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MILEAGE RULING IN NEXT 10 DAYS Railway Commission's Hear ing Is Ended—Roads Hint at Withdrawing Books. The Mate railroad commission within the next ten days wfll fender its 4' - eislon on the question of accepting mileage tickets on trains, the hearing on the matter having ended after two days of argument James L. Mayson, attorney for the traveling men. declared at the cloVe of rhe hearing that the railroads might withdraw their interchangeable mile age hooks and charge commercial travelers the regular rates for tick ets. if they so desired, but he would still insist the rule against pulling mileage on trains was unreasonable In spite of the intimation that th' roads might retaliate by withdrawing their bonks Mr, Mayson admitted that he did not believe the commission could enforce an order requiring the acceptance of mileage on trains, and that it would be in its power to withdraw nil rate concessions. If the traveling men could ont get a whole loaf, they would rath er have no bread at all, he said. "We ask you to issue an orde- de claring this regulation unreasonable,” said Mr. 'Mayson "Then if the road' desire to withdraw all mileage books, let them do it. Rut they will have to grant interchangeable mileage upder reasonable regulationa Just as shirely as the sun will rise tomorrow.” HERE'S THE ORIGINAL “NOTHING-TO DO TILL TOMORROW” PERSON TRBANA. ILL.. July 12,—Jefferson Ferrand, of Urbana, probably has the distinction of being the most indus trious man in the world. He is em ployed nights as fireman for the Ur bana Electric Light Company and dur. ing the day is employed aa ditcher with sewer construction gangs. For several weeks he has been getting along with hut three hours sleep per day, with the exception of Sunday, when he steeps ten hours. His unusual activity is at tracting much attention. | Be Sure To Visit Duffy’s Cut-Price Friendship Sale! WWW- HIM 11 — -■■ ———— !!UL ■_■■>■ >■ «»■■■. HI. - ~ .■hm I. xml,!. - - ■ . I ...... , . ' ~ ni •-''■* —— I ,■■llll ■! Fill .1 ■! ■iifiiii .1 i I'lri'M u ■ ■mmTT iru. iiw./arj, iu'. .■ l ji »in.u i iu.i ,«.ji .1 mm—-fL.-iuiiii n. n i»i.»HT,T'r'nmi-ri"W"W»ni>i,»,ii umae-sag—ca——BMesa: (proverb contest TT ' , . A ’ j 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 bv delays in the mail, occasioned bv a number of 23. 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. , laved shipments of Contest Matter, and will continue to send out TWICE EACH After carefully considering the matter, we have decided that a postponement DAI (at noon and night) all Answer Books, Proverb Pictures and Proverb Guides of ten days would not be unfair to any one. while failure to postpone might indict for 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 —MJWMHBMMmMMHMMi'ni 111111 r — 1 " l " 111'01’—"i" -tiu I — m—e—m——— ——ar—(Tirom-wii in mi in i inw— —mwihim— M—wwim tn———— CHU D NOT YET THREE CAPABLE OF SERVICE, SO HIGH COURT RULES According tn the State stipreme court, a child 2 years, to months and 20 days old may be capable of rendering-serv ice, in the strict sense of the business term. In a decision In the suit of B. ,F. Janies against the Central of Georgia railroad for. damages for the death of his child, the high court changed two former decisions, reducing the age of service from four years to a line some where between two and one-half and three years. James had contended that his baby w.c precmknis. robust and capable of running errands, rendering service worth $5 a month. The railroad as serted such a claim was absurd. The lower court agreed with the railroad, but was reversed. H. L. Camp, Jr. The funeral of H L. Camp, .Jr,, two years old, who died al the family resi dence in Moreland, Ga , was held there today' Rev. W J. Cotter officiated. The high eat point of woman’s hap piness is reached only through moth erhood, in the clasping of her child within her arms. Yet the mother-to be is often fearful of nature's ordeal and shrinks from the suffering inci dent to Its consummation. But for nature's ills and discomforts nature provides remedies, and In Mother’s Friend is to be found . medicine of great value to every expectant m’bther. It is an emulsion for external application, composed of ingredients which act with ’beneficial and sooth ing effect on those portions of the system involved. It is Intended to prepare the system for the crisis, and thus relieve, in great part, the suffer ing through which the mother usually passes. The regular use of Mother's Friend wijl repay any. mother in the comfort it affords before, and the help ful restoration to health and strength it brings about after baby comes. Mother’s ' Friend - is for sale at n > \ drug stores. '.nMAttA Write for our m(yiilll3 [llUlU free ' book for> ggaj ” expectant moth- ers which contains much valuable Information, aqd many suggestions of a helpful nature. BRADFIELD REGULATOR €O., Atlanta, Ga. WOMAN CANDIDATE, DEFEATED, TO LEAD BOLTING TEACHERS CHICAGO, July 12.