Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

S 3 IDLE NEGROES TAKEN BL POLICE Chief Detective Lanford Begins War on Dive Frequenters and Drug Users. Th® police auto patrol ran late thi.» morning. and when it had fini.'hed its last trip betw’een negro lodging houses and the station the turnkey had locked up 53 prisoners They were rocaint . fiends drunkards and others, with a gasoline sniffer or two :n the partv Chief Lnn'ord of th<- df-te<’tiy» de partment played the ru> of employers' friend when be - nt out. a -quid of six tn 'he quiet hour. Manufacturers who employ negro labor had been complain ing for week’ that they could not hire enough men to do thou work. They said high wages anil cheap catfish had made the cost of living so easy to the .Darktown "age-.irncr that two days In a week gave him an ample income, and the other five were devoted to pleasure in blind tigers and dance halls So the chief -ent nut Detectives G C. Bullard. N. H Bullard, Harper. Shaw. Vickery and Webb, with instructions to clean out the lodging houses from ■cellar to roof. The first swoop of the net brought a ■ : dozen from a house in Marietta street, and -two . "dumps ' under the Collins • street viaduct gave up twenty more. Places on Rhodes and Markham and -Thurmond streets filled the net, and when the patrol had taken them all in there wasn't room for another in the gtaHon. To Break Up Loafing Habit. It was a motley array of prisoners, the dregs of the human cesspool which furnishes negro criminals and degener ates. There were emaciated negroes, wild-eved with the workings of the "ppow" they had sniffed; sleepy men. ■with their fighting spirit all gone, for ft had been hours since they had "sniffed;” others waking from the nau seous pains of the drug, who begged piteously for just one more pln'h of "coke’ to straighten them out. The .. desk sergeant's table was piled high with little pa-pert* of cocaine, w ith half emptied bottles of "white lightning" and an occasional cheap revolver, dear ear pride of a tough negro's heart. "I'm going to break up this bunch of loafers and coke sniffers if 1 have to make a raid every night." said Chief Lanford. "These tramps must go to work or get out of town and stay out. The prisoners will be arraigned before Recorder Broyles this afternoon. It will be 30 days at the stockade for most of them and a heavy fine for the men and w omen who conduct the places where the vagrants sleep. AUGUSTA TO PUT $250,000 IN NEW CITY HOSPITALS AUGUSTA. GA July 12. Augusta has decided to build two hospitals rind the total cost will be $250,900. One of the conditions <jn which the Medical College of Georgia was kept in Augusta was ’.hat th* city provide a better college building and butter fa cilities for clinical work. . A lease was secured for 99 years on ~ th*,. Augusta >rphan asylum property . at an annual rental of $5,000 w ith : lie . privilege of purchasing for $109,000 i any time before the base expired. .. The orphan asylum building is now being converted into a medical college at a cost of $50,009. \ children* hos pital has been built within 100 yards of the building cl i cost of $50,900, and the white and negro hospitals will he located mar the college at a cos; if $250,000. CAROLINA PHARMACISTS SELECT NEW OFFICERS CHARLESTON. S <’., July 12 The thirty-sixth annual convention of the South Carolina Pharmaceutical asso ciation adjourned ar the Isle of Palms last night w ith a smoker. < > Frank Harr. of Columbia, was elected presi . deni suc< •’rdlng George \V. Evans, of Anderson. Arthur 1 win of Spantan burg, and F.: it Matthews of Bennetts. • ville. were elected vl< r presidents, and , J". M. Smith. of charleston, secretary and treasure!. <»f the G pharmacists who applied for license before the aminlng board only 15 passed GEORGIA ROAD ENGINEER SEEKS $65,000 DAMAGES DECATUR GA ,lulv 12 Enginm ■ J. E Helton, of tip’ Georgia ailroad. ■who was injured very cverelv in ;< head-on collision of two freight trains at Decatur last \pril, lias filed -pit against the road for StlJ.QOtt in the su perior < our: of luK.db county thr- . :h attorneys of August.!. RAISING CAMPAIGN FUND A IHENS. GA Itlly 12. Athens end Clarke county have begun raising cam. paign funds for tin use of the Demo crati< pa x in the coming presidentin' campaign. The Athens Banner stm.teil the movement with a liberal contribu tion. Close of Proverb Contest has been postponed. All so lutions must either be re ceived at this office or bear postmark to show mailing time prior to noon, Tuesday. July 23. > ATTEND DUFFY’S CUT-PRICE FRIENDSHIP SALE! 3 YEAR-OLD CHILD. HIT BY STREET CAR, SUES FOR DAMAGES A three year-old litjle Howard i Sutjtles, has brought suit for $2,009 .damages aeaifi.