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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
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FRIENDS FALL OUT AND FIGHT
ABOUT MONEY FOUND IN SACK
Understanding About Division of Expenses
Did Not Extend to Division
of Prize For Purchaser.
Some one Mid that tne love of money
w.is the root of all evil. It may be. but
•‘verybody aeema to be looking for
’-prig. It la recorded that elforta have
. been made to do a bit of grafting In
thte growing of the financial tree.
•' that aa It may, however, a atory waa
■ unearthed recently at a local grocery
; atore which has all the earmarks of
being unique In Its exposition of the
ci.isplng spirit, with particular refer
ence to money. It goes to disprove the
-Mtement that chickens and children
j’wllf.not mix, but demonstrates that
when the almighty dollar enters In
there Is likely to be discord, resulting
In personal differences between two
well-regulated families.
And It was the almighty dollar—Just
one of them—that caused the trouble.
Intemperate words tilled the air for a
time, and then, losing entire control of
their ordinary sweet tempers, two
women clinched, pulled hair and
scratched at eyes In a manner to make
th.' neighbors sit up and take notice
and give them something to talk about
for many a day to come.
Then, when two honest, hard work
ing, loving husbands reached home that
night there was more discussion, re
sulting In a four-cornered, knock-down-
nnd-drag-out scrap, which wended Its
way Into the police court, where the
belligerents were told to go their way
In peace, but refrain In future from the
ii ••• of flats and Anger nails.
It all came about through the plan
of a local wholesale grocery company
to advertise a brand of flour which was
called "Money Flour.” A coin, ranging
In value from 5 cents to tl, was placed
In every sack. A 24-pound sack of
the flour sells for about 70 cents. If
you happen to get the sack containing
the dollar you not only got your flour
for nothing, but make 30 cents on the
deal.
This Information was Imparted by
the wholesale grocer to the retail gro
cers, and "Money Flour” commenced to
have a big sale.
Now, It chanced that one of the re
tallera operated a atore In the neigh
borhood where two families lived In
one house In happlnrss and domestic
serenity. They divided the expenses of
rent, of gas, of water, of fuel, of all
household purchases. It was under
stood perfectly that the expense was to
be shared half and half.
But at the time this agreement wns
entered Into neither rf the families had
any Idea that, like Joseph’s brothers
of old, they would be finding the pur
chase money In the mouth of the
sack. Ho when one good housewife
went to the corner grocery 1 and pur
chased a sack .of "Money Flour,” she
assumed that the big, round, bright
new silver dollar which rolled out be
longed to her, even though her cry
resident wns obligated to pay half the
purchase price.
But when this Information was com
municated to the co-resident, the co
resident demurred. That precipitated
the difference which resulted In the
pulling of hair and scratching of eyes,
and later In the use by angry men of
muscular lists.
The neighbors heard all about It-
nelghbors always do—and now the cor'
her grocer has difficulty In keeping
"Money Flour.” •••
SEVEN-YEAR-OLD BOY
LOST FROM HIS MOTHER
When 7-year-old Harry Clear, who
doesn't know where he lives or how to
get there, was left at a Greek fruit
stand by his mother Friday morning, he
decided the locality did not suit him,
so he, wandered Into the old union
depot to watch the trains rattle In and
out. Patrolman Covington thought the
police station was the best place for
Harry and sent him down.
Harry sat up In a big rocker and told
the officers all about It, or as much
as he knew, which wasn’t very much.
All he remembered was that his mother
brought him up town flarly after break
fast and when she reached a fruit
stand In Wall street, between Cen
tral avenue and Pryor street, she went
on shopping and told him to go home.
As he had come from Georgetown,
B. C'„ only two days ago, and hail Just
become settled In a boarding house,
Harry did not remember the lurnllty of
his home. He explained that his moth
er was Mra. Ford and Ills stepfather
was named Ford and worked In
Georgetown In a foundry. Harry and
his mother hud lived In Atlanta be
fore and his mother worked for a
living, but they had been buck to Bouth
Carolina and found a new hoarding
house when they came back. The
youngster la being held until his moth
er misses him and appeals to the po
lice.
NEGRO MISSED LYNCHING
ON GENERAL PRINCIPLES
A very black negro, who said his
!. name Is Johnny Graves, was arraigned
' before Judge Broyles In the police court
Thursday morning charged with prowl
ing around and slipping in and out.
He explained that he lived at Copen-
hlll, near the scene of a recent ussault,
WALTER BALLARD OP
TICAL CO.
I.ess than one year ago placed on the
market the new Ballard Bifocal, giving
tending and walking vision In one
ruune and looking like one glass. They
linve proven the most successful of all
the advertised Invisible bifocals.
