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TRIG KILLED
Negroes Are Safe in Augusta Jail
After Thrilling Trip Across
Three Counties.
AUGUST A Iipo. 16
Ing trip H'Tutts three
errs safely landed in
County jail at 4:30 o'c
ing Georg
After a
counties
Robert Paschal,
are charged wit
Jtfferion Jrby
Wrens Deput>
Burke County,
Johnson, of Waynesb-
the Jail with their pr
olfi-
Rlchmond
0 o'clock this morn-
Willlam Hart and
ie three negroes who
the murder of Mrs.
t her home near
■Sheriff Anderson, of
nd Chief of Poli ■*
drove up ts
ners, hand*
• uffed. shackled and chained to the
automobile. They will be left here
for safe keeping in the custody f
Deputy Sheriff Plunkett, who jw.vm he
will protect them by whatever means
necessary.
Georg*- Hart, one of the trio, has
confessed that he, his brother /in 1
Paschal murdered Mrs. Irby. Accord
ing to Georg**, who was locked in sol
itary confinement In a dungeon, the
three negroes had been drinking the
Intoxicating skimming* from surga 1 -
cane syrup when they went by the
Irby farmhouse Sunday afternoon
about 4 o'clock, knowing that Mr. Iroy
was not at horn* .
According to George while he and
his brother stayed in front, Paschal
went Into the h**us*‘ and soon came
out with Mrs. Irby, Paschal endeavor
ing to overpower her. Paschal then
drew his knife ..rid cut her throat,
while her two little girls looked on.
He then dragged her to the woodpi *»
and knocked her in the head with an
nx. George says that then he and hia
brother also knocked her in the head
with the ax. They left her body by
the woodpile with the bloody ax near
by and went away. The little girls
had disappeared, being later found
hiding in bed when their father re
turned home.
Waynesboro Quiets Down
After Negroes’ Removal.
WAYNESBORO, Dec. If. All is
quiet and everything has taken on a
normal aspect hi re to-day' since the
removal of the negroes, William and
George Hart and Robert Paschal, from
the Burke County jail early this morn
ing. The militia which was called
out to guard the jail, was dispersed
soon after their removal and quiet
restored.
Obenr, of Atlanta
Adjutant General’s
office, arrived early this morning and
returned later in the day.
The negroes were carried to Au
gusta in automobile- t.s i ’h'|r >f Po
lice Johnson and Deputy Sheriff An
derson.
Stocks Coal and Ice
Firm Given Charter
The Storks Coal an<l Ice Company,
Mth a capital slock of $500,000. or which
10 per cent has hern paid, was granted
* charter by Judge j. t. Pendleton in
the Superior Court Tuesday. The com
pany proposes to do a general coal and
lee business
BY III
Dorothy MacVane, Daughter of
Harvard Professor, Appeals
to Ambassador.
Whitfield to Name Music Lovers Locate
Legislator Jan. 91Open Date for Their
Philharmonic Concert
General W, (
representing th
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
KOMK, I)*'• , i*. Dorothy MacVane,
daughter oi Professor Me Vane, of
Harvard University, has been arrest
ed at Taranto, Italy, charged with
espionage upon the Italian naval base
situated there. United States Ain-
bassador Thomas Nelson Page was
notified p. <:av by the Italian Gov
ernment of the arrest.
Ms a Ma« Vine, who made a success
ful debut here j« a singer in "Pa
Boheme" three years ngo, had gone to
Southern Italy c* ting with a small
opera company.
Her familiarity with Italian naval
ofi'i • r.s at Brindisi gave rim to aus
picious among the authorities and
she w as w atched by secret service
agents.
In addition to Miss MacVanc*
friendship with Italian naval officers,
her French maid was also seen often
walking with officers at Brindisi.
When Miss MacVane went, to Ti-
ranto from Brindisi, she was kept
under strict surveillance. Her mail
wan intercepted and the authorities
claim to have found evidence again/
her.
immediately after her arrest Miss
MacVane attempted to send word to
Ambassador Page, hut the authorities
refund to accept her letter. Later
Mr. Page was officially notified. Miss
MacVane asked that her father, Pr »-
fessor Bilan M. MacVane, be notified
of her plight.
Miss MacVane went upon the stage
against her parents’ wishes, and has
been making her home in Europe dur
ing the past four years
Professor Gone on
Leave of Absence.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS., Dec l«.—Si
las MacVane. professor of history at
Harvard College, whose daughter.
