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TTTF ATLANTA GEOROTAN AND NEWS.
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PERSONAL 1 LUST PLEA FILED
Mins Eleanor Raoul find Miss Ever-
ingham Noble are in Quebec, CAnada.
Mr. Vann Jernlgan has returned
from Birmingham.
Mr. A Lamar Foard hat* returned
from New York.
Dr. and Mrs. I,. C. Rouglin have
returned from a three weeks’ stay at
Ocean View, Va.
Misu Louise Alexander, of Augusta,
who has been visiting Mrs. Claude
Shewmake, lias returned home.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Porter are
Uortha ! spending this week at their country
Martha home near East Lake.
Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Medlock, of
West End, leave this week for Detroit
Niagara Falls, Montreal, Boston, New
York and Washington.
Misses Ann and Laura Feather-
stone have returned from Birming
ham, where they were the guests of
Mrs. R. D. Mills.
Miss Emmie Willingham is spend
ing some time with Misses Virginia
and Kathleen Pound at their summer
home on Lookout Mountain.
Miss Marie Norris and guest. Miss
Eva Marie Beatie, of New York, will
spend a week with Miss Beatie's 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 Nicolson will leave
Thursday for New York. Later he
will resume his studies at Columbia
University.
Mrs. W. C. Warfield and daughter,
. Theodora Alline and Dorothy Eleanor,
Boynton, Mrs Gilham Morrow and will 8all from Satan nail Thursday foi
her truest. Miss Martha Carrington. I New y,, r | ( ,, mi Atlantic City. Mr.
and Mrs. B. L. Durrence. who is i Warfield will join them later,
spending this week with Mrs. T’orter
at her country home at F.ast I.aka. Miss Frances Connally will return
Miss Veach will spend a few days home Wednesday evening from Nor-
wlth Miss Alice Richards on Houle 1 folk, Va., where she has been the
r
Several informal affairs have boon
given this week for Miss
-Boynton's guests. Misses Ann Grady,
of Chattanooga, and Susie Veach, of
Adairsville. Tuesday Mrs George
Boynton entertained at luncheon fol
lowed by a mattnee party at th© For
syth for these attractive visitors. Her
guests included Misses Susie Veach,
Ann Grady, Laura Cole and Martha
Carrington, of Charleston, the guest
of Mrs. Gilham 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
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 Nicolson,
Cary Callaway, Harold Barnwell,
George Northen and William McCul
lough.
On Wednesday these girls were
honor guests at a luncheon given by
Mrs. Henry Porter at the East Lake
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 Veach. Miss Martha
Doctors Said to Have Made Af
fidavits That Arsenic Could
Not Have Killed Flanders.
Murray County Court
Held All Over Town
DALTON, Aug. 13.—Lawyers re
turning here from t’hatsworth to-day
state that Murray County Superior
Court is being held “ all over town.”
The change of the county site be
fore the building of a courthouse at
Chatsworth has worked inconven
iences. The 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.
vard, and Miss Grady will be the
guest of Miss Martha Crane on In
man circle until Friday, when she
goes to *Adairsvllle to visit Miss
Veach.
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Griffith Dodg-
son for the last monih.
Miss Gladys Hill is In the city as
the guest of friends. She has been
spending the summer with Mrs. M. L.
Phillips and her aunt, Mrs. C. B. Wil-
mer, at Ogunquit, Maine.
Miss Margaret Earns.vorth had as
Morning Bridge.
Mrs. Vlrglnius Hitt will entertain a
number of young girls at bridge Fri- „
dav mornlna to meet her Kiie.fi, Miss hpr guests at bridge Wednesflay ttftar-
Helen Woolfork. of New York. noon Miss Luctle Daley and her
i guests, Misses Louise and Julia War-
Miss MacIntyre Hostess. | ren. of Louisville, Ha and Madeline
Miss Julia MacIntyre will entertain | Arllne. of Savannah.
I)r. and Mrs* L. C. Rouglin re
turned 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.
Takes Fine Rather
Than Perilous Trip
On ‘Water Wagon’
FearfuJ the, he might be Jolted off
the water wagon, aged L. A. Cherry,
58 Fraser street, Wednsday declined
to climb on when he learned that the
losing of his seat would mean thirty
days in the stockade.
”1 want to get aboard the water wa
gon and stay there,” said Cherry, ask
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 get
bumped off. and so I believe I’ll Just
take a fine,” said Cherry,
That one last desperate effort will
5 made to save the life of Dr. W. J.
McNnughton, under sentence of death
in the Chatham County jail, was in
dicated Wednesday morning, when
Judge F. H. Saffold, of Swainsboro,
representing Me Naught on. filed affi
davits with the State Prison Com
mission setting forth that the death
of Flanders, -alleged victim of Mc-
Naughton, could not have been caused
by arsenic.
