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TILE A'i'ivAJNTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
uiiMBnR H.
JOYNER OPPOSES
SALOON CLOSING
Believes No Use in Shutting
Up Bars Before
Christmas.
Mayor Joyner, upon Ills return to the
c it* Friday night, lifter an absence of about
two weeks In New York and Washington,
•»T« out a statement In which he opposed
thefloslog of the saloons before Christmas.
‘ There is no need of fear or anticipation
of tronble," he stated. “I believe the police
fores Is amply able |o take care of the sit
uation and Chief Jennings, with whom I
conferred before leaving, is of the same
opinion. ,<• -
, "In the event of trduble.* the chief and I
gars an arrangement whereby we can close
trer.v saloon In the city within twenty min
9 t*s. The. fmloWn proprietors ana employees
are rftlsena of * jftlantn and tax-payers. They
bsve paty large licenses, and they must go
Oot.of, business on January 1.
' "it Is not Just or right that we should
dose them up without a reasonable ground
tor so doing, and there Is none; ns far aa I
can' see. No? 1 d6 I believe that the city
ohonld he put In, the attitude of being un*
able .to .regulate its saloon* -
••I do not believe - In crossing .the river
bntll *e come to It.'
Id regard to bis veto of the Martin “will
of the people" resolution, the mayor would
tar nothing other than that his message to
council Monday outlined completely his
lost for the,veto. .
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PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
11,800—Mrs. V. A. Shackleford and
Mr,. M. K. Shackleford to Mrs. J. H.
Kotner. lot on Washington street,
Warrants’, deed to secure loan.
buildincTpermits.
$200—Shiloh Congregational church,
corner Oreensferry avenue and Lawslie
•treet; to Install furnace.
DEATHS.'
Btrtow Worths’, colored, aged 28, died
at 287 Smith street.’
M. Walker, colored, aged 25, died at
101 North Butler street.
Lottie Allen, colored, aged 28, died
at-rear 257 Decatur street.
Banks May • Consolidate.
. Covington, Ga.. Deo. 14.—The stock
holders of the Clark Banking Company
and thoss of tho Bank of Newton Coun-
ty have reached an agreement by
which the two banks will Consolidate
at the earliest possible date. It Is be
lieved by the officers of these banks
that the combined Institution will be
one of which the public will justly feel
proud.
William E. Moore.
William E. Moore, aged 88, tiled .at
hls residence, "2'4 Postell avenue, Frlr
day afternoon at 6 o'clock, after a lin
gering Illness. Mr. Moore. Is survived
by his wife. The funeral ceremonies
will be conducted at Harry G. Poole's
private chapel Sunday morning at 9
o'clock. The body will be Interred .In
the National cemetery at Marietta, Ga.
Essie Ruth Cobb.
Essie Ruth Cobb, the 2-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Cobb,
died at the home of her parents, In
Anderson, B. C„ early Friday morning.
The body was brought to Atlanta Fri
day night, accompanied by her father,
C. H. Cobb. The funeral ceremonies
were conducted at Harry G. Poole's 1 pri
vate chapel Saturday 'morning at, 8
o'clock. The Interment was in the cem
etery at Decatur, .
W. O. Mlnter,
The funeral services of W. O. Mlnter,
who died at his home Irt Pelham, Ga.,
Thursday night, were conducted at
Greenberg, Bond & Bloomfield's private
chapel Saturday .morning at t o'clock.
The Interment was In Sylvester ceme-
tery.
Eddie P. Hudson.
The funeral ceremonies of Eddie P.
Hudson, the 19-year-old atm of Mrs.
Sarah Hudson, who died several days
»Io, were conducted at H, M. Patter
son & Son'sf private chapel Saturday
afternoon at. 2:30 o'clock. The body
was placed .In a vault and will be in
terred at a later date.
Albert Walnscott.
The funeral of Albert Walnscott.
aged 2, who died at the residence of
his mother, Mrs. Em* Walnscott. Frl-
dsy. were held at Greenberg, Bond &
Bloomfield's private chapel Saturday
morning at 10 o’clock. Interment at
Sylvester. >
Mrs. Missouri Kilgore.
Mrs. Missouri Kilgore, aged 85, died
her residence, 14 Chestnut street,
Fvfday afternoon. The body will be
carried to New nan, Ga, Sunday morn
ing for funeral and Interment.
