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6 EXPERTDEFENDS INSURANCE HEHL Actuary Declares State Com missioner Sanctioned Rome and Cherokee Merger. ROME GA . July 1« Mile M Daw gon, consulting actus ■' and < nunsdlor at law n < New York • ity. uj»>n wh,.-. recommendation the merger '•! the Rome Insurance ('nnipanj and 1 hcro kee. Life Company ’’ said to hav taken place, and wl> 1s here In confer ence with of the State Mutual on a retrenchment par says the Lome and Cherbkep merge! was sanctioned by the Gemglo insurance commissioner. General William A Wright, and • onse , quentlv h» does not attach much im portance to the suit brought hr John M. Miles, of Appling county, to wind tip the affairs of the Rome company. Other suits are exported to follow if what Mile" chstges Is true Mlle 1 ' claims he bought I'H) shares of stock in the Rome Insurance Company at ,'t to 1, or $3,000. He alleges that the Georgia insurance commissioner repeatedly made demands on the officers of the company to put back J 262.000 Into ihe treasury nf the Rom« ■ omi ny and they refused to d n «o “Incurrent statements made bj Pres ident J L Bass, of assets and liabili ties." says Mlles, ' failed to include 14- 000 shares which almost doubled the amount of assets claimed by him." President Baes Is out of the <-Jt> Other officers of th* company regard Miles’ suit as a piece of foils. An swer to suit will probably bo filed this week A tempo ram- restraining order has been granted and the hearing set for August n Allegations True, Says Gen. Wright General W. A. Wright. state Insur ance commissioner, said today that the allegations in the Miles suit against the Rome Insurance Company were true In th» main. He asserted that a syndi cate of stockholders and directors of the Rome company did take profits on the sale of throe for one stock, an ac tion which they maintained was legal and were willing to test in court. They were requested to turn the money back to the company and one of the officers. Captain J. 1.. Bass. did. Bass is made an exception in Miles' suit As regards the merger General Wright said that it had bet n authorized and the reinsurance in the Cherokee company would be made on August 2. The Rome company; hr said, would I he strengthened by the merger. The suit, he said, was an outgrowth of a Stockholder s' disagreement and did not affect the standing of the company or the policy holders. ATLANTA GIRL’S OIL PORTRAIT OF CLAY TO HANG IN CAPITOL An oil portrait of the late Senator A S Clay, painted by a Georgia girl, will hang on the second floor of the stat* oaplfot The unveiling ceremo nies will be held Saturday and Miss Evelyn Clay, daughter of the senator, will be asked to unveil the portrait Miss Kate Edwards is the artist who was commissioned last January by the legislature to paint the portrait. The nil painting is made from several por traits of the Georgia senator and par ticularly follows one which is the choice of Mrs Clay It shows her hus band seated in a ’ character istlc pose with his head slightly forward and an intense expression on his face and is said by friends to he a perfect likeness of the senator FUNERAL NOTICE. HOLT-The friends and relative - nf Misses yhble and Sankle Butler. Messrs Manly and lames Botkin. Mrs 1 H Lapslev, Miss Mary Kate Holt and W It . s R and it I. Tur man. Mr and Mrs I' E Bruce. Mr and Mrs T <'. Wldtnei are invited to attend the funeral of Mrs Nari issa Boykin Holt (widow of the late T G Holt I, at -the residence of Mrs P E Bruce. 12 Baltimore place, today (Tuesdayi, at 4 o'clock p m Rev R O Flynn. I’ I’, will officiate The remains will be taken to Columbus Ga . via the Atlan'a and Wes' Point railroad for interment on Wednesday morning Mr Mi ill Court. Sr . will meet the funeral party t n Columbus Ga EXQUISITE WEDDING BOUQUETS AND DECORATIONS ATLANTA FLORAL CO, Call Main 1130. !g—« 1 . ■ - 11 —' Sparkling VEPSQL AT Jacobs’ Pharmacy Vanderbilt University 1124 STUDENTS 125 TEACHERS CAMPUS OF 70 ACRES. ALSO New ramp bi tar department! as Medicine and Dentistry Expenses low. Literary < ou'iet tor graduate! and unoergra mates. Professional courses in Engineer mg. L»*. Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy. Theology S*nd for catalogue, naming department. •I. E. HART. Secretary, Nashville, Tenn. CORSYTH ) Tndry. 2:3S MUtiiCißisifstTheilw ) Tnright 4.39 c«b- "'rTn” N „, Week tevpf- • „ rt SUN . WILLIAM ’ ..