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EJIGLISHHONIEONi
PEACHTREE SOLD
FOR 5177,000
Palmer Brick Plant Also Pur
chased by Joseph F. Gatins,
Georgian Terrace Owner.
,Tn?eph F. Gatins, owner of the Geor
gian Terrace hotel, today purchased the
James W. English. Jr., residence at 468
Peachtrte street, considered one of the
prettiest homes in Atlanta. He paid
5:77,000 Deeds of the transfer have been
recorded with the clerk of the superior
court.
In addition to the sale of the resi
dence, Jarqes W. English, Jr., sold the
property the Palmer Brick Company,
of which tse is president, to Mr. Gatins
for $144,000. The plant of the brick
company it located at 1150 Marietta
street.
The Peachtree street residence was de
signed originally for an executive man- 1
sion. and Mr. English several times has !
opened negotiations with the state for its '
sale Not later than last summer a joint I
committee of the legislature inspected
the place and the house committee re
ported favorably on its purchase at a
price approximating the figure for which
it was transferred today. Members of
the senate committee failed to agree and
no action was taken. Several senators
favored the Peters property, adjoining
the Georgian Terrace.
Deals Cause No Surprise.
The English residence long has been
considered one of Peachtree’s handsomest
structures. It is of Italian villa type.
The lot has a Peachtree frontage of 200
feet and Is 310 feet deep in Howard
street.
The disposal of the property and plant
of the Palmer Brick Company caused no
surprise in business or real estate cir
cles. The company was thrown into lit
•gation last spring. Suits were instituted
against James W English, Jr., presi
dent, for alleged breach of contract in
connection with the Shaw brick-making
process, controlled by him Mr. English
controls the affaire of the brick company.
Neither Mr. English nor Mr. Gatins
could be located today, but it is under
stood that the deal had been pending
tsr some ttme The sale of the resl
igKoe, It is eaid. was practically concluded
whtn the legislature failed to acquire it
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GIRLS ACCUSE PASTOR;
HE ASKS INVESTIGATION
BELFORD. N. J., Oct. 16.- -The Rev.
Jdbn A. Ogke», aged 56, has asked the
trustees of the Methodist church here
to investigate charges made against
him by two New York girls of 15 and
18. Who spent part of the summer at
Camp Wolf, on the shore near the vil
lage.
In a written statement, now in the
hands of one of the trustees, the girls
charge, ft is said, that the clergyman
wag too cordial in his manner toward
them one day when they went to his
house In the absence of his wife. The
minister denies the charge.
LOST GIRL IS FOUND
GARBEDJN-- PAJAMAS!
NEW YORK, Oct. Ift.—Clad in dainty
pajamas, her long hair streaming down
her back and her bare feet beating the
pavement in a quick tattoo, Miss Ella
Skidmore, of 10S Halsey street, Brook
lyn was found three blocks from her
home by Policeman Peter Horan.
Her parents did not know of her ab
sence from the house until the police
man rapped at the door and handed
the shivering Miss Skidmore over to
them.
WARMER WEATHER IS
COMING; NO RAIN SEEN
AU the chill forebodings so freely in
dulged in by pessimistic persons yester
day may be cast into the discard. The
leather man predicts warmer weather
and clear skies for Thursday.
No cold wave will arrive for some tini*
vet. he declares, and the next few da\
will bp realty warm. No rain Is expect.',
nor is frost likely to arrive before >’<•
venibor 20.
AFBY IRDERS '
' ASHINGTON, Oct. 16.—Army o. ■
,<i»rs:
1 uptain Benjamin B Hicks, medic.il
from Fort Omaha. Nebr, to Fort
" oofl, N. Y
i irst Lieutenant Maxwell Murraj
tilery corps, Fifth company, to un-
B -’’igned list.
following changes stations officer
In( -dlcai corps, ordered:
1 aptain Harry G. Humphreys from
, Adams, R I„ to Jefferson bat
u ' „• Missouri, relieving Captain Ra 1 -
" Bryan.
'aptain Bryan will proceed to Fo.l
:' la £K?nzie, relieving Captain William
*• Pyles.
'aptafn Pyles will proceed to Foil
Aoams, R, i.
m . F J. rst , Lieu t«nant Charles A. Betz.
l< a , "n Tserve corps, from Fort Wi.l
--■ m Henry Harrison. Montana, to Fort
'Owstone, Wyoming.
