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Delightful Weather Adds to Keen Enjoyment of
Children Gathered at “Snap Bean Farm,”
Old Home of Joel Chandler Harris.
The Uncle Remus Memorial May
festival begins this afternoon at 4
o’clock. Wren’s Nest, Gordon
street, will resound with the voices of
many children dancing about the May
poles and executing drills of various
sorts.
The festival promises to be the most
spectacular and instructive given since
the memorials were Instituted. The
women tn charge have worked long
and assiduously in rounding out de
tails and the children have been un
usually diligent in attending rehearsals.
The crowning of the queen will be
the most spectacular event of the aft
ernoon. Three hundred and fifty young
girls and boys will appear tn this and
the music will be unusually inspiring.
"Following this. Miss Constance Leroux
will give solo dances and then will
come the May pole dancers and the
drills.
Booths and a Fortune Teller.
At the conclusion of the exercises the
booths will be thrown open. A real
gypey fortune teller also -will be on
hand.
The booths will be presided over by
the following women, assisted by a
number of girls and matrons: "Fish
Pond," Mrs. R. T. Connally; “Honey
Bee Tree," Mrs. T. H. Pitts; "Miss
Meaders an’ the Gals,” Mrs. Seay;
"Sign of the Tar Baby," Mrs. J. F.
Purser; "Thimble Finger Well," Mrs.
H. F. Crumley; souvenir and post
cards, Mrs. H. H. Fudge; fortune tell
ing. Mrs. Thomas Stevens.
The "Fish Pond” will be presided
over by Mrs. R. T. Connally, assisted
by Mesdames Maud Curtis. E. C. Lett
er. W. D Brown, William Snodgrass,
Lee Beauvais, M. Snyder, R. Molton,
Jerome Jones and J. C. Gavan.
At the "Sign of the Tar Baby" will
be Mrs. J. F. Purser, with her com
• mittee, consisting of Mesdames E. V.
Carter, Spratllng. Collier. W. E. Fos
ter, Steedman. Crowe, J. A. Carlisle,
Fred Seay, R. M. Gann. W. B. Disbro,
Ovid Stewart, W. B. Willingham, Cald
er Law ton, W. N. Weathers, M. J.
Cofer, W. H. Moore. White Keenan, N.
T. Pool and Misses Maud Daniel,
f Emma Binns, Eva Stewart. Frances
Stephens, Agnes Stephens. Grace Ste
phens, Agnes Pritchard. Rodena Rags
dale, Marcelles Steadman. Adelaide
Calloway, Frances Richardson. May
Richardson. Irma Bell and Belle Coop
er.
Tea and sandwiches. Miss Nora Belle
Rosser and Mrs. E. L. Connally.
Chairman of the booths, Mrs. Thos.
Stokes.
Chairman of the grounds, Mrs. S. O.
Vickers.
Gatekeeper. Miss Leila Culberson,
assisted by Mrs. George Sharp.
Children in the Drills.
I The children taking part will be
Miss Frances Stokes, queen; Miss Vir
ginia Collier, the queen of last year,
crowning the queen of this year; Mas
ter Newton McEachern, scepter bear
er; William Disbro and Clifford Smith,
carriers of the flora) canopy; .Miss
Constance Laßeaux. ballet dancer;
Misses Kathryne Vickers. Helen Gdne
dy. Lois .Mclntyre, Catherine Hackett.
Olenza Corley and Marguerite Carlisle,
attendants.
Masters Thomas Stokes, William
Disbro. Clifford Smith. Amos VVhite
| head. Howard Crumley Frank Hardy.
Linton Troy and Albert Rossetta.
knights. e ,
Flower girls, Fay McCowan, Mary
Presley, l.< Ila Jayne, Laura Jenkins.
Helen George, Lorena Biotin tun. Mil
dred Blxley, Frances Cuny, Helen
Gaines, Alice Arnold, Louise Arnold.
Edith Beazley, Elizabeth Sales. Laura
Jones.
May Pole Dancers—Misses Helen
Stewart, Martha Carder, Myrtrud?
