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ATLANTA TO GET HOME FOR GIRLS Citizens Need Contribute Only $3,000 Toward $20,000 In stitution for the Wayward. A self-supporting home for wayward and unfortunate girls is planned for Atlanta by the Southern Rescue Mis sion, of which A. \V. Elliott is presi dent and general manager. The building, with its furnishings and the plant In which the girls will be given empolynient. will cost about $20.- 000, and of this amount Atlanta is asked to contribute $3,000. The re mainder will be raised elsewhere. More than SI,OOO has already been contrib uted front outside sources, and begin ning next Monday solicitors, bearing the proper credentials from the mission will canvass Atlanta in the effort to raise. $3,000 here. The purpose of the home, which is t > be built in a few months, will be to git ■ unfortunate girls a place where they can earn an honest living and where they will be surrounded by influences that will build up their characters and educate them in the ideals of a better life. Home Self-Supporting. President Elliott has had much ex perience in the work which he now undertakes on a large scale. He be lieves that such a seif-supporting home is practicable, and in giving a receipt for contributions will also give a writ ten promise that the donor will not be asked for any fund.- tn support the in stitutiaon. The projected home and the work of the ..Southern Rescue Mission are rec ommended by a number of leading men and firms of Atlanta. Among them are Joseph A. McCord, cashier of the Third National bank; Henry \V. Davis, cash ier of the Lowry National bank; Post master L-I. L. McKee, Anderson Hard ware Company. Eisninnn X Weil, <>«- bin Chambers, the Lester Book and Stationery Company and the Howard Printing Company. HORSE DRIVES DINERS OUT OF RESTAURANT PORTLAND. IND.. Maj' 11. —To the surprise of more than fifty guest-, and apparently peevish because its owner had ii"’ come tn feed it. the driving horse of Edward M. Haynes walked out "f the barn and, visiting the dining room of a nearbv restaurant, where the noon meal had just h-cn placed on the table pro<-epdfd to cb vnur every thing in sight. Wha:. attracted tht palate nf tie ani mal most w a.- a hugv dish of lettuce in the center or the table, and the horse wa? busily engaged in eating this w hen ■with difficulty h< wa® induced io leave. The guests. w ho departed in fear, re turned to their places, and the horse was l ? d back f»» his stall, where the owner satisfied its hunger. HE'LL BOOST ATLANTA AT PLAYGROUNDS MEETING v H. Kriegshaber. chairman of the parks and playgrounds committee of the Chamber of Commerce, has been appointed by the directors of the chamber as delegate to the annual con vention of the National Playground and Recreation asaiwiatifn. which meets Jun- 5 and S at '■leveland. Ohio. At the same me-ting cf ihe directors ft .was decided to issue to members of the Chamber of Commerce a monthly bulletin showing vital the chamber had accomplished curing the past month. This will be mailed to all mem bers. SAVANNAHAN DENIES HE SHANGHAIED A SAILOR SAVANNAH, GA . May 11.—T know nothing of the m.rt r. I did not snip a single man on the Anglo-Bolivtan, and I will show they have got the wrong man." Such is the -tatemnt of Harry til-, sen. formerly a shipping agent of this port, who is under ssoo bond to answer the charge of having shanghaied Frank Lopez, a native of Porto Rico, on a British vessel that sailed for Bremen. Lopez had complained to government officials that Olsen is responsible for his being carried on an involuntary voyage. SUNDAY OF SUNSHINE WILL CHEER TIRED CITY Bright skies, are predicted for to morrow. and if indications hold, the parKs and woods around Atlanta again will be filled with throngs of city dwellers anxious to escape the heat and confinement of sidewalks and paved streets. Showers* for this afternoon and pos sibly tonight are expect, d. The tem perature for Sunday a ill remain at about the same point as for the past two or three days. PEOPLE GIVE THE KING A GREAT BATTLESHIP STOCKHOLM. SWEDEN May 11.— The sutn of 12.000.000 crowns (approxi mately $3,360,000) subscribed by the public for the construction of a battle ship for the Swedish nav;. was pre sented to the king by a deputation rep resenting the donors. King Gustave expressed h;s profound gratitude for the magnificent gift and for the demonstrations of the Swedish people's generosity and patriotism. FOUR CANDIDATES IN CLARKE. ATHENS. GA., May 11.