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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1KCC.
WIRELESS PLANT
ALMOST READY TO
HANDLE BUSINESS
Will Open Station at Augus
ta Within a Few
Weeks. 1
JEROME GIVES HIS VIE WS
ON MUNICIPAL. O WNERSHIP
IN REPLY TO THE GEORGIAN
Within four or live weeks the wire
less telegraph station, which has been
erected on the top of the Candler
building, with offices on the first floor,
will be open for dommerclal purposes.
The station was opened up about
seven weeks ago. Like all of the wire
less outfits. It took a long time to ad
just the wires and machinery and to
get all running smoothly. There has
been considerable trouble experienced
In both the transmitting and receiving
of messages, but practically all the
klnkf have been straightened out.
The American DeForest Wireless
Telegraph Company, which owns the
station here, has sent a man to Au
gusta, and In about four weeks there
will be a station there. As soon as
this Is constructed It Is announced that
tbe local station will be open for com
mercial purposes.
Numbers of messages have been re
ceived and transmitted already, but
these have been, more or less. In the
nature of experiments. All have been
"deadhead" messages. Alt have been
ton and Savannah having stations al
ready, the company has decided that
as soon as Augusta opens there will be
enough stations In the Immediate vi
cinity of Atlanta to open offices for
business here.
J. H. Baskervllle Is operator at the
local office. The flashes, from the pole
on the top of the Candler building
Tuesday night, which were seen by
many, he states, were from a message
being sent, to Galveston, Tex. In re
ceiving there are no flashes.
"It seems to be a characteristic ol
tbe Atlanta people," said Mr. Basker
vllle to a representative of The Geor
gian Tuesday morning, "not to believe
until they are shown. Many Atlan
tans still think that wireless messages
can't be sent.”
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WILLIAM TRAVERS JEROME.
POSTOPFICE MEN
MAT GET INCREASE
Department to Urge Appro
priation to Increase
Clerks’ Pay.
Washington, Oct. 24.—It the recom
mendation of the postofflce department
for a substantial appropriation for an
increase of salaries for postal em
ployees prevails, 76 per cent of the
clerks In grade below (900, about 60
per cent of the clerks receiving $900
and 11,000, about 40 per cent of those
‘receiving from tl.100 to $1,200 and
about JO per cent of those over $1,200-
will be benefited.
An appropriation of $26,700,000 will
be asked . for clerks of the first and
second class offices, an Increase of (23,-
•000,000 over the current year, of which
Increase $1,370,000 Is for employment
of additional clerks and the rest for
the promotions. The estimates pro
vide for the promptlon of 19,300 clerks
In first and second-class postofllccs.
The department Is considering an
amendment to the present law limiting
the payment of higher compensation to
letter carriers.
ATLANTA EDITOR ELECTED
TO KAPPA SIGMA OFFICE
Ed.
L. Sutton New
District Grand
Master.
Says That He Has Only Declared That All
Cities Should Be Given the Power
to Own Utilities Should Citizens
Deem It Wise.
It Was Reported He Was to
Have Charge of Colored
Schools.
Washington, Oct. 24.—The report that
Superintendent Chancellor has consid
ered appointment. of William E. Du
bois, the Atlanta educator, for the as-,
slstant superthtendeficy In charge of
tbe colored schools of this city. Is de
clared to be without foundation. Some
time ago when the announcement was
mads that Dr. Montgomery, the pres
ent assistant superintendent, was about
to be reduced in rank, a report was
circulated that Dr. Chancellor was
about to offer the position to Dubois.
Dubois Is said to be out of the city on
government work In Alabama. At the
Atlanta University It Is understood
that he has already been appointed to
some educational position In Washing
ton, but no definite statement would be
made.
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The subjoined communication has
been received by The Georgian from
William Travers Jerome; district attor
ney of New York, and recent candi
date for the nomination for govern
or, In reply to an editorial In The
Georgian, following the recent
nouncement In the news dispatches
that Mr. Jerome had publicly declared
unequivocally for municipal ownership
of public utilities. It appears from Mr.
Jerome's letter that his declaration on
municipal ownership was made with
mental reservations. The statement by
himself of his position on the subject
will be of much Interest.
His letter follows In full:
"William Travers Jerome, New York
City.—October 22, 1909.
