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MAS. KARWISCHWINS SUIT. NAMES HUSBAND'S TYPIST More sensations came Thursday in the hearing in Judge W D. Ellis’ di vision of Superior Court of the bitter ly fought suit of Mrs. Annie M. Kar wisch to recover alimony from her husband, J. M. Karwisch, president of the Karwisch Wagon Works and prominent clubman, when the young wife took the witness stand and dra matically ascribed her domestic trou bles to an alleged love affair of her husband with a pretty typist in his office. . Mrs. Karwisch gave the name of her rival as Mrs. Ellen D. Tucker. “This woman played a game to break up my home, and she succeed ed—she succeeded so well that my husband informed me in her presence in his office that he preferred her to me,” exclaimed Mrs. Karwisch in a voice trembling with emotion. Mrs. Karwisch, after thus accusing her husband, vigorously denied the latter’'s sensational charge of Wed nesday that she had an “affair” with George B. Powell, wealthy Buckhead land owner and now under bond for investigation in the Thomas B. Ash fard death mystery. Mrs. Karwisch Near Collapse. As Mrs. Karwisch told of her hus band’s allaged soul mate, she paled perceptibly, and it looked for a mo ‘ment as though she would break down. She said her trouble dated from the entry of the pretty typist into the Karwisch office in October, 1913. Attorney Jerome Simmons, of coun sel for Mrs. Warwisch, stated that it was his purpose to summons Mrs. Tucker to court, and place her on the witness stand. Mrs. Karwisch told of how her hus band bought bouquets of flowers ev ery morning for Mrs. Tucker’'s desk in his office—she said her husband ad mitted this to her—of how he had ex pressed a desire to take Mrs., Tucker into the Karkisch home in the Ros well road as a boarder, of how she vainly had fought to beat her rival for the affections of her husband, and then, visibly affected by emotion, re lated details of a sensational row that occurred between her and the hus band in the Karwisch office as an outgrowth of this love battle. “It was this way,” she explained. “I was in Mr. Karwisch’'s office one day waiting for him, and, as the office was very close, I opened the door. This Tucker woman promptly closed it. I got up and opened it again, and again she closed it. About this time my husband came in, and I appealed to him, asking him if I couldn't keep the door open. Instead of siding with me, he accused me of being jealous, and told me I was just going around trying to cause trouble. We had some words, and I informed him that this other woman would have to leave his office, or I would leave him. ‘ ‘“He became very angry and threat ened to have me arrested if I didn’t leave his office, telling me he pre ferred her to me. As he said this, he picked up the telephone to call the police. 1 just told him to go on and call the police, that I would not leave, Then that woman laughed In my face, &and my hushand laughed, too.” She then told of the flowers. “Frequently my husband would come home wearing a flower in the lapel of his coat, and when I would ask him where it came from he would DIXIE LIMITED ) VIA THE W. & A. R. R. AND THE N,.C. 4 BT.L RY. First train northbound, St. Louis, Chicago and the Northwest, leaves Atlanta at 7:52 p. m. Wednesday, January 10, 1917, This train is in addition to all year-round Dixie Flyer trains leaving Atlanta 8:15 a. m. and 4:65 p. m.— Advertisement. - - Corner Broad and Alabama Sts. Bell Phone Main 2124 Day by Day the January Sale Is - Gathering Momentum INENS of superior quality at prices you ean not fail L to recognize as being below regular is the message our January Sale is bringing to the notice of the housekeeper. Not only in Atlanta, but in thousands of homes throughout the South, our linensaresetting a standard that can not fail to bring satisfaction to our many customers and increasing business to ourselves. Notable Values from Our Sixteen- Page Catalogue 72-inch Cream Damask, warranted all linen, £1.50 value. January Sale ereriesisetitaiiiiaanaee ... .SI.OO yd. 72-inch Full Bleach Irish Damask, all linen, $2.00 value. January Sale ..................... ..., .. 