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4 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN, l\ tll..ul)AV, dtl’lt-JlUhll .In, LtM. 8.75, 10.00 and 12.50 Skirts at 4.95 Skirts at 4.95. One odd lot of Skirts in black, navy and grey Panamas; fancy mixed weaves and small checks in black and white, and grey and white. About 50 in the lot that were 8.75, 10.00 and 12.50. This sale 4.95 Ready-to- Wear, 2d Floor. Sale Of Ladies Gowhs Ladies’ gowns made in good quality of nainsook with full embroidery yoke, square or V-shape. Gowns worth 89c AT 59c 2d Floor, Front Black petticoats in Heatherbloom; made with knife plaited .flounce, with strapped and stitched ruffle. 'Regular 3.50 black petticoats, 2.39 Rough Weather Coats Rough weather coats, coats for rough days, but with style that makes them practi cal for other days as well. Three styles in long coats, that were 12.50 and 15.00; about 40 in lot, At 10.00. 2d Floor Rear. Royal Waists 2.50 Ones 1.98 And “Royal” tells' the tale of fine mate rial and good making. Fresh crisp new waists each and all of these. Some with tailored turn-over stock collars and cuffs, some em broidery trimmed. Regular 2.50 Madras waists, $1.98 2d Floor at Elevators. 1.75 Kimonos af 1.33 Long Crepe Kimonos in reds with white borders and also in fancy Persian figured flan nelette. 1.75 Kimonos 1.33 2d Floor, at the Elevators Cl lan iberli in-J lot msonL luBgse Company. BIG SI0.000,000 COMPANY TO TAKE UP SURPLUS Bpeclnl to The (ioorglnn. Montgomery. Ala., 8#pt. 26.—The Alabama t'otton A*»oclatlon, through many of It* mem bar*, yesterday sub scribed $10,180 toward the plan to finance u lio.ooo.ooo corporation to take Charge of the surplus and weak cotton. Thia Is only the beginning and the sub scription was pledged in less than half an hour. President Harvte Jordan was to have been present, but was detained at home. E. D. Smith, president of the South Carolina association and gen- oral organiser of the Southern associa tion, and Congressman J. T. Hellin made speeches. It was one of the most enthusiastic meetings ever held by the association. Mr. Smith said that India could not compete with the South In raising cot ton. He said there was only one place where the fine staple of the South could be raised, and that was In a small place In Africa, but by the time that was made a producing country the cotton question will have been settled. Congressman J. T. Heflin stated that he had presented a bill in congress to appropriate $50,000 to have agents In China to put the American cotton on the market there. He said he did not get the $50,000, but did get $20,000, and only a few days ago received a letter from Secretary Wilson, of the agricultural \department, stating that these agents bad been employed. He said he was going to Introduce another bill in congress asking for the appro priation of $50,000 more. Congressman Heflin said he had in troduced a bill in congress to do away with the bucket shops and to make it punishable by a flne of $10,000 and im- HERRING’S CATARRH CURE •sr nm. i Aug. JX, 1906. Analysis Vo. «M15 Certificate of tnUjnli. This i« to certify tut I ban carefully aautlaed Herrins'* Catarrh Cure and found it free fro* alcohol, cocaine, epluB, aorphino, or other similar druse of harmful character. tieyeetfully, Cures Catarrh Permanently AT ALL DRUG STORES. $1.00 A BOTTLE. prlsonment for ten years. He said these men did not mind the flne. but put them In stripes and that would stop it. He predicted the Alabama leg islature would pass a bill prohibiting bucket shops from doing business In Alabama, the same as In Georgia. WALTER BALLARD OP TICAL CO. Less than ona year ago placed on tha market the new Ballard Bifocal, (Ivin* reading and walking vlelon in one frame and looking like one glare. They have proven the moat nuceeeeful of all • he advertised Invisible bifocals. Ground in a deep tortc curve, giving a large visual Held for reading as well as walking. They are the tnoet perfect and beautiful glare aold. Consult ue about bifocals. We have them all. Sales room. il Peachtree, Atlanta, Ga. BIG INCREASE SURE IN THEJITY'S TAKES Books Will Bo Closed Octo ber 10—J.ittle Paid This Week. FOB RIOTJNCITERS Committee of Citizens Con fers with the Gov ernor. committee of citizen*, composed of Charles T. Hopkins, Sam D.« Jones, H. Y. McCord and John E. Murphy, called on Governor Terrell Wednesday morning and held a conference relative . to the state's offering rewards for the | rioters of Saturday night. After consultation, the governor I stated that he would take the matter up Friday morning and decide upon the ! proper course to pursue. He advised ! the committee to meet with the city ; council Wednesday afternoon and talk I the matter over fully. He will proba bly be present hltgbelf. That rewards Will be offered for thoie who Incited the riots of Satur day night and tl|e leaders of It seems assured. The governor seems deter mined to take hold of the situation (Irmly and let the strong arm of the law take Its full courre. Wednesday he received a letter from New York signed “A Russian," and "There will be a large increase In the commending him for his prompt action amount of city taxes this year over In taking the situation here In hand, last," said Tax Assesosr J. H. Ewing Wednesday morning. "The tax hooka j POLITICIAN IS KILLED close October 10, and the exact In- ! BY CHICAGO DRUMMER, crease can not be ascertained until I . _ . „„ ... after that time." I Allentown, Pa.. Sept. 2«.