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/HE ATLANTA GEORGIA}* AND NEWS,
FRIDAY. JULY 10. 1908.
Our Reduction Sale Is Worth Your Attention
Copyright 1908 by
H«rt Schaffner 4: Marx
Hart, Schaffner & Marx and Rogers, Peet & Co. Clothes
at 25 per cent Reduction from Regular Prices
At regular prices our Rogers, Peet & Co. and Hart, Schaffner & Marx clothed were the best values
to be had in Atlanta—at the 25 per cent discount they are remarkable bargains.
Take the line of $25.00 Suits now selling at $18.75, for example. Nowhere else could you have
found the equals of these Suits selling regularly for less than $30.00. Cook at them in one of our
windows; note the exclusive and elegant all-wool fabrics, the handsome styles, the splendid hand-tailoring.
• And there are equally great bargains at other prices; from the $40.06 Suits now selling at $30.00
down to the $15.00 Suits now marked $11.25. \ .
Washable Neckwear Panama Hats at 1-2 New Soft Shirts
Great showing of new Washable Four-
in-Hand Neckwear at 35c or 3 for $1.00.
Other good styles at from 25c to 75c.
Our own brand of “Made'in Atlanta”
•Unlimited choice from our great stock of Panama Hats
at just half price—were $5.00 to $25.00; now $2.50 to
$12.50.
And tomorrow we will include all other Soft Straw Hats
at the same reduction—Milans, Leghorns and Shansis—
were $2.00 to $5.00; now $1.00 to $2.50.
Soft Pongee Outing Shirts in white
and colors at $1.50.
Other cool summer Shirts at $1.00 to
$5.00.
Bathing Suits
$1.00 to $4.00
Daniel Brothers Co.
L. J. DANIEL, President.
45*47-49 Peachtree.
New Belts
50c to $3.00
SPEEDS UP AND
Engineer Tries to Make Up
Time After First
*
Fatality.
HAMMOND. Ind.. July 10.—'Three
men were killed by a Lake Shore Flier
near this city last night.
Two men riding on a hand-cAr did
not hear the flier bearing down on them
and were atmek and instantly killed.
The train was brought to a standstill
ind the two dead men taken to Pine
Station. The engineer, while attempt
ing to make up the lost time, opened
ride the throttle and was speeding at
the rate of 50 miles an hour when near
Chesterton, Ind., and the engine hit an
unknown man and Instantly killed him.
GOVERNOR MAKES
3 APPOINTMENTS
BOY OF 77 WEDS GIRL OF 22;
HIS MOTHER HAS SLIPPER
WAITING FOR RASH YOUTH
NEW HAVEN, Conn., July 10.—Fu
rious that Burr S. Peck, her 77-year-
young son. had married May Bryan,
who says she Is 22. in New York yes
terday. Mrs. Sarah Peck, aged 95 years,
prepared today to welcome him with a
slipper when he arrives. Peck, who Is a
real estate dealer, was wedded by Al
derman Goldschmidt in the New York
city hall. He at first had difficulty In
getting a license. Convinced that the
aged man was the bridegroom, the II
cense was finally issued and the cere
mony performed.
‘Til have his marriage annulled," snld
Mother Peck. "The idea of my boy
eloping. I'll show him. Walt till he
gets home."
COURT HANDS OFF
N NEAR-BEER CASE
A nwMssrr wns read In the *ennt* Friday
r*cnmni*»ndlng the follpwlne appointments
by Governor Smith: /
Hon. John fi. McCall to ho Judge of the
city court of Qiiljmnn for the term of four
rear* from August 11. IMS.
Alfred K. Kline, to l»o solicitor of th«*
city court of Moultrie for two years from
Jinimry J. I90f>.
AWen R. Bradley, to he solicitor of the
City court of Swslnsboro for two years
from January 1, 1909.
"THE OAYLIGHT CORNER"
It takes all kinds of tastes
to make up the world and
here are all kinds of styles
that aro in good taste.
