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IST POULTRY OF
NATION HERE IN
MGIHW
Ninth Annual Exhibition Opens
Today With Two Thousand
Classiest Birds Entered.
The Georgia Poultry show an
nounces that the price of admission
for its show this week will be a
dime. This is an unusually low
price. It is a fact beyond all chance
of contradiction that no first-class.,
show in America, outside of Atlan
ts. ever threw its doors open at
an y such price. The usual rates
for admission to first-class chicken
shows run from 25 cents to sl.
With the finest collection of high
srade chickens that was ever housed
unde: one roof, the ninth annual exhi
bition of the Georgia Poultry associa
tion opened its doors today.
i' ... . \press companies unloaded two
thousand of America’s finest fowls at
the Auditorium-Armory yesterday, and
over ;.oif more were delivered by vehicle
ani ; by hand at the Auditorium this
morning.
< . i intendent Erank <'oil and his
• ins oi’ helpers were on hand all da>
sj t nday and early this morning-, and by
(ll .i i; work it was possible to gel all
bio;-- unerated and placed before the
du-c - 'r e formally thrown open.
,\i; day Sunday the Auditorium was
v , ..Hird with people who were out to
get a glimpse of the birds as they were
(.d; •<! in their exhibition quarters. Es
pecial interest was felt in the miniature
pond and the inclosed pen of Asa G.
Candler Jr.’s, exhibition on the-stage,
but t one of the fancy stock was placed
there until today.
It did not take long after the birds
began to arrive to determine .just the
amating amount of class that this show
possesses.
Owens Farm to Show.
For one thing, the Owen Earin, of
\ .eyai.. Haven, Mass., i- represented.
Tn anybody who knows a Brahma from
a Bantam this means that America's
greatest poultry farm is exhibiting.
And that they are exhibiting in most
mpressive fashion is evident from the:
fact that they have st nt 64 birds, under
the personal charge of Al. F. Delano, to
ihi local show.
The Owen Farm exhibit consists of
Buff and White Orpingtons. White Wy
m.jot'-s, Barred Plymouth Rocks
Wnite Plymouth Rocks and Single and
ii.i.-e Comb Reds. These birds have
- -i siiown at l.ie N - xvilie and Mem-
is shows, where they picked up 54
list prizes.
11> those who so uv national poultry
it will be reea'led that la st year
a 'wen Earm mad. the most atnaz
i‘- • >ep in the classes it entered in
national show ever known in poul
wv show history. It took 27 firsts out
-’i 49 chances, and did it in the classes
-e the competition is always cx
■ m-iy torrid—and in the greatest
" It.'- show in the world Madison
s> aai c Garden.
Candler’s Birds Strong.
11 is riot to be supposed, however, that
Gwens Farm will have any walkover
-T’-'.-ially in the Orpington classes. Fo:
•' Candler. Jr.’s, birds represent
' y nearly the last word in < Tping
-1"1t These birds were gathered to
gether by this millionaire fancier with
" thought of expen.se. He wanted the
’ t. and he went over the American
oid English market with a comb Never
boore in Dixie’s poultry history has
ai.y one man spent as much lor birds,
'he money was well spent, too, as bls
-innings in Macon indicate, and be will
- .I tiie Owens Earm stock an awful
huse for first, honors.
Aldrich Birds Here.
' or will these two breeders have any
,:1 'poly in the Orpington division.
'hi- thing. George J. May, manager
"' the Aldrich Poultry l.i'ann, is here
fourteen .White O pingtonf. the
laii. tj raised exclusively on the Al-
UH I' farm in Columbus, Ohio. Air. Maj'
showing two cocks, two cockerels,
hens, three pullets and one pen.
anil thi-j- are wonders. The Aldrich
' - B i i-pt sents the best of the famous
K<l O'-u-s line. Al:-. May was fO
1 ' ’ iV with Kellerst rass, and when he
he spent $5,000 so Kellerstrass
1,1 ids As a result he has some won
'otul stock. The Aldrich Orpingtons
-'' been shown a. law times this year
ndy. They took four out of live
s at Allentown, Pa„ including the
'■and Championship Futurity for cock
' "nd pullet, worth $l2O cash. They
' won ihst p U j|et at Hagerstown.
and first pullet and some specials
' 'ripsgow, Ky. Judged from past rec
-111 and present appearance, these
-'h'ds will make it interesting for the
andler and Owen strings.
