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i \ PERSONAL HAST PLEA FILED Murray County Court Held All Over Town Several informal affairs have been given this week for Mias Martha Boynton's guests, Mieses Ann (irady, of Chattanooga, and Susie Veach, of 1 Adairsville. Tuesday Mrs. George Boynton entertained at luncheon fol lowed by a mutinee party at the For- j syth for these attractive visitors. Her I guests included Misses Susie Veach. Ann Grady, Laura ('ole and Martha Carrington, of Charleston, the guest of Mrs. Ollham Morrow. Dr. and Mrs. Charles Boynton gave an informal supper party Tuesday for Miss Boynton’s guests. The ta ble was decorated with a basket of 1 u< yellow sunflowers, and all the details were in yellow. The guests Included Misses Susie Veach, Ann Grady. Mar tha Carrington, Laura Cole, Martha Boynton, Messrs. Perrin Nlcolson, Cary Callaway. Hamid Barnwell. George Northen and William McCul lough. On Wednesday these girls were honor guests at a luncheon given by Mrs. Henry Porter at the Hast I sake Country Club. Luncheon was served on the veranda and old-fashioned garden flowers adorned the table Mrs. Porter had as her guests Miss Grady. Miss Veaeh. Miss Martha Boynton, Mrs. Gilham Morn w and her guest. Miss Martha Carr'ngton. and Mrs. B. L. Durrence, who is spending this week with Mrs Porter at her country home at Fast I>ake. Miss Veach will spend a few days with Miss Alice Richards on Boule vard, and Miss Grady will he the guest of Miss Martha Crane on In man circle until Friday, when she goes to Adairsville to visit Miss Veach. Morning Bridge. Mrs. Virginius Hitt will entertain a number of young girls at hridg< Fri day morning to meet her guest, Mis'* Helen Woolfork, of New York. Miss MacIntyre Hostess. Miss Julia MaoJntvre will entertain at afternoon tea Thursday at *her home at Brookhaven. Miss McGaughey Entertains. Miss Ruble McGaughey entertained at a matinee party at th<> Forsyth Wednesday afternoon f<«r Miss Rossi'' Tappgn’s guests, Miss Lucy Jacks, of Forsyth, and Miss Julia Gill, of Wood berry, and for Miss Julia Lokey, of Birmingham, the guest of Mrs. Hugh Lok *.v. The party was com pleted by Miss Minnie Purvis. For Mifs Bacon. In compliment to Miss Fnrra Bacon, of Savannah, who is visiting her. Miss Marie Colcord entertained at a mati nee party at the For: yth Wednesday afternoon, inviting six girls to be h r guests. Thursday afternoon there will be a swimming party at the C. C. C. C for Miss Bacon After a swim, tea will he served .on the veranda. Habersham Chapter Meets. Joseph Habersham Chapter, D. A. R.. will hold its monthly meeting Fri day afternoon at 3:30 at the home of the regent, Mrs. John A. Perdue, No. 703 Edgewood avenue. W. A. R. M. A. Postpone Meeting. There will be no meeting of the W. A. R. M. A. this month on ac count pf the illness of Mrs. Roy Wilheit. Holcombe- Williams. The marriage of Miss Aline Hol combe to Mr. Marian Williams took place at the home of the bride’s moth er Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock in the presence of a few relatives and friends. Dr. A. R. Holderby officiating. Miss Holcombe was gowned in a traveling suit of blue, with hat and gloves to match. The bridal j>arty entered as Men delssohn’s wedding march was plaveb by Miss Allie Hazel McClair. Miss Kfhel Rutherford and Mr. G. C. Hoi- obmbe were the attendants. After the wedding trip Mr. and Mrs. ‘Williams will be at home to their friends at No. 41 Orme street. For Mrs. Ellis. Miss Mary Brown entertained a swimming party at the Capital City- Country Club Wednesday afternoon for Mrs. Frampton Kills, who was a bride of June. There were fourteen guests. Tea was served on the ver anda. Mrs. Hinton Hostess. Mrs. Harold Hilton (Entertained Wednesday afternoon at a bridge tea. inviting the members of her club for the game and a few other friends in for tea at 5 o'clock. The honor gitest?' were Miss Genevieve Gresham, the guest of Mrs. Russell Gresham, and .Mrs. Pennel> of Fort Oglethorpe, wJxo is visiting Mrs J. (\ Heavy. Pink and white ropes adorned the mantels. The prlzea were gold and white china, while the guests of hon or were presented with correspond ence cards. Mrs. Hilton received her guests wearing lavender crepe. Sm at hers-Clough. Miss Ellen Smathers, of Asheville, and Mr. Addison Clough, of Pennsyl vania. were married Saturday evening at the home of the bride's parents. Mr. ar.d Mrs. George Smathers, in Asheville. The bride’s lister. Mrs. Bartlett, and her little niece. Daisy Bartlett, were the only attendants, and only a few friends witnessed the ceremony Mias Eleanor Raoul and Miss Ev<r- Ingham Noble are In Quebec, Canada. Mr. Vann Jerntgan has returned from Birmingham. Mr A. Lamar Foard has returned from New York. Dr. and Mrs. L. C. Rouglln have returner! from a three weeks’ stay at Ocean View, Vs. Ml®» Louise Alexander, of Augusta who has been visiting Mr-'. Claud* Shewmake, has returned home. