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TTTF ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.' ms NOT PUT OIL LETTERS BEFORE LOBBY PROBERS LOS ANGELES, Aur. 14.—The following is n letter from Mr. William Randolph Hearst in reply to a letter sent to him by Con gressman Clyde H. Tavenner asking Mr. Hearst to put the Stand ard Oil letters before the Garrett lobby investigation committee in the House of Representatives: Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. 5, 1913. Hon. Clyde II. Tavenner, House of Representatives, Washing ton, D. C. My Dear Sir: Did you write me a letter and make the letter public, ask ing me to submit all the Standard (til letters that I have in my possession to the House committee now investigating the charges of lobbying made by a certain Mulhall 1 I would be very glad to submit again to the Congressional committee or to any responsible body the Standard Oil let ters which I have already submitted many times to the public and to bodies which more or less accurately and sincerely represent the public. I would prefer, however, not to submit, these Standard Oil letters in connection with the Mulhall letters and charges for the simple reason that the Standard Oil letters are very important to the nation, very serious in their incriminations and wholly authoritative and genuine, while the Mulhall let ters and documentary evidence have never appeared to me especially important or serious or genuine. The Mulhall letters and charges were offered to one of my magazines, the one that published the Standard Oil letters, but the editors of the magazine with my approval declined to pur chase or publish the Mulhall documents and confession. The reason we did not purchase the Mulhall letters was not at all because of the price. That question was not even considered. The reason we failed to purchase them was because we had not full confidence in them. We felt thatthe more or less innocent or at least moderate wording of the documents did not justify the extravagant allegations on which Mulhall based the documents, and we felt if that any part of Mulhall’s evi dence or testimony was untrue that all of it was open to sus picion. Furthermore, our magazine had just performed what we had every right and reason to believe a great public service. We had performed this service with the utmost sincerity and consciousness and with the most scrupulous care. We had exposed the corrupting influence of privilege seeking corporations in polities. We had revealed the con nection between these corrupt corporations and certain im portant public officials who were supposed to represent the people in office, but who in reality, prostituted their offices to serve the illegitimate interests of criminal trusts. The editors of the magazine were agreed that we did not wish to diminish or discredit the effect of these genuine reve lations by the publication of Mulhall’s Lct.tors, which seemed to us less serious and sincere. The Standard Oil letters can not ho denied, because there always have been additional documents to disprove every de nial made to confuse and confound every falsifier. We did not wish our magazine to associate a great, public service and a vital political exposure like this with an extrava gant series of exaggerated accusations, as the Mulhall confes sions appeared to us to be, and I would rather not associate the genuine with the questionable at your Congressional in vestigation. Of course, I am expressing only my preference. T can control the course of my magazine, but l do not seek to control or Influence the action of your committee. I shall always be ready to submit to any such committee any such information I have which can be considered of public interest or impor tance. Very sincerely yours, WILLIAM RANDOLPH 1IEARST. Slayer Freed Under $5,000 Bonds Raised By Engineer Friends W. D Parte*, the Georgia Hallroa/i j engineer who killed another engineer, I Sam Jackson, a short while ago, waft j released from the Tower Thursday morning under a $5,000 bond, furnished by a number of engineers, friends of | Partee. Bond was granted by Judge , J. T. Pendleton following application 1 for ball by Partee. A plea of self- J defense was made. Tho killing grew' out of remarks \ which Jackson w’as quoted as saying about Partee being familiar with an- i other engineer's wife. Her husband; went to Partee and the two of them started In search of Jackson. They i met near the Georgia Railroad round