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12 A TTR MIST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN. ITT A NT A. G A SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1013. I 19.5# $2 50 Cash $1 Week BITTER FIGHT William A. Gunter and Wife Bar ricaded Against Each Other in Same House. SENSATIONS IN COURTROOM Father of Alabama Political Pow ers Attacks Opposing Counsel at Divorce Hearing. MONTGOMERY, AI.A,, Sept. « — Barricades and bitterness are stoutly established In the beautiful home of Colonel W. A. Gunter, former Justice of the State Supreme Court and a leading lawyer of Alabama. The di vorce suit in which Colonel Gunter and his wife, Mrs. Kate Bragg Gunter, a leader in Montgomery’s intellectual mt, made sensational charges each against the other, has caused neither to leave the ancestral home on Clay ton street. They live each in a wing apart from the other neither recognizing the other on the rare occasions when by chance they meet. Between them their six children pass each day, the youngest of whom Is but 4 years old. and the oldest In her early 'teens. It is about the children that the tight is the bitter^t. The Gunter divorce case has stirred Montgomery to its depths. After foui month* of taking testimony, the pro ceedings in open court have been con cluded. but no decree has come yet. The city in Its sentiments is divided between sympathy for Colonel (fun* ter, w'ho is 79 years old. and for his wife, who is little more than 40. Sons Political Powers. The case was full of spectacular features, chief among which was the figure of Mrs. Gunter, fighting almost single-handed against a powerful fac tion. composed of her aged husband’s sons and daughters by a former mar riage. the sons being the acknowl edged political powers of the city. Then there was the figure of the aged defendant himself, engaging in a rough-and-tumble fight with his wife’s counsel in the courtroom. The litigation for absolute divorce, the possession of the six children, the possession i f a fortune of $40,000, the fact that both parties continue to live at the family home—all these have been features to arouse Montgnmer* Then when the aged man answered the divorce charge with a counter suit, tiling it in the court of his son. Judge Gaston Gunter, City Court head, former Mayor and now ac knowledged political “boss” of Mont gomery, it created a furore. Imme diately the city began to take aides in the affair. W. A. Gunter, Jr., an other son of the defendant by first marriage and present Mayor of the city, began to attend every session of the hearing along with Police Com missioner C. Patrick McIntyre, the mainstay of the city political “ma chine,” who was named associate counsel for the defendant. The daily sessions of the trial began to as- | sume the aspects of a municipal cau cus, bent on solving some problem confronting the administration. Says He Was Defrauded. In his counter suit the aged man, who assisted in Ills own case, inti mated that he had been defrauded in marriage. He was 65 years old, and the bride was 26 when the mar riage was performed. His petition stated that when lie had married the pretty Kate Bragg, a descendant of General Braxton Bragg, he thought be was marrying “a Jew’el without a flaw,” but that he bad found out in the fourteen years of married life that her temper was ungovernable, and “though she be as fair as the fair Ophelia,” he could no longer live with her. Lawyer's Face Slapped. During the first week of the trial Colonel Gunter created a sensation in the courtroom when in a fit of anger he interrupted his counsel while an alienist was testifying about Mr. Gun ter’s mental condition. Following a heated dispute with the opposing counsel regarding the admission of certain testimony tending to show that ids w ife was possessed of a vio lent temper he ran across the room and raising Ills clinched fist attacked I the opposing lawyer. 'lose behind j him came Mrs. Harrington Semple, a , daughter by the first marriage and | head of a fashionable school for girls in New York city. Brushing her fa ther aside before the astonished vie- | tim of the attack could defend him self. she seized the latter and vigor ous’} slapped his cheeks Tiie tight was stopped when Mrs. j J. Klrkman Jackson, her sister, swooned away and had to be carried i from the courtroom News of the! melee readied the ear of Judge Gas- i ton Gunter in his chambers on the I second floor of the court building He j bounded down the stairway and rush- ed into the Chancery courtroom where he declared in heated tones I that he would make a personal matter I of the case if anyone dared lay hands upon the elder man Hostilities almost opened again when Mrs Gunter took the stand She j openly defied