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Our Great 10-Day Sale Continues for Wednesday That Should Crowd This Big Store Wash and White Goods Big Bargain table of White Goods and Wash Goods, including 40-inch White Lawns, good Sea Island, check ed Nainsooks, India Linons, Dress Creponnes, Crepe Cloths, Fancy Lawns, and other fabrics worth, regular ly, from 10 to 50 cents a yard; all in this g. sale at, per yard OC Other First Floor Specials Black Taffeta Silk—guaran teed quality; very special; yard English Longcloth—full 12 yard bolt, extra 98c quality Brown Linens for waists, etc., all linen; only White Linens skirts, etc., full wide, at for 36 dresses, 10c suits, inches 12c Bleached Sheets, full seam less, size 54 by /l ‘10 inches Pillow Cases—full bleached and well made; only Table Cloths—full bleached 2 1-2 yards long; 60 £*Q ~ inches wide Laces—Val edges and inser tions worth up O** to 25c; at OC Men’s Shirts—worth up to $1.00; all on a A'T ** big table at C Boys’ Shirts—well made of good materials, worth 65e; at ■3v Men’s Drawers, best 75c elastic seam stvle; 3 for 1 $1.00, or, pair Men’s Underwear, fine light weight balbrig- gau; special "OC Sale of Waists 25 dozen fancy Percale Waists— w orth up to $1.00; at choice Pretty Lingerie Waists of fine lawn; lace and embroid- D*?- ery; $2.00 value O/C Beautiful Allover Lace Waists and China SilkWaists (K 4 AP worth up to $5.0; at.*p 1 #VO Sale of Skirts Just a few pretty white Linen Skirts, worth $2.00; to go at Stylish Skirts of light gray wool. P a nama; great d* J AA bargains at I •v/vf Handsome all-wool chiffon Pana ma and Mohair; HQ $5.00 Skirts at «P^*VO Ladies’ Sailors of rough Jap straw, plain and fan cy bauds; $1.00 g* Ladies’ Vests—merceriz ed lisle, silk taped; 25c value; only uL Petticoats of novelty mer cerized plaids, deep ruf fled flounces, Suit Sale New Eton Suits of fine white linen, beau tifully made; $4.00 IT".'?:.. $1.98 Handsome “Jumper” Suits of Pongee Silk, Sic 10 $5.90 JjaClieS Lrowns, ftKirtS, Corset Covers ancl Draw ers, choice, ^Q c Children’s Dresses of fine Madras and Cham bray; only Boys’ Pants of good wash able materials; | A^, well made . . \ ... 1 UL jl We Give Green ||H l M. £ B 18 West Mitchell | Trading M | Street, Near !j Stamps ■■ *i Whitehall. Corsets Big line of Ladies’ Summer Corsets, regular $1.00 makes, all on special table tomor row at, A.A.C- choice “TV Umbrellas 250 Ladies’ and Men’s hand some Paragon frame, Gloria Silk Umbrellas CQ#* at, choice Big Bargains in Basement Iron Beds—full size, contin uous posts and rails; $4.00 If 1 "?'......... $1.98 Bed Springs—full size, best steel spirals; special at, 1 OOi only Mattresses—full size, cotton top; weight, 30 pounds ^ X Porch Rockers—large and strong; very great value at, £4 QQ Only jpiiOO Porch Chairs—large and heavy with dou- d? 4 ble cane seats ^X*fc<yP Children’s See-Saws, strong cell made4 4A il, only ... ^)Xb05J Window Shades of good liu- ey opaque in best color’s; only X%JC Lace Curtains—pretty de signs; worth up to $2.00 pair, at, OK** each "ilv Odd Dressers, polished oak with large mirrors; $10.00 If 1 " 0 : $5.98 Babies’ Cradles of oak, well made and very AQ/t cheap at, only .... yOC Babies’ Beds of enameled iron with drop sides; $6.00 value, at $3.98 Floor Oilcloth, good quality and new patterns; J ^ J great value at 1 t/C OBJECT OF BOARD OF House Creates Body to In vestigate “Wild Cat” Companies. By a vote of 85 to 43 the house of representative* Tuesday morning pass ed the resolution of Mr. Barksdale, of Wilkes, providing for tho creation of a hoard of legislative Insurance informa tion. The resolution provides that the board shall consist of five members of the legislature, who shall be appointed by the governor, and who shall receive a salary of $4 per day during the time they are In session. The bill also pro vides for the payment of clerks and stenographers who may be needed by the board. The purpose of the appointment of the commission is to Investigate the insurance conditions In this state with a view to- enacting laws that will put ■ 'it «*f business the “wild cat” compa- : that do business In Georgia nt the ‘■spense <>f the unsuspecting public. Mr. Wright, of