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THE ATLANTA (ilX)K’(ilAN “The Daylight Corner. Children’s Winter Clothes. No matter how vvcll you bnv vour boys’ clothes, they will never look as well after they have been worn. But E & W Boys’ Suits and Over coats will wear better, keep their shape and appearance better and cost you less tliilii any where else. Blouse Suits with Bloomer Pants, $5.00 to $8.50 Russian Suits with Bloomer Pants, Blue-Serge, $3.50 to $6.50 Fancy Mixtures $2.50 to $5.00 Double-Breasted Suits with Belt, $4.00 to $7.00 Double-Breasted Suits with straight pants, $2.50 to $9.00 Overcoats, $3.50 to $10.00 Eiseman O Weil, 1 WHITEHALL STREET. E SUES COMPANIES FOR WEAK TRESTLE Fall of Lane Brothers’ Bridge Followed by Damage Suit. Alleging that he received serious and permanent Injuries at Magnolia and Mangum streets December 4. when the trestle fell In that- nt that-point. John Craig filed suit In the superior court Friday morning against Dane Bros. Co. & Jones, the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railroad and the Gate City Terminal Company for $2,000 damages. He charges that the defendants were negligent In constructing the trestle. Craig states Ip bis petition that he was a laborer In the employ' of defend- anta and was ordered to cross the tres tle on a car filled with dirt. There were three other cars attached to the engine, and when the* trestle was reached, the whole number fell In. Plaintiff was carried down twenty feet, the cars and dirt falling on him. Injur ing him badly. He alleges tliat the trestle was negligently and Insecurely built: that the timbers were weak and rotten, and that the foundation was not firm. Attorney F. Poland Alston repre sents the plaintiff. DIXON PLAYS ROLE OFPHILANTHROPISTi PLANS JANITARIUM ! Noted Author Gives Laud ou Which/ Consumptives Will Be Treated. ' TO RE-DISTRICT CITY WARDS MAY cumu li will Itcfnre it for o ivdlstrlrt It Is probable that tin* ties m- ns One of the first mat let uiMhleralloti the proposition I the wards of the city. While It Is not given out authoritatively, is stated that the city tax assessors. In odr annual report, will earnestly reeem- Mini that the city M redlstrlered in order • faelllt.tte the fixing of city tax assess- The thx assessors are now discussing the iiKitb-r among themselves, and have about n-nrhr'l tho conclusion to recommend arid urge that council make an appropriation for this purpose. 11 Is now eonteiidiMi that the wards tire so laid out that it Is almost Imiiosslble, whun nulling assessments of property adjoining tin* limits, to toll Just where one ward be gins and the other ends, und amirdlngly tin* mu tire entries In the fax Issiks are iu- di ilnlre. In a-'number of eases the front and back yards of (Up same home are In different wards, and ill some instiiiiMes one part nf the home Is In one ward and the other In another. It Is the Idea of the tax assessors to have these Irregularities done it way with by hav ing the redlstrlctiuf done by streets. Then ” ~ “ *- * "•*" *“* square TURNED UP MILES FI atliei installer • aiinibui King—l.et's go right up to the ew minister’s, my dear, anuibal (Jtieoti—What for ibid King— Wlint for? In tmbles, and we eft vith them.—t'levelund header After enjoying the performance of Al II Wilson at (ho Brand opera liousu Thursday night, l)r. T. I'. Hlnmati, who had gone to the theater in Ids automobile In company with his wife, emerged to make the star tling discovery that tho nno-hltie had < pletely vanished. A search In the vicinity of the theater was made, hut to no avail—the auto had undoubtedly been stolon. Tho police were then untitled and energetic efforts made to find the missing machine. hr. fUririutu made a poreonnl tour of the local gurnges and finally ascertained nt one of these phues that sotm' unknown person had telephoned ' that an automobile had hrokcu down In Imitnn Park. hr. lliuman then ipilekly went to Inman Park, arriving there at 12:3') o'clock, happy to find -that the deserted auto was ills own missing machine. The thief had evidently Itccmne frightened aimI had deserted the auto. It was not Ipjtired In any way. however, ami was brought ha<*k to the city. The police found a small negro 1*o.v, an employee of one of the garages, who said he had seen a negro youth get Into the machine In front of the Brand. It Is thought this ls»y may know the name of the thief and he Is helug held. Told Hit Name. ••officer. It Is claimed that this gentle man was so driiuk when you picked him up that lie could not tell Ids own mime. Is that so?” •’ll Is not. sir. lie told uie that Ills name was Xorvnl. sir, and lie also informed me that his father Is In the sheen business hi the Grampian hills.”