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THE ATLANTA CiEOTJGTAN AND NEWS. TAX 1 AUTOS FI Opponents “Poke Fun” in Effort to Defeat It—Urge License for Baby Carriage. The bill of the House* Ways and Means Committee providing: for a State registration tax of $5 on auto mobiles was passed by the House Wednesday morning. 107 to 64, after a fight that raged since Monday morning. The original bill provided that the funds obtained by the tax should go into the general fund of the State. An amendment offered by McMichael, of Marion County, diverting the pro ceeds of the tax into the State road 4 fund, was carried, and the purposes of the Ways and Means Committee in presenting the bill to provide more revenue for the general expenses of the State were defeated. Would Tax Baby Carts. The opponents of the bill, led by Stovall, of Elbert, and Sheppard, of Sumter, tried to defeat the bill by poking fun at it. To that end half a dozen amendments were offered of a facetious nature, but all were voted down. Oliver, of Quitman, wanted to amend the bill to tax wagons aqd buggies in relation to their ••horse power;” Smith, of Fulton County, wanted to amend the bill to place a tax of $1 on all goats and wagons, and Estes, of Lincoln, offered an amendment that placed a tax on ox carta and baby carriages. Other amendments included those by Lee, of Wilkinson, who wanted to double the tax; Culpepper, of Meri wether. to require two license num bers instead of one, and Myrick. of Chatham, that the autoist register his number with the clerk of his town. School Tax Bill Up. Consideration of the bill offering to the voters a constitutional amend ment limiting the levy for school pur poses to two and one-half mills was begun immediately after the passage of the automobile tax bill, and was* in progress when the House adjourned at 1 o'clock. It will be continued at the afternoon session. The bill for the constitutional amendment was offered by Speaker Burwell, and has the indorsement of the Administration. The Speaker took the floor and spoke for half an hour urging the passage of the bill. Others who spoke on the bill at the morning session were Representatives Stovall, of Elbert, who opposed it; Shuptrine, of Chatham, who favored it; Fullbright, of Floyd, who is in fa vor of the measure; Meadows, of Wayne, who opposes it, and Barry Wright, of Floyd, who U against the bill. Mr Wright had the floor wher the House adjourned. Fulton Legislators Asked to Supplant County Fee System By unanimous vote the Board of County Commissioners passed a reso lution Wednesday requeuing the lo cal representatives in the Legislature to draft a bill abolishing fees for county officials and substituting the salary system. The board instructed the clerk, Henry M. Wood, to pre pare a copy of the bill and present it at once to the legislators. At previous meetings of the board various officials had appeared to pro test against the proposed change, but this time there was no protest. The board heard from several dele gations with petitions for street im provements. Those present were Chairman Shelby Smith and Commis sioners S. B. Turman. Clifford L. An derson, W. Tom Winn and Tull C. Waters. NEWEST STEP IF U. S. ANGERS Americans in Mexico City De clare Removal of Envoy Wil son Was a Mistake. Third Term Given Head of the K. of C, BOSTON, Aug. 6.—Supreme Knight James A. Flaherty, of Philadelphia, to-day was re-elected by acclamation for a third term at the thirty-first na tional convention of the Knights of Columbus. DOCK WORKERS STRIKE. DULUTH, MINN., Aug. 6.—Six hundred dock workers and shore workers employed by lake shipping c ompanies went on strike to-day. Southern Railway Agents Convene at Georgian Terrace The first session of the fifteenth annual meeting of the Southern Rail way Agents’ Association began Wed nesday in the main dining room of the Georgian Terrace Hotel. Addresses of welcome were made by Mayor Wood ward and W. L. Moore, president of the Chamber of Commerce. A reply was made by President Walker of the Agents’ Associati n. Routine business was disposed of and short discussions of topics of interest to the agents followed. More than one hundred agents, represent ing the largest stations of the South ern Railway system, are here for the meeting, which will last through Fri day. Officers of the association are C. G. Walker, Louisville. Ky„ president; E. J. Coffey, East St. Louis, Ill., vice president; D. L. Bryan,* Augusta, Ga., treasurer, and W. J. Townsend, Co lumbia, S. C„ secretary. J. M. Fa gan is chairman of the executive com mittee. Dr. O’Kelly Has Not Accepted Mercer Job SAVANNAH, Aug. 6.—According to T. G. McCall, of Quitman, chairman of the committee named to elect a presi dent of Mercer University, Dr. T. W. O’Reilly, of Raleigh, N. C., has not accepted the position, which has, however, been tendered him. McCall says he now fears that Dr. O’Kelly will not accept. