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ARREST MASHERS
ORDER OF CHIEF
TOWE :
Women of Atlanta, Aroused by
Evangelist, Hit Flirting and
Immodest Dressing Here.
Evangelist Bob Jones' caustic criti
cism of light.living among Atlanta
women and the subsequent action of
the “Women's Only” meeting at the
Forsyth, calling upon the police and
judges of Atlanta to stop street flirting
and arrest women for immodest dress
ing. met with a declaration by Police
Chief Beavers today that all mashing
in Atlanta will be followed by arrest
and prosecution and that aggravated
cases of flirting in public places would
also be banned.
Chief Beavers told The Georgian that
the regulation of flirting in its ordinary
sense is really not so much a matter
for police interference as for sound,
moral home teaching, and he added
that since the police were not arbiters
of fashions it was a very difficult mat-
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ter for him to determine whether a
woman's dress should be censored by
the police instead of by the city’s wom
en themselves, or the governing boards
of the municipality.
But the chief declared that his men
had already been long under orders to
arrest mashers wherever they are
found in public places—and Recorder
Preston added that if women immorally
dressed or unfitly clad were brought
into his court he would punish them
just as far as the law allowed.
Women Resolve to
“Purify” City.
These statements by the two law <. n
forcement heads of Atlanta were cal ed
forth by the passage at the women's
meeting yesterday of the following res
olutions.
“Whereas, our attention has been
called by Rev. Bob Jones to certain
tendencies of many women of Atlanta
and to many serious conditions exist
ing in this city, and
“Whereas, it is the sentiment of those
here assembled that these conditions
should be immediately remedied and
Atlanta purified, therefore be it
“Resolved, That we pledge ourselves
as mothers and Christian women to an
earnest, prayerful effort toward cor
recting such tendencies toward immod
est dress, cafeless or thoughtless be
havior or any suggestion of flirtation,
and the constant parading of the streets
by our young girls, and be ft further
“Resolved. That we ask the co-opera
tion of the police department and the
city judiciary toward the suppression of
the collecting of idle men on the street
corners, and that every violation of the
laws along this line be prosecuted io
the utmost.
“MRS. W. M. NIXON,
MRS. W. H. FISH,
“MRS. R. K. RAMBO.
MRS. HENRY h TUCKER,
“MRS. W. F. TRENARY,
“MRS. W A. ALBRIGHT.”
Evangelist Hits Bad
Society Women.
“The modern woman is not fir to
marry,” the evangelist continued. “She
knows more about the gilded sin of the
novel than she knows of the real ac
complishments of life. One crooked so
ciety woman can do more to damn in
nocent girls than all the outcast wom
en in the earthly hells of immorality.”
Then Mr. Jones went on to dancing.
He scored the modern dance and card
playing. said these amusements
brought about too great familiarity be
tween the sexes and declared:
“Some women in Atlanta are as much
intoxicated with playing cards as are
some of the men with whisky.”
Then he denounced immodest dress
ing and flirting on the street. “Every
woman without qualification should
shrink from the touch of a man's
hand,” he said, "for God meant it so.”
“Woman’s Maternal
Love Dead.”
The passing of the resolutions came
as the women's answer to the scathing
denunciation of the "modern woman"
by Evangelist Jones, who had filled the
Forsyth with. Atlanta wives and moth
ers to tell them that the conduct of the
modern woman in the streets and in
her home was disgraceful.
“How do you expect woman to bear
burdens and carry sorrows if she con
tinues to devote her life to worldly
pleasures?” he demanded.
“Your woman nowadays is not do
mestic. She is bossy, not even con
tent to preside over the conduct of her
home. She gives up her life to the
pursuit of pleasure: often she knows
more about the ball room and the
heights of fashion tharv she knows of
her kitchen: her maternal love has
been deadened."
“Mashing Must Be
Stopped, ’ ’ Says Chief.
He concluded with a prayer: “O
God, give us women whose hands shall
be used to uplifting Atlanta instead of
playing cards."
When Chief Beavers was shown a
copy of this address and the resolu
tions passed in response to the evan
gelist's appeal, he said:
“Speaking of immodest dressing in
Atlanta, i'll admit that some gowns
worn upon the street don't meet with
m.' approval Some are too low. some
too short and manv too tight. If 1
were maker instead of enforcer of the
TAFT REVIEWS
GEM FLEET
PORTSMOUTH. VA.. June 3.—Lay
ing aside politics and the cares of state
' President Taft gave today over to the I
i amenities of International friendship i
i reviewing the visiting squadron of Ger
man warships and greeting the German
naval officers.
