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HDOGES SMS
TO HIS CHARGES
»
Publishes Affidavits in Support
of Advertisement Attacking
Macon Judgeship Rival.
MACON. GA., Aug. 15.—Judge Rob
ert Hodges is today publishing affi
davits of himself. Attorney Charles A.
Glawson, Granville Conner and Deputy
Sheriff Lane MullaJly that they were
each told by W. T. Amerson that So
licitor General H. G. Matthews had
promised him Immunity from jail sen
tence In the event he was convicted of
violating the prohibition law, provided
he voted for Mr. Matthews and the lat
ter is elected judge of the- superior
courts of the Macon circuit
Amerson ia a saloon keeper. He has
dented for publication that he made the
statements attributed to him In the af
fidavits.
According to a published statement
issued by Solicitor Matthews, Judge
Hodges, of the city court, who is op
posing him for the superior courts
judgeship, paid for the anonymous ad
vertisement in a Macon paper, in which
Mr. Matthews was charged with collu
sion wijh violators of the prohibition
law in this count.
Mr. Matthews, the statement declares,
called upon The Macon News to di
vulge the author of the advertisement,
and he was informed that the adver
tisement was brought to the office and
inserted by Attorney Glawson. acting as
agent for Judge Hodges, and that the
latter paid for it.
Solicitor Matthews brands the adver
tisement as "a campaign canard, cow
ardly, contemptible, false and mali
cious.”
The advertisement charged that Ike
Bashinski. a saloon keeper was man
, aging Mr. Matthews’ campaign, and
that the two of them had solicited the
vote and support of Amerson, and
promised him protection in the event of
his conviction for violating the prohi
bition law. This was denied by Mat
thews, Bashinski and Amerson.
PILOT BOAT SINKS OFF
COAST NEAR BRUNSWICK
BRUNSWICK. GA.. Aug. 15—While
weathering a heavy gale off the Geor
gia coast, the pilot boat Gracie, which
’ has been In the service of the local
pilots for years, sprang a leak and
went to the bottom. The crew of sev
eral men made shore In safety ip a
lifeboat. The Grade was one of the
oldest pilot boats along the South At
lantic coast, and when first put in
service a number of years ago was the
» fastest boat of her class in these wa
ters.
LIFE SENTENCE PLEA TO
BE MADE FOR McNAUGHTON
WAYCROSS. GA., Aug. 15.—Way
cross attorneys will appear before the
prison commission in Atlanta Septem
ber 6 and urge that the death sentence
of Dr. W. J. McNaughton be changed
to life imprisonment. Every possible
effort wll‘. be made to save the physi
cian from death. Should this effort
fail, there is nothing that will prevent
the death sentence from being carried
out.
ESCAPING CONVICT SHOT.
COLUMBUS, GA.. Aug. 15.—Jim
Weldon, a negro convict, while at
tempting to escape on the River road
k above the city, was shot and wounded
-by a guard J. D. Vinson. The negro
was caught, his wounds dressed and
as soon as lie is aide he will be put to
work again.
LIGHTNING DOES DAMAGE.
WAYCROSS. GA.. Aug. 15.—A two
story dwelling was badly damaged and
the T n!on station was struck by light
r.-ng tn a storm here yesterday. The
rainfall was heavy, but did not cause
any damage In the country districts. A
number of telephones were put out of
( . business.
W. C. T. IJ. TALK AT BRUNSWICK.
BRUNSWICK. GA., Aug. 15.--Mrs.
Ma y Harris Armor, Georgia’s noted
temperance lecturer, will deliver' a lec
ture In this city next week in further
ance of the temperance movement in
* the state. The lecture will be held un
der the. auspices of the local branch of
.he W. C. T. U.
TO DEBATE AT FOLKSTON.
