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ALBANY'S JURY ROWNOT ENDED Supreme Court to Pass on the Controversy Commission Says Town Is Wide Open. ALBANY. GA., Sept. 27.—The su preme court of Georgia will be called or • finally settle the Dougherty coun ty jury commission controversy in „ ;I j< !i a citizens committee of 21 prom inent men of Albany and Dougherty county is endeavoring to compel the jury commissioners of the county to revise the jury lists Judge Frank Parlj. in superior court, late yesterday afternoon sustained a demurrer, en tered by attorneys for the commission er., a mandamus proceeding that had beer instituted to compel the cominfs gjon to make the revision. The com mittee today plans to appeal. Th" greatest gathering of witnesses ever assembled in a single case here answered to subpenas at the opening „f , nurt here. More than 400 witnesses had been summoned to testify in the case of J. S. Davis et al. vs J. H. Ther. rell et al., representing the committee cf 21 appointed at a recent mass meet ing and the newly appointed jury com mission, respectively. Mandamus pro ceedings institued against the jury commission contained sixteen specific charges. Partiality Alleged. In the allegations set forth by the complainants it was charged that the jury commission was not properly sworn, as the ordinary of the county did not administer the oath; that the commission did not select men impar tin'A. that the commission was influ enced both by family and religious ties, and that the names of seven of the inmen do not appear on the tax books of the county. To sustain these allegations every member of the new jury, 268 In all, was summoned to appear as a witness and t<> prove that partiality was shown to those who are members of a certain religious faith, the pastors and offi cials of churches were summoned to appear and present a list of their church members. Albany “Wide Open." In rebuttal to the voluminous charges the defense tiled a lengthy answer, in which the charge was made that Al bany is a “wide open" ton. It de clares in part: ’’Mhany is considered a wide open town: there are now 27 licensed sa lomip itl’in tile corporate limits, and unt"ld numbers of blind tigers and il '•■e;d traffiekets in alcoholic liquors. Tudor normal conditions. there are from ion to 160 inmates and residents of :li. red light’ district, a portion of the (ity of Albany designated and set nt.irt by the official life of Alban' for ' e home of these people who receive police protection, with no effort to re st, cl or to minimize the evil. A large number of men who are known as gamblers with cards, dice and other devices for fleecing the in nocent public have been allowed to ply th, ir games in the city of Albany, with out interference or hindrance, by the police force of said city. Whenever they have been molested or apprehend ed by the sheriff’s force the power of the police department of the city of I Albany has been arrayed against their detection and punishment.” TROUP COUNTY FAIR TO BE HELD AT LA GRANGE IN NOV. LA GRANGE, Ga.. Sept. 27.—At a meet ing of the arrangements committee look ing toward the development of the Troup Bounty Fair project L. C. Davis was rd chairman, and H. H. Wadswarth sec retary of the committee, the other mem bers being W. L. Cleaveland. E. L. John son. O. E. Wilson and W. S. Davis from ’he Troup County Poultry association, and Wade McCaine. A. E. Arnold. N. E. Marshburn and Secretary L. C. Bush, from the Chamber of Commerce Thursday. Friday and Saturday. No vember 7. 8 and It, were decided on for fair dates. The courthouse and yard have been secured for exhibits. The large courtroom will be used for the poultry exhibit and adjoining rooms will be used for corn, canned goods, flowers and other farm products. In the yard and square, hogs, horses and colts will be shown. railroads in litigation OVER RIGHT-OF-WAY VALUE I’HHHY. GA.. Sept. 27. —The suit of >• Hawkinsville and Western Railroad | '■••ntpany vs tile Georgia Southern and 3 lorida Railway Company for condem nation of a snip of right of way of the 1 B & F. road, is set for trial Octo ber 7 in Houston superior court. This ; n appeal from the award of SB,OOO niade by the assessors for the one e tenth acre of land involved. Fifty-two w cher cases are on the docket for the •tetober term of court. BONITA THEATER WINS PRAISE FROM MANY REGULAR PATRONS during the past week Manager ’lenn, of The Bonita Theater, 32 cea< htree street, has had the pleasure ‘ ’he assurance of hundreds of his regular patrons that their preference for ' theater is based upon the high mral plane upon which it has always '““n conducted, and that during the | idle course of their patronage they “1 never heard a suggestive joke, wit *issed a questionable act or seen an ditnoral motion picture thrown upon ‘he screen. •Manager Glenn is to be congratulated 1 dpon the sensible manner in which he nfl ’ conducted this house. (Advt.) See Nat Goodwin in Oliver Twist at the Forsyth. CHICAGO GRAND JURY ‘RIPPING LID’ OFF VICE AND POLICE GRAFTING ( Hit AGO, Sept. 27. —Subpenas were to be served today upon ministers, lead, mg civic reformers, gamblers, police men, city and council officials and two city editors of Chicago newspapers in a sweeping vice Investigation of Chi cago and Cook county by the Septem ber grand jury. The members of the inquisitorial body took the vice ques tion from the hands of Assistant State Attorney Thomas Marshall, notifying him to leave the jury room. After long deliberation, Chief Deputy Sheriff Schmedllng was sent for. He finally emerged with perspiring brow, exclaim ing: “They're going to rip the lid off." M hat lid?” he was asked. Graft, vice, police, politics and white slaves.” he answered. Those named in the first batch of subpenas were to appear before the jurymen this afternoon. ALTAMAHA IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED MACON. GA, Sept. 27.