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14 STOLE TO SWELL FUND OF SPIRITS British Bankrupt Mulcted by “Mediums"’ Through Love for Dead Friend. LONDON. May 24. —"1 am unable to recollect any more remarkable case having been tried at the central crimi nal court,” said Mr. Bodkin in opening the prosecution against Mr and Mrs. Izard, who are accused of obtaining money from Thoma* Syms on the pre text of sending it to inhabitants of the “spirit world.” « The case arose out of the bankrupt cy of Syms, who was a solicitor with a large practice in London and Man chester. In the course of the usual investigation, it found that lie had misappropriated $4,945 received on be half of a Mrs. Burgess, fie pleaded guilty at the centra: criminal court, and in view of the statements made by him sentence was postponed while criminal proceedings were opened against Mr and Mrs Izard Some years ago, Mr. Bodkin ex plained. Syms seemed to have formed an undoubtedly deep attachment for a lady who died In 1906. and having dab bled to some extent in spiritualism, he seemed to have conceived tlie idea, that, he could continue to communicate v.'ltb her after her death. 100 Seances at $1.25 Each. He became acquainted with Izard, who promised to do her hcsv.Tß. pit' him m touch with his fi lend, who was known 'hr ughout the business as-' “M I. O. <My Loved One). Mrs. Izai d represented that she communi cated with th-- ulier world through a “Dr. R ' and a "Dr. W." In ea< h of the years 19OS-7-S* more than >4n.es were held at a fee of $1 25 per time, and in course of time messages from M L. O.” delighted the heart of Syms * His letters to the spirit world were addressed to Dr. R, care of Mrs. Izard. yet, to show how remarkable -was his character, he kept a press copy of practically every letter that he wrote ‘Between- this . artli and the unseen world." .-aid Mr Bodkin, "a regular postman was employed —Lauron, a Frenchman, who lost his head during the French r< volution This postman tool; the letters to the spirit world, dematerialized th n to make thorn In visible and rematerialized them again when they reached the other world. "Then Syms wa; told tiiat the spirits were conducting a 'rescue society’ for people who had been Undesirable mem bers of society in this life, and to aid the fund; of this society Sym sent scores of postal orders for 25 c, nts to be transmitted to th< other wptld. rire Sale Tomorrow we will make still greater reductions in several of the remaining lots and add a number of impor tant items which our limited space has not permitted us to offer before. Under the pressure of the last few days’ tremendous selling, occasioned by the most wonderful ag gregation of bargains ever offered to the trading public, this stock is rapidly melting away; but the store is still ■ teeming with opportunities. If you have already attend ed this sale, it will pay you to attend again tomorrow, for it will undoubtedly be the greatest day of all. Everything in stock at Fire-Sale prices regardless of cost or former prices. Just a Few of the Saturday Fire-Sale Bargains ONE LOT of Tailored Suits that d* A wen up to $2!*.50, choice ONE LOT of Serge Dresses that &O zIQ \vi re up to 515.50, choice Saturday r«7 ONE LOT Silk Dresses that were up QS to si”), choice Saturday O ON E LOT of Wash Dresses that d»-j Q£* wort- )0. choice Saturday ONE LOT of Lingerie Dresses that > so’d up io $1.50, choice O<?C ON E 1.0 f ol Ladies' 50c Silk Hosiery 33c ONE LOT .