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8 TIIK ATI, A N'.T A f! EORfiTAX A XT) XFWS. TALLULAH FULLS L Ell 10 JURY THURSDAY State Ends Its Introduction of Testimony—Defense Finishes Tuesday Afternoon. ('LAYTON. GA May 28 All Uv timonv, it If expected. will have been J heard and arguments begun in tin suits of the State of Georgia against the Georgia Railway and Power Com - pany to determine the ownership of the Tallulah Tails gorge by the time the afternoon session of Rabun Su perior Court adjourns to-day. All of the State's evidence was con cluded at this morning's session. That of the defense Is expected to be con cluded in the afternoon In time for at torneys to begin their speeches to the Jury. The case will probably go to the jury Thursday morning and expected by the after- ATEST DECRFE IN RIDING HABITS FLAT-BRIMMEDTILE L O 4 FI1ED BENEATH MBS. SLATON ASKS GUERTIIID AUTO! FREE PARK MUSIC is a verdi noon. The State began the introduction of testimony when court reconvened Tuesday afternoon. Old residents of Tallulah Falls, ranging from «»'• to TO years of age, who had lived there practically their entire lives, were of fered as State's witnesses. They ‘es- tifled that of their own knowledge hearsay r»nd tradition former holders of the land along the Tallulah (Jorge, now in dispute, and those who trans ferred the property to th power com pany did not lay claim to the land in the gorge, but only to the gorges brink. Professor Strong, of the Culver- Fity of Georgia, who. with Professor Koch, also of tiie university, made surveys of the disputed property and leporied cn it to the Governor and Attorney General, testified as to thir survey aid report, on which at the time the State officials declined to bring suit. Numerous maps and plats of the falls property were filed as ex hibits to Profess.) • Strong's testimony. Further documentary evidence was introduced by *.h State this morn ing. It was generally expected before the noon adjournment that the defense would a (Ter a mol ion for a non-suit, which would be overruled by Judgv J. R. Jones, president, and then the defense would offer its testimony, principally In documentary form. GEORGIA NEWS IN BRIEF Columbus Schools to Close. COLUMBUS.—The graduating ex ercises of the Columbus High School will take place Thursday night, Jun 5. Tifton Ships Truck. TIFTON.—The first solid carload of truck from Tift County was shipped by the Tift County Truck Growers' Association yesterday afternoon to Cincinnati, via Atlanta. Motorcycle R'der Injured. FITZGERALD.—Hugh Lee, an au tomobile mechanic, w hile riding a ] motorcycle, struck an iron post an ' was knocked unconscious. His mo torcycle was completely demolished MISS ELIZABETH BIGELOW. The new dress and Hal brimmed "tile" worn h\ Miss Higelow at the Brookline Country Club's annual Horse Show caused widespread comment i:t the Hub’s Social circles. KMurstriennes of Atlanta, thin la the last word in wom en's riding habits: Also it was the most talked of. costume worn at j the revival of the Horse Show of the j Brookline Country I Club, and to-day tailors all through' Boston and the surrounding coun tryside are beset by equestrian en thusiasts for dupli • rates The eoutume W as worn bV Ml** Elizabeth Bigelow. ( , ne M the most noted of the Boston women who have in recent years taken to the saddle as a means of recrea tion. The usual pique stock is discarded l.v Miss Bigelow in favor of a straight standing collar of white linen with a broad lie o) black. This closely resem bles the style of 60 years ago and gives a decidedly natty appearance to the wearer. In place of t h e conservative black derby Miss Bigelow wears the bell - shaped silk tile, with a Hat rim. fitting snugly over the head and which, it is said, ••sticks" much more closely to the bead of the rider than the small crowned derby. Miss Bigelow's coat is of a dark material and hangs closely to the fig ure and displays to an excellent degree her trim, clean-cut figure The young woman, who is one of the most popu lar society leaders in the "Hub's smart set." rode to a decided advan tage in the various rings