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PROBE OF PRISON BOARD PROVIDED House Bill for Investigation of Bethune’s Charges Passed Today. Mr. Mclntyre, of Thomas, introduced resolution in the house today paving the way for a hearing by the committee on reformatories of charges against the prison commission of Georgia, to be filed by B. F. Bethune, of Baldwin, re cently discharged by the commission from his office of superintendent of the nate reformatory. Mclntyre’s resolution simply recites that it is desirable that the charges of Bethune be heard, in justice to all par ties concerned. It was adopted by the house and sent to the committee on reformatories for teonsideration. Bethune's communication to Mcln tyre, who is chairman of the commit tee on reformatories, and which was attached to the resolution sent to the committee, is general in its nature. It charges irregularities in the ap pointment and discharge of officials un je; the prison commission, unfair hearings before the commission and "imbecility” in management. Bethune, who was recently dis charged from the office of superintend ent of the state reformatory, after five years service, says he might be in office now had he been ■willing to indulge in "truckling, toadying and stultifying” himself. He promises to be specific in his oral charges, if the committee will agree to hear him. An official of the prison commission said today that the commission would welcome the fullest investigation of the charges of Bethune, and denied that there was anything meritorious in them. NORRIS RENEWS RAPS ON G.O.P.CONVENTION IN REPLY TO MONDELL WASHINGTON, July 25.—Charac terizing the nomination of President Taft as Illegal and scoring the creden tials committee of the Chicago conven tion as "contributors to Democratic success,” Representative George W. Norris, of Nebraska, renewed in the house today his attack upon the action of the Republican national convention. Mr. Norris, a Roosevelt supporter, spoke in answer to Representative Mondell, who yesterday defended the president’s nomination. Norris first turned his attention to day to the delegates from the Southern states, who, he alleged, were responsi ble for the nomination of Taft, al though no Republican could carry any Southern states. The majority of these Southern delegates, Norris said, were Federal office holders and were given Instructions by the Taft managers to see that the state conventions sent the right kind of delegates to Chicago. HOLD-UPMEN - SHOOT AND ROB VICTIM IN SAVANNAH SAVANNAH, GA., July 25.—While walking through the Atlantic Coast Line yards last night, V. R. Caldwell was shot by two negroes who held him up and robbed him of S9O. The bullet entered his left shoulder, causing a p i inful but not necessarily a serious wound. He was taken to the Savannah hospital. The police are investigating. Caldwell had been in Savannah two weeks, having come here from Lake City, S. seeking work. His wife is here with him. Caldwell walked to the freight offices, when he fell exhausted. dalton Women - ban qu et EASTERN STAR OFFICER DALTON, GA., July 25.—Miss Tal lulah Atkins, of Cordele, grand worthy matron of the grand chapter of Geor gia, Order of Eastern Star, was honor guest at a banquet tendered by Dalton chapter No. 65, at the Buchholz res taurant last night, following her in spection of the local chapter. Speeches r< made by T. B. Ridley, associate grand worthy patron of Georgia; H. B. I’arrar, Judge J. A. Longley, S. E. 1 • rry, W. m. Sapp and Dr. Douglas, worthy patron of the Chattanooga chapter. BARBECUE AT EASTMAN FOR FARMERS OF DODGE kastman, ga., July 25.—The * ■ ■mmerclal club, backed by the mer- rts and professional men of this 1 i,v - will give the Dodge county farm- * rs md their wives and children a bar ix-’ ue on Thursday, August 1. ! H. Hyman, secretary of the Macon > i tuber of Commerce, will be the i r u.<’ipal speaker. The advisability of ■i'mg a county fair in November will he discussed. The barbecue will be held ’lie city park, and it is expected that • ral thousand persons will attend. jeweler sued’by wife FOR FAMILY'S SUPPORT ' rs - Rebecca Stein, 17 Warren place, ' ng for divorce, today asked the su- I ■ rlor court to order her husband to i' mide for herself and their three - 'ii children. The petition will be *rd Monday. The husband, Samuil ■ "in. is a jeweler. THREE KILLED IN WRECK. , r STONINGTON, CONN.. July 25 ‘ e trainmen ware killed and three 1 1 ■’uied badly in a collision between an ins express train and an extra i. Pin at Stonington Junction on the * 'i'" line division of the New Haven i J east of here at 6:30 this morning. How to Make Your Children "Husky ' PHYSICAL TRAINING FOR TOTS Atlantan Says Parents Should See to Development of the Youngsters While Small. If you don’t believe Professor F. B. McGee knows how to raise children, he has three—as fine as you ever saw—as proof, and all of them are strong, healthy and muscular beyond the nor mal. And every one of them can put on a performance that would be a credit to a circus acrobat. Professor McGee has been a teacher / / a. T w* x —' 4lk -J® ■ fl (// ■*’> /'lk Kal ■ / I// rar CT •_<?