Judge Gaston Gunter, branding him as dishonest when she sought to show cause why she did not want him appointed administra tor in her husband's will. PARTY NEAR DEATH IN~ AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT GRIFFIN. Sept. 6—Clarence Nixon, his wife and family, of Senoia. narrowly escaped death during a rainstorm, by the overturning of the automobile in which the\ were riding The i rty was returninr from High v,Falls when their car run off a high em bankment about 3 miles frorp Griffin. Fortunately the car In turning turt'e fell •cress a eitch at the bottom of the decline, j• *•■ the occupants were dumped into the ditch. Alfred Burbank to Have Experiment Farm in Florida I Has Purchased 1,000 Acres in St. Johns County—No Coloniza tion Scheme. .ST AUGUSTINE, Sept. 6—Papers have been finally signed by which Alfred Burbank, brother of Luther Burbank, and him*«elf a plant wizard of renown, has secured 1,000 acres in St. Johns County for an experiment farm, upon which he will carry on experimental work in developing Florida fruit*, truck and stock Mr. Burbank was brought hero through the efforts of the St. Au gustine Chamber of Commerce. The money for his plan l» coming out of his ow n pocket ‘ and he is pre paring to do many years of work her.* which will prove of great benefit to Florida. Contrary to reports from California the experimental farm Is not in con nection with any colonization f#cheme. He will arrive within a few weeks and begin clearing and developing the land for the big farm. U. S. Expert Robs Mosquito of Sting Scientist Devises Recipe Which He Says Will Make Insect as Harmless as Dove. Big Extra Vote Offer Gives Op portunity to Hustlers—Not to Continue Long. WASHINGTON, Sept. The teas- ing, tantalizing sting of the American mosquito has lost its power to harm and madden, if the recipe which Dr. L. B. Howard, Chief of the U. 8. Bureau of Entomology, has devised to-day, is used. Some humorists about the depart ment call it twisting the toes of the mosquito, and this is the way it is done: Take a hath towel, pour a few drops of oil of citronella, spirits of camphor and oil of cedar, compound ed together, on the towel. Throw the towel over the head of the bed, and it is a safe guarantee that every mosquito within a mile will hasten to safer quarters. Black Green Goods Men Land in Jail Two Negroes Sell Another Half In terest In Confederate $500 Bill for $50, U. S. Alexander Dumas, a negro, en deavored to rival the imagination of tiie famous Frenchman, but he land ed in the police station Saturday aft ernoon on a charge of swindling. Robert Revelle, a nefrro of Warm Springs, came to Atlanta with $50 in his pocket to see the sights. Fie met Alexander and Ike Jackson. Alexander had a Confederate $500 bill and when he discovered that Robert had $50 he offered to divide the $500 (Confederate) if Robert would get it changed. Robert gave him the $50 and took the $500 bill hack to Warm Springs to get it ehanged. He went to his employee, H. Sap* pington, to get the real money. Mr Mr. Sappington came hack to At lanta with Robert, arranged a decoy and landed Alexander and Ike in Jail. Dr. Broughton to Hold Macon Revival London Pastor Opens Week's Ser vices in City Auditorium Sunday Afternoon. MACON, Sept. 6.—Dr. Leu G. Broughton, of London, formerly of Atlanta, will open a week’s revival here to-morrow afternoon at the City Auditorium, under the auspices of the Baptist churches. During his stay here all of the Baptist churches will suspend services. Dr. Broughton promised the Ma con Baptist clergymen lust year that if he ever came to Macon again he would conduct a revival for them. A chorus of 200 has been organized for the meetings. GRACE CHURCH REVIVAL SERVICES TO END TO-DAY After a revival campaign of three weeks, the special services at Grace Methodist Church will close Sunday The Rev. J. M. Bass, the South Geor gia Conference evangelist, on Sun day, September 14. commences a similar meeting at Tallahassee, Fla. He will be assisted by O. W. Staple- ton. soloist and director of musi \ There will be four evangelistic serv ices at Grace Church on the last Sunday of the meeting. Contestants who desire to stack up a big number of votes in the Want Ad Contest should put out extra ef forts this week and get a tine start, for the big extra vote offer is now’ on, and will continue but a short time. Coupon books sold for $2.50 will en title contestants to 12,000 votes, and $5 coupon books to 30.000 votes up to the night of September 20. when this special bonus vote offer expires and smaller values will be given. That is one reason why contestants should make every effort to place coupon books as early as possible. Tell your friends that now is the best time to help you win