MARDRE ACQUITTED)
VERDICT OF JURY
CAME IN 10 MINUTES
Special to The Georgian.
Thomasvllle, Ga., Oct. 24.—After be
ing out only ten minutes, the jury In
the case of Tom Mardre, of Boston,
Ga., accused of killing Abraham Khalil,
an Egyptian, returned a verdict of not
guilty.
This case has been before the ( Thom-
as county superior court since last
March, when the killing occurred. Mr.
Mardre Is a member of a well-known
Thomas county family. He has a large
number of friends.
Mr. Mardre was represented by Cap,
tain W. M. Hammond and Judge B. A.
Roddenberry.
-Iiy. ULlOUtll ADUO.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
"My Dear Sir: My attention has just
been called to an article In your valued
paper In which, under the heading 'Je
rome for Municipal Ownership,' It
states:
'He declares without hesitation or
equivocation In favor of municipal
ownership of public utilities. He not
only believes that the cities should
own the gas and electric light plants,
but thinks that the traction utilities,
"whether they be underground, sur
face or elevated," should bo likewise
owned by the municipality.'
"This does not correctly represent
my attitude toward municipal owner
ship. I have at no time declared that
I believed the city should own the
public utilities, so-called. I have only
declared that, In my opinion, all cities
should be given this power, to be exer
cised or not In any individual case, as
seemed wise to the clttsens of that
city. My views generally on the sub.
Ject are as follow:
"First: 1 believe that by constitu
tional provision cities should be pro
hibited from alienation, except for very
short terms, any franchises for public
utilities.
"Second. I believe that power should
be conferred upon all cities’ to own and
operate public utilities Involving the
grant of a franchise, should the peo
ple of the city deem It expedient.
"Third. I believe that, as a general
rule, to which I fancy there are few
exceptions. It will be found wiser and
more economical for a city to lease
Its franchises for public utilities for
short terms to the highest bidder, than
to own and operate Itself Its public
utilities.
"Fourth. I think the chief value at
the present. moment to most cities In
conferring upon them the power to
own and operate public utilities Involv
ing franchises would be found In the
fact that by the possession of this
power they could effect leases of their
Men Named by President
Barrett Doing Work
of Convention.
vate corporation* at better terms
they could If they did hot possess such
power. Very truly yours.
**WM. TRAVERS JEROME.”
HAWKINS WITHDRAWS
MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL;
WILL BEGINSER VING TERM
SAYS THAT HUSBAND
THREATENED LIFE
Washington, Oct. 24.—Kate A. Bir
mingham has sued Alfred J. Birming
ham In the local courts for divorce,
naming a woman In the proceedings.
8he states she married the defendant
In Atlanta, Ga., In 1894 and that for
the paat fourteen or fifteen years he
has treated her with systematic cruel
ty. She also says he, a month ago,
purchased a pistol and threatened her
Special to The Georgian.
Gainesville, Oa„ Oct. 24.—Before
Judge J. J. Klmsey, at chambers In
Gainesville yesterday, counsel for Fred
Hawkins, convicted of the assassina
tion of Henry E. Cagle at the Septem
ber term of Hall superior court, with
drew their motion for a new trial. The
dismissal of the motion was made In
the following language: ''Fred* Haw
kins, declaring hla Innocence of the
charge of killing Henry E. Cagle, and
yet being unable at the present time to
prove his Innocence, withdraws hla mo
tlon for a new trial."
The sentence of the court and a copy
of the withdrawal of the motion was
yesterday forwarded to the prison com
mission by Clerk Bill Smith, and Haw.
kina will at once be carried to tbe pen
itentiary to begin serving his lifs-tlme
sentence.
Topeka, Kan., Oct. 24.—The real work
of the Farmers' National Co-operative
Congress, In session here. Is being done
through a number of committees ap
pointed by President C. S. Barrett, of
Georgia
The chairman of the committees are:
Creamery Products—C. O. Wilcox.
District of Columbia.
Fruits and Vegetables—G. M. Davis,
Georgia
Telephones—L. T. Barringer, Iowa.
Grain Marketing—L. T. Barringer,
Iowa.
Life Insurance—R. H. McCulloch,
Arkansas.
