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BUTTERIO EGG TROST SHEO OT GOVERNMENT Dissolution of Elgin Board of Trade and Creamery Butter Makers Association. < 'HICAGt > Dec. 14. —The goverp.meni I today filed a civil s?t it in the United j States court here to dissolve the .-<j- . Sailed butter and egg trust. The suit i.-1 . directed against the Elgin Board <,t Trade and the American Association of Creamery Buttei Manufacturers. The . tie 21 individual defendants. The El fin Board of Trade controls the Elgin ’ Sutter board. The suit was filed on telegraphic in - ; Itruetions from District Attorney Wilk- j Hson, after a conference with Attorney > General Wickershtim in Washington., The defendants are: The Elgin Board of Trade and its of ficers, Charles M. Potter. Elgin, presi dent: H. c. Christians. Richfield, Wis., rice president: .1. P. Maron, Elgin, treasure: ; Colvin W. Brown. Elgin, sec retary; A. C. Hawley. Jerseyville, 111.. I Sirector. Creamery Men Defendants. The American Association of Cream try Butter Manufacturers and its otii r. r.-. James A. Walker. Chicago, presl fb n:: George E. Hask< 11. Lincoln, Nebr., lice president; William D. Howard, Fort Atkinson. Wis.. treasurer; George L. McKay. Chicago, secretary, and the e::< etitive board, whose members are E. H. Forney, Henry Bridgeman. Jo seph H. Rushton, Charles Harding, A.- ar S. Hanford, Car] W. Kent, Henry f . Page. Samuel Schlosser, William A. Tilden. Samuel P. Wadley and W. T. : Sherman White. Tin bill alleges a combination in re- Itraini of trade in violation of the Sherman law and asks a dissolution of the board and the association. The petition asks a permanent in- I function preventing the defendants from fixing prices, quoting prices that 1 fio not represent actual purchases and. Bries, and from making wash .‘-ales for the purpose of misleading the public. According to the bill, the conspiracy was formed five years ago to control tommerce in butter and butter fact. The , rules and regulations of the Elgin board i ar< made a part, of the bill. ■‘Fixed Prices Arbitrarily.” ; According to the government’s alle gations, these were adopted to “pre- t Vent the price of butter from being ( fixed by free and open competition on , r - the board: to enable the conspirators! to use the defendant association for tile I purpose of fixing the price of butter j lower during the season of the manu facture of butter and higher during th'-1 winter months than tradb conditions • and open competition would bring about | Dr legitimately warrant: to require nil 1 members of me association to use the j price thus ■ stabllshed as a basis for all j contracts made by them for the pur chase or sale of butter." The petition recites the history of tin board and the association at consider able length. The chief offices of th. Board of Trade are given as Elgin. 11 and ( lose of tin association are in Chi- I .'ago. Writs will be served on the ilehnd-i tints in the ease at once. DR. C. A. RIDLEY HOME FROM SOUTH GEORGIA Rev. A. Ridley, pastor of the Cen tral Baptist, church, who has been in a series of meetings at the First Baptist church of Fitzgerald, has returned to Atlanta and will occupy his pulpit Sunday. Dr. Ridley was out of the city ten days. He says he had an ex- ( cellent meeting in the south Georgia town and speaks enthusiastically of the 1 reception accorded him. In speaking of his work in Atlanta. I Dr. Ridley said: "For several weeks II have been speaking especially’ to worn- ' en at the evening hour in the church. 1 will continue this series, and Sumi y I night will be the fifth address." ONE-HOUR PRAYER SERVICE. A one-hour prayer service will be held Wednesday evening, December 18. at 7:30 o’clock. The regular devotional service of the league will bo held at S:3O o’clock in the Sunday school room, j Allen M. Pierce, president, presiding The league is working for 200 n- . members, substantial progre. reported. GET A KODAK. The famous Brownies at *1 to and the genuine Kodaks at $5 to No home complete without a Kodak. A K. Hawkes Company, Kodak Depar: meat, 14 Whitehall street. (Advt.) ATTENTION. RED MEN. Cherokee Tribe No. 1 wit' giv entertainment at the Red Men's Wig warn, Monday evening, December it., | 1912. at 7:30. There will be plenty of good music. Speaking and refresh ments. Be sure to be on hand. (Advt. > “OPERA GLASSES’’ ThQ gift that will please any one. Jno. L. Monro & Sons have them from $5.0" 1 to $40.00. 