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THU A l l AN'I'A (tF]()K(T1AN AND NT’WS. DB. HINKLE SEES PLOT BY ENEMIES IN HE'S DETERM11 ION TO SUE Teacher Driven to Suicide by ‘Blues' MACON, Sept. 2.—Thug far efforts of mutual friends to bring about a reconciliation between Dr. A. B. Hin kle and his wife, Mrs. Nita Hinkle, who are estranged, have been un availing, and Mrs. Hinkle has reiter ated her intention of immediately suing for divorce. She* has placed the matter in the hands of John It. L. Smith, her attorney and it is stated the suit will be filed as soon as he can prepare the papers. Dr. Hinkle declares that his ene mies are urging his wife to take this course. He says he still loves her and their children, and does not pro pose to do anything to bring further disgrace upon them. He declares ne intends to remain in Macon and prac tice his profession and in time con vince the public that he has been a true and loyal husband and father during his 25 years of marrlec life. Scores Husband’s Conduct. Mrs. Hinkle, on the other hand, charges that her husband’s conduct has been such as to cause her and the children to be ostracized by their former friends, and that she had fully determined to seek a legal separa tion. Mrs. Hinkle and the children hav-3 for the time being left the palatial Hinkle residence and are residing with Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Lanier in the Navarro Apartments. Dr. Hinkle and his 80-year-old mother, Mrs. Laura Hinkle, of New York, whose hip was hroken in the family melee Saturday nie'.it. are occupying the ! Hinkle home. Mrs. Nita Hinkle . tys she will not molest her husband un- | til his mother has recovered, but ne must then leave. The aged Mrs. Hin kle is in a serious condition. The home and practially all the other property Dr. Hinkle has ac cumulated was transferred to the wife some time ago, the combined value being estimated at $100,000. If she succeeds in holding this property, and indications are that she will, Dr. Hin kle will be left a poor man. He savs his wearing apparel and personal trinkets are about all he has left. According to d‘snatches from Amer- icus, Dr. Hinkle and his father, Dr. James Hinkle, killed Dr. James Wor- shum, a prominent Americus dentist, in 1890. The elder Hinkle was given a life sentence and committed suicide in his cell. The son afterward wa? acquitted. The Hinkle trials were perhaps the most sensational ever held in Sumter County. ©U I cca Fatal Labor Day Auto Meet at Nashville, Term.—Negro Boy Caused Wreck, NASHVILLE, Sept. 2.—Two drivers and two mechanicians were killed and , one driver and two mechanicians were injured at the Labor Day races on the Tennessee State Fair grounds track Monday afternoon, when four high-powered automobiles, entered ?n a 25-mile free-for-all race, were wrecked. William Sherrod, driver of a Stutz car, one of the dead, came here about a year ago from Decatur, His body was shipped to Atlanta this morning, arriving there to-night. The other* dead were John W. Sherrill, driver of a Buick; ThomAs P. Bridges, his mechanician, and “Gooch” Brown, mechanician for Sherrod. The injured are Clyde Donovan, driver of a Studebnker. and Edward Polk, driver, and Freeman Ormsby, mechanician, of a Mercer car. Jake Loiver, driver, and Ted Shep pard, mechanician, in another Mercer, and T. L. Evans, driver, and Frank Bell, mechanician, in an Apperson, escaped uninjured. The wreck was caused when Dono van. who had no mechanician in his Studebaker, swerved to prevent hit ting a negro boy who darted across the track. A front wheel smashed Donovan steered into the outside fence, but failed to get clear of the path of Polk’s Mercer. The Stutz and Buick cars, trailing close behind, crashed into the wreckage, both over turning. The other two cars wen* through the debris at SO miles an hour without a scratch. Dies Ignorant of Inheriting Estate DALTON’ Sept. 2.—Before she had learned that she was one of the heirs to an estate iy Gainesville, Miss Sa rah Cook died at her home at Mount Pleasant, near Dalton. Miss Cook and her sister left Hall County 40 years ago, coming to Whit field. Inquiries were received here last week from Gainesville attorneys, 1-eeking to locate them and advise them of their inheritance. Mother of Banker Injured in Runaway DALTON, Sept. 2.