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4 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AMI) JNJSWH. IS THIS 7HE GREAT SEAL OF 7HE CONFEDERACY? PICTURE FROM PHOTO OF 8EAL. Was tha seal of the Confederacy de stroyed by a body servant of President Jefferson Davis the night Mr. Davis left Richmond? That question has been raised by a Wsycrojs lady who has sent The Geor gian a photograph of a seal In hex pos session which she Is practically (satis fied Is the seal which • recent corre spondent of The Georgian declared had been destroyed. Mere Is the letter received: "I noticed an article In The Georgian several weeks ago In which the state- .ment was made that ‘a body servant of President Jefferson Davis destroyed the 'seal of the Confederacy the night Mr. Davis left Richmond.’ “This statement l do not accept. I have In my possession a seal (which came to me by Inheritance several years ago, which, If not the seal of the Confederate state*, what Is 11$ I send you a photograph of same and would like to have your opinion on the sub- Ject. My seal Is a veritable Work of art, made of silver, and fitted In a vet. vet case much like an old-faahloned daguerreotype, and bears the Impress of careful preservation, and Is evident ly a relic of great value. "If you wish to use the photograph or this Information In The Georgian 1 have no objection, as I wish to know If I have the real or the duplicate seal of the Confederacy. "Respectfully. "BELLA P. BLACRHHEAR. Waycross, Ga. IN CROWDED LITTLE ROOM “GRANDMA”DARBy ISLyTNG Lying helpless, half conscious, In a tiny room In the Home for Old Women, In Mitchell street. Is old "Grandma” Darby, it years old and fast approach ing the end of all her suffering. Her nurses are two other women, almost, ns old ss their charge, and themselves more fitted to be nursed than to care for their companion. But they must spend all their hours, sleeping and waking, In that little room, because of the crowded condition of the home. The hospitals refuse to receive "Grandma" Darby, for she Is not "111.” Tho Home for Incurables can make no provision for her, because she Is not In curable. She Is onry old and Infirm. Tho home must care for her until sho Is colled to the only other home she will ever know. The conditions at the Home for Old Women would touch the heart of a vis It or. Fifteen Infirm charges of these good women, the Gordon Circle of King's Daughters, are crowded Into ftvo small rooms. There Is no other place to put them. The King's Daughters are doing all they can to relieve conditions but they are at tho end of their re sources. A new home Is the object for which the King's Daughters are working. They have nearly $6,000 in their build ing fund, and with $5,000 more than can bay a building suitable for their needs. Joseph A. McCord, of tho Third National Bank, Is treasurer for tho or ganisation and will receive funds. HORACE MARVIN ATTEMPT IS MADE IS STILL MISSING TO BLOW UP TRAIN Philadelphia, Pa. April 1$.—Onoth- sr sensational attempt to wreck an express train was made lost night on the Reading near Gwyned station. Two men, with two sticks of dynamite and other articles, were responsible for the effort, which was frustrated by Joseph MoDermott, engineer of the train. He brought the train to a sudden stop nnd sounded the whistle at the same time. Tho men jumped to their feet nnd die appeared Into the woods. Denver. Del.. April Ik—Baby Horace Mar vin l« -till mtsslag. Two of toe most likely nml protajnag clews yet furnished the sor rowful father nnd other ssarchsrs proved worthless, and today, tbs forty-sixth, that ho had never been born. NEGROES APPLAUD FORARER’S NAME the meeting nf the l’hllsdcli I button annual ronferenre of the colored Methodist Hplaeopal church yesterday. The Ohio eenator’s name was Introduced during n dlsersjson on the part taken hy the nsgro New and Correct Styles The style of Regals is permanent. The fin est materials through out, and expert work manship—it’s nothing less than that which make your Regals hold their shape. Regal Shoes them selves prove all that in the wearing — but you don’t have to wait until then to be certain, you get the Regal Specifications tag before you buy; that’s signed proof. $3.50 and $4.00. Two Hundred and Fifty White Washable Skirts for Saturday Sale 8:30 A M. Rsady-to-Wear Departmsrit Second Floor 2.00 Skirts Skints in light weight merce rized ducks; 9 gore. Skirts trimmed with stitched straps and finished at bottom with three inch hem. Nicely made and thoroughly shrunken and in all sizes and lengths. Thrse Fsatures ih Each Skirt Full width Dssp Hems Thorough Shrinking 2.50 Skirts Thirteen gore, plain flare skirts; an ideal style in washable skirts. These are made in light weight canvas, thoroughly shrunken. And, another style in these,' with panel front and small knee plaits at side gores. 