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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WEDNESDAY, ocTOnr.n iwr. 7 "THE DAYLIGHT CORNER” [vKilcowC! % ywvmfr'. jif iwi n»im We open our doors on October 2d with the highest quality of cloth ing for men and boys ever shown in this city; not the cheapest, but the lowest in price for the quality. Our line of Business Suits at $20 and our School Suits at $5.00 are wise economy for you. Eiseman & Weil 1 Whitehall St, RUEFTDTELL HIM Am New Yorll, Oct. I.—Attorney General % Jackson won a preliminary victory In Ills effort to annul the charters ot the Western Union and Postal telegraph companies when he secured a supreme court order today directing both com panics to show cause why such action should not be Instituted. The order was Issued by Justice Ford. ot the supreme coltrt, and Is made returnable before Justice Sea- bury In port one of special term on Frldny. It orders the two telegraph companies to show cause why the dis trict attorney should not be granted leave to begin action to vacate the charters of the two companies and an nul their corporate existence on the ground that they have violated the statutes of the state prohibitive of mo. nopoly and unlawful restraint of trade and competition. Expected to Testify o; Apportionment of $200,000. San Francisco, Oct. 2.—Abe Ruef will take the stand In the Tlrey L. Ford bribery trial today. From the best In formation obtainable he will tell that Ford and Abbott brought him the $200,- VOfl. a part of which was used In the passage of the overhead trolley fran chise. He will tell ot passing some of this money along to "Big Jim" Gallagher to distribute among the other supervisors. $4,000 each to the common horde, $10,- 000 to former supervisor and present State Commissioner Andrew Wilson, and $26,000 for Gallagher himself. He may say he gave Mayor Schmltx $50, 000 of the $200,000. He will say that the money was paid him as a fee to secure his Information toward the trolley franchise ordinance. It was expected that the defense will attack the motives of the prosecution and seek to show extortion on the part of Ruef and the Schmltx administra tion. FRANK C. BLOCK FELL IN CEMETERY Special to Tbo Georgian. Macon, Ga., Oct 2.—Henry Hartley, aged SO years, was struck and killed by a Southern railroad freight train bound from Atlanta to Macon, near the River side cemetery, this morning. Hartley was on the Vincvllle trestle and when ho saw the train approaching he began crawling on hts hands and knees to the edge, but before he could reach a place of safety the pilot of the engine struck him In the hip throwing him Just over the bridge Into Riverside cemetery. The body has not been Identified beyond several papers found In his pocket bearing the name of Henry Hartley. More eyes than there are In Atlanta read these pagos every day. For $0 cents you can place any want you may have before them In our want columns, and Friday and Saturday get a 40c box of Wiley's Candy, Free. MOTION TO TAKE CASE FROM JURY Boise, Idaho, Oct. I.—The crucial point of the trial ot Senator Borah was reached yesterday when a motion to take the case from the Jury with vcrdlpt of acquittal was argued. The government's attorneys said they had produced all the evidence they had against Senator Borah and without any Intimation of a motion from the defense they added that they were ready to be heard as to the value of their evidence In connecting Borah with the consplr acy. May Call New Pastor. 8pec!al to The Georgian. Savannah, Ga„ Oct. 2.—It Is rumored here that the First Presbyterian church will, In the near future, call a new pas. tor. The name of Rev. J. W. Rogan. D. D„ of Memphis, Tenn., Is mentioned, but the committee having the matter In charge will authorise no statement. Member of Well Known Family Passes Away At His Residence. Wedding Silver If you’ve any silver- buying to do, we’d like to talk with you. When you have Been what we have— and our stock at present amply sustains our repu tation as the best house in town—then compare val ues and prices. You will bu\’ here,, undoubtedly. Maier & Berkele Francis C. Block, a son ot Frank £1 Block, the well-known manufacturer, died Wednesday morning at 9:30 o'clock at his home, 16 Kimball strset. at the age ot 40 years, Mr. Block Is survived by his wife and 4-year-old daughter, Margaret, and by hie father and mother. Two brothers, Dr. E. Bates Block and Hamilton Block, and two sisters. Miss