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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
Friday, December a, wot
“The Daylight Comer.”
SHOES
For Christmas
Presents
They are mighty useful
presents and also have
the merit of.being low
in price. E & W Shoes
are the highest quality
in grade, are noted for
their style and famous
for their fit and com
fort. E & W Special
$3.50 and $4.00. E &
W Extra Quality $5.00
to $7.00.
ASSETS OF CITY
TWICE AS GREAT
AS CITY'S DEBT
Atlanta’s Property Worth
More Than Eight Mil
lion Dollars.
There Is |S,355,520 worth of property In
the city on which no taxation Is pnld.
Of this, 11,833.370 | 8 property of the
city In the city. Altogether, the city
of Atlanta hns property which Is valued at
$6,226,700. This Include* property In and
heyond the city limits, her parka, her
school houses, her Arc* engine houses, water
works station, city hall, and the like.
The outstanding howl* against tho city
amount in total to 18.541,500. In other
words, the city has property whose value
Is twice us great n» the total of hor
debts.
If $500,000 bonds were issued for her wn-
for n new city ball and
ISIW.OOO. or even $1,000,000, for a municipal
lighting plant, her property even then
‘‘ her In '
would he greater than her IndehttMlnesa.
, - , - -- — There are ore
hundred uud fourteen white and negro
churches here. This makes the average
value of a church 116,721.
The United States government hns prop
erty In Atlanta valued at $70J,000, for which
Xmas Novelties
Do not put off your
buying until the last
day. There are still
plenty of beautiful nov
elties for men and boys
in our stock. Extra
force of salespeople.
OPEN TONIGHT.
EISEHAN & WEIL
1 Whitehall St.
Fulton county has property here valued
nt 1505.600. This Iff about the value of the
court house and the jnll.
The value of the property of the charlta*
ble institutions of the city Is $209,560, and
no taxes are paid on this.
The colleges and schools Inside the city
limits, nnd on which no taxes are assessed,
have property valued at $143,000.
The state of Georgia has prop<
Innta whose valuation Is placed at $3,006,800,
none of which Is assessed by the city.
This Includes the rap! to), the governor a
mansion, the Georgia Hehooi of Ti
ogy, nnd that part *
Atlir**“ *
recbnol-
tlantlc railway In the city.
HEYWARD DECLINES
AN INVITATION TO
SPEAK IN ATLANTA
Special to The Georgian.
Columbia, 8. C., Dec. 21.—In reply to an
Invitation from Secretary Cooper aaklng
Governor Heyward to deliver an address on
“Immigration," nt the annual meeting of
the Atlanta chamber of commerce. Private
Secretary Normeut today wired that Gov*
ernor Heyward will be unable to accent.
The legislature will meet about that tin*.,
and the governor, can uot leave his office
here.
“SILK HATS.
Nothing more appropriate
for a Holiday gift than one
‘ ‘ Em
of our Christy English Hats,
Either silk or opera, $8.00.
Levy & Stanford,
17 Peachtree St.
STOVES, RANGES, HEATERS,
^34.50 Rat ml la mt 310.
Tab it bst »na oI Ml Ins-
a«ni* list, all ttrlta ss4 4*-
I dsn*. We css fata Too tram oa«-
[ thin to one-halt tho Mua! retail
V price. W Ito foe oar complete
Lcataioc Mo. 141 Wforo you hoy.
4 Iff free for tke aiking.
vOirn Fo»1bt Co, 265-271 OscilurSI., iibnliCa.
Railroads Pay Taxas.
Nearly all of tho larger railroad sys-
tf ms in Georgia have paid their state
taxes for 1906. State Treasurer Park
has received checks from the following
roads: Southern, $68,532; Central, $80,-
5ll: Seaboard, $46,687; Georgia South
ern nnd Florida, $18,549; Georgia, $5,-
8»o; Atlanta and West Point, $12,302.
Requisitions Issued.
A requisition on the governor of Ala
bama was issued Friday for Robert
Greer, who was arrested in North
Birmingham by Chief of Police J. B.
f'nie. cireer (a charged with murder
ing I.ce Roby in Jasper county on June
a last. Sheriff W. F. Person*, of Jas-
i'^r. mine to the capitol Friday and
Securing the requisition left for his
man. A requisition was also issued on
Uu- governor of Florida for Bill Reeves,
»n * souped convict from Chatham, who
ls under arrest at Fernandlna.
ho been writing poetry long?"
yes. Why, be owe* money to over
landladies."—Kinart Set.