81050 yd, 72-inch Genuine German Silver Bleach, extra $2.25 value, January Sale ................................81.60 yd. 84. inch Heavy Full Bleach Irish Damask, splendid $2.75 value, January Sale serereriiaiaiiiaiiiia.. ... $3.00 yd. Extraordinary Values in Towels It is a known fact that 75 per cent of all the Linen Towels {m ported formerly came from Germany and Austria. With this source of supply cut off Linen Towels are getting scarce and soon will be entirely off the market at any price. Get a supply now, while you can buy them cheap. All Linen Towels of fine huck, 20x36 inches, hemstitched ; T valuh BE OOOR, . -.c...0 . ... .. L .0 skt D All Linen Towels in fine quality, In many designs; £I.OO VAR DRI «ochoomesbl o ontviviadioietcssoess., 0 All Linen Towels in beautiful designs and very good grades; QLD VARDE 08 0000 i« . tocsncrsiecrnsiicecsris . BB All Linen Guest Towels, size 15x24, absolutely the best 50¢ VEIND, B 0 OOUB sncscvnguntvnbiistrrivtingieniii. .BN A Close-Out Lot of Blankets Just taking stock of Blankets and find 44 pairs of various makes and sizes which we place on sale for a quick turnover. If you want these, please hurry, as they will go out on short notice. Send In your Mail Orders at once, as quantities are not large We prepay on orders of $5.00 or over; smaller orders add postage. JANUARY 1917 tell me that Mrs. Tucker—‘his girl'— pinned it there. He sald he bought her a bouquet for her desk every morning, and that she wished him to wear a flower in his coat.” Attorney Ronald Ransom, who con ducted the direct examination of Mrs. Karwisch, then asked her to explain the keyhole episode—the time Kar- Wisch accused his wife of being in the embrace of Powell, and which was followed by the beating of the wife by the husband. She said: “Mr. Powell and my husband had been close friends for a long while, and Mr. Powell had kept some of his goats on our place. He came there frequently because of this. He was in the meat business at the time, and one Monday called me over the tele phone to know if I wished to put in an order. I told him that I wouldn’t need any meat until the next day, and that if he came to the house to get the order not to come after 9:30 o’clock, as I was going out. “When he came he asked me to al low him to use the telephone, and, as he had the receiver in his hand, my dog began to bark furiously. I had just started back to my pantry, but turned and walked back to the door, opening it. As I did so Mr. Karwisch, with a pistol in his hand, fell sprawl ing inside on his face. He turned red and seemed confused, and I asked him what was the matter. He replied, ‘You know,” and then asked Powell to come into the dining room. “He accused Mr. Powell of hugging Ime. and Mr. Powell told him he was wrong. I then sought to explain, and Imy husband struck me over the eye ‘his pistol. Mr. Powell then left the ‘house.” Mrs. Karwisch also told of the beat. ing given her by her husband the fol lowing night, declaring he beat her with his pistol until she was ‘“black and blue all over the body,” and kicked her {n the face. Mrs. Karwisch went further into the home life\of her husband and herself, and said he had treated her cruelly on several occasions. At the time he was a member of the M. and M. Club, ‘she said, he frequently would come ‘home late at night drunk. Many nights, when he was out late, she vould stay at the home of George Powell, with Mrs. Powell and the children, she said. A question by Attorney Ransom brought from the wife the Informa tion that she and Karwisch are first cousins. Three negro servants at the Kar wisch home furnished additional sen sational evidence Thursday. Annie Ellis, a maid, called bgl Gov ernor-elect Dorsey and Aftorney Alonzo M. Brand. for Karwisch, sald that on one occasion she had found Mrs. Karwisch and George Powell to gether in Mrs. Karwisch's bedroom. Oscar Sutton, asked if Mrs. Kar wisch ever had told him anything concerning Powell, replied: “She told me Mr. Powell was har uncle.” West Ellis, a butler, told of seeing Powell leave from the back door of the house while Karwisch was en tering the front door. “Did he leave hurriedly, or take his time about it?” asked Mr. Dorsey. “He walked away rather briskly,”’ replied the witness. George Powell then took the stand and denied all charges against him. Judge Ellis, at the afternoon ses t'on, awarded SSO a month temporary elimony and SIOO for attorneys’ fees. The question of permanent alimony will be heard later, before a jury. “It is hard to belleve a woman of the appearance and intelligence of Mrs. Karwisch could be guilty of the