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WEN'S M IS UNSOLVED BE DEMISES Can Not Account for Freedom of Convicted Robber on Bond Considered Worthless. j, ii county officials, including the „■; .t. r, Hugh Dorsey, Sheriff C. W. Mai.g-iin and attaches of the superior , lerks office are in a quandary today . s ; c explain just how George Wren, • the trio convicted of the complic ‘ n the Piedmont hotel diamond rob t . walking around in Birmingham on , that Judge Pierce Edward's did not ■ ..and may be worthless. ; .her & Jackson and J. H. Dodgen, at • ,4, y> for Wren, issued a statement to \ n which they maintained that Judge FVB nds did authorize the bond on a mo tion for new trial and Solicitor Dorsey was present. l-.e solicitor strenuously denies anil further that he was not served . notice that an appeal for a new .( ould be made. He says he learned P , M.stence effort to gel Wren a new ; ■|\ by accident. says Paper Was Signed Properly, much at least seems to be certain. I.„ ,■< tor Wren appeared in the clerk's , . rtly after the man was convicted , ■ ipplication for a bond, properly .47--i so Frank Myers, deputy superior clerk, stoutly maintains. At any i-ai> Deputy Myers aproved the bond on . S mo ment from Tax Collector Stewart tin: th'’ bondsman, J. Mangum, had at tachable real estate valued at $13,000. ', tli the.clerk's approval Sheriff Mangum gav- Wren his liberty. Attaches of the Sheriff's office said today Arnold Broyles, clerk, had instructed them to turn prisoner when any of his authorized <le] ties approved a bond. Information was handed around the rouE-t house today that the real estate bai l of Wren's bond is so cumbered that the county could not recover the amount ( ,f the bond if Wren disappeared. Didn’t Know He Was Free. s ,'c.tor Dorsey admitted that he did ..... know that Wren was out of jail until sod of the fact yesteday. It was said that certain detective agencies, tta nave aided in Wren’s conviction, were ~ ■1 ■ jail the man to get the reward. Tlie.-e detectives, it Is said, ferreted out t . alleged irregularity in the bond. 1. ,| ZI Edwards is in Cedartown today, but ’ Id not be located. The solution of the tiiuation rests wish him. If he authorized Wren’s bond pending his mo tion for a new trial, the matter Is settled, except that the county can cause Wren’s rearrest, if the bond proves to be worth less In case of an Irregularity some 0f ...... at the court, house Is responsible for the prisoner. Wren was convicted only of a misde mean' r and sentenced to twelve months. The maximum tine for the offense is SI,OOO and his appearance bond was only $2,500. If the bond is good and properly author ized the county is protected. AUGUSTA MAYORALTY ELECTION CONTEST TO BE HEARD TOMORROW AI'GI'STA, GA., Dec. 13.—Tomorrow the mayoralty contest filed by Dr. J. R. Littleton to set aside the result of the December 4 election will be-heard before Ordinary A. R. Walton. ttince Joseph Gaahl and C. E. Dun ba.. attorneys for Dr. Littleton, filed thi h official protest, charging fraud, the Littleton people have been procuring ■ •li"' virs from their adherents and an nounce that they have sworn statements fro 1 more than 100 voters that the 1 An managers did not give credit tor the full Littleton vote in that wai I. 1 G beli. ved that an early attempt '■id be made by the Littleton people to 'c the boxes opened. Then the ques “l,! ■ 1 vihoiher the ballots in the boxes "i. .'■pond with the names and num "i - on the tally sheets will have to be decided. CLEAR AND WARM WEATHER PROGRAM; COLD WAVE ASTRAY ’ iear and warm tomorrow is the pre diction of the weather man. but he re-, lures to discuss the posible weather ■ i Sunday. Conditions are too unset dec oil over the United States to war- ant predictions of weather more than ■' ' < ahead, he says, and Sunday might anything from fait and warm to a blizzard. The expected mark of 22 degrees was 1 ' • ached this morning because of a ~ on n change to warmer weather in nada and the Northwest. In cities along -he border the thermometer reg 'bred from 20 degrees above zero up his morning. HOME for incurables PLANS PURE FOOD SHOW 1 a- Home for Incurables is prepar hn for its annual pure food show and ■ r.ir.g school, which will be held about 'lui ch 1. Space already has been ap l-'ir'd for by several representatives of important manufacturers, and it is ex- D" ted that the exhibition will net a fair for the home. William Tollman, has managed the show for several ”Oi s, is ready to discuss space and ■angements with prospective exhib- I tors, w WIFE SLAYER HANGED IN THOMASVILLE JAIL lU' 'MAS VILLE. GA.. .Dec. 13.