Mrs, J. J. Hulsey. ‘
The funeral ceremonies of Mrs. J. J.
•lulseg, who died several days ago,
were commoted* at the Pantheravllle
■es , v y . ,erl * n church Saturday at noon,
‘he Interment was In the church yard.
H. H. Penny.
The funeral of H. II. PennS'. who died
suddenly sc the-court house Thursday,
was held at the family home. 98 Terry
•ireet, Saturday morning at > o'clock,
‘he Interment was at Westvlew. Camp
‘Ige Anderson, United Confederate
ttersns, of which Mr. Penns- was a
member attended the funeral in a
™ds. The following members of the
P»Hbearers: S. H. Lan-
nrum, R. s. Oaborne, J. S. Alford. C.
B ™ n tloy. Z. T. Dyer. A. E. Benr-
“' n . J. 11. Pearce and T. G. Parker.
Mrs. Harriet J, Conner,
Mis. Harriet J. Conner died at Ken-
'*aw. Ga., on the morning of Deeem-
, ‘ r i". age 78 years. The laxly was
nterred at New Bethel cemetery. Sfif
Xramlsons acted as pallbearers. They
ere Krsstus Robertson, Ed Puckett,
‘til McConnell, John Boston. Henry
I.'’"?" and Fred Boston. Mrs. Con-
aurvlved by one- daughter and
c-Uv? r, 0 ".'- Mrs. F. A. Boston, of this
John W *2 ''"Oner, of Kennesaw, Ga.:
cZU- ' "nn*r. of T*v*«, and It. C.
'-»nner, of New York.
TO JNTERTAIN
Famous Organization to
Gather at Dinner On
Thursday.
The members of the Governor’s
Horse Guard will gather at a dinner at
the Piedmont next Thursday evening,
to which will be luvlted a number of
their friends.
For several weeks those In charge
have been working In preparation to
the event, which will bo one of the most
notable In the hlatory of the crack troop
of cavalrymen. The occasion will be
one of rejoicing and social entertain,
ment. It Is probable that there will be
several notable speeches.
The Governor’s Horse Guard Is com
posed of some of the most promlnont
men of Atlanta and has made nn en
viable record since its organization,
many years ago. The commissioned of
ficers are: Captain, W. T. B. Wilson
first lieutenant, Armlnlus Wright
second lieutenant,- Dr. J. O. Seamans.
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BAN ON FIREARMS
BY JUDGE BROYLES
"The discharging of gun* and pistol* In
the city limits this Christmas will pot be
tolerated. All offenders In this class will
be given parlcularly heavy fines. Unless
Mayor Joyner Issues some modifying order,
the shooting of any kind of fireworks will
also be s violation of law and tha violator#
will be fined."
This Is the warning Issued Saturday by
reorder Naah Broyles, which puts f
n a noisy celebration of Christmas.
Judge Rroyles also declares that any per
son caught during the holidays carrying a
concealed pistol, even though only for the
purpose of shooting blank cartridges, will
be sarerely dealt with, being hound oyor
to the state courts under heavy bond.
Chief Jennings has already declared that
the law will be rigidly enforced, and this
means that pistol “toter*" and those who
attempt to shoot Inside of the city limits
will fare hard.
The recorder states that those who shoot
fireworks will ho fined, unless some order
!• issued by the mayor, but that much
heavier fines will be Imposed on those dis
charging firearms.
LITTLE GIRL DIES
FROM HER BURNS
Little Willie May Glozler waa «e-
rloualy burned Friday afternoon aboiit
o’clock, while standing before an open
grate, tracing letter* on the mantel
piece, and died at her home. It Corley
■Ireet, at 9:30 o’clock, after fluttering
terrible agony. The child war*the
daughter of Mre. Ida Glozler, a widow.
The mother le In a critical condi
tion as the result of the child's death
and physician* are attending her.
The little gill was near the fire and
In some manner her clothing became
Ignited. The only pereon In tho room
was her great-grandmother, and on
account of her feebleness she-was un
able to be of any assistance. The
mother, hearing the child's screams,
rushed Into the room and extinguished
the flames. , .
Dr. M. K. Jenkins was summoned,
and after an examination of the Inju
rles .he told the family there was no
hope for the child's recovery.