—Mrs J W. Stark, mother of Buell Stark, a prominent local banker, thought at first to have been seriously injured in a runaway accident here yesterday, is resting easily to-day and is rapidly recovering. The runaway took place on Thornton avenue, and Mrs. Stark, Mrs. Buell Stark and her son. J. B. Stark, were thrown from the buggy, J. B. Stark being dragged for several yards, suf fering severe cuts and bruises. Memphis Girl Dead In Automobile Crash MEMPHIS, TENN.. Sept. 2.—Mis. Lee Monroe, of Memphis, was killed and R. C. Haines, of St. Louis; Jennie Shields, of Memphis, and H. H. Rhodes, of Birmingham, Ala., were seriously- injured early to-day w'her. their automobile collided with a ped dler's wagon. The accident was the termination of an all-night joy ride, according to the police. City’s Notables Get Hay Fever! Run Away. Now is the open season for hay fever, as a canvass of the number of prominent men out of the city will show. None but prominent men ever have hay fever, they say. With an ordinary mortal ft never gets worse than a bad cold. But at this time of the year there are any num ber of well-known business and professional men who are at the sea shore or the mountains With the familiar excuse left behind that they won’t be back until cold weather on account of the hay fever. Hay fever, It seems. Is not limited to any climate. It is a perennial trouble that only a change of cli mate will prevent. Experts declare It gets worse late In summer be cause of fine particles of chaff which are sloughed off by weeds* and breathed into the nostrils, irritating a sensitive nerve. Captain James W. English, presi dent of the Fourth National Bank, annually flees from it. Ex-Mayor Courtland S. Winn has his nose made almost as red as his hair by it every year about this time. Mayor James G. Woodward used to complain much about it, but since it has become the pet trouble of one of his chief political opponents, Car los H. Mason, chairman of the Po lice Commission, he is bearing his suffering in silence. Those afflicted assert they can tell the exact day and almost the hour this trouble will come on each year. Accordingly there is usually a mad rush at the last moment to get to the mountains. * * • Taylor Pens Moral Play; They Lived Happily, etc. Walter Taylor, Atlanta's famous City Clerk, has attached new honors. He Is now a full-fledged motion pic ture scenario author. On September 3 the Edison Com pany will release Mr. Taylor’s first picture—a pathetic circus drama en titled “The Girl, the Clown and the Donkey.” The story is simple and touching. Joey, the “Butt” of the circus, had no friends but Margaret, a fair bare- back rider, and Dynamite, his donkey. But conditions changed one day when he received a notice that he had in herited a fortune from an uncle who had died in Germany. Just when all were patting him on the back a telegram came which read: "The amount left you by your uncle is $34.” Joey couldn’t stay with the circus after that. He ran away. Several weeks later he slipped back to have a quiet talk with Dynamite. The Strong Man found him whis pering into Joey’s ear. The Strong Man shoved him away and then gave Dynamite a vicious kick. That was more than Joey could stand. He pounced on the Strong Man and overwhelmed him. When a crowd had collected on ac count of the disturbance, Margaret rushed in with startling news. There >OLK COURT POSTPONED. SDARTOWN.—The second week Polk Superior Court has bem poned for a wetk because of 111- i in the family of Judge Price rards. The criminal docket will iken up Monday. . r < '-y . •• >‘ '•?.*: •" kil' -i MISS NAOMI WELLS. GIRL TEACHER IS Miss Naomi Wells’ Attempt at Suicide Is Successful at West Point, WEST POINT, Sept. 2.—Remain ing unconscious for more than twelve hours after she had swallowed six drams of carbolic acid with suicidal intent, Miss Naomi Wells, newly elected teacher of English and his tory In the West Point High School, died late Monday. Thus far the mo tive for her self-destruction remains a mystery, except to those to whom she left sealed notes, and they are closely guarding the secrets of those farewell messages. From the firs: physicians gave no hope for her re covery. stating that her death was only a question of a few hours. J. M. Wells, a farmer, of near Thomson, who was notified by tele graph Monday morning of his daugh ter’s act. reached here late in the af ternoon, but not in time to see her alive. He Is heartbroken. The news so prostrated Mrs. Wells that she was unable to make the trip from Thomson. The suicide’s body has been taken to Lavonla for burial to-day. Besides her parents, Miss Wells is survived by two young brothers at Thomson and an older brother, Bur- dell Wells, of Augusta. FIRST BALE AT DALLAS. DALLAS.