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TTTT 7 ! ATT A\ T TA P, ROT? (MAN AaT \ t TAY<2 MONTS TD SE OF vSOCIETY GIRL WHO IS TALENTED MUSICIAN Lady Constance Richardson, Ger trude Hoffman and Polaire Are Booked to Perform Here, Gertrude Hoffman, who has never appeared in Atlanta since becoming a star, will be seen at the Atlanta Theater this season with one of the greatest combinations of stars ever on tour in the history of theatricals. With Miss Hoffman will appear Lady Constance Richardson of London, and Mme. Polaire. of Paris, the three being assisted by a company of 100. The contract for this notable tri) was received by Manager Homer George Friday morning. It provides for the appearance of the stars n four performances shortly after the Christmas holidays. Their coming will prove an event whi'h will at tract hundreds from all parts of the State, as this will be the only city in Georgia in which they will appear, according to the present route. Early in the season, when Morris • lest announced that he had contract ed for these three international stars in one combination, the theatrical world gasped in astonishment, as each is a star in herself. The com bination is expected to prove the sen sation of the year. Gertrude Hoffman is especially well known in Atlanta. She was'here with the old Wells-Dunne-Harlan troupe during the summer when the Grand was given over to musical comedies. Shortly afterward she became famous for her impersonations and since her reputation has become international. Lady Constance Richardson is the beautiful English society woman who has been dancing for a few years. This month's Cosmopolitan Magazine has many photo» of her, with an In terview regarding her entrance upon the stage. Her beauty articles are a feature of The Georgian magazine pages Mme. Polaire i-» the distin guished French artiste who has been boosted as the ugliest woman in the world and at the same time the clev erest in her specialties. Try to Put Baby In Mother's Coffin Deed 16 Years Old Is Brought to Asheville ASHEVILLE, N. C., Aug. 29.—Miss A. M. Hutchinson, of Charleston. S. C., has brought to Asheville a deed for 35D acres of land in South Caro lina which was executed in favor of her ancestors in the year 1735, when George II sat on the English throne. The deed is written on sheepskin parchment and is in an excellent stale of preservation. It is signed by Alex ander Gordon, who was then Govern or of South Carolina. Pastor Urges More Gospel, Less Oratory GADSDEN, Aug 29.—That preachers should give more attention to preaching the gospel and less to a flow of oratory was the statement made in an address to-day before the Etowah County Sun day School Convention by Dr. R. E. Fry, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. “Preachers ought to bring the pulpit back to what it was intended to be-—a place of teaching and not merely the ut tering of a lot of soft by-words. The true work of the pastor is not in stirring a lot of sentiment," he said, “but being a religious teacher and an instructor in the work of the Lord." Libel Charge Against Ex-Mayor Sustained WILMINGTON. N. C„ Aug. 29.—A verdict of guilty was returned by a jury in Fayetteville against the for mer Mayor of that city, Captain Jas. D. McNeill, charged with criminal libel of State Senator Q. K. Nimocks during the campaign between them for the senatorial nomination last year. Judgment has not yet been pro nounced by the court. SCHOOL PUPILS ANNISTON, Aug. 29 —According to information furnished to Coroner J. L. Murphy, an effort was made Thurs day afternoon to place a baby in the coffin with the dead mother while the baby was alive. The mother was Mrs. William Haney. Her body was put on the train at Sylacauga. It was seen the baby could not live The suggestion that „lt be placed in the coffin alive was resented by Mrs. Ray, in whose arms the baby died. When the train reached Anniston the little body was prepared for burial by Coroner Murphy and placed in the mother’s casket. Seed Makes Gadsden Speech Engagement GADSDEN, Aug. 29.—Walter D. Seed, candidate for Governor, will de liver an address here next Tuesday night. Yesterday Mr. Seed, John H. Wal lace, also a candidate for Governor, and Len F. Greer, candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture, deliv ered addresses at Collinsville, DeKalb County, where a country picnic was held. Miss Claire Sower, daufftiter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sower. Boy Is Killed While Playing With Gun HUNTSVILLE. Aug. 29.