Judge Saffold arrived in Atlanta
Wednesday morning. He filed the af
fidavits 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 made out by
physicians who 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.
SOCIALIST CHIEF DEAD.
BERLIN, Aug. 13.—Ferdinand Au
gust Hebei, 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.
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
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.
Canton Is Looted by
Chinese Buccaneers
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 13.—Chinese pi
rates still hold Canton at their 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.
HOTEL MEN FEIST
Oil FRIED PULLETS
A delicious fried chicken dinner,
with plenty of hot cornbread 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, w T hich 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. Lutton, A. R. Evans, Ed
R. Brown, Wallace Boyd, A. R. Keen,
Lee M. Jordan, R Frank Taylor, Fred
Llmmell, 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, wifo of William Cobb, a
farmer living two miles west of Al-
pharetto, ia 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
well 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
Duncan, the negro who is said to have
attacked, gagged, bound and robbed
Miss Belle Kirkpatrick, telephone oper
ator at Piedmont, in her office some
time ago, is under arrest at Rome, 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 Bell Company had offered a
$200 reward.
OBITUARY
Mrs. J. H. Bate, a former resident of
Atlanta, died Monday night in San
Antonio, Texas. She was the widow
of .1 H. Bate The body will be
brought here for interment.
The funeral of Mr*. C. D. Dlgg*. who
died Tuesday at her home in East
Point, will be held at 2 o’clock Wed
nesday afternoon from the East Point
Baptist Church She was 6y years
old, and is survived by two sons, W.
O. Diggs, of Cullman. Ala.: J. H.
Diggs, of East Point; four daughters,
Misses Ella and Alice Diggs. Mrs. J.
W. A Id red and Mrs. W. 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. \V. Hammond and Mrs. Van
S Cheve, of Atlanta. Interment at
Atlanta Park.
The funeral of John W. Adair, who
died Tuesday, will be held from Sha
ron Church m 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
earned 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
brothers—Clifford, John and Rowlln
Justice—and two sisters—Mrs. John
Anderson and Miss Louise Justice, all
of Atlanta. Interment in Oak Grove.
Phyllis Louise Hunnicutt, ten-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Hun
nicutt, 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 unfit 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. I >. M. Mathews officiating.
The deceased is survived by two sons
and four ^laughters, Oscar Brown, of
Cullman, 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-
ville.
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-
Superior Harbor.
CHAMBERLIN-JOHNSON-DuBOSE CO.
ATLANTA NEW YORK PARIS
FIRST OPEN BOLL AT DALTON.
DALTON.—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 flrfit bale on record this year.
Smoothest, ^10 0
Softest \ cl
T alcum Powder \ box
Made
f fibr-/idafj‘ ^
|in TALC
Borated. Delightfully Perfumed* White oc
Flesh Tint. Guaranteed pure by
TALCUM PUFF CO., Minert and 191 anafactaren
Bush Terminal Bldg., Brooklyn, N. Y.
at afternoon tea Thursday at her
home at Brookhaven.
Miss McGaughey Entertains.
Miss Ruble McGaughey entertained
at a matinee party at the Forsyth
Wednesday afternoon for Miss Bessie
Tappan’s guests. Miss Lucy Jacks, of
Forsyth, and Miss Julia Gill, of
Woodberry, and for Miss Julia Lokey.
of Birmingham, the guest of Mrs.
Hugh Lokey. The party was com
pleted by Miss Minnie Purvis.
For Miss Bacon.
In compliment to Miss Farm Bacon,
of Savannah, who is visiting her, Miss
Marie Colcord entertained at a mati
nee party at the Forsyth Wednesday
afternoon, inviting six girls to be her j
guests. Thursday afternoon there will
be a swimming party at the C. C. C.
C. for Miss Bacon After a swim,
tea will be served on the veranda.
Habersham Chapter Metts.
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 of the illness of Mrs. Roy
Wilheit.
Holcombe - Williams.
The marriage of Miss Aline Hol
combe to Mr. Marlon 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 I
traveling suit of blue, with hat and
gloves to match.
The bridal party entered as Men- |
delssohn’s wedding march was played I
by Miss Allie Hazel McClalr. Miss |
Ethel Rutherford and Mr. G. C. Hol
combe 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 Ellis, who was a
bride of June. There were fourteen
guests. Tea was served on the ver
anda.
Mrs. Hir.ton 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. Tin* honor guests
were Miss Genevieve Gresham, the
guest of Mrs. Russell Gresham, and
Mrs. Pennel, of Fort Oglethorpe, who
is visiting Mrs. J. (\ Peavy.
