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ilifllTES HER WILL IND TIKES DRUG Brunswick Woman Ends Her Life Rather Than Move to Jacksonville. BRUNSWICK. GA., Oct. 4. Mrs. A. t Bass, wife of A. Ix Bass, formerly chief derk of the Brunswick Steamship Company in city, committed sui cide at her residence here last night by taking a large dose of strychnine. The voung couple had lived in Brunswick the past four years, moving to this city from Savannah, and W'ere apparently happy- That Mrs- Bass’ act was premeditated ( S shown by her writing a will yester day. in which she made bequests to her husband’s relatives and friends. Mr. Pass noticed peculiar actions by his v ife at the supper table early last night, particularly noticing her morose nature, and that she seemed pre-occupied. I’pon his questioning her, she said: •■Excuse my dejected mood,” and with a kiss and "God, bless you.” she left the house. Mrs Bass returned shortly afterward, going to her room, where she took the poison When her husband learned what she had done he immediately summoned assistance, but when physi cians arrived Mrs. Bass was dead. The family was preparing to leave for Jacksonville, where Mr. Bass had been transferred by the steamship company Mrs Bass made threats sev eral days ago she would not make the trip The dead woman left two notes, one to her husband and another to a wom an friend, in whose care she left her daughter. The funeral will be held this after noon from her late residence. WIDOW OF ONLY MONTH GETS LICENSE TO MARRY NEW YORK, Oct. 4.—Although her first husband has been dead less than a month. Mrs. Lulu Goldsmith has ob tained a license to wed again. WINS OFFICE IN 48 HOURS. REBECCA, GA., Oct. 4.—Judson Johnson, of Rebecca, defeated Profes sor Bidiop. of Ashburn, for county -chool superintendent in Wednesday’s ‘lection by a majority of 50. Johnson nnounced for the office loss than 48 hours before the polls opened. BUYS 723 ACRES IN TROUP. LA GRANGE, GA., Oct. 4.—J. Frank "gletree. of this city, has purchased the Anthony Robertson estate of 723 acres, located about four miles from LaGrange, and will cut the plantation up into small farms. The price paid was about S3O per acre. AGED TROUP WOMAN DEAD. LAGRANGE, GA.. Oct. 4.—ln the death of Mrs. J. J. Morgan, aged 87 years, this city has lost one of its oldest residents and one of the early settlers of Troup county. She was a native of North Carolina. ARMY ORDERS " ASHINGTON Oct. 4. Army or ders: ■ '■aptain Curtis G. Rosececk, coast ar corps, from staff of commanding omcer. artillery district of New Lon ' ”tj. io 111th company. ' aptain Joseph E. Susack. quarter corps, from Fort Sam Hous on, I exas, to Fort Huachuca, Ariz Lieutenant Colonel Willis T. May, m Seventh to Twenty-eighth infati- Lieutenant Colonel William H. Alair. torn Twenty-eighth to Seventh infan • n. Major Harry G. Bishop, Fifth field aru.lery, to Fort Leavenworth. Kans. ' ‘rst Lieutenant Hyman M. Cohen, medical reserve corps, from the Philip pines to his home. Major Samuel F. Bottoms, quarter- J corps, to the office of general perintendent army transport service, -an Francisco, as his assistant. rirst Lieutenant J. M. Merryk, medi '*! reserve corps, from Bonica arsenal, ■ ahfornia, to his home. . ' !eu f®nant Colonel Janies C. San- P, •. carps -of engineers, from Phila ■elpma to Detroit. UNION MEN SEND LETTER TO BRAND Vice Presidents of 0. R. C. and B - R. T. Write About Media tion Offers. r.,. rh f Vkp prps *dents of the Order of ~f p ' ' * onduetors ami Brotherhood nfl . ” ' \ a ' 1 tainmen, now at Augusta. ' ".written Superintendent Brand, o’ ahi, ,eorgia ra iLoad, that if the honor ernm gentlptnen representing the gov- 1 ’ lll as mediators under the so- Ru J B , dman atl to Au- '> ,' n ( ' onnection with the strike now ~ j ” n t,lp Georgia railroad they _ Plea.-ed to confer with these of th! men and 1n S() as the equities " situation in relation to the con e J ,"“ s '"ade by the Georgia railroad’s ex,', " ’' tS hermit, they will lend 1 ent iss * 9tance to bring about settle- S, .. , bating differences. United < lie ..Jp n ’ ,nis!,ionpr of I-abor Dr. t ' ■ * spi!l is due to arrive In Au morninK to take up the . 