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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WEDNESDAY, MAY ». 1D07. “WHITE CITY,” GRANT PARK IS A PARADISE FOR PLEASURE SEEKERS Many thousands of dollars have been spent wit^hin'the last eight months perfecting the grounds of the “White City,” and installing the latest and most attractive amusement arrangements. TONIGHT (Wednesday Night), May 29, at 8:00 O’Clock the grounds of the “White City” will be thrown open for the pleasure of the people. Here you will find everything to entertain and amuse. Cooling breezes come tripping over the hills to fan your heated brow; the strains o*f the sweetest music drive away your botherations and cause you to think of pleasant things; joy shines from every star in the heavens, and the smile of the moon makes radiant the surroundings. Life is sweet, weird, happy, and causes you to think of Lalla Rookh, as the persistent Feramorzeywoos this beautiful maiden on her journey through the Vale of Cashmere. 1 For people of a less romantic taste, who enjoy the things that are near the earth, many attractions are provided, among which may be mentioned: The Figure Eight The Circle Swing The Carousel Ferris Wheel Japanese Ball Game Miniature Railroad Sooting Gallery Cave of the Winds Nickelodium Refreshments Vaudeville Soft Drinks Penny Arcade Beautiful Shade tWfiS Barbecue A T nlrn Whose Waters Are So Inviting GdJvc As To Tempt a Ride In fact, the Place is Edenic, Paradisical—Is Not That Enough? The street cars run every few minutes. Take East Fair Street cars direct 4° entrance. 9 REMEMBER! The Park Opens Tonight. WANTED TO BE ARRESTED; FINDS IT EASy IN A TLANTA When D. L. Jackson arrived In At lanta Tuesday from New Orleana. the first thin* he saw was n Greek banana peddler'* wagon. Whether he objected la banana, or to Greek* was not •Itotvn clearly, but Jackson proceeded to grab a handful of fruit and throw it In the street. "They’re oft In a bunch,” he remark- til. as ha dived for another handful. The Greek raised a howl that would hive waked the dead. Patrolman Hudson arrived on the scene at the psychological moment. "'Vhat'a all this?" he Inquired. Jackson tossed a few mors banenei to the asphalt. “Am I arrested?” he asked. "Not yet, but soon,” quoth the blue- tost. . • Jackson reached for another bunch of bananas. Before Judge Broyles Wednesday the New Orleans visitor explained that he was anxious to he arrested. He has a mother In Greenville. 8. C„ and thought If he were arrested she wduid come to see him. Jackson was ordered held for Investigation at to his sanity. Jackson's sister arrived from Green ville Wednesday, In response to a tel egram. and will t/tk. her brother home. She was greatly puzzled over his con dition and said that he had never been known to act queerly before. Agent Transferred. Columbus, Ga, May 19.—R. F. Mc Millan, local passenger agent of the Southern railroad, will be transferred to Jacksonville, Fla., on June 1. Ho has been agent here for about a year, succeeding J. L. Hunt. NO SMOKING ON CARS; x OFFICIALS ARE BESIEGED Smoking on Atlanta street cars will remain under the ban. When the new* went forth that the smokers were preparing-huge petition* to present to the management of the Georgia Railway and Electrio Company to permit smoking on the cars during the summer, the antle got busy. And from plaints coming from the officials of the car company th* antis have been the busiest people on earth ever since. The office was deluged with petitions, letters and verbal expression! of opposition. Tons of protesting letters hnVe poured relentlessly Into headquarters, until everybody In tho building waa busy reading mall: The smoking con tlngent was simply smoked out. It Is said that a large number of tho protesting letters came from men Warm Days Soon—Maybe So Come In and Get a Light Suit. Don’t, be deceived by the present cool snap—’twill “turn off” good and hot in a day or two and you’ll swelter in tbye heavy clothes. Come in and choose a new light or medium weight suit from our splendid showing of newest styles from Hart, Schaffner & Marx and Rogers, Peet & Company. We’re featuring the $20 line this week—suits worth a good $5 more. Daniel Bros. Co. L. J. DANIEL, President. Htn Schsffner il Mar* 45-47-49 Peachtree Street who say that they smoke, but prefer the clean cars and amokelesa atmos phere to the comfort of a cigar. 8o the ukase has gone forth, “No smoking on the care.” SOUVENIR OF GOLD FOR THE PRESIDENT In the show window of Maler Berkele, Jewelers, on Whitehall street, la displayed one of the handsomest and most costly works of art which th* skill and Ingenuity of the metal worker can davlea. It la th* handsomely engraved gold plate, made Of solid gold mined from the soil of Georgia, which will be pro sented by the people of Georgia to President Theodore Roosevelt at a sou venlr of Georgia Day, June 10, at the Jamestpwn Exposition. The gold plate le ten by elx Inches In else, end Is made of pure gold taken from the Franklin mine of the Creigh ton Mining Company In Cherokee coun ty. Tho plate bears n reproduction of the house of President Roosevelt'# mother at Roswell. In the upper left- hand corner Is engraved the coat ot arms of the Bulloch family and In the upper right-hand corner Is the coat of arm* of the etato of Georgia. Near the bottom of tho plate tho following In scrlptlon Is engraved: ■ . "Theodore Roosevelt, president of th* United States. Georgia Day, James town Tar-centenary Exposition. June 10. 