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INSURK MEN
TALK AGENCIES
National Convention in Long
Discussion Over Fire Risk
Business Methods.
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Th .-übject "Sole Agencies ant! Un
derwriters’ Agencies” provoked a vast
n iunt of discussion this morning at
■ re second session of the National As
snci lion of Local Fire Insurance Agents,
meeting at the Auditorium-Armory.
, u les B. Alexander, of Clarksburg.
\\ Va., led the discussion, and Walker
Taylor, of Wilmington, N. C„ followed.
There was a great deal of informal dis
cussion. The association has gone on
record us opposing strongly the mainte
nine of underwriters or sub agencies in
any community, tending to divide the
Hie insurance business between the
smaller concern and the main agency,
and the discussion hinged largely
around this point.
Mr. Alexander went into the history
of the underwriters’ agency, and point
ed out how it had come to be a power
In the writing of fire insurance. He
said that sole agencies were the only
solution, and that the national associa
tion should renew its efforts to sup
press all but the main agencies.
Mr. Taylor went into a lengthy dis
cussion of the system and declared that
It was wrong and could only bring harm
to the insurance business. The mem
bers present listened attentively to both
addresses. and there were many ex
pressions of approval.
Fire Loss Still on Increase.
The question of whether the states
may fix rates for us,” declared George
Ii Markham, of &t. Louis, "depends on
whether or not fire insurance is a pub
■„■ or a private business. Reasonable
measures of state supervision are al)
right, where properly conducted. Either
„,.y. insurers will welcome any meas
ure looking to the reduction of the fire
hazard, because this will cause a. saving
of money to the insurance concerns and
the public alike.”
In this connection, Mr. Markham
made the statement that in spite of
sprinklers and other apparatus for fight
ing fires, the fire loos had increased in
Xew York state rather than diminished.
He asserted that as a general proposi
tion, the interference of the state in
insurance rates did nothing to help the
public, and he contended that in his
state (Missouri) the passage of the so
called "anti-compact” law' had worked
a hardship on the people and had en
abled the insurance companies to make
more money than they had ever made
before.
How It Worked in Missouri.
St. Louis had a local board for many
years after 1873 and the board gave
good satisfaction,” he continued. “When
the new law was proposed the legisla
ture was petitioned, but the latter went
ahead and made a law providing for
state supervision. The legislature ex
pected a wild scramble, and that the
people would get insurance for noth
ing The old rates left a small margin
of profit, but the new schedule made the
insurance companies more prosperous
and the public much less so than for
merly.”
A genera! and informal discussion
followed, and then came the discussion
r W. Copeland, of Dayton, Ohio, pur
' based a bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough
Remedy for his boy who had a cold,
and before the bottle was all used the
boy's cold was gone. Is that not bet
ter than to pay a five dollar doctor’s
bill? For sale by all dealers. (Advt.)
aa—"Law Brothers for Quality"
The Velours
Are Ready
A gentleman's hat in
every sense of the word.
Elegance, refinement,
comfort and the acme of
style are embodied in
the Fall Velours for men.
Brown, gray, olive and
green, fine imported Ve
lour Hats for men at
$5.00 and $6.00.
The New
Fall Woolens
Rich in the new Au
tumn colorings, with
every thread pure wool,
our extensive line of new
Fall Fabrics are a gen
uine pleasure to select
from. Law Tailored
Suits are the best at any
price, but we sell them
at popular prices—
s2s.oo to $45.00.
Our Shoes
For Men
Our Shoe Department
has been busy for sev
eral days fitting now
Fall Shoes to men who
think enough of their
feet to demand absolute
comfort, enough of their
appearance to accept
nothing but the best in
s tyle, and enough of
their purse to buy only
the best values. The
prices range from $3.50
to $6.00.
See Our Window Di.«pl«\
WITNESSES FEAR
HILLS ASSASSINS
Mountaineers Testifying in the
Hughes Slaying Probe Are
Afraid to Return Home.