-t the Georgia Railway land Electric Company for injuries !n --; fileted at South Forsyth and Castleber ry st reefs w lien a street cur was- said to ' have Struck him wl|ile.it was running twenty miles an hour. The suit was] field with superior court by the child's i father. Perry Suttbs-. In the bill the little plaintiff alleges that the car approached him without -ounding a gong <e giving other warn- | ing of its approach, and that he was) rendered almost unconscious by the forte of the Impact He cites that he a».< at heavy expense by. physicians’ bills when they were tnployed to sew several severs cuts about hi.« head and on hl- body. The accident happened June 27. 9.000 COCOANUTS LEFT FROM ‘VETS’ REUNION FLOAT DOWN RIVER I MACON. GA . July 12. -Nine thou sand cocoanuts aro'bobblng their way i to the sea upon the tawny breast of the Oemulgee river. They were dumped , in by th'- food Inspector as spoiled goods left over from the Confederate reunion In anticipation of thousapda of , oeoanut pies for reunion visitors, a Macon merchant last year purchased In i advance the entile output of a cocoa nut denier In South America, but sold less than a dozen. | AT THE THEATERS' FORSYTH BILL PLEASES USUAL LARGE CROWDS. There is .■; good show at the For syth. If II wasn't worth while there would not he the attendance that is crowding the play house on all floors at all performances. It Is a show that appeals because of the quality of the acts Thee never was so much sing ing in one program that has been of fered during the forty-six weeks the theater has been busy this season Edmond Hayes and Company head line the program with about the fun niest act. that has ever been produced. It is a satire that is rich in originality, wit and just plain logic. .Ed Hayes portrays a character that. -is, original- - a tough piano mover -and after taking his trudivnee through a path thick wihi laughter. he leaves'the house convulsed when the 'whistle blows and the job is left flat. Isabelle D’Armond and Frank Carter are growing more and more popula’. The Rutan Song Birds are scoring a I real hit and the pretty Melnotte Sis- Iters are clever. Lamey, Coombs and. | Winburn are popular favorites and the [bill I* pleasipg. I For next -week Master Gabriel and , Company will ho the headltfters, pre sent Little Kick." the be.-st hit the i olevei vest pocket comedian has-evei ■ ‘g-isi. f ed. Tempest and Sunshine, a c famous novelty duo.- two decM«diy graceful and’charming girls, and the i Fiench and Italian opera (‘ohipany will be among the features. WASTEFUL WIFE GETS ONLY SIOO IN WILL NEW YORK. July 12. Been ua? she | was **\\ as'(efii!“ during his Ht’etihie. i j .I’kim Kreil willed only SIOO (q his w ife out «»f an < Htate of SIO,OOO. ' , . , . . Increase Your Earning Power! IIMIWL— mi.HIBI. I— .1 IJ The eyes play the star part in the business game—glasses are but sci entific tools that help them—be sure these tools are right. First CONSULT YOUR OCULIST—then guarantee your ovjh satis faction by getting the benefit of our fifteen years daily experience in filling oculists’ prescriptions—both as to lens and fitting. PERFECT FITTING GLASSES INCREASE YOUR EARNING ""constant TROUBLE ATLANTA OPTICAL CO. 142 Peachtree St. Opposite Candler Bldg. H •’* • ■ J• . K This space belongs to the Lieberman’s Trunk Store They guarantee what they sell LIEBERMAN'S The House of Guaranteed Bag-gage. 92 Whitehall Street. '■ ft Ihß Soi’tll'l Greatest Engineering School g. I® AWk BHSm H 15 I'Teo Scholarships allotted to each ! K’S ™ 91 county <h Georgia. Many of these now WE KB I ffiii K« II open, bull courses. Instruction practi- a Wnk B ■ & XI fl Cid and thorough. New hospital and im- chine shops. New Y. M. C. A. coating 1 Ailanta. C<. Hir, AILAXIA HtSUKtHAA AAU MIWS. KKJLDAI, .JULY IJ. IM!!’. COTTON EXPERTS HERE 10 CONFER Plan for Holding Staple To Be Discussed at Sessions at the State Capitol. 