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W DN RATS AT SOUTHERN PORTS Health Authorities Take Steps to Prevent Entry of Bubonic Plague From Islands. SAVANNAH, GA., July 9ln order t(1 prevent the possible entry of the bu bonic plague into this country through Savannah, a campaign is to be insti tuted for the total extermination of the fgu that infest the water front. K is possible, in the event that the mvernment takes a hand In financing the campaign, that an organized effort ni!l be made to free every seaport on the Atlantic and gulf ports of the ro dents. In any event, the city health de partment states that the rats in Sa vannah are doomed. The plague will not be allowed to enter the United States through this port, if it is possi ble to prevent it. Telegraphic instructions have been received by Assistant Surgeon C. M. Eountleroy, officer in charge of the marine hospital service, directing that precautions be taken against the im portation of plague from Cuban and Porto Rican ports. “We have been notified to take spe cial precautions,” said Dr. Fountleroy, “and shall follow rigidly the require ments of the United States army regu lations regarding the examination of -hii'S from plague ports. This includes the careful examination of al) persons, passengers, officers and crew of all ships as to general physical conditions Ships from plague ports are required to be fumigated for rats and cleansed of possible disease from keel to cap tain's quarters every six months, and In cases where this has not been done we shall, of course, do the fumigating here.” Bounty on Rodents. MOBILE. ALA.. July 9. —Fearful of the bubonic plague now raging in Cuba and Porto Rico and upon the theory that It is spread more by the rodent than any other agent, officers of the port of Mobile have instituted rigid precautionary measures. Not only wilf vessels from Cuban and Porto Rican ports be prohibited from docking with in the limits of the port, but they will he forced to remain in stream to dis charge and load. The city commission ers will pass an ordinance placing a bounty of five cents a head on rats dead or alive. The city’s incinerator super intendent has been advised to prepare for an Influx of rodents. PROVERB CONTEST Important Announcement CLOSING DATE POSTPONED We have been besieged with personal and mail applications for an extension Therefore, the date for the close of the Contest —the last day on which we of the time allowed for sending Proverb Contest Solutions to this office. will receive solutions from contestants, has been postponed to TUESDAY, JULY ' ■ / These have been prompted by delays in the mail, occasioned by a number of All solutions must either reach this office or bear postmarks indicating that railroad wrecks within the past week, and various other causes. Contest matter that they had been mailed before noon of that day. we have sent out has become lost in the mails, and made necessary the sending of duplicate lots of this matter, which have been, necessarily, late in reaching contest- In the meantime, we will adjust all complaints that come to us regarding de ants. layed shipments of Contest Matter, and will continue to send out TWICE EACH After carefully considering the matter, we have decided that a postponement I)AY 0,1 »W) »H Answer Proverb Pictures and Proverb Guides of ten davs would not be unfair to any one, while failure to postpone might inflict C<>r which we receive orders accompanied by remittances at the prices already pub hardship and inconvenience on a great many, for the reasons stated. lished. Answer Books SI.OO Each Proverb Pictures .02 Each Proverb Guides .25 Each Proverb Guides by Mail .... .30 Each The Atlanta Georgian CONTEST DEPARTMENT MEXICAN FEDERAL GENERAL EXECUTES CHIHUAHUA REBELS EL PASO, TEXAS, July 9.—Disre garding a recent proclamation in which he promised amnesty to all rebels who would lay down their arms. General Heurta, federal commander, has been executing revolutionists by the whole sale since driving the rebels from Chi huahua city, whicfi his forces are oc cupying. The news was confirmed today from Mexico City. The editor of El Monitor, a rebel paper, published in Chihuahua, is among those reported executed. Some of the other victims were among the police whom Orozcp left behind to guard the city and prevent looting un til the federate could come. These Huerta promised to treat as neutrals. He lias also executed some of the men who worked for Orozco as telegraph operators. Last night Antonio Rojas and his command left Juarez. There had teen much fear for the safety of the city as long as they remained, for Rojas is the commander who looted the Jua rez bank a few months ago and later defied Orozco, his commander. BURGLAR GANG ROUNDSD UP. MACON. GA.. July 9.