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■Bl DEFIANT SS HE IS HELD FORFDRGERY Marietta Youth Is Accused of Signing Name of Attorney Alex W. Smith for $592. '...-■t any man whose name.l've forged to .1 cheek go on the witness stand. , tv him to prove the signature is Ms own,” said Benjamin W. Brurn ii Montgomery, Ala., today. The ita forger is waiting for the ar v:,l of Detective Hollingsworth, of the \mt t force, who will bring him back xtbnta to stand trial. i Brumby, scion of one of Mariet i. st knowrr and oldest families, is ..pert with a pen and a blank check .< is with a cue, according to de , , riv. and Brumby is known in many . as a crack pool player. II . s served several terms for for r,.; >< s and is wanted for others, but the ti.- offense responsible for his ar .-s-t in Montgomery is the charge of tins tin- name of Alex W. Smith so -AiUfully on the bottom of a check for ';..'.tu ’hat the bank teller passed over • >,. nn.ney without a murmur. Mr. Saiitii says the work was so well done h. .■ cold have sworn to the signature Trailed to Montgomery. Atlanta Pinkerton detectives trailed jtitinit.y to Montgomery and landed Tli" Marietta man was in At t.t. all last week, with his wife, and ' ing under the name of Harry \n I. on. He is said to have forged n n: of Theodore H. Hammond to tn tiier check, but he failed to cash ■ ■■> : use the paying teller remem :l '■ face and associated it with in. forgery ease. .Before the teller is ' d through the door and lost no n leu vlng* town. Tin- Pinkerton man who arrested Brumby in Birmingham last September ..ti another forgery charge says the pool a.'H. i •n expert boasted of his skill at . ing oilier men’s writing. l\i pick up a specimen of the vic tims waiting somewhere;’.’ Brumby told : in- detective, “and write the first letter a hundred times, or until I could write : perfectly without effort. Then I’d begin on the next. Then I'd* write two or thre - letters together, and finally the whole name. Sometimes I’d work hour jfter hour before I could dash off the signature so that It would be a perfect imitation and yet bear no trace of la borious writing.” Say Blanks Were Stolen. I ll'- detectives say Brumby entered iw offices of Smith, Hammond & -diiith and got blank and cancelled iieek.-- from the desks of Alex W. Smith and Theodore Hammond. With ' cancelled checks as models for sig : uiri-s and the blank checks bearing name, of the owner. Brumby had ociy ro perfeat himself in the imitation •I' the writing. ‘hii ofiici was entered on the night >' i • uibe-i •>,” said Mr. Smith. “The c-w wt re torn from the back of the -nd we did not miss them. Sev li'-rli- .1 checks were missing, too, i io-overed afterward. 1 • forger copied my writing from '■'d ciiecks, carefully imitating eite cud every figure. When I " - n th-.- check for $592 which he 'i*-d 1 could not say it was not n. even after careful scrutiny, i' '' . iinon.i 'xamined the cheek to i's name was forged and was 1 - '•> pronounce it a genuine signa- Teller Recognizes Him. • cashed the Smith check on ■ iilivr 10, detectives say, and was ■i ii- in that on last Monday iie - tile (lammond check at one i- local national banks. But the recognized him as a forger who dgured in other eases and asked “ 1H to wait a few moments. Brumby it wait a minute. He disappeared. ~:i ' ut to College .Park and tele - ' 'in d his wife in Atlanta to meet him ‘ rp - They took. the. train for Mont gomery. 1 ■ detectives got on his trail and 1 "id him playing pool in a Montgom hilliaid hall. Requisition papers made out today and Detective 1 Itigsworth left to bring back the prisoner. I'iimiby made no attempt to deny his "' it, hut insisted he had not been in mm recently and maintained inno of the forgery. The detectives has served two terins in Mis ■' 1 i and ope in New York, all on v charges. OPIE READ OPPOSED TO VOTES FOR WOMEN I>Bl RG, Dec. 19.—“1 am opposed *<'inan suffrage. The world leaders been masculine in all lines— ' "rnuient. arts and letters,” said Opie ■ the Chicago novelist. p OISON TAKEN TO AID BEAUTY KILLS WOMAN 1 UiRK, Dec. 19.—Clara Zanartha ' i'ecause she followed the advice friend, who suggested that a small ■•'i.tity of bichloride of mercury taken would improve her looks. so ' f ’ ,na n all otner Brands enm ' SAUER’S PURE FLAVORING v. \HACTS Because they fhv • Ask the housekeeper. (Advt.) FLOWERS ami FLORAL DESIGNS. ATLANTA FLORAL CO., Beth Pl.onei Number 4. 