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TWELVE 4% THE 4% PLANTERS LOAN AND SAVINGS BANK K)6 BROAD ST, AUGUST A, GA. L. C. H»yn«, Pr*«id«nt. Geo. P. Bat**, Coahlor. Organized 1570 Correct Living Dally Is the only method by yFhlch succoss ran be obtained In any department of life. A Judicious Expenditure Of money must necessarily bring this happy reetilt to those who Observe thia rula. OUR BPLENDID FACILITIES For serving this conservative class of people are unexcelled, and their Interests are carefully guarded by us. WE INVITE TW« ACOOUNTB Of Guardians. Trustees, Ad ministrators, I,od*e Treasurers, and those having funds await ing Investment. United States Depository For Foetal Ravings Funds. CAREFUL AND PROMPT ATTENTION Gives! to all business entrusted to us end perfect satisfaction ruarsntoed. Deposits May Be Made by Mall. FIRE IN 800,000 BU6HELB WHEAT. Galveston, Taxaa—Th<> Southern Pa c-lflc elavatnr, rontiilnlng mure Ilian KOO.OOO bnahela of wheat wan threat cniwl with deatnictlon by a fire which (started In the roof of the building (shortly before noon today All tho fire fighting equipment of the otty, In cluding a fire boat, was railed out. AT MOPJESKA TODAY JUSTICE One of the most thrilling and sensational photo melodramas of the season. THE CHASM A Thanhouser Production BILL JOINS THE W. W. W. A sidespliting comedy. Do your Christmas shop ping early and avoid the rush. There’s no time like the present. It will pay to say "1 saw it in The Herald.” A raaldenca without •loctrio sorvica ii acarcaly men mod orn today than a rondonc* without wator aarvico. \T RAIMY r MIGHT \E ♦WILL INDYOU THOUT A LLAR IN E BANK? Young Man, don’t you think it wovld be win« for you to urnnwnc* to mv« a littla out of your «alary each pay day and gut ready for that “Rainy Day?” Thai day day is bound to come to you sooner or later. We are helping other young men to save. May we not help you ? THE AUGUSTA SAVINGS BANK 85 YEARS OF FAITHFUL SERVICE. I- Otis Skinner in "The Silent Voice,” at The Grand Wednes day Evening. Suit For $25,000 in U. S. Court Being Hard Fought By Counsel Case of Chas. T. Morris, For mer Employee of Georgia R. R., Against L. & N. and A. C. L. Railways, Lessees, Was Begun Before Judge Speer Tuesday Morning. The arv-ond day nf (hr November term of the United Slalea Dlalrlrt • ’oiirt In AiißiiHta whh begun prumptly 111 10:110 this morning, Judge Speer ! presiding. After the court granted an order authorising the sale of certain horses land moles in the matter in equity be tween H. Borchardt and the Yarynn Naval Stores Company, the ease of Chas T. Morris vs the Louisville and Nashville Hallway and the Atlantic Coast Line IMilway, leases of the Georgia ltatlroad, suit, for the recovery of 125,000.00 was begun. It was an nounced yesterday tlißt this case i would he started Tuesday . The plaintiff ts being represented Iby C 11. and R. S. Cohen and the ; defendants by Hrynn Cununlng and i .1. M. Hull. The ease Is being hard I fought, and probably will consume some time. At 10:30 o’clock the Jurors took •tholr seats and the case was opened by ttie reading of the plaintiff's peti tion by Mr. H. S. Cohen, in which It Is set out thHt on June 3rd. 1313, Mor ris, while In the employ of the Geor gia Railroad, as h tinner, sustained In juries to his left eye, which, according to a number of leading occullsts, ne cessitated Its removal to save the* sight In the other eye. On this pro fessional advice, according to the pe i tlt lon, the eye was taken out on Oc ! tober S. following. In n loeal hospital. The plaintiff alleges that the nect | dent was due to the neglect of the 'Georgia Railroad, and the petition l holds the Icnsccs of this company re sponsible for the Injuries Incurred 1 and asks for a considerable sum. as | damages Osfsctivs Hammer. The ease is a very Interesting one. , It revolves about the question of the responsibility ot an alleged defective hammer which Morris Is said to have I been using when hurl Counsel for the plaintiff stated that they Intended to Introduce evidence (showing that Just the day before the accident happened Morris, believing that the hammer, furnished him by the company, was defective and sub- Jo t to having pieces scale off of It while in use, beeause of being Improp erly tempered, went to his foreman and asked for another hammer; that tin- foreman assured him the hammer he was using was all right and for him to return tc Ills work, and that the said hammee was manufactured and tempered !n the Georgia Railroad 1 shops and furnished him by the Ueor- | gla Railroad. A number of other allegations are! made by the