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THE WEATHER.
Fair tonight and tomorrow. Tem
peratures 8 a. m.. 79 degrees; 10 a. m.,
S 3 degrees; 12 n?>on, 85 degrees; 2 p. m„
73 degrees.
VOL. X. NO. 265.
$2,650,000.00
LEASE FOR
HUNNICUTT
CORNER
Biggest Real Estate Transac
tion in Many Months Means
Much to Atlanta.
$26,000 RENT PER YEAR:
IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED
The Woolworth Syndicate and I
Macy’s of New York Seek
to Locate Here.
The J. E. Hunnicutt property, front
ing 42 feet on Peachtree street and run
ning back 160 feet to Broad street, has
been leased for 99 years for a total of ,
$2.6.'>0.(t00. establishing a new record for i
Peachtree frontage. The rental, under I
the 99-.' lease, runs to about $26,- 1
f>nn a year, though it will be divided on ,
a graduating scale, starting consider- j
ably below that figure and running up |
to far beyond it as th® property value 1
increases. |
The lessee of the property has not |
been made known. Mr. Hunnicutt. I
when asked about the deal, stated pos- *
itively that no transaction had been'
completed. A. S. Hook, of Foster & ;
Robson, who handled the transaction, I
admitted that the deal had been closeo, 1
but declined to give any information j
on the matter.
Best Undeveloped Property
On Peachtree.
The property is perhaps the best on I
Peachtree left undeveloped to its full I
possibilities. it includes the Buehl- '
Meador clothing store, w hich recently i
announced its retirement on account '
of rapidly increasing rents, and a bust- 1
ness house,.next door. It formerly |
embraced jack Wilson's stag hotel, I
which ran back to Walton street, with [
pool rooms on the ground floor, but this |
gave way to a number of small places '
fronting on Walton street and James]
Lynch's near-beer saloon at Walton '
and Broad streets. It is centrally lo- .
rated, and its buildings have not kept
par, with the increasing value of the
property.
The lessee of the real estate has been
a matter of considerable speculation
among real estate men. It is known
that the Lowry National bank contem
plated erecting an office building on |
this corner and removing its own I
location front Pryor street to Peach- ,
tree. It was said, however, that Mr. i
Hunnicutt raised his figures to a price I
w hich Colonel Robert ,1. Lowry and his
associates did not care to meet.
Woolworth Syndicate
Seeking Site Here.
it is known that representatives of
the great Woolworth syndicate, pro
prietors of America's greatest chain of
ten-i ent stoles, have had representa
tives in Atlanta for some time consid
ering the establishment of a Southern
branch. The "gentlemen's agreement"
between the rival ten-cent syndicates,
by which they keep out of each other's
territory, has not been observed for
some time.
Macy's, the great New York depart
ment store, has several branch houses,
and it is known that its representa
tives made an offer some time ago to
purchase a leading Atlanta department
store, which was refused only after con
sideiable deliberation.
It is considered certain that the
lessees will erect a tall building, for
offices upon the Peachtree and Walton
site, for the property is too valuable
and the rental too high for a fair in
come to he gained without utilizing
every advantage possible. Whether this
takes the form of a department store
or skyscraper office building. Atlanta
is certain to profit by the transaction. {
as the property has long ago outgrown j
its present buildings.
OFFICER TO ENFORCE
LOCAL HEALTH LAWS
URGED BY PHYSICIAN
Dr. James (7. Oakshette. es 404 Oak
land avenue at the monthly meeting
of the board today, asked the county
commissioners to appoint a doctor of
public health to enforce county health
laws, alleging that they are at present
being disregarded.
■\\e have some excellent laws on
sanitation in Fulton county, but they
ar' not being enforced." said Dr. <»ak
shette "What we need Is an effluent
doctor of public hea!*b to see that tfie
laws arc not violated, through which;
we i ould be able to prevent dis'-a.-e and
effei t a large economic saving."
Tin commissioners have the matteri
unde, , onsidcration and 'a ill probably
ji.e the mattet offi'ial attention at th.
next m-. tine In July.