The body wae removed to Harry G.
Poole’s undertaking establlehinent and
prepared for burial.
The funeral ceremonies-will be con
ducted at the residence Sunday morn
Ing at 10 o'clock. Dr. J. W. Anderson
officiating. The Interment Will be at
Hollywood cemetery.
Less than a year ago J. W. Glozler,
father of the dead child, was,found
dsad In a vacant house on Houston
street after he "had finished a day'*
work and was returning tp his home.
BULLET HIT WATCH,
MAN’S LIFE SAVED
Special to The Georgian.
Brunswick, Ga., Dec. 14.—The life of
Sheriff L. A. Glenn, of Wilcox county,
was saved here by his watch, when
Horace Symons, son of Mayor Symons,
opened fire on him Thursday evening.
Symons drove to the police station,
It Is stated, and asked the assistant
chief of police to get In his buggy, that
he. had a man he wanted to show him.
They drove to the boarding house of
Mrs, Avant and Symons asked for
Glenn, who waa a guest there. Glenn
entered the room and Symons asked
him if his name was Glenn. Glenn, It
Is said, extending hls hand, answered,
"yes." Symone opened fire, the first
shot striking Glenn's watch In hls vest
pocket.
Mr, Nolan, who came In the room
-with Glenn, rushed toward Bymona
and knocked hls arm up as he fired
the second time, the bullet- passing
through Nolan’s necktie.
Glenn had come to Brunswick to call
on a young lady with whom Symons
has seemed to be deeply Infatuated, It
is stated.
TO HEAR "ARGUMENT
IN SUIT AGAINST SNUFF CO.
Special to Tlis Georgian.
Jackion, Miss., Dec. 14.—Chancellor
Garland Lyell has fixed Monday, De
cember 23, as the date for hearing ar
guments In the anti-trust proceeding
filed against the American Snuff Com
pany and Its alleged agents in this
state, the local concerns Involved being
the I'oor-Williams .Tobacco Company
of Jackson, and the Walter Fisher To
st Company, of West Point.
ARGUMENTS concluded
IN "ANTI-TRU8T" SUIT,
gper!*l t# The Georginu.
Jackson. MISS.. Dec. 14— Arguments
have been concluded before the su
preme court In the “antt-trust" pro
ceeding Instituted by the attorney gen.
eral against the Jackson Cotton oil
l -ompany. of thla city, and the WHson
Cotton Oil Company, of Lexington, In
which some Interesting points are In
volved. . . —
Alleged to Have Circulated
Report Concerning Treat
ment of Prisoners.
Georgetown, Ky., Dec. 14.—The trial
of Caleb’Powers being: suspended on
account of Commonwealth’s Attorney
Franklin’s Illness, Judge Morris today
heard the icontempt charges against
Prison Guard Longmire and Captain
Clark. The case grew out 9f allega
tlons that the prison officials had al
lowed special privileges to Youtsey,
who caine here In a suit of plain
clothes, while James Howard is wear
ing prison stripes. Judge Morris dls
missed the defendants and Issued «
writ against R. Lee Davis and R. L.
McClure, newspaper men, charged with
circulating the report. McClure made
a satisfactory explanation and the
charge against him waa dismissed, but
Davis was lined $26.
HOGAN SET FREE
BUT MUST LEAVE
Upon condition' that he would leave
town and not return, * J. B. Hogan,
charged with shooting a man named
Adams at the Woodward Lumber Com
pany several months ago, was ordered
released from custody by Judgo Roan,
of the superior court, criminal division,
Saturday morning.
When Hogan was tried for the of
fense some time ago he entered a plea
of Insanity, through hls attorney. Har
vey Hill, and was sent to the asylum.
He regained hls mind and was returned
to Atlanta for trial. Mr. Adams still
believes that Hogan was craay at the
time of the shooting, but stated to
Judge Roan that he considers Hogan a
dangerous man when drinking. He was
willing, however, not to prosecute the
case if Hogan will leave the city. Ho
gan expressed hls willingness to go
and was allowed to depart.
KODAKS FOR CHRISTMAS
From $J.OO up. They make line Christ
mas gifts. Nothing gives more pleas
ure In the household than a Kodak.
Jno. L. Moore & Sons, 42 N. Broad St.,
Prudential building.
