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C. J. HADEN, ATLANTA,
ELECTED HEAD OF STATE
CHAMBEROFCDMMERCE
MACON, Sept. 16.—Charles J. Ha
fien, of Atlanta, was elected president
of the new State Chamber of Com
merce to-day in an enthusiastic meet
ing of leading representatives of the
progressive business world of Geor
gia.
The meeting was generally ac
claimed as marking a new era in the
State s progress.
Macon was the Mecca of nearly
one-half the counties in Georgia, and
an active and effective State Cham
ber of Commerce was organized.
More than 300 delegates were here,
besides various organizations of Boy
Scouts, brass bands, marching clubs
snd other booming and boosting ag
gregations.
The visitors were the guests of the
Macon Chamber of Commerce, where,
In the beautiful new Hotel Dempsey, i
everything from a fine meeting half
to all things imaginable byway of
good eatables and drinkables had (
been provided.
The purpose of the State Chamber
of Commerce is to bring the various
counties and municipalities, large and
email, into closer relationship, par
ticularly in the matter of bringing
about mutual efforts toward progress
In Georgia between the urban and the
rural populations.
North Meets the South.
The Atlanta and Decatur delega
tions, representing Fulton and DeKa.b
Counties, were the last to reach Ma
ron. preceded by only a few minutes,
however, by the Waycross delegation,
representing Ware County, thus
bringing together in the central Geor
gia city almost simultaneously the
extreme northern and southern ends
of the State, making the sectional I
representative for organization pur
poses complete upon the occasion of
the State Chamber’s Initial gather
ing. I
The enthusiasm of the visitors was
Unmistakable. From the beginning it
Was apparent that those counties par
ticipating to-day look upon the* or
ganization of the State Chamber as
highly important and promising work,
end besides the sixty-odd counties di
rectly represented some thirty-odd
gent written assurances to the gath
ering of their cordial sympathy and
future co-operation in the work of the
State Chamber.
The Atlanta delegation, headed bv
Secretary Fehy, of the Chamber > F
Commerce; Wilmer Moore, Mr. Ha
den and others, immediately assume i
a leading part in perfecting the Stat?
organization, inasmuch as it was in
Atlanta that the idea of a State
Chamber organization was conceived
and where, in its preliminary’details,
it was worked out. Notwithstanding
this primary of the Atlanta boome.-s
for the State Chamber, however, the
matter of effecting permanent organ
ization was participated in by all th*
sections of the State generally, and no
one county or section In any way
dominated the proceedings.
Expect 10,000 Members in Year.
The State Chamber expects to run
Its membership well over 5,000 from
the beginning and to double that or
more within the next twelve months.
It also proposes to work through th)
county and municipal commercial
bodies in working Inside Georgia, and
to work within itself and by itself
outside the State, so far as boosting
and pushing the State abroad is con
cerned.
The first session of to-day’s meet-
Cures Reported at
Shrine at Lourdes
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LOURDES. Sept. 16.—Two more
partial cures are reported among the
pilgrims to the shrine here. Fathers
Lynch and Kiernan, from County
Heath. Ireland, who had been conMd
ered permanently deaf, partly recov
ered their hearing.
Cases of grievously afflicted pa
tients who have convinced their doc
tors of improvement since their ar
rival at Lourdes, are too numerous to
mention.
. Cordele Sends 50 to
State Chamber Meet
CORDELE, Sept. 16.—Cordele was
strongly represented at the gathering
of business men at Macon to organ
ize the Georgia Chamber of Com
merce. Over 50 citizens, including
Mayor Fred Harder, attended the
meeting, joining the Albany delega
tion here and going to Macon in so
cial coaches.
The local chamber expects to take
an active interest in the undertakings
o' the State commercial body.
Chief Speeds to Fire
After Auto Kills Man
SAVANNAH. Sept. 16. —The Coro
ner is investigating the death of Miles
B. Overcash, killed when the Fire
Chiefs automobile, driven by Assist
ant Chief Joe Fogarty at terrific
■peed, dashed him against the side of
a building.