—With a program dealing with educational subjects, the last day’s session of the National Edu cational association began today. Ten members of the organization, headed by Miss Grace C. Strachan, of New York, wej-e not present at any of the sessions. They left the convention and departed for the East. Miss Strachan was defeated for the presidency and threatened to bolt. Then she decided not to begin such a movement until the convention adjourned, but she refused to stay in the convention any longer. She threatens the organization of a new association that would dwarf the present one. E. T Fairchild and the Other-newly elected officers of the as- Aneta Urt'n %re not worried by the threat. The executive committee is expected to decide’on Salt Lake City as the next convention city. $2.50 Chattanooga and Return VIA SOUTHERN RAILWAY Premier Carrier of the South SATURDAY, JOLY 13th, 1312 Tickets will be sold for afternoon trains only (3 p. m. and 5:10 p. m.) ; limited good to return on any regular train up to and including the morning trains, leaving Chatta nooga Monday, July 15. GOING SCHEDULE: Li. ATLANTA 3:00 P. M. 5:10 P. M, Ar. CHATTANOOGA 8:45 P. M. 9:35 P. M. The 3 p. m. train carries day coaches only. The 5:10 p. m. train carries Pullman sleeping cars (seat fare 75c), and Southern Railway dining ear serving supper. JNO. L. MEEK, Assistant Gen l Pass. Agent JAMES FREEMAN, Div. Pass. Agent ATLANTA, GA. SAY CLUB MEMBERS SHOULD BE OSTRACIZED TERRE HAUTE, IND.. July 12 —Rev. L. Curtis Talmage, pastor of the First Congregational church, said that mem bers of the Country club should be os tracized because of drinking, smoking and wanton dancing at the club. , TURKEY WITHTWO BODIES EATS WITH ONE MOUTH MAIDEN ROCK, WTO., July 12.—J. Preston found among a flock of newly hatched turkeys one with two perfect ly formed bodies, but only one head. The little turkey is as spry as the rest of the flock. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the \ /'"Tji ■#““ Signature of POWDER MAKERS RUN IN PANIC FROM BUGS CHICAGO. July 12. —Lightning bugs caused terror among foreign workmen in the powder mills at Aetna, Ind., ear ly today. Millions of the insects settled upon a tank containing several hun dred gallons of nitroglycerin. When the employees saw the brilliantly illumi nated bugs near the explosive they ran for their lives. EBREO .XI WS’Jfi/ § SECKIA 1 WILMER L. MOORE, President. John F. Roche, of New York city, the well known actuary was in structed by the Alabama Insurance Department to make a thorough in vestigation and. report on The Southern States Life Insurance Company, chartered under the laws of Alabama. Mr. Roche made a careful and painstaking analysis of this company, and this is THE REPORT “The Finance Committee pays close attention to the invest ments of the Company’s funds, and it should be heartily commend ed for a resolution it has adopted for its guidance. It is provided by this resolution that no member of the Committee shall, either di rectly or indirectly, borrow any of the Company’s funds, nor shall any member, directly or indirectly, receive or take any commission for loans made, or upon securities purchased for the Company.’’ He also says: “The Company’s minutes are well kept, and set put in detail the action of the Directors and various Com mittees.’’ And in his final comment he further states: “The officers of the Company must be complimented for their administration, which is without, reproach, and for the earnest desire they have ever dis played to conserve the interests of the policyholders.” JOHN F. ROCHE, Actuary to the Alabama Insurance Dept. April, 1912. THE SOUTHERN STATES LIFE INSURANCE CO. • W. S. McLEOD. A 4-1 ~ Supervisor of Agents for State of Georgia. /-A Tltl |1 | 51 S w€l Home Office: Candler Building. .1 xnu muj **• ‘ • 1 J* A &oß| A Breitest Engineering GA-SQIOOL wiai WofRCNNOUOGY Atlanta. Gg. ■