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Barnesville Names
New City Officials
BARNRSTVILLE. Auk 26—In a
spirited primary election on Monday!
Jam* a N. Cochran won for Mayor
over A. H S. Franklin by a majority
of 116 T. J Berry. J E Bush and
W. T. Summers won by safe majori
ties aa Aldermen, defeatInK W. C.
Stokes. M S. Kina, M. Burns and B.
H Butta.
The new officers will be Installed
on September 8. The hold-over Al
dermen are A. L. Mills, B. F. Iteevos-
anad B. M. Turner.
T. J. OKletre**. Emmett Langford, L.
C. Tyua. Pierce H mmond and Z r
Maxwell were elected tin the new City
Executive Committee.
White Farmers Are
Wanted in Alabama
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COLUMBUS, Auk 26.—J. O.
Thornps >n, of Birmingham, Ala., own
er of several thousand acres of farm
lands In Russell and Barbour Coun
ties. In Alabama, Is mukinK an effort
to bring white farmers to the sec
tion and eeli them lands upon which
they will make their future homes.
The section In which the land* are
located Is said to be as rich a* any
that can be found In the South, and
there already have been a large num
ber of farmers from other Stales to
look over the situation, and they have
been delighted with the prospects. '
Arrested for Bigamy
On Wedding Journey
ANNISTON. Aug 26.—Arthur Todd,
of Pell City, married a Miss Hum-
buckle, of this city, Friday They
started for their wedding trip Sunday
Todd was landed In the Calhoun
County jail here Monday night on a
charge of bigamy
J. W. Hombuckle. the bride’s fa
ther, claims that he has a wife In
Georgia.
Accused Bigamist
Caught in Virginia
DURHAM. Aug 21—Harry A
Smith, formerly of Cincinnati, has
been arrested In Richmond on charges
of bigamy from Durham and Cincin
nati.
Smith's local wife was Miss Rosa
lind Wright, a prominent young wom
an. His wife In Ohio is also of a
prominent family
Buckingham Palace
Employees on Strike
9pecta! Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON. Aug. 26 - All the electri
cians in Buckingham - alace and the
war and admiralty offices to-day
joined the general strike of Londcn
builders.
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PAVING ORDINANCE REJECTED.
GADSDEN, Aug 26.—The City
Council last night rejected ordinances
providing for paving costing $5u.ooo
In the residential section of the city.
PDSTDFFICE
McKee’s Successor Asserts Strict
Business Basis Will Rule—Ef
ficient Employees to Remain.
Declaring that there wil lbe no pol- I
ftics In the postoflW when be take*
chsrgw. Bolling H. Jones, who was
nominated Monday to the Atlanta
postmanershtp by President Wilson.
Tuesday indicated the principles
which he will apply to the depart
ment. Th<* apr* ntment of Mr Jon.-*
probably will be confirmed by the
Senate early this week
Following this confirmation the of
ficial commission of office will be for
ward*^ *o the new' postmaster, who
Immediately will assume his duti**,
supplanting Hugh M^Kee.
Mr Jones declared Tuesday that he
would run the office on a strict busi
ness basis; that h* would not dis
place officials who measure up to the
requirements of the office where those
officials are protected by civil serv
ice. and tha ? he would see to it that
politics plays no part in the depart
ment Mr. Jones expressed great faith
in, the civil service and said he would
adhere to ft wherever he could do so.
Pending the receipt of Mr Jones’
eommlsvon Mr McKee will retain of
fice. Mr. McKee declared Tuesday
that he would not resign until the
char*** against him have been with
drawn. However, when Mr Jones ar
rives on the scene to take charge,
he will relinquish the office to him.
Mr Jones is a native of Virginia
and one of Atlanta's most en'husl-
aaflc boosters and successful business
men At present he Is vice president
of the Pulton National Bank, a di
rector of the Con jental Trust Com
pany. a director of the Merchants
and Manufacturers' Association, a di
rector of the Atlanta Freight Bureau
and secretary and treasurer of the
Atlanta Stove Works, of which his
brother. Sara D. Jones. Is president.
He also Is an active and enthusiastic
member of the local Chamber of
Commerce.
