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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
.. RDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12. KM
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GREAT PIANO BARGAINS
FOR ALL THE PEOPLE
AT WESTER’S BIG SALE
The Closing Out of Two Carloads of Slightly Damaged,
Odd Styles. Makes and Sample Pianos, a Wonder-
ful Money Saving Opportunity for
. . Prudent Buyers.
EASY PAYMENTS FOR EVERYBODY
New Slightly Case-Damaged Pianos at $107, $118, $136,
$143. $187, etc. New Odd Style and Make Pianos
to Close Out at $127, $143, $168, $196, $218,
etc. You Can Save $100 to $150
in Your Purchase.
The closing out of two carloads of
slightly case-damaged pianos in con
nect lm with bur “once-a-year” clear
ance .^ale of. odd styles and makes and
sampli pianos, is surely a windfall for
those needing an Instrument at this
time. ...
' And. judging by the way the people
attended the sale yesterday, these fcar-
K..lin wIB not remain here long. Of
inui.sc we are glad to be able to offer
;hrse great inducements to the buyers
t ,f tills section, notwithstanding many
of these pianos are going at an actual
sacrifice on cost.
Bui we are closing out all odd styles
and makes and sample, pianos, every
i.ru of them (and we do this every
year), and we have marked them down
to a point that leaves no doubt of our
Intention.
Then, the slightly damaged pianos
\v» are closing out are the greatest of
.bargains In every way. We have re
tched settlement frpm the railroad
company, and the prices we ask for
these pianos are but a fraction of their
worth.
Come to the sale today, you will
surely And the ilauo here to please
•you.'
At a great price saving, and.
On terms to suit you.
Slightly Damaged Pianos.
Only in the case, and on many you
cannot see the damaged places. The
tone and action are peifect, and every
piano Is thoroughly guaranteed. We
quote a few sample prices here:
Two $275 mahogany pianos, now . .SI07
One |275 walnut piano, now $112
Three $300 oak pianos, now f
Two $300 walnut pianos, now I
Four $325 walnut pianos, now I
Three $350 mahogany pianos,
now «
Three $376 mahogany pianos, now 1
Five $400 mahogany pianos, now., i
Terms, $10, $15 or $20 cash. $5, $6, $7,
$8 to $10 per month, or any convenient
terms to suit you.
Special Bargains.
A beautiful new $600 mahogany up
right, high-grade, latest dr sign: top is
slightly marred, but can be covered by
scarf. One of the handsomest and best
pianos ever brought to this city;
close II out on easy terms nt $324.
Many, many bargains hete for the
prudent buyer. Visit the sale at once.
It lasts only a few days mote. Open
evenings. THE WESTER MUSIC
COMPANY, 64 Pencl tree street and 02
Not tli Broad street.
Heated Conference Is
Held Behind Closed
Doors.
MURDER JURY A 7 LIBERTY
BEFORE GIVING VERDICT;
OUTSIDE ALL PRECEDENT
By agreement between the counsel on
both sides and consent of Judge Roan,
the jury which found the negroes
charged with murdering Policeman J.
L Heard “not guilty," were allowed to
grf to their separate homes Tuesday
/tight, after all of the evidence was In.
' This Is the first time In the hlstoiV of
gallon county that a jury sitting In
Judgment on a murder charge has been
allowed to separate after evidence was
Ur.
'•The separation of the jury Tues
day." said Nichols, assistant
-p»brt reporter “was allowed as a com
pliment to the Jury.
"It showed faith by both sides In the
honesty of the members of the jury.
"I have reported about one hundred
murder cases, but I never sn\A such a
thing done before. I don't think It has
been done in the history of the county.
My own personal experience stretches
back about sixteen years.”
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O MACON SCHOOL CHILDREN O
O NOT SEATED IN CELLARS. O
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O Special to The Georgian. O
O Macon, Go., Dec. 12.—Every O
O school In Bibb county, like those 0
O of Fulton. Is tilled to Its utmost O
O capacity, but so far It has not been O
O necessary to scat any of the chi I- O
O dren In cellars and coal rooms, as O
O has been done In Atlanta. Su- O
O perintendent Chapman stated to- 0
O day. that he had no room to spare. O
O as every seat In the schools were O
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Washington, Dec. 12.—Cardinal
Gibbons is'in Washington and will
see President Roosevelt by ap
pointment. Whether the presi
dent, will discuss the Storer con
troversy with the cardinal, whose
name was mentioned in the
pamphlets issued by the former
ambassador to Vienna, could mot
be learned;
Cincinnati, Ohio.' Dec. 12.—Tlie Stor-
er-Rnosevelt controversy has Involved
others besides the two principals.