Henshe, Virginia Kelley, Mary Brit
tain, Elizabeth Tillman. Marian An
drews, Mary Arnold. Margaret Ford.
Dorothy- Duggan, Floy Woodfin, Gale
Bennett. Grace McGowan. Kathryn All
bright. Thomasine Vickers. Louise
Bolyn. Mary Frances Warner, Dorothy
Childs, Hattie Hood, Augusta Foreman.
Thelma Hennessee. Ruby Terry, Ruth
Lovett, Sarah Holland, Elizabeth Er
win, Mary Erwin, Margaret Tillman.
Martha Jones. Virginia Jones, Ethel
Durphee. Louise Wheelan, Muriel Hun
ter. Willie Stroud, Eula Jones. Eliza
beth Chapman. Margaret Thornton.
Annie Griffin, Mildred Carey. Nellie
Marquardt. Alice Stewart. Eva Moore,
Sara Cheshire, Ada Nichols, Eloise Al
len, Margaret Scruggs, Mary Frances
Strong. Georgia Chamberlin. Alice No
lan. Buna Wyatt. Sara Sutherland,
Caroline Camp, Mildred Riley, Mary
Huett, Lula Barton, Jane Hancock,
Mildred Kelley. Roslyn Poole, Dorothy
Mapp, Huge Lee Wyatt, Margaret Eli
ott, Howard Foster, Katherlng Carter.
Anlca Martin. Doris Dickey. Louise
Nichols. Chlrstine McEachern. Evelyn
Jordan, Martha Waldrop, Susie Flor
ence, Evelyn Sheffield, Lucile Reid,
Evelyn Robinson, Sarah Bailey, Frances
Dobbs, Dorothy Tumlin. Luella Bar
ton, Elsie Mlnker. Nita Martin, Mary
Cooper, Hortense Kelley, Dorothy '
Brogden. Louise Scruggs, Janice Wil
son. Eva Cooley, Virginia Jones, Ruth
Normandy, Julia Turner and Katherine
Derrick.
Pages—Charles Ward, Donald Rob
ertson. Fred Stewart, Charles Connal
ly, George Dallas. Edwin Lindorme.
SIXTH DISTRICT CARRIERS
MEET AT JN DIAN SPRINGS
JACKSON, GA. June I.—The rural
letter carriers of the Sixth congres
sional district had their annual con
vention at Indian Springs, when the
Butts county carriers were hosts. The
next meeting will be held in McDon
ough.
The officers elected are J. A. Hick
man, Barnesville, president; George T.
Pippen. Round Oak, vice president; S.
J. Watkins, Jackson, secretary-treas
urer. Delegates to the state meeting
in Atlanta July 4 are J. A. Hickman,
Barnesville, and James B. Watkins,
Jackson.
SZYRMGZDINIE-BENDAR-
AVILTITE; WEDDING NOTE
NEW. YORK, June I.—With the help
of four clerks and an interpreter, a
marriage license ha= been issued in
Brooklyn to Baitram Szyrmgzdlnis and
his bride-to-be. Ona Bendaravlltite.
LOST DEATH BOAST AS
HE REACHED FOR BEER
NEWBURGH, N. Y.. June I.—James
Fogarty, foreman of a contracting firm,
while reaching for a glass of beer,
which he said he would have if it killed
him. dropped dead of apoplexy at St.
Andrews.
CHAUTAUQUA PROPOSED.
JACKSON GA., June 1. The ques
tion "f holding a Chautauqua at In
dian Springs this summer is being dis
cussed by the business men of that
town. If it is decided to hold the Chau
tauqua it will begin about June 12.
LHE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS- SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1912.
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5781.044 SPENT'
IN IT BUILDING
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Records Show Gain of 100
Per Cent Over the Same
Month Last Year.
Investments in building operations
for May of this year show an increase
of nearly 100 per cent over May, 1911.
and the investments for the first five
months of this year have increased
almost as much over the corresponding
period of last year.
During the month $781,044 was spent
on building, according to the 388 per
mits taken out at the city building in
spector’s office. In May, 1911, 387 per
mits were taken out. representing an
expenditure of $482,882. The increase
for this May was $298,162.