charges made against her,” sald Judge Ellis, in making his ruling. “I there fore give her the benefit of the doubt.” Rewa Td ‘ Some of the .spectators in Judge George L. Bell's division of Superior Court Thursday were of the opinion. that the career of Max Liberson had been rather dull. Liberson pushes a peddler's cart through the streets of New York for a livelihood, and is here defending an alimony suit brought against him by his wife, Mrs. lda Liberson, i ’ Here are a few of the things that have contributed to his prosaic life, as he related them to the jury: I have never touched a drop of beer in my life. I have never touched a drop of whisky nor wine in my life. I have no idea as to the taste of these beverages. I never played a game of cards in my life—l don't know one card from another. I swept the house for my wife every morning. I frequently made my own cof fee and cooked my own meals. I turned all of my money over to my wife, I The first year I was married, | my father-in-law acted as my banker, and I turned my money over to him. My wife threw hot coffee on me, and told me she could do as she pleased, as she was a lady. The case will go to the jury somae time Thursday. Liberson was repre sented by Attorney J. K. Jordan, and Mrs. Liberson by Moore & Branch. it e e Two homes in East Georgia avenue were destroyed at 2 o’clock Thursday morning by flames which the police believe were set by firebugs. The fire broke out in the home of S. L. Mil ler, No. 188, and the family awokg just in time to escape. Mr. Miller, who had been ill some time, was car ried out on a cot and taken to the Atlanta Hospital. The home of C. W. White, No. 192, next door, caught from the fire in the Miller home and was almost entirely burned. The family found lodging at a neighbor's. A policeman, whose name was not learned by the families in their ex citement, rushed into a burning house, to rescue a baby. He emerged with his hair scorched, only to find the child had been brought out with the rest of the family. The store of H. Pollock, No. 156 Or mond street, was burned at noon. The fire department was busy all day ex tinguishing small blazes caused by overlarge fires in stoves and grates, sooty chimneys and high winds, Seariiniiie it Gov. Catts Removes Fla. Mili a. Military Head _— | __JACKSONVILLE, FLA., Jan ll.‘ The first official act of Governor Sidney J. Catts was the removal of J. Clifford | R. Foster from the office of Adjutant General, appointing John B. Christian, a 4 watch-mender and jeweler, of Talla hassee, as his successor. Governor Cattsg disposed of him upon the opinion of the Attorney General that the Adjutant General “serves at the pleasure of the | Governor.” __ General Foster has held office for the lagt 20 years and, while Christian’s ap pointment was not entirely a surprise, opposition to it is known to exist among those interested in the military. 8o far as known General Foster will not con test the action. DEATHS AND FUNERALS. PAUL L. BARTLETT. The funeral of Paul L. Bartlett, promi nent young attorney, who died Wednes.- day morning, was held Thursday from the residence of his father, Superior Court Judfe A. L. Bartlett, of the Tal lapoosa Circuit, in Dallas, Ga. The body was taken to Dallas Wednesday afternoon after brief services at the home here, No. 654 West Peachtree street, MISS SOPHIA THORNBURY. The body of Miss Sophia Thornbury, for years the principal of a school for young women here, was taken Wednes day night to the former home in Al bany. The funeral was to be held there Thursday afternoon, MRS. J. E. HALEY, SR. The funeral of Mrs. J. E. Haley, Sr., was held Thursday from the home. No. 25 Park street. The Rev. Dr. J. E. Hemphill officiated. Interment in Hol lywood Cemetery CROSBY D. LANIUS. The body of Croshy D. Lanius, 65, who died Wednesday at a private hospital, was taken Thursday to the former home in Monroe, Ga., where the funeral will be held. He is survived by his wife, four sons, Paul, Harry, Dennie and Jake, and a daughter, Miss Kathleen, all of Mon roe. ELLIS PRITCHARD. The body of Ellis Pritchard 55, of No. | 208 Woodward avenue, who died Wed nesday, was taken Thursday to Rock mart, Ga., for interment. A brother, M | D, Pritchard, survives | JAMES W. ABERMOLT. I The body of James W. Aberholt, 43, of No. 515 Confederate avenue, who died Wednesday, was sent Thursday to Dou,. lasville for funeral and interment