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MRS. VERMILYA OUT
ON $5,000 BOND; MAY
NOT BE TRIED AGAIN
CHICAGO. June ~’S. Mi' l.»»ui*c,
Vermilya lhe woman of many mvs-,
teriej and accused poisoner, is ai lib- ,
erty today undei $5,000 bond, but
understanding o that she will nevi i i
be tried again. Her first trial for th*-i
death of Richard T Smith, victim oft
arsenic. resulted in a disagreement.
Nine deaths, all of them with strange
phases, all of them tragedies in the lift*
of Mrs. Vermilya, were investigated in
connection with the prosecution of thei
woman. She was first arrested for the'
death of Arthur Bisaonnetu . The stas
weakened tn this < as*- and c aused a i
arrest on a murder charge involving •
the Smith ease. This - aso ended in dis- j
agreement
BANK OF PLAINVILLE.
• A I ,H< •! ’N, <JA . June 1A <‘itizetif» »*f I
Plainville will c omplete the* ■•rganizaiion |
of a new bank in the near future 'rhe 1
hank is to be one of the Witham system
and will be capitalized at $25,000 11. M
Veach, of Xdairsvilb is to he the presi
dent
I*lßl
110 Order!
(Choice oil
I ANY I
SUIT
I In The House!
Hhl
i Formerly sold 1
I from $25 to 1
■ S3O. I
| I his is our |
j Semi-Annual |
I Clearance I
| Sale I
\ H Our entire stock of
( g FINE PURE WOOL
g FABRICS, blue and g
I gray serges, blue and 1
E mixed cheviots, all g
| shades of worsteds I
I w I
| PANTS I
I TO ORDER I
of lhe ■
|| house. They sold
p formerly at $7.50 B
I to SB.OO. I
I Sale How Going On |
I Tailoring I
i Company i
18-2(1 S. Pryor Street ||
Opp Temple Court R dp.
OWNERS DE BEIL
ESTJTETO FIGHT
FIRE MANDATE
Rich Protestors Threaten to
Carry War Against Sprinkler
Law to Court.
That the right being waged by Fire
Si'hief W B Cummings and Building
j Inspector Ed Hayes to enforce the Hu-
I loniaiic fin* sprinkler ordinance to pro
tect Atlanta's 10.000 working girls fron
the tire peril will bring on a spirited
war in the courts was indicated today
by th, stand taken by a number of
rich property owners
These men of wealth, hurling a pep
pery <li ti at the city, declare that a
hardship is being put on them by the
enforcement of this law and that it
will cost them thousands of dollars. In
a conference with Chief Cummings,
several of the property owners frankly
expressed themselves in this way and
vigorously protested against what they
termed "needless agitation." Chief
Cummings merely cited them to the law
and informed them they would have
to get busy and comply with Its terms
or take the penalty
Chief Cummings today admitted
many property owners are up in arms,
but asserted the crusade for file pre
vention will go on just the same.
Must Be Protected.
"With the present perilous conditions
existing in Atlanta kicking will do no
good ” declared the chief. ‘‘These 10,-
000 toiling girls are In daily danger
from fire and they must be protected.
The tire laws are ample to protect
them, and must be enforced. That’s all
there is to it.”
The chief declared the inspection of
the downtown factory lofts and other
buildings, where girls are employed. Is
progressing steadily, and that notices
are being served on the owners to com
ply with the law by Installing the auto
matic sprinkler service. All owners who
refuse to obey the notices, he says, will
be arraigned before the recorder and
vigorously prosecuted. The declaration
of the complaining owners that the law
Is a hardship is taken to mean that tbe
law will be defied and the whole mat
ter tested in the courts
chief Cummings say's lie has been
widely congratulated by' business peo
ple and others since present fire
war commenced, and is being urged on
all sides to protect the thousands of
working girls. He also lias received
letters from a number of prominent
business concerns, which have installed
the sprinkler system, commending It.
The chief declares it is the greatest
method of fire prevention in existence
In the country today. He also urges
that it Is a splendid investment as it
saves thousands of dollars In insur
ance.
Aids in Getting insurance.
G C. Jones, vice president and treas
urer of the J. M. High Company, has
sent a letter to Chief Cummings, in
which he said:
"Before we installed this system we
had considerable trouble in getting
enough fire insurance from reputable
companies Very few of them would
place ovet $5,000 on our risk. There
fore we were forced to place consider
able insurance with companies whose
stability was not well established. Now
a number of these larger companies
have increased their line from $5,000
.to $50,000 In addition to the financial
side of l his proposition, we have a
feeling of security, as we know it is
hardly possible to have a fife that
would materially interrupt our busi
ness or entail loss of life.
