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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
WEDNESDAY. APRIL 7. lw*.
OF COURSE YOU WANT TO
HELP THE BOYS’ CLUB
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HERE IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY
We, the undersigned, citizens of # Atlanta, and officers of the Boys’ Club, yesterday, Tuesday,
April 6th, in the interest of the Boys’ Club, and itj. the interest of the homes of Atlanta, visited the
K. G. Barkoot Amusement Company now showing at.the show'grounds, and went into every show
on the ground. We found everything to be high-class and' morally clean, and we have no hesi
tancy in recommending these shows to our people in Atlanta for the amusement of themselves and
their children. By attending these shows you help the Boys’ Club, as we are. sharing in the re
ceipts this week. It is our urgent request that our citizens rally to us as strongly as they can and
give us their support at the Carnival. >
Signed
E. RIVERS, President
CARLOS MASON,
J. LEE BARNES.
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'Landscape Artists To Be
Engaged To Draw Up
General Scheme.
Plan* to beautify and Improve Pied
mont park were determined upon at
the meetlmt of the park comml**lon
Tuesday. The drat atep In tho plan
will be the sale and removal of the old
coliseum building. This building Is
reported to be In very much of n tum
ble-down condition and an eye-iore to
the park generally. The proceed* of
the sals will be devoted to the park
Improvement fund.
Another,detail of the Improvement
plans width Includes not only pied
mont. but AJ1 the park* of the city. Is
•to have somb eminent Inndacnpe artlat
, come to Atlanta, visit the park*, and
render an expert opinion on what can
ht>* done to beautify them. A resolution
l-waa Introduced by Mayor Maddox nu-
Ithorlilng the president of the park
I commission and Commissioner W. D.
Kills to have a member of the Arm of
Olmatead Brother*, noted landscape
artists, to come to Atlanta for that
purpose. Commissioner Ellis has re
ceived a number of letters from other
.artists making tentative bids for the
Castro, in Rage,
At Martinique
Fort DeFrance, Martinique, April 7.
Clprtano Castro, former president of
Venezuela, In a rage against the Brit
ish government and the United States
department of state, left the steamer
Guadeloupe at thl* nlace and has taken
up quarters on shore.
Finding all ports In the West Indies,
excepting Fort DeFYance, barred
against him. this course was the only
one left open to the former dictator.
Senor Castro’s wife will continue on
the Gaudaloupe to La Guayra.
The American armored cruiser North
Carolina, came Into port today.
ROME'S FIRE DEPARTMENT
VALUED AT $50,000
Rome, Ga., April 7.—According to
an Inventory Just taken, the value of
Rome’s fire department Is $40,215.35.
The department was only this year put
on a paid basis, and the showing la
considered a romnrkablo one. The In
ventory Includes horses, apparatus, real
estate and a new fire alarm system that
has Just been Installed.
Improvement of the city’s parks.
The action of Manager Dan Carey In
dismissing F. A. Crawford as cydo-
rnma lecturer and employing In his
place Dr. P. W. Dougina was sustained
by the commission. A resolution, how
ever. was passed requesting Manager
Carey to give employment at tho park
to Mr. Crawford.
Pretty New Frills and
Frivols in tlie AiVay
of Neckwear
Hand-cmbroidcred Dutch Collars, $2.50 to
$3.00.
Lace and embroidery Dutch Collars, 50c,
75c, $1.00 to $2.50 each.
Irish lace Dutch Collars, $1.50 to $2.50.
Laundered embroidered Dutch Collars, 25c
each.
Stiff linen Collars, embroidered in many
beautiful and exclusive designs, 25c and 50c.
Jabots of net and lace and embroidered, 25c,
50c, 75c, $1,00, $2.50 and $3.00.
Black Jabots of net and lace, $1.50 and $2.50.
Hand-embroidered Jabots, $2.00 and $2.50.
Ruchings in a great profusion of styles,
widths and colors and all reduced, 15c, 18c and
20c yard. A special opportunity.
Veilings in all the new shades and meshes,
50c, 75c, $1.00 and $1.50.
Ckamberlm- Joh nson-
DuBose Company
Lured by Great White Way
GEORGE L. CHEEVER,
Twenty-two years old. of Andover, Miss., who, when arranaed In Jeffer
son Market court. New York, charged with obtaining $18,000 under false
pretenses and fraudulent checks, gave as the reason, "The Great White
Way." Young Cheever had become infatuated with the white lights of
Broadway, and. failing to earn enough money to pay for wine suppers
etc., turned to forgery.
PROHI LAW IS UPHELD
The Supreme Court Hands
Down Opinion.
Montgomery, Ala., April 7.—The Ala
bama supreme court yesterday denied
the application for a rehearing of the
famous Cullman county liquor cases,
which were ordered nolle pressed by
Judge Robert I. Burke, of that county,
thus again upholding the state prohibi
tion law.
