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f TIIE AiLAMA IthUltljlAA AAU iNJ^VV». Ksf DS} TI [P ADUrnrFirm’8 Assets Much UH I I Ltd flnmLU Larger Than Debts Merchant Drives Negro Pair From Place When They Command Him to “Hands Up!” A bold attempt a i a hold-ap in the • tore or 8am Swerdlin, No 52 Rich mond etreet, fell Through Thursday morning when the two negio despera does took fright at the show of re sistance made by Swerdlin and mi le their escape A revolver n the hand* of one of the would-be robbers gave him cour age for a moment, but he wilted when i a long butcher knife In the hands of j Swerdlin flashed before hla eyes In j an Instant he was In precipitate flight. I with his dusky partner in crime u • lose second behind him. Swerdlin was waiting on some early ; morning customers when the two ne groes entered the store and asked to get warm at the stove Swerdlin had •een neither of them before. Whips Out Revolver. They loafed about the stove until the customers had departed and then • me of them walked toward the pro prietor. whipping a revolver Irorn his pocket and (ailing: "Hands up!” Swerdlin, taken by surprise, obeyed. Hut when he saw the other negro making for the casli register he grabbed a big butcher knife close, at hand and made a lunge at the negro with the revolver There probably would have been a read negro had not the tip of the knife struck on a button on the ne gro’s coat and glanced off. Flees From Knife, That was a (lose enough call for the black man. however, and with a ell of terror he darted from the doorway, leaving all hla bravery be- Knd him Tiie other negro followed suit. Karly morning pedestrians saw one frightened negro dash up Richmond treet and another up Martin street. Swerdlin was clone* behind, brandlsri- ig the butcher knife. Desperation Jenf speed to the feet of the robebrs, however, and they escaped A statement of the assets and lia bilities of the Groverateln-Bishop Com pany, of Haralson, Coweta County, wan filed with the referee in bankruptcy Wednesday afternoon. A petition in involuntary bankruptcy was recently filed against this concern and the statement, made by It shows as sets of 140,12* 72 and liabilities $16.- 719.70 The a*!ua| slock of the concern 1m listed at $7.221.71. with more than $20,000 in promissory notes and the bal ance In open accounts Flagman Crushed to Death Between Cars • •ARTKRSVIM.K, Dec. 11- VV R Mayes, of Toceoa a flagina'’ on the Seaboard Air Line, \\a» killed here while switching He fell between the cars and his body below hit waist wat* ground to pieces. Mayen was 21 years old and un married His body was sent to To:- coa for interment Man Attacked as in Rosenthal Slaying 1 ill' VGO, Dec. 10.— In the attempt ed murder of Morris Froehllch. a wealthy automobile dealer on the doorstep of his home, the Chicago po ll* to-dav saw a case similar to the Rosenthal murder in New York. The methods used by the four men who attacked Froehllch led the police to search the city for New York gun men. Bah Jove! Hi Say, Old Chap, Who ’Ave We ’Ere? ’TIS PRESIDENT WILSON SPORTING ANEW MONOCLE 1 Merchant Sent to Chaingang as ‘Tiger’ KNOXVILLE, TENN, Dec 11.— From proprietor of a large Copper Hill dry goods house to the county chaingang. Is the experience of J. L Collector, whose fine and four months’ sentence for handling intoxicants was affirmed by the Supreme Court. Colic* tor was captured this week in Norfolk and was taken to Copper Hill. EASTMAN PRIMARY DEC. 17. KASTMAN. Dec. 11.—A city prima ry election to nominate a Mayor, Coundlmen from the Third and Fourth Wards and five members it the Board of Education has been called by Mayor J (’ Rawlins for Wednesday, December 1 7. FINE SILK HOSIERY FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO MEN. During this reorganization sale, while every thing is being sold at greatly reduced prices, is the logical time to buy gift articles for men. It's well to keep in mind, too, that he knows if it comes from Cloud-Stanford's it's unquestion ably good. "ONYX'' fine silk Hosiery in black, tan, navy, grey, helio, maroon and green, at the following reductions: One-dollar grade, 75c; one-fifty grade, $1.15; two-dollar grade. $ I 65 ; two-fifty grade, $ 1.95. All gift articles handsomely boxed with our imprint embossed THREAT CLEW TO PLOT TO sur 15.