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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1W7. I OF MUNICIPALITIES City Officials of State Gath er at Athens in Annual Convention. Special to The Georgian. Athens, Ga., May 28.—This Is a gala week tor Athens. She Is entertaining the Georgia League of Municipalities. A large number of the mayors and ™ u,lc l»ns will be engaged for the nve other city officials came In yesterday. ev « n, »« “<* w..u -fc.o the balance arriving this morning. The TO BE "OPEN HOUSE" Gov. Hoke Smith Will De vote Five Evenings a Week to Lawmakers. STOCK COMPANY AT GRAND MAKES DISTINCT SUCCESS During the coming session of the general assembly Governor Hoke Smith will keen open house at the excutlve mansion nve evenings In the week. This, so It Is said by one who keeps In touch with the plans of the governor, elect. Is the Intention of the new chief executive. An orchestra of flrst.class opening exercises of the convention were held this morning at 11 o’clock at the Colonial theater, Alderman Lips comb presiding. The address of welcome was made by Mavor Dorsey and responded to by Hon. James L. Mayson. city attorney of Atlanta. Immediately after adjourn, ment this morning the mayors attended t barbecue given In their honor by the ex-mayors of Athens. Among the speakers for tomorrow will bo Hon. Hoke Smith. John Tern- pi# Graves, of Atlanta, and Congress- man Tom Hardwick, of the Tenth dis trict. The complete program for the re mainder of the session is aa follows: At 2:20 p. m. members will assem ble at the council chamber, when the following papers, pertaining to mu nicipal government, development and Improvement, will be read and dis cussed : "Modern Municipal Sanitation," Dr. James C. Bloomfield, of Athena; "Sus pended Sentences In Municipal Courts," Hon. Guerry Cabanlss, Judge of re corder’s court. Macon, Ga.; "Harmony * Potent Factor In Municipal Govern- H. B. Col: Dalton, Ga.; "The Publ City," Hon. H. L. Collier, commis sioner of public works of tbe city of Atlanta; “Protection of Prop erty From Fire," Hon. W. R. Joyner, mayor of Atlanta; “Municipal Cars and Culture of Trees,” Hon. L. A. Berckmens. Augusta, Ga.; "Municipal Care of Indigent Sick,” Dr. T. D. Long- lno. Atlanta; "Foreign Immigration,” Hon. John A. Betjeman; address by Hon. Hoke Smith, governor-elect of Georgia. At C p m. a rldo over the city, see ing all points of Interest; at 9 p. m., delegates and visitors will be the guests tt a reception given by Chan- tellor Barrow on the campus of the evenings each week In which open house win be kept. There will be nothing formal about these affairs—no dress suits or other trappings of ultra-social events. The governor simply desires the lawmakers to come to the executive borne In their business suits and spend the evenings pleasantly listening to good music and •hdjscusslon of public matters. This Is an Innovation In the plans of the chief excutlve. It has been the cus tom of all the governors to give one or more receptions to the general assem bly. But an open house five days In the week throughout the session of the fifty days Is a departure from the usual custom. Centennial at Mllledgevllle, Governor Terrell will leave Tuesday afternoon for Mllledgevllle. where he goes to attend the celebration of the one hundredth anniversary />t the state cspitol, which was removed from that point to Atlanta Just after the war. Mllledgevllle Is- preparing to celebrate the occasion most impressively Wed nesday. University of Georgia, commanded by Major Kimbrough, bon fires and sham battles. Wednesday. May .29—Addresses by Hon. C. A. Plcquet, recorder of Au gusta; Hon. John W. Maddox, mayor of Rome, Ga.: Hon. John Temple Graves, editor of The Atlanta Georgian; Hon. T. W. Hardwick, member of con gress; adjourn at 12:20 p. m. for lunch. Reports of committees: selection of next place of meeting; election of offi cers. At 6 p.