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s TJ1K AT LA NTA LLOUlilAN AM* NEWS- PUNTS STIES HELD TO I. S. JURY US Leahy Announces Negotiations Are On With Big Industrial Firms Likely to Move Here. Commissioner Accepts Story of Mrs. Bond, Who Says She Was Lured Into Shameful Life. Three new industries for Atlanta. That's the prospect \V. H. Leahy, pcjetary of the industrial and statis- t .cal bureau of the Chamber of Com merce, holds out in an announcement Friday. Coming close on the signing up of he big Hamllton-Carhart overall manufacturing firm, the likelihood hat the other big concerns will lo- «ato here gives promise that this de partment of the Chamber of Com merce will close its year in a blaze of glory. y Mr. Leahy Is not ready to announce the names of the firms with whom he s negotiating until he has their defi nite word that they will come here, one of them he expects to hear from favorably within a few days. All of ;hcm, he said Friday, will occupy large floor space and may have td erect new factories?. Letter to Members. The Hamilton-Carhart firm, which i as its headquarters in Detroit, Mich., will open their brancli here early In January. The two (op floors of the three-story brick building at Pryor and Mitrhell streets have been leased j,, preparation for the installation of equipment. Active operation is ex pected to begin in February. About 200 persons will be employed in the Atlanta branch. The factory here will be devoted in making up into overalls the doth that is pro- .lured in the Rock Hill (S. C.) fac tory. . , Mr. Leahy Friday issued a circular letter to members of the Chamber of commerce and others calling upon them for co-operation in getting be- frip the people in other sections of the country, particularly those who ere making inquiries, the many ad- vantages that Atlanta has for manu facturing and industrial purposes. Here is the letter: •The industrial and statistical bu reau of the Atlanta Chamber of Com- mtrce has assembled, and is continu ing to assemble, carefully prepared statistics regarding Atlanta's many advantages as a manufacturing and distributing center and as a logical point for the location of new facto ries and business enterprises in gen eral. Asks Co-operation. • We are using various means of placing these statistics before tiie general public and large business con cerns throughout the country with a view o. interesting them in opening branches in our city. You are more or less familiar with the work of the bmeau. which has been exploited from time to time in the industrial and commercial bulletin and through otr.er mediums of publicity. ‘•This communication Is addressed to you for the purpose of urging your co-operation. The secretary would b? glad to receive any information that you may have as to prospective manufacturing and other interest; which might be secured for the city of Atlanta, .lie wilt also be glad to furnish you any of the statistical data which has been collected. "The bureau, with the co-operation of tiie membership, will accomplish a great deal more than It can single- handed. From time to time inciuiries all made of our members with re gard (o 'Atlanta's commercial, indus trial and manv other advantages, a! of which this bureau is in position to answer, and we hope that members will either refer them to the secre- trry, or. if they prefer to answer di rect. secure the necessary informa tion from him. "II is gratifying to report that there .re several large manufacturing con cerns looking toward Atlanta: in fact, some of them are at tiie point o. dr,sing arrangements to locate here. U . want to keep Atlanta's wonderful advantages and opportunities exploit ed to the world, but we also want the 10-operation of the membership in placing us in communication " itli business concerns and people gener ally who thev think might be in duced to locate in Atlanta." Locates Direction Of a Wireless Call Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. ' o\l)< »N 19. The newest de- vf*!opmerit of tiie wifeless is an in - etrurnent to onnble th<- receiver of a message to determine from what di rection a call comes. Tie instrument was shown at fh' exposition of the Physical Society. Declaring the victim of white slav ers is always more worthy of belief than those who have dragged her to her ruin. United States