- n ,. ta ROCK and nr fs '' " ■ FULTON _ GE T '•■ gA T t Ct B ; y ENGINEERS STRIKE ON SOUTH GEORGIA RY. FOR OVERTIME QI’ITMAN, GA , July 16 -Sou'b Georgia railwax origineei ■ struck 'at j midnight. All engineers on the road out. Passenger trains are run ning. but are behind time, with strike breaking engineers at the throttles. No freights are moving R \ Huig< ss. official of the Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers, who is i here directing the strike, says the en jgineers demand pay for overtime and 'the company •< fuses to grant the de mands The Seaboard Air Line. At lantic Const Line and Georgia Southern and Florida toads have hern notified not to accept shipments f|-om the South Georgia road. Officials will fight th n strike and at tempt to man engines and tun trains as usual. No disorder has been at tempted. This oad tuns from Adel south through Quitman Into northern Florida. REP. BROWN AGAINST GIVING LAKEWOOD TO EXPOSITION COMPANY I >r. Brown ha? declared.. h<-' "ill oppose tho plan to deed thp city’s property at Lakewood Io an exposition company. He said he believed there w a scheme of 'high finance” behind the • ffort tn pet the rjly tn turn over thi;» valuable property. The bill, which aas introduced b\ the Fultnn delegation | n 1911, will <;ome up shortly and a bitter fight, nt least in the Pulton delegation, is promised The measure provides the <lty »un over the Lakewood property to a build in* company for exposition purposes. The < jty. however, is not to surrendei its titles to the la nd. ORDINANCE PROVIDES PEACHTREE SHALL BE EIGHTY FOOT STREET An ordinance by Aiderman Nutting was adopted bj the city council yesterday aft ernoon establishing a new building line on Peachtree street, providing that this street shall be an SO-foot street. It Is: From Ellis to Baker street and front Forrest avenue to Fifteenth street no building shall lie erected nearer than 40 feet from the center of Peachtree street along the two sections of Peachtree street above defined, thus giving an SO-foot street Furthermore. no new buildings hereafter erected shall be built nearer to the center of Peachtree street, along such sections, than 40 feel. . —l I 'll * How large is your business? I’he success of your business depends largely upon the prestige that your bank ac count gives you. Your Bank Account is enhanced in value when it is associated with al solid bank. A solid bank re-| fleets benefits upon its de-1 positors—-particularly when j it is progressive enough to realize that its depositors’ suc cess means also the success I of the bank. With this in view we solicit I your account. FULTON NATIONAL BANK Empire Building DON’T FOOL YOURSELF You who suffer with diseases of 1B the Bladder. Liver. Kidneys and Rectum. such as Piles, Fistula. 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UNITED DOCTORS, 2 .,XT Hours: 5 to 11 1 to S, 7 to 8; Sunday 9 to 1 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TUESDAY. JULY 16. 1912. WOMAN LAWYER BILL APPROVED] Judiciary Committee Heeds Feminine Appeal and Meas ure Is Recommended. Representative H. J. Fullbright. chairman of general judiciary commit tee No. 2, is the most, popular persorr In Atlanta today with a score of At lanta women, advocates of the bill to permit women to practice law in Geor gia. , It was Mr. Fullbright’s vote which broke a tie In the legislative committee and'sent the bill to the house with a I favorable report, doing considerable to assure its passage. A delegation of women by Mrs. Mary L McLendon appeared be fore the committee yesterday and urg ed lhe approval of the measure. Among them were Mrs. Mary Bradley. Mrs. Louis Carter. Mrs. Georgia Mclntire Weaver, who recently was graduated In a school of law, and desires to prac tice In Georgia; Mrs. Mary Thornton McWhorter, who (.desires also to prac tice law In Georgia. Mrs, Ida McClel lan, Miss Osborne. Mrs. Amelia R. Woodall, Mrs. Gardner. Mrs Perry, Mrs Agnew and Mrs. A. C. Daniels. Mrs. M-C. Harden converted at least two members of the comptlttee by lhe effective manner In which she appeal ed for favorable action. , ELECTION ALMOST UNANIMOUS. GADSDEN, ALA., July 16. A count to day of the vote cast In yesterday's pri mary election In Gadsden gives John H Holcomb 446 of 487 votes cast for mayor .1. <' Tolson was 'elected president of the council. READ THIS. The Texas Wonder cure* kidney and bladder troubles, removing gravel, cures diabetes, weak and lame backs, rheuma tism, and all Irregularities of the kidneys and bladder In both men and women. Regulates b'adder troubles in children. It not sold by your druggist, will be by mail on receipt ot SI.OO. One small bottle Is two months' treatment and sel dom falls to perfect a cure. Send for tas tlmonlals from this and other states. Dr. E W Hall. 2926 Olive-St.. St. Louis. Mo Sold by druggists LIKE TODAY’S RAIN? IT’S FROM ALABAMA; FLORIDA IS RESTING A rhanee in the weather- is predicted • f»>r Atlanta. Yesterday we had rain that | <ame from FloiHda and swept- northward | over the state: today we have rain that i • ame from Alabama. The weather man • says that as long *as he has to furnish , rain to Atlantans he intends to- relieve ’he monotony as much as possible and let ’hem try rain from different states. He slates that there is no difference, as far as he Is aware, between the product from the land of flowers and that from <«ur western neighbor. Both brands are wet and both fall when we have left our umbrella in the office and are least ex peeling them. Atlantans may make their choice be tween the products of the two states and notify F. Von Herrmann, section di rector. 