*-: Two Shots Are Fired at Patrolman McWilliams—Merchant Under Surveillance—Arrest Likely. W®£L« Go-** « , •as* BSj? 9 oo Drops A death threat made several weeks j ago to Policeman J. W. McWilliams | furnished a clew for the detectives i Thursday in working on the myste rious attempt to assassinate McWil- j liams at his home in East Atlanta just ; before he came to work early Thiirs- j day morning. A business man is said to have ut- ! tered the threat against the officer. He was placed under surveillance as soon as the story of the incident was told, and an arrest is expected if Ajie facts are found to bear out the suspicious of McWilliams and the detectives. Thought to Bear Grudge. The business man is reported to have threatened to "get” McWilliams if it took the rest of his life. An arrest in which the patrolman partic ipated is understood to have been the cause of the remark. The patrolman went to hjs back porch about midnight. As he leaned over a basin in washing his face he found himself looking right into a re volver thrust through the porch rail ing. Fired on Twice. At the same instant he was deaf ened by the report of the revolver, and a bullet whizzed by his ear. Fie started back, and the revolver clicked again, but missed lire. McWilliams rushed into the house to get his pistol, and returned justj in time to see his would-be murderer! jump the fence. Before he could take aim, the mysterious person disap peared. McWilliams told the story of the attempted murder when he arrived at headquarters, and the detective de partment was put on the case. & c W> ALCOHOL 3 PER CENT AVrgctable Preparat ion (or As similating the FooilamfR«{ula ling the S tomactes andllowels of NFANTS/CHILliftEN Promotes DigesHon.Cteer r ul- ness and RestContains uniter Opium .Morphine nor Mineral Not 1 Narcotic. Jteape of Oft! DeS&MEELiilUBA lianpAui Seed “ JbcSemto e |\ BodclteSaik- ( A'list Semi* i t.l’XttSr# i Him Seed- I Clgnfied SLjor - ClcnAed S.gtr • yfotayrtctirhirtr. Aperfect Remedy forConslips tion. Sour Stoniach.Diarrhoea Worms,Coirvutsions.FewisLr ness and LOSS OF SLEEP. Facsimile Signature of NEW YORK. 4 ••.Atb months jJDoSES-jjCEWS CuZirSTei 7 d'unaertT«Foar£ Exact Copy of Wranoer. CUSTOM For Infants and Children. The Kind You Hava Always Bough! Bears the Signature of In Uss For Over Thirty Years T'ie CKNTAUR ®Old*ANV. NEW YttWH ©ITT. ASTHMA RELIEVED IM 2 MINUTES Or Money Refunded. 50c Pkg. by Mai! Isn't Our Offer Fair? Send for “Thomason’s Famous Asthma Remedy” to AMERICAN ASTHMATIC CO. Inc., ATLANTA, GA. Tango Barred, Dance Of Teachers Unlikely NEW YORK, Doc. 11. — Because the tango and the turkey trot have been forbidden at the annual dance of the Teachers’ College planned to-morrow the dance may not be held. Hear Forrest Adair auction beautiful society dolls at the Empty Stocking Fund All Star Matinee at the Atlanta Theater Friday, December 12, 2:30 p. m. Get your tickets now. STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF Germania Savings Bank Located at Atlanta, Ga., at the close of business December 3 RESOURCES. 1913. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY EXCURSION FARES on cover. CLOUD-STANFORD CO., 61 Peachtree. i§fel Cli ristmas Tide I he joy of the Christmas season may he marred by the perplexities of gift buying—-but: Christmas shopping becomes a bur den only to those who make it so. Let us urge all. wbo may have thought the superior quality of our goods meant price* beyond a moder ate purse, to visit our store before making their Christmas purchases. The wealth of comparatively in expensive goods—-all of the Haynes standard—will he a revelation to those who may never have really known Eugene V. H aynes Co. Visitors Always Welcome Eugene V. Haynes Co. 49 Whitehall Street TO P CHIEF EXECUTIVE WEARING EYEGLASS. -vu h.is the monocle habit. He doesn’t go in for the tortoise shell ot tn*- mold-rimmed kind, but unt-& ju?t u plain round glass attached to one of those chains that snap up like a window shade. The President “pulled” this new acquisition on a group of Washington correspondents when they called on him the other day. His attention was called to a message on his desk, and he wanted to read it. He reached under his coat and produced the monocle. !!»• didn’t screw the glass into his face. He merely held it to his eye until he read the message Then, snap, went the chain and the monocle disappeared. 200 Blacks Near Jail Claims DampWeather For Cheers in Court Put Water iu Milk WAYCROSS. Dec. 11. —Because they loudly cheered the verdict ac quitting Dcilie Fulwood, a negro charged with murder. 