Ground In a deep torlc curve, giving a
large visual field for reading ns well as
walking. They are the most perfect and
l>< autltul glass sold. Consult us about
Idrocals. We have them all. Bales-I
room, <1 Peachtree, Atlanta, Ga, ■
snd that ’six men had threatened to
hung him on general principles. There-
going home, nnd only slipped In and
out to change Ills clothing, making It a
point to sleep elsewhere. He was dis
missed with a warning to work hard
and behnve himself.
FEARED HER SON
WOULD BE SLAIN
Mrs. Everett Wanted Police
to Aid Against Fan
cied Danger.
With dress disheveled and tears
streaming from her eyes, Mrs. Viola
Everett, who lives at 70 Bouth Bouts
vard, was taken from a street car by a
policeman Thursday morning and ta
ken to the police station, where she de-
etared that ahe was on her way to save
her son from being murdered. When
ahe had been quieted she told her story
to Officer 'chandler, who Is acting as
probation officer.
“They are trying to murder my son,
Paul Btewart,” she declared, “because
he left his wife after he found ahe was
married to another man. You must
stop them. My boy may be dead now.
Please send out and stop thtm.”
Mrs. Everett said betwaen burets of
sobs that her son, Paul Btewart, whoi
works at the Southern Iron and Equlp-i
mnn» i’ntriwonv's nlnnt hail m■ vt*lsari •
ment Company's plant, had married a
woman 27 years old while he was only
It and that afterward he had found
she was already married to a man
named Icing. She had returned to her
father’s home and there had been no
trouble until Friday.
On Friday morning, according to
Mrs. Everett, a man called at her home
and began asking questions regarding
her son. She became convinced that
tills man waa the father of young
Stewart's wife and Immediately came
to the conclusion or had a presentiment
that he waa on his way to find Stew
art and kill him. Without stopping to
complete her toilet, she took the car
for the Iron plant to warn her son, but
was Intel cepted by the officer.
A telephone message to the Iron plant
showed that there had been no trouble
nnd Stewart was summoned to the
station to take, care of his mother, who
waa placed In charge of Miss Sander'
son In the woman’s department. .
Pale Delicate Women and Girl*.
The Old Standard. Grove’s Tasteless
Chill Tonic, drives out malaria and
builds up the system. Sold by all
dealers for 27 years. —Ice 40 cents.
NEGRO SUSPECT
HAS BEEN LET GO
' flue Watson, a negro, who has been
held at the Tower for several days un-|
iler suspicion of being connected with
th" recent assault near Copenhlll, was
irlcneed Thursday upon an order from
ih" court, there being no evidence to
Justify his further detention.
GEORGIA OHIO SOCIETY
WILL MEET THURSDAY
The Ohio Society of Georgia will
meet In the convention hall of the
Piedmont hotel Thursday evening nt »
o'clock. Plans for the coming winter
and other Importnnt matters will, be
discussed, after which there will he a
short program rendered. Alt former
residents of Ohio who are In Atlanta
are requested to come out.
The following Is the program for the
. evening:
Major E. W. Halford will make an
address.
Professor Luclrn Hill will recite an
original poem.
Miss Lnul»c Van Harllnger and T.
B. Davies will sing.
EX-PASTOR DENIES
THAT HE ELOPED
Washington, Sept. 13.—C. T. Coombs,
of Meysrsdale, Pit, ex-member of the
ministry of the Methodist Episcopal
; church In Pittsburg, alleged to have
deserted a wife and live children and
eloped with Miss Lida B. Nycum. a
young church worker In that city. Is nt
the Hotel Raleigh. He Is remorseful
t end repentant.
t “It would be ridiculous for me to
| deny." he said, "that the young woman
f and I were together. We were, but
* there was no elopement and no deser-
R. Hon. My wife and children are coming
■ here Friday.”
AID E. H. HARRIMAN
TO FIGHT GOULD
She Is Offered More Than
Million for San Fran
cisco Land.
San Francisco, Kept. 12.—The com
ing to San Francisco of Mrs. Herman
Oeltiche, who arrived from New York
last evening, Is to confer with local
people regarding a big realty deal In
which It Is reported that E. Ii! Harrl-
tnnn, of the Southern Pacific Com
pany, Is deeply concerned. It Is the
sale of sixty blocks of property on the
northern boundary of the city, com
manding one of the largest pieces of
water frontage on the bay and form
ing a key to the transportation situa
tion that would be of Incalculable ad
vantage to Harrimun In his coming
buttles with Gould und Ripley, and
possibly Hill, for future supremacy on
the Baa Francisco peninsula.
Mrs. tielrlcbs has received an offer
of 21,200,000 for this piece of prop
erty, which Is her lost holding of the
original Fair estate.
Sam Jones Taoernacle
Meetings, Carters-
ville, Ga.
On Septemper 15th to 23rd, Inclu
sive, the Western and Atlantic rail
road will sell tickets from Atlanta-
Daltou and. Intermediate stations, to
Cartersvllle, at rate of one fare for
the round trip.
