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10 DIES REFUSING TO REVEAL NAME OF HIS SLAVER Farmer Shields Brother-in-, Law. Who Surrenders and Goes to Tower. After refusing for more than a* week ; to tell the authorities how he i.tnte by | a fatal wound in t■■ head, James .Mitchell, a farniei living In the vicini ty of Easton off tiie Piedmont road, turned hie face to the nail rally this morning and ••xpir- without revealing the name of his assr/ant Not an hour after his death E. B. Echols. . ' brother-in-law walked into the office of the county police and gave himself up. He told t'bief Rowan that he had hit Mitehell over the head with j a shovel on Wednesday, October 16, • after the latter had attacked him with a heavy hickory club. According to Eeh | ols, the two fought over the payment of | a promissory note Echols had given I Mitchell for the loan of $155. Kinship Caused Silence. For the sake of the kinship, Echols asserted, and the police who have known of the affair for a week corrob orated him In his assertion. Mitchell and his wife remained silent, thinking that the injured man was not seriously hurt. On a warrant sworn out before Jus tice Orr, charging murder, Echols was taken to tile Tower at noon. He will he given a preliminary hearing next week. According to t.he man's statement, he used the hoavy sand shovel only In self-defense He struck Mitchell twice over the right ear after he had been knocked down by a blow of Mitche.l a walking stick. He maintained that Mttchell was the aggressor throughout. Money Was Demanded. "He came to my place Wednesday a week ago.” said Echols, "while I was drawing sand out of the branch. He told me that he had decided not to take the horse and cow I had agreed to give him for the loan of $135 He said he wanted the money instead. "I told him that I would pay the money when the note fell due and he called me a liar and began cursing My .-later had told me several days before : hat I would have trouble with him over he money. ’Then he hit me with his cane and stood over me when I tried to get up. I dodged him and grabbed the shovel and hit him on the head twice, lie didn seem to be badly hurt ami some by slanders helped him into Ills v. agon lie drove home.’ According to the county police. the) dead man was 50 years did and a crip- ; pit . Echols gave his own age as 47. I Hi said that he had never quarreled with his brother-in-law before the day of the fight. FULTON MEMBERS OF ODD FELLOWS PLAN FOR A HOME-COMING Governor-elect John M. Slaton and other prominent men in official and se cret order life will tak« part Wednes day night In "home coming" exercises to be held in the temple of Fulton lodge No. 32, Odd Fellows at Decatur and Moore streets. The occasion will mark the reopening of the temple, which has just been remodeled, refitted and improved and beautified through out. Numerous distinguished Odd Fellows of Atlanta and other places will be present and participate, among them Grand Master Coleman, of Cedartown, head of the grand lodge of Georgia, and Grand Secretary Robertson, of Gaines ville. Refreshments will be staved, and everything possible done to make the occasion enjoyable and memora ble. Fulton lodge lias a membership of nearly 700. and is one of the leading odd Fellow organizations in the South. SAME OFFICER WHO ARRESTED NEGRO BARS HIS ESCAPE Within a few bouts after lie hail es caped from the Cobb county convict camp, where he had served but a few months of an eight-year term for bur glary. Ed Wright a negro, was cap tured today In Decatur street by I'o llceman Hannah the tiffin. who ar- i rested him in the original < as, and | caused him to get the eight-year sen tence. "If it wasn't for you. Mr. Hannah. I could get away, all right, bill it looks like you’ve suri got my number. ' re marked the convict .is he was led into thr polity station and locked in a cell. Wright mads a daring bolt from a . convict , amp near Marietta late yes terday afternoon. Walking all of the way and keeping c3>s. in th, woods, he arrived in Atlanta during th.