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Porter are spending this week at their country home near Last Lake. Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Med lock, of West End, leave this week for Detroit Niagara Falls, Montreal, Boston, New York and Washington. Misses Ann and Laura Feat Her- stone have returned from Birming ham, where they were the guests of Mrs. R. IX Mills. Miss Emmie Willingham is spend ing some tim<- with Misses Virginia and Kathleen Pound at their summer home on Lookout Mountain. I Miss Marie Norris and guest. Miss Eva Marie Beatie, of New York, will spend a week with Miss Beatie'n aunt, Mrs. James H. Taylor In Inman Park. Mrs. Claude Shewmake and children will leave soon for Nacoochee Valley, where they will be for the remainder of the summer. Mr. Perrin Nlcolson will leave Thursday for New York. Later he will resume his studies at Columbia University', Mrs. W. <’ Warfield and daughter, Theodora AI! m.- and Dorothy Eleanor, will sail from Savannah Thursday for New York and Atlantic City. Mr. Warfield will Join them la er. Miss Frances formally vill return home Wednesday evening from Nor folk. Ya , when- she has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Griffith Dodg- aon for the last month. Miss Gladys Hill Is in the city a« the guest of friends. Sh*' has been spending the summer with Mrs. M L. Phillips and her aunt, Mrs. C. B. Wil- mer, at Oguoquit, Maine. Miss Margaret Farnsworth had as her guests at bridge Wednesday after noon Miss Luelle Daley and her guests Misses Louise and Julia War ren. of Louisville, Ca„ and Madeline Arline. of Savannah. Dr and Mrs* L. C. Rouglln re turner! home Tuesday accompanied by Misses Sadie Weinberg and Rose Lichtenstein, after a three-week stay at Ocean View, Old Point Comfort and Virginia Beach. Va. Mr. and Mrs Marvin Carr, of New York, announce the birth of a daugh ter. Mary Eveline, on August 12. Mr and Mrs. Carr have many friends here. Doctors Said to Have Made Af fidavits That Arsenic Could Not Have Killed Flanders. Thai one 'ast fleer,erate effort will b* made to .save the life of I>r VV. J. MeNaughton. under sentence of death in the Chatham County jail, was in dicated Wed n end a v morning, when Judge F. H. Naff old, of Swainsboro, representing McNaughton. filed affi davits with the State Prison Com mission setting forth that the deatlj of Flanderp. alleged victim of Mc Naughton, could not have been caused by arsenic. Juflgo Naff old arrived in Atlanta Wednesday morning. He fllrd the af fitl&vlt* with the Prison Commission shortly thereafter and announced that he would remain in the city until the decision is handed down. The affidavits, it is said, were mode out by physicians viho assert that Flanders could not have died from arsenic. According to members of the Prison Commission the new evidence will be carefully examined, probably Monday afternoon, preparatory to a final de cision not later than Thursday. Dr. McNaughton, it is understood, has expressed hope of being pardoned and has already prepared to re-enter the practice of medicine. DALTON, Aug. 13.—Lawyers re turning h<re from Chatsworth to-day state that Murray County Superior Court i« being held “ all over town." The change of the county site be fore the building of a courthouse at Chatsworth has worked inconven iences Thg court, held in a secret or der hall there, has no place in the building for jury rooms, the result being the Jurors. when they retire to deliberate, are conducted by bailiffs about 300 yards, where they are lock ed up In a church. The grand jury is meeting in a room in a bank near the courthouse. HOTEL MEN FEIST ON FRIED PULLETS G. A. &F, Grocery Co. Declared Bankrupt An involuntary petition in bank ruptcy against the G. A. & F. Gro cery Company, a corporation doing a wholesale and retail grocery busi- j ness at No. 23 Piedmont avenue, was filed In the United State District Court Wednesday morning. The petitioners named are the At lanta Paper Company, Gershon Com pany and A. Weimberg, who state that the concern owes more than $1,000. A referee will be appointed Thursday. SOCIALIST CHIEF DEAD. BERLIN, Aug. 13.