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rm ATLAHTA (WOPGIAy AUP ygWB ring Blocks Muse Hat Show Muse’s Special, $3.50. A Stetson Derby, full crown effect, brim slightly curving. Feather weight for Spring. Black, and Culm Brown. Also the Flex ible. or self-conforming Derby of same style. Atlanta Special, $3.00. It has a high crown, narrow brim, bound edge, worn tele scoped. Pearl, trimmed to match. Walnut, trimmed with brown band and binding, and black. Style, Number 60. E ’ S Whitehall St A Stetson Novelty, $3.1:0. Worn just as shown in picture. Pearl, trimmed to inateh. Nu tria. trimmed to match, and black. Style, Nip. Knox Silk, $8.00. Knox Silk Opera, a folding hat designed for full'dress and eve ning wear, $8.00. Knox Fedora Opera, silk lined Tuxedo Hat, $0.00. Knox Derby, $5.00. The atyle that seta the pace in hats for men. Feather weight for Spring. Cedar, with brown band and binding, also in black. Knox Telescope, $5.00 Worn just as shown in picture, Nile Pearl color, trimmed to match. Nntria color, trimmed t« match, and black. Well, Muse’s has a little booklet telling all about Muse Hats for Spring, 1907., Describes them and pictures them correctly in lines and curves. If you are out of] town, write for it. It will solve the hat problem for you par excellence. A postal/ card will be sufficient Write for the catalogue. ! i Notice of Water Bond Xlsction. _ Atlanta, Os.. Kirch $, U07.-Netie* to hereby given to tbs qualified voters' S the dty of Atlanta that the mayor sad grnrral council of slid city hsvo called sa election to be hold st the eororsl voting precincts Is tbs dty of Atlanta, (he Irgal hoars for holdlaf olso Tuesday, the nth day of April, gstotafae ‘whether tha qualified i the dty of AUaats will aeaeat. OF PICNIC TRAIN SETTLE CLAIMS railway illnanter that happened neatly .i i vr and which caused t*ni.. iloufi and confusion mnon* a lais" . ..mil .if merry picnickers, was .ill’-'.! t.i mini on Friday when a large nunthei of suits against the Atlanta 1 n.l W. «i Point and the Central of Ur..! ci.i road < as a result of the wreck, vcie jenijd in the superior court be- f. ri .1,1.1c,. Pendleton by consent ver- ihiu While mice In number, the amounts ■ or«entrd to were small, the largest i'.i c oni. n little over $100. All were : minor children, brought by Jar,. next friends. T.i. follow Inr arc the suits and the •"> ., < ints "ruled for: Mi- <:• it.ode Addison, by Mrs. Eml* I. t.iiii.on, for S. r >.ooo. settled for t:0: M." Minnie riaffold, by Mrs. Nettle S. Iffor It 10,eon, settled for *!0: " .in... a Ii.ihlu, by Mrs. Sarah Jane II. fm f„r settled for I2S; John n il - In II. i-\ Hefner, for 15,000. f .. 115: Cleveland G. Stephens, • « w. Stephens, for ItO.uOO, settled f.r ll:T,. .Miss Almo Stephens, by C. " S|. |,liens, for $5,000, settled for $10; Mi-- l.llllo Hiephens. by C. W. 8te- hi'ri.J. for $5,000, settled for $20: Mlea Mar; ,s.,yej, by 1.. O. Soyei. for $5,000, ►•1 if.i for $15: Miss Jeannette Soyez. h I. So.vez, for $5,000, settled for *r Mtjs Julia Wilson, by Mrs. I.ula "Il'.m. for $2,000, settled for $10: Alfre.1 K. Wilson, by Mrs. Lula Wilson, f,' If,,1.0.1, settled for ISO: Mias Llssle W iN .n. by Mrs. I.iiln Wilson, for $2,000. »'i :i I f ,r $io; Samuel B. Wilson, by M » I.ula Wilson, for $6,000. settled ["’■ II .Miss Bertha Wilaon. by Mrs. Liiia \i i!son, fur $2,000, settled for $20; J 'lm .. Cook, by Mrs. Mary 8. Cook, f i