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r I 1 nr ATliAM'A itMJIWlAIN AMI 3(E\V». JONES MEL BAH 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 s- 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. a pr * 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 For Health-Drink PURA Absolutely Pure and Germless, clear, light and sparkling. The only SAFE water to drink Prompt Deli ivery s ervxce Greatly Enlarged Plant With one of our perfect water coolers in your office, store or other place ct business, you can always have a supply of absolutely pure, germless water to drink. Wo install these coolers, keep them constantly supplied with Pura Dis tilled Water and iced daily, for a moderate charge. 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 The Price For it regularly contains all the news of every line—Sports, Finance, Local, Tele graph and Cable, to say nothing of a hun dred other features. If you are the one per son in ten who is not a regular reader, you had better order at once and become one. From your dealer or by phone, Main 100.