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2 4 BATTLESHIPS RUSH TO CUBA Marines Sent Inland to Protect Lives and Property of U. S. Citizens. -WASHINGTON. June s—As a result of the gravity in the Cuban situation. If was decided this afternoon to rush four battleships front Key West to Guantanamo. This action was taken at a conference between Secretary Knox and President Taft today. After the conference Secretary Knox, said that if further protection to Amer ican property should he needed the marines on the ships would be landed. Four hundred and fifty ma rines were rent Into the in terior of Cuba .this afternoon Thia action was taken by Commander Kline., manager of the naval station at Guantanamo, on the representation of a committee of prominent Ameri can* that they had demanded and fail ed t® 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 the 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 Genera! Leonard Wood for more than two hours today discussing the methods for landing troops. Tel egrams were sent to Norfolk, warning the commanders of the five army transports now at that port to be ready for Instant movement. 10,000 Ready to Move at Once. The "expeditionary force" of 10,000 men. held ready for movement, also was warned to 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 Ilves saved. The Cuban rebels, not content with burning plantations and outhouses, ihave begun firing on trains. Passen gers on board a train on the Bayamayo of the Cuban railroad have In formed the consul at Santiago that their train was tired 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 attack. Rebels Bolder on Sugar Estates. On Monday night many negroes on a hill near Firmosa attacked an Ameri can plantation, but were driven off. Recent events at Lamaya, Javahueza and Ramon de Las Yaguas indicate tht the situation of the sugar estates is extremely critical and that the rebels are becoming bolder. Among the American owned sugar estates where alarm Is felt are those known as Txts Canos, San Carlos, San ta Marla Isadel and Soledad. Captain Espinoza the local commander, is wil ling to protect these properties hut It is doubtful if he has enough troops. K SENSATIONAL SHOE SELLING ON WHITEHALL STREET hTS IWT “CARLTON” PRICES CUT IN TWO!!! W]| I Women’s Oxfords, Pumps, Straps) Re s ular Values $3 - 50 ’ suo ’ and NOW (t 391 I The swell new 1912 styles in all the popular IHF** I ,F From America,s Foremost Makers ) I Isl MEN’S FINE ) Regular $4.00 and $6.00 Values, NOW tfjO QE I I- K : AYFADnQ \ The 1912 Models in all leathers—Patent, Tan, Vici— HF* I I £i ; UAr UKUd ) Blucher and button Btyles | II i£B<ARLTON SHOE CO. i»0.65 1 Children’s Oxfords, QC IVUTTriJ AI I CTDCTT Boy*’Oxfords, djO /J£ $2,00 and $2.50 values ... wO W *ll 1 O 1 iviLl4 1 regular $.150 values Eat Alfalfa Dinners And Put a Big Dent in High Cost of Living Rancher Serves Business Men With Complete Meal Maxie From the Hay. LOS ANGELES, June s.—High cost of living will get a deserted bump if Ixig 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 C. 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. Tne diners declared the tasty and nutritious. Black Republc Aim Os Cuban Negroes HAVANA, June s.—Four' hundred and fifty marines have been landed In Cuba and sent into the interior. A critical situation has developed as regards the safety of foreigners. The government was advised today that General Estonez and General Ivonet, the rebel leaders, had planned sorties against the property of aU foreigners, particularly that of Americans. The special session of congress was awaited with considerable anxiety here today, as It was thought that the de cision to suspend constitutional guar antees only in Oriente province would encourage the rebels In other sections. The government claims to have di rect proof that the negroes have plotted to exterminate all whites on the Is land and .make it a black republic. Rebels Burn Town After Hard Fight SANTIAGO. CURA. June s.