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THE ATLANTA (JEOKLri AN AND NEWS
rtisfii
HEflO DIES IF
Brother of Milton H, Smith Likely
to Succeed John W. Thomas,
Jr., as Chief.
| Whip Man Who Said
Father Was Grafter
MACON', Dec. IT.—For saying that
former Police Chief Chapman, who
retired to-day, had made a fortune by
grafting while in office the last four
years, Policeman Pat Pierce was
knocked down in their drug store to
day by Holt and Arthur Chapman,
sons of the former Chief
Holt Chapman first struck Pierce in
the face, and when the patrolman
arose he collided with Arthur Chap
man, who also landed a blow on
Pierce's jaw, again sending him
sprawling.
NASHVILLE, Dec. 17.—John W.
T iomas, Jr., president of the Nash-
vi Chattanooga, and St. Louis Rail-
W1-, the fourth head of a big railway
system in the South to die within
no months, passed away here this
morning at 2 o'clock following a
^roe-weeks’ illness of pleural pneu
monic His death, following so close
ly upon that of J. R. Parrott, the
ate Henry B. Flagler's successor as
head of the Florida East Coast sys
tem William W. Finley, president
,,f the Southern Railway, and Thorn
es XT Emerson, president of the At-
• coast Line, makes it all the
more notable. And the fact that it
5 -he second death of a president of
I' «\ stem closely allied by ownership
, ss « »h the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad also makes it a conspicuous
o-nridentp. the Louisville and Nas.i-
> being dominated by the Coast
,„d the Nashville, Chattanooga
,'nd st, Louis by the Louisville and
Nashville.
H. F. Smith in Line.
Who will be President Thomas'
successor is a question that local
railroad men have not seen fit thus
fa-- to answer. However. It would not
hr surprising to see H. F. Smith vice
president and traffic manager of the
Nashville. Chattanooga and St. Louis
and a brother or President Milton H.
smith, of the Louisville and Nasr.-
C'v step up to the office.
President Thomas was born at
Murfreesboro, Tenn., August 24, 1856
\ an early age he moved to Nashville
and was educated here, attending
Montgomery-Bell Academy and later
Vanderbilt University. In 1878, at,
ih» age of 22 years, he secured his
first important railroad position, al
though previous to that time he had
been in the railroad service.
Served in Ranks.
Hr labored in the ranks for several
years, steadily advancing. After an
experience on the road Mr. Thomas
served in the machine shop, then ad
vancing to agent and dispatcher, pur-
, rasing agent, assistant general man
ager finally succeeding his father as
general manager in 1S99. On March
1 1906. shortly after the death of his
father, he was elected president of
the road.
Mr. Thomas is survived by his wife,
formerly Miss Dillie Duncan, of
Nashville: three daughters, Mrs.
Elizabeth Thomas Kirkpatrick, Mrs.
Martha Thomas Riddle and Miss
Ellen Thomas, all of this city, and
one son, John W. Thomas, of Phila
delphia.
Wesley Charity Fund
To Be Taken Sunday
The Christmas collection for the
harity work of the Wesley Memorial
Hospital will be taken Sunday. The
demand for charity this year is great
er than ever before, officials of the
hospital declare, and a hearty re
sponse is asked.
This charity is not connected with
fhe Woman’s Auxiliary building fund.
OBITUARY.
$80,000 Canal Graft
Of One Man Revealed
WASHINGTON. Dec. 17.—Major F.
C Boggs, of the Isthmian Canal Com
mission. to-day asserted that a Pan
ama Railroad employee, alleged to
have been grafting from contractors
who furnished supplies to the Gov
ernment for the canal, had obtained
about $80,000 in commissions from
the contractors.
The War Department is looking into
the affairs of the whole Commissary
Department of the Canal Government
The Panama Railroad is a private
concern.
SEIFS SOLD HERE CURTAIL MILEffi
Big Thermometer Indicates Great
Work Being Done—Tuesday's
Sales $250 Worth.
Atlanta Man Killed
As Negroes Battle
The body of Jack Cheek, of At
lanta, who was killed by a stray bul
let while two negroes were fighting a
duel near Augusta last Monday night,
will arrive in Atlanta Thursday
morning at 7 o’clock. The funeral
probably will be held Thursday aft
ernoon from Bloomfield's chapel.
Cheek was employed as foreman of
the work at Stephens Creek by the
White Engineering Company. He was
sitting in front of his tent when the
negroes began shooting at each other.
Robert Nelson Brown, the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Nelson C. Brown, of No.
handler street, inman Park, died
Wedn< daj morning funeral ar
rangements will be announced later.
