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THE ATLANTA GEO 58 LOTS AT A Take Fair Street-Decatur, or East Lake cars, leaving corner of Pryor and Alabama str plat. TERMS: $15.00 cash and $10.00 per month at 6 per MR8. MARGARET M. M'ELROY. Mr*. McElroy h*» patted her 98th birthday, but sh* is in excellent health and aa sprightly.** many women who are year* her junior. Mrs. M. M. McElroy, Aged 92, Pays Visit to Several of Her Descendants in Atlanta. Hale and hearty, though with the weight of 88 year* on her shoulders, Mr*. Margaret M. McElroy arrived In .Atlanta Thuraday afternoon to pay a vlalt to her eon. J. E. McElroy, of ll> Luckle street. During the winter Mr*. McElroy ha* been vlaltlng her daugh ter, Mr*. Nath. M. Lankford, of tiarka- ton, and when ahe eonrludee her vlelt with Mr. McElroy In Atlanta, the eon she call* her "baby,” Mr*. McElroy will vlelt her oldeet eon, Captain H. T. McElroy. u prominent manufacturer of Norcroae. Although nearing the century mark, Mr*. McElroy enjoy* excellent health and she hide (nlr to complete her one hundredth birthday. Ehe ha* an ex cellent memAry and talk* of the time* when ehe wae a young girl and lived with her parent* In DeKnlb county. At that time, ehe eaye, Augusta was con sidered n grand city and her father had to haul hi* cotton In wagons to Augusta to sell It. There were no railroads and It was years afterward before Atlanta began to be talked about. llefore leaving Atlanta Mrs. McElroy, or "(Irnnny McElroy,” as she Is affec tionately called by iter relatives, will visit her two granddaughters, Mfs. Ed Matthews and Mrs. Press Huddleston. Mra. McKIroy's husband died ooon after the war. About u year ago aho waa the honored gueat at a family re union In Clarkstnn, when a sumptuous dinner was served. She was 88 years of age last February. NOT LIKE 7HA W 7RlAL; GRAHAM VERDIC7 GIVEN IN SIX HOURS FROM STAR 7 Flared , on trial for the murder of George Rlchartlaon, at 10 o'clock Thurs day ,uomlng, with a Jury to try the cast In the box at 11 o'clock, und with the laat eoho of the Judge'a charge to the jury dying away as the clock strut k t, waiter Graham was acquitted of tha charge and roamed the streets a free man before the hour hand reached 4 o'clock On the afternoon of tha aamo n January 21, 1807, Harry K. Thaw waa placed on trial for the murder of Stanford White, In New YorY city. Ten day* later the Jury waa secured and the taking of evtdanee began. On April 11, about twelve week* later, the ARE YOU LOOKING FOR BUSINESS? If «o, the UNION LABEL on your printed matter will bring It, IT COSTS YOU NOTHING OFFICE8 THAT FURNI8H THE LABEL: f ta<kNt‘«!on k rttrtatlan.21 8. Forajrtb iyl Ltattr k «’o 24 N. Broad •nrbam Printing Co J5V4 8. Broad N. C. Tmnpktna 16 W. Alabama Ttlftnnu l'wb. Co s6 Central Ave. Franklin-Turner Co 66-71 Ivy Hi. Indr* Pub. Co M Central 'Are. Lalfatte Printing Co 8) 8. Broad Ward Printing Co 55 H. Pryor John Thonmaou Co 64 8. Broad Blnaaor Printing Co 38-40 Walton Converse k Wing 104 Fdgowood ATLANTA TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION, 620 Candler Building P. O. Box 266 Atlanta Phona 873 GASOLINE ENGINES 2 to 200 H. P. Largcat vlaibl* atock in tha South. Re liable at tteam power. Convenient aa electric power. DUNN MACHINERY COMPANY, 64 Marietta 8L, Atlanta, Ga. Jury retired to make up their verdict and three day* later declared a mis trial. The end Is nut yet. The cost of the New York trial amounted to about 1300,000 to the state and something over a million to the defense. The cost of the Georglu trial to the state was approximately 860. The coat to the defense waa probably but a few hundred dollara. Justice may not move with such stately dignity In Georgia aa alje doea In New York, but ahe gets around with considerable more aprlghtllness. Graham's story of the shooting of the night of December 28. In which George Richardson lost hla life, was uncontra dicted and waa accepted by the Jury. The two men. Clay and Watta, who were with him, verified Ida statement that ho lmd not seen Richardson before and had not spoken to hl(ti until the latter called him buck after passing him on the street and autd something about "butting In.” That portion of Ida atory that he waa attacked first and severely beaten up waa also verified by a number of witnesses. MICH, ASSEMBLYMEN AHE UNDER SUSPICION Sensational Developments Follow Death of Senate Stenographer. Lansing. Mich.. May 3 — Other mem bers of the Michigan legislature may he Implicated In the death of -Miss Edith Presley, the senate stenographer, who died In a Detroit hospital Tuesday after an operation. Two men are un der suspicion. This sensational announcement waa followed Inst night by the report that Representatives Charles A. Ward, crushed by the weight of suspicion. Is dying. Ills physician says he talks continually of Edith Presley and the disgrace of the attacks^upon hint. xWIII Build Guano Factory. Special to The Georgian. Grovanln. Ga.. May 3.