—The village of Jarahucca has been burned by the rebels after a sharp fight with a small defending force, according to advices brought here today by a courier. Government forces. led by Juan Bell, defeated another rebel force at Blan quizal, wounding sevetal. capturing horses, arms arid ammunition and scat tering the negroes. Special guards were today assigned to all railroad trains because the rebels yesterday had fired upon the train bound from Manzanillo. Ft. McPherson Men Expect Rush to Cuba offiorß and men at Fort McF’herson today awaited with impatience news from the situation in Cuba. The fact that the post of the Seventeenth regiment is one of the nearest (o Cuba and that the regiment has had a long home stay, ex cept for outpost work in Texas last spring, leads the soldiers to believe that they will be ordered to Cuba In case any troops are ’’ent there. Lieutenant Colonel Hale, commanding officer in the absence of Colonel Van Orsdale. stated that no orders had been received as yet relative to the removal of the troops, but that the Seventeenth was ready to move at a moment’s notice. GEO. S. CROUCH. BANKER. DIES AT CARTERSVILLE George S Crouch died at his home iu Cartersville. Ga.. Tuesday afternoon, after a long illness. He is survived by the widow, throe daughters and two sons Mrs. William Cowan, of Atlanta. Misses Jennie and Alice Crouch an 1 George S. Crouch and William B. Crouch. Jr Mr. Crouch was president of the First National Bank of Carters ville. I’HE ATLANTA GEUKGIAN AND NEP 8. H EDNESDAY. JI NE 3. Wil*. 52.B50,00DLEASE IN PEACHTREE ST. Hunnicutt Corner Rented for 99 Years—Eastern Firms Want Location Here. The J. E. Hunnicutt property, front ing 42 feet on Peachtree street and run ning hack 160 feet to Broad street, has been leased for 99 years for a total of $2,650,000, establishing a new tecord for Peachtree frontage. The rental, under the 99-year lease, runs to about $26.- 000 a year, though it will be divided on a graduating scale, starting consider ably below that figure and running up to far beyond it as the property value increases. The lessee of the property has not been made known. Mr. Hunnicutt, when asked about the deal, stated pos itively that no transaction had been completed. A. S. Hook, of Foster & Robson, who handled the transaction, admitted that the deal had been closed, but declined to give any Information on the matter. Best Undeveloped Property On Peachtree. The property Is perhaps the best on Peachtree left undeveloped to its full possibilities. It includes the Buehl- Meador clothing store, which recently announced Its retirement on account of rapidly increasing rents, and a busi ness house next door. It formerly embraced Jack Wilson's stag hotel, 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 cated, and its buildings have not kept pace with the Increasing value of the property. The lessee of the real estate has beep 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 location from Pryor street to Peach tree. It was said, however, that Mr. Hunnicutt raised his figures to a price which Colonel Robert J. 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-cent stores, 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 ft 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 siderable 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 be 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 Its present buildings. WORK OF COUNTY PUPILS ON EXHIBITION TO PUBLIC The work of months by Fulton coun ty school children Is represented in an exhibit being given today at tlie coun ty superintendent's office In the Throw, er building. 11 consists of drawings, map work and articles from the man ual training departments of the coun ty schools. The exhibit is to last until tomorrow evening. PAWNS WATCH HIS EMPLOYER LOST 2 YEARS AGO; JAILED A. B. Kellogg, manager of the Tem ple Court building, lost his gold watch two year? ago. and since that time Bishop Pruitt, a negro janitor in the building, had constantly worn the time piece. lie came tn daily contact with Manager Kellogg, but the latter had never caught a glimpse of the watch, in tie meantime, detectives were searching for it. and the owner adver tised extensively. TMree or four days ago. the