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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. TAYLOR’S SPECIALS! This Week. Boys’ Blouse Waists. New lines of “Mother’s Friend” Blouse Waists for Boys in white and colors—Special 50c Flouncings Pretty new lines of open work Embroidery and hemstitched Flounces for Children’s Dresses at 50c, 75c and $1.00 Knit Goods. Cool evenings will soon be here, and you’ll need some of these new tilings. Shawls and Capes, 25c to $1.50. Child’s Knit Sacques, 25c and 50c Grenadine Weaves in 36-inch Wool Mate rials, are very stylish in Gray and Black and White Colorings; quite new and only, yd 50c Table Linens. Two specials in Import ed Bleached All-Linen ■ Damasks, 70 inches wide at 50c and 75c Umbrellas. Have you seen those new rainproof Taffeta Umbrellas in combina tion pearl handles ? They are worth $j.00; for 83c 240 Marietta St. Sheets and Cases. Bleached Sheets at 50c and 63c Bleached Cases at 10c and 12 l-2c Boys’ Caps. Child’s Tams. We have just got our new lines of Boys’ Cas- sknere Caps at 25c, and Child’s Cloth Tams in stylish colei’s, at 50c 240 Marietta St. $1.00 Start. an account with a LITTLE HOME BANK and book or with the book only In the SAVINGS DEPARTMENT OF THE NEAL BANK Intcrcat allowed at the rate of THREE AND ONE-HALF PER CENT. PER ANNUM, compounded aeml-annuully. Z. H. THORNTON, Pr.aidant. W. F. MANRY, Ca.hiar. H. C. CALDWELL, Aaat. Caahlar. NAVAL REVIEW SEPT. 3 WILL COST U.S. $500,000 By Private Leased Wire. Washington, Aug. 15.—On Septem ber 3 the greatest fleet of modern war- •hips ever assembled under the Ameri can Hag will rendezvous off Oyster Bay and be reviewed by President •osevelt. It will be tho strongest fleet in tonnage und number of guns assembled In American waters. ip Atlantic fleet will consist of frty-flve vessels, representing all of the up-to-date navy, mount ing 1.178 guns, commanded by 812 of* 1 and manned by 15.235 Jackies, ar Admiral Robley D. Kvans has designated as comma mLir-Id- chief and his flagship y.ili be the Maine which will head the first squadron of th- first division ijs It passes in review the President, who will be on **rd the Mayflower. Th« last naval review at Oystej Bay *'*•’* In August, 1803, and cost the gov ernment about $250,000. The review In September will far exceed the one of three years ngo, both in number of ‘'■d-ips, armament and cost to the ■ernment. Basing an estimate of the t - n tluit of three years ago, the '• nt review will tax the people fully "•"On, counting, of course, the de- wri ration of vessels and machinery. This cost would have to be figured •n. n matter where the warships were, ?’ u under ordinary circumstances the apterinratlon would be offset by the i *nul knowledge the officers and received as a result of attending • G'th t,, the naval routine Tn«ui>anda of shots will be fired from nip *> j. qjn/Jer guns In salutes, and each costs 40 cents a shot. In the review 2,604 shots were fired from * -l"unders, and because of the ln- , "I number of ships the number l... nourer 5,000 this year. The us- „ ■ :tr and tear on battleships Is es- i.mati-ij to be $8,000 a week, while deteriorate nt the rate of . a week. In proportion to their 0000000000000000000000000^ 0 12 O 4 O 4 O 4 0 English China ft" ; r''Rp„t vogue for Kngllah China ,! 4m l ,|v met In our charming collec- S , "hiner and Tea servicer, seta of w ■ >. ir| piecea—alt In pattern* of artistic type. . Maiier & Berkeie 2 O 0 O 1 O 45 O 1,178 O O O Battleships O Armored cruisers .. .. O i’oast defense ironclads .. 0 Protected cruisers .. .. O Torpedo boat destroyers 0 Torpedo boats 0 .Submarines .. 0 Auxiliaries .. .. 0 Troop ships .. 0 Ships 0 Guns .. O Officers .. 0 Men 15,235 0 SoOOOCHJOOOOOiXnWeiOOOOOOOOO coat torpedo boats deteriorate more rapidly thnn any other elaaa. It la tlinatcd that the mnehlnery nnd hull of there boats deteriorate at the rate of $1,200 a week. MRS. HALSEY CORWIN IS ENJOYING PARIS lly Private la-asml Wire. Parts, Aug. 15.