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THE ATLANTA. GEORGIAN AND NEWBt WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1911.
Mammoth Clearance Of Suits, Coats, Hats, Etc.
Our Mr. L. B. Joel has been called to New York to attend the annual clearing sale of
, most prominent manufacturers. Anticipating tremendous purchases, he advises us
to make a clean sweep of all Suits, Coats, Dresses, Millinery, Etc., in stock. To
effect quick and complete clearance, prices have been cut and slashed as never be*
i fore. Sale begins Thursday.
GREAT BARGAINS IN SUITS
jOne-Piece Dresses
Clearing sale of beautiful One-piece Dresses of all-wool
serges and stylish corduroys, all new models and ef
fectively trimmed—Dresses made to sell at from $15.00
to $20.00—all in
one lot at, *
choice
$6.90
About 100 One-piece Dresses of wool serge and broad
cloth-samples of-lines made up to retail at from $10.00
to $15.00; to close out
tomorrow at,
choice
We Give
Green
Trading
Stamps
$3.95
BASS'
Great bargain clearance of Tailored Sijits will include handsome styles in
Panamas, serges, broadcloths, fancy mixtures, basket cloths, etc., in black and all
colors. All in two grand bargain lots, as follows:
$20.00 to $25.00 oq qn i $30.00 to $40.00
Suits; choice . . yu«uU | Suits; choice . .
Other Clearance Specials in Second Floor
Ladles' Ready-to-Wear" Hats In many Children’s Wool Coats in plain colors Ladles' Long Kimonos of crepes and
$15
New Coats and Hats
pretty now styles at, . 98c
Ladles' All-Wool Long* Coate In black,
tan and plaid back /\/\
novelties
Ladles’ and Mfstfes’ All-Wool Coat
Sweaters In befit styles Cl QS
and colors ^Ibww
Ladles' and Misses' fleece-lined Vests
apd Pants; per
garment......... fcwV
and new mixtures;
special 1 .
Misses* Long Coats of all-wool cloths
and caraculs;* $6.50 CQ OQ
value...'
New Black Taffetaline Petticoats;
worth $1.00; In . C/tj*
this sale at...
Satin Messallno* Petticoats; worth u;
to $4.00; special
tomorrow itfti •
$1.98
; worth up
$1.95
fleeced flannelettes In many new nnd
attractive patterns; In QOm
this sole at only
Ladles’ Long Capes; made to sell at
$10.00; In this A Qfi
Ladles' Silk Waists In beautiful new
effects; up to Cl OR
*4.00 values
One lot of Children's Fur Collarette
and Muff Sets at, 88o
per set ** ww
Ladies’ Long Coats in fashionable reversible styles,
fancy mixtures, caracul and 'dressy broadcloth; all ex
cellently tailored and worth up to $25;
on sale tomorrow at, choice
of a big line
Nearly 300 stylish Trimmed Hats will be included in
this one-price sale tomorrow. They are in. both dress
and street styles, black and colors; made to sell at from
$7.60 to $12.50. Take
choice tomorrow
for only
$10
$2.98
Mail Orders Filled at Prices Quoted Only So Long
as Present Supply Lasts. Satisfaction Guaranteed
BASS’
18 West
Mitchell,
Near
Whitehall
BURIES42 MEN
New Building of Prestolite Com
pany Collapses in Indianap-
’ oils— dumber Killed.
THREE BODIES RECOVERED
Work Is Being Pushed to Re
lease Entombed Men Who
Are Yet Alive.
, Indianapolis, Ind.. Dec. 6.-pForty-two
/workmen Wflrr burled when tho new
ibuildlng of.,tho-Indianapolis Prestdllts
■Company collapsed tills afternoon.
Three bodtis lmd been removed at 1
O'clock amFothcru nro thought to have
perished. J ! . '
The bulging was under construction
for the preatoll to company, a *6,000.000
concern wjilch "manufactures headlights
for automobiles. Carl Fisher, the well-
known accountant nnd president of the
Indianapolis speedway. Is president of
the prestolite company.
