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12 A I’NM >AY AMERICAN’, ATLANTA. C.A., SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1913. Society in Charity OF EillNNFTI, Cabaret to AM L.;.;.: Lilfl ::,Ui£R LOSES + • V Novel Entertainment Is Planned 'IS BROTHERS Sunday American's Search Leads to Discovery That Philadelphia Lawyer Has Only Likeness. Miss Kiitliryn Robertson, prominent young ffwb'ty girl, who will take h leading part in the “Society Vaudevi S. V I) Fraternity will give at the Atlanta Thcnt for the benefit of the Industrial Home for the Blind Photo by Thurston Hatcher. MISS HORNADAY GIVES CLEW Tells of Duel Kinsman, Col. Me' Intosh. Won Over Man Famed for Signature. The Sunday American’* warch for a portrait of Button Gwinnett, one 01 Georgia’s three et&nrrn of the Decla- ration of Independence, a search made that the State’s* representation in the national gallery of signers he not incomplete, has resulted In the location of the only known like news of Gwinnett in a private collection in Philadelphia. It resulted, also, in uncovering, by a unique coincidence, an historical fact concerning the life and death of Button Gwinnett, the stalwart trader who was immortalized by his signa ture The coincidence came in the course of the local search. Every logical source of information had been In vestigated In vain. Then somebody made a suggestion Ask Miss Nina Hornaday,” he •aid. ‘If anybody knows about Geor gia history, it Is she.” Straightway to Miss llornaday’s. No 65 East Linden street, went the call. ‘Why ves. 1 know of Button Gwin nett.” she said, nonchalantly, “my great grandfather killed him In a duel.” Then she told of the duel between Colonel Lachlan McIntosh and the Georgia signer, which came as a re sult of a long political and personal feud between the two men, and of how Gwinnett, shot in the thigh, died within a few days. It was from another source, how ever. that the information came that Gwinnett’s only known portrait is In possession of Hampton L. (‘arson, a Philadelphia lawyer The portrait is desired for display In the rejuvenated old Independence Hall In Philadelphia, where like nesses of all 56 signers are to be bung. The historical building has been completed in its old semblance, except for the portraits of five sign ers, of whom Gwinnett is one. DYING. REVEALS HIDDEN GOLD. TERRE 1IADTK. IN]).. Dec. 6. When Abraham Hoaglaiyl, 65, <>f Bleknell, felt that death was only a few minutes off, after a long Illness, he beckoned the family to come closer to his bedside, and, barely able to articulate, told them where to dig in the barnyard to And an iron bucket in which he bad placed $3.- 000 in gold. BUSINESS NOTICES. Piles Quickly Cured At Home Instant Relief, Permanent Cure —Trial Package Mailed Free to All in Plain Wrapper. vliiiTi the Judge Finds Executors Used No Fraud in Buying Land Left by Litigant’s Father. A verdict for the defendants brought an end to the long and bit ter Collier wllL case late Saturday. The decision of the jurors furnished a complete vindication of George W. nd John \V Collier, executors of the big estate of the late Wesley G (‘ol io r. S,infold Collier, brother of the executors, had alleged that hey took dvantago of him in the settlement of the estate and inveigled him into soiling his share of the estate for $18,000 when it in reality was worth fully $45,000. The jurors, after a deliberation of nearly four hours and at th£ end of a trial lasting live weeks, decided that no fraud had been perpetrated. The land