—Four can didates have announced, with the pos sibility of one or two more, for Clarke county’s two representatives. Those announced are Frank ' Lipscomb, Charles R Griffith. S W Bailey and Cobb Lampkin. Robert Toombs Du- Eose has announc-d for the state sen ate. f' T TILLMAN’S SON NOT EXPECTED TO OPPOSE DIVORCE FOR WIFE -aJUk>' Ma wb Moi !■gnmlnra’'*' ■•> sww£l Mi's. Ben R. Tillmun. Jr., ’wife of the son of the South ( 'nr olina senator, who is siiiirv for divorce. Mrs. ’l’lilniin lias brought the action in Ohio, hat in. 2 taken up tier residence in Cincinnati for that purpose because the South Carolina law does not recognize divorce. She does not expect, her husband to contest the action. COLUMBIA. S. C„ May 11.—Mrs. Liny Dugas Tillman, wife of Ben Till man. Jr., ami daughter-in-law of Unit ed States Senator Benjamin R. Till man. does noi exoect her husband to fight the suit for divorce she filed this week in Cincinnati, where she is living in May street. Walnut Hill. Mis. Tillman's "ytl victory over her father-in-law for the possession of her two chiidrt n makes her confident of se curing a s- paifti >n from her husband without .serious opposition from the Tillman fams!y. Much of the evidence on which she bases her suit for divorce was brought out in the litigation over the children. After that case was dis posed of she abandoned iter home in South Carolina and established a resi dence in Cincinnati, so that she could institute proceedings in the f thio courts, since South Carolina is the one state in th' I nion that does not allow di vorce. Bet; liliman. Jr., who is now at Tren ton. S. C., has thus far declined to make a statement concerning his wife's suit. The two Tillman children are in Cin cinnati with their mother. Cruel Treatment Alleged. Mrs. Tillman, in her divorce jietition. alleges that her husband treated her cruelly and squandered much of -her fortune. She recites numerous in stances. of alleged ill treatment and physical abuse. The couple have not lived together for several years. Mrs. Tillman alleges that her husband left her. taking their two children with him. In an effort to keep the daughters from h-r, young Till,man deeded them to his parents. Senator and Mrs. Till man. They refused to give them to the j CROWDS SEE WOMAN'S DEATH LEAP FROM ROOF NEW YORK. May 11. The police had to be called out today to disperse the crowd after Mis. Dora Katz, while temporarily insane, jumped to her death from the roof of her home at 450 Grand street, in the plain sight of hun dreds of people in the street below. Ex cited crowds gathered around the dead body as it lay on the sidewalk. Mrs. Katz had been suffering from insomnia for two weeks. Leaving her husband and children in her apartment, she said she would return in a few moments. She walked up th® stairway to the top of the building, six stories in height, and then, with n shriek, threw herself from the roof. PASSENGER AGENT RESIGNS. QUITMAN. GA May 11.—Charles I. Harrell, who has been genera! pas senger agent of the South Georgia rail way, with headquarters in Quitman, has tendered hi.- resignation to Pres ident B. W. Oglesbj , w hich has been ac cepted. Mr. Harrell will remain in Quitman devoting his time to other in terests. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN WT> \TWP- SATURDAY. MAY 11. 1912. I younger Mrs. Tillman and kept them I until she appealed to the supreme court lof this state and won a verdict. The ' "i.jrt , rely criticised both Senator i Tillman anti his' s, n. The hearing.. I with it« sensational features, is be lieved 1.1 hv been responsible for the ill health of Senator Tillman. Granddaughter of Governor. Young Mrs. Tillman was Miss Lucy Dugas before her marriage. She is a g’anddaitghtr r of tin cue Governor Pickens, who. after distinguished serv ice In his state, went to St. Peters burg as minister from »he United States Minister Pickens and his wife w>:o greatly liked by the czar and czarrina. and the mother of young Mrs Tillman . ns born in one of the im perial palaces. Mrs. Pickens was at tended by. the czar s own physician. The czar and czarina were godparents of the Pickens baby and she was chris tened "Douschka,” meaning "Little Dear.” Mother Beautiful Woman. "Douschka” Pickens was one of- the most beautiful women of South Caro lina when she wedded Dr. Dugas. The marriage of Miss Dugas and young Ben Tillman created a sensation, as the b’-ide's parents belonged to the aristo cratic class of South Carolina, and moved in a different social sphere from that of the Tillmans. In addition, the bride's family and the Tillmans had always been bitter foes politically. An unhappy outcome was pudicted and the prediction was soon verified. Sympathy is general in South Caro linti for young Mrs. Tillman, though many who blame the husband absolve the grandfather. United States Senator | Tillman, from ail criticism. NOT A DRINK SOLD BY TRANSATLANTIC LINER NEW YORK, May 11 Records of all kinds have been claimed by steam ships coming into port, but none more strange than the boast of the Colum bia. of the Anchor line, w hich has just completed a trip from Glasgow witlioi.it having sold a drink during the entire voyage. There was plenty to drink on board, but all of the passengers were total abstainers. ODD FELLOWS NAME OFFICERS. FAYETTEVILLE. GA . May 11.