—The Alta maha River Improvement association was organized here yesterday after noon as the result of the convention of shippers held in the interests of secur ing an appropriation of $500,000 from the government for the deepening of the channels of the Oconee, Ocmulgee and Altamaha rivers. A. E. Chappell, of Macon, was elected president, and B. Gilham, of Macon, secretary. May ors Miller S. Bell, of Milledgeville, and Eustace Butts, of Brunswick, are two of the leaders in the movement. ALLEGED BEATER OF WIFE IS A MOST MODEST MAN ST. LOUIS, Sept. 27.—Harry L. Har rington, whose wife, Lillian M, testi fied he beat her more than twenty times in their four years of married life, is such a modest and good man that he blushes when he says “damn,’ Robert Taake, a friend of Harrington, testified in the circuit court at Clay ton. Mrs. Harrington is suing for di vorce and Harrington has filed a cross bill. Perfection in biscuits, cakes and pastry enhances the reputation of the hostess. AM while costing about half as much as the so-called “ best ” Baking Powders, makes lighter t sweeter and more wholesome foods than any other. Sold by all good Grocer*. Insist on having it. I UNITED SPECIALS I -K SATURDAY ONLY LADIES’ SUITS M K s lO ° WEEK iy Beautifully Tailored Suits of the season’s latest styles, in all wool serge and mannish mixtures. Col ors brown, blue. tan. gray an d brown. Those suits positively could not be bought elsewhere for less than one-third more. The women of Atlanta are beginning to realize ■Bm that a “Little Walk Upstairs Will Save 4; 5 - x Whipcord Dresses O ■— $0.98 $i oo ft C 7™” WEEK ‘ B jj j. * ' This dress we are showing in gray || $ •j , only—sizes 16 to 42, and we are only || | : ' going to put out one dozen at this ‘i | Jk ’ price. Therefore, be on hand early Saturday morning. The regular price of this dress is sls. OVER THE ATLANTIC NEW & PACIFIC CREDIT TEA CO 73 1-2 WHITEHALL STREET STORE HI AJiiibi; x-njj AT LAIN TA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 27. 1912. ROYAL MON FDD MOM Countess To Be Released With in Month—Memoirs Will Be Printed. PARIS, Sept. 27.—Within a month the Countess Tarnowska will be released from the prison of Trani by a special royal pardon granted at the request of the Russian government. In the mean time her memoirs will see the light of publication, thanks to the • efforts of Annie Vivanti, the Anglo-Italian jour nalist. Count Kamarowski was murdered in Venice September 4. 1907, by a young Russian official named Naumoff. The Countess Tarnowska. whose maiden name was Marie O'Rourke, a Russian of Irish descent, eloped at eighteen with Count Tarnowska. to whom she was married. Her life with him was un happy and she was divorced. The law yer Prilukoff, who conducted her cause, deserted his wife and robbed his clients for her. When his money gave out she made the acquaintance of Count Kam arowski and of Naumoff. both of whom fell in love with her. Kamarowski was persuaded to effect an insurance on his life of $125,000 in favor of the countess, the negotiations being carried out by Prilukoff. The countess and Prilukoff worked upon the Jealousy of Naumoff to avenge an in sult offered the countess by Kamarow ski. Naumoff shot the count. Naumoff, the countess and her maid were arrest ed. the countess serttenced to eight years imprisonment and Naumoff to three years. The maid was acquitted. The ghastly tragedy of the "hole business was that the wounded man might easily have recovered had he not been in the hands of an insane doctor. VINCENT ASTOR BACK HOME TOO BUSY FOR WOOING OR COLLEGE ■ NEW YORK. Sept. 27. —Vincent As i tor, who is worth $75,000,000 as a result I of his father's death in the Titanic dis aster. returned from Europe today on the Mauretania. The first words of the young millionaire were: "I am too busy for love. I am too busy for society. I am going to go to college. I have my work to do and have no time for anything else.” There were reports of Mr. Astor's at tentions to Miss Laura Webb.' daugh ter of the millionaire, F. Edgerton Webb. who also arrived on the Maure tania. ENLARGE BRUNSWICK TERMINAL RRI NSW ICK, GA, Sept. 27.