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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
TlIKUbAY. FKUUliAUT «, Uttl.
Dr, Matheson Thanks The Georgian
On Behalf of the Georgia • Tech ,
For Raising Money For the Campus
President's Office
Georgia School of Technology
Atlanta, Ga.
' January 29, 1907.
Mr; F. L. Seely, Publisher, The Atlanta Georgian:
Dear Mr. Seely: i_
I beg to acknowledge receipt of your favor enclosing
check f° r $250.00, The Georgians donation to our campus
extension fund, and I return herewith receipt for the amount.
I cannot tell you how cordially all of us appreciate
your kindness, not only as manifested in your generous dona
tion, but also in the many kind words you have spoken for
the school in your valuable paper. You have warm friends
out here who will always be glad to reciprocate your kindness
in any way possible.
Thanking you, with kindest regards,
Yours Very Truly,
. K. G. MA THESON, President.
TO BE BUILT
Will Give Atlanta New
Connection With
Chattanooga.
In view of certain <|eal* being made
by the Louisville and Nashville railroad
and accompanying rumors, it Is under
stood upon good Information thnt this
road will give Atlanta another connec
tion with Chattanooga at an early date
by building a track 50 miles In length
conectlng that city with the Atlanta-
Knoxville division a Etowah, Tenn. -
This road now has' direct lines con
necting all the Important cttles. Includ
ing Nashville. Knoxville and Atlanta,
but It Is yet Impossible to get Into
BURNING WOMAN PHONES;
FOUR PERSONS CREMATED
Pelham. X. Y., K*b. .6.—With flame*
leaping about her. Mr*. Richard Vaughn
stood at tha telephone In har home try
ing to seek aid. Firemen responded
loo late. The house was destroyed,
burning to death Mrs. Vaughn, aged !*,
Richard Vaughn. Jr., aged 6, a negro
hostler, name unknown, and an unl-
dentlfled man.
The husband of the woman was se
riously burned trying to save his wife
and children. Twenty-eight horses were
lost In the file.
Chattanooga except by > circuitous
route, coming In by Nashville or from
the south over the Western and At-
lantic railroad. By building this Bu
ndle link the road would tap Its new
main line from the north and east at
Etowah, Tenn.. a new town a short
distance from Athens, Tenn. This
would enable—the tralmr To get Into
Chattanooga from 12 to 24 hours ear
lier.
It Is understood that the recent pur
chase of the Chattanooga Southern and
the Chesapeake and Nashville rail
roads was to assist In accomplishing
an Important- piece of work believed to
lie contemplated by the Louisville and
Nashville railroad—that of doublo
tracking Its lines from Louisville. Cin
cinnati and St. Louis to New Orleans
before the Panama canal Is opened tc
commerce.
Not Quite So Close. However,
ront The Baltimore American.
The sense of duty, like our shadow,
clings to us to the grave.
TROUBLE IN CHURCH
CAUSES THE ARREST
OF FIFTEEN NEGROES
8|*ditl to Ttir Urartian.
Wilmington, N. FH». 5.-Fictional
lights lu tin* tagillng negro Itnptlst church
of wilmlngtou have brought- aUutl U» ar
rest of fifteen uieuihpr* of the congrega
tion, ami today their Mini on the charge
of disturbing religious worship and raos-
Ifijf if ntffshnre Fw in progress
Tha trouble dates Itsric to the pastor's
Indictment with s member of his flock.
He was tried sod exonerated. Brer since
the pastor's srqnlttnl, there has bran
turmoil and strife In the church. IsStt Sun
day each faction attempted to tike charge
of the night service, ami the arrest of
the belligerents on warrants sworn out by
the preacher followed.
Special
Linen; hand-drawn and
Renaissance Centerpieces
and Dresser Scarfs,
50 Cents.
Embroideries
Special bargain in wide
flouncing with insertions.,
to match, on center table;
goods worth up to $1.00 a
yard. Tour'choice,
59 Gents a Yard.
16
u The Little Store Around
the Corner 99
16 E. Hunter Street.
Laces *
There is nothing that’
takes the place of V&L
Laces. We have them in
large quantities, and beau
tiful patterns from
50 Cents a Do sen Up.
Neckwear
All the latest novelties in
Neckwear at
25 and 35 Cents. ;
Dainty line of turn-overs
at 25 Cents.
Ruffs at greatly reduced
prices. ;;
GLEAS ON TELLS JUR Y
THA 7 THA W WAS CRAZY
WHEN HE SHOT WHITE
Prisoner, He Says,
Thought Providence
Told Him to Kill.
New York, Fab. S— It waa Attorney
John B. Ulreson. of counsel for Thaw,
who put the Jury on notice that Inaao-
Ity would hp the prleoner'a plea In da-
fenee of hi. action In killing Stanford
White, the architect, on the Mndleon
Square Roof Garden on the night of
June IS laat.
He ftAld the defense Soul
upon "the constitution and the law of
the Imperial state of New York."
