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TIIR ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
SATURDAY, JPRIL CO. M.
TO EID LIFE;
I OPENS VEINS
Breaks GlassjPitcher
and Cuts Throat
With Pieces. •
STOPS UP CRACKS;
■turns ON GAS JETS
Delirious in Hospital While
His Wife Watches at
His Bedside.
New York. April 20.—Although hil
throat was hacked, hla windpipe sev
ered and the arteries of both wrists
elaslied In his terrible attempt td com
mit suicide with a piece of broken glass,
the doctors st St. Marys hospital, Ho.
hoken, today declare that Benedict
Gimbel, the .millionaire merchant of
Philadelphia, who was released from
the Tombs on J6.000 ball on charges
including bribery, will probably re
cover.
Glmbel’s desperate effort to end his
life has resulted In another criminal
charge being lodged against him, that
of attempted suicide, which Is a mis
demeanor under the laws of New Jer-
,ey. punishable by Imprisonment.
As soon as Mrs. Gimbel was Informed
of her husband's attempt to suicide, she
hurried from Philadelphia and went at
once to the hospital.
During the early morning Gimbel was
conscious at Intervals. Several times
he struggled to tear the bandages from
tils throat, and pleaded with his nurses
to let him die. His wife remained at
his bedside until morning.
Charles Gimbel, a brother, today Is
sued this statement at the hospital:
■•Mr. Benedict Gimbel has been In
poor health for the last four weeks. At
Intervals during the last week Mr.
(Umbel's mind has been a blank. In
the last three months Mr. Gimbel has
been to New York twice. His condition
has not permitted him to go more fre
quently. Ho has always enjoyed a spot-
left reputation and his domestic life
his been, one of complete happiness.
Dr. William Jurist, of Philadelphia, and
Dr. Farr are confident that Mr. GlmbeJ
PAVILION OF GREEK DESIGN
IS COMPLETED AT GRANT PARK
NEW FERRO-CONCRETE PAVILION AT GRANT PARK COST CITY $5,000.
HARD CALL-DOWN
FDR SWEITEil
Exact Words of Cable De
manding Resignation
Made Public.
After stuffing up all crevices In a
room at the Palace Hotel. Hoboken, he
turned the atop-cock of all the gas
brackets. The hotel used electricity
•nd had the gas turned off.
Then In desperation, Gimbel smashed
a glass water pitcher In which water
had been brought him, and with one of
the jagged fragments In his hand,
walked into the bath room and slashed
his throat from ear to ear. Then he
gathrd hla wrists and staggered back
toward hla bed, fell forward and slipped
to the floor. A maid cried to the clerk
•nd the door waa forced open. /
London, April 20.—The exact words
of the cabled instructions to Sir Alex
ander Swettenham, governor of Ja
maica, after the Davis Incident has
just been made public and shows why
he resigned. Here Is the cablegram:
"If such a letter Is correctly attri
buted to'you. I must observe that both
In tone and expression It la highly Im
proper and especially unbecoming of
his majesty's representative In ad
dressing an officer of a friendly power
engaged on an errand of mercy. I
must further require you to withdraw
forthwith and unreservedly any such
letter and to express your regret for
having written It. Your withdrawal
should be telegraphed to me ar once,
when It will be submitted to the gov
ernment of the United States through
the proper channels.’’
SOUTHERN PORTS
MAY RECIEVE PERMIT
FOR CENTRAL MARKET
Band Stand and Danc
ing Floor Are Pro-,
vided.
Special to The Georgian.
New Orleans, La., April 20.—The
steamship Bills, of the United Fruit
Company line, sailed this morning for
Colon, carrying a representative dele
gation of Southern business men whose
mission Is to Investigate the demands
of the trade there, with a view to ex
tending trade relations on a scale
larger than has heretofore been poaol-
ble, owing to alleged discrimination
In favor of New York and against
New Orleans and other Southern
ports.
In the party are delegatloha of busi
ness men from the states of Louisiana,
Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and
Indians.
Tennessee Is represented by Tl. B.
Paegram, general passenger agent of the
Southern railway at Nashville, while
the delegation from Alabama, compris.
Ing representatives from Birmingham,
Demopolls and Tuscaloosa. Is headed
by J. A. Van Hoose, president of the
Wholesale Grocers' Association.
Work on the handsome new pavilion
at Grant park will be completed Sate
urday afternoon and It will be ready
for use when the summer season sends
the eweltering cltlsens of Atlanta to tlV
cool breezes and Inviting shades of thpt
well-known resort.
