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FIGHT OMNST
SHOOT-WEIGHT
ICE AND GONE
City Inspector Buchanan Hot
After Drivers Who Retail
Stolen Remnants.
When you buy a ton of coal, how
much you get ?
How many 50-pnund piece* are in a
Son.pound block of ice'.’
Thequestion? are giving Atlanta
consumers more h ain fag than Hou
old is Ann"” ever did. \V T. Buchanan,
citv inspector of weights and measures,
is trying io make the answer easier to
find by putting wagon drivers in the
stockade at the rate of two or three a
week
"I've sent at b ast 100 into the chain
gang for stealing from wagon*, and
I’ve got my eye on more,” said Mr.
Buchanan today
Driver Retails On Side
It isn't the fault of the coal dealer
that th? ton of coal you order and pay
for is short 100 pounds when it lands
in your cellar If you had watched It
unloaded Instead of merely signing the
delivery slip, you might have noticed
that the driver left a couple of bushels
In the wagon, hidden away up under
the seat with a basket and an old bag
or two thrown over it. That s the
driver's rake-off. He drives down Into
» negro settlement or some other place
where he has a steady customer wait
ing and sells that remnant of coal for
about half what it's worth. He puts
the money in his pocket. You lose
coal, the company loses Its reputation
for fair dealing and it’s bad business
?11 round
The Ice trade is almost as bad An
lee company starts out a wagon with a
full ton of fee. in 300-pound blocks An
expert cutter can saw one of these
blocks into seven "50-pound" slabs and
the customer couldn't possibly’ detect
the shortage with the naked eye When
the driver has sold a ton for the com
pany and collected coin and tickets to
be turned into the cashier he has some
thing over 300 pounds to peddle on his
Own account, and the crooked drivers
know plenty of customers willing to
pay half price for stolen ice.
Insist On Seeing It Weighed.
The only way to be sure of getting
your full weight from the ice wagon is
to insist on seeing it weighed. That
takes trouble, but it is worth it. I.sst
summer so manv customers began to
betray susi idon of the theft that the
drtve-s got sore and refused to deliver
any more ice to persons who insisted
on the scales being used Inspector
Buchanan received complaints that
several families were being boycotted,
and some of those drivers went out to
th’- sto. kide fm a sojourn There has
been little trouble of that kind this
vear. Th< !<•• companies are anxious
to hate tlici customers receive full
weight in ; would bo glad If all cusio
m r< wou'd .i. - st on seeing the scales.
Inspector Buchanan is a regular
Sherloc k Holmes In his specialty, which
consists of coal. Ice and negroes. Sev
eral times a day his buggy drops in
behind a coal wagon and trails that
load to its destination If the driver
loads one basket and takes ft Into a
house Mr Buchanan makes a mental
memorandum Then when the driver
goes on to the purchaser's home and
unloads the rest of the coal the inspec
tor pit ks him up and they go down to
see Judge Broyles It's usually 30 days
in the stockade for the driver who goes
into the retail business on the side.
"Right now is the time to buy coal
and be sure of getting full weight,”
say the dealers "People who buy it
by the basketful from dishonest drivers
don't want coal in the summer. They
buy only as they need it. Besides, the
summer prices ate on now which
make 1 - ■< big saving for the consumer
who sees a long way ahead ”
COUNCILMEN FOR ACT
TO GIVE CLAYTON AND
GOLDSMITH PENSIONS
Ts th® council adopts the recommen
dation of the charter amendments com
mittee it can retire R M. Clayton, chief
of cnnetructii'ti. an-> 11. Goldsmith,
comptroller on a pension of SIOO per
month for life
The remmendaticn was decided upon
yesterday afternoon without the names
of either of the '\\ ■ officials being men
tioned The recommendation :s for an
amendment to the cit> pension law by th®
state legislature \\ lid will give the coun
cil the auth- iit to retire any < fTi< ial who
has served more than twenty-five years
at a salary of more than $l5O per month
on a pension of SIOO per month Accord
ing to the present pension law no official
can be retired except upon his own ap
p!i<at n and SSO a month is the limit of
at pension
Captain Clay tor and Mr G Idsmith aie
the ' i'; oft.- mis to w b."U the amendment
would apply just now
CHURCH BELL REPLACED
BY A CORNET SOLOIST
NEW V<>RK Jur:>- 13 Km vs ~f
H,,r>m :. i'g w ithin n iwriius ■ . h« f j
mile of t-y. ,l;.m<> Episcop.,; 1
church w»re puzzled last yy on,ng wh> n I
they I. ai'l h K :nn play, ’on .1 ■ -in. ,
y la g.- crowd gathered in f <-nt of
the church ;.ft. • they had traced t e ;
sounds t-. its ■ ■ <
T paHt'H announced that he had
taken this t<> gather hie con-
gT.gaiion * ■ th evening service
TO VISIT CONVENTION.
P"*tm;<-tet M K' cand I nited States '
Marshal Johnson wi 1 leave Atlanta to
morrow morning for ■ 'hieago. where
. n»-y go to attend the Natinna repub
■l tn convention Mr Johnson will re
giah) in dose t<,ud with his business
in Atlanta. md will have his
HOUSE UNANIMOUSLY
VOTES IMPEACHMENT
PROBE OF HANFORD
WASHINGTON, June 13 —Representa
tive Berger’s resolution proposing an in
vestigation of the conduct of Judge C
H Hanford, of Seattle, with a view’ of
impeachment pioceedings, was reported to
the house today by Chairman Clayton, of
rhe judiciary committee, and was unani
mously adopted.
