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i irE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
f-RIDAT, OCTOBr* IT. 1WT.
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Your new fall clothes are ready here
We simply can’t say too much about the beauty of style and fabric and coloring
in the new fall clothes we offer you. No other collection of men’s apparel in the
town is so attractive. . ’ '
You know what the names of Hart, Schaffner & Marx and Rogers, Peet & Co.
stand for in clothing—the highest standards of all-wool quality; the highest perfection
of tailoring; the best expression of style. This stoVe is the Atlanta home of these
two world-famous lines.
And with all their high quality these clothes are priced no higher than the or
dinary clothing you’ll be offered around town. Come in and prove this statement
yourself.
Suits- -$15 to $50; Top coats—$15 to $40; Overcoats-$15 to $60.
Correct Hat Styles
The celebrated Miller Hat is here in
all the new soft and stiff styles at $5.
And our stock of Stetsons is not equal
ed in the South—all styles, $3 to $6.
Furnishing Goods
Shirts, neckwear, hosiery, underwear,
fancy vests—all the best new styles.
And you know our reputation for large
stocks and best values in these lines.
Copyright 1907 by
6? Marx
Daniel Brothers Co.
L. J. DANIEL, President.
45-47-49 Peachtree-Opposite Walton St.
Our
Windows
Are Worth
Seeing
Copyright 1907 by Hart Schaffner fr? Marx
TWO MEN FROM KANSAS;
WHAT THEY HAVE DONEFOR
POSTAL DELIVERY SERVICE
Thing* other <hii« frenks and cranks come
out of iKnuxar.
The ntnte thet’produced Mary Ellen Lena©
nnd t’lrMi* .Nation, also produced John J.
Intallc, William Allen White, J. L. Bristow
mid tv. U. Hpllmnn.
Ami Jrou might nak any one of some 88,*
0» eturdy Americana, and without a dissent-
in* vi4<h* they * would trll you that the
great eat of thcae la W. IC. Hpllman, and
nut of Knnana yearn ago came a lean, lank,
liuiirry-looklnff man to head the fourth-claaa
department or the postal nervloe. Ho wns
a lire wire,-was this ••Aim" Bristow.
Game «u upheaval In the department.
ITInts. of graft tecmne the naked, hideous
thing Itself. A. W. Marten, superintendent
.of free fnrnl delivery, oily, fienvy-fneed nnd
~ built on —
,shlfty-eyed. hnd
1 department with
l.li retmrt In that famous Investigation
said things that did not reflect to the
credit of some congressmen nnd United
Stales senators.
Hut Bristow hewed to the line. He did
not Itolong to the school of shirkers In
nny undertaking. He was told to go to
the bottom of things, nnd lie dhl Just that.
Marten and some others went to the West
Virginia Federal orison.
It Is sntd that Bristow's fearless probing
rf that scandal cost him his plsce.' Be
that ns It may, he got out. and la now
editing a paper out In Knnsaa.
if that work dimmed the career of one
Knnaan, It made luminous that of an
other out of the Sunflower State. W. R.
Spllmnn hnd lieen a atenographer and clerk
In the department under the Machen re
gime. *
Spilman on the Job.
With the passing of Machen, Spllmnn
stepped Into the place. It was n tentative
appointment, but Hpllman Is still on the
job. Any libit nt Jerking the place from
ender him would bring a howl of Indignant
protest from 88,000 rural mall carriers. Hpll-
man has thrown nnd tied the job for keeps.
Something slugulnrly attractive nln.ut
that pleasant-faced, alert, utilet-spenklng
yoi-ng Kansan. He knows bis work fre%*
top to liottom. That was made clear.with
the clean-cut way In which he reeled off
replies to knotty questions propounded hJin
during the convention bore. * And he Is
ever ready to lend an ear to even the moat
trivial complaint of n carrier. Out on that
trip to ('resident rnul I.lndssy'a home he
woe constantly surrounded by eager car*
rlers. „ , , .
But Spilman dhl not mind. He Is John*
ny-on-the spot nil the time. It Is not diffi
cult to fathom his pull with the "boys.
It Is the honest esteem nrlslng from a
f cnulnc nnd sincere endeavor at all times
r> further the service nnd the Interests of
the carriers.
Ills hold goes beyond that of mere au
thority. It Is something bigger, better
nnd more lasting. It is the pull of real
regard of the men over whom he holds
sway. Spilman is the right mnn In the
right plnce.