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&ryan Deplores
Attack on T. R.
1 "U’MBL’S, IND.. Oct. 16. William
’ ' Aings Bryan, addressing 2,000 peo
l,ere today, opened by deploring the
* ' ai misfortune which had befallen
" onel Roosevelt and assured the peo
' ’hat Democrats deplore it as deeply
as do the Progressives. Mr. Bryan did
' ” discuss the issues, but discussed
National and state candidates, urging
" voters not to permit Roosevelt's
fortune to detract their attention
'■m the great issues of the campaign
1,1 elect a Democratic president arid
HEALY BUILDING
CONTRACT 15 LET
Work on Sixteen-Story Struc
ture to Be Begun at Once by
R. M. Walker.
WTliiam T. Healy today let the contract
for his long-expected office building to R.
M. Walker, contractor, of 718 Grant build
ing through the architects. Morgan &
Dillon.
Mr. Walker will have charge >f all con
th^h..u£ d Bub - eontr acts and will erect
Hiding on a commission basis, the
owner paying the actual cost of construc
■on plus a. fixed percentage for fees. This:
buildin/' hand ! in « Iar <e engineering and
favor m “?r aH ° nS has be “ , ‘ S™'”*
rat or in Atlanta recently
than 6 h. b >e lld ? g OCCUpy a ™re
WaHnn ,he b '°‘’ k bo,,n,l ed b> Broad.
For Roray,h an<l Poplar streets, the
first tn ? e ' fronla * e being -..mpleted
eno - J v teryears ' if Atlanta grows fast
S’ y put !p *«>eiher
building covertng the Broad street half
of the block, making the structure rhe
largest building In Atlanta II will cost
between SIIOO.OOO and $1,000,000. The block
about 200 feet square and is one of the
few uptown blocks owned by one man. ‘
in W1 " be begun on the foundations
n a few days, as the noted hole Is com
pleted. The structure will be sixteen
L .** above ground, with two basements.
will extend from Forsyth street 114 feet
Pack to the rear of the building now oc
cuplei by A. F. Liebman and other build
mgs fronting on Broad street will be cut
at the rear even with the Liebman build
ing.
When the entire block is covered by
the proposed great structure two long cor
ridors will run through the middle of the
block, each way crossing under a big.
well-lighted dome in the center.
VICTIM OF SHOOTING
IN THOMASVILLE HAS
SLIM CHANCE OF LIFE
THOMASVILLE. GA., Oct. 16.
James Patterson, who was shot and se
verely wounded here late yesterday aft
ernoon by J. W. Dillon. Jr., is still alive
and some hopes are entertained for his
recovery. However, it is feared pneu
monia may develop.
Dillon is in jail and. under advice of
lawyers, refuses to discuss the shoot
ing There were a number of people
on at the time of the meeting
between the two men, but no one was
near enough to hear what words passed
between them to cause the shooting.
Both are prominent young men, with
many relatives throughout the state.
Patterson was shot through the right
lung, the ball lodging under the skin at
the back. The shooting took place at
Jackson and Madison streets in the
business section of the town. Patter
son was on horseback when Dillon, who
was walking, called to him to stop.
After a few words and apparently a
disagreement, Dillon. It is alleged, fired
at Patterson. Officer Milton, who was
near, seized Dillon and others ran to
the rescue of Patterson.
It is said there have been hard feel
ings between the two in regard to hir
ing hands, both men being engaged in
the turpentine business. Dillon lives at
Kirkland, but has been here on a short
visit to his father, J. W. Dillon. Sr.
BUTTS COUNTY BOYS
AVERAGE 64 BUSHELS
OF CORN PER ACRE
JACKSON, GA.. Oct. 16.—FSfteen
members of the Butts County Boys
Corn club made an average of 64 1-5
bushels per acre. Thomas Hale won
first prize for upland with 92.25-bush
els. He also won the first prize for the
best len ears of corn. Lewis Moore
made 144.68 bushels on one acre, but he
id not enter the contest, because of a
slight irregularity. The prizes will be
given next Saturday, the committee not
having finished all the awards
There is great Interest in the con
ests for next year, and it is likely sev
•ral hundred boys will compete for the
nizes. Several of the winners In this
ear’s contest will enter the Atlanta
orn show in November.
SURRENDERS TO FACE
CHARGEOF CONCEALING
ASSETS WORTH $10,000.00
MACON, GA.. Oct. 16.—Dr. W. E.