GIFT BUYERS VISIT
POPULAR STORE.
The handnome new double .tore of
Robison & Martin, at S3 and 27 East
Hunter street. Is resplendent with hun.
dreds of beautiful pieces of gift fur
niture, which are attracting Immense
crowds.
This store has many features to draw
a large Christmas trade. It la located
only a few doora from the center of
the Whitehall street shopping section,
just far enough to diminish expenses
and make It possible to sell the same
high-grade furniture at greatly re
duced prices, and this Is what they are
doing.
Anything from a high-art piece of
furniture to the simplest child's rock
er can be found at thla popular atore.
The Robison & Martin Company an
nounce that they will keep open every
evening until Christmas, and extend a
cordial Invitation to everyone to call
nnd Inspect their stock and compare
prices.
DO IT NOW!
The inclemency of the weather has practically cut us out of four good strong
shopping days. We’ee got to crowd a week's business into the balance of the
timv. That's why we are going to offer
20
OFF UP TILL CHRISTMAS.
Your gain is our loss,
lion, but they are all
The items of our stock are too numerous to men■
CUT 20 PER CENT.
LIEBERMAN’S
Trunk and Leather Goods Store.
92 Whitehall Street.
WITH THREATENING
WIFE WITH PISTOL
Mrs. Townsend said she wanted a
nice silk dress In which to lay herself
up In when she died and I gave her
one," testified Mrs. Emery Penny be
fore Judge Bloodworth Friday morn
ing In the trial of a suit against her
for board. Judgment for 332 was
given.
Mrs. M. C. Townsend brought the
suit against Mrs. Penny for 364. She
said she ran a boarding house at 153
South Forsyth street and Mrs. Penny
boarded with her, giving her name first
as Perry and later as Penny. She
nursed Mrs. Penny when she was sick
and Mrs. Penny brought her younger
sister to the boarding house. A negro
woman also attended the defendant.
For these Items Mrs. -Townsend
brought the suit. The defendant ad
mitted owing 313. but declared she was
not responsible for her sister's debts.
SPIRIT OF GOOD ORDER
SWEEPING OVER STATE
A spirit which promises for all time
to supplant the mob spirit Is now
sweeping over Georgia. When plans
now being made In several of Geor
gia's cltlea are fully matured, auch
scenes as were enacted In Atlanta last
fall will be rare Indeed.
This spirit Is the spirit of law and
order. It is not that more people are
being converted to this Idea. It Is
merely that the great mass of Georgia
people who always have been In favor
of law and order against that of mob
law Is organizing.
Ex-Governor W. J. Northen, presl-
dent of the Business Men's Gospel Un
ion of Atlanta, that organlatlon which
was Instrumental In organizing the
Christian League, has just returned tp
Atlanta, after a trip over the state In
the Interest of the law and order move
ment and the report he makes of the
husband stated he Intend-
out a warrant late Friday against Mrs.
Penny for assaulting his wife with
pistol. Mrs. -Penny, he says, drew the
pistol, declaring that she would blow
the brains out of any one who tried to
come between her and her husband,
HOLIDAY EXCURSION
RATES VIA CENTRAL
OF GEORGIA RAIL
WAY. ^
Fare and one-third, plus 25 cents,
round trip, minimum rate 60 cents.
Tickets on sale December 20 to 25,
Inclusive: December 30 and 31, 1900,
and January 1. 1907; Anal limit Jan
uary 7, 1907.
For further Information apply to
W. H. FOGG,
District Passsngsr Agsnt.
Out
o
the Ordinary
Gifts
Bric-a-brac that means something to refined
and cultured peoplethe kind you find in the
Maier & Bcrkele Art Rooms,
A few just for instance:
Exquisite Miniatures on Ivor}' or Porcelain—
either unframed or set in charming Florentine
frames.
Rookwood in all its soft and tender colorings
and distinctive shapes. Each piece signed with
tiie artist’s name.
Bronzes and Marbles:—each an artistic tri
umph. Small pieces and large.
Ivory carving?/of rare and exquisite beauty.
If you are seeking something expressive of
refined taste, you will find it in this treasury of
choice objects of art.
Maier & Berkele
STOLE A RAILROAD;
NOT HIGH FINANCE
BUT JUST LARCENY
Perhaps It was because he was the
thirteenth and last negro called up,
perhaps It waa for fear of corporate
power, that Lewis Johnson, a negro,
became rash In city court Friday
morning and pleaded guilty to “steal
Ing a railroad.” For this enormous
crime he received a fine of 360 from
Judge Calhoun or a sentence of eleven
months.