<I.OO and $1.25 Middy Blouses, ,69c ONE LO I Sl.pa Lawn Kimonos at 39c ONE LOT 50e Men's Silk Ties27c The store will be crowded tomorrow, so come as early as possible. Open at 9 a. m. sharp. IM' K ' 49 Whitehall Street City May Be Behind on Parks. But— .GEORGIA BEATS WEST I 1 arrest Adair came home from the West today . He had swung round the ■ Irele from Los Angeles to San Fran- I cisco. Portland and Vancouver, and / 1 topped for a look at Calgary, in the ; new Canadian wheat fields. And he - ivs he wouldn’t swap a good Georgia | (arm for anything in the West. it's- irrigate, irrigate, everywhere out there,” he said. "You can’t raise a lawn without sprinkling it all night and holding an umbrella over it all day. People are paying fancy prices for Western lands, good only for one crop, with a failure perhaps every fourth ; year, when Georgia land is waiting for them, cheaper, better, with nd irriga tion necessary, and the ability' to make thro crops a year and certain results. "But the cities of the West have At lanta beaten in one great essential park- Atlanta outclasses them in busi ness and its property values are great er. Los Angele- is boasting that a new record price of $4,000 a foot for up town property has been reached. Why. 'Mitchell street was selling at that fig ure. when I left Atlanta. But we are not up with them in expenditures for public improvements. Public Parks Everywhere. ”1 have visited every- state in the Union, every city of more than 75,000 inhabitants. On this tour 1 made it a point to hire an automobile and ask the driver to take m< to the park;. In not a. single instance did lie hesitate, or say. 'We haven’t any.’ He drove ~ us from one park to another, through j beautiful drives. Kansas City has spent $10.000,not) to convert ugly bluffs into driveways and parks. Vancouver is spending $2,000,- ; 000. Everywhere there, are breathing spa< es, little blocks of green grass and ■' trees and walks, while In the larger parks are automobile boulevards and Appointment of Oil Inspectors by Hudson Declared To Be Valid Attorney. General T. S. b’e.lder today ruled that the oil inspector appoint ments made by former Agricultural Commissioner Hudson just prior to hts leaving office are valid. The attorney general's ruling was made at the request of .1. J. Connor, the present commissioner, and involved di rectly the Fulton county oil inspector ship held by M. E. Tilly under Hud son's appointment. It is said that for mer Commissioner Hudson appointed four other inspectors under the same conditions. Th eattorney general ruled that the appointments would hold only for the unexpired bum and the fact tliaC'Hiid son gave the commissions for two years would not affect the time for which the appointees would hold office nor would it invalidale the appointments. HIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS:FRIDAY. MAY 24. 1912. I drives for fast horses. Did you ever stop to think that there’s not a place in Atlanta where a man can sit down for a chat with a friend except his pri ; vate office or a near-beer saloon? "Atlanta must dev'elop its park sys i tern. More money must be spent on GranJ and Piedmont. The city must purchase bloeka of land and convert them into breathfr.g places, fresh-air oases for its coining generations, and It must do it now before prices become prohibitive. “It is in public parks that Atlanta falls behind the cities of the West. It would pay Atlanta to send her whole city council on a trip thrdugh that country, not on a junket,’ but a tour of inspection of park work. Great Opportunities Here. “But to get back to Georgia farm lands, our people do not know what a fortune they have here. Farmers are going from the to 6 thickly settled states to the West, and into Canada, and buy ing farm lands. If they raise a fair crop of w heat their net profit is sls an acre, and only one crop a year is possi ble, while irrigation is necessary. The season is short. Thfe winter snows are only this month melting from the mountains. Those farmers could come to Georgia and buy land at the same price, or cheaper, and w ith good judg ment could make far greater profits. They could make three crops—early corn, potatoes and winter oats, if they raise cotton a fair crop would pay, much higher net returns than a crop of wheat in the West. Some’of them are coming and settling, but we need more. "I'm glad to get back. 1 wouldn’t swap Atlanta for any city I've visited, and I've never seen finer lands in all my travels than some of the tracts be tween Atlanta and Macon and in south Georgia." Company Contends It Can Save City Money By Furnishing