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CHEAP RAILROAD RATES TO ATLANTA ' ON THE OCCASION OF ■■= * - Atlanta’s Great Att Exhibit Beginning November 19, Ending December 4 And Coveting the Period of Chief Activity of THE HOLIDAY TRADE SEASON When Everybody Wants to Come to Atlanta Round Trip Fare from All Points in Georgia One and One-Third Fare Tickets to all points to Atlanta sold at the usual regular fare upon proper validation at the exhibit hall of the Atlanta Art Association, 38 1-2 Whitehall Street. This is to be the- greatest exhibition of Paintings ever brought South, many of the pictures being the work in regard to the Art Exhibit, address Secretary Atlanta of the world's greatest masters. For full informatii Art Association, 31 We*st Baker Street, Atlanta, Ga, THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN, MANY CATTLE KILLED; GIN HOUSES WRECKED Bpoclal to The Georgian. Columbus, Ga., Nov. 19.—It was learned here today that a small cy clone swept the vicinity of Double Churches, 5 miles north of this city, HUNDREDS GREET NEW STEAMSHIP iiil to The Georgian. Brunswick, Ga., Nov. 19.—The ateam- •hlp s.ittlia, the drat of the fleet of the Brunswick Steamahlp Company, ar- Oved in port yesterday morning. By previous arrangement the Are bell gave * special alarm, notifying the entire 'By "hen the big steamer passed St. Simon’s light house. Fully five bun- tln-M |.c>p|e greeted the Satilla. "THE DAYLIGHT CORNER” BOYS' SUITS. With the colder weather will •’"me a demand for Boys’ Gothes. Besides, the holidays ■fc almost here. Better fit your •"v out before they are upon' E & W l! » a specialty of this De partment. All the nobby things niv here in Sailor, Norfolk and Suits. buitg from $2.50 to $0.00. feoats, $3.50 to $10. Un- "lmvear, Shirtwaists, Neck- * ’ >r. Hats. EISEMAN & WEIL, No. 1 Whitehall St. early Sunday morning. Many cattle were killed, several gin houses and fences were damaged. Damage Is es timated In the thousands. No one killed. DR, WILLIS B. PARKS’ PROHIBITION PLAN Dr. Willis B. Parks, In an open let ter to Atlpntans, sets forth a plan where practical prohibition will be brougllt about In Atlanta without an election, according to his judgment. He recommends complete abstinence on the part of all prohibitionists and their families, that Is, they will not use whisky for medicinal or other pur poses. He says that If the prohibition families anil ministers of the city will adhere to this pain strictly for one year that prohibition will very ^nearly obtain. Golden age secures GREAT BIBLE SERIAL MANY LIVES ARE LOST; PROPERTY WRECKED B YSOUTHERN STORM W. D. Upshaw, who returned Sunday from the Texas Baptist convention, announces that he has secured for his weekly periodical, The Golden Age, the serial rights for Dr. G. Campbell Mor gan's "Track Through the Bible.” Dr. Morgan Is considered the greatest living expounder of the Bible and his series of articles will cover the book from Genesis to Revelation, extending through about two years’ Issues of the weekly. GRAND JURY TO PROBE OPEN BAR CHARGES. Special to The Georgian. „ „ . Savannah, Ga., Nov. 19.—The Chat ham county grand jury will hold ses sion this noon at which the charges made by Rev. Isaac P. Tyson, relative to the keeping open on election day of two of the principal saloons of the city are to be probed. One of the witnesses is himself a member of the grand July. His status in such a case Is giving him some worry. The matter Is yet to be .passed upon. _ 00000000000000000000000000 Cyclones Originating on the Gulf Sweep Northward. FLOODS FOLLOW THE WIND STORM Houses Blown Down, Wires Prostrated and Chips and Live Stock Are Destroyed. O THEY WANT GARFIELD O 5 TO HEAD THEIR “TECH.” 0 O „ Boston, Mass.. Nov. 19.—A O O movement hes been started by O O alumni and some trustees of the O 0 Massachusetts Institute of Tech- O 0 nology to Induce Secretary J. R. O o Garfield, of the bureau of cor- O 0 poratlons, to accept the presidency 0 O of the school. eg-,—reCTI-1”'T» Hpeclxl to Tbs Georgian. Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 19.