janitor needed some money and pawned the watch It was promptly recovered by Detective John N. Starnes, who traced it to Pruitt and arrested him. The janitor told Recorder Pro Tern Preston today that he had found the watch in the building and had been holding it for a reward. He had over looked the ads inserted by the owner. He was bound over to the state courts for larceny. The watch contained a picture of Kellogg’s wife at the time It disappeared, but this had been scratch ed out GUILD IT CHUM’S CRAVE STONED . DT 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 Crest Hill cemetery she was sudden ly struck In the forehead with a stone hurled by a negro who is said to be a maniac. Cassie 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 he threw the stone, which struck her in the temple. She was unconscious for a few' moments. Justice Thompson, of East Point. Committed the negro to the Tower on a warrant sworn out by Policeman Peacock. 3 STEAMSHIP LINES SUED AS TRUST BY U. S. GOVERNMENT NEW YORK. June s.—Another im portant anti-trust action was instituted by the department of justice todav when District Attorney Wise filed suit in the Federal court for the Southern district of New Tiork against the Ham burg-American lines, Lamport & Holt line and the Prince line. The petition alleges that the lines formed a pool in 1908 to ’ monopolize and restrain trade and commerce in the carriage of freight and passengers between the ports of the United States on the Atlantic coast and Me/lcan gulf and the ports of Bra zil.” FIVE BURN TO DEATH AND TWO JUST ESCAPE IN A VIRGINIA HOME LYNCHBURG. VA„ June s.—Five persons were burned to death at For est. near here, early today when fire destroyed the residence of Morris Tur ner. Two daughters of the Turners and three of his grandchildren lost their lives. Mr. and Mis. Turner es caped by a narrow’ margin DEMOCRATS PICK ROUTES TO MEET North Georgia Delegates Go to Baltimore From Atlanta and Southern From Savannah. There will be two ‘’official” route* from Georgia to the national Demo cratic convention in Baltimore—one out of Atlanta and the other out of Savannah. The Atlanta route will be byway o’ the Southern, and the Savannah route byway of the Seaboard. This was decided upon at a meeting of the delegation sub-committee on transportation. Hollins Randolph, Crawford Wheatley and Samuel C. Dun lap. held in the office of National Com mitteeman Clark Howeii at noon to day. The Atlanta special will be run as a second section of th* New York and New Orleans Limited of the Southern, and will leave the Terminal station at 11:15 Sunday, June 23. The Savannah special will be operated on a regular schedule of the Seaboard Delegate may take either route, and friends, guests or interested parties, other than the delegates, may use these trains, if they like. PROPERTY OWNERS TO PAY FOR RAISING FORSYTH ST. Because the city is short on money, property owners along Forsyth street, between Alabama and Mitchell streets, will themselves pay the cost of raising the grade of the street three’ feet. The cost will be about 48,000 At the meeting of the council finance committee today R. F. Maddox. S. M. Inman, E. P. Ansley and Morris Brandon said that they with others would finance the improvement on the promise of the finance committee that council would vote an appropriation to pay them back next vear Council has already appropriated $4,000 to repave this street with wood blocks. RACING ENTRIES LATONIA ENTRIES. LATONIA. June s.—The following are the entries for Thursday: FIRST— Selling; two-year-old maid en fillies; 4 1-2 furlongs; Chicago Heights, 110; Bashful Bettie, 110: Brightstone. 110; Semprite. 110; Daisy Platt. 110; Beulah S. 110: Pink Beau, 110; Mimesis. 110; old Woman. 110; xKinder Lou. 105; Golden Ramble, 110; The Swan, 110. SECOND—Two-year-olds; five fur longs: Miletus, 103; McCorkle. 103: • 'ream, 104. The Widow Moon. 104: Palanquin. 107; Nash Cash. 107; Foun dation, 107. THIRD Four-year-olds: six fur longs: Veneta Strome. 113; Ella Bry son. 105; Snap, 105; Leopold. 107; Syl vestris, 107: 'Jack Right. 108: Plu vious. 