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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS: MONDAY. JULY 22. TOTT. MRS.THOS. PEEP.LES CALLEDJf DEATH Was Daughter of Comp troller-General Wm. A< Wright. firs. Thomas J. Peeples, wife of nomas J. Peeples, cashier of the Mad- dor-Ruclcer bank, died at the family Jvsldence, 484 Piedmont avenue, Mon Mmy afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Peeples had been 111 for three v ttks with typhoid fever, and for sev- days her condition had been crttt- 'S Saturday and Sunday she seemed •T'rallv but It was a brief change for K, better. Mrs. Peeples Is the daugh- {,' of Comptroller General William A. "funeral arrangements have been ei.'e yet. Many Widows Made Victims Washington, July 22.—J. T. Jannsen, ehlsf of police of Milwaukee, has wired the Washington police that Adolph H. Kreiger visited Milwaukee a few days tfo and was married to a widow. He ■ucceeded In getting 2050 from her and then absconded. / Kreiger has left a trail of allaaea extending from the Atlantic to the Pa- -Jflc. He Is a German, about 40 years 014 He wears a Masonic chain and bulton and seems to have an unlimited supply of money. He got 2500 from a Weshlngton victim,, Italians’ Trial Is Continued FERTILIZER TRUST IS INJJELIGHT Senator Hays Calls Atten tion to Big Corpora tion. ‘There Is one trust—And the biggest and worst trust Iq the country at that—you hear nobody Jumping on. It Is the Virgin- la-Carollna Chemical fertiliser trust,” said Senator Hays, Monday afternoon, before the appropriations committee, in arguing against the bill to increase fees for fer- gf* inspection from M to 25 cents per nSXk £ t r? nff , opposition developed to EXSfiSP® Yardman'* bill tor increnslng the “P**™ fees that the committee ad- n consider t,le trtU at unojber It , g nopareut that there is con- opposition • BIBLE IS TRUE, , SAYS MR. PIERCE “Ttye Inerrency of the Scriptures” was the UtJe of a paper read by Rer. A. M. Pierce, at the Methodist ministers' meet ing Monday morning. Dr. Pierce took the ground that the Bible is to be believed throughout, as It Is the word of God. * Rev. S. It. Ileik, Rev. C. C. Jarrell and Rey. J. H. Little made brief talks in* doming Dr. Pierce's stand. Rev. W. A. Parks, chaplain of the house of represen tatives, spoke of the* tine work of the Amer ican Bible Society. MOTORISTS REACH WINSTON-SALEM DISTRICT LEAGUES FOR PROHIBITION! Hapeville and Bryants Or ganize Strong District Leagues. Special to The Georgian. Xew Orleane, La., July 22.—Leonardo Gebbla and hia Bister, Nlcollnu, will not go to trial at this time, for their part In kidnaping and the murder of Walter Lamana. Their cage was called this morning, but Attorney Flynn, who was-rotalncd by Gebbla, filed a motion for a continuance, which wax granted. Camplsclano and wife, Coeta and Gendusa were sentenced this afternoon and will be taken to the penitentiary at Baton Rouge with out further delay, RAILROAD OFFICIALS SPEND DAY HERE E. A. Faulhaber, vice president and treasurer and C. C. Collins, counsel of the Appalachlcola Northern railroad, spent Sunday In Atlanta. While here they vers the guests of E. H. Hinton, chairman of the Southeastern Freight Association. Tho Appalachlcola North ern Is a new road In Florida and is about completed. It runs from St. Joseph's Bay to River Junction, and opens up a very valuable timber die, trtet. Rain nnd mud Impeded the progress, but It didn't stop Edward Inman's big slaty- horae-power Stearns automobile, when Mr, Inman nnd Joe Brown Connally left Atlan ta In Mr. Inman’a car for Boston. Everything went well snd the miles were rolled off' st railroad speed mull rain and mud