L AT ESI
NEWS
WASHINGTON. Aug. 26 —
Coder the spport onment of $50,-
000.000 of treasury funds for mov
ing crops. Secretary of th© Treas
ury McAdoo to-day offered Ala
bama J 1 .500.000. This amount wtP
be divided among th© cit •• of
Birmingham and Montgomery.
Spirited av»ay early Tuesday
mernmg from Griffin. Ga.. where
feeing it running high over an
attempted assault on a 12-year-
old giH, Wilf*am T. Thomas, aged
66 years, was brought to Atlanta
late Tuesday afternoon and lodg
ed in th© county iad by Sheriff
Hudson, of Spaulding County.
Threats of lynching spurred th©
officers to make all po**<bl© haste
in reaching Atlanta. According
to th© Sheriff, Thomas, who is a
»ho«miker by trade, is charged
with late Monday aftarnoon en
ticing th© 12-year-old daughter of
Ben Johnson, his next door
ne ghbor, over to his house. Th©
litt'© girl got away from th© old
man and to : d th© neighbors. Th©
parents of the little girl were
away from Home Prompt work
of th© Sheriff and his deputies
saved th© old man from violence,
as feel'ng ran high in the town
as soon as th© news spread.
Sheriff Hudson stood guard him
self Monday night and early
Tuesday morning slipped out of
.Griffin tor Atlanta with Thomas.
RICHMOND. VA„ Aug. 26.—In a
colhtion on the Buckingham
branch of the Chesapeake arvd
Ohio Rahway twenty persons are
reported seriously injured. None
was killed.
NEW YORK, Aug. 26.—While
Harry K. Thaw, her husband,
was gunning for liberty with high
priced legal battery to-day h s
wife, Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, was in
United States Court here as a
principal in bankruptcy proceed
ings. which had been brought
agams* her. Her creditors are
trying to collect on three checks
■99reflating $15,000, given her by
the Thaw family to induce her to
sue for separation. Mrs. Thaw
said she had not included these
checks in her assets because she
was not sure if the checks would
be honored.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 26.—
Dorn, of the Phillies, to-day pur
chased the release of Catcher
Bums, from Montreal Club, of the
International League. He is rated
as the best catcher in that league.
Dorn gave a sum of money and
thro© players in exchange for
Burns.
NEW YORK. Aua. 26.—Bunny
Heim, big left handed pitcher of
th© Toronto club, who pitched a
twenty - inning game against th©
Jersey City club, which resulted
in a nothing to noth ng ©core, hae
been bought by the Giants and
reported to Manager McGraw to
day. H© was secured through th©
recommendation of Scout Dick
Kinsella. who had the youngster
when h© owned th© Springfield,
IH., club a few y©ars ago.
NEW YORK, Aug. 26.—Mrs. W.
L. Veli.e wife of the millionaire
automobile manufacturer, of Mo-
lino, 111., and her companion, Miss
M. J. Lilly, who were taken into
custory on charges of smuggling
when the Kaiser Wilhelm Tl ar
rived on August 19, were arraign
ed this afternoon before United
States Commissioner Stanton in
Honoken. They put in no defense
and were held in bail, Mrs. Velie
in $1,000 and Mise Lilly in $500.
Acting Deputy Surveyor O'Connor
told how .n sc .rching the trunks
he found jewelry and linen valued
at between $3,000 and $5,000
which had not been declared.
AUGU8TA, Aua. 26.—Fir«t Vice
President W. L. Mapother, of the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad,
announced here to-day that J. H.
Ellis, secretary of the Louisville
and Nashville, h J been made
acting general manager of the
Georgia Railroad. General Man
ager Scott, on account of ill
health, has retired temporarily
from active service.
vn. r\ /„ Aug. 2
Mrs. Laura Kanne, aged 21, and
Miss Nell Barker, aged 18, are in
a dying condition to-day as th©
result of poison taken by each in
a euicidg pact. Bichloride of mer-
oury was us«d, and though th©
discovery was made soon after
th© poison was taken the cases
ar© pronounced fatal.
g. 26.—By a
vote o f175 to 6 the House to-day
seated William J. MacDonald, of
th© Twelfth Michigan District,
Progressive, in place of H. Oltn
Young, Republican, who resigned.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 26.—
Federal Judge Dooling today
fixed October 13 as the date for
the trial of the Western Fuel
Company officials charged with
conspiracy to defraud the Gov
ernment on coal weights. All th©
company officials ar© wealthy and
prominent.
