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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
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This plat of lots is be
tween Gordon street and
Lucile avenue, and between
Lawton and Holderness sts.,
inside city limits. Street car I
facilities. “
This property * fronts Lu
cile avenue car line; cars are
marked “Westview.” Gor
don street cars one block
away. Take either West-
view or Gordon street cars,
and get off at Lawton st.
The “E. P. Howell” City
Park, now being beautified
by the city, is within three
blocks.
Sewer, water and gas are
easily accessible. ,
Lucile avenue is cherted
and has sidewalks.
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Call at Our Office, S. Broad and Alabama Sts., at 2:30 P. M., Next Tuesday, May 21st, and Go Out With Us.
S. B. TURMAN & COMPANY,' w - Fe T2Z,
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CAPT. FALKNER
YIELDS TO DEATH
Rpeclal to Ths Georgian.
Montgomery, Ala., May 18.—Captain
JefTenon M. Felkner, for many years
district attorney for the Louisville and
Nashville, a well known Confederate
soldier and prominent.figure In Ala
bama politics, died this morning at hla
country home at Mountain Creek, after
an Illness of several months. He will
be burled at.Msrbury tomorrow after
noon.
MILLIONAIRE Sh
AND THINKS i
Washington, May 18.—Gaston P.
Philip, millionaire, all-around sport and
man about town In New York and
Washington and brother .of J. Van Ness
Philip, this morning shot end probably
fatally wounded Frank B. McAboy, a
“night hawk" hark driver. In Phlllp’a
room In the Arlington Hotel, because
JOOTS CABMAN
T A GOOD JOKE
McAboy refused to take a drink with
the society man. McAboy Is In the
Emergency hospital with a jagged and
painful wound In hla liver.
Philip Is In jail.
Philip, In response to a question put
to him at the police station, said: "Yes,
I shot him; shot him with a blank cart
ridge. ’’ Then he laughed aa If he con
sidered It a pretty good Joke.
BUT II WEEK LEFT
TO PLACE STATUE
;On next Saturday, May 26, the mar
hlflcent equestrian atatue of General
John B. Gordon will be unveiled on
the capitol xround* on the Washington
and Hunter atreeta aide.
From now until the day of the un
veiling there will be a great ruah to
complete every detail of the arrange
ment*. Juat now tha proceaa of un
loading and placing the ad,000-pound
die-stone to the monument on the
pedestal prepared for It I* progreaalng
tlowly. The huge block of atone la
being forced Inch by Inch to Ita Anal
reeling place.
The brnnxe atatue of General Gor
don arrived In Atlanta about a week
ago, but le being held In the car until
the pedestal Is ready to receive It. Title
will be ubout the middle of next week.
Grand Marshal R. K. Park, aided by
Major E. E. Pomeroy, la busy arrang
ing all the details of the parade. In
addition to practically the entire Filth
regiment, a part of the Second, from
Macon, will come for the event. In
addition a squadron of the Flrat caval
ry from Savannah will be here under
Lieutenant Colonel A. Gordon Caasela.
The'Candler Horae Guards, of Gaines
ville, will also be In line.
Over 140 cadets from Gordon Insti
tute. at Barnesvllle, an equal number
from Marlat College, and perhape the
cadet corps from the University of
Georgia, will add to the Imposing pa
rade. Between TOO und 800 public
school children will be lu line also.
' The contractors will probably begin
work on the Immense aland for the ex
ercises early next week, and It will take
hustling to get It ready by the date.
General C. A. Evans will deliver the
oration on the occasion. The Gordon
monument will coat approximately
<20,000. Of this amount the last gen
eral assembly appropriated <16.000 and
a similar amount was contributed by
the people.
COL. EBTILL WORSE:
SON IS CALLEO HOME.
Special to The Georgian.
Columbus, Ga„ May It.—L. 1. Katin,
son of Colonel J. H. Eatllt. the veteran
editin', left here yesterday for Savan
nah In answer to a telegram Indicating
a more serious phase In the condition
of hit father
REMARRIAGE AFTER DIVORCE
UNDER PRESBYTERIAN BAN
Columbus, Ohio, May II.—An aggrea.
alve attitude taken by the Presbyterian
General Assembly on some of the dis
puted questions and Irreligious evils
of the day was universally discussed
Friday evening.
