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i THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TRAINMEN and their friends are cordially invited to at tend our great Auction Sale of 130 beautiful lots near Ashby street and Bellwood ave- . nue, tomorrow (Tuesday) at 3 p. m. This property is right in the midst of the great improvements now being made by railroads in Northwest Atlanta. Schools and churches near by. \ Get plats at our office. S. B. TURMAN & CO. U.S.HASFULL CONTROL OVER RAILROAD LINES Washington, May 6.-Judge E. H. Farrar, of New Orleana, had an Inter na- with the president Saturday on the subject of government control of railroads, the subject of which had been .one over In a previous letter. The {resident makes the letter public for d Tn* my opinion, as an humble stu dent of the constitution, and as a Dem ocrat who belongs to the school of ‘fair constructionists,'” said Judge Farrar, "there Is full power In the constitution of the United States, os now written and Interpreted, to take full and abso lute and exclusive control of the whole subject, by the exercise of the power granted In paragraph 7 of section 8 of article 1 of the constitution, which grants .to the congress power 'to estab lish postofllces ■ and post roads.* EX-LABOR LEADER KILLED BY AUTO Buffalo, N. Y., May 6.—Herman F. Trspper, at one time labor leader of this city and promlnet In labor circles, was Instantly killed yesterday In an auto accident. CHIEF WILKIE MAY BE ON NEW CLEW Chicago, May 8.—John E. Wilkie, chief of the United States secret serv ice. arrived at the Auditorium Annex yesterday and rumors were circulated that he had come from Washington to work on a brand new clew In the $17,1,- COO sub-treasury mystery. Mr. Wlikle left the hotel soon after bis arrival. p-150 Ft., N. Boulevard, $4,15f UNNER VED B Y HANGING, SHERIFF IS DEAD FROM A PHYSICAL COLLAPSE Special to The Georgian. Greenville. S. C.. May Sheriff R. F. McCaslan, of Greenwood county, died today following a general collapse Incident upon the hanging of Joe Evans, a negro. Evans was the first man to be hanged In Greenwood county and his crime was particularly atrocious. He assaulted his brother's wife and then shot his brother to death when his act was dis covered. As the time for the hanging approached, the sheriff, usually a man of splendid norve, begun to show signs of physical collapse and when the day of the execution approached he left hts bed and pulled the trap that sent Evans into eternity. After the man had been pronounced dead by the county physician, the sheriff went back to his bed and died this morning, less than thrco weeks after the execution. A NUISANCE MAN, AGED 39, KILLS -YEAR-OLD GIRL SI HE LOVED HER ▼ ..ui.s'DAY. MAY «, imr. 11 Judge Pendleton Tells Grand Jury to Watch. Turns Knife on Himself and Inflicts Ten Wounds. Just beyond Greenwood, east front, nice elevation, covered with beautiful pines, on corner, among new $7,000 homes, where property Is as good as gold dollars. The depth of this land Is 200 feet, running back to spring branch. You won’t waste time In seeing me about this. CUSTIS N. ANDERSON, 527 Candler Building. Phone 5161-B. GIRLS! SOMETHING NEW GIRLS! A Decided Novelty. A Pleasing and Acceptable Present, Highly Appreciated by the Little Maidens. The Exercise Deemed by Eminent Medical Author ity as Beneficial. Toe QUEEN WIRE JUMPING ROPE Sure never yet was Antelope Could skip so lf T - ' Bund off, or el Will hit you rri nus nutciuuo so lightly by: else my Jumping Rope ° ' fi *-&*NNYSON. Made in bright coppered wire colled over strong cord, with pollabed hard wood handles. Each Rope placed In pasteboard carton. A Beautiful Toy which nils the mind of a child with supreme delight, and the possession of which atones for the discovery that dolls are stuffed with saw dust. "The professional gambler la a scab on the body politic; he Is a festering sore and a disgrace to the community In which he operates,” declared Judge John T. Pendleton In