MOTION PICTURE MAN
/ 4S TAKING CORN SHOW
I’athe's weekly, a motion picture rec
ord of current event®, has ft man on the
Job taking picture® of the corn show
parade and the reception being tendered
Governor Harmon. Ab Governor Har
mon was posing for a picture at the
Terminal station he had ft fine tkyllne
view of the center of the city, and with
a wide gesture of his arm, he com
mented on Its fine appearance,.
PASSENGER MEN HERE
FROM OVER SOUTHEAST
The Southeastern Eassenger assocla.
dim, of which Joseph Richardson, of
Atlanta, is chairman. Is holding a reg
ular meeting Wednesday at the Geor-
*lan Terrace hotel, On Wednesday
sigh* tho Atlanta Passenger associa
tion. of tfhlch W. H. Leahy, general
passenger agent of the Atlanta, Blr
mlngham and' Atlantic railroad, li
1‘hatrman. will entertain the South,
oaatern association visitors at dinner
at the Georgian 'Terrace. General pas
senger officers of all the railroads south
■of the Ohio and Potomac rivers and
• ast of the Mississippi river are .at
tending the meeting.
f>n account of the large home circula
tion of Th, Georgian, its want ads attract
greater attention and bring more results.
J. B. POUND BEGINS WORK
ON NEW ATLANTA HOTEL
Modern Hostelry Will Be Erected in Forsyth Street at James
Street-Old Buildings_ Are Now Being Demolished to
Make Room for New Structure.
WANT ADS
Published by all the Atlanta
papers for the week ending
December 2,1911, six days
to the week:
Georgian ™s D 2,740
Journal 2,034
Constitution 1,280
On yesterday the Atlanta
papers carried Want Ads
as follows:
Georgian 547
Journal ... 379
Constitution .«.. r. 233
GEORGIAN prints no baar*
wMaky or unclean advertising.
' -alp thoaa who aro out of a
petition or who deilre a bettor one,
Unrif. GEORGIAN prints want Ida
uTrJT classification ‘'Situation*
wanted free, other classifications
°ne cent a word
Work was started Wednesday de
molishing the bulldlngs'tn Fornyth-at.,
extending from the Forsyth building to
James-st., which are to give way to
the new addition to Atlanta's already
large hotel colony.
The new hotel, which will be op
erated by J. B. Pound, the well known
hotel man of Chattanooga, will be built
by the Edwin P..Ansley Hotel Invest
ment Company, of which Edwin T>
Ansley, J. H. Pound. B. L. Willingham,
William Hutchinson and A. W. Cham
bliss are Incorporators. When com
pleted, the hotel will rival any hostelry
in tho South. It. will bo ton stories In
height and will contain.360 rooms.
No nanto has yet been chosen for tho
neyr-hotel, which will be one of tho
links of the chain of hotels which Mr.
Pound has In Louisville, Nashville,
Chattanooga and Jacksonville.
It was originally Intended to build
this hotel In Forsyth-st., with a front-
ego extending from Luckle to Poplar-
sts„ but because a small lot In that
block could not be secured on suitable
terms, the now location at tho James-
st. corner was chosen. Tho new bluld-
lng will bo a duplicate of tho Henry
by Mr. Pound and associates (n
vlllo and which will be under tho man
agement of Harry Burkhart, for tho
past year assistant manager of tho
Piedmont In Atlanta. It will occupy-a
plot of ground approximately 100 feet
square and will face on both Forsyth
and James-sts. It Is to bo a thoroughly
modern commercial and .tourist hotel
of fireproof construction and all mod
ern hotel'appointments.
That Mr. Pound would build a largo
hotel In Atlanta waa first announced
in The Georgian early last summer.
Since that time negotiations have been
continuously under way, with tho re
sult that definite plans have now been
formulated. On Monday of this week
the company to erect this building ap-
Deaths and Funerals
J. D. Collins.
Tho funeral of James Deakln Collins,
who died recently In Nashville, was held
Wednesday morning at his residence,
144 Wlndsor-st. Tho Interment was, In
Westview. Mr.' Collins was a railroad
engineer and a member of tho Brother
hood of Railroad Engineers and of tho
Knights Templars. '
William O. Stewart.