—Louisville Courier Journal. FOR OPEN PLACE WATER BOARD Nothing lins been published and little him been sold about the election of water commissioners a week from next Monday, but there Is u heated race on between Thomas F. Stocks, the present commissioner from the First ward, and Joseph V Cobb. Jr., an-employee of the R. F. Winn wholesale grocery estab lishment. There are ten water commissioners one from each ward, the mayor, ex officio, and the chairman of the water works committee, ex-offlclo. The terms of two expire this year, those of Mr. Stocks and Mr. Hugh Dorsey. Mr. Dorsey, only a few months ago, was elected to succeed Sir. M. M. Welch, who resigned. As far as can bo learned, there is no opposition to him, and he will he re-elected by council at the next meeting of that body. Mr. Btocks, on the other band, Is op posed by Mr. Cobb, and the friends of each are doing their utmost with coun cil. Mr. Cobb will be nominated by Mayor Pro Teni. Harwell, alderman from the First ward, which nomination will he seconded by Councilman Cur tis, senior councilman from the First ward. The board of water commissioners Is probably the most Important of the city government, and the race between Messrs. Cobb and Stocks wll be watch ed with great Interest. ri':tiMi**r—I must g«* i«» tli a ns mooii ns possible. W li faster horse? iditiHiu (pulling n paper from Ids poeket) L ie. read this. Thfe# years ago I was od t marks for fast driving.—('nacre -Mllseluift. "?ou should do something to elnlm the •rrntitiule of posterity.'* "What for?” said Senator Sorghum. "1 •ui'i know that jMwterity will have any- 'liiiig l especially desire; and. It It should J' Ivm. there Is no way for It to deliver the "Ilow ahum that engagement Is*tween ('holly Old tree and Miss Smart." "That's died n natural death." “What was the matter?” "Heart failure, I lielloTe.”—Bnllluiorf American. "|Hi vou know that n gaseous emanation from red lam Is transformed Into helium. Miss Elderly?” "Now. Mr. Jinks. I'll Just het yon r© talking love to me In l-atln.*'—Houston Post. Gi ve Her a Bracelet You know all the wo- sinai’t stvlcs want She will like it immensely, men who care in the least for Bracelets this Christmas. Primarily, perhaps, the short' sleeve is responsi ble. Perhaps not. Anyway the short sleeve gives the bracelet a great opportunity. Whether the golden hands encircle the bare white arm or are worn over the ubiquitous long glove they are graceful and ornamental, and very, very smart. And so we suggest that you give her a bracelet. Come see ours—a perfectly beautiful collection. We bought just lots of bracelets, anticipating the very demand that is now on. We chose the choicest of the goldsmith’s best makes and styles. < <mse- quently you’ll Hml in our cases far and away the best stock to be found in the Smith. Every style is here that is to say, every desirable and worthy jtyle. The price-range is as wide as the run of designs. From $2.50 to $1,200.00 CHOOSE EARLY AND GET JUST WHAT YOU WANT. Engraving Beautifully Executed. M aier and Berkele OF ' FOR THE ASSASSIN OF C, H, Governor Terrell Friday morning Is sued u proclamation offering a reward of $500 for the apprehension and arrest of the unknown person who, on the evening of December 4, assassinated C. H. Brooks, one of the leading cltl gens of Chlpley. The murder was particularly atro clous. Last Tuesday evening about I o'clock Mr. Brooks was sitting by his flreglde, while his wife was engaged In the rear part of the house. 8he beard a shot, but thought nothing of It until she went to the room and found her husband dead. So far absolutely no clew to the as sassin has developed. If Mr. Brooks had an enemy no one knew of It, as he was very popular In his community. The tragedy has wrought up the entire county tr> a high pitch of Indignation and large parties have been searching for the unknown murderer. FEATURES FOR THE FASTIDIOUS ARE CHAR ACTERISTIC OF THE NEW KIMBALL PALM GARDEN. Special to The Georgian. Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 7.—With a plan practical philanthropy headed by himself announced, Thomas Dixon, Jr., the noted author and lecturer, is again the limelight. Mr. Dixon's new scheme la of particular interest to medical science In the treatment of tu- berculosia and embracing the founding of a socialistic colony In the pine sec tion of Georgia near Thonutsvllle. lie general plan of the community will l»e In charge of Dr. Frank Clenen ger. the eminent tuberculosis specialist of Asheville, X. C. Mr. Dixon has ranged for the construction of one hundred small cottages with open air sleeping rooms and Indoor dressing rooms and the plan includes a general hospital. In this model town the ex- minister will not have a church, but (he Intention is to have a small theater de signed to amuse and entertain. Mr. Dixon, who mode nearly $200,000 out of his ploy, “The Clansman/* and whoa? new play, “The One U nman,” Is even a greater success, says he give every dollar his plays make to make his socialistic experiment a sue Holiday Novelties KNOW NOTHING ABOUT DIXON LAND PURCHASE. Special to The-Georgian. Thomasvllle, Ga., Dec.. 7.