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xxiti AXJj/vi\ l.'V iTrjurujrjjvrN aim; i> rj vv o. J LIBERAL PRIZES AROUSE INTEREST Candidates Show Determination in Effort to Land $1,000 in Gold or Ocher Awards. There have been contests and contests In Atlanta and the state of Georgia before, but none has ever started off with the dash and enthu siasm accorded The Georgian and News $15,000 popular voting contest There arc many reasons for the unqualified In terest accorded this race, principal among them being the liberality of the prizes offered and the liberal conditions by which the contest Is governed. The great race Is open to all women In the state of Geor gia, and the way nominations and votes are pouring In It Indicates that almost the entire population of the state has taken a deep root ed Interest in it, and means to have a finger In the pie of 94 grand prizes, headed by a cap ital award of $1,000 In gold. Big Results in Four Days. The contest opened officially on Friday, No vember 15, and although but four days have elapsed since Its Inception, there is enough In terest and enthusiasm marking the course of the race to Insure Its ultimate success and make It a record breaker and maker, establish ing a mark to the reaching of which all future contests In this state will be directed. The first day of the contest was a hummer; a foretaste of what the contest would be within a week. Saturday surpassed , the record of Fri day, and undoubtedly Monday’s work will overshadow all previous efforts. The candidates now entered in the contest are taking hold of the plan with a vim and each and everyone Is determined to win the capital prize or at least the $2,000 touring car or the $760 Grand Piano. The Cuba trips are also eliciting grand support from those In the contest. The ten Kingsbury pianos are especially attractive, as the Cable Plano Company fully guaran tees the pianos In every respect, tor ten years. The tone and action of this famous piano is the best on the market for the price, even surpassing most of the pianos selling for higher price. The Kingsbury pianos are worth every cent of the advertised price, which is $350, and any one winning one of the pianos can rest assured that they are getting value received the same as if they paid cash for the piano. If you are In doubt as to the price of these pianos ask the Cable Piano Company and you will be told that they sell this piano everywhere In the world for $350. The pianos can be chosen after the contest so that you will have a choice of either oak or mahogany, and by our giving you a choice of the pianos assures you that the pianos are as we represent them to be. GOEST L AKEWOOD PLANS Busy Session Ahead of the Body at Its Meeting Monday. GEORGIAN AND NEWS $15,000 CONTEST | Wo. 3 | COOP FOR FIVE VOTES] FOR MRS. OR MISS (Name of Candidate) ADDRESS (Street Knmber, City and State.) CONTEST DISTRICT NUMBER NOT GOOD AFTER NOV. 24. PRINCE OF BOURBON DEAD IN LONDON London, Nor. 17.—Prince Robert of Bourbon, non of the duke of Parroa, who. was murdered In 1854, Is dead. He waa heir to the dukedom, of which he was dispossessed In 1888, after the war for the unification of Italy. Ho leave* twenty children by two successive wives and a fortune of $40)008,000. United Statea Take* Certificates, Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 18.—Bernard Bettnmnn, collector of Internal reve nue, today said that ho hod received a telegram from Commissioner John G. Capers, of Washington, authorizing him to accept cashier's checks, drafts and certificates of deposit In payment for revenue stamps to ■ be used on liquor. Negroes' Religious Work. Portland, Ore., Nov. 18.—The gen eral commission of home missions and church extension of the Methodist Kplacopal church has appropriated $49,48] for the work among colored people. Of this sum, the greater part goes to the Southern conference*. The sums appropriated are: Atlanta con ference, 1700: Central Alabama con ference, $S,000: for work between At lanta arid Birmingham,, same confer ence. $2,180: for general work east Ten- hessee conference, $3,300. CROWD GATHERED AT BREAK-DOWN It takes something Just a little unusual and shout three minutes to cause a crowd to gather in Whitehall or Peachtree streets. This was Illustrated Saturday morning when a wagon loaded with bags l>e!onglng to the Fulton Dag and Cotton Mills broke down at the corner of Whitehall and Ah»*i bums streets. One wheel tried to go down the Alabama street trnrk, the other turn* Ing Into Whitehall. The axlo broke and tbs bags had to he nntonded In the middle of drlrer, the mule and the street car coin pany. The congestion was Anally relieved by a monkey and hand organ performance that drew abont half the crowd to another locality. GOV. HASKELL HAS ISSUED FIRST CALL Guthrie, Okla.. Nov. 18.