Commissioner Carter Friday morning held Samuel A. Stoe and his. wife to await the action of the Federal Grand Jurv on the testimony of Mrs. Annie Bond, 18, who charges that me Stoes trans ported her to places in Alabama ami South Carolina and lived off her il legal earnings. Their bond was fixed at *1.000 each, which they furnished. Mrs. Bond was the onl ywitness in troduced by the Government District Attorney Alexander and L. J. Baley. of the Bureau of Investigation, held back the greater part of their evi dence. Mrs. Bond reiterated her story of having been lured to a Whitehall street rooming house by Stoe and rdugged. Afterward, she testified. Stoe toook her to Birmingham and registered her at a hotel as his wife. After she had been with Stoe in Birmingham f<\r several days, the girltestified. Mrs. Stoe came and took her to other Alabama towns and to different places in Georgia and South Carolina. Mrs. Bond testified that on each trip either Stoe or Mrs. Stoe paid her railroad fare. One trip with Mrs. Stoe. Mrs. Bond testified, consumed six weeks’ time. Among the towns she said she visited with Mrs. Stoe were Spartanburg and Greenville, S. C., where she said Mrs. Stoe put her in a hotel or resort and collected her earnings, giving her jufit enough for her living expenses. Part of the money, Mrs. Bond said. Mrs. Stoe sent to her husband. She declared also that Mrs. Stoe took some money from her that had been given to her by her husband only a few days before she was married. Stoe and his w T ife were placed on the stand by their attorneys. Watt Kelly and L. H. Foster. Both denied they had ever taken Mrs. Bond to any points outside of Georgia, and Stoe denied he had lured her into the rooming house on Whitehall street an*l drugged her. Mrs. Stoe admitted that she had been an inmate of resorts in various Georgia and Alabama towns, but de clared her husband was unaware of the life she led. Following Mrs. Stoe's testimony, her attorneys introduced a number of character witnesses, who swore that the character of the Stoes was good. Among them were Mrs. Beta Frazier, of No. 20 Lumpkin street: F. J. Stoe. a brother of the defendant: J. D. Copeland, of Xo. 191 Whitehall street; Mrs. M. A. Kinnebrew. of No. 191 Whitehall street, and H. L. Reed er. New Trial Motion For Mrs. Godbee Rests With Judge | AUGUSTA, Dec. 19.—Judge Henry C. Hammond, after healing argument., on a motion asking for a new trial for Mrs. Kdna Perkins Godbee, to- served his decision. The State’s attorneys answered toe attacks of the defense on three ju rors who were alleged to have been biased when they entered toe jury box. and also the criticism o* the court’s charge to the jury. Affidavit** by Fofe mn S W. Palmer, of the Godbee Jury, and Olin B. Brown, ' A. Matthews and C. A. Boston, of Stellaville, denied that Punier said Mrs. Godbee ought to hang, as L. Alexander had declared. L I Christmas Ship, With Lady Decies, Arrives NEW YORK. Dec. 19.—Her prog ress delayed by rough weather, head winds and high seas, the steamer Lusitania arrived to-day, bringing 7,76' sacks of Christinas mail and 860 of parcel post. Among the passengers were J. P Morgan and family and Lord and I«ady Decies, who are going to George J. Gould’s Lakewood estate for Christmas. x Aeroplane Flotilla To Cross the Sahara Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. PARIS, Dec. ly.—Tne National Aerial League lias completed plans for jt flight of a flptilla of aeroplanes across the Sahara Desert. The aero planes will start from Aran, Algeria, and the final landing will be made at Timbuktu. Pyramids of stones will mark the route. Becker Declares He Will Be Acquitted YONKERS. Dec 19.—Former Police Lieutenant Charles Becker, in the death house at Sing Sing Prison for the murder of Herman Rosenthal, says his appeal will be decided in his favor. He feels .sure of getting a new trial and being acquitted. Important Changes in Bank's Of ficial Staff Also Made at Meeting of Directors. The directors of the Fulton Na-I tional Bank of Atlanta, at their moot- | ins Thursday, declared Its first divi dend since tile bank was opened for business in January, 1910, and made some important changes and promo tions in the official staff. "The earnings of the bank hereto fore have been applied exclusively to the surplus fund," said A. B. Simms, vice president, Friday