Floyd, opposed the ' ill upon the ground that It Involved to ° much expense, because tho board "ns not confined to any section of the s'ate, but could hold their sittings In arv section of the Union and have their expenses paid at the samo time, j Mr. Hill, of Monroe, remedied this •I'-reet by an amendment, which pro- ■ded that all hearings shall be held at the state capitol. The house was called to order by * leaker Slaton at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning. On motion of Mr. Anderson, of Bul loch, Mr. Tyson, of Emanuel, was ap pointed a member of the general Judi ciary committee, he having recently been admitted to the bar. On motion of Mr. Wright, of Floyd, the house voted to meet at 9 o’clock Wednesday morning. Instead of 10 o’clock, ns has been the custom. The vote upon the motion was 93 to 30. Mr. Martin, of Elbert, offered a res olution that the floor of the house be tendered to the Farmers’ Union, now In session in Atlanta, on any afternoon that the legislature was not In session. The resolution was adopted. .... Mr. Bell, of Fulton, offered a resolu- tiielr utmost 'now *1* >••!••••••••••••••••••••••••< TheDay of Testing Has Come—-Stand Firm tlon that the secretary of state be re quested to furnish electric fans and other cooling devices for the use of the house of representatives. Tho resolu tlon was unanimously adopted. The resolution of Mr. Barksdale, of Wilkes, providing for the creation of bureau of legislative Insurance infor motion was put on Its passage. It pro vldes that the governor. shall appoint five members from the legislature, who shall constitute the bureau, and who shall Investigate Insurance conditions In this state and draw up a bill to meet those conditions. The members of the board are to receive a salary of IS per das’, when In session, and their ex penses. The commltteo on Insurance offered a. substitute for the bill, providing that the members of the board shall only receive $4 per day. Mr. Wright, of Floyd, was opposed to the passnge of the resolution. He de clared that It would cost the state 15,000 or 110,000 each year; that the money to be paid them for expenses was un limited, and tl(it no good would come of It after the board waa appointed. Mr. Hill, of Monroe, supported the resolution. He declared that the state Is Hooded with "wet weather Insurance companies," which are robbing the peo pie of the state. He said that the peo ple of Ueorgla are paying <50,000,000 annually In premiums and that they should be protected. Mr. Burwell, of Hancock, spoke, at some length In favor of the resolution. Mr. Alexander’s Speech. Mr. Alexander, of DeKalb, spoke In support of the resolution. He declared that the state of Georgia 1s being plun. dered by Insurance companies, which are fraudulently conducted. He stated that over <4,000,000 was collected on premiums by lire Insurance companies r Don’t Wait Until everybody sells out, as is usually the case every year, but buyall the Mason Fruit Jars you want now. either store. Call us up or call at King Hardware Co 53 Peachtree Street. 116 Decatur Street. 87 Whitehall Street. 203 Peters Street By REV. J. C. SOLOMON. Great reform* move slowly, hut they never go luiekwnnl. The tlmrii hn* come end the shadow* arc fleeing away. The people of Georgia, nfter many ilecmle* of rum rule ami Hiifferliig and sorrow, have nt last been atlrred to notion. The policy of thl* state ha* a* truly been (liefntoil by the liquor heron* ns ... . A(1( J jjn.y ... porpetnnte thl* In- famous traffic In Georgia. But the Iron hn* entered Into the soul* of father* and mother* and patriot* nil over the common wenlth, and they nre determined to throw off thl* galling yoke, und to break the chiilns of liquor *hivorv. The clock hn* struck 12. and the hour of freedom Is nt the door. Tom henvei All thl* glorious Empire State.. If Georgia over called for men, she call* today. Thousand* of henrt* nre well-nigh break ing with thl* long and awful Mtrnln. The ■oba and walla of mother* everywhere may he heard, and the plaintive cries of little children come floating through thl* runi-pouked atmosphere. The tempted boy*, the anxious father*, the poor, sad drunk ard*, tho