The. funeyal of William O. Stewart,
the switchman on tho Central of Geor
gia railroad who was killed Monday
night In tho local yards, was held Wed
nesday afternoon, from his late resi
dence. 63 South Jackson-st. Tho re
mains will bo taken to Goldsboro, N C„
for Interment. ■
S. P. Woodall, LaGrange. ■
LoGrange, Ga,, Dec. 6.—S. P. Woodall.
80 years old, dfed at tho homo of his
daughter, Mrs. C. E. Griggs, on Bull-at..
Monday, after a lingering Illness, cover
ing n period of nino months. ''Grandpa"
Woodall, us he was familiarly known,
f. ame — to th,a county from North Caro-
flna 60 years ago. lie was born In North
Carollmy on Juno 18, 182J and since com-
Ing to this .county had boon engaged -.In
n '> icayfcs two. sons, Messrs.
p.‘'wtsxlMl. ptfLanott. Ala., and S.
lied for a charter under Ihe laws of Wood.
Griggs and MtTstack Edwatds."'all'
dents in this city. I\mcral sen-ices
Pound nnd Chambliss or© Chattanoror
cans; Messrs. Ansley and Willingham.
Atlantans, and Mr. Hutchlnwn 1# of
Louisville. 2
The ground at Forsyth and James-
st*. was leased on last Saturday by the
new company for a period of 99 years,
with option to buy at any time, from
Mrs. Hattio L. -High,
| Daily Statistics
BIRTHS.
To Mr. and Mrs. 8. L. Cox, of 140 Myr-
tl< To t ' l Mr. and Mrs. W. R. McCart, of
East Point, a girl. 1 _
To Mr. and Mrs. U. A. Parker, Of Cen
ter Hill, a boy.
To Dr. and Mrs. E. F. Caster, of Mul
berry, Fla., a girl.
To Mr. and Mrs. J. C. fjhlrley, of 63
Ponders-ave.. a girl.
To Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Williams, of 13T
WiUlame-st., a girl.
DEATHS.
Robert Campbell, aged 13, of Ocala, Fla.
Mrs. W. F. Morgan, aged 64, of 306
Windsor-st. „
Mrs. Julian Ilowell Graham, aged 83,
Ins. Sr.,'aged 60, of 14 Wind-
aged four
of 1
Howell Mill road. ' .
Rebecca Jones (negro), agod 68, of rear
869 Spring-at. ' , . „ , ,,
.Maggie Glover (negro), afeed 81, of 16
(negro), aged 37, of Hilliard
^tattle Royal (negro), eged 14, of 370
Jackson place.
MARRIAGE8.
Edward 8. Norris to Miss Jewett Hodge,
December 4. by Rev. B. P. Robertson.
Joseph M. Murray to Miss May 8. Lew.
is, November 33, by Rev. Leo L. Du-
Seth Speights to Sallle Bell (negroes),
November 28. by Rev. P. James Bryant.
- J lnr —
Richard T. Flannagmn to Marina
Hodges (negroes). November 37. by Rev.
H. D. Canady.
building - permits.
*300—Pitman Construction Company,
Johnson, brick store
re $700—J. 'N.^Landlrte house in Elixir-
aV *8 - 00—W. S. Cannon, house, 330 Rhodes-
St |40—T. A. Wells, bath room, 666 Led-st
*40—J. D. Chlldreis, hath room, 63*
White, bath room, 11 White
Oak-ave.
WARRANTY DEEDS.
*390—Mre. Julia Woodruff to J. R. Palm-
r, lot on south side of Tennllle-st., 41
:et east of Can-oll-st., 31x83. Decem-
*L7b0-J. D. and C. A. Fleming to Ruth
A. Edmondson, lot on south sldeofManl-
gault-st. 346 feet south of Flat Shoala-
avo.. 46x126. October 20.
16,000—Miss Kvertngham Noble to Paul
Goldsmith, lot at northwest corner o(
Peachtree circle and Seventeenth-at., 100X
306x97x230. November ft.
*6.500—Paul. Goldsmith to Mrs. Lonnie
H. Daniel, lot at northwest *comei> above
Bn . d 3»«??o V
And’reaon, lot on north side of CUIette-«t.,
287 feet east of Benjamln-st., 71x244.
* VuS—A^Mentx to Leon Kartas, lot on
south side of We«t Falr-st, 150 feet we«t
of Ashby-st., 40x100.. December 4.