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. MEXICO CITY, Aug. 6.—Prominent members of the American colony to day expressed the opinion that the administration at Washington had made a mistake in removing Ambas sador Henry Lane Wilson at this time. President Wilson’s action in sending John Lind, former Governor of Min nesota, here on a special mission has given Provisional President Huerta another ^excuse to protest against out side Interference. That Huerta is be coming exceedingly angry at the Washington Government Is evident. Two unofficial envoys have been sent here within the past six months to study the situation and to re port to President Wilson on actual conditions and their presence has piqued Huerta. Jingoes are making capital out of the present status of affairs by de claring that the United States Is afraid of Mexico and will not make any move which would inflame the populace. Sidney Dell, Once Atlanta Attorney, Dead in California News has been received in Atlanta of the death July 24 near Los An geles of Sidney Dell, once a leading attorney and prominent Mason in At lanta. Mr. Dell’s wife found him dead In bed. The funeral was held July 28 from the residence in Glendale, near Los Angeles. Mr. Dell was in Atlanta about the same time that Woodrow Wilson was here, but left soon afterward for the West to seek his fortune. He was elected mayor of Portland and missed, by only a few votes, election to the governorship of Oregon. He went to Washington State and thenc?, twenty years ago, to Ivor Angeles. He claimed to have discovered the right of i<08 Angeles to tide lands at the harbor worth $50,000,000, which the city gained through the courts. Mr. Dell sought a fee for his services but he never was rewarded. Among lodgemates of Mr. Dell in Atlanta were General A. J. West and other well-known citizens, who re member Mr Dell as an unusually bril liant attorney and champion of muni cipal rights. JACKSON BONDS VALIDATED. JACKSON.—Judge Robert T. Dan iel has validated the Issue of $23,000 newer bonds recently voted by the people of this city. Council will prob ably wait until fall before placing the bonds on the market. Weak, Nervous and Diseased Men Permanently Cured spe- ignet Jury to Try Diggs As Slaver Obtained SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 6.—The jury in the case of Maury I. Diggs, former State Architect, accused of vio lating the white slave law, was com pleted in Federal Judge Van Fleet’s court to-day. Preparations were made* to begin hearing evidence this afternoon. VENEZUELA ENVOY NAMED. WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.—The Pres ident to-day sent to the Senate the nomination of Preston M. Goodwin, of Oklahoma, to be Minister to Vene zuela. DIES OF HICCOUGHS. LOUISVILLE. KY„ Aug. 6.—Hic coughs caused the death of Henry Spikes at Hickman. Ky. He hic coughed three days and physicians could not relieve him. Lind Will Investigate Charges Against Envoy. WASHINGTON, Aug. 6—One of the first duties devolving on former Gov ernor Lind of Minnesota, when he ar rives at Mexico City as personal rep resentative of President Wilson, will be to check certain features of the report by Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson and to find out whether cer tain charges made* against the former envoy have any foundation. It is expected that Charge d’Affalres O’Shaughnessy will aid in ascertain ing how American influence in the Mexican Captal has been used for the past two years. At Vera Cruz he will confer with Admiral Fletcher, who will report on conditions in Frontera, Tampico and other points on the east coast. Mr. Lind desires to strip his mind all possible misinformation he may have acquired through inspired sources be fore taking any action. The special envoy will leave Gal veston to-morrow on the battleship New Hampshire, it was announced at the Navy Department to-day, and 4( is expected he will be In Vera Cruz within 36 hours and In Mexico City within 48 hours after he leaves the Texas port. Eckman’s Alterative FOR THE THROAT AND LUNGS. Eckman’s Alterative la effective In Bronchitis. Asthma Hay Fever, ’ Throat and Lung Troubles, and in upbuilding the system. Does not contain poisons, opiates or habit- forming drug* For sale by all lead ing druggists Ask for booklet of cured cases and write to Eckman Laboratory, Philadelphia, Pa , for ! additional evidence. For sale by all of Jacobs' Drug Stores. DR. J. D. HUGHES Is an experienced cialist. Dr. Hugl successfully treat* and permanently cures Premature Weakness, Blood Poison, Kidney. Bladder, Pros- tatlc and Contracted Diseases and all Chronic and Private Diseases cured in a few days, Varicocele, Hydrocele. Stricture, Plies and Fistula. 