He | is survived by his widow, | WILLIAM 8, LOOPER I Willlam 8, Looper, 27, died Thursday at his home, No. 266 East Pine streef | He is survived by his wife. his parents, Judge and Mrs. G. K. Looper; three sis ters, Miss Corinne Looper, of New \'orl(. and Misses Jessie and Kate Loop er, and two brothers, D. F. and H. A Looper The body will be sent to Galnesvills Friday morning at 6:55 o'clock for funeral and interment L. R, MITCHELL, I. R. Mitchell, 32, of No. 318 Routh Pryor street, died Wednesday night at a private hospital He is survived by his wife and & small child The body Was removed to the chapel of P. J Bloomfeld and will be taken Thursday evening to Sunnyside, Ga I MRS, ESSIE PALMER, ! Mrs, Essie Palmer, 20, died Thursday | morning at her home at Lakewood, She | is survived by her husband, E. K. Pal mer; her fother, T. J. Hawkins: a sis I ter, Miss Hortense Hawkins, and a) brother, John Hawkins The funer -:I will take place Friday afternoon at 1 o clock at Eardis Church, Interment u.!.“ be In the churchyard ‘ I | | i | (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON. Jan. 11.—The ef forts to force a congressional investi gation of the alleged information “leak” to Wall Street on the Wilson peace note to the European belliger ents, as well as the efforts to cite Thomas W. Lawson for contempt of the ®*House, collapsed today, and the whole investigation was abandoned. By votes of the Democratic mem bers of the House Rules Committee, it was decided to report to the House adversely the second Wood resolution, Iprovlding for investigation in the charges made by Lawson, by a com mission of five members of the House to be appointed by the Speaker, The resolution seeking to find out through a congressional convention whether anyone high in the adminis tration, or any relative of any high officials, profited through the fluctua tion of the stock market on December 20 and 21, the committee voted to re fuse to consider. Probe by Five Defeated. The Campbell resolution asking that five members of the House be ap pointed to investigate whether anyone connected with executive or legislat ive branches of the Government profited through the stock fluctua tions December 20 or 21 was voted down by the Democrats on a strict party vote, By action of the Rules Committee, Lawson is released from the contempt charges which have been hanging over his head for days. Technically, the charges are still in abeyance, but actually there is no chance of any action. ‘ Representative Henry, chairman of the committee, made this statement following the action on the various resolutions: “We will submit a repeort to the House with the simple statement that not one particle of evidence has been adduced to support the Lawson charges.” Disagreement on Situation. “It is not true,” said Henry, “that our action has freed Mr. Lawson from contempt charges pending against Ihlm. This matter will be brought be- Ifore the whole committee at a later time for the purpose of deciding 'whether we shall cite him before the Ibar of the House. . “The first Wood resolution is still pending before the committee, and we may still hold further hearings on n" ~ The Interpretation given the com ‘mittee’s action by the Republican mi nority members was directly contrary to what Chairman Henry said. ' Representative Bennet, of New York, declared that the committee Ihad so acted as to close the door to further Investigation and to purge Lawson of the pending charges. Shortly before time set for the re port of the Rules Committee to the House, Chairman Henry announced that the report would be deferred un til tomorrow, owing to the absence of Speaker Clark. Tailors to Exploit . Atlanta-Made Suits Customs taflors of Atlanta Thursday were planning a campaign to have At lanta men wear Atlanta-made clothing, | The matter was discussed Wednesday night _at the meeting of the l;enrglnl Cutters’ Club at the Hotel Ansley, when the tallors considered the thousands of dollars that are sent to the North and East for clothing that could be bou(m‘ here. The Atlanta club wil send a delegation | to the convention of the Customs Cut ters’ Club of America at Columbus, Ohto, on February 6 with an lnvltatlonl to meet here in 1918, | Hall Doubts Ability To‘Clean” Capit 0 pito Joe Hill Hall, re-elected to the House from Bibb County, after once facing de. feat, in Atlanta Thursday doubted his own ability to accomplish something he says is needed. “Well, 1 see you're going to make room in the Capitol,”” remarked an ac quaintance, recalling Representative Hall’'s recent Cordele speech, in which he said he favored a wl)wlenale "vlean-] ing-out” of the Statehouse ““It ought to be done; but I don’t know whether | can do it,”" he replied Mr. Hall was here on "personal buslAl ness,”’ he said. | e ——— , . City Treasurer Gets | $1 a Year Salary Ay | WAYCROSS, Jan. 11.