The negro was arrested by Lieuten
ant Dunbar for stealing a light from
the Western and Atlantic railroad.
Judge C'alhoun asked him what he had
to say.
"Why. Your Honor." said Johnson,
trembling with fright, "I guess I'll
have to plead guilty to simple larceny
of a railroad
Judge Calhoun Informed the prison
er he was not charged with tuklng a
whole railroad, In fact he didn't see
how he could make away with a rail
road without being discovered. So
only a small line took the place of the
big sentence that the prisoner fully
expected.
Thirteen men were allowed to plead
before Judge Calhoun Friday. Court
Is not In session, but Judge Calhoun
said he wanted to let ss many men as
possible out of Jail to enjoy the Christ
mas holidays. Light lines were Im
posed In all the cases tried.
“DECATUR STREET”
HAS BEEN ARRESTED
Peeatur 81 reel" was arrested Thursday
night nail Inched up by Lieutenant liuul-nr
nnd County Policeman Echols. The charge
assault and hatterjr.
But. strange ns It may seem, though "De
ratin' Mreet" was removed to the lock-up
visited shows that Ute movement Is
spreading with great rapidity. .
It shows that the law and order ele
ment In Georgia—and that element
among both races in a large one—ls or
ganising. In every c|ty Governor Nor
then visited he found that the ministers
of both races were In hearty sympathy
with the movement and In addition the
Christian organlxatlona of business men
were willing to heartily co-operate.
Extend to Other Cities.
In Atlanta the Christian League Is
directed by the Business Men's Gos
pel Union, of which Governor Northen
la president, and In It are law-abiding
members of both races. It was not to
extend this same'organization to other
cities that Oovernor Northen visited
other placee In Georgia He pointed
out to every audience he had that all
that was wanted was co-operation In
the movement and organization In the
various cities as the local conditions
warranted.
In Macon. Columbus, Augusta, Spar
ta and Rome, Governor Northen found
that the people were In hearty sympa
thy with the movement started In At
lanta by the Business Men's Gospel Un
ion and In each of those cltlea ptuna
are being matured for a similar organ
ization to the one In Atlanta.
In Columbus, such men as Rev. Dr.
Ashby Jones, of the First Baptist
church, and such business men as Hon.
Ounby Jordan and F. B. Gordon nre
In the movement, and now have a law
and order organization In definite
shape. They are co-operating with the
law and order element among the ne
groes and the organization promises
to become a strong one.
Piles Cured
Suffering for Yean, and Bed-rid
den From
Piles, a Massachu
setts Man Is Cured by Pyr
amid Pile Cure.
Trial Package Mailed Free to All Who
rut sntuher negro with n knife. When
,,keil his inline he enlinly untitled the pill, "
ih-tl h • wn* "Iieeatnr kins*!." Ill* jume
found to lie Will Flmri ...
IIeked whst he wns ehsrg'd with, one of
the effleers wild he might lie ehargeil with
assault kith Intent to murder.
•■oil. MLter OBIeers,*' he said, throwing
Ills lie lids In the sir. "If you Jusr ntisrzn wo
with 'sonlt and hett'ry I'll pled guilty.”
HUNTSVILLE MERCHANT
GOES INTO BANKRUPTCY.
Kperln; to TV Georgina.
Huntsville, Ala.. I)c-c. 21.—8. C. Hey-
man. who conducted a general mercan
tile business here, went Into voluntary
bankruptcy this morning. His nubili
ties are 37,000 and assets a small stock
of good*.
I tried the sample of your cure you
sent to me. I used It and then bought
50c box. The reaults were Immedi
ate and surprising to me. I assure you
I had been to a dozen of the best doc
tors and paid much money to them
with no results whatever. I had this
affliction for 20 years. I was In a hos.
pltal for a long time, and I left it
physically broken down. I have boen
boil for months at a time as to he
unable to walk. Having a friend who
lost his life by an operation, 1 desisted
from ever having that experiment tried
on me. I owe you a debt of gratitude,
I believe that pllea would be banished
from humanity und become an un
known tiling, were every one afflicted
Ith them to but spend from 50c in
II.for Pyramid Pile Pure. Its
speedy action also makes It extremely
favorable for Impatient people.- I am,
yours sincerely, George H. Bartlett,
Mattapan. Mass."