Accompanied by Mrs. Taft, Count
Von Bennstorff, the German ambassa
dor. Secretary of the Navy George L.
Von Meyer and other representatives
of the government. President Taft ar
rived here today upon the presidential
yacht Mayflower from Washington.
The German squadron, composed of
the great dreadnought. Moltke, and the
cruisers Stettin and Bremen, were join
ed in Lynnhaven bay by an American
fleet.
In the. United States welcoming fleet
were the battleships Louisiana, the
flagship of Rear Admiral Winslow:
Utah, Florida. Delaware. North Da
kota, South Carolina. New Hampshire
and Kansas. Shortly after the fleets
joined forces they set off for the
Roads.
One of the most Interesting features
on the day's program was an exchange
of visits between Rear Admiral Von
Rebuer Parchwitz. Prince Henry and
other German officers and President
Taft The first exchanges were to take
place upon the deck of the Mat flower
and the second and Anal visit upon the
quarter-deck of the Moltke.
The ceremonies which began today
will extend through Thursday.
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city laws I believe I'd change this and
force modest clothes. But until the law
is violated I am handfast, although if
my men do see the law violated they
have orders to arrest the offenders,
whether they are women or men. That
is true about mashing, too,” continued
the chief. "Mashing must be stopped
in Atlanta, and every policeman has my
definite instructions to cause arrests in
every case where the proprieties are
violated in public.
“No Indecent
Dressing Here.’’
“As to flirting as it is commonly
known, there is doubt as to how far it
can go without violating the law. Nev
ertheless, no man can offend a woman
of refinement by ogling her and escape
arrest. As for the women who flirt in
nocently, I think they should be given
better teaching at home before the po
lice are called in to regulate them.
"As to really indecent dress in At
lanta. I don't believe I have ever seen
any. But there is no doubt about our
intention to suppress indecent dressing
if it crops out, and I can’t make that
statement too emphatically."
Acting Recorder Preston went fur
ther than the chief of police to say that
he beliexed flirting had become too
prevalent in town. Aggravated flirting,
he said, would be severely punished tn
his court, and the wearing of immodest
'dif s'ir.g "C'j'd be ■”opp< <! he declared, |
so soon as tne law was violated.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NUWSt MONDAY, JUNE 3, 1912.
[ATLANTA GIRL, GOLF EXPERT,TO SHOW
SCOTCH HOW TO PLAY GAME AT SKI BO
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throughout the South as a golf expert, is
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CUBAN REBELS
RENEW LOOTING
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HAVANA. June 3.—There were evi- '
dences of serious unrest among the
negro population of Havana today fol
lowing the receipt of news of success- •.
fuf Insurgent depredations in the in
terior. Rurales are kept on patrol duty ■
constantly’ and machine guns are in
readiness for use in the event of an
outbreak t
Details were received today from .
Oriente province of the burning of La
maya by General Estonez's rebel troops.
Over 600 negroes stormed the town,
looting every building before the torch
tvas applied. Men and women were
held up by the blacks and compelled to
deliver their valuables. Those who re
fused to divulge hilling places of money (
and Jewelrv were threatened with tor
ture All the live stock and guns in
the town were seized
The Cuba railroad station and tele
| graph office were burned along with ■
other buildings ot the place, i
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Miss Nina Gentry to Try to
Duplicate Her Record
Scores Abroad.
It has remained for an Atlanta girl
to Invade the native home of golf, with
the idea of demonstrating once and for
all time that the brand of the bonnie
game we play down in this neighbor
hood is about as classy and well exe
cuted as the artie'e they put up on the
heather where they’ve been playing
since goodness only knows when.
Miss Nina Gentry, who is well know n
throughout the South as a golf ex
pert, is in London with her father, W.
T. Gentry, head of the Southern Bell
Telephone Company, and a party of At
lanta relatives and friends.
They're going to do France and Vien
na, the Rhine country and- nearly every
storied spot in Europe before their re
turn in July.
Miss Gentry has taken with her her
entire golfing outfit. and so have some
of the rest. But it is on Scotland that
the Atlanta girl has particular designs,
and even before she begins her sight
seeing she's going to invade all the his
toric links of the heather country to
see if the playing w'hich has woYi her
fame and records throughout the South
land can’t be duplicated abroad.