41 Peachtree. ' Advertisement.) ‘ OPERA GLASSES ’ ’ Kdt that will please any one. Jno. • -I'lore A- Sons have them from $5.00 HO.OV. 42 North Broad St. (Advt.) HEARST. INREPLY TO FORAKER. SAYS 'CALL OIL LETTER THIEVES' m ''' E " ioKK - Dec - 19- William R. Hearst t' lay issued a state- Oh? 1 K sto tf ' stlnlony S‘ ven yesterday by e:;-Senator Foraker, of thlni. ! t CIaPP vam P ai « n investigation, in which the au t city of some of the now famous Archbold letters was imnugned t was Mr. Hearst who made the letters public, and In some of them the former Ohio senator was shown as having relations with the Standard Oil Company. In part, the Hearst statement says: Senator Foraker alleges that the Standard OU letters which wnvict him and other statesmen of his character, were stolen from Mr. Archbold’s office by one negro and one otl/er thief, and the ex senator suggests that the senate committee summon these, two wor ms to learn whether the letters came direct from Mr. Archbold’s office. This is an excellent suggestion and should be acted upon Nothing could better establish finally and forever the absolute gen uineness of the Standard Oil letters than convincing proof of the fact that they were secured directly from Mr. Archbold, and the more the absolute genuineness of the Standard Oil letters Is established the mole Senate: Foraker and Senator Penrose and Senator Bailey and . r. Sibley and the rest of the Standard Oil intimates in public life are convicted of their Standard Oil connection. “The negro and the other thief— if me be a thief—have commit ted a small crime compared with the treason of those highbinders of high finance who seek to enrich themselves and their corporations through governmental favor secured by subsidizing of public men If there he any negro thief and any other thief who can more fullv establish the genuineness of the Standard Oil letters and the guilt of -li. Archbold and Mr. Foraker, by all means let them be called to testify. “Fuithermore than that, the oil letters are shown to be abso lutely true, some of Senator Foraker’s testimony under oath before tne senate investigating committee is shown to be absolutely false. - nd v, bin the Standard oil letters are demonstrated to the complete satisfaction of the committee to be absolutely true and absolutely ac eutate in every particular, then Senator Foraker should be called back to the stand and made to explain some of his false statements. “Then Mr. Aschbold should be called back to the stand any! com ptlbd to tiiiov. light upon some of hiS questionable utterances and pe culiar transactions. “Then M . John D. Rockefeller and Mr. William Rockefeller should be called if by chance the latter gentleman can be dug out of the place of concealment he has been occupying for the past six months. “Then we will get the truth about all of these treasonable at tempts to Influence the people's representatives, of all these cam paign subscriptions for political favors, of all of these secret certifi cates of deposit to individuals for secret services to the trusts, of all of these contradictions and prevarications. i lam not satisfied with Senator Foraker’s various conflicting statements and contradictions, and I personally would like to be pres ent at his next hearing and ask him a few questions. “Senator Foraker began to falsify at the very beginning of this exposure and has continued throughout the exposure to invent new falsehoods for every discreditable situation in which he has been in volved.” NEGRO DROWNS HIMSELF TO ESCAPE POLICEMEN PITTSBI'R<;, Dec. 19.—An unidentified negro endeavoring to escape three police men who were pursuing Jim stood for three-quarters of an ho* in the icy waters of Silver lake last night and then drowned himself while the officers looked on THE STORE 0F THE CHRISTMAS spirit IM. Rich & Bros. Co. | I xmafS Handkerchiefs The lion’s share of the Xmas handkerchief business doesn't eome to Rich’s by •J 5 I K chance —we prepared for it. Months ago our buyer ■ i~-s■ ■ - -4’L went to Europe-—personally se- .