In North Carolina offered handicaps. The Atlantans spent Suuday night nt nnd will spend Monday ‘ re trip. "’Hiey’wllf uso the "Aheiianifemh 1 valley route In making the trip and with fnlr weather, a record-breaking run It expected. IT DOES PROHIBIT, SAYS KANSAS MAN That prohlbltou doe« prohibit and that three-fourths of the people of Kansas wouldn't have the law repealed if such a thing' were possible, was shown Monday morning during the Baptist ministers* meeting by a man who knows. He Is Bov. Dr. F. P. McConnell, formerly of Gainesville, but now of Kansas City, Mo. Mr. McConnell is Just across the river from Kansas, one of the prohibition states, and he has taken pains to make n study > situation In that state. He declared from personal observations he bad In n morn 1 but In a i nr. He sal pie of Kni and would BRYAN AND HUGHES INVITED TO FAIR According to present Indications, At lanta and Georgia people may have a chance to see and hear two presiden tial poaalbllltlss next fall during the •tale fair. _ Both Governor Charles E. Hughes, of New York, and Colonel William Jen- nlnga Bryan have been Invited to be present at the fair and both have the matter under consideration. Secretary Frank Weldon of the fair auociatlon has received a letter from Governor Hughes acknowledging the Invitation and saying that with the ae»- York legislature on his hands and other work, he Is unable to deckle posi tively at present. He will have a defl- nlie answer ready In a short time. Mr. Bryan Is unable to state afpras- «11 whether he can accept the Invita tion, but he will be In a position to do •o within a few weeks. MAGIL NOT HEAD OF CATHOLIC KNIGHTS The Georgian, on last Saturday, pub- u»hed a letter to the Anti-Saloon —Sue, written by Richard A. MaglU, •mi setting forth Mr. MaglU’a views In nvor of the prohibition movement, •vkten by Mr. Magllt to President -*me» L. Mayson. The signature ap- Pgred, through an error, over the title, America" 1 °* th ® t -* thollc Knights of Mr. llagm asks that this be correct- "j * s be Is not connected with that ”™«r. The mistake arose through mls- JMormatlon at the offices of the Antl- iuv?'-'"sne, and The Georgian pub- lulled the letter, believing the signature «> oe correct. JEWS PETITION PRES. ROOSEVELT Sew York, July 21.—A .movement , keen set on foot among the Jews ?«!>!*, *bUe to petition President S™ , * T elt and Secretary Root to have jw American representatives at The nfsue withdraw unless Russia and "dumanla agree to certain specified •Jfblatloni regarding their treatment 1 the Jews living within their borders. IDENTIFIED as GIRL’S ASSAILANT *® w Torlc, July 22.—A crowd gath- f* 4 ar ound the Butler street police "Won In Brooklyn today and shouted JJ**** vengeance against James pvf.ro. who was arretted on Saturday w,th th * brutal assault of Ht- wh.i‘P Schrwnek, of Dyker Heights, tlv.u w “ arraigned. He was posl- wre, F identified. WHISTLE TO SIGNAL CONVICT ’S ESCAPE It will be harder than ever to make a clean get-away from the Federal prison In the future.- ELKS AT JAMESTOWN ENJOYING THE EXPO Norfolk, V#„ July 22.—All the trains nnd boats arriving 1u*r* from Philadelphia dur Ing the Inst twenty*four hours have swarin- ml with Klks who will today celebrate Elks (lay at the Jamestown exposition. It Is tlmnted that there are now 5,000 of th< in tho clt«. One of the first arrivals w Grand J3xn!te<] Ruler John K. Toner, ofj Charleroi, Pa. A SALE THE EVERY HOUSEKEEPER IS INTERESTED IN Blankets—Wiht?r and Summsr--ahd Spreads Toe hot, you say, to think of Blahkets? Certainly, csrtaihjy, if the immediate use of thsm was the 9hly thing. But looking ahsad—that s ths poiht, ahd we mak? the “looking