- night. Early todav he sought his old haunts in Deiatur strict. and this proved his undoing. OUT OF WORK. WOULD AUCTION HIS CHILDREN LONDON tict 24. I’nab.e t<> tin, work. George Gough has petitioned th, board of guardians so: permission t, sell his < hlldren al auction RIOT DRILL FOR MACON. ''aptain Kimbrough, of the state war department, inspector of ins: a. tom fo the Georgia National Gu; .ft \ • I lanta for Mat on today to , oilduct two days school ~f riot dulv for the benefit <,f tt . Ma on t Eugenie Blair in ' Mad «ame X” this week at Lyric.] CONVENTION BUREAU COMMITTEE CHOSEN BY PRESIDENT MOORE Wilim■: I. Moore, president of the f'hambe of Commerce. announced to da. t’,. appointment of tile following 24 catling citizens of Olanta to serve as (the ■ •mimittee on convention bureau," t m lioriz.,-,; it ~ dinner at the Piedmont I hotel last Friday night : J R A Hobson, chairman; E | a'litri J. Ivan E Alien, John S. Can-' Idler. Aldine Chainlets Harvey Hatch . , ! W H Leahy. Beaumont Davison. I .R. i : ( ■ Donnelly. W II Glenn, H X. i i Dutton. Jam, s T. Williams J. Lee i Barb,-s. E I. Adams. W <_> Stamps ] I l ' P Glover, R O Cochtan, I S. Op- He-nheim,-:. Homer George, Hugh Car- dozu W S Elkin. I, . and J G. Evans The committee is composed of two j > epi esentath t s from each local busi ;m r- interest most directly affected by : conventions in Atlanta, and its work will he to study the Important eonver tlons of the country with the view of bringing them to the city . This step is preparatory to establishing a perma nent convention bureau in connection with the t'hanil,,-r of Commerce. TAKING DEPOSITIONS IN DUCKTOWN COPPER FUMES DAMAGE CASE CHATTANOOGA. TENN.. Oct 24 R. M. Watkins, deputy Cnited States court clerk, this afternoon is taking depositions in the suit of the Shippen Brothers Lumber Company et al., of I Ellijay Ga . against the Ducktown <'up per, Iron and Coal Company, of Duck town, Tenn. The basis of the suit Is the allegation of the plaintiffs that fumes from the smelter of the coppet company have seriously Injured 108,bOb acres of tim ber land owned by them between Duck town. Tenn . and Ellijay, Ga A number of similar cases have been pending in Federal court for tw o year.* The defendant company Is being repre sented by W B Miller, of this city, while Judge J I, Gober, of Atlanta, is retained as counsel for the plaintiffs. More than 60 witnesses from Ducktown and adjoining towns have been brought here. BROWN HURRIES TO NAME JUDGE TO HELP COURT Governor Brown today decided to ap point Clayton Jones judge of the city court of Albany, to be commissioned immediately, not withstanding the fact that he is an unopposed candidate for the judgeship In an election to be held on .November 7. It was discovered that the forthcom ing term of the city court of Albany is set for November It, and that No vember 7 would be too late for the , newly elected judge to summon a Jury for service. In order to avoid missing , an entire term of the court, the gov i ernor decided to appoint Jone* for a ] brief intervening term of IK days. BRONWOOD BANK ASKS CHARTER The department of state today re- | eetvf'd the application for charter of I the Farmers bank of Rroii.v. ,d. in Ter. rMI county, to be capitalized at $25,000. | DON'T TAKE THE i WRONG MEDICINE] If Your Liver Gets You Need aj Liver Tcnic, Not Merely a Laxative for the Bowels. Many people take a simple laxative when their liver gets sluggish rather than take calomel. which they know to be dangerous But a mete laxative will not start a sluggish liver What is needed is a tonic that will liven up tile liver without forcing you to stay at home and lose a day from your busi ness. You have such a tonic in Dodson's Liver Ton, . Dodson’s Liver Tone must be all they claim for It. because they guarantee It to take the place of dan gerous calomel and agree to hand back the money with a smile to any person who tries Dodson's Liver Tone and is not satisfied with the relief it gives. Dodson's Liver Tone is a harmless vegetable liquid with a pleasant taste, and is a prompt