The Atlanta Georgian
Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results
A SHAME, SAYS M’ ARTHUR
Dr. Robert Stuart MacArthur said at Cordele today of the
Tabernacle split: ‘
"It is too had that this row has started, and it is a shame
that my name has been dragged into it. I am as innocent as a
babe as far as having anything to do with the causes that led to
this unfortunate rupture is concerned. For forty-one years T
was pastor in New York, and everything was as harmonious as
could be desired. And now to take up a new work in Atlanta
and have my name dragged into a row like this is a great
shame."
iologkebclubs
IHDICTEDBYTHE
GRAND JURY
Foreman Glenn Presents Con
vincing Evidence and True
Bills Are Drawn Up.
The Fulton county grand jury today
returned indictments against ten At
lanta locker clubs for violation of the
prohibition law. The grand jury ad
journed at 1:30 o'clock with a number
of presentments, said to affect every
social club in Atlanta unconsidered.
These bills will be taken up at a fu
ture date.
True bills were returned against the
officers of the following clubs: Met
ropolitan. Owls. Beavers. Knights of
Mystic Ark, Bees. Moose. Eagles, Cen
tral club, Georgia Athletic club and the
Theatrical club.
Foreman Dug Up Evidence.
The action of the grand jury came as
a result of investigation instituted by
T. K. Glenn, president of the Atlanta
Steel Company, foreman of a former
grand jury. Glenn's evidence, partial
ly considered by the former jury, was
placed before the present body and upon
it the true bills were found.
The grand jury met yesterday morn
ing in secret session and Mr. Glenn sub
mitted a. portion of his evidence. He
appeared again today.
It is understood that whll" foreman
of the grand jury Glenn employed .1. C.
Smith and a man named Bohanan to
make a round of various locker clubs
and secure evidence upon which the
bills could be made. Smith and Bo
hanan told the jury that they bought
whisky at all of the above mentioned
clubs.
It is also said that the jury was in
fluenced to some slight extent by a
court decision in which Judge Pendle
ton. in denying the. injunction suit of
the Gate City Athletic club, said that
many locker clubs were, violating the
prohibition law in selling whisky out
right.
FASHIONABLE AIKEN
NOT SURPRISED AT
BEACH INDICTMENT
VIKEN. S. C„ June 5. —Fashionable
Aiken is expressing no surprise today
over the indictment of Frederick O.
Beach. New York millionaire and mem
ber of the Aiken winter colony, for as
sault and battery with intent to kill
his wife. The bill of indictment, re
turned late yesterday afternoon by the
Aiken county grand jury, had been ex
pected as it was believed here that the
State had a sufficiently strong ease
against Beach to warrant a true bill.
The indictment was returned without
the testimony of Detective M h.
Baughn. of Atlanta, who had worked
up much of the evid' nee ami whose ex
pected appearance before the grand
jury had been considered one of the
strongest features of the solicitor's
case. No further developments are ex
pected here until the time of the trial
at the fall term of court.
Pearl Hampton, a negto laundress,
who was attacked the same night Mis.
Beach's throat was slashed in Febru
ary. and seven prominent residents of
Aiken, including Dr. Marion H. Wyman
and Dr. Hastings, appeared before the
grand jury.
PAWNS WATCH HIS
EMPLOYER LOST 2
YEARS AGO; JAILED
A. B. Kellogg, manager of the Tem
ple Court building. lost his gold watch
two years ago. and since that time
Bishop Pruitt, a negro janitor in the
building, had constantly worn the time
piece. He tame in daily contact with
Manager Kellogg, hut the latter had
never caught a glimpse of the watch.
In the meantime, detectives were
searching for it. and th- owner adver
tised extensively.
Three or four days ago, the janitor
needed some money tnd pawned the
watch. It was promptly recovered by
Detective John N Starnes, who traced
it to Pruitt and arrested him.
The janitor told Recordi-r Pro Tern
Preston today that he had found the
watch in lie building and had been
holding it for a reward. He had over
looked the ads inserted by the owner.
H« was hound over to the -tale courts
fm lateen' The w <l< h contained a
pi. tu'e of Kellogg wife al th< tim< it
disappeared, but thi- had I" ♦ n -* rat.' li
ed OU'
ATLANTA. GA.. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 5. 1912.
