your idea* and will furnish the plan*. CHARJ.OTTK, N. c, Dor. IS-W1I1 Graham, n negro, was bunged today nt <'uncord. N. t\, for Attempted crim inal itsmutU oil MIsa Pearl Tucker, it sixteen.year-olil while girl of Cabar rus county. Tin* negro when Arrested narrowly escaped lynching, two thousand people, mostly mill workers, marching upon the Concord Jail, but he was protected by several companies o»f the national guard and spirited away to the Raleigh pent, tentlury Jail where he Wat held pend ing execution. Tho Telegraph Business Of flee, 452 Cherry street. Edito rial Rooms upstairs, next door. ROOSEVELT STILL TALKS ABOUT PROSECUTIONS WASHINGTON Dee. U—After to day's cabinet meeting and « subsequent conference \v th the president Attor m-yUGeneral Honn parte sAld the dc psrtment of Justice still had under conshb-rntlon lh»’ question of prose cuting those personn whom the presi dent 4-onside-red guilty of criminal UM lit connection with publications re garding the Panama canal purchase, A Danpsrous Opsratlon U the removal of the appendix by surgeon. No one who takes Dr. King's New Life Pill* Is ever subjected to this frightful ordeal. They Work sc quietly you don't feel them. Th>jr curso constipation, headache, bilious ness and malaria. 23o at all drug stores. FOR QUEER ROAD HOUSE 353 Third St. Phone 77. The queer, quaint, curious sn*l rla- gnnt furniture fSV the furnUhtng of the road house, which-was converted b- Mr. Ren I* Jones out of the olJ I Woolf dk houre In th.» Warrior district J hs* arrived and Is now ready to be l»l ced In the house. This furniture I us* ssleeted with f|iM J nuke th • road house, mill III I«un- a*i 4i «*• In haunted hnW of one of the great-1 a doot ATHENS. (la., Dec. 18—Lust n’ght two miles from (Stnthnm. an nutomo- blle being driven by "Preacher Costa," a tmi-haniclxn of this City, turned tur tle, when something About the ina- lilnery went wrong. The machine pinned Costa down and bruised him severely. He was in such a position thnt he could not get out and for more than two hours he whs forced to dig away the dirt and make nn exit for himself. He finally got out and went to Stuthnm where h«* caught the Sea board train for Athens. Prof. Gaston Departs. Prof. <1. H. Gaston, who has been at the head of the Athens iHusIncss Col lege for tho pnst eighteen months, has * ecu forced to give up his work on uc- »unt of 111 health and has gone to his farm In Texas, where he will lead nn out-of-door's life. He h is been suc- eeflod by Prof. Severn. School Closes. The Athens schools are now dos'ng for the ladldaysi The oily sclnols closed this morning, the laicy Cobh institute hnd the mate Normal School ch»se Saturday and tho University of Georgia next Wednesday. They will resume during'the first ,week In Jan uary, Mrs. Clara Tuck«r, This morning at the homo of her father. Hon. John T. Plttnrd, in Win* tervllle, Mrs. Clara Tucker pissed away after a brief illness. Mrs. Tuck- ‘surftnlncd kaul InurUfe W short tlmo since when her clothing caught fire as she was standing. In front of the grate, in her homo. For a while It was hoped that she might recover, but she grew worse during the past few days and died this morning. She ts survived by h.'r husband and one child. Rev. Mr. Hudson Arrlvss. Rev. Frank 8. Hudson and family have arrived from Thomson. Mr. Hud son lakes charge of the new church Just erected and known as the Young L. C. liairis Memorial Church. Mr. and Mrs. Hudson have boon given a warm welcome here and th,' new par sonage on the Boulevard has been made a most comfortable home by the members of the new church and of tho First Methodist Church. The first me«u tng In the new church building will be held on December 27th and It will be formally dedicated later on. when Bishop Candler will be asked to pceach the dedicatory sermon. Big Firs Lets. Mr. Macon C. Johnson, a large plant er at Crawford. Gu., lost his large barn and Its content* by lire last night. Mr. .Johns4in*s loss ts about 14.000 with f.o ‘ Insurance. The origin of the fire Is unknown. Bocock Co»chti No Moro. Branch nocock, who so *u&***ft|U]r coached Georgia during the last sea son of base ball and foot bull, will not v-.Mi-h again, nn Account uf r*r^ cumstaiices over which he has no con trol he will not be able to do any tnorq ctutchlng. This unnounccme.it is iy- eelwd with Tegrat hy the Georgia bo>* as his coaching was pf the highest order of merit and achieved great re sults. The question of selecting a coach for next year will bo taken up nt once. ^ Council Declares a Holiday. The mayor snj council of Athena at a meet ini, Inst night passed a res olution declaring Riturd.iv. December 26. a legal holiday In this city and urging .all bankV buainesii houses, to Ills, etc., to close on that day as well as on Christmas. It If be*loved that tins action of the mayor and council will be generally approved and that the greater number of people in Athena will observe both Friday and Saturday as holidays# FAR WILBUR WRIGHT ItKMAI.VH IX AIU 1 HOl'IL OS MINUTES AXI> 50 SECONDS. LE MANS, Frante Dec. 18.