Carter Tate. United States district
attorney’, has fifteen witnesses on his
hands and does not know what to do
with them. He is afraid to let them
go home, for fear criminals in Fannin
county will do them harm, and he
doesn't want to keep them in Atlanta,
because it will be some time before he
can use them.
When the Federal grand jury took up
the murder of Moultry Hughes and his
baby a large number of witnesses were
summoned to testify against several
suspects. Among the suspects were the
three Painter brothers, who are now in
the Tower.
The grand jury has found that the
Painter .boys were not the principals in
the murder, and that the actual slayers
still are at large in Fannin county.
The murderers, it is said, have sworn
revenge upon any person who testifies
against them. Nine men, four women
and two boys are among those who
have helped to fill out a chain of cir
cumstantial evidence against the assas
sins.
If these women, children and men are
allowed to return to their homes, it is
probable that the criminals there will
keep their word, for Moultry Hughes
was killed because the moonshiners
thought he had helped the revenue of
ficers.
The grand jury adjourned today and
will not be needed, as additional evi
dence will have to be gathered before
indictments can be returned.
In the meantime the mountaineer wit
nesses are stolidly waiting for the ver
dict of the district attorney as to their
disposal. They are afraid to go home.
ATLANTA BOOSTERS TO
ATTEND COMMERCE FAIR
Atlanta business men in automobiles
will travel to Commerce tomorrow to be
present while “Atlanta Day” is celebrated
by the Four-County fair, which is in prog
ress at Commerce.
Secretary Walter G. Cooper and Presi
dent Wilmer L. Moore, of the Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce, have got a num
ber of members of the chamber together,
and the party will leave early in the
morning, returning tomorrow night.
$12,000 GEMS ARE STOLEN
FROM GERTRUDE HOFFMAN
BOSTON. Oct. 16—Claude M. Hart,
manager of the Hotel Touraine, today’
confirmed a report made to the police that
a thief stole $12,000 worth of jewelry from
the rooms occupied by Gertrude Hoffman
the dancer, while she and her husband
were at the theater.
of underwriting companies, which the
convention Is opposing in favor of the
single agencies in the various locali
ties.
At 11 o’clock automobiles left the
Piedmont hotel with the wives of the
convention members, who saw the city,
and then enjoyed a luncheon at noon
at the Georgian Terrace. A dinner
dance is due tonight at 7:30 o’clock at
the Piedmont Driving club and an old
fashioned Georgia barbecue will be
given the visitors tomorrow' afternoon
at the Cold Spring ’Cue club, special
street cars leaving the Auditorium-Ar
rnory and automobiles taking the worn
en at 12:30 o’clock.
Tomorrow’s session will be short
starting with an address by Hon.’
James R Young, insurance commis
sioner of North Carolina. “The Agent
His Duties and Privileges.”
| Boots of Excep- In
\ tional Style and )S X
Value, $3.00 _
Ts you have not seen them, a pleasant surprise is in store for you; they
have certainly surprised us. They have all of the style and smartness that
you would expect in a $4.00 shoe. In fact, lots of $4.00 and $5.00 shoes are
not as up-to-date in appearance as these $3.00 ones. We have these in two
styles of gun Metal, one low heel and one Cuban heel button—the same two
styles in patent and tan. and one style in white Nu-Buek button.
Frankly speaking, these shoes arc worth 50 cents to SI.OO a pair more,
but Alien’s policy is to sell just as we buy, and our regular profit margin
brings them down to $3.00. From this point we have almost every price
shoe —$3.50. $4.00. $4.50, $5.00. $6.00 and $7.00. The cold weather is now
here in earnest it seems, and we cordially invite you to come and look at
our new fall shoes. We do not urge any one to buy. We let the shoes do the
urging.
J. P. ALLEN & CO.
51-53 Whitehall Street
L ' ' '■ - W ' ~ __
Prosecution
Striking Snags
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.. Oct. 16.—The
government’s attempt to make unindicted
iron workers identify correspondence be
tween McNamara and themselves rela
tive to alleged “jobs” of dynamiting has
failed thus far in the Feedral dynamite
conspiracy case.
