Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

V AW -•• = w.7"■” *vr™, 1 .. 1&TT' ™ THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4. M (S‘ " J W- Sg I ■ ■?>:..., ■ Ip '''»- 1' ' V r^wmgm * Our windows 'arc filled with new patterns of this popular Chair. We have them in Mahogany and in Oak in Golden, Early Eng lish and Mission designs. The upholsterings are Ve- ’ lours in red and green, gen uine and imitation leather.' Prices range from $8.00 to $35.00. Christmas Furniture Pieces In the whole range of Christmas present possibilities, there is nothing that will prove more acceptable; will be kept and used so long and often, or that will give more absolute pleasure than well selected furniture pieces. Furniture is more sensible than any other Christmas gift. It ranks with the most valuable presents without their usual high price. The range of selection is just as broad and the price you pay can be made just as low or just as high as you desire. The Christmas goods of the Rhodes-Haverty store are on exhibition and are the handsomest and the lowest priced for the quality ever brought South. Make your selection at once before the choice pieces are taken. The stock now is complete. LEATHER COUCHES MORRIS CHAIRS ODD ROCKERS Make most acceptable Gifts of the more pretentious kinds. Our stock embraces only the very latest patterns in Mahogany and oak with genuine leather uphol sterings. In the cheaper couches we have them in velours and imitation leather from $17.50 up. Are always popular as Christmas Gifts for the rea son they can be had as cheaply or expensively as desired. We have an entire fioor devoted to odd Rockers for the parlor, hall, library or bedroom. Anything you wish in solid or veneered Mahogany, oak in any finish, upholstered or plain wood, or Birds-eve Maple Slipper Rockers. Prices range up from $2.50 to $35.00. RHODES-HAVERTY FURNITURE CO., SIXTY-THREE, SIXTY-FIVE PEACHTREE STREET. Mr. and Mra. Jake Heard, Mre. Ruftia Kemp and Mra. George »“•*“"? re. turned to Macon, after attending the Heard-Green wedding. On Saturday evening Mlaa Sarah Belle Bunkley gave a pretty party tot- young people In honor of Mias Adrienne Battey, of Atlanta, the guest of Miss Lillian Battle.—Macon Netva. Mr*. Haralson Bleckley has returned from an extended vlelt to relatives and friends North and East. Mrs. Torter King Is spending ten days in New York. -Miss Dorothy Horner, of Baltimore, arrived Tuesday afternoon to visit Mr, and Mr*. T. M. Homer. Miss M. M. Brabson. of San Fran- i wo, cal, I* visiting her sister. Mrs. T. R. Waggoner, at 7« Whlteford ave nue, Edgewood. Mrs. A. P. Coles has returned from a visit to Albany, Oa. Mr. and .Mrs. 1 "lea and family are now occupying ilislr new home at 565 West Peachtree street. Miss Louise Cobb, of Anniston. Ala, la the guest of Miss Frank Haltlwnn- aer at her home, corner of Courtland and Linden streets. Mrs. Frank Btockdell leaves soon for a visit to Grlflln. NOT ANOTHER SALOON UNTIL ATLANTA GROWS TO 150,000 PEOPLE COLLEGEPARK'SNEIVMA YOR ' ASSUMES OFFICIAL CHAIR New Whisky Or dinance Goes to City Council. PROVIDES HIGHER LICENSE FOR SALOON Mrs. Frank Ellis has returned from New Y’ork city. Miss Martha Holtf of Lumpkin. Ga, la ihe guest of Mrs. J. Epps Brown, ; 'M Ponce DeLeon nvenue. ■Miss Dorothy Reynolds left Tuesday ■or Brooklyn to visit friends. Miss Julia Mills, of Columbus. Is the «'*est of Misses Hazel and Zulu Ad- it in*. Mr. T. B. Felder Is In Washington. D. C. Mr. and Mrs. John B. Oliver and their '•nghter, Virginia, of New York, will •"•rive next week to spend the holidays "Uh Mr. and Mrs. Philip Breltonbucli- Ml»« Frances Herxfeld, of Selma, ,Y a ■• I* the guest of her sister, Mrs. Greenfield, 14 Enst Harris street. Mrs. Burton