Chamberlin=Johnson=Dußose Co.
Atlanta New York Paris
Skirts of New and Distinctive
Style Have Just Arrived and
Some Are UiiderPriced
A group of unusually attractive skirts have their
first showing tomorrow—and the attractiveness is not
confined to the styles alone. Low prices as measured
by materials and tailoring lend their part—so much so
that the display assumes the proportions of an event
that women should hurry to. It is a showing wherein
the best is grouped, wherein the commonplace and
the ordinary nave no part. Every skirt has about it
some merit that warrants its presence in this company.
The woman who needs another skirt may come
with the full confidence that now and here she will find
the choicest styles of all skirtdom.
And as evidence of the completeness of tilings you
will find that there are plenty of extra sizes, not only
in the staple bluesand blacks, but in the novelty weaves.
At SC.OO THERE ARE SKIRTS WORTH $6.00
O AND $6.50. These are in tan and grey
striped worsteds, mannish mixtures,
whipcords and navy and black serges.
Some six styles that show the new ten
dencies of fashion. One that vacationers
will like, has a side pocket.
At $7.50 THERE ARESKIRTSWORTHSB.7S.
/ Judge by the tailoring and by the qual
ity of the materials. French Serges in
navy and blue, Whipcords and Worsteds
in grey and tan. The line stripes are
particulaily smart. The graceful raised
waist line is prominent, and panels and
slashed tunic effects.
At sin.o0 J HERE ARE TAFFETA SKIRTS in
Ivz black and colors The taffeta is a light,
dust-shedding quality that recommends
itself as practica for hot weather service.
At SIO.OO and $12.50 are some very
smart Aeolian skirts in navy and black.
You will realize at once how grace
fully this soft material “hangs."
Hundreds of Attractive Wash Skirts
At Prices From ? I |Q to $ lO °°
We believe this is the most complete showing
of wash skirts that Atlanta has seen.
It leaves out nothing that is worthy.
Here are the Bedford cords, the piques, the
linens, white, natural, the crashes and the ratines--
all tailored and made by the same experts that make
the woolen skirts—the result—no skimpiness, no
unevenness. Every skirt a smart style, a well-fitting
model. And this applies equally to those at $1.19
as to those at SIO.OO.
Chamberlin =Johnson = Dußosc Co.j
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY. JUNE 13. 1912-
SON BORN TO FRED BEERS,
CLERK OF FEDERAL COURT
Ar Judge W. T. Newman began the
Ression of the Federal district court today
he announced the birth of a 9-pound son
to Fred Beers, clerk of the court. The
youngster arrived at Mr Beers’ home in
College Park lasi night.
WOMEN JOIN MEN IN RIOT
OF N.J. FACTORY STRIKERS
PERTH AMBOY, N. J.. June 13 The
authorities here todav threatened to call
out the militia as the result of strike
riots at the local plant of the American
Smelting and Refining Company yes ter -
dav. when eight persons were shot. A
mob -»f 3.000 men and women attacked
the plant. The women fought as savagely
as the men.
Chamberliie Johnson=Dußose Co.
ATLANTA NEW YORK PARIS
A Day of Marvelous
Waist Values
/ •
With chiffon and lace waists such as these marked
at such prices as these are for tomorrow’s selling, it is
hard to imagine that any woman who could use
just one more waist could let this sale pass unnoticed.
It brings what the most fastidious tastes might
require and that at prices that actually fall short of
the cost of materials.
There is no room for argument about the
VALUES. You will know this the moment vou clap
eyes on the waists. YOU WOULD WANT JUST
THESE WAISTS EVEN IF PRICES WERE OF
NO CONCERN WHATEVER TO YOU.
$3.95
For Chiffon Waists Actually Worth
$5.00 to $7.50
There are one hundred of these and entirely too
many different styles to accurately tell you what
splendid models they are. The great majority were
formerly marked for $5.75 to $7.50. White, navy
and black chiffons over lace and soft white materials;
white Crepe de Chine Waists, black and navy taffeta
and navy messaline Waists. And you may choose
from models with low round and sailor collars with
three-quarter length sleeves or from high neck and
long sleeve models. Made by master-makers, the
trimmings lend the charm that trimmings should.
$4.95
For Chiffon Waists Actually Worth
$7.50 to SIO.OO
Not more than thirty of these. Novel styles,
several of them copied after imported models. Navy,
Copenhagen, tan, grey, black and white chiffon over
soft silks. Notice the touches of trimmings—you do
not see such work on every waist that sells at $7.50,
$8.75 and SIO.OO, and yet in this sale they are $4.95.
As many with Dutch necks and sailor collars and three
quarter sleeves as with high neck and long sleeves.
Half Price
For Lace Waists Actually Worth
$2.25 to $3.50
One hundred of these. They were yesterday
$2.25, $2.50 and $3.50, now $1.13, $1.50 and sl.7s—the
priceswill mean more to you when you see the waists.
White and ecru laces—filet, Valenciennes and Clunv
--fashioned very elaborately’ with variations of the pep
lums.
ChamberliirJohnsoipDnßose Co.