and reliable remedy for constipation, biliousness, sour stomach, and the other troubles that come from a torpid liver. All Atlanta druggists give it their personal guarantee, and if you will ask about this guarantee you will protect yourself against imitations that are not guaranteed. Large bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone is 50 cents. \^'5 s MARK \ Bifocal Glasses Nearly everybody knows what Bifocals a <■ fat ami near sight lenses ill tile same frames (with an unsightly dividing line in the old st yle i Hut do you know t hey .. . now made entirely in one piece, with no line showing— taw Fused or Invisible B i locals ? foine in and talk to us about \ OUI e\ OS and w e w ill take pleasure in showing you the new Hilo, a' Ask to See those big. shell , Üb'.irt Flames, the solid comfort kind. A. K. Hawkes Co. OPTICIANS M WHITEHALL TIIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TIII’RSDAY, OCTOBER 2-1. 1912 FENN RETURNING TO HIS OLD HOME Long Lost Cordele Man Leaves New Orleans With Sons-in- Law and Sheriff. NEW ORLEANS, LA., oct. 24. —With his two sons-in-aw, Augustus Fenn, the supposedly dead" timber and tur pentine operator of ('ordele. Ga.. who ,-incat naled hiinw'f here Monday, -farted ha. k i, his horn,- this morning. Sheriff Ward, of Cordele, was also in the party The son.*-iii-iaw .1 F Williams, president of th,- Exchange bank, of Cordele, and Joseph Espy, manager of the Espv cotton Company, wealthy and prominent in Geotgla. positively iden tified Fenn, although he was much changed. The patty stepped out of the hotel quietly and refused to talk about the case further. They will arrive in Cor dele late tonight. GOVERNOR POSTPONES DAY OFF AT MARIETTA Governor Brown, after announcing to hi* otiicial family at the capltol yes terday that he likely would be absent from the city today, surprised dll the members thereof by walking into the executive office shortly after 11 o'clock this morning. The acute situation in Citinming and the consequent ordering out of the state troops caused the governor to call off a contemplated visit to his home in Ma rietta today. Salves Can’t Cure Eczema In regard to skin diseases, medical authorities are now agreed on-this: Don t imprison the disease germs in your skin by the use of greasy salves, and thus encourage them to multiply. A true cure of all eczematous diseases can be brought about only by using the healing agents in the form of a liquid WASH THE GERMS Ol’T. A simple wash: A compound of Oil of Wintergreen. Thymol, and other in gredients as combined in the D.D.D. Prescription. This penetrates to the I | ■' "! Southern Suit an d Skirt Company 43-45 Whitehall Street Southern Suit and Skirt Company 42-45 Whitehall Street ft 5- - 2' . - ./ ftft_ —.- p k And Now Comes The Greatest Suit . K [Sale That Atlanta Has Ever Known f j C ’ / -2 / 0 Sample Suits from a Neu) York Maker at Practically 50c on The Dollar J Wfc JBk . $19.50, $22.50, $25.00 and $27.50 f 40rF Suits Offered Friday and Saturday f I i ftT WIW ft s «Kh/ nWtk l atsi D- 35 I |\t JL £ 'Slsfflli™HSk Al ■Bl / ?®wWli o /hMW f H THERE is one big New York manufacturer who is C / ' ‘ f tS!!! ' i IHI minus 21 0 Suits today at a big loss to himself-—we’ve t 4 SKf I / li II us t receive d them by express, and here’s the story of this v \fe 'win® A '« ’ Hl/ remarkable Suit Offer. This maker, knowing the tremen- , ■C-*-** " ; Wn i • • j f/dous outlet of this store on popular priced suits, has been |Cz I | trying very hard for two seasons to get us to handle his , • ; /Wd i , j ’/line— and now he makes a great sacrifice in price and I ; T' ; h’ : w ’ senc k to us ls entlre sample line at 50c on the dollar, |/ J If L iln < < Kill ;V a You reap the benefit of his great effort to connect with ’ iL I / ////»» tlliy 'i\\\ tb* ls store. The Suits are really wonderful for the money. . //OIJ //W\ ' I Fhe materials are alone actually worth more than the price t : P/ ?" / T.