According to llr. Gleason, who ad-
dreeeed the jury yeeterday afternoon.
Thaw waa suffarlng from Inaanltv.
hereditary In nature, when he took the
life of'While.
Shot Without Malice.
He declared that Thaw believed lie
» acting on the word of Providence
when he killed; that he .hot without
malice and did not know the nature or
quality of hla act.
The lawyer Mid Evelyn Neeblt
Thaw, when Aral naked by Thaw to be
hla wife, retuaed because of "an ex
perience in her life connected with
Stanford White."
He aeiured the Jury the defense
would not appeal to the "higher" or
"unwritten law” aa Justification for
Then's act. He Mid It would be shown
that Thaw acted In telf-defcnsc, be
lieving thnt threats had been mads
against him by White
Mrs. Thaw te Testify,
It lies with you. and you alone.'
sold the lawyer to the Jury, "to decide
whether nr not Thaw waa nne when
he killed Stanford White"
Mr. Oleasen waa Interrupted several
times by District Attorney Jerome, who
objected to bringing In collateral evi
dence.
"Heredity and stress are the 1 two
greet rauees of InsRnlty," Mid Gleason.
"This defendant suffered from a great
stress of mind. Certain things kept re
volving over and over again In his mini
until hit brsln was In n whirl of maj-
ATTORNEY JOHN QLEA80N
Ha lafls thi Thaw jury that slayer
of White was insane.
new* and ha fait Impelled by Providence
to act In the way he did.
•That Thaw suffered from a diseased
Inti we wllf'Show you by the fpitl*
ninny of his mother, hie wife, hla doc-
ton* and by tetter* he wrote to th^8ot
ctely for tha • fluppra—Ion of vice in
thl* city."
8|**<hl to The Georgian. .
Chattanooga, Tenn.. Feb. 5.—Post-
offUe Inspector Williams has received
notice of the arrest of H. Perkins, on
the charge of the robbery of the post-
office at Broxton. Ga.
Are You Sharing in the Benefits
of Our Reduction Sale?
Marx clothes at our regular
That’s an accepted fact; un-
*» Rogers, Peet & Co. and Hart, Schaffner &
prices are the best values obtainable regularly,
questioned by good judges of clothing.
So when we offer our entire stock of these two great lines at 25 per cent
reduction the sale presents a wonderful bargain opportunity for men.
Only brand new this season’s styles h<?re, for we close out every seas
on s stock in its season. The reductions cover staple black and blue suits
and overcoats, full dress and Tuxedo styles as well as fancies. And usual
credit courtesies are extended to our "charge” customers.
4%
Interest Compounded, Allowed In Our
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
On and After January 1,1007
TK E NEAL SANK
E. H. THORNTON, President.
W. F. MANXY, H. 0. CALDWELL, F. M. BERET, .
Vice President. Cashier. Ass’t Oukiar.
THA WS PHYSICIAN
MK? HE’S INSANE
enlrt: "H- ruined my wife." and then
said In her: "All right, dearie. I prob
ably saved your life.' Is that man In-
tanr? You .irr an expert—is It Ills
act of sn Insane man? Does It consti
tute Insanity as described by our code
(Mr. (Heston rend sect Ions 21. 22 and 22
of the pennl code). A. I believe the
hiun was Tmtuhe.
Q. It not Jealousy a common motive
for n desire to kill? A. Y*s.
Q. Would the mere killing by a men
who believed his wife had been wrong,
ed be an net of ItiMnlty? A. No
Q. Whin do the words, "He ruined
my wife," nnd "dearie. I have probably
Mved your life” prove—do they provs
Insnnltr? A. They show what wn* tha
dominant controlling factor In the de*
fondant's life.
Q. Is It any ovldence of InMnlty for a
man to kill nnolher In a theater? A.
No. but In thle caee the fart that It
that Indicated
ner In which he accomplished tha dt
Jerome Jeer* at Witness. .
Q. A man enters a theater with hla
wife and goes over to a man—agalaat
whom he has deadly hatred, and as
sassinate* him, then, in order to avert a
panic, holds the pistol by the banal
above hla head to show he (a
"through with the Job"—all these ele
ments of Insanity, you tsy? A. No.
Q. What Is the Romberg test to as
certain the pathollgical condition of a
patient? A. I don't laww. '
Q (Laughing and peering curiously
Into the face of the wltneM). And you
call yourself a scientific expert In ta-
catM of inianlty that have come under
my personal observation.
Justice Fltxgorald then (.djournsd
court for lunch. Court resumed at t: li
p. m. with Dr. Wiley on the stand.
BUSIER AND TIGE
Special to Tlic (leorglan.
