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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
SMALL DEPOSITS
are always welcome at
our bank aud receive
the same careful atten
tion as the large deposi
tors.
SATURDAYS our
Savings Department is
open from 4:00 to 6:00
p. m. 31-2 per cent in
terest.
GEORGIA SAVINGS BANK
AND TRUST GO.,
17 South Broad St., Cor.
Alabama St.
Atlanta’s Oldest Sav
ings Bank.
NEGRO IS SUSPECTED
OF BEING ASSAILANT
Of MISSES LAWRENCE
Elbert Qarrleon, a negro about 25
year* old, la lodged In the police ela
tion and la euepected of being the
- negro who aaaaulted Mleeee Ethel and
Mabel Lawrence on Monday, two
weeka ago. An effort will be made to
hare Min Lawrence Identify him.
Qarrleon was arrested aeveral daya
ago near Falrplay, Oconee county, S.
C., by E. B. Keeee. a citizen who aus-
pected the negro of being a criminal
and believed that he anawered the de-
acrlptlon Of the negro wonted In At
lanta. He waa brought to Atlanta
• Thuraday morning by Mr. Keeae. Sher
iff W. A. Btowe, of Toccoa, Stephens
. county, Ga., and Chief of Police W. R.
Ledford, of Lavonla, On. A reward of
1509 la offered by the state for the
capture of the right negro and private
rewards may swell this amount to
21,900. .
If Garrison Is not the assailant of
the two young women his captors be
lieve that he certnlnly la guilty
some crime to judge from his actions
before and after'arrest. He made sev
eral desperate efforts to escape from
their custody and ahoyred the greatest
fear of coming to Atlanta.
The negro rode on a freight train
from Atlanta to Toccoa Inst Saturday
night and made the acquaintance of
n brokeman at Falrplay, S. C., who
took him to his home. Garrison's
actions aroused the brakeman's sus
Plrlons and he notified E. B. Keese,
who began to question the negro and
flnnlly placed Mm ninder arrest. The
negro, though covered by a revolver,
made a lunge at Mr. Keese and
knocked him down and only the efforts
of half a dozen men overpowered him.
Whllo the negro was being taken to
Toccoa, Ga., In a buggy he freed his
hands from their fastenings and made
on attempt to secure Mr. Keese's re
volver. The attempt was discovered
in time. The negro also tried to Jump
out of the window while on the train
bound for Atlanta.
Garrison was turned over to the
Atlanta authorities at the police, sta
tion. He will be held until his Identity
1h - stahllshcd or It Is found that he Is
not wanted for any crime.
negro" boy whipped
IN POLICE STATION
Because Robert Lee Buster, a fl-
y, .ir-olij negro boy. Insulted Maggie
McDermot, a little girl, who lives nt 507
Simpson street, Wednesday afternoon,
he waa given a whipping In the police
station Thuraday morning that will
make him remember to be good.
The case was heard In the Juvenile
court before Judge Broyles. It was
shown that the little negro hail made
an Insulting remark to the little girl.
Judge Broyles dismissed the boy on
.audition that Ills mother, who was In
Hu- court room, give him a whipping.
The mother retired to a hallway with
Hi.' youngster and the yelts that floated
over the transom soon afterwards
showed that she waa carrying out her
part of the contract.
SPLENDID
IN TABERNACLE TENT
For the past ten days a great revival
of religion In the Baptist tabernaclt
tent near the corner of Hendrix ave
nue and Peeples street has been In
progress, where a large number of peo
ple have been saved and many cold
church members revived and shown
their duty to God and man.
E. H. Peacock, who has been con
ducting these services, reaches the
hearts of the people In just such a way
as perhaps no other one man could do.
The meetings will continue through
Sunday, with E. H. Peacock preaching
the closing sermon. Professor B. O.
Davis, leader of the Tabernacle choir,
has cnarge of the music. Rev. L. E.
Buchols, state evangelist, employed by
tbe state mission board, will preach
Thursday night. Friday night the At
lanta Business Men's Gospel Union will
have charge of the service, with H C.
Callaway, J. T. Moody, W. D. Manly
and E. H. Thornton and other pronil-
n< nt business men taking part. The
special musical feature of the service
will be tbe elnglng by the South At
lanta class of the Atlanta Union Mu
sical Association.
The meeting will close on Sunday
r.lght, and Mr. Peacock will take for
Ms subject. "And the -Bed Was Too
rt." TbU he will handle In bis orig
inal way.