$300—C. Q. Trimble to L. N. Eawn. lot
i r 90* to Kan “ v *"
$1560—Mre. Maud A. Whittaker, execu-
trlx ofihe kite H J. WTUttaker. to J. P.
Glore, lot on north aide <>* Clay-nt.. ad
joining the WflllB any property, 40x21$.
“ ILOOO-w: R. Hoyt to Mrs. R. B. Cheat-
of Rockwell
nnn uunningnam-ots.. ova.w, also lot at
northwest corner of Ormond and Fraser,
st.. 112x35x112x41. December 1.
EXECUTOR'S DEED8.
*2.300—Mrs. I>. U. J. Bettis, executrix
of the late P. E. J. Bettis, to 0. L. Lon-
glno and L. N. Eason, lot In College Parte'
on south side of Mercer-ave., 100 feet east
of Ademo-st.. lOOxto. November 23.
LOAN DEEDS. „
*1,600—J. T. Mangum to Miss Mary P.
Wayne, lot, 340 SelU-ave., 63x160. No-
Ve tl,250—J. R. Pattlllo to Mrs. Mary P.
Cooper, lot on north side of Ashland-ave.,
100 feel west of Hale-et., 60x100. Decem
ber 6.
MORTGAGES. t „ . ,
»S56-vAndrew Allen. Jr., to the Merch
ants and Mechanics Banking and Loan as-,
sociations lot, 435 Houston-at., 50x100. Do-
cember 5.
QUITCUUMf DEEDS.
$6—Merchants and Mechanics Banking
and Loan Company to Josiah BrMks, lot,
134 Mllledge-ave.. 46x170. December l.
*400—Tho Southern Mutual *BulIdlng
and Loan assoclatten to American Build
ing and Loan aaaodatlon. lot on north aide
of Clay-st., at oast aids of Wlllla Claya
lot, 46x813. February 4, 1697.
'Vary Important pages of newspapers
aro the Want Ad pages, because they
contain live and up-to-the-minute bus
iness of the day: This Is an age of the
Uva up-to-the-minute business men and
women. Georgian want nds colt one cent
a word.
The Ice man Is popular only in certain
seasons or on special occasions. In this
be Is unlike The Georgian Want Ad
pages, which have ail seasons and times
for their own—always doing something
worth while—doing everything well—
quickly—with very little expense. The
Georgian prlnta more want ads than any
other Southern newspaper. ,
As a classified advertising medium. The
Georgia gives quick and profitable results.
Its readers are of the class that makes It
pay to advertise.
three (laugh-
were
Cardell Qober.
Cardell Gober, the four-year-old son of
T. L. Gober, .died early
Mr. and Mre.
wcwnan-avff,, Kaat Point. Tr
BervJces will be held at 12:30 o'clock
Thursday afternoon at tho residence, and
for lntwment. W * ,i b8 taken Red ^
Mre. W. F, Morgan.
Mre. W. F. Morgan, aged 64, died Tues
day night at her home. 305 Wlndaor-at.
The remains were taken to Fafrbuni for
fuperal and Interment.
_ • Carlton Weaver.
Carlton Weaver, the two-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Weaver, died early
Wednesday morning at the family resi
dence. 82 Jones-ave. The remains were
taken to Greenberg & IJond’a chapel and
later will be taken to Toccoa for funeral
and interment.
BEGINSWHEREITLEFTOFF
Browne and Sturmer Repeat
Former Testimony Given to
Burroughs Committee.
A LIMITED FOREVER.
"What'e the matter, daughter r
"Ferdy and I have parted forever." '
■Urn! In that case I e'poee be won t
he amund for a couple of nights.''
W. P. Mitchelson, Brunswick.
Brunswick, Ga., Dec. 6.—William P.
Mitchelson, 87 yea»a old, died at the
home of hie parents In this city Tues
(toy morning. Besides IliH parents, Mr.
and Mre. Henry Mitchelson, the de
ceased leaves two sisters, Mrs. H. O.
Berrie and Mre. ,R. L. Williams. The
funeral was . held Wednesday morning.
Interment will be In ( Savannah. Mr,
Mitchelson has for years been a mem
ber of the Woodmen.