The machine, after striking the
man. did not stop until it crashed into
the curbing and was wrecked, whin
Its driver caught a cab and proceeded
to a small fire.
Burns Clan Called
To Feast and Talk
A. Cruiekshank, chief of the Burns
elan, has called a special meeting to
be held at the Burns Clubhouse at 8
o'clock Friday night The Invitation
is couched in characteristic dialect, as
follows:
"Tak' Soldiers' Home ear to end o'
line. Business o' great importance to
YOU is to he thocht and talked aboot
a Brine arit',er Scot wi* ye tu help eat
up the Haggis!"
By JAMES E. NEVIN.
ing was given over almost entirely to
speech-making by gentlemen from
various points throughout the State,
while the executive committee was
working out the problems of a con
stitution and by-laws and nomina
tions for officers of the permanent
organization*
Friendly but acute rivalry soon de
veloped on the floor in the matter of
a president of the State Chamber of
Commerce and the location of its per
manent headquarters. Prominent bid
ders for (he headquarters are Atlanta,
Macon, Albany, Americus and Griffin,
while numerous places had favorite
sons who wished to serve as presi
dent.
It has been particularly noticeable,
however, that none of this rivalry
was tinged in any manner bitter
ness or harshness. If ever before in
Georgia an organization of this sort
was perfected amid more genuine
harmonj’ and real good fellowship, no
one here seems to know T where and
| when it was.
Many Subjects Discussed.
Every topic of interest conceivable
in the business world of Georgia was
discussed. All the way from bank
ing and school to plowing and hog
culture. It is the purpose of the State
Chamber of Commerce to touch ev
ery note in the keyboard of industrial
progress in Georgia to the genuine
good of the State in all directions.
After much discussion the State
Chamber of Commerce named Mr.
Haden president. The place of per
manent headquarters will be decided
later by the executive committee of
th chamber.
Mr. Haden acted as temporary
chairman of to-day’s meeting, and his
nomination to the permanent presi
i dency gave unanimous satisfaction.
(Constitution and by-laws providing
for a great and catholic organiza
| tion were adopted.
The greatest and most Impressive
showing made by any visiting delega
tion was that of the DeKalb County
organization. Headed by a score or
more members of the Decatur Board
of Trade, a dozen prosperous and pro
gressive farmers and a cracker-jack
drum corps of Boy Scouts, this dele
gation paraded the streets and the
convention hall, and everywhere it
went it was received with loud and
prolonged applause, while Wilmer
Moore, of Atlanta, probably made the
very best speech of the many really
good speeches.
Other Officers Named.
Comparisons are out of order, per
haps. as all of the visitors were full
of enthusiasm, and the State chair
man adjourned in the afternoon more
than well pleased with the work ac
complished.
Besides the president of the cham
ber, the following officers were named:
First vice president, E. W. Stetson,
Macon: second vice president, J. A.
Bush. Camilla: third vice president
K. F. Maddox, Atlanta; fourth vice
president, P. J. Reid, of Waycross.
The only salaried member of the
State Chamber is the secretary,
whose compensation i«’ yet to be fixed.
For this place M. B. Powell, of Co
lumbus. was named. At one time the
race question was interjected Into the
proceedings by a member from South
Georgia, who moved that the organ
ization be restricted to whites, after
some debate, a little sharp at times,
the motion was adopted.
The chamber then adjourned to
meet at 2 o'clock.
Choir Singers Quit
Vanderbilt Church
ASHEVH.DE, Sept. 16. —Wholesale
resignations due to friction have
about disrupted the famous choir of
All Souls' Church, at Biltmore, sup
ported by Millionaire George W. Van
derbilt.
Members of the choir object to the
Instructor having a music school for
financial gain, saying that his pupils
ate favored when solo work is re
quired. The attention of Mr. Vander
bilt has been called to the trouble,
and he likely will take a hand in the
matter.
Woman Disappears
At G. A. R. Reunion
CHATTANOOGA. Sept. 16.—Mrs.
Lida Saylor, of Dayton, Ohio, aged 75
years, who came here to attend the
G. A. R. encampment and disappear
ed from the union station yesterday,
is still missing, although the police,
directed by her brother. S. Rowe, who
accompanied her, have searched the
entire city.