1 Representatives of the governors of several cotton-growing states arrived in -Atlanta today tn attend the conference on the cotton situation and discuss a plan holding the staple. The first session was held at the capitol this aft ernoon at 3 o'clock. It had been ex pected that Governor Mann of Vir ginia. and several other executives would attend In person, in response to the invitation of Governor Brown, but none bad shown up this morning. * The holding plan is that promoted by.George Dole Wadley, of Macon, head of the Southern Cotton corporation. One of its principal features Is a guaranteed price for cotton, this to be assured by a financing system which would enable the organization to control the supply until the price reached the figure de sired. At 'a meeting of members of the Farmers union, held at the Kimball house last night. Professor J. H. High tower. president of the Mississippi Ag ricultural and Mechanical college and head of the Mississippi Warehouse Company, delivered an address explain ing and urging his holding system, which has been indorsed by the National Farmers union. In response to a ques tion from the audience, Mr. Hightower stated that be did not believe a guar anteed price for cotton could be feasi ble unless the guarantee could control at least a fifth of the crop. The Farm ers union, as an organization. Is making no fight on the Wadley plan, but has indorsed it. BRUNSWICK CITY COUNCIL SEEKS CHARTER CHANGES BRUNSWICK. GA.. July 12. Bruns wick's city charter will probably’ be amended during the present session of the Georgia legislature a? the result of a bill presented and passed at the session of city council last night. The first proposed amendment is to limit the expenditures of the board of health to the actual appropriation for t that purpose in the annua! budget, and the second provides for the payment of city’ lnx<” In two installments, Instead of, one as at present. The act covering these amendments' will be. (nrwardpd tp Dr. Butts. Glynn’s • representative, to be presented to the legislature. BRUCE HEADS 8188 SCHOOLS. j MACON. GA.. July 12. Charles H. Bruce, ftrmerly of Augusta, but more I recently of the Georgia Normal school! 111 Athens, has been elected superin- I tendent of the Bibb county public ' schools. EXQUISITE WEDDING BOUQUETS* AND DECORATIONS. ATLANTA FLORAL CO, Cflll Main 1130. STUARTS' i BUCHU AND JUNIPER COMPOUND eURKSKIDNEV ANO BLADDER TROUBtO , iCOL. SIMPSON, CHIEF OF ‘RED SHIRT BRIGADE,” EXPIRES IN ATLANTA < olonei Richard W. Simpson, of South Carolina, who played a leading part in tn the reconst ruction days of the South at the close of the Civil war, was bur ied at Pendleton. S. his old home, today. He died in Atlanta yesterday, after several months illness in a sani tarium here. Mrs. Paul Sloan, a daugh ter. who was in Atlanta during Colonel Simpson's illness, accompanied the re mains to Pendleton. Colonel Simpson was the originator of the famous “Red Shirt Brigade.” ac - tive in the eagly days of reconstruction. The organization was much on the line of the Ku-Klux Klan. He was a mem ber of the South Uaro'ina legislature. W hen Clemson college was founded he was the first president of the board of trustees. Several children survive. They are R. W. Simpson, Jr., of Richmond. Va.; J. G. Simpson, of Charlotte. N. T. S. Simpson, of Troy, S. Mrs W. W. Watkins and Mrs. Paul Sloan, of Pen dleton. S. < ‘ . Mrs. A. G. Holmes. Mr F M. Martin and Mrs. W. W. Clough, of Knoxville. One sister. Mrs. Mary 73 illiams, of Knoxville, also is living. i THOMASTON TAX VALUES IN EXCESS OF SL6OO.OOO| THOMASTON. GA. July 12. -The! city tax assessors have just completed compiling lax returns and are ready I to turn the books over to the city ■ onn- I cil. The assessors are John A. Thurs- i ton. A. A. Britt and John R. Jonest J The total returns exceed $1,600,000,1 which is an Increase of more than 10u i per cent since 1906. The real eslate j totals $ 1,900.000. which is an advance) of 120 per cent in six years. These vai- i ues are exclusive of tl.e public utilities owned by Ihe city, worth more than : $100,900, schools built, at a cost of SSO.- i 000; the $60,000 court aouse and $20,000 i jail, as well as propeity and buildings ! owned by >£■ churches, worth in the! aggregate $25,000, and property of rail- ' roads, worth $20,000. PERRY SLAYER CAUGHT. PERRY, GA.. July 12. Wash Dean, i who shot and killed Tom Johnson on ‘ June 23. has been captured by Sheriff Winn. He was found concealed in an ; outhouse on S. V. Parker's place two! miles frr>m town. He waived commit ment trial in city court and was com mitted to jail to await the action of the grand jury it the October term of' Houston superior court. i Ip RICH & BROS.COJ ZZ] “ THE REAL DEPARTMENT STORE” ■ | ETpRE-INVENTORY PRICES PREVAILING] | E FOR SATURDAY HALF-DAY SELLING ONLY | g STORE CLOSES 1 P. M. S ■*-S k— ~~ "S r ; HSB BSi- a < Tomorrow morning we have planned to break all former records in values 2 JJ and prices on Jr 5 Lingerie Waists and Tailored Shirts : JJ ■ ■■■•: ’ 2 l_= = -.