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SEARCHING SIDELIGHTS I ON GEORGIA POLITICS / BY JAMES B. NEVIN. - cretary of State Phil Cook leaves arrow for Lake Charles, La., where goes to testify as to the color of title I jfe v\-.' X'! • o land claimed by certain parties In . Montgomery .aunty, Georgia. nn der an old so ; . .1 "head right” by the state court of land track iti 1794 That land court ■cuit have been a and rum I old court, aU right: ' If wasn’t composed of a lot of first-class grafters and crooks It went through the mo- •n, ufit; -ions of the same in amazing good, order! The specific case in which' Secretary Cook will testify is that of one James Shorter—an enterprising person, who, n 1794. undertook to annex an entire Georgia county, in spite of a law which limited his "head right" to 1,000 acres. Brother Shorter had away of having ,■ -elf made out a grant for 1,000 cres. "bounded and abutted by the , lands of the said Shorter,” and ■hat was all the description there was to it. VViiat sort of “Hike off" the honorable ourt got for issuing these grants a the basketful to Shorter nobody nowadays knows, but it must have been 11 . lid dandy pickings, anyway! After a while, Shorter accumulated in Montgomery county grants to a pal v 1,181,(100 acres of land—and that w . going some, too, when one consid tiiai thei, were only 1.400,000 acres i t entire county. lie. old Shorter managed to overlook , r enaming little cotton patch fur : -in - food for thought. ;a md by, the legislature of the state . these old fake "head right" ... is. and few people in the last 50 .;. nave- undertaken to realize any li.ing on them. 1 : ry little bit. however, some swin dler gets hold of a "grant,” trades it ■ >. something or other—and then the se retary of the state of Georgia has to • i busy explaining how the “grant” isn'i worth the paper it is written on. executive Secretary Hardy Ulm has digging around in old state papers if one sort and another of late, and soiiie of tlie things he has turned up are more than ordinarily interesting. Among other things he ran across ■ vently is an old agreement between J Pierpont Morgan and Jeremiah Mill bank, on the one hand, and the Macon and Brunswick railroad on the other, thereby Morgan and Millbank agree to become trustees for the bonds of the oad to the extent of $150,000. The in trument is dated September 1, 1869. J. Pierpont Morgan’s signature to the agreement was the thing that particu larly attracted Ulm’s eagle eye. He got a blank bank cheek, filled It out for million or so, and carefully attached Morgan's signature to the bottom thereof. He said he had no idea of attempting to cash the near-check, but he wanted o see how one like that would look. On the state pension lists there are CONDEMNED ITALIAN INFORMS ON SLAYERS OF SLEUTH PETROSINO MONTREAL, QUEBEC, Dec. 13. Carlo Baptista, an Italian who is to be i.mged here on December 20 for mur ■■'■■■■. has confessed to the police that was one of the gang that plotted the issassinatlon of Joseph Petrosino, the ■ mous New York detective who was t to death in Palermo, Sicily, on March 12, 1909. I ne prisoner revealed the names of S'-veral other members of the Camorra ■ >xt ngineered the assassination. He id they had deserted him and refused to contribute for his defense and he tinted them hunted down. ' J. L. DICKEY EXECUTORS SELL TUXEDO PARK LOTS Mr.'. Gertrude J. Dickey. E. J. Dickey, ; i- - L. Dickey, Jr„ and Eugene Dick- ■ -xeeutors of the estate of the late L Dickey, have sold to Charles M “sen the southeast corner of lot 9 in Tuxedo park subdivision. Paces 1 road, for $6,910. The lot is 256 x ” J --x220.5x600 feet. They received "1.740 cash. 1 same executors sold to the same for $2,000, a parcel on Tuxedo ' ■' ■ t*t the northwest corner of lot 6, 1 (slicing 200x356.5x220.5x360.3. ' tie T. Candler has given to John 'I illiSms et al. papers of transfer die property on the south side of ■do wood avenue, land lot 19, Inman ’ "'I . 