—Wil bur Wright, the American aeroiilan- lat, eatabllabed a new world's record for heavler-than-air machines to day while trying for the Mlchclin cap, remaining In the air one honr, S3 minutes and B9 seconds. The beat previous record la one hour, 31 mlnulea and SI seconds, which Mr. Wright made October 10. Tho aeronaut obtained nn aver age height of 24 feet today and the distance was officially measured at, til 1-2 miles, which does not In clude the wido sweeps and turns made during the flight. He ‘de scended only because the oil feed er got out of order. And Still Another He cord. Mr. Wright closed a triumphant day by achieving another record, flying to a height of 360 feet In a strong wind and wl.tnmg the Sarthe Aero Club’s prlio for height. At first it was thought that the vio lence of tho breexe would compel Mr. Wright to postpone his effort, but. undaunted, he launched bis, machine and circled around and around the.field. When soaring at 90 feet a sudden gust of wind caught the aeroplane sidewise, causing It to plunge violently back wards. The spectators were terri fied, but Mr. Wright remained 'un perturbed and soon righted his craft. Aviator Is Danqnrtted. At the end of ten minutes tho wind had moderated and tho aero plane soared upward and passed high over a line of captive balloons marking a distance of three hun dred feet. Then It descended and after again circling the Hold, was brought to earth, landing In front of the shed in which It Is housed. The Aero Club tonight gave a ban quet to Mr. Wright In celebration OT his victory of today. XMAS PRESENTS FOR MEN Fountain pens, poekotbnoks. bill books, card cases, collar boxes, books, Illbles, calendars, inkstands at Mc- Kvjiy's, 572 Cherry* 8t, Today is the last of the dem onstration in pastry cooking at Pure Food Grocery. Come. DYING PRISONER SEEKS A PARDON » PltKSIDENT ASKED TO Fit RE H. I. ARMOUR FROM ATLAN TA FEDERAL PRISON. Money - Saving Prices for Buyers of Christmas Shoes BEING OFFERED WITH THE CLOSING OUT OF THE STOCK Of TAYLOR SHOE COMPANY NO GLARING HEADLINES OR PREMIUMS, BUT A GLANCE AT THE LIST BELOW WILL SHOW REAL MONEY SAVING ON WINTER SHOES. MEN’S SHOES $7.00, $0.50 and $0.00 Bovden’s make, now ••• $3.98 $5.50 and $5.00 French’s make, now $3.48 $4.50 and $4.00 Williams, make, now $3.23 $4.00 and $3.50 Williams’ make, now $2.98 Ladies’ Shoes $4.00 Patent and Viei, Button or Lace $2.98 $3.50 Potent and Viei, Button and Lace $2.48 $3.00 Potent and Viei Lace $2.29 $2.50 Patent Viei Lace $1.98 Special Lots on Tables As a leader for Christmas week, we place on sale a lot of about 100 pairs Ladies’ High Shoes, $5.00, $4.00 and $3.50 values, Q&C* (Including Lail'd-Scliober’s.) A table of $5.00, $4.50 annd $4.00 Men’s Shoes ,-.... $2.6*1 A table of $4.00 and $3.50 Ladies’ Tan Shoes . .. $2,48 A table of $3.50, $3.00 annd $2.50 Boys’ Shoes $1.79 A table of $2.50 Little Gents’ Shoes 69c MISSES' and CHILDREN’S SHOESATCOST Taylor Shoe Co. 519 Cherry St., Macon, Ga. WASHINGTON. Deo. 18.—Presi dent Roosevelt upon Ihe request of Representative Bell, of Gqorgln, to day asked for tho papers 4n the case of It. I. Armour, a Maryland man, wh'o Is In the federal prison at Atlanta, Ga., and Is said to bo critically III of consumption. Armour was convicted at Wll- minglon, Del., last May of violating the oleomargarine laws and was sentenced to tho Atlanta peniten tiary. MAKING THE GUY'S INCOME AGREE WITH EXPEHDITURES Tho finance committee of Coun cil ts hard at work on the appro priation ordinance for 1909, work ing every afternoon. Owing to the Increased territory, requiring police and fire proteoticn, and an additional amount for the bond commission, some of the ap propriations must necessarily be In creased this year. As the Income of the city wilt increase only In the grea’ter number of businesses, the increased building, and He Increas ed attendance at the recorder’s court, the committee are endeavoring to cut the cloth accordingly. Ith* u ORia Ml.ru Urn.a, on. ■ M unique I* the world. Watchsd PifUan Years. • For lUtcn years l havs watched th. working, of Bucklen'a Arnica Halve, and It !u. n.ver failed I' lal care, and will I * n y sore- holt, ulcer or burn to which with it. fame a* I It was applied. It lia. saved ns many blll.