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All Aiun.u a vuavnuiA.i /l.nU ilTjVTD. WfRIGIT AND SEELY OPEN PHI FIGHT ANNISTON, ALA, Speak to 1,500 People, Opening Calhoun Cam paign. In Urn Anniston opera house Sunday the prohibition campaign in Calhdun county. Alabama, wan opened, by Hon. geahom Wright, of Rome, and F, L. geely, publisher of The Atlanta Gtor- fian. • Keeling is aroused to a high pitch in Anniston, and it it* generally conceded that when the ballots are' counted on October 15, thp death knell of saloons w lll have been sounded in the progres live Alabama city. * \ dispatch from Anniston says that the S. R. O. sign was out for the Noble theater Jong before the hour fixed foi* the speaking. Mr. Wright's speech was pronounced one of his greatest efforts. As he warmed up to his work he ripped „ff his coat, collar and tie. rolled up his. sleeves and made things hum. Seaborn Wright’s Address. Mr. Wright was Introduced to the densely packed audience by 8. A. Rus sell. chairman of the prohibition catn- paign committee. , Over one hundred of the representative business and pro fessional men uf Anniston occupied goats on the platform. Chairman Rua noil introduced Mr. Wright as the next gournor of Georgia. The line of Mr. Wright's speech was 4 along the moral side of the Issue, and } he stated that the Atlanta riots crystal lized .sentiment in Georgia for prohibi tion. He spoke for an hour and a half, and received the closest attention throughout. Mr. Seely nddfersed himself to the business side of tho proposition. He spoke of the changed sentiment In At lanta since the enactment of the law, and particularly among the business men of the city. The Goongicn indorsed. Following the men’s meeting In the opera house, Mr. Wright and Mr. Seely addressed a meeting of ladles in Parke Memorial church. At these meetings resolutions were passed indorsing The l Atlanta Georgian for Its position on the J pr hlbltlon question. Mr. Wright will speak Monday night In Pensacola, Fla., and during the week In Jacksonville. Prohibition elections are under way in both places. I shot t time Mr. Wrlglu will go to Birm- Indium for a week trt speak In the campaign there. Mr. Seely will be with him part of the time. (in September 20 Mr. Wright and Mr. Seely will address a big meeting of farmers in Ralstoi), Ga. Oil Lamps, Electric Lamps, Lamp Shacks, Candl? Shades, Candle Sticks Jardihieres SALE 25c to 50c articles at . t • • 50c to 1.50 articles at • GREAT LYCEUM COURSE. Sra.nn ticket* now on sale. Follow the- crowd to Phillips & Crew's. BELL OFFICIALS IN CONFERENCE A conference ot district superintend ent* of the. Southern Bell .Telephone and Telegraph Company Is being held here Monday In the office of General Manager J. Epps Brown. This is one of the regular conferences nf superintendents at which matters of imprest and Importance are discussed. The needs pf each district and the gen eral development are gone Into thor oughly and problems of telephony are presented for an exchange of Ideas. Among those attending the meeting ;u< W. T. Williamson. Charleston, W. Vsi.; J. R. A. Hobson. Norfolk, Va.; b. J. Oliver. Charleston, 8. C.; F. L. Woodruff. Montgomery, Ala.: David 1 alrd. Savannah, Ga., and D. M. Then ell, Atlanta. AUTO INJURES LITTLE GIRL 150 to 2.50 articles at. . . 3.00 to 5.00 articles at . . 10c , 25c 50c te 1.25 75c to 2.00 Selling out bric-a-Lrac, brass goods, lamps, stc., frem one-half to che-fifth of their original prices, se?ms a poor reward for things that hav? served so well as these, but th? truth is we care tnQre for thsir room than their company. Their reom fgr the incQmihg of a stock of imported holiday goods, c°mmg direct to us fr°m Europe, thihgs that by their very hature take up much space and that demand tks space all at once. Many of thss? things are mere Qp less damaged, but matvy ars in perfect condition. Everything at least half; most of them less than half, and even Qne-fourth and ene-fifth of their regular prices. Listing even the various lines is impos sible here. HALF THE REGULAR PRICES AND IN SOME CASES ONE- FOURTH AND ONE-FIFTH OF THE ORIGINAL PRICE. Vasss, Brenzes, Clocks, Brass Goods, ' Pettery 5.00 to 7.50 articles at . . . 10.00 articles reduced x to . . . 12.50 to 15.00 articles at . . . 2.50 to 3.50 3.00 to 5.00 3.00 to 7.50 15.00 to 25.00 500 to articles 1A - “ at . ... 12.50 CHAMBERLIN-JOMNSON-DuBOSE CO. •in! t iTlioUomflnn. Charlotte. N. C., Sept. 16.