morning. "Our business now is in such shape that the directors considered a 3 per cent semiannual dividend, payable January 1. as essentially a proper move." Mr. Simms, who has been cashier, was elected by the directors to the vice presidency to succeed Julius Ba- shinski, Jr., whose resignation was accepted. Waiter H. Rich, member of M. Rich & Bros. Company, was made a director, to fill the vacancy ,,n the board left by Mr. Bashinskl s res ignation. Henry B. Kennedy, assistant cash ier was promoted to the cashier s desk, and Ry.burn G. Clay, a son of the late Senator A. S. Clay, was pro moted from paying teller lo assistant cashier. Preparing for Death, Man, 72, Buys Coffin WILMINGTON, N. 0., Dec. 19.- J. ('. Smith, a prominent farmer of Bladen County, is here to-day to pur chase a coffin for ills interment. He is 72 years old and in good health, but say? he wants lo bp sure that all preparations are complete when he dies. He has alreudy dug his grave. SuicideTakes Lawyer Wanted for Forgery APPEAL HALTS HANGING. BLUE RIDGE, Dec. 19.—The ex ecution of John Wright did not take place here to-day, as scheduled. Ms attorneys having carried the case lo the Supreme Court. PEORIA. ILL., Dec. 19. Attorney Henry I, Now lan, of Peoria, counsel for several defendants in the iron workers’ dynamite conspiracy, com muted suicide to-day by throwing himself In front of a train in Galva, ill. A warrant for his arrest on th« charge of forgery was Issued here yesterday. SMITH RULES FAVORITE. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., Dec. 19. Gunboat Smith is a 10-to-8 favorite for ills twenty-round battle with Ar thur Peikey here on New Year's Da>. CHAMBERLIN=J0HNS0N=DuB0SE COMPANY ATLANTA NEW YORK PARIS Marietta Firm Gets Big Monument Job CAMDEN, ARK., Dec. 19.—The con tract for the monument to the wom en of the Confederacy which is to be erected on the courthouse lawn by the Confederate Veterans, the Sons oi Veterans and the Grinstead Chap ter of F. D. C., has been placed with a marble company of Marietta, Ga. The monument is to be ot granite. 30 feet high, surmounted by a statue of a woman. Oranges, GrapeFruit and Apples FOR SATURDAY ONLY— Compelled to make room for car of turkeys. Will sell all fancy fruit at the following low prices: Apples, Staple Winesaps, box 1. • $2.50 any size Oranges, Fancy Stock, box $2.00 any size Grapefruit, Indian River, box $3.00 any size Best Prices. Best F'ruit in City. Order Quick. Phones Main 523, 524—-Atlanta 134 \ Eisetnan Bros. inc. 4 MORE SHOPPING DAYS I T L T——— EWELL 2t tore 113-15 Whitehall. 164 Decatur. A solid carload of guaranteed fresh country EGGS, doz 35c Solid carload sweet Florida Oranges, doz 12%c Indian River Grapefruit, 5c, or 6 for 25c Fresh Crop Fancy Mixed Nuts, lb Fresh Dressed Turkeys, dressed on premises, lb. 24c Fresh Dressed Hens, dressed on premises, lb 13° Fresh Dressed Geese, dressed on premises, lb. l? 1 /^ 0 Fresh Dressed Friers, dressed on premises, lb 24c A solid carload of Candies and Fruits and all kinds of ingredients for fruit cake at wholesale prices. Ter,-Dollar Orders Delivered. The Marathon Is on! !! Holiday Shoppers are now looking for service, convenience and facilitation in selecting, as much as they quality and variety— VARIETY are \ and EXTENSIVE PRICE RANGE are the charm and facilitation this store offers the fair sex in the choosing of gifts for men. EISEMAN BROS. (INC.) The Gift Shop De Luxe 11-13-15-17 Whitehall it n Yes, the Store Will Be Very Busy on Saturday, But Even Busier Next Week---Shop To-morrow Very few minutes to the eleventh hour of Christmas shop ping. And as the hour grows nearer the Chamberlin-Johnson-Du- Bose Co. store looms larger and more helpful. Thousands of people pass through our doors these days and scatter to the many departments of the store. There is no crowding. Broad aisles clear of tables, high ceil ings, plenty of good fresh air tend to make Christmas shopping here a pleasure—though it be done the last Saturday before Christmas. But the Christmas stocks! They are the chiefest attraction at this moment. They have been very carefully selected—as carefully as you would se lect gifts. And more things are coming in every day now to keep stocks bright, fresh and interesting up to the last minute. It’s a good Christmas store! Just Out of the Custom House—A Big Case of Kid Gloves