ahead” v?ry v¥£31 : 1 desirable; very much to the provident housekeeper s advantage. You see we bought next winters blankets five months ago, and we have some ideas of our own absut blanket selling. We always like to have them fresh and dean and sweet; se these blankets te' ma k- up the present stock must give way 19 the incoming blankets. Every blahket that goes ints this sale is as fresh and clean as the day it came the manufacturers. Each pair wrapped and sealed in Qur o Wh paper carton; a sample only of each price and size kept at the counter to And while we re on the subject of bed-covering we ve put Oh some other things that are intended for Summer time. Tho Bryants nnd HapevlUe districts of Fulton county lfave completed the organization of tho District Anti-Sa loon Leagues, and will Join In the pro hibitum movement now going throughout the cotfnty. Tho following is the membership In tho Bryants District league: W. C. Parker, chairman. Rev. W. M. Suttles, secretary. J. PT Robbins. J. H. Austin, Baker, N. S. Cook. T. S. Matties, Edgar McGhee, J. Roe Turner, Martin Burckel. J. M. McGee, J. A. Oliver, W. K, Walk, J. P, Baker. H. r . Fain, J. J. Barfield, T. R. Thaxton, J. Z. Sheats, B. P. Suttles, J. A. Suttles, J. M. Wallace, J. M. Suttles. M. D. Hapeville District J. L. Sims, chairman. Joseph W. Humphries, secretary, Dr. G. D. Couch, J. T. Bachelon, S H. Hape, C. R. Miller, E. Smith. R. O. McCord, W. E. Harrison, Dr. W. W. Allen, H. P. Landrum, It. Fulghum, Rev. George E. Hepderson, Rev. R. D. Haw kins, O. L. Carmlchal, C. R. Nix, Luther K. Mann, J. R. Saswete, J. Estls, H. B. Downing, T. M. Hamilton, Jr., T. M. i - Hamilton, Sr., Dave W. Appling. R. E. L AtM Burns, W. E. Thrailkill. J. F. Wilson, IlSlU J. C. Pope, D. H. Pope, Robert Cloud, G. H. Broadnax, W. A. Landers, M. A. Herndon, T. J. Byers, H. B. McCol lum. with shew ahd sell by. special prices also TRAIN DERAILED; TWO’ PORTERS HURT I It was hard enough before, but now be promoted to succeed Mr. Stone. Both Wanted to Interview Roosevelt, ... ashing ton, July Jl.—Mira Annlo nt Norfolk, Va., Is being tem- detained at ths government tn- JJ5? *>®*Pltal to be turned over to'her h,, w ho have been summoned te l., declared that she had come interview President Roosevelt. the authorities havo adopted an escape signal which will put the people with in hearing of the whistle on notice that an escaped convict is at large. A monster whistle has Just been In stalled by Warden Moyer and he has Instituted an escape signal of five wav ing blasts of the whistle. These sig nals Win be repeated every fifteen min. uteB for two hours. All cltlsens are warned to watch their horses and mules when such a signal Is sounded, and also fire arms, os convicts will steal both to make their escape. ‘ The people are also warned to be on the lookout for a convict wearing clothes marked "IT. 8. P.” after hearing the whistle, and to arrest and detain, such escapes until the officials are no tified. A reward of 260 will be paid for the capture of each convict and any citlsen may make the arrest with out a warrant. When a com.-. — r call signal of three long blasts, repeat ed every fifteen minutes, will be blown, and search may then be abandoned. Committee on Temperance. The senate committee on temperance will meet in the senate chamber Mon day afternoon at 3 o'clock to consider the Camp antt-clgarette bill and other measures referred to It. Senator Camp's antt-clgarette bill Is very drastic, and It seems probable that It will be amended before It Is referred back to the senate for passage. 0000000OOOOO0OOO00OOOOOOOO 0 ON WITNESS STAND 0 WOMAN FALLS DEAD. O El Paso, Texas, July 22.