-. t nw* * \ \ \ \ IttKk i-\ \ \ \ \ \ *■ jit \ \\ X ILrf' i || k 1 n’ill h)f ' h ’®Sy J MM/j o// , n■■ ■ \\ i /// z - ii if w /// J la JU sx i a -SwXH 1 I Joti; / vs Professor F. B. McGee an d his little son in two of the tot’s physical culture training ‘feats. The weight the child is holding weighs fifty pounds. of physical culture for 21 years. He believes that children must be strong to be successful in the battle of life. He believes also they will never grow as strong as they ought to unless their parents take them in hand. Here is the McGee system: "Start with your children when they are a month old. Too young, you say? Nonsense. Put your fingers out and the child will grab them. Pull him (for convenience we'll say he's a boy, though it works as well with a girl) up from a reclining position as far as he will hold on. Keep this up a few weeks, trying it a few minutes a day, and you will be able to pull the child up to a sitting posture. Hold it by Its Fingers. "If the child is healthy and normally strong, you can hold it in midair by its fingers by the time it Is three months old. "Gradually teach the child other lit tle tricks. “For instance; "Roll it around on the floor. “Pick it up by its feet." “Pick it up by its head. Don’t let its mother see this going on at first or she’ll call it murder. Do it gently and there's no danger. "Make it play wheelbarrow. “When my first child was three years old I bought him a tiny pair of dumb bells. By the time he was five he could swing them well enough to give exhi bitions. Club swinging is good if you know’ enough about it to teach the child. If you don’t, try something else. Make Play of It. “The idea is to teach the children whatever you know best. “Be sure to make play of it. If the children regard it as work, they will get neither pleasure nor development out of it. Don’t be too dignified to make a romp of it. If you can’t get down on the floor and throw somersaults with the children it is time you learned." The McGee children are Impressive advertisements for the McGee physical culture system. The older ones, a boy and a girl, can do lots of circus stunts; can box like professionals and are as hard as nalis. . The youngest, a little shaver no big ger than a pint of cider, can do more tricks than the average grown man. One is to stand on his feet, his hands and his head, with his little torso, “tummy” up, forming a perfect arch— which is “some trick" for the average grown man. Another Is to stand erect on his father’s hand, held high in air. His feature performance is the lifting of a 50-pound weight. Os course he doesn’t actually lift it. But he seizes the weight and his father puts his hands under the baby's arms and locks them together on his chest. Then the father lifts, and the baby, holding the ‘weight, comes up. too. Sometimes for as long as a minute he holds the weight suspended. Then his fingers relax and it drops. That it is a real 50-pound weight the photographer will testify. He nearly broke his back trying to lift it. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS; I :.J I i ■ S 'M \ ■ A ' • » ia g a - \ It JKV- •; WIRELESS PRONE TESTED Ry QUEEN Demonstration of Newest In vention at Buckingham Pal ace Called Wonderful. LONDON, July 25.—<Jueen Mary witnessed at Buckingham palace an in teresting demonstration of wirelegs tel ephony betw’een motor cars placed at opposite ends of the grounds. Her majesty personally tested the capacity of the invention, placing a receiver to her ear and listening to a -conversation transmitted from the second car, stand ing at least 200 or 300 yards away. Princess Maty and Prince Alexander of Teck also were present. The apparatus can not lie us'd in competition with existing telephones or w’ireless telegraph companies, but ar rangements are being made t» exhibit it in London and in the provinces, a charge being made in aid of the funds of charity, the Cancer Charity of the Middlesex hospital having been select ed as having the first claim upon the contributions. The transmitting and receiving ap paratus is placed in the separate cars. From the roof of the transmitting car projects a conical-shaped sfiaft, from which are dispatched the - electrical waves which are picked up by a shaft attached to the second car. Queen Mary displayed the greatest interest In the explanations of the ap paratus given by Brownrigg Fyers on behalf of the inventors, and, after watching a conversation being carried on, took the receiver herself. “Won derful!" was the queen's exclamation at the conclusion of the demonstration, WICKERSHAM TO GET $60,000.00 TO ENFORCE SHERMAN TRUST LAW WASHINGTON, July 25. The general deficiency appropriation bill, the last of the annual budget, was reported by the house appropriations committee today. The bill carries $6,182,834.25 to supply the general deficiencies in the various government departments for the fiscal year of 1912. One of the unusual items in the bill is an appropriation of $150,000 for the Gettysburg memorial celebra tion. to commemorate the fiftieth anni versary of the battle of Gettysburg The attorney general was given the S6O, 000 he asked for the enforcement of the Sherman law. Prof* McGee's Hints on Developing Children Don’t be afraid of breaking your children; they’re not as fragile as they look. Kids will never develop .phys ically if their training isn't be gun early. One month old is none too young. Get acquainted with jvmr kids. They’re worth it. U.S.WARONBEEF TROST NEAR END Proposed Dissolution of? Na tional Packing Co. Mteets Wickersham’s Approval. WASHINGTON, July 25.