Cotton Marketing—Ben L. Griffin,
Arkansas.
TO fOTE TICKET
New York, Oct. 24.—'The Democratic
ticket—state and local—will be sup
ported by Tammany Hall. This was
decided at a meeting of the executive
committee of the organization.
Tammany Leader Murphy said he
expected all Tammany members to do
their utmost, so that on election day
the results when compared with the
best vote of previous years would pre
clude any possibility of any charge of
treachery or knifing.
Ed L. Sutton, of Atlanta, has Just re
ceived notice of hts election by the su
preme executive committee to the posi
tion of district grand master of Kappa
Sigma for the states of Georgia, Ala
bama and Florida. He will have super
vision over the chapters of the frater
nity In the colleges and universities of
these states.
Mr. Sutton Is a well-known news
paper worker of Atlanta, now occupy
ing the position of editor of The Atlan
ta Semi-Weekly Journal. He Is a mem
ber of several fraternal orders, but
Kappa Sigma was his first love. It
was by Mr. Sutton's suggestion 21 years
ago that the Kappa Sigma Journal was
started, and during the three years In
which he was Its editor the fraternity
first began to show the development
which today gives the order more than
a hundred active and alumni chapters,
and a magazine of acknowledged supe-
rlorlty In the Greek letter world.
One of the first official acts of Mr.
Sutton as district grand master will be
to call a district conclave to be held In
Macon the day before Thanksgiving.
All the chapters In the three states,
and many prominent alumni, will be
ED. L. SUTTON,
ALL FALL FLAT
In attendance. Hon. Seaborn Wright, of
Rome; Hon. John Sullivan Schley, of
Savannah, and Dr. F. K. Farr, of Leba
non, Tenn., will be among the promi
nent speakers present.
As Athens and Auburn football teams
meet In Macon on ■ Thanksgiving day,
there will be quite a number of under
graduates In attendance at the con
clave.
NEW MEN NAMED
FOR CABINET OFFICES
Cortelyou Is To Be
Secretary of the
Treasury.
Washington, Oct. 24.—Here are the
cabinet changes determined upon by
President Roosevelt, which are to fol
low the retirement of Attorney General
Moody on January 1 and that of Sec
retary of the Treasury Shaw on
March 4:
Secretary of the Treasury—Georgs
B. Cortelyou.
Postmaster General—George Von I*
Meyer.
Attorney General—Charles J. Bona
parte.
Secretary of tha Navy—Victor H.
Metcalf.
Secretary of Commerce and Labor—
Oscar S. Strauss.
Changes Are Announced.
Announcement of these proposed
changes was mada from tha whits
house last night.
Mr. Bonaparte Is now secretary of
the navy: Mr. Metcalf, aeoretary of
commerce and labor, and Mr. Cortel
you, postmaster general.
The transfer of Messrs. Cortelyou to
the treasury, Bonaparte to the attor
ney generalship, and Matcalf to tha
navy has bsen generally accepted as
probabilities tor some time.
among the
although It has been known that both
Mr. Bonaparte and Mr. Metcalf wera
for a time loath to leave their present
positions, because they had become so
fully Identified with the work of their
departments.
Mayer It Ambassador.
ter general, Is ambassador
to which place he was appointed March
9, 1905, having been promoted to that
office following hla service ae ambas
sador to Italy from 1900 to 1906. He Is
a native of Massachusetts and has
been well known as a business man.
The appointment of Mr. Strauss will
be the first citizen of Hebrew faith t
be made a member of the president'
cabinet. He was born December i
1950, and Is well known as a merchant,
diplomat and author. He represented
the United States as minister to Tur
key on two different occasions and was
appointed by President Roosevelt to
fill the vacancy caused by the death
of ex-PresIdent Harrison as a member
of the permanent court of arbitration
at The Hague.
POPE IS ATTACKED
BY GOUT IN KNEE
Formation of French Cabi
net Causes Pontiff Men
tal Suffering.
Rome, Italy, OcL 24.—The pope has
had a sharp attack of gout In the knee.
Although the pope suffers severe pain,
his physician says the attack Is not
alarming.
It Is reported that his holiness, dis
cussing the formation of a new minis
try In France, said that events there
were far more painful to him than his
physical suffering.