Smith Is In New York f,H a wttK. •Misses Berryman and Weakley, of Mieibyvllle, Ky., are visiting Mlaa Lucy Harrison. •Mi. and Mra. Byron Bower and Mlaa . S* 1 * 1 ^unalson, of Bainbridge, are dl ‘be Piedmont. Colenaf Pearson Batter. ' 'Monel p. s. Pearson, of College , "bo had been confined to bin , '” n * for several day* on account of i hi sustained In un accident, is ^ duties. Hotels Granted Immunity From Restrictions of Law. Dr. C. M. Curtis was installed aa Col lege Park’s new mayor Monday even ing. and will begin the administration { of his office at once., spirituous and malt liquors In any Dr. Curti* was elected over Hon. J. quantity or quantiles not less than a M. Walker at the primary of October commercial quart. I j.i. The popularity of the now mayor Hoc. 4. Ho It further ordained, that! was attested by the fact that he do- the price of each license to wholesale I footed such strong opposition. He has malt liquors shall be at the rate of $50u been a resident of College Park four per annum, and the clerk’s fee of 50 cents, which In each case may be paid quarterly In advance, and the holder of such wholesale license shall be privi leged to sell mult liquors In gny quan tity or quantities not less than a com mercial keg or cask. Hoc. 5. That the provisions of the foregoing parts of this ordinance shall go into effect from and after July 1, 1907. See. 6. Be it further ordain’d, that no additional license to retail *t Irltuous nr spirituous and mult liquor* or to retail malt liquors shall hereafter be granted by the city of Atlanta until the population of the city has Increased beyond the proportion of 1,600 popula tion to one retail liquor or beer saloon, and that after said licenses shall only be increased so as to maintain the pro portion of one retail saloon to every ,500 of population; provided, however. been a resident of College Park four years, and is very much liked by the people. The new aldermen Installed at the same time were J. 8. Arnold. P. H. Brewster. Jr., J. O. Cross, J. B. Hardin, V. J. Marshall and Ira A. Smith. v.st •unither «ninon cun be estab-1 thll » provision shall not apply to bona iiuhisi in” Aiinnin imi?i her nonulatlon wholesale liquor and beer dealers lished in Atlanta until nei population. . . * Wiley •barged Brooks, a negro, who is with murdering Policeman Jh uvn hv the censusshallbe more } do,n * 11 bona Mo wholesale business, 1 * e n ’ and. provided, further that the provl- . _ ho the result if Ulons of this section .Imll not apply to 11 Brownsville, some time pn*t. miwMwDto new whi.kv saloon I bona Ode hotels having and maintain- ; was arrested Monday night by County regulation ordinance" Introduced by the Jw n « many a* forty Bleeping rooms Policemen Robertson and Jordan, at special commute, on saloon licenses [|JJJ^ , ^ ‘ h e P|'n™se bemg not ‘“Utrownevllle. The negro did not offer Monday afternoon and even* indication {,^^.1 authorise® hy aa lm reaic t-slstance and was locked up at the Tn K feuXM I "'^rr.rfu^Malned by the i. J! In Llama «hal| b bo made I nn <> general council of the city that .. . bums now In Atlanta shall bo made un '"L‘T.V l ‘„ , ?, , rn.ve tl i’",00 Molde'toltl-'n of the city of Atlanta shall he Tmirf nmi Hi it this proportion from time to time. In the dls- e ,1 m.inltv *There are I c ret Ion of the municipal authorities; in? nuL,nt P noJv ln° Atlanta ’ doing bust- census when taken shall be the 101 saloons now In Atlanta, doing bus!