3.75 Skirts Skirts in soft firm “Auto” Cloth; half linen and half cotton. Seventeen gore skirts, with deep flounce effect made by triple bands at the knee and trimmed with three more bands half around the center of flounce. At 1.39 At 1.75 At 2.75 ‘ ** 1 / • In Thsse You’ll Find a Full Assortment of Waistbands and All Lengths JUGGLED WORDS TO CLAIM DUCT Continued from Pago One. J. W. GOLDSMITH, Jr. 6 Whitehall St. SALES AGENT. before, the monopoly contends that the ducts are forfeited. That no such obscure and far-fstched construction was placed on this ordi nance by the city and that the city did not have the least Ides of giving these ducts away. Is borne out by the state ments of all the nine men who drew up this ordinance, except two, one of whom 4s not now living and the other one of whom could not be reached. The council committee referred to was composed as follows: Councilman Evan P. Howell, chairman; Alderman T, D. I.onglnn, now councilman; Alder man M. T. Lallatte. Alderman James Woodward, Alderman W. M. Terry, Councilman James L. Key; now nlder- mnn; Councilman H. F. Garrett, Coun cilman J. Frank Beck and Councilman James E. Warren. Statements of Mambsrs. Following are what the members <4 this committee say: Dr. T. D. Longlno: "There was ab solutely no reference to the forfeiture of the ducts by the city, and I certolnly should have opposed any nuch.proposi tion had It been advanced.” M. T. Lallatte: "As far as my recol lection goes the ducts were not men tioned. If It would have been pro posed I would not have favored It.” W. M. Terry: "I would not have con sented to the city giving up the duels. I can not recall a single reference to any such proposition. James L. Key: "The contention Is absurd. If the company did get the ducts by this quibble and jugglery of words, which I doflbt. It was certainly not Intended by the committee or by council. The matter was not men tioned.” H. F. Garrett: “I don’t remember a word sold stjout the city giving up the ducts. It would have met with my strongest opposition and disfavor.” J. Frank Beck: "I can not recall a single reference to the ducts." James E. Warren: "I certainly did not Intend to vote to give up the ducts, and I don’t believe that the propoaltlon was mentioned." Will Hold Up Grant*. If the monopoly, despite these posi tive statements, persists In laying claim to the ducts In all these conduits a determined effort will be made to have council refuse the Georgia Railway and Electric Company another single con cession or grant. If the company ever Ilnds It neces sary to extend Its lines It Is proposed that In the franchise granting the some a clause giving the city a duct throughout Its entire line of conduits will be Inserted. If the company ob ject* the franchise will not be granted. Preston Arkwright, president of th# monopoly, had thla to say about the matter: ••ft was one of the agreements be tween the company and the city, when we paid over $50,000 for the consolida tion, that all the condltloni that had been Imposed on th* two rival com panies In the heat of rivalry and oppo sition, were to be smoothed out. nnd this condition, relative to the ducts, was one that was taken off." Inasmuch as the members of council, who had thla matter In hand, state pos itively that they did not Intend giving up these (lucts. It Is not likely that council wilt lie peacefully down and slumber. The fight. It seems. Is on. and the line-up will be watched with interest by the people. Deaths and FuhSrals Mrs. P. P. Winn. Mrs. P. P. Winn, the wife of Rev; P. P. Winn, pastor of the Decatur Presbyterian church, died Thursday afternoon at the family residence, In Decatur, Ga. She was 60 years of ago. The funeral services will be conducted Saturday morning at 10 o'clock at the residence. In Decatur. The Interment will be In the Decatur cemetery. Dorothy Helen Pritchett. The funeral services of Dorothy Hel en, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Pritchett, who died at the family residence. 