Another strong Orpington showing
11 be made by Bruce & Abbott. O.
p ~.A’ ,twt t. manager, is here with 27
Orpingtons, and expects to take
’'"’l. a fair share of prizes to White-
Ind. At the recent Indiana state
J? 11 ’ at Indianapolis, tills firm took al!
Il ' s ’ s ',. a, l seconds and all but one third
Buff Orpingtons, bast year at New
! "ns they won four firsts and ten
"t'l-i-ials.
Upson Buds Wonders.
Airither Orpington exhibitor who will
l, 'lc to show birds that class right
'■"li any of the top-liners will be Mrs.
1 1. Epson, of Athens. Ga. AD s. t p
'■‘'ii has birds that rival anything ever
".""'n in America, and it is a safe pre
'"'dion that she will win her share of
I'Hzes, even in the present show, where
‘ Orpington competition will be the
'* meat that was ever known In Dixie
I" ’he other divisions there will be
a "'"l competition, too. and, all in all.
' show will stand unrivalled in tin
' isl "fj of Southern shows. It does no'
in the numbs of birds, but it, b
■' from barnyard stull and junk. The
"resent exhibition Is a showing of
‘’merieg’g best bird*.
Artistic Dancing Still Lines Here, Despite Invasion of the Turkey Trot
ATLANTA GIRLS QUICK TO LEARN CLASSIC STEPS
Elks Kirmess to Teach Lasting ,
Lesson of Grace. Declares ■■■
Ballet Master.
Artistic dancing is not a art in \
Atlanta despite tendencies, the 1 J W '
introduction of the turkey trot am' i- /
othen bizarie dances. This at least is ~
d?inin^ n: '" r ’ Al A K"«i<'o. v.ho is
the'E k., i'; 1 ?, " f younr w6men for //
Ailanta girls remarkably // -e-
wo.ide t U ' progress making. !t\
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Another of the strikingly pretty girls who will take part in the big Kirmess. She is Miss
Anita Lawson.
DeLuxe Children's Books Shown at Library
FIRST AID FOR SANTA
A first aid to Santa Clans will be
established at the Carnegie library this
week and mothers and fathers anc
Uncle Jack and Aunt Nell will have a
load taken off the! minds if they’ll pay
a visit to the new department. It is an
exhibit of Christmas books sot the little
folks and is Intended to give would-be
gift buyers an opportunity to see the
best and prettiest editions of those
juvenile books which have stood the
test of time. No books ire offered for
sale, but those who make a choice now
will have ample time to order them
through local dealers in advance of the
holidays.
Older folk, who absorbed the story
of Robinson Crusoe from a brown
backed volttmi m small type and a few
wood cuts which appeared to hav ■ been
carved with an ax, may give their chil
dren a volume oi’ the beloved classic in
a dress worthy of its merit. It is
printed in large and beautiful type,
adorned with illustrations by Louis
Rliead, bound In away to stand abuse
and yet as attractive without as within.