The aged woman being left in the
station by her brother was seen to
enter a cab a few minutes later and
drive away. No trace of her has been
discovered since.
Reno’s Passenger
Traffic Cut One-Half
OMAHA, Sept. 16. —Passenger serv
ice to and from Reno. Nev., has fallen
almost one-half since the reformed
divorce laws went into effect, accord
ing to the figures of the railway lines
running through Nevada.
Night School at Georgia Tech
Will Open September 17. Enrollment and
Registration September 15 to 19 Inclusive
AGE LIMIT NOW 14 YEARS AND UP.
Courses in Architecture, Mechanical Drawing, Electrical
Engineering, Woodwork, Carpentry and Joinery, Foundry
Practice, Machine Shop, Mechanical Engineering, Mathemat
ics, Chemistry, English.
This Night School is a regular department of Ga. Tech.
Contingent Fee $5 Per Term. TUITION FREE
For further Information write J. N. G. Nesbit.
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ATLANTAN PRESIDENT
OF STATE CHAMBER
CHARLES J. HADEN.
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LOST ESSIE NIX ISi
SEEN IN COUNTRY
Disquieting information as to the
whereabouts of Essie Nix, the pretty
16-year-old daughter of Mrs. G. M.
Nix. of No. 626 Chestnut street, who
has been lost since last Saturday, was
received by Chief of Police James L.
Beavers Tuesday morning.
Robert Cain and J. Harrin. of Buck
head, visited the Chief and said they
had seen the- missing girl Monday
afternoon walking aimlessly along a
lonely country road some two miles
north of Roswell.
The two men were in an automo
bile when they came upon the girl,
who was walking with her head
bowed. The men said that as the>
had known the girl for some time
they had no hesitancy in accosting
her. According to the men. she said
she was on her way to the home of a
relative not far distant.
It Is feared by the police that the
girl may have lost her mind. Imme
diately following the receipt of this
information the Chief notified the
girl's mother. Every effort will be
made to locate the child. Men in
automobiles have started in search of
her.
Rheumatism
A Home Cure Given by One
Who Had It
In rhe spring of IBS? I was itv‘aek*d t»y
Muscular and Inflammatory Rheumatism T
suffered as only th<me who hate it know, for
over three years I tried remedy after r»m
•d;.. and doctor after doctor. but such relief
aa I received was only temporary Finally. I
found a remedy that cured me completely,
and It has never returned I have given It
to a number who were terribly afflicted and
even bedridden wtih Rheumatism, and it el
fected a cure In every case
I want every sufferer from any form of
rheumatic trouble to try this marvelous heal
Ing power Don’t stud a cent simply mail
your name and address and 1 will send it
free to try. After you hav* used it ami it
has proven itself to Im? that long-looked-for
means <»f curing your Rheumatism, you may
send the price nf It, one dollar, but, under
stand. I do not want your money unless you
are perfectly satisfied Uj send it. Isn't that
fair? Why suffer anv longer when positive
relief Is thus offered you free? Don't delay.
Write to-day
Mark H Jackson, No. 131 Gurney Bldg .
Syracuse. N. Y
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS,
BANKERS’ OFFICIAL
PRAISES ATLANTA
Fred E. Farnsworth, secretary of
the American Bankers’ Association,
during an inspection of Atlanta’s ho
tel facilities Tuesday declared this
city was fully capable of entertaining
the 1914 convention of the associa
tion.
Mr. Farnsworth was given a din
ner at Hotel Ansley Monday night by
the convention committee of the Ho
tel Men’s Association. Mr. Farns
worth was optimistic over the prob
ability of Atlanta getting the conven
tion. Tuesday Fred Hauser, secre
tary of the Chamber nf Commerce
Convention Bureau, continued to con
duct him through a personal exami
nation of the hotels.
Mr Farnsworth said there would
be 3,000 bankers attending the con
vention. He already has been guar
anteed 1.791 rooms, and the hotel men
have promised to make the number
2.000.
Atlantic City Is the only other city
that has announced to make an open
fight for the 1914 meeting when the
bankers assemble in the'r 1913 con
vent ion In Boston.
