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Profit Eliminated —IN OUR- Midsummer Clearance Sale Knowing as you do that our &tucL3 were large this season—larger really than the cool summer warranted, you can readily understand what splendid opportunity you have in our clearance sales. The stocks are selling very rap idly and In spite of their extent you will have to act promptly if you desire to participate In the extraordinary bargains now awaiting you throughout tho house. Profit has been wholly cut olf by our 25 per cent re duction. Men 1 s Hand- Tailored Suits. The men’s Buits wo are offer- 1 ing at this rale range In rrlce from $7.50 to $26.25. They wero bought by 11s to retail from $10.00 to $35.00. and they havn Invariably Brought those figures all season until the present time. The necessity for stock reduction is alone responsible for the cut In price. Tho suits are tho styjish, fancy mixtures of tho Adler Pros, and Strouse & Dros. make. First-Class Stylish Trousers The sale price ranges from $2.25 to $6.40, and a great many pairs to select from—hundreds of patterns In buslnea- and outing styles. You have our word for It that these trousers sold regularly from $3.00 to $8.60, the lowest retail price. Men’s Negligee Shirts Plenty of pleasing patterns of the finest fabrics In pure White, Light and Dark effects. Including Whlto Grounds with Black Stripes, Figures and Dots, which have retailed all season from $1.00 to $2.50. but are now offered at 76c. to $1.75. Half Hose of fancy Lisle Thread, which retailed at 50c., can now he had at 25 Cents. Eiseman & Weil\ 1 Whitehall St. u TKe Daylight Corner.” ROUND TRIP Summer and Convention Rates. Round trip summer excursions from all points East to Pacific Coast and Northwest, from June 1 to Septen^ber 15th, with special stop-over privileges, good returning to October 31st, 1906. Summer Rates to Colorado, June Istto Sept. 30 Use the splendid through service of the SOUTH ERN PACIFIC from New Orleans, UNION PA CIFIC from Kansas City or Chicago to all points West, Northwest and Southwest, including palatial steamship service from San Francisco to Japan, China, Australia, etc. Through Pullman Tourist cars from Washington, Atlanta, Montgomery, etc., and from St. Louis aud Chicago to California. WRITE ME FOR LITERATURE AND INFORMATION, J. F. VAN RENSSELAER, General Agt., 124 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Ga. R. O. BEAN, T. P. A. G. W. ELY, T. P. A. IWpoppoQCOppowoooooosoamfffflimiWnfffflfflm^ STAGE ELECTRICIAN SHOCKED TO DEATH By l'rlvntft Leased Wire. Auburn, Ind., Aug. 7.—Edward Ran dall, 24 year* of age, electrician for a theatrical company, voi instantly killed here last night by coming In contact with a live wire. He waa making con nections for some of tho stage lights at the switchboard behind the scenes and by mistake sefxcd the wire with the heavy voltage. WILL EXTEND POWER LINE FROM THE GREAT FALLS. Special to The Georgian. Greenville, 8. C* Aug. 7.—Dr. W. Gill Wylie, of New York, president of the Southern Power Company, give* out the Information that the line now being built for the transmission of power from Great Falls, on the Ca tawba river, to Spartanburg, will be extended to Greenville, and also the line from Great Falls to Columbia will be extended to Greenville If prqe- pects justify It. DRUNKEN NEGRO SLAPPED WOMAN By Private Leased Wire. . Hichuiotttl, Vs., Aug. 7.—"Hlapped n lady on the hack In flu* public street? Do you know wo bang niggers In Virginia for that sort of thing?" demanded Judge Crutchfield, ot a negro In the dock this Ul'TIllllg. M. L. Ijtwrenr,., the prisoner, while half drask, stood on a ennier and Interfered with people, lie attempted to snatch a pnrasnl from one woman, and slapped an* other on the shoulder. RED ROCK PLANT FOR KNOXVILLE AROUND SCHOOL Reel Rock Plants are Being Formed Over Country. The Drink Popular. Councilman Draper Wants Neighborhood Cleaned Out. Special to Tho Georgian. Unseemly conditions are existing Knoxville, Tenn., Aug. 7.