There are copies of Stevenson’s
verses with illustrations by world fa
mous painterg, nonsense rhymes for
the very little folk with water color
pictures, on which a fortune must have
been spent. Some of these books are
expensive, but there are many, hardly
less artistic, within the reach of any
purse. Those who love books for the
beauty of binding.- and illustrations as
much as for the interest of their tex:
might spend an horn in this children’s
library without glowing tired
“We have so manj requests from
mothers every fall to suggest suitable
children'.' books for holiday gifts that
we decided t" prepare this exhibit,"
said the librarian in charge. “We be
lieve that it i> just as Important to
give a child a book which is artistically
printed and illustrated as om- In which
the story is pure and v. holesome. There
's no reason whj we should give a child
a miserablj printi" ildeouslj illus
trated copy of ' Mother Goose o: “lleas
,iue Island, when there ale so many
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. MONDAY. OCTOBER 28, 1912.
■ good editions on the market which cost
, but little more.
“It is impossible for a book seller to
( take the time in the rush of the week
before Christmas to help a customer
! choose books for children. It Is equally
impossible for the shopper to search
through the stores for just the book
desired. We believe this exhibit will
go a long way toward helping both cus
, tomer and deale:. The exhibit will be
. open every day next week and we in
vite any one who is inti rested to come
and examine it. The library has pre
pared also a little catalogue of books
suitable for children, which will lie
given any applicant."
MUST FACE TRIAL,
ALTHOUGH HE PAID
BACK HIS THEFTS
PHILADELPHIA. PA . Oct. 28.—A1-3
3 though he has made restitution to the
, full amount of his embezzlement, Walter
H. Shourds, former superintendent of the
‘ safe deposit vaults of tL* Merchants
‘ Union Trust Company, who tied last. Au-
■ gust with $30,000 in cash and $1,000,000 in
securities, will be prosecuted. Shourds
• was indicted shortb after ins disappear
» ance in 1911
, Decision to stall proce«.«Hngs’ against
Shourds, who is a fugitive from justice
and who is believed tn be in Germany,
■ was reached b\’ Govorin.•: Toner.
Prosecution will be brought under a
law passed in 1.909. which provides tha’
all cases of embezzlement from banks or
trust companies mu; t ho prosecuted, re
gardless of whether restitution has been
' made or whethe'- offio’rs of the bank are
satisfied to let the mutter rest.
: WOMAN WORTH $35,000
> STARVES FOR 18 DAYS
ST. LOI’JS, Oct. 28 PoHue broke into
j the home of Mrs. Johanna F. Bier at Alton
. after *<he hud isolated herself for eighteen
' days, and found her almost starved to
t death. Mrs Bier is 35 years and is sep
arated from her husband.
Although Mrs Bier is said to be worth
1 $35,009. owning several farms at Pana.
11l . there was nothing hut a stove, mic
j chair and th»- sofa in the house. The
police :sr<* seeking lier husband, to urge
’ him to have het ’•anhy inquired into.
- SPRAINS AN ANKLE
CHASING ELOPERS.
THEN HE FORGIVES:
HAMMOND, IND.. Oct. 28.—A1» elope
ment which caused a chase over five
states ended here when an automobile
, tumbled into a ditch filled with muddy
water, near Huntington. The ditch also)
was responsible for a reconciliation he- |
tween father and daughter ami father I
and son.
1 Several weeks ago. Miss Randolph, age i
: sixteen, daughter of I-. M. Randolph, and
i Walter Piggs, age seventeen, both oft
| Moberl?-. Mo:, eloped. The fathers of the I
boy and girl chased them over five states '
and a few days ago found them at Tren- i
ton, Midi., where they had been married
and tiie husband had obtained a job All
started back to Missouri. The young peo
‘ pie attempted to effect a reconciliation
■ with their parents, hut failed until their
automobile went into the ditch. The eld<-r
Piggs suffered a sprained ankle. He and
Mr. Randolph were soon in a forgiving
mood, and all started for homo, where I
the bride and birdegroom will enjoy their I
, honeymoon.
1 |
$50,000 IM CASH FOUND
IN A -POOR MAN’S” HOME
’ BLOOMINGTON. ILL , Oct. 28 An ex
| amination of the home of Benjamin
i Birkle, who died at tiie age of 70. spp
' I posedly a poor man, revealed $50,000 in
currency accreted in out-of-the-way
places. A deed showing that he owned
I 1.000 acros of valuable farm land in Ver
. | milion and Iroquois counties was also
, discovered.
