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SUNDAY, JULY 12.
Insurance Department of State
of Georgia Says That Empire
Life Insurance Co. Solvent
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Petition p or Receiver Not Taken Seriously—Thousands of
Stockholders Gratified to Know That State Says Company
O- K.—Figures of State Secured By Duly Accredited
ivepresentative of State Insurance Department.
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Atlanta, Ga.—Thousands of policy
holders in Georgia and the South in
the Empire Life. Insurance Company
Atlanta will be gratified to learn
that the insurance department of
iieorgia has declared the company to
De in a perfectly solvent condition.
Several days ago a petition was
tiled in alleging that the
company, was insolvent and asking a
receiver. Tile lawyers in the case
were supposed to be acting for James
tl. Brown, of Canton, Ga., a stock
holder.
W, W. Reid, president of the com
pany, in a statement to the Insurance
Held, stated today that the petition
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IM. & M. SALES SLIPS
i Fellows, do your shopping at the “Little
Store Around the Corner” and help your organi
zation or Lodgd win the $1,000.00 in (hold. Ev
ery penny you spend we give you cafeli sale slips
which entitles you to votes.
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fast. A new shirt if they fade. Regular SI.OO
values at .. 75^
COOL PAJAMAS—
In imported Madras, Soisette., and pure Silk.
Beautifully trimmed and well made. Note the
reductions:
$4.00 Silk .. . $2.90
$3.50 imported Madras
for .. .. $2.50
NIGHT SHIRTS—
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$1.25 values .... .95^
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GEO. H. BALDOWSKI
Junior
Phone 2443. 228 Jackson Street.
TO CAMP WHEELER
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Express Cars
t
For the benefit of City Merchants, we
will run regular express service to Camp
Wheeler daily with the exception of Sun
days. Should business warrant we will
have two cars each way.
For information as to rates call T. W.
Bunch, Augusta Agent, or E. L. Deal, C.
C. Ry. Dept.
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A. A. R. & E. CO.
is not taken with any seriousness oy
the officers of the company, owing to
the (act that the allegations are so
distcr .1 as to eliminate any element
of -uth.
ilariy so,” said Mr. Reid, “is
this true of the statements made
about myself in the sale of stock to
Mr. Brown. Heretofore Mr. Brown
has always been on tne best of terms
With us and expressed himself both in
person and in writing as well satis
fied with his investment, it would,
therefore, appear that the filing of the
petition is more in the light of malic
ious persecution agitated probably by
other parties with interest to gain.
$2.25, lj»2.00 Soisette
for .. $1.50
$2.50 Soisette . . $2.00
NIGHT SHIRTS—
In Otpnbric and ('heck
Nainsook, full size, well
made. 75c value
at 55^
“Our last statement with the state
insurance department shows us in a
perfectly solvent condition, it must
be remembered that (he figures given
were not made by the officers at will
but by a duly accredited representa
tive of the insurance department in
his official capacity.”
Similar suits have been filed against
numerous insurance companies re
cently, mostly by disgruntled stock
holders. and many on the flimsiest
of pretexts, and have been thrown
out of the courts. The insurance
Commissioner states that these suits
seem to he filed now at the whim of
almost any one.
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1151 BILLS
Announcement of Vote of
Chamber of Commerce of U.
S. is Announced on Pending
Measures.
Washington.—Results of a referen
dum on the trust hills pending in con
gress, conducted by the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States
among its constituent members were
announced here today at the head
quarters of the chamber. Some or
'ganteatiorrs decTlned To vote, giving
as their reason that they regarded
such legislation unnecessary at this
time. Business oganlzations in the
states casting a total vote of 659 re
corded their views.
The vote against attempt by statute
to forbid discriminations in prices of
commodities was 531 to is.
That a proposal to compel persons
controlling the product of mines to
sell to all applicants, “who may he re
sponsible,” is wrong in priciple and
unworkable in practice, was voted 527
to 32.
Sales and Leases.
That there should not bo statutory
proribition of conditions accompany
ing sales and leases to the effect that
buyers or lessees cannot handle or
use the products of competitors was
■ voted 514 to 35.
That a final decree in an equity
suit which establishes the existence
or non-existence of a restraint of
trade or of a monopoly should be con
clusive evidence as to the same gen
eral fact in similar private action
against the same defendants was vot
ed 484 to 62.