house an<l the shotolng followed, Jackson being killed almost instantly, A number of Partee’s friends were at the Tower Thursday morning to greet him on his release from the Tower. Factory Men Confer Over Exhibit Plans Several Atlanta manufacturers met at noon Thursday to confer with rep resentatives of the Chamber of Com merce in regard to space In the pro posed permanent manufacturers’ ex hibit in the new Chamber of Com merce Building. Other manufacturers will meet Friday. Only tw’o floors of space have been leased. W. H. Leahy, who is one of the hardest workers for the exhibit, states positively that If the entire four floors ore not sold by Tuesday the plans will be called off and the space ullotted to the exhibit will be convert ed into offices. TO BE OPENED Dr. Wiley Comes Out for Suffrage ——— • WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.—The Na tional Council of Women Voters whs in charge of the demonstration at the Capitol to-day, which took the form of a hearing before the House Rules Committee. The suffragists urged the Representatives to form a special committee on woman suffrage, as the Senate had done, and assist the cause of votes for women. Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, formerly chief of the Bureau of Chemistry, Depart ment of Agriculture, told the commit tee and his suffragist auditors that he favors woman suffrage. Fate of Prisoner Hinges on a Bone CHICAGO, Aug. 14.—If John Grady cap prov* that ho ate roaot pork for his Sunday dinner the Sunday before hte wife disappeared 22 months ago, he will aecure his release. He is be ing heM. on a charge- of murdering his wife. Professor George A. Dorsey, of the University of Chicago, after an exam ination of the bone found in the lur- naee at the Grady home, said that It had every appearance of being a ’veil picked rib of a pig. The police be lieved the bone to be a piece of Mrs. Grady's skull. BOOST CONCRETE HIGHWAY. CHATTANOOGA, Aug. 14.—More than 200 good roads advocates from all counties between Knoxville and this city gathered her© to-day to per fect plans for the Chattanooga-Ath- e ns-Knoxville concrete highway. S. H. Thompson, of Athens, Is presi dent of the highway association. MISSIONARY CONFERENCE. RATONTON. — Representing more then twenty societies In the Central As soclation, about fifty women are being entertained In Eatonton this week by the Missionary Union of the Katonton Baptist Church. The conference opened Wednesday morning and will close to night PLANS COLUMBUS FAIR. CODUMBUS.—E. W. Weaver, of At lanta, a promoter of fairs and carni vals, has been to Columbus conferring with interested parties in regard to tl . fair situation In this city -Mr. Weaver has held one successful fair here. BRAKEMAN KILLED IN WRECK. CHATTANOOGA, Aug. 14.—Fran cis Puper, of Knoxville, a brakeman on the Southern Railway, was killed last night by a train derailment near Athens, Tenn. Fifteen cars of coal left the track, Fupey being crushed beneath them. WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH $9.00 Round trip, August 16. Good 15 days. Make reservations early. Ticket office, 88 Peachtree. Sea board. Friday the Day When Every Con testant Gets Busy—Coupon Books To Be Big Aid. The Want Ad contest will open formally to-morrow, August 15. Com plete rules governing contestants will be published Sunday, and the race is expected to open up in great shape. If you are thinking of entering for yourself or for your church, lodge or other organization, see the Want Ad Man Friday, on the fourth floor of the Foote Davies Building, Edge- wood avenue and North Pryor street. Contestants will be supplied in fu ture with books of coupons calling for want ads, which will greatly as sist them In gaining votes. A book calling for $2.75 worth of want ads will be sold advertisers for $2.60. The sale will give the con testant 4,000 votes. A book calling for $5.75 worth of want ads will be sold for $6.00. The sale, will give the contestant 10,000 votes. Books can be sold in large number to regular advertisers who use the classified columns. The coupons may be used at any future date. A number of churches, secret or ders and charitable organizations are ready to enter the contest and se cure that $1,000 in gold or $500 worth of furniture. The fir st grand prize for individuals is a five-passenger automobile. The second is a tour to Califotnia and return for two persons, all expenses paid. There are five prizes, ranging from pianos and motorcycle# to watches and diamonds, in each of four classes, men, women, boys and girls. Every body has a chance to win. See the Want Ad Man Friday, get your books and equipment, tell all your friends you’re starting out to win, and get busy. Don’t put it off. BUY TIFTON BUSINESS LOT. TIFTON.