85x230, for SI,OOO, NEGRO SAVES LIFE OF YOUNG WHITE WOMAN 'WANNAH, GA.. Dec. 13.—Miss ~1!l "’annon attributes the fact that is alive to the bravery of Sam Gar- ■ ti. a negro. Miss Cannon was playing with the "hild of her sister-in-law. Mrs. J. Buckley, when her clothing caught from an open grate. The girl ran ■ '' the hall, when she attempted io 'other the flames with a heavy por- Falllng in tills, she ran screaming ’ the yard. 1 -v negro, who had .been attracted by s. pulled the burning clothing Miss Cannon's body. Both Miss m.oii and the negro were badly but both wil’ recover. now 32 new names that everybody will approve of heartily. They are 32 blind Confederate sol i diers who, under an act passed by the ' last legislature, have had their pen sions increased from S6O per annum to ' SIOO. About SOO new names were added to the pension roil this year, by reason of the new law and otherwise—but these 32, somehow, will seem a little more I welcome to the state's pittance than I any of them, us course. Solicitor General Joseph E. Pottle’s friends throughout Georgia will be pleased to learn that he is rapidly con valescing in a local sanitarium from an | acute illness, necessitating a slight op- I eration, tor which he has been under I treatment for the past ten days. i Solicitor Pottle is the brother of Judge Robert N. Pottle, of the stats court of appeals, and is personally one of the most popular and widely known men in Georgia. Joseph R. Wilson, the "kid brother" of President-elect Woodrow Wilson, Is a newspaper man of Nashville, and has numerous friends and acquaintances in i Georgia. He is a most likeable chap, and his I friends in Nashville are giving him a I "hoodoo dinner" in the Tennessee capi tal tonight, byway of evidencing their I friendship, and because—well, becaus he is the next president’s brother, and isn’t a bit “swell headed” about, even I if he is immensely proud of it. This “Friday, 13, hoodoo dinner” is to be a "josh banquet"—whatever that is, exactly—so the announcements say. and it will be participated tn by about I 200 of young Wilson’s friends and ac quaintances throughout the Volunteer state. All the ancient and honorable “Fri day, 13," superstitions will be played upon for “the kid brother's" benefit—- and tlie president-elect himself Is to come in for a lot of ’good-natured banter. 1 iiat Floyd county is in dead earnest about enforcing, the state prohibition law is abundantly attested in the fact that Judge Maddox has sent four well known white men convicted of violating the la\v to the county chaingang for long terms this year, and that without the alternative of a tine. Two of these men—one of them at one time quite a prominent political in fluence in Floyd—went to the "gang” without protest, but the other two car ried their cases to the court of appeals. In a. batch of decisions handed down recently, however, the appeals court af firmed the lower court’s findings and sentences, and now these defendants must Join the other two n tlie Floyd | county convict road camp. Judge Maddox announced that he would impose chaingang sentences in the future, in the event defendants were convicted by juries of violations of the prohibition law, and he lias more,than kept his word thus far. Captain Harry P. Meikleham, the mayor-town council-police-force-su preme court-justice of the peace-and lord-high-everything-else of Lindale, came to Atlanta last night to attend a banquet to General Clifford Ander son at the Capital City club. Captain Meikleham is one of the most enthusiastic officers of the Geor gia National Guard and is particularly fond of General Anderson, under whom he served for several years. ROOSEVELT, BACK IN NEW YORK, WILL GET DOWN TO REAL WORK NEW YORK, Dec. 13.