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20 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 7. lw*. OF COURSE YOU WANT TO HELP THE BOYS’ CLUB J 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. J '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.