Power IS Preston Arkwright, president of the Georgia Railway and Power Company, said today that he would furnish the city current to pinny water from the river to the reservob cheaper than the city could transmit it to the river sta tion. He said he would make a rate less than three-quarters of a cent net kilo watt hour. Mr. Arkwright's statement may mean that the council will no longer consider building an electric plant In connection with the new garbage cre matory. Tlie Georgia Railway and | Power Company already has a’powc-r line running by the river pumping sta tion. The city would have to build a line from the crematory to the river if it were Io produce its own power. IGITY PUNT PUN ON SUFFERS SETBACK Council Finance Committee Dodges Issue by Referring Matter to Health Board. , After five years of discussion and bickering over the proposition to win an adequate garbage disposal plant for the city of Atlanta, the situation today is.exactly as it stood at the beginning. The finance committee of council yes- , terday dodged the issue by referring the matter back to the board of health, with a. request that new recommenda tions be made, and Atlanta faces the renewed menace of disease and death in the accumulations of refuse throughout the city. A serious split is threatened between ; the finance committee and the board ■of health. They take absolutely oppo i sits views of the proposition. The board lof health officials think the finance | committee should deal only w ith the : question of financing the plan. Mem- ■ bers of the finance committee say they I have absolute authority. Whatever is j finally decided, it now appears certain l garbage disposal will be THE issue in I the corning mayoralty campaign. City Hard Pressed, Says Candler. Dr. W. L. Gilbert, J. H. Bradfield and other members of the board of health; Mayor Winn and three members of the finance committee, W. G. Humphrey. J. J. Greer and U. D. Knight, all urged Hie. recommendation of the board of health and Dr. Rudolph Hering, expert engineer, that the bid of the Destructor Company of New York for $275,000 be accepted. They left off the electric- gen erating plant and the water pump, .1 which reduced this bid fioni $440,000. But Aiderman John S. Candler, chair man of the finance committee, said positively the city would be unable to provide this sum. "An investigation has disclosed the fact, gentlemen,” he said, "that we must provide $198,000 next January, be sides the normal expenses of the gov ernment and the average amount of improvements-. Os this amount $175,000 is for bonds issued years ago. We are I forced to buy a cheaper plant. No ! matter what plant we recommend, it can't give relief until next summer. A few days delay now won’t hurt." ‘lf you refer this matter to the board of health, our recommendation will be the same.” protested Dr. Gilbert. "We have studied this proposition for years. The’people of Atlanta will not tolerate anything but a high-priced plant on our site near the center of the city on account of the smoke and the fumes." "Tlie proposal to refer this matter back to the health board means that we begin all over again," insisted Dr. ■I. H. Bradfield. Consider Only Incinerator. Aiderman James R. Nutting said that i lit, as one was willing to take the re , -ponsibllity of financing the. matter if ne could see where the city was get- ■ Hug its money’s worth in the $275,000 bid. Councilman C. J. Vaughan ex pressed a similar sentiment. They said they did not care what the criticisms were, they were not going to act until they knew they were spending the city's money well: All plans for handling garbage were discarded but an incinerator. The t finance committee urged that one be > obtained at the least possible cost. The : Forsyth Crematory Company of Atlan | la has offered to build for $50,000 a which will consume 250 tons a .day. The company offers bond, but members of the board of health say rh> y don't believe the plant could do ; the work. The other concern the board expects to deal with is the