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Merchant Drives Negro Pair From
Place When They Command
Him to "Hands Up!”
A bold attempt at a hold-up in the
store of Sam Swerdlin, No. 52 Rich
mond street, fell through Thursday
morning when the two negro deapera-
does took fright at the show of re
sistance made by Swerdlln and made
their escape.
A revolver 1n the hands of one of
the would-be roboers gave him cour
age for a moment, but he wilted when
h long butcher knife In the hands of
Swerdlln flashed before his eyes In
aji instant he was in precipitate flight,
with his dusky partner in crime a
close 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. Swerdlln had
seen neither of them before
Whip* Out Revolver.
They’ loafed about the stove until
the customers had departed and then
one of them walked toward the pro
prietor, whipping a revolver from
bis pocket and calling: "Hands up!"
Swerdlin, taken by surprise, obeyed.
But when he saw the other negro
making for the rash 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
dead 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 close enough call for
the black man. however and with a
yell of terror he darted from the
doorway, leaving all his bravery be-
Nnd him
The other negro followed suit.
Early morning pedestrians saw one
frightened negro dash up Richmond
street and another up Martin street.
Swerdlln was close behind, brandish
ing the butcher knife.
Desperation lent speed to the feet
of the robebrs, however, and they
escaped.
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FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO MEN
During this reorganization sale, while every
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well to keep in mind, too, that be knows if it
comes from Cloud-Stanford s it’s unquestion
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navy, grey, helio, maroon and green, at th<Y
following reductions: One-dollar grade, 75c;
one-fifty grade, $1.15; two-dollar grade,
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handsomely boxed with our imprint embossed
on cover.
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Ch ristmas
Tide
The joy of the Christmas
season may he marred by
the perplexities of gift-
huying--but:
Christmas shopping becomes a bur
den only to those who make it so.
Let us urge all, who may have
thought the superior quality of our
goods meant prices 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. Haynes Co.
Visitors A tways Welcome
Eugene V. Haynes Co.
49 Whitehall Street
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[Firm’s Assets Much
Larger Thau Debts
A statement of the asuet* and lia
bilities of the Groveriteln-Blahop Com
pany, of Haralson. Coweta County, was
filed with the referee in bankruptcy
Wednesday afternoon
A petition in Involuntary bankruptcy
was recently file* against this concern
and the statement made by it shows as-
•*eth of $40,128 72 and liabilities $16,-
719.70 The actual -stock of the concern
is 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
CARTER8VTLLE, Dec. 11—W P.
Mayes, of Toccoa, a flagman on tho
Seaboard Air Line, was killed here
while switching He fell between
the oars and his body below hla
waist was ground to pieces
Mayes was 21 years old and un
married. His body was sent to Toc
coa for interment.
Man Attacked as in
Rosenthal Slaying
CHICAGO, Dec. 10 In the Attempt
ed murder of Morris Froehlich. a
wealthy automobile dM 61 (Ml the
doorstep of his home the Chicago po
lice to-day saw a case similar to the
Rosenthal murder in New York.
The methods used by the four men
who attacked Froehlich led the police
to search the city for New York gun
men.
Merchant Sent to
Chaingang as ‘Tiger’
KNOXVILLE, TENN., Dec 11.—
F*rom 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 way
affirmed by the Supreme Court
Collector was captured this week in
Norfolk and was taken to Copper Hill.
EASTMAN PRIMARY DEC. 17.
EASTMAN, Dec. 11.—A city prima
ry election to nominate a Mayor,
(’ouncilrnen from the Third and
Fourth Wards and five members f
the Board of Education has been
called by Mayor J. C Rawlins for
Wednesday, December 17.
SI4.000INGEIUIS
ENTRIES
8! BLAZE
Richmond Man, Believed to Have
Perished in Room. Appears,
"Reformed.”
MACON, Dec. 11.—J*. R Thurmond,
of Richmond, Va., who was believed
to have perished in the Hotel Wil
liams Are, which caused a loss of
?! 10,000. made his appearance at noon
to-day. and Indignantly denied the re
ports of his death
"This affair has converted me," he
said, "for I'll never taks another
drink."
The porter put Thurmond to bed
In an intoxicated condition, and It
was believed that the man failed to
escape, from his room. However, he
Jumped to the roof of a two-story
tulldlng and reached the ground
without mishap. He then went to
bed at another hotel, awakening at
noon to learn that he was given up as
dead.