Miss Dorothy MacVane, is under ar
rest in Italy, left this city about a
year ago on an Indefinite leave of
;* hsence. He took his daughters,
Dorothy, Edith and Emily, with him
Friends of the family from time to
time have received letters from Rome
telling of Miss Dorothy's success in
grand opera.
DALTON, Dec. 16 .fudge H J Wood,
ordinary of Whitfield County, has called
a special election for Friday, Januar*
9. to name a Representative in the
Legislature to fill the unexpired term
of the late 8. F Berry. *
Judge G. G. Glenn, the only avowed
candidate, advocates publication of
school books by the Htate. to be sold at
cost; the lease of the State road with
a graduated Increase in rents' annual
I ly; don)* le trackage. and taxation in the
j counties through which the line passes;
betterment of Industrial schools and r»*~
j formatories, and prompt pay of public
| M-hool teachers.
County and Seaboard
Bridge Row Explained
The row between the Seaboard Air
Line and the Fulton County Commis
sioner* over the bridge at Howell Mill
road remains unsettled.
The Commissioners issued an order
last week condemning the structure,
and asking for a new hrldg*- at that
point. The reason the railroad has not
new
The reason the railroad ha
taken official notice of the request Is
because of a lack *-f official notifica
tion by the Commissioners.
Circumstances for once have favored
the members of the Atlanta Musical As
sociation, ami they have found open
evening for their Philharmonic concert
The concert will be held at 8 o'clock
Tuesday night in the Atlanta Theater
Heretofore the musical entertainment*
of the association have been held in the
afternoon, and rather late in the after
noon, too, so that the attendance and
inspirations suffered.
The concert will be featured b> a spe
cially arranged rendition of the Sextet
from Lucia, In which Conductor Morti
mer Wilson has rehearsed the perform-
r r assiduously. Wfiford Watters will
sing a Tannhauser selection
Tickets for the concert will be on
sale through the day at the office of the
Musical Association on North Pryor
street, and at night at the box office of
j the theater.
WIFE ASKS DIVORCE.
A petition for divorce on the grounds
of * rue! treatment was filed Tuesday
it. the Superior Court by Mrs. Mora J.
Ellison against L. P. Ellison The cou
ple were married March 3, 1910, and sep
arated May 27, 1913.
Sees Fine Business
Year for the South
The new Atlanta agency of Warren A
Howell, representing the Allen Ar Wheel
er Company, of Troy. N. Y , packers of
leaf tobacco, was the cause of some
highly complimentary notices Tuesday
by L f\ Chase, general sales manager,
visiting th** local agency, at No. 14'
Madison avenue.
*'I am much impressed with the spirit
of Atlanta," Mr Chase said. "From my
observation of Southern business condi
tions, I feel safe in predicting a fine
commercial year In 1914
Even Crimea Fails to
Restore Czarevitch
Special Cable to The American.
ST PETERSBURG. Dec. 16. Ef
forts to restore the health of the
young Czarevitch by taking him to
the Crimea, where warmer weather
prevails, have failed, according to
letters received to-day. The Prince
is reported slowly Wasting away.
COLUMBUS OFFICIALS SWORN.
COLUMBUS, Dei I*>. The new j
Mayor of Columbus, John (\ Cook,!
with eight Aldermen, was sworn into j
Office at an adjourned meeting of the
December session of the City Coun-|
nil. Seven of the Aldermen are i
holdovers.
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AMERICAN ASTHMATIC CO. Inc., ATLANTA, GA.
Typewriters rented 4 mos.
$5 up. Am. Wtg. Mach. Co.
BRADLEY’S
29 SO. BROAD
LARGEST LINE OF
TOYS IN THE
SOUTH
Come and See How this New Toy Works
Open Until 9 P. M.
m
Church Merger Plan
Stirs Macon Baptists
MACON, Dec 16.—The proposed mer
ger of the Tabernacle Baptist Church
and the Second Baptist Church has
HtiiTed up considerable reeling among
the members of the two congregations.
Two Sundays ago u favorable vote was
taken on the union.
The older members of the Second
Baptist declare that although their
church Is on record as agreeing to con
solidate. the action does not meet with
th«- approval of a majority, and that If
the plan is perfected they vill organize
u new church.
Sale lor To-morrow
Regular $5, $6 & $7
ENGLISH SLIP-ON
RAINCOATS
Men’s and Women’s Imported
ENGLISH SLIP-ONS
Values to $6.00 Values to $10.00
Women’s Imported Poplins
and Mohair Raincoats at Less
Than Cost of Material Alone.