in which she competed, and iter general appearance added to the enthu siasm with which she was greeted by the spectators and gallery. Fifth Passenger in Wrecked Car Summons Help to Extricate Others and Chauffeur. MARIETTA, GA.. May 28. Mr. and Mrs. T. ('. Flemivti r. Miss Charlotte Flemiflter, Miss Charlotte Fite and a negro chauffeur, all of CartrrsvilU*, w ci» injured when Mr. Flemiatc-r's automobile to-day turned turtle two miles from Marietta, near Fair Oaks. None suffered broken bones. Mrs. demister's condition.is serious from the shock. She had been in a highly nervous state for two weeks following the death of her baby. The accident occurred when a front wheel came off. It was said a garage attendant at Cartersvllle had warned Mr. Flemister of danger from this wheel. The chauffeur was pinioned to the ground by the steering wheel and Mrs, Flemister was caught under the back of a seat, while Mr. Flemister and his •daughter were held down by the body of the car. Miss Kite alone was able to extricate herself. She summoned nearby cotton field hands, who lifted the car from the victims. They were brought to Marietta by a passing auto for medical attention. Mr. Flemister is a wholesale gro <T of Cartersvllle. Goes Before Finance Committee, Urging Appropriation—Trac tion Company Offers Aid. The Fifth Regiment bam! will give another musical concert in Grant Park Sunday afternoon, the Georgia Railway and Power Company having donated a sum for It. Unless Council makes an appropria tion for park music there will be no more concerts this season, though W. H. Glenn, manager <»f the railway de partment of the company, said his company was willing to supplement any appropriation Council might make, but that It would not pay the full cost. Mrs. John M. Slaton, wife of the Governor-elect, went before the Fi nance Committee of Council and pleaded for a fund for free music, sic sa d It til Recognised by the whole country that Atlanta was a music-loving city and * It was the duty of Council to stimulate this feeling. Councilman Claude L. Ashley, au thor of a resolution to appropriate $5,000 for music in both Grant and Piedmont Parks, said he felt sure a good sum would be given when the Finance Committee met Friday and made up the June budget. ROUND- AMKff a T©WH i three young ones hike in to s ! show. And there they stay. Stephens High School Closes. CRAWF0RDVILLE. — The com mencement exercises of Stephens High School) have closed. The liter ary address was made by Samuel L. Olive, of Augusta Dr. White School Orator. MADISON.—Dr. John E. White, of Atlanta, to-day delivered the literary- address at the closing exercises of the .Madison High School. Eleven graduates received diplomas. Dr XV kite's subject was "Sidney Lanier." Carroll School Census. CARROLLTON.—The school cen sus of Carroll County, just taken by the Roard of Education, shows 7.624 whites and 2.118 negroes of school ag», an increase since 1008 of 557 whites and 197 negroes. New Court Indorsed. COLUMBUS.—The Columbus Bar Association held a . ailed meeting to day to indorse the proposed new Federal Court district in Georgia, provided for in a bill now pending before Congress. Poultrymen to Meet. COLUMBUS—The Columbus Poul try Association has called a meeting for Thursday night, when a new board of directors will be elected, officers will be named and a date for the poultry show, to be held next fall, will be decided upon. Fourth District Commencement. CARROLLTON - Comnirn.■< in. ;,r exercises of tin- Fourth District Agri cultural and‘Mechanical School liav. closed. Dr. Rasenberg. of College Park, preached the annual verm on. Hooper Alexander, of Decatur, dellv ered an address along educational MORTUARY. Mrs. E. F. Morley. S ' I Street, died Tuesday night. Th»- t.i neral will be held from Poo!) chapel Thursday at 1 o’clock and will be conducted by Central Lodg< Odd Fellows. A. J. P'erce died '1 .