Pale Delicate Women and Girls.
The Old Standard. Grove's Tasteless
Chill Tonic, drives out malaria and
l ullds up the system. Sold by all
dealers for *7 years. Tries 50 cents.
T Wl
Three Men Sile for $150,000
as Result of Laud
Scheme.
t)y Private Leased Wire.
Chicago, Sept. 9.—Damage claims
amounting to 1150,090 were filed In the
circuit court yesterday against Mrs.
Eliza F. Moody.
The complainants are Victor E. Free
man and Rufus A. Evans, of New York,
and J. M. Evans, of Chicago. They
admit they owe Mrs. Moody 212,000
—money advanced for a land scheme.
It was Mrs. Moody's sensational at
tempt to collect this which, forma the
basis of the damage suits.
The trouble started In New York
.when Mrs. Moody's husband, now dead,
went Into a timber and coal land deal
with Freeman and the two Evans
brothers. After Mr. Moody's death, the
widow waa Induced to advance 212,000
on promises of big returns. Notes were
given by the men.
When things did not come as fast as
Mrs. Moody expected, she had the three
named men arrested on charges of em
bezzlement. Freeman and Rufua Evans
were arrested In New York. Freeman
was taken the day he was to sail for
Europe with hla bride.
Magistrate Wahls, In New York, dis
missed the case against'Freeman and
Rufus Evans. J, M. Evans waa also
discharged by Justice Caverly, of this
city. The suit Is based on the arrest,
which, It Is claimed, was made before
the notes were due. The first note of
22,000 wns due yesterday and was paid,
according to the Messrs. Evans.
A WHOLE PRESSING CLUB
LOCKED UP IN BARRACKS
If any of the customers of the At
lanta Pressing and Repairing Company
wish to go to a party. Thuraday night
they must wear their old clothes or call
at the police station for their festive
garments. The offices of the company
have been transferred to the detectives'
department and the station looks like
a second-hand clothing store.
Joe Carr, the negro proprietor of the
pressing concern at 29 1-2 Ivy street,
languishes behind the bars at the sta
tion. Bo does Luclle Johnson, who
claims to be-his wife. The two vgere
arrested on a charge of receiving stolen
property and the detectives believe
fhat they have discovered a ''fence"
where clothing thieves have been dis
posing of stolen garments as a regtfiar
profession.
Detective T. B. Lanford' visited the
place Wednesday afternoon and found
a coat owned by A. H. Catlln, ot the
Union Savings Bank, which was stolen
from the bank a 'few hours- before.
When the coat disappeared It had a
pocketbook with $100 In bills and val
uable papers In a pocket, but the pock
ets were all empty when the missing
coat waa found In the pressing con
cern.
Several hundred valuable garfnents
were taken from the place and sent to
the police station. The police depart
ment will make an effort to have many
of them Identified, by their owners.
HUNDREDS OF BUSINESS MEN
MAY BE ARRAIGNED IN COURT
Rpeclnl to The Georgian.
Jackson. Miss., Sept. 9.—Judge Mil
ler, of this district, has created one
of the biggest sensations that the city
has known In some time by his charge
to the grand Jury. Judge Miller was
especially stout In calling attention to
the number of homicides In the dis
trict. He said that If there were as
many killings all over the rest of the
state as there were In this district, that
the total number of men who would fill
bloody graves would reach the appal-
total of seven Hundred In a year,
e advocates an Increase In the
number of supreme court Judges to five
so as to handle the business with speed
and four criminal courts in each coun
ty every year.
Another sensational feature of Judge
Miller's charge was his call to the
grand Jury to Indict every man In this
city who has bought or sold future con
tracts. Judge Miller said that It was
against the law, which laid down that
parties guilty must not only bo fined,
but sent to prison. Hundreds of the
best citizens of this city, It Is stated,
will come under this ban. There are
three wire houses In this city and all
of them. It Is stated, are doing a large
business.
VOTE IN BE A UTY CONTES7
ENDS IN A BLOODY RIOT
CLEARS ITSELF
Great Improvement Made
in Conduct of the In
stitution*
The Memorial Orphans' home, . on
McDaniel street, is free from Its trou
bles with the police court, and may
prooeejl with Us business. The case
was heard Wednesday afternoon "before
Judge Broyles and Councilman Ellis,
the latter having been oh the bench In
the first case against the home.