From January 1 to May 31 of this
year $199,803 more was spent on build
ings than during the same period of
1911. The figures are: For first five
months 1912, $3,032,082; same period of
1911, $2,832,279.
In constructing apartment houses
$300,000 has already been spent this
year, which is $163,350 more than wa«
spent during the first five months of
last year. In the erection of business
houses a gain of $123,285 is shown for
the same flve-mpnth periods. Already
this year $365,625 has been expended in
business structures. Up to May 31,
1911, the erectiorij of business houses
amounted to $242,340.
| ARMY ORDERS |
WASHINGTON, June I—Lieutenant
Colonel H. C. Cabell. Fourteenth in
fantry, retired from active service.
Captain C. T. Leeds, corps of engi
neers. to home preparatory to retire
ment.
Captain J. W. Moore. First cavalry,
retired from active service.
First Lieutenant T. Whelan. Twenty
ninth infantry, to Hartford, Conn., as
inspector Instructor of organized mili
tia.
Major F. E. La-cey, Jr., infantry, as
signed to Eighteenth infantry.
GRATEFUL MOTHER SLIPS
DAUGHTER A YOUNG MAN
MOUNT VERNON. N. Y„ June 1.
After introducing her mother to Jo
seph Wilson, whom the mother mar
ried. the latter returned the compliment
by introducing her daughter. Marion
Strange, to R. M Diggs, of San Fran
cisco, whom lite daughter will marry
shortly
IBATTLEISSEENIN
SENATORIAL RAGE
Watson and Hardwick, Bitter
Political Foes, Expected To
Be Candidates.
A battle royal between Thomas E.
Watson and Thomas W. Hardwick to
succeed Senator Bacon in the United
States senate, now looms large on the
political horizon in Georgia.
In the event that Watson and Hard
wick both are candidates, which is gen
erally accepted as a condition sure to
arise, they will have to reckon stren
uously with Senator Bacon, who does
not intend to give up his toga without
a struggle.
Watson has let it be known to a few
friends that he will certainly be in the
race for the senate. Hardwick has
said that he will certainly run if Wat
son does. Mr. Bacon has said that he
will run again, no matter who else
runs. And H. H. Perry, of Hall, and
S. Guyt McLendon, of Fulton, long
ago announced they would be In the
race.
Once They Were Friends.
The spectacular end of this tight un
doubtedly will center about Hardwick
and Watson. They are ancient and
bitter enemies. Long ago, they were
friends—Watson, indeed, is primarily
responsible for Hardwick’s entrance
into congress—but they fell out just
after the first Hoke Smith guberna
torial campaign and have never made
up. Watson’s last effort to defeat
Hardwick, unsuccessful though it was,
by no means concluded things between
them. The "red-headed one” has an
nounced more than once his positive
determination to run Hardwick out of
public, life—to pursue him to his fin-'
ish.
The recent announcement of Judge
Horace Holden as a candidate for Mr.
Hardwick's seat, now is being taken
by many to mean that he realizes
Hardwick and Watson are to be oppo
nents for the senate.
Talk of Plum as Peace Offering.
It is being talked around the hotel
lobbies—it may or may not be loose
talk, of course—that Watson lias re
ceived some encouragement in his sen
atorial aspirations from the “city poli
ticians” he professes to hate so cor
dially. It is even said that there was
an ante-conventfon “agreement" be
tween them, as part of the near-peace
pact whereby a general Watson row
was avoided in the state convention.
Some politicians have put two and two
together—unless It is two and three
and they get a four that looks mighty
big to them. It is only fair to say,
however, that such talk is largely spec
ulative, and lias little that is authorita
tive to sustain it.
The general Impression is that the
"city politicians" are willing to let Ba
con go back to Washington without a
contest —would prefer that, as a mat
ter of fact—but that if a three-cor
nered row must come, they will keep oft
the grass Just as much as they can,
and stand by. merely expressing a sort
of non-committal desire that the best
man win.