* -ua\ night at 7 ■ o'clock at 02 Pulliam Street. Tin body will be sent to Conyers. Ga for interment. He is survived by his wife and two children. Mrs. C G. Turner and Mrs. F. J Cain, of this city. Mr. Pierce had been en gaged in the mercantile business in Conyers Ga.. for thirty years. The funeral will be held from the Meth odist Church in Conyers o'clock Thursday 10 LODGE HEAD John, T. Yates, Visiting Atlanta Camps, Praises Georgia Bonds as Investment. John T. Yates, of Omaha. Nebr sovereign secretary of the Woodmen of the World, was the guest of honor at a reception given by the local camp of the order Tuesday night at Cable Hall. Mr. Yates, accompanied by'his wife,' arrived in Atlanta Tuesday morn ing and leaves at noon Thursday for j Macon. Columbus and other Georgia cities. He is en route to the bi- I ennial convention of the Woodmen at j Jacksonville, which meets early in June. In F. L. Ros* nih il, of Columbus. Ga., head consul of Georgia for tlm I order, welcomed Mr Yates to Atlanta. I and Judgv \\ A. Roan made a sho t j talk on tin- good of the order. Mr. Yates said this was hie first i visit to Atlanta in fifteen years, and that there was a wonderful change. . "Especially noticeable is the cos mopolitan and metropolitan air of j your city." he said. Mr. Yates intends to purchase more Georgia bonds for the Woodmen. ’ Georgia has the best bond laws i of any State." he said, "and for that I j leason Georgia bonds will sell high- j ! er than those of other States. Th I j Woodmen of the World already has j purchased nearly $100,000 worth of , I bonds in this Stale." Mr. and Jdrs. Yates were taken -m ! an automobile tour of the city Wed nesday. They are stopping at the I I Piedmont Hotel. Sunday, June 8. a special train, ringing Woodmen from Iowa, llil- ois. Indiana and oth< Middle West j rn States, will stop fo a few hours n Atlanta. Tiie visiting members rill be tendered a luncheon by the Deal camps at the Piedmont Hotel. A wonderful magazine given FREE with every copy of the next Sunday American. Carolina Desperado Not Slain; Captured SAVANNAH. GA.. May 28.—Rich ard Henry Austin. South Carolina assailant and murderer. reported killed near Sylvania yesterday, is still alive. He was desperately wounded and captured in the swamps near Newington last night, was brought to Savannah to-day, being safely lodged in the Chatham County jail. He ad mits his Identity, but maintains that he did not commit the assault charged to him. It le hardly expected that the negr- will live to be tried. There has been some talk of an attempt to lynch Aus tin. but no such trouble is anticipated by the police or Sheriff. STRENGTH IN WHEAT BASED ON HOT WINDSj CHICAGO, May 28. The Inter Ocean I says. ‘‘Hot winds were reported in the J Southwest last night and the Kansas i City curb on wheat was up % of a cent. Chicago was tlie weakest market yesterday, which bulls attributed to the break in corn. With unfavorable crop reports and a few day's of dry. hot weather bulls are looking for higher prices and said wheat should be bought on breaks. •‘It was the theory of the bears that the crop scare has been worked for all it was worth for the time being and wheat should be sold on all bulges. Corn traders netieve that there will be little In it for the bulls in May corn the bal ance of the month. The trade has been largely evened up as Indicated by the bulge Monday and the break of yester day. ‘ It would ‘not be surprising to see fireworks in May oats in the two and a half trading days remaining of the month, including to-day. Those who have watched the market say that the open interest is larger than it is possi ble for the shorts to deliver and they will have to go into the pit and cover.” Eloper Glenn Out Of Jail on $250 Bond L. J. Glenn, who has been confined in the Tower since the first part o? April, when he was brought hack to Atlanta to answer a charge of aban doning his two little children to elope with Mrs. lone Pidcock. wife of a railroad president, was released under a $260 bond Wednesday morning. Glenn .-aid he would remain in At- lanto until the divorce proceedings brought by his wife were heard. Glenn's father. G. F. Glenn, secured his bond. His attorney is L. F. Mc Clelland. George Mau Officer Of German Societies CHARLESTON. S. C., May 31.