I5.at.ti, settled for $20; Daniel O. 1 "k. by Mrs. Mary 8. Cook, for $5,000, "Mini for |;o: Miss Octavla Marlin. !' v " '' Marlin, for $5,000, settled for I:,. Miss joslc Martin, by W. C. Mar- !">■ f "r $5,000. settled for $20; Grovet f * '• Martin, by W. C. Martin, for $5,000. "tiled f„r $25; Miss Viola Tarbrough. *fl' M H. Yarbrough, for $5,000. settled f r $25: Miss Verale Dorsey, for $5,000, "tiled for $40; Parker;!.. Burts, by O. ' Hurt*, for $5,000, settled for $25: M ; j Ada Kolb, by Jacob Kolb, for $j.00fi. settled for $100; Miss Onlc Lan- r *‘i»r. by G. F. Lancaster, for $5,000. Milled for $25; Emory Lancaster, by Uincaster, for $$,000, aattled for V, ■ Mrs. Pauline Dixon, by W. B. >>"n. for $5,000, settled for $75; Miss he"c Dixon, by W. B. Dixon, for $5,000. Milled for $!o; Miss Nannie Clay, by *■ K i)lfrhntti Air 41k AAA nAtlUrl f«»i* HUSBAND'S CHALLENGE LED TO WIFE'S SUCCESS IN SHORT STORY WRITING 1‘nrhum, for $5,000, aeltled for Miss Katie Henderson, by T. W. > *nders,in. for $5,000, aattled for $15: Hebron A. Wallis, by W. W. Wallis, ['f $5,000, settled for $15: Mlaa Nan- Wallace, by W. W. WnlUa. for '"". settled for $28; Mtsa Agle Dan- ;;' r by E. ii. Hughey, for $1,000. sel- ' r $5i>; Varner J. Yarbrough, by 11 ' nrbroqgh, for $1,000. eettled for Miss Annie Lou Watson, by Mrs. ii- ..Watson, for $5,000, settled for ‘ Miss Essie Grady, by Thomae L. i',:;': 1 '. for $2,000. aeltlad for $10; Miss Hie Ransom, by Mrs. Amanda Ran- , h.r $1,000. aaltlad for $10; Mlaa !ihinsom. by Mrs. Amanda Ran- Jb f..r $5.i)0i), settled for $10. ‘"e wreck. It will be remembered, oc- MRS. JACQUE8 FUTRELLE. Young AtlanU woman whoaa short ateriaa rival those of her husband in the new magaxinet. Mrs. Jacques Futrelle Making Rapid Prog ress Among Writers For the Best Magazines. m 1MIT0R III STILE Mil BE BILLED TO TESTIff Hpeel.il to The Georgian. Raleigh, N. C., March $.—R. W. Simpson. Jr., the newspaper men. still refuses lo divulge the name of the per-, sun who furnished him certain Infor mation for an article, and all efforts of tha legislative Investigating committee lo compel him to tell have proven of n» avail. At a hearing late yesterday afternoon ha declined lo anawer every question asked him and the committee meets again this afternoon. It Is un derstood U|at attorneys for the netvs- paper man may demand tha(. every member of the general assembly be summoned and made to testify aa to certain facta connected with the pas sage of tha railroad rate bill. The affair la attracting state wide Interest. Some of the ublest lawyers In tha state are appearing In the case. I FALLS DOWNSHAFT; HE WILL RECOVER T. W. Johnson, a stu*lc*»U of the At lanta Dental College, fell four iTorlta down an elevator shaft a*, the cHlego Krlday morning, sustalnlnv aever>* Jur*e*. lie was taken to the hospital lit an unconscious condition, an i It was thought at first that his Injuries tn.ght be serious. It was dlacoveted that the injurlea were slight, and he was tahen home In a hack before noon.* GROGGY! AR FORCES CROWD TO DANCE IN CITY ST REE! New York, March $.