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2 RfiILCO.TDMOVE PEACHTREE DIRT Street Railway and City Reach Agreements—Convicts Will Aid in the Work. The Georgia Railway and Power Company agreed today to remove the dirt that is blocking Peachtree street. The county commission agreed to fur nish convicts to co-operate with the trolley company in dumping the dirt into a hole on the west side of the city. Following the protests of citizens about the terrible condition of Peach tree street at the Junction of West Peaentree street. Mayor Winn invited Preston Arkwright and W. U. Glenn, officers of the street railway company , Clifford 1.. Anderson, chairman of the county commission, and Harvey Hatch, er. chairman of the streets committee of council, to cßme to his office. The dirt was piled up on each side of the street cat tracks as a result of the lowering of the tracks to conform 'o tlte ntr, grade. Hatcher said it was not the trolley company's duty to re move the dirt, and that the city and oilnty were without wagons or funds to remove ft When Mayor Winn told vlr. Arkwright that the co-operation of the trolley company would not be con sidered a precedent. Mr. Arkwright and Mr. Glenn agreed to begin moving the dirt Monday night. Mr. Arkwright asked why the grade of the street was ever lowered He said he did not think it was worth any thing :o the city Mr. Hatcher replied that it was the beginning of an exten sive improvement of the grade of West Peachtree street. WEDS MISSIONARY SHE EMPLOYED TO RID TOWN OF VICE CHAMPAIGN. ILL.. Sept. 21.—When Mias Lillie Boyer, of Bement, several weeks ago found that she could not "elean up" her home village just as she thought the morality' of the place ought to be. site gent to Decatur for an evan gelfsl to asist het. A Christian mls eonary band was working at Decatur at the time, and C P. Hedges, a member of the*band, was assigned to the duty. in the parlor of the young woman’s home in Bement the young man and the young woman met. Today they are on their honeymoon, having yesterday been married. After their marriage the young cou ple went to Indianapolis, Ind . to take up a course of instruction in Chris tian missionary' work and they will soon sail for Belgium, where they will epena several years FIFTY TURKS SLAIN BY BOMB AS THEY LEAVE WORSHIP MtRIANOPLE. EUROPEAN TUR- I KEY Sep, 21 Fifty persons were] killed today during an antl-Tu kish deinonst’ation in Akchitschelebl. when some one threw 'a bomb into a crowd of Turks who wer, Just emerging from a rm-sq ue. Fragments of the bursting bomb tore the bodies of some of the victims to pieces The government has begun an inves tigation and gendarmes <ea cited the bouse' of a number of alleged con spi.uior* I'resting several tnen on suspicion Today's outrage is a number of sim ilar demonstrations against the Turks in the Balkan states in the past yea:, which ha\> .'aimed neatly 1,000 lives CITY’S ELECTRICIAN PREPARES PLAN OF MUNICIPAL LIGHTING Cii> Electrician Jurnei said todaj he *as preparing plan* foi a municipal street lighting system which he would submit to a meeting of the council electrit al affairs committee next week. He said Atlanta’s street lighting rates are too high, and that ihe building of a municipal plant would nave thousands of dollars to the cit\ every 3 ear Mr. Turner explained that he favored budding a generating plant in connection with the new crematorx He said one us sufficient size >uM be built for <IOO 000. and that by a pro\ Ision of the franchises to tie Georgia Hail way and Power <’om pai* the •'• could use the company’s underground due’s and polos for it.” wires in a distributing system. INCENDIARY FIRE IN SUBURB OF MOBILE LEVELS 22 HOUSES MOBILE. ALA. Sept. 21- Twenty - two hour'--* and s|n, ( .. w..|< dtMlvyed by tire ai Plateau, Ala . a suburb of Oil* < tty. early today. The |o.,< i* esti mated at between >25.000 and s.lo.(me. Tlie tire -tur;--,f fn ttie store of M. ti Glove’, which suppo.-od Io I at. been H»-t aflir A -aspect liar b< < n arrest, .1 tinder pressure of a gtioiig east wind, both sides of Main street were <!