—Late re ports from the scene of the Golden I Gate Limited wreck on the Rock Island I railroad, Indicate that only two negro | porters were hurt. The train was go ing thirty miles an hour. The engine | and six of the seven coaches were ds-1 railed, RUSSELL MAY GET STONE’S OLD PLACE I Considerable Interest Is being mani fested In railroad circles as to who will be appointed to suoceed Charles j Stone, who resigned as'general passen-1 ger agent of the Louisville and Nash ville to become passenger traffic man ager of the Missouri Pacific, with head quarters at St. Louts. Mr. Stone's 1 resignation takes offset on August 1. It Is generally beUeved In Atlanta that W. A. Russell. now assistant general ossenger agent of the L. & N., will O Special to The Georgian. 0 Columbus, Qa„ July 22.—Julia O 0 Edwards, a negro woman aged 42, O 0 dropped dead In the recorder's 0 0 court this morning while making a O 0 statement in defense of tha charge O 0 of disorderly conduct. (^000000000000060003000090 00OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SEL.PH A ~Tr« r T|»ED ATH o —— ? 0 Bethel, Me., July 22.—Mrs. Fan- O 0 nle Mercler is dead as the result O O of heart disease brought on.by O 0 sudden fright when the huge head O 0 of an elephant loomed up during O 0 a flash Of lightning under a coy- O O ered bridge here Saturday night. O 0 A circus was In town, and Just O O before the show ended a thunder O o storm ripped some of the canvas O O and"itnoeited a few of the tent 0.| 0 poles down. §0000000000000030000000000 00000000OOOOOOOOOOO0OOOOOO n TRAIN RACES WITH DEATH! O 0 TRAIN^Kj-nu^ is v , CTOR g 0 Special to The OeofF laD - O Southern train N°- 16 * S 0 record from Rockmart to Aragon 0 a vesterday afternoon In an effort O a fo get Mrs. Margaret Bryan, a O o sfck woman, to friends before her O. ° SShcSfc The high speed or- a O dered by Conductor Knight wa» O 0 Slriess however, is the woman O S 3SS a few miles below Aragon. O O Mrs Btyan wi. taken sick soon O 0 after the train left Atlanta. Her O S was in East Tennessee. O 00000OOOOOODOOOOOOOOOOOOOO are well known In Atlanta and have many friends here Interested .in their I future. THROUGH SERVICE ON A., B. & A. ROAD I Oonrrnl Passenger Agent W. H. Leahy, of I the Atlanta, lUrmln(hnm nml Atlantic rail*; road, la now iu lloanoke, Ala., making nr-1 rangemeirts for through passenger servlco from that city to Atlanta ami Brunswick I nml all points in ooutheast Georgia. Ar-[ rangenienta will also l»e made for n sebed* ulc from Brunswick to Atlnnta via the At lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railroad and the West Point route. The first pas senger train into Roanoke oror the new road will be run on August 4. Connection will probably I* made at LaOrange tho West Point route for Atlanta. COLLEGE STUDENTS AS LIFE SAYERS I 11- quarter blankets with blue or pink borders. 4:50 a pair, at 3.50 4.75 a pair, at 3.85 6.00 a pair, at , 4.75 7.50 a pair, at. 6.00 12- quarter blankets with blue and pink borders. 7.50 a pair, at 5.50 12-quarter California blankets with pink or blue borders. 9.00 a pair, at $7.50 12.00 a pair, at 9.50 12-quarter fine white blankets with blue or pink borders. 12.50 blankets, at 10.00 11- quarter summer blankets with pink or blue borders. 4.50 a pair, at. 3.76 5.00 pan*, at 4.00 7.50 a pair, at 5.50 8.00 pair, at 6.60 12- quarter summer blankets with pink or blue borders. 7.50 a pair, at 5.50 8.00 a pair, at 6.50 9.00 a pair, at 7.50 10.00 a pair, at 8.50 White bod spreads in Marseilles and Satin. Some with fringe, Bomc without. Some with cut covers, some plain. 10-quarter size 1.35 fringe spreads at 1.00 10- quarter Marseilles 2.50 spreads at . 