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POLITICS OUSTS GftPT. DONNELL District Secretary of Civil Serv ice Commission Transferred to Washington Office. The removal of Captain George S. Donnell from active duty in his office ->f district secretary of the civil service tommission is the subject of much -ommeht at the postoffice. While still nominally in charge as district secre tary.' Captain Donnell ha- been work ing in the civil service commission in Washington for two months. Inqui y at the local office brings only the re sponse that he is away on "official business." captain Donnell’s removal camr shortly after he started an investiga tion-of the "political activity" of sev eral government employees who hoc their positions under the civil service rules an 1 who are fr> bidden to tik" an -. "ive part in any political campaign. These men were U. S. Seals, assis tant custodian of the Federal building. John Martin, revenue agent, and Jack son McHenry, negro watchman in the building All of them are support r of Henr; S. Jackson, collector of tn te r nal .revenue —and the leader of the Taft forces in Georgia. Donnell Got in Bad.” . Donnell certainly got himself in bad with influential men' here and I thin!; b? was foolish to start anything lit-:-' that when things were as hot as they were at.that time.” was the frank com ment of Seals when he was asked if there were any basis to the report that political wife-pulling had removed Captain Donnell from the local office. At present all investigation has stopped and nothing has ,been done to probe th® charges that Henry Lincoln Johnson, negro registrar of deeds in Washington. attempted to collect cam paign funds from Postmaster McKee nn he occasion of the negro official's visit to Atlanta. Tmt Captain Donnell will be held in Washington until after the election this fa Is - believed in the customs house. Henry S. Jackson refused to make an? comment on the various rumors going about the building and merely said he understood the secretary was In Washington. f'aptain Donnell is a Democrat, who has been connected with the civil serv ice- department for a number of years, having served in Washington before he was given charge of the local territory. BAILEY CHARGES TAFT WITH FALSEHOOD AND MALICIOUS SLANDER WASHINGTON. July 16. -Charging the president with falsehood and ma licious! slander, Senator Bailey, of Texas, in the .senate todav bitterly ar raigned-Mr Taft for his interference in the Lorimer, case .and his. admitted at tempts to influence the action of the senate in that matter regardless of the Senator Bailey, who to his res ouition introduced yesterday, declared tt was a violation of the spirit, if not the tetter, of the constitution for the president of the United States to ex er-ir-e the powers and influence of his great office to control the votes of sen ators Senatoi Bailey said he had pur posed avoided bringing up this matte; until after the Lorimer case had been wipn-0,-] ~f ,- o the q U e S ti l)n o f executive /”’• ferenct with the senat° might not w ' onnetted with the disposition of that matter. , Ellen Freeman. t'len freeman, little daughter of Mr. f, r 'li,, Alrß \ ' Freeman, died at the ■3ll’! residence on the South Decatur ' . line -today. Funeral arrangements e no s been marie. The Liquidation of the McConnell Estate Makes It Imperative That, ■— .. ..ZZ7Z ~ : ' —— " ■ —■ V This Tremendous Stock Be Converted Into Cash At Once Mr. Powers, the manager, has gone through every department and cut prices to such an extent that; it seems, to those who have not personally investigated, almost too much reduction to be true. But to the thousands who visited this mammoth store during the last few days it is a satisfactory reality, and they have gone away to send others to share in these sweeping price reductions which are in evidence in every department all over the store. The prices quoted Saturday will hold good until stock is sold out. McCONTN'RT J 7S I Show Windows as sain- -A-▼ -A. w -A, JL of Show Windows for the pies of our Big Price Re- ___ Bargains during this sale. Cor. Pryor and Decatur Sts. |. a Little West End Misses Start aNetv Fad CAT PARTIES ALL_ THE RAGE \\ ■ 3 Billy. Beloved Pup, Is the Only Marring Feature of Tabby's I First ‘’At Home.” _____ ' When little Mary Hancock and her chum, Rosalind Foster, gave a birth , day party to their eats at Mary's West End home the other day they started a brand-new fad among the members] . of what they used to call rhe "trundle- ] bed" set when you ami 1 belonged to ' it. Cat parties are all the rage now. | , and the first thing you know they’ll have a column all to themselves on the so ciety pages. The party at Mary's house was al most broken up by a guest who wasn't invited. This was Billy the beloved pup pet of a little girl up the street, who didn’t have a cat to take to the i party and so took Billy instead Part 1 of the afternoon was spent in coaxing the other honor guests to come down from the trees, but after Billy was shut f up in a. barrel with a private bone for consolation everything went along mer rily. Billy's owner says she is going to give a puppy party pretty soon and not let anv cats come. t ; GORDON LEE RUNS FOR CONGRESS IN SEVENTH DALTON, GA., July I*s.