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POLITICS DUSTS MPT. 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 nf district secretary of the civil service commission is the' subject of much comment at the postoffice. While still nominally in charge as district secre ra:y. Captain Donnell has been work ing in the civil seryice commission in Washington for two months. Inquiry at the local office brings only the re sponse that he is away on "official business.” '"aptain Donnell’s removal came shortly after he started an investiga tion of the "political activity” of sev eral government employees who hold their positions under the civil service rules and who are forbidden to take an active 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 supporters of Henry S Jackson, collector of in ternal 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 think he was foolish to start anything like that when things were as hot as they TT»re at that time.” was the frank com ment of Seals wh*n he was asked if there were any basis to the report that political wire-pulling had removed Captain Donnell from the local office. At present all investigation has stopped and nothing has been done to probe the charges that Henry Lincoln Johnson, negro registrar of deeds in Washington attempted to collect cam paign funds from Postmaster McKee on th- occasion of the negro official's visit to Atlanta. That Captain Donnell will he held in Washington until after the election this fall is believed in the customs house. Henry S. Jackson refused to make any comment on the various rumors going 'about the building and merelv said he understood the secretary was in Washington. Captain 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- Itclous slander. -Senator Bailey. of Texas, in the senate today bitterly ar raigned .Mr. Taft for his interference in the Lorimer case anil his admitted at tempt? ter influence the action of the s-nate in that matter regardless of the evidence. ’’ • Senator Bailey, who spoke to his res c ution introduced yesterday, declared it was a violation of the spirit, if not the letter, of the constitution for the president of the United States to ex ercise the powers and influence of his great office to control the votes of sen ators Senator Bailey said he had pur- J vo!ded bringing np this matter u- !’ after the Lorimer case had been exposed of so the question of executive e-ference with the senate might not Be connected with the disposition of that matter. .. Ellen Freeman. l-d r v raa ?’’ JU 06 daughter of Mr. ffmiiv,. V A Preeman - died at the car lin. ? l ence the Fouth Decatur rave' t u day ’ Funeral arrangements i-ave not been made. The Liquidation of the McConnell Estate Makes It Imperative That 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. EEEEEII McCONNFT JAS EEEEEZ. Show Windows as sam- ® M J of Show Windows for the pies of our Big Price Re- x Bargains during this sale. </uchons -- • Cor. Pryor and Decatur Sts. Little West End Misses Start aNew Fad CAT PARTIES ALL THE RAGE ■H W J, \\ PHi/ Ik? ' SBv ' • \\ 1 ;V;. Jr igjßHHntfj 'wpti \\ •» ■*' wl BL X * Wra \\ . I By Billy, Beloved Pup. Is the Only Marring Feature of Tabby’s First “At Home.” When little Mam- Hancock and her chum. Rosalind Foster, gave a birth day party to their cats at Mary's West End home the other day they started a brand-new ftrl among the members of what they used to call the “trundle bed” set when you and 1 belonged to it. Cat parties are all th° 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 party and so took Billy instead. Part, of the afternoon was spent in coaxing the other honor guests to come down from the trees, but aftei Billy was shut 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 any cats come. GORDON LEE RUNS FOR CONGRESS IN SEVENTH DALTON, GA. July 16.—Congress man Gordon Lee's formal announce ment for re-election as the Seventh dis trict’s has been made public, am every indication points to his election without opposition. Mr. Lee is now serving his fourth term. He was elected over G. R. Hutchens, of Polk county, in his first race, The second time he defeated Judge A. W Ette, of Cartersville. He was not opposed in his third race, and two years ago he defeated Judge Moses Wright, of Rome. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN ANT) NEWSL TUESDAY. JITLY 16. 1912. I iXSf ■/ ’'if' (if / 1 x. t ®F. I 9 ■H Mary Hancock and Rosalind Foster, of Queen street. West End, and two of tlie kitten at their par.tv. Below is Billy, who caused all the trouble. 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 $90,000, the balance due the creditors and depos itors after the payment of 90 per cent in dividends to them by the receivers. There are 5,000 shares of stock, and the holder of each share will be called upon for $lB. The stockholders are lo cated in all parts of the world. Suits 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 Its president and cashier were both convicted and sen tenced to the penitentiary, but were subsequently pardoned by (Governor Brown. * MRS. SCHMIDT UNDER GUARD OF AN OFFICER IN BIRMINGHAM HOME BIRMINGHAM. ALA., July 16.—Mrs. Ida Schmidt. a> rested in Atlanta in connection with the poisoning of Guy <'oleman and Stephen Strickland in 1910, is under guard at her home on i-'ifth avenue here, preferring to have a deputy watching her rather than n to Gadsden jail. The county jail here condemned by the jail inspector 'some time ago and white women are | 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 Colemand 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 Herman J. Voll mer. a Jeweler, caught hold a live wire He was burned badly. To the voltage in the wire 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. Hancock, 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 HOMO CERTAIN Resolution Paving Way for Probe Recommended to Pass After Another Fight. Unless trustworthy legislative signs ‘ fail, the state board of health will be probed thoroughly by a joint commit tee from the house apd senate. For more than two hours yesterday | afternoon the house committee on hy giene and sanitation listened to argu ments for and against a resolution for an inquiry, recommitted from the house, after it once had been favorably t eported. # Vinson Calls It Spite Move. The committee meeting was lively. Mr. Vinson appeared before it. and claimed that th n whole effort was a matter of eppen and spite against Di. H. F. Harris, the secretary of the board, and was inspired by Dr. Westmoreland, of Atlanta. "The board has been clearer! once of all charges in this matter." said Mr Vinson, "tyhy should the state furth. , embarrass a worthy board in the dis charge of its duty by helping a spite ease along?" Something Rotten." Says B r own. Dr. Brown warmly defended the res olution to investigate. "There is something rotten here, or these lobbyists would not be trying so hard to beat this resolution." said D: Brown. "If there is nothing crooked, what harm can an investigation do? If there is nothing crooked, why*"fight a probe so bitterly? Dr. Westmoreland Isn't up here lobbying for this resolu tion. Let's get on the inside of this board and see what is what." After the gentlemen present had re lieved themselves of al! their surplus eloquence Lro and con the committee went into executive session. It came forth some time later with a unani mous recommendation to the house thai the resolution pass. Representative Vinson stated after 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 whatqyer 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's 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 I intently while hia lawyer held him up as a victim of William T. Jerome and the alienists who had kept him in Mat teawan. Thaw was 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 mass of evidence., most of it raked from the gutters nearly ten years 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, FLOAJS 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 OBRHEUMATISM Rubbing with liniments, blistering the affected parts, the application of plasters, and other means of external treatment, are usually helpful in relieving the pains and aches of Rheumatism. But such treatment does not get rid of the disease, because it does not reach its source. Rheuma tismconies from an excess of uric acid in the blood. This 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 • from the system. Book on Rheumatism and any medical advice free to all who write. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC C 0 ATLANTA, GA, L^o% u .y n * see WBIHI ttßf GJBW 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: ‘'lt’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 1904 TO AID DEMOCRATS WASHINGTON, July'' 16.—August Belmont, member of the national committee of 1904, told the senate sub-committee Investigating', campaign expenses today that his per-I sonal eontribation 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 nr $700,000. 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 table remedy goes into the circulation, neutralizes and removes the uric acid, and by building up the 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 5