Beacham, a dentist and merchant of Pine
hurst. Ga.. who disappeared last week,
ifter Federal officers found goods worth
10.000 hidden on his premises surrend
ered to the United States court here to
lay and was released on bond He is
■barged with concealing his assets ’n a
bankruptcy case.
Dr. Beacham recently failed for $25,001
and gave his assets as $5,000. Detectives
made a search of his farm and found
merchandise worth SIO,OOO . concea'eTl in
various places.
WATERWAYS CONVENTION
IN SESSION AT ALBANY
ALBANY, GA., Oct. 16.—The Missis-
• ippi-to-Atlantic Inland Waterways as
sociation is holding a three days ses
sion In this city, with delegates pres
ent from many Southern states. The
report of Secretary Leland J. Hender
son shows that considerable progress
has been made since the lain conven
tion.
Today the convention was addressed
by Congressman W. G. Brantley, of
Brunswick, and Clarence J. Owens, of
Washington, D. The latter spoke on
the relations of the Panama canal to
lhe states comprising the territory of
the Southern Commercial congress.
A smoker, tendered by the Albany
Chamber of Commerce tonight, will be
the social feature of the convention.
SUCCEEDS VON BIEBERSTEIN.
BERLIN. Oct. 16. —Prince Lichnowski
was today appointed German ambassador
io England succeeding the late Baron Von
BielXrstein.
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THE. ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 16. 1912.
SOO Children Daily Patronize Penny Food Counter at Inman Park School
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ter at the Inman Park school, and. below, two of the children eating a one-cent lunch. Appa
rently there is considerable enjoyment in one of the penny menus.
FATAL STABBING
OVER 75 GENTS
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Piano Salesman and Type
writer Agent in Knife Battle
in Downtown Office.
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In a quarrel over an account of 75
cents. ■ Oscar Bowers, an eighteen
year-old' boy of 154 Greenwich avenue,
West End, stabbed and probably fatally
wounded J. S. Dunaway, a clerk of the
Becht Plano Company, today in the
offioe of- his employers in the Temple
Court building. Dunaway was taken to
the Grady hospital, where his condition
was pronounced serious. Bowers sur
rendered to the police shortly after the
affray
Bowers was employed by the Royal
Typewriter Company, of 46 North Pry
or street, and had done work on Dun
away’s machine. Dunaway yesterday
sent in a call for more repairs on the
typewriter and Bowery called at the
office tfiis morning. He refused to do
the work ordered until Dunaway had
paid for the services previously ren
dered. The bill was 75 cents.
A dispute arose and blows were
passed. R. P. Becht, manager of the
company. , attempted to separate the
men, and. according to Bowers’ state
ment. it was over his shoulder that he
stabbed his opponent. The blade en
tered, the chest over the heart.
Despite’ his wound, Dunaway is said
to have struck Bowers several blows
after it was inflicted. Bowers left the
building, returned to the typewriter
company’s office, left his tools and Im
mediately surrendered.
NEW BANK CHARTERED.
The secretary of state today issued a
■ hai'er. to the Bank of Trion, to be
capitalized al $25,0011
Those Unable to Pay for Meals
Are Guest* of Mysterious
“Lady Bountiful.”
When the bell tapped for the lunch
hour at the Inman Park public school
this week the children didn’t dig into
lunch baskets or packages. They
trooped down to their own restaurant,
each with a penny tightly clasped, and
ordered luncheon a la carte. It was
the first experiment in the penny lunch
system which the board of woman vis
itors of the schools are trying out.
What do you think of this as a menu
for the opening day?
Hot wiener sand wdeh One cent
Apple or banana, with peanut but
ter sandwich One cent
Baked sweet, potato and two gra
ham wafers One cent
That was the bill of fare, and the
children had their choice Each cent’s
worth was a substantial luncheon. The
menu will be changed every day, so
there will not be a monotony of dishes.
Mrs. Victor H. Kriegshabe.r and Mrs
John D. Pickett had charge of the
penny luncheon on the first day. There
are 597 children enrolled in the Inman
Park school, and more than 500 pation
ized the luncheon on the first day. The
building is so crowded that the princi
pal. Mrs. W. T. Johnson.-gave half het
office to be used as a lunch room, and
the children were served there.
A letter was received from a prom
inent woman, offering -to provide
luncheons for those unable to pay.