STRAPHANGERS UNION
WILL TENDER THANKS
FOR NEW HAND-LOOPS
Straphangers Union, Local No. 464.
will meet tonight at headquarters to
offer resolutions of thanks to the local
trolley company for the present made
the union today.
Members coming to work on the
early cars found nice, new, sanitary,
polished hand loops hanging from the
ceiling of West End cars instead of
the old leather straps. Great liberality
was shown by the company, too. for 36
loops were provided for cars having 44
seats, so that not more than forty will
have to go strapless even in the
busiest hour, 120 being the limit for
one car. unless late arrivals are squeez
ed In with a Jackscrew.
The Straphangers Union has been
praying for more seats, more cars, fast
er ears and other things clear out of
all reason ever since the last hay
burner gave way before the electric
motor. The trolley company hasn't
been able to fill every demand of the
union, but today it showed its willing
ness to oblige. If the new straps are
not entirely satisfactory, red ribbons
will be attached to them. Anything to
please the public.
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE HEAD
AT COLLEGE PARK SUNDAY
Dr. G. W. Young, state superintend
ent of the Anti-Saloon league, will ad
dress the citizens of College Park Sun
day, at the Methodist church in the
morning and the Baptist church in
the evening.
The College Park churches will be
the hosts for the Anti-Saloon league
leaders generally. J. B. Richard, who
founded the league work in Georgia in
1905, and has been general secretary
ever since, will speak at the Christian
church during the morning.
CHAUTAUQUA AT NEWNAN.
NEWNAN. GA. June 1. —Newnan
Chautauqua opened with a concert by
the Vitale Venetian band last night, and
will continue through June 6. Among
the attractions are the Dekoven Male
Quartet. Miss Evelyn Bargt lt, reader;
Tom Corwine, Clarence L. Burgderfer.
Ralph Parlette. Professor Patnaliasika
and his trained pets, and a debate be
tween Congressman Richmond Pearson
Hobson and ex-Governor J. Frank Han
ly, of Indiana.
COMMENCEMENT AT MERCER.
MACON, GA.. June I.—The annual
commencement exercises of Mercer
university begin tomorrow' morning
with a special sermon by Rev. c. W.
Durden, of Tifton. The graduating pro
gram covers a period of four days.
FATALLY HURT IN FACTORY FIRE
BELTVILLE. N. J., June I.—One
man was fatally injured in a fire which
destroyed the plant of the Hardman
Rubber Company here early toda*.
John McCarthy, a foreman in the plant,
fell through the roof and was fatally
injured. The loss is $150,000.
Mrs. Burnice Powell.
Mrs. Burnice Powell, 35 years old.
wife of J. E. Powell, died at Kirkwood
early today and the remains were
brought to Patterson Kt Son'.- chapel to
await funeral arrangements. Mrs Pow
ell Is survived by her husband, a broth
er and a sister
WAITERS' STRIKE
BODES RACE WAR
Gotham Hotels Are Importing
Negroes to Replace Union
Men Who Walked Out.
NEW YORK, June I.—With 3.728
waiters and cooks on strike at 33 ho
tels and restaurants and the war be
tween the hotel men and their em
ployees spreading rapidly, fear was ex
pressed today that race riots would be
the outcome of the employers' efforts
to bring into the city a number of ne
gro waiters to serve as strikebreakers.
The situation became more menacing
today when the* strike leaders declared
that unless the union were recognized
a sympathetic walkout of hotel trades
unions would be ordered. These in
clude engineers, firemen, clerks, electri
cians, mechanics, upholsterers, cabi
netmakers and musicians. If this move,
men were made national, it would de
moralize the hotel business of the coun
try.
Negroes Being Imported.
The hotel managers defied the wait
ers to call a sympathetic strike and
served notice that the strikers would
be fought to a finish. They asserted
that 1,600 negro waiters now on their
way from Baltimore and other South
ern points would be given permanent
positions and the striking waiters
would have no opportunity to return to
work after they once quit.
Financial Secretary Blochlinger of
the union replied to this ultimatum
thus:
"Negotiations are now under way to
bring about an affiliation between the
International Hotel Workers union and
the American Federation of Labor.
