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TH hi ATJjAJNTA UJliUKlilAJN A-NU JSfSWIS. » • . - . i _ THE MEN WHO CONTROL Recorder Broyles will Wednesday morning: endeavor to solve the mystery In the shooting of John Chastain, who Is now lying dnngerously wounded In his home In the rear of 470 Decatur-at., with a pistol ball somewhere In hla head. Chastain was shot Saturday night In hla home, the bullet entering fust be neath the chin, ranging upward, and lodging In the head. R. C. Williams has been arrested by Policemen Han nah and Barton, suspected of having had something to do with the shooting, and will be tried Wednesday morning. Williams protests that he la Innocent, declaring that Chastain shot himself. The officers, however, state that the wounded man denies this, Insisting that some one else shot him. Williams admits being In the Chas tain home 8atnrday night, but says he left Just before the shooting. Williams Is under bond of 1100. ATLANTA. Passengers arriving at Terminal Station and spend ing only a night in Atlanta will save time and trouble by stopping at Hotel Marion Annex, 57 W. Mitchell st., half block from station. Euro pean. Dabney Scoville, pro prietor. Also proprietor of Hotel Marion, North Pryor. American plan. Rates, $2 per day; with bath $2.50 and $3.00. THE SOUTHERN STATES LIFE CANDLER BUILDING, ATLANTA, GA. WILMER L. MOORE, President. T. D. MEADOR, Vice-President. EDWIN W. ROBERTSON, Vice-President. FRANK ORME, Secretary and Treasurer. MILES M. DAWSON, Consulting Actuary. R. K. SHAW, Director of Agencies. JACKSON & ORME, Counsel. . DR. W. S. KENDRICK, Medical Director. JOSEPH H. WILLIAMS, Auditor. ROBERT F. MOORE, Agency Secretary. BOARD 0. A. ALFORD .. . Banker, Sylvester, Ga. FRED S. BALL Attorney, Montgomery, Ala. LEWIS H. BECK .President Beck & Gregg Hardware Co. J. W. CALLAHAN Naval Stores, Bainbridge, Ga. J. H. CARTER .President Florida Home Insurance Co., of Marianna J. FERRIS CANN Attorney, Savannah, Ga. RAYMOND CAY ....... .NavalStores, Jacksonville, Fla. TENCH C. COXE Capitalist, Asheville, N. C. W. T. GENTRY Vice-Pres. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. O. E. HARMAN ... .General Passenger Agent W. & A. R. R. L. C. HAYNE Pres. The National Bank of Augusta, Augusta, Ga. L. P. HILLYER... i:........ .Secretary Georgia Bankers’ Association,Macon,Ga. A. B. HULL Vice-Pres. Prairie Pebble Phosphate Co., Savannah, Ga. MARION M. JACKSON Of the Law Firm of Jackson & Orme R. W. JOHNSTON English, Johnston & Co., Cotton Factors, Macon, Ga. W. M’EWEN JOHNSTON ■ Capitalist, Macon, Ga. OF DIRECTORS. HARVIE JORDAN President Southern Cotton Growers’Association W. J. KINCAID. President Griffin Mfg. Co.- and Kincaid Cotton Mills ROBERT E. LIGON. President Gluck Mills, Anderson, S. C. JACQUES LOEB Wholesale Grocer, Montgomery, Ala. T. D. MEADOR ....Vice-President Lowry National Bank , WILMER L. MOORE. Pres. The Southern States Life Insurance Co. JOHN E. MURPHY : Capitalist, Atlanta, Ga. FRANK ORME Sec. and Treas. The Southern States Life Insurance Co. J. E. RANKIN. Cashier the Battery Park Bank, Asheville, N. C. EDWIN W. ROBERTSON -....Pres. Loan and Exchange National Bank, Columbia, S. C. JAMES P. SAWYER President Battery Park Bank, Asheville, N. C. J. M. STEPHENS President South River Brick Co. R. J. TAYLOR i.; President American National Bank, Macon, Ga. JOHN R. WILKINSON .> Judge Ordinary’s Court, Fulton Co. C. G. ZIRKLE '. Zirkle & Moore, Real Estate, Montgomery, Ala. L CASE SOON ENDS Berlin, Dec. SI.—Final pleadings were begun today In the case against Editor Harden, accused of libeling Count Von Moltke and other Knights of the Round Table, a halt social and half political organisation, which amounted for years practically to the kalier-a unofficial cabinet. It la expected Judgment will be rendered Thursday. The Magic No. 3. Number three Is a wonderful mascot for George H. Parrla, of Cedar Grove, Maine, according to a letter which ■resdai "After suffering much with liver and kidney trouble, and becoming greatly discouraged by the failure to Ilnd relief, 1 tried Electric Bitters, and ns a result I am a well man today. The first bottle relieved and three bottles completed the cure.” Guaranteed beat remedy for stomach, liver and kidney troubles, by all druggists, 50c. CHASTAIN ISSHOT; WILLIAMSARRESTED FRENCH OFFICIAL FALLS DEAD Parle, Dec. 31.—M. Guyot de Ssaslg- ne, minister of Justice, fell dead this morning In the senate chamber. Plan Great Revival. Arrangements ure now being mode by the Baptist churches of Atlama for a spring evangelistic campaign. At the close of the Baptist ministers’ meeting Monday morning'the commit tee In charge of the campaign held a meeting and discussed plans for the future. This committee Is composed of Dr. John F. Purser, chairman; Rev. Dr. John D. Jordan, Rev. Dr. J. W. Millard, Rev.. R. L. Motley and Rev. John E. Briggs. Every effort will be made to make this campaign one to be remem bered. and It Is believed that great good will result.* CAROLINA SHRINERS GATHER AT CHARLESTON. Charleston. S. C., Dec. 31.—This city Is In the hands of the Shrlirers of Omar Temple, an organization of South Car olina with over 700 members. This Is the first annual meeting. Today at the isle of Palms hundreds of Shrlners as sembled. Thoy lmd a big oyster roast. On the return to the city the candi dates were marched about with their clothing turned wrong-side out. H. O. Strohecker, of Charleston. Is Illustrious potentate of the South Car olina Shrine. GREAT SOUTHERN EXTENDS BONDS Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 31.—The stockholders of the Alabama Great Southern railroad met In the local of fices of the company Tuesday morning and extended tho first mortgage, 6 per cent bonds of the company, which mu- tifro January 1. 1908. until 1927. The Interest on tho bonds was decreased from 6 to 6 per cent. PILE8 CURED IN 8 TO 14 DAY8. PAZO OINTMENT Is guaranteed to cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleed ing or Protruding Plies In 8 to 14 days or money refunded. 50c. MOTHER-IN-LAW - CALLED A LIAR When C. B. Brown, of 162 McAfee-st.. an employee of the American Can Com pany, was arraigned before Kecordei Broyles Tuesday morning, evidence was presented to show that he hail called hla mother-in-law a liar and had oth erwise talked roughly to her. L. H. Smith, of 69 Lovejny-st., Brown’s brother-in-law. was the main witness against him. lie testltled that Brown got drunk the day of his mar riage, May 6. last, and that he had been drinking, ever since. Smith, who Is a member of the fire department, declar ed that Brown had been very abusive to Mrs. Smith, his mother. Mrs. Brown, bride of the prisoner, took sides with her husband against her brother, and declared her family had been barraaslng her since the day she married Brown. She said they were continually trying to separate . them. Judge Broyles lined Brown 610.75. Brown and hla bride left the court room together. Begin / . Your Prudent Investments for 1908 With an Empire Life Insurance Co. Policy W. W. REID, President, Peters Building, Atlanta, Ga.