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■ER DENIES
DIXON BRIBED
Local Negro Confirms Answer
of T. R.'s Manager to Wash
ington Black’s Charge.
Henry A Rucker, colored collector of
Interna! revenue for the Atlanta di'-
trfct for a number of years, threw an
Interesting light today on the Fiori
sent out from Washington last night. In
which Senator Dixon. Colonel Roose
velt c campaign manager is alleged to
hate undertaken the bribing "f a negro
(tolerate instructed for Taft Horn ■ l,l
District of Columbia tn th” national
Republican convention.
Rucker say; Senator Dixons Ma” -
ment is trite, as far as it goes. but amis
that it might have gon. farthm In es-
the real attitude of < has .
the Taft delegate concerned.
■The truth of the matter. •<
Ru.W "L- that Chase came to me in
Washington and told me that
. been elected « Taft delegate t.
had been ete. Hooaevelt
Chicago, he was. at 1 ,Ke Roose-
man and want-d to get onto th” Ron.
man ami wanted
velt har d wagon He said
BPt on for two r ’ ,al ' onß “' fl “ n ,
duse he belrved the former president
Znd. Mr pre.
r/'X printing offlet
£
grateful to Roosevelt for that, and J
he had before his selection as a d 1
gLe by th” Taft people, been very bUr
ter toward Taft
Didn't Write Promised Letts> .
“T arranged an Interim " " ' ' ‘ 11)llt
tor PHton wherein Cha.se st d
just what he said tn nw. Ht
raXrr/'E-- ™
tion Chase said he would do that. "
promised to write a letter for pubhea
t!on tost as Senator Hixon says, next
dav He never did it. and I supposed
h ad rnerelv gotten cold feet and
that the matter was closed. un ”,’ .
preposterous story sent out ft omi « a
fngmn lac night was shown me tin
m "No n al tempt at bribery of any sort
was tried on Chase that 1 know of. and
} was present at the only interview 1m
even claims to have had with Senator
Hixon Chase claimed to be tor Roos
TeP. more on account of 'he way the
former president had treated 1 >a
s?ster in lb” matter m an nnjust cd
discharge from the printing • than
otherwise He may hav- Ken expo,
mg to be offered a bribe. If so, h< was
"'sx'?'"!.-- ..... «-•- ry;-
claimed to have looked up < bases pm
sonal r< rd. and found It so bad th-,
he wenld not agree to talk with hitu.
save in tit” presence of Buckie I
savs Dixon only consented to see < I ase
st all because, whatever his record
tlm criminal courts mai have been >•
was at least an accredited delcgat. to
the national Republican convention.
BOUGHT OFF FATHER FROM
WEDDING. BUT DIDN’T PAY
V'EW YORK Mai 11 Vlbuing that|
his son promised to pay him s3n a
month to remain single. Miron .Morris Is
suing th” former. Mark Morris, for sl.
776 back |>.> im nts and it 'd interest
FITZGERALD VOTES BONDS.
FITZGER A LD. HA.. -Mai 17. In a
special election held here the citi w <
authorized to issue bonds for paving
aeirral additional block of streets in
the business part of th” city. I I.”
mayor has already advertised for bids
on the paving
EVERYBODY PLEASED
IND SOME TAKE TWO
The First Dav's Distribution
Shows That Our Readers Ap
predate the Great Offer.
The orenlne day of The Georgian's
di-tribution'of the Slandnrtl Atia- anti
Chronologl al Hlator.v of the W orbt
plain!', os iri» n. ’ri that rvi’ryb"<i> In
Atlanta «i'l want th u-'ftil volume.
The distribution will now oontinue
every dat until the books hi. all gon'
pn call at th'’ nfti-r of Tin G"'Vg>:tn
and get tour book ,i soon as possi
ble
The Georgian's Atlas la full and eont
p|~te in <very respect. If • ■ otitalns al!
th* infot ma t ion to he found in a high
price Mlns with add' d features that gw
to make it ins' that much more useful.
Jt has another advantage in that it i<
of convenient tze and an be n.aoed
on the desk o>- table, or upon a shelf
w ithin ra■ v reiwh. to be tm-ri for quii k
reference.
One of the mos: ,t.tere=t '.c and tn
aubje* ■ ■ in the Standard At la?