Dr. Charles Herdllska paid a’ hurried
visit to Cincinnati to demand of Mr.
Storer a reason for the attack In his
letter reviving the scandal which re
sulted in the removal of Consul General
Hurst from his position In Vienna. Dr.
Herdllska was associated with A. C.
Harris, former minister to Vienna. In
otto of his published letters to the pres-
idem Mr. Storer asked If the dlsmlssul
of Consol General Hurst was due to
"the urgency of Herdllska."
Have Heated Conference.
Dr. Herdllska had a heated confer
ence With Mr. Storer behind closed
doom,
“I called upon Mr. Storer to question
hint regarding his allusions in the let
ter about the Hurst affair and It lias
been explained," said Dr.- Herdllska
after the meeting. “In doing this I rep
resented myself us well as Mr. Harris,
he having suggested my trip to Cin
cinnati ami _the..propriety' of securing ;i
thorough understanding as to tlie sfhu
of affairs." • */
Explosion May Como,
spite of this statement,. It is •be
lieved that an explosion Is to'come. Dr,
Herdllska seemed ver>*;*imich wrought
up ahbut the matter, and said he djd
not see clearly yet why Mr. Storer
should have dragged hint into the Hurst
scandal. He will meet Storer again
today. • i
White Man Convicted
Before Judge Roan’s
Court.
P
PROFESSOR HAU
TRIES SUICIDE
London, Dec. 12.—Carl Haut the
Washington. D. <*., professor who Is
accused by the German police of mur
dering his mother-in-law, Mrs. Mollter,
in Baden-Baden, was before the Bow
street extradition court today and was
again remanded for a week.
He has attempted suicide by strung,
illation, and has threatened to make
another attempt at the first opportu
nity. He is kept under the strictest
observance.
XMAS PRESENTS
A 26-piece set of Wm, A. Rogers’ guaranteed 12L-dwt.
triple-plated Silver, consisting of six knives, 6 forks, 6
tablespoons, 6 teaspoons, butter knife and sugar shell, all
in a satin-lined case at
A. M. Osbuvn, aged 32 years,
fotind, guilty Wednesday ,aYternoon of
attempted criminal' assault on Lena
Cox, a little girl 7 years of age. and
sentenced to 15 years In the peniten
tiary.,
Osburn announced after the verdict
was returned that he would appeal his
case. The evidence was concluded and
the case given to the jury *at 11:30
o'clock Wednesday morning. The Jury
was out only a short time.
The little girl's father Is very 111 In
Florida, and was unable to be present
at the trial. Mrs. M. J. Cox. the.girl's
mother, and her two smnll brothers, one?
of them unable to walk, were pres
ent.
When Mrs. Cox was cross-questioned
by J. A. Dodgen, attorney for the de
fendant. she created much excitement
by “roasting" the lawyer. She became
angrier as the nose-examination pro-
•eedfed and finally shouted:
•You hired a man’ to eavesdrop at
my home. No. l can't swear you did
It. bul I know you are mean enough
to do it."
“If I had seen Mr. Osburn with my
girl," she said later, "1 would have kill
ed him on the spot.”
Mrs. Cox had a small baby in her
arms during her testimony. The baby
tugged at his mother's dress vigorous^
and cried part of the time.
The little girl said she did not tell her
•mother nt first about Osburn, as
threatened to kill her If she did. The
assault Is alleged to.ha\ 4 <: occurred No
vember 24, at 4 Pelham street, the girl’s
home.
Osburn declared his Innocence
charged that the girl was kicked d<
by her father and thus Injured.
IS HOPE
FOR RECOVERY OF
JUDGE BLECKLEY
Hprcptl to Tbe (ieorgltin.
Clarksville, Ga„ Dec. 12.—Judge Lo
gan E. Bleckley passed a restful night
and Is tnklng more nourishment than
for,.several days; He 4s conscious most
of the time, 4>ut nt times in his un
conscious moments he is quoting law.
