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8EST YEAR FIR GEORGIA
SEEN BY BRADSTREET'S
ELOPEMENT 10YEARS
AGOCELEBRATEDNOW
That the new year will be the
b guest in the history of the South
„ the confident prediction made
Monday by J. E. C. Pedder, division
hcrintendent for Bradstreet's and
an expert on business conditions in
tii - section.
Mi. Pedder declares that with the
nriff and currency bills disposed of
and (he banks full of money, nothing
stands in the way of 1914 breaking
ah records.
'The year 1913, just closing, has
scan one of the most complex that
■ be Southeastern States have experi
enced in years,” said Mr. Pedder,
••and although crop conditions and
prices In this territory have been
irood, owing to the disturbing factors
nf the tariff bugaboo and the cur
rency bill, general conditions during
the past summer were not entirely
satisfactory, although there was no
reasonable explanation.
Free From Load of Debt.
The marketing of the cotton crop
. fail brought the farmers, who
i id planted, worked and harvested
themselves at a minimum cost,
practically free from the load of
fit-lil that had accumulated the past
two years, which will give them a
good start for 1914.
The general trade throughout the
Madman Shoots Wife
And Baby for Having
'Devil’ in Their Eyes
CINCINNATI, Dec. 29. "1 killed
her because I saw the devil in her
(\es. The baby would also have th*^
lit-vil in her eyes, so I killed it, too."
This was the explanation given by
a man registering in the Hotsjl Wal-
tr»n as D. H. Willard, but who later
. id he was Robert Munroe Maronev,
mod 26. of San Antonio, Texas, for
p murder of his wife and 3-year-oid
daughter this morning. The mother
i <i child were riddled with bullets as
iliev slept in a room.
After the shooting. Maroney. flour-
>.ur.g a revolver ran, half raid, from
rho hotel and was pursued by a crowd
to the river, where he was caught on
• o bridge, He told the police he was
a magician, a son of James Willard,
and was known as “Willard, the Wiz
ard." Coroner Foertmeyer pronounced
ihc man violently insane.
Southeast has been restricted and
repressed, and more in the line of
filling in than normal buying, with
the result that merchandise stocks
at the present time are depleted.
“This indicates that the early
spring months must show’ a decided
increase in orders and sales. In fact,
numerous local wholesalers and job
bers have already felt this trade im
petus in largely increased orders for
spring shipment.
1914 To Be Best.
“With the tariff and currency bills
disposed,of; with our banks full of
money; with our farmers in better
financial condition than for years;
with the faith in ourselves that we
have gained by the magnificent for
ward strides we have made in the
past few years, we can all look for
ward with confidence born of our
padt successful achievements that
1914 will be the best year ever know n
in the South.
"I might tell you of the wonderful
record we have made here in At
lanta, but the world knows that, and
statistics are dry reading, anyway;
but if w’e all attend to our own
knitting, each one striving to make
his individual efforts the best, we of
the Southland will lead the nation in
comparative results."
O'Neal and Mclver
At War Over Suit
—— *
MONTGOMERY, Dec. 29.—A clash
between Major D. W. Mclver, for
mer disbursing officer of the Ala
bama Military Department, and Gov
ernor O’Neal and his staff has oc
curred over a suit brought against
Mclver to recover $3,608.09. said to
have be^n drawn without authority,
(lovemor O’Neal claiming that he had
never named Mclver to the position.
Mclver has been criticizing the
Governor and his staff in the news
papers for makihg the Wilson inau
guration trip to Washington at the
State’s expense.
4 Ships Reported
Lost in Gulf Gale
MOBILE, Dec. 29.—Reports were
received here to-day that at least four
ships foundered in tne gale which
swept the Gulf of Mexico Christmas
Day. The British schooner Cheslie,
the schooner Griffin and the barks
sirdar and Milwa are missing.
The Sirdar’s crew has been landeo
a Pensacola, but the fate of the oth
ers is unknown. A schooner bound
Mobile this morning had aboard
the crew of an unidentified vessel.