<m. inspection of the Athens police force and exhibition of the Ath ens fire department will take place. At 9 a. m. a banquet will be tender ed to the mayors and visiting city of- fllcals at Dupree hall. PRISONER FIGHTS TO GAIN F Federal Convict. Claims He Is Confined After End of Term. MISS ROSE CURRY. Leading woman of George Fawcett Stock Company, who made her first appearance in Atlanta in “The Henrietta" Monday night. George Fawcett Company in “The Henrietta” Receives Favorable Verdict on Its Opening. 3.50, 4.00 and 5.00 Coats Child rehs At 2.19 The little folks have their inning in this sale—but toothers will appreciate it as keenly. . Thirty-three coats in the lot in weight just right for days like these. There’s many a day cool enough during the sum mer for little coats like these. In ages: 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. In fancy mixtures, in solid cheviots and serges or cloths. „ . Some, as shown in cut, have fancy white collars of e , trimmed with tiny medallions; others have the ed collars and cuffs. ... , , In cadet blue, navy blue, light blue, brown and red. Wednesday Morning, 8:30. Sscohd Fiosr, Froht, Infants' Wsar. Chamb?rlin-JoIinson-DuB°se C°. "The best stock company I ever saw.” That waa the verdict of the little knot of old theatergoers who gathered Monday night In the foyer of the Grand after the third act to discuss Atlanta's new theatrical venture. There were veteran amusement seekers In the list, some who came hoping, but doubt ing. All of them gave a verdict which would have made, the manager emile. "The Henrietta,” the first offering of the new company, waa a distinct suc cess, and this In spite of the fact that the pleyers had hardly had a full re hearsal. The leading woman had reached Atlanta.only a few houre be fore the first night, after a fast trl| across the continent. The players hai been gathered from many elites, wltl but aught acquaintance with one an other. Yet the trying experience of a first night waa paaaed with hardly a hitch, and the performance compared favorably with many a "road” produc tion of a season's experience. "High class’’ Is the most striking quality of the company. The players look well fed. well paid and prosper ous. There la nothing of the barn stormer about them. They dress their parts well; they seem at home In their work, and the state management Is excellent There It not a character which Is not acceptable, while there are bits of work In several scenes wor thy of hearty applause. Probably the beet acting of the opening bill was that of DeWItt Jen nings, in the character role of the elder Van Alstyne. His conception of the role waa greatly at variance with those of former players, but he Infused a spirit of comedy Into It that made a popular hit. He should prove one of the best character men ever seen in stock here. If Regan Hughe ton. the leading man, does not become a matinee Idol to make ell Peachtree "rubber,” there’s no virtue In raven curie and big dark eyes. As Bertie, "The Lamb,” he was pleasing, though it Is evident that com edy Is not his strongest point. He should be seen to better advantage In later offerings. Frank Craven, who will be remem bered as the chauffeur In "Man and Sup and was cast for the light role of the English lord. He gave an amusing bit or two. Of th are good to look upon and their work. The leading woman. Miss Rose Curry, was given but tittle prom inence In the flrst week's bill, but she gives, evidence of ability. Miss Ethel Conroy, a statuesque blonde, waa given the best opportunity, and,made a de cided success. Miss Grace Sherwood waa happily coat In a character wom an’s role, while Miss Phyllis'Sherwood was a delightful little Ingenue. The .entire'company la one which Is fully up to the mark, and If their sea son Is not a successful one. It will be the fault of the public and not of the players. The scenic artists engaged for the season are providing elaborate settings, and the productions will rank favorably in every way with the aver age "road” attractions offered during the winter season. A fair audience was present on the opening night. The entire cast follow*: Nicholas Vanalstyns. 8r„ "Old Nick" —DeWItt C. Jennings. Agnes Hemsley—Phyllis Sherwood. Dr. Parke Wainwrlght—Brandon Hurst. “Bertie” Van Alstyne, a Lamb—Re gan Hughston. Mrs. Rose Van Alstyne—Rote Curry. Watson Flint—Stuart Beebe. Mrs. Cordelia Opdyke—Grace Sher wood. Rev. Dr. Murray Hilton—Burr Ca- ruth. Lady Mary ’ Trelawney—Ethel Con' Lord Arthur Trelawney—Frank Cra von. Mr. Musgrove—Allen Fawcett. Nicholas Van Alstyne, Jr.