Lucretta Block and Mrs. Hugh Bancker, also survive him. The funeral arrangements have not been completed. Mr. Block's death ensued after an Illness of two years. At that time he gave up his active business duties as treasurer of the Frank E. Block Com pany. and had since been under the careful attention of physicians. Al though everything possible was done for him, he declined gradually and con tlnued to grow weaker until Wcdnes day morning, when the end came. Mr. Block had resided In Atlanta all of his life and was widely known In the business world. He was a man of splendid qualities and had hosts of per. sonnl friends, being popular both so, dally and In a business wny. Mrs Block, his wife, was formerly Miss Elisabeth Ormc, member of a well- known family. The funeral will take place Thursday afternoon and will be private. Services wllLbe conducted at the residence at $ o'clock by Rev. Richard Orme Fitnn, pastor of the North Avenue Presbyte- rlan church. The body will be placed In the family vault In Westvlew ceme tery. The following well-known cttlsens will act as pallbearers: Robert F. Mad. dox, John W. Grant, John M. Slaton, Charles W. Crankshaw, Hugh Rich ardson, Charles E. Sclple, Dr. C. Dun bar Roy and Frank Hawkins. CITY TAX NOTICE. CITY TAX BOOKS WILL BE CLOSED OCTOBER 10TH. PAY NOW BEFORE FI. FAS ARE ISSUED AND COSTS CHARGED. E. T. PAYNE, City Tax Collector. Imitations Pay the Dealer a Larger Profit. otherwise yon would never be offered s sab, •tltnte when yon ask for an advertised art). CHAMBER RECOMMENDS CANAL ACROSS SOUTH Would Build Great Waterway From River to Ocean. A movement to secure the construc tion of a canal which will connect the Atlantic ocean with the Mississippi by way of the Ohio, Tennessee, Coosa and Ocmulgee rivers, was projected at a meeting of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Tuesday afternoon. A resolution Introduced by C. E. Cav- erly was adopted, providing that the United States senators and representa tives from Georgia should be urged to secure a surrey of the proposed canal with a view to arriving at the probable cost of Its construction and n commit tee of five was appointed to take up the matter and to discuss what further ■tei ‘ — PROPOSED CANAL TO OCEAN. It would extend from the Mis sissippi to the Atlantic, using big livers for greater pert of route. RAIN DAMAGES CROP OF COTTON eps should be taken. This committee Is composed of the following gentlemen: C. E. Caverly, H. L. Rchleslnger, F. J. Paxon, W. S. Duncan and R. L. ForemanI J. IVllle Pope, president of the Chamber of Commerce, and C. E. Cav erly have been chosen as the delegates from the local Chamber of Commerce to attend the Deep Waterway conven tion, which meets In Memphis, and they will leave for that city Thursday. While no announcement has been given out. It Is the Intention of the del. agates to bring the canal project before the convention. It possible. President Roosevelt speaks ht the convention on Friday, nnd It Is not at all unlikely that he will be approached on the subject then. “We hope to bring It before the pow er* that be,"-stated Mr. Pope, “but whether or not we can get an audience with the president Friday Is a matter of doubt." The project of constructing a great canal which would open Georgia and the entire Southeast to water freight has been on foot before and In 1812 engineers of the Untied States army made the survey and estimated the cost of construction at $40,000,000. Re cently, however, the government has reduced this cost to $$2,000,000, and It Is believed the expense dan be still fur- ther reduced. Some time ago Colonel C. P. Good year, of Brunswick, again took up the proposition to build the canal and his agitation of the proposition Is largely responsible for the uctlon taken by the the state to take some action on the Rome. From Rome the route of the Etowah will be followed as far as Owl creek, ten or twelve miles above Car tersvllle, thence the route to proceed north of Atlanta toward the vicinity of Suwanee and there turns south to the head waters of the Ocmulgee, following that stream until It reaches the head of navigation at Macon. . The Ocmulgee from Macon to the Atlantic ocean Is to bo cleaned out. This completes the waterway from the Atlantic to the Mis sissippi river. The Tennessee flows Into the Ohio about flfty miles above Cairo. "The . water canal Great Western canal all the more Im portant. Factors In Our Favor. "We will probably count on the