1 arn against nigh and extortionate fees charged by some physicians and spe cialists. You will find my charges very reasonable and no more than you are able to pay for skillful treatment Consult me in person or by letter and learn the ttrnth about your condition, and perhaps save much time, suffer ing and expense I ajn a regular graduate and licensed, long estab lished, and reliable. For 30 days my foe wifi bo lust one- half what othor specialists charge, or Weekly or Monthly Payments Ac cepted. FOR BLOOD POISON I use the marvelous GERMAN REMEDY, *'606" or "914,'• and such Improved remedies used for the cure of this disease No detention from work. For Weak Men, Lymph Compound, combined with my direct treatment, restoring the vital forces to the fullest degree In Chronic Diseases my patients are cured in less time, quickly, and I use the latest Improved methods Consul tation and advice Fro*. Call or write DR. J. D. HUGHES. Opposite Third Nat'l Bank, 16'/j N. Broad SL, Atlanta, Ga. Hours: • a. m. to 7 p. m.; Sundays, • to 1. Use the Parcel Post—Order by Mail. kYvWt 1 WVWki/WkYfe' I M. RICH & BROS. CO 3 {35c to 59c All-Linen Cluny Laces at j^c Visiting merchants can make big profits by buying and reselling them at home 2? % The Aftermath of Inventory! Stock Sheets show that 687 yards of all linen Cluny laces remain. These are fashionable laces. You have already bought this season more than ten times the amount we have Left. But “good” as the laces are they were bought for summer, and must sell in their season. Prices, therefore, drop from 35c, 39c, 50c and 59c to 19c. These are real linen Laces in the charming Cluny patterns. (See window display.) Since every thread is purest linen, the laces will wash and wear indefinitely. Handloom work, hence the designs are intricate, interesting and artistic. - Matched sets of edges and insertings, in widths from 4 to 7 inches. - Ideal for trimming bed spreads, table covers and household linens. Not a yard worth less than 35c; many yards worth 39c, 50c and 59c; choice 19c. (Sale at 8:30 a. m.—Laces—Main Floor) % The August Blanket Sale Originally, Planned to Stimulate Business During an Otherwise Dull Month Gives Way to a Greater August Blanket Sale Based Upon Tariff Reductions that Didn’t Occur Stewart’s SE Basement ) 500 Pairs Ladies’ and Chil dren’s Slippers and Oxfords, odds and ends, remnant i styles and sizes, I to 3*4. ) liHHkhin FRED ft. 8TEWART CO. 25 Whitehall Street The Best Food-Drink Lunch at Fountains $ 2 49 Keel $2-49 eeiy s Clearance of Summer Footwear insist Upon ORIGINAL UADI lAlf’C GENUINE iiyBlLlvri D Avoid Imitations—Take No Substitute Rich milk, malted grain, in powder form. More healthful than tea or coffee. For infants, invalids and growing children. Pure nutrition,upbuilding the whole body. Invigorates nursing mothers and the aged. Agrees with the weakest digestion. Keep it on your sideboard at home. A quick lunch prepared in a minute. T. S. LOWRY & SON Managers, Macon, Ga. THOS. H. DANIEL General Agent, Atlanta, Ga. SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT For the six months ending June 30, 1913, of the condition of the Union Centra! Life Insurance Company OF CINCINNATI. Organized under the laws of the State of Ohio made to the Governor of the State of Georgia In pursuance to the laws of said State. Principal Of- ft ce _355 West Fourth street. I. CAPITAL STOCK. 1. Amount of capital stock t6O0.onn.00 II. ASSETS. _ . . , {97,760,686.50 III. LIABILITIES. Total liabilities *95,760.686.50 IV. INCOME DURING FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YE * R . 23 1 ®’Lo Total income V. DISBURSEMENTS DURING FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR 1913. Total disbursements • '' ‘ V n Ann 00 ’ Greatest amount insured In any one risk * 50,000.00 Total amount of insurance outstanding .. 361,972.»09.U0 A copy of the Act of Incorporation, duly certified, Is of tile in the of flee of the Insurance Commissioner. STATE OF GEORGIA—County of k ulton. , Personally appeared before the undersigned T. H. Daniel, who, being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is the general agent of Union Cen tral Life insurance Company, and that the foregoing st ^ te ^ le I " t A ^ IE ° j and Sworn to and subscribed before me this N. P. Fulton County, Ga. TKis sale is not an offering of footwear made for Special Sales— -They are our regular stock, made for us by tke test makers of skoes in tke country. We are offering $3, $3.50 and $4 oxfords, lace and kutton, in tans, dull calf and d?0 y| Q patent leatker, for We are offering $3, $3.50 and $4 pumps in tans, gun metals, velvets and patent d* O /f Q leatkers, for • Tkese oxfords and pumps at $2.49 are every- tking you could wisk for in looks and wear. You've never kad suck an opportunity kefore to kuy kigk-grade skoes at suck a price, $2.49. We