—The first deal in Tifton business property for several months was closed this week when J. J. Golden and Briggs Carson purchased from H. H. Tift 186 feet front on the south side of Second street, opposite Tift County’s handsome new court house. Angry Bachelors to ‘Strike’Because of Tax; Girls With ’Em Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. RSIZ, R0U88. Aug. 14.—A "gen- eral strike” of the eligible bachelor* irf threatened here t\>-day because of the State tax placed on those who should marry but won’t. “We men must stand together,” is the slogan of the 50-odd bachelors' associations, organized to oppose the laying of the tax. And the girls, moet of them, are with the men, declaring they are perfectly capable of looking after the selecting of a life partner. The latest development Is th prepa ration of a ptition by marriagable young women of Reuss begging for the remission of taxation on the ground that the Government’s action is removing their only hope of escap ing splnsterhood. Wilson Wedding Is Set for Next Month CORNISH, N, H.. Aug. 14.—Miss Jessie Wilson, President Wilson’s daughter, and Francis B. Sayre will be married next month, close friends say. Invitations will be out very soon. Mr. Sayre has been offered a position in the faculty of a university. He and his fiancee wish to wed and to enjoy a honeymoon before he assumes his duties as lecturer. It is whispered, too, that the mar riage will be solemnized In an Epis copal church, of which Mr. Sayre is a member. Farmer Hit by Train Dies; Friend Hurt MARIETTA. Aug. 14.—Train No. 92 on the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway struck a buggy containing Milt Latimer and Em mett Benson at a grade crossing near Marietta last night. One of Latimer’s arms was cut off and he died this morning. Bens >n has a broken arm and other serious bruises. Both horses were instantly killed and the buegy demolished. Ben son and Latimer were prominent farmers. BANKER LEAVES $25,000,000. PUEBLO. COLO., Aug. 14.—John A. Thatcher, 77 years old. memVr of the firm of Thatcher Brothers, pio neer banker of Pueblo, died to-day. His fortune is estimated at $25,000,000. FORSYTH PLANTER DEAD. GAINESVILLE. -Georg* Elliott, i o-do planter of Forsyth County. 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With large summer stocks still on hand—remodeling going on rapidly—new goods arriving daily—the necessity for QUICK AND DECISIVE ACTION IS O BVIOUS. Every summer garment MUST GO at a PRICE! The price asked for choice of these lovely, high-grade dresses—just 540 of them left—would not pay for either the materials or making. There tire dainty figured and striped Voiles, beautiful white Lingeries and elegant Ratine and linen dresses that sold at $7.50 to $12.50—they ALL go to morrow at choice Deautitui white $2.95 Choice of any Ratine or Linen Suit that sold at $12.50 to $16.50 $4.95 Choice of Any Lingerie Dress that sold at $25 to $35 $12.50 Choice of Wash Dresses that sold at $4 to $6.50 $1.50 250 Charming Novelty Ratine Coats that sold at $6.00, choice $1.98 1 Choice of any Ladies’ Motor Coat that sold at $10 to $12.50 $4.95 Southern Suit&SkirtCo. “Atlanta’s Exclusive Women’s Apparel Store"—43-45 Whitehall Street FInu i vi Hi THREE Voted Against Tax Bill Out of | Letters Uncovered by Workmen Hate for “Spy System,” Not to Between Walls of the Depot at Decatur. . ! -she i» writing :i note of explant _ 1 to accompany each letter. The theory has been advanced thtfl i the letters were taken by Home rail- w av malh clerk and handed out to* trusted confederate In Decatur, w8| would extract what money and ne. irotiable paper he would find au4 then place the letters in hiding be. 1 bind the plastering In the depot. There is no clew to the guilty par. ties. iimimmiini trj Aid Candidacy, He Says. Ralph O. Cochran, member of the Georgia Legislature and candidate for United States Senator, in a stat - ment issued Thursday made denial of the accusations heueclared appeared in a morning newspaper concerning his attitude toward school appropria tions and tax equalization. "The feature that I regret,” the statement declares, "is the insinuation that I cast my votes this way on ac count of my