Such an affiliation would insure a sym
pathetic strike and a complete victory
for the union.”
Blochlinger also threatened to have
all of the waiters and cooks out of 300
New York hotels and eating places be
fore the strike now in full blast reaches
its climax.
Striksbreakers Under Guard.
The managers of the hotels, alarmed
by the rapid spread of the strike, today
began advertising for strong, nervy
guards who will be used in protecting
such strikebreakers as may be em
ployed in the fight. On the other hand,
the strikers, encouraged by a monster
mass meeting last night at which R«se
Pastor Stokes stirred as many as 6,000
union men as could crowd into Bryant
hall, while the remainder remained on
the sidewalks and repeated the cheer
ing inside, redoubled their efforts.
Th hotels and restaurants at which
the strike was in full swing today were
the Astor. Athens, Buckingham. Bel
mont, Breslin. Bustonobys, t'afe Des
Beaux Arts, Calumet club. Empire. Elks
club, Gotham. Great Northern. Hermi
tage, Holland house. Herald Square,
Hoffbrau. Imperial, Knickerbocker, Ma
jestic. Maria Antoinette, Manhattan.
Moquln's. Martin's, Martinique, Park
Avenue, Plaza. Rector’s, Shanley's, St.
Regts. Seville, Sherry's, Waldorf-As
toria and the Vanderbilt.
ATLANTA’S MUM
WILDS EXPLDjJJ
W. N. Mitchell, a
Leader, Conducts Sucs®i| a
ful Research Expedition Wj
William N. Mitchell, the well
Roosevelt leader in Georgia,
a party of his newspaper friend; Wl
through a mint forest yesterday aft*.J
ernoon at his home, 33 Columbia av« ra
nue. ,/£■
While the excursion was more cll&K
\ ivia! than botanical, the 8 V®
covered a good many things
known in the way of plant
abundant and varied yield c 1
vine provoked and was the ■••••»•“ iMg
much discussion. Its relati
tory and its effects upon hi'“-‘*’|
dcncies was well demonstra
the afternoon was over. ***** JBSI
While Mr. Mitchell claimed*
-■ ■ ond Burbank, the size, strength
tenacity of the mint thicket was such
to produce wonder in the minds of th*H
sightseers. The entire growth was
tlie big-oaks-from-11
variety. A mere sprig sent from Vir
gina had been planted in the garder.4H
In a week the whole place was a mass®
of green luxuriance. Ih two weeks it®
was a fit setting for a babes-in-the-®
woods sketch. Finally it was necea-H
sary for Mr. Mitchell to use an ax in®
order to keep the vines from enterinr®
his home and throwing all the furnjj JH
ture out of the window.
Levee Held on Lawn. j
After the party had well and suf- ■
ficiently investigated the mint. Its I
products and by-products, adjournment I
was made to the lawn, where a levee I
was held. Then followed a few care- I
full) culled sentences from the book of I
the prophet, intermixed with such hu- I
morous asides as would naturally come 1
at such an occasion—the whole being no 1
small contribution to the gayety of na- I
tions. J
Toward the end of the party Mr JI
Mitchell advised all present of the sure ■
election of Theodore Roosevelt. It was J
Mr. Mitchells opinion that the Colonel®
would not only win the nomination and®
the election, but that he would split in®
twain several states of the South — H
Georgia among them. Such was th' ®
sweet influence of the mint that mos ®
of his guests agreed with him. H
The newspaper men departed witl H
much reluctance and w ith a profoum ®
respect for the glory of mint and th
power of words. MB
JACKSON EDUCATOR GOESf J
TO SCHOOLS OF CORDEUifI
JACKSON. GA., June 1. —Superin-
tendent VY. R. Lanier of the Jackson
chools has accepted a position as su
perintendent of the schools in Cordele.
Professor Lanier has been in Jackson
for five years as head of the local •
schools. Before coming to Jackeon tolf,
teach he was In Dublin and Blakeljrab*
for several years as superlntendEnt. SJi
The board of edm■••lion will namfb»!
Professor l.anivi's successor within lbß?
few days. j
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