- ; bMU f<Jr „ rantlng ,. elatl HoeneeK. as ne ?. s .' _ winhinnett a aforesaid, until another census shall be Upon ‘Y'', ‘ ' ‘ j... ordinance 1 taken; provided, that the census by the whisky dealer, a tl n on the ordlnance r government Hhal , be ac . hi"; ! .epted as correct at such times as the I same shall be taken; provided, further, noon at .1 o’clock, when council hold* 1 special session. j Jail. ! Brooks, It will be remembered, was arrested after the killing of the patrol man, but was taken from the Htreet ear by a mob on his way to town, together with his alleged accomplice, McCI ruder. McGruder was killed by the mob and Brooks was badly shot. Brooks was t&kep to the -Grady hospital, but was released front that place before the of ficers could get hold of him. The coun ty police learned of his whereabouts and placed him In custody Monday night. Following Is flic ordinance In full: Be it ordained by the mayor and general council »>f the city of Atlanta: Section 1. That the ordinance adopt ed and approved by the mayor and general council December 31, 1897, and codified as section 1527 of the city code of 1899 be amended, so as to read follows: that the present number of retail . loons may. or may not. In the disc re- ; ATLANTAN8 ON CORPS lion of the mayor and general council. ■ OF ARMY P08T INSPECTORS. be reduced below their present num- ■ ber so as to conform to said proportion ! Special to The Georgina, of saloons to population. j (’hattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 4.—Acting Sec. 8. Be It further ordained by the i on t ^ t . orders of Secretary of War Taft mayor and general council of the city ^ . ... p w*.,..,,. ... of Atlanta, that from and after the | V . adoption and approval of this ordinance ! Hodgson and Lieutenant L. T. Don- The price of each license to retail lliat eac j, applicant for a liquor license nelly, of Atlanta, and fqlonel John P. spirituous w sp'rltuous ana maR llq- h, fM r,ln,d „ to moral1 character. Kerr. of the Twelfth Cavalry at Fort •'I'n'H "e d i^ n rtiu , i‘pri5nl{«J^*«n ! 9 ' B * “ ,Ur rt Cr T ,, 'iSf d - ,hat I" 'pmp^d^Tbll.hnwn^f 0 ^ brigade ?.»n n m^d“i« urch * , ’ r ‘ f ° r con, “ mp ' 1 BALLARD BIFOCAL, He,. «. lie it further ordalncil that revelation to glaes wearers, does the prlro of each license to retail beer | away with two palre of glasses, both and inalt liiiuore only shall be at thn reading and walking vision In one rate of tS>00 |>er iinnuin and clerk'd frame, and looks like one glaee. It has fee of 50 cent.-, which In each case may proven the most successful of all the be paid quarterly In advance. I advertised invisible bifocals. They are Sec 3. H. it further ordained that, being sold by all the leading houses the price of each license for wholesale | in America anil abroad. Our oculist's pleted the special commissioners will report to Secretary Taft, and a Anal decision will be reached. ENGINEER'S INJURIES PROVE TO BE FATAL. K|te,-lal to The Georgian. _ _ HglgPHH t Wilmington, N. Dec. I.—-As the an.l malt liquors shall be nt I prescription department Is (lie most i result of the wrecking of a logging the rate of 11,000 per annum nnd the i perfeet system ever Inaugurated In this 1 .... Ro , v | and clerk s fee of 50 cents, which In each country. Not how cheap, but how well I * ra,n . nia ‘ |,lal,t ° r C'l.e may he paid quarterly In nil- ,ve inn serve ynu. Ask the oculist about | l-umlwr t.olnpany. several days ng>, vam# awl tl»‘* holder* of *urli llc*on*e*| u*. Walter Ballard optical Com|>nny, Cl i Jome* Bassett, ■ the engineer, died shall brprlvllcged to sell apirftuoq* am! Peachtree street. Sunday morning at Bowden Station. TO SUIT EVERYONE! ACTION DEFEORED l*CN|>ii<> tin* earnest work of the salary committee, council would not vote on the report recommend I u« the raise of salaries of n number of officials Monday nfternoou. but deferred action until Thursday after* noon, when a special meeting is called to consider the report. The member* of the eommittec—rtuirman