—One of the around the Bell street public school, most Important business transactions j so It wns stated in an ordinance In- consummated hero In a long time wns treduced by Councilman Draper at the the recont formation by the H. T. session of council Monday afternoon Hackney Co. and others of a large j Tho ordinance, asking for an Investl company to be known ns The Red i gallon, wns passed without a dissenting Rock Company of Knoxville, to bottle vote. It stated that there are houses the celebrated Red Rock Ginger Ale, manufactured by the Hagan & Dodd Co., of Atlanta. The capital to begin with will be 225,000, but the resources of the stock holders are great and this capital will be Increased In a very short time to 1100,000^ as it is a matter of foregone conclusion that the rapid Increase In Hi. im.Hinc.4H will Justif> tlio nddltlon.il Investment. Eighteen men will travel over East Tennessee and everyone of them will saying Bed lbnk, and they will say It plain, Red Rock Ginger Ale is already one of the best known drinks In this sec- il--n of til-’ country, as tin* Hackney Company, one of the largest wholesale houses In the South, has sold more than 240,000 worth of Red Rock In the past three months. The company now pro poses to build a modern, up-to-date plant and be ready for business be tween September 1 and 15. Tho Rod H<n k Glng- i- Ale c«». |h on- larging Its capacity every day. Al ready four of the largest bottling plants In the United States have been located at Atlanta, Jacksonville, New Orleans nnd Knoxville. It is practically assur ed that other plants tfre In contem plation and will be opened In 'the near future. Red Rock has Increased In popular ity to such an extent that the manu facturers In Atlanta have found It practically Impossible to supply all of the trade direct from headquarters, so they have co-operated In every* man ner possible with the various stock companies for the organisation of these bottling plants. The result has been that the public has been served promptly and with great satisfaction. BOY OF EIGHTEEN ALLEGED FORGER Want a Diamond? Come in to see ours. You ivill be charmed with their jeauty and quality. The jrices will appeal to your iractical sense. We stand absolutely •eady to guarantee every itone we sell. Our stock is handled by ixperts nud you can depend ip on honorable dealing. Maier & Berkele. POSTMASTERS CAN GO TO CONVENTION By Print. Tinted Wire. Washington, Aug. 7.—A leave of ab- *enre tor . not exceeding ten day, haa been rranted to poatmaatera of aeeond and thlrd-chua offices by Acting Poat- maaler General Hitchcock, to enable them to attend the convention of the National Aaaoclatlon of Poatmaatera and the Michigan Aaaoclatlon of Post- maatera. to be held Jointly In Detroit on Aufuat 22, 22 and 24. BODY OF INFANT FOUND IN A WELL Bpectal to The 01-orclan. Newberry. B. C. Aug. 7.—While cleaning out a well on the Cou»nla plantation, near Newberry, the body of a wblta Infnnt, apparently only a few daya of age, waa found. It la thought that the body had been in tha well for about ten daya. No one had lived on the place for aev- erat months, consequently there la no clew aa to the guilty party. LOVE lack CHILD TRIES TO KILL SELF By Ilirsts l«i«l Wire. Ilaltlmon*. 514.. Aux. 7.-B«*rau*o her »«.-«tlK-art tnld bc-r last night that he i <(nr* not tore her mar tuner, Iffuerott f Knium Kfint-art, of Dnirpon. a Bey. at* I trtup'M to ••••.limit sulriri** this morning Spcd/il to The Georglsn. Gadsden, Ala., Aug. 7.—John Leek, a young white boy, about 18 years of age, was arrested here on city and state warrants charging him with larceny nnd forgery. It Is alleged that ho stole the watch of John Moore, a well- known merchant, and disposed of it for & few dollars to another party. It is also alleged that he forged two checks and attempted to pass them. TO FIX UP WARSHIP FOR MR. ROOSEVELT By Frlrote Leased Wire. Norfolk. Va.. Aug. 7.