It is estimated that the value of his es-
| tute is $250,000. A will made a month
■ ■ ago bequeathed all the monry and prop
| erty to his sister
TORTOISE TURNS OVER
LAMP: CHURCH BURNS
) DKNVICR, D<)L., Oct. 28 A tortoise i
set tire to St Marks !Cpis< <»pal church
> bore conalderable damage resulted ami 23
i tortise’ lives were lost. A tortoise kicked
* over a lamp in a box where he and 24
' others made their hope. The box was
kept in the guild room of the church ami
i the lamp was put in the box to keep the
animals warm ’They were the property
\ <»i the Rev John II Houghton, r< < tor <»f
St. Marks, who had collected them from
various parts of the world.
MRS. EDDY’S WILL
HELD TO BE VALID
IN SUPREME COURT
BOSTON. MASS. Oct. 28. -The full
bench of the Massachusetts supreme
eotirt has decided that the will of Rev.
Mary Baker Eddy has created a valid
public trust which can be administered
by a trustee appointed by the court.
The ’ decision also declared that, the
heirs can not inherit Mrs. tiddy’s prop
erty.
The court holds that the Massachu
| setts statute limiting the amount of a
i bequest to a religious body applies in
l the present instance as against the ad
i ministration of this trust bj' the direct-
I ors of the Christian Science church, but
that a valid trust having been created
it can be administered tn accordance
with Mrs. Eddy’s wishes by another
trustee.
This finding affects only the portion
I of Mrs. Eddy's estate in Massachusetts.
! consisting of two properties estimated
I .-it $155,000 in value. The most of Mrs.
' Eddy’s estate is in New Hampshire
| and the supreme court of that state last
i spring decided that the trust predated
Iby Mrs. Eddy, by which her fortune
I was to be used "for tiie purpose of
more effectually promoting and extend
ing the rcigion of Christian Science as
taught by me," was valid.
LET OUT OF JAIL JUST
LONG ENOUGH TO WED
WICHITA, KANS., October 28. L. J.
| Chandler, a prisoner in the county jail,
was released from custody in the county
jail, was released from custody long
enough to go to the office of Probate
Judge McCanless and marry Mrs Bertha
A. Richardson. Mrs. Richardson has been
several times married, and J. C. “Blick
!<•" Towery, one of her former husbands,
is now serving a five-year sentence for
shooting at "Slim” McClure, another hus
band. McClure and Chandler were ar
rested together on a charge of violating
the prohibitory law. Chandler went back
to the jail alter the w*edding, and his
bride went home to wait until he is re
leased:
WOOED FOR TEN YEARS,
ASSERTS GIRL IN LAWSUIT
NEWARK, OHIO, <>ct. 28 -Miss Alta
| Holland, prominent woman of Coshocton,
: has filed in the local common pleas court
| a suit for breach of promise against
I Thonms Dupler, a prominent and highly
i prosperous business man. She alleges he
promised to marry her ten years ago but
never set the date. She asks for SIO,OOO
NOVELIST WISTER’S WIFE
WILL SPEAK FOR TEDDY
PHILADELPHIA PA . Gel 28. Mrs
< >w» ti Wisi» r. w ife of the novelist, is
lit-ljh.l to ma Io- speeches for Colonel
IP <»e-ve! in Philadelphia, filling engage
ments of lift husbanu. who Is ill.
flight to !rlt t Misses Gladys
Sands. Allie Ratnsanr. Lorena
Brotherton. Eloise Peck, Ruth
Folds, Irean Hollis.
NORTH SIDE STILL
LOYAL TD TRINITY
New Church Edifice Is Dedi
cated by Bishop Candler
With Impressive eSrvice.
