Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, May 22, 1912, HOME, Page 2, Image 2

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2 RUSSELL HOPKINS NOW BEING SUED Mother of Wire of Well Known Young Atlantan Goes Into Court. Continued Frorn Page One. lawyers have made her think she has been treated badly. * Why ehould Ruseell tn to cheat any one out nf money? He ha? more than he needs, and I know he hasn't lived beyond his means Tam certain everything will come out nil right. Mrs Lawrence will learn that nothing f*> wrong and withdraw h*r affidavit, I’m sure ‘ The suit indicates that Russell Han kins' marriage tn Vera Seagrist, grand daughter nf Dr. and Mrs Joseph 1 Lawrence, which was bitterly opposed bv the old cnuple. has h*en followed by unusual demands on the fortune of his wife’s guardians Dr Lawrence died on March 14 leaving an estate of more than s2,onA,nnn, and 1t was report ed at the time that the whole fortune would revert to young Mrs Hopkins and her bab\ daughter upon the death of her grandmother, who brings th 1 suit against the former Atlantan. Mrs. Lawrence lives at the Plaza, one of the most fashionable and expensive of Neu York hotels, while Mr and Mrs Hopkins have a home in Fifth and a veritable • astle on the Hudson, where Mr Hopkins has established a menagerie for his own amusement and that of his baby daughter The elopement of Russell Hopkins th*n a young Atlantan, whose only or cupatlon was playing consul from Pan ama tn Atlanta and floating the Pana ma flag from an office In the Fourth National hank building, was the sensi tion of two cities Vera Seagrist, nn of the most beautiful young women who ever visited Atlanta In the tourist sea son. was the winter at the Piedmont hotel when young Hopkin® met her Eloped in Yacht And Built a Castle H« is the .«r>n of Dr J R Hnpkinf whose home at Peachtree and Rxkm streets is one of the handsomest in the city, and his spending money was pvar tlcally unlimited The courtship was rapid, and shortly after the young heiress' return to New York Mr Hop kins met her on the street, drove in an automobile to the Hudson, where his steam yacht lay at anchor, and they sped up the Hudson together Miss Seagrist's grandparents gave chase in a tug. hut the yacht was the taster and the couple landed at a village up.th- Hudson and were married Reconciliation followed, and with their two fortunes Joined the vmins couple built a castle up the Hudson which made even New York sit up and take notice Mr. and Mrs, Hopkins paid a visit to Atlanta a few months later, where the beatify of th® bride and the marvelous gowns she wore attracted unusual attention Since then the doings of Russell Hop kins hate occupied a fair share of space in the New York papers. He trained a pair of zebras to harness and drove them down Fifth avenue one sunn' afternoon He bought a. ■ young lion from a zoo and left It overnight in a room in a fashionable hotel, find when !{■ climbed over the transom and promt naded through the corridors it drove the guests into a panic. Then the baby was born, and the advent of the $2. 000.000 heiress was the signal for more pictures in the Sunday supplements and full page stories of the daily life of the youngest Hopkins Wife Faints Bringing Peace Dove Between Husband and Neighbor • Mrs Lois Jenkins, pretty wife of George H. Jenkins, of 143 Ormond ' street, put a sudden stop to a tight be tween her husband and J E. 11 vis, a neighbor, by fainting in her husband’s arms. Recorder Broyles was told to day. Jenkins instantly released his fingers from Dat is’ throat, lifted hie wife In his arms and tenderly . arried her into his home Mrs Jenkins way revived short'.' afterward, but has since been ten fined to hre bed. Jenkins s>iys he was r -.-r: :g an Insulting remark made by I>avi« about Mrs. Jenkins. The two men m< : n front of Jenkins' home Davis admit ted to Recorder Broyles fh't h. m.i.lc the offending remark, and declared Mrs. Jenkins had cause, Mr- [v, via t. separate from him. • ’..in < ifticer George Cornett, who lives opposite Jenkins, made cases against b«’h .... r Davis was fined $15.75 and the ase of Jenkins was dismissed. WILEY WILLIAMS RECOVERS. COLUMBUS. GA . May 22 -Uaptatr M iley Williams, member of the Georgia i prison commission, who has been eon 1 fined to his home near this city for sec era! weeks, has just made his first ay , pearance on the streets of Columbus since bis recent operation in Atlanta lie ex pects to attend the meeting of the prison ; board, which will be held at the state farm at Milledgeville, next Monday Saturday, p. m., auction lots and bungalows. North Boulevard and Eighth street. Eczema and Ringworm Cured. Tetterine is the only "dead sine.' cure for eezema L is a fragrant, sooilnng. healing antiseptic, which never tails it 1s eouaitv effective in the cure ..f ring worm and al! other violent skin and scalp diseases Ask vour druggist.for Tetterine If he hasn't it, send 50c to the Shuptrine £O.. Savannah. Ga. * * SU FFR AG ETTES G UILTY. TO JAIL FOR 9 MONTHS a" ■ -JF‘ . J a, FF. *»/ ■ A /// . w Jx it-ix ar / r~ —1 \ W jOSsT /I lIJM ' Ji i WHU I i Mrs. Pankhurst and the Law rences Get Sentence Without Hard I abor. LONDON. May 2'2. Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, militant leader of the suf f 1 ir. party In England, and Mr. and Mr- Pethick Lawrence. < o-editors of Votes for Women. the chief suffrage organ, were today sentenced to serve nine months imprisonment in the sec ond division, following their conviction by a jury of conspiracy and mali ciously inciting their followers to dam age property. The sentence to the second division takes from the punishment the element of hard 'labor The copy ietlon and sentencing of three leaders was the result of a series nf street disorders that culminated On the evening of March 1 in a general attack in which hundreds of women broke in windows, demolished proper ty, hurled bricks and fought with the police in the center of London's most important district Relieved of First Sentence. More than I'o women were arrested as me result of the street attacks Mrs. ■Pankhurst was one of them and she iwas sentenced to serve two and one | half months for the offense Upon the | i order of the home sei retail she was i I relieved of the first sentence after a | : small portion of it had been served in order to allow her to prepare for her defense to the more serious charge of conspiracy. It was estimated that the women smashed property worth $25,000 while I trying to demonstt ate their right to vote A French dealer said that one woman alone bought 36 hammers from him to be used in the attack. In the face of convictions, the suf frage leaders insist .hat l!’,- events will iin no nay curb theii efforts for the | vote. They declared 'oday that with ■ tile three leaders in ya: there will still Ibe enough 'eft outside "to make life I miserable for the police." I Mrs. Pankhurst defied the court when! ■sentence was imposed. Clinging, i pa- I thetie figure to the edge of the lock. . she declared iv’c readiness to sen- i | term at hard labor and actually plead ed io be treated as t misdemeanant of II lie first class ] Site and Lawrence vet- ordered to ! pay the costs of the prosecution. Appeal From Verdict In Injury Suit Nets Fine of $l5O by Court i It wiii cod rhe Mcrrow Transfer Com pan>. of Vlania. ,’UFt <l5O In tines for ! appealing a • ase to the stare ■ ’urt of ap peals. The appellate court today m ' ' irmed the transfer eompHU' that Its ap- • peal was- frivolous and s.»lel\ to secure delay. Hence the penalty «-f >l5O • Albert Heard, who was run down and l-adi> injur* a by a transfer truck in Broad i street some months ago. obtained a ver dict . gainst the Morrow conipan.x in the , city court of Atlanta for $1,500 ’The Morrow company took the case to the court of appeals nn the sole ground tba* the evidence did not support the ver-hot Thf high court followed Heard s motion to assess a penalty for a I frivolous appeal H said: • A e I axe not the slightest n hnat’on v> ('henge ( hfs verdie* This tase was i brough* •’ this court for delay on!? It results in a frivolous arpegt and the a«- mot! ” * * Dp de-t-’idant must i Le sustained and is So ordered THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NKWS.i Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst. the fa mous London suffra gette leader, who. with Mr. and. Mrs. Pethick Lawr an c e., was found guilty of conspiracy a ga i n s t the government and sentenced to prison for nine months wiln out hard labor. The cases grew out of the recent window smash ing crusade in Lon don. BROTHER IS SURE BODY HIS SISTER HENDERSONVILLE, N Ct. May 22. Homer Hawkins, brother of Myrtle Hawkins, swore on the witness stand today that the body of the girl found in Lake Osceola, near here, last Sejit’em ber was tli.it of bls Meter. He was one of the first two witnesses examined In the trial of the seven defertdants charged with being principals and- ac complices in the death of the girl. Hawkins said that he saw the body found in the lake and was positive ft was that of the missing Myrtle Haw kin He said he had hunted for her. after she disappeared, and before the body was found had investigated ru mor's that she was still living.' These reports, he declared, were unfounded. < 'ofoner Kirk, the first witness.