—Wiley Salter, the 6-year-old son of J. A. Salter, of Farley. Ala., was shot through the stomach h/ his older brother. Arthur, Thursday evening and died in the City Hospital here to-dav. Tbe*two boys were fumbling with a 22-caliber rifle which was accidentally discharged. Woman Seeks $2,500 For Injury to Hand GADSDEN, Aug. 29.—Miss Lula McNaron has brought suit against the Louisville and Nashville Railroad for $2,500. She contends her hand was crushed by a falling window in a passenger coach. Hooray! Baby to Rule the House No Longer Do Women Fear < the Greatest of All Human < Blessings. ! t is a joy and comfort to know ] it those much-talkwd-of pains d other distresses that are said to scede child-bearing may easily be olded. No woman need fear the ghtest discomfort if she will fortify rself with the well-known and re-honored remedy, “Mother s tend." rhls is a most grateful, penetrat- -, external application that at once [tens and makes pliant the abdwn- il muscles and ligaments. They turally expand without the sllght- t strain, and thus not only banish tendency to nervous, twitching ells, but there Is an entire freedom >m nausea, discomfort, sleepless- ss and dread that so often leave elr Impress upon the babe, rhe occasion Is therefore one of un- unded, Joyful anticipation, and too tch stress can not be laid upon the markable Influence which a moth- s happy, pre-natal disposition has on the'health and fortunes of the neration to come. Mother's Friend Is recommended ]y for the relief and comfort of ex- etant mothers, thousands of whom ve used and recommend it. You 11 find It on sale at all drug stores $1 00 a bottle. Write to-day to the ■adfleld Regulator Co., 180 Lamar dg., Atlanta. Ga„ for a most ln- ■uctlva book on this greatest of all bjects—motherhood. Shortage of Cars Feared in Columbus COLUMBUS, Aug. 29.—The Colum bus Board of Trade has directed at tention to the fact that a car famine it threatened in this territory, and in order to avoid one, as far as possible, has called upon the merchants of Co lumbus to load and unload cars con signed to them as rapidly as possible, so that here may be.no delay from that source. The cotton season is opening in full blast, and it always requires every car that can be obtained to handle the cotton shipments in this section. Mayor of Huntsville Dedicates White Way HUNTSVILLE, Aug. 29.—With ap propriate ceremonies', Mayor R. E. Smith Thursday night turned the switch which set Huntsville's pretty new white way aglow. The white way is composed of 24 poles with live pearl globes each and it makes a magnificent showing. This is only the first step of Huntsville for better illuminated streets, as the white way will be extended through out the business section. Escaped Convict Caught in Florida GAINESVILLE, Aug. 29.—Ed Fra zier, a life-term convict, escaped sev eral days ago and was captured here yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Bruton. Frazier was chased by bloodhounds the night he escaped, but took to a pond and as the dogs came swimming after him caught and held them under the water until they were in a drown ing condition. Season's First Bale Sold at Huntsville HUNTSVILLE, Aug. 29.—The first new eotton came into the Huntsville market Thursday afternoon, and a dozen bales were received. Local buyers paid from 11.75 to 12 cents per pound. Picking is going forward in a lively manner, and the market will be full of cotton in a few days. Holy Roller Convert Is Taken to Asylum GADSDEN, Aug. 29.—John Brown, a prominent resident of Marshall County, was taken to the asylum at Tuskaloosu yesterday He went insane following long attendance at a Holy Roller revival which was held near his home He be gan to talk in "tsrange tongues" and never recovered. Sunday School Meet At Gadsden Closes GADSDEN. -Aug. 29.—With the elec tion of officers to-night,-the convention of the Etowah County Sunday School i Association, which went in session here yesterday will be brought to a close j There were more than 250 delegates and j many visitors in attendance. Dinner was served at Elliott Park, 1 where the convention is being held each i day Addresses were delivered by State Secretary Leon C. Palmer, Colonel W. R Dortch, County Superintendent E. O. McCard and other prominent men LEASE DECLARED GOOD. GADSDEN, Aug. 29.