<•• st oved. Without lire piotection. resi dents had to stand by #nd see thelf homes and effects destroyed. Lhe Atlanta Georgian—Premium Coupon b eoupor. w i be accepted at cur Premium Parlor, 20 East Alabama ec, ' a i part a< payment for any of the beautiful premium Qooda d tpiayed there, s ee Parlor Announcement on Another Paje “ Naughty Marietta " Finds Health on the Links ACTRESS IS GOLF EXPERT (.1 'mb* *’*' '* s i i f I ' .o ’MF 1 W*,WB ""Wk*-* '"i - I Iv W 1 ImIHM \ eJLj \ ''■—A"! >'■ V r I feSaagS® I I ■ I i \\ \ \ \\ / \\ / Miss Hoietn-e Webber golfing on Ihe East Lake links. MYSTERY SURROUNDS 2 UNDER ARREST FOR $272,000 BANK THEFT CHICAGO. Sepi. 21. Two men al egod by the police to be members of the robber gang that looted the branch Hank of Montreal at New \\ estminste B. of $272.0dd. an unde arrest here today They are kept surrounded by ponderdti' mystery Who they ate, where they were arrested, what leads the police to think they have the right men. and whether they ate the same persons who chastised Lieutenant Bu n- when Ivo tried to a. "est them "single handed." are matte, s on which the police will throw no light. In an (official police automobile that broke all the speed regulations tn t'hi t ago the two men were whirled away through the downtown some time be fore (laylig'- t. Tbey are said to be in an outlying station, where later in the day the heads of the department will app'y th- "third degree." But until ike questioning is ove . the police say. • hey will male no statement Ihe offleets refused to say whether they were certain that they had caught the right men. Incidentally the detec tives in their city-wide search found a number ot persons who were ('hanging Canadian money into United States currency and made one arrest on this account The victim. I-'. Dupon’e, w hose pa-ent' a r e Canadians, was ri - le;, sod when he explained the money was part of hV allowance It is re ported that the money recovered yes terday was given to the go-between who first told the police the robbers were in Chicago. The officers refused to verify this. PUSHES PENCIL ON FLOOR WITH NOSE AND MAY DIE MIDDLETOWN (iH|;i. Sept. 21 - Gordon Kyle, a tTeshnir.ii .1: the Mid dletown Higa . ho.. . lies at me point i of death at his home at Kyles Station as the result of a hazing I 1 i» . barged that he was iiimpelled I :o push a i,en. :1 .uioss the floor of the liool ay ninaaium with his nose, and , while doing 'o h»- was urged nl.uig by ueirg fi--.,u< nt: kicked, wit' tb<- . suit [that his spine lias been sTiousiy in- THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.SATURDAV. SEPTEMBER 21. 1912. •Miss Florence Webber Declares Game Will Acid Many Years to Life of Person. If you have a’ good singing voice and I want to keep it play golf. That's the | adv ice of Miss Florence Webber, expert I in the game and star in "Naughty Ma j rietta," at tbe Atlanta theater. Moreover. Miss Webber believes—or [ almost believes —that golf is the cure I for all the ills to which man and wom an a e heirs Her own experiences led her to form that opinion. This morning Miss Webber was on the golf links again at East pre paring for her heavy work of two per formances of the Victor Herbert opera today . Yeste day Miss Webber played for three hours on the East Lake course and turned in a good score. She made the first nine in 50 yesterday, though she was not used to the course. Miss Webber is from Indianapolis and on August IS she won the Indiana wom an's championship. She holds several trophies wou at golfing and hopes tc acid to lie: list. She likes the game im mensely. but it is medicine and a strength-make’, to her. which holds her to it so strenuously. "I find that I am frequently on the verge of breakdowns from the heavy work which my part necessitates." said Miss Wehbei "It is then I hike to a golf course and put in several hours at hard play. The open air. of course, has much to do with the cuiative and pre ■ ervative powers of the game, but 1 find it does nic' h world of good in many ways to play When it is possible 1 spend two to six afternoons each week on the eouise and as a result 1 am able t<> withstand the ha dships of travel laud work in an astonishing manner. "For instance, last Sunday I leached • Tiarle'ton atte; a w ek of har'd t’.avel and work. Imm. Jiately I had a doctor, whose pies. riptions 1 followed Hint day Hut Monday morning I hied to a go:f course and played for three hours with vim and enthusiasm. The result was almost complete recovery of my :-’.