—The gov ernment's long war with the beef trust is practically at an end, It was learned today. The plans for the dissolution of the National Packing Company which contemplates a physical division K>t the properties of the companies into- three parts, representing respectively the Swift, Armour and Morris interests, are almost certain to have th© approval of Attorney General Wickersham. Mr. Wickersham has already seen a rough draft of these plans, but Is "with holding formal approval until United States District Attorney Wilkerson, of Cricago, brings a full detailed report to Washington. GEORGIA ADVENTISTS BEGIN CAMP MEETING IN BARNESVILLE PARK BARNESVILLE, GA., July 25. -Seores of delegates arrived here today and last night to attend the twelfth annua! camp meeting of the Georgia conference of Sev enth Day Adventists, which holds its. first session -tonight, and will continue until August 4. The canvas city in Staffords park, where the conference is encamped, has become a scene of animation since the arrival of the delegates and campers. The family tents surrounding the great canvas pavilion are being prepared to be come the dwellings of the campers, while many of the visitors have rented rooms in the homes surrounding the park. At the preaching service last night pre ceding the oiwmfng of the campmeeting, Elder D. C. Stephenson, of Columbus, de livered a sermon. Among the delegates already arrived are the following from Atlanta: S. D. Year gln, secretary of the Georgia conference; Mrs. Yeargln, Miss Trice, W. H. wil liams, secretary and treasurer of the Southeastern-Union conference; George M. Waters, F. C. Clark and wife, Elder 1,. T. Crisler and wife, mn.l Elder C. B. Haynes, wife and son. LEP MEYER UNDER KNIFE. MACON, GA„ July 25.—Lep Meyer, the young* man wF*o shot and killed Mary Moore last scaring, and who is now serving a 2l)-year sentence at the state farm, was operated on this week for appendicitis, and is in a critical condition POUIIRE STILL IS MING PARIS Risque Songs and Scantily Clad Dancers Are Features of the Summer Garden Parties. PARIS, July 25. —The summer, which set In so early and with such unusual heat, has proved so capricious and the weather reports received from all mountain and seaside resorts so dis couraging that thousands of people who would never think of spending the sum mer here have repeatedly postponed their departure for cooler places and Paris is doing al] she can to detain them as long as possible. Paris now boils and roars; the air is heavy and the sun beats fiercely on the mad crowds that rush through the streets. And what does this Insane race mean? It Is a race not to be late for anything, to sell as much as possi ble, to make as much money as possi ble before the inevitable departure of vhe money-spenders from Paris for the fashionable seaside resorts. Fashion More Hygienic. There is really no end of things to dY> for those who are determined to en joy life In full earnest, In the morn inig promenades ”en voiture" or “en clteval” in the Avenue du Bols de Bou logne, where a number of American women are shocking the modistes and deltlfghting the coiffeurs by walking hat less. Fashion which literally speaking has: prevented women from moving their legs, which has ordered them to wear furs in July and linen gowns In December, now also begins to become hygitmic. Then women at teas arrcVgarden par ties are wearing costly-silk or linen gowns of studied simplicity, picture hats, English scarfs, white gloves and parasols. Fans are banned. The gentlemen wear blue or iron gray cutaways or morning coats and silk ha Os., and a carnation or corbflower in the. buttonhole, gray gloves and pat ent leather shoes with gray cloth tops. Dressed in Next to Nothing. As often as not, the "gouter” is the only attraction of these parties. When the sign is given all make a rush for tfie buffet. At other times the host has provided an entertainment to keep his guests from sneaking away imme diately after satisfying their material needs. At a garden party given by the Duchess of Dondeauvllle recently, after the “gouter” the guests went to an open-air theater. On the stage stood Mlle. Polalre, who is still as popular as she is ugly, and the audience went al most Into spasms as she sang her songs, which were certainly most risque. After her came beautiful Mlle. Dorzlat, the actress, performing for the first time the dance of “Mendelssohn's Spring Song,” dressed in next to noth ing, and after her followed Arlette Jor gere, Bartet, and last, but not least, the Danish singer, “La Belle Danolse" Paula Frisch. NATION-WIDE STRIKE OF BRITISH DOCKMEN NEAR; RIOTS FEARED LONDON, July 25.