The added stringency of the assem
bly toward the remarriage of divorced
persons and the additional safeguards
thrown out tor the sanctity of the mar-
hearty approval.
Haturdny was not as busy a day for
the Presbyterian General Assembly
as Friday. The reports of some com
mlttees were made at the morning
session, but little of Interest developed.
The work of ministerial relief was
discussed, but It was largely of a rou
tine nature. Special services will be
held In many of the churches Sunday.
PRISONER’S BA CK SLA SHED
BY CRUEL CA T-O'-NINE-TAILS
Wilmington, Del., May II,—The most
sensational whipping In the history of
this state took place at the work house
here today. Nine men were stripped
to the waist and given from live to for
ty lashes. Adam Ward, aged It, ac
cused of highway robbery, received
forty lashes.
During the lashing Ward loosed one
hand and cried: "Ob. God, I will be
good. Please atop.” His pleading was
not heeded, but was continued with
vigor until Ward's beck looked as
though It had been slashed with a
knife.
The scenes attending the whipping
were so revolting that many persona
left Immediately after the first man
was whipped. The screams and cries
of the victims were heard for blocks.
Reward Paid Brunswick Man.
A reward of <160. offered by the stat.i
for the arrest of Simon Francis, col
ored, wnnted In Washington county f <r
murder, wa* paid Saturday to George
Itlrhnrdscn, of Brunswick. Francis hits
been tried, convicted and is noty serv
ing a life sentence. •
Federal Officials Feast.
The officials ftf the United States
court are away Saturday attending the
annual fish fry and barbecue of the
Newman Club, of Gainesville. Thla
club, which Is composed of attorneys
In Gainesville and other c|tles, and
which was named In honor of Judge
Newman, holds an annual feast at
Dunlap’s lake, near Gainesville. Those
attend'ng front Atlanta are Judge New
man. Judge Don A. Pardee, clerk O. C.
Fuller and Assistant District Attorney
John Henley. ,
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Returns on Railroad.
Tax returns for the Charleston and
Western Carolina railroad, twenty-ore
miles of which lies In Georgia, wa '
■ ecclvcd Saturday by the comptroller.
The total amount ti <126,1(4, of which
<21,600 la franchise.
Delegates to Conference.
Dr. T. D. Longtno, of Atlanta, Is
chairman of a delegation of fifteen
named by Governor Terrell Saturday
t« nttend the thirty-fourth annual con
ference of Oliarltlee and Corrections,
which meets In Minneapolis June 12-12.
East Point Baptists.
Evangelist J. D. Taylor: subject,
"What the Bplrit Bays to the Church:"
I pi a. to men only, "From a Gamb
ler’s Deri to the Pulpit:” 7:24 p. tit , "A
Prayer Meeting In HelL" The meet
ings will continue.
AT GRADYHOSPITAL
Dr. T. F. Brewster An
nounces That He Will
Tender Resignation.
“I am In favor of sleeting a compe
tent physician to succeed Dr. Brewster
ns superintendent of the Grady Hospi
tal, and shall advocate a material raise
In the salary for that position."
This statement was made by Mayor
W. R. Joyner Saturday morning upon
learning that Dr. T, F. Brewster would
resign.
"It will be absolutely Impossible,"
stated the mayor, ’To get a competent
man to succeed Dr. Brewster st the
small salary now paid, <140 a month."
Dr. Brewster ha* been superintend
ent of the hospital for the past fourteen
years. He has passed the 74-year
mark, but Is still quite active.'
”1 shall tender my resignation.” said
the superintendent to a representative
of The Georgian, "because 1 know my
health will not stand the constant
strain and the great and ever-lncreaa-
Ing responsibility of the position.
"I have not decided just when I shall
tender the resignation."
Dr. Brewster waa bom In Cherokee
iunty and Is. a graduate of the Jeffer-
n Medical College. Philadelphia. He
joined the hospital corps of the Confed
erate army at the beginning of the
Civil war.