BRUNSWICK, GA., Aug. 15.—Folk
ston, in Charlton county, will be the
scene tomorrow’ of one of the series of
debates being held over the Eleventh
district by Judge T. A. Parker and
Randall Walker, congressional candi
dates. It is planned to have band con
certs and a baseball game. The last
debate of the series will be held at
Blackshear on Saturday.
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DESERTED MOTHER
TELLS WOMEN SHE
DROWNED HER BABY
CHICAGO, Aug. IS. —A committee of
women who Induced Mrs. Ilianna Rei
dan to confess that she had drowned
ner baby in Lake Michigan today have
interested themselves in the woman’s
case. The woman was found wander
ing about the streets of Indiana har
bor with a trunk on her shoulder. She
was arrested on suspicion of having
stolen the trunk. Then the police dis
covered that she had arrived in In
diana Harbor the evening beforehand
that she had a baby with her. The
baby was gone, but the woman would
not tell them where it went.
Finally a committee of women volun
teered to talk with Mrs. Reidan. When
they displayed a photograph of a baby
the woman wept. Then she told her
story. Her husband had deserffed her,
she said, before her baby was born.
She tried to support the child, but
didn’t know how. It was sick, its life
was miserable, so she killed it.
Suit & Skirt Co. Southern Suit & Skirt Co. j
Our Great Remodeling Sale |
Starts Tomorrow—-Sweeping Reductions
r Now in Force on All Summer Dresses, Suits, Waists, Skirts, Coats,
i Silk Petticoats, Sweaters and Hosiery
Owing to the steady growth of this business, more room is imperative, and we have L
2| found it necessary to make extensive alterations in this building. In a few days the con
tractors will have us in their grip, and before the time arrives we expect to dispose of -F
r thousands of dollars worth of merchandise—and brand new THIS SEASON’S MER- 1
1 CHANDISE AT THAT! Extra salespeople and extra bundle-wrappers have been pro- /
Fj vided. Be on hand early tomorrow morning—store will be open at 8 o’clock sharp.
J |l > OOODressesF3B"sL29||BoQ Rgy m 55c F
500 Atlanta women may have two dresses each at this remark- "p/ . . I i r 11 i- i i r >. /
/ able price. It’s a quick clearance of 1,000 dresses of every style 1 hIS IS (I lot OJ attractive models, fine quality
f and description. All new and up-to-date. The accumulation of //■ ", r .
this season’s selling. They come in Ginghams, Cham-z|> g lincnes; a great range OJ Sizes to SC- ‘
-JI brays. Linenes, Cotton Whipcords and other vari-yk I /II / , r /.
ous cotton fabrics. All sizes. They actually sold fill lect jrom. /lit new ana fresh. 1 omorrow, T
from $2.50 to $5.00. Xow ' ——
| Remodeling Sale of Dresses 11$“ t ° o v g W °°' F
All Linen and Ratine Dresses that were eo Ar ——
s $19.75. now <pO.”d Phis .is an odd lot of fine Woolen Skirts, about 2(MI all told.
Thev come in black, navy and colors. Various models to rt> 5
All Party G-owns and Dancing Frocks thattfp rn select from. It’s the Grand Clean-Up Sale of the season’s il IIV £
sold from $25.00 to $40.00, now <pl£»dv accumulation. They sold from $3.95 to $6.50 In this Great
All Linen Dresses, White and Colors thattf ijq St^e ’ now j|
• sold f,„„, $7.50 toslo.oo, now H4V Q()
Choice of All Batiste and Zephyr Tissues? nu ?
Dresses that sold from s7.uo to SIO.OO 0 r , rir' inr ciir m attar i ttc* w * -
i Choice of All Pongee and Rajah Silk Dresses Jj no fiREAT SALE MOTOR COATS SUITS I
that sold from $12.50 to slo.oo, now $4.70 Automob)le Coat ln the store now greatly reduced • J
< Choice of any Wash Suit in the *..