—Mrs. Halsey R. Cor win, formerly of Brooklyn, whose re ported loss of $50,000 worth of Jewels In New York n short time ago caused considerable publicity. Is enjoj-lng her self greatly In Paris. She Is seen at all the noted restaurants and public places, and Is frequently oecompanled by a tall man, who Is an American, The latter greatly resembles a prominent New Yorker of much wealth and high standing in the American metropolis. CHURCH STEEPLE FIRED BY LIGHTNING BOLT. Hpi-Hnt to The Georgian. Stlllmore. Oa„ Aug. 15.—Stlllmore was visited by fire twice yesterday, four houses In the negro quarter being completely destroyed at 5 a. m., and at J2 in. lightning struck the steeple of the Methodist church, which was de stroyed by fire, but by hard work Ihe furniture, window sash and blinds were all saved. The college, located on the same mitinre. caught, but was extinguished, no damage being done. BY WATER IN TUBE They Escape by Crawling Into an Air Lock Un der River. By Private Lea hoc! Wire. New York, Aug. 15.—Twelve men In the gang «>f “shud hogs" nml “drill runners” at work in the heading of the north tube of the East Ulver tunnel connecting the Battery with Nouth Brooklyn early today Und n halrs-breadth escape from dentil With n hissing sound, ns If caused by es caping sten in, followed bv n roar, the iK.tfom of the "river Immediately heading was blown upward. A torrent of wilier rushed down upon them. They were carried off their feet In the flood which broke Into the tube Three hundred feet dlstiint from them wan their only menus of escaping. It lay In the air lock nt the |K>lnt. but the In tervening distance being Interlaced with rt close webbing of tlmlier*. leaving splice* but the width of a man’s body through ... . . .mss. rendered sliu “ " of Ihe men reaching tho lock. By the time the five tall -endcr* of tile gang had reached the openings, the had risen 4 feet In the tube, and It was necessary for these men to actually <|Jv NEGRO MURDERER SENTENCEOTO HANG Special to The Georgian. Perry, tin., Aug. 15.—Yesterday a special term of Houston superior court wns held here, Judge Felton presiding. JcfT 11111- houset n negro, was eoiivict«*d of the mur der of Florida King, n 15-year-old mulatto girl, nnd sentenced to hang September 7. the crime wns ii most atrocious one. I HU- house wns defended by Hen. James U. Duucau. GIRLS CALLSTRIKE AT DINNER HOUR By Private Leased Wire. Connervllle, Ind., Aug. 15.—While the dining room at the McFarland hotel was crowded with guests at the din ner hour yesterday all the waitresses went on a strike nnd for more thnn an hour the guests waited. Finding that the girls would not listen to anything short of the discharge of a chamber maid, to w$om they objected, the pro prietor compiled and they returned to work. Sale of Waists. The Famous John Fersyths. And with particular women the name of John Forsythe is all that’s necessary in the way of assurance of high quality in weave and style. Odds and Ends—they’re reduced to that—but that can never REPLETE the desirability of John Forsythe garments; no gainsaying that fact. White weaves with self-color woven mercerized figures. Tailor-made creations in the inimitable styles that only John Forsythe can produce. LIGHTNING PIERCES HOLE IN NEGRO'S BREAST. Speclnl to The Georglnu. Spartanburg, S. C., Aug. 15.—Jack McMillan, colored, was killed by a bolt of lightning while riding on a work thiln of the Union and Glenn Sprlngn nmd. McMillan wan standing on a flat car, leaning on a shovel, when he wan ntruck in the breant. The bolt cut a hole In hln breant an though he had been pierced by a bullet. JNO. L. MOORE & SONS Not only carry the highest grade of fine eye-glnnncH, such as the Integral Kryptok Invisible bifocals, but they have glasses to suit the moderate purse. Their store In nn emporium of optical goods. Everything optical In stock. 42 N. Broad St., Prudential building. ROYSTON WON GAME. Speclnl to The Georgian. Lnvonln, (In., Aug, 15.