From the quiet conserva
tive to the flamboyant
picturesque, here is every-
thing that’s new in men’s
dress
At 1-4 Less
than our original low prices.
These reductions apply to
Suits as well as Odd Trous
ers.
All Straws and
Panamas
Half-Price
Judges of values buy here
after having looked all over
the city. Isn’t this proof
that we are selling the Best
Bargains?
EISBNAN & WEIL
1 Whitehall Street
Denied Injunction to Manu
facturer and Also
to the City.
■v
Judge Pendleton Friday morning de
nied the petition of the Burr Manufac
turing Company for an Injunction
against the enforcement of the ordi
nance of the city of Atlanta regulating
the sale of near-beer and fixing a li
cense of $200.
Judge Pendleton also denied the peti
tion of the city that the sale of Red
Buck Ale. the product of the Burr
Manufacturing Company, be restrained.
The former petition was denied on
the ground that a court of equity had
no Jurisdiction In the case. The latter
was denied on the ground that Individ,
uals and not municipalities can enjoin.
ROBBER ATTACKS
GROCER IN STORE
L. M. Dodd, of Mitchell-st.,
Knocked Down by
Negro.
tm,n L M. Dodd, who conduct, a »tor,
at It W«,t Mltchtll tt. want to the rear
of the store Thursday night to clots the
door, an unknown negro, who had been
secreted In the Fore, suddenly leaped out
and itrtjek him a terrffle hl^w on the haad
, with a pleee of mantling.
Tha blow felled tha tn^rrhant. but failed
‘ to render him ft*. 7l£2lll?nt
•"* madThl."™
ed to tha arane. but failed to And any traca
nf ff th Ia heflered the ne*w Jnt
h#rr but lied wbau he raallied tha mar-
ft la be!
I’ll n't hid not beeiTknoeked aenaeleat.
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o STATISTICS. ;
O0tHJ0O0DDDOOOC60OOODOO0OG<J
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
$750—John D. Humphries to the
Hapevllle Methodlat church, lot on At-
lanta-ave. Warranty deed.
|5nn—Joseph Edward Brovrn to the
Dickinson Trust Company, lot on Capl-
tol-ave. Warrantyjleed.
BUILDING PERMITS.
$12 000—Mrs. W. 8. Everett, 2, East
Alexander-et„ to build three-.tory
brick veneer apartment _hou.e
$8.500—A.
enth-st.. to
d '$,!ono—H. T. Inman rear of *11i'J’M
Peachtree.it.. to build two-etory etabte.
$5700—Clifford Analey, I KmwmJMW*
ave. to build two-story frame <
$$ 400—I.-' C. Green, !■$ Hlghland-
ave to build two-story frame dwelling.
|900-Mre. Leila Cawhern, $47 Grant.
«$» to build two concrete etorea.
$250—Nichole* Pope 111 Courtland-
nt to repair house. t
$J50—Judeon Heard, 30 Strong-*t., to
repair houee-
DEATHS. _ ^ 4
Mr». Maude Webb, aged 24. dlad at
“JK Ruaaell, colored, aged 2$, died
at 101 Korth Butlet-at.
Henry William*. ag*d M. dlad at <34
^Mattie*Thoma*. colored, aged 13, died
at 5 Royal-at.
NATL COMMITTEE
E
Bryan’s Wishes To Be As
certained Before
Choosing.
DENVER, July 10.—The national
committee will hold a meeting after
the •adjournment of today’s aeeslon to
take action regarding the selection of a
national chairman. A committee will
be appointed to call upon Mr. Bryan at
Lincoln and ascertain his wishes In the
matter. .The report of this committee
will he followed by definite action by
the national committee In the near fu
ture.
Drink KOLA-ADE
■’Aik the Soda Water Man."
BY HERJMPLOVER
Had Served as Cashier of
Company For Many
Years.