—Unrecognized by a large crowd in the Grand Central depot and greeted only by a few- news paper men and two relatives, Theodore Douglas Robinson, his son, Douglas Rob inson, and Colonel Theodore Roosevelt arrived ai 9:21 a. m., from Chicago, where the colonel was th,, dominating figure at the two-day organization convention of the Progressive party. The colonel, smiling and looking in the best of health, waved Ids hand at the newspaper men and shouted that he felt “bully," but refused to comment on the Bull Moose convention. "Nothing to say. Nothing to say at all,” he said, “except that I'm going right I up to The Outlook office and get down to work.’’ STRIKERS CAUGHT TRYING TO DYNAMITE RY. TUNNEL HACKENSACK, N. .’ . Dec. 13. Strikers were discovered tempting to dynamite a shaft leading • the Erie tunnel, near Edgewater, N. •!., today, and were tired upon by deputy sheriffs and railroad detectives guarding tlie coal pockets and yards of the Erie and the New York and Susquehanna rail roads. The strikers returned tlie fire, but no one was injured. GRAND JURY WILL HEAR NEW DARROW EVIDENCE LOS ANGELES. Dec, 13. —A special I grand jury to hoar new evidence against Clarence S. Darrow, attorney alleged to I have bribed jurors in the McNamara trial, will be empaneled soon at tlie | request of District Attorney John D I Fredericks. Cleveland Dam, a San Francisco attorney, will be one of the i witnesses. It is expected lie will be questioned about a SIO,OOO check given Olaf Tveitmoe by Darrow. ADELAIDE THURSTON TO AID SANTA CLAUS FUND SAVANNAH, GA., Dec. 13.—50 eage i is she to maki her two Santa Claus benefit fund performances in this city next Tuesday a big Success that Miss Adelaide Thurston l.a telegraphed her willingnes- to sell .-ouwni" programs in tie- lobby of the theater before each performance. I THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS .TODAY. DECEMBER 13, 1912. STATIONERY |BB]K]ljl V DRUG CO. I THREE "STAR” SPECiALS I I While planning to get your i ;pw f i /nw / non - FREE to every lady who makes Christmas present, don’t forget • BJK ; gWtftWHjR 1— . = a pur. lias, in ir i'ertunie Depnrt- STATIONERY. Our stock is | ; IHpU I M - went (Saturday onlv) of $1 or B wonderfully complete. Nothing Ksßf ■ more, a beautiful box of Face makes a more appropriate gift than KEeX-I I VV, i 40A Powder. *per‘"a*n<l’°erivelopes re ' S We’’hTve'all aa of''"''!"' Rogers’'''' Tension Ae MMlKil !M H IM MI ■ mb • ■ ■ are of red satin; others are made HMS H HMI H |M fInAH All NlOrltT i.w u e. of wood an<l have locks. In every 1 111 ■■■ ILa J LwJ Bwa B I I ■ ixß B 11 ■ ‘ Hl.I-., a fine Wash Cloth to Instance the paper could not be s ® " ■ * eyerj- lady who on Saturday pur improved upon. chases a cake, of Harmony Glycer- gg| Branch store . GRANO PHARMACY, Grand Theater Bldg. S " BJJ " ~ I A Dollar Spent at Elkin’s Gets As Much As Two Dollars Elsewhere I We have the goods. Our prices are right. We make a fair profit. That’s all we ask. That’s all anybody should ask. Our line of Holiday Goods is complete in every respect. It is varied to suit every taste and every pocketbook. We have toys, perfumes, candies, toilet articles, stationery, fountain pens, kodaks, razors, scissors, manicure sets, toilet sets, rubber goods—in fact, any and everything that heart could wish. PF These Prices Are Also Good at Our Branch Store, the GRAND PHARMACY, and Are for Saturday Through Monday I THERE'S NO GIFT NICER THAN A FOUNTAIN PEN 1 CXr:.isfma.f A it M V 11 0 i pSM “The Present sJrf With a Future” ill Idefel I fbaritamPen f 9 ' Ml We are agents for the rt?* ; celebrated Water ma n LI Fountain Pen, which is known the world over. We have this pen in all styles and sizes. Come in and make a se lection. We have pens for Christmas gifts for men and women. A Fountain Pen Is just the thing to give as a holiday gift. We have tlie Waterman at $2.50 and up. We also sell the Rexall $1 Pen. It is handy and gives splendid satisfaction to those who do not care to spend more than a dollar for a pen. It writes smoothly, never elogs, and is guaranteed for a year. With careful han dling, it should last a longtime. We also have Rexall Pens up to $5 in price. They are self fillers. Holiday Towels Right now we are closing out our large stock of Turkish and Irish Linen Towels. You can get genuine bargains in our TOWEL DE PARTMENT. These towels are extra large and guaranteed to give satisfaction. 