Hundreds of north slders'’ manifest
ed their loyalty to the traditions of old
Tilnity church yesterday by pledging
their support at the dedicatory exer
cises of the handsome new Trinity that
lias recently been erected at the comer
of I rinity avenue and Washington
street.
In the earlier days of the city many
people now of the north side attended
Trinity as southaide residents, and
crossing the railroad tracks seems to
have caused few to transfer their af
filiations. Hundreds of “south siders”
were also there, and the occasion was
pronounced a great success.
Bishop Warren A. Candler offered fixe
dedication prayer. Judge W. R. Ham
mond having first formally presented
the edifice.
Three progra.ms were rendered—
morning, afternoon and evening—-and
in all the organist, Charles A. Sheldon.
Jr., and the choir, composed of Mrs.
Sheldon, soprano; Mrs. Arthur Crevis-
1 tori, alto; Howard Davis, tenor, and Jo
seph Hubbard, basso, were heard In
beautiful selections.
Dr. J. W Lee, Dr. Elam Dempsey, of
Milledgeville; Dr. T. R. Kendall, of Au
’ gusta. and Dr. Walker Lewis, of Rome,
former pastors, made short addresses
at the afternoon service, and letters of
1 welcome were read from the Second
Baptist and the Central Presbyterian
1 churches.
Dr. Lee preached at the night service
! on the subject of “The Mission of the
’ Church.” He took up the question of
city growth and crime in the United
’ States and declared that something
must be dqne "to bring this country
back to sanity and spiritual health.’’
: „..
SLAYER OF GIRL is”
CAPTURED IN WOODS
' CONDON, ORE., Oct. 28.—80 b Mor
gan, who disappeared after the killing
of Miss Virginia Hart, was captured in
the woods two miles from here. Miss
, Hart, who recently came here from
i Kentucky, was followed to this city by
Morgan, who was an unfavored suitor.
i The youifc woman was passing along
the street early in the evening when
she was shot and killed. U. B. Crane
was injured by a bullet when he at
tempted to take Morgan’s gun from
, him.
FAST WOMEN AND SLOW
HORSES CAUSE OF SUICIDE
ELIZABETH. N. J., Oct 28. John
■ Schneider, son of a Union fanner, took
carbolic acid and died from its effects.
He was found in u lot wltii a note be
side him, which read:
“Fast women and slow horses were
too much sot me." He was twenty
. eight years old and of splendid phy
sique. Schneider had become melan
, choly, it was said by relatives today,
I Itecau-e of an ailment which recently
, afflicted him and caused deforrnltj . lie
was one of ten sons, all stalwart men.
BANK THIEF GETS FOUR YEARS.
' VALDt )STA. GA., ■>< t. 28. ''
Facen, the negro porter who sys
tematically rr.nbed the cashier's draw
er in the Exchange bank for several
j weeks before lie was finally eaught,
. was tried in the city court and sen
tenced to four years in the chaingang.
GONNEHfIT RACED
DEATH, ASSERTS
ENGINEER
Locomotive Driver Declares He
Gave Motorist Ample Warn
ing Before Crash Came.
Th- body of R. Vincent Gonnerat.
who was killed by a fast passenger train
on the Central of Georgia railroad yes
terday afternoon, a few miles north of
Jonesboro, lies at the undertaking es
tablishment of Barclay & Brandon to
day, and Air. I’ounerat’s father am
brother are hurrying from Savannah t<
Atlanta to take chaige of the funera.
a.riangehieutv. The body probably wil.
be sent to Savannah for Interment. At
lanta. automobile dealers will meet to
day and appoint an escort Os honor sot
the man who was among the most
prominent figures in the local motoi
coloivy
Car Knocked Sixty Feet.
Air. Gonnerat was driving his little
gray roadster dow.n the splendid road
w hich parallels the ('entral track from
Jonesboro toward Atlanta On the rails
behind him came the fast train, thun
dering toward the city. Just ahead the
dirt road turned sharply to the left am
crossed the track. The motorist evi
dently thought he could send his car
acros- the rails before the train could
reach the crossing, but he miscalculated
by a second.