his charge to the grand Jury Monday morning. Judge Pendleton had reached the portion of his charge In which he In structed the Jury In regard to gambling, when he took occasion to pay his re spects to the professional gambler and his "business." “There Is not the slightest excuse for gambling." continued the Judge after he classified the gambler. "A man may steal because he Is hungry or he ■nay commit murder because he thinks he has been wronged, but when a man gambles be does It absolutely without excuse or provocetlon. The gambler la i nuisance, because be produces noth ing. but lives off of the things that others product. "It has been reported In the press that gambling exists In this county, and that for some reason the officers of the law have not been as diligent aa they should be in suppressing It. If this Is true and If there la any degree of pub licity connected with It. you can And It out, and It Is your duty to And It out and take such action as will At the case. "It will not be your duty to make any presentments, but If your Investiga tions along this line lead you to think It necessary you may make special pre sentments In order to Inform the people what your investigations have re vealed.” SEVENTY-EIGHTHURT IN TRACTION WRECK AT BOWLING GREEN Lafayette, Ind., May 8.—John Vaughan, aged 89i last night stabbed death Llzsle Strubet, the 11-year-dld daughter of Charles Strubel, a garden Vaughan, after committing the murder, attempted to kill himself, and In doing so InAicted ten wounds In his neck and breast. Vaughan said he and the girl quar reled and she struck him. He said: "Being high tempered, I took out my knife and plunged It Into her breast, meant to kill her, because I did ’not want any of those railroad .men to get her. I loved her and wanted to marry her." BIGINSURANCECO/S MAY RE FORGED OUT OF MISSOUB New Law Provides Officials Cannot Get Over $5,000 Salaries. Two Crowded Street Cars Have Head-on Collision. Bowling Green. Ohio, May 8.—Proba bly the worst accident which has oc curre<^ on the Toledo Urban and Intar- urban railroad since Its construction occurred near this city last night. Three persona were fatally hurt and seventy-Ave others were less seriously injured. The trouble was due to a head-on collision of a limited car which was southbound and a northbound local car. Both cars were heavily loaded with passengers. Every little girl can be the proud possessor of one of these Jumping Ropes by saving 12 coupons, of differ ent numbers, and bringing them to The Atlanta Geor gian office. Queen Wire Jumping Rope Coupon. COUPON NUMBER 9 and 10 Twelve coupons of different numbers will entitle the holder of same to one Queen Wire Jumping Rope. Name Address : The Jumping Rope will be presented FREE to any- °ue paying a month’s subscription to The Atlanta Georgian in advance. Sent by mail to any address for 12 coupons of dif ferent numbers and 5c in stamps to pay postage. UNION OF GAR MEN ELECTS OFFICERS Company Ignores Organiza tion Which Receives Charter. "We don't know anything about any union. We have nothing to say.”— Georgia Railway and Light officials. ••I know they don’t and we don't propose for them to And out anything about the men who Join. But they are Joining."—A. A. Waldrop, secretary of union. An organisation of street railway em ployees was formed on Saturday night when otAcera were elected, and accord, ing to the officers of this union many applications for membership are being received from employees of the trolley company. Already nearly 170 such ap plications are In and will be acted upon at the next meeting. The new union, which will ba known aa division No. 464. of the Amalga mated Association of Street and Elec tric Railway Employees, elected the following officers: U. O. Rosser, presi dent; E. W. Smith, vice president; A. A. Waldrop, recording and correspond. Ing aecretary; V. E. Echols. Ananclal secretary, and J. D. Freeman, treos- ■cvivtai/, » ivviiiuH, urcr. It has received a Charter. "Of course, a man doesn't want to Iota his Job," said Secretary Waldrop on Monday, "and for that reason they are not shouting, it from the housetops when they make application. If one of the men Is seen talking with any of the officers, he will be Artd. For that rea son every precaution Is being taken to keep the company’s spotter* from Ana log out who Is making application. Many are now sending in their appli cations to me by wall to my address. 