—Dallas has received Its first bale of 1913 cotton from the farm of H. K. Griffin. It was classed mid dling and was bought by the Dallas Grocery Company at 14 cents a pound. had been a mistake In the telegram. It should have read $34,000. Am Margaret, Joey and Dynamite left the circus. • • • Ed Tatum Got Into Tantrum; Blame Him? There are no two more famous ne groes In Atlanta than Shamrock and Ed. attaches of General Manager Zode Smith, of the City Water De partment. Shamrock is vagabond whose highest ambition Is to act as bartender at the encampments of the Fifth Regiment. Ed is an active churchman. Ed—Tatum is his last name—let It be known that he expected to get a li cense to exhort. Every morning for weeks after this secret got out Sham rock would laugh and ask him: “Has you got dem licenses yet?” The other day, Ed, exasperated, shot back: "Yes, d you, I have.” NOW'S THE TIE TO ENTER 10 Business Is Opening and Adver tising Is Plentiful—$1,000 in Gold to Some Organization. Now is the time for live contestants to get in thef game and win. It means a big first prize for somebody and a long list of well worth while prizes for the others. And your chance Is as good as anyones. September has arrived. Fall busi ness is opening. Business folk are “feeling better." Crops are looking fine. Money isn’t so tight. Adver tising is Just about to begin boom ing. All this means that a man or woman who gets into the Want Ad Contest now can go out and rake in a harvest of classified advertis ing and stack up thousands of votes with very little effort. There’s a five-passenger automo bile ready for the leader, and a trip to California and return, good for two and all expenses paid, for the second. And besides this, there are prizes ranging from motorcycles and player- pianos down to jewelry. Everybody should win something. The organization prizes offer a splendid opportunity for your church or lodge or club, too. There’s $1,000 in gold for the winner here. It’s a great opportunity to get your mem bers together, have them combine in the contest and inspire enthusiasm generally, and there’s no reason why your organization shouldn’t win the $1,000 as well as any other. The Contest Manager wants to see you and tell you all about the idea. You can find him in his offices, fourth floor. Foote & Davies building, any day this week. Better see him this afternoon or to-morrow. $12,000,000 Gain in Atlanta's 1913 Tax Returns to Sept. 1 Twelve million dollars is the gain in real estate returns for Atlanta dur ing the first eight months of 1913, according to figures In the possession of Tax Chairman Charles W. Smith. Two und a half million of this represents the gain In personal prop erty alone. The increase in tax re turns to date means Atlanta will get $185,933.60 more than was collectel last year. The sanitary tax gain this year is $4,200. In addition, there will be an increase in the revenue from the railroads that have property in the city limitf A new track survey will be made this year, which Is expected to bring an increase of many thousands of dol lars, as It will be the first time in twenty years that new trackage fig ures have been compiled. I J.MHIGHCQMMNY | JflLflKHCQMY Council Adjourns and Hurries to Ball Park DALTON UNDER NEW CHARTER. DALTON.—Dalton’s new charter amendment, passed by the recent ses sion of the State General Assembly, went into effect Monday', the Board of Water, Light and Sinking F'und Com missioners assuming full charge of the public utilities. Council adjourned on its regular meeting day Monday until Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock, and imme diately most of the members hied to Ponce DeLeon Park to watch the Crackers battle for the pennant. "In deference to the day annually set apart to celebrate the cause of labor Council has always adjourned," said Councilman Albert Thomson. "Therefore, I move we adjourn to day.” The motion was unanimously adopted. ♦ $550,000 IN BUILDINGS. COLUMBUS.—Stiatlsftics complied for the year ending August 31 in Columbus show that $550,000 was spent in building, the largest single Item being the handsome home of Senator B. S. Miller, which is now be ing completed at a cost of $75,000. INJUNCTION SUIT POSTPONED. COLUMBUS.