MOTOR CAR PARTY
FOR BROWN HOME
Guests Leave On Saturday
Morning For Marietta
Notification.
At 8:30 o’clock Saturday morning the
party df specially Invited gueata, who
will receive with Hon. Joseph E. Brown
the announcement that he has been
nominated for governor of Georgia, will
leave the Kimball House for Marlettat
Automobiles have been engaged to
carry the party to the home of the gov
ernor-elect but In case of rain they
will take a special car secured from the
electric company and whfch will leave
the city at 8 o'clock.
The Hat of the party as announced by-
Fred J. Paxon, president of the Fulton
County Joe Brown Club, la ns follows:
Terrell Car—Governor and Mrs. Ter.
retl, Mlaaes Pendleton, C. R. Pendleton.
Paxon Car—Mr. and Mrs. Hewlett
Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Paxon, John Morris.
O’Donnelly Car—R. E. O'Donnelly, H.
8. Johnson, B. M. Blackburn. W:’ 8.
Wltham, Dr. J. \V. Lee. A. J. West.
Seely Car—F. I.. Seely. Mrs. J. R.
Smith. Mrs. J. \V. Lee. Mrs. F. L.
Seely. Mrs. B. M. Blackburn, Miss
Antoinette Blackburn.
Durant Car—E. Durant, Mrs. W. 8
Wltham Mr. and Mrs. Frank West.
Candler Car—Asa G. Candler. Jr., Dr,
and Mrs. J. B. White.
CRUISER MONTANA
HAS BEEN FINISHED
WASHINGTON, July 10.—The navy
department la Informed that the new
armored cruiser Monlana, sister ship of
the North Carolina, has been turned
over to the government by her builders
at the Norfolk navy yard this morning.
The Montana Is one of Ihe powerful
modern cruisers combining great fight
ing power with speed. She In expected
to make twenty-two knots an .hour and
carries twenty-four guns.
PENSION BILL IS
DEBATED IN HOUSE
CLIP THE COUPON
They Are in The Georgian
and Good at White
City.
.. Buebl. 28 West Elev-
build two-*tory frame
(TAVASSAH. G*., Jul.c oat w*»
mr»re *tirprt**d than MU* 8u»l* Kfin»
nben the enntent* of the will of.P. T. froye,
trho died *udd*nly Tu**d*y. were m*d* p’ll*
ind it hefimi* known that $20,000 bad
been left to MIm Knot.
M!m K**n# had for y«r* been a tnwt*d
employe* of the P. T. Foy* Company aa
treaaurer and had the contldenoe of bar em
ployer*. It win heooiiee of Jier devotion to
duty and work in the Internet of the firm
that the henneet wne made.
Several other hequeefa wore made, hut
thla wne the Inrgeet. Five th*»u*and dollar*
waa left to 8t. Patricks church a* n token
for roaeeee for the eotil of the docenaed.
After nil the bequest* are paid Mr. Foye’e
will directed that the residue of hie estate
ko to the Little fMatora of the Poor. lie
had $15,000 life Inaumm-e and It I* believed
this, with hla ptoek of good*, will leava
enough to pay nil hla bequeat*.
MORNING RESULTS
IN TENNIS GAMES
Tha results of the morning games at
Esst Lake In the Southern tennis
championship were as follows:
Singles—Csrleton Smith defeated Mid.
dlebrooks. 8-1. 8-2; Rodgers defeated
Williams, 8-4. 8-2.
Doubles—Whltehesd sad Wlnstcgi
defeated Rodgers and FsrreU, 8-2. 4-8,
8-2, 8-0; Whltehesd snd Winston de
tested Cowan snd Van Zllxer, 8-4, 8-8,
7- 5.'w*
Ladles' Singles (final round)—Miss
Jones defeated Miss Von Nordenflysche,
8- 8. 8-2, 8-2.
Several Important matches w'lll be
held Friday afternoon.