—It was an nounced at the navy yard that the battleship Louisiana would be fitted out hero for the special mission of con veying President Roosevelt to Panama. Tho ship enmo up to the navy yard yesterday. All alterations in or addi tions to the appointments of the ship necessary to the comfort of the presi dent will be made. The.president will occupy the admi ral’s cabin aboard the ship, and the al terations made for him win be of a permanent nature. Round Trip — Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain $4.10, via Western & Atlantic R.R Battlefield Route. Shortest Line and Quickest Time. Tickets on sal, every Saturday; good till Tuesday following. An opportunity to visit Chlckamau- ga Park during the encampment of the Georgia State Guard. For tlcketa, schedules and further Information, call on J. A. THOMAS, City Paaa. A Tkt. Agt, -Phones 169 M. Bell; 163 Atlanta. C. B. Walker, Depot Ticket Agt. -Phono 213 Main. C. E. Harman, G. P. A. MONKEYS SMOTHER IN LONG TUNNEL Ry lYIrai, l-eese-l IVIre. Hinton. W. Vo.. Aug. 7.—Twenty- live monkeys belonging to the Robin son’s show, were smothered to death Sunday while tho cirrus train was passing through nig Bend tunnel. The animals were valued at $3,000. The tunnel 1* two miles long and the smoko from the engine caused . the death of the Blmlans. LITTLE CHILDREN FATALLY BURNED By Private Leased Wire. Wheeling, W. VA, Aug. 7.—Virginia Roblneon. aged five years, of Cameron, died of Injuries she sustained yester day when her clothing caught fire. Her little brother, two years her senior, waa also fatally burned trying to save her. of disorderly nature near the school. Tho regular bi-monthly meeting of the city fathers was characterized by Its length nnd the unimportance of the business attended to. Although there wero several notable exceptions to this latter, the greater portion of the aft ernoon was spent In debate and the luissage or rejection of routine mat ters. Railway Franchise Goes Over. After one hour of discussion, during which tlmo Captain Ellis nnd Mr. Wlm- blsh, of the law^lrm of Ellis, Wlmblah & Ellis, were hoard from, It was de cided to hold the franchise of the elec tric railway between this city, Griffin and Macon until the next session of council for definite action. Several of the council members stated that they could not vote on so Important an ordi nance as tho one drawn up by City At torney Mayson, giving franchise to the company, without giving It careful con sideration. It was decided to have cop ies made nnd one furnished each of tho council men. The feature of the ordinance was tho rate or taxation. It stated that tho - omp m> must j hi \ anil’,I Ul\ J per * cut of the gross receipt* In Atlanta for the first five year# and & per cent for tha remaining time of the franchise. This is aside from any other taxation that may be levied, nnd Is to b© based on n 5-cent fare for every person riding In the city. There Is also to be a tax on the gross receipts of express hauled. Alderman Key, who was Instrumental In getting the ordinance laid over, stated that It would be impossible to ascertain what these receipts were nnd to rely entire- TO THE TRADE We Beg to Announce Tkat Our Fall Lines of tain Kills first took the floor. In reply to the objections made against the new road by Joel Hurt, he stated that, In his opinion, Mr. Hurt did not Intend building a theater, as he had stated. He then set forth the advantages of tho new r-Mfl. stilting th.it it umiM mark a new era In Atlanta’s history. Attorney Wlmblsh compared the streets, claimed to be too narrow, with certain streets in New York on which "Iraffle a hundred tlmea greater than on the streets in Atlanta found no difficulty In threading Its way." In answer to Alderman Key’s ques tion, he stated that register would bs kept exclusively for the farea collected In Atlanta. Liquor Men May Hire Minors. The ordinance of Councilman Fo|ter forbidding minors to work in wholesale liquor houses was amended so as to allow persons 18 years of age to work In wholesale houses with the «’nus*>nt -.f parents «>r Kuanllnns. The age limit was fixed nt 16 years by tho committee, but Councilman Foster suc- ccssfully fought this down, saying It defeated the very spirit of