'olumbla, S. ('., Feb. 5.—Represen
tative Dixon has Introduced a reso-
■\T J , 1 i “ , , , lutlon In the house forbidding a cor-
i\o red tape methods, no reserves, no restrictions; everv suit and over- i porallon, any attorney or lobbyist from
, . | I • . . f. ,, , , ; i talking to any legislator on any bill
coat is marked in plain hgures with regular price; just deduct 'one-lourth r "rp°ration. under a p*n-
Rusler Brown" and hit dog. Tlge,
will be at the Famous next Thursday
morning and will receive their friend*.
This "Bueler Brown" hu no connec
tion with the play which come* to the
Grand. He la a different Buster and
Tlge Is a different dog. He Is the real,
real thing.
Buster and Tlge will arrive Wednea
day and spend the day visiting the
grammar schools and other places.
They will ride In a big auto and the
tooting of the horn will announce their
arrival. On Thursday they will hold n
reception from » o'clock to noon at the
big Famous department store. Thurs
day afternoon nt 2 JO o'clock they will
give a free lecture and reception t>
school children st the Baptist Taber
nacle. None of the children will mlas
thnt.
Busier is Just a Utils fellow, but they
*ay he Is 47 years old and has a half
million dollar* They held dally re-
.■option* nt the World's Fair. In HU
Louis.
killeoTesolutTon
FAVORING ROAO BILL
when you buy.
$15.00 Suits and Overcoats now ... $11.25
$18.00 Suits and Overcoats now $13.50
$20.00 Suits and Overcoats now $15.00
$22.50 Suits and OverJfttats now $16.90
$25.00 Suits aud Overcoats now $18.75
$30.00 Suits and Overcoats now $22.50
$35.00 Suits and Overcoats now •. $26.25
m00 Suits and Overcoats now $30.00
Odd Trousers Reduced Also; Were $5 to $10; Now $3.75 to $7.50.
333 Per Cent Discount on Underwear. Shirts—65c
Foresighted men are buying their next winter’s
supply of underwear during this reduction sale. Good
idea ; for regular prices are t sure to be higher than they
were at the beginning of this season. ,
And now you can choose from this splendid stock Scriven’s
at a third less than our regular low prices. All styles, gw
all grades; no trouble to fit you-
l.ot of regular $1.00. $1.50
and $2.00 fancy stiff bosom
and negligee Shirts on Cen
ter Counters at
(>71- for Choice.
nlty of 91.000.
The hounr, without division, killed
the senate resolution Indorsing Sena
tor Latimer’s Federal flood roods
scheme, not n member championing It.
The senate considered only uncon-
tested motions, but passed Kffrd's bill.
coue mum
MAKE FINE GROWING
Copyright 1906 by Hart Schaffner is Mar*
Daniel Brothers Co.
Winter
Weights;
1.00 Grade.
45-47 Peachtree Street.
The Cobb County Poultry Association
I opened 11 magnificent exhibit of game
! ami standard breeds of chickens In the
■ armory «t Marietta Tuesday morning.
The . shmv will continue Tuesday,
| Wednesday and Thursday, and the
armory will bo kept open evenings.
Cobb county has some of the beat-
| known nnd moat extensive chicken
! fanciers In the country, nnd the exhibit
I In Marietta offers chsiuent evidence tf
! the fact.
The Imrrei! and white Rocks are ee-
i ped.illy line. Then* are also fine ex*
i Mbits of Rhode Island Redo. Wynn-
(>7 (VlltS ''I 0 * 1 '""- hr,,wn Leghorns nnd other
* I standard breeds.
Drawers
The average savings
depositor in the
United States has
$400 to his credit.
Are you up to the
Paver-p
• age * •
TRUST COMPANY
OF GEORGIA,
KquiUbl* BMf.
Ctphl, Wgtai mi Mh
On. of lbs doting .hapten In tb. IMgs-
tlon la Ihr Federal coart. which put thn
Georgia Cotton Products Company la tb*
hand, of a receiver was written Wednesday
si noon, when til cf the assets of tbs com
pany. excepting »money la th. bank, waff
■old nt public sot cry lu front ad thff
cuouty court bouts.
The alt was held by Receiver H. H. Base
dotpb tad be bad for su sudlaoo* thsaal
' oat of whom ws* s hi**- «
was successful
tSFM
Tbs successful bid wtu that of
Ives, of New York, said to bo si
the creditors. Us fu represented i
•tie lip Arthur Urvmtn of Dorsey,
tier i Howell. The property, pun
consisted or various cotton presses thi
out Georgia foe compressing what lu I
ts the round bnl*. In sddttloa to
compresses, there wl. other property <
■tiling of office fixtures.
COUNTY CENTENNIAL
WILL BE RECOMMENDED^
Special to The Georgian.
Dublin. On.. Fob. I.—The croud Jury,
of Laurent county will recommend In.
Itn presentmentn thin week that tha)
centennial of the creation of tha coun«,
ty be fittingly observed. The recoup
mendatlon Is that the county contralto
slonsrs co-operate with tbs city eouadtj
of Dublin, and that committees be ops
pointed to represent each district of tha
county.
The art cresting Laurehs county was
passed by the legislature In the fall of
HOT.