first prize; that they can give you many more votes now than later. This is posi tively the largest bonus vote offer which will be made during the con test. Organizations Enrolling. A number of Atlanta’s live wire or ganizations are enterting for the i $1,000 in gold and the $500 in furniture offered as first and second organiza tion prizes, but the race is still young, and any church, club or lodge which enters now, arouses the energy of its members and rqakes an earnest effort has a good chance to win first prize. This Is an excellent opportunity to gain funds to pay off a church debt, start a fund for a new building, make I improvements in church or lodge I room or gain a sum for any pur pose. The contest will bring mem- 1 hers closer together, inspire interest and loyalty and do a great deal to ward building up any organization which takes part. Individual Prizes. Remember, the individuals in the Want Ad Contest do not compete with the organizations, but have a sep arate prize list. The first grand prize is a 5-passenger automobile, the sec ond a trip to California and return for two persons, all expenses paid by The American and Georgian. Besides these there are prize jin various classes, ranging from motorcycles and player- pianos to watches and jewelry. There is a good chance for any person who will devote spare time each day to win a prize well worth the effort re quired. The Contest Manager's offices are on the fourth floor of the Foote & Davies building, Kdgewood avenue and North Pryor street, and he will explain all details of the contest to anyone who will call and see him If it Is not possible for you to call, telephone Maii\ 100, ask for the Con test Manager, and a representative will call and see you. SUSPECT IS HELD FOR $25,000 TRAIN ROBBERY MEMPHIS, Sept. 6. -Tha-t one of* the bandits who held up an Illinois Central train on July 4 near Batea- vllle, Misa., robbing the mail and ex press cars of $25,000, is being held here was the belief of Federal au thorities to-day. A man giving tin* name of John Roberts was arrested at Somerville on a two-year-old charge of shooting into rural mail boxes. Roberts made a remark about the robbery that caused officers to ques tion him further and it was said he made damaging admissions. Is This Why English Beauties Are So Fair? (From London Herald.) Ever since the discovery that mer- collzeq wax would absorb and remove a soiled complexion, its use by ladies as n substitute for toilet creams has grown rapidly A perfect complexion can be maintained indefinitely If this remarkable substance is used. Its be neficent cleansing, clearing and preserva tive action is quickly apparent, and Ju dies who have been paying as high as a guinea a Jar for “special cream’’ from beauty specialists, soon recognize that mercolized wax outranks them all. It haa become so popular that It can be obtained at all chemist shops in the British Isles. American druggists also have great demand for it, in original one-ounce packages. The favorite way of using is to apply It like cold cream, before retiring, washing It off in the morning. The saxollte lotion for wrinkles and the facial contour has also become ex tremely popular, one ounce powdered saxollte Is dissolved in one-half pint witch hazel. Bathing the face In this lias u splendid effect in erasing wrinkles and Improving contour.—(Advt.) Stop That Whooping Cough WITH THE McFAUL Whooping Cough Powders Instant Relief In Uee Over 30 Years For young babies, children or adult*. Contains no dangerous or habit-forming drugs. When given to children under two years of age it is almost a specific, rendering the disease so mild that the whoop is not heard. Prepared by a physician for physicians and physicians prescribe and reoommend It. By Mail 25 Cents, er mt Druggists. The McFaul Medicine Company 481 Marietta S<r..t Atlanta. Caarda BIRMINGHAM. AT.A. S2.50 ROUND TRIP. Special train will leave Terminal Station 8:00 a. m., Thursday, September 11th. Return any time until Sat- Lav midnight. BuTHERN RAILWAY. FOR THE LIVER TAKE LIVER EASE Calomel Has Been Completely Displaced by Dr. Verdiers Liver Ease. Be sure you get the perfect substi tute for Fhlomel when you need a medicine for the liver DR VKill>1 KFt’S LIVER EASE is made of imported drugs, purely vege- tab e ..ti l acts on the liver as thor ough!' %,s calomel with none of the bad afi*r effects DR VERDI Ell’S LIVER EASE contains no drugs that can produce ! salivation; there is no Irritation <>f the 1 stomach and bowels and no sickening after effects. Take DU VERDIER S LIVER EASE and go about your work as though you were not taking a medicine at all. A dose at bedtime will cleanse the sys tem of all impurities and stimulate the liver to expel the bile promptly