the ordi nance. The ordinance prohibiting saloon men from selling or giving liquor to members of the police force under a penalty of 2100 or 80 days or tho revo cation of license was sent back to the police board. The situation created by the ordinance has been unique. When it first came up many of tho councjlmen spoke for It. Later tho members of the police force showed their strong aversion to It, and de clared they would not vote for any one who had voted for it. About half of Its supporters switched. Mayor Wood ward spoke fot the measure when it first came up; but, after Its passage, he wrote that the penalty was too heavy. City Attorney Mayson construed this ns a veto nnd the council failed to pass the ordinance over the mayor’s veto. The vote Monday stood 10 to 10. Can't Railroad Railroad Ordinance. "If President Smith don’t like It. lei him pour It back In the jug.” was the terse manner Alderman Quilllan expressed his opinion on the never- ending East Hunter street rallro&d yard difference. Tho plan drawn up by President Smith’s engineers, allow ing four openings on Hunter street nnd one on Rutler street, was Intro duced as a substitute for the ordi nance which has been passed. Tho matter again went to the street com mittee. Alderman Quilllan said that tho council iiad considered the matter and had passed an ordinance, Tho new petition was presented by Alder man Peters. Georgia Marble for Georgia Postoffice. An ordinance by Alderman Key, ask Jng that Georgia granite be used for the outside of the new postoffice and Georgia marble for the inside finish ings, was unanimously adopted. The Federal authorities will be asked by council to carry It out. petition of the Atlanta Vehicle Club asking an appropriation of 2>»&00 to help defray the expenses of the National Vehicle Association conven tion was referred to the finance com mittee. The convention will be held In Atlanta commencing October 81. Clarence Houston, vice president of the local organization, appeared before STATIONERY DRUGGISTS’ SUNDRIES HOLIDAY GOODS AND TOYS Arc Now Ready for Inspection in Our Building, 37-39-41 S. Forsytk Street. Before making any purchases we invite your kind consideration, and a fair chance to show you what we have to offer. EXPENSES REFUNDED TO OUT-OF-TOWN BUYERS MONTAG BROS. Manufacturers and Importers, 37-39-41 S. Forsyth St. SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. WANTED A BOOK-KEEPER AND 8TEN0MAPHER WHO HM0 ATTtHOtO TNI SOUTHERN SHORTHAND and ATLANTA,QA Tho Loodlna Buelneee School of tho South. <2f\OOK’KEKPlHG, Shorthand *n<t coin. 4 4 plot* Knvltah Department*. Over J J 10.000Gredii*tee; fiOOatsdentest)fin ally. Resolves from two to five Pfillrgtlnn* drily tor office oeetsuat*. Jin- 1 m %_ —^ mn. Beastore, Br 0. MltOOK, Preri, t SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. ^ [PHAM farnesrflle, HMHV Bmli The Great Preparatory School of the South for Boys and Girls Established in 1852. Magnificent school plant, j>er- fectly lighted, ventilated nnd at oh in heated. Spucloue hulls, cnmmodl-"iH study Mini levitation romni. The character and management of (Jordon appeal to parents who detlrc to send their Jons nnd daugh ter to a school where every faculty -mental, moral and p 11 y8l0&!—will bo developed In tho right way and lO the highest degree. Military department tinder di rection of U. H Army officer. The faculty la a* strong an that of any college, nnd the curriculum !• n* high aa that of any female college Three Courses—full Classical Course, Including l.ntln and Greek. English Connie; Business Course, Including Bookkeeping, Shorthand and Typewriting Catalogue give* detailed information of tho ad* vantages which hava for half a century enabled Gar* don’e graduate* to excel in college, profeeaional and business life.Write for it. B. F, PICKETT, Presidents Fall Session Opens September ftth. 