45 Park avenue. Thursday morning, were conducted Friday morn ing at 10 o’clock. The Interment was in Westvlew cemetery. Curtis Carson. The funeral services of Curtis, the young son of Mr. nnd Mrs. Vf. R. Car- son, who died at the family residence, 11 Oxford street, Thursday morning, were conducted Friday afternoon at 1;$0 o’clock. The Interment was In Westvlew cemetery. WIJmer Gertrude Stallings. The funeral services of Wllmer Oer- BRAINS are BUILT by the kind of food materia] in Grape-Nuts Made.of wheat and barley by a special process. “There’s a Reaeon.” CHARGE OF GRAFT, CAUSED A FIGHT As a sensational aftermath of the re cent police election, former Detectlvo J. T. Kilpatrick, one of the discharged officers, and Charlie C. Jones, who has figured In a number of gaming cases In the courts. Thursday night engaged Ic a lively fight In the cigar store of W. J. Govan, on the Whitehall street viaduct. Kilpatrick attacked Jones because the latter Is sold to have caused the detec tive's dismissal by reporting to Police Commissioner Pattlllo that Kljpatrirk had been paid money by gamblers as a “protection" fund. Commissioner Pat tlllo. It Is stated, sprung this sensation al charge In the secret session of the commission on the night of tha elec tion. the dismissal of the detective fol lowing. Kilpatrick was given no hear ing. but learned of the proceedings two or three days Inter. Directly after the light Thuriday night, both combatants were served with copies of charges and the trial set for Friday afternoon In police court. The whole matter Is expected to oe sired at thla time. It Is learned Friday that Kilpatrick will summon Commissioner Pattlllo as a witness. The former detective also has a letter In his possession, written to him by Commissioner PatUHa, which. It Is expected, will be tendered In evi dence. In thie letter the commissioner Is said to have thrown the whole re sponsibility on Jones, stating that Jones had Informed him he had himself paid the detective ••protection" money and that other gamblers had dons the same thing. This letter, It Is said, was writ ten after Kilpatrick began an Investi gation to ascertain the cause of hit dismissal. Kilpatrick states that a few days after the election Jones'denled to him in the presence of a witness, R. M. Bell, that he had made the reported state ments. Later, he says, he heard that Jones was repeating the “protection" money charges. The former detective will be repre sented at the hearing by hie cousin. At torney J. D. Kilpatrick. > Commissioner Pattlllo, when asked Friday for a statement In regard to the C ilice commission proceedings and bis Iter to Detective Kilpatrick, said: ”1 prefer nof to make a statement." trade, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. mailings, who died at the family residence, corner Orant attest and Atlanta avenue. Wednesday night, were conducted Thursday afternoon. The interment was In Westvlew ceme tery. '( OOOOOOOOOOOOQOOOOOOOOOO000 o a O BRIDE-TO-BE KEEPS O O VIGIL AT BEDSIDE 0 O OF FUTURE HUSBAND, 0 0 0 0 Now York, April 19.—William O 0 G. Morgan, a circus attache. Is In o 0 Bellevue hospital In a aeml-con- 0 0 scloua condition. Keeping watch 0 0 beside his bed Is Miss Elisabeth 0 0 Garvey, of Chicago, who will be- O 0 come his bride whenover lie re- 0 0 gains consciousness long enough 0 0 to summon a minister and have 0 0 the ceremony performed. 0 gO00O000O0000000000000000g 0 MURDERER SNAPS AND 0 01 SNARLS LIKE BEAST. 0 0 Cumberland, Md„ April 19.—Jo- 0 O seph De Francesco, condemned to 0 O death for the murder of a fellow 0 0 countryman, Antonio Dbmlnlco, 0 0 with an ax. Is believed to be In- 0 0 sane. He snaps and snarls like a 0 0 dog and Ids-eyes have the glare 0 0 of a wild tienat. 0 00000000000000000000000000 LARGE SALE OE SEEDS THIS SPRING The McMillan Seed Company, which supplies mnny of the large truck fann ers throughout Georgia, announces alt unusually large sale of seeds this spring. The company handles all kinds Jf seeds, which they guarantee to grow. They are also Importers of Canaries and Parrots. The McMillan Seed Company, which has been known for many years as "The Old Reliable Seed Store.” Is locai- sd at 1$ South Broad strsqt. New York city's board of health reports a remarkable Increase In pneu monia, tuberculosis and cancer, above the number of cnees of a year ago. < The Suit With a Label When you wear a suit of clothes with the label of Al fred Benjamin & Co., ma kers, New York, "you know’ that you are dressed as well as any man who comes from the merchant tailor with .1 $50.00 or $60.00 suit. This label stands for highest qual ity, but a modest price. A suit with this label bears the ear-marks of the high-priced tailors, fit as well, wear as well, retaining its shape, no matter how hard the wear. Ask for this label. When you buy clothes it means clothes satisfaction. Suits $15.00 to $35.00. ESSIG BROS., “Correct Clothes for Men” 26 Whitehall Street.