The pavilion, constructed of ferro
concrete and handsomely designed, Is a
welcome addition to Grant pack and
will prove a "thing of beauty and a Joy
forover." It Is located near the old pa
vilion on the alight elovntlon a short
distance from the lake. It la two Sto
ries high, the second story being sup
ported by large and artistically de
signed columns. On the second story
Is placed a raised stand to be occupied
by the band which has been engaged
to dispense music during the summer
season. The first floor of the building
may be used for dancing or a prome
nade, while the second story will be
used for a place of rest.
The band stand wlllije provided with
removable steel columns which will
support an awning to protect the mu
sicians, from rain or sunshine, and
which will be removed during pleasant
evenings.
The pavilion was erected at a cost of
25,000 and is well worth the price.
SIDNEY HANEY
LOST TWO WEEKS
The police have been asked to solve
the mystery of the disappearance of a
North Carolina man, who le supposed
to have been lost In Atlanta and whose
relatives have received Information to
the effect that he was murdered In
this city about two weeks ago.
The missing man Is Sidney Haney,
of High Point, N. C. C. W. Haney, a
brother, states that he wus Informed
that Sidney Haney was murdered In
Atlanta about two weeks ago, but that
he had been unable to ascertain any
of the facte. No such murder has oc
curred In Atlanta and the police have
no record, whatever, of such a roan
ns Sidney Haney.
Haney Is 25 years of age. 6 feet,
Inches tall, and weighs about 150
lunds. His left eye Is out and his
forefinger Is off.
WANTED AT HAGUE
Prof. Moore Declares
International Law
Regulations.
for
Waflhlngton, April X0.—Professor
Moore's address at the international
law meeting today was largely a plea
for the establishment by the coming
Hague conference of an international
organisation for ascertaining and ap
plying rules of international law.
Proferfsor Moore traced the develop
ment of International law and declared
the first Hague conference accomplish
ed much for its growth.
He said the second conference could
Mtrievg RMVft mi way being to
enlarge Its phwers and make the court
at The Hague permanent and always
in session, with effective powers In
certain classes of cases to be referred
to It.
RICH STORE OPENS
SHOE DEPARTMENT
ST
LITTLE GIRL BURNED.
: result of being scalded by a
kettle of boiling water last Sunday
morning, little Louise Bates, the 9-
year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. .1.
George Bates, of 119 Luckle street, Is
under the care of a physician. Al
though very painful, her Injuries are
Port I.imon, Colon, San Jose and not considered serious, and the- physl-
Puerto Cortex will be visited, the party | clan says she will be out In a short
returning to New Orleans May 6. time.
Furnishing Goods Day
And Well Be Here to Serve You Until Eleven Tonight
New Manhattan
shirts at $1.50 to
$2.50; E. & W. all
linen shirts at $2.50
and $3.50; and a
great line of dollar
shirts. ,
The showing of
exclusive imported
novelties in Fancy
Waistcoats is attract
ing much attention;
$1.50 to $7.50 is the
price" range.
CHICAGO GRAFTER IS
CAUGHT WITH GODDSi
ACC0UNTSHY$2i421
Homer Galpin, Court Clerk,
Also Senator to Illinois •
Assembly Illegally.
E
T
tego of John It. Walsh.
Tin* money had been taken from the oath
drawer and “I. O. IV or "iueinortttulitnt' r
notes, many of them without date or sigun
tore, substituted ns security, (inlpin wai
defiant when called to account, but made
restitution.
Galpin In also a state senator, although
he holds his membership lu the legislature
in direct violation of the constitution of the
.state.
SHRINERS' SPECIAL
FORJALIFORNIA
Many Atlantans Will Leave
For the Far West
in May.
IRVIN A. BURDETTE.
The shoe department of Rich's new
department store Is now completed and
ready for the public. This department
Is under the' management of Irvin '
Burdette.
Mr. Burdette haa long been Identified
with the ehoe trade of Atlanta and has
many personal customers, who will be
glad to know that he has been placed
in charge of so Important a department
of a great buelness. Ills long expe
rience In this line of mercantile en
deavor amply qualifies him for this po
sition and his rordial and Impartial
manner toward the trade has made him
a favorite with the public.
Mr. Burdette will keep the etock of
his department In the big Rich store
right up to the highest degree of per
fection and hla discriminating tastes In
selecting appropriate footwear is sure
to make his department the mecca for
all seekers of proper shoee.