SMYRNA, TENN., Aug. 26.—
Mrs. William Cook and her ni&ce,
Miss Lucy Stanford, of Nashville,
wer© murdered near here Monday
night by unknown persona. Mr.
Cook, who is a farmer, was away
from home in the early evening
attending a revival. On his return
he quietly retired and knew
nothing of the murder until
morning, when he found th©
bodies.
CHATTANOOGA, Aug. 26.-
The Kirkpatrick Furniture Com
pany, of this city, filed a petition
m bankruptcy in Federal Court
to-day. Liabilities were listed at
$28,699.30. and assets at $37,352^3.
Of the total assets $25,191.22 was
in installment accounts.
LONDON. Aug. 26.— Both Hen
ry A. Sullivan, of Boston, who
started from the English side to
swim the English Channel, and
Jabe/ Wolfe, who tried to cross
from th© French side, failed in
their efforts to-day. Sullivan was
in th© water ten hours when he
was forced to give up. Wolfe had
covered 24 mile© when h© was
picked up exhausted.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.—Sec
retary of Treasury McAdoo late
to-day announced the apportion
ment of $50,000,000 loan to banks
in th© West, South and Pacific
coast States to facilitate the
moving and marketing of crops.
Georgia gets $1,700 CCO.OCO, with
Atlanta. Savannah. Augusta and
Macon depositories.
11 c. i. less
Wisconsin Senate
Contest in Snarl
LUST STAND TO
IE
Give Al! Support Possible to Re
store Tariff Clause Stopping i
Plumage Imports.
With sentiment developing rapidly
1n the United Ktatra Senate In favor]
of restoring to the tariff bill the Un
derwood clause prohibiting the Im
portation of the plumage of wild bird/*
for commercial purpose*, the wom
en's organizations of Georgia, in com
mon with th** r**«t of the country,
which have fostered and encouraged
the movement for the “conservation
of the birds,’’ have started on the final
step of their campaign.
The McLean amendment, designed
to restore the bird clause, was de
bated In the Senate last Saturday,
with i11tie opposition developing.
.Senators Summon** of the Finance
Committee, announced that at the
prop*-.- time the committee would ask
that section 357 be recommitted to his
| committee, which Is regarded as sig
nificant of a more friendly feeing.
Georgia Women Most Active.
Organized and started in the
Northern States, the movement for
J the conservation of birds has spread
throughout the country. In the South
the brunt of the work has been borne
by the women’s organizations of
Georgia.
Among the Georgia women who
have worked hard for the restoration
of the bird clause are: Miss Nina
Homady, president of the Georgia
branch. Daughters of 1812. Mrs. Wai
ter D. Umar, [/resident of the Daugh
ters of the Confederacy; Mrs. Shep
pard W. Foster, of the Daughters of
the American Revolution; Mrs. Wil
son, of Savannah, of the Colonial
Dames. Mrs. Joseph Moody, of the
Altar Society of the Catholic Church;
Mrs. A. MeD. Wllwon, of the Uncle
Remus Association; Mrs. W. D. Ellis,
of th** Ladles’ Memorial Association;
Mrs Joseph H. Morgan, of the Pion
eer Women’s Association: Mrs. A P.
Coles, of the Atlanta Women’s Club,
and Mrs Z I. Fitzpatrick, of the
State Federation of Women’s Club*.
Other organizations Identified with
the movement include the ButP-rflie.*
and the Alcyone-Suwanee Fish and
Game Club.
Urge Writing to Senate.