—Little Margaret Boule, aged 12, wai run over nnd poMtbly fatally Injured by an auto- this morning. The machine was la • barge of J. A. Williamson. TO AIDJN FIGHT Pensacola and Birmingham in Big Prohibition Cam paigns. TO ORGAN! Hon. John Temple Graves, editor of The Georgian, has been Invited to take a prominent part In the prohibition campaigns now being waged In Pensa cola, Fla., and In Blrmlnghsm, Ala. He has received Invitations from the com mitters In charge of the campaign In both cities to make addresses In the Interest of the movement. James Eadcs Howe Calls Them “Traveling Work men.” New York, Bept. I<5 —In me* Katie* Howe, tinlremlt)* grndunte, heir to a great fortune wblrh he refuse* to use pernonnlly mid bn* turned over to the odvnuceuieiit of his propaganda. Is fit New York again, attend ing to the local organisation of hla Welfare Brotherhood. Mr. Howe l* a son of the lute Colonel .Tunic* Howe, vice-president of the Wnhnsh railroad, and a grnndson of the man who built the great Fades bridge over the Mississippi at Ht. Louis and the Jetties Clothes that are worth more than you pay for them ■ The sense of being economical is always gratifying to any of us; to feel that we’ve spent our money to* good advantage; got a good deal for it. That’s exactly the way you can feel when you buy a suit of Hart, Schaffner & Marx or Rogers, Peet & Co. clothes; no matter what your price, these clothes are worth the money and more. The store’s full of all sorts of good wearables; we promise you full money’s worth. Daniel Bros. Co. L. J. DANIEL, President. 45-47-49 Feachtice Sheet. at tho mouth of tho river. At the meeting at the Manhattan Lyceum Mr. Howe mi Id: "It has been *ultl that I am attempting to organise the hobo* of the country. I wnnt to organize the traveling workmen Jn*t as any other tnlxwer* are organised. I feel that the men who go nlHiiit the country to see conditions everywhere, whom* Idea* are uot conduct! to locul nltuntiou*. could drvan Immense amount fo good if they were property directed.” Mr. Howe spoke for half an hour on bis favorite topic and the men who made up his sudleiiec—wanderers, most of them—lls- tened with respectful attention. MISSIONARY BACKED UP MORAL SUASION C°pyfight 1907 by Htrt Schaffner (J Marx 8. D. Crawford was arraigned In the recorder's court Monday charged with beating hla niece, Cora Judge, with a horae whip. They wo negroes, and he claims to be a missionary and ahe to be a school teacher. He la the guardian of a (mail.estate left to her by her mother at the time of her death, about a year ago. Missionary Crawford, who might be mistaken for a white man on the street, Is several tints lighter In color than the Judge woman, who In turn is many de grees lighter than her three brothers, the eldest of whom la IS years old. The boy* are beneficiaries of the mother's estate with the sister. Conflicting stories were told In court about the support of the boys, the pay ment nf rent and other domestic affairs. Crawford admitted that he went to the house where Cora lived about midnight Saturday and that he carried his whip when he went In after tlelng hit home outside, and that he struck her with the blacksnake several times while he was trying to urge her vocally to dree* faster. "Qelng a missionary, I would think that you would use moral suasion," said Recorder Droyles. "Don’t you believe In itr "Ye*. Indeed I do," said Crawford, ‘but sometimes you have to use a stick or something to back It up." f Crawford was fined |5.75 and his niece was told that Insofar ns the re corder's court was concerned, she could have charge of her brothers. She said she was able to take oare of them. She said she had done sp by teaching school In Lafayettg and Columbus for nearly two years. "I think you are,” said Recorder Broyles, "but you ought to get rid of that wonderful pronunciation you have. Then .he tusk would be easier.” OF PEOPLE KILLED College President Believes Drought Would Help * the Earth. BLIND. TIGER HID 8nn Francisco, Sept. II—'"It we could have a great drought once every fifteen yearn, killing off two-thlrda of the population nnd great care were taken to nee that the heat third, mental ly, morally and physically, were pre nerved, what a magnificent raco'of peo ple we would soon have,” declared Da vid Starr Jordan, president of Stanford University, In his nnnupl address to the newly arrived freahmen. Tlila statement, waa made In the course of an account ho was giving of his impressions of Australia and Now Zealand and the sheep-raising Industry there. “The desert atmosphere extends over the sheep-raising country, and when there Is a drought many sheep die,” he continued, "but those left are the finest In the world, and It so happens that the sheep-raisers get more for their stock in a year of drought than they do In a norma! year.” About three thousand pieces of cn..kery are broken on each trip of s flrst-olns* ocean liner. The