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TTTT: ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TS SIDES HELD TO II. S. JURY US L e ahy 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. New Trial Motion For Mrs. Godbee Rests With Judge AUGUSTA, Dec. 19.—Judge Henry C. Hammond, after hearing argument* on a motion asking for a new for Mrs. Edna Perkins served his decision. trial Godbee. re Three new Industries for Atlanta. That’s the prospect W. H. Leahy, ..cretary of the industrial and statls- t'ral bureau of the Chamber of Com merce, holds out In an announcement P*r i d a y i i , ming close on the signing up of „ htg Hamtlton-Carhart overall ..nufacturing flrmr the likelihood , B t the other hlg concerns will lo- atn here gives promise that this de partment of the Chamber of Com merce will close Its year In a blaze of elorV. ■ ,. T.eahv Is not ready to announce ,he names of the firms with whom he ,, 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 hem, he said Friday, will, occupy large’ floor space and may have to preci new factories. Letter to Members. The Hamtlton-Carhart firm, which ! iA «t ]ts headquarters in Detroit, Mich., 1 open their branch here early In fspuarv. The two top floors of the i hrpp -stnrv brick building at Pryor snd Mitchell streets have been leased Ip preparation for tbe 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 cloth that Is pro duced in the Rock Hill (S. C.) fac- '°Mr. Leahy Friday Issued a circular letter to members of the Chamber of rrmmerce and others calling upon them for co-operation in getting be- frre the people in other sections of the country, particularly those who A re making inquiries, the many ad- wirtasres 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- rmrce has assembled, and is continu- int/ to assemble, carefully prepared h;atistics regarding Atlanta’s many :>dvantages as a manufacturing and tributing center and as a logical i for the location of new facto- nd business enterprises in gen- \V< Asks Co-operation. ire using various means of ing these statistics before the , ral nublic and large business oon- cvns throughout the country with a view of interesting them in opening hr; ivhes in our city. You are more MV himiliar with the work of the ■hi, which has been exploited from tim*- lo time in the industrial and commercial bulletin and through ntl er mediums of publicity. “This communication is addressed to vou for the purpose of urging your r.-operation. The secretary would glad to receive any Information that you may have as to prospective rn;:nufacturing and other interests winch might he secured for the city Of Atlanta. TTe will also be glad to furnish you any of the statistical data which has been collected. “The bureau, with the co-operation of the membership, will accomplish a great deal more than it, can single- handed. From time to tfme Inquiries are made of our members with re gard to Atlanta's commercial, indus- i trial and many other advantages, all of which this bureau is in position to arswer, and we hope that members will either refer tnem to the secre tary. or, if they prefer to answer di rect, secure the necessary informa tion from him. . “It is gratifying to report that there are several large manufacturing con cerns looking toward Atlanta: in fact, some of them are at the point of (losing arrangements to locate here. We want to keep Atlanta’s wonderful advantages and opportunities exploit ed to the world, but we also want the • o-operation of the membership In placing us in communication with business concerns and people gener ally who they think might be In duced to locate in Atlanta.” Declaring the victim of w’hite 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 Jury on the testimony of Mrs. Annie Bond, 18, who charges that the Stoes trans ported her to places In Alabama and 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 hack 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 for several days, the girltestifled, 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 just 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 wife 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 and 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 No. 191 Whitehall street; Mrs. M. A. Kinnebrew, of No. 191 Whitehall street, and H. L. Reed er. The State’* attorneys answered the attacks of the defense on three ju rors who were alleged to have been biased when they entered the Jury box, and also the criticism of the court's charge to the jury. Affidavits by Foreman S. W. Palmer, of the Godbee Jury, and Olin B. Brown, < A. Matthews and C. A. Boston, of Stellaville, denied that Palmer said Mrs. Godbee ought to hang? as E. S. Alexander had declared. Christmas Ship, With Lady Decies, Arrives PAYS A DUD. |Preparing for Death, Man, 72, Buys Coffin Important Changes in Bank's Of ficial Staff Also Made at Meeting of Directors. WILMINGTON, N. C., Dec. 19.— C. Smith, a prominent farmer of Bladen County, is here to-day to pur chase a coffin for his interment. He Is 72 years old and in good NEW YORK. Dec. 19.—Her prog less delayed by rough weather, heac^ winds and high seas, the steamer Lusdtania arrived to-day, bringing 7,76 r . sacks of Christmas mail and 860 of parcel post. Among the passengers were J. P Morgan and family and Lord and Lady Decies, who are going to George ,1 Gould’s Lakewood estate Christmas. for Aeroplane Flotilla To Cross the Sahara Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian, PARIS, Dee. 19,—The Natioual Aerial League-has completed plans for a flight of a flotilla 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. The directors of the Fulton Na tional Bank of Atlanta, at their meet ing Thursday, declared its first divi dend since the bank was opened fof business In January, 1910, and made some Important changes and promo tions in the official staff. "The earnings of the hank hereto fore have been applied exclusively to the surplus fund," said A. B. Simms, vice president. Friday morning "Our business now is In .such sha;»e 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. Walter H. Rich, member of M. Rich & Bros. Company, was made a director, to fill the vacancy on the board left by Mr. Bashinski's res ignation. , . . Henry B. Kennedy, assistant cash ier was promoted to the cashier s desk and Rybum G. Clay, a son of the late Senator A. S. Clay, was pro moted from paying toller to assistant cashier. Marietta Firm Gets Big Monument Job Becker Declares He Will Be Acquitted YONKERS. Der. 19.