Miss Hcraady, together with Wil
liam P. Homady. who also has been
one of the leaders In the movement,
has Issued an announcement of the
statement of Senator Simmons, and
asks that individuals and organiza
tions write to the four members of
the Finance Committee, Senators
Simmons. Hoke Smith, W. M. Hughes
and Charles F. Johnson, urging them
to meet the wishes of their constitu
ents by deciding to withdraw the
Senate amendments
The work of the Georgia women
has attracted such attention in the
North that the Sew York organiza
tion is making a record of it.
Mr > Bolling Jones, secretary of the
Georgia Federation of Womens
Clubs, alone has written more than
300 letters, and many others have
done almost as well. Most of these
letters have been directed to Senators
Smith and Bacon, the former receiv
ing on in average of 150 letters a day
from Georgia women impressing upon
him the need of his aid in the move
ment.
$19,00,000 Gain in
County T&x Returns
County tax returns show' a gain cf
more than $10,000,000, according to
late reports received at the office of
the Comptroller General.
Out of 141 counties which have been
reported 73 show gains and 08 lossei
Th.* total gains amount to $25,447,341,
w iille the losses are $6._ 6.C14. Among
the counties showing heavy gains is
Fulton with a gain of $10,823,080 «ni
Chatham with a gain of $2,069,598.
Only rive counties now remain to bs
heard from.
YAWN DISLOCATES 5AW.
NEW YORK, Auk. 28.—Joseph
Rlim/r yawned so widely that he dls-
locatsd hi* Jaw*--and the dislocation
left the J;vwh wide open. At the hos
pital RuRser was put under an anes
thetic and his Jaws shoved back into
place.
EASTMAN SCHOOLS TO OPEN.
EASTMAN The Eastman public I
schools will begin the fall session on
September 1. Professor H. \v. Hurs:. I
who has been superintendent for sev- I
era! years, will ngaln head the schools j
this year.
Officers of Organization Planning
Campaign to Raise money for
Adequate Home.
Th* Young Women's Christian As
sociation of Atlanta, which has re
cently undergone a complete reor
ganization. will shortly b**gin a cam
paign for funds to erect a modem
and fully equipped building like those
In Chattanooga. Birmingham. Karveaa
City', St. Louis and other cities
The officers of the association state
that a new building l> badly needed
here, to take care of the rapidly
growing army of working women,
who come to Atlanta without home or
friend*. The association daily re
ceives letters from girls and women
all over the South who are coming to
Atlanta and wish to be aided In find
ing a home.
Miss Alice Logan Wlngo. formerly
dean of women at Drury College,
Springfield. Mo., took charge ns gen
eral secretary of the Atlanta anso-
ciatlon Monday morning Miss Wlngo
has had considerable experience in
the work in Missouri and Virginia,
and It Is expected that she will g^?at-
ly build up the local association.
Room* for boarders have been fit
ted up at the new association head
quarters. which has been moved from
the Steiner-Emery Building to No. 16
Ellis street. The old house at No. 19
West Baker street will continue to be
the main rooming house, however.
Classes *n Industrial and educa
tional work will soon be started at
No. 16 Ellis street, and also a course
m millinery and dressmaking will be
inaugurated. Competent teachers
have been arranged for, and the
classes will begin about September 1
The association now has what 1*
practically an employment bureau in
connection with the other work, and
places are secured for a number of
girla ajul women every week.
ISLANDS GOVERNOR QUITS.
MANILA, P. I., Aug. 26.—Governor
General W. Cameron Fnrbes. execu
tive head of the Philippines since
Novembere, 1909. to-day sent his res
ignation to Washington to take effect
September 1. Francis B. Harrison
has been nominated to succeed
Forbes.
MILWAUKEE. WI8.. Ausr 26—The
announcement of Congressman I. L.
Lenroot's and Id a cy for the Unite!
State* Senate to-dar muddled the po
litical situation la Wisconsin. Sen
ator Isaac Stephenson was expected
to announce his candidacy to succeed
himself. Governor Francis E. Mc
Govern and Lieutenant Governor
Morris already fc®ve entered the field.
Members of tne Republican and
Progressive parties to-day saw In th»
candidacy of Lenroot a further break
between the Congressman and Sena
tor LaFoIIette. Lenroot incurred La-
Folletie'g displeasure last fall when
he re fused to withdraw his support
from Roosevelt.