Instant relief can be gotten by using
the marvelous Pyramid Pile Cure. It
immediately reduces all congestion and
swelling, heals all sores, ulcers and
Irritated part*.
The moment you start to use It your
suffering ends and the cure of your
dread disease ts In sight.
The P'-ramld Pile Cure frequently
renders a surgical operation unneces
sary. Don’t subject yourself to this ex
cept as a very last resort.
The Pyramid Pile Cure Is put up In
the form of “easy-to-use ” specially
made suppositories. They are sooth
ing. painless. Instant and certain.
A trial treatment will be sent you
at once by mall, in plain, sealed wrap,
tier, without a cent of expense to you.
If you send your name and address to
Pyramid Drug Co.. 39 Pyramid Build
ing. Marshall, Mich.
After you receive the -ample, you
can get a regular-size package of Pyr
amid Pile Cure at your druggist's for
CO cents, r.r tf he hasn't It. send us the
money and we v.ill send It to you.
Strong in Macon.
The same Is true In Macon, where
the Evangelical Alliance, an organi
zation composed of the minister* of all
denomination* In the city ha* taken the
matter up.and has Invited the .colored
ministers of Macon to meet with the
white ministers and co-operate In the
movement for a better understanding
between the races and for law and or
der. Prominent business men, too, such
as Frank Mallory, president of the
Business Men's Christian League, are
In the movement, and It promises to be
as successful as the one In Atlanta.
In Augusta the movement Is headed
by the ministers of that city led by
Rev. Dr. Melton, of the Baptist denom
ination, and Rev. Dr. Plunkett, of the
Presbyterian* Oovernor Northen also
visited Sparta, his old home, and prom
inent men of that town Joined heartily
In the movement. Among them nro
John Walker, the well-known banker;
Judge Little, of the county court, and
Professor Mell Duggan, superintendent
of the county school system.
"No locality," Oovernor Northen told
these leading people, In the various cit
ies, "Is protected from riot, lynching
and bloodshed, as long as public asntl
ment tolerates defiance of the law.
May Happon Any Time.
“A race riot *uch a* occurred In At
lanta Is liable to occur In any city In
Georgia untris the law and order ele
ment Is organized and the best people
of the community nre thoroughly or
ganized against It. This movement Is
In favor of the guilty of both races
being punished, but punished accord
Ing to law. A race riot Is not premed
Hated. It Is likely to happen any time.
Ono chance shot may preclpttat* dis
order that It would require a regiment
of soldiers to quell.
"And the only way to prevent auch a
state of affairs occurring Is for the law
and order element to organize. Law-
abiding people must protect themselvee
against the tendencies toward the de
fiance of the law. A better under
standing between the races must be
established and the better closee*
among both races are coming to this
conclusion."
In many Instances Governor Northen
IF THE GIFT IS A
PIANO
The Thought Will
Naturally Occur to
You—
“WESTER’S”
Nothing will pleage your wife, daughter, mother or
husband so well as a beautiful new Piano. Such a gift will
be a lasting one, a combination of luxury and necessity.
Consider This List
We are sure your favorite Piano is here, for surely it is
either a Kranich & Bach, Kimball, Emerson, Ivers & Pond,
McPhail, Kurtaman, Steger & Son, Strohber or Hoffman, We
have them here, in great variety of styles and woods, and
can please the most exacting and particular.
Do not fail to see our new stock
of Emerson Angelus, the King
of all piano players in any finish
Special Christmas Offerings
A few choice bargains left in those fine Uprights that
were slightly case-damaged in shipment. These Pianos have
all been thoroughly repaired in our own workshop, and a
very close inspection is required to detect the scratches or
bruised places. Musically, every Piano is perfect. Why not
combine economy with our generosity and secure one of
these fine Pianos? $118, $137, $153, $1G8, $170, $187, $207,
$218, $243.
The Terms of Payment Made <5specially fiasy at This Time
THE WESTER MUSIC CO.
62 Peachtree St.,
ATLANTA, GA.
Largest Exclusive
Piano House in
The State.
Open
Evenings
many Instance* Governor nnrtnen
told by cltlzena that certainly they
were for law nnd order. But In every
case they admitted their zentlment waa
useless unless the other beat cltlzena
of the place were organized with them
and on record In favor of Imv nnd order
and n better understanding between
the race*.