Pink and white roses adorned the
mantels. The prizes 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.
Mias Ellen Sinathers, 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 Sinathers, in
Asheville.
The bride’s sister. Mrs. Bartlett,
and her little niece. Daisy Bartlett,
were the only attendants, and only
a few friends witnessed the ceremony.
THE PLAY
THIS WEEK
Ralph Herz Scores Hit.
Ralph Herz, the musical comedy star,
in an act that abounds In pathos, ii
the feature of a splendid hill at the
Forsyth this week.. Herz, although In
a fiekl 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 get a good tug. His
other Impersonal Ions are good.
Wood and Wyde, in a singing comedy
skit, score a genuine hit. Their songs
are catchy and their patter is above the
average.
Milo Belden and company have
sketch which gets many laughs. Other
acts are the Randalls, sharpshooters,
who do some remarkable feats; tin
Adias family, in a first-class acrobatic
turn: Willie Weston and company, in an
entertaining musical number, and the
Lathe play. %
HAS NAME OPERATED ON.
NEW YORK. Aug. It.—Miss Marie
C. Schwabenhausen, n kindergarten
teacher, had 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 in
the West.
As Miss Smathers, Mrs. Clough vis
ited in Atlanta last spring as the
guest of Miss Emma Kate Amorous,
and has many friends here who will
be interested to hear of her wedding.
The Best Food-Drink Lunch at Fountains
ORIGINAL
GENUINE
9T Insist Upon
HORLICK’S
Avoid Imitations—Take No Substitute
Rich milk, malted grain, in powder form. More healthful than tea or coffee.
For infants, invalids and growing children. Agrees ‘ ,-ilh the weakest digestion.
Purenutrition.upbuildingthewholebody. Keep it
;oiates nursing mothers and the aged. A quick
m your sideboard at home,
unch prepared in a minute..
Southern Suit & Shirt Co.—Atlanta, New York.—Southern Suit & Skirt Co.
Over 1000 Waists
That Were $1.50to $2.00
Go On Sale Tomorrow at "/t
We realize the apparent unreasonableness of this EXTRA-
OKI) I NARY If E DUCT I ONE—
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.
Bed Linens of Right Quality,
Rightly Priced
Below we list the names and prices of sheets and pillow
cases 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.
Peppered Sheets Pride of the West Conestogo Sheets
Sheets
Ready for use. Three-
inch hem.
Size. Price.
72x90 inches 70c
72x99 inches 75c
81x90 inches 75c
81x99 inches 80c
90x90 inches 80c
90x99 inches 90c
90x108 inches 95c
Peppered Pillow
Cases
Size.
42x36 inches ..
42x40^2 inches
45x36 inches ..
45x40^2 inches
50x36 inches ..
50x40V2 inches
Price.
17i/ 2 c
. 20c
. 20c
22i/ 2 c
22 1 /2 c
. 25c
For Final Clearance To-morrow
07 Ratine and Linen
$6.50 to $10 ^7 rtC
SuitS were’ Ci flC
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. I). 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
Tallies, while they last, choice.
$4.95.
No C. 0. D. orders, no ap
provals, no exchanges.
Anchor Brand Sheets
Three-inch hem, heavy
round thread, ready for
use.
Size.
72x90 inches
72x99 inches
81x90 inches
81x99 inches
90x90 inches
90x99 inches
90x108 inches
Pride of the West
Pillow Cases
Size.
42x36 inches
45x36 inches.
Price.
.. 27 l-2c
.. ..30c
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 PillowCases
Size. Price.
42x36 inches.. .. 22 l-2c
42x40V4 iiiches .25c
50x36 inches 30c
Anchor Brand Pillow
Cases
Size. Price.
42x36 inches 20c
42x4014 inches .... 22%c
45x36 inches 2214c
45x40^2 inches 25c
50x36 inches 25c
50x40Vk inches ....27V4c
very-
ready
Price.
$1.00
Three-inch hem
soft, linen finish,
for use.
Size.
72x99 inches
81x99 inches ..$1.10
90x99 inches ........$1.15
Conestogo Pillow
Cases
42x36 inches 25c
45x36 inches 27}4c
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 Sd.tin
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
Over 1000 Beautiful Skirts Reduced!
$4.95
For $12.50 to $16.50
Linen and Ratine
DRESSES
$4.95
For $10.00 to $12.50
Ladies’ Motor
COATS
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 & Skirt Co.
“Atlanta's Exclusive Women s Apparel Store"—43-45 Whitehall Street
Agents for Butterick Patterns and Publications
Chamberlin-Johnson-DuBose Co.
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