Drink KOLA-ADE
M A»k the 8oda Water Man."
at IS A lice-at.
r. Garfield William*, colored, aged 30,
lijuls Stephens aged I months, died died at 10$ North Butler-st.
After disposing of the bill providing
for the extension of tha slate road, the
house Friday took up the pension bill of
Mr. Foster, of Cobb. The bill provides
that penalona shall be paid to all Con
federate veterans who own property
valued at leaa than $1,500 and to all
widows of veterana who married prior
to 1*70.
Several amendment, were offered to
the bill and were under dlacuaalon
when the house adjourned at 1 o'clock.
Those who spoke in favor of the bill
were Mr. Foster, of Cobb; Mr. Perry,
of Hall; Mr. Wise, of Fayette. Mr.
Wright, of Floyd, and Mr. Hall, of
Bibb, opposed tjie messtire.
The bill will be taKen up again when
the house meets Monday morning at 8
o’clock.
PEACH SHIPMENT
OVER AT AMERICU8
AMERICUS, Ga., July 10.—Operations
at the Bagley-Oober orchard, near
Amerlcue, and among the largest In
Georgia, ended with the shipment of
the fiftieth car load. Forty employees
there were transferred to Marietta to
gather and pack peachee In the Oober
orchards In northern Georgia. Amerl-
cus orchardmen have shipped more
than a hundred car loads of peaches
this aeason.
Is Training Big Choir.
Ralph E. Bolleau Ihe famous Ameri
can soloist and choir director Is mak-
Ing gratifying headway with the excel
lent choir of 100 voices which he Is
training for the revival meetings next
week In the tabernscle which hss been
completed In Howell Park In West End.
Dr. Herbert Yeuell will arrive the lat
ter part of the week and hold the first
meeting In the tabernacle on Sunday
morning.
Everything Is running smoothly snd
the choir grpw* with each practice,
which Is held every night. The attend-
ance Is large and growing.
All the prospects premise a series of
meetings which no one con afford to
miss.
Look for the White. City coupons In
The Georglsn Saturday.
One of these coupons entitles a child
to admission to any of the attractions
at the popular park, and a child with
a sufficient number of themscan take
In all the attractions.
The coupons are good at the park on
Monday afternoon. These are Ideil
days for a visit to White city, where
one can spend a pleasant afternoon at
alight coat, can take In any or all of
the pleasant amusements that are of
fered and listen to music by a splendid
band, such as’Wedemeyer’s.
White City affords an abundance of
benches scattered about In'shady nooks.
Coupons appear hi The Georgian ev
ery Saturday afternoon, being good the
Monday following their appearance.
Phllomon. the fireworks king, will
give an exhibition of pyrotechnics on
Friday night at JWhlte City and-he
promisee that It shall he the heat ever
given there. The fireworks exhibition
has been postponed several times on
arcount of rain, this exhibition having
been Intended In honor of Red Men's
day, several days ggo.
ATLANTA PARTY
IN AUTO WRECK
Big Machine Was Crashed
Into by Trolley
Car.
SPARTANBURG, 8. C„ July 10.—
Trofeasor J. H. Smith, of the Boys’
High School of Atlanta, and Mrs. Smith
and a party of friends had a narrow
escape from death yesterday afternoon
when an automobile In whlrh they were
driving was wrecked by a trolley car.
Nohe of the party waa Injured more
than by receiving alight bruises.
The radiator, generator, tires and
fender were smashed and other pans
of the car were wrecked.
Professor Smith recently arrived
from Atlanta In. hla Pope-Hammond
en route to Asheville, stopping over
here for side trips.
PROBE FREIGHT RATE
Judge Hillyer Recommends
General Hearing by
Commission.
Judge George H. Hillyer, of the rail
road commission. Friday morning sub
mitted hla report to that body concern.
Ing hla Investigation Into the recent In-
creaee In ratee Imposed by the railroad
companies of the state upon the neces
saries of life.