—The nnnual meeting of the stockholders of the Gro- vnnla Fertiliser and Oil Company waa held nt Grovnnta yesterday. The stock holders decided to add a guano factory to the mill. The building will be com menced at once so as to turn out fer tiliser by next seasin. The following Is a Hat of officers elected: 8. F. Ulvlns. president; L. A. Shepherd, vice president. *5^ *r > > v / fc fc /WO ® 5 /0 > 3 N © 3 # Q ✓ t3 O 'S'o rfb <J-o CD J © ®. ®5 • ts-o uro in 13~0 cm 5 t (Bell S, B. TURMAN & COMPANY, EXECUTOR IS ENJOINED FROM SELLING LAND temporary Injunction restraining W. M. Scott, aa executor of the estate of R. 8. Egclston, deceased, from dis posing of a lot located on the corner of Bunker and Egelston streets In West End. waa granted Thursday by Judge Pendleton In response to a petition filed by Mrs. Anna Isbell Mitchell of Mt. Zion In Carroll county. Mrs. Mitchell alleges that ehe 1* a niece of Rev. James Mitchell, deceas ed; that he was a close personal friend of Mr. Egelston, and that the latter be fore he died expressed a wish to do something for the petitioner because of his friendship for her uncle, and ac cordingly gave her lot No. 8. which waa a part of his property In West End. The petitioner alleges that Mr. Egel ston died before he could execute a deed to the property, but that he In formed Mr. Scott of the dlspoeltlon die wished to make of It. She alleges that Mr. Scott la advertising ths same for sale and accordingly filed the,peti tion In order that the court might pass upon her right to It. The petition Is set for a Anal hearing on May 11. Attorney R. L. Rodgers represents the plaintiff. SOLD ROAD TO . SIDESTEP WALL ST. r Chicago. May 3.—An explanation as to the reason for selling a controlling Interest In the Burlington railroad to Janies J. Hill some time ago was given In a letter to Vice President B. Wil lard from former President C. E. Perkins. He said the road was sold to Hill to keep It from falling Into the bands of Wall street speculator* INSURANCE LICENSES ARE AGAIN DISCUSSED The tax committee of council met again Thursday afternoon, again dis cussed and heard discussed the ques tion of raising the license for Insur ance brokers, and again adjourned without having reached a final deci sion. The committee haa Increased the li cense tax tb 8200. This raised a storm of protest from Insurance broker*. Thuraday afternoon W. P. PattlUo and C. C. Hatcher declared the broker a free lance, and asked that the high li cense be adhered to. W. T. Wynn, an Insurance commis sion worker, declared a 8800 license tax exorbitant, and likely to drive him out of business. When this was said Mr. Hatcher Im mediately offered Mr. Wynn 81,600 to come with him, and said he would pay all the licenses. This was refused, and Mr. Hatcher offered 81.800, which was also turned down. The Atlanta Hotel Men's Association was represented at the meeting. The hotel men objected to a raise over the present license tax of 850. The com mittee Is considering a graded tax for hotels, running from 885 for 85 rooms or less, up to 8150 for 200 rooms or more. The license for labor agents was fixed at 8800, no license to run for less than a full year, and none to be trans ferable. MURDERER OF AGED COUPLE IS LODGED IN PRISON. Special to The Georgian. Jacksonville, Fla., May 3.—John Brown; a negro, was arrested near Yulee for the murder of T. L. Johnson and wife at their home In Italia. Brown confessed and was brought here to prevent a lynching. LAW MAY PART MOTHER AND Pittsburg, Pa.. May 3.—Mr 1 Mofmt.. aged 21. will be taken 1 York to be deported to Ireland rom. She became the mother of boy at Claremont, April 6. « n “ Infant la a native bom Ami '"' not be deported and the I’l specters may be forced to e young mother from her chi! o(» rlcss HOT BOX ON OIL CAR CAUSES FIRE IN’ Special to The Georgian. Dallas, Oa„ May 2.—A with oil and standing on the railway tracks at the depot c from a hot box yesterday The car was completely <: the depot escaped without The oil belonged to the I The depot was saved by fc of the employees. ml ill* .n*