—Congress man Gordon Lee's formal announce ment for re-election as the Seventh dis trict's representative, has been made public, and every indication points to i his election without opposition. Mr. Lee is now serving his fourth f term He was elected over G. R. Huighens, of Polk county, in his first race. The second time he defeated Judge A. W. Fite, of Cartersville He i was not opposed in his third race, and two years ago he defeat’d Judge Moses Wright of Rome. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TUESDAY. JULY 16, 1912. /ArrW' S W nr I? f Ar F k JI- / /A ; > 1 f t Mart Hancock anti Rosalind Foster, of Queen street. West End. and two of the kitten guests at their party. Below is Billy, who caused all the troublp. 156 STOCKHOLDERS OF DEFUNCT BANK TO BE SUED FOR $90,000.00 MACON. GA.. July 16.—Within the next several days suits will be insti tuted against 156 stockholders of the late Exchange bank, for $90,0*10, the balance due the creditors and depos itors after the payment of 90 per cent in dividends tn them by the receivers. There are 5.000 shares of stock, and the holder of each share will be called upon for SIS. The stockholders are lo cated in all parts of the world. Sults will be brought against them collective ly, but judgment, if secured, will be applicable individually. The Exchange bank failed in 1907. owing $1,000,000. Us president and cashier were both convicted and sen tenced to the penitentiary, but were subsequently pardoned by Governor Brown. I MRS. SCHMIDT UNDER GUARD OF AN OFFICER IN BIRMINGHAM HOME BIRMINGHAM. ALA . July 16 —Mrs. Ida Schmidt, hi rested in Atlanta) in connection with the poisoning of Guy Coleman and Stephen Strickland in 1910. is under guard at her home on Fifth avenue here, preferring to have a deputy watching her rather than o to Gadsden Jail. The county jail here was condemned b\ the jail Inspector (some .lime ago and white nomen a r not confined in it. The woman will be given a preliminary hearing in the next day or two. Officers are working on the case and expect to make another arrest tomor row. Ola Gunters, arrested and later released, is said to have returned to the city. Mrs. Schmidt admits know ing the Gunters girl, but denies having had anything whatever to do with the death of <'demand and Strickland. BOY AT PLAY GRASPS LIVE WIRE: HE'S BADLY BURNED While playing today at South Pryor and Glenn streets, seven-year-old Her man Vollmer, son of Horman J. Voll mer. a jeweler, caught hold a live wire He was burned badly. To the voltage in rhe w ire being light the little fellow probably owes his life. The injured boy was taken to his home, 377 South Pryor, and given at tention by Dr. T. H. Ham oi k, of the Atlanta hospital. His condition is not serious. DOCK STRIKE SETTLED. LIVERPOOL, July 16.—At a mass meeting of striking dock laborers this afternoon things took an unexpected turn and the strikers decided to re turn to work. This morning they made a demonstration and for a time it looked like serious trouble would occur. QUIZ OF HEALTH BOARD CERTAIN Resolution Paving Way for Probe Recommended to Pass After Another Fight. Unless trustworthy legislative signs fail, the state hoard of health will be probed thoroughly by a joint commit tee f om the house and senate. For more than two hours yesterday j I afternoon the house committee on hy giene and sanitation listened to argu ments for and against a ■ esolution for an inquiry. recommitted from tit house, after it once had been favorably ■ eport ed. Vinson Calls It Spite Move. I The committee meeting was lively Mr. Vinson appealed before ft. and [claimed that the whole effort was a jmatter of «p|een and spite against Dr. H F. Harris, the secretary of the board, and was inspired by Dr. Westmoreland of Atlanta. The board ha c been cleared once of all charges tn thi» matter." said Mr. Vinson. 