* '' lected thousands upon thou- sands of dainty squares from IL j Ireland. Switzeralnd, France, Madeira and Armenian mak s L: . I --C.4J m. .ij Buying in such tremen- dons quantities kept prices 35 down; personal selection meant exclusive designs—yours 35 is the benefit. ' £ T’he next font- days will he rhe busy handker chief days, but with four times the usual selling space and six times the usual force, we can take care of all. Get your Xmas handkerchiefs at Rich’s. * (Xmas Handkerchiefs. MaiiT Floor. Left Aisle) » «s i mfi’! L o et n nyTh e Ready-to-Wear I ! '■» —— ‘M/V Suits at sls, $25 and $35, "hose former values * Xmas Morn and selling prices were up to $35, $45 and $75. 5 5 -- Coats at $19.75; values $25 and $35. Sr: * oec&use You Silk Dresses, $18.50, $25 and $35; formerlv » , IP* $27.50. $39.50 and $55.00. S; * rOrgOttO V ISlt w ° ol Dresses, $16.75; formerly's23.so and $25. * rv i « r i j Velvet Dresses, $24.75; formerly $35 and $37. Rich S lOViand Paris Wraps, $39.50 and $46.50; formerly $50.00 *7 y* an< l $60.00. (Ready-to-Wear Department. Second Floor.) 2 J 5 S 5 So Very Many Coats for Umbrellas for Gifts 5 , . i . i t t r» oil are most sensible > and the most sensible of 5 £ LittleGirlsHavebeen bold Umbrellas are at Rich’s. »: j Some are the every day kind with staunch ’TS that the assortment we have re- ribs, Solid handles and wood handles. Others S maining is somewhat broken as to are just as well built, but created for the *- • TLa ..lid cfxrloc nnrl holidays, hence with horn and gunmetal •<: jjj sizes J < 1 "" ■ • . 1 handles, and wood variously mounted in gold Sf prices drop to $4.90j lolineil' or silver. Silk-covered, of course, and highly JJ - JC There are corduroys, zibelines, kerseys, grawd free; $1.50 to $25. novelties, shepherd checks, herringbone Men's Combination Umbrella cheviot, serge and mixtures. Plain tailored , Cnnn •- 45 and fancy stvles including Norfolks in sizes n * C . u , ~ S'* S from 2to 14 years. Solid colors, browns, .. ,e ca « e w ’ th h ” n ' i,( ‘ o-uateh umbrella J -1 blues and uuvdties. Choice ♦4.95. neutiy «tr»,,p...n.„d boxed. Engraved g (Second Floor) (Umbrellas —Main Floor.) g 4. RICH & BROS. co. THE ATLANTA. GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19. 1912. 35 BODIES ARE TAKEN I FROM GERMAN COLLIERY 1 DORTMUND. GERMANY. Dec. 19. The death list from the fire damp ex c plosion In the Achenbach colliery will ’ probably reach 48. Twenty-four hours I after the explosion 35 bodies had been s recovered today and 13 miners were missing. FORREST ADAIR IS RE-ELECTED HEAD OF LOCAL SHRINERS Forrest Adair was elected illustrious potentate of Yaarab temple. Mystic Shrine, last night for his twelfth term of service in that capacity. He will suc ceed J. A Hynds as chief officer of the temple. Since the organization of Yaarab temple in 1889 there have been but three illustrious potentates. Mr. Adair also was chosen as one of the four representatives of the imperial council, to act with Past Illustrious Potentates J. A. Hynds, Claude E Hutcheson, of Jonesboro, and W. A. Foster. Other officers elected last night were: Ed M Hafer, illustrious chief rabban: David E. Ashby, assistant rabban; J. Lee Dunean, illlusiripus high priest and prophet: John C. Joiner, re-elected illustrious oriental guide; James S. Floyd, Illustrious treasurer, and George E. Argard. re-elected illustrious re corder. CENTENARIAN OWES HIS LONG LIFE TO FISHING HAMMOND, IND., Dee. 19.- Jacob Sow ers. of Huntington, celebrated his hun dredth birthday yesterday. He ascribes his longevity to fishing. For the last twenty years he has fished almost daily. —ronruiiß—M iiinniwim—ini ■mmowixtß StNTfcetQlCE Holeproof ticsieru six pairs in a G/iristmas box* GUARANTEED NO HOLES-6 MONTHS Regal Shoe Store L. J. WING, Prop. 6 Whitehall St. J Clearing 25c, s 35c and 50c | Noveltiesat •I „ These several -g £ thousand novelties I K ■x r « * are 10c instead of Sr" their former prices of iE 25c, 35c and 50c, because they were t carried over from last season. Rut they are in good condition —many of them, in fact, have never been unpacked; are just as charming and fresh as anything we sell at full . *_ price. Chiefly in gilt and white metal jewel boxes, hair pin receivers, pin JK cushions, sewing stands, trays, and ‘ also fancy pin cushions, stationery, J etc. Most of them formerly sold at 25c; some were 35c and even 50c. Choose tomorrow at just 10c. 5L (Center Aisle—Main Floor) BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS THE BIG BASS STORE OFFOIS HOtIDAY SKESMS Appropriate and Useful Gifts At