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KPHALT TRUST’S DOUBLE-PRICE 810 PROBED Charged Barber Company's Quotation on County Paving Is sl6 Ton Too High. ; Charges that the Barber Asphalt fpmpany. "f Philadelphia, the asphalt trust is quoting double prices to the PultQn , ounty commission for the pro posed paving in Peachtree mad from Buckhead to Ihe county line, are being jpvesticated by members of tne public corks committer today. Assertions have been made to Tull C. Waters, chairman of the committee, that the asphalt trust gets sl3 a ton in Philadelphia as against S3B per ton. the price quoted the commission for the Peachtree road job. The freight from Philadelphia to Atlanta on asphalt is jpproximately $7 per ton. The factory price to Atlanta,' according to allega tions made to the commission, should be not over $22 per tpji. While no action has been taken by ( ommisslon. nor final action by the committee, it is understood that mem bors of the committee, meeting sudden ly on Tuesday, September 17. practi cally agreed to let the Peachtree con tract to the Barber company at S3B against the prices quoted by the Inter national Asphalt Company of $25.50 pet ton. Cheaper Product Called as Good. Tull C. Waters, chairman of the com mittee. in making an investigation, has received expert information from Dow A Smith, chemical engineers in New York, that the Cubanal asphalt fur nished by the International stands all ■knotvn tests as well as the Bermudas MphaJt sold by the trust. A meeting had bee a i- Cled for the committee this morning discuss the (JtuMion. but Commis = i •> ■ .- s Smith and Anderson were unable to attend. It line been decided by the committee to u»e the mixing process on the Peach tree paving, but the kind of asphalt to be used will come up for further con sideration. Th» bid submitted to the comtnis slmi by the Standard Oil Company for artificial asphalt -oil products---was J 21.50 a ton. Just why the committee verbally agreed to accept the bid of the Bar ber conipany Is not clear, but it wias be lieved that Bermudas asphalt was su perior to other kinds to be used in the macadam-asphalt process. •S9BOO Hlsher Than Lowest Bidder. Toll C. Waters, in discussing the matter, said today: "Chemical experts are of the opinion that one asphalt Is about as good as another for thia kind of work, both artificial as well as natural. This kind of paving is new. There is not a road In the county of this kind that has had more than a six-year test. Dow & Smith, considered experts on the sub- Jwt, say that one will stand the wear and tear about as well as the other If put down at the proper melting point. )tt fact, they wrote me that artificial •sphalt, manufactured from oil prod ucts. will resist water longer than natural asphalt.” The proposed Peachtree paving job is th extend from Buckhead to the county ’lne. a distance of two and one-half wile?. It has in it 69,000 square yards nf paving. The cost to the county for material from the Barber company ’auld he about $22,400; for the Inter national about $14,500; for the stand ard Oil product about $12,600. Strangely enough, the Barber cotn- Pany bld Is only for the penetration s. whereas the committee had de «ide.j m use Warren mixing proc *" rhe International company and Standard Oil bid on both the pene l!On and mixing processes. THREE generations attend funeral of PIONEER GEORGIAN generations, including relatives Atlanta, were present today at the of Raymond R. Hutchinson. 96 ’ of age, which took place in Merf 'rther county, near Warm Springs. ■ Hutchinson was a pioneer in that ■ etton of the state and was widely Hawn and beloved. H ' M. E. Jarrell, 539 Woodward •'rnitt, a daughter; W. A. Jarrell, a known real estate man. a grand >or‘ and his son, W. A. Jarrell. Jr., left for Warm Springs to attend n ' ’nneral. Ikwpite his advanced age. Mr. Hutch .was hale and hearty until a week K’ He was a veteran of two wars n i ~ ri" of the most prominent planters I no' ' Sf ‘ ( ’t'on. He was the owner of negroes at the time of the eman ipiition. / ■mßßßMMrwoawaafc Puts Stomach, Liver and Bowels m Fine Condition To promptly end the misery of constipation, “'pid liver, sick headache, indigestion, dizzi sad nausea, you must use £**ter’s little UVER PILLS. h 's never fail— JwffirtWTCrt* • why millions 'hem. Vim, >* vitality, Sp<cLs • clear -fIF ■’"■plflrioa ' result of their use. You need them. ’mall Pill. 