—In n very clow? nml exciting game of ball played bore Monday, Boynton defeated Lnvonln—8 tTV 6. In the flrnt inning Boynton scored three runs because n ball won lost. Except for thin mishap, only one run could hove been •orod. Lnvonln tied the score In the third ami held the visitors down until the Inst Inning, when they made u depemte and successful attempt to win the game, scoring four runs. The game was without any feature ••opting the two home runs by |taiu. In Madras, 3.50 Waists at In Linen 5.00 Waists at 2.75 3.98 C hamberlin-Johnson DuBose Co. Additional Sporting News FOR FULL PAGE OF SPORTS 8EE PAGE TWELVE. Batteries—Lnvonln: Boberts and Craw ford. Boyston: Cobb nnd Cheney, Hcore by InnlngN: Lnvonln v . . .0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2-6 Boyston. . . 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4-8 Struck out. by %Vrt* 2, Cobb 2. Hits, off Bober> 7, < • ?\»ul> 8. Errors, Boyston 2. ANOTHER FOR EAST SIDE. Special to The Georgian. Cjirtersvllle, tin.. Aug. 16.—And once more the East side team won from the West Hide lu n good ffoine of ball here Monday. The score wns 7 to 2. The East Hide did not w'n n game Inst year from the West Hide, buflhey nro hav ing n winning streak this season. They have won every gnuie mid arc playing well. The battery for the East Side Lnwhoit. Covli tlie West Hide NEW FOOTBALL RULES REI8LINQ SIGNED. lly Private (.eased Wire. Philadelphia. Aug. 15.-A report front lain- caster. Pa., declnres tlmt *i*ne“ Hcisllng. Brooklyn star pitcher, who wns blacklisted by the Natlonnl league for jumping to the Trl-Htnte League, the outlaw organisation, has signed n contract to finish the season with the Philadelphia Nationals. OUR OFFER! si— Cut this ad Yertlaemmttout and send to us and you will re- ceive hjr return mail free our latest improved sewing ma chine catalog. Our special _ offer on our $12.r0 machine and three month’s free trial plan. We carry nothing but the latest im proved machines, guaranteed for ten years. We carry the largest stock and ship from A tlanta the same day order is received. Yo« ran save several dollars on freight. Wrltt today fer catalog h’a £3 John Foster Co. 365-267 Decatur Street. Atlanta, Georgia. The football rules committee, which con sists of L. M. I tennis.- Cornell, chairman; W. T. Bold, Jr., Harvard, secretary; James A. Babbitt, llnvcrford; John C. Bell, Uni versity of Pennsylvania; Walter Camp, Ynle; F. Homer Curtiss (Texas). Southern colleges; Charles D. Italy, West Point; Paul J. Rashlrll, Annapolis; J. II. Flue, Princeton; E. K. Hall, Dartmouth; James T. Lees, University of Nebraska; C. W. Savage, Oberllu; A. A. Htngg, University of Chicago, nnd IL L. Williams, University of Minnesota, have completed their revision of the rules, nnd they are published lu Hpnld lug’s official Football Guide, which has been designated ns the official publication. The ehlef alterations In the rides for this enson are as follows: The offlelnls of the game shall lie n ref ree. two umpires and a linesman. It Is, however, allowable to dispense with the secoud umpire at the discretion of the two Institutions Involved. The length of the gmuo has been short ened by ten minutes, making the two halves each thirty minutes In length. The line of scrimmage for each side Is mi Imaginary Hue parallel to the goal Unc and passing through that |>ol»t of the ball near- st the sble’s own goal Hue. It will bv noted that there are thus two Hues of serltumnge, one for each team, and tile two tenuis are thus separated the length of the ball. The Htinpperlsiek must place the boll flat upon the ground with Its long axis at right angles to the line of serimumge. It inis also been provided that a player to Is* on the line of scrimmage must have Isilh hands or ls»th feet up to or within one foot of this Hue. Or be must have one foot nnd tlu> opposite hand up to or within one foot of It. Hevmust also stand with both feet outside the outside f«*it of the player next to him unless he be one $»f the two men stauding on either side of the snapper back, lu