11 ° r ,Tl, diation, which .he Geot - ' r,| ad at first proposed and of is indicated in the r <■ Cm x j,.„ presidents of the ■w-iv, ,| referred to. (Adv t.t BIG-HEARTED LAWYER SAVES POOR BOY FROM SENTENCE FOR THEFT HARTWELL, GA., Oct. 4.—The big heart and eloquence of a lawyer saved a young boy from being sent to the chaingang or the reformatory for horse stealing. A true bill was returned against Ix C. Cox, Jr., a boy’ about thirteen years old, charging him with stealing a horse and buggy belonging to a Hart county farmer. Being too poor to em ploy counsel, the boy, attended only by his old mother, appeared in superior court and entered a plea of guilty, ask ing. without hope of escaping punish ment, that he be sent to the reforma tory instead of the chaingang. J. H. Skelton, former senator from the Thirty-first district, touched by the youthfulness of the lad and the care worn appearance of the old mother, made an appeal for mercy that reached the hearts of the jurors and brought tears to the eyes of nearly’ every one in the court room. After deliberating for about ten minutes the Jury returned a verdict of not guilty. FAT WOMAN THROUGH SKYLIGHT INTO BANK HAMMOND. IND., Oct. 4.—While di rectors of the Indiana Harbor National bank were meeting, a 235-pound woman who had been hanging out clothes on the roof of an adjoining building fell and crashed through the skylight upon the table in front of the directors. TIME IT! ANY SDUR. GASSY. UPSET STOMACH GDRED IN FIVE MINUTES Sour, gassy, upset stomach. Indigestion, heartburn, dyspepsia: when the food you eat ferments into gases and stubborn lumps; your head aches and .von feel sick and miserable, that's when you realize the magic in Pape’s Diapepsin. It makes such misery vanish in five minutes. If your stomach is in a continuous revolt —if you can’t get it regu lated. please, for your sake, try Diapepsin. It's so needless to have a bad stomach—make your next meal a favorite food meal, then take a little Dia pepsin. There will not be any distress—eat without fear. /It’s because Papes Diapepsin “really does” regulate weak, out-of-order stomachs that gives it its millions of sales annually. pape’s F wBHRK II DIAPEPSIN M MAKES DISORDERED STOMACHS ■ '3 FUEL FINE IN FIVE MINUTES. / CURES INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA, /l VM/ SOURNESS, GAS, HEARTBURN. A \ ' Ip - LARGE 50 CENT CASE—ANY DRUG STORE. a LADIES SUITS >sls Saturday <<We are S oln £ to offer again Ladies’ ® UE “ S in colors and designs—blues, / lai® browns - g ra Y s anci tans—Suits that retail loWr / for S2O, for the low price of sls. Every l ady tbat is intereste<i in a Suit should in vestigate these before buying. Our easy plan of credit enables every working worn an to go well dressed. Hl $1 a Week H LADIES'COATS lslo 41 W ANDUPTOS3O Nobby, stylish, up to-date Coats, just / K | the thing for the I I J coming winter I J months. Remember / I! I /' I the price. JJ |: Men’s Suits ... $lO io s3()O|i f i |.| Men’s Overcoats , sls to S3O J: Ik Men’s Odd Pants. $3.50 to $6 4. J iGja, Meo’s Shoes .... $3 to $5 Men’s Hats .... $2 to $4 ’ o«r the new I Atlantic and CREDIT Pacific Tea Co. 731-2 WHITEHALL STREIT STORE THE ATLANTA-GEORGIAN AND NEWS.FRIDA Y, OCTOBER 4. 1912. MRS JEST WILL PLAY IN PUBLIC Her Shakespeare Fund Has Deficit, and She Will Try to Make It Up. LONDON, Oct. 4.