M’GILL MURDER"
TRIAL OPENED
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CATRON OR SPRATT
TO BE NEW MAJOR?
It seems to bo a settled fact In mil
itary circles that Colonel Clifford
Anderson will be unanimously elected
brigadier general of the state militia
and that Major E. E. Pomeroy will'be
elected colonel to succeed him without
opposition.
The question of who will succeed
Major Pomeroy as major Is uncertain.
Cnptaln I. T. Catron, of company C,
the Atlanta Guards, and Captain Will
Spratt, of company D. the Atlanta Ri
des. are the probable candidates.
The election of brigadier general and
of colonel will be called by the gov
ernor and will be held within the next
few weeks In all probability. Tho elec
tion of major will be called yb the colo
nel.
All field officers of the state will vote
In the election of brigadier general. All
Held and line officers of the regiment
will vote In the election of colonel and
of major.
HOW TO SECURE
UNCLE SAM'S LAND
A TLANTA HORSE SHO W
Far and away the best exhibition
of Horseflesh ever made in Atlan
ta. More entries, more owners. Keen
est sort of competition.
Three nights next week—Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday—a brilliant
scene. Lights, music, flags, gay trap
pings, high steppers, smart rigs, rosetted
winners—and folks Don’t miss it.
Get your tickets at once.
On Sale at
Daniel Brothers. 4 s Peachtree.
Dccztnr. III.., Oct. 11.—Assistant Htate’.
Attorney Mitchell opened the trlnl of Fred
nnd Fny* Orabam Mnglll thl. morning when
ho began to outline their cnao to the jury.
Ho .poke briefly. According to hi. open,
lug .tntrmem. tho pro*ecotlon will an-
donvnr to prove thnt Fred Mnglll mur
dered til. flret wife, Mrs. Pet Mnglll. by
strangling her. after giving her rhlnro.
form, nnd thnt hl« preaent wife, Faye Cgl-
hnm Mnglll, wnn nn acreaaory before ttie
fnet. The etnte will nlno nook to allow
that tho l’et Mnglll letter, were rorgerlea
Suit for Divorce.
Bult for divorce haa been brought by
Mra. Jennie M. Bloodworth against Lltt
Woodworth, Jr, She asserts that they
were married in 1892 and lived happily
for ten years, but that he then began
drinking nnd treated her cruelly. She
says that he waa forced to give up hla nr , nml how" nubile
position and leave Atlanta and haa , amll may be obtained, haa been Issued
Rlncc failed to aupport her or take any by the pa „ en ger department of the
Interest In her three children. Un|on Pactflc ral i roa d.
For some time past General Agent J.
F. Van Rensselaer, of the Union Pa
cific In Atlanta, has had many Inqui
ries from people desiring to tako up
lands In the West and to all those
Interested he would be pleased to mall
one of these books.
The book Is filled wth questions and
answers concerning this act, and has
been complied from the many letters
received by the passenger department
of the roail In various cllles. It Is com
plete In every detail and contains all
the Information necessary. All those
Interested may receive one of these
books upon application to either Mr.
Van Rensselaer In Atlanta or to the
general passenger agent of the road
In Omaha, Ncbr.
Mitchell Lady Diet.
Mitchell, Ga., Oct. II.—Mrs. Georgia
Neal, of this place, died yesterday.
She was the wife of William Neal,
county surveyor of Warren county,
She was about 60 years of age.
BUCHANAN GIVES
FUND FOR LIBRARY
IN NORCROSS, GA.
Special to The Georgian.
Norcroas, Ga., Oct. 11.—E. F. Buch
anan, the former Norcroas boy and now
a New York millionaire, has donated
12,600 to the town for a public library.
Citizens expect to Increase this sum to
$6,000, with which a splendid library
will be erected.
Mr. Ruchanan Is doing much for hls
native home. The gratitude of the peo
ple was unbounded when hie lost gift
was announced. Flans for the new
building are expected to be formulated
soon.
GROVER CLEVELAND
NOW IN NEW YORK
New York, Oct. 11.—For the first time
since hls recent Illness cx-PresIdent Grover
Cleveland enmo to town yesterday. Mr.
Cleveland’s visit is understood to lie In re
lation to the affairs of the Association of
Life Insurance Presidents, of which he is
president. As he left hls train lu Jersey
city he plainly showed the effects of his
illness.