■■■ — - . The values offered in this sale positively can not he appreciated through the medium of typed expressions. The K(. Waists, are beautiful!,' made, lace and insertion-triinmed. and are tremendously strong values throughout the entire <•- ej* number Just "glimpse” the following irresistible offerings—come up and make a liberal replenishment of your Lingerie KC Waist needs. BC Here is Another Strong Example of the J: * B u yi n g P ower Q f the Rich Organization J Z* LINGERIE LINEN AND LIN TAILORED TAILORED TAILORED “INI *' 5 WAISTS GERIE WAISTS SHIRTS. SHIRTS TIAL” SHIRTS J 5 Beautiful assortment- Low or high neok elab- w ffh Values , that £ op b^tlf^” e *> be- varietv stj . I oraleb lace or embroid- (>o | collars and|' OUr idlest anticipa- bright, new goods, just re- gT dj values at values at turns. Regularly t’aVoi * values at $1.30; Sat- SI.OO -Saturday morn- , priced to sell at $1.50; t,ie . P r ic® pulverizing , ’ il ' niornin - urday morning for— ins so i Saturday morning— b°en J considere<j S at ,aVe n °' S 69 Cents i SI.OO |69 Cents 69 Cents SI.OO 5; S Positive $1.50 Value PIQUE SKIRTS SI.OO •> ■ These are .just received, and bought especially for Saturday half-day selling. These rK 2 Skirts are of splendid ipialitv while pique, either plain or button-trimmed Posi- I 111 I :>• tive values $1.50. at .' MJIeVV I M. RICH & BROS. CO. f HOUSE PASSES BILL ASKING GOVERNOR TO SUE FOR TALLULAH Practical assurance of a renew ed fight for Tallulah Falls was given when the senate without comment adopted the Shaw resolution requesting the govern or to bring suit to establish the land titles and oust the Georgia Railway and Power Company if the state’s c laim is found to be good. The matter came to the senate with the unanimous commendation of the general judiciary committee, which had investigated the legal status of the case. Men bets of the committee neld tliat ihe matt r was ope for the courts to decide and the controversy would continue urttil a supreme court decision whs obtained It is expected the resolution will be suLce-sful in he house. ci ■ ——i—— E&iMfiiO’ The highest point of woman’s hap- : piness is reached only through moth- j i erhood, in the clasping of her child , 1 jrithin her arms. Yet the mother-to be is often fearful of nature’s ordeal , and shrinks from the suffering inci-! i dent to Its consummation. But for : nature’s ills and discomforts naturo ! provides remedies, and in Mother's ! Friend is to be found medicino of | ! great value to every expectant mother. :It is an emulsion for external I application, composed of ingredients ! which act "with beneficial and sooth ing effect on those portions of the ! system involved. It'is intended to j prepare the system for the crisis, and thus relieve, in great part, the suffer ing through which the mother usually i passes. The regular use of Mother's i Friend will repay any mother in the comfort it affords before, and the help ful restoration to health and strength it brings about after baby comes. Mother’s Friend is for sale at , wy, * j free book for expectant, moth ers which contains much valuable information, and many suggestions of a helpful nature. i BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta, Ga. i BEWARE OF BROKERS, THIS GIRL’S ADVICE FHI' AGO. July 12—Miss May Mc- Gowan. who lost everything after run ning $1,009 up to '350.900 in stock spec ulation. says "don't allow any man friend to introduce you to bickers.” j | LOSS OF TEETH IS A CRIME $5 JBk Poor Teeth may be saved or AShn- improved by Gold Crowns or Brid My work it guaranteed and is the BEST. Prices: Heavy Gold Crowns. m Bridgework DR. E. G. GRIFFIN’S . .‘X.. 24'/ 2 Whitehall St., Over Brown & Alien’s Drug Store - $2.50 Chattanooga and Return VIA SOUTHERN RAILWAY Premier Carrier of the South SATURDAY, JULY 13th, 1.912 Tickets will be sold for afternoon trains only (3. p. m. and 5:10 p. m.)‘; limited good to return on any regular train up to and including the morning trains, leaving Chatta nooga Monday, July 15. GOING SCHEDULE: Lv. ATLANTA 3:00 F. M 5:10 P. M. /r. CHATTANOOGA 8:45 P. M. 9:35 P, M. The 3 p. m. train carries day coaches only. The 5:10 p. m train carries Pullman sleeping cars (seat fare ~sc), and Southern Railway dining car serving supper. JNO, L. MEEK, Assistant Gen'l Pass. Agent JAMES FREEMIH, Div. Pass. Ifta! ATLANTA. GA. I BRUNSWICK WANTS POSTVAs-r- BRL’NSWIC K. GA.. July 1" _-p. city will make an effort to secure th» 1912 convention of the Georgia S;,, Association of Presidential Postm.,'■. ere. which meets in Savannah Ju c 1. 20. Postmaster Elliott will presen' invitation from the board of trade