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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. f 1111,1 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 ; . 'i 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. B 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 ■ L 3