—Georg* Schraeder. G. D. G. Deaths and FuhSrals Claude Clements. Claude, the 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mr*. T. F. Clements, died Monday night at 10 o’clock at the family resi dence, 18 Plum street. The funeral services will be conducted Wednesday morning at 1? o’clock at the Capitol Avenue Baptist church. The Interment will be In Westvlew cemetery. Rev. John E. Briggs will officiate. Manning McCord Harwell. Fannie May Tribble, The funeral services of Fannie .May Tribble, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Tribble, who died Monday at the family residence, SOI Pulliam street, were conduoted Tuesday after, noon at 2:10 o'clock. The interment was In Westvlew cemetery. DEPUTY MARSHALS PLACED ON TRIAL Special to The .Georgian. Raleigh. N. C., May 28—United States Deputy Marshals D. C. Downing and J. C. Stanclll, both of whom are I UinMnr Mr. ana oiancui, mm w wnom The funeral eervlce. of Manning Me- wlth mur der. were placed Cord, the infant non or Mr. ana Mrs. w. A. Harwell, who died Sunday night ,r, » 1 ,n ,h « Un,ted 8,,,e » court at the family residence,-128 East Hun ter street, were conducted Tuesday morning. The Interment was in West- view cemetery. William Hugh Mtson. William Hugh Mason, the Infant eon of Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Mason, died Mon day night at the family residence. 244 South Boulevaid. The body will be sent to Buford, Oa., for Interment. Charles S. Tuggle. Charles 8. Tuggle, the Infant son of Mr. and Mr*. E. M. Tuggle, died Tues day morning at the family residence, 21 Meldrim street. The body will be sent to Buford. Ga.. for nlterment. Mrs. J. F. Brown. The funeral services of Mrs. J. F. Brown, aged 46 years, who died Sun day night at her residence In East At lanta. were conducted Tuesday after noon at 2 o’clock at the East Atlanta Methodist church. The interment was In Sylvester cemetery. > Miss Nelli* May HunnicutL The funetal eervlce* of Miss Nellie May Hunnicutt, who died Sunday night at her residence. 17 Eotoria street, were conducted Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. The Interment wa* at West- view cemetery. Wilson’Jemlgan, a white man, who lived In ond of the eastern counties, was shot several years ago by the officers and they contend that the shooting was In self-defense. The officer*' had Just cut up an Illicit distillery when Jernl- gan appeared on the scene end the of ficers say he resisted arrest and shot at them and In the melee he was killed. FIFTH REGIMENT MEETS WEDNESDAY A meeting of the officers of the Fifth regiment has been cslled by Colonel Clifford L. Anderson for Wednesday evening at ( o’clock. In the armory of the Third battalion, on Hunter street. The meeting has been called for the purpose of completing the plans for taking the regiment to, Jamestown In June. The recent ’ military fair, netted the regiment a considerable sum of money, and It Is now In fairly good shape financially. Between five and six hundred men will go to the exposi tion. At Wallses Strest Church. Rev. N. KefT Smith will sing and preach at the Wallace Street Presby terian church, at Nelson and stone wall streets, Tuesday night at 7:45 o’clock. Charging that he Is being Illegally held a prisoner In'the government pris on In South Atlanta after hta term of Imprisonment has expired, William Howard, alias William Houlihan, has presented, through hie attorney, Judge J. K. Hines, a petition to Judge New man for a writ of habeaa corpus. So far Judge Newman has taken no ac tion upon the matter, but will probably consider It some time Tuesday after noon. Howard was convicted in the Federal court on May It, 1498, In North Caro* llna and sentenced to serve five years In the state penitentiary at Raleigh. He waa charged with having robbed a postoffice and In addition to the term In the pen he was fined 480. On April 14. 