—Charles Schel- ler, a sailor, carrying a cargo of spirit uous liquors and a big rsvolver, stopped at One Hundred and Eleventh street and Third avenue last night, and to the passing crowd gave the order: “Sing and dance." Some undenloud and obeyed order*. Those who tried to run were-halled by a shut. The sailor rounded up flfteen men and wom$n In a little alleyway and fired at their feet, and they hopped and skipped and quavered through their songa. Whan Policeman Akst arrived a crowd of !00_waa watching the terrified flfteen who danced to the spatting of the gun. At on* side Bchel- ler bad a quartet, composed of elderly and respectable gsntleman, warbling “We Won't Go Home Until Morning. The policeman failed the sailor with a billy and took the gun away from him. All the discharged cartridges had been blank. GEORGIA GRANITE FOR GORDON STATUE On next Monday the Gordon Monu ment Association will meet at the capl lol to let bids for the pedestal for the Gordon statue, arrange the data and announce the program for the unveil ing of the monument on the capitol ground!. It Is more Ilian probable that the pedestal will be of Georgia granite, there la a pronounced sentiment ugalnst going outside the state for any f the material. It Is practically certain that the dale for the unveiling will be fixed for the day after the opening of the general assembly. VOTE TO ABOLI8H SALOONS IS ALMOST UNANIMOUS. FLORIDA MAN MISSINO FROM COTTAQE AT BEACH. This Is the way It came about: one day last fall Mrs. Jacques Fu trelle was reading Co her husband a short story In one of the best-known periodicals of the country. The story bore Ilia signature' of u writer of no small reputation. It was. perhaps, not a bad bit of fiction, but It did not curred at the West Fair street cross- Ing. when a CentVal of Georgia ra n ran Inn. a returning Vest Point trait; from the Picnic grounds st iver Springe. These suits were all filed l.y Attorney 4'. B. Reynolds. SUMMER UNDERWEAR reek aad vtahleas U* Mr *"•*>> the cenallcu liay mt epeces a tha l *^POROSKNrr Summer .aderwtar fer Maaia •barbell, eladic, perfect-fcmg sad "TOROSKNIT" U bea ter eve* diaal* aad ideal lot a bet ebsuto. 60 CENTS A GARMENT AA m J-W hJ leek la As lebd please Mrs. Futrelle. who remarked, at the conclusion-. "I believe I can wrlle a better story than that myself." "Why don t you try?” eslied her hus band. with a note of challenge In his voice. "1 will." she said. And she did. At any rale, the editor uf The Hatui - day Evening Post accepted the story upon Its arrival, and wrote her a note nskliiR that she submit some mote stories of the same sort. Ii was an exceptionally auspicious beginning for a .voting woman w ho nad never before attempted anything In the nay of literature, but In her work since then she has lived up to the promise of the-1 .‘-ginning. Mrs. Futrelle. who was born nnd reared In Atlanta, makts no claim to ! being "literary." "I despise the word." the says. "I 1 merely attempt lo tail a story now and j then. • When Mr. Futrelle was In newspa- I per work I learned what a 'sto-v' v a.-, and now I can't help aeelng them. And j when a story comes to me. I rlt down I nnd tell ll In ea few wonts as possible." I Your student of literature will tell I you that constitutes the height of style, j Since each has achieved such sue- i cess In story writing. It wool I seem .natural that Mr. end Mrs. I'utrelie : Should cnUaborale In thslr work, as i Agnes amPKgerton t'aatle and the Wtl- 1 damsons have done. Rut their collali- .oration extends no further than 'lie tils- , cusslon and rrltlrlem of their u >rk In I hand. As eloquent testimony of the help Mrs. Futrelle rendered him In this BpeclaKto The Georgian. Norfolk. Va.. Man-lt W. A. John aon. of Florida, who paid his