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ORPHANS APPEAL TO WORKERS FOR FUNDS; STATE HOME IN NEED While most of the orphans homes In this section will ask that their friends observe next Saturday as “work day” for them, the Georgia Industrial Home, of Macon, has chosen today as the time when the 140 little children there ask that men and women of the state give them the wages of their one day's la bor. The Georgia Industrial Home is overflowing with the 140 children with in its walls, and it has seven applica tions for admission of other children. In addition to this, the management says the treasury funds are low and the grocery bills are in arrears. An appeal for money has been made to all friends of the orphans, whether they be connected with a church or not. DR. CALEB RIDLEY TO DISCUSS WAR ON VICE IN SUNDAY SERMON A series of character studies will be given as Sunday night sermons by Rev. Caleb A. Ridley, pastor of the Central Baptist church. Tomorrow night he will take up “Saul, the Politician." He also will discuss the action of Police Chief Beavers m ordering the segregated dis trict closed up, and will speak, too, on “The Policeman's Pistol.” A triple chorus of 100 voices will sing at these services, and it is believed that every seat will be taken. Organ musie will start at 7:30 o'clock. \ GOOD NIGHT. MRS. HEN; EGGS FROM ATMOSPHERE CHICAGO. Sept. 28.—Dr. Pau) Wal den, of Riga, Russia, predicted here that the next great feat of chemistry will be the making of eggs from air. Dr. Wal den. who is president-elect of the Ninth International Congress of Applied Chemistry, to be held in St. Petersburg in 1915, further predicted that a va riety of nitrogenous foods will be made from the air some day. "I consider it practically certain that at no distant day we will be drawing food supplies from the air.” he said. REFUSE ACTOR'S REQUEST TO MAKE FLIGHT IN AIR NEW YORK. Sept. 28. Robert Lor aine. actor-aviator, has been refused permission to fly. His managets, l.ieb ler & Co., do not want box office re ceipts knocked sky-high by a drop from the clouds. SPECIAL PRIMARY DECIDES TIE. BRUNSWICK. GA., Sept. 28.—1 n the special primary so county treasurer of Camden county I. F. Arnow defeated .1. R. I'achlott by 30 votes. In tin regu lar primary tngist 21 they polled a lie vole of 2"2 each. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28. 1912. HOME FOR WAYWARD GIRLS WILL BE READY FOR USE CHRISTMAS The first building of the Harriet Hawkes Home for Girls will be ready for occupancy by Christmas, according to the trustees, who expect to begin at that time to provide homes for the wayward young girls of the city and state who now have no place to go. Work on the structure will soon be gin and when started will be rushed to completion. The trustees have issued a statement in which they say that the first payments on subscriptions to the home are now due and that many of them have already been paid. The home is intended to be industrial and educational and a place where an attractive and uplifting environment can be thrown around girls whose lives have not been supplied with means and opportunities to cultivate the best prin ciples. Another chance to try to live right is the stated purpose of the home. CASCADE INN TO BE MADE A RESORT FOR PHYSICAL CULTURE Cascade inn, five and one-half miles from the city, known to many Atlan tans for the beneficial qualities of the Cascade springs, is to be converted into a physical culture home. Professor F. B. Magee, former physi cal culture director of the Atlanta Y. M. C. A., has leased the inn and will ar range It for a health resort. Gymna sium equipment will be installed, and the attractive physical features of the location will be utilized. BRIDE, SHOT BY HUBBY, BEGS FOR FORMER SUITOR ST. LOUIS. Sept. 28. —Mrs. Bernice Mohana's* first appeal after she was shot and wounded seriously by her hus band of a few months, was that a for mer sweetheart be bi ought to her side. “If I don't see him I know I’ll die," she told her sister, Mrs. Catherine Collins. That she had been forced to marry Mohana at the point of a revolver was the statement made by Mrs. Mohana at the City hospital. "He always carried a revolver, and he told me he would kill me if I did not marry him,” she said. "1 lived in terror of him and intend to gel a divorce if I recover.” OXEN THAT DREW BODY OF MIKADO PENSIONED TOKIO. Sept. 28. —Pensions have been provided from the mikados private pulse for the oxen w hich drew* the fu neral ear at the late mikados burial. With a special attendant each, they will spend the rest of their lives in luxury in the imperial pastures. The old cus •om of giving them the Junior fifth grade of court rank was disregarded. Flore is little L. D. Collins, Jr., who lets his folks know he's around at 68 Lucile avenue. EilW DIESMENLF Well Known Minister and Ed itor, Who Fought in the Civil War, Drops Dead. Rev. M. J. Cofer, business manager and assistant editor of The Wesleyan Christian Advocate, dropped dead to day in the offices of that publication on the third floor of the Wesley Memorial church building. His death is believed to be due to heart failure, which had got worse w ith his approaching years. He was 76 years old a few months ago. Mrs. Cofer is