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? Atlantans Guests at Receptien in London At ths recent reception giver at the American embassy in London •’> Me* Whitelaw Reid, wife of A nb<''.i'l"t Reid, Atlanta was represented its Misses Nina and Alene Gentry, wl: with their father, Mr W T Gentry, have spent th* past l« > month abroad. These voting " men ■•* re ceived many eooia attentions during their stay abros ’ among th' tn ident o* their London visit being i dinner party of twelve .overs given in their honor at »he Royal Automobile dub by- Mrs. Gouldmc and Mr Pingree. Mr Gentry nd his .night" s hav* spent the past ft w w eeks at the Hotel Cecil in London ,-nd bar* had .1 most delightful vis - With Mr Jackson Dick and his rte ibrr. Mrs Dick, of At lanta. who sailed on the same steamer. Mr. Gentry an ; th M ; -s*s Gentry made a delightful nuiomobio' 'out of tl country near London The two young women "fin then father «•>••<> enter tained by M William McQuade at his home The Pope Villa. on the Thames, which was .figinally the property of Alexander Pope A luncheon at "Y* O'dc Cheshire t'hccse.' which was a favorite haunt of I Samue' Johnson, was tendered them during their stay in London. Throughout then entire trip the two young women bay* made many friends and have been afforded manv social attentions Mr Gentry and his daughters will land In New Yo-k the latter part of tn* month and wll l 1.. met by Mis. Gentry, who is now visiting in Virginia, and wilt go on to New York to meet them. i personals’ t Miss May Crichton leaves this week to visit Mrs George Williamson in Graham. N c Mis* Nelle Walker will visit Miss Frances Wiki* in Marietta the latt't part of th" week. Mrs Edward Hufer leaves tomorrow to visit hr-i parents. Mr and Mrs, Geo ge Calvin, at Eperlmeni Station Misgee Mary Stewart, Gladys and Marian Dunson. Elizabeth Whitlock and Anne Patterson leave this week for a week's stay at, Warm Springs Judge and Mrs Thomas P West moreland have taken possession of the handsome new home they have erected on Peachtree road. Misses Helen Dykes and Myra clarke Scott will return to Griftin to visit Mi.-s Cynthia Ellis, the three young girls having been members of Mr. Howard McCall's house party Miss Margaret Lowman, of Birming ham. who has been on* of the young people attending Mr Howard Mcf'alJ ■ house party, will join her parents. M and Mrs. George Lowman, at Atlant City. In a few days MURRAY CANDIDATES ANNOUNCE DALT< >N, GA . July 15. C. I, T. > y has mourn-ed for representative from Murray county, opposing H. H Ander. son. Seven are in the race for trea* urer. James A. Dickson, W N G,-ill man. J W Gregory, M. E. Rldb v. J N Ellis. R I. Elliott and R T S i ng field; four for tax receiver. J. N ’ tty. G L Moore. Sam Higdon and I 1 \\ Bond, and two for tax collector, T. I‘ Ramsey and G. T. Smith J. M Camp bell, for ordinary , and W. R Robinson, for clerk and W. E t'loer. for sheriff, are unopposed ROW OVER FOOD INSPECTION. VALDOSTA. GA.. July 15. The butchers am! dairy men of Valdosta and the mayoi and council ate at logger heads ovet the question of inspection fees The butchers say they do not object to inspection of meats and mar kets, but they do nm want to pay th fee requirec They aso object to th hou s set foi inspection -<1 to 9 a. m An o-.u'tn. m regul.itina the inspection of dairies and matke - was recently pass*,l by 'hi city .oun.il ami Di. \\ M How'll . npoy .-il as inspector. Insect Bite Corts Leg x Boston man lost his leg from the bite "f an Insect two yeais before. Tr avert such, calamities from tings and bites "f insects use Bucklen .- Arnica Salv-e promptly to kill the poison and prevent inflammation, swelling anti pain Heals burns, boils, ulcers, piles ec»emn. .it's bruises Only 25 cents at all druggists. ••• ... - DIXIE o T,p w EYE GLASSES Do you know that few ''pt, clans understand adjusting and frame fitting'’ Do you know tbtit a pool-fitting frame wi'l do the eye.