outraged multitude*—all cry elo quently for relief. Ilnvo men fallen no low—I* the conscience > scared—I* the soul eo dead that the Imr to be preferred to the boy, and that i« tingling of dollars tnekea sweeter mil- c tunii tho laughter of Innocent children? Manhood, virtue, character, heaven nre on olio side, while avarice, embltlon, aolflsh* ness, apiietito. lust, hell nre on the other. Prohibition stands for the former. Tho saloon stands for the bitter. God and the angels and the church nre with us In thl* terrltlo conflict. The devil and hW Imps and cold-blooded commercial ism are against us. tVbleh side nre you on) You must stand for home or saloon. You must fight for heaven or hell. You must save our boy* or grind them In these horrible gin mills. The glory and welfare of our state Is In the hands of the legislature. You have, gentlemen, the pence, yes the very hearts of our precious Georgia women nt . disposal. Will you crush them and tram pie them under your feet, or will you tone* them reverently with the spirit of knight In Hid and make them sing the song of tri umph and of gladness? ft, members of the ho*>se, custodian* of home* and our children. If these liquor fiend* or their devlll*h hireling* dare to offer you a bribe, whether It Tie position or gold, spurn them as you would v‘ despise them, scorn them! Such miserable, craven, slimy creatures deserve the scorn of all truo men and the hate of angels. Ilut we trust you, men. Our deslluy ader God Is In your hands. You have stood Arm thus far. nfter wave has rolled In on you; shell nfter shell has hurst In your midst, but some how If the very billows of hell heat against you, proud, pntrlotlc Georgians, we trust you. Truck Drivers Down Murderer MO Marietta Street. In this state last year, and that of thin amount more than $1,000,000 w tal loss. •Doesn’t thl* question border very closely on the question of freight rates?” asked Mr. Wright, of Floyd. “They may be somewhat similar,” replied Mr. Alexander. ’’Then why can’t we settle the que* tlon of proper Insurance legislation by letting these people come before committees without having to appoint a commission at a vast expense to tho state?” To this question Mr. Alexander re plied that the state has a railroad com mission to Investigate matters pertain ing to railroad legislation; that they are backed by wide authority, and that there Is a proposition before the legis lature to Increase It to five. Mr. Hill, of Monroe, offered an amendment to the effect that the hear ings of the commission shall be con* fined to the state capitol. The resolution was adopted by sub stitute by a vote of 85 to 43. On motion of Mr. Nix, of Gwinnett, the house adjourned at 12:40 o’clock to meet Wednesday morning at 9 o’clock. The following bills were Introduced: New Bills. By Mr. Hubbard, of Dawson—To pay pension of John N. Brown. To pay pension of John M. Plrkle. By Xfr. McMahan, of Clarke—To pro- Ide for changing place of holding Jus tice of the peace courts. By Mr. McMahan, of Clarke—To I amend act Incorporating Cltlxens’ Bank I of Athens. By Messrs. Taylor nnd Martin—To carry Into effect pure food law. By Messrs. Sheffield and Donalson, of Decatur—To provide for chungnng? to work misdemeanor convicts by pri vate firms. By Messrs. Nix nnd Wilson, of Gwin nett—To amend charter of the city of Lawrencevllle. Bills Passed. The following bills .were read the third time by Heading Clerk McClateb- cy and passed: By Mr. Ellison, of Harris—To repeal act creating city court of Hamilton. By Mr. Held, of Macon—To Incor porate the town of ideal. By Mr. Orr, of Coweta—To pay pen sion of Mrs. M. E. McLane, deceased, to her invalid daughter, the sum being $60. By Mr. Clifton, of Toombs—To add the Bank of Lyons to list of state de positories. By Mr. Alexander, of DeKalb—To repeal certain sections of the code rel ative to tax arbitration. Deaths and Fimsrals Henry M. Moore. Th© body of Henry M. Moore, died Monday afternoon at his residence, 269 East Fair street, was sent to Louis vllle, Ky., Tuesday morning, where the funeral services and Interment take place. H. A. Lawrsnco. The body of H. A. Lawrence, died Monday afternoon at a private sanitarium, was sent to