The case came to the court on peti
tion of Solicitor D. C. Almon to declare
Incompetent Judge Burke for his action
In the 100-odd cases, which alleged vio
lation of the local prohibition laws.
When presented to the court Justice
Msylteld ruled that the solicitor was not
the proper person to prosecute the
judge, and denied the petition, affirm
ing the decision of the lower court.
Upon a rehearing, the court goes on
further record by stating that the at
torney general Is the only Individual In
the state empowered to enter such
prosecution, and again quashed the pe
tition.
The effect Is to keep the liquor coses
off the Cullman county court’s docket,
ss was prayed for.
YOUNG PEOPLE'S UNION
MEETS AT ANNISTON
Anniston, Ala., April 7.—Victor 1*
Powell, chairman, and hla able body
of assistants on the entertainment com
mittee for the Baptist Young People's
Union convention* which Is holding a
three days' session at Parker Memorial
Baptist church, have composed about
the busiest body of workers In Anniston
for some days. A total of 250 delegates
are In attendance.
The work began yesterday evening
at 8 o'clock, at which time B. A. Cow
an, of Montgomery, led In the devo
tional service, which was followed by
the welcome address by Attorney Hugh
Walker. The addresses for the even
ing were: "The Need for a B. Y. P. U.
In Every Church.” by G. W. Macon, of
East Lake, and "An Ideal B. Y. P. U.,’’
by E. E. Lee, of Dallas, Texas.
Turkish Editor Shot.
Constantinople, April 7.—Hassan
Fehml. editor of The Serbestl, wss fa
tally shot at midnight In the street by
an assassin, believed to be .a political
foe. Shakir Bey. a government offi
cial. accompanying Fehml, was also
wounded.
MINISTERS TO OBJECT
Want Pool Rooms Closed
at ll_OMDlock.
The ordinance of the city council to
allow pool rooms which do not sell
near-beer to remain open until 12
o'clock at night has been sent back to
the police committee for further 1 con
sideration. This action was taken In
order to allow the ministers of Atlanta
to be heard in opposition to the pro
posed measure.
The opposition of the ministers de
veloped at their meeting last Monday,
and was voiced In an address by Dr.
John E. White, pastor o' the Second
Baptist church, who said that pool
rooms were a mere adjunct to near-
beer saloons and that the movement
waa an effort to discredit prohibition In
Atlanta.
CAMPAIGN IS HOI
National Exhibition Will
Open Monday at Cen
tral Congregational.
PROGRAM FOR WEDNESDAY. 4*
■ 4*
"A Day for Doing Things.” *1*
General committee work. 4*
Killed by Newspaper Wagon.
Chicago, April 7.—W. A. Evans, well
known In Presbyterian church circles
throughout the United States, died soon
after he was struck and knocked down
by a newspaper wagon last night. 1
Identifie'd Murderer.
Bristol, Tenn., April 7.—Will Cham
bers, the negro arrested here last night
and who was prevented from killing
Police W. S. Hicks by the latter's wife,
who seised a revolver and wrenched it
from the negro's hand, was today posi
tively Identified as the negro who mur
dered Town Marshal Daniel Calloway,
at Erwin, Tenn., Saturday night.
THE ELECT AND
THE DAMNED
Johnson's Tonic plays no
favorites. It cures the be
liever and the unbeliever.
The elect and the damned
at the uniform price of 60
cents for one case of La-
Grippe.
Special correspondence to cn- 4*
4* list every school and college In +
4* Atlanta, public and private. In the 4*
4- coming exhibition campaign. 4*
4* Evening congregations at aev- 4*
4* en evangelistic services to re- 4*
4* celve announcement of the ap- 4*
4- pronchlng exhibition campaign. 4*
4* And remember: 4*
4* "Tuberculosis Is Communicable 4-
4* —Preventable—Curable.” 4*
4*
From the center of activity nt the
Central Congregational church, the
tvTirk of the publicity campaign for tho
Antl-TubercUIosIs Association In At
lanta goes steadily on. Fitted like a
modern business office, equipped for
work at high pressure, typewriters and
filing tables manned by busy assist
ants, an Immense volume of hard and
earnest work Is being dally turned out
by Director E. G. Boutxahn and hla
force, to bring before the people of
Atlanta and of Georgia the vaet Impor
tance of the country-wide fight now
being waged on tuberculosis, the great
destroyer of the human race.
The prelitnlnary publicity campaign
Is for the purpose of leading up to the
opening of the tuberculosis exhibition,
which will be presented to the public
for the'flrst time on Monday. April 12,
In the basement of the Central Congre
gational church. Every day the efforts
of the various committees bring the
approaching educational exhibition to
the attention of Atlantans: from early
In the morning until late at night, the
central office hums with correspond
ence and conferences, while all over
Atlanta earnest and Intelligent volun
teer workers are laboring, each In his
sphere, to spread the news that "Tu
berculosis Is Communicable—Prevent
able-Curable.” and to see that all who
are Interested are Informed of the com
ing exhibition and the free lectures and
demonstrations that will attend it.
