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t TTIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. >'KSPAY, nEPFMBKR 4. Continuation Sale Of Fine ORIENTAL RUGS —and— IMPORTED LACES. Nothing is more appropriate for an Xn^s gift than an Oriental Rug—or a beautiful Cluny Lace Centerpiece. I can save you 2q per cent on all such articles for only a few days more. Call and see my line of Oriental Rugs, Cluny, Florentine, Mexi can Drawnwork and all kinds of real laces. I am also a native expert repairer and cleaner of Orien tal Rugs. Louis G. Deeb, With J. E. HUNNICUTT. 56 Peachtree Street. Phone 665. PALMER IS FREE AFTER 20 YEARS OF CONVICT LIE Always Protested His Inno cence of Crime Charged. TRUST CO, MUST With numerous request* for road* to bo worked, bridge* to be built, aod donation* to ebirity, the board of county commission* era spent a bnsy session at the regular monthly meeting held Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock. One of the most Important actions taken by the board was the denial of the petition of the Guarantee Trust Company of Geor* gin to relieve It from taxation upon ttt.OOO worth of municipal bonds. The company stated that a recent supreme court decision declared that these bonds are not taxable, but that they had been returned by the company for taxation under the Impression that they were taxable. The action of the board In denying the petition was based upon the opinion of County Attorney Luther Z. Rosser, who stated that he found no authority for cor recting errors made by tax-payera. Upon petition of Mrs. W. O. Ballard and Mr*. James B. Wiley of the King's Daugh ter* the board voted to appropriate the sum of 150 per year for the purchaae of Ilf ture to be used In conducting divine i Ices at the county Jail. The board also propria ted S15 In payment for an organ for use at the Jail. •We had to buy a new one." said Mrs. Ballard, who appeared In behalf of the pe tition "KnnaIlia n-n fnnnil that thn rata hail before the board 1 old women of the connty in the Boulevard. The requeat will not be acted upon until the January meeting of the board, at which time the financial status of the county will be determined. T. K. Glenn. Hallway s before the board with the requeat th company be allowed to close Marietta street •luring the erection of the bridge over the Western and Atlantic and Southern rail ways near the ferson street LOW RATE ADOPTED Glenn, representing the Georgia and Electric Company, appeared tie board with the request that the i me imnru ncii w City Attorney Jaraei petition signed by i nit to bare the board _ several eltlsens. seek- _ board grade nml rock Cos mic road In the vlelnlty of the ten-uille “ It was referred to the public works committee. Upon request of the * Renlmard Air Lin# railroad, through Judge Watts, general counsel, the company was allowed until March 1 to begin work upon the new bridge to be erected across the tracks of the com pany on Peachtree road. Judge Watts bridge at this time. Montgomery,*Ala., Dec. 4.—Governor Comer and member^ of the railroad commission agreed with the Atlantic Coaat Line railroad that that road shall come In and adopt the 2 3-4-cent fare rate and put In the Georgia rates on freight, effective December 10. This fa about the same as the agree ment made with the Southern rail way, and understood to be Just like that with the Seaboard Air %(ne. The 6 apers were signed up by President Immerson and Vice President Hamll tou, who were here most of the day. It Is thought the Frisco wflj agree to adopt the new law In a few days. The United States court Judge last night extended the restraining orders secured by the railroads to cover the penalty bills signed today. They are like the other orders, and are secured on behalf of those roads actively re slating the new laws. NEW DIOCESE TO FORMULATE LAWS Continued From Pag* On*. , At th* cIo»e of Bishop Nelson’* ad dress A. K. Hawke*, of Atlanta, made a brief address thanking Bishop Nelson for choosing to locate In Atlanta. Committees were named as follows: On Claims—Bev. J. J. Lamar, Mesar*. W. A.