will fit you. KEELY'S blankets mav come— — Free wool and lower priced next year. Many manufacturers thought they were coming this \ year. But they overestimated the speed of the Senate. An ticipating the lower scale which the tariff reductions would bring, they got nervous, and decided “to unload” their stock on hand. Which explains why Fresh New Blankets are in this Sale at Savings of a Fourth to a The rest of the blankets in the Sale are those car ried over from the previous season which we al ways include in the August Sale. On these blankets save an average third. Get a Catalog As usual we issue a catalog giving full details of all the blankets in the sale. One is yours for the asking. Space here permits us only to hint of some of the blankets on sale. £ August Third. £ I 5 $3 Crib Comforts at $1.79 • The tops are silk covered ; the back is of silkoline, filled with the softest of white cotton. 3Jx4S in. Z $6.50 Down Quilts at $4.90 Sateen covered Down guilts, soft, fluffy, luxurious. Size 6x6 feet. $7.50 Down Comforts, 6x7 feet, $5.90. $4.50 Lambs’ Wool Comforts $2.98 Pure lambs’ wool Comforts for double beds. Light aud fluffy. 72x84 inches. Rich’s All-Wool Blankets Soft fluffy Blankets in thirty or more styles of fan cy plaids. All priced by the pair. $4.69; value $6.00. Size 66x80 inches. $5.48; value $7.50. Size 68x82 inches. $6.48; value $8.50. Size 72x84 inches. Fine White Blankets Carried over from last season, but all in perfect condition. Blankets made by the North Star Woolen Mills Co., the finest Blanket Mill in America. $4.98; value $7.50. Size 60x84 iftches. $6.90; value $10.00. Size 80x90 inches. $8.48; value $12.50. Size 80x90 inches. $10; value $15. Size 72x90 inches. $11.90; value $17.50. Size 80x90 inches. $2 Cotton Comforts at $1.39 i —______ i Silkoline covered Comfort filled with fluffy white! cotton. Size 70x72 inches. ] 1 QQ fur $3.50 arid $4.00 Comforts—carried! «P 1 ««7 0 over from last season and slightly soiled. ! $4 and $5 Comforts in Sale at $3.48. I «2 4: 5 gath Mats, Soft, Luxurious & Absorbent at Prices a Third to a Half Less Than Regular These bath mats are the produet of the best mill in America. In consider ation of heavy orders placed throughout the year, they favor us at certain seasons with their accumulation of “seconds”—bath mats which because of some slight defect fail to pass the critical eye of the inspector as absolutely perfect. The “hurts,” however, are hard to find; in fact, scarcely*noticeable. Each hath mat will give perfect satisfaction. The bath mats are hip thirsty fellows that will soak np water like a sponge.; Thick and comfy; soft and luxurious. Firmly looped threads. Tliev should ivear almost for- \ ever. In various colors and sizes. This is the price range: J 39c; values 50c to 65e. 89c; value $1.25 49c; values 75e and 85c. $1.50; value $3.00. 69c; value $1.00. (Main Floor, Left) I ■ | Imported Austrian Bentwood Furniture in i The August Furniture Sale at very close to half price Planning for this August Furniture Sale has been on such a liberal scale that the advertiser is confused with an embarrassment of riches. But one of the “plums” that can wait no longer to be advertised is this imported Bentwood furniture. Light and graceful, splendidly adapted for living room, library or porch, it makes instant appeal to many cultured customers. The wooden frame is bent to shape by steam heat—it is firm, rigid and durable. The backs and seats are of cane. A list of the articles and the savings: Value. Now at Golden Oak Rockers $ 6.50 $ 3.75 Imitation Mahogany Rockers.. 5.00 2.80 Imitation Mahogany Rockers.. 7.00 4.00 Golden Oak Rockers 7.50 4.00 Golden Oak Rockers 6.00 3.25 Imitation Mahogany Slipper Chairs 4.50 2.40 Imitation Mahogany High Back Hall Chairs 9.00 5.00 Imitation Mahogany Arm Chairs 5.50 3.25 Imitation Mahogany Youths’ Chairs 5.00 2.75 Value. Now at Imitation Mahogany Youths’ Chairs $ 3.50 $ 2.00 Golden Oak Youths’ Chairs... 3.50 2.00 French Gray Sofa 38.50 20.00 French ArmChair to match... 20.00 11.00 French Rocker to match 22.00 12.00 French Rocker to match 12.50 7.25 French Gray Arm Rocker .... 16.00 9.25 French Gray Side Rocker .... 11.00 6.25 French Gray Arm Rocker .... 16.00 9.75 All other furniture in stock reduced from 10 per cent to 50 per cent. (Furniture—Fourth Floor) £ mz * I i 2- After-inventory Sale in Economy Basement | Present remarkable opportunities to buy all sorts of summer merchandise at savings of a half and more. Find such bargains as $5 Silk Dresses at $2.98; $3.98. Dresses at $1.98; $1.25 Girls’ dresses at 49c; 35c and 50c wash goods at 15c; 7 l-2c to 15c wash goods at 5c; 5c laces at 1c; 10 bars soap at 25c; and scores of other equally good bargains. Sale starts Thursday; ends Sat- i^urday. y (k immminw m. rich & bros. co. awwfl m. rich & bros. co. am mtil