1.90 3.25 spreads at 2.50 3.50 spreads at 2.75 11- quarter white crocheted, three ply spreads: 1.25 spreads at 98c 1.35 spreads at 1.00 11-quarter four-ply crocheted white spreads at 1.25 11-quarter, four-ply crochted spreads at ..1.35 11-quarter Marseilles quilts. 1.75 spreads at / 1.25 11-quarter fringed quilts. 2.25 spreads, at 1.75 11-quartcr fringed crocheted spreads. 1.75 quality, at / 1.25 11-quarter heavy fringed quilts. 2.00 quality at 1.50 11-quarter Marseilles white spreads. 4.50 spreads at 3.50 11-quarter Satin Quilts. 4.50 quality at... .3.50 13-quarter fringed Satin Quilts, 4.50 quality, at 7.50 summer use. 4.50 ones at 3.50 All these white quilts are slightly soiled. TheB?sl:LohgclotK Woven—ChamoisFinish New York. July 22.—At Long Bcacli, L. I., "Tom" Thorpe, the football star of Columbia University, dashed through the surf and out Into tho deep | water and rescued Miss Viola Atwood, 12 years old, of Freeport, who hod | been carried out by the undertow. Bernard Glmball, swimmer and oars. I man of the University of Pennsylvania, was the other college man to risk his | life to save others. With several other men nt Atlantic City, N. J.. Glmball launched a lifeboat and saved four men who were clinging to a capsized launch In the bolting waters at the en. | trance to the channel. SHOT ONE NEGRO, CAUGHT ANOTHER! 1 st quality In bolts • of 12 .yards; full 36 ihcHes a f’. . . 2.00 Imperial Longcloth, the Genuine Chamois Finish 3d quality in belts of 12 yards; 36 inchss 2d quality in bolts of 12 .yards; 36 inches wids, at 1.65 wide; at . 1.35 4th quality 12 yards; wids, at . . ih holts of 36 inches 1.20 Sold at Thsse PricSs as Long as They Last, ahd We v? Enough for All Summsr peculiar string of circumstances Monday morning shortly after mid night resulted In the arrest of Thomaa S. Cosby, a severely wounded negro, and came nrnr causing him to be charged with being a burglar. Shortly after midnight, a negro was caught trying to break Into the resi dence at 64 York avenue. West End, occupied by Fireman Watkins, of No. 7 company, and was fired on with a shotgun by a member of the family. The police station was notified and Call Officers Gallaher and Anderson responded. In the meantime. Cosby become In volved In a row with some other ne groes In Oakland City, and was shot with a shotgun, his body hplng pep- pered with shot. He managed to come Into West End, within a ehort distance of the Watkins home, and telephoned for a cab to take him to the hospital. The police learned of this, and believ ing he was the burglar who tried to get Into the Watkins home,. arrested him. Captain Beavers later Investi gated tha case and found that the negro was really shot at Oakland City, after which he was released. He had been treated at the hospital before be ing locked up. TREA8URE HUNTBR8 ARE AFTER OOM PAUL’S FORTUNE. Johapnesbere South Africa, July 22. Notwithstanding rumors that Oom Paul Kruger's private fortune, estimated at tl.2M.ooe. supposedly shipped on the bark Dorothea, afterwards wrecked on the lonely Zululand coast, and In real ity smuggled safely Into the United States, new syndicates are being form- ed to explore what Is left of the sunken •hip. The wreck lies off Cspe Vidal. I Chamberlin-Johnsen-DuBose Co. HALL SENDS BILL BACK TO COMMITTEE (Continued From Page One.) of referring the bill back to the com mittee as a courtesy to Mr. HaU. He declared that he was not In sympathy with the spirit manifested by some of the members toward some others. Mr. Sheffield, of Decatur, was op- posed to recommitting the bill. He declared that Mr. Hall, of Bibb, went from one end of the state to the other lost year opposing negro dis