—Ferdinand An gus* Rebel, Socialist leader in Ger many, died to-day. SCHOOL OPENS SEPT. 1. TALBOTTON. The Talbotton High School will open September 1. Professor Johnson, of Alma, is prin cipal. Canton Is Looted by Chinese Buccaneers Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. SHANGHAI, Aug. 13. <’hines.- rates still hold Canton at thejr mer cy. Fighting is general, and a great part of the business district has been looted. The Canton harbor is full of junks containing buccaneers. General Lung, commander of the garrison at Canton, is powerless. A delicious fried chicken dinner, with plenty of hot cornoread butter milk and vegetables raised on the premises, was served to the Hotel Men’s Association after the regular monthly meeting at Durand's farm Tuesday evening. The association was the guest of J. T. Williams. The members of the association and invited guests left the Piedmont Ho tel at 4:30 o’clock in automobiles, after a short business meeting at which routine matters were disposed of. A committee was appointed to look after the delegates to the Georgia Hotel Men’s Association, which meets in Atlanta the middle of November. Lee M. Jordan made an interesting talk on "Hotel Legislation." The members present were J. Lee Barnes, J F. Button, A. R. Evans, Ed R. Brown, Wallace Boyd, A. R. Keen, Lee M. Jordan, R Frank Taylor, Fred Limmell, Frank Harrell and Fred Houser Among the invited guests were Edwin F. Johnson and Dr. J. S. Kennedy. Mrs. Williams and Master "Biff" Williams assisted Mr. Williams in en tertaining the guests. Potash Lye Poison in Dipper Causes Death ALPHARETTA, Aug. 13.—Mrs. Sal- lie Cobb, wife of William Cobb, a farmer living two miles west of Al- pharetto, is dead after drinking wat er from a dipper with which she had a few hours before stirred potash lye. Mrs. Cobb left the dipper on the w.ell and went to visit a neigh bor. On returning home she went to the well and took a drink of water. Within a few minutes she was in agony. Negro Who Attacked Phone Girl Captured ANNISTON, ALA Aug. 13.—Jack Duncun, the negro who is said to have attacked, gagged, hound and robbed Miss Belle Kirkpatrick, telephone oper ator at Piedmont, jn her office some time ago, is under arrest at Home, Ga.. having been brought from Miami Fla., according to information given Sheriff C. T. Brooks here to-day. Miss Kirkpatrick has gone to Rome to identify the negro, for whose arrest the Southern Ball Company had offered a $200 reward. OBITUARY Mr,. J. H. Bate, a former resident of Atlanta, died Monday night In San Antonio. Texas. She was the widow of .1 It Kate The body will be brought here for Interment. The funeral of Mrs. C. D. Diggs, who died Tuesday at her home in Hast Point, will he held at : o'clock Wed nesday afternoon front the blast Point Baptist Church. She was «!* years old. and is survived by two sons, W. O. Itiggs, of Cullman. Ala.; J, H. Diggs, of Mast Point; four daughters, Misses Ella and Allre Diggs. Mrs. J. W. Aldred and Mrs. VV. D. Oliver, all of East Point. Interment at Polk Cemetery. Services for Mrs. Sophia S. Smith, who died Tuesday afternoon, were held Wednesday morning at the chapel of Patterson & Son. Mrs. Smith is sur vived by two sons, Walter E. Smith, of Moultrie, Ga.. and W. H Smith, of Omaha, Nebr., and two daughters, Mrs J. W. Hammond and Mrs. Van S Oheve. of Atlanta. Interment, at Atlanta Park The funeral of John W. Adair, who died Tuesday, will be held from Sha ron Church at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon Interment in the church yard. The body of Leo B Justice, who died at Bessemer, Ala., Tuesday, was brought to Atlanta Wednesday, and carried to the residence on Drexel avenue, where funeral services will be held at 4 p. m. He was twenty years old, and is survived by his mother, Mrs. Mattie Justice, three brother®—Clifford, John and Rowlin Justice—and two