M. Rich & Bros. Company wrote:
, "We Installed our sprinkler system
j about five years ago. and have since
then saved quite a sum In excess of
tbe cost of lhe installation by reduc
tion in om lite insurance rate, which
'w ■ ■ received by reason of this installa
, l ion.”
Hirsch Bros. Place Contract.
Kitsch Btos. said they have just
I placed a eontiaet for the sprinkler sys
• tern at a cost of $6,700. and added:
T . actual saving in insurance
: rates on our building and stocks per
i w ill be $1,200, from which might
I be deducted interest on the investment
1 amounting to $469. leaving a net saving
| pet year of $731
The < ‘ ham belt in - Job nson - Du Bose Co
| wrote:
"In a recent fire in the rear of us our
I metal window frames and wire glass
I p op. ted us exo. pt in one place, where
! beat was so go at that fott'r sprinklers
, went off These saved us ’front a very
land moie than probable total loss of
j'm: business for months, during the
' ■■building \\ • arc strongly tn favot
: of sptinklers throughout lhe congested
busim ss distilets "
\nothii eiter from the Jacobs Pita -
I m i v ''• mi puny sa y s
Great Safeguards. Says One.
I'lu installation of this system re
luced om Insurant, from $2.40 to $1
and as wi catty stock of about $250.-
11 1 i at this 10, at ion. 6. s. tn and 12 Ma
letta sc. t. you can so. what a profit
able investment II lias been to us.”
Ha ■> 1. Schlesinger. tsie candy an i
iack‘i- manufacturer, wrote:
\liout t'ou: yiatsago | insta ed th
.imom.ii <• sprinkle) system, and I don't
- how any one who has the Interest
l of then plant or -tore at heart cun lit
| without II I' 's not only th, greatest
i l l gm, i d for lii ■ . but a gteut saving in
I tin insui anvi' t at' '
WINDOW BOXES FILLED
(ATLANTA FLORAL CO.,
Call Mdin 1130
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FRIDA I.J LNE 28. 1H1”
Ordinance Hits Only Professionals
ORGAN AND MONK SAFE
Begging to the tune of last year's
popular ragtime hit—-or the Hungarian
Rhapsody for that matter —is what the
Assoeiatied Charities, with the co-op
eration of the police department has
decided to stamp out in Atlanta.
The weezy little street organ may be
as tuneful as a rusty saw, Beppo the
monk as arnusipg as a three-ringed
circus—but it's the whining mendi
cants who make so-called music an
excuse for begging that the ordinance
now pending in council is intended to
hit. The Associated Charities says so
in a lettc i written by Secretary Joseph
l'. Logan, to The Georgian Here's part
of it:
The ordinance was advocated bv
the Associated Charities, which un
til recently has been able, through
the co-operation of the police de
partment, to prevent the abuse of
our streets by traveling mendi
cants. For many years Atlanta has
had a general ordinance against
street begging. Long ago, It start
ed out to take better care of its
poor and dependent citizens, and
pul itself on record once and final
ly against the soliciting of alms on
the street. Such soliciting is now,
and has been for many years, un
lawful.
Not Intended Far Mendicants.
There Is, however a‘ provision
allowing licenses to be issued to
make music on the streets. This
was never intended to apply to
mendicants, but has of late been
frequently used by many such who
make the so-called music, not «s
*
WOTHERSPOON’S NAME
IS SENT TO THE SENATE
WASHINGTON. June 28.—President
Taft late yesterday sent to the senate
nominations of Brigadier General W.
W. Wotherspoon, now tn command of
the department of the gulf, at Atlanta,
to be major general, and those of Col
onel Clarence D. Edwards, now chief
of the bureau of insular affairs; Col
onel George F. Chase, now a detailed
inspector general, and Colonel E. J.
McClernand, of the First cavalry, to be
brigadier general.
HALF HOLIDAY FOR BANKERS.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.. June 28.—At
the meeting of the Chattanooga Clearing
House association banking houses of the
city passed a resolution to close- their
doors Friday afternoons, beginning the
second Friday in July and continuing un
til the second Friday in August.
“The Store That Saves You 10% to 50%.“
I SEWELL’S I
113-115 Whitehall St.