Taylor, Aldennau Harwell and Councilman Drapery-Insisted that everything |M>**lldr had been done to tlnd out Just who deserved raise* nmi uh<> did not. and that tin* rec ommendations embodied the result of thor ough investigation. Alderman Holland and Coum-Ilmen Cliose- woud aud Terrell offered an atnendmvut to raise the salaries of teacher* $10 per mouth, of iiolleemen and tJretneu each $5. and of police sergeants and captains $10 a month. Cotiucllman Terrell offered an amendment keeping the salary of the chief of tin* fire department at $4,000 instead of reducing It to $3.oon. Aider man Harwell left the chair to explain iu detail why every raise had l*>eii recommended. l|o paid a tribute to Assistant City Clerk Juo Foster, which was received with great applause. The committee will offer a separate rec ommendation Thursday, to the effect that the salaries of cotineilmeti and aldermen | N > Increased from $25 to $60. The proposition will meet with detenu I ms I oppoidtoln. \GRAND Engagement of , OLGA NETHERSOLE PRESENTING Tonlcht at 8 Sharp “SAPHO” Prices 50c to )2.00. Wednesday and Thursday—Matins* Thursday. SIDNEY R. ELLIS Present* The German Dialect Comedian AL. H. WILSON In An Entirely New Play METZ IN THE ALPS THE BIJOU TONIGHT—MATINEE TODAY CHAS. E. BLANEY Presente MR. HARRY FIR8T In Blaney’s Comedy-Drama Success OLD ISAACS FROM THE BOWERY ELDORADO When the wreck occurred Bawett was fatally scalded. The I'rnuilnH will be Interred here. Friday and Saturday—Matinee Saturday. THOMAS DIXON, JR., Presenta HU New Play —THE— ONE WOMAN A Study of Love and Socialism. Night 25c to $1.50— Mat. 25c to |L00. SALE WEDNESDAY. BOTH ARE HELD FOR RIFLE DUEL AT BMIN-MELVILLE STOCK GO. Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday Nights, Tuesday and Wednesday Matinees, "DAVY CROCKETT” Thursday,. Frida)-, Saturday Nights, Friday and Saturday Matinees, "LOUISIANA” Matinee Prices....: t...lOc, 30c, $04 Night Price*. * 10c, wc» $0c, $04 On the charge nf assault with intent to murder, 8. E. McBride, n white man. and Bill Mitchell, a negro, were tried before Justice June* Monday afternoon and were bound over. It I* alleged that the two men engaged In a quarrel at the Southern Iron r.nd Equipment Com pany’.'* work*, a short time past, over a debt of 20 cents. The negro I* charged with shooting ut McBride with a rifle and McBride returned the shots with a double-barreled shot gun. The arrest wits made by Lieutenant Dun bar and t 'ounty Policeman Echols, wht were called to the scene on information that n riot was in progress. ^ NEW THEATER OPENED; THIRD IN CHATTANOOGA. Kpvehtl to TIk* Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn.. Dec. 4.—The Hhuher: Theater, ,the third play house and the second new one to be erected In this city within the past few months, ha* thrown open It* doors to the pub- The play house cost about $430,- 000 and is one of the best In the South. THE STAR Week of December 3, Sensational Drama in Three Acts "A WESTERN JUDGE” New Moving Pictures. Matinees Monday. Wednesday. Thursday and Saturday at ft 10. Evory night at 1:15. A frtalmul ft H&.jlcf, Opium, Mm* phise, Coctist, ChlMil. Tobacco and N«or$sfl«- ala or Servo Exbaastiom. Ihe OMy Keeley Insii- taiein Georgia. 229 Woodward An., ATLANTA. GA. EVANGELISTS COME TO CITY IN SPRING The evangelists will move on Atlanta next spring. The movement to have a big evan gelical meeting In Atlanta during the •prtng, when ui: the pinmtnentminlstere of the South, especially the evangelist* of note, xvllt be tnvlted to come here, wax launched ut the Atlanta Baptiet Minister*" Conference Monday moinin^- by Dr John E. While. The propoeitlqn met with favi.r. Plan* will be dbwuMed at the nejt are- elon of the conference a week hence.