* as mu h harm as poor lense«" y nu want your franc a as wail as your lenses right: then come to us as »» understand every part of the Optical busi ness. Twenty years experience In testing the eyes and tilling Ocu lists' prescription-. HINES OPTIGUL COMPANY £1 Peachtree St. rreun an rl iir>>ir Ihca'rr; s' ENGAGEMENTS Dun lap-Gar Ar« nt. Mr. and Mrs c. J. Dunlap have an i nouneed the engagement of their l daughter Marguerite, to Mr. Joseph E Garabrant of Bloomfield. N. J the I w edding to be solemnized in New York l in the early winter. e F'older ■ Ewing. Mr and .Mrs. James Walton Fielder r I have announced th* engagement of . their daughter. Dorothy, to Mr Mor i ris M. Ewing the wedding to take pla'e i in September. Hirns- Sasnett. Dr and Mrs. S. J Harris, of Philpot, K' announce the engagement of theii ”! daughter. Mary Lenora, to Rev. Joseph ' Randolph Sasnett. of Atlanta, Ga.. the ! 1 wedding to take place in the early fall CLOUDBURST PLAYS HAVOC IN ALTON; 4 DEAD; LOSS $250,000 ii - i tl.Ti'N. ILL. Julv 15 \ cloudburst , .'sle day killed four persons, d>- I stroyed two miles of streets’ and I w’r-. ke. ~i\ buildings and tlo- gas ■ plant of ih* Alton Gas ami Electric i i 'onipan'. w ith a total properly loss of s2su,on" Th' i oudhur.st followed .1 spectacle lai stoi.ii which lasted all night. Three times it passed over Alton, flooding | streets and cellars each time. The . third lime rain fell in torrents, sending a wall of water nine feet deep through . the principal business and residence streets I Sewers broke, washing away the . 1 foundations of six residences, which 1 C ! dropped into the cellars. ' A culvert under the gas plant of the : Alton Gas and Electric Company was washed out and th* entire plant sank I several yards FACTORY EMPLOYEES IN PANIC WHEN FIRE SWEEPS OVER PLANT CHICAGO. ,hij\ Fifty men and i women were caught in a panic in the i <’ A Ta,'lor TT ink Company's factory loda,' vi hen tire swept through the place 1 EmplovepQ in the various departments : . rushed for thy doors T’tip exits became lammed and those iiehlnd struggled des perately to push their wav out Police managed to quiet them sufficiently to ex tricate those caught in the doorways. Firemen rescued a number of employees who were on the third Hoot Smoke streamed up the sia’rway and marie their | escape in that dlreetion impossible. SOUTHERN FREIGHT RATE KICKS WILL BE HEARD AT CAPITOL , Cfimmissi'incrs Clements and Mc- Cord. of tin- int'-rstiile commerce boarri. will hear the protests against Southern freight n'assifi' ation No 29. made by s Soutbeasti tn shippers on July IK. Tic s meeting to be held in Washington. 1 chaiinuin Candler, of th* Georgia commission, said today the object "t it," meeting was to obtain a suspension ' of tit* classification beyond the pro ! posed date of Inauguration- August I so Southern shippers could get to geth- r and find out exactly how the ■posed change. In rates would iff" : •■. i! hern bus-iness i STILL BYRD COMBAT INQUIRY PUT UP TO SENATE AS A WHOLE Asserting that th? senate's Jurisdiction in the matter had been questioned, the five senators named to investigate the tight which occurred last Tuesda> in the I senate chamber between Luther H Still ' * and T<»m Lyon has decided to let the I senate as a whole take up the inquiry of the fracas I The committee, which is composed of - i President Slaton and Senators Sheppard. < ’raw ford. Max son and Pouglass. will re port to the senate tomoi .-w . and further ' I investigation, of the oT w ill hinge on rhr action of the bnd> a . whole. Sensational Clearance f lOf Fine Silk Automobile H J Coats j If ere $25. Note $11.85 ii ' ' . I : We hav ' iitirt'ly too many silk motor ooats on hand. ' 1 and in order in soil them quickly have truly made what j - I ’ # a is terma sensational price or Tuesday < selling. The I / emits !i > Poplins. L'ajahs and Shantungs, in tan. < 1 navy bJ.m and black Also mercerized reps in blin k \ 1 4 and gray l-.very model absolutely correct and new. • : - with tailored and newest style. ’j $11.05 | $12.50 Linen Motor Coats $’7.95 y I'hese t on is are of heavy linen \\ it h detaelm b|e lent her col la i and w cuffs; reduced from "I'2 at) down to e "Atlanta s Exclusive Women's Apparel House"--43-45 Whitehall / fjEmn-A A-a.. T & | FUTURE EVENTS Th* informal dance to be given to morrow evening by the membe’e of th* A. T. O. fraternity w ill he a compliment to Miss*? Lucy and Callie Hoke Smith and their house guest. Miss Ruth Trib. bl*, of Athens. The dance will he given at the chapter house on East Linden street. The chapeions will b* Mr. and Mrs. Charles D .Meador. Mr and Mrs. AVilijam K. Jenkins and Mr. anad Mrs A C. Weller Mi and M = A. C Weller will *n tert'aln informally at dinner In their apartment in th- Avalon tomorrow evening for Mirs Lepw-ood Oglesby, of Quitman. Miss Julia Meador's gu*s.t. Th* party will include Mr. and Mrs. Well*!’