110; Merrick, 111; Chenault, 112; Jack Denman, 112; Chapultepec, 114; King Olympian, 116. FOURTH—Handicap: three-year olds an dup: 1 1-16 miles: Milton B. 97; Mary Davis. 102; Cherryola. 103; Lea mence. 103; John Furlong. 107; Su perstition, 109 .FIFTH —-Selling: three-year-olds and up. mile and 70 yards: Peeping. 89. Commoner's Touch. 91: Cousin Puss. 97; Merry Beau. 101; The RovaJ Prince. 104; xSeacliff. 106; Hody Hody. 108: John Louis. 108; Ragman. 108: Earl of Richmond, 108: Hanlv, 109; Aspirin, 110. SlXTH—Selling; three-year-olds and up; one mile: White Wool. 105; Labold. 110; Effendi, 112; Star O'Ryan, 114. Colston. 115. xApprentice allowance claimed. Weather clear: track fast. BLUE BONNET ENTRIES. FIRST—-Canadian breds. .3 year olds and up. mile: Amberite 90, Steamboat 92. Ondraman 92. King Cash 92, Caper Sauce 117. SECOND —2 year old maiden, 4 1-2 furlongs: Tea Rose 103, Martha Alen 110. Brynary 110. Black Eyed Susan 107. ••Henpeck 107, **Ventnre 110. •• Ambrose 110. ••Oliver's Lodge 110. Farter 113. Theseres 106. Buskin 110. Federal 110. ••Coupled. THIRD—3 year old and up. 7 fur longs: Froglegs 109. Acton 102. Pe nobscot 106. Mediator 113. Caugh hil! 116, Judge Monk 113. FOURTH —Jacques Cartier selling stakes. $1.2000 added. 3 year old and up. mile. Blackford 101. •Johnny Up and Down Peachtree This Also Is the June Bride Season. ' Front! Take that baggage up to 649. Mike! Bring a broom and sweep out that rice," shouted the man behind the desk at the Piedmont today. "Rastus! Get out your knife and cut all those true love knots off thai trunk before you send it up.” He turned to the reporter who was chasing the names down the register in search of a stoiy. "Write a story about June brides.’ he said. "It's the open season for ’eji>. and the hotels are filling up. I see iu the paper that some guy’s been talking about the pretty girls in Peachtree street.' Tel! him to come rubber around our parlors and he’ll see the Georgia peach right in it? pristine beauty, as the poet remarked. "How do I know they're brides? Say, do you think I've spent ten years of my life handing out Aeys and yelling ’Front’ without knowing the difference between a Boston shoe drummer and a soubrette? You can spot a bridal couple before they get out of the taxi. "He alw’ays comes up. red as a beet, and asks for the best room in the house. He never asks the price if she's stand ing by, but sometimes she says: ”'Oh. John, something just a, little lower will do,' and he comes back with: ” ‘Now, don't worry about that, dear— Mrs. Jones.’ Then he reaches in his pocket for a handkerchief to mop his fevered brow, and out comes a shower of rice. That puts the Indian sign on them. ” 'About this time of year look for showers, conventions, watermelons and honeymooners.’ says the hotel man’s almanac. And they’re all good. But 1 believe the brides and bridegrooms are the best yet. "Why? Because they never give you any trouble. They come in and register and then you forget all about 'em until he drops down tn pay the bill. They’re so interested in looking at each other that they never have a kick on the rooms; their soup may be cold and their ice cream warm, but they never know it. They're living away up in the blue sky and little things which would make a drummer kick a bell boy down the elevator shaft don’t ruffle them at all. Please move away from the regis ter. There comes another couple from the Macon train." Geddes 95, Busy 102, Altamah 92, **John Reardon 97, *»Eda *lO9. Spellbound 107. Col. Holloway 39, Bounder 102, •Herbert Turner 90. Suffragist 109, Tanunda 108 **Schorr entry. FlFTH—Steeplechase. 4 'ear olds and up, about 2 miles: Lampblack 130, Bronte 136, The Welkin 161. High Hat 148. The Shaghraun 146, Little Earl 130. SIXTH —Selling. 4 year olds and up. 6 furlongs: Carrlllon 102. Sherwood 117. 'Union Jack 102, Cliftonian 105. •Startler 98, King Avondale 105, Cap size 113, Ladv Irma 111, Isabel Cassc 104. SEVENTH—SeIIing. 