% I we ask for the Suits. Cheviots, diagonals, basket weaves, | - ? U t* oo - I colors are greys, browns, blue mixtures, tan 5 mixtures, grey and white mixtures, black and white mixtures and many other various rich Autumn colorings,every garment is a perfect gem—-exquisitely t >. lined and perfectly tailored. It s a rare opportunity to secure a fine tailored suit, at practically one-half price. Friday 1 A and Saturday these beautiful new Suits, choice only Write for our neu) q j, C 9 1 C 9 1 9 This sale is a sum- ijoutnern unit and ukirt Company * , “Atlanta’s Exclusive Woman’s Apparel Store” 43-45 Whitehall St. purchasing postal request. - ” Fenn’s Wife Really Thought Him Dead That the wife of Augustus J. Fenn, who was supposed to have been drowned two years ago but has been found in New Orleans, believed Fenn to be dead when she entered suit for his life insurance was the assertion of President Wilmer L. Moore, of the Southern States Life Insurance Com pany. today Fenn was insured in the Southern States for $5,000. "We believe that neither Mrs Fenn nor her sons-in-law knew anything about Fenn's disappearance, nor did they know he was still alive," said President Moore. "Rut we do believe that Fenn knew his wife would get $15,000 in life insurance, though he could never have obtained a"hy of it for himself." Fenn will not be brought back to Georgia ..s his Identity has been con clusively proved by his son-in-law and as hi.« wife refuses to bring the charge of wife desertion against him in order to have him brought back, if he is not brought back, no effort will be made by the insurance company to prosecute, and he will go unpunished. Wife Refuses to Talk of Husband CORDELE, GA., Oct. 24.—Mrs. Nan cy E Fenn, wife of A. J. Fenn, the for mer wealthy turpentine man of Cor dele, supposed to have been drowned in the Apalachicola river two and one half year* ago. has made no statement whatever as to whether or not she de sired him to return home. Married children, since leading the statement of the supposed dead man in the newspapers and learning the rea son of his disappearance, have ex pressed the desire that he come back, and two sons-in-law are now returning from New Orleans with him. No expression could be elicited fr.on Mrs Fenn, and she is in a despondent mood, brooding over the affair. disease germsand destroys them: then soothes and heals the skin as nothing else has ever done. A 50-cent bottle will start the cure and give you Instant relief. We have made fast friends of more than one family by recommending this D.D.D Prescription to a skin sufferer here and there, ami we want you to try It now on our positive no pay guaran tee. Jacobs' Pharmacy, 6-8 Marietta St. (Advt.) BUTCHER SAYS HE ONLY TEASED FIERY MADDOX J. P. Pylant. the butcher who got into a row with Aiderman J. XV. Mad dox over charges of graft in city coun cil, was fined $10.75 by Recorder Broyles this morning. The hearing de veloped no sensations, much to the disappointment of a waiting crowd. Pylant said he was merely teasing Winter Shoes for Everybody We are offering you a complete stock of the very latest styles in Men's and Women’s winter Shoes— tans, gun metal, vici, patent leathers, suede and satin Cll Fashion j fe I Winter J Favorites From Eastern ■ ■ $3.50 and Up Markets $3 50 and Up . CHILDREN’S SCHOOL SHOES ! The health and comfort of your children are more important than their education. Our School Shoes are just the thing for the winter months. They wear like iron. Mail Orders Carefully Filled Schober Shoe .., g WTWWnTT Shoe for for Women Men 35 WHITEHALL ST. PRINCESS MAY NOT READ KING EDWARD'S WRITING LONDON. Oct. 24.—A censorship has been established over the Royal libra ry at' Buckingham palace. The queen surprised Princess .Mary reading one of King Edward's books. the aiderman about “Uncle Jim" clean ing up city council when he took hold as mayor. THREE CO-RESPONDENTS (WOMEN) WEIGH 665 LBS. NEW YORK. Oct. 24.—Three eo-re spondents named by Mrs. Ida t'ampiN] in her divorce ease weighed rt »> ' tiwly, around 200, 230 and 235 pourwT John E. Campbell, the husband, di.i appear. The suit was uncontest. it Eugenie Blair in “Mad ame X” this week at Lyric