Choice of All White Lingerie Dresses lhatffz.Ar $25.00 MOTOR COATS NOW $8.95 store, coming in Embroidered
sold from SIO.OO to $15.00. now v’L/D Linen, Terry Cloth, Piques and
Splendid models in gray and navy blue Silk Xatursl Linens, that sold from
Choice of All White Lingerie Dresses thaiffi in "Ts.ot'Tow $8.95 ,»-
j . Choice of All White Lingerie Dresses that« m F MATAD f A»TC IT WO hO ~I i''!’' L.
sold for $7.50 and $8.90, now <po. + 7 liIVIVIX W/4 1J Al <P£.II7 so 50 now
Choice of All White Pique Dresses that Snider O ne lot Motor Coats in tan motor cloth Eight of those very new Novelty
a’ $5 00 now tp<-.Z9 with large nickel buttons and turn-back cuffs Outing Suits left. Mannish tai 4
| ’ and Regulation Automobile C7 AR lored Coats of navy serge and
Choice of All Natural Linen Dresses that 51 no collar, now K.OM '5595 /
/ sold at $5.00, now Q au c» oz* 71 '' ' 1O "'' '' *
> /O 21 // Sf’/’t* QZ. 596 Choice of any of those $6.50
V Choice of All Voile and Zephyr Tissuetfiin Ciff o white pique Norfolk Suits, sizes
Dresses, were $5.00. now ipL.LI C/f/ Both Ladies’ and Misses’ Utt 14 and 16 only. no
( , tloi( , ( . now
Choice of All White Serge Dresses and Navy ~ ~ '
/ Blue Serge Dresses, also a few Coronation o*/. nr $5 to $6.50 Silk Petticoats Now $2.08 i n /
/ Serges that sold from $12.50 to $19.50, now. ~, some great hosiery values. 4
C & Taffetas and Messahnes—black and colors. Lad 3 *Pa?rs h f°r e 's"oo v 39c pa,r J
2 Choice of All Middy Serge Dresses that solder nn Also some ver y P rett y b & ht colors in Wash >- a di es' 39c Hose, now29c pair I||
4 nmv dIO.UU Silks ’ Positively were ~Q Ladies' 25c Hose. no w 19c pair
at $19.00, now V V 00 $ 6 50 now $2.08 Li2le e only° Se B ' aCl< S '' k
j Southern Suit & Skirt Co. L
W of Fur»—also a few , „ Kjreat • W
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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY. AUGUST 15. 1912
A., B. & A. CHANGES LOOKED
FOR IN BRUNSWICK SEPT. 1
BRUNSWICK. GA.. Aug. 15.—While
no official announcement has yet been
made from headquarters, It le expected
a number of changes in the officials of
the Atlanta. Birmingham and Atlantic
at the south end terminals will be
made within a few days, following the
genera] shakeup of the road in Atlan
ta. According to reports, two or three
of the officials of the terminals in this
city will leave the line on September
1. while other changes of more than
usual interest in the personnel of the
local force are expected.
NEGROES ATTACK WHITE WOMAN
WAYCROSS. GA., Aug. 15.—Two ne
gro women are in jail on the charge of
attacking Mrs. John Carbo, a white
woman. No hearing has been arranged
as yet. It is said that the trouble
started over some trivial misunder
standing. Mrs. Carbo swore out the
warrant on which the negroes were ar
rested.
8,000 MINERS MARCH
ON CAPITOL TO SEEK
HELP OF GOVERNOR
CHARLESTON, W. VA., Aug. 15
The most remarkable industrial spec
tacle ever seen in this state was pre
sented today when eight thousand
striking miners marched into this city,
many of them carrying rifles which
they stacked on the state house lawn,
and then appealed tr. Governor Glass
cock to compel the coal operators to
disarm their mine guards.
Four companies of the national guard
left the strike district today, leaving
fourteen companies still r>n guard.