- tes tified that he saw the body Just' after it was taken from the lake and was of the opinion death was caused by 'an operation and not by drowning: Tlie introduction of evidence began at 10:30 o’clock this morning, after the jury had been completed yesterday afternoon. The trial will continue for s-’veral days. Hubby in Huff When Wife Refuses to Join Walk With Affinity Mrs .1 V Wilmoth, of 15 Griffin street told Recorder Broyles today that her husband flew into a passion and almost demolished her home simply because she objected to going out with him and another woman. This "other woman. " Mie said, had sent Wilmoth flowers and candy and paid him. other marked attentions. Wilmoth breaking the last straw by inviting her to go to walk with him and his wife. "i have lived in hot water for eight years. iver since ! married . him., but ■ ibis wan too much." said the young i wife in tones of emotion. ..... . • She -'aid her husband became so ! angry because she wouldn't associate witli the other woman" that she be am«' aftaid and left home. It was then she -aid. that he wrecked the place. Ali 1 have left is four dishes." ex pi:i ned the disconsolate wife Wilmoth was not in court, having i : > ip a small col ateral and Judge I Brovles ordered him rearresti-d at once. I 'PEACHTREE STREET LOTS BRING SI,OOO FRONT FOOT A 1 & H F West baxe sold for the I.oil’s B Ma gid Ranking Company a lot ••n reachtree street, near the Georgian Terrace hotel. 5« b> M 0 feet for a consid eration of iboui $31,000 Values are now reckoned at SI,OOO per front foot up to the Georgian Terrate on Peachtree. anti the dismantling of houses beyond, it is thought, will push progress and higher prices rapidly out to Tenth S L Smythe*, of the Forsyth Company, lias bought from A .1 & H F. West the bmjs<» an<l L t on Stewart avenue, near Pearce street. for $3,750. This firm has also sold to Dr. W E ’ F kham f our lots on \bbot street, near '■■unset avenue, for $1,250 i Mrs R S Graham has bought a resi ! < .■ rx.-f :t nd two lots in Anslej Park for i 1 A. (WU* ROOSEVELT WINS IN OHIO PRINILRV Continued F r om Page Ona. believe could have won without Ohio, but our opponents needed a sub stantially solid vote in order to give them a chance to make a contest at the Chicago convention." The -colonel was jubilant over the outcome of the latest state to register its belief that he should be nominated to succeed President Taft. He took the opportunity to poke a little fun at President Taft's declaration that he would not trust the Jmpulslve judg ment of the people bv saving: "I am very much pleased ti'ith the •mpul ive judgment' of Ohio." Prefers People’s Choice to Bosses. "I can only repeat," he continued, "what I have already said —that I in-, finitely prefer the deliberate judgment of the people to their impulsive judg ment. and in Ohio we got their deliber ate judgment. And, as 1 have also said, if I Jiad to make the choice I would choose the impulsive judgment of the people rather than the deliberate judg ment of the bosses." Then, discussing the possibility’ of the Taft--forces starting a contest to oust his delegates at Chicago, he said: "The victory in Ohio means that it w ill be hopeless Tor them to .’try to do ' that at Chicago by unseating our dele gates who represent the popular will in Washington, Indiana, Kentucky and elsewhere; nor will it be possible for them to try to win by seating delegates from Southern states who represent nothing whatever exc/pt fraud. “Victory of Plain People." “I am profoundly appreciative of what the people’of. Ohio have done. It represents a victory not only for plain people of the Republican party, hut for every good citizen in the United States For In this contest we have stood for the fundamental rights of good citizenship and every honest and decent citizen, no matter what his poli tics, is profoundly concerned In - our victory, for we are fighting -his bat tles" Walter F Brown, chairman of th* Ohio state central committee, who led the Roosevelt forces to victory in Taft's home state, was a guest of the colonel today. He was as jubilant as was the ex-president.-and asserted that Rooso velt.wvould have received a-much heav ier vote If. the narf>«s of both the can didates had been printed on the Ohiy ballot Roosevelt started out on a. long ride on horseback ' after mailing his'com ments on the Ohio primaries. He will invade New Jersey tomorrow and is confident he will win another victory there. Root, Tweed’s Lawyer, Mentioned .• • » CHICAGO 1 , May 22;—Gossip suggest ing the name of EHhu Root, senator from Nev York and temporary-chair man of the comjng Republican nation al convention? as a possible "dark horse" candidate , for the presidential nomination emanated from the head quarters of the Republican.' national .committee, today. The gossip was seized upon by politicians gathered at. the i headouarters , and spread as the results frpm Ohio Indi cated that Taft had been hopelessly beaten in hia own state, It was in tended that the Taft, managers, finding hie losses greater than tljey-. had ex pected, had turned tn Root as the,.most available man to combat the candida cy of Colonel Roosevelt. President Prepares To Continue Fight WASHINGTON. May 22.