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EX-WIFE SOLVES
ffiTEWMIN
Perkins Identified as Father
Who Kidnaped Son in At
lanta Two Years Ago.
A woman hurried into Harry Poole’s
tndertaking establishment, asked to see
lie body of John Perkins, gazed for a
r.oment into the wrinkled face and
jroke the web of mystery which had
surrounded the aged man.
•■He was my first husband,” she said,
simply- "I believe he came to kidnap
our little son. He must have been
lonely in hl» old age.”
The woman was Mrs. H. B. Wingard,
of 36 Capitol avenue. The body was
that of a 60-year-old man who had
lived for two weeks at 23 Washington
street, a short distance from Mrs. Win
gard's home. He had passed under the
name of Moses, and none knew his oc
cupation, his past history or a reason
for his remaining in Atlanta.
Dies Suddenly on Christmas.
On Christmas day he was stricken
with acute indigestion and died sud
denly. muttering in his last moments
that his real name was John Perkins
and his home was Nashville, Tenn.
The body lay without flowers or
friendly callers until today, when Mrs.
Wingard called at the undertaker's and
revealed the reason for Perkins' com
ing to Atlanta.
"He had come to the city several
times in the past year and each time
le had stopped Robert, his son and
mine, on the way to school,” he said.
'He asked the child if he didn’t want
to go live with his elder brother, Paul,
and made him promise not to tell me
about the meeting I believe he intend
ed to kidnap Robert as he did Paul, two
years ago.”
Kidnaped Elder Son.
The Perkinses were divorced four
■ears ago and Mrs. Perkins was award
ed the custody of her two children, Paul
and Robert, now aged sixteen and
twelve. Mrs. Perkins married H. B.
Wingard and was happy in her new
home. But two years ago Perkins came
to Atlanta, kidnaped the elder boy and
took him to Savannah and then to
Hillsboro, Ga., where the boy is now
living with his aunt. The affair was a
newspaper sensation at the’ time.
Since then Perkins had come to At
’anta several times, according to Mrs.
Wingard, and each time met and talked
with the younger boy. Mrs. Wingard
believes the old man really loved his
children and could not bear separation
from them. Perkins had made no ef
fort to see his former wife and she did
not know of his presence in Atlanta on
this occasion. It was only when she
saw in the papers that an old man
giving his name as Perkins had died
suddenly at a boarding house that she
thought of her former husband. Her
visit to the undertaker’s followed.
The body of Perkins probably will be
taken to Hillsboro for interment.
POSTAL EMPLOYEES
THANKED FOR GREAT
WORK IN XMAS RUSH
Postmaster McKee today posted a
card of thanks to Uncle Sam's em
ployees for fine work during the Christ
mas rush. The notice says:
I take this method to thank all
employees of the Atlanta postoffice
for the personal Interest they have
shown and the extra efforts they
have put forth during the holiday
period, to effect the proper handling
of the mall.
The volume of mail during this
holiday season has surpassed all
previous records; yet, in the face of
this fact, it will fill your hearts with
pride, as it does mine, to feel that
never before has there been so lit
tle congestion. Both ordinary and
registered mail have been worked
with a celerity heretofore unknown.
I wish you, one and all, a happy
and prosperous New Year.
fight DUEL OVER - GIRL;
ONE FATALLY STABBED
1 HICAGO, Dec. 27.—1 n a quarrel over
a young woman Alex Zolowski was prob
ably fatally injured. His rival, accord-
Jng to the police, fought them with a
*nife in order to evade arrest, but was
finally overpowered.
Zolowski and John Eschendach were
to be rivals for the hand of a young
woman. The quarrel started when they
rnet at Washington avenue and West
twenty-second street.
COUGHS UP TOOTH AND
CURES “CONSUMPTION”
WILKESBARRE, PA., Dec. 27.—Re
garded as a hopeless consumptive for
the past year, William Peck coughed up
wisdom tooth from his lung agd is
now rapidly recovering.
"army orders
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—Army or
ders:
''aptain Robert C. Foy, from Third to
fourteenth cavalry.
' aptain George W. Winterburn, from
1 Iftn to Fourteenth cavalry.
' a Ptain Edgar A. Sirmyer. from
rl'th to Fourteenth cavalry.