sisters—Mrs. John Anderson and Miss Louise Justice, all of Atlanta. Interment in Oak Grove Phyllis Louise Hunnlcutt, ten-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Hun nlcutt, died at the residence, No. 99 Moreland avenue, at 4 o'clock Wed nesday morning, after a week’s ill ness. Funeral announcements later. Mrs. Charles A. Besser, a former resi dent of Atlanta, died Tuesday at Pen sacola, Fla. The body was brought to Atlanta Wednesday, and taken to the chapel of Barclay & Brandon, where funeral services will be held Thurs day. She is survived by her husband, Charles A. Besser, who was in busi ness in Atlanta until his removal to Florida five years ago. The funeral of Mrs. E. E. Diggs, aged 69 years, was held at the Tabernacle in East Point, Wednesday afternoon, the Rev. D. M. Mathews officiating. The deceased is survived by two sons and four daughters, Oscar Brown, of Pullman, Ala.; Mrs. James Aldred, of Davisboro, and Mrs. - Dodge Oliver, Misses Ella and Alice Diggs and John H. Diggs, of East Point. Interment was at Pope Cemetery, near Hape- viile. FOUR DROWN AS LAUNCH TIPS. DULUTH, MINN., Aug. 13.—At least four persons were known to have drowned at noon to-day when a launch overturned in the Duluth- SuDerior Harbor. Smoothest, s' 10 ft Softest V cl Talcum Powder * box Made *./ FIRST OPEN BOLL AT DALTON. DALSTON.—The first open boll of cotton, unusually early for this sec tion of the State, was brought in yes terday by W. T. Cox. of the Carbon- dale District. Indications point to the earliest first bale on record this year. I & TALC Berated. Delightfully Perfumed. White or Flesh Tint. Guaranteed pure by TALCUM PUFF CO., Miner* and Manufacturer! Bu»h Terminal Bldg., Brooklyn, N. Y. Takes Fine Rather Than Perilous Trip On ‘Water Wagon’ Fearful that he might be Jolted off | the water wagon, aged L. A. Cherry, j 58 Frawar street, Wednsday declined | to dlmh on when he learned that the | losing of his seat would mean thirty 1 days Jn the stockade. "1 Man* to get aboard the water wh- ■ gon and stay there," said Cherry, ask- I ing for probation. Acting Recorder Preston consented. | explaining that a fall would mean thirty days in the stockade. "Well, judge, you know there’s a chance that I might accidentally gei humped off. and so 1 believe I'll Just take a flne,” said Cherry. THE PLAY THIS WEEK Ralph Herr Scores Hit. Ralph Herz, the musical comedy star. In un act that abounds In pathos, is the feature of a splendid bill at the Forsyth this week. Herz. although in a field entirely different from that in which he has been seen .for years, does an excellent bit of character work in "Old Blind Joe,” and the heartstrings of the audience ge( a good tug. His other impersonations are good. Wood and Wyde, ip a singing comedy skit, score a genuine hit. Their songs are catchy and their patter is above the average. Milo Beldrn and company have a sketch which gets many laugh®. Other acts are the Randalls, sharpshooters, who do some remarkable feats: the Adias famtly, in a first-class acrobatic turn; Wlllli Welton and company, In an entertaining musical number, and the ^ Bathe play. HAS NAME OPERATED ON. NEW YORK, Aug 13.—Miss Marie C. Schwabenhausen. a kindergarten teacher, bad the Supreme Court in Brooklyn amputate the eight rear letters of her name. Now her pupils can handle it. Mr. and Mrs Clough are traveling m the West. As Miss Smathers. Mrs. Clough v1r.- j ited In Atlanta bast coring as the gut st of Miss Emma Kate Amorous. | and hafi many friends hire who will j be inton ated to hear of her wedding. The Best Food-Drink Lunch at Fountains ORIGINAL GENUINE £J®T Insist Upon HORLICK’S Avoid Imitations—Take No Substitute Rich milk, malted grain, in powder form. For infant*, invalids and growing children. Pure nutrition,upbuilding the whole body. Invigorates nursmg mothers and the aged. More healthful than tea or coffee. I Agrees with the weakest digestion. Keep it on your sideboard at home. A quick lunch prepared in a minute. Southern Suit & Shirt Co.