Mre. Sarah Backus.
Mre. Sarah Backus, aged 62, of 34
McDaniel-st.,' died Tuesday at local
sanitarium. She leaves her husband,
M. Backus, and one son, Edward
Backus. The funeral was held Wed
nesday afternoon In Poole's chapel and
fhe remains “were Interred at Oakland.
Robert Campbell.
The remains of Robert Campbell,
aged 72, formerly of Ocala, Fla., who
died recently In a local sanitarium,
were removed , Wednesday morning
from Barclay & Brandon's chapel to
Marietta .(or funeral and Interment,
ARTISTIC FLORAL DESIGNS
ATLANTA FLORAL CO.,
41 Peachtree St.
PLAYGOERS.
''Smith la too rich to go to the flrit
act of the play.”
''And Suhburbs Is too poor to stay tm
the last act,"
Washington, Deo. 6.—When tho sen
ate committee resumed Its Inquiry Into
tho Lorimor case today F. L. Brown,
a conductor of tho Illinois Central, was
the first witness. His testimony relat
ed to a pass which had been Issued to
Charles A. White, as o member of tho
legislature. It Is claimed that White
permitted Sydney Yarborough, one of
his Intimate friends, to ride on tho pass.
Brown Identified the coupon, which Is
said to have boon used by Yarborough
posing aH White.
William' H. Stunner, clerk In the
Briggs house. Chicago, was called nnd
reiterated tho story he had told bo-
tnrr the Burroughs Investigating com
mittee. lie repeated a conversation be
tween White and Fred Carter, In which
ho quoted Whjto ag saying that lie
"had something on the Lorimer crowd"
and was going to get some money with
out working. Asked, by Senator Kern
to repeat tho circumstances and the
conversation, the witness said that
tVhlte was telling of his Intention to
take an extended trip Centner In
quired where he was going to get all
his money. White replied: "That Lor
imer crowd and ray old pal, Brown,
have got to come across. You know I
am a Democrat and I voted for Lor
imer; I can say I got money for It,
can't I? And do you think they would
stand for that 7”
Sturmer said he had not related the
conversation to Brown until after
White's article appeared In The Trlb
une. He had mentioned It, however,
to Sentnur on the following morning
and they had agreed that it was
drunken, boastful, barroom conversa
tion and did not moan anything.
In Capitol Corridors
SENATOR HOKE SMITH
LEAVES FOR ATLANTA
By THEODORE TILLER.
Washington, Dec. 6.—Senator Hoke
Smith of Georgia left for Atlanta this
afternoon and will participate In the
Georgia primaries tomorrow. The sen
ate- was not In session today.
WOMAN BADLY BURNED:
HER DRESS CAUGHT FIRE
Montgomery, Ala,, Dac. 6,—Mrs. Kate
McArthur, 61 years old, waa burned al
most to doath at 9 o'clock tbls morning
at her homo on Klng-st. Alono In her
cottage, eho was seated In a rocker In
front of the grate when her dreBS
caught fire. Before assistance reached
her overy veetlge of clothing was burn
ed from her body except her ehoea and
stockings and a woolen cheet protector.
Mre. SIcArthur was rushed to a hos
pital. It Is feared she can not possibly
survive.
ACCIDENTAL WAS DEATH
OFBURAN, SAYS CORONER
Doss Bunin, aged 60. an ex-deputy
sheriff, who was found dead Tuesday
afternoon In his room at 132 1-2 White-
hall-sL, came to hie death by occidental
asphyxiation, according to the finding
of the coroner's jury, which held an In
quest later In the afternoon.
.Buran had not been seen in several
days, and a friend went to his room
to look for him. • When found he had
been dead for at leaat 24 hours. A
email gas jet was open and the poison
ous fumes tilled the room.
The remains were taken to Poole’s
chapel. The funeral will occur later.
ELITE offers today an
Edison drama and an Amer
ican Pathe. Both strong
pictures. Admission 5c,
As a classified advertising medium. The
Georgia gives quick and profitable results.
Its readers are of the class that makes It
pay to advertise.
. Largest Southern music
house and largest stock
from which to make selec
tion.