’ aptain Frank S. Bowen, infantry,
roni Sacramento, Cal., to San Fran
cisco.
’ aptain Edmund A. Leary, Eleventh
detailed for general recruiting
•'flvice at Columbus barracks, Ohio.
hi-'? re so ' ri ’fan all otner Brands com-
VVn-'L SAUER’S PURE FLAVORING
Because they finv. •
c '“ ' ■ Ask the housekeeper. (Advt.)
Lowers arm floral designs.
ATLANTA FLORAL CO.,
oth Phone* Number 4. 41 Peachtree.
(Advertisement.)
INAUGURATION BALL
MAY BE ABOLISHED
BYACTOF CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-A move
ment for the abolition of the custom of
holding an inauguration ball is to be
started in the house, according to state
ments of representatives today, who de
clare that the ball is a useless extrava
gance, and that it would be unbecom
ing to the Jeffersonian simplicity which
they hoped to see at the Wilson inau
guration.
None of the representatives who
want the ball eliminated would talk for
publication, but they said the matter
would come up for discussion on the
floor of the house when a resolution
appropriating $23,000 for expenses in
connection with the inauguration came
up for action. The wishes of President
elect Wilson will' guide the action of
the house, it was stated.
FISHING BY TELEPHONE
IS NEW_FRENCH SPORT
PARIS, Dec. 27.—Fishing by telephone
Is the latest sport in France. An Invent
or, who has patented the device, discov
ered that fish when swimming produce
certain sounds that can be detected by
the telephone. His apparatus consists of
a receiver and a detonator, which -are
sunk in the water and connected by wires
to a post of observation on the river bank.
When fish in any number pass the re
ceiver a sound is heard by the watcher,
who has only to press a button to explode
the detonator. Fish killed by the detona
tor come to the surface and are removed
with a net.
200 ARE TAKEN OFF JAP
SHIP ASHORE IN STORM
NAGASAKI, JAPAN, Dec. 27. —The
Japanese steamer Sagu Maru went
ashore today in the Hirado straits and
is being battered so severely by high
seas that she will probably be a total
loss. Two hundred of the crew and
passengers were taken off.
PRE-INVENTORY SALES AT
j M. RICH & BROS. CO. j
j Prices Drop to Half!
I I On All Suits and Dresses f
—Two dresses for the usual price of one; a suit and
a dress for the usual price of either —little wonder f
that we have been busy as beavers yesterday and ik
today. 3r ■ . A.
—But the first rush is over, and tomorrow you can X"'
choose more leisurely.
—No fear that the garments will be picked over—the
sale started with 534 suits, and about half as many
dresses, and we couldn’t sell them all in two days nor JSc. r -
‘"•entv- S:
—Every garment bears its original price ticket, and //BW / \ 3?
its present sale ticket of just half price. [y/W / 5 :
include velvets, corduroys, broadcloths, serges, jW' \. I
diagonals, tweeds, mixtures, etc., in every wanted r\ ,_0 xj t
style and color and every size. Kg/ Zo 1 J ar'
Former prices were sls, $25, SSO to S9O. Zc lii / ?
Now at half price, $7.50, $12.50, $25 to $45. Z< I, / « '
AC include all-silk, wool and velvet dresses Zr /
COoVO (dancing frocks and evening gowns are not ' -c '
considered as dresses), in styles suitable chiefly for street wear. V /
Leading colors. ■«
Former prices, $25.00, $35.00, $40.00 to $50.00. fl I■> I 5-
Now at half price, $12.50, $17.50, $20.00 to $25.00. N° Phone «
\ H Orders,
Buy Now; Pay in February \ I ( £ ? «
All charge purchases made the rest of De- M Approvals g
cember will appear upon bill mailed Feb. Ist.
Glove News that is Not to be Missed.
Genuine $1.25 Lambskin Gloves at o9c ‘
Smarchen gloves at $1 are common; lambskin gloves are usually $1.25 So ”•
we ask you to note particularly that the gloves offered for tomorrow are ’ not $1 ' smar- «-
chen gloves at 69c, but real simon pure $1.25 Lambskin gloves at 69c. S'
Is the distinction clear? Now, then, these gloves are made of selected lambskins, clear and nerfect in
tannage; perfect in cut and finish; 2-clasp style with three rows of embroidery stitching on back.