plaintiff, attempting to; Show that the Georgia Railroad was In every way responsible for his in juries, which, It Is set out, are pertna- | nent and have curtailed his earning capacity for the rest nf his life. The Railway’s Side. Following the opening of the case for the plaintiff, Mr. Bryan Gumming presented the case from tho standpoint of the railway company, stating that they Intended to show that no such conversation between Morris and his foreman, relative to the safety of Mor ris using said hammer shortly before the accident, ever took place, as the plaintiff claims, and that the railway company was In no way responsible for the tool, said to have been defec- The Jury. The case Is in the hands of R. C. ' I’eel, I H. Frost, Jas. 1* Ricker, H. M Dunnaway, J. F. Roekley, B F. I Godbee. \Y. J. Drlnkard, J. W. Ful- I mer, J. R. Henderson W. B. Jones, J I M Hego and J. W. Houston, the Jury. The following witnesses today were i exnnilned: .1 M. Sego, Simon Gay, Mr Stringer, and Dr. .1 M. 11 nil, for! the plaintiff, and K. J. Cosgrove and c. 11. Newton, fore i an at the Georgia Railroad, for the defendant. drily a lot of detail matters were brought out In the testimony of these witnesses. Adjourned at 1:20 P. M. After finishing with the examination of Mr. Newton, at 1:20, Judge Speer adjourned court until 10 a. m. Wed nesday. District U. S. Attorney- Donaldson arrived Tuesday morning but It will probably he the latter part of the week before he will conduct the prose cution In any cases for the United States The dally sessions at pres ent are taken up with civil business. The case of K. A. Thompson, trus tee, vs, the Rank of Mlllen, Is sched uled to follow the Morris ease. Vmong the distinguished visitors present at today's seaslon of the court was the Hon. R. N. Hardeman, the new Judge of the middle circuit, who will take hla seat January Ist, succeeding the present Incumbent, Judge B. T. Rawlings. ASSIGNMENT OF CASES IN THE FEDERAL COURT Judge Kmory Speer yesterday an nounced the assignment of cases In the V’nited Stales court for the pres ent fall term as follows: Wednesday. K. A. Thompson, trus tee vs. the Hank of Mlllcn Thursday, P. C. I'rost vs. the Uruis vtlle A- Nashville Railroad. Friday. t'ralg A .lenks vs. Frank B. Hall, and W H. Miles Shoe Company vs. T Z. and I’. V. I 'an lel and R. Daniel. Saturday. W. R Buxton, bankrupt Arthur Johnson, for Impersonating a I ntted States officer; the Duckworth Co. vs. the Farmers’ Oil and Guano Company, suit on contract. Monday. Wyatt A. Harnesherser. trustee, vs M V. Kirkpatrick, l'aul Hymann vs. Wyatt A. Harneaberger, trustee Tuesday. Charley Glffen. for car Breaking, and Frank F. Hookey, mis appropriation of postal funds: A. Rosenthal. petUlon for the removal of trustee. Wednesday. John M . Mays, for rob bery of the Fritted States mall. Thursday, holiday. I*ridav all cases charged with Il licit diatllling will he heard. The equity case of Wyatt A Harn esherger, trustee, versus M V. Kil patrick. was assigned for November L'3rd The case of G. S. Klmhall vs the Atlantic States I.lfe Insurance Com pany. In both equity and hill of In tervention wn» passed over tempor arily. owing to the non-arrival of the plaintiff a lawyer. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. 1.1. HICUH ON ‘CONSUMPTION OF COTTON’ Rotary Club of Augusta Tomor ' row Will Have Talk From Head of American Cotton Manufacturers on Vitally Im portant Subject. The regular weekly meeting of the Augusta Rotary Club will tie held at the usual hour, 2 o'clock, tomorrow afternoon, at the Albion Hotel, and the regular delicious luncheon will be served. The feature of this week's meeting will be the address on "Cotton Con sumption," which will he delivered by Mr. T. I Hickman, president of the American Cotton Manufacturers’ As sociation. Augusta is highly honored in hav ing here the headquarters of this large and important association and is also honored in that an Augustan is at the head of this association. It is unnec essary to speak of the extent to which Mr. Hickman is known throughout the country among cotton manufactur ers. The talk “tomorrow before the Au gusta Rotary <'ltib. upon the subject selected, could not be given by a man hotter versed in the situation than Mr. Hickman. The club will also have present as its guest, Mr. Hudson, i/ho originated the plan of employes of public service companies, such as the trainmen of both steam and electric lines, police men, firemen, etc., wearing khaki (cot ton) uniforms. Suits, overcoats and other winter goods at F. G. Mertins. READERS DROPS BELOW RECORD. New York —For the first time since the third