—Atlanta, New York—Southern Suit & Skirt Co. Over 1000 W aists That Were $1.50 to $2.00 Go On Sale Tomorrow at "/v We realize the apparent unreasonableness of this EXTRA ORDINARY RED UCTIO NS— BUT if you knew the conditions this store is facing, with re modeling already begun, and new goods arriving daily, you would understand the absolute necessity for this DRASTIC PRICE CUT— These LOVELY WHITE VOILE AND MARQUISETTE SUMMER WAISTS AND BLOUSES—featuring all the dainty, charming new color combinations and style ideas—are actual $1.50 to $2.00 values. They go on sale to-morrow at, choice, 69c. No exchanges, no C. O. I), orders, no approvals. For Final Clearance Tomorrow 07 Ratine and Linen $0.50(0 $10 O ()C Suits"JCl QC Dresses, Choice Our necessity is your gain. We MUST close out these dresses—and offer them at a PRICE less than the cost of materials or making. Lovely figured and striped Voiles, Ratines and Linens, beautifully made in all the latest styles—high-grade dresses that sold at $6.50 to $10.00, go at choice $2.95. No exchanges, no C. 0. D. orders, no approvals. Conditions necessitate this sacrifice—so OUT THEY GO TO-MORROW. Elegant Suits, latest styles, ideal for vacation- or early fall wear—at a mere fraction of their true worth. This sale is worth any effort to attend—regular $12.50 to $16.50 T *>lues, while thev last, choice $4.95. No C. 0. D. orders, no ap provals. no exchanges. $4.95 For $12.50 to $16.50 Linen and Ratine DRESSES $4.95 ’or $10.00 to $12.50 Indies’ Motor COATS $1.98 For $6.00 Novelty Ratine COATS This store, now being remodeled, when completed will be the largest exclusive women’s apparel store in the South. Southern Suit&SkirtCo. “Atlanta's Exclusive Womens Apparel Store —43-45 Whitehall Street CHAMBERLIN-JOHNSON=DuBOSE CO. ATLANTA NEW YORK PARIS Bed Linens of Right Quality, Rightly Priced Below we list the names and prices of sheets and pillow eases that we have found to be the most value-ful in the market. There is nothing special about any price quoted. You may buy these sheets and pillow cases at these prices one day as well as another. The one point in this respect, however, is that the new stocks have .just arrived in a quantity and variety that assure satisfaction. But— Compare these regular prices at- Chamberlin-Johnson-Du- Bose Company’s with some special prices that you see advertised, also compare qualities and do not be misled by special “house” brands that are often marked at higher prices than the same qualities sold under'the manufacturer’s own brand. Conestogo Sheets Peppered Sheets Ready for use. Three- inch hem. Size. Price. 72x90 inches 70c 72x99 inches 75c 81x90 inches 75c 81x99 indies 80c 90x90 inches 80c 90x99 inches 90c 90x108 inches 95c Peppered Pillow Cases Size. 42x36 inches .. 42x40% inches 45x36 inches .. 45x40% inches 50x36 inches .. 50x404/2 inches Price. ,17i/ 2 c .. ,20c ..,20c 22%c ,22%c ..,25c Anchor Brand Sheets Three-inch hem, heavy round thread, ready for use. Size. Price. 72x90 inches 75c 72x99 inches 85c 81x90 inches 85c 81x99 inches 90c 90x90 inches 90c 90x99 inches $1.00 90x108 inches $1.10 Pride of the West Pillow Cases .Size. Price. 42x36 inches .. .. 27 l-2c 45x36 inches 30c Pride of the West Sheets Three inch hem, excep tionally fine, closely wov en, ready for use. Size. Price. 72x99 inches $1.25 81x99 inches $1.35 90x99 inches $1.50 Twilight Sheets Three-inch hem, closely woven, ready for use. Size. Price. 72x90 inches 85c 72x99 inches 95c 81x90 inches $1.00 81x99 inches $1.05 90x90 inches $1.05 90x99 inches $1.15 90x108 inches $1.25 Twilight Pidow Cases Size. Price. 42x36 inches.. .. 22 l-2c 42x40% inches 25c 50x36 inches 30c Anchor Brand Pidow Cases Size. Price. 42x36 inches 20c 42x40/2 inches . . . .22%C 45x36 inches 22%C 45x40% inches 25c 50x36 inches 25c 50x40/2 inches ....27/^ Three-inch hem, very soft, linen finish, ready for use. Size. Price. 72x99 inches $1.00 81x99 inches $1.10 90x99 inches $1.16 Conestogo Pidow Cases 42x36 inches 25c 45x36 inches 27%c Quilts Values worthy of spe cial mention. 11- 4 White Crochet Quilts, three-ply. .$1.50 12- 4 White Crochet Quilts, three-ply. .$2.00 12-4 White Crochet Quilts, four-ply. . .$2.50 12-4 White Crochet Quilts, cut corners, scalloped $2.50 10- 4 White Satin Quilts; Marseilles patterns $3.00 11- 4 White * Satin Quilts, Marseilles patterns .. $3.50 12- 4 White Satin Quilts, Marseilles patterns $3.50 12- 4 White Satin Quilts, Marseilles patterns $5.00 13- 4 White Satin Quilts, Marseilles patterns $5.50 Agents for Butterick Patterns and Publications ChamberlifrJolinsonMose Co. GEORGIAN “WANT ADS” Are Read by Half Million Persons : : :