I Also at 69e we include our $1 smarchen gloves in short 2-clasp style.
In each of the above lots we have black, white, navy, green, tan and gray. Sale starts with all sizes *
in each lot, but some sizes will soon become exhausted. Think we shall have all sizes how
evdfk all day in either one lot or the other. Usual $1 and $1.25 gloves for ’
No phone orders, try ons or exchanges. ns
(Gloves —Main Floor, Left Aisle) 2 '
Su
„ 50c Scissors, 25c 50c Pillow Covers, 25c Si
jS Choose from all-steel scissors, manicure and cut- anr * ta P estr y PtHow covers with back ready rs j
|S ting scissors, and part steel large cutting shears. All signs' and co'lorV.'*' Xal,,nili styles and de- * ,
•=5 sizes. Values to 50c, at 25c. (Famous Center Aisle—Main Floor) 5
J Clearing $1 to $25 to $35 (t*in 7E
$2 Neckwear at Winter Coats / O
Couldn’t do twice over last years neck- Soft, luxurious coats of beautiful materials.
» wear business without showing twice as ... .. . . . . ,
goods. And of course some just had uie very sivks g,
2 to become counter-tossed, rumpled and soiled. now found along Fifth Avenue, Coats of all
'S We don’t want to invoice them, so we’ll clear them P „• , Sr”
tomorrow at just 39c. Everything that has been hinds tor misses and women in all the leading
g ’good” this season in neckwear Is Included, as well an(] materia. p lain ta i] ()r ,, (l an(l f anev g
as some neckwear from the summer season. Former
3 price $1 to $2; choice 39c. st vies.
g (Neckwear—Main Floor) (Second Floor) *>
M - RICH & BROS - 00 AAW*M. RICH & BROS. CO.
■ .t u A l lANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS FRIDAY. DECEMBER 27. 1912.
THIEF GETS AWAY WITH
1,058 MILES OF MACARONI
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 27.—Enough maca
roni to reach from St. Louis to New York
city, about 1,058 miles, has been stolen
from the Maull Bros.’ factory, Thirteenth
street and St. Louis avenue, in the last
month, according to a report made to
the police by owners of the factory.
They estimate that SSOO worth has been
carried away.
If we were not giving the greatest amok-
“Ms va^ues obtainable, our growth would £3
cease. But we keep right on growing so O
our values must be right. Three exam- O
Xgy. pies of price and quality:
Orlando cidar
%) ' < C’ % Sfl Media Perf ecto Size Mild Domestic K. J
Ricoro Cirfar
Cabinet Size Imported Porto Rico
|&|p||[fl Havana-American Cidar W
' Senator Sixe Clear Havana t’j
: All show what we can do at n
3-for-25-Cents |
Jila We say they would cost more anywhere else. Jfl
Smoke one and you will surely agree with us.
While thaw eifwt are each th«
EfAr price and equal high .
talae, each it a dis- I^*— W—————— 1 "
terent type and ap- I flHflflflflSSflflflflflßßM' 1 *
peals to diflereal I fi firftWb iJh MB wl I
Ustee. gfl p■
W Peachtree St. (Corner Auburn Ave.)46 Marietta St. (Corner Forsyth St.)
23 Peachtree St. Corner Decatur St.)
AGENT MADE CERTAIN OF
MRS. HARRIMAN'S CREDIT |
GOSHEN, N. ¥., Dec. 27.—A nursery- ■ B
man who got an order for SSO worth ot t;
trees from Mrs. E. H. Harriman, whe £
was left $75,000,000 by her husband ■
first Insisted upon getting the assurance i
that her credit „was good before he ,|s
filled the order.
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Hundreds of Unprecedented Bargains in
Bass’ Clearance!
