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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN,
,‘niDAT. JAVCART 4, UCT.
WANT TO KNOW
what your
arc doing i
TELEPHONEI
friends
and find out—do your
shopping—attend to
any one of the thou
sand details that may
be accomplished if
von use the BELL.
Reasonable Rates
Contract j’jcpt.. Main 13QQ_
BELL
SERVICE
IS SATIS
FACTORY.
1J0HIIE, WHITE
LEAVES FORCHICAG
TO ADDRESS U.OFC.
TOURISTS HOTEL
TO BE EHECTEDi
BIDS ASKED FOB
"...
Bjm-cIiI iii ill#- ijiM.rcliio. .
Ilarnn I III HIT f Tilt lourlat hultl
lot >U(»n »>• n-*w inkling fnrm, or, rmh-
ar, It will he h rrnlliy Just mm noon aw
aartuntrm ami mngriniTmijmt it to*
gatfi+i Ki ery dollar of the stork and
bonds h«f lM-«*n nubarilteil, nnd bid*
for the LnlM'nr will t* Asked Immedi
ately.
The ui>ptkat1on f.*r h charter im*
made by the following l»U*lne** iii « * f
Macon H. J. Taylor, T. J. <*«ttilnff. \V.
J. Ma**e*. John T. K G Ilar-
rla, K H. I hi re, W. II. Sparkh. (Sconce II
Irfiwe. W. li Jones. A. (’. triton, M.
J!. Minutee. \V. K Pun woody and H.
T. (*o|cman.
Then* lire more than a urore of oth
er bindnenn men In Mm on who Imve
been enthu*la*t* over the project, and
while their nitmea will not appear aa
upplh nntN tor the »Harter, they have
money which will be Invested In the
hotel
— Jordan Maaaee, wtnlr apraktnR nt the
plan, stated -that the hotel will open
for hualnemi one year from today It
will lie on the height* arroaa the river
and will be a model in every plan ”
Her. Dr. John E. White, pastor of
the Heoond Baptist church of Atlanta,
left Thursday nlffht for Chicago, where
on Hunday he will deliver the Annual
sermon at tha New Year's convocation
of the I’nlveralty of Chicago. On Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday ntghta
Dr. White will deliver addrease* before
the student l»ody of the university,
which In one of the largest and m«iat
prominent educational institutions In
the country.
The visit of Dr. White to the < hl« ago
i'ntveralty was In responae to a special
Invitation from the faculty. Dr. White’*
many friends mis pleased that auch dis
tinction should have been conferred
upon him. and regard It aa but a Ju*t
tribute to his splendid attainment
e~wuf return In lime to oc
pulpit Hunday. January 13.
PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAY8.
I’AZO OINTMENT la guaranteed to
cure any rate of Itching. Blind, Bleed-
i II.. . IMU. la M In 11 lt«M
inf or Protrudiwg^Plle* In ( to 14 day»
or money r«fur
ATLANTA POULTRY
SHOW TO BE HELD
JANUARY 7 T011
The n
Poult IV
January
promises
to be
show of the Atlanta
Inf Ion will he held from
11. and I he exhibition
largest and finest
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE
WILL ELECT OFFICERS
The annual meeting of the Atlanta
Anti-Saloon league, to !*• held In the
auditorium of the Carnegie library at
I o'clock Friday night, will he one of
the most Important a* well as Interest
ing assemblages of that b«*dy held In a
long time
In addition to routine buylneas. the
general situation In Atlanta at pres
ent, Including the proprmttlnn for a
local option election, will In* gone over,
and It 1* ex|*ected that some strong
apeeohe* against the Ihjuor trathe will
be made.
The routine business will Include the
reports of committees and the election
of officers for l&o?.
It Is understmtd that about fifty pe-
tttlon* f*r a prohibition election will
be presented at Friday night s meeting.
The psUthmsrw ask that the election
be held tn April. It Is underatood that,
although the committees have not de
voted a great deal of time to the work,
fully 2.&o<> signatures have been se
cured. nnd that only 3,ono In all are
necessary to call for the election.
Lest Foot Undor Engine.
Bperiiil to Tile llcorglsu.