• It was shown that the home had or
ganized a Hoard, of directors, elected a
superintendent and Improved sanitary
conditions. The managers promised to
bring no children under ten years old
on the streets, and the_case of disorder
ly conduct formerly registered against
them waa dismissed.
JOE TERRELL TO JOIN
BENNETT IN THE LAW
ANNISTON SWEPT
RT FURIOUS STORM
Lightning Strikes Cotton Ware
house Causing Damaging
Fire.
Special to The Georgian.
Anniston, Ala., Bept. 9.—As the re
suit of a terrific thunder storm which
broke over this city at 4 o'clock yes
terday afternoon and which amounted
to a veritable cloudburst, damage to
the amount of severnl thousands of dol
lars was done to the merchants along
Noble and Tenth streets, nearly all of
the public - roads were badly washed,
bridges were swept away, the fire alarm
system put out of commission, and the
warehouse of the Woodstock Cotton
Mill completely destroyed by fire, which
followed the striking of the building
by a bolt of lightning, entailing a loss
of 230,000.
The storm broke over Anniston with
unusual suddenness and for 53 minutes
the rain descended In torrents, the of-
flclnl figures of the weather bureau be
ing 3.00 Inches for thnt time, while for
severnl minutes the wind blow at the
rate of 22 miles an hour. Tenth street
wns turned Into n river and over three
feet of water rushed down the center
of that thoroughfare, washing away
bridges and crosswalks and leaving the
street Ih a dangerous shape. The store
of Adcrhold & Co. was the most se
riously damaged, there being three feet
of water covering the floor. 8. I’. Gnnn's
barber shop was also flooded ti
hlepth of over two feet.
One of tho first bolts of lightning
which accompanied the storm struck
the fire alarm apparatus and effective
ly put It out of commission, so that a
few minutes later when the large ware
house of the Woodstock Cotton Mill
ns discovered to be on fire no alarm
could be sounded In the usual manner.
The many factories In the vicinity used
their whistles to advantage, attracting
the iittentlnn of severnl firemen, who
proceeded to the various stations and
notified the department.
LEFT $35,000 TO WIFE
OF 1LIS PHYSICIAN
Picture from the latest photo of
Mrs. Margaret Dann. Thirty-five
thousand dollars was bequeathed to
her by Gustave Newman, and ns
her husband, I>r. Dann, demands
32,000 for professional services,
other heirs threaten to break tbs
will.
Ily Private Leased Wire.
Washington, Pa., Sept. 6.—A voting
contest to determine the most pop
ular and most beautiful young woman
In Deer Lick, a small town In Green
county, ended In a first-rate riot there
nnd half the male population of the
plaee have broken heads or serious
bruises. Miss Emma Stringer, one of
the contestants In the popularity race,
was badly Injured in the fight, In which
knives, revolvers and all sorts of Im
provised weapons wore used.
8lx youths are under arrest and sev
eral prominent men In the community
left town to avoid arrest when they
heard that warrants were to be sworn
out for them. The cfuestlon of popu
larity will probably never be deter'
mined.
For several weeks the contest had
been waged fiercely. It got to a white
heat when Miss Btrlnger and Miss An
na Belmont became the only two sur
viving contestants. Both are hand
some girls, with dozens of admirers of
the rough-and-ready country type, who
would not hear any criticism of their
girls, but are usually willing enough to
criticise the other fellow's girl.
The vote being counted, the Judges
would have announced their decision in
a few minutes when the fight began.
HIRES HIS DIVORCED WIFE
70 COOK FOR NEW SPOUSE
By Private Leased Wire.
Danville, Vu., Sept. 6.—John C. Putner married Lillian Skeptize, a pret
ty school teacher. He needed a cook and knew none better than his first
wife, whom he divorced. She was willing, and he hired her. She made tho
wedding cake.
SIMON PIPER 3 S LIE
£y E. LE BRETON-MARTIN <&■
Tho rain drove relentleMly over the
holds, the great gray clouds raced sul
lenly across the sky; there seemed a
touch of autumn In the cold wind that
moaned across the wolds.
And It was August, the month upon
which the farmers pin their trust—
August, and the fields were yellow with
rotting corn, with ungarnered barley,
with mildewed rye.
Never had there been such a month
within the memory of man. Even
the graybeards of Lower Chaddle had
to admit that they could not recall
so wet a period for the time of year
In the mat. Not that there was any
consolation to be derived from the ad
mission, seeing that all the bmln-rack-
Ing In the world could not alter the
fact that ruin stared more than one
of the farmers around Chaddle In the
face.