STATE LEAGUE
MEETS FRIDAY
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WOMAN’S SCREAMS
FOLLOW VERDICT
A special meeting of tho board of trustees
of the Georgia Antl-8aloon League will lie
hold Friday night at Y. M. C. A. hall nt
7:30 o'clock to plan for tne future work of
the league nnd arrange for the state longm
annual conveutlou. Every member of the.
board who possibly can be present is urged
to attend..
AMELIE RIVES’
IN SANITARIUM
New York. Oct. 11.—Amelle Rives,
now the Princess Troubet.koy, the ec
centric authoress of "The Quick or the
Dead." arrived with the prince on the
Hamburg-Amerlcan line steamer
Moltke. Such was tho state of her
ever-delleate health that she had to be
carried from her cabin on a stretcher.
An ambulance coach was waiting and
she was taken immediately to a West
Side sanitarium.
LOWNDES COUNTY
VOTES LIQUOR OUT
Montgomery, Ala., Oct. 11.—At
mass meeting last night the movement
for state-wide prohibition was given
new Impetus. A revival that has stirred
the city was followed by a petition to
have an election In the county to atop
the sale of whisky. The movement
may result In the passage at the ses
sion of the legislature called In No
ember of a general prohibition bill.
Leaders of the Antl-Saloon League
are here and made talks last night.
Lowndes county voted It out yester
day and Lee and Jefferson will follow
later In the month.
PADGETT BROTHERS
TAKEN TO REIOSVILLE.
Savannah, Ga., Oct. 11.—After hav
ing been confined In Chatham county
Jail since May 21, Arthur and Wllford
Padgett have been taken In charge by
Tattnall county officers and taken to
Reldsvllle, Ga. The Padgett brothers
killed two cltlxens who attempted to
arrest one of them for a criminal at
tack.
German* Celebrate.
Savannah, Ga., Oct. 11.—Yesterday
was "Deutsche Tage” In Savannah.
The German citizens of the community
turned out en masse and went to
Schwarzvllle, where all day entertain
ment was provided.
ARMORY CONTRACT
IS NOW RATIFIED
The stockholders of the Auditorium*
Armory Company met at noon Thurs
day and ratified the contract with Gude
& Walker for the erection of the struc
ture and signed the deed conveying
the property to the cJty.
The deed will probably be recorded
tomorrow. John E. Murphy has been
elected chairman of the building com
mittee.
In broken English, at the top of her voice,
Mrs. Annie Strike, a middle-aged womau,
sitting on a bench Just ontslde Judge Reid’s
court In tho court house Friday morning,
screamed out her disappointment, her past
troubles, her Intention to kill herself and
prayed that curses might be upon the heads
of those who hnd testified against her.
The foiVmnn of the Jury considering the
ise of Strike vs. Wolf, In width Mrs.
trike alleged she hnd been cheated out of
$150—her nTl—announced nt 11 o'clock that
plaint!!? hnd * ountl * verd,ct WPdnst tho
Immediately .Mrs. Strike began screaming.
She was led outside the court room, where
she snt on a bench, weeping nnd telling
her troubles to every nasser-by as loud ns
she could. For two hours sue remained
there, apparently loslug her self-control.
Lawyers, clerks, sheriffs, witnesses, Jutiges
anil at last pollcemeu curne to assist, only
to And out thnt they could uot give her
comfort.
"They have taken my husband's life.
They have tnken all 1 have. 1 sold them
the store and they have not paid me. Oh,
Lord, look upon me nud punish these people
who have testified falsely. It Is no use. I
do not want to live In that world any more.
I will kill myself."
MAN WITH RAZOR
LOCKED IN CELL
Wildly delirious and laboring under
tho hallucination that aome one wax
trying to kill him, C. C. Tindall,
young lawyer, waa taken Into custody
In Peachtree street, near the Piedmont
Hotel, early Friday morning and locked
In the police etation.
Tindall had a razor In hlz hand and
was In hla stocking feet. He wa. rav
ing and declared he was trying to pro
tect himself from hls enemies.
The young man resides In Jcsup, Ga.,
where he Is a practicing attorney. He
came here recently to take a course In
a business college. After being locked
up for several hours, he grew calmer
and hls mind appeared brighter. Ho
wilt be held until hls people can take
seme action In hls case.
PRETTY GIRL WILL
ASK PRESIDENT
TO SIGN PETITION
Special to The Georgian.