Only ths walls of the hotel, a four-
story building, arc standing, and they
are expected to fall any minute
Atlantans' Narrow Escape.
Sixty-seven guests were in the ho
tel. and for a time it was impossible
to tell how many of them had es
caped The register and other rec
ords of the hotel were burned.
A Jewelry salesman named Levy,
from Chicago, claims that his stock
of diamonds, appraised at $10,000, was
lost in the Are
Mrs. R, Miller and Miss Alice Mill
er. of Atlanta, came, down a Are es
cape from the third floor in their night
clothing Just as the ceiling of their
room fell in. All of their clothes and
possessions were destroyed Brady
Knight, of Eatonton, found the stair
way and fire escapes cut off by sheets
of flames, and so he tied quilts and
sheets together and reached the
ground with the use of this impro
vised rope
Honeymooners Hit.
A honeymoon c uple, Mr. and Mrs.
s. M. Lorig. of Macon, the bride for- i
merly bring Miss Martha Cohn, of M-
bany. had an exceedlnglv narrow es
cape, and w’ere rescued by flremen,
being taken out of a window, almost
suffocated Thev lost diamonds and
other jewelry, mostly wedding pres
ents. valued at $4,000.
The mie was discovered by a po
liceman at 4:45 a. m.. and at that time
the roof was blazing. Defective wir
ing was supposed to have started tbs
Are.
200 Blacks Near Jail
For Cheers in Court
AT JUAREZ.
FIRST Purse. 2 years, maidens. 6
furlongs: Augustus Helnze 105, So
ciety# Bird 105. Woof 105, Angler D.
105, Sheffield 107, Fool O'Fortune 108,
Dr. Bailey 110, xRedondo 108, xMalay
110, Droll 112, xMrs. M. R. Farmer
entry.
SECOND—Selling, 3 years up. mile
and sixteenth: xGarter 94, Downland
99. Cordis F. 99. xCalethumpian 103,
xSIgurd 103, xRobert 103, Lord Elam
108, Wicket 108. The Bailiff's Daugh- I
ter 108, Defy 108, Balronia 108. John
Louis 108, Judge Walton 111.
THIRD—Purse, 2 years, .» 1-2 fur
longs: Bing 100, Little Will 100, Ed
Luce 103, Milton Roblee 105. Manga
nese 107, Edith W. 112, Emerald Gem j
112, Orb 115.
FOURTH—All ages, Mocteznma
Handicap, mile: Volday Jr. 92. Ma-
nasseh 93, Sir Fretful 98, Bert (Jetty
98, Just Red 100. John Reardon 105,
Prince Eugene 110, Cousin Puss 120.
FIFTH—Selling. 3 years up. 5 1-2
furlongs: xKlng Radford 100, xJanus
1Q*V xNo Quarter 105. xEthelda 105,
Lofty Hey wood 110, Galley Slave 110,
Dromi 113, Miss Sly 115.
SIXTH—Selling. 3 years up, 5 1-2
furlongs: xKall-Inla 95, xThe Cinder
99. Butter Ball 105. Colquitt 106. New
Haven 107, xGold of Ophir 108. Mack
B. Eubanks 109. Pay Streak 111.
x Apprentice allowance.
Weather clear; track fast
AT CHARLESTON.
FTRST Two-year-olds: purse $500;
5% furlongs. Woodrow 111. Bastane
104. Deposit 115. Boly Hill 103. Charles
Canned 104. Golden Chimes 107. Kerenata
104 Greenbrae 108, Dainty Mint 112. j
SECOND Ail ages; selling;
$200; 5*4 furlongs: Union Jack 117, Mad
River 120. Transformation 110. Sir Calc- |
dore 107. Willis 122, John Marrs 122, Tot (
son TV Or 122. Patty Regan 107
THIRD -All ages, selling: purse $300:
5V4 furlongs: Chartier 125. Rye Straw
125. Otranto 107, Helen M 102. Ancon 112,
Ford Mai 114, Lord Wells 114. Charles
Cannel 120
FOURTH Purse. $400; 3-year-olds and
tip. selling; 1’,* miles: Billy Raker 103,
Outlan 100. Tay Pay 106, Charles F.
Grainger 111, Ella Grane 98, Over the
Sands 103.