Is. the chronological ■-lory "f C.•
world, whi'li treat , ulMoi i. al event,
according to da 's f >m 7.000 year: I" .
fore Chris' d"«o ; • ' |.r. yar
of IHI2 A. tin < . ; i be mor.* useful
for the cmls ? ■ n ■<• , and there is not
a man er woma > > ho reads The Geer
plan that can cot ■ t > «■< therein
The colored maps tn : « volume are .ill
printed from new plates nnd covet
every known portioti of tie entire
globe. The names of railroads are all
given, as well as , tit'.- and steamship
routes and the routes of polar <-x; 'ra
tions. Such a hook shot; i in • vet v
home in Atlanta
All you n- • d 1" d" t I T ■
glans A' as ' -t" ■ | s x I -m \ .
headings from the firs’ .-ig. of Th
Georgian and m nt |..i-
!ne«s office together < y
pense r. ■ to -.-c v-'r m ■ .--aiv
pens* items *>f t. t -»i. .hi ft ... -
who got their i"Wb '■ ’• O" ■■ r
pjjeased with them it. ■ "in> »< ib*
second copy. One man I h* wa** d
one for nis busines <f , .nd !•
had children attending •ho •!. 1
anothei copy f or bonw u • c
hed' i'T’ f'om tie fi'.'t i •'■!' 1 1,
~r and s- ■ .'.our Allas before
r>“ei . - withdra '.u.
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First Woman Chief
Os Playgrounds Picks
| Staff of Assistants
Ar director of playgrounds, Mia«
Mary Barnwell is the first woman to b*»
' given an official position in the • ily
government of Atlanta. She began h'T
duties today when she and Pan Carey,
general manage) of parks, consider* <;
the choice of twelve u onion playgroun
superintendents nut of «5 applicant*
In past years the ocbtilnn of women
sniperintondent’ has been the cause of
( much complicated politics In the park
hoard. A number of members have
, Insisted that their friend- be given
places’ to the exclusion <>f othr But
, this year a!) the board member- Roem
, willing to accept the recommendations
. of Miss Barnwell anti Mr. <'an y. and
I this Is pointed out as a triumph for
Miss Ram well tn her first effort In p<».
it ics.
Miss Barnwell wa. superintendent of
the kindergarten at the Sheltering ;
Arinn home for orphan children. Now
she 1s to direct the play of thousands
who take part In playground exercises
SIX NURSES GRADUATED
FROM WESLEY HOSPITAL
Six trained nurses were graduated
last night from tlm Wesley Memorial
hospital. '1 Im ( s were held in
Wesley Memorial . him h and were at
tended by a number of their friends and
others Interested In th. church and hos
pital.
Dr. Stewart Roberts, in an address
that was a tribute tn the trained nurse, I
delivered diplomas to th” following
young women: Misses Bessie Davit*.
Snmmio Chapman, Eula Taylor, Doro
thy Burns. Julia Holder and Mary Pugh
Elliott Addresses were made by Roy
Dorsey and Dr. George S. Tlgncr.
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Davison-Paxon-Stokes Company
Saturday Will Be a Day of Special Opportunities
in Our Children s Wear Section
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Girls’ Dainty White Dresses 98c Children’s Coats---Half Price
Instead of $1.25 $2.50 to $6.25
Airv, sheer little frocks for girls I to 1 I years of age. They Instead of $5.00 to $12.50
are made <»l pretty lawn, trimmed wtili daintx embroidery hands Ali f hj-oujxh Ihe summer months, children need light eoats
and finished at neck and sleeves with narrow lace edge. ■—•for there are cool mornings—especially at the seashore or in
fjri • j r jfj 1 lie mountains —and even for the little stav-at-home girl a iaun-
Whlte Checked r laxon Uresses ty coat finds many occasions of wear.
0 o QO J I (t* Q Here is an opportunity to buy them at exactly half price.
JU mSl.eaa O1 npOnOU smart little Idack-and-white checks, tans or blues, garments i
Tl ... . , ~ , ,■ . i i i(i "I excellent value—manv stvles for choosing;? to 14-vear sizes.
HeaYitilu! little Dresses made of sheer, dainty chocked lui.x- • • .
on. The\ are trimmed in various ways with laces and embroid- II7L O’ x I I Dr *
er\ ;Ito 1 I vear sizes. tresses that every little miss will like. I wnite rique Coats---rlalr rrice
Children s Imported Dresses .
