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NSURANCEMEN TALK AGENCIES National Convention in Long Discussion Over, Fire Risk Business Methods. The subject "Sole Agencies and Un derwriters’ Agencies” provoked a vast amount of discussion this morning at !• second session of the National As ition of Local Eire Insurance Agents meeting al the Auditorium-Armory. Charles B. Alexander, of Clarksburg. \\ \ a.. led the discussion, and Walker iaylor, of Wilmington, N C„ followed. There was a great deal of informal dis ission. The association has gone on record as opposing strongly the mainte nine of undet writers or sub agencies in my community, tending to divide the ?. insurance business between the smaller concern and the main agency, mi the discussion hinged largely around this point. Mr. Alexander went into the history f the underwriters’ agency, and point ed out how it had come to be a power in the writing of fire insurance. He -aid that sole agencies were the only solmionrand 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 aas wrong and could only bring harm m the insurance business. The inein b. i s pt esent listened attentively to both addresses, and there were many ex pressions of approval. Fire Loss Still on Increase. The question of whether the states fix rates for us,” declared George D. Markham, of St. Louis, "depends on whether or not fire insurance is a pub c or a private business. Reasonable ' ■osiiies of state supervision are all r-c'tt. where properly conducted. Either wiiy. insurers will welcome any meas ure looking to the reduction of the fire hazard, because this will cause a saving of moiu y to the insurance concerns and t ie public alike.” In this connection. Mr. Markham rr. e the statement that in spite of sprinhb ; s :-uid other apparatus for fight ing fires, the fire loss had increased in N’> York state rather than diminished, H< 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 -tn'. (Missouri) the passage of the so . .1 anti-compact” law had worked a mi' -iiip on the people and had en .•iT.' the ins'trar.io companies to make ii. r than they (had ever made b-f ■ - Hr.-/ t Worked n Missouri. 'S'. '.unis had u ioc,. ' board for ' '.iir. tools lifter 1873 and the board gave ■ ' isfactiojj/' ite .'.m: ’u> I. iii n ■" n< law was proposed tin Kqisla turi ■? . - petitiont d. but the lattf r went hi eiid ir.d made a law pro' i.lTg for stat supervision. Tim legislate: < ex- P'-' ted .1 wild scramble, and hat the would get insttran. e noth ing. The old rates left a sm .i' margin ■ ; ion;. I>m the new si 'iedne in ide the insurance companies more prosperous and rhe public much less so than for merly.” A genital and informal disc tsston followed, and then came the discussion \V. - opeland, of Dayton. O'.ii >. pur based a bottle of ('hatnb. ria in’s-<’ .ugh Reined.’ for. his boy who had a cold, and before the bottle was ill used the boy’s .old was gone. Is that not bet ter than to. pay a five dollar doctor bill’' Eor sale by all dealers. (Advt.) ■bm "Law Brothers for Quality" Ihe 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 $‘15.00. Our Shoes For Men Our Shoe Department has been busy for sev eral days fitting new 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 style, and enough of their purse to buy only the best values. The prices range from $3.50 to $6.00. c 6g See Our Window WITNESSES FEAR HILLS ASSASSINS Mountaineers Testifying in the Hughes Slaying Probe Are Afraid to Return Home. < artei late. 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 Eannin 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. Ihe grand jury’ has found that the Painter buys were not Hie principals in the murder, and that tiie 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 td 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 bour-County fair, which is in prog ress st 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 tmef stoi • worth of jewelry from the rooms occupied by Gertrude Hoffman, tip' dancp?. while she and her husband were at the theater. of underwriting companies, which the con-. nticn is opposing in favor of the since agencies in the various locali ties. At 11 o'clock automobiles left the i 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 tin Piedmont Driving club and an old fashioni-.j Georgia barbecue will be given ;!>e visitors tomorrow afternoon at the (’old Spring Cue club, special street cars leaving the Auditoriutn-Ar ■ inory and automobiles taking the wom ' en at 12:30 o’clock. Tomorrow's session will be short, starting with an address by Hon' James R Young, insurance eommis , sioner of North Carolina. "The Agent His Duties and Privileges." I Boots of Excep- F J tional Style and A VM Value > $3.00 jjf If 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 Nil-Buck button. Frankly speaking, these shoes are worth 50 cents to SI.OO a pair more, bui Allen’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 everv price shoe —$3..)0, $4.00, $4.50. $.>.00. $6.00 and $(.00. The cold weather is now hero 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 •J HE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 16. 1912. 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. .1. B. Putts, 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 crip 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 Feltoh. A. T. Walden, tot plaintiff in error; T. S. Felder, attorney general: H. A. Mathews, solicitor gen eial. coptra. Butler vs. Sansone, from Troup, Judge Roan. Hatton Lovejoy, for plaintiff in error; E. R. Bradfield. A. H. Thompson, contra. Go’rdon vs. Fritts, from Catoosa. Jtdge 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. Kingsbei ry, Den ny A- 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 r 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-Jiodgson 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, Judgt) Sheppard. J. V. Kelley, for plaintiff in error; L. L. Thomas, Way’ A- 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 Company 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 Mk Scientific Equipment ZC jAI Painless Dental Ways ~ Set Teeth. . $5.00 Delivered Day Ordered. 22-K Gold Crowns . 53.00 WRfyjf Perfect Bridge Work.. 54.00 Phone 1708. Lady Attendant Over Brown & Allen Drug Store—24l4 Whitehal Call M 466 for Good Trunk Repairing. SLUG OMUL ) TRIAL WITNESS 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 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 ease: 336 No. 41st St.. Phila., Pa. ’’Gentlemen: 1 am getting along very nicely and gaining strength all the time. 1 now w eigh 1.54 pounds, a gain since Sep tember 16. 1907. of 28 pounds more than when I first started to take the Altera tive. I wish 1 ha<l known of it two years before, as it would have saved me much misery and distress. I was suffering from a very serious abscessed lung, which fol lowed a bad attack of pneumonia. My physician and a specialist declared my case hopeless. 1 can not but be thankful to y ou 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 1n 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 lor yon here in Atlanta because our buyer on the line ol 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! They are novel, distinctive, sparkling with style points that other dresses have not shown! The New Woolen Dresses There are serges,Bedford cords, whipcords and epongees— names that, of course, you are familiar with, but we 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. I'hose 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. Tomorrow, 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 $29.75 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 blanketsand comfortables. 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 doing 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-filled ones with sateen or silk covers. ChamberlinUohnson-Dußose Co. EVERY WANT An HASA MEANING GEORGIAN WWMFII MM ALL ITS OWN I BOTH TELEPHONES 8000 7