U. 5. GETS BY I HELD,2 SOUGHT
FIR ATTACK
Columbus Recorder
Accidentally Shot
1 OLUMBU8, Dec. 29.— While
Iudge Frank D. Foley, City Record -
- , was hunting on Upatoie Creek, he
;i .'cidentally shot himself in a foot.
J. R. Duncan, a well-known sales
man, accidentally shot himself in the
'g with a pistol while getting into
his buggy.
Fred Osten, a young boy, acciden-
' illy shot George Lee, a negro boy
between the eyes with a toy pistol.
Federals to Attempt Recapture of
City—Border Guard Prepares
to Avert Casualties.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29. Antic.-
paling a battle near Juarez, Major
General Leonard Wood. Chief of
^taff of the army, to-day sent word
to Brigadier General Bliss, com
manding the American forces in El
Paso, Texas, to make every effort to
prevent firing across the border by
the Federals or the Constitutionalists.
General Bliss was instructed to or
der his men to take every precaution
to prevent casualties or damage to
the property on the American side of
the line and to warn the respective
commanders that they would be held
personally responsible for any dam
age to lives or property.
Reports from El Paso to-day indi
cated that the Federal forces will at
tack Juarez not later than Thursday,
and that they will try to recapture
the customs port.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels to
day ordered the gunboat Yorktown
from San Diego, Cal., to the west
coast of Mexico to relieve the gun
boat Annapolis. The Annapolis will
return to San Diego for repairs.
Negro Cabman Arrested Denies
Knowledge of Robbery—Police
After Alleged Accomplices,
IT. H. Ellett, Well
Known Here, Dead
News has reached Atlanta of the
| death of T. if. Ellett, retired mer-
t haul and prominent citizen of Rich-
i inond, Va. He was well known here,
having frequently visited his (laugh-
' ler, Mrs. Dunbar Roy. Dr. and Mrs.
j Roy are on their way to Richmond
to attend the funeral, which prob
ably will be hehi Tuesday.
While on his last visit tn Atlanta,
Mr, Ellett was taken ill with heart
trouble, but had recovered sufficiently
In August to return to Virginia. He
is survived by his wife and Mrs. Roy.
Rebels Marching On
Border Town.
PRESIDIO, TEXAS, Dec. 29
Scouts of the Mexican Federals in
Olinaga reported to General Orozco
there to-day that they had sighted
the advance guard of the rebel army
marching from Chihuahua. This
news was Immediately followed by
the departure of scores of women and
children from the Mexican town of
Presidio.
United States troops are preparing
to enforce their order that no Ameri
cans must be Imperilled by the firing
of the two armies.
It is probable, however, that the
battle will not begin before Tuesday
afternoon, as the rebels will travel
slowly through La Mula Pass.
Medical Fraternity
Meeting at Augusta
AUGUSTA, Dec. 29—The seventh
national convention of the Chi Zeta
Chi Medical Fraternity convened here
to-day for a three days’ session.
This meeting also celebrates the
tenth anniversary of the founding of
the Chi Zeta Chi. it having been or
ganized at the University of Georgia
Medical College on October 14, 1903,
by Dr. Whatley W. Battey, Jr.., of
Augusta.
The present supreme council in
cludes Dr. Hugh M. Lokey, Atlanta,
supreme Eminent grand; Dr. Calhoun
MacDougall, Atlanta, supreme bur
sar. and Dr. Dabney Minor, Nashville,
supreme historian.
Alabama Primary
Date To Be April 6
MONTGOMERY. Dec. 29—Only
one primary will be held by the Dem
ocrat.*? of Alabama and the date se-
Jectd will be Monday, April 6, accord
ing to leading members of the State
Democratic Executive Committee
which meets January 7.
This will mean that the candidate
for each position receiving a plurality
will be chosen as the Democratic
nominee and that no “run offs" will
be held.