OIL STOCKHRS
ARE CONGRATULATED
special train of four Pullmans,
baggage car and dining car .will leave
Atlanta over the Southern on April 29
for Los Angeles, Cal., where the an
nual meeting of the Imperial Council of
the Mystic Shrine will be held the sec
ond week in May,
Three of the Pullmans will be occu
pied by an Atlanta party, while the
fourth wilt contain passengers from
Savannah. The train will go direct
from Atlanta to the California city.
Shriners will gather there from all
over the continent, .and It la expected,
that fully 12,000 will be present. Among
those who have engaged accommoda
tions onthe special train are:
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Adair, Frank
Adair, Dr. and Mrs. .A. W. Calhoun,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Carroll Payne. Dr.
and Mrs. T. I’, lilnman, Dr. It. D. Van
Dyke, Mr. anil Mrs. Charles M. Rob
erts, Miss Roberts, Jack Wilson. Dr.
and Mrs. E. M. Turner, E. B. Gary,
Mrs. 1. K. Straus, Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Mynatt, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Carter, Mr.
and Mrs. T. C. Marshall, Mr. nnd Mrs.
W. J* Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wes
ley, Mr. and Mrs. John Aldridge, Mrs.
C. A. Brown and Miss Brown, of At
lanta; Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Field, High
Point, N. C.: Mr. n'ml Mrs. John M.
Scott nnd Miss Scott, Charlotte, N. C.;
Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Brooks, Forsyth:
Miss A. Whitfield. Mllledgevllle; Mr.
nnd Mrs. E. A. Cults, Simeon E. Theus,
Fred W. Clark. Mr. nnd Mrs. I„ Car
ter and son. Miss Cecelln Wood. Mrs.
M. -4V. Dixon, Miss Dixon nnd Miss
Butler, of Snvnnnah' Miss Miller, Fort
Valley: J. T. Barron. Columbia. S. C\;
Sim Bell and J. McElmurray, Waynes
boro, On.; T. J. Hutchinson, II. D. Alrd,
Messrs. Stickert and Archibald, of
Jacksonville, Fla., and Rhlnehart, ot
Llncolnton, N. C.
Bagwell Business College
Submits Proof That the
Chartier System is
Superior for All •
Purposes.
THE PINNACLE TRUNK
MFG. CO.
Take pleasure In- announcing the ac
tive connection of Mr. C. 11. Ashford
with its business as a stockholder In
the company.
Mr. Ashford has had s successful cn-
ser as merchant and manufacturer and
the valuable resources he will bring to
this business In experience-and capital
will enable us to enlarge our facilities
and extend our business, giving those
ho favor us with their patronage bet
ter service, both in our wholesale and
retail departments.
Mr. Ashford as vice president and
secretary. In connection with our Mr. R,
L. Turman, as manager, will be In ac
tive charge of the business of the com
pany, and we cordially Invite their
friends and the public to an Inspection
of our Immense stock of trunks, travel,
ing bags, suit cases, etc., at our sample
sales rooms, Nos. 12 Peachtree and
61 North Broad streets.
PINNACLE TRUNK MFG. CO.
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SCHOOL FOR LIBRARIANS
70 HOLD EX AM IN A 7 IONS
Great line
50-cent silk and
washable ties.
Daniel Brothers Co.,
L. J. DANIEL, President,
45-47-49 Peachtree—Opposite Walton St. r
The Georgian of Friday carried news
of an oil well of apparently fin. quail
ty being struck In Jefferson county.
According to President Teague, of the
Georgia Petroleum Company, a spouter
of splendid volume end fine oil has re
suited from the boring near Louis
ville.
In this connection the local agent, R.
O. Foard, hae Issued the following
etatement:
To the Public:
J am indeed happy that I can con
gratulate those of my friends who
bought from me stock In the Georgia
Petroleum Company while It was a
probability upon the fact that It Is no
longer a probability but « reality—we
now have an oil field In Georgia, and
I wish to say to those who have been
doubtful as to whether oil would be
found In Georgia to doubt no longer,
but act at once If they with me to re
serve some stock for them at the pres
ent prices.
R. O. FOARD, Agent.
'400 Austell Building, Atlanta, Ga.
ROOSEVELT BALKED
BY COURT DECISION
Providence. R. I, April 20.—The
fight Instituted by President Roosevelt
to make army and navy uniforms ev
erywhere respected met a temporary
defeat at the hands of the Rhode Is
land superior court, the decision being
rendered In the suit by Chief Yeoman
red J. Buenzle. who was barred from
dance hall because he was wearing
BIG REVIVAL WILL
CONTINUE NEXT WEEK
The revival In progress at the Jones
Avenue Baptist church will continue
throughout next week.