Destructor ' Company of New York. The finance committee will provide the board with funds to employ an expert engineer. Another meeting again to consider the matter will be held in a few days. WIFE OF PARK A. DALLIS, • ATLANTA ARCHITECT. DIES ! Mrs. Elizabeth Dallis, 32 years old, ; wifeo f Park A. Dallis. one of Atlan i ta’s most prominent architects, died at j the family home. 52 East Cain street, ! today, after a brief illness. Besides her husband, she is survived by an in fant daughter and a. number of other relatives and friends in Georgia. Before her marriage she was Miss Elizabeth Nolan, of McDonough. Ga., where iter mother and other relatives !• reside. The remains will be. taken there. In charge of Barclay & Brandon, tomorrow, where the funeral services • and interment will be held Sunday • morning at 10:30 o’clock. HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICES. LONDON, May 24.—Memorial serv ices for the late King Frederick of Den mark. who was buried today at -Ros kilile, were held in the royal chapel of St. James palace this afternoon. King George. Queen Mary and other mem bers of the royal family were present. Wann Springs baths can’t be beat in the United States. : The water is the finest. ‘'The Gates of Silence" begins •in Monday's Georgian, Don't i miss it, The easy way to get help for house- | w ork office, store, factory or anywhere else is to insert a small ad in the Help I Wanted columns of The- Atlanta Geor- I gian. Just phone 8000 (either phone) ffind the Want Ad will do the rest. For vour convenience. Want Ads will be taken over the telephone and bill will be sent a* expiration of ad No mutter w k ai vou want or have to sell, a Georgian Want Ad will do the work, thus saving you time and money. A Regular 90c Bon-Bon Dish FREE ~, Introducing the World’s Supreme I™ Leader In Chocolate Candies ELKIN'S Sale Saturday Through Monday LIGGETT'S elkin;s liggetts fi uuxix " ( ' ' var *f everyone in Atlanta to know Liggett’s, tlie HgGFTT'S fi new leader of all Chocolate Confections, sold emphatically ■ jggftT'S ELKIN'S aS wor^’s est ’ au< l no * f" un d as represented, the IjgGETT'S El KIN’S purchase price .will be returne d. LIGGETT’S ELKIN’S ' s som . e thing new m the highest standard of < hoco- LIGGETT'S fi tfiM’Q late perfection, exquisitelv rich, delicious and wholesome, j JGGFTT’S ELKIN’S priedl at 80e per pound. ' LIGGETTS ELKIMS - ' - - LIGGETT'S ELKIN’S FREE HPpIHI ELKINS yy g— — Bon dish (quadruple silver-plated, gold-plated LlUUtl I 3 ELKIN’S MF S 2 a®. inside}, an elegant, worthy article, fit to LIGGETTS ELKIN’S , grace any home in Atlanta. One Bon-Bon J LIGGETT S ELKIN’S pound of Liggett's, 2 dishes with 2 pounds, 5 ] JGGETT’S ELKIN’S dishes with 5 pounds. But, COME SOON. LIGGETT’S Agents for Bra Agents for Waterman Ideal fe vWf ONOTO Fountain Pens lik E H Fountain Pens The popular leader in The leading imported Fountain Pens for pres- F'uuntain Pen. with DRUG CO. OPEN ALL NIGHT M. KK H BROS. CO. M. RICH eV BROS. CO. || M. RICH £ BROS. CO. B Bathing Suits and Caps j £ " 5" For Women, Misses and Men • ** Whether you’re bent on the seashore or only to Piedmont Park, you’ll naturally want the best looking bathing suit---one ' w * s ’ nc^vl^ like the suit worn by the little lady in the ac- *■’- fee companying picture. k k are ie bathing suits which the Rich Store brought out. ---styles that are out of the commonplace, but with no premium JJ placed upon them because of this fact. 2 • Women S «« z x Bathing Suits of Mohair. Silk and Satin, in "'Ti \ blue, red, tan and brown—some trimmed in fam'- .Sr z colors, others in fancy stripe or polka dot effect . r ..../.y All sizes, from 32 to 44—52.50 to $15,00. Fot the Miss '' Pretty Mohair BaHnngs Suit- for girls of 12. J* " x A. Si/14,16 or 18 vears —a variety of styles at $1.89, 2' - '' :’ $2,50 ’ s3,o ° and $3 ‘ 75, ' : • or Men j Bathing Suits in 2-pie<e Myles—all sizes. lOlr Wfß- from 34 to 44. in plain colors or fanr-v trimined— J $L5° and $2.00. gj ■ s - S ; ~.. - S" 5 *V.,- s' ’ fee- I IM. Rich & Bros. Co. j