<-ngth and really a neve lease of life for the week Yesterday whan t leached Xllunta 1 was completely tired out. but the afternoon on the golf links si me to feeling fine and last night 1 I was able to .-ing and dance with ac [ (Ustonied ardor My part requires con- - side: able physical strength, as well as • I vocal powci s and in golfing 1 got what I need to conserve mv natural gifts in that respect If I v. ere asked to give advice to all •y u-'m I wou’.l sa> pay golf by al: "cans no matte what your duties ”i - ••■vei-v-<!a,-.’ life mav be Even if you :ave ro duties whi. t require st ength [golf W! add to 'O r.'llc 'a' lies titfu.' I I Otn. t ion ami gtv> - y oil rs of life to ev < -j ix.dj WILSON ELATED WITHHEGEPTIDN Friendliness of Common Peo ple of the Middle West Im presses Candidate. PITTSBURG. Sept. 21.—Speeding back to Seagirt for a rest before he in vades New' England. Governor Wilson today expressed his surprise and pleas ure over the cordiality with which he had been greeted in ti e normally Re publican states of the Middle West. He thinks that the indications are appar ent evei ywherc- of a reversal of political sentiment completely in favor of the Democrats. The governor came through his first week of campaigning in splen did physical condition, despite the hard strain, and more than ever convinced that there will be a tremendous Demo cratic victory all along the line on Monday, November 4. Discussing his trip today, the governor said: "What interested me most was the friendliness of the people toward me and the friendly look in their faces, I felt as though they were interested. I observed especially that the plainest fellows w;r e the most cordial. They seemed to feet that there was no offi ciousness and that I was accessible to them all. The trip, of course, has been a new experience. I am a little the worse from the wear, but 1 have en joyed talking to the great crowds and meeting them. They seemed so inter ested and attentive." It is computed that on this trip the governor addressed and met at public inceptions 85,000 persons. Lodge Asks Ohio To Support Taft * COLUMBUS, OHIO. Sept. 21.—The Republican political campaign was opened in Ohio today by' Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massachusetts. In ills prepared speech he made no mention of Theodore Roosevelt, devoting his at tention entirely to an attack on the leg islative work of the last Democratic congress and appealed for the re-elec tion of President Taft. He declared that the Democratic legislative policy was planned to hamper the commercial aims of the American state department and to lessen the effectiveness of the army and navy. He upheld the Re publican tariff plank and concluded with an appeal to the voters to support President Taft and to "stand by the party which stands for the constitu tion and progress which is a real prog ress and which is not revolution." Other speakers at the afternoon meet ing were General R. B. Brown, of Zanesville, candidate for governor; Congressman Philip P. Campbell, of Kansas, and Rev. Dr. John Wesley Hill, of New York. Hardwick Off to Join in Campaign AUGUSTA, GA.. Sept. 21.—Congress man Thomas W. Hardwick passed through the city' en route to Washing ton and New York. He wil) go on a speaking tour for the Democratic na tional committee, his first address to be made at York. Pa., next Monday night. He w ill speak in New York city, on the | East Side, Tuesday night. RIOTS MARK ULSTER DAY CELEBRATION IN IRELAND;MANY HURT LONDONDERRY, IRELAND. Sept. 21.