JTiie last time lie was on the street lie
hud his recently patented bed cover
support with him, an Invention to
which he has devoted a great deal
time for some years. His physician
believes that Judge Bleckley ha*
chance to recover. *
Judge Logan E. Bleckley, who bus
been very III nt Ills home In Clarksville,
whs so much Improved Tuesday even
ing that his son. Logan Bleckley, dep
uty clerk of the supreme court, re
turned to the city.
Mr. Bleckley was on duty at the capi
tal Wednesday morning, and stated that
his father had milled considerably*, and
that the family had strong hope* that
he would recover from the present at
tack.
Judge Bleckley whs conscious Tues
day evening, recognized member* of his
family, and was able to partake if
nourishment. He shows marvelous vi
tality for a man of his extreme years.
NEGRO mHlS"
Holiday Gifts for Men
If it’s useful and appropriate it will be appre
ciated, and if it’s from his favorite shop—the
shop which has his confidence and his patron
age j it will at least have a prestige to begin with.
LOUNGING ROBES
V. ^ $7.50 to $20.00
FULL DRESS REEFERS
$2.00 to $5.00
MUFFLERS
$1.00 to $5.00
WALKING CANES
$1.00 to $10.00
NECKWEAR
.50 to $3.50
HANDKERCHIEFS GLOVES
.25 to $1.50 * $1.50 to $3.50
SUSPENDERS
.50 to $5.00
CUFFLINKS
.50 to $5.00
FULL DRESS and TUXEDO SETS ;
(Including Links and Studs.)
$1.00 to $5.00 : , . . . ,
BATH ROBES
$5.00 to $10.00
UMBRELLAS
$3.00 to $15.00
STICK PINS
.50 to $10.00
The better grades of all Holiday Goods will
be packed in handsome individual boxes.
LEVY & STANFORD,
17 Peachtree Street, Opposite Fourth Nat. Bank.
PPESIDENT COMES
IN FOR CRITICISM
BY SEN, RAYNOR
ONE H-A Y TO MAKE TIME;
TIMETABLES STRETCHED
TO LET TRAINS CA 7CH UP
Of SECRET ORDER
Judge Pendleton Issued an order ear
ly Wednesday aftqruoon denying the
Injunction asktd* against/ the negro
“Knight* of Pythian." The restrain
ing order heretofore; gran ted was re
voked.
The petitioner* in the case were the
"Grand Lodge, Knight* of Pythla* of
Georgia et al." and the defendant* were
the "Grand Lodge, Knight* of Pythla*
of North American, South America,
Kurope, Asia. Africa and Au*tralia,
Jurisdiction of Georgia." Judge Pen
dleton granted a temporary'reairgln
Ing order some time past against th<
u*e of the name “Knight* of pythla*'
by the negroes. The case was heard
regularly about two week* ago. The
petitioner* claimed the addition of the
name* of the countries by the negroes
wa* mere surplusage and that the ne
groes had no right to u*o the name
"Knight* of Pythla*," which wa* the
name of the white mm's organization.
Judge Pendleton deride* other wine.
The ' contemplated lengthening* "of
chedule* by the official* of the South
ern road 1* expected to cnu*c a cor
responding change of xehediile* of rail
road* entering Atlanta, and handling
through sleeper lines to point* aouth
and, southwest.
The train* tno*t affected will tie those
front Washington and New York, which
e been arriving regularly between
two qnd three haul* late. The of
ficial* expect delay* to be prevented
by a lengthening of these schedule*.
Local schedule* will hardly be dis
turbed.
Trains Nos. .17 and 3S, between At
lanta and New York; 3* ami 34, be
tween New York uml Jacksonville, and
Washington. Dee. 12.—"The school
system* of the state* belong to the
states along with nil of their reserVcd
right.
"The government has no power what
ever to meddle with or control them,
uml it wu* the duty of the pre*l$ept *o
have informed the government °0nhpn
n* »i>i>n n* the question nroxc. nn< flut
ter H lial 1)1- focllnirn or sentiment* niny
have been, that the subject fvas entirely
without the domain of hi* Jurisdiction.
Might et Well Send Negroee.