—As the result of the heavy wind, rain and electric storm which swept over the South Saturday night and Sunday It Is believed that at teats a dozen persons lost their lives and scores were Injured, while property amounting to thousands of dollars was wrecked. Eight persons are known to have perished and It Is feared otheri have met a like fate. The storm, which originated on the gulf Saturday night, swept northeast ward through portions of Alabama, central ahd northern Mississippi and western Tennessee and In Its north ward course razed scores of substantial buildings, partially demolished hun dreds of others, caused a complete de moralization of railroad traffic, and cut off telegraphic communication with many points In the affected territory. Cotton In the Adds was blown down by the wind and beaten Into the ground. When complete reports have been received It Is feared the loss to both life and property will be greatly increased. Southern Towns Wrecked. Throughout almost the entire district' rain continued last night, buti In de- ENAMELS. A complete line of Lucas & Neal's Enamels, Iron Bed Enamels, Bath En amel, Enamel for all purposes. GEORGIA PAINT GLASS CO., 40 Peachtrep AND creased volume. The storm approached Athene, Ala., from the west and cut a path three hundred yards wide through the south ern portion of that city. A score of buildings were wrecked, but no one was killed or seriously Injured. At Winona, Miss., the Catholic, Christian and negro Methodist churches and the Hesty brick yard were de molished, and numerous buildings un roofed and badly damaged. Among the largest buildings damaged at this place are the postoffice, opera house, the oil mill, the compress, warehouse of the Jackson Mercantile Company and the residence of E. J. Dunkston. About twenty-flve smaller buildings were al most completely destroyed. Of those buildings not totally de stroyed, the compress was probably the most badly damaged. The roof of this building was tom off by the wind, falling on the home of K. J. Dunkston, 259 yards away. The wind ttorm was preceded nnd followed by heavy rains, causing serious wnshouts along the route of the Illinois Central railroad. Engine Fall With Trestle. At Nonconnah creek, a few miles from this city, a railroad trestle fell under the weight of a switch engine, the engine plunging Into the swollen stream, carrying with It Engineer C. V. Peterson and Fireman A. R. Ritchie, who were drowned. At Mathlson, Miss., nearly every building In the southern portion of the town was destroyed. These Include the Baptist church, public school build ing, several bijek buildings and a num ber of residences. At this place a negro woman was killed and several others were Injured. Near Okolona, Miss., three lives were tost. At Maben, Mis;., Ren Wofford, a tel egraph operator, and his wife sus tained Injuries which may cause their death. At this place the Maben bank, and several brick buildings were de molished. At Bolivar, Tenn., 9 Inches of rein fell In 24 hours, and thousands of head of cattle were caught In the low lands. f the railroads passing through Jackson, Tenn., are tied up by wash outs near that city, nnd about 1,000 feet of the Mobile and Ohio tracks near McNalry, Tenn, has been washed away. Grenada, Miss., where serious dam age was reported to have occurred, escaped practically unscathed, the dam age here being Insignificant. Among those points in the storm's path from which communication Is cut off are West Point and Columbus, Miss. LOUISIANA TOWN WAS IN TOTAL DARKNE8S. Shreveport, La, Nov. 19.—A heavy wind, rain and electric storm swept over north Louisiana Saturday night, p-d in mm* aectlTS serious damstn $1.00 Starts nn account with a LITTLE HOME BANK and book or with tbs book only In the SAVINGS DEPARTMENT OF THE NEAL BANK Interest allowed at tho rate of THREE AND ONE-HALF PER CENT. PER ANNUM, compounded semi-annually. E. H. THORNTON, President. W. F. MANRY, Caihlar. H. C. CALDWELL, Asst Cashier. was done. At Arcadie the tlectrlc storm was se vere, several residences being struck by lightning and damaged. The alec trio light plant was put nut of service and the town was In darkness all night. PROPERTY IS WRECKED BY FURIOUS CYCLONE. Fayetteville, Tenn, Nov. 19.