—Chancellor Whiteside, in Chancery Court, handed down a decree t-day nolding the lease given by Attalla to the Etowah Light and Power Company, covering the At talla waterworks for a period of thirty, years, as good. Twenty thousand dol- j lars will immediately be spent in im- urovements. Claims Ownership Of Florida Towns PENSACOLA. Aug. 29.—J. B. Coyle. Birmingham real estate man, who ' f o Pensacola several days ago, claiming he owns 138,000 acres of land •. .no a County, yesterday noti fied the Louisville and Nashville Rail road of his intention of taking pos session of large tracts now occupied and claimed by that road. Included in the property which the Birmingham man claims to have the oldest deeds are the towns of Cen tury, Flomaton, Canoe. Pinebarren. McDavid, Bluff Springs and other places. Burnett’s Opponent Quits Congress Race GADSDEN. Aug. 29.—Colonel O. R. Hood, prominent lawyer and formerly law partner of John L. Burnett, gave out a statement to-day in which he says he will not be a candidate in the Seventh District against Corgiessnftan Burnett. He says that with a Demo cratic administration Mr. Burnett vs ill he able to do more than ever for the district. Boy Snake Hunter Shoots Self; May Die DI RHAM. Aug. 29.—Lucius Weav er. a 15-year-old boy, accidentally shot himself yesterday afternoon, and as a result is in a serious condition. Weaver was out snake hunting when the gun was discharged, the en tire load of shot entering his side. Physicians attending him gave slight hope for recovery. Judge Shelby Sick; Rate Cases Delayed HUNTSVILLE, Aug. 29.—Judge David D. Shelby, of the United States Circuit Court, has suffered a slight attack of rheumatism at his summer home on Monte Sano and it will be next week before and other Fed eral judges can hear pending railroad litigation. Power Mortgage tor $20,000,000 Is Filed GADSDEN, Aug. 29.—The $20,000.- 000 mortgage of the Alabama Power Company has been filed in the office of the probate judge here for record. Superintendent Seeks to Avoid Congestion on Opening Days. Teachers Named. With the final appointments of teachers for Atlanta’s public schools made Thursday afternoon by the Board of Education, plans for the opening of the schools are rapidly assuming definite shape. Superin tendent Slaton's plea for parents and guardians of children to secure their entry tickets before the last moment has met with an unusual response, amd the desk of the registering clerk Is being besieged all day by prospec tive pupils. Mr. Slaton issued a statement Fri day morning, emphasizing the neces sity of securing tickets at the earliest possible opportunity, if - a repetition of the uncomfortable situation in which many were placed las/ year, when it became necessary to stand in long lines on the last two or three days, is to be avoided. The children can be entered any day between the hours of 8 and 6 o’clock at the office of the superintendent in the Boys’ High School building. The teachers appointed Thursday have not yet been assigned to the various schools, but will be within a week. The new teachers* arc %s follows: Assistant Principal—Miss Dollie Orr. Grade Teachers—Misses Naomi Dunnegan, Gertrude McDowell, Eu nice Upshaw, Eula L. Rogers, Anna B. Reeves, Ann Lamar, Ethel Done- hoo, Clyde Griffin and Mrs. Marie Ma honey. Teacher in the Girls’ Night School— Mrs. Mabel Mather Assistant Drawing Teacher, Girls' Night School—Miss Wilhite. Trained Nurse—Miss Gertrude Guerard. Supernumeraries—Mrs. F. C. Foote, Misses Lillian A. Johnson, Annie Cameron. Corinne Warlick and Mary Clyde Prince. Assistant Clerk—Miss Beatrice Spell. N**gro Grade Teachers—Rosa Belle Rosette. Gladys Phillips. Negro Supernumeraries—Maudline Furch, Mamie L. Raiford. KENTUCKY TOWN BURNED. LOUISVILLE. KY., Aug. 29.—Corbin. Ky., the principal town in the south eastern part of the State, was swept by a fire that did $250,000 damage. Sev eral stores, the Heath Hotel, the Ken tucky Home Hotel and nearly a score of residences were burned. SAVANNAH, Aug. 29.