candidacy for the United States Senate. I wish to say that I would have voted just as I have done. "The assertion that I opposed equalization in all the forms in which it has been presented is not true. I have uniformly been opposed to the State board and spy system that has become a part of this »aw. And when I voted for a 7 per cent reduction on the appropriations for the University of Georgia and the Technological School, my vote was for the same re duction in the common school fund of the State as well. I did not discrimi nate. "The hue and cry has been to get the State out of debt, and it occurred to me that it would be wise to concur in the Senate amendments and hold the appropriations down for the next two years." Rich’s Economy Basement One-Straps and Remodeling of the Georgia Railroad I % White Canvas Pumps depot in Decatur has served to par- | tially clear up a series of mail rub- | .g beries three years old. In 1910, about the time Agnes Scott j -5 College opened for the year, letters : s addressed to college officials and stu- 15 _ dents and citizens of Decatur began 2 L.HC0 Oxfords to disappear. Some of them con- ~ talned checks and money orders, and : fg complaints by the hundred were filed. 4 Postoffioe inspectors worked, but 5 could find no clew, and the investiga- > tion was finally given up as hope- 5 $2.50 and $3 f| values on 1} special for sale less. S But the other day workmen at the | depot found all the missing letters stacked behind the plastering. A hole large enough to admit a man’s hand I was found. Through this hole the letters had been placed between the plastering and the outer wall. Some of the letters still contained checks. The letters had all been opened. Mrs. Kirkpatrick, the postmaster, . Is now engaged in forwarding the 1 long-delayed letters to the addressees, hg White Canvas, Patent and 5- * Gunmetal represented. 65c, 85c and 95c For $1 to $1.75 | Slippers For Children i\ New York Dental Offices 28 Vz and 32 Vz PEACHTREE STREET Ovsr th® Bonita Thaater and Zakas’ Bakery Gold Crowns - $3.00 Bridge Work - $4.00 |Good Set Teeth - $5.00 All Other Work at Reasonable Prices LADY ATTENDANT IVY 1817 | 5 Sizes 5 to 8, $1 i 3 values % Sizes 8 to 11, js $1.25 values . 65c! 85c| 95c I RICH’S j «*2 Economy Basement jj 3 Sizes 11 to 2, il $1.75 values . CHAMBERLIN-JOHNSON-DuBOSE CO. ATLANTA NEW YORK PARIS READ FOR PROFIT GEORGIAN WANT USE FOR RESULTS ADS a yard For Embroideries That Were $2.50, $3.00, $3.50 and $4.00 Ratines, Crepes, Voiles and Linens in White and Colors. The Sale Starts at Nine o’clock By way of advice—based upon our knowledge of the real worth and the beauty of the embroideries in volved in this reduction sale—see these embroideries. Whether you feel the need of another such dress now or not, you will at one time or another and it is safe to venture that when that time arrives there will be no such flouncings at anything like this price. Here is what you may choose from— 45-inch flouncings of crepe and voile in light blue, delft blue, lavender, pink and white. These were $2.50 to $3.50 a yard. 45-inch flouncings of ratine in pink, light blue, rose, lavender and tan. These were $4.50 a yard. 45-inch all-over embroideries of linen in pink, brown, green, blue, tan, wistaria and lavender. These were $3.00 to $4.00 a yard. 45-inch eyelet all-over embroideries in white. These were $3.00 a yard. All of these are fine imported materials, all rich patterns, floral sprays, bordered effects, rich and elegant in every respect. It is an unusual occurrence when such embroideries are marked _ • • at $1.50 a yard and an unusual opportunity—even as opportuni ties go in Chamberlin-Johnson-DuBose Co.’s clearaways. 98 c a yd. For $1.50 to $3.50 Flouncings 45-inc*h embroidery flouncings of linens and voiles. Those of linen are in light blue, delft blue, lavender and white with lavender and gray designs. The voiles are all white. At 98e a yard, the average saving is much more than half! Choose from a number of patterns that you will like—blind and eyelet. HalbPrice For the Finest Imported Embroideries These are the ”de luxe” embroideries, 45 inches wide, with bands to match, that were $3.50 to $13.50 a yard. Sheer French voiles and batistes embroidered in the most intricate and wonderful designs— many lace combinations. White and white with colors. And now that they are half- price, women will buy them for next season. Agents for Butterick Patterns and Publications i ChamberlindohnsoitDuBose Co.