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WEDNESDAY. JULY 29
JUDGE ELLIS DID NOT OVERRULE
MAJJOS.B. CUMMING’S DEMURRER
Merely Declined to Hear Arguments on it at That Stage of
the Case. Officials of the Empire Confident of Outcome
of Case.
Judge Ellis in the superior court
of Pulton County yesterday did not
overrule the demurrer of Major Jos.
B.'Cumming, of counsel for the Em
pire Life Insurance Company, but
merely declined to hear argument on
it at that stage of the case, deciding
instead to hear the argument on the
whole cage, petition, demurrer, ans
wer and evidence, together at one
time. In the morning paper’s head
lines today It was stated that the
court had overruled the demurrer.
A director of the Empire who was
present at the hearing made this
statement to The Hergld today:
' The morning paper was in errof
in itu heading of its Atlanta bureau
report of tne proceedings in the Em
pire Life Insurance case Tuesday.
The judge did not "over rule'’ the de
murrer, but simply declined to hear
argument on it at that stage of the
case, and decided to hear the argu
ment ou the whole case, petition,
demurrer, answer and evidence, to_
gether at one time.”
Officials Confident.
The officials ot the Empire are ab
solutely confident that Judge Ellis
will deny the petition for a receiver
as they declare that the company 1b
in splendid condition.
The Georgian of yesterday said:
"One of the most bitter court
clashes in which Atlanta business
institutions ever figured was begun
Tuesday in the superoir court before
Judge Ellis, with tne hearing o£ a
bill praying for a receiver for the
Emi ire Life Insurance Company.
Judge Jas- R. Brown, an aged attor
ney of North Georgia, is the plaintiff,
but it is generally regarded that he
is only nominally the author of the
suit, and officials of the ecjjjpany
charge that behind the litigation are
other powerful enemies.
“Indication of the bitterness among
the parties to the litigation came on
Monday afternoon when the hearing
Hist was called before Judge Ellis,
and when a continuance was asked
until Tuesday. Judge Arthur Powell,
representing the life insurance com
panv, charged attorneys for Judge
Brown with “filibustering” Tor the
purpose of injuring the company.
"Carroll Lattimer, opposing attor
ney. resented the statement and ans
wered hotly.
■ The session of court Tuesday was
taken up with a reading of the bill of
the plaintiff by Mr. Lattimer. and by
the answer of the defendant, pre
sented by Judge Powell. The main
TRUST BILL,
BUSINESS
TALK
President Wilson Holds Another
Conference With Delegation.
Uncertainty the Big Trouble.
Expect Great Improvement
Soon.
Washington.—Prsident Wtlenn held
another conference today on business
conditions and the pending trust bill.!
with a number of business men repre
senting varied interests throughout the j
country.
A delegation of wholesalers present
ed a brief opposing the "one price"
and "exclusive agency" features of the
Clayton bill and several sections of the
trade commission bill. They told Mr.
Wilson they approved of the pending
legislation In a general way and
thought it necessary to prevent unfair
competition but feared some of its
features would seriously interfere with
business organisations operated on a
small scale.
Greatly Encouraged.
For more than half an hour the
president and the business men dis
cussed the question. Mr. Wilson ex
plained his view of the purposes of
the legislation and afterward the lead
ers of delegation said they were
greatly encouraged by his attitude.
Hugh Chalmers of Detroit told the
president he believed the greatest
trouble with business was uncertain
ty. Business had been bad for the
last few months, he aaid, but he looked
fur great Improvement as soon as the
trust bills were out of the way and
the Interstate commeree commission
made its decision on the freight rate
Increases.
Why Girls Like to Be Pretty
In the August Woman’s Home Com
panion appears a friendly talk to
girls who love beauty. The author
explains, as follows, why as a girl she
wanted to be beautiful and the reason
that Is generally at the bottom of a
desire for beauty:
"I wanted the power which( already
without , reasoning about It, I knew
beauty to possess.
"And that Is, I am sure, at the bot
tom of every girl's wish for beauty,
though she herself may not know it.