M’LEAN CONVICTED
IN OPTION CASE
A verdict of guilty, with a recom
mendation that the caio be treated as
a misdemeanor, waa returned by the
jury Saturday morning In tha case of
H. A. McLean, charged with forging the
name of Mra. R. P. Keith to an option
on a piece of property located on Peach
tree road and selling the same to John
S. Owens for the aum of 3500. Judge
-Roan followed the recommendation and
aentenced McLean to serve twelve
months.
Attorney McClellan, who, with Judge
Hines, represented the defendant, made
a-motion for-a new trial, and while It
s pending asked that a bond be as-
leesed. Judge Roan fixed the bond at
31,000.
On the stand Friday afttmoon Mc
Lean denied "hls guilt, declaring that
ho secured the option from a man
named L. C. Bancroft, of Birmingham.
MAY YET RECEIVE
RE-APPOINTMENT
Owners of automobiles and proprietors of
automobile garages bare been thrown Into
consternation by the proposition of the
city hoard of fire masters to put til garages
outside the Are limits of tbs city.
The tmard met fiaturdey morning to-con
dor this atep, hut decided not to take
action until Inter. ...
Those Interested In garages were at the
meeting In force to proteet against the
proposed etep.
CONFESS ROBBERIES
MADE IN ATLANTA
CLUBS WILL GUARD
AGAINSTJROUBLE
Throw Strict Regulations
Around Use of Liquor
Lockers.
Complete plana with nil the details are
being arranged by the social clubs of the
city for the u«e of lockers, and Clark now-
ell, Jr., chairman of the joint commutes
from all the clubs, haa prepared a report of
the proper steps that should be taken, which
report has been printed and is being sent
out to the club members.
A general committee of twenty-oat was
appointed recently from the following seven
clubs for the purpoie of formulating sug
gestions for the successful operation of the
clubs represented without violating the pro
hibition law: Capital City, Piedmont Driv
ing, Athletic, Transportation, Klks und the
Standard Clubs, and the Turn Vereln As
sociation.
Legal opinions wert submitted by counsel
for the clubs, and wero referred to a special
. and they may be addressed also to the
rlntendent of the clnb.
, e report concludes with the statement
that the service of liquor on Sundays, even
under present conditions, has been held to
be a violation of law, and urges proper
regulations on this matter after January L
The committee submits the opinion that the
Interests of the clubs will bo Jeopardized by
the service of liquors on Sunday.
An official of one of the clubs stated to a
representative of The Georgian Friday that
there had been no such meetlug, but the re
port speaks for Itself,
The report includes also a suggestion of
the proper form for having a clnb member's
whisky ordered. Tne Capital City Club is
sending out to its members on announce
ment that all Its stock of wines and liquors
will be sold ont at 20 per cent less than cost
to members only, beginning December 18.
TAFT, WHITE HOUSE)
ROOSEVELT, SENATE
If This Is Done Policies Will
Be Continued Another
Term.
STATE ASYLUM IN
Asks New Trial in Divorce
Case in Superior
Court.
The annulment to the first verdict in h£r
now famous dlvorco suit and a now trial by
Jury Is asked by Mrs. Capltoln Wood, who
on July 29, 1903. shot her husband, W. J,
Wood (now of Jacksonville, Fa.) at a board
ing house In Marietta street, vfas later
teneed to the penltentlory, whero she serv
ed thirteen days before being committed to
the state Insane naylura, from which the
wda released after the pardon board had
granted her a*pardon In 1906.
One of the allegations contained In tha
sensational bill in chancery filed Saturday
afternoon lx that the first Terdlct was o*-
talued by her husband while she was a
inmate of the asylum, "supposedly Insane,
Upon this ground she expects to get a new
trial.
The whole hlatory of this remarkable
—from the time of the shooting, which cre
ated a seuantlon In Atlanta, down to the
present-la rovlewed by Mr*. Wood In her
New York, Dec. 14.—A Washington
dispatch to The Evening Mall, says
“Taft In the white house; Roosevelt
In the senate—that is the admlnlstra
tlon program after March 4, 1909.
that can be accomplished the Roosevelt
policies will be Insured for another four
years at least. The president Is com
mitted to both of these plans with
characteristic tenacity and energy and
so far as he can do so, ho proposes to
use his Influence toward their accom
plishment.