with no discomfort. You can get DR VKRDlT.R'S LIVER EASE at any drug store for 50c per large bottle, ful'y guaranteed. *- - - Mi MONDAY SPECIALS The greatest home-furnishing values that’s possible to be gotten together are here, ready for your selec tion early to-morrow morning. Let the big store be your first shopping place, for it is here—and especially to morrow—where you can get just the pieces you want at prices much lower than you had expected to pay. Investigate our dignified credit system. You will appreciate its many exclusive features. Do this to morrow. Come in as early as possible. Our Special Seven- Piece Bed Outfit consisting of heavy two- ineh post gold bed, one pair comfort-giving springs, one mattress and one pair of pil lows, sold to-morrow on our special terms of '417.90 Our Duplex Guaranteed Pure Felt Mattress is a mattress on which you can at any and all times get genuine comfort. It is made of the purest of thoroughly sanitized felt, will not lump or sag, has tightly sewed edges, grade “A” ticking, and is a mat tress which we personally guarantee to YOU. Come to our store and see what a line mattress we are offering on our special terms of only $1.00 cash and $1.00 per week, for only This “Jumbo” baby bath tub is 21 inches wide, 5 inches deep, holds nearly ten gallons of water, and is just the ar ticle you need to give the babes their baths in. This tub is made of the purest of Old English Greyware, and is a tub which can be used for many purposes. It is __ real dollar value, but Rhodes-Wood’s special OCiC a price for to-morrow—big Monday—is only.. $10 Our Blue Tag Bargain Basement Crowded again to its utmost capacity, is our blue tag bargain basement. It matters not wliat you want, you can find it here, carrying a price tag which represents about one-half its real value. Any selection made in this department may be paid for on our usual terms. Come to morrow—and come early. SSudenl’s Chair- Monday Special Monday Only Alarm Clocks 48 c Very attractive in appearance, are ex cellent time keepers, have extra loud alarm attachment, and are positively guaranteed for one year. Here is an article that every school boy and girl needs. It is exactly as shown in this cut, but can be easily and quickly converted into three more convenient and useful posi tions. It can be made into a table, drawing table, chair or desk chair. It also has a con venient book shelf. These tables are dis played in our windows. See them. They are four-dollar values, but our BIG MONDAY’S price is only $1.48 A big selection of the newest patterns in rugs and art squares, hall and stair car pets, room carpets, linoleums, cocoa mat tings, and in fact anything you want for any room. See our handsome art squares for $10.98, beautiful rugs for 98c, and many other Monday specials which you should see to-morrow. Our usual terms apply to any selection made in this department. Investigate Our Credit System You will appreciate its many exclusive fea tures. A good way to do this is to come to our store to-morrow, make your selections, have them charged, and this will give you an ideal way to determine the value of a charge account at the big store. Anything you want from any department may be charged. Come in to-mor row and get acquainted with our system. See Our Handsome Line of 1914 Models In Baby Vehicles Monday for an $8.50 Sturgis col lapsible cart. It has heavy rubber tires, best retem pered steel springs and folds com pletely up in one movement. 103-5-7-9-11 Whitehall Street, Corner Mitchell ——■— — —— «— See Our Big Display of Handsome Brass Beds Can get anything you want in single, double or twin sizes, in satin, gloss or velvet finishes. We have the big gest display of brass and metal beds in Atlanta. Here Is the Greatest Bed Room Suite value ever offered in Atlanta. See it displayed in Whitehall Street windows. This suite is one which will add grace and beauty to any room. The dresser is a handsome, massive, truly colonial design, has two short and two long drawers, extra large gen uine French plate and beveled edge mirror. The wash stand, exactly matches dresser, and it, too, has extra large mir ror. The entire suite, in cluding your choice of three handsome style beds, is only $10.60 Jumbo Bath Tub Furnished in Golden Oak or Mahogany, with Wood, Brass or Steel Bed. It's a hand some suite. The “Favorite Trio” is beyond any doubt the greatest of all bedroom values. You get a hand some dresser and wash stand as illustrated, and may take your choice of a handsome, two-inch post brass bed, a truly colonial design wood bed, or a heavy two-inch post white or gold bed to complete the suite. It is offered at a special price and on special terms for to-mor row. Our price is only $2 50 Cash $1 Week >49.5#