Hen Boulter came out of the Green
Drugon, Lower Chaddle's hostelry,
wiping his mouth. He was a hand
some, well-knit fellow, was Hen, tho
beurcr of a name that hmj been con
nected wlth»Chaddle history for many
a long year, and possessor of the
Valley farm, which same propery had
been In the hands of the Boulters for
generations.
A couple of months ago, had Chad
dle seen Hen Issuing from tho old
half-timbered Inn that looked out on
the vitluge green, tongues would have
begun to clack finely and heads would
have wagged In unison. Hut now
Lower Chaddle—no man has ever dla
covered Upper Chaddle on a map,
though woe betide you If you forgot
the prefix when conversing with
Chuddleite—was past gossip.
The persistent bad weather had
ousted every other topic, for the world
must Inevitably take Its colors from
whatever source It draws its liveli
hood. And the weather to Chaddle
was as briefs to a barrister.
The rain swept into Ben's face as
he turned his steps toward the road
that led down the village homeward,
bitter laugh left his lips. "Buin
’* he muttered. “Cun’t make much
difference now. I'm done for. Ruin
on!” And he lurched morosely onward
In a mood that left no room for any
charitable thoughts.
It was Simeon Piper, the old sad
dler, who lived Just outside the vil
lage, whose daughter Bessie was Hen's
ited wife.
hen it’s true. Hen Boulter," the old
man said steadfastly; "It's true what
folks do be saytn’ concernin' ye thut
ye've taken to evil ways o' late. Td
not believe It. Bays 1: *No; Ben he
promised to Bessie, my Bessie, and
there utn’t no fear as he'll go under,
no matter how hard times may be.
Ye're drunk, Hen; ye're drunk. Hhame
on ye!"
Tm not!” protested Ben. thlck!>,
•*I Just hud a drop o’ beer at the Brag-
l*m not drunk!"
Ye're a liar as well as a drunkard,
are ye?” went on Simeon remorseless
ly. "Then, Just hear mo out, If so
be you are not too drunk to under
stand what I say. I've been bldin'
my time. I knowed as you'd had a
bad time o' late, like the other fam
ilies. But I says to myself: ‘Benll
come out all right. And If I sees as
he sets hisself to fight through like
as he ought, then I’ll give him what
||»»!« I've saved for Bessie, and which
so’s he can tide over the lean years.’
And now r , instead- o' settln’ your
shoulders to the plow, instead of
knucklin' down afore the decrees of the
Blessed Lord, who made ye and gave
ye adversity to prove ye, yc swills
beer like a pig and shows as you
ain’t no more grit than the brute
beasts. So go yer own way, Ben.
You’ll not marry Bessie. And that's
my last word."
And, without saying more, the old
man drew himself up and strode
proudly onward through the rain.
For a few seconds Ben stood mo
tionless gazing after the fine old fig
ure of the saddler. His pulses were
drumming thickly; neither was he so
druhk that he could not feel
shame that flooded ,his soul—shame
that he knew well enough waa rightly
earned.
With on oath he pulted himself to
gether and staggered onward, Sim
eon’s words vaguely stirring within
his mind. lie had lost Bessie, had
he? He would see about that.
And it was in no enviable frame
of mind that he reached the Valley
farm.
II.
It wns on the twenty-eighth of Au
gust thnt something happened which
convulsed Lower Chaddle from one
end to the other—an event so rare,
so unheard of, that for a little while
folks refused to believe In the pos
sibility of the thing being true.
Simeon Tiper’s cottage was burglar
iously entered by night, nnd a box
containing nearly five hundred pounds
In notes and gold abstracted from Its
hiding place under the old man’s
bed.
As though Chaddle had not had
enough to talk about! First of all,
there has been the weather; then
hnd come the announcement that Sim
eon Piper had refused to countenance
the projected marriage between Bes
sie, his daughter, and Ben Boulter;
then the knowledge that Ben was go
ing rapidly down the hill In more
ways than one, and now—the robbery
dwarfed everything else. Such a thing
was unheard of. Who could be the
thief?
The robbery, as I have said, took
place on the twenty-e Ighth of Au
gust. 'On the first of September, Ben
Boulter, hitherto apparently at his
wit s end for ready cash, paid a long
outstanding account for some thirty
pounds, thereby staving off an appeal
that would i|ndoubtedly have landed
him in the bankruptcy court.