Bainhrtdge. On.. Jan. 4 — Yardtuaster
Crum. «»f the Georgia. Florida and Ala
bama railway, had his foot cut off by
COLD PEOPLE.
Improper F^od Makes Poor Circulation.
The f«n»d that produces energy. gives
natural warmth while It strengthens
the invalid and leads back to health
and happiness
There’s no stimulant that tan take
the place of proper, fully digested food
—that’s Grape Nut*.
*i am so grateful,” -wtiles a N Y
ladv, 'for the gtHMl done me by Grape*
Nut*, that I fi*e| ! ought t<* write and
thank you
•*Kver since the coming of my baby 1
have had auch poor diculatlon it
aeemed as though 1 never could get
warm
-Nothing I me agreed with me and I
had little nourishment for baby. Finally
my husband said. ’Why not try Grape-
Nuts? I nee It has done a good deal
for some people:* \
I *"Oh, I am sick and lin'd *»f hearing
jabout those things.* I answered, it
itolght l»eneftt some |**n| le. hut not me *
But 1 got worae all the time One day
my husband brought home * package
of Grape*Nuts and asked me to try It
*i did •** and that's why I am so
thankful now-. The first night I tried it
1 slept soundly all night and in the
morning felt warm and comfortable
I tried It again and begun to develop
e *nty of milk for the baby. 1 have
pt on this food and am now u welt
woman.
W 1 am giving baby a ilttb- *.f the
Grape*Nuts every* day, and he is grow
ing wonderfully. When I am ttted out
some night by being kept awake. 1 find
that Uragw-Nuta In the morning re
freshes ir.e aa though I had had a good
night's sleep and 1 feel able to do a
ever given by the organisation. In ad
dition to poultry, tlie. association tfUT
Include In this year'* show tu>4
ither |H*t stock.
The entry list. u*hbJi will close on
Hat unlay. Indicate* ihni-llic-illg playof
Tdrd* nnd animal* will be diversified
well as high class If. F Hells,
of fef* Ivy stteet. Is secretary of the
tssociatlon. nnd breeders and exhibit*
»r* can make tlieb *ntrb«s with him up
o HatUlda> ewnll .r.
That Interest lu the show has In*
'r«‘ased 1* evidenced by the large ad*
ance sale of tb kets. Many merchants
based tickets In
of-'the city have purchased tickets In
Inige blocks, i«>allxlng the value of thu.
M«U«'Ctlslng which the show will give
Atlanta and her business men Tickets
are on sale at the large warehouse of
Hast lugs A 4*o.. 14 West Mitchell street,
where the show will he held.
STEVENS AND GRAHAM
WILL EDIT REPORTS
OF COURT OF APPEALS
JOE Him BRAVE
FIGHT FOR LIFE
ATTRACTIVE REAL ESTATE
Joseph W. Hitt, one of tha bast
known and most versatile newapaper
inen Atlanta ever turned out, la dead
The end, which had been expected for
months, came Friday morning ahortly
after 3 o'clock at the residence of hie
mother, 3B4 Spring atreet, and with It
an lllneaa of five years ended
Just at, a time when the beet work he
was capable of doing might have been
done—at the age of SI years—death
ended the caredr of a brilliant and var
aatlle newspaper man.
Than Joeeph \V. Hitt few newspaper
men In this part of tha country were
better known, and none waa better
liked by those with whom he came In
ntll a few yeara ago, when
his health'broke down, he waa a prom
inent figure In newspaper life, and in
that time he had done some remarkable
w ork on papers from New York to New
Orleans.
lt» Atlanta readers of Tha Journal,
the old Atlanta News and tha present
Atlanta -News read the work of his
bra In. He also worked on Tha Times*
Democrat In New Osteens, The New'
Times and The Washington
York Times and
Tlnt*s. And bftdts this ha dtd re
markable work In other parta of the
country. —1- .
Met the End Bravely,
Although the Illness which fended his
er*er manifested Itself five years ago.
It was not until a few months ago that
Mr. lfltt realised death waa certain.
And lie mot it with splendid eournge.