<In their re trenchment policy for the year, Coun cil today placed the City Treasurer :.nI a salary of one dollar per year, or! 8 1-3 cents per month I E. A. Stubbs, cashier of the Citi zens' Bank, was named for the office Probably he draws less money than | any city official In the United States, | As an additional compensation, how ever, his bank was made city de pository, I A —— W e N 0 \\___-\\.l A"% ] }TJ MA"D@& sz‘ble 2ieng 'y ' /,,,f f// : %%& Cigarette ""‘b'l\;/ :/v.:'-. lAk ATLANTA GEORGIAN . COLUMBIA, 8. -0, Jan. 11.—The bills agreed upon by the Insurance Commission, appointed by Governor ‘Manning, to relieve the fire insurance situation in South Carolina, were transmitted to both the Senate and the House of Representatives today in special messages from the Gover nor. There are seven bills. “It is my belief that if these bills are enacted into law,” stated (Gover nor Manning in his special message qu transmission, “the insurance situa tion will be relieved, our interests protected and they will be fair to all.” ~The most important measure of the leight is the rating bill, which pro vides for the appointment of a com- Imlsslon of three members, who will Ihave judicial powers over rate making in South Carolina. The bill provides that, within 90 days after its approval by the Gover nor the members of the commisslion, one of whom is to be recommended by the Insurance Commissioner and another by the rating bureau having the largest membership in South Car olina, be appointed by the Governor. The terms of office of the first three ‘members shall be for one, two and three years, respectively, and those of ‘their successors for three years each. | $5 Per Diem Pay. | Their compensation shall be $5 per diem for actual service, which can Inot be for more than twenty days in each calendar year, They are to meet Inot more than six times yearly, on ‘the call of the chairman, but the Gov ernor has authority to call them into lextraordinary session. The bill pro vides that any decision of the com ‘mission is subject to review by any court of competent authority. I The other bills transmitted by the Governor provide for the naming of the Insurance Commissioner as attor ney for companies, for a graduated license tax of insurance companies by 'municipalities, for the repeal of the valid policy law, for defining the qualifications of insurance agents, for inquiring into the origin of fires and for a building code for all incorporate towns and cities. “I transmit these bills and recom mend their enactment into law with out amendment,” states the message of the Governor. Insurance Committee. The Insurance committee which unanimously agreed upon the bills Was composed of F. H. McMaster, of Columbia, Insurance Commissioner; Chairman G. K. Laney, Senator from Chesterfield County; D. D. Moise, member of the House from Sumter County; A. G. Furman, of Greenville; L. M. Pinckney, of Charleston; E. P. McCravey, of Basley; Bright Wil llamson, of Darlington; J. W. Gaston, of Spartanburg, and J. D. Harris, of Greenville. The passage of the Laney. Odom act during the last session of the Legislature, which abolished the Southeastern rating bureau and gave Ithe Insurance Commissioner supervi sion over ratemaking, caused, it is belleved, all the fire insurance com panies to leave the State. The pas sage of the seven bills recommended by the commission will bring them back into South Carolina. The House accepted an amended invitation to visit Charleston January 26. | Bills providing for 2-cent passenger rates and a State highway commis sion were introduced in the House to day. The message from the Governor on Insurance was read in the House and referred to the committee on banking and insurance. . Liquor Ads Banned | In New Postal Act (By International News Service.