Neither was the cup of Chaddle’s ex
citement by any means full On the
third of September yet another thun
derclap of Intelligence burst over the
village and set every tongue a-gallop
In alehouse and cottage so that even
the mouldering crops were forgotten.
Ben Boulter was arrested for the theft
of Simeon Piper’s hoard, and before
the slow country minds could realise
that this was indeed the case Ben had
been whisked of£ In a fourwheeler to
Blewsham. the nearest country' town.
In t!^ company of phlegmatic sergeaht
of police.
Blewsham police court was packed
on the morning of Ben’s appearance
before the local bench. The mayor of
Blewsham hhuself, Joseph Clupping.
the draper, was in the chair, supported
by Ihree^ or four pompous Justices.
Joe Terrell, ot the executive depart
ment, nephew of, Governor Joseph M.
Terrell, will go to Waycross this fall
and enter Into partnership with Solici
tor General John W. Bennett, of the
Brunswick circuit.
Though he has only been at the
capltpl about a year, he Is one of the
most popular men In the state's big
house, almost as popular as the gov
ernor himself.
U under my bed at home In the box. Simeon Piper was not there, a fact that
seemed odd to more than one. The
mayor turned to his nearest colleague.
don't see 'ow we’re going to progress
with this case,” he said audibly, “if
the prosecutor himself Is absent. Con
tempt of court, I call It; contempt of
court,” and he assumed as fierce an
expression as hls mild, rubicund face
was capable of.
Suddenly, however, a door leading
Into the court-house was opened, and
Simeon Piper, hat In hand, appeared.
Ben drew in a deep breath, and a dull
wave of color flooded hls face. The
saddler never looked at the prisoner,
but made hls way to the table beneath
the bench, at which the town clerk and
a solicitor who had been retained for
Boulter sat Simeon touched hls' fore
lock respectfully to the bench, and,
to the amazement of every one present,
said In a clear voice: "Mr. Cluppln* I
wants to withdraw this charge. There’s
been a mistake.”
For a second or so the silence follow
ing this unlooked-for declaration was
so Intense that you might have heard
the proverbial pin drop.
Then the mayor found his. tongue.
"Why, bless me!” he stuttered, “this is
most irregular. What d’ye want
withdraw it for?”
"Because," said Simeon very dis
tinctly—and the Irregularity of hls con
duct was unnoticed by reason of the
intense Interest hls speech aroused—
"the money weren't stolen at all.
found it In altogether Another place.
"I'd moved It from underneath my
bed. I’m getting did, your worship,
must ha’ forgotten all about It."
There came a cry from the prisoner
In the dock. Every eye went to him
now. And then ho collapsed limply
into the arms of a friendly policeman.
He had fainted.
Thus tho Boulter‘affair fizzled out
tamely as far as the general public was
concerned, and Blewsham waa balked
of the sensation it had hoped to share
with Lower Chaddle.
III.
The doctor's trap was outside the
saddler’s house, and Dr. Finn himself
was drawing on hls gloves at the door
as Ben Boulter came to a halt In front
of the dwelling to Inquire breathlessly:
"How Is she, sir? How Is she?”
It was the morning after the abortive
trial. Dr. Finn looked curiously at
the young farmer before he answered:
"Round the corner, Ben; round the
corner! She's had a good night, and
all she wants now is careful nursing.”
He looked as though he wanted to say
something more, but apparently thought
better of It, and. Jumping Into the trap,
drove oft on the continuance of hls
round.
Ben drew In a long breath. He was
very pale and there were dark circles
under hls eyes that spoke eloquently
of either a prolonged drinking bout or
severe mental strain. As a matter of
fact no liquor had passed hls lips for
two days.
He entered the shop without cere
mony. Blmeon was seated quietly
within the dim, dark old room sewing
a horse collar. He looked up slowly
as Ben entered, and a queer light came
Into hls faded old eyes.
Tho young farmer hesitated. Then
without further parley he muttered
hoarsely: "Why did you lie, Mr. Piper?
Why did you say you’d found the
money, when you knew I’d stolen It,
when you knew I’d broken into your
house in the night and got the box
from under your bed, when you knew
I’d spent part of the cash?” He thrust
hls hand Into hls capacious side-pocket
and produced a canvas bog, which he
placed upon the counter quietly enough.
