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■immiT EIHtl closing ran Titanic Disaster and Balkan Defeat of Turkey Are Most Prominent Events. Much notable history was written in year of 1912 —events of vast impor tance and of world-wide interest fol lowed each other In the quick inarch of the past twelve months. The most significant of these, doubt less, was the revolt of the Balkan mates against the Turkish empire, which put a period to the sultan’s an cient supremacy In eastern Europe. The sudden rise of'the minor states which comprised the Balkan allies Is one of the marvels of the age. No less mirac ulous was the swift and decisive way jn which they swept the Turks across <he plains of Thrace and forced them l ack to the banks of the Dardanelles. The fortunes of this war caused the whole world to wonder. The very map of Europe was changed from day to r.. Especially has this war brought into significant power the states of Servla and Bulgaria and given them an important voice in the diplomatic fo ra- of Europe. Sinking of Titanic. The most grievous occurrence of the year, especially to America, was the sinking of the Titanic on April 14. The loss of this greatest of all ocean liners, . Ith over 1,500 persons, was the great est marine tragedy of all time. It was not only the multitude of vic tims that made the catastrophe so overwhelmingly sad, but the character and Importance of many of those who eank—the appalling figure being 1,519. In the middle of the night, while the ship was flashing with myriads of bril liant lights and the great vessel was ringing with music and laughter, the Titanic ran head on Into a gigantic iceberg while going at the rate of over 80 miles an hour. Wilbur Wright Dies. In this year of the most numerous air disasters it is quite significant that death should claim, by sickness, the man who Invented the first practical flying craft —Wilbur Wright. In the political realm the year 1912 ••itnessed many remarkable things. Perhaps the most significant was the ompletlon of the overthrow of the THE KEY I' To All New Year's Resolutions This is the Season of Good Resolutions. You can make yours a futile joke, or the splendid dawn of a new era in your life. The answer lies with you. There is one resolution you must make and k ee P If y° u hope to carry out any others: YOU MUST BUILD YOUR RESOLUTIONS ON A BANK ACCOUNT. There is a solemn truth in this statement that means more to you than any desire of ours to build business. It is the MASTER KEY of good resolutions. It unlocks the Door of Opportunity. What have you done with the money you earned last year? Have you frittered it away, or have you got something to show for it? What are you going to do about it this year? It's up to you. The Travelers Bank and Trust Company Is a Good Bank It Is a Strong Bank —lt Is the Bank °f Personal Service IF YOU THINK OF OPENING YOUR FIRST ACCOUNT, Commercial or Savings, you Will find the officers of this Bank ready to render any assistance you may require. IF YOU CONTEMPLATE A BANKING CHANGE on the first of the year, there are many reasons why this progressive Bank should appeal to you. The officers will be glad to meet you and talk the matter over. JOHN F. CONE, President GROVER MEGAHEE, Cashier W. S. LOUNSBURY, Vice-President W. H. PICKETT, JR., Asst Cashier ALLEN M. SCHOEN, Vice-President HENRY W. TODD, Asst. Cashier BOARD OF TRUSTEES ban E. Allen W. 5. Lounsbury John F. Cone E. L. Adams C. D. Montgomery H. S. Johnson Allen Schoen O. K. J elks M. C. King James H Andrews George C. Spence Grover Megahee Travelers Bank and Trust Company Peachtree and IL a I ton branch: 297 Marietta Street t HISTORY-MAKING EVENTS OF THE PASSING “NEWSY” YEAR War between Turkey and the Balkan states. • inking of ,he Titanic when 1.519 souls perished. Attempted assassination of Theodore Roosevelt. Democratic victory in the United States and the election of " oodrow V ilson for president. • oniiction of 18 labor leaders for conspiracy in the Mc- Namara dynamiting. Establishing of the Chinese republic. inning of the Nobel prize for surgical research by Dr. Alexis Carrel], of the Rockefeller institute. I lesidenl Taft s veto of the tariff bills reducing the rates on wool, cotton and iron. Also his veto of the farmers’ free list bill. < anada s rejection of the reciprocity agreement. The assassination of Herman Rosenthal, a New York gam bler, at the instigation of Police Lieutenant Charles A. Becker. Death of 30 airmen during the year, bringing the grand total up to 217. Winning first place at the Olympic games by the Ameri can team. t Winning of seventeen championships by American athletes. I nited States supreme court decisions in the Union Pacific merger and the anthracite pal