franchisement. •The bill that has' been favorably acted upon by the committee conforms of said county. porate the town of Hull. By Mr. Alexander, of DeKalb—To amend act Incorporating LUHonla school district. By Mr. Brown, of Carroll—To extend police control of Carrollton to Include agricultural school grounds. To create board of county commis sioners. To pay pension of Harris Fuller. To .creole system of public schools for WhlteSburg. By Mr. Guyton, of Effingham—To abolish county court of Effingham. By Mr. Perry, of Hall—To change lime of holding Hall superior court. By Mr. Guyton, of Effingham—To change time of holding superior court "with the Democratic platform adopted at Macon,” said Mr. Sheffield, “and the bill of Mr. HaU does not." Mr. Payton, of Worth, was In favor of the resolution and declared that he also had a bill on disfranchisement which he would like to have discussed by the committee. Mr. Tyson, of Emanuel, and Mr. Perry, of Hall, spoke In opposition to recommitting the bill to the committee. Mr. Parker, of Talbot, cut off further debate bY moving the previous. ques tion, which was sustained. The house adopted the resolution by a vlve voce vote and the bill was re committed to the committee. At 12:46 o'clock the house adjourned until 10 o’clock Tuesday morning. New Bills Introduced. By Mr. White, of Madison—To incor. By Mr. Guyton, of Effingham—To create city ' court of Springfield. By Mr. Williams, of Lauren*—'To ap propriate 110,000 for Gtorgla experi ment station. By Mr. McCarthy, of Chatham—To prohibit state, counties and elites from employing people at manual labor more than eight hour* per day. By Mr. UcMIchael, of Marlon—To change term of holding school year so as to pay teachers monthly. By Messrs. Sheffield and Donaldson, f Decatur—To Incorporate Ivwn of Brinson. By Mr. Guyton, of Effingham—To pay pensions of Peter Gordy and E. P. Ford to their widows. By Mr, Atkinson, of Morgan—To pro vide new charter for Madison. By Mr. Berry, of Union—To make libel a misdemeanor. Bills Passed. By Mr. Thurman, of Walker; Mr. Hullender, of Catoosa, and Mr. Pope, of Dad*—To amend act giving author!, ty to commissioners of roads to work roads, etc. . By Mr. Slater, of Bryan—To add city of Pembroke to list of state deposito ries. Recognized Lewis Bogan Testifies Death List - Reaches 33 Special to The Georgian. Charlotte, N. C.. July 22.—The trial of Zeke Lewis, charged with particl patlon In the hanging of J. V. Johnson, was continued today, having been be gun Saturday. The state rested today, after having put on the stand witnesses who swore that they saw Lewis In the crowd. The defense also put up wit nesses who said,that Sheriff Bogan told them that he could not positively say that he eaw or recognised Lewis. The case Is taking the same course as that of Jones, who was tried and acquitted last week. list roll, July 22—Dssnsr niacins, a Pore Mnrij'ii-tto employee, died her., today, la- rrousing the total desth Hot from Sutur- day's wreck s< Salem, Mich., to thirty- three. There are OBe hundred injured. Some of these are bsyond reeovary. W. I. Rogers, engineer of the freight train which caused Saturday's disas ter at Salem, has been placed under official surveillance at hla home and will be arrested If ho recovers. It ts announced that other arrests wilt fol low. Bank Cashier Under Arrest Xaxhville, Tenn., July 22.—A special from Gallatin, Tenn.. announces the nrre?t there this morning by Deputy Marshal Jim Duggan of Cashier Wil liam Green Hiurris, of the People's Na tional bank. Tim warrant charges violation of the national banking laws. There Is an alleg* <1 shortage of $40,000 of the bank's notes ami rash.