Rev. M. M. Wamboldt, the eloquent
Florida divine, will 'preach at each
service. Several young people hav
alreody professed conversion and Joined
the church. Services will be held Sun
day at 11 o'clock In the morning and
7:45 o'clock at night.
GEORGIA LOSES TO
NORTH CAROLINA IN
A COLLEGE DEBATE
Special to The Georgian.
Athens, Ga., April 20.—Last night in
the university chapel occurred the In
tercollegiate debate between North
Carolina and the University of Georgia.
The representatives of North Caro
lina were C. J. Katxenstein and I,. P.
Mathews, Georgia being represented by
J. K. McDonald and Nathan Coplan.
Judge A. G. Powell, Judge Beverly D.
Evans and Judge John T. Pendleton
acted as Judges, rendering their deci
sion In fAvor of North Carolina.
a navy uniform. Buensle soughf heavy
damages. The court held all he could
collect was the price of hie admission
ticket. The . decision established a
broad rule. Buensle was given finan
cial support by the president and naval
officers.
Miss Annie Wallace, librarian of
Carnegie Library' and director of the
Southern Library School, announces
examinations for the new library train
ing classes. Any further Information
will be supplied by her. The announce
ment follows:
The annual examination for entrance
to the Southern Library School will be
held at the Carnegie Library, of At
lanta. Saturday morning, June 8, at 10
o'clock.
The class Is limited to ten students,
the tuition Is free and the entrance le
determined by the grade made on ex
amination. All candidates for admis
sion are required lo have a high school
education, nr Its equivalent.
. The examination will cover history,
both general and current, literature,
general Information concerning the arts
and sciences, the equivalent of a year’s
coune In French—that Is, the transla
tion of book titles and a paragraph In
simple French.
The next class will begin work the
middle of September, 1907. and the
*chpol term will last until June 1,
1908, the hours being from 3 n. m. to
5 p. m. A certificate will he Issued
on the satisfactory completion of the
yeerie course.
The coarse of study covers library
history and architecture, library econ
omy, reference work anil bibliography,
book selection end loan work.
The second Claes, composed of twelve
students, will graduate May 22. Al-
though the school does not guarantee
positions, a large number of these stu-
dents have already received offers .,f
good positions.
FIVE THOUSAND MASONS
A 7 CORNER STONE LA y TNG
One of the largest Masonic gather
ings ever witnessed In the South will
be held In Atlanta on May 6, when over
•lx thousand members of the fraternal
order will assemble in attendance upon
the exercises In connection with the
laying of the cornerstone of the new
Masonic Temple ot the corner of
Peachtree anil Cain streets. Invita
tions to the five hundred and five Ma
sonic lodges In the state of Georgia
have been Issued and practically nil of
them have already been accepted.
Many prominent Masons outside of
the state. Including William II. Norris,
ast grand master of the lodge of lows,
ave been Invited end hove promised
to attend.
The principal oration of the day will
be delivered by Grand Master Moulton,
of Chicago. Grand Master Max Meyer-
hard!, or Georgia, will preside over the
ceremofiiee, assisted by all of the grand
lodge officers. ,
Previous to the exercise five thousand
white-aproned Masons end l.ono uni
formed Knights Templar will form a
piammoth parade at the old Masonic
Temple at the corner of Mitchell an,
Forsyth streets, and will then march t,
the site of the new temple, where th
exercises Incidental to the laying of th.
cornerstone will be held.
CHAMP CLARK TO SPEAK
AT BRENEAU COLLEGE.
Special to The Georgian.
'Gainesville, Ga.. April 20.—Champ
Clark, of Missouri, will be In the city
during th* commencement nt Breneau.
He Is coming to deliver the annual lit
erary address. Bring a prominent fig
ure In national politics, ho will doubt
less draw a large crowd on that occa
sion.
Passenger Train Wrecked.
Special to The Georgian.
Mitchell. Oa.. April 20.—Pa-senger
train No. 43, on the Augusta Southern,
was wrecked yesterday about two miles
east of Mitchell.
No one was killed, but the engine was
put out of business by one of (he dri
vers being broken.
4%
Interest Compounded, Allowed In Our
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
On and After January 1,1907
TH E NEAL BANK
E. H. THORNTON, President.
W. F. MANRY,
Vice President.
H. 0. CALDWELL,
Cashier.
F. M. BERRY,
Aai't Cashier,