. Miss Oglesby. Miss Meador, 51- Al Thornwell and Mr. James Bradley, of New York. After dinner they- will at tend the Forsyth. INHERITANCE TAX $329,131; CHICAGO MAN MUST PAY CHICAGO. July 15. The estate of Richard T. Crane, ironmaster, must pay th* uiig'-t lnherita*hce tax ever imposed In Illinois, th* amount being $329.1.11 This was announced by Wal ter K. Lincoln, of th* state inheri tance tax department. The Crane estate was estimated at ? 17.000.1100 when appraisers were ap pointed. Th* Marshall Field estair paid a tax of $}25.000. escaping a much larg--( assi ssni'-nt by a decision of th supreme court, which held that certain properties did not t ome under the pro visions of the Inheritance tax law. TWO JAILED FOR CUTTING. DALTON, GA.. July 15.—Andy Hash and Jim Hood, of North Dalton, are In jail here, being charged with assaulf with intent to kill Will Greeson, of Murray county, near the Dalton ice plant Saturday. The man was badly cut in th* chest and stomach, but will probabK recover. R 111 LI V i 17 I i Jf A PIANO IS BOUGHT FOR jf I*3 A LIFETIME Q \ GOOD PIANO affords a lifetime of pleasure and entertainment and grows dearer with he passing of the years. It is a mistake to suppose that only inferior pianos are obtain able on a monthly payment basis. We will meet any reasonable idea as to payments, and our prices are alike to time or eash purchasers. To the former we make a simple interest charge mi the unpaid balance. To *nab|e vmt to make an intelligent se’*etion. we give you every aid possible to compare and judge from our many instru ments of known ami superior qualities. You will be certain of securing an instrumint with which you will never become dissatisfied for we guarantee every piano we sell. Demons'ration at your convenience. LUDDEN & BATES 63 Peachtree St. 'WOMAN BURNED;' 4THINFOUROAfS Mrs. M. E. Jones Pours Kero- sene on Fire in Yard—Re ported Dying. Mrs M. E. Jones, an aged woman, liv ing at *34 South Pryor street, was fatally burned today when she tried to hasten a | fire in her back yard by pouring kero sane upon it. She Is at the Atlanta hos pital. She Is the fourth woman burned by < rosene explosions in the last four days, lust before noon Mrs. Jones went Into the rear yard to boil a dyeing solution that she had placed in a black pot on the ground The fagots she lighted did not burn brightly and she brought out the gallon kerosene can and began pouring the oil upon a portion of the kindling A live coal caught the stream of oil, which flared up in an explosion, and flames en veloped the aged woman from head to feet. Neighbors heard her screams and ran to her in time to put out the blaze while she rolled In agony upon the ground Her entire body was scorched and most of her clothing was burned off. She was. carried to the hpspita! unconscious. Doc tors ther* said she had but little chance of surviving During the summer months mothers of young children should watch for any unnatural looseness of the bowels. When given prompt attention at this time serious trouble may be avoided. <'hamberlaln's Colic. Cholera and Diar rhoea Remedy can always be depended upon. For sale by all dealers. ; _ r _ 500 PASSENGERS IN PANIC AS LINER HITS GROUND IN SQUALL BALTIMORE. July 15.—After being battered by a heavy squall, the steamer Ertccson, with nearly 500 passengers aboard, vent aground on the sand bank iff Poo! Island last night and remained hard and -fast until floated by the high tide early today. The Ericcson was bound from Ptiila ielphia to Baltimore and lost her bear ings in the terrific rain that accom panied rhe squall. The passeng*rs*wer» almost in a panie when the vessel Struck, but were finally quieted by the officers and crew. The vessel was un njured. SBO,OOO TIMBER LAND-DEAL. VALDOSTA. GA.. July 15.