ROOSEVELT PLANS
BIG HUNT IN AFRICA
Now York, Doc. 14.—A Washington
dispatch to Tho American in part •ayo:
"Specky, when I get off tho Job I am
going over and sea your boso.”
Utilizing tho same nickname of af
fectlonate comradeship, and without
any guilt of Ieao majeste In reverting
to virile Americanism In hla talk, Pres.
Ident Roosevelt »o conveyed to Baron
Speck von Sternburg, the ambassador,
recently hla Intention nf visiting Ger
many' and seeing Emperor William,
after hla retirement from tho presi
dency.
Mr. Roosevelt will be free to follow
hls natural bent. These are the plans
Via Ho* nnrfffr pnimliiFraMnn!
Special to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 14.—By the
arrest of Ersklne Baugh. John Gard
ner and Jim Cooper, negroes, today at
Scott*boro,'Ala., It Is believed the bur
glaries which have terrorized Chatta
nooga recently are In the drag net of
the ofllcers. The negroes confessed and
returned a number of artlolee taken
from the residence of T. 8. Wilcox,
chairman of the board of public safety.
They confessed to robberies In Mem
phis, Atlanta and other cities In the
Dr. Landrum Raturns.
Dr. W. W. Landrum, who haa been
In Richmond, Va., holding a scries of
meetings, and- where he made great
success, has returned to Atlanta and
will preach to his congregation Sunday
morning for the first time In several
weeks. So well did Dr. Landrum suc
ceed that many telegrame were sent
last week to-the deacons of hls church
asking the church to vote and allow
him to remain another week. The re-
•ult was that the church unanimously
voted last Sunday to allow him' to con
tinue the good work he was doing In
the Virginia capital.
Burglars at Thomasvilla.
Thomaavllle, Ga., Dec. 14.—The
town was alarmed Thursday night by
Ihe appearance of suspicious charac
ters In several places, and calls were
sent In to the police from several dis
tricts. The residence of Mrs. J. L.
Brown was the scene of the flrat dis
turbance und Edwin Hrown, In hla
room, flred at a man, whom he <td
seen go tinder the house, but upon
search could not be found.
Groom Sent to Jail.
Special to Tho Georgian,
Savannah.-Oa., Dec. 14.—V. X. Clark,
of nemlngton, Ga., who, it Is charged,
swindled numerous local merchants and
used the proceeds to pay the expenses
of hls honeymoon, was brought here
this afternoon from Dublin, charged
with cheating and swindling.
FRONT PAGE ■ ■
Fatally Hurt in Gin.
Sptclal to The Georgian.
Douglas, Ga..' Dec. 14.—Mack Ander
son, a young man employed at the cot
ton ginnery of B. Peterson, was acci
dentally caught in one of the gine yes
terday morning and was so, seriously
‘njured that he died a few hours later.
he has under consideration:
A hlatory of hls administration to be
written.
A big game hunt In Africa and India
to be Indulged In.
A tour of the world, with Incidental
visits to the rulers of the great states.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
DEBATE ON THURSDAY
One of the most Interesting debates
ever held at the Boys' High School will
be held next Thursday when the rep
resentatives from the Aldphronlan Lit
erary and Debating Society discuss the
question, "Resolved, That the Inter
ests of the country demand the re-
election of President Roosevelt."
The affirmative will be represented
by Edward D. Clarkson, Leonard Den
ton, Rudolph Loeb and Leon Cohn! The
negative will be represented by Roy
Goree, Alfred Revson, Franklin 8.
Chalmers and Fred Elseman.
The declamations are as follows:
"The Black Horse and Hls Rider,"
Sheppard—Herbert Metsger.
"The New South,” Henry W. Grady—
Waldo M. Slaton.
"Deathbed of Benedict Arnold," Lep.
pard—Henry Elliott.
"Oratory," Dr. J. B. Hawthorne—Wll-
11s J. Milner, Jr.
The exercises will begin at 10:30
o’clock Thursday morning and the
public Is cordially Invited to attend.
Wurm’a orchestra will furnish music
for the occasion.
S. S. NORMAL GLASS
IS GRADUATED
Twenty-flr# Sunday school teachers were
given diplomat at the conclusion of the
graduation exercise* of the norma! training
clan of Professor M. L. Brittain Saturday
morning at 10 o’clock. The exercises were
held at the Second Baptist rhnrch.