CHILD AT CHUM'S
GRAVE STONED
81 LUNATIC
Insane Negro in Crest Hill
Cemetery Knocks Girl Un
conscious With Rock.
While ten-year-old Martha Gober, of
East Point, was placing a wreath of
flowers upon the grave of a playmate
in ('rest Hill cemetery she was sudden
ly struck In the forehead with a stone
hurled by a negro who is said to be
a maniac.
f'assie Gober. a six-year-old sister,
who was with little Martha, afterward
identified Morgan Pitts as the negro,
and he was arrested today by County
Policeman Peacock and sent to the Ful
ton county Tower
Little Martha is the daughter of M.
W. Gober, who lives near East Point.
She was greatly attached to a com
panion who died a short time ago, and
today she had gathered a garland of
field flowers and gone to the cemetery
to place it on the grave of her little
friend.
The negro, who is said to be known
around, the suburbs as half-witted, was
crouching in the grass near by. and as
the child turned to leave the grave be
threw the stone, which struck her In
the temple. She was unconscious for a
few moments. •
Justice Thompson, of Hast Point,
committed the negro to the Tower on
a warrant sworn out by Policeman
Peacock.
Eat Alfalfa Dinners
And Put a Big Dent in
High Cost of Living
Rancher Serves Business Men
With Complete Meal Made
From the Hay.
LOS ANGELES. June L—High cost
of living will get a deserved bump if
Los Angeles housewives follow the ex
ample of an alfalfa dinner just served
here. The menu was all to the alfalfa,
as follows:
Alfalfa bouillon.
Alfalfa asparagus.
Alfalfa griddle cakes.
Alfalfa fed beef.
Alfalfa iced tea.
Alfalfa honey.
Alfalfa bread.
Alfalfa hot biscuits and alfalfa syrup
Alfalfa coffee.
Alfalfa layer cake.
Alfalfa cookies.
Alfalfa ice cream.
Alfalfa candies of two kinds.
This menu was served at the Hotel
Westminster to seven business men by-
Mark <'. Rich, who has 1.200 acres
growing alfalfa on his farm in Hot
Springs, S. D. Rich believes alfalfa is
the future foodstuff and served this
dinner to prove it. Toe diners declared
the alfalfa meal tasty and nutritions.
JUNE BRIDES
W ill do well to remem
ber that the place to look
to buy or rent a home or
to rent bungalows, apart
ments or rooms of the best
kinds for the least money
is to read the above ads
on the W ant Ad pages of
The Georgian each day.
where the largest list can
be found to select from.
Homes, apartments and
rooms worth while that
will make your life one
sweet song, can be found
by consulting The Geor
gian’s Want Ad pages.
<ieorgian Want Ads fill
all your wants.
h’cad them for pleasure
and profit, and use them
for results.
MACARTHUR
CLANS UNITE
TO HOLO
HIM
Baptist Ministers of Atlanta
Join in an Effort to Retain
Clergyman.
SECRET SESSION DECIDES
TO MAKE A NEW EFFORT
Thirty Hours Prayer Also to
Help Convince Tabernacle
Leader He Should Stay.
Leading Baptist ministers of Atlanta
and leaders of both factions in the
Baptist Tabernacle met today in the
First Baptist church to confer in an
amicable manner and see if there were
not some way by which Dr. Robert S.
MacArthur, acting pastor of the Taber
nacle. could be prevailed upon to with
draw his resignation and remain at the
head of his Atlanta charge.
While theie wore several acrimonious
addresses and more than a little display
of feeling between the factions. the
conference at 2 o'clock seemed likely to
agree and bring harmony between the
warring forces.
Dr. Charles W. Daniel, of the First
Baptist church; Dr, John E. White, of
the Second Baptist, and a number of
other leading clergymen were present.
C. W. Hatcher, personal champion of
Dr. MacArthur, and several of his asso
ciates were there. H. A. EthHdge, lead
er of the faction opposing Dr. MacAr
thur, and Dr. Joseph Broughton, broth
er of the former pastor and until re
cently superintendent of the Sunday
school. were among the representatives
of the "Insurgents."