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 The Senate this afternoon passed a bill amending the postal law to close the malls to newspapers and other publications car rying liquor advertisements into terri. tory hlvlnr laws prohibiting such ad vertisements. . DeKalb Will Have Land Show Exhibit DeKalb County Is going to have a splendid exhibit at the big Southeast. ern Land Show, it was announced Thursday. The committes, composed of H. G Hastings, Judge John S Candler, Charles D. McKinney, D. G. Watkins and J. R. Smith, already is at work raising a fund of SSOO for the display. They are meeting with quick response and 1t Is considered certain the amount will Le ralsed easily 3 Envoys to Hand . Call to Dr, Norris Members of a committes of three of the Baptist Tabernacle were to leave Thursday afternoon for Fort Worth, Texas, to presant personally to the Rev Dr. J. Frank Norris the Tabernacle's all to become its pastor All but about SIO,OOO of the $15,000 the church {g seeking to raise to reduce its indebtedness has been obtained and It is thought the rest will be forthecoming In the committee are Dy Joseph Broughton, A. M. Smith and 8. C. Calo. . . Held as Bill-Raiser “Coarse work,” was the was Captain James M. Wright, Secret Service agent, Thursday summed up the efforts of At lanta’s latest money-raiser, whom the officer thinks he has in the person of G. C. Chapel, a well-dressed man of about 30. Chapel was arresteqd Wednesday aft €rnoon by Patrolman Jones after a long chase around the Terminal Station, . The officers charge Cha{;el made tens out of two. one-dollar bils by scratching on ad ditional ciphers with a knife. Trustees of Grady Hospital Thursday announced their annual meeting will be held on the afternoon of January 30, when officers will be elected. The medical board of the institution— thirty-six ghyslcians-»wlll be chosen Superintendent Summerall will submit his report on conditions in the hospital. e - Advice Regarding CUSTOMERS of the Atlanta National have long since learned the wisdom of conferring with our Officers re garding the investment of funds. Our Officers, in turn., continually qualify and hold themselves ready to furnish intelligent, unbiased information such as could not be obtained from any source other than a conserva tive, wide-awake banker. This information is furnished as FACTS. rather than as opin ions: yet if advice is sought, it will be readily furnished, and absolutely free from self-interest. Wise counsel regarding business matters is another part of our service that can be made invaluable to YOUR business. Why not profit by it? Atlanta National Bank DEPOSITS, OVER $14.000.000 ; CHAS. E. CURRIER, Chairman ROBERT F. MADDOX . . President JORNNNENY ... ... G FRANK E. BLOCK . . Vice-President JAS. D. LEITNER ¢« « Asst.-Cashier JALOMOYD ... . Vieolelus D. B. DeSAUSSURE . . Asst Cashier GEO. R. DONOVAN . Vice-President R. B. CUNNINGHAM . Assc-Cashier THOS. J. PEEPLES . . Vice-Presideat ). F. ALEXANDER . . Aset.-Cashicr Essig Bros. Co. 63 Peachtree St. Mid-Wintcr Discount Sal of Mcn's Suits and Ovcrcoats This includes our entire stock of high-grade Clothing. All this season’s styles and fabrics at 33 && Discount sls Suits now slo’oo slß‘so Suits nows]2’3s S2O Suits now $13'35 $22‘50 Suits nowsls'°° $25 Suits now $16‘65 $27'50 Suits nowslß’3s S3O Suits now s2o'oo | $32‘50 Suits now $21'65 positively a Cash Sale! Come Today. Take Advantage of This Exceptional Sale Essig Bros. Co. “Correct Dress for Men” 63 Peachtree St. | AMERICUS, Jan. 11.—The defense of Dr. C. K. Chapman, being tried for the murder of Walter Wade, assumed the form this morning of establishing an alibi for W. 1. Johnson, one of the six men Indicted, whom Mrs. Year tie Howell, the State's star witness, swore was in the alleged murder car, Trainmaster Frierson, of the Cen tral of Georgla Railroad, swore that he was with Johnson on the night of ATLANTA, GA. August 17 from about 9 o'clock at Albany to 1 o'clock in the morning at Macon, as they rode up on the train conferring over the impending railroad strike at that time, Other witnesses swore that they saw Johnson at Albany on the after. noon and night of August 17, and Ma con men swore that they saw John son in Macon in the early morning of August 18. The defense next took up an al leged alibi for John Etheridge, who they say was at Damascus, about 80 miles south of Americus, on the night which the crime is alleged to have been committed. % Mos proven something some Peopie should know, 3