This wia perhaps ihe first graduating ex
ercises of a Sunday school normal training
class In Georgia. Professor Brittain has
bean training the teacher* for two years,
lie will organise another clas# on the flrat
Sunday In January. ,
SAVE $20jo00 “
ON ARMORY COST
b* saved In the construction of the
auditorium armory to Install a pipe organ
and other furniture.
John K. Murphy, chairman of the com-
iltte«* which has the bulldlug In charge,
■id Saturday:
“In the contract made with Gude 1 Wal-
inmiltlng her, beating her, committing per
jury to send her to the penitentiary, with
using hls Influence to send her to the
asylum, although perfectly sane, with of
fering her freedom from the asylnm If she
would leave the atste, and with persecut
ing her unmercifully. She obtained tempo
rary alimony and expects to gain perma
nent alimony.
“Torture# in Aaylum."
Of Mrs. Wood's experiences In the Insane
asylnm the petition nays:
“She will refrain from detailing tho great
torture and Inflictions heaped upon her
while an Inmate of the lunatic asylum. The
outside world and people, If they knew
about the'treatment of the lunatics In the
asylum, would hide their face# and bow
their heada In grief If they could only he
inado to realize the torture and crneltles
that aro heaped upon these unfortunate be
ings. and sho la persuaded that the author!
ties of tho Mate hare no idea to what ex
tent this cruelty Is carried on, and she has
only hoped that God In His mercy would
cause In the near future tho exposition of
these wrongs to tho lnmafrs of this asylutn.
It Is so bad, so wicked, so mean that It can
not with decency bo put on paper.
May Arguo.Own Case.
Mrs. Wood Is now In Atlanta pushing her
case. Although the traces of trouble are
plainly visible on her face, she Is still a
handsome woman. In her dealings with
the law she has bocomo well acquainted
with legal practice and It la possible that
•he may argue her case herself to the jury
If It cornea to trial. Ilcr husband, she says,
la now a saloon keeper In Jacksonville.
The origin of the trouble between herself
and her husband, Mrs. Wood asserts In her
petition, was tho fact that there was In
sanity in Wood's family. She charges that
he had on operation performed upon her
not long after their marriage, and that aa
a result she was an Invalid- for a number
of years. Bbo left him on account of cruel
treatment, she alleges, and then ho began
bis persecution, which led up to the shoot
ing. Concerning this persecution the peti
tion says:
“Petitioner admits that the shot the de
fendant, not from a sense of anallclous cru
elty, but from a sense of protection to her
self and good name from the infamy he
was trying to put npon her and the actual
Insults he was subjecting her to. In that
the said W. J. Wood did procure and send
men to her white she was on the streets to
insult her." - «- ■ •
- The petitioner also alleges that he, pre
vious to their separation, beat and kicked
her, once ao badly that sho waa maimed
run her out of the state to prevent paying
alimony.
.Shortly after the shooting In 1903 Mrs.
Wood waa Indicted by the grand Jury upon
a charge of assault with Intent-to murder.
8he was tried and found guilty, but accord
ing to her allegations the jury recommended
that she be punished for a misdemeanor by
a fine, Instead of for a felony by Imprison
ment. The coart. however, gave her a two
years' sentence In the peoltentlary. She
slclan'a certificate according to the
law, she was transferred to the asylum at
MtUedgerllle, where ahe spent fifteen
months.
In the meantime her husband brought salt
i»d obtained a flrat divorce verdict.
Concerning the trial and Imprisonment,
Mra. Wood’a petition states: “Petitioner al
leges further that the Indictment against
her, the trial and conviction above detailed
and the sentence and her Incarceration In
ho penitentiary and from there to the
unatlc asylum and her Imprisonment there
in were not done or caused on account of
any violation of the criminal law or be
cause ahe waa Insane, hut for the purpose
of shielding W. J. Wood from answering
before the courts her suit for alimony and
to Imprison her In tho atate penitentiary
to discredit her testimony and to put her
In the lunatic asylum so •• to create the
mprcsslnn that she waa Insane and destroy
the weight of her evidence before a court or
lury; and in thla connection, she shows to
he court that while she was confine! In the
I unatlc asylum ahe waa offered her freedom
from the same by the said W. J. Wood and
hla attorney In June and November, 1904, on
condition that she would leave the state.