—E E. Dixon, of Fayetteville, was elected division deputy and A. W. Grier,. of Griffin, secretary, at the quarterly meeting of the Tenth djvl-ion of Odd Fellows held here. Robejt T. Daniel, grand representative made the princi pal address THOMAS HEADS SCHOOLS. WEST POINT, GA May 11—pro fesset Walter P. Thomas has been unanimously re-elected superintendent ■of thi- Wes’ Point public «choote He . is now entering upon his sixth year. ROOSEVELT MEN IN TIE MELTING They Name Delegates to Chi cago for T. R„ But There Is No Excitement. Despite rumors of possible excite ment to come, today’s Insurgent Re publican county convention for Theo dore Roosevelt was held in Fulton with out disturbing incident of any sort Indeed, it was rather a tame affair, so far as its manner of going about j things was concerned. The convention was called to order j by its chairman. A. Graves, at noon, at ■ 138 1-2 Auburn avenue. Various members of the convention had received word that a delegation from the regulars was preparing to de scend upon the convention early in the game, and with {orce and arms attempt Ito dispel it. If anything of that sort , was contemplated, the delegation from | the regulars missed its way. got on the wrong trolley ear. or something: any way. it never arrives, and the proceed ings were as peaceful as a morning in May. After a few preliminary remarks by divers and sundry delegates, the con vention got down to its scheduled busi ness and elected a set of delegates to a state convention on .May 17 and a dis trict convention on May IS. These delegates are; To the district •convention; L, G. Watts. A. Brown. T. K. Gibson. H. A. Rucker. D. R. Green, E. H. Brinson. .R. A. Dewar, J. W. Smith. E. H. Slater. E. L. Simon, H. E. ; Nash and J. B. Scarett; to the state convention. A. Graves, R. A. Dewar. J. W. Madison. W. W. Everett E. H. Brinson. H. V Rucker, R. H. Carter, j J. B. Scarett. J. W. Smith. T. M. Slater, j S, Paul and J. W. Reeves. The convention adopted resolutions I indorsing Roosevelt for the presidential I nomination and all delegates were in- I structed to vote in the convention for I Georgia delegates to Chicago favorable to Roost velt. It is the purpose of the insurgents to bring about a complete reorganization of the party in-Georgia, and especially to remove it from the control of its present accredited authority. G. O. P. Headquarters Move to Chicago I. I’HICAGO. May 11. —Political activity | >n Republican circles is expected to he ransfi i ■- d to Chicago until after the I national Republican convention in lune. The headquarters of the na tional committee have already been ■ ipened in the Congress hotel, and will remain open until after the convention. No plans for the campaign have -is .vet been announced, but it is understood that the committee will maintain headquarters here until after the elec tion. Secretary William Hayward, of Lin coln. and William L. Stone, of Balti more. are here In charge of the head quarters. Harry S. New. of Indianapo lis. former national chairman of the convention arrangements, is expected within the next few days. SCHOOL CLOSES MAY 21. CRAWJFORDVILLE. GA.. May 11.— commencement exercises of Stephens High school will begin Sunday. May 18. when the commencement sermon will be nreached by Rev. Gus t enable, of Augusta. The exercises will con tinue through Wednesday. Ma.v 21. Tuesday morning the literary address will be delivered by Hooper Alexander, of Atlanta. OFFICERS INVESTIGATE WRECK. WAYCROSS. GA.. May 11.