■■ f 4 1 Instead of $3.50 to SIO.OO
They are specially prim’d for Saturday. Some have em-
German-made Dresses they are particularly smart and dis- broidered collar, others are lace or embroidery trimmed—or
tindiif’ ’'ntireb new in designs ami finish. Dutch neck arid plain, scalloped collar and cuffs. Stxlish. prett} little coats— L
short slcm.'s there are white Dresses w ith artistic, figured band chance to buy them at half price is to be appreciated. (
trimming and red buttons; tan and blue l‘ro< ks of chambray • J !> *x C* x
with stylish band t rimming; 2 t<> S year sizes. CltlS White COOtS
Little Tots’ Sheer Colored $ 7 50 to $lO 0 ° Values at s 4 ' 9B
e With the present vogue for white coats —these will he eagerly sought I
' IVlUSlin UTeSSeS tfizC Saturday at this price. Coats of beautiful, .all-wool white or cream serge I
-—with Copenhagen, red or black silk collar. Choose from $7.50 to SIO.OO
Deal summer-time frocks, so emming. SO cool Coats Saturday at $4.98 each.
iintl airv an<! SO \er\ attractive in style, that Girls’ Pretty KimOnOS at SI.OO
5tL \ even we? girl w ill want half a dozen or more. , .. , . , ...
I'rcsh little muslin dresses in dainty designs and signs with facing of solid blur or pink. For girls 4 to 14 years of age.
t 'nTTnTitV V. .. i i • r rl -n , . • Priced at SI.OO each.
cj/HhHu, pretty color combinations. Ihe illustration
shows how winsome they are. Girls' 75c Princess Slips at 50c
In 2to S-year siz.es. They will not remain They arc made of nainsook, trimmed with iaee and beading. ribbon
Pl sfo ,-k at this ’trice 19c each. rnn; skirt bas cd ruffle fini-lmd with laee. Priced regularly at 75c. for
" . ' . - ( . . . Saturdav at 50c each!
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Special Demonstration of
f o X Nemo Corsets '■> t
Beach Kompers T
*’ x ivliss beausejour /
*zu ; n expert ••orsetiere, is here to show the new \
V■ -x models and tit you in one best adapted for Cftf
’ F-v .' < Garments that mean sum- / . vol ’ r figure.
v i ; iV\' \ Every woman of Fashion will be interest- I j
-S'- A .W'” ' i,\\ ed in the New Nemos. \\WJ/
; ' Made of chambray, gingham /< / i'\ cL’i ' model for (’very figtire. They represent
;ml linen.' m prefix blues. ' th<> very a<-ine «»f perferti.ni in corset inakutg. WW
a:-'’ , I \V<‘ are anxious to have Miss Beausejour MTrnr
,‘y— l piniM. 1.1.i 5. W.itei ni.'bm show them «o von. She has expert Corset WjjJd
- ■'H.l -"|"I VHb a.oy-<- w Xd
yi <'dor.-. Size 1 to ti rear; ’ 'wo beautiful models are shown here. CTwiv’
’ No. 105. price $4.00.
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THK ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS: FRIDAY. MAY 17. 1912.
RECOIID FOB CITY I
IN STREET■
Bids Received for More Proj
ects Than Ever Before Taken
Up at One Time.
81..4 fnr ihe a rg« -t amount of street
improvement- ever <<»u:-idcrd by the
-tr< etM committee >f council M one
time were received this Afternoon, and
)•ot-nmiiu nd3 i Pms for acceptance decid
ed upon. The «t t octs arc :
T<> R» J’avrd With Asphalt- Marietta
-trert, from Tabernacle place to North
<v< nm . }lor< and avenue, from Kurlld
avenue to Ponce brLrnti avenue; M<-
Lmidmi trcct. fr«»ru Moreland avenue
to M.ivsnp avenue; St. (’harjes avenue,
from Moreland avenue to the city lirn
i i S,
To Rp Paved With Chert .loßpphlne
.-fit . ; from DeKalb avenue to McLen
don tree); Wbitefoord avenue, from
DeKalb avenue to Allen street; Fori
street, from Houston -treet to Fain
Atreet . Hilliard street, f»mn Auburn av
enue lo !<<lg« u ond avenue. Alaska ave.
nue. from Highland avenue tn East av
enue. English avenue, from Bellwood
avenue In Kennedy iropt; Avon ave
nm from Lee street io Mib|r<<l street;
Brookline street, from Murphey avenue
tn Stewart a ven in
ASKS CUSTODY OF DOG
BUT NOT OF HIS CHILD
SAN FRANCISCO. Ma> 17. Philip
N. Zvirln. defendant In a elivorre* suit
asked for the caistodx of a pet dog. but
no) «»f his child.
! Decatur Street All
Worked Up as Peace
Justice Fight Ends
Decatur street Is In a turmoil over its
coming election. It is oeing fought in
every store and shop in that neighbor
hood. Decatur street isn’t f specially in
terested In the fight between Taft and
Roosevelt, or the Clark-I’nderwood-Wil
son contest. It is all worked up over the
election of the justice of peace for 12.34
district, which comes off tomorrow.
