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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. Milltons of nousekeeners and expen chefs use SAUER’S PURE FLAVOR ING EXTRACTS. Vanilla. Lemon, etc Indorsed by Pure Food Chemists. 8 * ■ " “ A guaranteed cure for KIDNEY »r BLADDER Troubles. Diabetes. Etc. Tak* STCAHT’B BU RT AMD a liquid preparation thoroughly tested for Tears by thousand* of cures made after all else failed. Scalding', dribbling, straining", or too frequent rassa<o of urine; the forehead and tb« back-of-tne-head aoh*e , the stitches and pains In the back ; the growing muscle wrak n*sst <pota before the ey*s; yellow akin; slug glsb bowels; swollen eyelids or ankles; lejr cramps; unnatural short breath . sleeplessness and detpondencyl STVAHT’B BITHf AND JVNI PER COWPOrND. bv lew action on the Kidneys and Bladder, quick!* does away with the above k symptoms, we promise-* prompt cure by tak irg; ’his medicine or your money refunded, priurgists >l. per Urge bottle. MWPIF EBF.E Bl by writing to Btuart Drug Co.. Atlanta. Ga. 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 )IL- - ~ ) 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. SIOO Reward. SIOO The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure In all Its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall s Catarrh Cure Is the onlv positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, re quires a constitutional treatment. Hall’s catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting di rectly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foun dation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature In doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its cura tive powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it falls to cure Send for list of testimonials. Address F. .1 CHENEY * CO., Toledo. O. r told by all druggists. 75c. w «ke Hall’s Family Pills for constipation 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 ery will cure them and so prevent a. dangerous throat or lung trouble. "It completely cured me. in a short time, of a terrible cough that followed a se vere axtack of Grip.” writes J. R. Watts. Floydada, Tex., and I regained 15 pounds in weight that I had lost.” Quick, safe, reliable and guaranteed. 50c and SI.OO. Trial bottle free at all druggists. ••• 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. EXQUISITE WEDDING BOUQUET® AND DECORATIONS. ATLANTA FLORAL CO., Call Main 1130. "Hines" Invisible Trl- Focal Lenses Give perfect vision for the dis tant. for the intermediate as well as for reading. There is no lost vision as in bifocals. This lens < is made in one solid piece, with three distinct focal powers, and Is considered from a scientific and mechanical standpoint to be one of the greatest achievements in the Optical industry. They are made, sold and fitted only by us and can not be bought else where. 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