Much Less Thao They Can Be Bought ESsev/hcre 25c Gift Table 5Cc Gift Table Big special table of Holiday Gifts, On this table you will see Hat including Brooches, Bar Pins, Pins, Cuff Buttons, Scarf Pins, Beauty Pin Sets, Silk Handker- Beauty Pins, Garters, Vanity Bags, chiefs, Gift Baskets, r® Card Cases, Coin Purses, f" Men’s Silk Neckwear, /HA Sewing Boxes, Shopping HIIA Coin Purses, Belt Pins, / la Bags, Neckwear, Mus- 011 la etc.; all at, choice flers, etc., at, choice 98c Gift Table $1.98 Gift Table German Silver Mesh Bags, Gold- Very handsome Collar and Cuff Plate Bracelets, Jeweled Hat Pins, Boxes, Smoking Sets, Shaving Smoking Sets, Comb, Brush and Sets, German Silver Mesh Bags, Mirror Sets, Shaving Sets, Silk Jeweled Back Combs, Silk Auto Evening Scarfs, Silk Mufflers, Scarfs, Toilet Sets, and other Shopping Bags, etc.; good gift things A J A A values up to $3.00; on MkA worth up to $5.00; nL I UM sale at choice, kJ ULB on sale tomorrow im 2 .al (J only vvv choice V « • w v Bargains in Gift Handkerchiefs Thoiisan'is of Ladies' and .Men's Handkerchiefs on a big special table tomorrow —plain white and colored borders; all heinstitclied and values up to fifteen cents. 3 cents each is the special two-day price. Ladies Shamrock Handker- | Ladies' All-Linen Handker- Men’s All-Linen Hemstitch chiefs; six in a holiday chiefs with embroidered ed Handkerchiefs, real 39c hox EFIm ' initials, 4 ft- value, 4 ft— for wUC each IUC each IwC Here Are Good Gift Things Ladies’ Jersey Gloves in black I I I! « One lot of Children’s Hand Bags; and colors, chamois- W STI OB ® B 3«3 worth up to 50c; 1 ft- lined; only WVV at, choice • Ladles’ $1.50 quality Kid Gloves, A QflOPin! Embroidered and lace-trimmed black and colors; ” OUuulul OfliU Centerpieces; worth up this sale / » ,0 50< M choice I W Ladies' 2-clasp Kid Gloves: the « , V ] Embroidered and hemstitched $2.00 grade; black Holiday Umbrellas for ladies and Table Covers and 25ft and colors vOC* men. Scores of different handle Scarfs, h9c values. , . ~ , .. Very fine German Silver Mesh Ladies’ fuil 16-button elbow designs; all new and attractive. Bag '. look llke and wpnr as we „ length Kid Gloves; Three big lots:— as sterling silver: SnM.... 980 $3.98 at. per pair OVC Values up to Up to SIO.OO QU Satin Covered Sofa Pillows in $3.50; choice. ... | values at various designs; big 4Q Values up to QQ ! Up to $15.00 bargains at $5.00; choice.. QJI.WO values at JpO.OU A Special Two-Day Sale In Our Ready-to-Wear Department Ladies' Suits $9:90 Ladies’ Coats $6.90 Another big purchase and Ladies’ Long Coats in very sale of Ladies’ and Misses’ newest styles; plain cloths, Tailored Suits. Included heavy fancy mixtures, are plain colors, black and etc; made to retail at from fancy fabrics. All new $12.50 to S2O. Choice SEs. SS.SO 15?" S B .M Ladies Waists in new and at- Lot of Fur Neckpieces, worth up One lot of Trimmed Dress Hats, tra< signs; up to $15.00; on sale <fcs worth up to $15.00; CO ACE to $3.00 values «OQ tomorrow at. choice SpO.cfO . ~ „ Ladies' Knit Zephyr Shawls and Childrens All-Wool Sweaters, Scarfs, worth upto <£f ftC Ladies’ Satin Messaline Petti- extra special values 69c * s '° o; cho,ce - ••••■ coats; black and col- Cl an at - on *y —— ors; $4.00 values.. Ladies’ All-Wool Sweaters, worth M r* o r b i di • - . • up to $4.00; in this <1 QC DEPARTMENT L»dles 54-tnch worth sale, only DEPAR.MENT. s<-50; on sale to- COQC Serviceable Gift Things in Our Big Furniture Dept. Special sale of Babies’ Rickers Oak and Mahoe-mv • red or green finish; 39c Rockers, specially priced for this I shelf attm'hmentT; 1 ' QQ $1.50 values s?<3o Babies’ Polished Oak !.’•»-I., rs, Values up to <J»I worth $1 2'» in $3.00; only Babies High Chairs of-» hct sol- thi> ... id oak; wry special (£1 $4 5b, 6 only. . $2.98 " nly $1.50 Children’s ami Babies’ Rockets, ' Babies' Cradles of solid oak. well oak and mahogany, as these Values up to <* OO made and nicely ftO- prices: *600; 0n1y... 4’0,130 finished VC#C ° 98C Hockers whh leather uphoi wr,M ! ,arga ln * , " values, at ~ w seats; 4» J| Qg 'Meker Rockers for holiday gifts: Up to $3.00 Or: only » .-JO Values up to QQ values, at... Handsome Morris ch.lrs worth $3-50; choice 3I.W> Up to $4,00. Cl QQ up to $15.0C. Values up to GOOQ values, at tills saless.oo; choice.... 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