That interlocking of directors
among competitive business corpora
tions, including railroads should lie
prohibited regardless of size of cor
poration of competition among t.ie
corporations in question would con
stitute a violation of the Sheman act,
was voted 491 to 41.
That interlocking of officers and
directors between railroad and indus
trial concerns with which they tranc
act any substantial volume of busi
ness should be prohibited except in
such instances as the Interstate com
merce commission may determine are
not detrimental to the public interest,
was voted 494 to 53.
Credit Concentration.
That problems involved In prevent
ing concentration of credit should he
referred to the federal reserve board
or some other competent body, was
voter! 440 to 13.
That corporate ownership of stock
directly or indirectly of competitor
corporations should he prohibited if
elimination of competition among the
corporations in question would con
stitute a violation of the Sherman act,
except in such instances as the Inter
state Trade Commission, or the Inter
state oommerre commission In the
the case of railroads, may determine
are not detrimental to the public in
terest, was voted 432 to 75.
Tnat there should not be an at
tempt to regulate the shares of stock
issued by corporations engaged in in
terstate commerce, was voted 455
to 74.
JOINT MEETING OE THE
BARACAS, PUMAS
Will Be Held Tuesday Evening
at Lake View Park at 8
O’Clock.
A joint meeting ot the Bara>'a and
Philathea <’ity Unions will tie held at
lja.k« View Park on Tuesilay evening,
at 8 p. m. Special cars will leave the
Monument between 7:UO and 7:45, also
extra cars will leave the I-ake at 10:30
p m.
Every Phllathea and Raraoa in the
elty Is urged to lie present as there is
a rare treat In store. Among the most
prominent numbers on the program
will he selections by the Lyric Quar
tette and interesting talks by Kev. W.
B. Dillard of St. James church, and
Rey. Mr Smith of Curtis Baptist
church, both whole-hearterr Bnrncaa
It Is earnestly hoped that every Phila
tthea and Baraca will take advantage
of this splendid opportunity and he
present, on this occasion and enjoy the
social feature of these monthly meet
ings.
J. B. WHITE ’CO. BUYERS
OFF TO THP! MARKETS
Mr. (Jeo. X. Bailey, manager of the
furiiicure department oi J. It White
& Company, left Augusta Saturday
night for Brand Rapids, Mich., Chica
go, Ills., and markets In the north, to
purchase the fall and winter Htoek of
furniture for White's.
Shortly tiie department managers
of the fifty-three other departments
of Waite's will he leaving for the
north to buy their respective stocks.
The buying lor White's Is don.- In
connection with the forty odd other
stores In the chain. This has the ef
fect of permitting the buyers to bene
fit by the experience of the others
and what Is more Imimrtant, enables
them to buy at lower prices, because
of the tremendous quantities the forty
odd stores can command.
WANTED. COLORED BOYS TO CAR
ry psps'S In Colored Territory. Apply
Sub Station No. *. 1037 Kollnek St. If
Just received, car load of
Chevrolet Roadsters.
L. C. Edelblut, 551 Broad St.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, GA,
AUGUSTANS NOW CALL THE EMPIRE
BUILDING THE “BABY WOOLWORTH”
However, the Elegant 17-Story
Building is Not a Baby But a
Whale of a Building in the
South
ARCHITECTURAL LINES
PERFECT AND BUILDING
IS ADMIRED BY ALL'
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Terra Cotta Work About
Finished—Plasterers Busy at
Work—Five-Ton Granite Col
umns For Front of Building to
Be Installed This Week.
Rapid progress is being made on
tbe Empire building, "the baby Wool
worth" as Augustans are beginning
to term it. Tt may be a baby when
compared with the enormous structure
structure erected by the five and ten
cents store millionaire on lower
Broadway, New York, but It is a
whale in Augusta and the south.
Every visitor who comes to Augusta
spends a good portion of his time
viewing the Empire Life Insurance
Company's 17 story office building
which is being erected by the Whitney
< ‘ompany.
Augustans themselves never tire
looking at that beautiful structure
whose architectural lines are perfect
and whose graceful tower penetrates
the atmosphere to the height of 330
feet. The beautiful finish to the build
ing, aside from Its naturally graceful
outlines, is the cause of unstinted
praise being showered upon the archl
tei is who planned It, the company that
is building it and the life insurance
company that, will call it its home.
The terracotta work Is about fin
ished except plugging a few holes hero
and there. The big smokestack is
beltitgsflnlshed around the top of the
tower with terracotta and practically
all of the outside work has been com
pleted.