—Special agents of the Atlantic Coast Line and county officers are investigating the at tempt to wreck eastbound passenger train No. 58. en route from Waycross to Savannah. Am 85-pound steel-rail was placed across the track. Only the pilot was damaged About a month ago a similar attempt was made to wreck the northbound "Dixie Flyer" in the Waycross yards. HOLMES & LUCKIE AUCTION c . ■ F - ui ; siga BMMj—r Next Thursday. May 6, Holmes ■& Luckie will offer at auction this house and lot, and seven vacant lots in Inmart Park. Tbi« property is just two blocks north of Euclid avenue and fronts Vir gil street. The lots have the advantage of sewer, gas and water, and being only ,en minutes ride from the center of the city. A new street has been opened from * THE BATTLE * By James J. Montague. “ Snough!” cried V/illiam Howard Taft, “you howling Theodore Shall shortly see that I will be a bale of hay no more. No more I’ll stop his swings and swats, and turn the other cheek. Too long I’ve been a cornered rat; but even rats can squeak. Bring forth my trusty special train, and I from state to state Will teach this trombone-tongued T. R. to bandy billingsgate." i ! '-" t Meanwhile the guileless Theodore his simple pleasure took In charming crowds with phrases such as “Liar!" Stuff!" and ‘ ‘ Crook!' ’ Undreaming of a lurking foe, till Biff! and Bang! and Bing! About his ears the adjectives began to buzz and sing! He dodged a verb, he ducked a noun that followed fast in flight; An interjection grazed his scalp ; then he began to fight. t ■ ====== Oh, fearful was the following fray! The very air burned blue; Like meteors fell rebukes, like hail the denunciations flew. From Bangor to Fort Yuma could be heard the horrid screech Os sheared and shattered, scarred and scattered, sizzling parts of speech. But mark! It never pays to buck the other fellow's game— When Taft went dumb the Colonel kept on spouting just the same! So, little boys, if you some day would fain be Presidents, Sit at the feet of stevedores znd study eloquence. Don't waste your time upon the bench, a better place by far To teach the speech that's got the punch you'll find around the bar. Observe the words of Bucko mates with vigilance eternal And by and by you'll qualify to run against the Colonel! ARMY ORDERS WASHINGTON. May 11.—Army or ders: Colonel E. P. Andrus. Seventh cav alry. from Fort. Slocum, N. t . to Elev enth cavalry, at Fort Oglethorpe. Ga. Colonel G. H. G. Hale, from i enth cavalry to general recruiting service at Fort Slocum, N. Y. Major J. Hutchinson, Sixth cavalry, detailed for general recruiting service at Fort Slocum. N. Y. Major H A. Smith, infantry, to Twenty-eighth infantry. Captain F. A. Pope, corps of engi neers, to Havana, Cuba, to relieve Ma jor H. H. Ferguson, corps of engineers, of funds, property and records pertain ing to battleship Maine. Captain W. W. Bessell, infantry, to Thirteenth infantry. Lieutenant Colonel P. J. Slocum, at tached to Tenth cavalry, at Fort Ethan Allen, Vt Lieutenant Colonel O. S. Straub, coast artillery corps, from Jefferson barracks. Mo., to Fort Raker, Cal . and assumed command of that post. Major J. F. Brady, coast artillery corps, from Fort Mills. P. 1., to Fort Wint, P. I. Lieutenant t’olonel R. M. Latchford, infantry, unassigned, assigned to Sixth infantry. Lieutenant Colonel D. C. Shanks, in fantry. assigned to Ninth infantry. Lieutenant Colonel C. R Moyes. Twenty-first infantry, relieved from that regiment. Lieutenant Colonel J. C. Morrison, infantry, assigned to Twenty-first in fantry. Lieutenant Colonel H. C. Cabett, Seventh infantry, to Fourteenth infan try. Lieutenant Colonel W. T. May, in fantry. to Seventh infantry. TEACHERS VISIT NORMAL. ATHENS. GA.. May 11.—All the teachers of Putnam county, about 25 in number visited the State Normal school here yesterday. They were brought here by Professor B. C. Wright, county school commissioner. Druid circle to Ashland avenue, which gives easy and direct access to this property from all the ear lines to Druid Park. The lots are 43x100. Ths terms will be attractive and with clear weath er ’he indications are that a good crowd will be present. Ar. advertisement of ’his sale appears in The Georgian to day. Chamber of Commerce Starts Campaign to Bring New Industries An Industrial and statistical bureau for the purpose of bringing new Indus tries and manufactures to Atlanta will he installed by the Chamber of Com merce at a cost of $5,000 per year. This was decided upon at the directors’ meeting, with the provision that the membership committee add 250 new members to the chamber. Taking up their part of the work, the membership committee, of which Ivan E. Alien is chairman, will at once start a campaign to secure the additional members, and guarantee the bureau. The bureau, when established, will be in charge of a competent man who will give his entire attention to furnishing facts and figures about Atlanta as a site for factories and various manufac turing plants His office will be located in the new Chamber of Commerce building when that is opened. Marcus