—Governor Charles N. Haskell hns Issued a call for the legislature of the new stato to meet on December 1. The place where the session will be called Is left open. Ph&wnee has offered quarters for the state officers and n place for the leg islature to meet free of charge. The Oklahoma legislature Is compos, ed of 109 representatives and forty- four senator*. The Republicans have ily seventeen members of the house id five members of the senate. Gov* ernor Haskell doea not outline any pro posed legislation In the call. The city council will be called upon ■Monday afternoon to vote on the quea. tlon of a charter revision commission, as Is proposed by the special committee to which was "referred the question of election of officials by the people. This will be the most Important mat. ter to be considered at the session, and a lively debate Is anticipated, as hardly two men In the generaT council have exactly the same views about the mat. ter. It Is not at all Improbable that n commission to revise the charter will bo appointed. Whether or not It will be a commission consisting of four citizens and four coundlmen. all ap. pointed by the mayor, with the mayor as chairman, Is uncertain. The resolution which will be offered by the special committee along this line provides for such a commission. Some members of council, among them the mayor pro tern., think that all the city bonrds should . be abol ished. Others believe in the commis sion plan of government, such as Is non* In use at Dcs Moines and Galves ton. Others believe In clothing the mayor with greater power and holding him responsible for the city govern ment. There arc as many different Ideas of what changes should be made In the government ns there are mem bers of the general council. It Is proposed that the charter re vision commission consider all these matters and report back In elx months. Alderman Curtis Insists that the charter revision commission matter should not be allowed to sidetrack Ills resolution providing for election of city officials by the people, and in this ho Is joined by Alderman Key. They say that the people have voted overwhelmingly for popular elections, and It Is the duty of council to carry out their wishes. They say further that the charter revision commission and popular elections nro two separate matters and should be acted upon sep arately. Neither Alderman Curtis nor Alderman Key Is opposed to a charter revision commission. Alderman Curtis announces that he will call upon council to vote for or against the popular election of every city official, and to vote on each sep arately Monday afternoon. Another matter of great Importance to be considered by the council Is the proposition to convert Lakewood Into a municipal cemetery. The cemetery committee of council will recommend that the legislature be asked to change the law forbidding the establishment of a cemetery within four miles of the city limits, and forbidding the sale of the property. The cemetery commission, at a meet. Ing Saturday night, decided to recom mend that 169 acres of Lakewood be sot aside for Immediate use as a cem. etery, and that the remaining 218 acres be set apart for park purposes. The part of Lakewood recommended far a new cemetery Is that which Is situated north of the lake, parallel with Pryor street on the west, running up to the property of Clark University on the north and to Brownsville on the east. The commission Is strongly of the opinion that a new cemetery Is needed, as the lots at Oakland are nearly ex. hausted. * The water board will recommend the acceptance of the bid of the United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Company for the pipe for the 16-Inch main from Caseys Hill to the reser voir. The bid Is $24.50 per ton. R, C. ALSTON NAMED GENERAL ITI Succeeds HisFather-in-Law, Fleming duBignon, Resigned. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take LAXATIVE BROMO quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money If It falls to cure. E. W. GROVE'S signa ture Is on each box. 25c. EVIL DAYS FOR THE ACTOR FOLK New York. Nov. II.—Evil days for si age people and the theatrical business are now on. It Is estimated In theat rical circles that almost 1,000 actors and actresses arc out of work. Actors and actresses may bo seen dally In Broadway vainly making the rounds of the agencies. WHO WILL WIN THE ,000CASH OFFERED BY THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS ? IN ITS $15,000 CONTEST 0 READ THE ARTICLE ON ANOTHER PAGE FOR PARTICULARS OF THE CONTEST PLAN Robert C. Alston,, one of the best-known young attorneys of Atlanta ,has been ap pointed acting general counsel of the South ern Express Company, succeeding his fa ther-in-law, lion. Fleming dnBlgnon, who resigns on account of contluued 111 health. Colouel 31. J. O'Brien, president of the few days ago, and It Is presumed l— change was arranged then, as announce ment of It was made late Saturday after- Mr. duRlgnon had been general counsel of the company for fifteen years, rendering In valuable service to that great corporation. Seven years ago he removed from Savannah to Atlanta In order to be In closer touch with the center of the growing business. For the 1x1k health been falling und resulted In final relinquishment of bis place. Three years ago It. C. Alston was ap pointed nsststaut general counsel of the compnuy and since his father-ln-law'a 111 health much of the larger duties of counsel bnve fallen upon his shoulders, lie la there fore thoroughly equipped for the duties of general counsel. Mr. Alstou Is a member of the law firm of McDaniel, Alston A Black. Ills appointment will not change the per sonnel of the firm. Why la Sugar Sweet? If sugar did not dissolve in the mouth you could not taste the awcet. GROVE’S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC It strong aa the strongest bitter tonic, but you do not taste the bitter because the ingredients do not dissolve in the mouth, but do dissolve readily In the acids of the stomach. Ia just as good for grown people as for children. The First and Original Tasteless Chill Ton ic. The Standard for 30 years. 