"It's all there ’cept about fifty rounds,”
he muttered shamefacedly, "and I’ll pay
that back when I can. I”—
Simeon Piper rose to hit feet. "Ben,**
he said gently, "yesterday, In Blew-
sham, I told the first He as I ever re
member to have told in all my life, an'
I told It to save Bessie's life. She loves
you, Ben. It was the news of your
disgrace that laid her low on a bed of
sickness. She hogged me to save you.
I did, and now you’ve got to hear me,
Ben. You’ve got to turn over a new
leaf. You ain't bad at heart. I know
that, but you got Into bad ways, Beh,
and the drink is a bad friend to such
as you. You’re going to promise me
never to touch another drop of alcohol
ic liquor In all your life, and then
you’re goin’ to promise, too, as you’ll
marry Bessie, as Boon as she’s well
enough. I don’t believe in signin’ no
pledge. If a man ain’t got enough mor
al courage to keep hls word wl’out put
tin’ hls hand to paper, he ain't worth
troublin' about. Will you do this?”
For a moment Ben stared dazedly at
the good old man. Then he did some
thing that he hadn’t done since he was
a child—he put his head In hls hands
and burst out into a passion of weep
ing. For a few moments he wept un
restrainedly. Then a shudder seemed
to run through hls frame.
He raised hls tear-stained counte
nance. and Simeon’s calm old eyes
smile*! back at him. "Ood bless you,
father!” said Ben. "I promise!’*
And he kept his word.
HERRING’S CATARRH CURE
IS A POSITIVE CURE
FOR
CATARRH OF THE HEAR
CATARRH OF THE NOSE
CATARRH OF THE THROAT
CATARRH OF THE STOMACH
and
CATARRHAL DEAFNESS.
H. 0. G. Is a harmless vegetable
remedy that WILL CURE CATARRH,
—That’s all—
$1.00 PER BOTTLE
AT ALL DRUG STORES
GEORGIA NEWS
IN PARAGRAPHS
Rav. C. M. McClure.
Special to The Georgian.
Canton, Ga., Sept. 6.—The funeral
services of Hev. C. M. McClure were
held In the Methodist church here Sun
day In the presence of a large con
course ot sorrowing friends, Rev. J. W.
Stipe officiating.
Monticello School Opens.
By Private loused Wire.
Monticello. Ga., Sept. 6.—Monticello
public high school opened Monday with
the largest attendance In Its history.
Professor Mershon Is assisted by
Misses Sarah Newton, of Monticello;
Ashe, of Athens; Plttard, of Athens;
Turner, ot Social Circle, and Johnson,
of Augusta.
To Erect New Bank Building.
Special to Tho Georgian.
Monticello, Ga.. Sept. 6.—The w;ork
on the new building of Farmers' Na
tional Bank will be begun In a short
time. This building will occupy tho
lot where Congressman Charles Bart
lett's, ot Macon, old law office stood.
Soon to Begin Work.
Special to The Georgian.
Augusta, Ga., Sept. 6.—Superintend
ent L. B. Evans, of the schools of
Richmond county, stated that the first
brick on the handsome new Fifth ward
grammar school will be laid this week,
and there will be no time lost In the
erection.
1s Expecting 200 Studente.
Special to Tho Georgian.
Augusta, Ga., Sopt. 6.—Dean J. E.
Allen, of the medleal college of Augus
ta, a branch of the State University,
states that he la expecting 200 stu
dents here at the opening of the col
lege next month. The enrollment last
year was something like 125.
Veterans Hold Reunion.
Special to The Georglau.
Zebulon, Ga., Sept. 2.—The veterans
of Upson have purchased the old
Methodist camp ground at this place
and It has become the Mecca of thou
sands of Upson's citizens yearly to pay
tribute to the lost cause nnd to honor
the heroes who fought Its battles,
fact "Veteran day” In Upson county
has practically become a public holi
day. Some two or three thousand peo
ple were there Saturday and General
A. J. West was orator of the day.
Didn’t Know It Was Loaded.
Special to The Georgian.
Athens, Ga., Sept. 8.—Howard Cha-
fln, while showing a pistol to a man
at hls shop here, was painfully hurt.
He didn’t know the pistol was loaded.
It went off and the bullet went
through Chafin'e hand and also through
the arm of a young man named Floyd
Driver, who was standing near by-
Fort Gainot School Opens.