* Taylor and O, A. Coleman. On Parishes—Rev. G. E. Hoke and Messrs George IV. Chatman and Rob ert H. Cooper. On State of Churches—Rev. John Northrup, Rev. Plae, Berry and Bene dict. On Constitution—Rev. C. B. Wllmer, F. A. Wragg and H. B. White. On Missions—Rev. Farland, Rurry, Thomas and Hlgfrs and Messrs. Strat ton, Hines and Tyson. On Unfinished Business—Rev. C. A. Langston and Mesars. 1. W. Walker and George Harrison. On Corporations—Rev. Beattey. Ken nedy, Hines and Gramlin. On Finance—W. M. Hawk. G. H. Dickerson, W. F. Hall, T. D. Tinsley and W. A. Taylor. On University of th* South—Rev. Burry, O. E. Bell and Messrs. C. B. Wllmer and Berry. Wilson Palmer, a life prisoner In the Georgia penitentiary. Is a free man. Wednesday morning the prison com mission recommended commutation present service, and Governor Smith gave his approval to the paper before leaving for Washington. News of his pardon waa Immediate ly communicated to Palmer at the plant of the Palmer Brick Company and he was given his liberty. Palmer will leave Wednesday night for Pitts burg, his old home. This Is one of the most remarkable cases ever recorded In the state. Some twenty years ago Palmer, then a young man of 25 years, was arrested In Thom as county and sent up for ten years for burglary. He always resented the sentence, because he said hs waa en tlrely guiltless. "I don’t have to do such things for living.” he said at the time. “My peo ple live In Pittsburg and are well-to- do. I am an innocent man." BISHOP TURNER SAYS NEW WIFE WASN’T DIVORCEE Continued from Pege One. breasts of those present at the council until Bishop Turner prepared his pamphlet, "Only for the Bishop's Eye." This psmphtet was sent out some time ago to all the bishops of the church and In It the complete history of the slnfuler expe rience of Laura P. Lemon, Bishop Turner’r fourth wife. Although there are on the records of the superior court of Fultou county a case showing that Rev. B. J. Powell had been granted a divorce from bis wife, It claimed by Bishop Turner, Laura P. Lemon Turner, her attorneys, W. H. Hulsey, then ordinary of Fulton county, and others that Powell never married Laura P. Lemon. This alleged marriage dates back to March 12, 1897. At that time Rev. B. J. Powell se cured a marriage license from Ordinary Hulsey and Journeyed to the Lemon home with kov. Thomas Jefferaou and bis friend, J. R. Render. He wanted to marry Laura P. Lemon, but, according to the affidavits of those present, did not. Why? Because Laura P. Lemon declined. The next feature came when Rev. Thos. Jefferson admitted that he waa Inveigled into signing the marriage certificate and saying he had married the couple. T|en comes Laura P. Lemon, her attorneys, Glenn A Rountree, end the preacher, Rev. Thomas Jefferson, before Ordinary Hulsey. It was shown to the satisfaction of Ordi nary Hulsey that a marriage did not tak “*■ l and It was ordered by the court tbs marriage certificate not be placed on |>lac# am reewS* r ATf thU~ happened s'fsw day* after Powell reported to bis frteud* that be had No. 5211. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE LOWRY NATIONAL BANK, at Atlanta, In the state of Georgia, at the close of business December 1, 1907. RES0URCE8. Loans and discounts 53,727,907.98 Overdrafts, secured and unsecured ... . 2,921.28 U. 8. bonds to secure circulation 600.000.00 U, 8. bonds to secure U, 8. deposits 220,000.00 <Uher bonds to secure U. 8. deposits 664,000.00 U. 8. bonds on hand 80,000.00 Premiums on U. S. bonds 24.800.00 Bonds, securities, etc... .. .... 61,760.00 Banking house, furniture and fixtures .. , None Other real estate owned None Due from national banks (not reserve agents) 119,891.26 Due from state banks and banker* 141.159.28 Due from approved reserve agents 366,349.02 Checks and other caah Items 3.829.64 exchanges for clearing house 93,302.39 notes of other national banks.. 