1*07. W. N. Mitchell, president Georgia commlaelon. Joseph M. Ter rell, governor of Georgia.” Th# plate will be encased In a hand some box made of Georgia wool and lined with velvet and covered with whit* satin. Th* lid of the box bear* the United States coat of arms, hand somely painted In gold and the colors of th* United States, by Harry 8. Os good, of th* Atlanta Art Association. The engraving on th* plats waa done by J. W. Kreeger, who ha* beeh con nected with th* firm of Maler * Ber kele for twenty year*, and th* skill of the artist waa never displayed to bet ter advantage. Twenty-two ounces of pure gold were used In nuking the plate, and It Is val ued at 1400. Th* gold was contributed by the Creighton Mining Company through the Influence of Hollins Ran dolph and Edward T. Brown, who ar* Interested In the mine*. Th* plate will be on exhibition In th* window* of Maler A Berkele until Sat urday. Next Monday It will be pre sented to President Roosevelt at the White Houee by Edward T. Brown, who will make the presentation speech. Representing the childhood horns of tho president’s mother, In which he has always taken an unbounded Interest, the plate serves the double purpose of Unking the heart of the chief executive to the Interests of the state In which eh* was reared, and the high regard In which he Is htld, both In public and private life, by the people of her native state. DECISION ON RATES NOT EXPECTED SOON Commissioners Have Made No Intimation of Their Decision. Commissioner Joseph M. Brown stated Wedneiday morning that It would be ten days or two weeks before th* commlaelon would bo prepared to render a decision In the passenger re duction case. He said that the chances were that two weeks would olapee before the clston would be ready. Commlesloner Brown has davotad himself to a study of passenger rates constantly since the petition of the Farmers' Union was filed In March, and since the hearing In April has devoted night and day to a study of flgurea and facts from every source where they could be ob tained. No Intimation haa com# from any of the commissioners relative to their probable action, but It Is generally be lieved that- a reduction will bo made at least in the trunk line*. Robert 8, Hayes. Robert B. Hayes, formerly with Hlrsch Brothers, haa resigned his po sition and In future will bo,associated with the George Mute Clothing Com- B tny. In the shoe department. Mr. ayes la well known and popular, hav. Ing won a reputation as a shoe man of ability, such only a* the Muse Company la on th* lookout for. Mr. Hayes will be glad to welcome his friend* at his new poeltlon and show them the exceptional line of those car ried by Mute. THE DIXIE BUSINESS COLLEGE THE ONE-PRICE SCHOOL Other Schools Have Let the Cat Out of the Bag About Tlioir Exorbitant Prices, by Reducing Their Rates to the Approximate Value of Their Respective Courses; the “Summer Rate” Excuse Covers a Multitude of Sins. It Is the policy of the Dixie' Business College to adjust Its rates of tuition, at all times, to the actual coat of run ning the Institution, allowing a fair and reasonable margin only, for a living proflt. Notwithstanding the moderate and conservative fee* charged by the Dixie Business Collage, IIh i in book keeping end banking on- more compra hsneiva, more up-to-date and better taught than those offered at any other school In Atlanta. lie penmanship course Is taught by the best known pen artist in this sec tion of the country, and Is absolutely unequaled In the city of Atlanta. Pro fessor H. L. Bridge* Is the only penman of any note In tba Business colleges of Atlanta. Its shorthand court* It far superior to any course offered In the southeast ern states. It Is taught by the moat em states. It la taught by the moat experienced and moat widely known teacher of genuine Graham shorthand Baltimore. tutes are Imposed upon the un suspecting public In lieu of the genu ine, unabbreviated, complete Graham, the most celebrated, practical, brief and speedy system In existence; thn system used by the champion writers In th# world. Ask Isaac S. Dement, the world's champion stenographer) ask Fred Ireland, the famous U- S, con* graeiional reporter, what they think of 1 these Charts, etc., and other adapta-l tlono palmed off on the uninformed *M Graham shorthand. Pure Graham, from Graham's tsxts^ It taught only at the Dixie Butlnttal College, other schools In Atlanta teach their own adaptations. We are the only ochool. In Atlanta that Inolots on a complete mattery of j the double and single keyboard tyn«-J writers by the world-famed and sol,] entlflc touch eystem of typewriting, Proftoeor Bernard C. Ansted being the pioneer of the system In the southeast ern etates. Ours Is the only school that carries students through eight wholesale of- { II' • - ini'l tun l'i,],U> In ' dci'Hi Inu-nt of actual business practice. j We guarantee that our courses of i study are superior In every detail to any taught In the slate. We arc pre- I pared to refund every cam of tuition fees received If we can not prove this assertion. W* guarantee that our 995 rate for j our three months’ combined bookkeep,! ing and shorthand course (our regular! alf-f tha-year-round rate) contains mora : value than any summer course adver tised in Atlanta. Write for handsome catalog to If. I- HrWio - "T It**! n:ti .1 Aii-md, pri'prle. , No attenuated, tor*. The Roosevelt Plate of Georgia Gold and Georgia Make . On exihbition in our window today is the magnificent gift of the Georgia Commission to President Roosevelt. Of Georgia gold, 24 karats fine, made, engraved and fin ished in our workrooms. See It Today Maier & Berkele. 1