FIFTH Purse. $400; 3-year-olds and
tip; selling; mile Guide Post 104, Cliff
Top 105, Fairy Godmother 102. Port Ar
lington 104. Yankee Pooh 104. Harcourt
104, Judge Monck 99, Plain Ann 99.
SIXTH Purse. $300 selling; mile; 3-
year-old8 aqd up: Schaller 107. Michael
Angelo 111, Spindle HO. Haldernan 107,,
Rig Dipper 107, Frog 102, Coreopsis 117, '
Master Jim 10f>.
Weather clear. Track fast.
U. S. System Blamed
For Postal Thefts
SAVANNAH, Dec. 11.—In sentenc
ing Lee Balsden. a negro postmaster
of Pembroke. Judge William B. Shep
pard, in the United States District
Court to-day, said that the Govern
ment was responsible for the preva
lence of larceny among fourth class
postmasters on account of the sys
tem by which it pays them op a per
centage basis for the number of
stamps sold.
PROSPERITY IS THREAT CLEWT
PLOT IP SLAY
P.0.
WAYCROSS. Dec. 11. Because
they loudly cheered the verdict ac
quitting Dei lie Fulwood. a negro
charged with murder, 200 negroes
seated in tha gallery of the Ware
County courthouse to-day were
theratened with jail sentences for
contempt of court
"I’ll have every one of you locked
up and kept a while, 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 was as much as a whisper from
the crowd again.
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 of 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
George W. Cable's
Sight Is Restored
PHILADELPHIA, Per. 11.—George
\Vanhington 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.
What Does Senate Do
With Fruit Knives?
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—“Why did
the Senate buy grapefruit knives?’’
This is a mystery precipitated by pub
lication of expense items of the United
States Senate In a report from the sec-
retan'
However, the need of grapefruit
knives is not more mysterious than
other items, such as timothy hay, oats,
meal, bran, arnica, mustang liniment,
floss pillows, mineral waters and taxi
cabs.
To Save Xmas Poultry
From Warm Weather
WASHINGTON. Dec. 11—Declaring
the loss of poultry|during the Thanks
giving period because of the warm
weather w|s "almost a calamity of na
tional Import," agricultural specialists
have issued warnings to poultry deal
ers. and those engaged In dressing, on
how to chill and preserve poultry so
as to prevent loss during the Christ
mas season.
Woman of 116 Made
Shroud 55 Years Ago
NEW YORK, Dec. 11.—Although
cheerfulness is the recipe by which
Mrs Hannah Kosokoff says she has at
tained the age of 116 years, she has a
burial shroud beneath her bed.
S1\p made it herself 55 years ago when
she thought her time to die had come.
All Records for Volume of Busi
ness Here Broken by Early
Christmas Mail.
Tli# wave of prosperity reported in
all lines of business in Georgia and
Atlanta has found an echo in the
business of the Atlanta postoffice.
Postmaster Bolling H. Jones said
Thursday that the volume of mail
that passed through the local post-
office Wednesday night was greater
by many thousand pieces than that of
any previous 24 hours in the history
of the office. ,
“We broke every record that was
ever heard of around here,” said Mr.
Jones. "We handled 240,000 pieces of
first class mail and fully 300,000
pieces of second, third and fourth
class mail. There were 25,000 parcels
alone, which is about the number
that has passed through the office
every day for the past two weeks,
and there were thousands of other
pieces of mail that I have not in
cluded in these figures.
Flood of Calendars.
“One firm alone mailed 15,000 cal
endars Wednesday afternoon, and in
asmuch ns they are about two feet
long and difficult to handle, they are
equal to fully three times that amount
of ordinary mail matter.
"The increase in the volume of
business that passes through the At
lanta office has been apparent for sev
eral weeks, but we had no idea it
would reach the tremendous propor
tions of last night. We require be
tween 1,000 and 1,500 mail sacks—all
of them large ones—to handle the
Atlanta mail now, and this number
probably will be doubled when the
Christmas rush comes.
Mr. Jones declared that in view of
the great increase in the business of
the postoffice those who contemplate
sending away Christmas gifts should
mail their packages as soon as possi
ble.
Shudders at Prospec*.