He faced tin- inevitable ns calmly as he
had faced other things In his life. For
three month* h^knew It was only
UijoMtluti of time, hut It didn't affect
him nearly a* much ns the friends who
ere constantly with him.
lie told thtise * round him that he
had to die, but I list precautions In the
sick ro4«m lest tie might be disturbed
were M- iX't c**nry; He wga Always
heorf ul ami Inuve. He knew there
was tm hop* 1 - calmly and gamely
waited for dcuth to come.
And until-the last—he.-retained-hla
dearness of mind and only a few min
utes to-fore the end he aaked for a
friend with whom he had worked In
many offices
Brain Clear to Last.
Only a few days ago he demonstrated
that his brain was Just as active aa
In the pMHt. n It hough weakness and
sickness had undermined him physical,
ly. A newspaiAerman friend was try
ing to itiuke the last duys of the dying
man happy, and he mentioned that a
story he was writing was Incomplete;
that It lacked something necessary to
An r 11.a was inude Iii stating that
Geotge AY evens nnd John M. Grn-
Iihtii were *ieii«4giaplient of the court
nf appeals. They will compile and edit
the Itooks containing the decisions of
that court, which will he published In
a separate series from those entitled
Georgia Heporis. containing the decis
ions of the supreme court, and also
edited by them. Their offices In the
new court am those of reporter and
nsslMtant reporter.
The court stem»gr«Ptt*rs are Kdward
r Hill. W. S. Gameron and Miss Ma
linn Woodworth
ONE DUELIST KILLED
THE OTHER WOUNDED
Special to The Georgian.
Kdlth, Ga. Jan. 4 —A fatal encoun
ter between Rullc Allen, a merchant,
and a man named Hwearengen. of this
place, Wednesday night Is the result
of a long-standing feud Just what
led to the trouble Is hot known, but
It Is reported that both drew pistols
and fired, the bullet from Hwcurengen'a
lit. In
pistol taking effect In Allen's ham
which he held ills pistol, ami ranging
up the arm to the elbow
The bullet from Allen s, revolver
•truck a vital spot nnd Hwearengen
fell dead
Both were well known In the coun
ty. and Allen I* quite u prominent cltl
ten.
SOUTHERN SCHEDULE
COLUMBUS-ATLANTA
“It has dorn so much for me I want
to encourage mothers to use it them*
[ reives and give It to their bahtc* We
fael It was a godsend to u*
Name given by Postum »*o., Bnttl*
|L Creek. Mich. Head the lntic b**ik.
k. "The Hoad la W«llvtllc. N “There s a
change* In schedule* of train* on the
Houthern between Atlanta and Coltint-
bus have been nnnoum ed as follows
Train No. 22 will leava Atlanta at
Instead of 4 1«» p. m. arriving at
Columbus nt Nil p. m
Train No. 3d will leave Atlanta 4:3a
a. tn Instead <*f 5: So. arriving at (\»-
lumbu* nt 11 4.% a. in
No 21 will leave Columbus at ? a. m.
instead of 4 M a. m. arriving at At
lanta nt IS; IS p. m. Instead of 11 30
a. tn
No
29 will leave tNduntbtis at 4 p.
living In Atlantu hi V;li p m.
il of 9:60 p m
WANT l\ S. MAIL INKS
TO RKTUHN HOME
Havana. Jan. 4 —The commission
ttpiMlnled t»i revise the laws, held Its
Him ngular session t»siay. Hub-com*
tnlttee* were ap|«tintetl j»n the mtinlcl*
pal—AlSAiluraL vlvll Mrvk* and ju
diciary laws.
The commission subsequently visited
Governor Magoop The members de-
4 la red that the Amerban marines were
anxious to get awav and they thought
they should be sent back to the Cntted
Htates. having put uii uwl tu the rt-y
make It a success. A brief outline to
Mr. Httt resulted In Just one sentence
being supplied nnd the story was per
fected.
Joe Hill knew the newspaper game
fr >m top to bottom. He kn4w how to
find news, to clothe It In brilliant form
nnd tn perform with case feafa of
now*gAtboring that Idot'ked less capn-
trtf or V#Tsl4tfh» Tnetf '
The hoy* loved him f4»r hi* splendid
talents nnd his big. warm heart. He
was to the manner born In the profes
sion he elected tn honor. But In edi
torial work he found the field for^whlch
his keen und analytical mind waa pe
culiarly fitted. To him a profound
treatise on some ethical question or
the witty or pointed paragraph came
w Ith equal ease.