200 negroes scaled in the gallery of the Ware County courthouse to-duy were iheratened with jail sentences for contempt of court "I’ll have every one of you locked up and kept a whlls, if the jail is big enough to hold you." declared Judge T. A. Parker, as he directed that all persons in the gallery be arrested if there wap as much as a wluaper from the crowd again $3.50 Recipe Free, for Weak Men i Send Name and Address To day—You Can Have It Free and Be Strolls' and Vigorous. IV© Lave In our possession a pre scription for nervous debility, lack of vigor, weakened manhood, railing memory and lame back, brought on by excesses, unnatural drains, or the follies of youth, that has cured so many worn and nervous men right in their own homes without any addi tional help or medicine - that we think every man who wishes to re gain las manly power and virility, quickly and quietly, should ha've h copy. So we have determined to semi a copy of the prescription free of charge, in a plain, ordinary sealed envelope to any man who will write us for it. This prescription comes from a physician who has made a special study of men, and we are convinced It is the surest-acting combination for the cure of deficient manhood and vigor failure ever put together We think we ow e it to our fellow - maji to send them a copy in confi dence so that any man anywhere who is weak and discouraged with re pea ted failures may stop drugging himself with harmful patent medi cines. secure what we believe is the quickest-acting restorative, upbuild irg ,*?POT TOUCHING remedy ever devised, and so cure himself at home quietly and quickly Just drop us a line like this; Interstate Remedy Co., 4276 Luck Building, Detroit. Mich and we will send you a copy of this splendid recipe in a plain or dinary envelope free of charge A gr^at many doctors would charg* *3 00 to $5.00 for merely writing out a prescription like this—but we send It entirely free CHICAGO Deo. 11.—Judge New- comber refused to believe the plea that damp weather makes milk watery, and fined Roman Michalski, <t milkman. $10 on a charge of putting water in milk. George W. Cable's Sight Is Restored PHILADELPHIA. Dec 11.—George Washington Cable, author, is at a hos pital here, recovering from an operation for cataract, by which it is expected the sight of one eye was saved. Doctor Acquitted of Perjury in 2 Minutes CHATTANOOGA. TENN. Dec. 11. Dr. H. O. Null, county physician, was acquitted in criminal court upon a charge of perjury, after the jury had been out two minutes. The charges arose from an Investi gation X)T the treatment of prisoners at the workhouse, the State asserting that the physician testified falsely as to the nature of injuries which re sulted in the death of a convict. The verdict was cheered Typewriters rented 4 mos. $5 up. Am. Wtg. Mach. Co. This 5-Room House and Lot 100x150 Feet, $100.00 Cash and Only $18.00 a Month For jlf ~'-m XmImI y I m Sjjk'f'f"Y \*Y.<x v House has large veranda, with hall through center to porch; par lor. dining room, kitchen, pantry and two bedrooms with closets, well of splendid water on back porch. Oak mantels with tiles and grates Lot rolling, covered with shad© trees, fenced, with all necessary outhouses. !'"■■"•’ed on Wadley avenue. East Point, in a good neighborhood Splendid street car service. Sold on terms above, with NO MORTGAGE to assume. Let us show you the property. W. D. BEATIE 207 Equitable Bldg. Both Pbores 3520 Tickets on sale December J7 to 25 inclusive. Also December 31. 191:1 and January 1, 1914. All tickets lim ited to expire midnight January *5. 1914. ASK THE TICKET AGENT CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY Demand Loans Time loans Overdrafts, secured Bonds and stocks owned by the bank Furniture and fixtures Other real estate Due from banks and bankers in this State Currency $900.00 Gold * 27.50 Silver,’ nickels, etc.... 188.50 Cash items 76.60— Other resources LIABILITIES. $3,000.00 Capital stock paid in... A $200,000 00 465,291.51 | Undivided profits, less current 1.222.80 expenses, interest and taxes I paid 29,< 20,000.00 | Savings deposits 153.* Time certificates .* 25,1 Bills, payable, including* time certificates representing bor rowed money 20,C Unearned interest . . . 87,f 2,000. Op 16,520.56 5,955.23 1,192.69 1,334.18 1,627.91 782.59 3,596.87 1,000.00 ’,509.6" Total $516,516.97 Total $516,516X STATE OF GEORGIA—Fulton County. Before me came Peter F. Clarke, cashier of Germania Savings Bank, who, being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said bank, as shown by the books of file in said bank. PETgR F. CLARKE Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 6th day of December, 1913. JOHN CARET Notary Public Fulton County, Georgia Use American Want Ads A lie n 7 s Sjie cia l One Price Coat Sale Friday and Saturday $15, $17.50. $18.50, $19.75 Values $10.00 \ ou have wanted a coat—maybe waited for it—a good eoat, with a limited price—wait no longer—here are the coats. Street and Motor Coats, Chinchillas, Zibelines and Ara bian Lamb, black, blue, brown and gray. All New Coats—three-quarter lengths, kimono sleeves, all good coats, carrying a quality that might easily double the price. ‘ ' $10.00 J. P. Allen & Co. 51 and 53 Whitehall Street