For instance, J. B. Potts, an iron work
er from Louisville, Ky., remembered work
referred to in a carbon copy of Mc-
Namara's letter to him, but he could
neither find the original letter nor remem
ber any of the contents of the letter.
L. D. Pickard, keeper of records for
the American Express Company, at Oma
ha, in March, 1911, was called and iden
tified away bill for a grip sent to F.
Fisher, at Omaha, from Indianapolis The
grip was sealed and bore the marks.
"Rip seal at left end.”
SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA.
Judgments Affirmed,
Clyde vs. State, from Bibb superiot
court. Judge Felton. A. T. Walden, for
plaintiff in error; T. S. Felder, attorney
general; H. A. Mathews, solicitor gen
eral, contra.
Butler vs. Sansone, from Troitu, Judge
Roan Hatton Lovejoy, for plaintiff in
error: E. R. Bradfield. A. H. Thompson,
contra. e
Gordon vs. Fritts, from Catoosa.
Judge Fite. Maddox, McCamy & Shu
mate. Foust &- Payne, for plaintiffs in
error; H. P. Lumpkin. Baxter Smith,
Earl Jackson, contra.
Bradshaw vs. Bradshaw, from Floyd,
Judge Maddox. E. P. Kingsberry, Den
ny & Wright, for plaintiff in error;
Mundy’ & Mundy, contra.
City of Elberton vs. Thornton, guard
ian, from Elbert (certified by court of
appeals). Z. B. Rogers, Anderson, Fel
der, Rountree & Wilson, for plaintiff
in errors; Worley & Nall, R. R. Ar
nold, contra.
Haygood vs. Brown, from Jackson,
Judge Brand. C. L. Bryson, P. Cooley,
for plaintiff in error; Lucian L. Ray,
contra.
City of Saint George et al. vs. Haag,
from Charlton, Judge Parker. J. L.
Sweat, for plaintiffs in error; Wilson,
Bennett & Lambdin, contra.
King-Hodgson Company vs. Stone,
from Jackson, Judge Brand. J. B.
Gamble, for plaintiff in error; W. W.
Stark, contra.
Judgments Reversed.
Malsby Machinery Company’ vs.
Parker, from Liberty. Judge Sheppard.
J. V. Kelley, for plaintiff in etyor; L. L.
Thomas, Way <£• Burkhalter, contra.
Keith vs. Hughey, from Whitfield,
Judge Fite. C. D. & F. K. McCutchen,
for plaintiff in error; M. C. Tarver, con
tra.
Bishop vs. Brown, from Murray,
Judge Fite. Maddox, McCamy & Shu
mate, for plaintiff in error.
North Georgia Fertilizer Compan’y vs.
Leming, from Floyd, Judge Maddox.
Sharp &■ Sharp, for plaintiff in error;
Eubanks & Mebane, contra.
Dismissed.
Foster, ordinary, vs. Wheeler et al.
from Walker. Judge Maddox. D. F.
Pope. R. M. F. Glenn, for plaintiff in
error; James E. Rosser, contra.
Dr. E. G. Griffin's
CE A. Scientific Equipment
Painless Dental Ways
- Set Teeth.. $5.00
Delivered Day Ordered.
22-K Gold Crowns .. $3.00
Perfect Bridge Work. . $4.00
Phone 1708. Lady Attendant
Over Brown & Allen Drug Store—24LC Whitehall
Call
M 466
for
Good Trunk Repairing.
SLUG OWE
THIJLJITNLSS
Kansas City Hotel Clerk. Who
Told of McManigal’s Opera
tions, Found After Assault.
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 16.—Thomas
Pearce, of Kansas City’, who testified in
Indianapolis Monday that he knew Ortie
McManigal and that McManigal was in
Kansas City at the time of the dynamit
ing of the new Armour bridge here, was
slugged early today by an unknown as
sailant and is in the hospital in a serious
condition.
Pearce finished his testimony in In
dianapolis Monday. When he left there
he was warned to look out for himself.
Two strangers stopped Pearce on the
street here yesterday and asked him a
few questions about his testimony. He
was slugged at Fourteenth and Washing
ton streets shortly after midnight. He
was found two hours later.