board a week In advance at the Seabrlght cot- tnge. ttcean View, last Tuesday and disappeared Saturday, la still among the missing today. The police fear foul play, as Johnson la known to hays had a large amount of money on tits person. Hla baggage la still at the cottage. wgv, even before she begnn her own writing, Jacquee Futrelle says, In itla latest book. "The Thinking Machine:" "To L. M. F„ who guided, udvleed end encouraged the hand thet labored, these tale* ere gratefully dedicated. Mrs. Futrelle devote* l.ut llltl# lime to .writing, finding her domestic duties more pleasant, and deeming them ir. >re Important. Rut she he* achieved success. The Saturday Evening Poet, The l-adle* "l.nrif nniiuto ■ "Cupid and the Comedian. uate. Mass. SCOFFERS POSTUM FOOD COFFEE 10 day's trial In place of coffee .how. the rba#<>n Head '-The Road Is Wellellle," la page. Special to The Georgian. Bristol, Tenji., March 1.—On Ih* question of abolishing saloons In Bris tol a large vole la being polled In Iht election'here today, and tha Indications are that the proposition to abolish sa loons w 111 carry by almost a unanimous yot*. DETECTIVE IS WOUNDED TRYING TO MAKE ARREST. Roanoke, . Va.,. March I —Charles Huffman, a member of the Baldwin De tective Agency, was shot In lb* neck and seriously wounded by Robert Lee Barton, of Midway, while Huffman, with two other members of the agency, TOASTS AID SPEAKERS FOR DINNER DFS.A. E. —rnlh <ii The following program has been ar ranged for the Founders Day banquet of tha Sigma Alpha Epallon fraternity at the Piedmont on Saturday nlgbt: Toastmaster—John Hooper Alexan der. Georgia Beta, 117$. "The Chapter That Went to War"— Dr. Jame* Scott Todd, Georgia PI, 1803. "The Abiding Tie of Friendship"— Rev. Jnltn Stewart French, D. D.. Vif glnla PI. 1 $83. "Sigma Alpha Epallon—the Na. tlonal Fraternity"—Charles Parkinson Wood. New York Alpha, 1104. "The Goaf—William Carroll Lati mer. South Carolina Gamma, 1100. "The Day W* Celebrate"—Hon. Richard R. Russell, Georgia Beta. 1070. "Alumni Enthusiasm"—Charles F. Stone, Georgia Phi, 1*0$. "The 8. A. E. Girl"—John LeRoy Duncan, Georgia Epallon, 1*02. "Echo** of the Convention"—Robert P. Jones, Georgia Pel, 1000. Messages from the chapters: Oeor- 5 1a Psl. M. A. Knox: Georgia Epallon, . C. 'Brooke: Georgia Bela, W. O. Brantley, Jr.; Georgia Phi, Garrard Harris. to* at tee haadr dollars of bonds to be told for aot less thin _ 'f applied oaly to addlUooa to Us nt- of said city aad 7h» water mslos set thin the cor-1 ■■■I te at nor u per soanm. The principal aad Interest at •aid beads to be paysble la gold coin of tbs failed Huts* of America, of the prts- eat staadard of weight and flnsnaaa. and as part of the principal ef Hid bonds to be B id before mataritr, aad the interest to Nil aetol-eamafly. la tbs event, Hid bonds era Issued, an annual tax wfll b* lasted, beginning with tbe rear 1107 aad KM w <Joll«r» per unun Internet on Mid bond* nnd sixteen UiouMnd six hundred im* of the pn the amount JH53 Hid city aad kept by tbe slaking fuad commission, aad applied at tbe maturity VETERAN FALLS FROM TRAIN; IB FATALLY INJURED. gpeeial te Tbe Georgias. East Radford, Vd.. March $.