1899. he escaped and was not recaptured until 1904. He wee then taken before the court and it was ordered that he should be sent to the Federal pen In Atlanta and serve the balance of hie term, four year* and 24 days. He began serving this sentence on February 27, 1904. The prisoner now claims that with seven days off each month for good behavior, hie term of Imprisonment Is completed, and he asks to get his liber ty through the habeas corpus route. On the other hand, however, It Is pointed out that, his escape forfeits participa tion In the time off for good behavior under the act of June 21, 1902. Then, too, It Is charged that since being In the Federal prison here Howard’s con duct has not been such as to warrant hlJ release before his term Is finished. SHIPMENTS MAY GET SHIPPERS IN TROUBLE As a result of an order Just Issued by the Interstate commerce commission In Washington, tome Atlanta shippers stand a chance of getting Into trouble with the Federal authorities, and, too, stand a chance of fine or Imprisonment, or both. This order calls upon railroad officials to keep an accurate account of viola tions of the new railroad rate law In regard to the underbllllnr and under- weighing of shipments. Complaint Is made to the commission that the prac tice of underbllllnr and underwelghlng Is steadily growing. Tha matter ha* been taken up In At lanta by the railroad officials, and an accurate account of these violations will be made and given to agents of the commission. It Is said by Southern of ficials that the practice has become somewhat common In Atlanta and that In some Instances machinery has been shipped as scrap Iron. COUNTY LINE EIGHT IS STILL UNSETTLED A. dispute of more than two years' duration over the boundary line be tween Baldwin and Jones counties, in which two surveys have been made, le still undecided, through Jones county's unwillingness to accept the surveys. Boms two years ago the dispute reached such an acute etege that the itovernor appointed Surveyor Royal J. Smith, of Bartow county, to run the lines. He did so and submitted hie finding. Some 2.600 acres are Involved. His survey did not suit Jones county, and protest was made. A second sur vey was ordered by the governor, and It waa made by C. C. Anderson, county surveyor of Bibb. Hie report was filed In the office of the secretary of state *n May II. Jones' protest agtlnst this Is even more vigorous then the flret, be cause Surveyor Anderson gave Baldwin about 600 acres more than Surveyor Smith. A hearing before Secretary of State Phil Cook will take place shortly. In which the merits of the Issue will be discussed. BODIES -CRUMBLED UNDER HIS TOUCH While plowing In a field one mile be low jtntletam battlefield recently, Frank Otto unearthed the bodies of six Con federate soldiers, which crumbled to dust ss soon aa the air reached them. In another part of the same field later six headstones were found, Indicating that they had stood at one time over the six graves. One of the stone* bore the name of Colonel T. W. Milligan, of the Sixteenth Georgia regiment. By the side of one of the exhumed bodies a sword was found, and this Is believed to have be longed to Colonel Milligan. BOY IS HELD UP BY WHITE GANG AFTER ALMOST HALF CENTURY AGED COUPLE IS REUNITED MR. AND MRS. ANDER80N PITTMAN, Reunited after almost half a century’s separation. Special to The Georgian. Anniston, Ala., May 28.—At Willing- ton, Ala., with the aun of life going down on an eventful Journey, lives an aged and happy couple, reunited after almost one-half a century of separa tion. Along In the late '60's Anderson Pitt man married a young woman In Hab ersham county. Georgia. Their union wa* blessed with two children. Then came thp call to arms of the Civil War, and Pittman volunteered. He fought bravely until he was captured by the enemy, and hurried to a Northern prl*. on to remain until the end of the war. At the close of the war Pittman was sentenced to forty years on the charge of killing a guard. A few weeks ago he was released, having served 89 years end six months and two day*’ of his sentence, and at once started for Georgia. He walked Into her home one evening, t3hc did not recognise him. He said: “I am your husband." “I have no husband.” said the wife. “I have had two husbands; one was killed In battle during tho war; the other died some fifteen years ago.” Then came the dramatic climax. Without arguing the question, the long- absent man lifted his hat from Mils head and said, with simple directness:, "Do you recognise this mole 7" $62,000,000 IS U. S. SURPLUS, AGAINST $4,000,000 LAST YEAR Washington, May 28.