U8ES FIRE AND STRENGTH
TO ESCAPE FROM JAIL.
Elkins, W. Va„ Ocl. 24.—In a rage
at being locked up. Thomas Mcnafie,
a prisoner In the city jail, yesterday
ufiernoon set fire to the bedding In hts
cell. The fire was extinguished.-About
midnight Menafle pried off n beam
about his cell door and escaped.
CARRIES HIS BURIAL ROBE BACK
AND MERCHANT REFUNDS MONEY
Special to The Grorglnn.
Newberry, 8. C„ Oct. 24.—A moat
unusual occurrence Is reported as hav
ing happened recently In this city. Sev
eral months ago a man who resides In
the county purchased a burial outfit,
consisting of a black suit and whits
gloves, from a clothier In this city, the
purchaser stating that a young friend
had died, and he desired the clothes
for him.
Nothing more was thought of the
young man entered the
depositing a large package on the
counter, announced to the clerk that
"I am Just now returning the suit
which had been purchased for my bu
rial." The young man then explained
that he did not die: that he was
thought to be dead at one time, and
his friend hod hurried off to secure his
burial clothes.
The explanation was satisfactory, and
the clerk unwrapped the parcel and
laid It away on the ehelf.
SHAVES, DRESSES,
THEN CUTS THROAT
Cumberland, Md„ Oct. 24.—Mortimer
Mlnshall committed suicide at Key
ser, \V. Va., last night, after shaving
and dressing himself In his beat suit,
by cutting his throat with a raaor. Hs
was a blacksmith, aged 90 years. Hs
was found dead on the floor of his
room.
Catarrh of the Stomach
ATLANTA BOY RE8IGN8
FROM NAVAL ACADEMY.
Speclst to Tbe Georgian.
Portsmouth, Va.. Oct. 24.—Because
of his Impaired eyeelght, Midshipman
Carl Pickett, U. 8. N., of Atlanta, has
resigned from the Naval Academy at
Annapolis, Md. Hts resignation, which
was placed In the hands of the navy
department , a few days ago, has been
accepted.
Midshipman Pickett was appointed to
the Naval Academy from Georgia. He
entered the institution on June 19, 1903.
When he was forced to resign he was
member of the second class, with
but another year to serve before he
would be graduated.
FATHER W. GIBBONS
IS MUCH IMPROVED
Special to The Georgian.
New- Orleans, La., Odt. 24.—Rev.
Father William Gibbons Is much Im
proved. His condition has allowed his
removal to Hotel Dieu.
Fine Opera Glasses
The French makes surpass all. The French makers
can put such touches of elegance and grace in the finish
of their work that theirs easily win the honors.
A new lot of these splendid Opera Glasses, just in,
contains some beauties.
Pearl, unadorned or gold-mounted, Dresden and
Empire styles , with exquisitely tinted florals and dain
ty miniatures for decoration, are exceedingly good.
The prices are moderate; quality the best.
For a gift, there’s nothing more desirable than a
See ours.
good pair of Opera Glasses.
M aier &
B er k e 1 e
DECLARE THAT MILK
HELD FORMALDEHYDE
Pittsburg, Pa., Oct. 24.—Alleging that
milk and cream served on Pullman
cars on the Pennsylvania railroad be
tween New York and Chicago con
talned formaldehyde, thirty-two pros
ecutions have been ordered against the
Pullman Company. The prosecutions
are the result of Investigations made
by order of Dr. B. H. Warren, state
dairy and food commissioner.
PRINCETON’S PRESIDENT
18 COMING 80UTH.
Special to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Oct. 24.—Presi
dent Woodrow Wilson, of Princeton
University, has announced that he will
attend the Tennessee Princeton Alum
ni Association meeting to be held In
this city Saturday. He will be enter
tained by the Mountain City Club on
Friday evening.
$2,000,000 COMPANY
PROJECT BIG OPERATIONS,
Special to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Oct. 24.—A new
11,000,000 cotton mill, a bridge to span
the Tennessee river and a coal carrying
railroad Into the Walden's ridge coal
fields have been assured for this city.
The completion of this enterprise calls
for the expenditure of $2,000,000.
A Pleasant, Simple, But 8afe and Ef-
fsctual Cure for It.