After the war he went to Harris
county, where he built up a large prac
tice. He served two terms In the legls- \
lature from this county. He was elect- ]
ed superintendent of the hospital be- j
fore It was a year old, and took the
position In May, ISM. •
DIES IN HIS CELL
FROM SOAAE POISON
After suffering for days with somi
strange, unknown poison which had
eaten Into his hands and permeated hU
entire system, R, A. Poston, of Sylves
ter. Ga., died Friday night In the sleep-
era’ ward at the police station.
In company with his wife. Poston
came to Atlanta Thursday afternoon
for treatment. He went direct to the
Grady Hospltnl, where hli hand* were
bandaged and he was given treatment
for the peculiar malady.
ATLANTA WANTS
O. R. T. CONVENTION
If effort* made Ratnnlay by aerenl At
Imitnii* tft-r •utvpMful, th«* next ronrtntlau
of thp «>nlpr of Mntlwmjr TVleg Cipher* trill
In* held b«*rr two years from now. Tlio l»l*
fiinlol convention of that big labor ormnlsa*
Hot) la wound up Katurriay In Minor
spoils. and In order ro got tbs urtt con
vention boro several telegram* were sent to
r.mrentlon Hs t unlay morning. «*. II
rett, representing the local organisation
wnt telegrams for hla uulon. while-the luvl
ration to come to Atlanta waa extruded by
tier of C’ommerce titid by __
for the Atlanta Hotel Men‘a Association.
Water Bonds Validated.
A decree validating (he taaue of 1500..
000 worth of water bond# was Issued by
Judge Pendleton, of the superior court,
Saturday afternoon.
BOY, AGED 15,
•STABSANOTHER
Washington. May It.—Ernest Lang
ley. aged 16. lies dead at the morgue,
the victim of a tub wound. Rafael
Altman, same age. lurks somewhere in
hiding fearful of the police, who are
scouring ths city for him to arrest him
to answer for the death of his com
rade.
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TRIAL OF HARGIS
DRAWS TO CLOSE
Lexington, Ky.. May IS.—'The trial of
Judge James Hargis for the assassina
tion of James Cockrlll la drawing to a
close. Mose Feltner, John 8mlth and
Ansel White swore conclusively that
Judge Hargis and his two brothera,
Alex and Elbert, with Eil Callahan,
conspired to have James Cockrlll.
James Marcum and Dr. B. D. Cox as
sassinated. and all were murdered ac
cording to plana laid out by them.
Deaths and Funsrals
Miss Minnie Tuggle.
Miss Minnie Tuggle, daughter of
Mrs. L. G. Tuggle, died Saturday
morning at the family residence In De
catur. On., after a long Illness. The
funeral services will be conducted
Monday morning at <:<» o’clock. The
Interment will be at Clsrkston, Go.
Misa Tuggle Is survived by her
mother, two sisters. Miss Aurie and
Silas Gertrude Tuggle, and three broth
ers, Ben, John and Lucius Tuggle.
George Wilson, Jr.
George Wilson, Jr., the Infan: »"»i™
Ir. and Mrs. George Wilson, <lle>l I"’
ay night at a private, sanitarium, tm
unerai services will be conducted sun-
Robert Lea Smith.
The funeral services of Robert I-f*
the Infant son of Mrs. Rosa Smith, wg
died Friday afternoon were conducin'
Saturday morning at 10 o clock In *
chapel of Harry G. Poole. The Inte
ment was at Mason’s churchyard.
Mrs. L. A. Allan.
Ths funeral services of Mrs. I* *
Allen, who died Friday morning
residence In Social Circle. Ga..
conducted Saturday afternoon at
place. She Is survived by three brotn* j
ers and four slaters.
J. W. Houehin.
The funeral services of J- " • ’
chin, aged 76 years, who died I
morning at his residence, 163 1 ;
street, was conducted Saturday *
noon at I o’clock. Mr. Hou ^‘,A t*
bom in London In 1M2. *f®|f£ 1B t»
America In 18*9. He came «’
In 1886. and since that time ha’ r
e.l In this city. .,
Mr. Houchln Is survived by hl«
a son. J. R. Houchln. «nd a dsugn i
Mrs. Catherine Higgins, of i