Tuberculosis Medicine
Saved This Man’s Life
Pneumonia is a serious disease, and
often lays the foundation for chronic lung
troubles—sometimes Tuberculosis results.
After Pneumonia, or any serious or stub
born cold, it is wise to take Eckman's Al
terative. Don’t wait to find out whether
the trouble is getting worse, but take
Eckman’s Alterative in time and avoid the
dangers of disease. Read of the recov
ery in this case:
336 No. 41st St., Phila., Pa.
“Gentlemen: I am getting along very
nicely and gaining strength all the time.
I now weigh 154 pounds, a gain since Sep
tember 16, 1907. of 28 pounds more than
when I first started to take the Altera
tive. I wish I had known of it two years
before, as it w’ould have saved me much
misery and distress. I was suffering from
a very serious abscessed lung, which foi
lowed a bad attack rtf pneumonia. My'
physician and a specialist declared my
ease hopeless. 1 can not but be thankful
to you and the Almighty God for the great
blessing and change of health it has
brought me.”
(Sworn Affidavit) THOS. REILLY.
(Five years later, reports good health.)
Eckman's Alterative is effective in Bron
chitis. Asthma. Hay' Fever; Throat and
Lung Troubles and in upbuilding the sys
tem. Does not contain poisons, opiates
or habit-forming drugs. For sale by all
Jacobs' drug stores and other leading
druggists. Ask for booklet telling of re
coveries, and write to Eckman Labora
tory, Philadelphia, Pa., for additional
evidence. (Advt.)
Chamberlin=Johnson=Dußose Company
ATLANTA NEW YORK PARIS
Good News Today For Those Who Want
DRESSES
Good news for you here in Atlanta because our buyer on
the line of action up in New York has captured and sent out
to us a shipment of very smart and altogether new dresses—
in woolens and in silks.
No question that you will like them!
I hey are novel, distinctive, sparkling with style points
that other dresses have not shown!
The New Woolen Dresses
I here are serges,Bedford cords, whipcords and epongees—
names that, of course, you are familiar with, but w’e hardly
think you are familiar with the way these serges, Bedford
cords, whipcords and epongeeshave been fashioned into dresses.
There are points about the collars that are new and
different from those of the early season dresses—in the way
they are trimmed with soft toned Oriental silks--and even in
the height of the waist line. »
And these interesting little variations are not confined
to the higher priced dresses either—you will notice it at # once
in those at * *
$5.75. $8.75, $9.75, $12.50, sls, $18.75 to $25
The New Silk Dresses
In shades and styles for street and evening wear. Those
that claim firstattention today however are the darker shades
that you will want for street wear.
Charmeuse still reigns.
But you will enjoy seeing these rich velvets combined with
charmeuse and what is more, combined with epongee—a trick
that was first thought out by one of the great Paris couturiers.
But there is more of interest among these latest arrivals
than we would venture to tell you of here, and besides, your
interest now lies in seeing them and in selecting the one you
want. 1 omorrow, your first, will be your best opportunity.
For these prices start at
SIO.OO and go through $15.00, $18.75, $21.75, $25.00 and $20.75
It Is Blanket Weather Now!
And since it is blanket weather it ought to be interesting
to you to know the facts about this best stock of blankets and
comfortabl es.
Every pair of blankets, every comfortable here is fresh
and new and clean-—every one has come to us from the makers
within the last month.
It is the most varied and complete stock, we believe,
that has ever come to Atlanta.
. We know what has gone into every blanket-—how much
wool, what grade of wool—we know what the comfortables
are filled with. We know quite positively that each one is
the best that the price can buy.
So now that it is blanket weather and that you must be
up and doiYig in regard to comfortable bedding this stock
offers you your best opportunities.
It matters not what size blanket you require—what
weight, what price you wish to pay—you will find here a
selection to choose from. And among the comfortables, you
will find the cotton-filled, the down-filled and the wool-fijled
ones with sateen or silk covers.
ChamberliivJohnson-Dußose Co.
EVERY WANT An HAS A MEAN
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