50c value ....35c each | $1.25 value ...98c each $1 value ... 76c each I $1.50 value $1.15 each Scissors Sets f Nothing pleases a woman more than tlie possession of a good pair of scissors. A pair of scissors, or a set, such as we carry in stock, make a most appropriate gift for the holidays. We have a set for use in the Library. It consists of a large pair of scissors and a paper knife. Each is made from the best imported steel. The handles are hand somely engraved. The make is the famous Henckel’s, than which there is none better. Once you possess the set you'll wonder how you were able to get along without it. We have other eases containing two, three, four and even five of scissors of differ ent sizes. These are put up in beautiful leather cases, plush lined. Some of the scis sors have handles silver and gold enameled. They make splendid presents. Sets from $1.25 to SIO.OO SPECIALS ToFsATURDaF - Through Monday $1 Listerine 59c 50c Bromo Seltzer 34c 50c Hinds’ Honey and Almond Cream .. ,33c 25c Lyon’s Tooth Powder 14c 50c Pebeco Tooth Paste 29c 25c Kolynos Tooth Paste 17c 25c Daggett & Ramsdell’s Cold Cream... 17c 35c Java Rice Powder 29c 10c Palm Olive Soap 8c 25c Packer’s Tar Soap 15c 25c Frostilla 17c 25c Dioxogen 17c 50c Dodson’s Id ver Tore 34c 50c California Syrup of Figs 34c $1 Pinkham's Compound 69c $1 Wine of Cardui 59c 35c Castoria 23c 25c Eagle Brtftid Milk 15c $1 Horllck’s Malted Milk 75c; 50c size. 37c 50c Swamp-Root, 36c; $1 size 72c 50c Pape’s Diapepsln 36c 25c Laxative Bromo Quinine 14c 25c Carter’s Pills 13c $1 B. B. B 59c $1 Quaker Herb Extract 67c 25c Simmons’ Liver Regulator (powder formi 17c 25c Sloan's Liniment 17c Cascarets . 9c, 21c and 42c $1 Scott’s Emulsion, 69c; 50c size 34c 50c Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Tonic 36c 50c Parisian Hair Tonic 38c 25c Danderine, 17c; 50c size 37c $1 Herpicide Hair Tonic, 75c; 50c size. . . ,37c 25c Sal Hepatiea, 19c; 50e size 39c; and $1.25 size 99 C TOYS Novelties TOYS I Here s something new and wor th while. We have a big stock Y amous Steiff toys and nov MaHA elties. We have dogs cats, ducks, # ABIA Dutch girls, dolls, sheep, monkeys and various other animals made up in a new material. They are v wonderfully life-like and are certain to be more than satis!’actor,t. I'he children will be pleased beyond measure with these novelties. They are light, easily handled and last well. They are difficult to tear up. Some of them tire jointed and can be made to assume all mariner of amusing positions. If you are looking for some thing out of the ordinary to give your little boy or girl, come to ELKIN’S and take a look at our stock of these Steiff novelties. They are made in Germany. The prices are mighty reasonable, too. Most anybody’s pocketbook can reach them. They range from 25c to $5.00. Ivory and Ivoryoid Goods Our line of these beautiful goods is the most elaborate in the city. All the sets are attractive and well worth having. They consist of nail brush, tooth brush, nail file, nail scissors, buffers, etc., put up in a nice box of Ivory or Ivoryoid. Prices: $3.50, $4.50 and $5.00 per set. Also have traveling cases for gentlemen with the shaving brush, tooth brush, etc..put up in a leather ease, silk lined. Prices: $2.75, $3.00, $3.50 and $4.00. Manicure sets put up especially for the pocket , coinpleti. SI.OO, $1.25, $1.50, $2.00 and $3.00. Christmas Candy We have just bought a full TON of the finest candies in the world for our Holiday trade. We do not handle any candies that are not of known quality. 