—Former Police Lieutenant Charles Becker, in the death house at Sing Sing Prison fdr the murder of Herman Rosenthal, says his appeal will be decided In his favor. He feels sure of getting new trial and being acquitted. 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 of Veterans and the Grtnstead Chap- ter of l T . D. C., has been placed with a marble company of Marietta, Ga. The monument is to be of granite, 30 feet high, surmounted by a statue of a woman. Oranges, GrapeFruit and Apples FOR SATURDAY ONLY— Compelled to make room for ear of turkeys. Will sell nil fanev fruit at the following low priees: Apples, Staple Winesaps, box $2.50 any size Oranges, Fancy Stock, box $ 2 00 an > T S | ZP Grapefruit, Indian River, box $3.00 any size Best Priees. Best Fruit in City. Order Quick. Phones Main 523, 524—Atlanta 134 Locates Direction Of a Wireless Call Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, Dec. 19.—The newest de velopment of the wireless is an in strument to enable the receiver of a message to determine from what di rection a call comes. The instrument was shown at the exposition of the Physical Society. E W T O E 2 Eiseman Bros. inc. 4 MORE SHOPPING DAYS F T Vntphn.il. 113-15 Whitehall. 164 Decatur. •3 A solid carload of guaranteed fresh country EGGS, doz. ...-. 35c Florida . .12i/ 2 c I "olid carload sweet Oranges, doz. .. . Indian River Grapefruit, 5c, or 6 for 25c I Fresh Crop Fancy Mixed | Nuts, lb 15c | Fresh Dressed Turkeys, a dressed on premises, lb. 24c | Fresh Dressed Hens, dressed on premises, lb 19c j Fresh Dressed Geese, dressed on premises, lb 17V2 C | Fresh Dressed Friers, dressed on premises, lb 24c ^ A solid carload of Candies $ nd Fruits and all kinds of «j ngredients for fruit cake at I wholesale prices. I Ten-Dollar Orders Delivered. The Marathon Is on! ? i ? Holiday Shoppers are now looking for service, convenience and facilitation in selecting, as much as they quality and variety— VARIETY are for and EXTENSIVE PRICE RANGE are the charm and facilitation this store offers the fair sex in the choosing of gifts for men. \ health, but *ays ho want* to be sure that all preparations are complete when he dies. He has already dug his grave. SuicideTakes Lawyer Wanted for Forgery APPEAL HALT8 HANGING. BLUE RIDGE, Dec. 19.—-The ex ecution of John Wrtfrht <11(1 not take place here, to-day, as scheduled, his attorneys havina carried the case to the Supreme Court. PEORIA. ILL., Dec. 19.—Attorney Henry I. Nowlan. of Peoria, counsel for several defendants 1n the iron workers’ dynamite conspiracy, com mitted suicide to-day by throwing himself in front «{ a train in Galv* Ill. A warrant for his arrest an tha charge of forgery was Isaua4 hare yesterday. SMITH RULES FAVORITE. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.. Dec. 19.— Gunboat Smith la a 10-to-S favorite for his twenty-round battle with Ar thur Pelkey here on New Tear's Day CHAMBERLIN=JOHNSON=DuBOSE COMPANY EISEMAN BROS. b1 (INC.) The Gift Shop De Luxe 11-13-15-17 Whitehall ATLANTA NEW YORK PARIS 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 Chamberlin- Johnson-DuBose Company gloves are best gloves. Tt means complete stocks—-ask for what you wiII, you shall have it. And if you so desire, every pair of gloves at $1.00 and over will he boxed in a cheery Christmas box. The Celestine at 86c—(he glove it, took us eight months to get made as fine as it is; soft and elastic, Paris point stitching; slate, tan, black and white—- black with white stitching. The Solitaire at $1.00—the finest glove we have ever seen for $1.00; 2-clasp; Paris-point stitching. The Colbert, $1.25—a heavy cape glove; l-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- elasp; 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 $1.98 fine French kid; black, white, cream or tan. The Dreadnaught, $1.50—2-clasp, P K sewn; black with white stitching; white with black. The D. & P. Str.eet Glove, $2.00—ex quisitely 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 and black. One of the smartest gloves of the sea son. $2.00. The Trefousse Suede Glove, $2.00—• 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 stitehing and the white with black stitching. Automobile Gloves, $2.60—or driving gloves with the new soft 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, gray 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 that the young folks like in this gray Mocha at $1.00. Boy Scout Gloves, 50c and 76c—tan with gauntlet. Boys’ Kid Gloves, $1.00—white, tan and gray. Sizes from 0000 to 7. It Is Never Too Late to Get Pretty Handkerchiefs Here You who 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 yon quickly and satisfactorily. See what you may choose from— Women’s Handkerchiefs Plain, hemstitched, all linen, at 5o, 10c, 15c, 25c and 50c. Plain, 2-inch hem, all linen, now at 60c and 75c. Mourning handkerchiefs, hemstitch ed, hems of various widths, 15c, 25c and 60c. An all linen hand-embroidered initial handkerchief at 10c. Hand-embroidered initial, at 26c and 50c. Corner embroidered (hand-work) all linen, at 15c, 25c, 50c and 60c. Madeira embroidered handkerchiefs, beautiful designs, at 50c, 76c, $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, 25c and 60c. Real Lace Handkerchiefs, Duchess and Rose point, exquisite “de luxe” bits of linen and lace, in many designs from $3.50 to $18.50. Hand-embroidered corners, all linen, four in box, at $1.00. Hand-embroidered corners, all linen, three in box, at $1.50. Children’s handkerchiefs, seven in box. all different patterns, 50c. Men’s Handkerchiefs Full sized and all linen, plain, at 10c, 25c, 50c and 75c. Hand-embroidered initial, all linen, a* 26c and 50c. Hand-embroidered, colored initial, all linen, 50c. Chamberlin-Johnson-DuBose Co.