O’flnras Switch, La., Oct. 11.—Residents
of Stnmboul are making efforts to obtain n
postofflcc here. When President Roosevelt
emerges from hls hunting camp, be will
lie approached hr one of the prettiest gfrla
In the parish with a petition addressed to
the postmaster general, and will nsk tho
chief executive to sign It. The cltlxens be
lieve he will, and they will get the postof
fice.
If they get the postoffice, plantation
managers, who have been trying for years
to get a station nt Stamlmul, lieTNve the
railroad company will build one.
NO POLITICAL PREFERENCE
IN NAMING COMMITTEE.
Special to The Georgian.
Columbus, Ga., Oct. 11.—Hon. George
P. Monroe, chairman of the Fourth
congressional district Democratic exec
utive committee, spent yesterday In
the city and announced his position
on the nomination of congressman for
the district. It had been charged that
he favored a primary and would fill
all vacancies on the committee with
men of his opinion, but he denies the
statement, and says he will appoint
good men, regardless of their prefer
ence In the matter.
HOWELL IS INDICTED
ON MURDER CHARGE.
Special to The Georgian.
Lawrencevllle, Ga.. Oct, 11.—Judge
Brand called the grand Jury together
Thursday to look Into the homicide
of J. B. Rainey, which occurred at
Duluth last week.
The Jury soon brought In . a bill
charging Howell with murder. He
will be tried on the 28th.
CLOWRY WILL NOT
RESIGN FROM JOB
MEXICAN VETERANS
TO HAVE BANQUET
Hon. J. J. Martin, of East Point, left
Thursday for Washington, I>. C\, tli attend
the annual banquet of Astec Club, an or-.— . — ..
®.f the officers who rv.rh.il the ry. of the Western Union, b..l ml sued, or
Ity of Mexico 111 1847, and their son,. But -limit to mien Iunutrr nt th„ ..trim.
four of the officer, who \d.aced. In tho 1? 'SEEL 25
hall, of the Montezuma." remain, and
Captain Martin la prealdent of the organlzn-
The banquet will take place at the
iMIlartl hotel on Saturday.
BURNED DISPENSARY
MAY NOT BE REOPENED.
Samson, Ala., Oot. 11.—The Samson
dispensary was destroyed by tire Wed
nesday night, the loss being total.
There was about $3,000 stock on hand,
with only $1,000 Insurance on stock and
$700 on the building.
There Is much talk thla morning of
aboll.hlng the dispensary, and It Is
likely not to open again.
The fire originated In a restaurant
adjoining the dispensary.
County Lin, Dispute,
Secretary of State Phil Cook Friday
morning decided the boundary line die.
pute between Baldwin and Jones coun
ties, deciding that a new line must be
run. The decision give* several hun
dred acre, of land to Baldwin county.
of President dowry brought thla brief
hut succinct reply:
"The story la absurd. There I.
no foundutlon for It whatever."
SAYS HER HUSBAND
PROWLS AROUND
J. E. Moyer, .charged by hla wife, who Is
suing him for divorce, with threatening her
and hiring detective* to wnteh her house,
was arraigned liefore Judge Mood worth
Friday on a peace warrant sworn out by
bis wife, who wa* the principal witness
agslnst him. Hhe said tbrnt Inst Saturday
night Moyer "prowled around" her home nt
147 West Hunter street nnd looked In at the
window. As Jndgn Bloodworth decided thnt
Moyer, who Is foreman of the Southern
Into and Equipment Vo., wag not liable to
do nny harm, the defendant was not called
upon to testify.
Malaria Makes Pale, Sickly Children.
The Old Standard GROVE'S TASTE-
LEES CHILL TONIC drives out ma
laria and builds up the system. For
grown people and children, 60c.
YEAR AFTER INJURY
NEGRO BURNS TO DEATH.
Special to The Georgian.
Sparta, Ga., Oct. 11.—Late yesterday
afternoon George Watkins, the 6-year
old boy of Gus Watkins, a thrifty negro
farmer and tenant of M. A. Guill, was
burned to death. Members of the fam
lly were all out of the house and the
boy in some manner set hls clothing
on Are. One year ago to the hour the
boy waa burned In the same manner
and for several days hJs life was de
spaired of.
Mr. Crane Recovering.
E. D. Crane, who has been sick et
the Presbyterian hospital for the past
two weeks, Is now recovering and hopes
to be out soon.