The rcault of Oovernor Northen*
talka In the aeveral cltlea he him vis
ited haa been that widespread Intereat
In the movement Ima been caused and
the Indication, are that within n abort
time organizations with thla object aa
their aim will be all over the state.
$1.00
Starts an account with a LITTLE HOME BANK and book or with the
book only In the
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT OF
THE NEAL BANK
Intereat allowed at the rate of THREE AND ONE-HALF PER CENT.
PER ANNUM, compounded semi-annually.
E. H. THORNTON, President W. F. MANRV, Cashier.
H. C. CALDWELL, Asst Cashier.
LITTLE HAILEY GIRL
WILL MAKE HER HOME
Special to TBe Georgian.
Columbus, Oa., Dec. 21.—Ellen Rnl-
Icy, the 8-year-old daughter of P. J.
Ralley and Mr*. Mary Ralley, haa
come to Columbus to live with her
grandfather, J. M. Ralley, following
the sensational occurrence between the
father and mother at Montgomery.
Ralley and hi* wife moved from Mo
bile, Ala., to Macon, Ga„ a few weeks
ago. He a<
leclares that last Friday night
he waa drugged while In Macon, nnd
his wife and little girl taken from him. ..
He followed them to Montgomery, for ..
where Mra. Ralley was arrested by the I December 31.
police, charged with kidnaping her own
proceeding*
child. Habeaa corpus ,
Instituted to free the woman, but the
matter waa compromised,'husband and
wife agreeing that their llttlo child
should make her home with her grand
father, J. M. Ralley, who Is a w«U-
of Colui
known citizen i
ilumbu*.
FIREWORKS BUSINESS
JUST POPPING OVER
Despite the determination of tho mnyor
to see thst no Arc works nre «rcd In tho
city limits on Christiana, the city cl.-rk
lieln* kept busy Issuing licenses for
selling the poppers and the blazers.
-Vo let* than nineteen licenses were Is
sued by Clerk Cnraplicll Thursday. Tbs
sale of Are works, as fnr aa can lie learn
ed. la quite good, and the evidences arc that
many a ennnon ora-kcr will linrst on the
streets of Atlanta on Christmas day. and
’ Uutag
ninny u sky rocket will take ICS
HOLIDAY GIFTS FREE
Rill i iii’ai, ■lai'i 8 91 i inn >> r.r.iv. i\,9i> *\r i r.iv n r.i9.ir*rii'Ai, »■. 111, nr
NEXT WEEK, C'ONTI.NT'OC'Hf.Y. THE ONI.Y HOLIDAY GIFT8 WORTH HAV
ING ABE GOLD AND OTIIKU FILL)NO OPERATIONS, GIVEN FREE BY
THE AT I* A NT A DENTAL GO LEGE DURING THE HOLIDAYS
AND THROUGH JANUARY. 1907. CORNER IVY HT. AND EDOEWOOD AVE.
THE ATLANTA DENTAL COLLEGE
RETAIL WHISKY?
May a pawnbroker well whleky?
Thin wuk a question that came up
Friday morning, when Mayor Wood
ward waa dlscueslng with Joseph Ep-
lan, a well-known pawnbroker, wheth
er ,ie had a right .to handle a line cf
pistols and gun*. The tax ordinance
wag drawn out and referred to. This
Is what was found.
A pawnbroker, to do business In At
lanta, must pay a license of $200 a
year. Any pawnbroker, selling goods,
other than those pledged In the city of
Atlanta, must pay $50. Thle special
$50 has been cut down to $25.
"Why, thunderatlon," exclaimed
Mayor Woodwunl, "goods takes in the
whole business. A pawnbroker can pay
thlM $25 and open up a hardware es
tablishment, or a drug store, or a
grocery atore. Why, he can open up
a saloon. It seems to rm.
"Whisky certainly comes under the
category of goods. But, then, I would
hardly advise any pawnbroker to try
It. Chief Jennings, Judge Broyles and
City Attorney Mays on might rule dif
ferently.**
(Jiffs For Christmas
What shall I give? A question that is hard to mi-
Wc offer u few suggestions in the way of useful,
sensible gifts for the man.
BATH ROBES,
SMOKING JACKETS,
GLOVES,
SUSPENDERS,
A SUIT OF CLOTHES,
LOUNGING ROBES,
MUFFLERS,
NECKWEAR,
HANDKERCHIEFS,
AN OVERCOAT,
and many novelties suitable for the gentleman.
ESSIG BROS.
“Correct Clothes for Men.”
26 WHITEHALL ST.
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