43,000,00 Fractional paper currency, nickels and cents 4,193.16 Hearing house certificates 3,663.00 Lawful money reserve In bank, vis.: 8 Specie 1205.030.00 Legal tender notes 204,000.00— 409,080.00 Redemption fund with U. 8. treasurer (6 per cent of circula tion)....:. 26,000.00 Due from U. 8.,treasurer, other than 6 per cent redemption fund.. None Total ... 36.387,846.98 LIABILITIES. apltal stock paid In * 800.000.00 Surplus fund Undivided profits, less expenses and taxes paid National bank notes outstanding.. • •• State bank notes outstanding ' Due other national banks Due to stats bonks and bankers Due to trust companies and savings banks Due to approved reserve agents Dividends unpaid Individual deposits subject to check Demand certificates of deposit.. Time certificates of deposit * ertlfled checks •’ashler's checks outstanding j nlted States deposits.. ,. Deposits of U. 8. disbursing officers Hands borrowed... .. ... '.I'.erlng house certificates ' Bills payable) Including certificates of deposit for money bor rowed 1 .. Liabilities other than those above stated 600,000.00 142,531.41 496.897.50 None 106,012.99 281,662.81 None 34,787.18 None 2.045.470.96 261.114.43 None 1,711.01 105.278.39 653.845.61 172.534.49 554.000.00 76,000,00 $6,367,846.93 Total STATE OF GEORGIA—COUNTT OF FULTON. **.: t. Jos. T. Orme, cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement Is true to the beet of my knowledge and belief. JOB. T. ORME, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me. this 4th day of December, 1907 „ HENRY A. FURTELL, Notary Public. Correct—Attest: 8. M. INMAN. JNO. K. MURPHY, THOS. J. AVERY. Directors. „ _. mon and testified, by signing bis name, that he bad performed the rare mony, no marriage took place and that I'oW’ ell was only dreaming when he spread the report A Tangled Divorce Suit 6bme years afterward Powell filed a salt for divorce, alleging that the marriage took place. Istture P. Lemon wae served with a notice and consulted her attorneys. In Blah op Turner's pamphlet Is a letter from An demon. Felder, Rountree A Wilson, by Dan lei W. Rountree, saying Laura P. Lemon consulted them for advice and was advised to pay no attention to Powell's suit tor divorce for the reason that sbe bad never married hltn. She didn't. And Powell got a divorce. Blabop Turner says Powell got a divorce from a woman never married to him. Bishop Gaines points to the divorce rec ord. Then Blflhop Turner points to the records helped to rear aimwered nearly all his letters. She married the bishop Tuaadny night, aud she sara Bishop Gaines Is back of all the efforts l>elnc made to mine a row. She tells how Bishop Gaines has been "harking at Bishop Turner's heels" for a good many years, and she points to the enleode chron icled in the pamphlet, "Only for the Blsh statement other than that some steps won)*, be taken and that no person could marry a divorced one. He merely refers to the dl voree record. So— When Is s divorce not a divorce? Deaths and Funsrals Mr,. Jan, Walsh. The funeral ceremonies of Mrs. Jane Walsh, wife of James Walsh, who died at the residence, 67 East Mitchell street, Tuesday afternoon after a long Illness, will be conducted at the Church of the lmmaculato Conception Thurs day morning at 9:30 o’clock. The In terment will follow In Oakland ceme tery. She Is survived by her husband and five children, Emmett D., Paul, Estelle and Mamie, of Atlanta, and James WSIsh, Jr,, of t.'lnclnnatl, Beatrice Morri*. The funeral services of Beatrice, the Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Morris, who died at her parents' res idence, 336 Central avenue, Tuesday, were held at the residence Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. The Interment was In Oakland cemetery. Mrs. Roths V. Mott. The funeral of Mrs. Hmha V. Mott was conducted at Westvlew cemetery Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Rev. John E. White officiating. .Mrs. .Mott died at her residence. 