At the conclusion of hla report Judge
HJItyer recommended that the commis
sion hold "a general hearing of the
question lo determine whether, or not
an appeal shall be taken from the rates
to the Interstate commerce commission.
The recommendation was adopted
and the rnmmlsslon set the hearing for
July 18. Representatives of all. the
railroad companies and the shippers
will sttend the heating.
GEORGIA'PLUMBERS)
MEET AT TYBEE ISLAND
SAVANNAH, Ga.. July 10.—Georgia
Plumbers' Association convention I, In
session on Tybee Island today. Visit
ing plumbers from all parts n' the state
are In attendance, tho the attendence
Is not an large s« had been anticipated.
NEW COUNTTpLAN
FAILS J_ SENATE
Whaley Bill Warmly Dis
cussed and Defeated Fri
day Morning.
G.O.P.WILLJHROW
PUBLICITYLIGHTON
So Declares New Treasurer,
George R. Shel- (
don. «
Bennett la Missing.
The police have been asked to find
W. L. Bennett, who Is reported to have
mysterloiiely disappeared Tuesday
morning and who la believed to have
met with foul play. Bennett's home Is
In the/Howell Mill road. Nothing has
been seen or heard of hint since he left
there Tuesday morning. He fa 28 y»re
of age and l\*s been working at tha
Phoenix Planing MUL
MACON NEWS
BILL OP EXCEPTIONS
IN LOCKER CLUB CASE
MACON, Ga., July 10.—A bill of ex-
■'options was sent to Jude Regen,
McDonough. Thursday by Judge John
B. Rose, who represented the Macon
lodge of Elks In tholr hearing of vio
lating the prohibition law-. As soon
as the hill Is certified bv Judge Regan
It will be returned to the clerk of the
superior court In Bibb county and will
then be forwarded to the state court
of appeals.
MACON DELEGATION
TO ELK8' CONVENTION
MACON, Ga., June 10.—.fudge John
P, Rose and daughter. Miss dandle,
accompanied by Hon. Rdland Kills and
Attorney Brulce Jones, will leave Ma
con Saturday morning for Atlanta,
where they will Join other d(Meg.raw to
the natlotiBl ronventlnn of Elks and
leave Saturday evening for Dallas.
Before returning home the Macon del.
egatlon will visit msny points of In
terest in, Texas and other states.
BIBB HUMANE 80CIETV
TO ELECT NEW OPFICERS
MACON, Ga.. July 10.—The Bibb
County Humane Society waa granted a
charter Thursday by the superior court.
The socltty In a short time will elect
new officers. The Bibb County Humane
Society Is composed of some of tha
most prominent men and women In the
county.
8HIPMENT8 OIF~FRUn
LARGE8T IN YEARS
MACON, Ga., July 10.—The shipment
message from the governpr waa
announced at the opening of the senate,
to be considered In executive session.
It referred to appointments published
In another column.
Senator Whatley’s bill with reference
to the formation of ney counties nos
further discussed. A call for the pre
vious question was sustained and In
the amendments to the bill Senator
Felder's waa the first considered.
The amendment of Senator Felder
was lost. Ssnstor Akin's amendment
was also lost. Senator Williford's
amendment waa also lost after consid
erable discussion.
Tbs aniandment of Senator Farmer
was unanimously passed. It provides
that the general assembly may provide
by law foe. the assumption by tha new
county of Its Just proportion of the
debts of the old counties from which It
was taken.
Senator Knight's substitute, ofTered
■m Thursday, proposing to make It Im
possible for any new county to be
formed, waa lost.
On the flnnl vote the hill as amended
was killed —ayes, 15 ; naya, 2$. Senators
voting against the bill were Akin, Born,
Boyd. Brack. Camp, Crittenden, Dobbs,
Grlflln. Hardman, Hawes, Howard.
Hudson. Johnson. Knight, Laghley,
Martin, Sikes. Taylor. Turner. Walden,
Walker. Weaver ami Williford.