“// It’s at Hartman s, It's Correct’’
Were
Ready!
Are You?
Exit straws! Time to
get under a new fall
“bonnet!”
All the season’s newest
and niftiest conceptions in
fashionable Fall Ilats for
men and young men are
now here in profusion.
We’re waiting to serve
you.
$2.00 to $5.00
Six Peacktree. Opp- Peters Bldg.
CONLEYTO FIGHT
FELON CHARGE
BITTERLY
Attorney Will Permit Him to Plead
Guilty Only to Misdemeanor.
Judge Sought.
Jim Conley’s trial on a felony
charge as accessory after the fact in
the murder of Man* Phagan will be
strongly combated by his attorney,
W. M. Smith, according to announce
ment made Tuesday.
It is the contention that Conley, on
the State’s own theory of the crime,
is guilty of nothing more than a mis
demeanor. and that he can not be
tried fur a crime of which he is not
accused.
Two indictments were drawn
against the negro at the last session
of the Grand Jury. One charged him
with a misdemeanor and the other
with a felony. A nice point of law
has arisen un the felony indictment,
the Georgia statutes providing that an
accessory after the fact, to be liable
to punishment as a felon, must have
‘hidden, harbored or concealed” the
person guilty of the capital crime, as
well as to have withheld the infor
mation of the crime from the officers.
Fight Centers on One Word.
If an attempt is made to try Con
ley on the felony charge, a legal fight
will ensue on the interpretation of
the word “conceal.” The State will
contend that it has a broad meaning,
which includes assisting the culprit to
escape and concealing his identity
from the authorities. This, the Pros
ecutor will contend, admittedly was
done by Conley when he shielded
Frank for several weeks.
Conley's attorney, on the other
band, will insist that the law be in
terpreted with the strictest literal
ness. Legal citations will be made
to show that “conceal” in the statutes
means nothing e’se than hiding or
harboring the person of the guilty
man This, the negro’s lawyers will
insist. Conley did not do.
Case May Come Up September 29.
Conley will be allowed to plead
guilty to the misdemeanor charge and
nothing more. The carrying of the
girl’s body to the basement was a
part of the negro’s action in with
holding knowledge of the crime from
the officers, and did not in itself con
stitute a felony, it is held.
The negro’s case probably will come
up the week of September 29. So
licitor Dorsey has abandoned his at
tempt to hold court before this time.
He hopes to be able to get a judge,
either from the Fulton Superior Court
or an outside circuit, to preside. Judge
Ben H. Hill, the newly appointed
judge to the Atlanta Circuit, will not
take up his duties before October 6.
and it may be a week or two later
than this.
Guaranteed Fresh Country
EG G S
Guarantaad
/ \ 12 Good
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20 lbs. Sugar . SI.OO
Gallon Velva Syrup. 44c
No. 10 Silver Leaf Lard $1.29
No. 10 Cottolene $1 09
Arqo Salmon, canll l ?c
No. 1 Irish Potatoes, pk 27'
White Meat, lb 9J 4 c
Fancy N. Y. Cheese, lb. 19c
Brookfield Creamery Butter, lb, 35c
Cash Grocery Co i Whitehall
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Convention Bureau
Boosts Atlanta in
Booklet, Just Out
A book containing: photographs of
interesting places in and about At
lanta. and filled with facts and figures
that show why life is worth living in
Atlanta, was issued from the office ot
the Atlanta Convention Bureau Mon
day. It was compiled by Fred Houser.
On the cover are photographs of
the Battle of Atlanta reproduced from
the cyclorama at Grant Park, and
below them are pictures of Atlanta
as it is to-day. with factories and
skyscrapers taking the place of
smoking ruins and marching sol
diers.
It Illustrates strikingly the strides
of the Gate City since the war. The
48 pages of the book are brim full of
valuable information concerning At
lanta.
The book will be circulated freely
throughout the North, and is expected
to be a great aid in bringing conven
tions to Atlanta.