—Leaders of the dockworkers’ strike here today took steps to carry on the war against the ship owners in every port tn the United King dom. They plan to call out 300,000 men. Rioting is feared. Special police guards today were placed about the residences of all the cabinet ministers and around the home of Lord Davenport, whom the strikers view as their bitterest enemy among the employ ers. Truce of a Day Called. BIRKENHEAD, ENG., July 25.—Strik ing dock workers and ship owners met here today and effected a 24-hour truce. Meanwhile the owners have promised not to attempt to put to work three train loads of strike-breakers that arrived last night. HOOK, OF ALPHARETTA, HEADS ODD FELLOWS AS GRAND PATRIARCH , GRIFFIN, GA., July 25.—The state grand encampment of Odd Fellows met here today at the city hall auditorium. The election of officers was the most im portant item of business The following were elected; Grand patriarch, George O. Hook, of Alpharetta; grand high priest, R. L. Bramlett, of Athens; grand senior war den, E. H. Stout, of Atlanta; grand junior warden, J. B. Everldge, of Columbus; grand scribe, W. L. Abbott, of Atlanta; grand treasurer, W. M. Pittman, of Ath ens; grand representative, Burney Ran dall, of Griffin. This Is the first meeting of the grand encampment apart from the regular grand lodge meetings of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The Sliver Link encampment, of Atlan ta, put on the patriarchal degree last night. This was the finest degree work ever witnessed in Griffin. I DEATHS AND FUNERALS I —— Miss May Brunner. Mrs. Rolfe Hunt, of Atlanta, has re ceived a telegram announcing the death of her niece, Miss May Brunner, of Colorado Springs. Miss Brunner had been 111 about a week. She was a daughter of J. K. Brunner, deceased, formerly of Atlanta. Miss Charlotte Dunn, of the faculty of the Atlanta Girls High school, is an aunt. Miss Eva Bynum. The funeral of Miss Eva Bynum, twenty years old. who died at a sanitarium last night, was held today. Interment was in Westview cemetery. James A. Franklin. Funeral arrangements of .lames A. Franklin, member of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, who died last night, will be made late today. The trainmen will have charge of the funeral. Mr. Franklin resided at 193 South Humphreys street. His widow and two children sur vive him. is CRON SONGS VEK ERE HIGHBROWS American Ragtime Crowds Classics Out of the German Popular Taste. BERLIN, July 25.—The "Friends of Richard Wagner" assembled in a na tional convention at Leipsic the other day to launch a movement to perpet uate the Wagner family’s monopoly of “Parsifal," which expires by limitation In 1913. Frau Coslnia Wagner, the composer’s widow, is said to be entirely disasso ciated with the object, which has been undertaken by Independent artists and musicians. Professor Engelbert Hum perdinck is one of the prime movers. It is desired to preserve “Parsifal" from desecrating hands by making it impos sible to produce it anywhere except at Bayreuth, as at present. Hitherto the only successful "piracy” of the master piece has been committed by American Impresarios. Impartial German critics do not bespeak much success for the Leipsic crusade. Meanwhile, the German Music Pub lishers league is out with a doleful manifesto, bemoaning the fact that between Viennese operetta and Ameri can coon songs German musical taste is going to the dogs, as it were. They declare that Wagner, Chopin, Bee thoven and Brahms are having a dreadful time of it in competition with Fall, Lehar, Oscar Straus and the creators of “Alexander's Ragtime Band” and “My Octoroon Sue." Popular trifles, it is asserted, are quite displacing the classics, and un less the movement is checked Ger many's artistic reputation is in immi nent jeopardy. THESE YOUTHS NOT BOTHERED A BIT BY HIGH COST OF LIVING A new way has been found to beat the high cost of living. A young fellow, faultlessly groomed and with a distinct air of “belonging,” swung into an Atlanta case and made his way to a table well in the rear. The meal he ordered showed him no mean epicure. The waiter's check, when he laid it down, amounted to close upon SB. The diner toyed with an expensive cigar as he waited for the finger bowl. In came another young fellow, like wise well groomed and prosperous looking, but evidently In a hurry. He made for a vacant seat at the table of the first diner. "Pie and coffee—and hurry, please," was his order. The waiter brought It, together with a check for fifteen cents. Finishing his smoke, Diner No. 1 picked up his check, sauntered to the cashier's desk, laid down a quarter, re ceived ten cents change and left. Diner No. 2 finished his pie and cof fee and picked up his check. Then the