“Serve every child who hasn't a pen
ny, and keep an account of it," she
wrote. “I'll pay the bills."
The penny luncheon is expected to
be especially useful in the Inman Park
school, as many of the pupils come from
the mill district across the tracks, and
have been poorly provided with lunch.
Some of them have been in the habit
of going all day with nothing to eat, a
feat neather pleasant nor healthful tor
a growing child. But most of them
had their pennies today* and those who
hadn't were fed just the same.
The pennj lunches will be served in
AUGUSTA STRIKE
ATCLIMAXTODAY
Mediators to Receive Answers
of Carmen and Company to
Peace Proposals.
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AUGC3T4. GA., Oct. 16. The media
tion board, endeavoring to settle the street
car strike, meets at 4 o’clock this after
noon, when the matter will be finally
closed one way or another It is stated
that the board has submitted certain rec
ommendations to both the company and
the striking car men and their acceptance
or rejection will be known at 4 o’clock.
Augustans have been looking forward to
the result of the mediation with the keen
est interest and have hoped earnestly
that something definite would be accom
plished. That hope still lingers.
Colonel M .1. O'Leary, of Savannah, is
still in the city and will remain here until
(he matter is settled. He was asked to
day what he would do In the event the
mediation board was unable to bring
about a settlement. He appeared re
luctant to say what he would do in the
event the board failed to effect a settle
ment. but it is understood that he will
take vigorous measures.
The Waynesboro company and part of
the Augusta troops have been withdrawn
from duty here.
REVIVAL AT PARK ST. CHURCH.
Revival services are being' held at the
Park Street M. E. church daily at 10 a.
m. and 7:30 p. tn. by Dr. Bell, the. pastor,
assisted by the Rev Charles B Tiel
inan.
other schools if the experiment proves
a success. A bakery gave the first
week’s bread free of charge, and has
promised to supply all that is needed
for the future at cost. Several grocery
firms delivered other edibles at cost
prices. This generosity is expected to
make the luncheons close to self-sup
porting
HEALTH TALKS IN
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Children to Hear of St. George
and Dragon, Showing the
Origin of Red Cross.
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In nearly 100 Atlanta Sunday schools
there will be told next Sunday, October
20. the srtory of St George and the
dragon, showing the origin of the Red
Cross adopted from the banner of the
Crusaders of old, as the emblem of
those who are todav waging war
against pain and suffering and disease
and death.
Mrs George B Hinman, president of
tile Story Tellers league, who Is acting
In the name of the Mothers congress. Is
seeking volunteers to tell this story
Sunday. Mrs. Hinman asks that all
who are willing to aid to kindly let her
know at her residence, 759 Piedmont
avenue, or call her by telephone, Ivy
6-M-I.
The story has been prepared In his
torical and adapted by Mr. and
Mrs. George B. Hinman and copies of it
will be supplied to those desiring It for
this Interesting and instructive work.
The story wdll be of Interest to all chil
dren
The Association of Sunday School
Superintendents of Atlanta held a
meeting Tuesday night at Wesley Me
morial church and passed resolutions
strongly indorsing this work and that
incident to Tuberculosis Sunday, Octo
ber 27. They also promised full co
operation in the observance of It. The
day will be featured in the Sunday
schools all over the city, as well as in
the churches, with brief and Instruc
tive addresses dealing with the ques
tion of the elimination «f tuberculosis.
STRANGER, SAID TO BE
ATLANTAN, SOUGHT TO
CLEAR UP A MYSTERY
MONTGOMERY. ALA.. Oct. 16. The
police of Montgomery today are endeavor
ing to locate a strange man, said to be
an Atlanta lawyer, and thereby dear up
the mystery surrounding the finding of a
woman In an unconscious condition on a
downtown street last night.
The woman is Mrs. Jane Ward, sup
posed to be from New York. Paul Fuller
and Billie Davidson, well known citizens,
discovered her in the arms of a strange
man. who was arrested by the police and
later released after quizzing He did
not furnish his name. and. although the
police would now like to find him. they
have no clew as to his identity, other
than that he is said to be an Atlanta law
yer
The woman is in a local hospital. The
strange man told Fuller and Davidson
that he found the woman lying in the
street, and that she had been struck by
an auto or a missile.
The Power Behind the Dough—
Unequalled in leavening quality—makes lightest, most
wholesome and delicious biscuits, cakes and pastry.
lb. 5c.—% lb. 10c. —1 lb. 20c.