An After-Christmas Event Unequaled |
I Tomorrow we will begin the greatest I
1 After-Christmas Clearance Sale in the fl
history of this store. Stocks are still too I
large, even though our trade has been 1
record-breaking this season. Every de- i
: partment will have cut prices to offer 1
you—half and less than half for desir- I
able merchandise. I
I SALE WILL BEGIN AT 8 O’CLOCK I
■ $1' 25 Sheets 39c Pillow Cases,loc I
•On sale Saturday—2,ooo Seamless and 4,000 Hemstitched and Scalloped Pillow B
Seamed Sheets—s 4by 90, 72 by 90, 81 by tu,„ q tvhd o n r Aur-n j W
90 and 90 by 90-inch—Utica Mills, Defender ® V? Mdls ’ Defender Mllls and 3
Mills and Pepperell—regular 69c to $1.25 Pepperell not a one in the lot worth less H
values— than 19c; most of them 39c values— fl
| Each 39c Each 10c I
J These Are Wonder Bargains— |
Come Early for Best Choice I
40 pieces of 68 and 72-inch Table Dam- 3,000 pairs of Ladies’ $1.25 and $l5O Kid fl
i ask, bleached and cream; Gloves “ black and r-ft
? worth $1.00; at, yard vOw colors at, pairwvC ■
t Double-width Amoskeag Chambray “71-. .. ,
in new spring colorings; yards 10 I 1 1” se J, ot °? ad ’ es em - 4 fl
| 100 pieces of yard-wide French ’
Percales; 15c value; yard OsC Table Covers, Scarfs and Squares ft
| 100 bolts of Red Star Antiseptic Diaper °f filet net and butcher’s linen IvC
u sell at ’ RAC Chambrays and Ginghams, solid
I P er bolt colors and fancies; per yard sC fl
Full double bed size White Cro- m ,
cheted Bed Spreads; $1.25 values .. wwv rade Table Oilcloth on 4 fl
9 100 pairs of good Cotton Blan. - sale “**■ at ' f er W- .-IOC ||
| kets to close out at, per pair. OwC Yard Wide Bleached Cambric, like fl
Heavy White and Gray Blankets, full 11-4 Lonsdale; this sale, per yardwC o
I size; $2.00 values; RQf* Yard-wide, soft-finished Sea Island Cm.
J P a i r -UOv Domestic; per yard <3O
; Ready-to-Wear Dept. I
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A clearance of Ladies’ Suits, Coats, Dresses and fl
Millinery that has never been equaled in Atlanta fl
j for bargain values! Don’t miss the sale which will i
begin in our popular second floor tomorrow morn
ing at 8 o’clock.
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Tailor Suits New Dresses |
200 Ladies’ Tailored Suits of plain and Ladies’ and Misses’ Dresses—all-wool
fancy all-wool materials; all new models serges, silk messalines, etc.—beautiful styles
and worth up to $20.00 — that were up to $12.50 —
Choice $6.95 Choice $3.95 I
Sale of Skirts Long Coats I
500 Ladies’ Skirts of black and colored 300 Ladies’ and Misses’ Long Coats of fl
•■ serges, novelty skirtings and fancy mix- heavy black and plain colored cloths, fancy ; J
« tures; were up to $7.50 — mixtures, etc.—up to $15.00 values— ■: !
Choice $2.98 Choice $5.75 I
Other Big 2nd Floor Values I
Black Taffetaline Petticoats: worth Ladies’ Ready-to-Wear Hats and CT>
$1.00; in this sale at, only www shapes; values up to $2.50; at W«fO
Satin Messaline Petticoats; worth Ladies' Waists in many beautiful
up to $4.00: in this sale only *s* i»ww styles; up to $2.00 values w wO
Child ren’s AIDWooI Sweater*; worth I ® ne ' ot Children’s Dresses, -•«
$1.00; on sale tomorrow at WWW sizes for ages 2 to 14 years — aM
Ladies' All-Wool Sweaters; fij! Ladies' fleece-lined ribbed Vests IO Bra
splendid qualities; to close out at. . W ••“♦w an d Pants; per garment, onlyi wC H|
j In Furniture Department I
400 heavy Iron Beds in three-quarter and full size; Solid quartered oak Dining or Bod Room Chairs
. J $4.50 to SB.OO O Qfl with paneled backs;
q| values; choicesl.so values, only
pd Three - pound Feather Pillows with good ®by 12-foot Japanese Matting Art OO
ticking; this sale WWV Squares; this sale.' wl.wO
120-coil Bed Springs, flat or folding 36-inch Fringed Brussels Rugs Qft
si style; very special wOt. f 0 c |ose at, choice wwO
Mail Orders Filled When Accompanied With Check or Money Order
We Give @ 18 West
1 Green fcg* Mitchell,
' Trading gT"!® -eTjfl Near ■
Stamps ® Whitehall ■
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