fireworks started. "I never ate any eight dollars worth of pie,” said the young fellow bellig erently. Appeal to the head waiter followed. But Diner No. 2 was so manifestly in the right that he was permitted to pay his fifteen cents and depart. A block down the street Diner No. 1 and Diner No. 2 met. “How’d it go?” asked No. 1. “Slick,” replied Diner No. 2. "And now me for the big eats and you for the pie and coffee. Come on." And they headed for another well known case. YOUTH SEES FRIEND DROWNED; HELPS TO BEAR BODY TO GRAVE Grover Cochran, drowned while tak ing a moonlight swim in a lake at Al bert Howell’s country home on the Howell Mill road last night, will be buried at Bethel church tomorrow morning at o’clock. Roy Dale, of Smyrna, who was in bathing with Cochran, will be one of the pallbearers. The two young men entered the lake shortly after dark. Dale svas some distance from Cochran when the latter suddenly shouted for help and disap peared beneath the water. Albert Howell, W. H. Kiser and County Po liceman Rogers were summoned and dragged the lake for the body. “Used, but Useful” Articles may be "turned into money” through the simple alchemy of THE GEORGIAN Want Ads. Results Produced by Using Three-Time Ads. Want Ad Rates 1c a Word Both Phones 8000 Classified Advertising Dept. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN DAUGHTER SIDES AGAINSTMOTHER Hannah Rachmil Defends Her Father on Trial for Striking • His Wife. Pretty slxteen-year-old Hannah Rachmil turned against her mother and strongly defended her father, Robert Rachmil, when the latter was arraigned before Recorder Broyles today, accused of striking Mrs. Rachmil In the head with a chair. “Mother has always abused fathei and always will, I guess,” said the daughter as, with a dainty handker chief, she tenderly wiped tears from the cheeks cf the weeping father. Rachmil, until about six months ago, was a wealthy merchant of Philadel phia. Beset by financial reverses, how ever, he closed his business and came to Atlanta. Since then the family has been living at 386 Central avenue. It is understood that they still have con siderable property Interests in Phila delphia. Miss Hannah, who appealed in court attractively attired in white, told Judge Broyles that their home life had been ruffled ever since her father failed in business. She blamed it all on the mother, declaring that a few days ago Mrs. Rachmil struck Rachmil with a cuspidor. Mrs. Rachmil, who wore a big piece of plaster on her forehead, said her husband became angered at her yes terday and struck her in the head with a chair. Rachmil protested that his wife attempted to strike him with the chair and that in the struggle the chair was shoved back against her head. A local organization has been aiding Rachmil to get on his feet again, and J. Jacobs, one of its officers, made a strong plea for him. He said that Rachmil is finely educated, speaking and writing seven different languages, and that he is held in high esteem by business men, both here and in Phila delphia. Judge Broyles ruled that Rachmil should not have struck his wife with a chair and bound him over to tho state courts in bond of SIOO on the charge of assault and battery. Bond was promptly given. GOVERNOR OPPOSED I TO EXTRAVAGANCE ON PART OF STATE Governor Brown said today that ho deplored the legislature's apparent ten dency to disregard the financial condi tion of the state. He said that he fa vored a constitutional amendment which would limit the general assem bly in the matter of appropriations. The governor’s plan is to require the tax receivers of the various counties to make reports to the comptroller gen eral before the middle of July, and to amend the constitution go that the leg islature can not appropriate more money than is actually in sight at that time. This, the chief executive believes, would not only free the state from financial difficulties, but prevent many foolish appropriations. The governor’s statement came after It had been suggested that an extra ses sion of the legislature would be neces sary if the present tendency in finan cial legislation continued. GEORGIANS START ON 10,000-MILE WEDDING TOUR TO SHANGHAI BRUNSWICK, GA., July 25.—With a 10.000-mile wedding journey before them, Mr. and Mrs. Hart Westbrook are now on their honeymoon, following their mar riage here yesterday. Their destination is Shanghai, China, where Mr. Westbrook is being sent as professor of English in the Baptist university of Shanghai by the foreign mission board of the Southern Baptist convention. Mr. Westbrook, whose home is at Grif fin, Ga., is a graduate of the literary de partment of Mercer university at Macon. He has also taken a post-graduate course at Harvard university and recently grad uated from the Yale divinity school. Mrs. Westbrook, formerly Miss Annie May Arnold, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Arnold, of this city. She is a graduate of Bessie Tift college at For syth, and during the past year was an instructor in music at that institution. 3