131 Auburn ave nue, several days ago. , William J. Alexander. William J. Alexander, aged 67, died suddenly at his residence, 82 Sylvan avenue, Tuesday morning at l> o’clock. At the Inquest held by Coroner Thomp son, at the residence Tuesday afternoon at 1 o’clock, the verdict waa that he came to his death from unknown causes. He leaves several children. The funeral ceremonies were conducted at the residence Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The Interment was In South Bend cemetery. Fowler Given Plum. Washington, Dec. 4.—The president today sent to the senate the nomina tion of Colonel Edward 8. Fowler to be collector of customs at the port of New York, In place of Nevada N. Strana- lian, resigned. is DAYS TILL XMAS is Only 18 More Buying Days and the Christmas Stocks Are Complete Select useful Christmas gifts, they are far more pleasing. Something for the home—that is where you touch the heart of the ambitious housewife. It is really sur prising at what very small cost one can choose here from the most suitable and sug gestive gifts. Low prices are a constant attraction, combined with highest quality, liberal assortments and, very important, easy terms. The time to begin your Christmas shopping is now—tomorrow — and at this store, MORRIS CHAIRS Exceptionally dine value* In oak and mahogany, cov ered with velour or leather. A very extensive and satis fying display. Morris Chairs, $7.50 to $30.00 New Moderate Price Davenports This attractive and ever convenient piece of furniture—Illustrated It* two uses shown In the cut—comes upholatsred In velour, chased or genuine leather, the frame of oak, weathered oak or mahogany. One couldn’t well think of & handsomer gift. Davenports we have In full variety A style similar to cut. 327.60—and a very remarkable value this Is. Mony other* aa well, Including values unusually templing at price* all the way up to 866. Victor Talking Machines For your own entertainment or as an appropriate gift, let u* suggest a Victor Talking Machine. $10 to 3100, and sold on easy terms—dollar down, dollar a week for moat any of the styles you prefer. Come and hear the new records. "gl* Mann* Stale*- MUAJtrm WRITING DESKS An opportunity for tho«e who want a woman’s writing desk for a gift Beautiful desks of newest design In select westhered oak, golden oak and mahog any. Pick out the one you Ilk*—*n easy enough matter among so many different kind*. Beginning at 34. each price shows a saving of at least one-third, character of the desks end their fine style con sidered. J. C. & J. G. EVINS 73 WHITEHALL ST. 60 S. BROAD ST. TEACHERS' PAY NOT HIGH AS LABORERS’ Continued from Page One. tire year—a proposition that would ap. pall a man. Comparative Wage Scale. Following Is the average scale of wage* rscelved by skilled labor In At lanta: Psr Month. Printers 5 85.00 Machinists -76.00 Brick masons $80 to $125 Carpenters 376 to $80 Stonecutters $126 to $150 Tsachsrs $40 to $80 These are only a few of the various occupations in which salaries are being paid far In excess of the salaries paid the Atlanta teacher*, and not a man has been located who will question the assertion that th* mental and physical strain on tfe post of the teachers Is as great and even greater than In other occupations, or that the results of their labor are far more lasting and have far more Influence upon the social and po litical fabric of the nation. Women Can Not Vote. 'There Is not a decent laboring man In the city of Atlanta,” aald a promi nent cltlien Tuesday, "who would spend-years In preparing himself for his life’s work and then work six years more at hla trad* to attain a salary of $60 per month. It Is unreasonable to expect a woman to do It, and an out rage to require her to do It because she does not wield th* ballot, has no voice In making laws and can not face a pol itician and compel him to look after her Interests as he looks after the Interests of the ward heeler who ha* voters at his back." y . A comparison of the salaries paid 9 city - EDUCATORS TO MEET AT THE PIEDMONT Continued from Pags One. teachers by forty-two leading cities In the United States with a population of over 100,000 shows that only four of them pay a minimum salary equal to that of Atlanta—$400 per year—and