Rhe alleges that L. Z. Rosser, attorney for
W. J. Wood, aent her agreement* of thla
kind to be signed; that ahe would withdraw
the three cases pending agnlust W. J.
Wood In the courts of the city of Atlanta,
rau reduce the cost of the bi
iug materials go down. We may nave ns
mtfch as $2>.00>. which will be enough to
pay for a $10,000 pipe organ and put In
other fixtures. The work of excavation is
progreseing well and we expect to begin ae-
tuaF construction after Jannary 1.
The auditorium-armory, which Is to lie four
stories In height,, will co«t $200.(W). Brick,
lumber and other materials have dropped In
price ■ conalderahfy recently a ml It la ex-
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»ln* Indictment for
j# alimony anlt In her
favor against aold W. J. Wood, nnd peti
tioner refers to the papers that she was
asked to sign,"
RUSSIAN BANDITS
DERAILED TRAIN;
KILLED BY GUARDS
Ttflis, Tran«-Cauca»la, Dec. 14.—A
gang of sixty bandits attacked and de
railed the mall train running between
Tlflls and Baku last night near the
station of Salnkhlu. The train was car
rying a large sum of money. Guards
repulsed the bandits after a fierce fight
In which many passengers and aoldlsn
wero wounded. The bandits Anally re
treated, leaving four dead behind.
THAW’S SISTER
WANTS DIVORCE
London. Dec. *14.—A rumor Is prev
alent In society that the countess of
Yarmouth, nee Thaw, Is about to begin
proceedings to nullify her marriage
with the earl of Yarmouth, alleging In
effect that there has been no marriage.
She Is Harry Thaw’s sister.
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145 FREE SCHOLARSHIPS
TO BE GIVEN AWAY BY
THE SOUTHERN SHORTHAND
AND BUSINESS UNIVERSITY
THE GREATEST OFFER EVER MADE BY AN ED
UCATIONAL INSTITUTION.
Are you going to attend a business
school In January?
Do you want to attend the oldest,
largest and best equipped In the South?
Would you not like to secure a schol
arship In such school absolutely FREE
OF cost;
The Southern Shorthand and Busi
ness University, of Atlanta. Oa., now
bffers this golden opportunity to 145
young men and young women who re
side within the atate of Georgia.
Here Is ths Plan.
A 350 scholarship In either the Short
hand or Bookkeeping Department of
tho Southern Shorthand and Business
University, or a 350 scholarship In the
Atlanta School of Telegraphy will be
given, FREE OF COST, to one person
either sex, In each county In the state,
making 145 scholarships to be donat
ed, or 37,350 IN TUITION ABSO
LUTELY GIVEN AWAY, upon the fol-
lowing conditions:
How to Get a Free Scholarship.
Each contestant In the various coun
ties must send at once to tho Southern
Shorthand and Business University, At.
lanta, Ga., a list of bona fide names
and postoffice addresses of as many
young people as possible.
Each successful contestant must
also BRING ONE OTHER PAY PU
PIL with him or her and enter school
between this date and January 15, 1908.
The contestant In each county who
sends In the LARGEST NUMBER OF
NAMES nnd BRINGS ONE PAY PU
PIL will Tf-.-f-lv.', KHI-IK OF COST, .me
360 scholarship good for twelve months.
All other contestants sending In AS
MANT NAMES AS POSSIBLE sn.l
bringing ONE PAY PUPIL EACH, will
secure their scholarships at ONE-
HALF the regular rates; therefore
everybody will be liberally rewarded.
Money In Pocket Besides.
Should the contestants bring more
than one other pupil. A COM
MISSION OF 32.50 WILL BE GIVEN
TO SAID CONTESTANTS for each
additional pupil. For Instance, should
a contestant get up a club of five, he or
she would secure a 350 scholarship.
FREE OF COST and 310 In cash be
sides.
Now, reader, go to work: If you dn
not need a Business Education be a
benefactor ■ to others by telling them
of the SOUTHERN'S GREAT OFFER.
Tell It to your brother or sister; tell It
to your neighbor; tell It to the stran
ger: tell It to everybody.