Special to The Georgian. ,
Fort Gaines, Ga., Sept. 6.—The Fort
Galnea public school opened yester
day morning with the largest attend
ance known in Its history. The splen
did school building recently erected,
and many other advantages surround
ing the school, have been the means
of bringing many children from the
country here to get board and attend
school.
Two Adjudged Insane.
Special to Thu Georgian.
Waycroee, Ga., S?pt. 6.—Mrs. Emma
Wesley, a white woman who some
months ago served a term In the state
asylum at Mllledgevtlie, was tried for
lunacy again yesterday morning nnd
will bo returned to the asylum. Frank
Simmons, a negro, was also declared
Insane by the jury and will also be
sent to the asylum.
Decrease in Tax Rate.
Special to The Georgian.
Waycross, Ga.. Sept. 6.—The Ware
county commissioners have fixed the
tax rate for the present year at $5.20
on the $1,000. This Is a reduction of
$1.40 over the rate of last year.
ADD DEATHS AND FUNERALS
John 8. Cargill's Funeral.
By Private Leased Wire.
Columbus, Ga., Sept. The funeral
of John S. Cargill, whose death oc
curred In Atlanta, took place here
Tuesday afternoon from the home of
hls son, E. K. Cargill, on Ninth street
Dr. AflTvann.
Special to The Georgian.
Gadsden. Ala., Sept. 6.—Dr. A. J
Vann, one of the oldest and most prom
inent citizens of this section of the
state, died at hls home, near Porter
ville, In this county, last nlgbt. Dr.
Votin' was nearly 75 years of age and
had practiced hie profession In this
part of the state for years.
AMUSEMENTS
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY—M ATI-
NEE SATURDAY,
TIM MURPHY
AND DOROTHY SHERROD IN
OLD INNOCENCE
Night prices 25c to $1.50—Matlnei
25c to $1.00. Sale now open.
TOE BIJOU
TONIGHT 8:30—MATINEE TODAY)
Haverly’s Mastodon
Minstrels
Same Bijou Prices. Next week
“HOW HEARTS ARE BROKEN."
csCASINO
TONIGHT 8:30—MATINEE TODAY,
Vaudeville.
3 COATES; JOHNSON A HARTY;
FLORA; BANKS-BREAZEALE
AND OTHERS.
Orfler Seats. Phone 236 North.
Old Wheat and Jackson Sts.
MONDAY and TUESDAY,
Sept. lOandll
Gentry
Bros’
Shows.
Their Four Shows Actually
Combined.
200 highly eduoated ponies, 150 dog
actors, 75 monkeys, 2 herds of per
forming baby elephants.
America’s Leading Amuse
ment Enterprise.
The Namba Family—first time In
this country. Their biggest and be«t
ahowi. Grand and Gorgeoui Street
Parade at 10 a. m. Monday.
OK PENSION PAY ROLL
Special to The Georgia |
Jackson, Miaa., Sept. 6.—The differ
ent county pension boards are passing
on the applicants for state pensions.
In this county there are one hundred
and forty-two persons drawing Confed
erate pensions from the state, an In
crease of nineteen over last y jar. There
are more widows of soldiers on the
rolls than soldiers, there being forty-
eight soldiers and fifty-three widows of
soldiers.
Special to The Georgian.
Jackson, Miss., Sept. 8.—Governor
Varfiaman Is out In an Interview in
which he defends W. J. Bryan on ac
count of hls government ownership
views. The governor says that those
who are criticising Bryan are making
mountains out of mole hills. The thing
that is Interesting the politicians of
Mississippi Is the fact that the gov
ernor In hls Interview comes out I*
railroad rate regulation. He has bet*
counted against regulation ever since
hls famous speech at Greenville a year
ago, delivered to tho Mieelsalppl I’ rc5 '
Association.
MAMMOTH HOTEL
FOR JACKSON, MISS,
Special to Tbe Georgian.
Jackson, Miss., Sept. 6.—Joel "■
Johnson, who sbme months ago pur
chased the Speniler properly, corner
of State and Capitol streets, has or
dered all the tenants to vacate and
announces that he Intends to erect
eight-story hotel on the comer. > n “
will be the finest hotel in the etate.
MISSISSIPPI COTTON
IS BADLY DAMAGED.
Special to Tbe Georgian.
Jackson, Miss., Sept. *.—Report*
come from all over the state that th*
cotton crop Is damaged. The crop is
the delta Is reported to be full of wee-la
while that In the hills Is suffering f' :r J
worms and rust. The crop Is not new
as good as it waa six weeks ego.