Delegation to Meet
Pastor at Train.
It was the evident desire of the Bap
tists of the city, all of whom feel a per
sonal and fraternal interest in the
success of the Tabernacle, that Dr.
MacArthur should be prevailed upon to
remain at the head of his charge, could
this be done in away which would re
lieved the strained conditions now evi
dent in the congtegation and with the
certainty of future harmony among the
members.
It is known that Dr. MacArthur has
already written his formal resignation,
but a delegation will meet hint at th“
train as he returns from Cot dele tomor
row and draw him into a conference at
which it is hoped all differences will be
settled and a mutual understanding
reached?
The conference this afternoon, which
was kept secret except to those invited
to be present, was not all harmony. M .
Ethridge and Dr Broughton defended
their position in withdrawing from ac
tive work in the church in no uncertain
terms, and their -ievances against Dr.
MacArthur were plainly stated. Air.
Hatcher made a fervid address in de
fense of Dr. MacArthur and his work.
Mr. Ethridge left the meeting before it
had closed, but declined to say whether
he had withdrawn because of the course
matters were taking or on account of
the pressure of business engagement'
No action had been positively taken
at 2 o'clock, but it was the general
opinion then that a delegation com
posed of members of both factions in
the Tabernacle and representatives of
other churches would meet Dr. Mac-
Arthur tomorrow and endeavor to bring
about peace and harmony and persuade
Dr. MacArthur to remain in Atlanta.
Friends to Pray
To Hold Pastor.
Failing thus fat in all human ef
forts to induce Dr. Robert S. MacAr
thur to remain as permanent pastor of
the Baptist Tabernacle, the leader of
the noted pastor’s friends has called
upon the members of the church to
spend the next 30 hours in earnest
prayer for a solution of the schism that
has rent the institution in twain.
('. W. Hatcher, Dr. MacArthur's per
sonal champion, who presided over the
meeting of Tabernacle tnemners and
other Baptist clergymen last night, told
a reporter for The Georgian today that
since he had neve, know n fervent pray
er to fail where many devout people
joined in calling on the Lord for help,
he had no doubt that the invocation of
the sorely ridden • congregation would
win away out of the crisis.
But ft is the plain understanding that
Dr. MacArthur's supporters have by no
means determined tc. give up their ef-|
fort to retain him, despite all opposi
tion and the departure of many mem
bers from the flock. And the members
of the MacArthur faction, in their sup
plications in their homes and at their
offices will not fail to pray particu
larly that Dr Mm Arthur may he
moved from hl- deci-ion of yt-terday
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RED-CAPPED SHRINERS
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patrol, which is helping to entertain the visiting Shriners here
today, and which will drill at Ponce DeLeon this afternoon.
This is Shriners day. Thirty-second
degree Masons from all parts of the
state are in Atlanta to attend the grea l
reunion, which will be marked by many
unique features. Possibly 1.500 nobles
are In the city to be present at
the interesting ceremonial which closes
the reunion celebration tonight.
The first feature will be the parade
of the new Arab patrol, headed by the
Fifth Regiment band. Noble Captain
‘.lames O, Seamans will be in charge of
the patrol and will be assisted by Noble
Lieutenants W. J. Stoddard and George
B. Beck. The parade will pass from
the Temple down Peachtree and White
hall streets and back to Walton street,
where they will board their special ear
for the Atlanta-New Orleans game.
Every Shriner iti Atlanta "ill s'-e
that game—if it doesn’t rain -and will
sit in a group In the grandstand, a sec
tion Having been reserved for them A
Shriner is the best kind of a basehal!
fan, and the ('raikers can look rut for
a sudden outburst from the grandstand
at ant moment.
Red Fez in Evidence.
Each Shriner will tu fugged so you
can't help telling It" a nolde Th>
Utile red (' z il' if s that Huie I'o' l.isli
skull tap ’.'ill ll« in *'id'll' e on the
tope of them all, ams their -eetlon of
I tile grandstand will look like the sul
tan's council of war.