trust cases. Manchu dynasty tn China and the In stallation of the Chinese republic with Dr. Sun, a Harvard graduate, as pres ident. In America, of course, the most Im portant political event was the over whelming defeat of the Republican par ty and the return of the Democratic party’ to power, after sixteen years, with Woodrow Wilson as the new president. An interesting feature of the political movements in this country was the birth of tlie Progressive party, with former President Theodore Roosevelt as its god father. South Pole Discovered. The year 1912 also witnessed the dis covery of the South Pole by Captain Roald Amundson, the Danish explorer. In the field of science great progress was made, especially in surgical exper iments. The Nobel prize, for the most notable achievement of the year In the latter field, was awarded by Dr. Alexis Carrell, of the Rockefeller institute, New York. Although Dr. Carrell is a Frenchman by birth, he has labored in America for years. He is, to all events and purposes, an American, and the work he did for which he was given the Nobel award, was performed in an American Institute erected by an Amer ican philanthropist. Therefore, Amer ica claims the honor. The most sensational Individual crime of the year, at least in America, was THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 31, 1912. the assassination of Herman Rosen ; thal. the New York gambler, by four gunmen acting as agents of Police Lieutenant Charles A. Becker. The lat ter and his four hired murderers are now under the sentence of death. The circumstances surrounding this ‘ crime and the subsequent developments , art sing from it constituted the most ' earnest steps ever taken in probing municipal corruption. I The immediate result of the Becker , crime was the opening of the alder manic investigation, which revealed the ' revolting details of the alliance between > the police and the underworld. Another event which stirred the heart of the nation was the dastardly attempt to assassinate Theodore Roose velt at Milwaukee by John Schrank, a i New York crank, who is now in an insane asylum. ' Several important opinions were handed down by the United States su- • preme court, the chief of these being I the opinion touching the Union Pacific » merger. The action taken by the court , resulted in the dissolving of the great railroad combination which had been ' effected by the late E. H. Harriman. 1 A big event at the end of the year t was the conviction on December 28 of ; 38 union labor leaders on a charge of , conspiracy growing out of the dyna miting campaign of the McNamara 1 brothers, who a year ago confessed to i blowing up The Los Angeles Times and • numerous other property, for which . they were sentenced to San Quentin prison, California, for life. The 38 men were sentenced to prison on Decem ber 30. Sentence was suspended on five > of them. DEATHLEADSTD BIGBANKRUPTCY Anderson Hardware Company Failure Laid to the Loss of Chief in Accident. The death in an automobile accident several years ago of Harvey Anderson, head of the company, is given today by business men as the cause ot* the bank ruptcy of the Anderson Hardware Com pany, for which receivers were appoint ed today upon application to the Fed eral court. "It was a one-man concern," said a prominent hardware man. "Harvey An derson was the business. He had it at his finger tips and he had never trained any one else to take his place. Presi dent Charles W. Davis is a capable young man, but he assumed control only a short time ago and the business was in a bad way then. "There is absolutely nothing in the liquidation of the Anderson company to cause apprehension of other failures. The failure was not due to general con cit ions, but to circumstances peculiar to this firm." Another large hardware company is negotiating today- to purchase the en tire stock of the liquidated company and the deal probably will be closed this week. The stock is being invoiced and the doors of the store are dosed. The company filed a voluntary peti tion in bankruptcy, giving assets as $131,500 and liabilities of $142,081.62. The assets are made up of $45,000 in bills receivable and in open accounts, $70,000 in stock in trade, $15,000 in promissory notes and $1,500 in cash. "There are only- 70 creditors and they are agreeable to the receivership," said President Davis today. “We had foreseen such action would be neces sary for several months. It Is not so much a bankruptcy as a liquidation of business. Nobody will lose heavily.” Thomas D. Meador and F. W. McKee were named co-receivers. HE URGED SENTENCE TO PRISON FOR ERRING SON CHICAGO, Dec. 31.