—Unde terred by Ohio's repudiation of his pol icies. President Taft,, upexn his return to Washington at .8:55 today, com menced the preparation of his New- Jersey campaign, which will begin to morrow and continue until Tuesday next. The president is devoting the day to a consideration of the merits of the candidates for the three vacancies in the upper ranks of the army. . The presidential party will leave Washing ton at 7:30 o’clock tomorrow morning, arriving in New Jersey about noon. Impossible for Taft To Win, Say Leaders WASHINGTON. May 22.—Republi can politicians in Washington said to day that since President Taft failed to carry Ohio his nomination is imr possible They said also that Presi dent Taft has admitted heretofore that the nomination could not be hie unless his home state gave him a kifid of sup port which could not be challenged. Wonderful Treatment for ; Corns. Callouses and All Sore Feet Millions of people who endure daily tor ture from sere feet will w-elcome the in formation that there is now a simple treatment that positively and quickly cures foot ailments of all kinds You can say goodbye to corns and callouses: your foot troubles will be a thing of the pas’. "Dissolve two tablespoonfuls of i 'alocidf? compound in a basin of warm water Stoak the feet in this for full nfteen minutes, gently rubbing the ; sore parts " .Amazing results follow I Caloride was forme-ly confined to doc tors' use but now afly druggist will sup ply H Jf he-, does rrot have tt-in stock he car go' i» in a few hourr from hr- Wholesale house A twenty-five cent pack age ’s'.said to he enough to ’puUtb.b worst feet in fine rendition Town Dads Fell for the Mayonnaise GIRL COOKS WIN COIN . Youth.-beauty and mayonnaise dness tng have done what the board of educa tion with al! its pleas of science and economy failed to do. A union of th three has convinced Mayo; Winn and the city council that $1,500 must be ap propriated to maintain a department of domestic science in the Girls High school. With memories of a delightful lunch eon served them yesterdgy By the 100 High school girls who have voluntarily taken up. the study’ of cooking just to show the city officials that such a de partment is good. Mayor Winn. Aider man A. J. John, James E. Warren. 1 N. Ragsdale. John S. Candler and others declared today that hereafter ' cooking should be taught in the Girls High schools. ■ Art Ineffable From this time forth the. gentle art of cookery takes a place along with .the works of genius—at least, so far -is these apostles of 'Numa. Pompilius are concerned. .F’rdni this time forth Do mestic Science will not be counted.as a science-by therm but as an art ineffable. It was the idea of convincing these officials which prompted Miss Nettie Sergeant, principal, of the school, to plan the battle which resulted in laying several councilmen and one mayor by the heels ...she adopted this principle: S'o'me men have hearts, but all men. in the. nature' of-things, hate stomachs. Accordingly, these city parents were asked to drop around and take a. look at the girls w'ho were being taught to cook and take a taste of what they copked. The council, went —yesterday afternoon. They may not have gone tn scoff, but they certainly remained to pray—to pray, for -a retention of appe tite so long as edibles prepared by pink hands were still "-extant. Colonel'Daly " . , Goes Soaring. No exact name was given for the kina of dishes served, but Colonel Waller Daly said that he couldn't have been better satisfied if he had been sitting on the edge of a cloud with Venus shoving nectar doten His - thro.at-with', a . soup ladle. The girls say that roast beef, potatoes, beans, peas and rice welx served. Each ■ dish was hedged with something-or other green and each one RAISE OF $20,000,000 IN ASSESSMENT OF MISSISSIPPI ROADS JACKSON. MISS.. May 22.- The Mississippi railroad commission today ordered,. an advance of. $30,000,000 in the assessment of railway lines in the state. Last year's assessment was about $51,090,000. The assessment just ordered will total more than $70,000,000. CUTS DAUGHTER’S HAIR FOR. SAKE OF HER SOUL NEtV.'YORK, Mny -53—George Pal mer. a buyer in a' Ideal department store, had the h.al.r df-his niheteen-year old daughter. Edna, cropped short to "save her soul." he said. bunions. swollen, aching, bad smell ing and sweaty feet. This treat ment works right [ through the pores and removes the cause of the trou ble. Use it once and your feet feel delightful; use it for a week and Thursday and Friday SNOWDRIFT Large Size EBIm 99c H Medium,. 