—Five negro burglars told the recorder of fully fifteen burglaries committed by them in the suburban residential districts dur ing the last month. One of their number, caught in the act. turned state’s evidence. All were given two months on the chaingang for loitering and bound over to superior court for burglary. * BRAZELL APPEALS FOR LIFE. AUGUSTA, GA.. July 9.—Wallace and Benjamin Pierce, attorneys for J. Ed ward Brazell, charged w ith killing Car. rie Bell Duncan, have apepaled the case to the supreme court. Brazell was sen tenced to be hanged on May 23. but the attorneys at that time asked for a new trial, which was refused. A Fighting Cock “I feel like a fighting cock” is the expression of the man with an active liver —he tackles his work with vim he is successful —nine times out of ten you will find he takes Tutt's Pills which have been used by a million people with satisfac tory result. At your drug gist’s—sugar coated or plain. x i e ANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TUESDAY, JULY 9, 1912. EARTHQUAKE SHOCK DOES WIDE DAMAGE TO ALASKA MINING FAIRBANKS. ALASKA. July 9.—One man is dead and considerable damage has been done to mines throughout this sec tion of Alaska by an earthquake shock, according to reports received here to day. The shock occurred Saturday night and lasted for forty seconds. It Is the most violent ever known here. Chimneys Were knocked down and the quake caused slides in a number of mines. Louis An derson, foreman of a mine at Dome Creek, was caught under a slide and suffocated. GEORGIA ROAD FILES MORTGAGE IN ALABAMA MONTGOMERY. ALA., July 9.—The Valdosta. Fort Gaines and Montgomery Railroad Company has tiled a mortgage of $4,600,000 to the Standard Trust Company to secure an issue of bonds. The instru ment was recorded in the office of Pro bate Judge J. B. Gaston here. The mortgage is on all railroad property owneil by the mortgager. The railroad has acquired the Montgomery Eastern Railroad Company and will operate it in connection with a line 42 miles long be tween Valdosta and Fort Gaines. Ga. The tax on the mortgage was S4OO. These Figures Represent Our Exceptional Worth Deposits, June 14, 1912, $4,622,519.33 Deposits, June 14, 1911, 3,442,835.32 Increase for one year - - $1,179,684.01 During the Past Six Months our Savings Department Business has MORE THAN DOUBLED Reasons For This: Courteous Treatment, Absolute Security, Attractive Quarters and Convenient Hours. If you are not already with us, JOIN us; you’ll never regret it. THIRD National Bank Capital and Surplus $1,700,000.00 FRANK HAWKINS ..Preaident R. W. BYERS Assistant Cashier JOS. A. McCORD . . Vice President A. M. BERGSTROM . . Asst. Cashier JOHN W. GRANT .Vice President W. B. SYMMERS. .Asst. Cashier THOMAS C. ERWIN Cashier A. J. HANSELL Asst. Cashier CHILD’S SLAYER MAY HAVE HAD ANOTHER VICTIM, SHOES SHOW NEW YORK, July 9. —Despite a re ward of SI,OOO offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the "Ripper” who mutilated and killed twelve-year-old Julia Connors, the po lice were today no neater a solution of the mystery surrounding the crime and disappearance of the slayer. That the murderer may have had another victim was indicated today when the detectives found in the box in which little Julia was placed to die a pair of shoes and an undergarment not belonging to the Connors child. The police were deceived for 4S hours by the conflicting statements made by Florence Molz. chum of Julia Connors. She finally confessed she had been romancing about seeing a man drag away her little friend and as a result all suspects arrested because of her stories have been released. The. detectives had to start all over again today and admitted they were at sea as to any definite clew. ||gjPg||a A “SOXDOLOGER” SALE « LISLE SOX! /W ForWednesday,JulylOth,Only! L AaGf S/f Here is the SOX SALE Xj (£./ you have been WAITING for. Our former sale in January was one of the most brilliant bargain achievements in the history of Atlanta storekeeping. The prophecy for this sale is equally pro- n|F pitious. These are STERLING VALUES—aII the ' wanted shades and colors—black, navy, king’s blue, r tan, helio, gray, green, slate, champagne, purple and red. Prompt response to this ad will be necessary. No phone, laid-away or C. O. D. orders ■ n -V* filled. ■ W a 13c a nair, 8 pairs for sl, H p • and 8 pairs only to a cus- I dll tomer. _ . . : Eight Pairs for SI.OO DANIEL BROS. CO. ¥< When You Write a Want Ad Keep the main points in mind and tell the facts. Then step to the phone and call Main 8000 or Atlanta 8000 and ask for the Want Ad Department The Atlanta Georgian Want Ad Office No. 20 East Alabama Street, 1-2 block off Whitehall 7