'Why should the state furthe’ embarrass a worthy 1 board In the dis charge of its duty by helping a spite < use along '" “Something Rotten.” Says B r own. Dr. Bro ' n w armly de •n ded the res olution to investigate. "There is something rotten here, or these lobbyists would not be trying so hard to beat this resolution." said Dr Brown "If there is nothing crooked, what harm can an Investigation do? If there is nothing crooked, why tight a probe so bitterly? Dr. Westmoreland isn't up here lobbying for this resolu tion. Let’s get on the inside of this hoard and see what is what." After the gentlemen present had re lieved themselves of all their surplus eloquence -ro and con the committee went into executive session It cam’ forth some time later with a unani mous recommendation to the house that the resolution pass. Representative Vinson stated aftc 1 the meeting of the committee that he would carry the fight now to the floor of the house. Dr.-Brown says there is no doubt whatever that the house will pass the resolution. SHEARN HITS JEROME IN FINAL PLEA FOR FREEDOM FOR THAW WHITE PLAINS, N. Y„ July 16. The end of Harry K. Thaw sj»fight for freedom was reached today, when Clarence J Shearn. counsel for the slayer of Stanford White, made his final plea in the habeas corpus case before Justice Keogh. Thaw’ listened intently while hie lawyer held him up as a victim of William T Jerome and the alienists who had kept him in Mat teawan. Thaw w as the center of a fam ily group, including his mother, sister Alice, his brother Josiah and Mr. and Mrs. George Carnegie. Mr. Shearn assailed the efforts of Jerome to keep Thaw in the asylum, declaring that he had produced a mase of evidence, most of it raked from the gutters nearly ten vears old and which was only Introduced to show that Thaw ought to have paranoia, that it is incurable and he must have it now. INDIAN TOMAHAWK FOUND. COLUMBUS. GA.. July 16.—While dredging for sand for the concrete work on the Dillingham street bridge across the Chattahoochee river at this city a well preserved Indian tomahawk was brought up from the river bed. NEW BATTLER. AGROUND. FLOATS AT HIGH TIDE WILMINGTON, DEL., July 16.—The battleship Wyoming was floated at 10:25 a. m. today after having been ashore on deep water point since yes terday when the new dreadnought stranded while on her trial run from Philadelphia to Rockland. Me. Efforts to free the great craft yes terday and last night had proved futile, but she finally floated clear at high tide today and resumed her trial trip. GET RID OFfRHEUMATTSM Rubbing with liniments, blistering the affected parts, the application of plasters, and other means of external treatment, are usually helpful in relievin'’- the pains and aches of Rheumatism. But such treatment does not get rid of the disease, because it does not reach its source. Rheuma tism comes from an excess of uric acid in the blood. 1 his acid circulating through the system acts as an irritant to the nerves, muscles and joints, and produces the inflammation and swelling, and sharp cutting pains char acteristic of the trouble. When the blood is overburdened with uric acid , it continually grows thinner and more acrid, and poorer in nourishing qualities. Then Rheumatism becomes chronic and not only a painful but a dan gerous disease. You can get rid of Rheumatism by purifying the blood with S. S. S. This vege- I table remedy goes into the circulation, neutralizes thin, sour blood, safely and surely cures the disease, s. S. S. makes rich, nourishing blood, which quiets excited nerves, eases the painful muscles and joints and filters out every particle of irritating uric acid from the system. Book on Rheumatism and any medical advice free to all who write. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA, SMILE The world takes off its hat to the man with a smile. It turns a cold shoulder to the individual who is cross- We all love the man with a hearty laugh. He is our friend, the real sunshine for which we yearn, and success perches on his cheerful shoulders. But you say: “It’s hard to smile when you are dead broke.’’ We all agree with you. Here’s the remedy—STAßT A BANK ACCOUNT. Add to it. Form the saving habit. Watch the account grow. The smile will grow with it. It is no trouble to laugh when you have money. 4 Per Cent on Savings Deposits AUGUST BELMONT GAVE $250,000 IN 4904 TO AID DEMOCRATS WASHINGTON, July 16.—August Relmont, member of the Democratic national committee of 1904. told the senate sub-committee investigating campaign expenses his per sonal contribution to the campaign fund may have totaled $250,000. and in addition to that he advanced to the committee $50,000, all but SB,OOO of which was returned to him. He was unable, to state definitely the total of the fund, but if he should gues at it he would place it at $600,000 or $700,000. 5