$7.50 Coats at $16.00 Coats at
$2.75 $4.75 $3.75 $8.95
Value, to *16.00 Value* to *22.00 *20 00 Coat, at *25.00 Coata at
$8.25 $12-75 $11-50 $14*75
Boy*' and Girls' Rubber Coats and Capes at Big Reductions.
Doors Open To-morrow Morning at 8 O'clock.
GOODYEAR
NOTE
ADDRESS
CAREFULLY
RAINCOAT COMPANY
35 Peachtree
RIGHT
NEXT TO
NUNNALLY’S
MAIL ORDERS PROM? TLY FILLED WHEN ACCOMPA
NIED BY REMITTANCE.
A New Kind of Credit
for Christmas Shoppers
A credit that means you, the Christmas shop-
per, can come to our big store, select a practical gift for any
member of your family and pay for it in weekly or monthly sums
so small that you will wonder why you had never thought of our
way before. It lifts the burden from your Christmas shopping, it
makes Christmas shopping easy.
Makeyour selections from theserealgiftbargains:
Chriitmas Delivery
You can make your
gift selections now and
delivery will be made
anv time vou wish.
OPEN EVENINGS TILL CHRISTMAS
Do Your Shopping Now
Early Christmas shop
ping has many advan
tages—less haste, and
better assortment.
This Carving Set
Mad* of oil
tArnvrriM steel,
oaallT worth
9) 00
Willow
Chairs
and Rockers,
Settees and
C o u c h e s
make splen-
d i d Christ
mas presents.
This is one
of Bar Har
bor designs,
$5.00
Brass
Smoker's
Stand
Solid brass,
,S0 inches
tall:
$2.50
This Beautiful ,T0=Piece Press Cut Glass Set
FREE
Exactly as pictured. We give
this beautiful set free with every
purchase of $25.00 or more.
Begins Monday Dec. loth.
This Brass Jardiniere
8 inches
tall, 10
inch e s
wide, solid
hammered
brass,
Sewing Tables
ft s
accepta-
preeent
woman
receive.
could
In willow or in mahogany
we have an assortment to
suit any desire.
$(J.50 $i
Cellarettes
Something a
man la really
iilad to fat. In
all woods and
flBlnben TVs
.'<*alrn In Bar
It Kiifllah or
fo mod aoiid
oak, fully
Mjulppad.
Sjy.50
Framed Pictures and Mirrors
No gift could be in better taste. An infinite
variety of styles and subjects at any price you
might desire.
Lamps and Domes
Make exquisite gifts—we have
both Portables and Domes
with electric or gas equipment.
All connections free of charge.
Thi* electric portable
$6.00
Smoker's
Stand
In fumed or
Early English solid
oak. equipped with
ash and match trays
and Humidors
to'
Rockers
Lady’s Desk
In Infinite »a
rtety In all
finishes of oak
or in rntbog
any. Birds eye
maple or Or
rasaian wal
nut This de
»>fti
Morris
Chairs
Th* a em* **f
comfort. moat
acceptable We
hare tben tn 1
all woods and
fltdshe** and
upholstering*. I
with and with i
eat footrests
Prices
9x12 Axminster
1 designs to se
lect from .. ..
Rugs.
fS jaii—J—
$11.50 to $40
Haverty’s Basket Shop
Kitchen Cabinet
A variety of
$18.50;
to
Here you will find beautiful gift pieces, hampers,
sewing ^baskets, Indian baskets, baskets and
travs of all kinds.
Blankets
Comforts
Mattresses
Pillows
Make sensible,
“com fortable ’’
[presents. Blankets
! and Comforts $2.50
I up.
| “Slumberland” Mattress 8 6.00
“Felto” Mattress 7.60
“Regal” Mattress .... 10.00
“Waldorf” Mattress .. . 12.50
“Red Croes’’ Mattress. . 15.00
Oatermoor” Mattress .. 10.00
The “UTILITY is a
most welcome gift Saves
steps and combine* a
pantry. cupboard and
kitchen cabinet In a sin
gle piece of furniture
This pattern la
It
1.50
VuRNITUREco
Chifforobe
The moat conven
ient piece of Furni
ture ever Invented.
Takes care of every
thing a man wears.
An ideal gift. This
one. any finish
(D
.58
Corner Auburn Avenue and North Prvor Street.