And all this claptrap talk about vanity
is very claptrap Indeed beside the real
reason. We want beautiy because It
Is a power, and—let all the mothers
and older people shake their heads at
me If they like —it Is right and nor
mal and healthy for a girl to want
power, and T would not give a snap of
my finger for the girl who did not
want It.
"We all have, as Stevenson says, a
great thirst for consideration.”
Why pay rent, when the
money you pay for rent and
S3OO cash will buy a pretty,
new home of your own. Phone
75-W tonight.
allegations are that the company is
Insolvent, torn by internal dissen
sions, that its assets are padded and
accounts juggled to show solvency.
These charges are denied throughout
by the defense, which, by Judge Pow
ell, announced In reply Tuesday that
the company always has been sol
vent. that is possesses more than
$300,000 gross surplus in tangle as
sets; that its business is prosperous
and bas always made money and that
its income exceeds its disbursements
A motion .that the court hear the
legal arguments in the case before
the evidence was made immediately
following the readtng of the allega
tions and answer, but was deferred
by Judge Ellis, and presentation ot
testimony by depositions began."
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PARIS WARMLY
GREETS PRES'T
Great Demonstration Accorded
Poincare Upon Return From
Russia. Anti-War Meet Pro
hibited. 0
P«ris.—President Poincare's return
to Paris today from his visit to Russia
was made the opportunity for a man!
festatton of patriotic feeling by some
thousands of young men belonging to
the League of Patriots.
The demonstrators gathered at the
railroad station and cheered the presi
dent on his arrival. They then formed
into column and marched behind the
president’s carriage to the Palace of
the Klyaee, Immense crowds cheering
them aa they went hy. The army, the
president, and the French republic
were all cheered enthusiastically by
the people.
The windows along the route were
Crown and Bridge
Work, $4.00 per
Tooth up.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA. GA
crowded with women who showered
flowers into the president's carriage
as it passed.
The government today prohibited an
anti-war meeting called by the revo
lutionary labor organizations.
Gold Soars.
Paris.—Gold coin bad almost disap
peared from circulation in Paris to
day and even sliver was becoming
scarce, so that many of the small store
keepers were unable to give change.
ALL IN THE POINT OF VIEW.
"Why, Mrs. Murphy, you look quite
festive today. What’s the matter?"
"Wot! Aven't you 'eard my Bill
comes out today?"
“But 1 thought the judge gave him
seven years.”
“Yes; but tihey're lotting him out
nearly two yoars earlles cos’ 'e's be
haved so well."
"Lor', Mrs. Murphy, what a com-
Tort it must be to ypu to ’ave such
a good son!"
Why pay rent, when the
money you pay for rent and
S3OO cash will buy a pretty,
new home of your own. Phone
75-W tonight.
IDE DAILY BULLETINS OF
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Who Wish to Save on All Dry
Goods, and Ladies' and Misses'
Ready-to-Wear Garments.
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White and Colored
Crepe Dresses at
$3.93
Ladies’ and Misses’ $15.00
Crepe, Ratine and Linen
Dresses at
$6.95
Ladies’ and Misses’ $7.50
Linen and Ratine Dresses
at
$3.75
All $20.00 Dresses reduced
to
$9.50
All $25.00 Dresses reduced
to
$ 10.95
All Colored Crepe de
Chine and Taffeta
Dresses, worth up to $25,
reduced to
$7.59
Children’s 75c Colored
Wash Dresses at
50c
Children’s $1.50 6 to 14
Colored Dresses at
SI.OO
Just received a lot of 40 in.
Black and White Striped
Voiles, special at
35c
Entire Stock of Laces, No Re
serve. Reduced to One-Third Off.
A lot of White Corded
Ratines, special at
35c
s
50c 36 inch White Ratine at
39c
35c 36 inch White Ratine at
25c
50c 40 inch White Crepe at
39c
/
35c 36 inch White Crepe at
25c
25c 32 inch White Crepes
at
19c
25c and 35c Figured and
Striped Crepes at
19c
35c Colored Ratines at 1
19c
35c 18 inch Embroideries
at
25c
One table of 15c to 25c
Embroideries, Edges and
Insertions, special at
10c
One table of 10c Embroid
eries at
5c
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