—No ’Aalker. a negro wife murderer, was ■ u today in the Thomas county He died in eight minutes after the I’ was sprung. He stabbed his wife the breast, cut her throat and then ■hot her in the hack of the head. H-oq-t' he was hanged Walker said: *he devil gut Into me because her ‘•-'t.e.r would not let me see her." Pure Food Baby and Chinese Girl Centers of Interest NEW IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY Zs l\—. ’ - is? £*» -J'&WAArf / \ '.Ua'fiffMi Z SSL ■ Ch v*. / / ■- : > . e « • Jw ,/aX .... ? /at Aliovc. Harvey Wiley. Jr., the pure-fomi Itahy. Below, Millieent ■ Chang, grantldauglifer of tin-(’him’se minister. I I URGES DON'TS TO GUARD CHILDREN' Seven “don’ts” for the children of Atlanta will be posted in every school room in the city if the recommendation of the public safety committee of the Chamber of Commerce is heeded by the board of education. These “don’ts" were formulated by Chairman W. J. Lowenstein and the other members ,of the committee to safeguard the children as they ride over or walk the streets of the city. The committee believes the posters will avert many accidents. Following are the "don’ts:” Don’t hang on behind the car. Don’t stand on car steps. Don’t touch a wire; it may be a live one. Don’t put your hands or arm- out of a car window. Don’t get off facing the rear of the car. Don’t cross the street without look ing both ways. Don’t take a chance. Xmas Offer FREE O H $5.00 VEST W Saturday | This remarkable free offer is for tomorrow (Saturday) only. Every suit ordered will be deliv ered in ample time for Xmas. Our Xmas Gift to You You get a Suit worth from $25 to $35 and a regular $5.00 Fancy Vest, for $15.00. Order to morrow. Regular $25.00 to $35.00 Suits Made gg|i Union to Your gg Label in Individual l|| Every Measure Garment Perfect Fit Guaranteed Corner Auburn Avenue and Peachtree Street 127 Stores from Coast to Coast L__ _ i AAixz atLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.-FRTDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1912 Dr. Wiley’s Heir Watched Carefully by Illustrious Father and Nurses. Washington, which, during the con gressional season, resounds with the prattle and laughter of the children of the thousands of men in public life who make the capital city their rendezvous, will greet two newcomers this season, namely, Millicent, the granddaughter of Henry K. Chang, the Chinese minister, and Harvey Wiley, Jr., the slx-months old son of Dr. Harvey Wiley, who, it has been reported, will be tendered a post of high rank under the new adminis tration. Mllllcent is about three years old and an exceptionally bright, little girl. She I is mastering a number of English syl lables. She is quite a favorite among the diplomats attached to the legation and the idol of her grandfather, the minister. This is Millicent’s first year in Wash ington. • The baby son of Dr. Wiley is quite as prominent as his famous father. The Wiley home at Washington has been turned into a great nursery and a care ful watch is maintained, not only by his nurses, but by his father as well, on the diet of the young one. RfSrA Ww ■’ I ■/■ W ' J L 4 ■ ■ f vula ■t• ■ r- w li CHAMBERLIN-JOHNSON-DuBOSE CO. Atlanta New York Paris Now a Sale of All the Elegant Coats and Wraps F° r Street and Evening Wear , bought down to its best analysis, this sale, starting to morrow morning, makes it the most opportune time of the 7/ whole year to buy a coat or wrap “de luxe.” ! jp Would you own one? ; ’ h en was^e no time in the morning, for these are the P oats that the heart of femininity delights in—rich, elegant velvets, brocaded and plain, lustrous charmeuses,’ broad cloths in the lighter shades and in white and black, beauti- Hilly braided. And not just a few of these are reduced i if T's but the whole stock ! Moreover--- nW The Reductions Range From One- Fifth to One-Half Former Prices and it seems that the finer the coat, the greater is the reduction' We will make no mention of the many—each one an individual model that were unti now priced at $16.95. $20.00, $25.00 and $2975-save to tell you that they are al! made along the accepted style lines of this season—at one time a gracelul cutaway with the drop shoulder, again a very plain straight model with set n sleeve. Also all the heavy corded black Ottoman silk coats with broad shawl col lars that were sold at these prices are included. But here— s2B.oo, Were $37.50 I Brocaded Clmrineuse Coats in light ndi"«”.'in’.hrelf.*”’ U shades —blue, pink, lavender and all white. cutaway in the new three-quarter length, a W'AQ <K7 CJ OH draped effect eaught up at the side, trimmed dS J.vU with bands of marabout. \ t \ • r. , A < oat ol taupe velvet, shirred into a $34.00, Was $47.50 I . • i with amber satin. A rteh and handsome black brocaded 1 $45.00, Was $90.00 roll collar and cuffs of tipped moufflon. | handsome Coat of velvet brocaded $40.00, Was $75.00 - i \ »v»zc«4- i * /1 *4. <• i • x» 11 i Broad sli£ii)p<l collnr ot A most becoming/oat of plain Xellroso | —white satin lined. uiaimtusc Chamberlin-Johnson-Dußose Company I AT THE THEATERS | |“TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINE” I IS PROVING POPULAR AT ATLANTA I Tonight Atlantans will see “Tne Trail of tin- Lonesome i’ine” again, while the play 1 ( hi;- forth at the Atlanta for tomorrow afternoon and night also. This is the !.!'