visiting relatives near Gainesville and will be reached by wire as soon as possible to notify her of the sudden death of her husband. Besides his wife, Mr. Cofer leaves two daugh ters —Misses Janie and Ruth Cofer. For the past ten years Mr. Cofer had held his present position with the church paper. Previous to that he had been connected with the North Geor gia conference of the Methodist church as an active minister. He was born in Greene county and served throughout the Civil war in the Confederate army. Shortly after the close of hostilities he became a Methodist preacher Hardly any man was more widely known In the North Georgia conference. MAN’S EYEBALL PIERCED BY A WOMAN’S HAT PIN ST. LOUIS. Sept. 28. —Entering a crowded Page avenue car, William J. McFarland, aged 38, attempted to work his way forward, and in doing so touch ed a woman on the arm. She wheeled about and a long hatpin she wore caught McFarland squarely In the eye. Several women giggled as the wound ed man. a handkerchief pressed to his face, made his way to the front of the ear and leaped off He went to the of fice of the nearest doctor and there was informed that the sight of the eye had escaped permanent injury by a narrow margin. SILK HOSE AS SYMBOL OF TARIFF AND PROSPERITY NEW YORK. Sept. 28.—The wom an's department. National Republican league, has asked ail members to wea silk stocking-. The idea is to show that high tariff and prosperity are as one silk-encased toot to another. TENDER NURSING OF SWEETHEART FAILS TO SAVE JILTED SUITOR ATHENS. GA., Sept. 28.—Preston Arthur, who shot himself Wednesday night, after the girl'he loved had re jected him and promised to marry his rival, died today at the home of the girl, Miss Grace McKinnon. He was carried into his sweetheart’s home just after the shooting, which took place in front of the house. From then until he died Miss Mc- Kinnon nursed him, hoping against hope that he would recover. She prom ised him that if he lived she would break the engagement with his rival and wed him. The wound, just an inch from the heart, however, was fatal. To day Miss McKinnon Is broken-hearted. JUDGEirRTPOTTLE’S NAME MISPLACED IN PREPARING BALLOT Through inadvertence in preparing the form of ticket to be voted in the general October state election, the name, of Judge John Robert Pottle ap pears as a candidate for a full term on the bench of the court of appeals, whereas It should appear as a candi date for the unexpired term of Judge Arthur Powell, whom he succeeded by appointment of Acting Governor Slaton last February. Hardy Ulm, secretary to the state Democratic executive committee, has sent out a request to the various coun ties that particular pains be taken to get Judge Pottle’s name on the ballots actually voted, in proper shape. JUDGE ALLEN RESIGNS; VINSON TO BE NAMED The resignation of Judge John Allen, of the county court of Baldwin, senator elect of the Twentieth district, has been received by the governor. Carl Vinson, the well known Mil ledgeville attorney and former speaker pro tern, of the house of representa tives. will be appointed to succeed Judge Allen. SNEAD REFUSED BAIL; . IS REMANDED TO JAIL AMA'RILLO, TEXAS. Sept. 28.—Bail was today refused for John B. Snead, the wealthy Amarillo banker who shot and killed A. G. Boyce, Jr., in front of the First Methodist church because of Boyce's relations with Mrs. Snead. Aft er bond was refused Spend was re manded to Jail. Uncle Ezra Says "It don't take more'n a gill uv effort to git folks into a peck of trouble" and a little neglect of constipation, bilious ness, indigestion or other liver de rangement will do the same. If ailing, take Dr. King's New Life Pills for quick results. Easy. safe, sure, and only 25 cents at all druggists (Advt.) See Nat Goodwin in Oliver Twist at the Forsyth. ROOSEVELT IS ASKED TO HEAR SERMON ON BIBLE AT TABERNACLE “Is the Bible divinely inspired?" will be the question asked by Dr. Robert Stuart MacArthur in his sermon to morrow morning at the Sunday school session of the Baptist Tabernacle. He will answer the question with .several similar queries often made. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, an old friend of Dr. MacArthur, has been in vited to attend the morning service at the Tabernacle, but It is not known whether he will be able to accept. Dr. MacArthur has accepted an invitation to Introduce Colonel Roosevelt to his Auditorium audience tonight. JAPAN TO GIVE $5,000,000 TO VICTIMS OF TYPHOON IOKIO, Sept 28. The” Japanese diet will be convened in extra session to ap propriate $5,000,000 for the victims of the typhoon, according to announcement today. Relief measures will continue to he < arried out by soldiers. Appeals for food are corning In from all along the .southern coast. CAMDEN TAX RATE RAISED. BRUNSWICK. GA., Sept. 28.