C08T8 NOTH~NG fo TRY.
Catarrh of the stomach has long been
considered the next thing to Incurable.
The usual symptomH are a full or
bloating sensation after eating, accom
panied sometimes with sour or watery
. ressure on the heart and lungs am
difficult breathing, headaches, fickle
appetite, nervousness and a general
played out, languid feeling.
There Is often a foul taste In the
mouth, coated tongue and If the In
terlor of the stomach could be seen it
would show a slimy. Inflamed condi
tion.
The cure for this common and obsti
nate trouble Is found In a treatment
which causes the food to be readily,
thoroughly digested before It has time
to ferment and Irritate the delicate
mucous surfaces of the stomach. To
secure a prompt and healthy digestion
Is the one necessary thing to do, and
when normal digestion Is secured the
catarrhal condition will have disap
peared.
According to Dr. Harlanson, the
safest and best treatment Is to use aft
er each meal a tablet, composed of Di
astase, Aseptic Pepsin, a little Nux,
Golden Seal and fruit acids. These
tablets can now be found at all drug
attires under the name of Stuart’s Dys
pepsia Tablets, and not being a patent
medicine, can be used with perfect
safety and assurance that healthy ap
petite and thorough digestion will fol
low their regular use after meals.
Mr. B. 8. workman, Chicago, Ills,
writes: "Catarrh Is a local condition
resulting from a neglected cold In the
head, whereby the lining membrane of
the nose becomes Inflamed and the
NEBRASKA FARMERS WANT CONVICTS
TO HELP HARVEST THE CORN CROP
Lincoln, Nebr, Oct. 24.—So strong has become the demand for com
buskers In Nebraska that petitions are beginning to reach Governor
Mickey for the parole of convicts, that they may help with the harvest.
Favorable action was taken yesterday on one such application. A negn
r, foi
sentenced to three yaars for burglary was paroled to a farmer,
whom he once worked. The governor said there would be no wholesale
paroling.
THREE BANKRUPTCY
PETITIONS ARE FILED
poisonous discharge therefrom pasting
backward Into the throat reaches the
stomach, thus producing catarrh of the
stomach. Medical authorities pre
scribed for me for three years for ca
tarrh of stomach without cure, but to
day I am the happiest of men after
using only one box of Stuart's Dys
pepsia Tablets. I cannot find appro-
irlate words to express my good reel-
.ng. I have found flesh, appetite and
sound rest from their use.”
Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets Is the
safest preparation as well as the sim
plest and most convenient remedy for
any form of Indigestion, Catarrh of
stomach, biliousness, sour stomach,
heartburn and bloating after meala.
Send your name and address today
for a free trial package and tee for
yourself. Address F. A. Stuart Co, 6$
Stuart Bldg.. Marshall. Mich.
Three petitions In bankruptcy, one
involuntary and two voluntary, were
filed In the bankruptcy division of the
United States court Tuesday.
The Involuntary petition was filed
against Athens Prattle, a Greek, who
runs a fruit stand on North Pryor
street. In the Kimball house building.
J. W. Moore has been appointed re
ceiver.
voluntary petition was filed aby
M. L. Shatzen, a liquor dealer at 112
Decatur ztreet. He setz forth hla lia
bilities at (S.I25 and his assets as
(1.000. Horry Todd has been appoint
ed receiver.
The other voluntary petition was
filed by J. M. Flenberg, a Decatur street
merchant. He seta forth his liabilities
as $3,112.29, and hla assets as $800.
F. E. Ellis Is receiver.
WORKING TO 8AVE
YOUTHFUL CRIMINALS.
HARTJE COACHMAN
TRIED FOR PERJURY
Pittsburg, Pa.. Oct. 24.—Clifford
Hoot, the nogro coachman formerly
employed by Augustus Hartje, and who
was named In Hartje's suit for divorce,
was put on trial yesterday on a charge
of perjury.
The case was adjourned on account
of the absence of some-papers which
should have been In court.
DENY THAT SYRIAN LEPER
WA8 POISONED AND BURNEO.