which case he tuny lock legs with the sin* perbitck. A player attempting to make n fair catch must slrnnl uls: Intention by raising Ids hand elenriy clsive Ids head while advanc ing toward the ball. Further nddlt’on has been made to the rule regarding “down.” That Is, that the referee shall blow Ids whistle whenever any |M^rtloii of the person of the runner with the ball, except Ills hands or feet, touches the ground while lie is In the grasp iif nn opponent. The ball Is also “down when, ns specified In the rules. It got* across the goal line mi a kick which 1ms struck the ground In the field of play, ex cept the kick-off. nnd also when It goes over the witne manner from n forwani pass. Tripping Is specifically defined ns follows: A player trip* miotlier player when he obstructs him below the knee with that part of tils leg that Is ladow the knee. Hurdling Is defined and forbidden. Hur dling lu the open Is Jumping over or nt tempting to Jump over an opponent who Is still on Ids feet. Hurdling lu the line Is Jumping over or attempting to Jump over n player on the line of scrimmage with the feet or knees foremost within n distance of live yards on either side of the point where the lm,. In pot In play. Bcgurdlng the tnkiug out of time. It Is provided that either captain tuny nsk for time three times during the half without penalty. If thereafter either captain re quest* time. Ids side shall Ih* |H*naliXcd by loss of two ynrds for each call, unless the player be removed from the gams. Further provision Is mode against Inter ference with the until snapping the ball back. The opponents must neither Inter fere lu any way whatever with him. nor touch him nor the bull until It is actually put In play. The *iitip|s>rhnck Is allowed to have Ills head, nlso the hand or foot used In snapping the Istll, off-side. There must always Ih* at least six men of the side In passesslm. of the ball on the line of scrimmage, and If only six nre on the Hue, of those not $m the Hue must have both feet outside the outside foot of the player on the end of the Hue. Furthermore, no player of those ordinarily occupying the position of center, gunrd or tackle, Unit Is, the live middle players of the line, may drop back from the line of scrimmage on the offense unless he goes back at least live ynrds, and another player tnkes Ills place oil the Hue. It Is furthermore provided that there shall be no shifting of men to evade this rule, the Intention being that the big men In the middle of the hue shall not ho, dropped back for the purpose of carrying ! the bull or using their Weight lu the Inter ference. The dropping back of ii single man live yards In this way. In to enable the tea in to use a kicker If he happens to piny on the Hue. SLUGVTLLE SLUSH. By Private Leasts] Wire. New York, Anif. 16.—Tommy Mowntt, the fighting conductor of Chicago, who wns re cently knocked out by Dick Hyland, In Denver, has returned to this city. He florin rot that the climate watt such that ho was “all In” after the second round. Mike Donovan, of Hoehestar, In after the winner of the Bubo Smith-Mike Hiilllvnu fight. Donovan, who has been In the game slnct* 1887, has the distinction, according to the record lie furnishes, of never hav ing been knocked out. lie has met Joe Walcott ofl three different occasions, two of the bouts resulting III n draw, while Walcott gullied the decision lu the Inst encounter. Charley Nenry nnd Aurello Herrera will meet In an eight round go hi Milwaukee on Friday night. Both nre rushing, hard hitting lighters, who know how to fake n punch and give one. The men have met on three different occasions, twice In Mil waukee, and those verdicts were handed down by the referee. A fight which has much Interest for the fight fans of Michigan Is carded to tnko place tonight at Grand Itnplds Is- tween Abe Attell, the featherweight eJintn- News and Notes of Sport. "Cy" Seymour found his batting eye the minute he Joined the Giants, and still lie wants part of the purchase money. Baseball