—Im provements on the terminals of the Southern railway in this city have just been completed. Among the improve ments are a warehouse with a ca pacity of 50.000 bales of cotton and several new wharves. The improve m< nts called for an expenditure of $75,- 000. Fall Opening -¥ Children’s and Juniors’ ESSEmKiO Millinery ' Ready-to-Wear |l| Hi J A MOST cordial invitation '■'l * s cx^enc^ t° ° ur cu§ “ fl I | J tomers and the public general- fO' ’ j to a rev > ew °f the new and t I i 3 greatly enlarged stock of In- g i I H f an ts\ Children's and Juniors’ 1 k-z 3 Hats ’ c ° ats ’ Dresses and other gar- - 3 p F~ ■ ments which will have their first show- , J % Ji ing for two days » r ° da y and Saturday. I Paris dictates the fashions for L v I II I r'lildren as well as for all other SI 1 I feminine attire, and our American I \ E makers have adapted them to the t v • S practical needs of young America. We >£4 \\ have secured the best of productions ‘ ‘ ifHi those who make each line best. IW® f understand that ifyou have A \ I • never visited our Children’s Depart- HrAol a \ I] j ment you will hardly appreciate the \ 111 f act at our 2 arments are marvels of \ go °d s^e an d good rnaterials---bet- » A — ter ff l3ll a,i y y° u avc ever received in return for your money. Therefore we ask you to come and see— P VjP ? Ho C or Od COATS I and dresses i Zx * Junior Tailored Dresses, for ages 13, 15, 17; of I | THE MILLINERY ,30.00 , , , ... . „ Junior Suits; nobby, new belted and coat styles. Infants’ kitted Bonnets, 50c to $5 3 b lln white silks, velvet, plush; with daintiest _ . $ 12.50 to $25.00 laces, furs, hand embroideries, ribbons and Junior Top Coats, in classy materials and French flowers. models— Childrens Fitted Bonnets, $1.50 to $lO Children’s Woolen Dresses for ages Bto 14, I Os lovely colored Bengaline silks, velvets middy and one piece models; velvets, serges and and plush, with soft silk and satin trimmings, plaids— French rosebuds and silk flower garniture. $3.98 to $20.00 . Rakxr ♦ cc Children’s Coats, Mackinaws, Chinchillas, bou- Boy Baby Bonnets, 50c to $5 C le, velvets, plushes, serges, etc— There is a distinct difference in the styles $3.98 to $25.00 I for boy babies; they are simple and very smart; Children’s Wash Dresses; 2 to 6 years— all of white plain and corded silks. 50c to $1.50 Hats, Ages 2 to 14 Yrs., $1.50 to sls Children’s Coats, in all new and rich materials-- , >5.50 to $25.00 I Smart smail shapes of felt, velour, velvet, Long White Coats for babies; Short Coats little corduroy for school wear, and large dress shapes boys’ Cloth Coats— | that are beautiful and exclusive. . • $2 75 to $25 00 Full Line of Sweaters for all Ages, and Toques for Immediate Wear I (J.M.HIGH COMMNxI I ; S ■ NEGRO PASTOR ASKS AID IN ESTABLISHING An Institution to train negro girls as servants is being planned by the First Congregational church, colored, and aid is asked by Rev. H. H. Proctor, the pastor. Institutional features, which are to be carried on in a building separate from the church, will include dormi tories. industrial education and amuse ments for the inmates. The cooking school is planned as the most important feature of the Indus trial feature. Washing and sewing also will be taught. All kinds of household furniture for the institution is needed and friends of the church are asked to contribute to ward getting beds, washstands, bed clothes and furnishings. TEMPLE TO COST $200,000. SAVANNAH, GA.. Sept. 27.—The Ma sonic Temple association has awarded the contract for the erection of the proposed new temple to E. Morgan, a Savannah contractor. The building, as now de signed, with four stories, will cost slightly more than $200,000. Another story will likely be added GIRL SPENDS MORE THAN ALLOWANCE; IS HELD AS SHOPLIFTER NEW YORK. Sept. 27.—Sobbing and declaring that "she must have been out of her mind,” Miss Frances Hollander, who says she is a. member of a wealthy Chicago family, was arraigned in the West Side court today charged with ob taining goods under false pretense. The young woman, who is handsome and was exquisitely gowned, said that she had been a student of art and literature for four years in a convent in Baltimore. When arrested she declared that she was a student at Wellesley, but today she broke down and confessed Without the. knowledge of her family she recently came to New York from Roanoke, Va.. where she had been visiting a girl chum. She exceeded her allowance, she said, and had to sell her motor car and dismiss her chauffeur. In her apart ments in the Hotel Astor, a number of new gowns, none of which had ever been worn, were found. Miss Hollander had spent the night in a cell and was on the verge of collapse when arraigned. DETECTIVES FOLLOW WOMAN AND ARREST $272,000 BANK ROBBER CHICAGO, Sept. 27.—Assistant Chief of Police Herman Schuettlertoday ad mitted that Detective Joseph Cahill had arrested one of the robbers who stole $272,000 from the branch bank of Mon treal in New Westminster, B. C. The robber was arrested in Edwardsville, 111., and is being held in St. Louis. 1 ahill, w’ith other Chicago detectives and a number of Pinkerton men, trailed the man through hie alleged sweetheart who was known as Jeanette Little. The woman was followed from her home near Elkhart. Ind., to St. Louis and shadowed until she met the robber. The police have not yet given out his name. "Through the man we have captured we expect to learn the whereabouts of the others,” said Schuettler today. “Other arrests are near. We will get all the robbers who were in Chicago.” The man arrested Is one of the trio who were in Sidias' saloon in Chicago when Lieutenant Burns endeavored to capture them single-handed and was beaten severely. 5