—There was a fierce outbreak of rioting in which several persons were seriously injured and much property destroyed, here today in connection with the Ulster day celebration. A pro cession of torch bearers, escorting Sir Edward Carson, the Unionist leader, was attacked by a mob of Irish Na tionalists and a fight ensued. Other Nationalists attacked Union ists’ homes, wrecking them. A mob of Nationalists stoned the po lice for several hours, injuring two of ficers seriously before they were driven off. A rioter was hurt, while many others sustained bruises. PASTOR TO GIVE SERIES OF SERMONS ON LOVE "Between John and .Mary," a series of sermons on love, will be be gun tomorrow night by Rev. L. O. Bricker, pastor of the First Christian church. John" will be the first sub ject, "Mary" will be considered the fol lowing Sunday night, and then in suc cession he will take up "John’s Failures and Successes as a Husband," “Mary’s Failures and Successes as a Wife,” "Tilings That Keep Them Together." "Things That Pull Thom Apart,“John and Mary and Their Home.” “John and Mary and Their Children " John and Mary Getting on in the World." "John [and Mary Growing. Aged Together." [MERCHANT SAYS LEAKY SEWERS DAMAGED STORE T. L. Bond, who tuns a furnishing store at 510 Decatur street, says inef ficient sewers near his store have flooded toe floor of his building and damaged his stock. He Asks $791.40 damages from the citj in superior court. | Mr. Bond asserts that during the I construction of the Boulevard viaduct Liver railroad tracks nea: his store two Larg, sewers remained stopped up twelve months. He .-ays one small scwci then in operation, was not enough to carrj off the rainfall. Heir to Millions, 21, Ordained; to Become , Missionary to China Son of Mrs. Mary Borden, of Chi cago, and Brother of Society Leader, Clergyman. CHICAGO, Sept. 21.—William Whit ing Borden, brother of John Borden, society leader of Chicago and a son of Mrs. Mary Borden, one of the wealth iest w omen of Chicago, will be ordained as a clergyman tonight and will take up his residence in the province of Kausu. China, as a missionary. The ordination will be in Moody church, LaSalle and 'West Chicago ave nue, where Borden was converted six years ago He is now' 21 years old and heir to several millions. Because of the social prominence of his brother and the lattei s wife, who was Miss Eilen Waller, daughter, of Mr. and Mrs-. James B. Waller/ and equal prominence of the social set in which they move, the church is expect ed to be crowded with well known so ciety persons. Among the members of this set are Mr. and Mrs. Hatold F. McCormick, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Stone, Mr. and Mrs. Watson Blair, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Carpenter, James MacVeflgh and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Erskine. RISK COMPANIES ARE CONFORMING READILY TO STATE’S NEW LAW Deputy Commissioner of Insurance John Copeland reports gratifying re sponse from the insurance companies of Georgia, in the matter of adjusting the companies to the new law. under the department's direction. Mr. Copeland has heard from practi cally every' fire insurance company in the state, and without exception they have announced themselves ready' im mediately' to bring their policy forms to the required Rew York standard. Within a week or ten days there will not be a Are insurance company writ ing business in Georgia under any other form of policy. The insurance depa-tment believes that the new law will operate smoothly, and that its every provision will be faithfully' complied with by companies, both fire and life, writing- business within the state. CORN SHOW WILL BE HELD NOV. 26 TO 29; MAY BE AT CAPITOL Atlanta’s corn show will be held No vember 26-29. This decision was reached by the corn show committee of the Chamber of Commerce, of which H. G. Hastings is chairman. Tne show wil! be strictly a Georgia affair this year, as the membership in Georgia corn clubs has grown so large that boys from all over the South can not be admitted as was done last year. Where the show will be held has not been decided, as the Auditorium-Ar mory can not be obtained for any suit able date. Governor Brown will be asked to allow the use of rooms in the state capitoi and if this is granted the show will be held there. L. & N. PASSENGER HITS FREIGHT HEAD ON;ONLY TWO HURT MONTGOMERY. ALA., Sept. 21.—A I head-on collision occurred on the Louisville and Nashville railroad early this morning just north of Evergreen between northbound passenger train No. 2 and a southbound freight. Engi neer John Dorsey and George Ham monds were slightly hurt. Others were uninjured. Both engines and the express ear were demolished. Both crews jumped. Flic wreck was due to a misunder standing of orders. Both trains were going slowly. Traf fic was suspended eight hours. MRS. MARFfLO’ERSCH IS DEAD: FUNERAL SUNDAY ! Mis. Mary Floersch. 