for the Last Rush No, they are not new kinds, we’ve not been able to find better gloves than those we stock regularly. They are reinforcements, come to meet the demands of those who realize Chainberlin- dolmson-DuBose < ’oinpany gloves are best gloves. If means complete stocks—-ask for what you will, you shall have if. And if you so desire, every pair of gloves at (Jliristmas box. $1.00 and over will be boxed in a cheery The Celestine at 86c—I lie glove it took 11s 1 jglit months to get made as fine as it is; soft and elastic, Paris point stitching; slate, Ian, black and white black with white stitching. The Solitaire at $1.00—-the tinest glove we have ever seen for $1.00; 2-clasp; Paris-point stitching. The Colbert, $1.25—a heavy cape glove; 1-clasp; in tan, slate, black and white; fine for shopping. A Mocha Glove at $1.25—very service able and full of wear ; 1-clasp ; gray and tan. The Navarre at $1.50—a soft, genuine kid skin ; 2-clasp glove; black, white and colors. The Trefousse P K at $2.00—2-clasp; superb, “live” kid skin; colored and black with white stitching. The Trefousse Glace Kid at $2.00—2 clasp; tan, slate, prune and black with white stitching; the white with black stitching. Mocha Gauntlet Glove, $2.00—gray or tan; very soft. Trefousse 12-button Glove, $3.00—of SPECIAL 16 Button tauqlace kid gloves, regular ly $3.50 at Si.98 fine French kid; black, white, cream or tan. The Dreadnaught, $1.50—2-clasp, P K sewn; black with white stitching; while with black. The D. & P. Street Glove, $2.00—n tpiisitely fine; 1-clasp; gray, tan and black with white stitching. Trefousse 20-button Gloves, $4.50—the superb glove of them all; black, white, pink, blue or buff. The Valance, $2—a Trefousse glove; 2 pearl clasp P K sewn, of superb kid skin ; black, white, tan. gray with heavy embroidery and pipings of self or self anil black. One of the smartest gloves of the sea son. $2.00. The Trefousse Suede Glove, $2.00—a new and distinctively elegant glove of superior skin; black and colors. The Trefousse 16-button Kid at .$3.50— black with broad white or self stitching and (lie white with black stitching. Automobile Gloves, $2.60—or driving gloves with Jhe new soil gauntlet; tan or black with novelty stitching; the stiff gauntlet glove is $1.75. Men’s Gloves Men s Cape Gloves, $1.50 and $2.00— white and tan. Men s Mocha Gloves, $2.00—silk lining, grav and brown. CHILDREN S GLOVES 2-clasp at $1.00—soft, pliable, properly fashioned; tan, white, red or black. P K Sewn at $1.00—1-clasp, sizes for misses and children; in tan; another 1 clasp glove 1 liat the young folks like in this gray Mocha at $1.00. Boy Scout Gloves, 50c and 75c—tart xvitli gauntlet. Boys’ Kid Gloves, $1.00—white, tan and gray. Sizes from 0000 to 7. It Is Never 'I'oo Late to Get Pretty Handkerchiefs Here Yqii vvlio must make the* moments count will do well to go direct to Chamberlin-John- son-DuBose < Company for handkerchiefs. Stocks are in fine shape and alert saleswomen will serve you quickly and satisfactorily. See what von may choose from— Womens Handkerchiefs Plain, hemstitched, ail linen, at 5c, 10c, 15c, 25c and 50c. Plain, 2-inch hem, all linen, now at 50c and 75c. Mourning handkerchiefs, hemstitch ed, hems of various widths, 15c, 25c and 50c. An all linen hand-embroidered initial handkerchief at 10c. Hand-embroidered initial, at 25c and 50c. Corner embroidered (hand-work) all linen, at 15c, 25c, 50c and 60c. Madeira embroidered handkerchiefs; beautiful designs, at 50c, 75c, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 to $2.00. Glove handkerchiefs, hand-embroid ered initials, colored edges, 25c. Glove handkerchiefs, all linen, corner embroidered, 25c and 50c. Madeira embroidered, all linen, glove size, 50c. Scalloped embroidered edge hand- kerchiefs, white and colors, 26c and 50c. Real Lace Handkerchiefs, Duchess and Rose point, exquisite “de luxe” bits of linen and lace, in many designs from $3.50 tjO $18.50. Hand-embroidered cornel's, all linen, four iu box, at $1.00. Hand-embroidered corners, all linen, three in box, at $1.50. Children's handkerchiefs, seven iu box, ail different patterns, 50c. Men’s Handkerchiefs Full sized and all linen, plain, at 10c. 25c, 50c and 75c. Hand-embroidered initial, all linen, at 25c and 50c. Hand-embroidered, colored initial, all linen, 50c. Chamberlin-Johnson-DuBose Co.