hour of the race, the leading teams in the bicycle race, dropped be low the record this morning. At 11 o’clock the nine leaders were bunched with a score of 743 miles. The rec ord for the 3fith hour .was 743 miles and five laps, made by Verri and Broc co In 1913. - HAVE YOU A CHILD? Many women long for children, but because of some curable physical derangement are deprived of this greatest of all happiness. The women whose names follow were restored to normal health bv I.ydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta ble Compound. Write and ask them about it. JttVltcML •■ “ i • I 'v! --J Don't Merely “Stop” a Cough Stnp the Thins: that CaniM It and the rough will Mop Itself A cough is really one of our best friends. It warns us that there is in flammation or obstruction in a danger ous place. Therefore, when you get a had cough don’t proceed to dose yourself • with a lot of drugs that merely "ston" the cough temporarily by deadening the i throat nerves. Treat the cause—heal the inflamed membranes. Here is a home-! made remedy that gets right at the cause; ami will make an obstinate cough vanish i more quickly than vou ever thought pos sible. Tut 2’4 ounces of Pinex (f»f> cent* worth 1 in a pint liottle and All the bottle with plain granulated sugar syrup. This gives vou a full pint of the most pleasant and effective cough remedy you ever Used, at a cost of onlv 54 cents. No bother to prepare. Full directions with Burex. It heals the inflamed membranes so gentiv and promptly that vou wonder how it doea it. Also loosens a drv. h'arse or tight rough and stops the formation of phlegm in the throat and bronchial tubes, thus ending the persistent loose cough. Pinex is a highly concentrated com pound of Norway pine extract, rich in guaiaeol. and is famous the world over lor its healing effect on the membranes. To avoid disappointment, ask vour' druggist for ’’2'? ounces of Binex.” and don t accept anythin* else. A guarantee of absolute satisfaction, or money prompt- i hr refunded, goes with this preparation. Hie Binex Co.. Ft. Wavne. Ind. 1 “1 took your Com pound and have a fine, strong baby. ” Mrs. John Mitchell, Mas sena, N. Y. '‘Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound is a wonderful medicine for expectant mothers.” Mrs. A. M. Myers, Gor donville, Mo. “ I highly recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg etable Compound before child-birth, it has done so much for me.”—Mrs. E. M. Doerr, R. R. 1, Con shohocken, Pa. “I took LydiaE. Pink ham’s Vegetable Com pound to build up my system and have the dearest baby girl in the world.”—Mrs. Mose Blakeley, Imperial, Pa. ‘‘l praise the Com pound whenever I .have a chance. It did s«much for me before my little girl was born.”—Mrs. E. W. Sanders, Rowles burg, W. Va. ‘‘l took your Com pound before baby was born and feel I owe my life to it’’—Mrs. Winnie Tillis, Winter Haven, Florida. THE WISE DRY GOODS CB. Suggestions of Economy on All Sides Price Cards Show Dig Reductions in Every Department TRY WISE FIRST IT PAYS Are you interested in any of the following organiza tions? If so, help them win the $300.00 Cash Prizes offered by us to be given away December 24th, by placing your cash sales slips in their box. See the standing of each in the first week, up to last Saturday night: Mary Warren Home . .7,849 Salvation Army 7,375 Y. W. C. A .3,040 Daughters of Isabella . . 2,299 Boys Home .4,579 You can make your dollars do double duty for them by trading here, getting votes in the Purple Trading Stamp Contest and votes in our private contest, and win both prizes. SI.OO spent here would get you 100 votes in the Stamp Contest and 20 votes in our private contest, and can be voted for the same institution in each place. See Below a Few of Our Special Leaders $17.50 Coat Suits at . .$12.98 Coat Suits up to $25.00 at $15.98 Coat Suits up to $27.50 at $19.95 Coat Suits up to $35.00 at $24.95 Coat Suits up to $40.00, at $29.75 SIO.OO Coats all reduced to $6.75 $12.50 Coats all reduced to $9.95 $15.00 Coats all reduced to $11.95 $20.00 Coats all reduced to $14.95 THE WISE DRY GOODS CO. “The Shop of Quality” 858 Broad St. Augusta, Ga. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17. Woodlawn Baptist Church . 1,891 Woodlawn Methodist Church 1,625 Children’s Home 1,504 $3.98 Silk Petticoats at . $2.98 $5.00 Wool Cheviot Skirts at $3.95 $1.50 Shirt Waists at . . .$1.19 $2.00 52 inch Broadcloths at $1.50 10c Outing at 8c 12 |c yard wide Percales at 10c 98c 36 inch Roman Stripe Tissues at 49c 40 inch Sea Island, 64c grade, at 3|c 15c Lonsdale Cambrics at 12$c 74c Jno. P. King’s Sea Island at 5c