A hill by Senator Wllkee* to argend
an act to establish the city court of
Moultrie, was passed.
A hill was Introduced by 8enal
Deen to require all rlalmanta of land
sold under wild land tax ft. fas. Issued
by the tax collector to bring suits for
such land within one year.
At 12 o'clock the senate adjourned
until Monday gnornlng at 10 o'clock.
of fruit Is steadily Increasing and up
to the present 3.2S2 cara of peachee,
plume, watermelons and other fruit
have been shipped to Northern and
Eastern markets.
Last season 1.500 cars of fruit were
shipped out of the state and It la pre
dicted by growers In this section of the
state that at least 4000 cars of fruit
II! be shipped out of Georgia before
the close of the present season.
GOOD ROADS MEETING
WILL BE HELD
MACON, Ga., July 10.—A mass meet
ing of the citizens of Blhb county In
terested In the good roads (Imposition
will be held Friday night Ir. the city
auditorium. With the chamber u( cuiu-
HOT SPRINGS, Va„ July 10r-O89.
R. Sheldon, the newdy-eledted treasurer
of tha Republican national committee,
has arrived here and hi* very flret an
nouncement was that publicity Nvould
be given all contributions to the war
box of the Republican national cam
paign.
"Tha New York publicity law," ha
gald. “provides that the names of the
donors anrf the names of those to whom
It Is paid shall be published.. We shall
obey that law rigidly. It will bp hard
on the contributors,,for as soon as It la
announced that a man has made a con
siderable donation to our fund others
will pounce upon him for contributions,
but we'll not allow that to affect us."
Mr. Taft waa In conference this
morning with Postmister General Mey
er. Chairman Hitchcock and Treaaurer
Sheldon.
Thla afternoon he conferred with
Franklin Murphy, lieutenant governor
of New Jersey,
It la now planned to make Represen
tative McKinley, of Illinois, assistant
treasurer of the national committee to
work In Chicago with Senator Hemen-
way, of Indiana, who la to'be pqt la i
charge of the Chicago headquarters,
FIVE AREIlLED, :t
SEVEN_INJUREDt
Passenger Trains Oollido
Head-On in Can
ada.
MEDICINE HAT, Alberti, 'Canada.
July 10.—Five men are dead and nine
Injured as a result of a railway acci
dent which occurred here yesterday. A
locomotive running light from here to
Coleridge to pick up tho Spokane flyer ,
came In head-on collision with a pas
senger train from Crows Nest. Tha
dead.
JAMES TWOHY. engineer.
MAI.ETT NICHOLSON, conductor.
HOWARD GRAY, fireman.
A. T. SHAW,
DUNCAN B'EACHRAN, baggage
man.
Seven passengers and two of th*
train crew were hurt,
COTTON BALING
IS DISCUSSED
A dozen nr more prominent railroad
men, comprese company ofijclals and
farmers met at the offices of the' rail
road commission at the capitol Friday
for the purpose of discussing plans fpr
improving the method of baling cotton
, _ kin the South.
t°r Th, — i...
The meeting was held pursuant to tn
invitation from Chairman S. G. Me-
f.endon. Among those present were J.
8. B. Thompson, of the Southern ra!l-
way; President Nlsbet', of the Savannah
cotton exchange, and Uarvle Jordan,
president of the Southern Cotton Asso
ciation. All are .men familiar with the
subject.
Mrs. Nlsbet furnished much valuable
Information. He spent several year* In
Egypt studying the cotton question and
was able to throw much light on tha
matter from a foreign standpoint.
No definite announcement of plan ■
followed the meeting, but steps may he
taken to bring about general plan of
action In all the cotton states by p,>—l-
bty a convention of railroad commis
sioner*. compress anil railroad men.N
merce and Ben I.. Jones, Henry La
mar. Jr., W. E. Dunwoody and other
outsiders working for good roads It le
believed that lit a short time Bibb
county will have some of the finest
reeds In the,country. _
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