Just when his great ambition wax
being realised In ths more serious
fields of literature his health failed.
And he fought his good fight against
the Grim Reaper until, weakened, lie
could fight no longer.
Besides his mother, one sister. Miss
l.ttclle Hitt, and two brothers. Kdward
and Moultrlt Hitt, aurvlva him
A Nit Stmtoh
■taut’* Pypiprii TtbMi S«aton
UfelMi Orpuu to Hormkl
Condition.
A mil FACKAOE rm
Mimv « from Dy.prr.l.a, tn.
an,l k,nrtr«J ntlmrntn of th,
itlftNilr, nr*nn» rarrlm • round nn »h-
•olut.ly u.rlrn «tom«rh—« itrn.l i,.«d
■ml n i»iol f..r rv»r.|nrrw,»lti,
Thr imi, lc, nrr arrmlnitly
worn out. thr muiDU, IlnlitR ha, loat
lt-,wn>tlvp imwor, ami fond takrn Into
thr atninnrh lira thrrr and frnnrnl,.
naualns ,nur »rurtnttana, b»lrl\tn„.
hrnrthurn. illttltir,, ,n.l ntli.r ill,.
tm»lnK rondltlom. Mnny jtuffrrrra
havr alvrn up In ilp.palr until tlw
hnvn morn Indurpd by a.tnip Intrrr.l.d
friend to try a box of Kiuart'a Dy,.
|M>|„la Tablet,.
St unit’, n>»p»p,la Tablet, are the
dyapeptte', ,ure unit only hope. They
are a natural reatoratKe of healthy ar.
tton to the atomach and email tnte,.
tlnaa. beeauae they aupply Juat the ete.
mem, that the «eah atomaeh luck,—
pepaln. dlaatoee. (olden »eal and other
dlaemlvee.
PROPOSITION
On North Side
.Jt) HOUSES, well built, in best
conditiony all rented to desirable
white tenants. On the North
Side fine renting section. Rental
$1,650 per annum. Can be
bought at a big bargain. Fine
opportunity for a very choice in
vestment Owner wants the
money to put in his business.
JAMES L LOGAN & CO.,
408 Peters Building.
PHONE 2678 L MAIN
NO YELLOW FEVER IN YEAR,
SA YS FORMER A 7LAN LA BOY
NO W EMPL 0 YED IN PA NA MA
If you are afflicted with any of the
aymptom, above da.crlhed, he nxiurpl
Ihnt your OUteailve or*itn» .re ln,lii(
power—they n»ed help, nnd there I, no
more .enelbte help to be (Iven them
Ihnn to aupply element, w ht. h will do
the work of dl(e,tlon for them
H'.uart', I>>»|»‘P»tu Tablet* have been
found hy the te«t of reputable phy.l-
rtana In the t’nlted State, and Uraat
Url’uln to have remarkahl* dtce.tlve
IHtwern. one (rnln of the aetlve prtnrl-
pte Of theie tablet, being .ufltrlent to
dl(e,t 3,no« «ralnv of ordinary food. It
la plain that no matter what the ren
dition of your .tomaeh, or how far
your dtaaa.r ha. proarea.rd, one only
bt-lllotk
/
nf Stuart’s !»> spcpsla Tablets taken rt
meal time will «l«-* the work—gtvt your
stomach an opportunity t*> regain Its
lost lowers the muscles will be
strengthen!*.!, the glnndn Invigorated,
ami you will be a new man.
It coats nothing to prove the effec
tiveness of this cure Send for a free
spmpK* package Unlay F. A Stuart
rt. 71 Stuart Building. Marshall. Mich
All druggists sell Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets at 6V cents a box.
Not much like the fever Infested lt.de
i described by some of the muck-rak
er* I* the picture that Blclmrd G. Tay-
u funnel; Atlnntn boy, paint* In
letters «.f Panama and the canal
one.