With a negro cabman. Tom Bow
man, under arrest on suspicion of
having driven Jason A. Rosier to the
alley off Decatur street where he waa
assaulted and robbed and left half
dead, detectives Monday morning be
gan a search for two other negro°s,
who also are under suspicion.
The clows connecting the two ne
groes with the assault were unearthed
by a brother of the injured man. wnc
told the police late Saturday night his
reasons for suspecting them. He w mt
with two detectives on a search for
the negroes, but was unable to find
them. The theory connecting the ne
groes and the negro Bowman with the
crime is that Bowman, having secured
Rosier as a “fare." drove him to the
alley, where the young man was
pulled from the cab and assaulted and
robbed by the other two, who lay in
wait for their victim. Hosier's broth
er says n $350 diamond s1ud and a
gold watch which the Injured man
wore are missing.
Bowman denies all knowledge »f
Rosier. He declares that he never
had a white man in his cab Friday
night, and that threughout Friday and
Saturday he was not in the Vicinity
of the robbery. He probably will be
grilled by detectives Monday In an
effort to induce him to help unravel
the mystery.
The condition of the wounded man
appears to be growing worse. Sun
day he was still unable to talk, and
has not said a word since he was
found.
SLAYER’S HIDING PLACE FOUND.
CHESTER, S. C., Dec. 29.—-Frank
Grant, who killed Sidney J. Fergu
son, a well-known citizen of this
county, has been arrested lie was
found hid under the gable of the
house of his uncle a few’ miles from
the city.
Builders Call New
Crematory 0,K, Now
The new crematory plant now is
free from its defects, acoording to
Engineer f'anham, who has had
charge of the work since it began.
However, Councilman Claude L. Ash
ley, chairman of the Sanitary Com
mittee of the Board of Health, de
clares that when he visited the plant
Saturday he found .it in worse condi
tion than ever before.
The city has assumed the role of
dictator as to when the test shall be 1
made and the builders, the New York
Destructor Company, has sent its
sales manager, W. D. Dowd, Jr., to
Atlanta, to agree on a date for the
official test. He will arrive Tuesday.
MANUAL TRAINING PROVIDED.
ST. AUGUSTINE. FLA., Dec. 29.
Through co-operation of public-
spirited citizens with local school of
ficials. a fund has been raised for
a manual training department, and
to-day equipment was ordered.
Treat Children's
Colds Externally
Don't dose the delicate little stom
ach with harmful Internal medi
cines. Vick’s “Vap-O-Rub” Croup
and Pneumonia Salve is applied ex
ternally over the throat and chest.
The body heat releases soothing an
tiseptic vapors that are inhaled all
night long, loosening the tough
phlegm and opening up the air
passages. For all inflammations of
the air passages from head colds
and catarrh, down to bronchitis and
incipient pneumonia. Vick’s is
quicker than internal medicines.
Can be used freely with perfect
safety on the smallest child. At
druggists—25c, 50c and $1.
CRICHTON-SHUMAKER
Cor. S. Pryor and Hunter Sts., Atlanta
MONTHLY FOR TUITION
Places Both TEACHER and PUPIL
ABSOLUTELY ON THEIR MERIT ^Tt'prZ
Plan
Preferred.
E. C. CRICHTON
Shorthand Department.
D. E. SHUMAKER
Business Department.
XMAS RATES
Reduced over N, C. & St.
L. Ry. and W. & A. R. R.
Apply any Agent.
INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION
By the PROPRIETORS In Person Places the
CRICHTON-SHUMAKER BUSINESS COLLEGE
In a Class by Itself.
SPRING TERM BEGINS MONDAY, JAN. 5, 1914
Three of Mr. and Mrs. David Webb's five children. Above is Davitf, Jr., on left, from a pho
tograph some time ago, and Mary Lee, aged 6; below, on left, is a recent picture of David, Jr., now
aged 4, and on the right, Howard, aged 8.