Hparta, Oft., Tuesday morning. The funeral serv ices and Interment will take place In that city. Mr. Lawrence resided at 4 Zachary street. Mrs. W. W. McKsnzit. The funeral services of Mrs. W. W. MrKenste, who died Sunday afternoon Ht her home. In Columbus. Oa., conducted Tuesday morning at o’clock In the chapel of II. M. Patter son & Son. The Interment was In West view cemetery. Mrs. McKenzie was formerly Miss Claudia Gibbs, of Atlunta. R. cTUack. The body of It. C. Black, who died Saturday night at Ills residence, 365 Capitol avenue, was sent to Columbus, Ga„ Tuesday morning. The funernl services were conducted Monday after noon at 5 o'clock at his residence. The interment will be In Columbus. Horace M. Killian. The funeral services of Horace M. Killian, who died Saturday morning nt his residence, 16 West Ellis street, were conducted Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock. The body was sent to Louis ville, Ky., Tuesday morning, where the Interment will take place. Mra. A. E. Caldwell. Mra. A. E. Caldwell, aged 63 years, died Tuesday morning nt 3 o’clock at a private sanitarium. Tho body was sent to Newnan, Ga., Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. The funeral services and Interment will take place In that city. New York, July 23.—Frank H. War ner, who shot nnd killed Miss Esther Noting In West Forty-second street, added nnother probable murder to his list after he escaped from tM police. He went to the office of John C. Wil son, head of n Arm of hat manufactur ers, at No. 26 Waverly place, and after demanding $10, shot Wilson three times. Indicting fatal wounds. Warner then ran Into the street, nourishing his revolver. A lot of truck drivers attacked him with bale hooks, beating him Into Insensibility and the police finally got him and sent Him to Bellevue Hospital. Two Are Shot By Night Riders Hpcrlnl to The Georgian. Nashville, Tenn., July 23.—A special from Hopklnsvlle, Ky., states that masked night riders, 100 strong, at an early hour this morning riddled the home of S. P. Mosely, In Trigg county, with shot, wounding Mr. nnd Mrs. Mosely. The members of the family narrowly escaped death. Mosely refuses to disclose what they said to him. of all other*. CAPITOL DESERTED FOR SLATON’S ’CUE In automobiles and special street cars, the members of the Georgia leg islature left the capitol at 2 o'clock i Tuesday afternoon to attend the bar becue tendered them by Speaker Sla ton, of the house, at Uie Cold Springs 'cue grounds, near East Point. PractlcJHIy ©very member of tho general assembly took advantage* of Speaker Slaton’s generosity, and Jour neyed nut to the barbecue grounds to enjoy the feast prepared for them. . While no definite program has been j arranged, there will be a number of tpeeches from those members of tho i general assembly who are oratorlcally Inclined. The Anchor of 10,000 Southern Homes Woman Diet Suddenly. to Th.. G-onrtan. Columbus, Ga., .luly 2<,—Mrs. Clau'Jht Glbhr MrKonxIo. wife of W. W. Mc- Ksn7 1 ■. died suddenly at her home In this city Hundsy after a very short Ill- tiers. She was <4 years of age and re sided In Atlanta many years. 10,000 Southern homes are safe-guarded with policies in this home company 100,000 Southern people are directly in terested in this Home Company which protects them. 25,000,000 Southern people are indirectly bene fited by this company’s Southern investments. The income of the State Mutual Life — retained in the South last year was v, $1,005,051 The Southern people sent to North ern insurance companies to spend in the North last year $55,000,000 The income of thirty Connecticut companies garnered from premi ums and interest on accumulated premiums was in 1906... $611,000,000 Show Business Patriotism Insure with a Southern company. The State Mutual, of Georgia, is the leader. On June first this Company nad $37,000,000 of business in force. Georgia laws throw about it safeguards similar to those given to National Bank depositors. If you don’t insure in the State Mutual, insure in some other good Southern company. If you want to lead the procession, insure with— The State Mutual Life Insurance Company," C. R. PORTER, President Head Office, Rome, Ga.