—Sa vannah will be tlie next meeting place of the South Atlantic German Socie ties. President Moellring. Savannah; first vice president. George Mau. At lanta. are among the officers re-elect ed. William Neisl, Brunswick, and Louis Seheibe, Macon, fifth and sixth vice presidents; H. E. Dreeson, Sa vannah. treasurer, and Paul Wierse, Charleston, secretary, t are new offi cers. Works 18 Years as Clerk Without Pay MONTPELIER. IND., May 28.—J. Stewart, who died here to-day, had worked eighteen years as a cigar clerk without pay. Although offered money by his em ployer. he would accept only 15 cents three times a day to buy meals. Why Do Folks Pull Flowers in Parks? "It sure geta my nanny.” said r he park policeman, “why some folks will come out here and pull flowers. The park commission spends a lot of money getting plants and a lot more to keep them In good condition and then along comes somebody and crabs *he whole act by tearing off a bunch of the flowers. "Last Sunday a young fellow came out here and nothing would do out he must have a magnolia. He thought they were pretty. So they were; but that gave him no license to pull a blossom. But he difl Ju^st the same. I happened to see him after he had | secured the 'lower and I called him. " Here,' said 1. ‘is a copy of chargee. Suppose you straighten out this littk' affair with the Recorder.’ " Why, I didn't know there wig any harm in taking these flowers,' said he. *' ‘Well, what do you suppose we got 'em out here for?’ I told him. These flowers belong to the city and they arc put here to be looked at. that's all. If you want to give your best girl a bouquet why don’t you go to the florist's? That's what they are in business for.’ ” '1 don’t see any sign out here saying not to pull flowers.' says he. nettled I guess about that best girl remark of mine. " Sure, you don't. I says. ‘An’ what’u more, you don’t see no sign tellin’ you to fall In the lake or com mit suicide, yet I haven’t seen you tryin’ to do either.’ "He didn’t have any answer for that one and I guess be was some wiser when he went home. And next day he paid his little fine like a man. Bet HE don't pull any more magnolias in Grant Park." Motion Picture Show Takes Place of Nurse. Out in West End women with small children have solved a problem. They have learned how to get along with out nurses. Of course those with ba bies are not so fortunate, but the ones w’hose youngsters can run about are reaping the reward of ingeniousness. Now when a mother w r ants to go to the matinee or shopping in town she doesn’t have to call in mother-in-law or a neighbor to look after the chil dren until she gets back. The plan is much more simple and gives gen eral satisfaction. She takes them to a motion picture show. It should be known, of course, that West End boasts a full-fledged "movie” show. The children go in droves every day and the proprie tor must be an all-fired generous soul because the kiddies just stay and stay and stay. He never asks them to go out. And that is the real secret of the scheme taken advantage of by the mothers. Mrs. West End decides that she wants to go shopping. She washes and dresses Bobbie and Harry and Gertrude and escorts them to the pic ture show. She pays 15 cents and the • the Mrs. I Wesjt End goes t<* town, travels from i I one store to another until exhausted i 'and returns homeward. She stops at I the picture show and there is Robbie I land Harry and Gertrude still gazing I I in speechless ecstasy at the pictures | on the screen. What mutters it if they have seen the same films half a dozen times | that afternoon? They get just as I much fun out of it as if they ob- | served them for the first time. Mrs. j I West End calls her darlings and they j all return home. Mamma is satisfied, the yungsters are decidedly so and | Mr. Picture Man evidently is. because next time he is Just as smiling as ever I JACK LOWS Gradcrt SAv/Mvc/ Trte SCARLET PLAQUE Demurs' FRXE MAGAZINE given with next Sou. Suit & Skirt Co.