—John H. Hen nis, living at 6439 Emerald avenue, urged his erring son’s commitment to the penitentiary, and expressed disap pointment when Municipal Judge Courtney sent he boy, Louis F. Hennis, to the house of correction for 90 days. The boy had forged his father’s name to a check for SSO. BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS - ] New Year Sale Beginning at 8 o'clock Wednesday Morning We will begin the New Year with a bargain clearance sale that should crowd this store with eager buyers. Stocks in all departments are too large and must be reduced at once. Prices are cut to the lowest limit. Only a few of the hundreds of bargains are mentioned in this advertisement. Come early tomorrow and share in the bargain feast. Domestics, Blankets, Comforts, Etc. Best grade Table Oilcloth on Just 23 pairs of full 12-4 Califor- 64-inch Bleached Table Damask, sale tomorrow at, | nia and Australian W 00l Ulan- worth 50c; in this sale, je* per yard kets. worth from SIO.OO to $15.00, I per yard x- . > cs . . I to SO in this sale at, pah ™ .au e T and s "!m. xvm-th Clearance of good Cotton Blau- -- ISc $4.95 , 98c $1.25 Sheets, 39c Piiiow Cases, 10c Great sale of Seamed and Seam- Hemstitched and Scalloped Pillow less Sheets, sizes 54 by 90 to 90 Cases of fine bleached casing; 19c by 90-inch; regular 69c to $1.25 to 39c values; on sale tomorrow values; all at for at choice of the •Q choice *•s ’G ■ j ct f or AW V Dress Goods, Silks, Velvets Big table of 54 to (iO-ineh all-wool Dress Kemiiaills of plain and fancy Silks that were Goods, black and fancies; up priced a dollar and more; to $2.00 values; yard choice, yard . . Novelty and Plain Dress Goods, worth up 1 Plain and Fancy Velvets For dresses and to SI.OO, at, • trimmings; this sale, $ "7** per yard Cvw | per yard“riC GREAT EIVbCENT SME WEDNESDAY Yard-wide Sea Island Domestic OffiW a Yard-wide Bleaching,like Lonsdale 'W Best Standard Staple Ginghams Chambrays, extra quality Here Are Extra Eig Bargains Embroidered Centerpieces, r - Ladies' 2-clasp Kid Gloves up u toso°; d anT re; Full 100-Yard Spools if cMtoTLhool Vra®,! Best Sewing Silk, black snima.; «■*.*.. 59c las, rainproof and strongly janri pnlnrc An cnnn| Boys’ Scout Gloves and made; this ' Children's Golf OEa sale Cvv G’oves; per pair . Ready-to-Wear Department NEW YEAR CLEARANCE -WONDER VALUES Tailored Suits Long Coats 200 Ladies’ Tailored Suits of plain and 300 Ladies' and Misses’ Long Coats of fancy all-wool materials; all new models heavy black and plain colored cloths, fancy and worth up to $20.00 — mixtures, etc.—up to $15.00 values— Choice $6.95 Choice $5.75 Sale of Skirts New Dresses 500 Ladies' Skirts of black and colored Ladies’ and Misses’ Dresses—all-wool serges, novelty skirtings and fancy mix serges, silk messalines, etc.—beautiful styles tures; w.re up to $7.50 that were up to $12.50 Choice $2.98 , Choice $3.95 See These Extra 2nd Floor Values Black Taffetaline Petticoats, worth "AlQfy Ladies’ Rvad.v-to-Wear Hat- ,url QGa $1.00; in this sale at. only Shapes: va'ues up to $2.Mi; ,-h Satin Messaline Petticoats, worth up tftl Ladies' Waists in many beautiful to $4; in this sale only mM.wV style-,; up to $2.00 values vVC Children's All-Wool Sweaters, worth one 10l of Children's Dresses; siz> . O $1.00; on sale tom trrovt WwV ft,,- ages 2 to 14 yea s"UfO Ladies' All-Wool Sweatt Ladles’ fleece-lined ribbed Vests atid qualities, to close out at . mJI.WW Pants, per garment, unit IVC Ladies' Fur Neckpieces that were $10; QJ? Ladies ,4-ineh Raincoat In this clearance, at, choice ; values; in thi - ale at. In the Furniture Department We Save You a Third to a Half on Good Furniture, Art Squares, Curtains, Etc. Ifij $7.50 Folding Couch at $3.98 Folding Spring at 98c The all-steel Sanitary Folding Couch illustrated 120-coil, all-steel Bed Spring; above is full double bed size when sides are raised. flat or folding style; a real $2.00 It is a real $7.50 CQ Qfi value; QSa value. Our pricethis sale vvC 45-pound All-Cotton Mattress; 100 Matting Rugs in good pat roll edge; ait sateen ticking; Oil r IDfil] OtflQ terns; size 3 by 6 feet, on sale this sale, $3.98 l Inu " DCU * tomorrow at, 29© | tn b A grpat purchase and sale of 3-pound Feather Pillows, with j ron |{ P( ls in plain and brass- S’ b V l-'-foot Japanese Matting in O trim mi '' : Squares; in *sll CSR this sale, onlywwv up tii this sale ut Pure White Geese Feathers, extra sl'i.oo; eiioie. . QO !' bv 12-foot Seamless All-Wool good grad. . per dLQr " nlj Art Squares; $18.50 CkA pound value tomorrow ut Hev.'CrV We Give M 18 West Greeii KJf WBfck * Mitchell, Trading W Near Stamps fir o Whitehall •ASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS .5 A Sb BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS & 3 BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BASS BA! I - ■■■