Water Wagon Puts
Jail Out of Business
KINGSTON. MO. Sept. 18.—Fol
lowing the Installation of the prohi
bition lew here the town became so
good that the Marshal quit in dis
gust and the "cooler" was sold to a
poultry raiser.
Opening Days in Millinery etc., at «Wf MWffVkK
1 M. RICH & BROS. CO. I
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| This Brocade Plush Coat $25
j» Marks the Acme of Value-
* Giving in Material & Style
3JJ The first coat news, and the best
coat news of the season. As a re
suit of careful planning with the
maker we offer this re
markable value in brocade
5 plush.
5? The eoat is exactly as pic
tured. In the approved 44-
inch length. The deep pile
plush is beautifully bro
-3* caded just as shown,
cjj Revers can be worn as 11-
lustrated, or buttoned close
to the neck with a storm
-jJ collar effect Frogs are of
heavy silk braid. Superb
* workmanship. Every grace-
ful line reveals the art of
the master tailor. Lined
3J throughout with black or
gold satin. A splendid coat
36 to wear from now on right
2J through the winter. $25.
• I Shepherd Checks &
S Wool Serge Suits
3J Not S2O suits, nor ir 1 E
’is even extraordinary 3
S* $17.50 suits, but absolutely
the best all-wool suits you'll
And anywhere at sls. Bilk
2* lined, finished with silk
<5 shields. Serges, in black or
5* blue and shepherd checks
(Ready to Wear—2d Floor)
S Pair Pillow Cases 39c
Stamped for Embroidery
5m "Fine round thread pillow cases, made of
I the wear-resisting Atlantic tubing. Stamped
for French, eyelet and the new punch work
embroidery. Many designs; some with place
for monogram. Priced not singly, but the
pair for 39c.
j 25c & 50c Stamped Waists
yjj A little price for such pretty «
2J waists. Made of white lawns I
and crdpe voiles, with high or *
*2 round necks and long or short sleeves.
2JJ Stamped for French, eyelet and punch work
embroidery.
(Art Needlework—Center Aisle)
E Babes’ tAc were 75c,
| Shirts $1 to $1.50
5 Because the demand for these high-grade
e* imported undershirts for infants is not suffi
cient to justify keeping up the stock, we are
closing out the entire line greatly below first
cost.
2J The undershirts are about the very finest of their
kind. Made of silk and wool, or wool and lisle.
Light and medium weights. High neck, long
sleeves. .Just the garment for present wear
■qf for infants and babes up to 4 years. For
merly 75c, sl, $1.25 and $1.50: choice 50c.
(Infants’ Wear—Second Floor)
s Oriental Rugs
E in a Big Sale
gj Certain trade exigencies
'* make for a salt’ of Oriental
*5 nigs surpassing in magni
tude and selections of va
rieties anything hereto
fore attempted. The sale
starts Thursday.
I Cool Nights Call
X for Blankets
Assortments here to meet the
dictates of any taste or purse:
Cotton $1.50 to $3.
** Wool $5 to S4O.
Comforts $2 to $4.
J? (Main Floor. Left)
RICH & ERGS. CO. M. RICH & BROS.
1
NABBED 4TH TIME
ON FRAUD CHARGE
Kirkwood Man Is Accused of
Swindling Lumber Firm in
Several Transactions.
R. F. Mitchell, of Kirkwood, was
arrested Tuesday on a warrant sworn
out by Robert Anderson, a lumber
man of Warrenton, charging fraud in
lumber deals. Mitchell was taken to
Warrenton by Sheriff W. O. Brinkley,
of Warren County.
This is the fourth time Mitchell has
been taken into custody, it Is said.
On August 27 Mitchell was arrested
and taken to Roberta, Go. Later he
was taken to Somerville, and finally
he was arrested, but released uj»on
the failure of the Sheriff of Chattoo
ga County to come for him.
According to the charges filed by
Anderson, Mitchell has represented
himself as the W. H. Mitchell Lum
ber Company. Under that name, It Is
alleged, Mitchell has received large
conLsgnments of lumber from Ander
son.
When arrested by Detective J. XV
Hollingsworth at his home in Kirk
wood, Mitchell inquired, pleasantly,
w here he was “to be taken this time.’