The appeal to all the coal miners in
the state to join the strike in sympathy
with the protest of the Paint Creak
miners against the guard system is
bearing fruit, two thousand miners hav
ing gone out in' two days.
WOMAN DIES IN THE TOWER.
Mrs. Sallie Cooksey, who for a week
has been under examination in the
Tower to determine her mental status
died in prison today. The body was
taken to Harry Poole’s chapel.
SECOND REGIMENT SHOOTS
AT HOLTON RANGE SEPT. 12
MACON, GA., Aug. J 5 state ri
fle shoot having been called off this
year because of lack of funds, the Sec
ond Georgia regiment, which expected
to entertain the Georgia riflemen here,
has made arrangements for a regimen
tal shoot at Holton on September 12
and 13. Companies from Americus, Al
bany, Forsyth, Jackson. Griffin, Mil
ledgeville, Savannah and Macon will
participate. It is expected that fully 300
marksmen will take part in the shoot,
camping on the range for the time they
are here.
MARION COUNTY PROTESTS.
COLUMBUS. GA.. Aug. 15.—The
Democratic executive committee of
Marlon county at its last meeting en
tered a vigorous protest against the
resolution adopted by the Twenty
fourth senatorial executive committee
in calling for a district primary to
nominate candidates for state senator
instead of the county naming the nom
inee.
MUSCOGEE TAX RATE HIGHER.
qOLUMBUS. GA., Aug. 15.—The
commissioners of Muscogee county at
their August meeting fixed the tax rate
of Muscogee at four mills, a raise of one
mill over 1911. This makes a rate of
nine mills for state and county tax.
The commissioners assign as their rea
son the decrease in tax returns of more
than $1,000,000 and the increase in the
amount of road work that is being
done.
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Indian Killed On Track.
Near Rochelle, 111., an Indian went to
sleep on a railroad track and was killed
by the fast express. He paid for his
carelessness with his life. Often it’s
that way when people neglect coughs
and colds. Don’t" risk your life when
prompt use of Dr. King’s New Discov
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THERE IS DANGER IN
NEGLECTING THE TEETH
Without perfect teeth one can not
enjoy perfect health. Many dangerous
diseases can be traced to decayed or
faulty teeth. The food can not b®
properly masticated, germs develop an«|
are carried directly into the system
through Hie stomach.
Do not take chances. Have your teeth
put in perfect repair. You’ll look bet
ter. feei better and live longer.
The fear of the usual torture in ths
dentist’s chair causes many people to
procrastinate; but that is no longer
necessary.
The Atlanta Dental Parlors, with ths
latest scientific equipment, are now
performing dental operations PAIN
LESSLY. Highest class of work. Very
low prices.
These parlors are located at the cor
ner of Peachtree and Decatur streets,
entrance 19 1-2 Peachtree. Dr. C. A.
Constantine is manager.
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91 Peachtree St.
Eetween Montgomery and Alcazar Theaters
; ■ np
Wilton Jellico Coal
$4.50
PER TON
Place Your Order Before Advance
JELLICO COAL CO.
82 Peachtree St.
Both Phones 3668
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Annual Mountain
Excursion
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
Saturday, August 17
$6.00 Asheville, N. 0.
$6.00 Lake Toxaway, N. C.
$6.00 Hendersonville, N. C.
$6.00 Hot Springs, N. C.
$6.00 Tate Springs, Tenn.
$6.50 Bristol, Tenn.
Final limit September 1.
Three trains to Asheville.
Morning Noon Night.
8:00 a. m. ! 11:15 a. m. 9:45 p. m.
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Stricture
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chronic dieeases.
nervouf ‘ disorders.
l>a\e shown me,
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■ j 4jc 3® that many c«aes of
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tMffigigEiEy W. '3 cured with less
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ESsSEgraS®? "ijj ally receive Intellt
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separ ate- the pa
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ey. I have found.
OR. WM. M. BAIRD too. that many
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Atlanta, Ga. stricture ere only at>
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