CABLE PIANO CO.,
84 North Broad St.
Tom Jackson may not tjang on Fri
day. December 8, the latest date set for
his execution. The etate prison com
mission has recommended that the
death sentence for the Valdosta negro
wlfo and mother-in-law murderer be
commuted to life Imprisonment Chair
man R. E. Davison and Commissioner
Wiley Williams signed this recommen
dation. ' Commissioner T. E. Patterson
dissented, insisting on the death pen
alty." The commission’s recommenda
tion Is now before Governor John M.
Slaton. Last July tho prison commis
sion docltned to recommend a commu
tation for Jackson.
Andrew Scott, a Spalding county ne
gro sentenced to hang at Griffin on
December 21, may yet cscapo tho gal
lows. The prison commission hnB heard
an application that tho death sentence
be commuted to life Imprisonment. Thus
far the commission has not ruled on
this case. Governor John M. Slaton
will not pass on it until the commission
reaches an agreement. Scott was sen
tenced to death for the murder of Jim
Varner, another negro.
When the state railroad commission
meets next Wednesday it will hear a
complaint from tho shipper* of Vienna,
charging discrimination In freight rates
against Vienna In favor "f Ashburn,
Albany, Cordcle and other south Geor
gia rifles. Vienna merchants contend
that they should be accorded common
point rates as these other eltles enjoy.
The commission at the same session
will probably consider the application
of the Georgia Weekly Press association
swspapers bo permitted to make
:ts with railroads for tho ex
change of advertising space for railroad
transportation, on which argument was
heard Tuesday, Also the commission Is
oxpocted to decide whether or not to
reopen the hearing on tho Goorgla Rail
way and Power Company's application
to Issue *57,000,000 of stook and bonds,
which was up fur argument on Mon
day.
T. G. Hudson, commissioner ot agri
culture, has been at his offices at the
capitol this week, after an absence of
several weeks on account of Illness. He
Is fast recovering his strength, after a
long slego.
Several claimants are seeking all or
part of the *300 state reward offered
by Governor John M. Slaton for the ar
rest of T, B. Walker, tho Wilkes county
Grand Lodge Ratifies-Action of
Grand Master Lee Restrict
ing Membership.
Montgomery, Ala* Dsc. 6.—The Ma
sonic grand lodge of Alabama' today
ratified the action of Grand Master
Lawrence H. Lee, prohibiting liquor
dealers from membership In the Ma
sonic lodges.
By a unanimous vote. It waa decided
not* to admit any man who can not
conclusively prove he is in no way con
nected with a saloon or liquor manu
facturing plant, but no liquor dealer
who is now a member of the lodge
will be excluded.
As a classified advertising medium. The
Georgia gives quick and profitable results.
Its readers are of.the class that makes it
pay to advertise.
murderer who escaped near Washing
ton, Ga., last week, on the eve of the
dato for his execution, and waa recap
tured a fow days later In Glascock
county. Governor Slaton has received
telegrams from Herbert Williams, of
Gibson, Glascock county; Boyd Dunn
and L. M. Harrison, of Thomson, Mc
Duffie county, and W. W. Bobo, of
Washington, sheriff of Wilkes county,
all laying claim to the reward. In ad
dition, W. A./Slaton, J. M. Pitner and
F, H. Colley, representing claimants,
have wired the governor asking him
not to order a payment made until a
heading la had.
For the arrest of the unknown mur
derer of H. C. Edmondson, a young
dental college student, who was killed
In Atlanta on the night of November 17,
Governor John M. Slaton has offered a
reward of $200. This was on applica
tion of the Fulton county commission
ers and Sheriff C, W. Mangum. Ed
mondson was shot to death by a negro
man while en route to. his boarding
place lato at night In company with
another young man. Thus far the offi
cers have been unable to get a trace of
the murderer.
They AU Do It
Don’t imagine that your stenographer Is dis
satisfied with her position just because she reads
the Want Ads when she has an opportunity.
The general tone of life and human interest
contained in the Wants makes them most interest
ing reading.
From the miscellaneous offerings under “For
Sale” to the “Lost and Found” she-is as much in
terested as -her employer, who reads them every
day.
Almost Every Atlantan Reads Georgian Want
, Ads.
Phone Your Ada to 8000.
Both Phones