We retail everything good to cat at whole- j
sale prices We have Just received and will
oiler for
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
SOLID CARLOAD of Fancy Messina Lemons, at, doz 15c
SOLID CARLOAD of Georgia Peaches, great special,
large baskets, at 9 l-2c
Fresh Snap Beans, home-raised, at, qt 3c
Fresh Green Corn, doz 13c
Fresh Country Butter, lb 19c
| SEWELL COMMISSION CO. |
I 113-115 Whitehall St. 8
SPECIAL
White Wash Waist Day
SATURDAY
Beautiful Waists, Regular
Value $1.25, Saturday price
The illustration here shown
,s a drawing made from one
'dgsT < of these bargain waists.
The waists are made of fine
jk lawn. The front is hand
e • somely trimmed with em-
/ / V v broidery, linen and val lace
/ ' \ s'l »:'•.'/* j I and one very pretty medal-
( \ ’ 4 l’ on ‘ Front and back are or-
I ‘ namente d with fine narrow
tucks '
W'M Sleeves and collar are
! , j trimmed to match rest of
waist.
Very dainty. A bargain at
) sg c
ppr? T~)IT We c 'othe Men. Women »nd Children on
credit. It's very easy to open an account
here. Simply pick out what clothing you want and say
"Chsrge It."
Menter & Rosenbloom Co.
UPSTAIRS |—
cask 71 I.2'Whitehall St. C “ H
CREDIT CREDIT
the organ-grinder v-ith his mon
key who really interests and
amuses the people, but solely as a
cloak for begging and to call at
tention to some infirmity. It was
to correct this abuse of the pres
ent provisions that caused the in
troduction of the ordinance now
pending before council.
This ordinance was not directed
against the old flute man. who plays
by sufferance, not license, but
against that traveling mendicant
class, who go from town to town,
never bettering themselves by the
alms they beg, but debauching
themselves ever more and more,
and frequently dragging children
down with them.
You refer to a blind woman for
whom a little child "whines for
pennies" upon the street. Is a
prosperous civilized community so
indifferent to the needs of the help
less that it would leave them to he
aided only In that way?
Atlanta Not Indifferent.
Atlanta is not so indifferent. It.
through its institutions, of which
the Associated Charities is one, can
do much better by such unfortu
nates. and does offer far more ade
quate relief to those who will ac
cept it.
We don’t believe in alms, be
cause they make beggars, and be
cause they represent a miserable
method of attempting to relieve
distress which does not relieve it,
and to which no community hav
ing a due regard for its obligation
to the poor should resort.
FIRST AUTO RIDE ON
HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY
DANIELSON. CONN.. June 28—Al
bert Blackmar, a farmer of Foster, R.
just over the state line, is celebrat
ing his 100th birthday. Except for be
ing slightly disabled by rheumatism, he
is well and active, chopping wood and
hoeing his garden every day. He had
his first automobile ride today. Hv
lives with his son, WiHiani H. Black
mar, and has a cousin, Ezra, who is 96
TWO UPSON VETERANS DEAD.
THOMASTON, GA., June 28.—E. V.
Burkette and J. S. Vining, two of the
best known Confederate veterans in
Upson county, are dead. Mr. Burkette
had been a resident of Upson county
68 %-ears. He leaves a wife and one
daughter. Mr. Vining was neatly 70
years old. Charles Vining, tax collec
tor of this county, is a near relative.
MOTHER DEFENDS
FRINK M'DONfILO
Parent Grief-Stricken as She
Visits Son in Jail—Robert
Stevens Improves.
Mrs. Mary McDonald, 597 Marietta
street, widowed mother of Frank Mc-
Donald, held at the police station ac
cused of cutting Robert L. Stevens on
Tuesday not believe her son
is guilty.
Bowed with grief over her son's ar
rest, Mrs. McDoYtald called at police
headquarters today to see him, and
there was an affecting scene. As the
mother was led down the prison corri
dor to the cell occupied by her son, her
step faltered. As she reached McDon
ald's cell she threw her arms about her
sdn's' neck, hugged and kissed him.
Then the teats began to stream down
the old mqX-her’s face Overcome with
emotion, the son wept also.
"I don't belieVe Frank is guilty of
what they accuse him," said Mrs. Mc-
Donald between her sobs. "He has al
ways been a good boy and has helped
me to raise my other children. Every
week he brought home his salary and
gave me the most of it to help keep up
the family. He has never been in any
trouble .before. He didn't do It. I know
he didn't do it.”
The mother was led back to the ser
geant's office, where she remained a
few minutes until she could compose
herself. Then she returned to her
home.
McDonald's hearing has not been set
pending the outcome of Stevens’
wounds. At Grady hospital todaV it
was stated that Stevens had a reasona
bly good night and showed blight Im
provement over yesterday, but that his
condition still is precarious. The re
markable nerve showed by him on the
operating table the night he was
stabbed still is manifest and is largely
responsible for his improvement, say
physicians.