In each Instance these cities pay a max imum salary of at least $100 In excess of the maximum salary paid by the cliy of Atlanta. The maximum In At lanta Is $460. TUo minimum and maximum sala ries paid teachers by the following cities were selected at random from & Mat of about 100. In Seme Other Cities. Baltimore, minimum $444, maximum II700; Boston, minimum 1662, maximum 11936; Cincinnati, minimum $600, max imum 61.000; Jersey City, minimum 1600, maximum $1,373: Memphis, min imum $600, maximum 3860: Los Ange les, minimum $620, maximum 3310; Kansas City, minimum 1500, maximum 1826. Th* question of securing larger sal aries for the teachers of Atlanta, the movement for which wss set on foot Sunday by the Atlanta Typographical Union, I* arousing widespread Interest, especially among the various labor or ganisation*. ami at the meeting of th* Atlanta Federation of Trade* Wedne*- day night the resolution adopted by the Typographical Union probably will bp Introduced ami acted upon. It Is believed that It will he unanimously adopted. The i -solution waa drawn up by Jerome Jones, W. L. Haygood and J! J. Hobby. In speaking of the neceselty for an increase In the salaries paid the teach ers a prominent Fulton county educe- tot said: 'There Is no question but that the tiacher* of Atlanta are not paid sala ries commensurate with the work they do. Of course It Is well understood that the board of education Is not respon sible. Th* board doea the best It can with the money appropriated, but It appears to me that the proper author ities should appropriate a sunt In 1908 that will be sufficient to give these teachers a salary that they at least can live on. In my opinion the salaries should not be leas than 660 per month and an Increase of $6 per month would not be In excess of what their services are worth to the parents, the training of whose children Is entrusted to their care.” t Bingham. Mass., has the oldest church edifice now In use la Amerles—the First t’nltsrinn chu-rh. The haiMIng Is 226 yesrs -.1.1* l.h. It I *- - ■ Southern educational board, haa ar rived for this conference. Mr. Ogden I* accompanied by hla daughter. When seen In hla apartments at the Pied mont he said: "Various committees of the board will assemble here to consult about matters far ahead. These conferences will be necessarily private In their na ture, but the proper committee will give out any statements deemed proper to the press. As to the plans and scope of this conference I can say nothing now. I will probably be the only Northern man here, the others all being South erners, coming from Virginia to Tex- aa.” It is understood that practically every member of the board will be here. Edgar Gardner Murphy, of Montgom ery, has already arrived In the city end others are expected Wednesday even ing. Besides the Southern educational board, other educators are expected from all over the South. The Georgia educational campaign committee, com posed of David C. Barrow, chancellor of th* University of Georgia; Bishop W. A. Candler, Governor Hoke Smith, State School Commissioner W. B. Mer. rltt, ex-Governor W. J. Northen, Pro fessor M. L. Duggan and Professor T. J. Woofter will take part. Governor Smith, who Is a member of both the Southern board and the campaign com mittee, will not be present, ns he left at noon Wednesday for Washington. A number of stats school commis sioners from other states and teachers In secondary work are also expected to the conference. From a reliable source It Is understood that particular attention will be given Industrial edu cation among the white boys and girls of the South. In the past the South ern educational board has given a great deal of attention and money to Indus trial education among the negroes of the South. The work of the educational commit tee will probably be dene outside of the general conference In progress In the convention hall. HIGH SCHOOL BOYS IN ANNUAL DEBATE The annual debate of the Alclphro- nlan Literary and Debating Society of the Boys’ High School will take place this year at