— Robert J. Norton, under arrest in Brook lyn, where he was to have been married to-night, is wanted here for forging and passing a check signed with the name of hi* moth er, who is a wealthy woman. His intention to m«rry was not known among his friends here until after his arrest. The police of Savan nah and other cities have been searching for him sinnee the dis covery of the forgery. He is widely known in Savannah. COLUMBUS, Aug. 29.—Luther Hawkins, aged 29, was shot dead this afternoon while resisting Bailiff Willis, who was attempt ing to serve a warrant charging him with beating a board bill. Hawkins came to Columbus last night from Atlanta, where it is said he resided. Willis was ar rested, pending an investigation. E. R. Yarber, of Vinings, Cobb County, was run down and se riously injured Friday afternoon by an automobile driven by Dr. J. K. Barrett, of 92 Lawton street. Yarber was crossing Forsyth street, between Mitchell and Hun ter, when he was struck and hurl ed to the pavement. He was bad ly stunned by the accident and was unconscious for a few min utes. The injured man was hurried to Grady Hospital by Dr. Barrett. He was found to have suffered in ternal injuries in addition to pain ful bruises and lacerations. William Abraham, 35 years old, a patient in a sanitarium at 229 Woodward avenue, was found ly ing on his bed late Friday after noon with blood flowing from a deep gash in his throat. It is said he tried to commit suicide by cut ting his throat with a safety razor. He was unconscious when found by a nurse. Abraham was taken to Grady Hospital. BIRMINGHAM, Aug. 29.—Mil dred Johnson, a young woman from Atlanta, was painfully hurt in an automobile accident to-dav on the Mount Pinson road. Fiances Copeland and two men in the machine were also hurt. LONDON, ONT., Aug. 29.—Fire of incendiary origin burned five buildings on the Ontario Exhibi tion Grounds here to-day, doing damage estimated at $200,000. WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.— The House to-day passed bills to reinstate Thomas B. PePyton, of Alabama, and Adolph Unger, of Ohio, as cadets at the .United States Military Academy at West Point. CAMP PERRY, 0„ Aug. 29.— The National Trophy and $350 in cash was ^on to-day by the United States Cavalry Rifle team by a score of 2,675. The Navy was second with 2,655. It gets $350. Oregon landed third with 2,66$5, receiving $300. Fourth prize went to the United States Marines with 2,6603. WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.—Sec retary of the Navy Daniels late to-day wired Captain Gibbons, superintendent of the Naval trir POSTMASTERS NAMED. WASHINGTON. Aug. 29 -Presi dent Wilson to-da^v sent to the Sen ate the following Alabama postmastel nominations: H. O. Sparks, Boaz: Molly P. Henderson, Enterprise; J. T. Farmer, Sampson. MINING TOWN BURNS. CHATTANOOGA, Aug. 29.—Prac tically the entire business section of Whitwell, a mining town in the Cum berland Mountains, north of here, was wiped out by fire late last night. Tin- loss was approximately $20,000. I heard a young mother talking to her little son about his teeth—tell ing him howimportant it is that the teeth be kept clean. ‘‘If you want to be a big, strong boy,” she said, “and then a big, strongman, you must have good teeth. And to keep your teeth sound you must remember now, while you are a little boy, to brush them twice every day.” The young mother told me that the youngster liked the taste ot Ribbon Dental Cream and that this had helped her in inducing him to form the im portant daily habit. Of course, she talked with him about it now and then to impress on him the great advantage to his health and comfort that comes with this daily care. ‘‘Then twice a year,” she added, ‘‘I have the dentist look him over.” You too should use Colgate's RIBBgN 0&NTAC CREAM SATURDAY The Last Opportunity at These Reductions Any Suit in the house . ♦ $17.00 Any Straw Hat 50c Any Negligee Shirt .... 95c Any Silk Shirt .... $2.85 Half-Dollar Neckwear ♦ . ♦ 25c One-Dollar Neckwear . . . 50c One-Fifty Neckwear . . . 75c Two-Fifty Neckwear and better, $ 1.00 Onyx Hosiery, Pajamas and Belts at Half Price. Extra Special Reductions on Many Other Articles. Cloud-Stanford Co. 61 Peachtree Street Academy, to request the attend ance here Wednesday of the ath letic directors of the academy to confer with him regarding the holding of an Army-Navy foot ball game this fall. Assistant Secretary of War Breckenridge sent a similar message to West Point. Secretary Daniels pre dicted a game will be played on Franklin Field, Philadelphia. W. C. Hundley, former man ager of the Aragon Hotel, was bound over under $500 bond in Recorder's Court Friday after noon on the charge of cheating and swindling. Hundley was ar rested at the Piedmont Hotel Thursday night. The arrest of Hundley followed the alleged passing of bad checks on the Carlton Shoe and Clothing Com pany and the Allen M. Pierce Clothing Company. BOSTON, Aug. 29.