—If Thomas Dixon has purchased any land near this city no record has been made of the same. Real estate men here know nothing about It. TD A convention of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity will l>e held nt th« Piedmont hotel December 26, and will be followed by tlie fiftieth annual banquet at the Kltubnll Saturday, December 29. Between 800 and 1,000 visitors are expected to come to At lanta on this «Mvnslon. The first day of the convention will be taken care of by the Tech chapter and the Atlanta Altunnl Association at the Pleduiout convention hall. A big dance will lie given nt the Kimball in honor of the <N-cnslon by local member* of the fraternity on the night of Pecenilier 21 The night of .December 27 will be "open night,” mid the ineuiliers of the different ^chapters and other fraternities will be In* Alted to. attend and get acquainted. The H. A. E. Is one of the strongest fraternities In the Houth. It has sixty-seven active chapters and forty alumni 'chapters. The entertainment committee Is making elabo rate preparations, and Charles F. Stone, halrnian. is making every effort to make the convention one of the most, successful r held In Atlautn. SPLENDID OFFER MADE OF LEADING MAGAZINES The Georgian iloea not Intend that It* subscribers shall nils, anything Consequently. It lias obtained subscrip tions to ten prominent magazine* ami publications, one of which will be sent to cat'll yearly paid In advance sub scriber to The Oenmtan. The price of The Georgian Is II.SO per year. Send us that amount and we will .send you The Georgian every afternoon during the year, except Sunday, together with any one of the following magazines you may select: Judge’s Quarterly, Ameri can IJagaalne. American Boy. Good Housekeeping. McCall's Magazine. Popular Magazine. Southern Cultivator. Woman's Homo Companion. Garden Magazine. Caonop.ditan. MISSIONARY LEAGUE IISESSIONAT MACON Many Students From Lead ing Georgia Colleges Are in Attendance. R A ■■^rannen & / mnthony A large and well selected assortment of Holiday Gifts in popular, up-to-date pieces of Japanese Hand Painted China, Sterling Silver, french Stag, Toilet Sets, Gold Clocks, Metal Novelties In fact, a line which we cannot begin to enumerate or describe, we are display ing at our Whitehall street store. The prices are the lowest ever quoted for such good qualities in Holiday goods.. There can be no excuse for your not remember ing your friends when you have a line like ours to select from." The opportunity presented itself to us which enabled us to put in this line at about half what oth er dealers would, and no doubt did, have to pay. In marking the goods we have given you the advantage of our phenomenal purchase. Brannen & Anthony, Don’t forget “1 DRUGGISTS. OUR SATURDAY GANDY SALE. 1 Pound Box 29c. On Sale Every Saturday. Liquors for and Family Medicinal Use. $100,000 IS LOSS IN JACKSON FIRE AT LUMBER PLANT Blaze Started in Shed, Con suming Mills and Num ber of Box Cars. Hpeclal to The Georgian. Jackson, Miss., Dec. 7.—The plant the National Lumber Company, locate! In the southern part of the city, was destroyed*by Are this morning, with a I ohm of $100,000, partially covered by Insurance. The fire started In one of the sheds anti wait beyond control when discovered. A number of Illinois Cen tral box earn were also destroyed. Special to The Georgian. Macon, Ga., Dec. 7.—The firm ses sion of the Georgia Students' Mission ary League will be held In the parlors at Wesleyan ‘College this afternoon. Many delegates are here and the col leges of tho state will be well repre sented.’ The first session will be brief and of n social nature, and will be presided over by Professor C. R. Foster, of Wes leyan. At the evening session President Du pont Quarry. will deliver a welcome; f ercnce 0 f n )e Methodist church was address, as will Rev. R. K. Doualass. t(I Wednesday mornlnr nt STORM SUFFERERS - ARE MENTIONED IN BISHOP’S ADDRESS Special to The Georgian. Rufaula. Ala., Dec. 7.—The seventy- fourth Btnlon of the MethiMlIst con- chairman of the Macon Ministerial Al liance. President S. Y. Jameson, of Mercer University, will make the missionary address of the first evening. The mat© university, Lucy Cobb, Agnes Scott, the Georgia Tech, Kmory, tlie Georgia Normal and Industrial College. Lai t range and Mercer and Wesleyan all have delegates to the meetings. DIG BLOCK BURNS LOSS IS 11 Holyoke. Mass., Calls for Aid to Fight Flames. Holyoke, Mass., Dee. 7.