stars tire /tinny critters. It )» Jtirky for the St. Louis Xntlonata that they have n team like the tnll-emJ Bostons below them. Johnny Evers was presented with a solid silver Elk card case at Troy, N. V„ re cently, when the Uuba stopped off and played thy Trojans all exhibition game. The Washington club has played soma great ball this season, but not enough of It to put them lu the race. • The Chicago Utihs are still n good bet In the Kuthmnt League race, with New York and Pittsburg close up. “Kid * Durbin, of the Joplin club, la tha star pitcher of the Western Association. It Is said that Cedar Baplds, the pres ent lender In the Three-1 Longue, will tta In the lows Btntu League next season. plon, nnd Frank Curacy, of Chicago. Tho Isiys nre to go fifteen rounds, nml will weigh In nt 124 pounds at fi o’clock. JUSTICE IS TARDY IN T. BREITENSTEIN'8 CASE. Word conics from Ltttle Rock that President Kavanaugh has suspended Pitcher Hreltensteln for ten days for unbecoming conduct on the Memphis diamond July 0. Whether this ten days Is In addition to the five which Frank alleges that he gave “Brelt” Is not explained by the dispatches from Little Rock. President Kavanaifgh made a trip to Memphis especially to investigate the charge against Hreltensteln. He took evidence from newspaper men, police men nnd spectators. When he returned to Little Rook ho announced the result of his Investiga tion. Local authorities are Inclined to think that President Kavanaugh did not act any too promptly In the matter, but they nre pleased that tho demands of the newspnpers and the people for n complete Investigation of the charges against the $10,000 beauty have beeu acceded to. RACE8 AT AUGUSTA. INSURANCE AGENCY OF MATHEWS & HILL, 611-12-13 Empire Building, Atlanta, Ga. Telephone Connection 8EMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT UNITED FIREMEN’S INSURANCE COMPANY PHILADELPHIA, PA. ... • SOUTHERN DEPARTMENT W. E. CHAPIN, Manager. ..$ 172.2SO. 00 .. 316,112.00 .. 113,000.00 .. 14,232.64 .. 140,8X4.23 1,185,04.00 $1,952,186.87 HimtIiiI t» The Georgian. Augusta, (In.. Aug. 16.—Tills afternoon nt 1:15 o’clock tin* second of the races of the Augusta Driving fiub will be held, nml It I* Indicted that there will lx* some tine races pulled off. Among the line horses that will he entered /Will be two horses owned by Dnidef 4. Bowie*, lie has two of the fast est horses III Blehrnond county. One Is tie*la. which has made a mite In 2:14. and JtiHann. which has a record of 2:24*4. Both i»f these horses will l»e seen on the track this afternoon. Johnny Thompson, of Hyenmore. Ills., nnd Dirk Ilyin ml have Ih*cii matched to fight twenty rouii Is ut Lo* Angeles ut August 2\ ■ATLANTA, GEORGIA.I A8SET8. Ileal estate encnmlmred Bonds and mortgage*, first lien* Loan* on collateral Interest due ami accrued fash In banks, office and agents’ hands UnllriHid and other bouds and stocks LIABILITIES. Ur.sh cnpltnl Unadjusted losses tlmdudlng Han Francisco) Keserve for reinsurance Net Nfirpliis fwjomj nil liabilities All other claim* 7 Total Income actually received during the first six months In ensb ^540^8 Total ex|*>mllturo* during the first six months of the year In cash 313.275.39 A copy of the act of Incorporation, duly certified. Is of file In the office of the In- suranee commissioner. HTATB OF I’KNNHYL VANIA *'omit.v of Philadelphia. Personally appeared tiefore the undersigned Ibdswt B. ttenth. who. being duly sworn, deposes nml says that he Is tho president of Tlu* United Firemen's In surance Company, nml that tin* foregoing statement Is correct nml true. BOBBBT It. IIEATII, President. Attest: It. 4. Hwesurg. Secretary. Sworn to nml stilmerlbed Iwfore me this 10th day of Aojmst, 1906. WM. Mi-kEE Jr.. Notary rul,llr. Commission Expires February 2. 1907. Name of state Agent-W. K. CHAPIN. Name of Agents at Atlanta—MATHEW8 ft HILL. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAVE TAKEN NECESSARY ACTION TO HAVE THE CAPITAL .uu .iiu« AND SURPLUS EACH INCREASED $100,000