The fight is among two Confederate vet
erans and one blind man. tine of ihe vet
erans is a national Republican and the
other a Democrat heart and snul, but
they are all working today to be buc
ressor to the late Justice Landrum.
Automobiles and telephones are being
brought Into play. The candidates are
calling those registered to vote in that
district over the phone and visiting those
who have no phones. They have offered
ihe use of autos to carry voters to the
polls tomorrow, and are using all In
fluence possible tn lrnnress the voters with
the importance of th? election.
'I he voting place is Decatur street.
The candidates are Fred Powers, a blind
man. and Captain S. W. Seidell and Judge
Robert L. Rodgers, both Confederate vet
erans.
RICH CHICAGO PHYSICIAN
HAS DAUGHTER ARRESTED
CHICO, CAI.. May 17 .L G. Pates, a
wealth' - physician of Chicago, has caused
ihe arrest <»f Miss Gladv* E. Pates, his
daughter, on a charge of not paying her
hills.
The father, it said, hoping tn cause
! her an Inconvenience, preferred the charge
against his daughter.
The girl, who is working fnr small
wager sq gtpafly luimilialed over her ar
rest. She supposed the bills in question
had been paid by her father, who is
wealth'.
GRIEF ENOS LIFE
OF HIS MOTHER
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Mrs. Harttwell Robbins, of
Augusta. Ga., Survives Her
J Child by Few Days.
T T RM AN, ALA . ATay 17.—Grief over
, th? death of her little son has sent Mrs.
Hartwell Rnbbins, of Augusta. Ga.. to
her grave. Several days ago the child
became sick at th? Robbins home In
Augusta and died after a brief illness.
: Mr. and Mis. Robbins’ brought the body
here for burial. The mother’s grief was
so intense that she became desperately
‘ ill and her death quickly followed. She
I was In cnod health previous tn th? ill
■ imss and death of her child. Mr. Rob
bins holds a position in the government
survive at Augusta.
LIFE-TERM CONVICT
SPURNS FREEDOM
STILLTVATER. MINN’.. May 17. Frank
Johnson, a “lifer” In ti e stat? prison, de
ci ires today nil proffers of freedom thrust
upon him, and has declined them for ten
years.
“I will no* go from here I intend to
fife in prison.” he said, when offered a
discharge.
Johnson is fit 'ears old, and has served
longer than any other “lifer” now in ihe
prison, his term having begun before the
sentences of th* famous Younger broth
, ers. He has been contented, while other
"lifers” clamored f»»r release. The law
|.asy»-f| in the. interest nf the Younger
b’-others, whk’h made l nirty*fiv? > ears the
I limit fnr a life prisoner, brought no con
solation to Johnson
Thirty-six years ago. while drinking.
1 he shot to death one of his close friends.
1 snd for tliai crime was sentenced tn life
imprisonment.
Chicago Officers Fined
For Chopping Down
Doors at Convention
CHICAGO. May 17.—County Judge
B. E. Owen. Sheriff Zimmer. Election
Commissioner Anthony Czarneck. Chief
of Police McWeeney and Assistant
Chief Schuettler were fined SSOO each
today for contempt by Judge Michael
1.. McKinley for having disregarded an
injunction not to interfere with th”
Cook county Democratic convention.
Judge Owen, in spite of thD injunc
tion, ordered the door of the Seventh
regiment armorv chopped down to let
the delegatee enter.
Captain Lavin and Lieutenant Ma
lone, who took part in the chopping
were held not guilty. The rase will b”
appealed.
BOWDON COLLEGE ORATORS.
BOWDON, GA.. May 17.—Dr. Charles
O. Jones, of Atlanta, will be the orator
at the graduating exercises of Bowdon
college next Wednestwy. Dr. R. A
Edmondson, of Carrollton, preaches the
commencement sermon ou Sunday,
others to address the graduates ar”
Dr. W. \V. Roop and A. K. Shoad. of
Carrollton, and A. E. Eleming, of Bow -
don.
J. R. George.
The funeral of .1. ft. George, who died
yesterday afternoon at the residence of
his parents. Mr. and Mrs. .1. L. George,
will he held this afternoon at the resi- I
dence and interment will be In Forest j
Park cemetery.
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iF! Suits $8.05
£ .Jaunty Norfolk Linen
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4 Taffeta Suits in black, t
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| Latest Parisian stylos w
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j $13.50 White
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