3 year olds and up. mile and a quarter: Servicence 105, Seconke 105, Supervisor 102, •Naughty Lad 100, ’Scrimmage 97, M. Cambon 97, Endymion 102. •Apprentice allowance claimed. Weather clear; track fast. MARLBOROUGH ENTRIES. FIRST—Two year olds, selling, 5 fur longs: Roseburg 101. Frijole 107. Mama Johnson 103. Lady Anna 105. Ponkatas set 105. Schaller 110, Morning Glory 107. SECOND—Three year olds and up. selling, mile and an eighth: Orphanry 102. Stairs 102, Short Order 107, Third Rail 119. Annie Sellers 112. Otillo 113 . THlßD—Selling. 4 1-2 furlongs. Earl Sniff 111. Christmas Daisy 97. Dora M. Lutz 102. ’Bonnie Bee ’O2, District At torney 112, Sir Edward 112, Red Bob 108 Kernan 109. FOURTH—Selling. 4 1-2 furlongs: Ynca 110. Strike Out 104. Flying Squir. rel 117. Drexel Hill 102, Sabo Blend 114, Miss Moments 111 Galinda 112 •Fort Worth 108. Frail 97. FlFTH—Selling. 5 1-2 furlongs: Bat Masterson 113. ‘Argonaut 101. Congo 101. Lord Wells 111. Ramon < 'arena 101. Emperor William 111, ‘Aviator 108. Pre mier 113. SlXTH—Selling. 5 1-2 furlongs: Wfldweed 101. Little England 105. •Clem Beachy 109, Merise 112. ’Teddy Bear 109. Tennessee Boy 114, Appassionata 111. Castlewood 117, Sir Dawn 113. •Hannah Louise 107. •Apprentice allowance claimed. HELENA WOMAN DIES SUDDENLY. HELENA. GA . June s.—Mrs. J. M. Smith, wife of the assistant postmaster here, died suddenly today from conges tion of the lungs. CLANS UNITE TD HOLD M’ARTHUR Divine Appeal Final Resort in Effort to Hold the Noted Baptist Minister. Continued From Page Ono. he had w ithdrawn because of the course matters were taking or on account of the pressure of business engagements. Failing thus far 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 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. C. W. Hatcher, Dr. MacArthur's per sonal champion, who presided over the meeting of Tabernacle members and other Baptist clergymen last night, told a reporter for The Georgian today that since he had never known 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 it is the plain understanding that Dr. MacArthur's supporters have by no means determined to 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. MacArthur may be moved from his decision of yesterday to quit the warring church at any cost, and they will ask the Lord to prevail upon him to accept the majority call of the Tabernacle when he returns from his lecturing at Cordele. The resort to prayer for a solution of the trouble harks back graphically to the Rev. Dr. Broughton’s time in the church. Incidentally how deeply the aged minister feels the trouble that has come to him in the last years of his life are indicated by a statement made to The Georgian today by C. W. Hatcher. “I want you to correct a statement that some have made to the effect that Dr. MacArthur was not taking a suf ficient interest in the institutional wdrk of the church. Why. only last night he was to have organized a literary socie ty of the girls in the Tabernacle dormi tory, and he had planned to have th* women of the church hold a reception for them, while he himself would begin the teaching of the girls along literary lines. 1 want it understood that he was preparing t'o get under the institutional work of the church and superintend ic vigorously, exactly along the old lines. But that was before the- last break came. I'hat cut him to the soul. Im mediately he announced the abandon ment of the literary soviet.' organiza tion and, determined upon his resigna tion. would not even remain in Atlanta, but hurried on to Cordele a day ahead of time. , Friends who saw Dr. MacArthur as he left for the Chautauqua town early yesterday morning say he appeared haggard and drawn, and really so wor ried as to be upon the verge of illness. Dr. MacArthur Pleads Innocence of Row CORDELE, GA.. June 5.—"T00 bad they have gotten into that row. and it is a Jhame to drag my name into it.” was the comment of Dr. Robert Stuart MacArthur when shown a newspaper containing a story of the differences of factions in the Baptist Tabernacle, of Atlanta. "I am as innocent as a babe." he continued. "For 41 years I was pastor of a church in New York, and every thing was as harmonious as we are now . and to go to Atlanta and have them drag my name into that row ig a great shame.”