162 Courtland street, sand others who fear publicity may *lo the same thing. Jefferson City, Mo., May 8.—Insur ance men In Missouri are awaiting with apprehenston the taking effect on June IS of the act which provides that no domestic life Insurance company shall pay any salary or emolument to any official In excess of $5,000 per an nur.i, unless a payment has been au thorlzed by the directors. Section causes the most apprehension. It says no life Insurance company which pays a salary or compenaatton for services or an emolument or allowance of any kind whatsoever more than $S,000 per annum to any ona person shall be li censed to transact business In the state. If the section if construed literally the effect will be to drive from the etate every one of the old-line com panies. Attorney General Hadley says the eectlon meane Juat what It says. WOMAN WITH AX Negro Captured and Carried to Columbus For Safe Keeping. Special to The Georgian. Columbia, B. C„ May 6.—William Me. Duffle, a North Carolina negro, wne lodged In the Marion county Jail laet night, charged with having broken Into the home of T. W. Sellers, agent at Zion railroad station, and attempting to criminally assault Mrs. Charles Sell ers, who was spending the night there, There was no ono alee In the house at the time except Mr. Sellere' little daughter. Mrs. Sellere managed to get hold of an ax, after having been severe. Iv choked, but the negro made hla escape unhurt. McDuffie was carried Detuie Mrs. Sellers, who IdentlAed him. CAPT. HOLLIFIELD • SERIOUSLY ILL Captain J. L. HolllAeld. city editor of The Macon Telegraph, la seriously III at his home in this city, 5$5 Spring street. Captain HolllAeld came to Atlanta to. attend the funeral of Steve Posted, Atlanta representative of The Tele graph, and was stricken with a severe attack of rheumatism while here. Since then he haa been conAned to his home on Bpring street, his condition growing worse from day to day. Hla friends In Atlanta and Macon hope for an early and complete resto ration to health. 8ma!l Child Dies. Special, to The Georgian. Fitzgerald. Ga., May 6—The sla- months-old child of Dr. and Mrs. N. G. Buckley, which died Saturday, was buried yesterday. Dr. Buckley Is pas tor of the Central Christian church of this city. Within a few days we will have sev eral hundred applications on Ale.” The union officers deny that the un ion Is formed to cause a strike, and say they merely want to b* in a position to protect themselves. Some Very Special Things For The Linsn Closet. I Table Cloths—Damask with border all round Cloths—with no napkins to match, and but a few patterns. All Pure Linen. 2x2 Yards, . . 3.00 2x2 1-2 Yards, 2.50 2x2 1-2 Yards, . 4.50 . 2x3 Yards, . 5.00 2 1-2x2 1-2 Yards, 3.50 2 1-2x2 1-2 Yards, 4.00 Some Odd Napk ins Napkins in odd patterns with no cloths to match. 24x24 Inches, . 1.90 24x24 Inches, . 2.50 23x23 Inches, . 3.00 23x25 Inches, . 4.00 27x27 Inches, . 6.00 27x27 Inches, . 7.50 Genuine Japanese Bureau ahd Wash Static! Covers All real hand embroidery silk on all pure linen in white or colors. 20x27 Inches, ^ Cfl 5.00 Covers, at . 20x36 Inches, ^ 6.00 Covers, at . 20x45 Inches, A 7.50 Covers, at . 20x54 Inches, A CA 8.00 Covers, at . 20x72 Inches, C fid 10.00 Covers, at . Bureau Scarfs Steamsr Shawls • v Renaissance Bureau Covers. Steamer Shawls, plaid both sides 20x54 inches. 1.65, | ^ ff or plain and plaid combinations. Covers at x.AaJ All wool in Scotch plaids. 1.50 4.50, 5.00, 6.00, 1.65 6.50,7.50,8.50, lu. Co !T. i®* 72 , fa ?! ,cs 2.00 10.00, 12.50.