< Eugene Waller dramatization of John ; FoX s book and is one of the most splen did offer . seen on the local stage this I year Charlotte Walker and the same. I conij an? .• t. in New York and the Last | are playing the parts, while the produe i tion is unchanged from what was given at the New Amsterdam In New York, RAINEY'S AFRICAN HUNT IS COMING TO THE ATLANTA Paul J. Rainey African hunt mo | ti<»n picture exhibition, which will be shown here all next week, at the At i Lanta, represents the highest point in this 1 popular form of entertainment. They’ I can not be classed with the usual mo tion plctuies shown, in 'that they are so entirely different from the posed and stage pictures of dramas and comedies. The “picture history” of Mr Rainey's great Jungle hunt, as presented in a thtaiiie;;] entertainment, with a skilled and briiliant lecturer, has competed suc cessfully with all of the traveling theat ricall organizations. ■ANOTHER SUCCESS SCORED BY MISS BUNTING AT FORSYTH i Just three more performances of “The I Throe < t l’s," at the Forsyth, and another week of success will have been recorded. I Miss Bunting and the players have never I done anything better than this clever play and Miss Bunting and ‘ Mr. Whitaker | have never had holier assignments. The lead as played by the talented little leading lady is appealing ami every au dience has been delighted with the man ner in which she 1 as read the part I >an Lawlor. Nina Saville. Leslie Webb and « thers »n the t cast ha\e won dis tinguished honors, and the fact that the company is blessed with a capable scenic ami mechanical crew, producing scenes that are perfect in every detail. There will be rm performances in the Forsyth next week. The company will take its Christmas holiday, after ten weeks of good hard work, playing nine times a we* k and rehearsing every day for the now plays. The stock company i will resume playing, commencing with Monday. December 23, Christmas wee.k. ! when the bill w ill be “The Little Gray Lady.” LARGE CROWDS CONTINUE TO SEE,“MADAM SHERRY” The engagement of “Madam Sherry,” which began so auspiciously on Monday night, has been increasing in attendance at every performance, and indications point to a splendid week's business. “Madam Sherry” is one of the best offer ings that has appeared tiiis season at the Lyric. It is tuneful, tlie company has been selected with good Judgment and the i production as a whole ranks with tlie [best musical offerings of the year. THOMAS E. SHEA IS THE LYRIC ATTRACTION NEXT i “A Man and His Wife” will be pre : sented as part of Mr. Shea’s series of plays while in this city next week at I the Lyric theater on Monday and Friday | nights, Tuesday and Thursday matinees. “The Bells” will be offered on Wednes ! day night ami Saturday matinee. In “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. which will be presented on Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday nights, the dual personality of man is brought out most effectively, and the words of Jekyll himself show the error of his ways. HUNDREDS SEE AND LIKE GRAND BILL THIS WEEK The Grand has a bill this week that ’ has pleased many hundreds of theater | goers, it is a most expensive offering. crowded |vith feature acts that are known ' to be stars in other cities. There is a ’ splendid variety without the slightest ' confliction and there' m novelty that is certainly of the worth while class Atcheson-Ely, the comedian at the head of his company presenting "Billy's Tomb stones’’ is clev< r and w illing and his play let is winning some attention, h is a version of the sane <• 'medy. “Billy." that was produced by the Shuberts two sea sons ago. The social star oi the bill is Winona Winter, the talented young Southern entertaine*. whose songs and recitations and vcntriloouil specialties win applause. The tralnen * ors< and the great gymnasts ami the s’neing ami dan- “Jack” “Bob” HAYES BROTHERS TAILORS Nine Peachtree Street yl?/F S/nt or Overcoat Now 20Y OFF An iiriusu.’if opportunity to s high gnule giirnifuts nt n substantial discount. This i* ' Our First “Sale” I •January Ist wr will begin remodeling our store to make ready for our new department of Men’s Furnishings Illis is tile lirsl ilisrouiil sill,, in ||n> hi,tor, »l Illi, bust ncss. and is worthy ol your immediate and active attention* if yon are in the market for’‘duds'’ of this character. All orders placed now will be Delivered Before Xmas t ing artists make up a bill that is really ■ interesting. F< r next week Gua Edwrards and his Song Revue of 1912 will he the star act. Th s < «t d in ition of thirty people headed h\ th* famous song writer, will offer some delightful numbers with special scenery and effects, and exclusive Gus Edwards music. There will be other big acts on the bill to make up one of the features of the season READ FDR PROFIT > USE FO.< RESULTS. * ) GEORGIAN WANT ADS 7