IS MADE EASIER
"About nineteen out of twenty people
who have rooms to rent refuse to take
children In the house,” said Henry H.
Jackson, of 21 Inman building, a real
estate man of fifteen years' experience
In Atlanta, who has recently establish
'd an office through which he will rent
rooms, acting as a medium for both
landlords and those desiring rooms.
Although there are many firms In At
lanta who make a business of renting
houses, Mr. Jackson Is either the only
one or one of a very few who devote
their time to renting rooms. Mr. Jack,
son has been In business In Atlanta for
twenty-five years and knows every
street In the city, and the Inside of
most of the houses. Hls acquaintance
Is large and touches every section.
He proposes to save room-seekers the
trouble of walking all over town In an
effort,to locate something they do not
know where to find. He also believes
that he will be able to prevent land
lords from getting undesirable room
ers.
"The question of children Is some
thing difficult," he said. “The people
don’t want to take them. One lady with
a little boy warf forced to rent a house
of her own and sub-let the rooms be
cause everywhere she went they said
'we can’t take .children.’ However,
there are a few people left who do not
object to taking children.”
DULUTH LUMBERMAN
TO LOCATE IN GEORGIA.
Auburn Bank Opens.
Special to The Georgian.
Lawrencevllle, Qa., Oct. 11—The
Bank of Auburn opened for business
on Monday. This Is a new Institution
and Auburn Is to be congratulated.
T. C. Flanigan is president and H. M.
Webb cashier.
Calvin Re-elected.
M. V. Calvin waa re-elected director
of the experiment station at Griffin at
a meeting of the board Wednesday. Dr.
H. C. White, of Athens, was elected
vice director.
Justice Cobb Honored.
Justice A. J. Cobb, who retires from
the supreme court bench on October
12. was presented with a handsomely
engraved gold watch Thursday morn
ing by hls associate justices. He has
been a member of the supreme court
for eleven years.
Special to The Georgian.
Waycross, Ga., Oct. ll.—Henry L.
Chase, of Duluth, Minn., who spent
some time In Wnycross recently as a
representative of capitalists of St. Paul
and Duluth, will return to this city on
October 16 and will probnbly engage
In business here. Numerous others,
whom Mr. Chase has been able to see
personally, are expected to come with
him, to make their homes in Waycross
and Ware county. Mr. Chase has large
lumber Interests In Duluth, and is
owner of a large paint and varnish
establishment.
TWELFTH U. S. CAVALRY
ON ANNUAL PRACTICE.
Special to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Oct. 11.—The
Twelfth United 8tates cavalry la now
on Its annual practice and will be
away from It. post at Chlckamauga
for three weeks. Last night was spent
at Ringgold and tonight camp will be
made at Target Range. The stops
er tcnlght will be as follows:
October 12, Dalton; 13, Felton; 14.
Calhoun; 15, Lily Pond; 16, Plainvlllv;
17 and 18, Rome; 19, Cave Spring; 20,
Cedartown; 21, Rockmart; 22, Stiles-
born; 2$. Carlersvllle; 24, Kingston;
25, Adatrsvllle; 26, Peters Stock Firm;
27, Jones Farm, near Resaca;
Trammels Farm; 29, Target Range; 30,
home.
To Start New Mail Car.
Special to The Georgian.
Waycrosa, Ga., Oct. 11.—The coveted
mall car on the early morning train
to Savannah, which both trade bodies
of that city, as well as the Waycross
Board of Trade, have been trying to
secure for some time past, Is thought
by those In a position here to know
to be practically decided upon, but It Is
not known whether the car will be put
on permanently or as a trial.
Special to The Georgian.
Cedartown, Ga., Oct. 11.—Comptroller
General William A. Wright apent yes
terday In the city, having come here at
the specful request of the Georgia Fire
Insurance Company, the 1100,009 cor
poration with 36,000 surplus, Juat or
ganized by William J. Harris.
He Is highly pleased «t the, Ikrellcnt
showing made by the Georgia Fire ana
the aplendid personnel ot the siock-
holders In Cedartown and throughout
the state. General Wright was driven
over the city by Vice President L. 8-
Ledbetter, Treasurer William Bradford
and Judge C. G. Janes, attorney tot
the company, and he expressed hlmselt
both surprised and gratified at the
wealth and progresa ot the Cedar City.