Bam Jones will be assisted by
Evangelist Oliver and other ministers
of renown. Prof. E. O. Excell will
have charge of the music, and other
gospel singers of note will attend.
Three services each day. 10:30 a. m„
3:00 p. m. and 8:00 p. ra„ and the
jeople of Carterevllle will welcome
he great crowd* with the same hos
pitality they haVe always shown.
CHA8. E. HARMAN,
Gen. Pass. Agent
HOUSE CAUGHT AFIREi
SUES THE LAUNDR
Alleging that the Outliman Steam
Laundry was responsible for the dam
aging of her house by fire August S be
cause thetr smokestack Is not loni:
enough and has no screen on top of |
to prevent Its emitting cinders, "and
even coals," Mrs. M. E. Reed, of 77
Brotherton street has tiled suit against
that company for 21,000 In the superior
court.
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LOAFERS FIND JOBS
ON CITY CHAINGANG.
Special to The Georgian.
Dublin, On., Sept. IS,—The city au
thorities are making war on vagrants
and all peraons living In the city must
work or leave. During the. past few
days Mayor Albert Arnan has tried
and convicted several negroes for va
grancy, most of w hom are now at work
on the city gang.
LEADS
All the standard brands. "Red Seal,”
"Carter,” "Railroad," at the
GEORGIA PAINT AND
GLASS CO.,
40 PEACHTREE.
Trades Csuncil Elects Officers.
Special to Tbe Georgian.
Montgomery, Ala., Bept. 12.—The
Montgomery Trades Council has elect
ed the following new officers:
President, William M. Mitchell; C. B,
lllnca, vice president; If. D. Bpeer,
financial secretary and treasurer: Jas.
H. Screws, recording secretary; R. u.
LnMont. press reporter; Mr. Reams,
sergeant-at-arma; T. J. Kelly, mem
ber of the board of trustees.
Democrats Ntma Caldwell.
Bristol, Tenn.. Sept. 12.—The Demo
crate of the First Tennessee district
nominated John H. Caldwell, of Bristol,
a business man. for congress. The
Republicans nre divided this year, hav
ing two candidates, Congressman
Hrownlow and former Congressman Al
fred A. Taylor.
ACQUITTED OF CHARGE
OF CRUELTY TO C0NVICT8
Special to Tbe Georgian.
Columbus, Ga, Sept. 13.—J. T. Nor
ris, the foreman at the city chalngang,
who was arrested on a charge of
cruelly beating a negro convict, was
tried before Justice Rny yesterday,
and discharged, the evidence not being
sufficient to sustain the charge.
STREET RAILWAY BONOS
DEFEATED IN ELECTION
Seattle, Wash, Sept. 12.—With less
than half of the registered vote cast,
there Is every Indication that muni
cipal ownership street railway bonda
have lost In yesterday's special elec
tion. The full returns will not be
known until later In the day.
FAVORS ORDINANCE
ON BUCKET SHOPS.
ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY
FOR CONGRE8S.
Special to Tbe Georgian.
Montgomery. Ala.. Sept. 13.—Thomas
J. Hall, a prominent citlsen of this
county, already announces he Is a can
didate against Congressman A. A.
Wiley two years heme. sir. Hall made
a remarkable.rare the last time con
sidering hie Illness, and only thirty
days In which to canvass the district.
HlwHrtl to Tbe Georgian.
Montgomery. Ala, Sept. 13.—The
Holloway ordinance, known as the
bucket shop ordinance, will come up
for action before the city council on
Monday. It Is more than likely the
ordinance will be passed.
Important Change of Sched
ule on Seaboard Air
Line Railway.
Effective Sunday, September 9th, Im
portant change of schedule will be
made on the Seaboard Air Line. Par
ticular attention la called to the fact
that train No. 38, which now leaves
Atlanta, 8:35 p. m„ will on and after
September 9th. leave Atlanta at 8:00
p. m. Central lime.
For the past season the trend of millinery has been toward the
“Empire.”
Now it seems to have reached the climax.
The Empire period has burst upon us with all the revived splendor
of a century ago.
The National Gallery, the Louvre, the Luxembourg, the Palace of
Versailles—all Europe has been made to give back the styles of those days
immortalized by Sir Joshua Reynolds, Gainsboro, Moriand, Watteau and
Laurence.
Our representatives have gone direct to the fountain heads of style;
the inspiration of Paris and London; studied the effects, the lines and the
color schemes of the Period and have brought them back and modernized
them here for you.
Above we picture one of the newest creations.
A hat done in amethyst velvet with brim having a knife plait inset,
trimmed with roses in American beauty shades and bows of bouclier rib -
bon.
Chamberlin-JoKnsQn-DuBgse Ce.