Instead, he depicts It a* n Innd of
plenty with the best sunltnrv condi
tions nnd in-rpetual summer and every
thing to imike life pleasant. ,
Mr. Taylor, until last October, was
Ith U. F. Shedden In Atlnnta'ln the
Insurance business, but be decided to
try a government Job down in the ca
nal sone and according to the letters he
has written t»» friend* at loom, ho Is
glad he made the change. He l* con
nected with the departtner.t >f health
In the office of the chief sanitary offi
cer nnd he says the government does
everything possible for the health «»f
the employees.
lu strong contrast with the condi
tions that formerly prevailed nt Pan
ama are those now obtaining, says Mr.
Taylor in his letters. The streets at
Ancon, where he Is located, are paved
with vitrified brick, there an* water
works which supply pure water nnd
all the bouses are equipped with the
latest sanitary appliance*.
on December r* Mr. Taylor wrote
that there had not been a cose of yel
low fever lu over u year, so this shows
the government forces have been
strenuous In the war on mosquitoes.
In Athllllou 144 |H4 yellow fever, Mr.
Tnvlnr says the death rate among the
American employees Is lcs* than the
mortality In most American cities by
50 per cent.
The government furnishes quarter*
for employees, and Mr. Taylor says ex
cellent hoard Is secured nt 43o a month.
After working u few months each em-
plovef Is entitled to a vacation In the
Htates, with transportation back and
forth, and full pay while Away. This
vn4-ntt44ii c4»nxlH* thtee month*, and
when an employee returns to work he
finds the salary for that length of time
waiting for him.
Ii waa In nn Interesting manner the
former Atlanta boy described the fes
tivities on Novembft 3. tho day the
Pnnnmn people celebrate as their
Fourth of July.
Aa soon as he has remained on the
Isthmus the length of time necessary*
Mr. Taylor will return to Atlnntn on
his three month* vacation.
“THE NEW LINE"
FROM ATLANTA
TO
Gncinnati and Louisville
OPEN TOR SERVICE
MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1907
DAILY TRAIN LEAVES ATLANTA 3JO P. M
ARRIVES CINCINNATI 7:S5 A. M. LOUISVILLE 7jo A. 1C
NEXT MORNING
MA N Y NE WIND US TRIES
FOR SOUTHERN ST A TES
nt! 4.—1
CtiatunooM, T*nn , Jntl 4.--Tlie In-
ilustrlnl rrt'ord of th, work rloalnc
th* ok) yr*r and twclnnln* thr n»w la
fairly aril Itluitratrd by thr r»nort,
inad* to Th, TrailMmnn The mor.
Important nr« tnduatrl,,. rMabllahrd
In tho South durln( th, n„ki ar, noted
tn th, acvompanylnt lint whtrh ta com-
pllrd from The Tradesman', tile*.
Alabama.
furtlaton—llflfl.otkt Inmher company.
tlond Hope—l.Voivt (in and mllllnn 4
company.
Mobile—IVOfiO InveMimnt company
lumber company.
i'hlld,r«hur(—JJii.oao land and man
ufaetutin( company
Florida.
Mlllvlllo—Lumber mill.
Georgia.
Forayth—t'ntton (In.
Maron—44.000 lumber company.
Louisiana.
Alrtandrla—4400.000 lumbrr com'
pony
Baton Rou(,—Box factory.
Hon,ton—lo.ooo cotton fttn.
Flnevlllo—44U.O00 Invratmen: com.
ponv
Non Orloano—440.OO0 lumber coni'
pany.
Mioaiaaippi.
Ta«oo Clly—ItO.OOfi tnvr.tment coin,
pany
Jark«on—430.O0O land company.
Mradvlllr—410.000 land company.
Purvta—440.0oa land company.
North Carolina.
Hrmp—1400.000 nitnlny company.
Hl(h I’olnt— Automohiir factory
I'ardrnoa—Telrphone oystrm.
Orern,boro—110,000 fumlturr fac
tory.
Aahpolr—411.000 fumlturr factory.
Miivmlnn—410.000 xupplv company.
Lrnolr—I I'M, non fumlturr factory.
South CoroSino.
I'olumbln—Trlrphone ayatrin.
Tonn«„oo.