The plasterers are working busily
on the fifth floor and will soon have
all of the plastering work complete on
that floor. This work will be rushed
to completion as rapidly as possible.
The plumbing and electrical work is
progressing well aud one of the big
bMlers to he placed in the basement
for heating the building is already In
place and aonther is ready to he put
in.
The elevators are being installed
rapidly and, In fact, everything Is
moving forward with tremendous rap
idity and more than 50 per cent of the
offices will he complete by Oct. 1.
The big granite columns, weighing
five tons each, which will be placed on
cither side of the nan entrance are
expected this week. They will be iny
stalled Just as quickly as possible,
Martlh K■ (larretl, renting agents for
the Empire say that the offices are
renting rapidly and practically every
office which Is finished on Oct. 1 will
have a. tenant. The headquarters of
the Empire will occupy an entire
floor.
The architects for the Empire are
Messrs. (}. Lloyd I’rea< her. of Augusts,
utitl VV, L. Stoddart, of New York.
Mid-Summer Reductions
On Our Latest Straw Models
All $5.00 5traw5...... .,,,..53.73
All $3.50 Straws $2.60
Men’syand Boys’light weight Summer Cloth
ing at considerable reductions from regular
prices.
All $2.50 Straws $1.95
This house carries none but the best grades.
Silk Shirts, Collars, Underwear, Socks, Pajamas,
Ties, in vast profusion at lowest prices. -
MS Creary’s
SURGEOISKIIFE
KILLS lEIEINE
Wife of India’s Viceroy Suc
cumbs After Operation. Bomb
Thrown While Riding An
Elephant.
London—Lady Hardlnge, wife of the
viceroy of India, died Saturday at a
hospital here after undergoing an op
eration.
Lady Hard Inge was 4t> years old.
She whs married to Baron Hardingc
In 1890 and leaves two sons and -i
daughter.
The lute vicereine was seated In a
howdah, on an elephant's hack, with
her husband, Dec. 23, 1912, making a
state entry Into the city of Delhi,
India, when a bomb was thrown it
them which wounded the viceroy and
killed the attendant who was holding
the umbrella over the heads of vice
roy and vicereine.
The escape of the viceroy and his
wife was almost miraculous and the
occurrenee caused a sensation through
out the world.
The dead noblewoman was a favor
lie attendant of Queen Mother Alex
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"YOU CUR.”
Bristol, Eng. A violent at tael, was
made today on Augustine Birrell, chief
secretary for Ireland, by n. male suf
fragist. The assailant hurled a. heavy
bundle of ptspers in Mr. Blrrell's face
at the same time shouting, "You curl"
/‘You torturer of wooien!”
‘Pile mail was arrested.
All $4.00 Straws $3.00
All $3.00 Straws $2.25
All Light Flannel Odd Trousers at
20% Reduction
LINES IN THE FACE
Make Women Look Old
and they show the effect of unnatural sufferings—of headachas, back
aches, dizziness, bot flashes, pains in lower limbs, pains in groins,
bearing-down sensations.
These symptoms indicate that Nature needs help. Overwork, wrong dress
ing, lack nr exercise, and other causes have been too much for nature—and
outside aid must be called upon to restore health and strength.
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Specials This Week at the
DREAMLAND
MONDAY
“The House Discordant’*—A Rex Drama in
two parts—with four other selected reels.
TUESDAY
“Her Ragged Knight’’—A Victor Universal,
two great parts, with Florence Lawrence and
Matt Moore in the title roll—with four other
selected reels.
WEDNESDAY
“The Hopes of Blind Alley—lol Bison; 3 great
parts—3 other fine reels.
THURSDAY
“The Old Curoaity Shop” Hepworth’s Pic
torial Revival as imm rtalized by Charles Dick
ens. In 5 great feature parts.
“At Mexico’s Mercy”—with .J. Warren Karri
gan in the, title role.
FRIDAY
“Lucile Love, the Q-irl of Mystery”; 13th Series
With four other selected reels .
SATURDAY
“Duty” Au Eclair production, in 2 .parts—
with four other selected reels.
JUDGE HAWKINS DROPPED
DEAD IN DUBLIN HOME
Macon, Ga -Judfff* Kendrick J
Hawkins, Judge of the Dublin circuit. ’
dropped deaf! today while reading at
his home. He was editor of the Dub
lin Timet), which he helped found, for
a number of years.
His brother, W. M. Hawkins, was
buried in Atlanta Tuesday.
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