involved i«* 300 acres near Peachtree road. Collier claimed his brothers represented to him that the entire estate cpuld not be apportioned among the heirs at the time of the settlement and that they imposed upon his ignorance of land values to obtain his share at not half of its worth Judge Ellis made his charge to the Jury Saturday, consuming more than two hours in Us delivery. Court* at taches say it was the longest charge made in the history of the local Su perior '(’ourt Only, ten men were in the jury that brought in the verdict. One of the original twelve men became ill on the first day of the trial. Another was called to Jacksonville to take a position which would not he held open for him. The complainant was represented by Attorneys P. H. Brewster, Albert Howell and Lowndes Calhoun. Charles T Hopkins conducted the de fense. Builds Extra Strong Home for Big Family SABILL.ASVIL.LE, MD„ Dee. 6.— Neighbors of Theodore Colvin Wills are congratulating him on the completion of a new home built to withstand the tremendous weight of his family. The Wills family, with seventeen ac tive members, weighs more than a ton and a half. "OW!" Corns? Use “GETS-iT” ••GETS-IT, M the New-Plan Corn Cur%. Make* Any Corn Shrivel, Vanish. You’ll say. “It does beat all how quick ‘GETS-IT’ got rid of that com. It’s almost magic!” ’’GETS-IT'’ gets every corn, every time, as sure as the sun rises It takes about two seconds st (11 •eduction to Include 125 of the Most of Lily's Amateur Thespians. The Pyramid Smile Many eases of Piles have been cured by a trial package of Pyramid Pile Rem edy without further treatment When It proves its value to you, get more from your druggist at 50c a box. and be sure you get the kind you ask for. Simply fill out free coupon below and mall to-dav Save yourself from the surgeon h knife and its torture, the doc tor and his bills. Span a dancing and tangoing that is tangoing, danced by well-known Atlanta girls, is promised in the bill of "society vaudeville” to he pre sented ut the Atlanta Theater the nig'Kt of December 17, under the di rection of the S V 1 >. Fraternity, for the benefit of the Industrial Home for the Blind. One hundred and twenty-five At lantans, mostly girls, will partici pate in what is expected to be the most unusual amateur theatrical en tertainment Atlanta yet has offered. A real cabaret show, entitled. "At the Cabaret,” will be the first act, in which 60 persona will take part. This will be followed hv the fa mous sketch, "Raffles, Alias War- field," written by Julian Reynolds for Richard Mansfield, and in which the noted actor was planning to appear at the time of his detnise. Too beat local amateur talent possible has been obtained for this sketch. At Silver Lake.” a camping scene I portraying the life of the S. V. D. | boys at Silver Lake camp last sum mer, will be the “headliner,” 70 per sons taking part. Six couples t tango-dancers, recruited from Atlanu society ranks, will furnish th£ feu- j ture of this act. By the performance the S. V. II Fraternity hopes to raise at least $1,000 for the Industrial Home for the Blind, which is endeavoring to obtain sufficient funds to pay off a $8,000 mortgage. The home fur nishes employment for a number of blind -persons, and in a recent cam paign by the board of trustee* raised sufficient to pay off half of its mort gage. FREE PACKAGE COUPON PYRAMID DRUG COMPANY, 402 Pyramid Bldg, Marshall. Mich. k • • send me a sample of Pj ra mid Pile Remedy, at once by mail, FREE, in plain wrapper. Name Street City State