Influ ence of the president, because he Is al ready Interested In the subject, and has appointed, of his own motion, a com mission to outline a plan for the gen eral development of Inland waterways. "Senator Bacon stands ready to In troduce nnd push a resolution providing for a new survey of this canal. He is a strong believer In this projecL and the first thing he did on entering the senate twelve years ago was to Introduce a resolution on this line. "I believe that In a year's time we can get the survey completed with a defi nite recommendation to congress by the president. In other words. I believe we can. during the present administration of the Chamber of Commerce, set the machinery In motion to build this canal. By the time the survey Is completed we can get a memorial passed by the Geor gia legislature, and may be able to get board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce Tuesday afternoon. At the meeting Tuesday Secretary Walter G. Cooper submitted a general report ott the feasibility of the proposi tion. which, In pert, was as follows: "The Tennessee at Guntersvllle Is to be connected with the Coosa at Gads den. The Coosa le navigable as far as subject. The governor says that If the Georgia division can be constructed for $18,000,000 the state can well afford to do the work. I am sure that we would have hts Influence for all that It Is worth, and I feel very confident that we wilt have the Influence of the president. I believe that now le the opportune time to start the movement." GILDED YOUTH WEDS GIRL OF FASCINATING FLORA CHORUS New York, Oct. 2.—Oliver Wendell Barnes III. who swooped down on New York some months ego with money to burn and a liking for greenback smoke and who startled Broadway by scatter ing his Inheritance among the thirsty end hungry, wss married suddenly In Jersey City at 1 o'clock this morning and today he and hie bride are enjoying their honeymoon In Manhattan. The bride, who said she was Edna Browning McOoron, of No. 201 Lexing ton avenue, Brooklyn, Is a member of the chorus In the ‘‘Fascinating Flora' company. Young Barnes' marriage so soon after his experience at Newport, where he went on a chartered motor boat with a girl who accused him of keeping her on board the craft against her will, creat ed surprise. After this episode a dis patch from Pittsburg, where Barnes' grandfather held forth and mode his millions, said a guardian was to be ap pointed for the young spendthrift. LOOTERS GOT $10,000,000 FROM TILL OFN. i. ST. R\S. Commissioner of Agriculture Thomas . Hudson returned Tuesday night from south Georgia, where he has been the past few days on a visit to his family. While absent from the city Commie-. .... . sloner Hudson took occasion to Inves- ^ solvency and* tlgate the condition of crops In the cen New York. Oct. 2.—There wee much consternation today among the looters of the New York City and Metropolitan street railways when the full signifi cance was understood of Attorney Gen eral Jackson's proceedings for receiver ship In the state courts for both rail roads. Including a plea for the dissolu tion of the concerns on the ground of tral and southern sections of the state. is heavy rainfall haa cotton crop In those sections. "The rainfall has been the heaviest that the southern section of the state has seen In some time,” said Mr. Hud son. “It has rained almost contlnu- ously-for several weeks, and as a result cotton Is greatly damaged. The cotton that Is open Is seriously damaged, and that which Is not open Is rotting, should think that the crop has been In Jured from 16 to 20 per cent. "The weather was fair when I left end the Indications are that good weather will prevail for a while." Gobblers to Meet. Atlsnfs Gobblers will bolj s special _ Ing Monday olein In tbc I'rynlal theater. 16 \iadnrt plai-e, lietwcen lVacniree and llroad purpose of Initiating a data nf Bfty new members Into Ibt mysteries and arerels of tbe new order, liana wilt lie nude to carry a loud of OohMefs to Columbus, Go., to take part In the Installation of officers In Iteeemlier. and committees will lie ap pointed at Ibis meeting lo arrange for a masquerade ball for tbe Atlanta lodge. accounting from the officials for fraud and extravagance. The deficit Is said to be $10,000,000. WMIe Justice P order upon these officiate to answer tbe state's complaint. Inquisitor Ivins, be fore the public utilities commission, was dragging from the lips of unwilling witnesses a series of amaxtng