—There will be a large gathering of society folk, many Americans among them, at Aeolian Hall in Novem ber. when the indefatigable Mrs. George Cornwallis West will appear in a new role, that of a performer on the harpsi chord. The entertainment, of which this will be the main feature, is in aid of the inevita ble Shakespeare memorial fund, of which folk are getting more than tired. Still much sympathy is felt with Mrs. West for the hopeless weather this summer killed the chances of the Shakespeare England exhibition, which she is running at Earls Court. It is known that so far from there being a handsome sum to hand over to the fund, there will be a heavy deficit, which it Is hoped this concert will make good. In addition to her solos, Mrs. West will play a gavotte on the harpsichord, to which the Hon. Neville Lytton will dance. Lytton is an esthetic young man of 83, a brother-in-law of Mrs. West and a great friend of Countess Lytton. Mrs. West has come in for much crit icism lately, owing to the fact that at one of the booths of her exhibition it is possl ble to throw cocoanuts at the mimic neads of Lloyd George and other members of the Government, but Winston Churchills head. It is noticed, is ombted. HAZLEHURST FIRM FILES PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY BRUNSWICK, GA., Oct. 4.—A peti tion in bankruptcy has been filed with Referee Isaac, of this city, by Williams & Son, of Hazlehurst, with liabilities 1 of 13,500 and assets of 12,500. Hear- 1 ing is set for October 12. Lofton T. 1 Anderson, a railway conductor, of Way- 1 cross, has also filed a bankruptcy peti- ! tion, with liabilities of S4OO and prac- j tically no assets. BRUNSWICK GETS FLAT FEVER. BRUNSWICK. GA., Oct. 4,-The first i apartment house similar to those now’ being erected in the large cities will be i erected here in the next three months, to cost $20,000. It will be erected by i James A. Brailey, Jr., president of the Yavyan Naval Stores Company. i Davison-Paxon-Stokes Co. Special Sale of Children 9 s Coats Saturday $6.50 Coats at $5.00 All sizes--from the small infant in arms, to the girl of eighteen years. Saturday you may buy them at special pric ing. All new coats. The season’s best and most popular styles. Note the following list: Infants’ Long Coats of crepella cloth, all-wool There is every good kind to select from. Dressy Henrietta or Bedford cord; some have dainty Coats of black velvet, corduroy or plush with their finish on cape, of hand-embroidered scallop or fflnart trimmings, or the plainer styles in serges, French knots; others are lace trimmed. They are suitings or mixtures, for general service. Just i I x ik ii x ’he Coats that are priced here every dav at $6 50 beautiful ( oats, priced here regularly at, $6.00- are t „ h(1 har| Satn P d at ■ ■ ’ » • tor baturdav at $5.00 each. n xv n . ,-x , vi Coats for older b r i’’ls—6 to 14 years of age. Rabies short AV alking Coats of white washable Good, heavy school Coats, full length, with Bedford cord; finished with hand-embroidered “presto” collar, belted back; button trimming; scallops and French knots. Some are made with the colors are blue, red and brown. Priced for cape; others are box-plaited, with sailor collar; Saturday at $5.00, instead of $6.50. sizes six months to one year. Priced here regn- .. , ... „ larlv at $6.50— Saturday at $5.00 • 1 ”'cadnlv ( oats for girls; full length, m smart gray and tan mixtures. Sizes 6 to 14 Coats for little tots —two to six years of age. years. Priced for Saturday at $5.00 each. Saturday Will Be a Good Day to Buy the Small Boy’s Overcoat Nothing quite so pleases the vanity of a little lad like the possession of a mannish Topcoat one like father’s. Here are smart Coats for boys; they are of heavy, all-wool, storm serge: box-plaited, with patch pockets. Others of fine, wool cravenefte in mixtures; 2 to«6-year sizes. Priced at $5.00 Boys’ Reefer Overcoats, many styles—all correct; all the popular color tones of the season. Just such Coats, too. as boys like. Priced at $5.00 each. Choose Saturday From These Pretty School Hats for Girls Our Children’s Millinery has become famous. Everyone is talking about it. And really, the Hats have never been so distinctive as this season. There is some smart and jaunty, quaint and becoming feature about every Hat that is partic ularly appealing. Especially Tempting —are these School Hats that we have to show you Saturday. Girlish, pretty shapes in all the latest Fashion’s whims —too many by far to attempt description. Then, a Hat, to he appreciated must be adorned by a pretty face so come and try these