, There will be flashing sabers and
gaudy uniforms, for the Arab patrol has
just received its new uniforms, which
are of the brightest oriental color com
i'ination.-
Gokj braid and spangles, brass but
tons and sabers will glitter in the sun
and vie with the red. yellow, green and
white uniforms "hen the patrol takes
charge of the baseball diamond. The
saber drill will be the feature, although
many other drills will be given before
the fans assembled at the park.
Patrol Wears Gay Turban*.
These nobles, unlike those in the
' grandstand, will weat turbans with the
long Arabic veils instead of the ted fez.
The uniforms will be more brilliant in
‘ color than those worn by the Indian
I princes in the recent durbar.
When the game is finished, the no
bles will pass across Ponce DeLeon
avenue to the old amusement park and
' hold one of those regular old-fashioned
Georgia barbecues at Ponte DeLeon
I springs.
Then the ceremonial tomes This,
too. will take place at the park. I’p on
the hill, in the St Nlehola- skating
i rink, the Shriners will then move to
induct new mettibeis into the mystic
order <>iip of the largest classes In the
1 history of the Geoigia Shrine's "ill be
tmt through Afiet that there s noth
’ i'tg to do until tomorrow.
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WORSHIPS
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Appeals of Americans for Pro
tection From Rebel Bands
Answered With Troops,
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CERTAIN INTERVENTION
SEEN BY STATE OFFICIALS
“Expeditionary Force” of 10,-
000 Men Ordered To Be in
Readiness to Go to Front.
WASHINGTON, June s.—As a
result of th? gravity in the Cu
ban situation, it was derided this
afternoon to rush four battle
ships from Key West to Guan
tanamo. This action was taken
at a conference between Secre
tary Knox and President Taft
today.
After the conference Secretary
Knox said that, if further pro
tection to American property
should be needed the marines on
the ships would he landed.
Four hundred and fifty ma
rines were ?ent Into the in
terior of Cuba this afternoon.
This action was taken by Commander
Kline, manager of the naval station
at Guantanamo, on the representation
of a committee of prominent Ameri
cans that they had demanded and fail
ed to receive adequate protection
against the Cuban rebels.
At the same time that this news
reached the navy department today a
message was received from the gun
boat Paducah, at Santiago, that th*
situation there was most grave and It
was probable that marines would have
to be landed before night.
Strong pressure is being brought to
bear on the government here to inter
vene immediately in Cuban affairs.
Minister Rivero, of Cuba, was closeted
with Major General Leonard Wood for
more than two hours today discussing
the methods for landing troops. Tel
egrams were sent to Norfolk, warning
the commanders nf the five army
transports now at that port to be ready
for instant movement.
10,000 Ready to f J
Move at Once.
The “expeditionary force" of m.nnfl
men. held ready fry movement, also
was warned tn be prepared to start for
Norfolk and Tampa Immediately. The
steps were taken following a confer
ence between General Wood and M. H.
Lewis, representing a committee of
American interests in Cuba. Lewis
told the general that only American In
tervention could save United States
interests in the island.
The landing of marines is believed
infallibly to presage a third military
occupation of Cuba by American
troops. State department officials ad
mitted today that their reports from
Cuba were of such a nature that Amer
ican interference has become a neces
sity if American interests are to be
protected and American lives saved.
The Cuban rebels, not content with
burning plantations and outhouses,
have begun firing on trains. Passen
gers on board a train on the Bayamayo
branch of the Cuban railroad have in
formed the consul at Santiago that
their train was fired on last night by
a force of 50 mounted revolutionists
armed with shotguns loaded with buck
shot. There were many women and
children on the train, but no one was
hit, although several received minor
injuries from the broken glass. The
guards on the train are reported to
have fought gallantly, seeking no shel
ter for themselves, and to have hit two
of the attacking force. A number of
the passengers also helped to repel the
atlaCk.
Rebels Bolder on
Sugar Estates.
(in Monday night many negroes on a
hill near Firmosa attacked an Ameri
can plantation, but were driven off.
Recent events at Lama.' < Javahueza
and Ramon de Las Yaguas indicate
tht th*’ situation of the sugar eatates