—Sam Lang ford. the Boston heavyweight, was to-day matched to meet Jack Johnson in a bout for the heavy weight championship of the wor'd. The battle will be staged in Paris in December. The bout will be promoted by Theodore Dienne and will be held in the Cirque de Paris. Joe Woodman, acting for Langford, closed with the Paris promoter to-day. Turkish Delight New Mme. Bey Tea Dainty WASHINGTON, Aug 29.—Mme. Huasein Bey, the pretty English wife of the First Secretary of the Turkish Embassy, has concocted a new tea dainty that ha# delighted the palates of Washington society and been nick named “The Turkish Delight.” Mme. Bey is besieged with requests for recipes, which is as follow**: Cut an orange in half. Squeeze enough of the juice out to allow the interiors of large, luscious grapes to fit in it. Then pile on whipped cream ad libitum and place the whole con coction on a aweet cake. Jury women Cry as They Return Verdict CHICAGO, Aug. 29.—Twelve wo men of Oak Park, a suburb, who con stituted the first full woman Jury ever Impaneled in Illinois to hear a misdemeanor case, followed the letter of the law exactly, found the parties to a neighbor quarrel guilty, fined each of them and then cried and re fused to accept their fees as “jury men.” The women decided that Mr. and Mrs. Edward O’Day and Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Orth, neighbors, should be fined for fighting. Stone Mountain Line To Be Running Oct. 1 Cars will be running from Atlanta to Stonev Mountain over the new interurban line of the Gr.rgia Rail way and Power Company by October 1, if no mishap intervenes. Six cars have been built in the At lanta shops, the grading Is completed and only a short stretch of track re mains to be laid, according to an nouncement Friday. An hour sched ule is probable, with through cars from Atlanta, a distance of twenty miles. The gap of uncompleted track extends for a few miles on both sides of Clarkston. GREENE COUNTY’S FIRST BALE. GREENSBORO. Aug. 29—Greene County’s first bale of new cotton was brought to market to-day and re ceived a bid of 12 1-2 cents per pound. The prize farmer was ’C. N. Bryant, who resides between Greensboro and Siloam. CARSHOP INCREASES CAPACITY. GADSDEN, Aug. 29.—The Gadsden Car Works has been equipped so that it can repair old wooden box cars by putting in steel sills and under framing. About 50 cars of the Queen and Crescent Route will be repaired in thi3 way each month. FARMERS PAY PRICE. EUF.M'LA. Aug. 29.—The new regu lations regarding the size of cotton bales, established by the railroads and steamship companies, is seriously crip pling local business. Practically every bale Is not of the standard size and ship pers are not only buying by the market just now, but yardstick as well, making the farmer pay bale penalty. Palmer’s Skin Whitener Will Bleach Your Skin Its effect Is marvelous. If you want a clear, soft, fair skin, try I it immediately. We guarantee it pure and harmless. Postpaid^ Anywhere All Jacobs’ Stores And Druggists Qsnsraliy. Final Clearance Sale of 1-Piece Dresses and Suits Voile Dresses Linen Dresses Ra mic Dresses $/-v.98 2 Crash Suits Ratine Suits Linen Suits Worth from $5 to $15 Included in this assortment are about 150 of this season’s dresses and suits for The Last of the Season s Sale at a price that you bave never seen for them before— T wo-Ninety-Eight Each Tbe styles embrace about ten different models; many of tbe one-piece dresses bave embroidery or lace collars and cuffs. Some are prettily trimmed with contrast ing shades, while others are in tbe new tunic effects. Tbe skirts in many cases are slashed. Nearly all of tbe 1 men suits are man-tailored, while in the crashes you will find many cutaway styles. Every size and every color is in the as sortment, but not every size or every color in each style of garment. Sale opens promptly at 8 a. m. on our 2d floor SATURDAY at K e e lyj