—J o'clock yesterday morning Lincoln county was visited by a cyclone from the southwest, which left wreck and ruin In Its path, which was about one- fourth oi’ a mile In width. Residences, barns, fencing and tim bers were wrecked. No deaths or se rious Injuries have been reported. The damage to- property will amount to many thousand dollars. Following Is a list of those who suffered the heaviest loss: William Vickers, tenant, house blown down and orchard destroyed. Mrs. Jasper Hsrbin, house and bam blown down. Bob Downing, residence tom to pieces and bam wrecked. McLaughlin, school house wrecked. Henderson Fanning, R. K. Locker. A. M. McLnughlln, James Moyers, Jack Tucker, Alexander McGee, James No els, James Routt, Blankenship Broth ers and others lost heavily by the de struction of their bams. Two tenant houses on the Douglas farm, six miles from Fayetteville, were blown down; also the residence of Nathan Young, Robert Crowley, W. W. Terry and Riley Grubbs, near Mulberry. There Is no telephone connection with other sec tions of the countiy through which the cyclone passed. SEVERAL LIVES LOST IN NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI New Orleans. Nov. 19.—Storms of al most tornado proportions visited sev eral northom Mississippi towns Bun- day night, leaving a trail of death and destruction. Three persons were killed near Okolona and a number of houses blown down and othsrs unroofed. At Tchula, a woman and her child were burned to death as a result of their home being wrecked by the storm and set on fire by the kitchen stove. At Maben, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Wofford were caught In the debris of tbelr home and are believed to be fatally Injured. At Winona, where the property loss Is reported to be greatest and where forty persons are said to be Injured, but none seriously, the storm was pre ceded by a light rain. Buddenly the wind shifted from south to east and a terrtfle electrical storm broke loose. Lightning struck the electric power house and left the city In darkness. The path of the cyclone was diagonal through the city and Its work of de struction was accomplished in less than 5 minutes. At Lexington the building occupied by The Lexington Advertiser caught Are and was completely destroyed. The housewife needs The Bell Telephone every day. Listings for New Directory close December 1. Call Con tract Dept., Main 1300. The regulations governing army re crultlng have been amended so as to provide that unless an applicant has at least four serviceable double (bicuspids or molar) teeth, two above and two below, and so opposed as to serve the purpose of mastication,.he shall be re- Marie Antoinette China Have you seen tliis very attractive ware! The quaint simplicity of the decoration, the distinc tive “plaited weave” used to edge nmnv of the pieces and the historic interest attaching to everything connected with the beautiful woman whoso name it bears, give it prominence in the favor of artistic; people. We have a splendid collection of this Marie Antoin ette China. IVI a i e r & Berkele Notice to the Public. Tbs D. F. Sturtevant Company has today discontinued Its office in Atlanta, ami Us matters In this territory will hereafter Iih handled through Its traveling representn. tlves. Mr. M. K. Deane, who has been repre- ALABASTINE, The best tint for plastered walls. Beautiful line of col ors. We also carry muresco. Georgia Paint &‘Glass Co., 40 Peachtree. ' THE BIJOU TONIGHT—MATINEE TUESDAY. The Famous American Spectacle, —THE— Black Crook. A Groat Cast—Elaborate Scenic Effects The 5 Donazettas, the 8 English Girls. ELDORADO BALDWIN-MELVILLE STOCK CO. Tuesday and Wednesday Nlchta, TWsduy and Wednesday Matinees. “THE BLACK HAND.” Thursday. Friday nnd Saturday Nights, Friday and Saturday Matinees, “MAN’S ENEMY.” THE STAR Week of November 19. Sensational Drama Entitled “HAPPY JACK” Large Chorus of Pretty Girls. New Moving Pictures Matinee* Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday at 2:30. Every night at 1:15. f The Georgian, one of the South’s best afternoon dai lies, is given free with pur chases of $5.00 or more at Smith & Higgins. Both store".