She Loses Divorce; Longest on Record NEWPORT. U. 1„ Dec. 6. A five years’ divorce case, the longest in the history of the State, ended here when, the Superior Court refused to grant a decree to Mrs. Ina Chinn Walker, a former Washington belle, w ho enter.nl suit for legal separation from Lieu tenant Commander James W. G. Walker, formerly of the United States Navy, early in 1909. Walker has a suit for divorce pend ing. Town Puts Its Ban OLD-TIME DISTILLERY Oil AH Sunday Work PASTOR MAY BE CHIEF. GRAND .11 ACTION. COLO.. Dec. 6 Grand Junction may have a minister for its chief of police. Friends of the Rev. J. A. Becker, former pastor of the Congregational Church, are urging Mayor elect Cherrlngton to give him the appointment. “Madam, If You'd Use ‘GETS-IT* for Corns, You Could Wear Any Tight Shoo Easily!" to apply it. Corn pains stop, you for get the com, the corn shrivels up, and it's gone! Ever try anything like that'.’ You never did. There’s no more fussing with plasters that presa on the corn, no more salves that take off the surrounding fiesh, no more bandages. No more knives, files or razors that make corns grow, and cause danger of blood poison “GETS- IT” is equally harmless to healthy or Irritated flesh. It “gets” eevry corn, wart, callous and bunion you've got “GETS-IT” is sold at all druggists at 25 cents a bottle, or sent on receipt cf price bv la Lawrence Company, Chicago. One Relic of the Past Is Still Busy Producing Corn Liquor inAlabama Alabama has one thing no other State has that Is the only corn whisky dis tillery of the old type so prevalent a few decades ago In this case the seeming lack of progress is real prog ress, for by the old method the distiller got only two and a half gallons of liq uor from a bushel of corn and it was considered to be a generally healthful and palatable beverage B\ the newer modern method the dis- tilleries add what is known as a cooker to their equipment, and bolt out the last drop of juice from the com, getting as much as five gallons to the bushel. But the quality is said not to be so good This old-time distillery is busy every day turning out corn liquor for people who prefer the old-time article "Yes.” said Mr Moore, proprietor of this old plant at Girard. Ala . "we are satisfied to do it the old-fashioned way. because we turn out so much better ar te le No, we charge no more than the others. ”Oh, yes. we will mall orders and pav the express, too. Of course, unless a i! an really apprec iates an old-time su perior corn liquor, we don’t care for his trade, for we sell about all we can make. However, anybody that wants to try some^»f our Good Stuff Corn Liquor can >• r I : o., f., r four- honest quarts Ac- ”* Distillery, Box.2!(, Girard. Ala. Vulvt. AURORA. ILL., Dec. 6 No resi dent of this city will be allowed tp work on Sunday or keep open his place of business on Sunday, except those who conscientiously observe some other day of each week ak tlu? Sabbath, or in case of necessity, und-sr an ordinance passed by the City Council. The ordinance was passed V* ap pease the barbers, most of whom fa vor Sunday closing. TWO POUND BABY HEALTHY. WABASH, IND.. Dec. 6 Mr. anc Mrs. William Morrison, residing south of here, are the parents <>f a 2-pound babe, which physicians declare isj the smallest child ever born In Wabash County. The child is healthy and fully developed. A BROWNIE Nothing will give the young folks more good, clean fun than a Brownie Camera Any child that has passed the kindergarten stage can readily take pictures with a BROWNIE. Every step has been made simple—easy. LET US SHOW YOU HOW EASY BROWNIE 1 ]$1.00 to CAMERAS | FACTORIES j $12.00 GLENN PHOTO STOCK CO. Eastman Kodak Company 117 PEACHTREE DO t SEE “DUNDEE” AD ON SPORTING PAGE GIRLS AND BOYS SEND IN YOUR .NA1ES-N0W IS THE TIME DOLLS 24 Prizes in all, TO GIRLS. 