'drinking a large <i—ttty of |o»ti |Hhe was taken to the f Aud lia anttty . nit errtry oo«pj red oat of dauge CATARRH CURED PERMANENTLY the right wny wlf J» M aai“ iti *e la can Herring's Catarrh Cure la the right remedy—vegetable, hsfraleas eoatnlnn no alcohol nor opiate*. The dlreetlona require It apfdied to the now and membranes ***** takes Inter; thle I* the RIGHT wav. _ eured thousand*—It will rare yoe. 21 per bottle. For aate by aU Gr*t-class* drug stores. MAKCFATTI kBIl ONLY Br Herring Medicine Compart Box 305, Atlanta, Ga. council with tho document. Ho stated that n committee, acting for the city« of Atlanta, hod ottended the convention I last year In Philadelphia and Invited . the ORt'Wlntlon to this city. That the Invitation had been accepted, that It j was the first tlmo In the history of tho i organization thnt It had consented to j meet In tho South, nnd that It would * cost between 28,000 nnd 210,000 to on- j tertaln the delegates, as between 3,600 I and 4,000 would bo in attendance. ! In connection with tho convention I will bo a largo exhibit at the fair I grounds. The petition was signed by 1 President B. M. Blount, Vice President Clarence Houston, Secretary Elliott | Dunn and Treasurer John At. Smith, all officers of the local club. Otljer Matter*. The contract for tho Boulevard un derpass, formerly hold by Gude & Co, | was re-lot to \V. R. Maher for the sum of 280,000, 21,150 more than the origi nal figures. An ordinance by Councilman Draper asking that the street railway company put* large care on the Marietta-Decatur street line was adopted. W. T. Winn, was elected to fill the unexpfred tdrm of Dr. Joseph N. Brawner, on tho board of health, as appeared In The Georgian some days ago. A petition from some twenty citizens asking- that the license for the Gann A Garcaux saloon, 229 Simpson street, be revoked, was referred to the police committee. An appropriation of 160 wns made to defray the expanses of City Engineer Clayton when he accompanies the joint committee tn the Grand Army of the Republic reunion. A petition asking for tho repaving of 8t. Paul street with chert was referred to the finance committee. The report of Alderman Holland nnd Councilman Cboeewood. stating thnt Glenn street at Orant could be widened for the sum of 215* was referred to the finance committee. Other matters of minor Importance were ottended to COLLEGE and XI TJ IT ij ATT GalneavilU Conservatory 1J C/ 11 \J OEOEGIA Two «'P*r*tt ln*Utuiinf>* ur.t>r nnt mi lltrratur-, Klmct and klndf'4 iub)«cu; | offtrt Wat **taataffri in mualr, rUxutinn, an; aprtial eoune ar-d trainingdiM4 fn, M«*icTaachrra; r*"v* ; tw-i pip- rrgana ; m-'-M 1-a"ilf.ii r». r .r»U h-!. In thr «ou-h. L-d 275 N trdrra laat yr, tep.saantkM fltUlM. Bnutlf'ilbulMlnga, »d*al locailcn. Afi'-rie 1.500 fart. For <*tak*fu*. aadr* A. W. VAN IIOOSK m H. J. PRARrg, AaaorUts |>r«»ktrnt*. Gainbsvii.1 WASHINGTON SEMINARY North Avenue and Peachtree Street. ATLANTA. ng * _ _ ______ limited to provide refined home life. Classes divided into section# averaging about ten students to secure personal instruction. Faculty of eighteen college graduates. Primary, academic, college preparatory, music, art nnd elocution. Certificate admits to VsSser, Wellesley, Ktc. 28th Year begins September 13, 1905. Catalogue on application to Phone 647, J North. L. D. SCOTT, EMMA B. SCOTT. Principals. TRY A WANT AD IN THE GEORGIAN 1 Georgia School of Technology A technical institute of the highest rank, whose graduates, without exception, occupy prominent and lucrative positions in engineering and commercial Hfe. Located in the moat progressive city in tho South, with abounding opportunities offered its graduates in the South’s present remark able development. The forty members of tho class of 1906 were placed in lucrative nnd desirable positions before graduation. Advanced courses in Mechanical, Electrical. Textile, Mining and Civil Engineering and Engineering Chemistry. Extensive and new equip ment of Shop, Mill, Laboratories, etc. New Library and new Chemical Labo ratory. Cost reasonable. Each county in Georgia entitled to fifteen free scholarships. The next session begins Sept. 26, I9w. For catalogue, sddreea K. G. MATHESON. A.N.. LLD.. PnsUrat, Atkate. Georgia