She will play over the green at St.
Andrew which is the premier golf links
in the world, and she will even tread
the grass of Skibo, where Andrew Car
negie holds forth when he’s abroad.
As a matter of fact, if Miss Gentry
accepts all the invitations received to
golf with those who have admired her
prowess in America, she won't do very
much else in Europe.
Miss Gentry says frankly she doesn’t
need the trip for recreation at all. She’s
of the opinion that a good golfer has a
better chance than most other women
to live to be a hundred years old.
JUST KEEP LOOKING
FOR RESIGNATION, TIP
OF SENATOR LORIMER
WASHINGTON, June 3.—-William ■
Lorimer, of Illinois, arrived in Wash- ;
ington today prepared to fight for his i
seat in the senate, He declared he I
again will speak on the floor of the i
senate in his defense and professes i
ignorance of the report that he will re. ,
sign.
' Have you seen anything of any res
ignation?” he asked the newspaper men
when questioned about his intentions.
’■No.” they replied. “But we have
been looking for it.”
Well, just keep on looking.” retort
ed Lorimer
TIGHT SKIRTS KEEP WOMEN
FROM LOW SHELF BOOKS
BELLVILLE, N. J.. June 3.—The
fashionable women here have com
plained that their skirts do not permit
them to stoop to read the titles of the
books on the lower shelves of the
puolic libarry.
‘•400” WOMEN WEARING
FUR-LINED BATHING SUITS
.NEW YORK. Jun* 3. —Fur lined
bathing suits are bring worn by th
fashL nable women bathers here this i
summer.
WIDOW’S TEARS FAIL
TO SET HER FREE IN
LIQUOR SELLING CASE
MACON, GA., June 3.—A tearful
scene was enacted in the office of the
chief of police today when Mrs. Mar
garet Flahive, a well-to-do widow,
threw- her arms about his neck and
pleaded with Chief Chapman, for the
sake of her three children, not to pros
ecute her for violating the prohibition
law. This morning for the fourth time
in two years a case was made against
Mrs. Flahive. She promised, between
sobs, to sell her property and leave
town if the chief would quash the
charge, but he declined to do so.
APPEAL AGAINST W. & A. SET.
Attorney General Felder has obtained
a special order from the state supreme
court assigning the appeal from the
judgment rendered in the suit of the
state against the lessees of the West
ern and Atlantic railroad for Monday,
June 17.
FIRE SALE
Don’t Miss Tuesday’s Remarkable Bar
gain Offerings. Prices Lower Than Evert
Day by day we’ve served a host of people since this sale /
started---every one of whom expressed hearty approval of thei
absolute genuineness of the sale. If you have already attended you/
will know what to expect when we state that tomorrow we will
REDUCE STILL LOWER the prices of the lots already on sale.
We will also offer for Tuesday numbers of equally attractive items, /
that, because of our limited selling space, have never been on sale/
before. T hese will go at Fire Sale Prices Regardless of Cost or,
Former Prices.
Among Tuesday’s astounding bargains will be; Millinery, Rib
bons, Flowers, Gloves, Neckwear, Waists, Kimonos, Men’s, Women’s
and Children’s Hosiery and Underwear, Men’s and Women’s Silk
Umbrellas, Corsets, Muslin Underwear, Women’s Silk Shirts, Men’s
Shirts and Silk Neckwear, Children’s Dresses, etc. The only way
we can insure you best choice in tomorrow’s remarkable bargain
lots is by an early call. Why not be on hand when the store opens
in the morning at 9 A. M.?
49 Whitehall Street
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INHDTELSTIE
New York Proprietors Defy
Waiters, Declaring They Will
Never Recognize Union.
NEW YORK. June 3.—Efforts of the
state board of arbitration to effect a
settlement of the waiters strike which
has now affected 51 hotels and restau
rants were rejected today by the hotel
managers.
“We are able to serve our customers
and only unconditional surrender of the
strikers of their demand for union rec
ognition will bring peace negotiations."
was the ultimatum from the hotel men
when approached in the interest of a
settlement.
Revised figures on the numbers of
waiters and cooks who had struck
showed that 4,500 employees were out.
The strike leaders declared that they
would never surrender on their demand
for union recognition.
That the struggle has only begun was
the declaration of Financial Secretary
Bloehlinger, of the International Hotel
Workers union
"When our campaign is in full swing,”
he said, “we wiH not only be able to
get 100,000 hotel and restaurant work
ers out in this city, but 200,000 through
out the country.