There perhaps will be twenty-five
people In every county who will attend
Business Schools In January. Get In
your buggy and look them up. It will
he a pleasant ns well as an exceedingly
profitable pastime.
Write at once for further particulars
to A. C. Briscoe, President, or L. W.
Arnold, Vice President, Atlanta, Ga.
VERDICTSEI ASIDE
Makes Sensational State
ment in Open Court
About Lawyers.
Judge Pendleton Saturday morning
took under advisement the motion In
the case of Mrs. Capltola Wood, by
which she seeks to have set aside the
second verdict In tho suit for divorce
filed by her husband, W. J. Wood. In
superior court some time ago.
To Judgo Pendleton, In open court,
Mrs. Wood made the following state
ment Saturday morning:
'Dlffertnt attorneys I have engaged
have dropped my case time and again,
saying they could not overcome the In
fluence of Luther Z. Rosser, Mr. Wood's
attorney, who has repeatedly had the
rase deferred. I want a fair and Im
partial trial. That Is all 1 ask.'
Judge Pendleton replied to Mrs.
Wood that If any lawyer had told her
that Mr. Rosser has any Improper In
fluence, the statement was false, and
that there had been no effort to secure
trial.
Mrs. Wood alleges that the verdict
was secured without her having an
opportunity to defend the suit, and t|)at
neither she nor her attorneys knew that
the case was to come up for a hearing
on the day the verdict was granted.
Through her attorney, J. L. James,
Mrs. Wood on Inst Saturday made a
motion to have the first verdict In the
case set aside, upon the ground that
she was confined In the Insane asylum
at the time and had no opportunity to
defend the suit. Judge Pendleton sue-'
talned a point made by Attorney Lu
ther Rosser, representing Wood, to the
effect that Mre. Wood’e confinement In
the asylum does hot appear In the
record and overruled the motion. Ac
tion In this case will take the nature of
suit and will have to be pasaed upon
by a Jury.
Poetmaetere Appointed.
Washington. Dec. 14.—Postmasters
appointed: Clem, Carroll county, John
W. Rivers, vice J. W. Driver, resigned:
Meldrlm, Effingham county, Mary E.
Weed, vice F. M. Cox, resigned.
VIRGINIANS PLAN
BIG CELEBRATION
At a recent meeting of the Virginians
of the city the Virginia Society waa re
organized. In order that the organisa
tion might be more permanent, & char
ter was recently applied for and grant
ed by the superior court. At thla matt
ing recently held thla charter waa
accepted, by-laws were adopted and the
following officers were elected: Mau
rice W. Thomas, president; Carroll
Payne, vice president; Charles D. Mc
Kinney, secretary and treasurer, and
the following gentlemen were named to
constitute the board of governors: W.
E. Chapin. J. C. Gentry, W. P. Har
well, Dan B. Harris and J. S. B. Thomp
son.
Some distinguished residents of the
Old Dominion will address the society
at its banquet to be held on Lee'a
birthday, though the name of the ora-
tor has not yet been made public. Last
year John .Skelton Williams and Dr. J.
Gray McAllister were the principal
speakers at the banquet, sand In the
recent past such distinguished men as
Governor# Fitzhugh Lee and Andrew J.
Montague have made tho principal ad
dresses.
Special efforts aro being made thla
year to make the banquet In honor of
the memory of tho South’s great hero.
General Robert E. Lea, one of the most
memorable In the history of the so
ciety.
All native bom Virginians and All
those who have lived a sufficient length
• •f tltnr In Virginia to acquire citi
zenship there, who now reside In Ful
ton, Cobb or DeKalb counties, are eli
gible to memberahip.
A large number of gentlemen have
already made application for member
ahip, and the applications approved by
the board of governors, and the Vir
ginians of tha city generally seem to be
taking renewed Interest In this organi
zation, which haa for years constituted
such an important part of the social life
of the city.
Shooting Justifiable. ,
A coroner's Jury Friday afternoon de
clared that the killing of Bartow Wor
thy, the negro, by County Policeman
Riley Thursday night in Pittsburg, waa
Justifiable,
The evidence showed that the negro
waa armed with two pistols and that he
made an effort to shoot tho officer. Cor
oner Thompson held on Inquest In Lee'a
undertaking establishment, where the
body of Worthy was taken Friday
morning.
ter.
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