"If the preuldent inn take pomemton
of the public echool* of California and
compel the mate to admit to them Jap
anese ntudentx contrary to the law* if
t'nllfornln. he eould, with equal pro
priety. eend u* an amendment to the
Snnto Domlnuo treaty and demand tlie
adinl*«!on of the negro children of
.Santo Domingo Into the white *chovl*
of Month Carolina or of any other atate
of the Union.”
In vigorous languhge of this sort,
Senator Itnyner. of Maryland, nddres*.
ed the senate today on III* resolution
opposing any Interference by the fed
eral government with the public
school affairs of Ualifornla, and any at-1
tempt of the federal authority to force;
California to receive Japanese pm»l* i afternoon was:
Into the public school* on term* other AM , )3S .; , n ||, ll tsre(
IPJ and to. between New Turk and At-
Inntn, will be given from one to three
hours longer In the proposed schedules,
allowing plenty of time for ordinary
delays. .... ;
A change ot the Southern's schedule*
will also cal! tor u corresponding
change on the Atlnntu and West Point,
which carries through sleepers to New
tirlenns and the southwest. The pro
posed clinngc has not been discussed
yet by the West Point, officials, Tim
through trains' of this rood will l>*
made to connect and conform to the
schedules of the Southern.
The offldsls of the Seuboerd, Louis
ville and Nashville, Nashville, Chat
tanooga and St. Louts. Central and
the Georgia road say that their sched
ules will not he changed In the Imme
diate future.
BOBBIE WALTHOUR
IS CLIMBING UP SOMETIME THURSDAY
New York, Dec. 12.—The scute of th
riller* In the *lx-ilay bicycle race *u
Madison Hqunre Garden -ut 2 o’clock
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than local board* deem fit. Henntov
Rayner uttuckCd the position of the
president In strong term* and with bit
ing sarcasm. v
Crowded Galleries Hear Spaech. -
HI* remark* were listened to by
nearly the entire senate with close at
tention while the galleries were crowd
ed throughout hi* address.
The resolution on which Senator
Ruyner addressed the senate, declare*
that In the opinion of the senate, the -
Fnited State* government ha* no right ;
to enter Into any treaty with any for-'
elgn government relating In any man-!
ner to any public school system* of any
of the state*;, that tilery I* no provision .
In tlie treaty between the United j
State* and Japan that relate* In any
wav to the subject or Interfere* with j
the right of California to administer It*
public school* according to Its own j
legislation, and that It I* the duty of
the president to notify Japan and any!
foreign government with which the
question may arise that public Instltu-
tlon* of the United State* are not
within the Jurisdiction of the federal
government.
Senator Rayner gave constitutional
argument on these two proposition*:
That there l* no provision whatever In
the treaty with Japan that confer* the
right the president speak* of, or give* i
to the government of Japan the prlvl-
lege* that It claim* In connection with ■
the public school system of California.
REID’S DAUGHTER
WON'T WED TITLE
Bedell, whose score I*
t Walthoiir and
1,138-6.
MAYTRYTURNAGE
Th^* preliminary trial of Robert K.
Turmigc, charged with being the as
sailant of Mr*. Carrie Comstock, ami
who I* declared to be inwene, will prob
ably lw> held some time Thursday be-
* ie Justice of the Peace Laudrum.
It I* piobable an effort will be made
by the family of the young man to'
ke bond for him and secure his re
lease from the Tower, following the
preilinlnar> hearing.
Now York. l>eo. 12.—Whftelaw Reid.;
American ambassador to Knghtnd. con
tradicted report* that hi* daughter. .
Ml** Jean Reid, wa* to wed one of i
several foreign titles, avvlth whom her
name had been mentioned of lain.
Christmas Shopping
Can he made so easy for you if you will visit our
store. Every department is brim full of novelties
for the holidays, and they are just tlie thing for the
man. What is mort^appropriate or useful than a .
Nobby Suit or Overcoat,
Smoking Jacket, \
Bath or Lounging Robe,
Hat, Gloves, Neckwear, Muffler,
Umbrella, Walking Cane, * gjt
Suspenders, plain or with silver btiekle?
We always advise early selections. You can take
your time, and stocks are complete. We invite your
inspection.
£55/(7 BROS.
“Correct Clothes for Men.”
26 WHITEHALL ST. .*