—Atlanta—New York—Sou. Suit & Skirt Co. The Name KIMBALL on a PIANO mpiins that scrupulous carp has been (riven every detail of construction; that every part has been manufactured by the W. W. Kimball Company; that it has been made by skilled workmeYi, under the direction of experts in their respective lines. That ability, experience and responsibility are hack of the piano. The ear and eye can judge of the Beauty of Ton® the construction, case design and the finish, but you must look to the name for reliability of construction, and the assurance that the good qualities will endure. The house of KIMBALL has had an experience of over fifty years in the music industry, and artists, amateurs, and thousands of sat isfied customers give abundant proof of the merit of the Kimball. . We are showing a large variety of styles in S8-note Player Pianos and Uprights. We have your choice in woods, such as Rosewood, Walnut, Circassian Walnut, Oak. Mis sion. Satin Mahogany and Mahogany. Prices ranging from $195 to $1,250. Our one, absolutely one, price insures you. whether an experienced buyer or not. of securing the best instrument for the amount you wish to pay. It is not safe to buy a piano, or any other article of merchandise, from a dealer who has a sliding scale of prices, because you will never know when he has given you his lowest price. Then, too, your neighbor may buy the same merchandise for from $50 to $75 less money. A piano has but one value, and that should fix its price—the right price. Each and every in strument on our wareroom floor is tagged at the cash figure, and no one pays more or less. It is not only safe, but pleasant, to deal with the world’s largest manufacturers of Pianos, Player Pianos, Residence and Church Pipe Organs, through this Branch Store. Cash, or convenient terms arranged. W.W. KIMBALL CO, ATLANTA BRANCH 94 N. Pryor St. H. R. CALEF, Manager HJ Established 1865 EISEMAN BROS., IllC. Incorporated 1912 THE PLAYS f THIS WEEK ' For Quick Disposal j* li e Offer 7 o-morrow and Friday 160 Ladies* Suits) $12.50, $16.50, $19.50 i Absolutely the finest suits we have of- ^ fered this season at ANY price—includ- ^ ing EVERY new Summer style in Bal- f* kan Blouses, Cutaways, Draped Skirt f Defects, etc.—Shepherd Check Suits— \ Elegant Eponge Suits—Lovely Silk Suits —charmingly, refreshingly, immaculately fj new—suits made to sell at $25 to $50— i you may buy to-morrow and Friday at ^ the remarkably low quick-clearance prices of $12.50. $16.50 and $19.50. £ Sale Begins Thursday Morning With a Com- L plete Range of Sizes in All the Styles. J ent> “District Leader” Pleases. , The splendid impression created by . "The Hist;ir; Loath:" at the Monday »I mances is doubtless responsi ble for th. - owes that are flo king j to the Bijou this week. With an -n- ? j lerestlnn ph> tuneful musical num- I hers, pretty « ■ < and dances. “The I District Lendr is . os- pleasing Southern Suit & Skirt Co. ‘Atlanta’s Exclusive Women’s Apparel Store,” 43-45 Whitehall St. Fine Effects In Fabrics We have never before been able to display as large a variety of FABRICS, or rather "fabrie effects," as we are showing to day, iu our SEVEN SUPERB LINES of MEN'S and YOUNG MEN’S Ready Suits. The weaves are sprightly and attractive, and the range of colors, mixtures, solids, pencilings and nov elty diversions make up a sumptuous selection to choose from. The models themselves are tailored on 100-point tilting quali ties, and the styles embrace the ENGLISH—semi-ENGLISM, the NORFOLK, and Conservative cut. The range of sizes cov ers every contingency in fitting, and you are cordially invited to come in and indulge in a series of "try-ons," so that we can physically demonstrate the high standard of perfection that rules our Ready-to-Wear. $15 to $45 Straw Hats The season’s latest shapes and greatest variety in domestic and foreign blocks from the liest mak ers. Cool Headgear here for you to your heart’s content. Sennits. Splits. Bangkok*. French I'alms, Brazilian Panamas; 50 different styles to select from. The largest and most representative STRAW HAT STOCK IN THE SOUTH. $1.50 and bp Buy “Hess” Shoes---they’re the Best! Style—Qual i ty—Comf ort—Service! Shoes built so well they last longer than most shoes. $5—$6—$7 Eiseman Bros., Inc O N. XJ- XJ' il. 11-13-15-17 WHITEHALL Entire Building Jb