Knoxvlllr—450.000 cnmitructlnn com
pany; 450.000 hardnra*> comnony.
Mrinphl,—4100.000 luml)rr compank:
450,000 itave factory;-415.000 manufac
turing company.
Naahvllie—45.000 machinery work,.
Virginia.
Hampton—lc factory
Itichmnnd—155.000 granite company.
Staunton—450,000 hardware com
pany.
Norfolk—450.000 investment compa
ny; 116.000 land company; 450.000 land
comitany.
Lynchburg —4500,000 manufacturing
(company.
i'olumbln—Handle factory.
South Boeton—415,000 manufactur
ing company.
FIRE DEALS DEATH
TO ONE IN MONTH EAT.
THROUGH SLEEPING CARS
DINING CAR SERVICE
City Ticket Office
4 PEACHTREE STREET
rooms main hxs
ATLANTA 17B
DEBTS DRIVE MAN
TO END OWN LIFE
Cincinnati. Ohio, Jan. . 4.—Tertcllo
ThompHon.-aged 5,. former employee of
the ■ Merchant,' Nuthmnl llank. Mint
him,elf dead In the head nt n hotel
here. He had recently been discharged
from thr bank beeauae ..r puislstrnt
borrowing, of email auma front 111, fel-
low clerk,. He' owed about $l4n.
Brooding .art hi, debt, prompted
him to the deed, la a note to lit, pa
rent,, found In ihe room, he eruved
their purdon. but raid It waa beitet
•n. He had been married three year,,
but eepnratcd from hi, wife.
Malaria Ma,,* Pita Bleed.
The Old Standard. Grove', Tnatel,,,
Chill Tonic, drive* out malaria and
build, up the ayatem. Sold by all
deatera tor IT year*. Price 54 cent*
RAISE IN SALARIE8
APPROVED BY PUBLIC.
Montreal. Jan. 4—one mkn killed,
*l< firemen Injured, HOil.000 worth of
pmperty deairoyed, with two bualnen
block* burned, I* the reiult of a Are
here y»*terdny In Htnntun »ireet. Th*
drath of t'agnon, a caretaker, and the
Injury of th, ,lx flremen were caused
Kuckjr Mount—110.044 buttling work*, by lb* collapa, of wall*.
f
Special to The Georgian.
Macon, tin, Jnn. 4.—The generuj
rat,. In ealait,, made by city council
at It*.last ,e,,lon hn, met with popu
lar approval by ' nil On nil »hle, the
mncllhien are receiving pral,e for the
liberal Maud they look In the mutter,
and lho,e who w ill get the benefit f
the ralae are, of ■•ourae, more delighted
Ihnn anybody elec.
t'htef t'nnnnr, or the p.dlce drjwrt-
ment; t’htef June,, nf the Are depart
ment; t’lty Rleetrtelan Humphrte* anl
t’lerk Mawenherir nil got nice Inereane,,
u« did the firemen and other employe.-*
of the city government.
BIRTHDAY OF LEE
WILL BE OBSERVED.
S|M"-bil io The itcorglan.
Auguatn, On, Jan. 4.—lSWborata
preparation* are being made by the
i onfeilerate veteran* of Camp No. 435
for the memorJal exerrl»e* which will
he held nt the court hou*e January 15.
In honor of General Robert E. Lee.
Colonel John M. Welgle, who II (t the
head of the committee to arranire the
‘program, la making great effort* t*
hare the exerelee* thl* year ecllpae inv
that have ever been held In Auguata In
teat
etvll war chteftatn, nnd th® Daughter,
of the Confederacy her* ar* aiding
the veteran* In getting up th* program
The principal speaker at thr cgtrel*,*
will be llev. Richard IVUkeraon. th*
new pa,roc of Rt. Jam,* Methodlat
chinch, of thl* city.
OLD U. 8. PRINT SHOP
OUGHT TO BE RAZED.
Washington. Jan. 4.—That the old
government” printing oflle® building,
which i* atm u*ed a* an annex for
the bindery and More hnuae, I* unsafe
and ought to he condemned^ I* m«d*
clear in th* annual report of Publlo
ITIntFr Char!** A. Bulling®, juat If
aued.