—Fire which started in the McAuflan arid Waketium block early this morning got beyond the control of the local fire department and- assistance wa% summoned from Hprlngffeld, ten miles away. The building was one of the ttnem business blocks In the city and the loss will be more than $500,000. Owing to a high wind, the tire tv ii gotten under control with great dif ficulty. tpemd Wednesday morning o’clock, with Rlshop W. W. Duncan, of Spartanburg, 8. in the clmlr. Rev. A. Hood, of Abbeville, conduct ed devotional services. Bishop Duncan then made Ills open ing addle***. He spoke very feelingly of the great loss sustained by the eburch in the sad and untimely death of Bishop John J. Tigert, of Loulsvlll-', Ky. He also spoke concerning the con tinued sickness of Bishop Chorles B. Galloway, of Mississippi, expressing the hope that he may b© spared many days to do the work of his Master. The hlthop also remembered and sympa thized with the storm-stricken towns and cities along the coast of Houth Alabama and West Florida. Dr. J. M. Mason, secretary of the conference for the,past twenty yeurs, was unanimously re-elected. Home distinguished visitors were In troduced to the conference, umoim 1 them being: Dr. M. B. Wharton und I Dr. E. L. Hill, of this city; Dr. W. W. j Pinson, of Nashville, Tenn.: Rev. W. F. Smith and K. P. Peabody, of the Houth Georgia conference. Reports from the Alabama ('• nfer- ence Female College at Tuskegec ami the Southern University at Urecnabor». showed that the educational Interest -if the conference was being well cured for. Both schools have ubout all the patronage they can accommodate. Dr. W. W. Pinson, of Xushvllle, and E. P. Pedbody, of Waycross, Gu., made addresses Thursday night at the ICp- worth league anniversary, which were well taken and greatly enjoyed by all who heard them. The second day of the conferenc was well attended. Under the question, "Who are admitted on trial?” thei names of nine hrlalit **»'• $4 MODERN EXPERT DENTISTRY AT REASONABLE PRICES, Crown and Bridge Work Set of . ge Teeth All olhsr Dsntsl Work at Prices that will pitas*. Plates mads and delivtrtd tain* day. DR. E. G. GRIFFIN’S GATE CITY DENTAL ROOMS 241-2 WHITEHALL STREET. 8«ll WiBne 170*. HOURS: 8 A. 1^. TO 9 P. M. SUNDAYS, 9 A. M. TO 4 P. M. RA WLINS EOYS LEA VE CELL ‘7O BEGIN LIFE WORK IN PRISON CAMPS OP STATE The final chapter In the case of tho Rawlins boys will be written on next Tuesday—lit least, the final one until Mr. Cooper begin* his fight for a com plete purdon, w hich he has vowed to do. <>n tlwu day the three boys will he taken from the Valdosta Jail and car ried to three different camps to begin their lifetime sentences. A special request came to the com mission Friday morning from the Cher okee Brick Company at Macon for Jesse Rav.iln*. the youngest of the boys, und generally esteemed the most Intelligent of the three. Mr. W. L. Dunwoody, proprietor of the work*, wrote that he wanted Jesse to operate a steam shovel used at the plant. He was assigned there by Secret ary Good - lo*? Yancey, of the prison commission. Milton Rawlins will go to the George young men were culled. The cla«* consisted of F. ,\l. Atchison. Francis G. Hustings. Caleb T. Martin. Arthur c. Clayton, Josephus Hardy, John C. Mar- ley. Robert J. Cox we 11 and J. Bruce Alrley. Rev. K. M. Bound*, of Georgia, preached to u large congregation at 3 o'clock this afternoon. At the Sunday school anniversary Dr! H. M. Humil, of Nashville. Tenn., and Mbs Minnie K. Kennedy, of Ope lika, Ala., made splendid addresses. 8. Baxter Company at Fargo, on Tu©*- day next. Leonard will be returned t > the Bubcock Lumber Company at Bab- cock. Miller county. He waa alretulvr serving his life iientence at this camp when the motion for a new trial wu* made and he was taken to the Valdo*:.* Jail. From nil parts of the state cornea practically universal commendation -C the commission for commuting the sen tences of Milton and Jesse Rawlins. Not one voice has yet been lifted in protest at the decision. LONG WINTER EVENINGS DEMAND GOOD READING Then why not get the "whole family group”—The Delineator, McClure* Magazine und The World's Work, to gether with The Georgian for $6.50 per year in advance. The price of the-*© magazines alone Is $6. The Georgian is $4.50. But all of them can be ob tained for a year by sending Th« Georgian now $$.R0, or you can c* t The Jeffersonian (Watson’s new maga zine) and The Georgian each one year for $4.50. $1.00 8tarts an account with a LITTLE HOME BANK and book nr *ith the book only In the SAVINGS DEPARTMENT OF THE NEAL BANK Interest allowed at the rale of THREE AND ONE-HALF PER CENT. PER ANNUM, compound*,! semi-annually. E. H. THORNTON, President. W. F. MANRY, Cashier. H. C. CALDWELL. As,t. Cashier.