50c. STATE IS ENJOINED BY WESTERN UNION Telegraph Company Goes to Court to Avoid Fran chise Tax. Judge Newman of the United States clrcutl court granted a temporary re straining order Saturday on the peti tion cf the Western Union Telegraph Company restraining Comptroller Gen. cral William A.. Wright from certify ing or taking any steps toward collect ing any franchise tax from that cor poration pending a" hearing and final determination of the case. This hearing Is set for Wednesday, November 27, In Atlanta, and In the meantime no action against the cor poration can bo taken In the tax col lecting line. The petition, besides asking that the comptroller be permanently enjoined, attacks the constitutionality of the franchise tax act of 1902 of the leg islature and asks that It be declared null and void. It Is claimed by the telegraph com pany that It Is not subject to a fran chise tax In Georgia for the reason that It operates under a Federal franchise given by the United States government under the post roads act of 1288. It la turther claimed that In consideration cf this franchise the telegraph compa ny gives preference to government business at reduced rdtes to be fixed by the postmaster general and that fur ther It Is bound to surrender Its entire system to tho government on a basis provided by the act. Earned Only $1,800, Attached to the bill Is an Itemized statement tending to show that, for the years 1908 and 1907 the company onlj earned on business In Georgia $1,800 net. The petition conclude* with a prayet that the Federal franchise of the com' pony be declared exempt from taxa tlon In this state; that the act of 1902 be declared unconstitutional; that the valuation of the company’s franchise In Georgia as fixed by he hoard of ar. bltratlon be declared void; that th. sum o( $796,000 os fixed by the board as the value of the company's tangible property In the state be decreed as rfte only property subject to taxation. Service on Comptroller. A copy of the Injunction proceeding* brought by the Western Union was served on Comptroller General Wright Monday morning. He Immediately turned over the papers to Attorney General Hart, who will look after the state's Interest In this matter. Just why the Western Union opens a fight on Its franchise tax, after pay- Is not clear to the comptroller. He holds that the right to do business In the stale forma an Intangible value, which Is taxed as a franchise. This Is the first time the constitutionality of the act Itself has been attacked. Just after the general assembly passed the franchise tax attorneys for a large number of corporations met In the state library, and, after a lengthy mo BlUld liurwj, nil'll IUICI • i'lllSUIJ conference, decided not to combat the new law. 170000000000000000000000000 O BOOZE AUCTIONED O OFF IN OKLAHOMA. O O Oklahoma City, Okla., Nov. 18.— O O All the saloons here did a rushing O O much drunkenness. Borne of the . O saloons hung out red flags early O O In the evening, and many auctions O O were held, wines, champagne. 0 O Whisky and beer selling at less O O than coat. Nearly every dealer In O O the city disposed of everything but O O the glassware and fixtures. The O SEND US™ CHECKS ' O-EARiNG HOUSE CHECKS, BANK DRAFTS YOUR OWN CHECKS Certified to by your Banker WE TAKE THEM THE SAME AS CASH WITHOUT DISCOUNT OR EXCHANGE While we prefer to have you send ua money by postofficc money order or express money order, —■ the tame aa usual, nevertheless, for your own convenience we will for the present accept from you checks, drafts and certificate* above referred to exactly th' III CHkJP CCpTinUC farmer* * nd others are having difficulty IN OUMC OtUlluNO i n getting cash; by this we mean cur rency, gold, silver, greenbacks or bank notes, and there fore temporarily are compelled to exchange their produce and their labor for checks, either their bankers' checks or certificates, clearing house checks or certificates or bank drafts. THIS NOTICE IS TO INFORM YOU 355^'jPf. oeived by us In exchange for any of our goods exactly the same aa a postoffice money order. If you have a bankers’ check or a bank draft, or If you have a checking account of your own, and will make a check to tho amount you wish to purchase and go to your bank and have the check certified, you can send your check or the bank's check or the bank draft, endorsed payable to our order, to us, ordering any kind of goods in our catalogue and we will accept these checks exactly the same as cash. the present accept from ne as money orders or cash. or otherwise, you have been paid a sum of money In a check or bank draft, go to your banker and ask for a banker’s check or a bank draft drawn in our favor for the amount you want to send us, or if you hold a banker’s check, clearing house check or bank draft and you wish to send the entire amount rchandlHe, simply write on the back of the check, “Pay to the order of Sears, Roebuck & Co.,” sign your name and .send It to us with your order for goods, and It will bo accepted by uh exactly the same as if you had sent us a postoffice money order, express money or der or even exactly the same as the gold. IF YOU HAVE ANY BALANCEIN THE BANK b c T. n . k r i£ house check or bank draft, or If you have any cattle or grain or other produce which you can exchange for check* or drafts, such checks or drafts will bo accepted by ue ex actly the sumo as cash In exchange for any goods in oui* catalogue. SEND US THE CHECK OR DRAFT YOU HAVE °/ 0 rl" chock, first