BULLItToF KENTUCKY, IS
NEW SOLICITOR GENERAL*
WASHINGTON. June 28.—The white |
house today officially announced the nom
ination of William Marshall Bullitt, of
Louisville. Ky., to succeed Frederick W.
I.ehmtinn. as solicitor-general of the
t'nlted States. Papers will be sent to the ,
senate next Monday
MEN AND RELIGION BULLETIN NO. 3
“The Houses in Our Midst”
it'
A '
SEGREGATION A FAILURE
IT DOES NOT SEGREGATE
In Atlanta, the tree of heaven, which offends the nostrils, is re
moved from our back yards and alleys by order of the Board of Health.
But the spread of the houses in our midst, the root of the evil deriv
ing life from the seduction of girls and producing a harvest of blind eyes
for innocent children and broken health and hearts for blameless wives—
this is classed with the increase of banks and, business enterprise as an
evidence of our city’s growth.
A Madame says the houses in Manhattan Avenue, or Mechanics
street— where a few weeks ago a man was killed in a drunken brawl—
are better managed than those in other cities.
Doubtless the same experienced judge would consent to select a com
mittee of citizens, to whom should be intrusted the selection of the
pure girls to be betrayed to make fallen women the stock in trade of the
houses in our midst, these so well conducted houses in our segregated
district.
This district of which our disinterested critic speaks so highly has
demonstrated that segregation does not segregate.
Witness the presence of forty-four houses and the social evil in
many hotels and assignation houses in our city.
Our experience is identical with that of other cities which have
tried this system that even Berlin, Paris and Vienna with legalized
prostitution will not attempt.
Toledo and Cleveland are usually referred to as models of segrega
tion; yet their chiefs of police advised the Minneapolis Vice Commission
not to establish a Red Light District.
The evidence before that commission showed that, despite segrega
tion, assignation houses are in operation in Cleveland and “women of
shady reputation are scattered through the city in flats and other places.”
The assistant chief of police of Des Moines made the following state
ment: “In iht* days of the ’Red Light' district, when it was commonly
believed that lewd women were segregated, not more than 15 per cent of
the traffic was really carried on in the district. Everywhere in the city
were disorderly houses. It was impossible to control them.”
Cincinnati has the segregated district. With reference to it, the fol
lowing appears in the report of the \ ice Commission of Minneapolis:
“Tlie result has been that all kinds of degradation have developed with
in the so-called ‘Red Light District.' ami women and men have been al
lowed to conduct houses of assignation all over the citv. ‘The white
slaver’ has his headquarters in the most select neighborhoods; and the
best restaurants, places of amusement, and even schools and conservato
ries have been hunting grounds of the procuresses.”
Sunday, go to the House of God. Hear His Word. Then think of
the houses in our midst and ask not man, but your conscience in the
light of the teachings of Jesus Christ what you as a citizen sharing your
city’s shame should do with reference to this unspeakable commerce in
the souls and bodies of women!
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE MEN AND RELIGION
FORWARD MOVEMENT.
(To Be Continued.)
Toledo
1 ])etroit
THE NATURAL GATEWAYS TO THE PLAYGROUNDS OF
MICHIGAN
CANADA
AND GREAT LAKE RESORTS
Excellent Train* Daily From Cincinnati . . .
. 8:10 1:00 9:45
ueave Morning Noon Night
FtseV »f Pariar. Sleeaim
CmcH Eewtroeat
Illustrated Summer Tour Rooks
Furnished on Application
f. J. P6RMZLEC j ' H I
Pmengtr Aget' Wf/■( ilg, iS
He. 4 N. Pnet Street I
ATLANTA. GA.
THE HINES OPTICAL CO.
The inventors of the world famous “DIXIE" finger tip EYE
GLASSES and the “HINES” adjustable Eye Glass Guards, will
open a modern and up-to-date Optical Store at 91 Peachtree St.
•July Ist.
It is now possible for any one to wear Eye Glasses, as the
“DIXIE” can not slip, tilt or fall off. and is the only Mounting
or Guard that will keep the lenses absolutely in alignment. Eyes
examined and glasses fitted to the most stubborn and compli
cated cases.
CHARCOAL
We deliver charcoal in any quantity from five bushels to a
carload. Extremelv low price on 25. 50 and 100-bushel lots.
HENRY METNERT COAL CO.,
59 South Boulevard. Phones 1787.