42 North Broad St. (Advt.) FUNERAL NOTICE. MATHEWS—The friends and relatives < f Mrs. E. A. Mathews, Mr. and Mr. James T. Mathews. Mr. and Mr Z. W. Mathews are invited to al tern the funeral of Mrs. IL A. Mathew Sunday afternoon, Lilburn, S i board train leaves Atlanta at 1:1' p. tn. ‘ The Whip” is the name of ths new serial which begins Monday. It is an exciting tale of love and adventure. It's based on the play of the same name now run ning in New York. He Thinks Atlanta Is An Ideal Place for South's Headquarters ' I ilB>! i " s ilß' I'. E. Weatherholt, Another indication that Atlanta is the logical city for Southern headquar ters and for distribution throughout the South is given in the decision of the Weatherholt Piano Company to niove the main store of the Weather holt chain here. This decision was arrived at after T. E. Weatherholt, president of the ebmpa ny, spent several weeks here making a thorough investigation. The Atlanta store is now located at 72 North Broad street and from here all the whole sale and retail distributing for the en tire South will be done. Mr. Weatherholt has also moved his residence here from Nashville, and in tends to make Atlanta bis home in the future. While.he will keep in close touch with the other stores of his chain, lie will devote most of his tjme to the Atlanta business and will give it his personal attention and supervision. He is original in his ideas regarding the sale of pianos, and plans which he has successfully used in his business have been appropriated all over the country. As a result of these original ideas. Mr. Weatherholt lias built up one of the largest and best known piano concerns in the South, and because of the ad vantages which Atlanta has to offer, he expects to make his business greater than ever. ZANESVILLE CITY HALL BURNS. ZANESVILLE. OHIO. Dec. 14.—Fire today destroyed the city hall here, causing a loss of $75,000. Wait Order, Eve. Journal, Dec. 11 SI bO phTi’p Tiffany Style Rings, 25c 1-Mdlm* or 1 carats mounting cnar nntrrd 5 yearn. Jar Dla mond« are full cut with 32 fHcetM. and have no ■c false haekina. Brilliancy /flV* laMta forever. mo ★ FREE FREE Our Holiday AX atch and Jewelry Cata- i lob in ready—«ent Free and pomtnatd on request. As a hprcial Indiiermrnt to write at once, we will Inclose one of our 2ftr Present CrrtlHcatea Free, iwiwnrn 24 E - 23d St ’ New York Gty. “The Service Rendered us Cannot Be Surpassed by any Exchange In America” Telephone operators appreciate a recognition of their efforts, just as all of us do. Most frequently they hear only the complaints, while their best work is accepted as a matter of course. For this reason we are particularly pleased to have permission to publish following letter: * M C. KING BROKER COTTON SEED PRODUCTS Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 7, 1912. Miss Ada Mealor, Chief Operator, Long Distance Department, Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. Co., Atlanta, Ga. My dear Miss Mealor: I want to take this opportunity to thank you and the Long Distance Opera tors for the excellent service which we have received on our long distance calls. We appreciate the fact that recently our calls have been exceedingly heavy and extremely difficu’t to handle, but you have so thoroughly demonstrated your ability to take care of same that you have not even allowed the writer an opportunity to take lunch hour, and I feel no hesitancy in stating that the service rendered us cannot be surpassed by any exchange in America. Again thanking you for this service, and assuring you of our hearty apprecia- . tion, we are Very truly yours, (Signed) M. C. KING, By W. L. Cain. Business men and others who frequently use the telephone know that Bell Telephone service is the molt efficient that can be produced. /AV Southern Bell Telephone | xfgZ and Telegraph Company THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14. 1912 OFFER OF SMOKE BRIBE 15 DENIED ■ Head of McMillan Company Declares Charges of Inspec tor McMichael Are False. / J. N lienfiot'. of tile smoke commis- I sion. today produced affidavits f.om '.lames McMillan, head of a Chicago | concern which manufactures “smoke- I less furnaces." denying charges of at , tempted bribery made by Paul M<- i Michael, eity smoke inspector. McMichael declared that McMillan I had offered him SSO and that he had I resented the offer with a threat to kick I McMillan out of the office. McMillan’s | affidavit denies absolutely that he of i fared the inspector any money, or even the subject. The inspector also charged that Mc- Millan had drawn up a contract with a partner of Renfroe to put in the Mc- Millan furnaces. Replying, apparently to this part of the accusations, McMil lan declares he made the acquaintance i of N. M. Daniel, who had quarters in the office of Renfroe. He denies offer ing Daniel any contract to act as agent ' for his furnaces. l/te» best you can qfreyour 7s ct Bank accounr ask her- Inlaws Central Bank & Trust Corporation Candler Bldg. I Branch: Cor. Mitchell & Forsyth Streets ’*■ vrar«rn>Mm>> w o’*" iwimbi ■——— . rir.w i~ i ■snujii > DEBARRED ATTORNEY FAILS IN HIS EFFORT FOR REINSTATEMENT WAYCROSS, GA.. Dec. 14.