Wheeling. W. Va., Oct. 24.—It Is em
phatically denied from Pickens, W. Va.,
where George Raschld. the Syrian lep
er, spent hla last days, that he was
the victim of poisoning and tl)at the
shack In which he was confined was
set on fire purposely that hla body
might be cremated. During the ten
days previous to his death he suffered
from dropsy, which primarily caused
hla death.
Special to The Georgian.
Salisbury, N. C., Oct. 24.—The Hon.
Crawford Jackson, of Atlanta, chair
man of the Central Juvellne Protect
ory committee, has been making a tour
of this state and spent three nights
here Interesting the citizens In hla plan
of saving the youthful criminals. He
aaya he has had the moat encouraging
co-operation from the mtnlstera and
other citizens here, and upon the ros
trum with him was Editor John M.
Julian, who Is pledged to tbe move.
Mr. Jultsn Is a representative of this
county In the state legislature. He de
clared that although there are fifteen
millions of children In the schools, 160
times as many as there are actual
criminals, It costs $900,090,000 to deal
with the criminals as agalat $195,000,-
000. nearly four times as much for the
children of the schools.
SUED FOR $50,000
Detroit, Mich., Oct. 24 —Slander, as
sault and battery, conspiracy and ma
licious libel are contained In the charges
which William J. White, millionaire
gum manufacturer, former congress
man from Cleveland nad recently cele
brated in a divorce case, will have to
answer to. In the suit which began this
fore Judge Swan.
Homer C. Mlllen, former manager of
the White Portland Cemsnt Company,
located- at Lima, Mich., who was
White's partner In business, make the
allegations, and asks $60,000 damages.
Mlllen says hs and hts wife were beat
en by White.
WILL RESUME,"
New York, Oct. 24.—J. W. Henning,
whose suspension was announced on
the stock exchange Monday, stated
that he had mado arrangements to re
sume business right away.
He said:
"O. my friends have come to my as-
•Istance, and os soon as the necessary
formalltlea aro gone through with I
shall resume business.”
MAY BUILD EXTENSION
TO LOOKOUT TUNNEL.
Special to Ths Georgian,
Chattanooga. Tenn., Oct 24.—It Is
stated here that preparations are be
ing made by the Alabama Great South
ern railway to build a line four miles
long from Wnuhatchle to connect with
the new line that Is being built through
Loookout mountain to Stevenson, Ala.,
by the Southern railway. The Ala
bama Great Southern railroad has been
using the tracks of the Nashville road
for many years. Engineers have been
at work some time surveying the new
line.
8TATU3 OF MEN IN BLUE
18 TO BE OETERMINEO.
Newport, R. L, Oct. 24.—A test cass,
which may be carried to the supreme
court, and which Is calculated to set
tle the status of soldiers, sailors and
form, has been docketed for trial. Fred
Buensele, a chief yeoman In the navy,
has brought suit against the Newport
Amusement Company for refusing him
dancing pavilion while
OOCWH0<KKKK1OOO<KI<KKKK10<KIO0
BOY KILL8 MOTHER,
THEN RUNS AWAY.
Chatham, N. J, Oct. 24—The O
g slice searched for little John J. o
acco, 7 years old, who while 0
playing with a Flobert rifle eccl- O
dentally shot his mother. The ju- O
gular vein was severed and she O
died In twenty minutes. The boy o
then disappeared. O
OOOGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Grand Jury Fails to Find -
Anything But Cam
paign Gossip.
New York, Oct. 24.—Charges made
by Charles F. Murphy, the Tammany
leader, that Tammany Hall candidates
had been "held up" for cash considera
tions by the managers of the Independ -
ence League, are announced to have
fallen through completely, when In
vestigated by the grand Jury.
The grand Jury declared the charges
were "merely campaign gossip,” and
would not bo "dignified by making a
presentment as a result of Its Inquiry."
The grand jury announced that In
Its opinion there was nothing wrong In
an offer by Congressman Goulden to
pay the expenses Incurred In getting
signatures to the Independence League
petition In his behalf.
•$1.00
Starts an account with a LITTLE HOME BANK'and book or with the
book only In tha
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT OF
THE NEAL BANK
Interest allowed at the rata of THREE AND ONE-HALF PER CENT.
PER ANNUM, compounded semi-annually.
E. H. THORNTON, President. W. F. MANRY, Cashier.
H. C. CALDWELL, AttL Cashier.