The pilm struck the gray car be
tween front wheel and redr, lifted it
from the track and .-wriil it sixty feet.
Then the grea locomotive climbed over
the battered wreck of the automobfi
and ground it into splinters, with the
body of its driver underneath. When
the train was stopped, half a mile be
yond the ( Tossing, the mutilated bouy
of Conner.-it was with difiii ulty torn
from the tangled wreckage of his cai
There was no more widely known an
tomobile dealer in Atlanta than R. V
Gonnerat. He was one of the pioneers
in the business, and unde, his direction
tin- Bui< k Company' had built up an en
viable business in the South. H< was .1
fearless and speedy driver, as he had
proved on all the important automobih
tours in Southern territory, but he wa
known as a careful one, and accidents
were rare when he was at tile wheel.
Those who know him say there must
have been some good reason for his at
tempting the race with the locomotive
for it was his custom lo cross the tracks
on low gear, and always to wait sot
trains to pass.
Fri»nd« Identify Body.
L. S. Crane and Wylie West, two lo
cal automobile dealers and intimate
friends of Gonnerat, were driving to At
lanta over the same road, and were but
a mile or two behind the unfortunate
man. They came up just as the train,
crew was extricating the wreckage, ami
after a few moments they recognized
the bruised body as that of their friend,
whom they had seen in his car but a
short time before. They telephoned the
news to Miss Anna Connerat, a sister,
who is a guest at her brother’s home,
No. 5 West Fourteenth street. The news
was kept from Mrs Connerat as long
as possible. Joseph W. Hill and a few
other intimate friends went to the Ter
minal station to meet the body, which
bad been brought to the city on the
train which had struck the car.
Engineer Saw Motorist.
Engineer T. B. Ragsdale, who was
running the train, said he saw Con
nerat just before the collision,
“He was driving at about fifty miles
tin hour, and my engine was making at
least that, as it was down grade and
there was nothing ahead of me.’’ said
the engineer. “1 saw the man in the
auto draw'ing ahead of me on the par
allel road, and I felt that he was racing
for the crossing. I whistled for the
crossing and then blew the cow signal.
When I saw him still running for the
crossing. I jammed on the brakes. If 1
had not, be would have struck my en
gine broadside, near the drivers, and
would have sent us from the track.
Only the great weight of the engina
held It on the track, as it w-as.”
Mr. Connerat left liis home last week,
and it was thought he was In Jackson
ville. He was accustomed to travel
everywhere in his car, and had been
visiting the Macon agent for his com
pany on his way back to Atlanta. Bob
Eagan, the Macon agent, said Mr. Con
nerat was alone when he left Macon. It
was at first reported that another man
was seen in the car just before the
crash, but no other body- was found in
the wreckage.
Pioneer Auto Man.
Mr. Connerat was 45 yeans old and a
native of Savannah, where he engaged
in the automobile business when mo
tors were In their infancy. He came to
Atlanta more than three years ago to
take charge of the Buick agency at that
time the third largest In the country.
He married Miss Catherine Hillyer. a
daughter of Rev. John Hillyer, and they
had two children, aged four and two
years. He was a son of E. H, Connerat,
and a brother of William Connerat.
both of Savannah. He was a member
•if several clubs in both cities. He was
fond of outdoor sports, and at one time
was the champion bicycle rider of tiw
South.
Alfred C. Newell, insmauce man. de
clared today Mr. Connerat was tn.
most careful of drivers and scouted the
theory that he was racing with the
train.
TWO MORE DIAZ MEN SHOT.
MEXK'n CITY, < let. 29.—Two morr
of General Diaz's insurrecto generals.
Lima and Migenti. are reported to have
Ibeen shot to death t Vera Crua totday
following their courtmartlal.
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