—-Dr. E. P Rose, of Valdosta, has bought 10,000 acres of timber land in Early county rom Roberts, Patterson & Griffith, of his city, paying about SBO,OOO for the property. Much of the timber is virgin frowth It is understood that Dr Rose will put in mills and turpentine stills. Special BIBLE SALE This = wZTI Oxford teachers’ edition reference bible; good type, gold edge, concordance helps, divinity circuit with family records. Regular $2.00 edition, like cut, special price $1 00 Red Letter Edition, special price 00 Red Letter, indexed, large type, elegant $3,50 Bibles, only 2 20 MAILING 25e EXTRA ON ANY OF ABOVE. SOUTHERN BOOK CONCERN 5 , r —. BMW— : _Jg,iLUL_._i.! hmiii II I IW. 111. FW! T~'_ Chambeiiin%lohns6n=Dußose Company Atlanta New York Paris Where Things Are What They Seem==ln This Linen Store The more you know of linens, the more certain you are to become customers of this linen store; the less you know of linens the more certain you should become customers of this linen store. For values are true here and prices are as low as pure flax will allow. The meaning of linen here is not commercialized-- it is fixed and positive to the end that those who de □end on us may get the fullest returns of service and ooks for the money they spend. Below we catalogue a number of items in Table Cloths, Damasks, Napkins and Towels. They repre sent neither a special sale nor a special display. Thev are every-day-in-the-year values with us. You will find them here whenever you need linens.. But— For your own benefit do a little comparing with the linens of other stores. Table Cloths Damasks 2x2 yds. Figured Damask ( loths. bor- 7‘2-inch Half Rkached Linens at dered. at.. . ... $2.50, $3.50 and $5.00 J 75c, 90c and sl.ot 2x2 1-2 vds.. Figured Damask Cloths.’ 72-inch Bleached Linens, at bordered, at. $3.00, $3.50 and $4.50 75c, 98c and $1.50 2x3 yds.. Figured liamask Cloths, hor- r2 ‘ ln " h Silver Bleach Lin( ‘'2j a T and ft( ‘ red - at - ■■ W-50. M-90 “0 W-00 90-ineh' Figured Damasks, a? 21- 1-4 yds.. Plain Satin Damask* $2.25, $2.50, and $3.50 Cloths, bordered, at. . $7.50 and SB.OO 90-inch Plain Satin Damask, at 2 1-4x3 yds., Figured Damask Cloths. $2.50, $3.00 and $3.50 extra weight, at. .. SIO.OO and $12.50 i w-j - . 2 1-2x2 1-2 yds.. Figured Damask Cloths. O3tR 1 OWCIS bordered, atss.oo to SIO.OO ; x 2 1-2x3 vds.. Figured Damask Cloths. Hemmed Bath Towels Wt bordered, afs7.so to $12.50 H'™™*< Bath Towe s 2a 22x44 Hemmed Bath Towels 3ac w T i . 24x45 Hemmed Bath Towels, extra Napkins weight 4? c 20x48 Hemmed Bath Towels, extra 18-ineh All-Linen Napkins, at $1 and $1.50 i weight 50c 22- Damask Napkins. Figured. ■ at s2.2sands2.so Linen Towels 20-inch Damask Napkins. Figured, n f $3.00 1 19x36-ineh All-Linen Hemmed 24-im-h Damask Napkins. Figured. . ■2'-" l ', ls . • ~" ' T’ j 22 ' at $4.00 and $4.50 2t»-inch Damask Napkins. Figured. .>•> mu LL t i ci n . l at $6.50, $7.50 to $12.50 23x LZ".' rh ' U ' flg " rPd '. ' l '" k . . 45c 15- Hemstitched Tea Napkins. i 24x40 Hernstitehed’ tignred. Huck plain and figured, at. . . $2.00 to $6.50 Towels 75c 16- Scalloped Napkins, plain, with | 22x40 Scalloped Hm-k Towels, space monogram space .$4.50 and $5.00 j for monogramsl-00 Chamberlin’Johnson Dußose Company KEHI ™ WOMEN MRS They Are Qualified for Practice and Would Elevate Profes sion. Says Lawmaker. In the course of his remarks de fending the proposed county attorney bill, which was defeated by rhe nar row margin of four votes in the house today, Mr. Massengale, of Warren, took a stand for the bill to allow women to practice law in Georgia. ' I have, heard so much about how the pending county attorney's bill will ad- | verily affect the practice o f Georgia, how it would put this and -ha' high-class attorney out of business how ft would discriminate in favor r the poor country lawyer as against L learned city fellow, that I have -eaehed the conclusion that the bill to peL-,, women to practice law in this sta-. . an eminently satisfactory measure that it should be enacted into law.- ..jj Mr. Massengale. ! "Women are well qualified for the '• gal profession, and. thinking of of the things I have heard from ma =. lawyers in argument here against ; bill. I am constrained to think that - J admission of women to practice i a . doubtless would tend greatly to eleva . the profession in the quality of its in. telligence and acumen. ’ The remarks of the gentleman from Warren along this line were greets with instant and noisy applause BRITISH SUBMARINE ASHORE nf b t? Nr ß h Ju,y * British navy ran ashore toda- . the Pentland skerries off the south coa t' position. reP ° rted t 0 be in ‘