80 Cents a Pound Is the price of Park & Til- ford’ s and Liggett’s Chocolates. You may search the whole world over and you’ll never find candies with a better reputation. These makes are known every where. And they sell for 80 cents a pound. Why pay 80 cents a pound for candies of unknown quality when for the same price you can get » Bonbons Cr Chocolates Park & Tilford’s Liggett’s Chocolates These are the candies you know are good. When yQU make a present of a box of Park & Tilford’s or Liggett’s, the person to whom you semi the gift ’knows there’s none better--that you have bought the best that could be had anywhere. You can’t afford to give your sweetheart, your wife, your mother or your sister any.candy but the best. They know the difference. We have these candies put up in beautiful Holiday boxes and baskets. Conic to Elkin’s for your Christmas Candies. Barr’s Saturday Candy in equal to any of the candies which sell for 4ft cents a pound We sell quantities of it every week. It’s fresli as the moment ft came from tile manufacturer. Put up in pretty boxes and on tied witli dainty ribbon. One pound to the box ZUC Free Gifts for Elkin’s Customers Be sure to read our ad. in Sunday’s papers. It will tell you all about gift-giving day at our branch store, THE GRAND PHARMACY, on Mon day. On that day every purchaser of goods at the branch store will be presented with a bag containing a number of very useful articles. This will be the greatest gift-giving event in the history of the Elkin stores. Manicure Sets | ol We also have fine Sets, the sort. O that appeal to every woman of refinement. ke| Some of these sets are made to fit In the M pocket. They are put up In small cases. SS They are compact and contain all the nec.es- SH sary articles. Larger sets contain from three to ten different articles. We have these Man icure Sets marked lower than at any pre- KJ vlous Christmas. la Prices from SI.OO to $20.00 Useful Gifts at Small Prices I Solid steel embroidery scissors ...50c f Manicure scissors 50c Nail files 25 c M Household scissors ....' 75c * A Nall buffers 25c yi Thermos Bottles SI.OO to $3.75 i Thermos lunch sets $2.50 to $3.75 Gillette safety razor, complete $5.00 Auto safety razor, complete with strop. $5.00 M Evet-Ready safety razor SI.OO IO Gem. Jr., safety razor SI.OO B Ender’s safety razor SI.OO Ki Durham Duplex safety razor, 35c, $2.50, $5.00 ’and $7.50 Shtiving mirror SI.OO Good razor strop, $2.00 value 97c Shaving mug 25c B Pocketknife, pearl handle, Henckel’s steel, 75c to $5.00 Li Cigar ash tray, hammered copper, $1.50 to $3.25 I, ’ Flasks 500 to $2.50 L : Ideal brushes, $1 value 59c We have a complete line of these brushes up pc to $3.50 ■ Military brushes, pair SI.OO to $7.00 1 ' Leather cases for military hair brushes, 50c Shaving brushes . ..25c to $3.50 I?' , Ever-Ready electric flashlight (pocket size) B Other electric flashlights. .75c, $1.90 and $2.10 B German nickel clock, with month and dav ifcj Metal frames for photographs 50c if J Face chamois skin 5c to $2.50 g 4 SAVE HALF YOUR MONEY | We are making a 50 per cent reduction in all our Leather Goods. We have hand satch- B eis, pocketbooks, money folders, coin purses, gl etf., all of which are going at half the orlg- B Inal price. Come in and gel some of these great bargains. It will pay you to do so. J ** BHI Tourists’ Cases I I I X'.'Lx,'..M i II I ■ IL. ! ' ' k-Br ’ . "-Hr 4 1* I F’or a serviceable gift there's nothing bet- Y; f ter than a Tourist Case. Wei fin< line of them. They are rubber lined and have compartments for each individual article. fc •’ • They are covered prettily with material hilv- ing a flower design and tied v. ith ribbon. fgj Tourist Case 63 c Same, larger, regular $ 1,5a value 89c m 3 Same, silk cover, extra compartments; eg! $2.50 value $1.97 M| We also have Wash Cloth Cases to match for 25c BH A Fine Watch | For A 97c I I SPIRAL \ < vw IL Here is an excellent timepiece, one which ' will prove of real value and give perfect sat- tea Isfactlon to the owner it is the Rexall B Watch and comes In three styles—gun met - al, nickel and imitation gold. It keeps excel lent time and can he depended upon. Tills is M a first-class bargain. Remember, this wu: h sells 15