—The Camden county tax rate has been raised from sevent to eight and one half mills. This increase for 1912 was found necessary to meet the current expenses of the county. The increase in assessed valuations for 1912 was $118,224 over 1911. Biscuits, Cakes and Pastry made with remain fresh and palatable;—they do not dry out. or leave the bad taste so commonly noticed when some other Baking Powders are used. 1 lb. 20c.~X lb. 10c.—lb. Sc. All good Grocers sell it or will get it for you. SOME REASONS FOR FALL PAINTING 1 l,l > the surface Is dry. " * l ' ll **’e wood is dry, the paint penetrates deep into ll,e l ,0!, s ’getting a firmer hold on the surface. ■' bouse weds a protecting coat more in the winter than any other season. IWlWLljrafWw •*■ A house in need of paint should never be allowed to IkTTOwiijgiithljM weather the winter without this protection. « h. it is easier to keep out the winter's moisture by painting in fall than to get the moisture out of the wood foi spring painting, i Atlanta l> Sterling Paint Is Sure Protection TO SPIRIT NEGRO TO ATLANTA Jill Floyd County Sheriff Holding Black Accused of Attacking White Girl. ROME. GA., Sept. 28.—John Orr, a negro, will be spirited away from Rome to Atlanta on the first train this after noon to avert a possible lynching. He is accused of attacking a 12-year-old white girl near the city today, and has been identified by the girl and her brother. Sheriff Donehoo caught the negro after a chase across the railroad tracks in East Rome to Thirteenth street. He was hurried down town and lodged in the Floyd county jail. Sheriff Donehoo says that he will ask that the Eindale militia company be. called out. if necessary, to protect the prisoner until he can be sent to At lanta. There is considerable excite ment. especially in East Rome. The sheriff and deputies are now on guard at the jail. The girl and her brother were gath ering walnuts near their home when the negro came up and grabbed her. She attempted to break away, but was dragged to a nearby shack. Later she returned to her home and notified her father. He gave the alarm and the sheriff and four deputies rushed to the scene. I hey saw a suspicious looking negro dart out of a house and run. They gave chase and captured him. rhe gill is in a critical condition from the rough treatment she received from the negro. ~AT THE THEATERS - LARGE audience laughs at ANTICS OF "MUTT AND JEFF’’ “Mutt and Jeff.” on their second vis it to Atlanta, were greeted by a large audience at the Atlanta last night. The admirers of the two gave due appre ciation to their stage (Torts, and while there was no great applause for any special member of the cast or number, except in one instance when dainty Miss Hazel Tupper came near stopping the show with her pretty song and dance, the hilarity over the sallies of “Mutt and Jeff” were pronounced. The show Is not especially strong in other particulars, but Ed West, as Mutt, and Jerry Sullivan, as Jeff, are very like the creations of Bud Fisher’s pen, and their part of the performance is splendid. And it is “Mutt and Jeff” that the audi ence goes to see. The work of little Miss Tupper comes as a big surprise. She is pretty, grace ful and charming, sings well and dances beautifully. Her one song, “Tale of the Mermaid,” far surpasses the genera! average of the show, and would not be out of place In a high-grade musical comedy. The principals of the cast are some what better than those of last year’s production, and the play has been trimmed down in Instances, which in creases its power of amusing. To those who like “Mutt and Jeff” in the funny papers the play will prove all satis factorily, for “Mutt and Jeff” come to life with irresistible humor and they are in the spotlight the most of the time. There will be two more per formances, matinee and evening today. NAT GOODWIN IS SEEN AT FORSYTH BY CROWDS You can’t always believe the doctors, as for instance in the cases of Charles W. Morse. Eugene Grace et al. Look at Nat Goodwin. The doctors said the famous actor would never appear In public agalr after his accident out West a few weeks ago. But Goodwin is at the Forsyth this week and will spend Sunday in Atlanta. To look at him one would not say anything was wrong. To be sure, his voice Is missing. He hasn't uttered a word since he arrived Thursday. But he Is there with the signs. And Marie Doro. one of the prettiest and most fa mous of Broadway stars, is playing with him. Nat Goodwin and Marie Doro are playing Fagin and Oliver,, respectively in "Oliver Twist." a motion picture, presentation of Dickens' famous story. The engagement at the Forsyth closes tonight. The complete play, five long reels, Is given, and ft is really a mas terpiece of motion picture drama. The famous stars and their supporting com pany have never presented the play on a real stage, but only for the pictures. 3