—Aa the end of the government's fiscal year approaches the. else of the treasury surplus be comes fairly astounding. The surplus Is now almost $62,000,000, against less than 24,000,000 at the same TRAINED NURSES WANT CHARTER An application for a charter for the Georgia State Association of Graduate Nurses has been filed In the office of the clefk of the superior court. The Incorporators are: Mr*. E. 8. Tupp- man. Mrs. Agnes C. Hartridge. Mrs. Theodosia Warden and Mis* C. C. Col lins. The purpose of the Incorporation Is procure the state registration of nurses, elevate and maintain the standard of nursing, protect the public from Incompetent and untrained nurses and to promote good fellowship among nurses throughout the state. COLUMBUS VETERANS LEAVE FOR RICHMOND. Special .to The Georgian. Columbus, Ga.. May 28.—About fifty people left here today In a special train over the Central railroad for Atlanta period last year. If the same rate continues until that end of the year, only six weeks away, i It Is believed the surplus will exceed 270,000,000. The surplus from-the pres- ' ent month is about 27,000,000. . and from there to Richmond over the Seaboard Air Llne.to attend the re union of Confederate veterans'at that place. There were about.ferty veterans and the others were relatives and friends who accompanied them. They will be joined on the road by other veterans who • have written or tele graphed here for berths In the’two sleepers-on the train. 045D0045000l50O00000000045000Oj O RELIGIOUS INDIANS O! 0 FEED THEIR NEW-BORN 0 ! O i BABIE8 TO SERPENT. Oi 0 O 0 Dallas, Texas, May 28.—A coni- O 0 plaint has been filed with the O O United States district attorney. 0 0 Lewellyn. of New Mexico, that a O O tribe of Indians In that territory O O Is given to tho worship of an onor- O O mous serpent, to which Is fed the. 0! O new-born babes of Puebla. In O O which II In housed and carefully O 0 tended and guarded. O O 0 000000000000000000000045000 „ "When He' dresses £ Nice .like this, Betty guesses -She must kiss! Bold Indeed muat be strong-arm and hold-up artists In Atlanta when they prey upon the family of prosecuting of- flclals of the United State*. Yet they have, and consequently they have their nerve with them. The victim of the strong-arm game Is . jung Tom Henley, the 10-year-old eon of Assistant United States District At torney John Henley. While returning to hie home after collecting money from newspaper subscribers, on his route, he was held up In broad daylight on Park avenue at Grant park and the result of hie collection* removed from his pock ets. The trick waa turned by a gang of half-grown white boy*. TEACHER8 SELECTED FOR MILLEN HIGH 8CH00L. Special to The Georgian. Mlllsn. Ga.. May 28.—The fall term of Mlllen High School will begin In September and the board of trustees have elected the faculty aa follows: High School grade, Professor F. D. Berklnger and Professor W. V. Lanier; sixth and seventh grades, to be sup plied; fourth and fifth grades. Miss Sllsabeth Fortsome; second and third rades. to be supplied; primary and ,.r*t grades. Miss Edna Cain; music 1 teacher, Mrs. M. V. Tyler, C0rV*l«4Y 10077IY»TINY_TADS CO. H.% Nowadays, rcady-to-wear clothes walk off with the> prize. For example take our 25.00 suit Notice the j grace, the perfect fit Examine the careful construe-, tion of the collar, shoulders and lapels. Consider for< a moment the weaves and patterns. When you buy a suit from us you see what you are getting. There will be no disappointments, no aft er regrets. It doesn’t matter whether you are short or tall, stout or slender—we can fit you. Two-piece Suits in Fancy Mixtures 12.50 to 40.00 In Blue Serges 15.00 to 30.00 Thre-piece Suits in Fancy Mixtures 15.00 to 40.00 In Blue Serges 15.00 to 35.00 MUSE’S, 3-5-7 Whitehall Street imam