—The injunction suit of the city of Columbus against the Central of Georgia Railroad to pre vent the building of additional switch tracks across Eleventh street, in the eastern part of the city, which was to. have been heard yesterday, was postponed, as Judge S. P. Gilbert was out of the city. ENROLLMENT FOR THE FALL TERM AT SOUTHERN BUSINESS COLLEGE ON WITH A BIG BOSH Indications Point, to the Largest Fall Enrollment in the History of This Long Established a n d Well Known Business Training School. Enrollment for the fall term of the Southern Shorthand and Business Uni versity, 10 West Mitchell street, begins today Judging from the applications already- received. this September enrollment is going to break all records. ‘‘Since arriving in Atlanta I have in vestigated the business schools and made inquiry' about them, and, as so many have recommended the Southern, tell ing me that its pupils are more thor oughly trained and secure better posi tions than pupils from other business schools. 1 have decided to enter your college,’’ said a young man who has just enrolled at the Southern Business College To-day Mr. Humphries. Mr. Waterson, Mr Hull and Mrs. Adams, all pupils of the Southern, accepted positions and be gan work. Mr. J. O. Williamson, a recent grad uate, and a splendid young man from Cerro Gord, North Carolina, writes to the managers of the Southern as fol lows: “I have a good position and am get ting along fine." A phone message: "Send your catalogue to Mr. . I have recommended the Southern Busi ness College to him. although I myself attended another school. I have done so because I know that your students make good.” Call, phone or write for further infor mation. Enter now with the opening of the fall term. Inquire among the business men and then you’ll attend the South ern. J. O. WILLIAMSON, A Recent Graduate of the Southern Shorthand and Business University Who Now Holds a Good Position. Address A. C. Briscoe, Pres., or L W. Arnold. Vice Pres., 10 West Mitchell street. Atlanta, Ga. Professor Thomas L. Bryan, lecturer and representative. Send 25 cents in stamps for his book on Punctuation.— TAdvt.) There Is No Purer Water Th an VttWtCTVX VUWt 3 Last installment city tax now due. Pay now and save cost. The purity of Pura Water is absolute. This water is distilled by most improved scientific .processes, and, as is well known, distillation is the only method by which water can he perfectly purified. Pura Water is the one safe water to drink—in sickness or in health. With one of our perfect water coolers In your office, store or other place of business, you can always have a supply of absolute ly pure, germless water to drink. We install these coolers, keep them constantly supplied with Pure Water and iced daily, for a moderate charge. PHONES: ... AtiLLr 3226 \ujuC A Sale of $1.50 Crepe Kimonos Wednesday Here’s the most unusual and most Interest- = ing bargain news we have announced recent ly. We have just unpacked and checked off a splendid lot of beautiful new crepe kimonos that we had intended selling at $1.50 each, but for a special trade reason, and to demonstrate our supremacy in value giving, we offer you these beautiful crepe kimonos, made of choice quality serpentine crepes and the newest, most popular fall models, *t»7I While They Last Choice 98 C 1 Biack Goods Specials! Black Matelasse, 45 inches wide; new, just arrived il M Crepe de Chine 42-inch wide Crepe de Chines in street and evening shades, Monday tjp 1 Ajy Yd. Yd. Black Serges All-wool 40-inch Serges for Suits and Skirts CQ^ Silk Failles French Failles in street and evening shades Yd. oyc Yd. Black Silk Bargains 36-inch Black Taffeta and Messaline Standard $1 Quality, Wednesday, One Day = Here's the most remarkable news about black silks EE you have ever known: To-morrow, Wednesday, one EE day, we shall sell while 5 pieces last, standard $1.0Q == quality 36-inch black taffeta silk and standard $1.00 EE quality 36-inch black messaline, one day only, at Y A R D Mail Orders for This Most Unusual Special Will Be Filled Provided Orders Reach Us by First Mail Wednesday Morning. Remnants Domestic lr M I0c, 12Lc Grades To-morrow Tomorrow (Wednesday) we place on sale 2,000 yards mill-ends and remnants Bleached Domestic in 3 to 20-yard lengths. 10c and 12 l-2c grades soft finished Bleaching, and they’ll go quickly at— pmq Y A R D