4—$25.00 Dolls—4 4—$10.00 Dolls—4 -$5.00 Teddy Boars- GIVEN AWAY. FREE PHONE HearsEs Georgian And American MAIN 100 ATLANTA 100 20 E. Alabama St. FREE Send In This Blank at Once. NOMINATE A CANDIDATE SCHOOL CHILDREN’S CONTEST NOMINATION BLANK-GOOD FOR 1,000 VOTES HEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN AND THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. Nominate Address . Phone No I Go to School Only the First Nomination Blank Cast for Each Candidate Will Count as 1,000 Votes. 24 Prizes in all, # TO BOYS. 4—$25.00 Tricycles—4 4—$10.00 Trains—4 4—$5 Rocking Horses—1 GIVEN AWAY. FREE Call, Phone, Write Open Evenings BE A HAPPY WINNER ON XMAS DAY Is Your Child’s Name on This List? If NOT, WHY NOT? DISTRICT NO. 1. Carl Young \ 1,000 Paul Phillips 1,000 Estell Price 1,000 Mary Jenkins 1,000 Mary Cloud 1,000 Howard Roberts 1,000 Beuford McDennwood 1,000 Clyde Wood 1,000 llarry Zilen 1,000 Charlie Watts 1,000 Ehnna Whillen 1,000 Robert Hilderbred 1,000 DISTRICT NO. 2. Morgan Roberts 1,000 Charles Felix .... 1,000 Inez Britton 1,000 Elizabeth Carr 1,000 Sara Gotlieb 1,000 Addie Lautzk 1,000 Arthur .Johnson 1,000 Laura May Garner 1,000 Charles Jones 1,000 Charles Stanton 1,000 Mary Hill 1,000 Morris Cumberworth 1,000 Gertrude Scott 1,000 Lewis Seigle'N- 1,000 Joel Rogers 1,000 Eugene Walker 1,000 Howard Bussy 1,000 Reginald River 1,000 Neville Young 1,000 Emory Welsh 1,000 Edwin Welsh 1,000 Calvin Jones 1,000 Joe Robkins 1,000 Mabel Ilartsfield 1,000 Rebecca May Moses 1,000 Dorothy Lawshe .1,000 Evie Lee Rasser 1,000 Margareita Heck J.QpO J. C. Edwards 1 000 Hubert Whidley 1,000 Marion Smith 1,000 Charles Hall 1,000 Sadie Gordon 1,000 Gaines Mann 1,000 Joe Deitch 1 000 Morris Everett 1,000 Ruth Allen L000 Paul Briggs l’ooo Margaret Miller 1,000 Lucille Mann L000 Herdon Thibaldian L000 Susie Dasher ...... 1 000 Leroy Mandle 1000 Nathan Fagle ; j q’000 DISTRICT NO. 3. Wymer Marion .. 1,000 James E. Hudson J.,000 Julia Bogwell ...,.1,000 Edna Bradley . .1,000 Lillian Greye O’Connor ..1,000 Eva Adams 1,000 Ruth Sorrows 1,000 Howard Park .1,000 Fred Lichtenwater ..1,000 Willie Lee Wilson .1,000 LeGrande Murphy 1,000 Virvial Baxton 1,000 Clara Adams 1,000 Rosalyn Macks 1,000 Irene Georgie 1,000 Mary Whellis 1,000 Elizabeth Bender 1,000 Doris Fresh 1,000 Fredrick Schoen >. 1,000 Jimmie Warner 1,000 Annie Bell Long .1,000 Jack Roaker ; 1,000 Eddie Sinclair 1,000 Erma Fisher 1,000 DISTRICT NO. 4. Fred Lyon r 1,000 Frank Alwise 1,000 Ellis Alexander 1,000 Rolland Goodroe 1,000 Heggie Evans 1,000 Nell Brantley 1,000 Katie Barrett 1.000 Olivia Watkins j 1,000 Willie Mae Watson 1,000 Harry McLaughlin 1.000 Carl England t,000 Sam Hilman 1,000 Nellie Kate Butler 1,000 Ward Dimsey 1,000 Mrs. McMaulding 1,000 Mattie Simmons 1,000 Fred Pittman 1,000 Ruth Ham 1,000 Gladdis Mullin 1,000 Nellie Hawkins .1,000 Earnest Th-att 1,000 Estelle Tinsley .'!!!!.'!! T T T 1.1,000 Hazel Johnson 1,000 DISTRICT NO. 5. John L. Harper 1,000 Wright Hudson '.!! 1'. • 1,000 Ganovieve Stanger 1,000 Florence Simonson 1,000 Ann Mayer ’ ’ ” | ‘; ’ ’ ‘ ‘ ] * [ ’ * " ’ ‘ ’ ’ ’.. \ ,000 Mary Harman , 1,000 Garnet Foreman ‘ ........ '. 1,000 Florence Free ’ ’ " ’ yoOO Helen Haug ’ ’ ” . j’oOO Mattie Warren ’ q’000