Mother of Atlantans
Dies in Lawrenceville
LAWRENCEVILLE. Dec. 29—-Mrs.
K B. Massey, aged 67, is dead from
cart failure at her home here. Fhe
- survived by her husband and six
lildren—A. W. and L. S. Massey, of
tlanta; R. H. Massey, of Mathews:
W. J. Massey, of St. Andrews, Fla.;
• lrs. W. B. Hobson, of Lawrenceville,
ir.d Mrs. G. J. Hazelridge, of Atlanta
Funeral and interment will take
tee Tuesday morning at Bethesda
1 hurch.
Wayne Posse, With
Dogs, Trails Negro
JESUP, Dec. 29.—A Wayne County
'^>sse with bloodhounds to-day is
irsuing a negro who last night at-
empted to attack an aged white
* oman at Hortens*. near here
The negro barricaded himself in a
shanty, and batled with the Sheriff’s
posse, escaping in the darkness,
•ater he shot the Seaboard Air Line
bridge watchman near Everett City,
when the watchman attempted to ar
rest him.
WILSON SENDS THANKS.
MOBILE, Dec. 29.—Secretary Don
A Farnsworth, of the Mobile Cham
ber of Commerce, is in receipt of a
°tter from President Woodrow Wi -
^ n thanking him for a box of Satsu-
bia oranges raised in a Mobile County
orange grove.
Slayer Schmidt's
Sanity Discussed
By His Trial Jury
NEW YORK, Dec. 29.—The case o£
Hans Schmidt, confessed slayer of
Anna Aumuller, went to the Jury at
1:25 p. m.
At 5:30 the Schmidt jury, after be
ing out for four hours, came Into
court and asked that certain portions
of the testimony relating to the san
ity of the clergyman-slayer be read
to them. It also asked a number of
questions along the lines of sanity
and insanity. This was taken to mean
that the jury is giving much consid
eration to the defense's plea of in
sanity. There seemed little prospect
when the Jury retired at 5:40 for a
verdict before late to-night.
During the night Schmidt was on
the verge of collapse and the guard
who has been with him in court since
the trial began was instructed to
watch the prisoner carefully during
to-day’s session to prevent un out
break.
Mau Missing Since
May Is Heard From
WAYCROSS, Dec ft.—Search which
was Instituted last .Tine for his brother,
who then had been missing a month,
was rewarded yesterday when B. C.
Ellsworth, of Kanawha. Iowa, heard
from P. R. Ellsworth, now in Virginia.
It was feared that the man had met
with foul play. The last heard of him
was when he left a mail forwarding or
der at Albany in May.
Clubhouse Engaged to Accommo
date Hundreds of Guests at
“Tin” Anniversary.
Ten years ago when David W.
Webb and pretty Miss Annie Elder
secretly planned and gleefully carried
out a runaway marriage—to the
amazement of their own parents, as
well as to the general surprise of
their friends and acquaintances—the
young bride exacted a promise that
they would celebrate the tenth anni
versary of their wedding in a manner
that would make up for the trick they
had played on people by their elope
ment.
So it conies that there will be a
“tin wedding’’ Tuesday evening in the
Women’s Clubhouse out at Clarkston.
Uach of the elopers w.as 20 years old
when, without saying a word to any
one, they met by appointment and
went to the hoem oC the Rev. Julian
S. Rogers, then the assistant of the
Rev Len G, Broughton, and made de
mand that he then and there make
them husband and wife.
W th the lapse.of years Mr, Webb,
now a sedate and well-established
Atlanta business man. had begun to
imagine that Mrs. Webb had forgot
ten the promise he had made her in
the excitement of their elopement.
And, with the ordinary man’s not
overly enthusiastic liking for social
functions, he was not in any haste to
remind her.
But she remembered. Their home
in ClarkRton, to which they moved
several years ago, would be too small
for the concourse of friends and rela
tives, she thought. The Women’s
Clubhouse was just the place. Be
tween three and four hundred invita
tions have been issued to the celebra
tion.