All good Grocer* sell it or will get it for you. ’
SLAIN GAMBLER’S
WIDOW TESTIFIES
Proves Disappointment, How
ever, in Not Knowing Secrets •
of Her Husband.
NEW. YORK. Oct. 16.— The prosecu*
tion in the trial of Lieutenant Charles
Becker for the -murder of Herman Ro
senthal played its final strong card t%-
day when Mrs. Lillian Rosenthal, wid
ow of the. slain gambler, was called
to the stand to testify to the business
relations between her husband and the
accused police official.
A great crowd stormed the court in
anticipation of sensational testimony
from the wrnman whom District Attor
ney Whitman believes to be one of his
strongest witnesses. ’
Mrs. Rosenthal told of her husband
meeting with Becker at the Elks club
on Thanksgiving eve. The lieu
tenant. she declared, placed his arms
about Rosenthal and said:
“Well, Herman, how is things?"
Rosenthal complained that his af
fairs were not as flourishing as they
might be and Becker declared: “Every
thing will be all right."
Telle of Becker’s Raid.
Then she quickly was led to the day
of the raid. Becker tried to smash
down the door and she ran downstairs
to let him in.
"For heaven's sake!" she said to him.
“What does this mean? Are you trying
to break up our home?"
Becker, she swore, followed her inside
and said:
"It had to be Herman or me. Tell
Herman he don’t owe me anything."
She referred to the $1,500 loaned her
husband on the mortgage.
Mrs. Rosenthal, however, proved
somewhat of a disappointment on di
rect examination. She failed to reveal
any of the secrets which were buried
with her husband after his tongue had
been silenced by the bullets of the as
sassins on July 16. After a short ex
amination by Assistant Prosecutor
Moss, she was turned Over to the de
fense for cross-examlfiation.
The state scored when John F. Mc-
Intyre, chief attorney for the accused
lieutenant, tried repeatedly and unsuc
cessfully to show through the widow
that Rosenthal’s death was the result
of a gambling feud. All questions along
this line were excluded and after being
under fire for about half an hour Mrs.
Rosenthal was excused.
MAN KILLS HIMSELF
AS HIS WIFE PLEADS
ST. LOUIS. Oct. 16. —Because he be
lieved be had failed to provide suffi
ciently for his wife. George Miller, of
704 Market strieet. East St. Louis, shot
himself to death at his home while his
wife pleaded with him not to take his
life.
His wife became hysterical from
grief.
Miller had been in financial stress re
cently and feared that his wife had
ceased to love him because of hfs fail
ure to provide well tpr her. Jealousy
caused by imagined lack of wifely af
fection caused his act, the wife de
clared
SPARED ONCE, HANGS SELF
WITH ROPE IN HER CELL
!|jEW YORK, Oot. 16.—Mrs. Anna
Chrfstmann, 32 years old. of the Bronx,
quarreled with her husband, Rudolph,
and tried to commit suicide by throw
ing herself in front of a train on the
L. She was rescued by a switchman
and arrested. When the matron of the
station house made her inspection of
prisoners in the women's wing at 3:30
a. m. she found Mrs. Christmann hang
ing from the top bar of the cell gate by
a rope, made of peiticoat etrips and a
shoe lace.
COL. MADDOX ACCEPTS
OFFICE OF SOLICITOR
DALTON, GA., Oct. 16—Colonel S P
Maddox late yesterday afternoon received
a telegram from Governor J. M. Brown,
notifying him of his appointment as so
licitor general of the Cherokee circuit
for the unexpired term of the late T. C
Milner. Colonel Maddox immediately
afterward stated that he would accept the
appointment and serve
The appointment meets with considera
ble satisfaction here. For twelve years.
Colonel Maddox served in this capacity,
and made an excellent record as a pros
ecuting attorney, and his friends ate
heartily congratulating him on receiving
the appointment.
“FAIRLY SUCCESSFUL” IN
FINDING G. 0. P. RECORDS
CHICAGO. Oct. 16. Elmer E. Dover,
former secretary of the Republican na
tional committee, who has been in Chi
cago searching for former campaign con
tribution records, left for Washington to
day.
He said he had been fairly successful in
his search, but refused to state what he
had discovered. He said that was a mat
ter that could be disclosed only to the
senate investigating committee.
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