TWO FRENCH FLYERS KILLED.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS, Aug. -6.—Lieutenant Sen*
sever and Sergeant La Fargo©, of the
army aviation corps, were killed to
day. Their machine dropped from a
height of 150 feet while practice stops
in midair were being made.
2 Begin Attempt
To Swim Channel
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
DOVER ENG, Aug. 26.—A spectac- j
ular double attempt to *wim ths Eng
lish Channel began almost simulta-
’ neoualy to-day. Henry' Sullivan, of
j Boston. a well-known American
swimmer, accompanied by his father. •
j left Dover for the French coast, while
, Jabez Wolffe started from the French 1
side.
The weather was favorable and the i
■ swimmers hoped to pasj m midchan
nel.
.
Masons to Confer
Degree on Big Class
Gate City Lodge No. 2. Free and
Accepted Masons, will hold a commu
nication Tuesday evening, at which
time the master Mason s degTee will
be conferred upon a iarge class of
candidates.
A special feature will be the lecture
on the degree by the Hon. George M.
Napier, past grand master of Masons
of Georgia.
Nemo Corsets Are Health
ful—Also Fashionable
Nomo Corsets do things, and here are
some of the things they do:
They support the abdomen.
They flatten the back.
They reduce the abdomen.
They mold the figure into fashion
able hues, and last twice as long as
any other corset.
The Nemo patented semi-elastic fab
rics, ‘‘Lastikops Cloth” and ‘‘Lasti-
kops Webbing”—used ONLY in Nemo
Corsets—insure this.
If you have never worn a Nemo, yon
have never known perfect corset-com
fort. We have them in all models and
Sizes.
Two models, each with extremely
long skirt, and the new Lasticurve-
Back:
No 322—Low bust; white couttl or batiste;
sizes 20 to 36; No. 324—Same, with me
dium bust >3.00
cA&rny
N°322
URVE-BACK
reducing
Davison-Paxon-Stokes Co.
LAST CHAN
JUST TWO PAYS MORE
OF THE MOST SENSATIONAL DIAMOND AND JEWELRY AUC
TION EVER HELD IN ATLANTA.
WE POSITIVELY CLOSE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT FIVE.
Wednesday and Thursday we will offer some df the finest diamonds in
the stock, ineluding one diamond necklace valued at over three thousand
dollars.
WHY WAS THIS SALE SUCH ASUCCESS? BECAUSE WE
PLACED THE GOODS IN THE HANDS OF THE AUCTIONEERS AND
SOLD THEM ABSOLUTELY TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER WITHOUT
RESERVE.
The fact that Monday’s receipts were the largest of any day of the sale
is the most convincing evidence that there were some rare bargains.
Beautiful Presents for the ladies at each sale.
Diamond Ring given away Thursday.
An Emerald and
Come early as the seats are taken and the next two days the ?
be inadequate to hold the people that will try to gain admittance.
SALES DAILY AT 11:00 A. M. and 3:30 P. M.
EUGENE V. HAYNES CO,
BRIGGS & REID, Auctioneers
will
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In the Pura cooler the water never comes in contact with the ice, being
cooled in a coil of block tin pipe and kept always at the right temperature.
The Plot For
the Pennant
Hatched by the celebrated arch-schemer
of baseball fiction, Hugh S. Fullerton, is un
der way in the
SUNDAY
AMERICAN
The second installment of this enthrall
ing tale will appear next Sunday with a syn
opsis of what has gone before, so it is not too
late to become a fiction fan. Incidentally
one may read in the same issue of
Lily Elsie’s
Shattered
Romance
It’s a story of how this noted beauty de
fied all superstitions which surround newly
weds only to find that she just could not give
up her old stage friends to please a mere
husband. There will be another tale which
proves that songbirds are
Not Above the
Law After All
For it reveals the agitation of emotional
ly unrestrained tenors and prima donnas
who are cruelly worried by the sentencing
of Carl Burrian to a month’s imprisonment
for stealing another man’s wife. These are
but a few of the things which go to make
The Sunday American worth
m rp©
len limes
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