IB?
New $1 Lavallieres 69c ;
Lavallieres, neither as pretty nor of as
good quality, formerly sold here at sl. But t
they were bought from importers, while 2'
I these were imported direct.
Saving the middleman's profit and shav- *2
■ ing our own profit to make these lavallieres 5"
> a "special” brings the price down to 69e. 2
Made of German silver with three hanging fes-
t<M>ns inset with amethysts, emeralds, sap- 2“
pires, topaz, or other semi-precious stones. Jjg
$1 Opera Chains at 69c
> Another direct importation. 54 inches
’ long; each individual link soldered. Set with 2
assorted stones. 2
Novelty Necklaces 50c S
German silver, platinum finish necklaces. 2
Between divisions of the chain are inserted 2
pearl beads, and assorted stones. Very
smart, and selling like sixty. 50c. »
I | (Main Floor—Center Aisle)
“Sautorie” Ribbons S'
Set With Cameo 50c
idling novelty this season, jc
■A 1 j-inch black ribbon to hang about the 2
neck. Swivel at end, to which one can at- 2
tach a vanity, a bit of jewelry or a monocle.
('ameo slide on ribbon. 50c. Monocles with 2
imitation tortoise shell rim. 25c. 2
(Main Floor—Center Aisle)
75c Pure Rubber Gloves 39c |
For certain kinds of housework, rubber gloves are "G
indispensable to keep the hands from getting chapped,
rough and raw. Jg
These rubber gloves are made of pure Para rubber, with the
characteristic pebble grain. Perfect quality, fresh stock, on
sale now for the first time. All sizes. 75c quality for 39c. «£
(Main Floor, Center)
Washanew Kid Gloves |
A Fine Quality White Kid S
That Washes Like a Chamois
Wash the gloves on your hands in lukewarm water, 2
using Ivory or any pure soap. The gloves will come up
like new. Not an experiment; we had the gloves on sale
last winter and spring. Customers tried them out; the
glove is a grand success. <
White short gloves. $1.50. 16-button lengths, $,3.50. *2
P. S. —Complete lines of Fownes, Trefousse and other kidlgloves Jp
arc ln (Mam Floor—Left JAlsle) •
TWO SOUTH SEA
ISLES DISAPPEAR
Several Hundred Natives and
White Men Lost as Part of
Tonga Group Sinks.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 1 A—Fal
con and Hope Islands, ot the Friendly
or Tonga group In the South Pacific,
have disappeared from view. With
them, several hundred natives and a
few white men also have disappeared.
This news was brought to San
Francisco by Capt. J. T. Trask, of the
steamship Sonoma, which arrived
from Sydney, via Pago Pago and
Honolulu. Captain Trask said:
One of the regular trading steam
ships. between Sydney and the Tonga
group, reported the sinking of the
Islands. The vessel steamed to where
Falcon Island should have been, but
it was no where in sight.
"Just prior to this the instruments
at the Sydney Naval station showed
that several violent earthquake
shocks had taken place about 2,000
miles northeast of Sydney.”
New Plaids 59c |-
Smart & Lively Fabrics J
for Girls 1 School Dresses S'
Scotch and French plaids in JJe
quite a great variety of designs
and colors. Sturdy worsted fab- Jr
ries that will wear. Also the ]JF
more sombre Shepherd plaids in
black or blue checks. 36 inches,
59c. Also at 59c wear-resisting 5i
all-wool serges in blues and reds.
(Main Floor, Left) J;
f Shadow Laces 39c s-
Fashionable Laces in J'•
50c to 65c Qualities S:
White shadow laces for trim- jC
m|ng corset covers and petticoats S:'
are so fashionable that we count
it rare good luck to have new
patterns underprice. All floune- St
ings 9 to 18 inches wide. 39c.
$3 Hand-Embroidered Er
Shirt Waist Fronts • :
Another shipment of those ah« AO •* *
shirt waist fronts that ’C I UX Ji
proved so popular. im
material is a fine white voile or lin
gerle. prettily embroidered in dainty jjp
patterns. Some also inset with lace. w.
(Main Floor—Right Aisle) JL
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