Strikers Have Resources.
“There is plenty of time. We can
hold out for six months and have plenty
of money."
“We have no objection.” said Presi
dent Reid, of the Hotel Men’s associa
tion, "to meeting the two representa
tives of the state board at any time, but
it‘might as well be understood In ad
vance that any effort to have us recog
nize the union and treat with the union
leaders will not be considered. That is
something we will not do. We will
close every hotel in New York first.”
The hotel managers planned to make
today the crucial point of the effort to
break the strike. With 300 members of
the Queen society here from Montreal
and Quebec and a large importation of
negro waiters, they had four of the
largest strike-breaking firms in the
country at work getting waiters and
cooks for the inside work and "strong
arm" men for the outside protection.
Not since the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
strike have so many strike-breaking
agencies been employed in this city at
one time.
BIG BUILDING BOOM IS
UNDER WAY AT CORDELE
CORDELE, GA., June 3.—With the be
ginning of the summer this city is ex
periencing a building boom of unusual
proportions. The Federal building begun
last fall will be completed In July at a
cost of $75,000. The new Methodist
church is also nearing completion at a
cost of $50,000.
The owners of Suwanee hotel have be
gun improvements to cost $30,000. Dave
Browder is erecting a wholesale dry goods
store that will cost $30,000 J. K LW-
Ingston. Thomas Nesbit and Joseph Espy
have begun a cotton compress that will
cost $40,000.
A new union passenger station will be
eercted as soon as the railroads Interested
can decide upon acceptable plans. Fully
SIOO,OOO is being expended on residences
now in course of construction.
REIGN OF TERROR
ST BENTON, AU.
Governor Wants Court Officers
to Preserve Peace or the
State Will Intercede.
MONTGOMERY. ALA., June 3 —Be
fore leaving Montgomery today for Au
burn Governor O’Neal gave instruc
tions for the calling of a special term
of the Lowndes county circuit court
and the empaneling of a special grand
jury to dispose of several charges of
arson and one of homicide that have
grown out of a “reign of terror” in that
community. The governor directed his
private secretary to communicate with
the circuit judge and also to inform the
sheriff that peace must be preserved or
the state will intercede.
Officer Kills Witness.
Resulting from conditions akin to a
feud in Lowndes county, J. H. Wood, a
well known w-hite man, conducting a
blacksmith shop at Benton, was shot
through the heart and killed Instantly
at Renton Saturday night by Deputy
Sheriff Herman Grabowski. Wood was
a witness for the defense in five cases
of arson that were preferred late last
week In Lowndes county against J. H.
Felder, C. Walter Jones and one Cowl
ing. white men. and Ike Cunningham
and Steve Wagner, negroes. The ill
feeling emanating from these cases is
supposed to have caused the killing.
A telephone mesj. %tenll from Sheriff
Coleman, at Haynesvl.mosl ,d a y stated ,
that the report of two negroes having
also been killed was erroneous. The.
sheriff said that Grabowski was at his
home at Renton ready to give himself
up. and would be arrested today. He
declared that peace and order prevailed |
at the hour of his message.
Trouble Feared at Trials.
The arson cases against the three
white men are set for preliminary hear
ing at Haynesville June 10. Grave fear
is entertained that the trials will be
attended by tragedies unless the state
furnishes protection. If the sheriff oan
not handle the situation, there is a
strong probability that the military will
be called out.
The arson charges resulted from an
Investigation made by Lorrine Rice,,’
state fire marshal, of the burning of 1
eight stores at Benton, last December. *
The warrants were issued on Friday by
Probate Judge J. C. Wood, at Haynes
ville, charging second degree arson.
$95,000 BOND ELECTION
IN CORDELE JUNE 18TH
CORDELE, GA., June 3.—Citizens of
Cordele will vote on June 18 on a bond
issue of $95,000 for paving, improvement
of the waterworks and sewerage system
and the erection of a school building In
the northern section of the city.
At a mass meeting held in the court
house Mayor W. H. Dorris burned an is
sue of $28,000 of bonds that had just been
retired.
The fight for the new bond issue is
led by the mayor, the president of the
chamber of commerce. Dr. T J McArthur
and other prominent citizens
$l5O PENSION FOR MRS. SCHLEY.
WASHINGTON. June 3.—The senate
today passed Senator Raynor’s bill to
pay Mrs. Annie R. Schley a pension at
the rate of $l5O a month. i
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