on. They are just as simple or as elaborate as one likes. Priced $1.50 to $5.00. Girls 9 Serge School Dresses Warm, Comfortable Sweaters Stylish, and very becoming, are these Peter Thompson For Small Men and Women sailor blouse Dresses ot pretty, all-wool serge, in navy and brown. They are ideal school Dresses—the kinds that appeal There is every good kind here, snug and cozy they are. to every girl ’s fancy; 6to 14-year sizes. Priced at $5.00 each. too, in rich reos, browns, blues, grays and white knitted Girls' box-plaited blouse Suits of fine, all-wool serge; from pure Germantown wool. Sizes from infants’ to 14 made with belt at waist; the colors are navy and brown; years. Prices ranfce from SI.OO to $5.00. smart, stylish Suits; 6 to 14 year sizes—priced at $6.00. _ Knitted Toques Kmtted Rom P ers for Stur dy Boys I he Knitted Romper Suits appeal to practical mothers They are here in all colors to match the sweater you se- —and to the child as well. Leggins and sweater com- lect. Cunning little Toques of Germantown wool. Priced hined and knitted toque to match; sizes 2to 6 vears. Price at 25c, to SI.OO. for set, $1.50. These Outing Flannel Gowns Precede the Cold Wave Outdoor sleepers are beginning to realize, forcibly, the others are effectively trimmed with braids. need for heavier sleeping garments. Al SI.OO-with’or without hood. Gowns with hood for f r q • > those who sleep in the open, or without hood for those who ilere special Sleep indoors. They are made of good, heavy outing flannel, For Saturday in various pretty styles. Dainty, well-made garments. Children’s Outing Gowns at 50c—they are in dainty are Outing Flannel Gowns for women and children. Many pink and blue striped effects, good, warm, fleecy garments— styles to select from. well made. hor instance: Infants' Gowns, made of white outing flannel, some At 50c—Gowns made of good. warm, fleecy outing cloth ; with drawstring to protect the feet, others without. Price dainty stripe effects: some have solid color collar and cuffs: 50e each. DEAD ENGINE DRIVER ! BLAMED FOR WRECK COSTING EIGHT LIVES WEST PORT, CONN., Oct. 4.—With seven known dead at a local morgue, one dead in the morgue at Norwalk, 1 eight injured at the Norwalk hospital ’ and two score more or lees seriously 1 injured, persons scattered to their 1 homes, investigation of the wreck of ’ the Boston-New York express on the , N. Y„ N. H. & H. railroad which . jumped the track at Saugatuck late yesterday afternoon and was partially 1 burned, was begun today. ’ ' The railroad officials blame Engineer George Clark, who was killed, for the wreck. A Federal inquiry will begin at once. The wreckage was searched all night and was being cleared away today. SAVANNAH DOGS MUST BE KEPT MUZZLED OR TIED SAVANNAH, GA., Oct. 4. —With only one revision of importance, Dr. Craig Barrow's dog ordinance has been adopted by council. The clause requir ing dogs on the street to be kept either in leash or muzzled was retained. This was the feature of the measure to which the Chatham County Game Protective association objected. A determined ef fort was made to have the ordinance revised to eliminate this. The request of the hunters was granted, extending the time for keping the animals im pounded before putting them to death. The ordinance provides for the ap pointment of a dog Inspector. It will become effective November 1. AERONAUT AND BOY, I CAUGHT BY BALLOON ROPES, LOSE LIVES ’ FLORENCE, ALA., Oct. 4—While hundreds of horrified spectators at the Tuscumbia fair grounds look on, H. C. Petty and Lorenzo Howland, fifteen 1 years old, son of L. D. Howland, were 1 dashed to death from a balloon about : 400 feet in the air late yesterday. Petty owned the balloon and was making his . first ascent. Howland’s foot became entangled In the ropes as the balloon went-up. he ’ being between the balloon and para chute. Petty called to him to slide down the rope to him. As the boy reached for the parachute it was In some way cut loose and the two were dashed to instant death. Both were badly crushed. 7