British empire has nn area of 12,003,- 000 square miles, a const line of 43,030 miles nnd n population of 400,000,000. Fine'of $250,000 MAY BE IMPOSED ON PACIFIC ROAD Galveston, Texas, 4ept. ll—The first violations of the anti-pass law. recent ly enacted, are charged to the Southern Faclflc railroad, and If the penalties are enforced to the limit the fine will amount to $>SD,000 end several railroad men will be'sentenced to terms In the penitentiary. The charge Is based upon the trans portation of negro strike-breakers from various points In the state to Galves ton. where the Southern Pacific dock workers are on strike. Several enr loads of Imported laborers were shipped across the state. To many of these laborers passes were Issued, while the other* were transported free under a-reement and fed while en route. There are >00 separate charges against r-v-—• i-'ll—- A o«fi-lnl«. The New Brooches Tho quaint, old- fashioned settings are revived, hut beauti fied by the adapta tions of modern art. Amethyst, Coral, Opal, Topaz,Emerald, Sapphire, in Caboch- ans are surrounded by a frame of chased or earven gold, or by the daintiest of pearl- set circlets. We shall be glad to have you see these beautiful b r o o c h es and the other new things. Maier & Berkele Officers Say Colored At tendance Swelled Sunday Beyond the Ordinary. Something other than religion seemed to be a magnet that was attracting ne groes to tho church at Butler and Col lege streets Sunday and Detectives Lanfnrd and Doyle observed It. They noticed that a man who went there with a load of blues came back with a load of something else. So they Inves tigated. Will Mugulre and Will Lovelace were arrested. Officers Whatley and Newell caught the latter at hi* home, where. It Is charged by the police, he was filling bottles for Mngulro to tnke nnd place beneath the church steps. Mngulre was captured by the detectives with two pint bottles In his pocket. Owing to the lack of direct evidence against the ne groes, Maguire got off with a fine of IS. 75 nnd Level ace was compelled to pay $16.75. JUDGE J. S. HOOK IS CRITICALLY ILL Judge James 8. Hook, stats school commissioner during Governor Gordon's term and a prominent .Georgian, who has made hla home In Atlanta for the past fifteen yesrs, Is desperately III at his home, 621 Courtland street, and la not expected to live more than a few hours. Judge Hook, who la IS years of age, has been III for tbs past two months, but Saturday his condition became so serious that his children were sum moned to his bedside. They are: Mrs, Albert Howell, Sr., Mrs. F. J. Spratllng, Mr*. T. L. Jennings, Miss Lou T. Hook, Miss Rusle Honk, all of Atlanta; K. B. and John 8. Hook, prominent dtlxens of Augusta and A. 8. Hook, a. well- known real estate man of Atlanta PLAYED INDIAN TO RAID GAME To catch a little social game of craps when the shooters are unsuspecting Is a comparatively simple proceeding for the police, but to bag a whole outfit when they are on the watch, pausing between each throw to look for dan ger, Is a performance worthy of a dime novel. Joe Smith, Will Sullivan, J. & Hum phries and Grover Thompson, four hlte men, were arrested by County Officer* Hancock, Swords and Davis In the woods near the Union Stock Yards Sunday afternoon, while they weir en gaged In what Joe Smith admitted was nothing more nor less than ernps. For self-protection th* four men were standing up One would stoop down and throw while the others kept a look-out. The game was a dollar a throw nnd going good. Like nn Indian, Officer Swords crawl ed on his hands and knees for a dis tance of ICO yards, keeping well out of sight. He lay In some bushes a fe-.v feet from tho crap shooters long enough to get an idea of what the four men were doing, then turned and crawled a was - . In a grand stampede the three offi- ci is captured the four young men. Joe Smith, licet of foot, made a dash for Pberty, but was overtaken by Officer Swords, who Is no mean runner. Smith pleaded guilty to the charge of gam ing In the dty court Monday and also to u former charge, and got a fine of $100, or sixteen month* In Jail for the two. Th* cases of the other three wlll come up later. The Automntrile f'lith nf Ktiglnml, founded tea r— r* so-. It"- n-iiii-t-i. “The Daylight Corner” We know the right an swer when it’s a question of clothing for Boys. Avoid the cheapest, because it turns out to be the most ex. pensive in the end. Our suits at $5 and $6 are the true economy. Buy one of our “American Boy” Suits at $5 and get a free 6 -months subscription to the American Boy Maga zine. EISEMAN & WEIL, 1 Whitehall Street. Our store will be closed Wednesday, September 18th, on account of Holiday.