the Girls' High School at 10:30 o'clock on the morning of De cember 19. The question to be debated "Resolved, That the Interests of the ntry demand the re-election of President Roosevelt” The gold-medal for the debate Is of fered by Charles W. Crankshaw, while Maler & Berkele offer a medal for the best declamation on that day. The Lester Book and Stationery Company otters a handsome book for the l»at declalmer In the first grade. The pro gram follows: Music—Wurm's Orchestra. Declamation—Herbert Metxger, "The Black Horse and Ills Rider” (Shep pard), first grade; Waldo M. Slaton, "The New South" (Henry W. Grady), first grade; Henry Elliott. "The Death bed of Benedict Arnold" (Leppard), second grade; Willis J. Milner, Jr., •’Oratory" (Dr. J. B. Hawthorne), sen ior grade. Music. Debate—Resolved, That the Interests of the country demand the re-election of President RoosevelL” Affirmative: Edward D. Clarkson, leader, senior class; Leonard Denton, senior class; Rudolf Loeb, second grade; Leon Colin, first grade. Negative: Roy Go- ree, leader, senior class; Alfred Rev- son, senior class; Franklin L. Cham- bers. second grade; Fred Elseman, first grade. President's decision. Delivery of prises by Rev. Dr. Ju nius W. Millard. Executive Committee—G. B. W< chairman: W. P. Carpenter, Lewis Foster. William Heins, Elwyn Ti llnsnn, William Buchanan. Special Ofllcer*—Henry G. Bedlnger. president; James R. Hinton, secretary: Earl Nunn, assistant secretary. SIGNAL HONOR FOR LEWIS OF GEORGIA Washington, Dec. 4.—Representative E. B. Lewis, of Georgia, liaa been re- uppolnted on the banking and currency committee of the house and will be the ranking Democratic member of that committee. This waa the first commit tec to ba reappointed, and already i vast volume of work has been cut out for It. The consideration of var financial bills will probably be the most Important matter before the present session. CIRCUS TO WINTER AT PIEDMONT PARK The John H. Sparks Shows, n circus carrying about eight cars. Including a email menagerie, will probably v ter In Atlanta at Piedmont park. The Sparks Shows have been in south Georgia for tho last ueek^_ mors on tour. The management has petitioned for the uso of Piedmont park for winter quarters, and the park hoard will act on this at a meeting at 10:30 o’clock Wednesday morning. Th* action probably will be fnvr ble. It la possible that entertainments will be given at Intervals through th* • winter.; FOR Ccrpifafir CHRISTMAS A ND WHY NOT!. No Christman is complete without a rousing good dinner, and no dinner can be complete and altogether satisfactory unless OAPITOLA is used in the baking. We are right on the threshold of the Christmas Holidays. Mixing, making and baking will *oon be the order of the day in every well regulated household. The Christmas Fruit Cake, the Plum Puddings and n world' of goodies to tempt the palate on the great festal day, and many days after, indeed; open honse with its hospitable welcome to relatives and friends; *h.e larder must be well supplied, and in order to do this, a good supply of OAPITOLA Flour should be laid in, and why not right now. while OAPITOLA Gold, as well as the flour, is obtainable? Give just n few moments to the “muse of poesy,” write the best concluding line to the fol lowing OAPITOLA Limerick verse, and win $5.00—or if you don’t win the $5.00, mayhap your line will be eligible to one of the 10 additional prizes of $1.00 each: A Dyspeptic who couldn't eat bread To meal time looked forward with dread; Till his wife one day Used OAPITOLA, they say, n|fl* John II. I.owt* Itell rln|Ff #1 tb«? fifty j-fir*. All you have to do is to phone or send to your grocer for a sack of OAPITOLA Flour, cut the word OAPITOLA from the sack, write n con cluding rhyming line to the OAPITOLA Lim erick and mail or send both to our oftiee. Con test closes Satiirdav at noon. “Do it NOW.” ELEVEN PRIZES IN GOLD To be distributed to successful contestants. Why shnuldn't YOU be one of the prize win ners this weekf ‘‘Look for the Sign on the Sack” Atlanta Milling Co.