—Follow ing a determined tight in Chatham county for reinstatement as an attor ■ ney, A. H. Propper failed in superior court in Ware county, and stated today that he would return to Savannah and renew his efforts in that city. Two years ago Propper was debarred from practice in Chatham county, because of charges brought against him. Since then he has been trying to secure rein statement. Judge J. L. Sweat was chairman of a special committee 'of attorneys that submitted an unfavorable report on Propptr’s petition to Judge T. A. Par ker. it was held bj the committee the.’ any steps taken tn Ware court toward reinstating Propper would he an act of discourtesy to Judge Walter G. Charl ton. of Savannah. BIG COMPANIES ASK CHARTER. VALDOSTA. GA.. Dec. 14.—The Georgia State Pecan Company, witli a capital stock of $300,000. and the Val dosta Traction Company, capital $125,- 000, are two of the latest and largest corporations applying for charters in Lowndes county. 50c HAT MARKS 15c. 50c Sterling Silver Hat. Marks, while they last, at 15c. M. Greer, the Up stairs Jeweler. (Advt.) ‘‘The Whip” is the name of the new serial which begins Monday. It is an exciting tale of love and adventure. It’s based on the play of the same name now run ning in New York. i William T. Sockwell. The funeral of William ’T. Soekwell, who died Friday morning at East Point, wifi be held in Heinperley’s chapel to morrow morning at 11 o’clock. Inter ment wifi be In East Point cemetery. ~ 1 " 11 —" 9 ■ ■ ■ - The True Value of Precious Stones The value to the buyer rests not upon what a thing costs, but upon what it is worth. No specific rule can be made for the buyers* guid ance in the purchase of Precious Stone Jewelry. The least shade of color, touch of imperfection or lack of proportion influences the value so greatly that only an expert can fix the value. The fundamental feature of the Harry L. Dix, Inc., business, as we have outlined it, and which we steadfastly maintain, is this: T hat a man need not be able to know a good piece of goods from a poor one, or a genuine stone from an imitation, that he shall be of fered choice only from the best at a plainly marked price of real value. T hat he shall have the unreserved warranty of the Dix Corpora tion with any purchase he may make, that his decision shall be made easy by confining it—if the purchaser so desires—to style and design matters of taste not requiring technical knowledge. HARRY L. DIX. Inc. Diamond Merchants and Manufacturing Jewelers. 208-9-10 Candler Bldg., Atlanta, Ga. | FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS The ELECTRIC HOME COMFORTS • • I An Index Gifts for the Home: A SMALL PRESSING IRON Gifts for a Woman: J U MINOI S RADI \TOR A BABY’S BOTTLE WARMER A * t I ri'i'lvl: I’l'.nv AS ART GLASS '' ABLE LAMP a Hio'r'wA'Xi '■ AI, ' ,E AND A HAIR-DRYER A CORN POPPE R al'otwater kettle a I breeze A COFFEE PERCOLATOR A WAFFLE IRON A SMALL PRESSING IRON A PLATE WARMER’ A BEDSIDE READING LAMP \ ‘‘■HANDY'’ STOVF ! A SEWING MACHINE MOTOR A poUSIILNI’i MOTOR A NURSERY STERILIZER A Fl RELESS COOKER A \ AK !.\ ( d LASS pable LAMP A KITCHEN L’ANGE A ’’//uSSJrJL V KITCHEN POWER* OUTFIT A \ IBRAIOR A GLASS-FR’ONl' OVEN r A WASHING MACHINE Litts tor a Man: A |,\rN|)RV FLATIRON A CKIAR LIGHTER A L vrA? Pi-i!i A MOTIIR FOR THE WORK- A SI IA VI NG MI R ROR , _,, J ? . A SHAVING MCG V 1 ' , ' IXH A BEDSIDE REAPING LAMP A X LAMP A VIBRATOR A \ yj, EAE GookE l‘ A GRIDDLE AND BROILER Holiday Decorations: AX 1 n W/d.'.p..., A VAI ER HEA I ER* CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS A TOASTER ELECTRIC FLORAL PIECES A ( HAFING DISH ELEC TRIC WIN I )()W A ( ()FFEE PERCOLATOR WREATHS AN ART GLASS TABLE LAMP V I Visit Our Display Rooms in the Electric and Gas Building TjiXiT|ijrijC ■ ‘iTQ | . Georgia Railway & Power Co. i Phone 4945 L- ~ _ TRAFFIC LAW BRINGS FINES. WAYCROSS, GA., Dee. 14.—“ Keep to the right" is the slogan Waycross peo ple have learned must be observed in lieu of paying police court fines for vio lating the new city traffic ordinance. $1.50 Picture Frames 50c $1.50 Sterling silver Picture i’Yames, while they last, at 50c. M. Greer, the Upstairs Jeweler. (Advt.) 5