—Robert W. Burton, aged 72. fell from a pas senger train about midnight last night He waa picked up In an unconscloue condition and died In a few hobrs. He was an Inmate of tha Soldiers' Home nl Johnson City and was on a three months' leave of absence. He leaves a daughter In Texes. VAROAMAN BEING URGED TO TAKE THE ETUMP. Special to Tbe Oeorgtan. Jackson, Mies., March X—Governor Vardaman la the recipient «f a great many Invitations from political frlenda all over the state asking him lo make dates to dellvar addressee. The gov ernor aa yet has announced no apeak- Ing datea, but will do so later when the work of the executive office lightens up some, t , IBfeUEB REQUISITION FOR ALLEGED MURDERER. Richmond. Va., March $.—Governor Claud* A. Swanson today Issued requi sition papers for William Johnson, alias George Midgets, colored, who Is wanted In Alexandria for tha murder of Charles T. Smith, ion or Lieutenant Jamaa Smith, of the Alexandria polliw force. Johnson le now held In Harris- burg. Pa. ild bonds, thi t of tha prt la tbs alaktai by tbs stall commission, sad applied at tbs at of tbe bonds to their paymeat. Nolle* Is also given that tbe tax tor of raltoa county, nuts of O. registrar for elections, ordered by nr aad general council of tha ell lanta, baa opened books of rtf— tba purpose of registering U voters or tbe elty, under Che therefor, end euch registrar books of registration open . excepted, until wHbla tea dal* of Hid election, at bll annex of tbe court bouse oa I street, between South Pryor Central avenue, la tba dty of A) county, aad < * q »T. n v«... d t,resent year, shall is uld water boot favoring the propoo have written or pi—.— the words. “Fer the Issue of ftMO.eoOi dollars of la aad extensions works," and tbosi bonds shall have their tlrkete tbe sue of five haadr lore of bonds fee The'dedfoa ebaff^Tt— rales sad regulations governing: tbe e of mayor, slaersien gad couaduaea < '/tils aetlee Is given In pttrentneo to a* ordinance celling for Hid election approved February ^ w . *. Jp — Clerk of Connell of the City of - (lest of City ) STRIKE AT EXPOSITION HAS BEEN DECLARED OFF. Norfolk, Va., March $.—The strike yesterday of tha $0 tlnnera employed on the ronetructlon work at the James. I town Exposition has bean declared oC and the men are again at work. Naw Notary Named, Upon recommendation of tha grand Jury. Judge Pendleton haa appolnto-d E. O. William*, notary public and *x«_ nfflclo justice of the peace tor Collage Park, District 1010- Thin vacancy waa rauaed by tha resignation of Judge Henry Harris. ed r 60 it W. MKcImII Street. E.T. DAVIS. Near Terminal Station.. u 8ome 8pccUlf for 8stnrda y and Monday Among the Pre (tents' rurniihings. tty Linei of Ladies’ and ; _ I Lingerie Waists Fashionable models In White Lawn Waists trimmed in laces, tucks, em broideries and all-over fronts, just 4to to $1.4S each. Skirt* Now lino 1007 Skirls in Suitings and Mohair plaited and well made, only $2.53 to $4.08. All Gripe end Parcels for Traveling (tors with E. Ti DAVIS, Madras Remarkable values in new weaves and designs, suitable fer weieting end ehirtin*. Saturday and Mon day 10 t* 23 cants per yard. Ginghams Get your choice In this splendid va riety In plain colors, plaide, stripes and checks, te ge at $ 3-4 to 23 cants par yard. Peqpla will be checked FREE in my pleasure. > 60$ Shirts and TNm, \V' To MO th*M will convince you they are leaders. Shirla to sell 44 te H cents. Ties to sell 25 to 43 cents. , %■. Shoe* 'Sake um of thi* appertunityi “TYalkaboute" for men....;.. .MUB "Lord Essex" for men JOB "Fanchon'Vor ladies .1*46 "Lady Eeeex” for lediot fljffe Children's 44. to WM WEST MITCHELL. AT.