Mrs. Susie H. Hunt, fifty-two. died on
tesday at a private sanitarium.
She is survived by her husband.
The remains were taken Wednes
day afternoon from Patterson’s
• hapri to Huntsville, Ala., for fu
neral apd interment.
A. 0. Middlemas died Tuesday night
his home on Central avenue,
Hapeville, after a short illness. The
funeral was held Wednesday after
noon. and interment was in the
Mount Zion Church Cemetery. He
survived by four sons. A. M., R.
V T. and W. S. Middlemas, and
four daughters. Mrs. G. F. Hunnl-
' utt, Mrs. H. T. Montgomery and
•Misses Lillian and Elizabeth Mid
dlemas.
Miss Ella C. Miller, daughter of Jed
ft- Miller, of Stone Mountain, who
died at the family home Tuesday
night, will be buried in Stone Moan*
Jain Cemetery Thursday. Miss Mil-
c ; r was 20 years old. She is sur-
V< ] bj two sisters. Mrs. John
Ravage, of Birmingham, and Mrs.
I: R le, of Atlanta; also three
- -i A and G. M. Miller, of
Atlanta, and W. A. Miller, of Wash
ington, D. C.
Mrs. Hugh Lynch, sixtv-nine, died on
M ednesday. Her funeral will be
J p ld Thursday afternoon at the
Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and
interment will be in Oakland Cem-
j’tery. she is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Lula M. Connally;
brothers, Henry and S. T.
belcher; one sister, Mrs. Will Par-
: 1 three grandchildren. Hugh
' onnally, Mrs. A. J. Connally and
•'Ins. G. B. Adair, Jr., all of Atlanta
Mrs. Mary E. Darden, aged 56, di-ad
her home at 10 North avenue
■ at midnight. She had been
a resident of Atlanta for about
!!r ty years. Mrs. Darden is suv-
l lv ed by two sons, George and
Lalph Darden, and three sisters.
E. .J, Sweeney, of Atlanta; Mr?.
Edward Ward, of Paducah, Kv.. and
Mrs. Thomas Burke, of Birming-
She was a member of the
Heart Church and her funer-
will be held there Thursday at
J 0 dock. The remains will be
laKe o to Sharon. Ga.. for interment
on the Georgia train leaving at 7:25.
T ~e funeral of Mrs. W. S. Lounsbury,
: Ue of the vice president of the
'‘tors’ Bank, who died sudden-
j at the home. No. 272 North
Jackson street, Monday morning.
.' as held Tuesday afternoon from
L e First Methodist Church. Dr.
' ‘J EuBose, the pastor, conduct-
• i the services, and special music
, a> rendered bv the church choir.
■‘•ny beautiful floral tributes were
na u y frienrls of Mrs. Lounsbury
r ,FT husband, among them de-
" f r °m the Rotary Club. the Ad
• s ' ,uh ' th o Gridiron (*lub and
1 "fiVtrs of the First Methodist
v-c^ r Interment was in West-
Wife's Xmas Gifts to
Speaker ‘Her Needs’
WASHINGTON. Dec. 17— Official
Washington believes in the useful
Christmas gift. Secretary Daniels, ac
cording to Mrs. Daniels, has asked
Santa Claus for a large number of studs
and collar^buttons.
Speaker Clark thinks that gift-mak
ing at Christmas has been run into the
ground. Mrs Clark declares she al
ways buys something she herself needs
and presents it to her husband.
Hamburg Is After
Extra Fair Exhibit
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
BERLIN. Dec. 17.—Besides instruct
ing their representatives to demand an
adequate governmental appropriation
for the San Francisco Exposition, the
authorities of Hamburg have drafted a
bill providing for a special exhibit of
Hamburg's st*te and municipal insti
tutions.
Three hundred and fifty thousand
Red Cross Christmas seals have been
sold to date in and around Atlanta.
This is what the thermometer on the
Folsom Hotel registers, and reports
are yet to come in from the public
schools and many of the committees
engaged in the sale.
The chairman for to-day is Mrs. W.
W. Martin, and she is being assisted
in the work by 40 young women who
reported for duty early this morning
at headquarters in the Piedmont Ho
tel.
The sales turned in for Tuesday ag
gregated $250. Mrs. A. C. McHan was
chairman, and it was strictly West
End day. as she and all of her work
ers are residents of West End. Among
the largest sales for the day were:
Mrs. R. H. Dobbs, chairman, and
her committee, consisting of Mrs. H.