The. Rev. and Mrs. Julian 5*. Rogers
will be among the guests of honor.
And then there will be three of the
younger generation of Webbs—How
ard, aged 8; Mary Lee, aged 6, and
David, Jr., aged 4. But this is not the
entire family of Mr. and Mrs. Webb,
by any means. There still are Rob
ert, aged 2, and William, who was
ushered into the world only four
months ago. They have been prom
ised that they shall attend the next
decennial < elebrafion of the Webb
elopement, but they are too young
just now to go out to parties and cel
ebrations
Mr. Webb is a member of the Webb
Sr Vary I Tinting and Publishing firm
at No. 38 1-2 West Alabama street.
Eligibles for 1,323
Jobs Being Compiled
CHATTANOOGA, Dec. 29—Tom
Kaine, chief postoffice inspector for
the district embracing Tennessee.
Alabama and Mississippi, is preparing
a list of eligibles for the 1.323 fourth-
class postoft’ice.s in the district paying
less than $180 a year for the Civil
Ser-lce Commission.
Rome of the postmasters are of long
standing. One reported that ho got
his first commission during the ad
ministration of President Buchanan.
600 of U. S. Warship
Crew Quarantined
LEWES. DEL., Dee. 29—Six hun
dred members of the crew of the bat
tleship Ohio are confined in the ma
rine hospital here, While 250 of tneir
fellows are fumigating the vessel.
The fumigation was ordered be
cause of several cases of smallpox
that developed after the Mediterra
nean trip. The men will be in quar
antine for two weeks.
Alabama Elopers
Marry at 1:30A,M,
EUFAULA, ALA . Aec. 29.—Eluding
their parent*? In the dead of night,
Miss Rosa Good son and Clem Stevens
drove from White Oak, this county,
to Georgetown, Ga., across the Chat
tahoochee River and were married at
1:30 o’cl'M k this morning by Ordinary
J. E. Dozier.
Of the hundreds Mr. Dozier has
married these were the ' earliest’*
A Sure-Enough
Kidney Remedy
Stuart’s Buchu and Juniper
Compound Acts Like Magic
on Liver, Kidneys and
Bladder.
No more bone pains, aching back,
headache, puffy eyes, swollen figs, of
fensive urinous odor, diabetes, cloudy
urine or frequent desire. Try Stuart’s
Buchu and Juniper Compound, the new
and wonderful kidney and bladder rem
edy. We could lalk till doomsday
about how good this remedy is, but the
only sure way is for you to try it your
self. Buy a $1 bottle and take as di
rected on bottle. Stuart's Buchu and
Juniper Compound has cured thousands
of sufferers where all other remedies
have failed. Stuart’s Buchu and Juni
per Compound won’t make you feel sick
when you take it, but tones you up.
Stuart’s Buchu and Juniper Compound
acts directly on the urine through the
kidneys. It keeps the blood healthy. It
strengthens the neck of the bladder.
It regulates the kidneys and does away
with backache and all disagreeable
symptoms. If discouraged with other
medicines, buy a $1 bottle of your drug
gist to-day and take as directed on bot
tie.—Advt.
XMAS RATES
Reduced over N., C. & St.
L. Ry. and W. & A. R. R.
Apply anv Aeent.
Umbrell
and
Raincoats
Special
Reductions
We are unusually well prepared to supply
your wants in Umbrellas and Raincoats at most
unusual prices. The stocks are large, the size
scale practically unbroken and owing to our
Reorganization Sale we are offering values
which mean a large saving as compared to the
prices you will pay elsewhere.
Extraordinary values in Raincoats from
the best makers in the land, at
$3.95, $5.50, $6-50, $7.50, $8.50
$1.00 Umbrellas 85c
$1.75 Umbrellas $1.35
$1.50 Umbrellas $1.15
$2.00 Umbrellas $1.65
Better Grades at Proportionate Prices
Cloud-Stanford Co.