49c Sunil,,,, 24c Ballard's High Grade Flour Every sack fully guaranteed first-class pure Hour 24 lb Sack 69c 48 lb Sack $ I’ 33 Barrel . $5’ 14 Fancy Lemons 15c doz Fresh Country 17n doz Eggs I I b Er “ 30c lb 40c Coffee lb 28c 30c Coffee lb 22c 25c Coffee lb 19c 80c Tea, pound, 39c GASH GROCERY GO. 118-120 Whitehall St. MONEY TO LOAN ON DIAMONDS ANO JEWELRY 8 t ri ct ly confidential. Unredeemed pledges la diamonds* for sale, 30 per cent less than elsewhere. MARTIN MAY (Formerly of Schaul A May.) 11 1-2 PEACH ' REE ST. UPSTAIRS Absolutely Private. Opposite Fourth NaL Bank Bldg Both Phones 1384 WE BUY OLD GOLD of the waitresses wore a tiny apron with two tucks in it. Next Postprandial. After a while the councilmen were told that they would have to stop eat ing. as the girls with their pink fingers, white aprons and rose garden smiles were somewhat tired, and Miss Ser geant wanted to make a speech. Miss Sergeant made a speech. She stated that, the pudding had been proved and the council ehould. in its generosity, shell out enough coin to keep up the pudding department. Mayor iVinn, tn his reply, indicated that the council would think about it. which means a good deal for the council. DOCTORS, PASSING IN AMBULANCE, SEE MAN FALL 100 FT. TO DEATH MACON. GA.. May 22.—Cleveland Pinkard. of Tuscumbia. a tank builder, who fell from the tower of a creosote plant here, while doctors, in a passing ambulance, watched the ion feet plunge, died at the hospital at noon today. WALKER ISSUES ROOSEVELT CALL FOR A SOUTHERN ROOSEVELT CAMPAIGN CLUB Tbe tfri* has come for the South to re take Its full share in national affairs, from Tthirh it withdrew in 1881 We can not do this as long as we are owned by one national political party We must be free to choose between men and meas ures in national affairs like all the other sections of our country. It is all right to have a s f afe Democratic party for our state affair*. We want recognition by both national parties We must have a vice presidential candidate from the South on the ticket with Roosevelt. For it is now certain that Roosevelt will be nominated and elected president His non-sertionalism gives th? South our opportunity for full and complete recognition in our country's national po litical affairs. Roosevelt is just the man wc want. He represents all that’s best in our political progress. And Roosevelt is the very man to put a Southern man on his ticket for the vice presidency. And that is what w? of the present gen eration of Southerners must get. in order jMkwigx/z/ the foan/c. insurcsyoi/a welcome ; ' ’iw rap PMi Uli WW i f|l I i| iibJ I JI ''ilHi'l! j L I 'l™ p '■' Wl lit L ! li 1 'III' ’ ' The GLAD HAND goes out to the man who has MONEY IN THE BANK. Money in the hank enables you to carry out your plans and to get others to join you in an enterprise. Try to put through a deal without some MONEY OF YOUR OWN; you will fail. Try it with SOME MONEY that is yours; you will succeed. We shall gladly ADVISE YOU on business matters, any time, free of charge. Do YOUR banking with US. 4 per cent on Savings Deposits y - d' ‘-T-i '-*< ni’ ti ■ ’ ■ Orders Filled Promptly Standard High Grade Coal. Finest quality Red and White Ash Anthra cite Pennsylvania Coal. We screen all coal before shipping. Let us submit estimates. Consumers Coal Company CHARLESTON. S. C. Treasury Drain Will Put Atlanta $50,000 In Hole by January Aiderman John S. Candler, chairman of the council finance committee, said today that the city would be in the hole $50,000 by January 1. 1913. He said that no such condition had faced council in years, and that tste; <>au»e for it was the rapidly Increasing de mands on the city treasury an<f the large appropriations for improvements this y.ebr. The Pure Product .of Nature’s Springs, which acts surely and gently, but without any bad after-effects HunyadiJt Janos gi Water gj Natural Laxative Drink Half a Glass on Arising for CONSTIPATION I to gain that national political raoognltlen we need, and must have before the gouth can come into het* own. A solid Sbuth means a provincial South And provin cialism means retrogression. We want political progress. If we ever ger it we must go after ij. Therefore. I want, to organize, at Atlanta, a Southern ’Roose velt campaign club, for the purpose i?f gaining a vice presidential from the South on the ticket with Roosevelt. This will b« the beginning of 3 new. pro gressive national political era for the South. , I want every white man in Atlajvta, in Georgia, and in the South whd' is for Roosevelt and progress, to write m.e .or call and see me. who will go into.the or ganization of a Roosevelt progressive ) campaign dub Let me hear frorp you. very truly'. -■ • ‘ ‘ ‘' I <. . EDWARD H AVALKER, . s . Roosevelt Su-pporter.' 35 N. Forsy th .st., Atlanta, ,Ga.