T. Dobbs. Mrs. W. H. Jenkins* and
Mrs. Vecie Mae Copeland, sold $50.63
worth of stamps, the sales being made
around the Ansley Hotel, Forsyth
Building. Austell Building and the
City Ha!! Mrs. W. B. Disbro and
her committee, consisting of Mrs. A.
R. Colcord, the Misses Julian and Al-
lie Purser. s!od $24.15 worth, prihei-
pally at the Terminal Station. Mrs.
John S. Arnold and her committee
sold $15 worth at the Fourth Na
tional Bank Building Mrs. F. S. Cox.
assisted by Mrs. E. M. Brogdon, sold
$18.76 worth at the Keely Company.
Thirteen Companies Now Under;
Citation by Railway Commission
for Rules Violation.
Boston Policemen
Mustn't Chew Gum
BOSTON, Dec. 17.—Boston police of
ficers must not chew gum or tobacco
while on duty and must always be po
lite, according to new rules Commis
sioner O’Meara issued to-day
Black Dress Shirts
Latest at Harvard
BOSTON, Dec. 17.—The black silk,
accordion plaited dress shirt, an inno
vation and a money-saver, has ap
peared at Harvard. A black stock
joes with it.
Five more railroads doing business
in Georgia filed Wednesday morning
the notice of their prospective with
drawal of interchangeable mileage
books, to take effect that day. and in
consequence came promptly under the
order of the State Railroad Commis
sion, ordering them to show cause on
January 12 why suit should not be
filed against them for violation of the
commission's ruling
The roads were the Nashviil
Chattanooga and St. Louis, Macon
and Birmingham. Haw kinsville and
Florida Southern, Atlanta and West
Point and Georgia Southern and
Florida.
The list of railroads in disfavor
with the commission now totals thir
teen of the sixty-odd transportation
companies in the State. Those put
on notice Tuesday were Central of
Georgia, Georgia, Southern. Wrights
ville and Tennille, Macon. Dublin and
Savannah, Seaboard Air Line, At-
lan.a. Birmingham and Atlantic and
Georgia and Florida.
The violated rule is that providing
that railroad tariffs shall not be al
tered without first submitting the
proposed change or changes to the
commission for approval
Weds Sister-in-Law
As Children Protest
•NEW YORK, Dec. 17. Despite the
protests of his nine children. Charles
N. Bell, 69. was married to his sister-
in-law. Miss Mary E. Scott, 61
THE ELLERY BAND
AUDITORIUM
Grand Popular Matinee, 2:30.
Night Concert. 8:30.
MAGNIFICENT FRENCH PRO
GRAM.
“Carmen” “Faust” “Mignon”
POPULAR PRICES
General Admission 50c.
Gallery 25c.
DR. LINCOLN M’CONNELL
to lecture on
“COLORED FOLKS”
at the BAPTIST TABERNACLE Monday, Decem
ber 22. Special music by Tabernacle choir. A treat
you can’t afford to Miss.
Reserved seats $1.00.
A Suit or Overcoat
For a Gift
Practical gifts are always appropriate—the
more practical and sensible the more appropriate.
Therefore a Suit or Overcoat.
While the reduced prices are to be had on
account of our Reorganization Sale makes this sug
gestion all the more timely for you as the saving on
each transaction will overbalance the cost of many
smaller gifts you may have in mind for others.
/ Our stock of clothing is replete with many
beautiful garments which are to be had very much
under price.
$20.00 Garments
22.50
25.00
27.50
30.00
32.50
35.00
$14.50 $37.50 Garments . $28.50
16.50 40.00 “ . 29.50
18.50 45.00 “ . 33.50
20.50 50.00 “ . 37.50
22.50 60.00 “ , . 44.50
24.50 65.00 “ . 48.50
26.50 75.00 “ . 56.50
All Hats, Furnishings and Holiday Goods are
being sold at greatly reduced prices. Gift articles
handsomely boxed without extra charge.
CLOUD-STANFORD COMPANY
61 Peachtree Street
LOST
The ()ppor=
t unity to
Buy Your
Christmas Presents in com
fort if you do not do so at
once. Better in the morn
ings. Only ti more days.
They are getting scarce,
for sure.
Sub-Postal Station here in our Store-—open from
8:30 A. M. until 7 P. M. Bring your Parcel Post
Packages—we will send them.
ONE-FOURTH
OFF,
ON AIL
FURS
Every piece new. Every
set new. All the good, rc-
lialde Furs—and backed
by tfiis store.