Women Join Work.
One of the most significant features
or the work accomplished Tuesday was
the union meeting of ladies’ societies
■at the Presbyterian church. Decatur.
It Is said to have been the first time
the several women's clubs at that place
have fever come together In a union
meeting, and their Intereet and enthu
siasm was unbounded.
Tuesday evening the exhibition pre
sented by Miss Julia EL Burnard at a
meeting of the S. I. S. P. Club of the
Young Women’s Christian Association
was marked by a larg? attendance and
much Interest. Director Routzahn at
8 o'clock addressed the student body at
Clark University, at which meeting the
students of the Gammon Theological
Seminary were also present. Ex-Gov
emor W. J. Xorthen presided as chair
man at the meeting.
Address to Negroes.
Ex-Governor Xorthen. who Is taking
a most active interest In the Antt-Tu-.
berculosls movement and Is at the
head of the local association, will speak
to the negro ministers, physicians and
other negro leaders at a special meet
ing at 8 o’clock Thursday evening, to
be held at the First Congregational
churcb, at the corner of £gurtland and
Houston-sts. Besides ex-Governor
Northep, a number of other prominent
speakers will deliver talke.
The exhibit to be opened to the pub
lic next Monday has been received and
Is now being unpacked and arranged
at the Central Congregational church.
It Is the largest, finest and most ex
pensive of Its kind ever brought before
the public, and the lectures that will
be delivered In connection with It will
be a liberal education In the causes,
treatment and prevention of consump-1
tlun.
TO LEAD SIMPLE LIFE
ONE MUST BE SIMPLETON
Chicago Club Woman Says Men Who Dwell In Country
Are 50 Per Cent Stomach, 50 Per Cent Passion,
and Balance Brains.
Chicago, April 7.—"He who would
lead the simple life must be a simple
ton."
This epigram expressed an opinion
which It took Chicago club women
three yeara to form.
Airs. Nancy B. Irving Miller, In an
address before the Social Economics
Club, Impressed upon 200 women the
absolute dependence of her sex upon
men and social excitement for happi
ness and proper development
“Women, we can't live without men,
either In the city or In the country, but
particularly In the country,” she said.
"There are some men In tho country,
but such men! They make the women
dp all the hard work. They are 50 per
cent stomach. 50 per cent passions and
the reat brains. They are not only
uninspiring—they are not even good
■ company.”
REDUCTION IN RATES $25,000 FOR A SCHOOL
Granted Mobile by Santa
Fe Road.
Mobile, Ala, April 7.—Mobile ship
pers have been notified of Important re
ductions In rates from New Orleans to
points on the Santa Fe, according to a
circular Issued by Commissioner John
A. Smith. The attitude of the Santa Fe
railroad toward New Orleans, not only
In this New Mexico territory, but to Its
local territory, has been that It should
pay an arbitrary rate over points like
St. Louis, Kansas City and Chicago to
reach the road’s local stations.
BISHOP WILL SPEAK
To Address Romans on the
Subject of Education.
Rome, Ga„ April 7.—Bishop Warren
A. Candler will speak here at the Meth
odist church Thursday night on the
subject of education. More than the
usual Interest attaches to his coming
from the fact that he has opopsed the
receipt of funds from the Southern
Educational Conference, which meets
In. Atlanta this month.
The Berry school for mountain boy*
near here Is hoping to get an appro
priation from this body, and has In
vited a large number of the delegates
to come here on a visit. These facts
being true. It Is expected that n large
number of persons will hear the Atlanta
bishop.
Baptists Will Improve the
Hearn Academy.
Rome, Ga., April 7,—Under a pirn
of the educational board of the Georgia
Baptist convention, the counties of
Polk, Floyd, Chattooga, Walker ami
Dade will be canvassed for subscrip
tions to tho amount of $25,000 for the
benefit of Hearn Academy, at Caie
Spring In Floyd county. An agent will
bo put In the Held at once. Of the
amount to be raised $20,000 will be ex
pended on buildings and Improvement',
while the remainder will be added to
the endowment of the school.
This action was decided upon at s
recent meeting of tho board of trus
tee*, attended by Rev. S. Y. Jameson,
D.D., president ■ of Mercer University
and secretary of the Baptist educa
tion board. The trustees of the
academy are J. A. Glover. M. G. Mc
Donald, J. F. Hlllyer, R. B. Headden,
of Rome: T. W. Asberry and J. S. King,
of Cave Spring; W. J. Lovvorn, of fe
el uptown: James Stmttuck, of LaFay-
ette, and John G. Ifarrlson, of Macon.
Charley Back In School.
Washington, April 7.—Charley Tnft,
youngest son of the president, left
Washington this morning to return to
Yale Preparatory School at Water-
town, Conn. His mother and brother
accompanied him to the railroad peti
tion.