facts which rival the revelations of the lnau ranee Investigation. Of $7$$,000 described as "a construe tlon fund." but reglly the “yellow dog fund” of the company, the auditor was able to produce cancelled checks to the amount of $20,000 only. All the other checks have disappeared, and nothing remains to show how the money was disbursed. In the attorney general's proceedings for a state receivership for the concern there la a similar exposition of frenzied railroading. One Item alone shows how one road wee retracked at a charge of $602,900 per mile. A feature of this action Is the fact that the attorney general stamping the Federal receivership of the New York City Railway as collusive announces an Intention of contesting the right of the Federal court to override the Jurisdiction of the New York courts In settling the affairs of an Insolvent corporation or ganised under New York lew*. From 1902 to date $91«,41$.t$ of the company's funds was paid to lawyers— for what particular purpose no one re members. One other peculiar transac tion shows H. II. Vreelend getting $26,- 000, of which $16,000 Is seld to have been ror expenses and $10,000 for sal ary. the entire bill being O. Kd. by Mr. Vreetand es president and paid to him self without It protest from anyone. Anthony N. Brady got $$(6,607.1$ for the Wall street and Corilandt street ferry franchises, and there Is a host of other large payments, cloudy and pecu liar, which go far to show why It be came necessary to put the right wing of the giant merger Into the hands of a "friendly” receiver. Bo also Is his action In demanding a personal accounting from the direc tors of the Manhattan startling. Inas much as hts complaint contains a broad Intimation that gross frauds have been perpetrated,- which may bring the of ficials Into the criminal court*. An In timation of prosecutions for perjury was also dropped by Mr. Ivins In his examination before the public utilities STAINS Lucas varnish stains—best on earth. GEORGIA PAINT & GLASS CO„ 40 Peachtrse Street. Thursday ih the Whit? Goods Some years ago whsn the whit? shirt waist of thin material lived lik? a gay but terfly for a few midsummer months, this sp?cial pricing of sheer lin?n lawn wouldn't mean so much. But with the she?r shirt waist claiming th? year rouhd for its own and these th? very weavss in weight ahd pattern—well, w? know you’ll b? her? for them. Emkreidered sheer linen fer Shirtwaist's. Some at Half Some at Less Than Half Some Little Mer? Than Half By the yard and full 32 ihchss wide. 1.25 at 65c 1.35 at C/l n 1.50 at 90c 1.75 at 1.00 2.25 at 1.25 Ahd Some Table Linen Remnants In all linen, half bleached; sotnS ail pure whits and silver bleach. Lsngths 2 to 3 1-2 yards. 2 1-2, for instance, 1.50, 1.75, 2.00 and 2.25. 3 yards long, 2.00, 2.50, 2.75. 3 1-2 yards lang, 3.00, 3.25 and 3.50. TOWEL SPECIAL All lineh Huck Towels, hemstitched, 17]c 19x38 inch's; 30c Tewels Renaissance Csnter Pi iecss Round or square with linen centers. 15x15 inches linen center, 35c ones ,at 25c 24x24 inches linen center, 75c ones, at 60c 24x24 inches, open work center, 1.35 ones, at 1.00 30x30 inches, all lace, round or square, 1.25 ones, at 98c 1.35 ones, at 1.00 30x30, with linen center, 1.25, at. ,95c 18x54 Renaissance Scarfs with lace border and linen center. 1.25 ones, at 95c 1.50 ones, at 1.25 10x10 inches TenneriiFe centerpieces. 30c ones, at 20c 18x18 inches. ‘ 85c ones, at 65c 24x24 inches. 1.35 ones, at 1.00 18x54 hemstitched linen bureau cov ers. Worth 95c, at 75c Blankets Fine cotton blankets in dainty pat terns; light and dark colors; for mak ing smoking jackets, lounging and bath robes. 72x90 inches 2.25 Msxican Drawn Work Pieces 6x6, all linen, 10c ones, at.. .5c 9x9 inches, 12 l-2c ones, at 10c 6x6 linen with Japanese embroidery. * 49c ones, at .39c 9x9—60c ones, at 45c 12x12—75c ones, at 50c : 6x6 Japanese linen pieces worked with silk. - 65c ones, at ,40c 9x9—90c ones, at 65c 12x12—1.50 ones, at. 95c 18x54 inch half linen bureau covers, ' open work ’. ,60c ' 18x54 inch all linen hemstitched bu- ' reau covers 60c 18x54 linen, scalloped bureau covers 65c 18x18 hand embroidered all-linen hem- ' stitched squares; 75c ones, at.... ,60c 1.00 ones, at 75c 1.25 ones, at 95c Crib Blanket's Cotton crib blankets in plain blue and plain pink and white with self or blue border. j Also blue or pink with white flower. 36x50 1.00 Whit? Embroidered Flann?I, 36 Inches Wid?, at 45c, 50c ahd 65c Chamberlin-Johnson-DuBos? Co.