- anya A. F. Hardy, ot Matna. at aU drug Imported Perfumes; fine Leather Goods, Manicure Sets, Gut Glass. Hoge Drug Co. G0IK6 HOME FOR TURKEY AND OTHER CHR1STMASIES College Girls And Boys to Soend th© Holidays With the Homefolks. The atutlcnt* of University have already started on their two weeks-' Christmas holiday, numbers of the student body going home yeater• day'afternoon and last night. The young ladles at Wesleyan will not leave the city until Monday, as the college does not close until thla afternoon, and traveling Is forbidden by th# college authorities on Sunday. For two works ‘there will be no ses sions In both Morcer and WesKyan. Hnd only those students who live too far aw*ay from the college to make the trip, will remain In Macon, either spending the holidays with friends in town or staying at their respective colleges with some of the teachers, who live In the buildings. At both depots every day numbers of students from all over Georgia and elsewhere may be seen passing thtough on their way home for the Christmas holiday*, and from now* until the mid dle of next week a smiling crowd of girl* and boys will form a large per centage of the travel over th# different railroads. Jinjn’t limitation. The population ofJaSwt today 1* Just about &#.#e#,M#. Tho exact figures for JSS7 are pot yot available, but the esti mates Juat published are bawd on th# averago growth of the lost thirty year* and may be taken as fairly accurate. In earh of the nee-year periods for which figures or# shown, over the past twenty* five years, the populaiionhaa Increased, rough* speaking- by !•••.•**. Today the estimate Is that there are 4S.N7.744 native-Iwcu Japanese In th# territory flkd over bjr the mikado. To Drive Out Malaria And Build Up The System. Take the Old Standard GROVKS TA8TKLK88 CHILL TOXIC. You know what you are taking. The for mula Is plainly printed or every bot tle, showing It I* simply Quinine and Iron In a tnntelesn form, and the moat effectual form. For grown people and children 50c. CAUGHT WITH THE GOODS MADE TO TAKE THEM BACK This Coupon Is Good for Fifteen Cents ;; In Payment on Any One Pair of Christmas Slippers in the House. ..... .... No. 1. „ Man,* Woman or Child ' * ■ Cnt Out and Bring With You. Dec. 16 to Dec. 24. Lester-CIark Shoe Company. For Sale at $2,500 , A two-stoty, seven-room house, thoroughly modern, newly pnpered; within half block of College St. Splen did home or investment. Willingham Loan & Trust Co. 461 Third St. Phone 360 For Sale - $1,750.00 How Younj- Amrrlca Triul to l'lny n Frank Ijist Night. ✓ Young America was In cvMence last night. One boy went Into his father’s horse lot sad secured a mule, another found one of the city wagons Idle, and thus equipped a crowd went through the alley back of the Doody Company’s store and loaded the wagon to Its fullest with empty boxes for a Christmas bon fire. Officer Davis, always on the lookout, found them and marched the crowd, mule, wagon, boxes', boys and all to the station house and took their names. Then he marched them back to the alley and made them unload the wagon, plac ing each box carefully tn position, and told them to go. It wAs awful on the officer to peek through the alley and catch them, but he atoned for It In letting them go without a summons to court A house with six room and hall on Hugucnin Heights. If you want a HOME in a good location this place will Interest you. Can arrange, terms on this. $800.00 For a large LOT IN V1NEVILLE. You want to build a home In the best res. Idence section of Macon 1 If so hers Is your chance to secure the tot. Jno. F. and W. H. Cone, Real Estate, Insurance and Loans ' Phone 206. 6Q7 Cherry St Rubbsr Tires In Caucasian Citlss. Consul Mastrrson states that t*i« rub ber tin* sales In the Batum district of Russia amount to about IM1.000 an nually. Ttu* attests of the cities are pav ed with cobbtestoaeo. lutes neceeeltatrs the best tires. Thoee in use came from Klgn and Muecow. and are heavy and tuufh. laallag with ordinary usage nine months to a jrear. When they become badly worn they are cut Into pieces, strung on strong steel wires* and placed ca ordinary public carriages for biro. THE I & T. DIRECTOR? MEETING RAILROAD REPORTED BY PRESI DENT DAVI8 TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. There wa. quite a gathering of rati- read men In the city ye»terd»y. The board of director, of tho Wright*- vllio and Tennllle Railroad Company ; held their regular quarterly meeting In the parlor, of the Hotel Lanier. The following gentlemen were in at tendance: Judge A. F. D'ly. presi dent. front Wrlghtavllle: Mr. J. 8. Wood, of savannah; Mr, J. \V. Smith, of Tennllle: Mr. J. V. Finn, of Dob. lln: Mr. W. N. Pareon,. of Hawklna. viile. and Mr. M. T. Lannlgan, ««• rctary and auditor, of Tennllle. . Only the regular routine bu,Intel wa. transacted. President Daly re ported that he affair, of the read were In good condition. MAKING UP STATEMENT OF CITY'S FINANCIAL CONDITION Expert Acconntant Jemtaon ha. been at work for several day, on the books and account* at «he city hall, with a view of making a full atatement of th* city’s financial condition at the cloie or the year. It Is probable tint hi* report will be ready for tk* meeting ot council at tbs I meeting Tuesday night. ’ ^ .P IT