having It certified to by your barTker or if you want to send for a lesser amount of goods, take the draft or check you have, go to the bang and have the bank divide it. making ono check or draft to our order for tho amount you wish to send to us. IF YOU HAYEMONEYIH THE BANK - to ue in exchange for any merchandi.e in our catalog at our lowaat price*, and by us It will bo treated exactly the same ns It It were gold. SEARS, ROEBUCK & COMPANY, CHICAGO. DEMANDS BETTER Chairman McLendon Issues Warning to Common Carriers. In accordance with a statement Is sued some time ago, Chairman McLen. don of the railroad commission ha* Is sued a letter to the common carriers of the state requesting quicker deliv ery of freight, better and faster trains and quicker payment of claims. It Is stated that If these reforms are not Inaugurated within ninety days, h* would suggest a remedy to the com mission, and that "Mr. J. S. B. Thomp son, assistant to the president of ths Southern railroad, enn Inform you what my remedy will be." Mr. Thompson stated that the chairman had his au thority for saying this, but that he could not discuss the remedy without violating a confidence. He said, how ever, thnt he would be glad to talk to nny recognized head of a common car rier. One of theso letters has been receiv ed by President H. St. Atkinson, of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantto rail road, who has sent It out to all of the olllclalH nnd employees of the road, with the request that efforts to please the public be redoubled. COL. BRYAN WILL SPEAK MONDAY AT LAFAYETTE, IND. LaFayctte, Ind., Nov. 18.—Tho peo ple of thlir city paid a notable compli ment to William Jennings Dryan last night, when the Coliseum was filled to overflowing to hear his address, en titled "Prince of Peace’’ and "Mission*." Mr. Bryan will this evening deliver a political speech at a banqeut of the Tenth district Democracy. Aeroplane Wouldn't Fly. Paris, Nov. 18.—M. Santos Dumont made an unsuccessful attempt yester day to win tho archdeacon prize of $10,000 for the first aeroplane to com plete a circular kilometer in the air. He made uso of his new butterfly shaped machine. He succeeded only Jn making several short flights, and it was plain that the motor was not pow erful enough to drive the aeroplane. KILLS HIS TENANT! Man Shot to Death When He Went For Settle ment. Sporlnl to The C.eorglnn. Hazlehurst, Ga., Nov. 18.—A. D. Strickland, a prominent farmer, living seven miles south of here, was brought through tn'.vn ypHtrnliiy *‘ti route to Baxley jail, being charged with tho murder of John Cole, Strickland's ten ant. Cole went to Strlcklnnd's house Saturday evening, when Strickland asked him what he wanted. Cole re plied that he had come for a settle ment. A dispute arose and Strickland fired a load of No. 4 shot In Cole’s breast. Cole died yesterday morning. Cole’s brother and Gus Herrington were present. Strickland fired a load In Cole’s brother’s back, but his wounds are slight and ho will recover. 0 ness that It wa* found necessary 0 The Bell Telephone Co.— Reasons For Its Rules was late In the night 0 fore the delivery closed. OOOOO0OO0OOOO0OOOO0000O00O JOHN M. MILLER CO. CHRISTMAS BOOKS of all KINDS. In the conduct of any business, however great or small, certain rules are necessary. These rules must be followed in all cases, otherwise they become ineffective. When there are exceptions to tho rules, the proper authority should approve the exception, and the circumstances surrounding the case should be clear and reasonable. ■> We have certain rules for our own protection and certain rules for the protection of our patrons. It is our endeavor to adhere to these rules, not arbitrarily, but with reason and due courtesy. . We can not decline to furnish telephone service to a new citizen or to anyone simply because we do not know them and are unacquainted with their ability or inability to pay for the sendee. Therefore, we require a certain payment in advanco. It is simply a protective measure that any business concern would take, and is purely a business proposition a t which no one can reasonably take exception. + . * There are more than 11,000 accounts on our hooks to be handled every month. If wc permit 1,000 persons to become $4 each in arrears it means that $4,000 is tied up. The interest loss alone is considerable. We give delinquents amide opportunity to reach a settlement. When they con tinue to fail to make payment, we give due notice and then discontinue service or remove the telephone. We can no more afford to give free tel ephone sendee than tho merchant can afford to give his goods away. When you fail to pay a merchant he sends th,e goods “cash on delivery,” or declines to extend further credit. ... .. .. We deal with so many people in so many different walks of life, and our margin of profit is so small, that care is necessary in order that our business may not prove a losing proposition. The handling of these accounts is a delicate matter. We appreciate this and our effort is to make prompt collections without causing our patrons annoyance. It is not a pleasure to discontinue sendee or remove a telephone—our business Is just the opposite. But sometimes such measures are necessary and wo endeavor to be as pleasant about it as is the city when you fail to pay, your water bill. For Information About Rates and Service Cal! Contract Department, Main 9080. Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company