60 years old. mother of Ellwood Floersch, who is genera! traffic manager of the Southern 801 l Telephone Company, died at the residence, 192 Crew street, today. Besides her son, Mrs. Floersch is sur vived by a daughter. Miss Lena Floersch; three sisters, Mrs. R. L. Huie, Miss Connie McCord. Mrs. Lula Rob erts, and a brother, M. J. McCord. The funeral services will be held at the residence. 192 Crew street tomor row afternoon. Burial will be in Oakland cemetery THIS WOMAN IS TIRED SLEEPING IN MORGUE WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.—Because a ! morgue is naturally a very grewsome I place in which to sleep and because - she alleges that her husband made it j more so by taking out the bed and I making her sleep on tl«e floor. Mrs. Elizabeth Rundel began divorce pro- | ceedings against George K. Rundel. as- I sistant morgue keeper of the District j of Columbia, in the supreme court here. I Mrs. Rundel charges that her hus- I band made her sleep in the morgue, which she describes formally aa "a grew some place of habitation.” ‘‘TOUGHEST BOY’ 7 CARRIED TO PRISON IN CHAINS HAMMOND, IND., Sept. 21.—John Kalinowski, a 14-year-old West Ham mond boy. was handcuffed and led by a chain to the Jeffersonville reformatory, for fear that he would escape from the deputy sheriff-. Kalinowski is known as the "toughest boy." He escaped recently from the state reformatory and was captured in Chicago. He will be [ < oinmitted for eignt years to prison. REALTY’CHANGE PUNMNED Speakers at Supper Discuss Also Arrangement for Exclu sive Property Listing. Menibets of the Atlanta Real Estate Board ate getting ready for the new exchange feature and the exclusive listing of property which is to go into effect October 1. Final explanation of ithe plan was made last night by Eu gene S. Kelley, of the Charles P. Glover Realty Company-, at the board’s supper at the Case Durand. Mr. Kelley has helped Mr. Glover, president of the board, in arranging details. Last night's meeting was attended by more real estate men than have assem bled this y ear. T. C. Holmes, of Holmes & Luckie, acted as host. Ralph O. Cochran, former president of the board and legislator-elect from Fulton county, made a plea for progres sive legislation to enable Fulton county and Atlanta to keep its splendid record of growth. Speeches were also made by Forrest Adair, William Hurd Hillyer and Mr. Bishop, of the loan department of the Prudential Life Insurance Company of New York city, who was a visitor. The October meeting of the board will be a banquet tendered to the women. BEER DRINKING CLUB GETS RELIGION AND ADOPTS ‘PURE’ NAME ROME, GA.. Sept. 21.—Thirty men of Rome, all saying they have lived worth less. thriftless lives in the past, have got religion. They have formed a Baraca class and call themselves the "White Rats." In a recent tent meeting here scores of men were converted to the Christian faith and a large number of them confessed that they’ hay led lives of crime and shame The thirty, forming the Baraca class, said they had been members of the “Musk Rats,” a beer drinking organization that was put out of business a few day's ago by the police. They- are going to call themselves the “White Rats,” because they’ say there ie no harm In white rats. OLD ATLANTA BOY WILL APPEAR WITH AL FIELD An old Atlanta boy will help to en tertain the throngs that will see the Al G. Field greater minstrels at the Atlanta theater Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. John Healy-, whose repu - tation as a delineator of the old-time Southern negro before the war is the highest in stage history, for eighteen years claimed Atlanta as his home, and even up to the present his cousins live on Edgewood avenue. Healy was born in Marietta, but his parents moved to Atlanta when he was quite young, his father entering the lumber business. Old residents remem ber Healy's lumber yard vividly, for it was the first lumber yard in Atlanta that sold coal. Healy- first obtained