1401 Empire building PROBERS APPROVE DISSOLUTION SUIT FOR STEEL TRUST WASHINGTON. July 16.—Members of the Stanley steel committee at an executive meeting today leached a ten tative agreement that all of the mem hets of the committee would approve the filing of a suit for the dissolution of the steel corporation Oh other points the Democratic and Republican members have so far failed tn reach an agreement, and prepara tions are under way for the submission of both a majority and a minority re port . ; | Il M. RICH & BROS. CO. ! “The Real Department Store” ; Pre-Inventory Sale of [ White Pique Skirts - Absolute Strong Values at $1.50 —NOW * We’ve a splendid, brand-new line of these staple and universally popular garments. Plain and Wk Vs 5 button trimmed. Excellent quality WHITE C j 9 * PIQUE-—Tomorrow only ------- p Second Floor. : ■= = \ Lingerie, Marquisette and \ Peplum Waists! * A big, new, snowy white, crisp, fresh, beautiful collection of Lin- » gerie, Marquisette and Peplum Waists, elaborately Lace and In- * sertion trimmed. The strongest /tTk £ values we have been able to offer H & B ! in years. Positively’ priced to * sell at $3.00. Tomorrow only, M ® * Pre-Inventory price ----- ■ ■ w 1 Second rloor im Odds and Ends of Our Marquisette Allovers. Cash’s Braid. * Novelty FJouncings. 18 and 45-inch Aerial Cloth ! Fk.nn. ings and Bands in an , rl Marquisette Allovers. We and 15e Cash's Braids. Mi n 1•. 1 I■. colors embroidered on white. Z cream, all white, and white ... ■ , . , £ „ r > T *• . , - r r , .1 A tew pieces which were fast co ors. Mr F're-Inven- m with coltirs. I hese are all . P 1 . . , j • left from our last sale, to fresh, desirable goods, in . . , . . ta 111.1 • •„ close out at torv sa e J odd lengths, ranging in *a price from $2.20 to $3.00 yard. Special for Pre-ln- ® 9 fl fl _ 5 Sale ■ s Yad J Main Floor, Right Yard I M. Rich & Bros. Co. • GA.BULL MORSE MEETIIWLLED State Convention of New Party To Be Held in Atlanta on Thursday, July 25. A movement to put Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's netv political party on its feet In Georgia has been inaugurated and wifi he pushed vigorously by its friends and advocates. A meeting has been called by‘the National Progressive committee for Georgia for a convention in Atlanta on Thursday, July 25, for the purpose* of considering ways and means of organ ization and to name delegates to the national convention In Chicago on Au gust 5. Conventions are called in the various congressional districts of th° state on Monday. July 22. to choose delegates—two from each congres sional district —to the Atlanta conven tion on the following Thursday. The central committee will name four delegates at large to participate in the Atlanta gathering and will name dis trict delegates.in any district in which, the faithful fail to sassemble. ' GRAND CIRCLETOUR 4,000 Miles by Rail and Steamer A marvellous collection of interesting travel features, visiting Cincinnati. De troit. with steamer to Buffalo. Niagara Falls. Toronto, Canada, Thousand Is lands, Albany, Daylight Steamer down the Hudson. New York City. Philadel phia. Baltimore, Washington, with an invigmating ocean voyage of half the Atlantic coast to Savannah. Nothing like it ever offered before. We pay fHELP WANTED) H One hundred men. women and children over sixteen fl w ! '| years old to help can peaches this week and next; nice, fl <■; t work and plenty of peaches to eat. Will pay ear fare—and good wages. Take River Line fl to Fishers Crossing; then Marietta line Bolton io Gilmore. » Those coming from Marietta and Smyrna, get. off at Vin- ; fl ings. Come early. I GILMORE CANNING CO. I GEORGIAN WANT ADS BRING RESULTS. every necessary expense for the whr> tour.of TWO WEEKS for onlv $7 Same tour of one week, without V York features, only $55.00. These ; include ALL living expenses, sp Pullman train leaves Atlanta Satur.i August 17. Wire or write for reset tipn now. Further Information fropi ,i F. McFarland, 41-1-2 Peachtree, v. lanta, Ga.