“If the volume of mail reaches the
stupendous total of 600.000 pieces
tly'ee weeks before Christmas," he
said, "think what it will reach when
the Christmas rush begins in earnest. |
Unless parcels are mailed at once
there can he no certainty in their de
livery, because there is a limit to
what our force can do. We have
working no\v all the extra men we
have room for, and though they are
handling the present volume of mail
in fine shape, if it gets much larger it
is going to be very hard to handle.
"People seem to he spending more
money than ever before for Christ
mas gifts.”
Mr. Jones also said Thursday he
had about 1.000 "Santa Claus letters”
which children have placed in the
mail, and which he has authority ot
turn over to any charitable institu
tion or responsible person who wishes
them. These letters exceed by sev
eral hundred the number that were
mailed last year, and unless someone
asks for them they will be sent to
the dead letter office to make room
for those yet to come.
Hose Is No Place
For Xmas Money
CHICAGO. Dec. 11.—The following ad
vice to women Christmas shoppers was
given to-day by Chief of Police Glea
son:
"Take your husband shopping with
you. Let him carry the money.
"An inside skirt pocket is an excel
lent place to carry money while in a
crowd." the chief said, “but don t put
it in your stocking
Two Shots Are Fired at Patrolman
McWilliams—Merchant Under
Surveillance—Arrest Likely.
A death threat made several weeks
ago to Policeman J. \V. McWilliams
furnished a clew for the detectives
Thursday in working on the myste
rious attempt to assassinate McWil
liams at his home in East Atlanta just
before he came to work early Thurs
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
the facts are found to bear out the
suspicions 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
catise of the remark.
The patrolman went to his 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. He
starred back, and the revolver clicked
again, but missed fire.
McWilliams rushed into the house
to get his pistol, and returned just
In time to see his would-be murderer
Jump the fence. Before he could take j
aim, the mysterious person disap- j
peared.
McWilliams told the story of the
attempted murder when he arrived at
headquarters, and the detective de
partment was put on the case.
Tango Barred, Dance
Of Teachers Unlikely
NEW YORK, Dec. 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.
ALCOHOL 3 PER CENT
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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.
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY
EXCURSION FARES
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF
Germania Savings Bank
Located at Atlanta, Ga., at the close of business December 3. 1913.
RESOURCES.
Demand Loans
Time loans
Overdrafts, secured
Bonds and stocks owned by
the bank
Furniture and fixtures
Other real estate
Due fi\ n banks and bankers
in this State
Currency $900.00
Gold 27.50
Silver, nickels, etc.... 188.59
('ash items 76.60—
Other resources
LIABILITIES.
53,000.0* j Capital stock paid in *200,000.00
465,291.51 | Undivided profits, less current
1.2
22.80 I expenses, interest and taxes
paid
20,000.00 Savings deposits . m
2,000.0o l Time certificates
16,520.56 ! Bills, payable, including time
certificates representing bor-
5,955.28 rowed money 20
Unearned interest 87
.627.91
,782.59
,596.87
000.00
509.6C
1.192.69 |
1,334.18 I
Total $516,516.97 |
Total
$516,516.97
Tickets on .sale December 17 to 25
inclusive. Also December 31, 1913,
and January 1, 1914. All tickets lim
ited to expire midnight January 6,
1914.
ASK THE TICKET AGENT
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY
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.
PETER F. CLARKE.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 6th day of December, 1913.
JOHN CAREY.
• Notary Public Fulton County, Georgia.
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Hill Finds Ink Blot;
Bank Officers Quit
ST. PAUL. Dec. 11.—One little ink
spot is reported to have caused a shake
up in J. J. Hill’s First National Bank
that to-day resulted in the resignation
of W. A. Miller, vice president, and F.
A. Nienhauser. cashier.
As the story goes, L. W. Hill recent
ly received a statement of his account
with a drop of ink upon the figures.
Then the shake-up.
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Lot rolling, covered with shade trees, fenced, with all necessar>
outhouses.
Located on Wad ley 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.
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207 Equitable Bldg.
Both Phores 3520.
Allen 9 s Specia l
One Price Coat Sale
Friday and Saturday
$15, $17.50, $18.50, $19.75 Values
$10.00
You have wanted a coat—maybe waited for it—a good
coat, with a limited price—wait no longer—here are the
cc^ts.
Street, and Motor Coats, Chinchillas, Zibelines and Ara
bian Lamb, black, bine, 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