his start as an actor in. Atlanta, where he appeared at private theatricals, and with a compa ny of youngsters journeyed short dis tances away and played at. school houses. He finally went North to join a minstrel show. SEWER PIPE FALLS AND HURTS CHILD: CITY SUED Because some sewer pipe at 54 Oliver street fell on four-year-old William Curry, breaking his leg. the child and his father. G. E. Curry, have sued the city' for SIO,OOO damages. The petitions filed with superior court today allege that father and son were leaving their residence, 54 Oliver street, and were walking on the pave ment when the sewer pipe rolled down on them. NO CRACKER FOR POLLY: CALLS FOR “HIGH BALL” KEARNEY. NEER., Sept. 21.—While trying to capture Floery, a parrot be longing to Mrs. James Smith, the bird was asked if it wanted a cracker. The reply was, “Like hell! Polly wants a highball.” ANNOUNCEMENT Jno. 1.. Moore & Sons are just in receipt of their large import order of Field and Opera Glasses. You should see them. Prices that will astonish you. Call and let them show you. 42 North Broad street. (Advertisement. > Baths and showers .... 25c Pressing suit . 35 c ROYAL BARBER SHOP, 12 1-2 W. Alabama St. OPEN UNTIL 1 P. M. SUNDAYS. Don t walk talk Georgian WANT ADS fill all wants—both phones 8000 r i K Try Ulaca on Ice Cream. THE 4 ATLANTA TONIGHT 8:15 FLORENCE WEBBER . lr1 „_ V| ot<’r Herbert's Oners Night 25c to $1.50; Mat. 25c tn $: no "NAUGHTY MARIETTA" ALL NOWELL RECORDS BROKEN —’ Crowds Watch Speeding Con testants in 24-Hour Race at Brighton All Night. NEW YORK. Sept. 21.—Afl n . , cle race records have been bro: ' the teams competing i n th. t race at Brighton Beach 111O toi-, which will end at 10:11 o'clock ton'c ' Tne field todrfy had narrowed down ■ four teams. Five started last nig Harry Thomas anj Ray Vcdilse’ l)Olh of Philadelphia, had to withdraw aft - riding 289 miles. The four teams left in the I afternoon were: George | and Billy Shields- of Syracus. j,, ...... Cox, of Brooklyn, and Jimmy M. of Scotland: Arthur Chapp.o Brooklyn, and Charles Spenr r Philadelphia: Billy Wray and w Veditz. At 9 o’clock, the eleventh houi two teams were tied, at 132 miles ore -- more than 276 miles ahead of the old record of 456 miles. Lockner and Shields set a high pa.» in the riding early today, having lo't'a number of precious miles. They whirled around the course at a 70-mile gait with their machines spurting out a sul phurous trail of gasoline smoke b*. hind. Men and women remained in th. stands until daybreak watching th. dare-devils speed demons The night was an ideal one, with a clear sky and a brisk breeze. The motordrome is fi ->4 with the roar of the machines and ths excitement from the intense’ speed. At 10:45 It was found that seve:a: of the riders in the motorcycle race were almost in a state of collapse, and the referee ordered the race stopped. The race was resumed again at 1 o’clock. When the races resumed, Shield. Spencer. Wray and Veditz took the track. The men were somewhat re freshed by their test, but still in a bad physical condition. The riding of Eckel, who replaced Johnny Cox as a team mate of McNeil, during the first half hour has seldom’been equaled in dar ing. He began setting a terrific pace, clipping along close to 90 miles an hour, and gained nearly four miles in the first twenty minutes. Shields, of the leading team, started after Eckels and for a time gave him a spectacular race. The other two riders made a vain effort to keep up with the leaders. Score at end of sixteenth hour. 2 p. m : Lockner and Shields. S4B miles, no laps. Chapple and Spencer. 844 miles. ! laps. Eckels and McNeil. 838 miles. 1. lap. Veditz and Wray. <3O miles. . Officials of the race ruled that the three hours rest allowed the men uon to count in as time given to racing. The men are averaging about 67 mite an hour, which will create an 4« world’s record, giving them about 1,40" miles for 21 hours, but which will stand as 24 hours time. x L. 4 N. WRECK HURTS 17. PARIS. KY.. Sept. 21. A’ southbound L. <S- N. passenger train ran into an '.Ten switch near Kaisertown late yesterday and crashed into a work train on a sid ing. 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