-Wallo JNDIGNAN1 AT MAYOR, CO. F WANTS TO QUI1 Indignant because Mayor Dobbs had a cate made against Captain Fred Mor ris, of the Marietta company, because a riot call was turned In Saturday night to assemble the men for service In Atlanta, it la said that the Marietta company will ask to bs mustered out of service. When the call came from Atlanta Saturday night for the Marietta com pany, Captain Morris had the riot call rung In order to get his men together quickly. This was dons In Rome, and probably other places, but the authori ties made no objection, because they realised the gravity of the situation. Mayor Dobbs, however, determined to make a case against Captain Morris, OBJECTED TO SISTER MARRYING THE BARON and did so. Officers of the adjutant general's office are severe in ceneuring the mayor for this action. They say that Captain -Morris acted properly In doing as he did, and that he ought to be commended, instead of censured. The Marietta company did valiant sendee here. They were the first to ‘ be sent to Brownsville, and throughout the trying times In Atlanta have conducted themselves like soldiers and gentlemen. The company, after being on duty almost constantly since Saturday night, were relieved and went home Wednes day morning. It Is understood that Captain Morris Is deeply hurt by the action of Mayor Dobbs, and may re- Blgn from service, together with his men. During the past few daye, the tax 1 Koehler, a prominent politician, rfh” TYlT h , bUt ln, ,Y* t i salesman ^om Chl’csgo.Tho^heM'for In the city hall, their attention being mU rder. taken up with the all-abaorbing events which have passed In rapid succession; but no»- that the excitement has died out, there will be something of a rush to the tax collector's office. YOUNG MAN BITTEN, COMES TO ATLANTA Sp<K*iid to Tim <?*op*ian. Sewberry, 8. C.. Sept. 26.—Geor** Martin, a young man of th« Trinity I section of Newberry county, wm bitten 1 yesterday by a dog supposed to be suffering from rabies. While It Is not known that the animal was mad, Mr. • Martin In order to be on the safe aide,' left at once f«*r Atlanta to take the 1 Pasteur treat menu Suppose you quit 10 day* and see it Coffee it the trouble. Meantime use POSTUM “There’s a Reason” gpcrisl to The Georgian. Asheville, N. C., Sept. 2*.—It has Just leaked out here that pretty Callo Polntevent, the sister-in-law of the New Orleans millionaire cotton merchant, who ran away and married Baron Frederick von Gordon Scolied, was well known In Asheville. She has visited here frequently. The fact also leaked out that the family seriously objected to the match. Miss Polntevent met the baron, i German, in New Orleans, and he pro posed to her th* following day. She consulted her brother about the match, and he thereupon told her brother that he knew he came to America for the express purpose of marrying an Amer ican heiress, and also gave him warn ing that he must leave his sister alone. The baron obeyed Instructions, pre sumably. and nothing more was heard of him until he put In his appearance at the country home of Miss Potnte- vent's sister, Mrs. Frank Haynes, near Flat Rock, this state. He and the young woman eloped and went to Hen dersonville, where they were married, and then they hurried off to New York. The brother of the young woman, tt la said, followed them, and after he ar rived at New York he made great effort to locate the couple. He em ployed Pinkerton detectives to help him In the trace, but nothing could be learned until Friday, w hen It was found the couple had departed on the ocean liner Graf Waldersee for Hamburg. NEGROES EIRED ON DETAIL OF MILITIA While passing a negro house at Spring qnd Hunnlcutt streets about 11 o'clock Tuesday night, a detail of stato troops was fired on by negroes secret ed in the house. The soldiers returned the fire, sev eral shots being exchanged, but no one was wounded. The soldiers charged the house, as sisted by Sergeant Beavers. Policeman Starnes and others, and arrested three negroes. Andrew Daniel, Will .Veil ami Jim Nell. Two of the negroes escaped. The prisoners were locked In the police station. The shooting created great excite ment, and an Immense crowd quickly gathered on the scene. Murderer Reported Caught. Special to The Georgian. Bristol, Tenn., 8ept. 26.—Advices were received here today of the cap ture of Muncey Talley, at Fries, Gray son county, Virginia. Talley Is the young man who, a month ago, stabbed Scott Howington to the heart here, killing him Instantly. Colonel Duckworth to Speak. Special to The tleorglnn. New berry, 8. C„ Sept. 26.—R. F. Duck worth, of Georgia, ex-prestdent of the Farmers' National Union, who Is now making an Itinerary of South Paro- llna In the Interests of the Fanners' Union, will come to Newberry Octo ber 6 to deliver an addrese to the cltl- xens of Newberry county. Newberry College Opene. peelrd to The tleorglnn. Newberry, 8. C, Sept. 2*.—The fall session of Newberry College opened this morning at S o’clock. President Scherer has been busy during the sum mer months In the Interests of the In stitution, nnd his labors will be re warded with the largest enrollment In the history of the college. A 25% INVESTMENT An Investment Yielding a Guaranteed 25 Per Gent Per Annum. I have one of the best patented machines on the market. On account of the increasing demand for them I can use more working capital. If you have $100 and upward spare capital vou can, without risk, secure the above income, payable annually, semi-an- nually or quarterly. Principal can be withdrawn on 60 days’ notice. Address JOHN HENpERSON, — P. 0. Box 165. Nashville, Tenn.