Kaplan. Marcus Kaplan, 55 years old, died to day at a private sanitarium. The body was removed to the undertaking par lors of Greenberg & Bond, where the funeral services will be held tomorrow morning. Interment will be in Oak land. ' SUMMER SESSION lEaS 1 BkW v'nt’l 9 i. Summer Session be. rfrjr / gins June 27th. Equip- w’Tess <®4«rl cj' Aww * »ml meat the most elegant \l*-Jr a■ft ■ IIII in the South. Loca \ 1 11 aS ’t fl ,lon among foothills ;| M 3 | iKuM t J[/ jLEHr Os Blue Ridge Moun 'l * * tains, a famous health IXI I t n «•» QICTH and pleasure resort. <:| f M I ? sS MMMi An opportunity for the lf»l ® w ■ fcs tired teacher or student to / *’*’£■ F ’"•*wnKlYFßnWMWFlwß ” re6 *’ an< * f or *h e ambitious V/ " ’rAayr-AMB MwWf I K" ffj. Io continue fludy under favor- y_ '• J able conditions. Unsurpassed UC awMaw v Mm* La “1 advantages in Music. Expression f vOlieflt I< ®oe3_/” " and Domestic Science. Chautau. I Conservatery ’ ——-a qua a ff orc } s splendid entertainment. Brenau graduates are in great demand I GAINESVILLE, GA. Box 16 «^±'io; ue Wri,e ,or <uU tafor “ atio * K ■Bini I’infiiM vm-i. -j'* Teach YOUR Boy the Value of Money (live him the right start by opening for him a Savings Account with this strong company, and train him to save. Then, when he becomes of age. he will not only know the VALI E of money, but will know how to handle it. and will have ac quired the habit of saving. SI.OO will start an account. 4 per cent interest on deposits. Trust Company of Georgia ERNEST WOODRUFF. J. H. NUNNALLY, President. Vice President. JOHN E. MURPHY. JOHN B. WHEAT. Vice President. Secretary and Treasurer. EDWARD R. RAWLINGS. Trust Officer. Equitable Building 53-55 N. Pryor St. Capital and Surplus . . $1,800,000.00 TROOPEHSKILL BOY IN GOAL RIOT State Police Fire on Mob of 1,000 as They Advance on Scranton Colliery. SCRANTON, PA., May 11.—George Robareski. a fom teen-year-old boy, was killed here today by state troopers as a result of a series of riots at the Oli phant colli®";- No. 1. rt-oout 1,000 foreigners had gathered near the colliery displaying firearms and hurling missiles at the troopers, and the latter opened fire on the rioters. The boy was killed by the first volley. At the Stark colliery at Hudson, where Joseph Stark yesterday drove back a mob of 1,500, single-handed, an other mob gathered this morning, pre venting repairmen and others from re porting at the colliery. When the rioters marched from the own to the colliery they found a squad f state troopers awaiting them. The police halted the marchers and ordered them to break. A few of the leaders were taken into town and those who carried weapons were picked out and forced to give them up. State troopers sent to the Delaware and Hudson colliery at Hudson pre vented a mob from sending repairmen and others baok to their hornas. The mob came armed and unexpectedly dis covered that the state police had ar rived before them. They feared to start an outbreak and withdrew after the troopers charged them. FEE-GRABBING JUSTICE CONVICTED IN AUGUSTA AUGUSTA. GA., May IL—Magis trate M. B. Gray has been found guil ty of malpractice by a jury in the su perior court. Judge Hammond has not passed sentence. Gray was charged with twice collecting costs In a gar nishment proceeding. MRS. SUSAN B. GARDNER DEAD. GAINESVILLE, GA., May 11.—After an illness of but four days, Mrs. Susan Brokenbrough Gardner, of Ghrlstian burg, Va., died here at the home of her son. Professor G. Holman Gardner. For many years she was associated with her son in the management of the Don ald Fraser school for boys at Decatur, Ga. She was a Daughter of the Ameri can Revolution and a member of the Atlanta Womans club. The funeral will be held at Christianburg, Va., for which place Professor Gardner leaves with the body at 5 o'clock this after noon. ABORIGINE PRISONER SAVES CAPTOR’S LIFE LONDON, May 11.—King George has awarded the Albert life-saving medal to an aboriginal Australian called "Neighbor.” The latter was a prisoner and was being led by a neck chain by a trooper. While the pair were crossing a swollen stream the trooper’s horse got into dif ficulties and dislodged his rider, whom he kicked in the face. The trooper was being swept off by the current when "Neighbor," scorning the opportunity to escape, rescued his captor after the greatest difficulty. “GET A BLACK DRESS.” SHE CRIES; TRIES SUICIDE NEW YORK. Mav 11.—With the cry "Mother, you had better get a black dress!" Mary Ritter, a thirteen-year old girl living on 116th street, drank the contents of a vial of cresoline. Prompt action saved the child. 6