Fast Delivery Service
“On the Jump”
Choice Christmas
Presents
Ladies' Silk Kimonos, Persian de
signs, many beautiful colors, at $4.98
$4.98
Still finer Satin and Silk Ones,
$5.98 $7.98 $8.98
Special offering of $12.50 to $18. >0
kinds at $9.95
$9.95
Serpentine Crepe downs, in
pink, bine and Dresden pat
terns—lace and ribbon trim-
Our Auto
will be at
your door
in a jiffy if
you make
your
Xmas pur
chases ui
this Big
Store,
where
things are
done fast.
rned
"T'ddy Bear'' Combination
Suits. Drawer and Petticoat
combined, white nainsook,
ribbon-
20 dozen fine longeloth Pet
ticoats, Iac,e embroidery and
trimmed
ribbon
98c
trimmed ^75c to$2
Children’s Fur Sets. $3.00 to $10.00. They make
leasing gifts.
Women’s White Hemmed and
Memstitched Aprons, with strings
25c
White Aprons, embroidery
trimmed, with and without
bibs 50c
Little, fancy Tea Aprons 50c.
Dotted Swiss Caps for . 25c.
Dusting Capf J
Cook's Caps, .
Maid's and j
Nurse’s Caps
Thursday we sell Ladies’ Venetian
Silk Vests, in white, pink and blue,
si.os
Boudoir Caps 35c to $4.09
Camisoles $1.25 to $2.00
$8,00 and $9.00 Crepe de Chine Petticoats, pinks, blues and
white—elaborately ribbon and lace trimmed $5.98
Messaline Silk Petticoats, $3.50 kinds for $2.49
EXTRA
SPECIAL
Silk Dress
Sale
At $10
‘‘►Special Offer,” and
can not be duplicated
again.
Beautiful Dresses for
Street. Evening, Party
and Reception wear, for
Women and Little Woni-
| en, in Eeolian, Charmeuse,
1 Chiffon and Cloth, in all
the pretty shades, each
dress choicely trimmed.
You’ll meet a surprise
when you see these to
morrow at
Out-of-town customers will get
benefit of this discount on all
Mail Orders sent in. HURRY!!
A Colossal
Cut Glass
Sale
From Now Till
Christmas
Off
On Every Piece and Set of Glit
tering, Sparkling Cut Glass
in Our Store That Sells at
One Dollar or More
■t 7 pieces, Jug and 6 <ilasses, like cut,
$7.48, less 20 per cent
7 pieces, d ug and 6 (Hasses, $6.48, less
20 per cent . .
pieces, .Fug and 6 (Hasses, $5.96, less
per dent
S<
$:>
$1
$1
$1
$1
$1
$1
$1
$1
$2
$2
$2
$2
$2
$2
$2
$3
$6
$9,
$:?
$:;
20 per cent
1 7 pieces, dug and 6 (Hasses, $5.00, less
on s.siiiT
20 per cent
» | M I 8 1 lit • • • >• •
1.98 Sugar and < 'ream, less 20 per cent .
.00 5-inch Bon Buns, less 20 per cent .
.00 8-inch Vases, less 20 per cent . . .
.00 Perfume Bottles, less 20 per cent .
.50 6-ineli Bon Boms, less 20 per cci
.50 Perfume Bottles, less 20 per cei
. $5.94
., $5.20
. $4.75
nt .
,<j\j i i'i i nine innuro, ivoo pel* CCllt .
98 6-ineh Bon Boris, less 20 per cent .
98 Six Tumblers, less 20 per cent . . .
98 Perfume Bottles, less 20 percent . . t .
50 6 and 7-inch Nappies, less20percent .
50 7-ineli Fern Dishes, less 20 per cent .
50 12-ineh ('elery Trays, less 20 per cent
,.98 7-incli Nappies, less 20 per cent
!.98 7-incli Bowls, less 20 per cent ..
1.98 Celery Trays, less 20 per cent ..
.98 Jewel ('ases, less 20 per cent ..
.50 8-incli Bowls, less 20 per cent ..
.50 < ’ompotes, less 20 per cent ....
-pt. dugs, less 20 per cent
;.5()
.50 8-incli Nappies, less 20 per cent ..
.98 HJ/o-pt. dugs, less 20 per cent . . ..
$4.00
$3.20
80c
80c
80c
$1.20
$1.20
$1.60
$1.60
$1.60
$2.00
$2.00
$2.00
$2.40
$2.40
$2.40
$2.40
$2.80
$2.80
$2.80
$2.80
$3.20
Buy at This Special Discount Sale for
Christmas.
J. M. HIGH GO. =
J. M. HIGH CO.