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2 FIGHT ON SMOKE BOARD STAYED OK mN Commission Orders Prosecu- tion of Violators to Proceed. Rescinding Former Act. Councilman <"!iai ■ W Smith, wlici has been hading th. fight to fihoiishj the smoke commiesimi on tin- grounds] that it was blocking the <nf<> ■ eimnt of the smoke ordinance, said today that lie would not introduce an ordinanci to wipe the hoard out if tlit commission tillered to the policy adopted yenterdaj ■ fternpon. "The commission is now proceeding ’ < n correct lines," said Councilman Smith. "I have prepared two ordinances, one to the commission and the oth i • to place the authority to make cases' •I rainst violators of the smoke law in >e hands of the inspector ami the lairitmn of the commission. 1 "ill fold both of them and watch future de i dopments. "I am speaking the sentiment of a large majority of the city council and of 90 per cent of the people of Atlanta "hen I say the smoke ordinance must be enforced.” < Following The Georgian's light against the attitude of the sinqke coin misslon and for a continuation of a vigorous smoke crusadi. the cominis-| sion yesterday ordered Inspector Paul McMichael to docket eases in the re- < order’s court against all violators of the smoki law who were not making a sincere effort to comply with the law. He also was instructed to make new < uses against the violators of the law v ho have already been fined In the re corder's court if they have not taken steps to comply with the law within fifteen days. The board withdrew its instructions to the inspector that he must make no cases without instructions from the ■ otntnisalon on each Individual violator The commission unanimously adopted it militant attitude against smoke ami there was no evidence of its former reactionary attiude. The apecltle instructions to the in apector were that he must make cases against offenders who have been given two notices that they are violating the ; law and who have uhide no real effort i to comply with the law. The offenders | are required to notify the inspector in ' ‘writing of their efforts to comply with ■ the law. 100 Facing Prosecution. Inspector McMichael uaid today he had a list of about 100 owners of steam plants who had twice been- notified of ; violations and who had not yet notified him of any real effort to comply with the law. In these cases he was in structed to make confirmatory observa tions and prodged w ith prosecutions in the courts. Many cases for violations of the smoke law will be made within the next few weeks unless there is some very diligent work on the part of own ers of steam plants to comply with the law. * • Inspector McMichael told the com mission that the furnaces in many apartment houses and buildings could not be made to comply with the law, and that the only way the owners of the buildings could live tip to the smoke ordinance would be to tear out their old furnaces and build new ones. The commission instructed the in spector that he should notify these peo ple that they must build new furnaces if their old ones could not bo made to comply as soon as warm weather comes again. Chairman Satisfied. Chairman R. M. Harwell, who re eently declared that the commission should be abolished, said today that he was satisfied with then we attitude of the board. The 'Commission adopted a resolution of a sub-committee requesting the railroad commission to tlx ,i standard of twenty cafidle newer for all has sold Jin Atlanta. Inspector McMichael was Instructed to confer with City Attor ney Mayspn as to how to probecd with petitioning the railroad commission. • Under its charter from the legisla ture. the Atlanta Gas Light Company how fixes its own standard of quality. It claims that it Is eighteen candle power. < NO NEAR-BEER TO BE SOLD AT GEORGIA-ALABAMA FAIR t'liLl'JiHUH, GA.. Nov. IX. - What 'cairn- near being a serious division in the nqiks of the director* of the Geor gia-Alabama Fair association arose over the viuestion as to whether near beer should be sold at the fair grounds during the period from November 27 to December 7, the ten days the fair will in progress. ™The matter was settled, however when a decision was reached not to per mit its sule, although a special ordi nance had been introduced and pass. d In city council to permit it. The dis pute reached the point where the pres ident and secretary of the fair associa tion threatened to resign if it was in sisted that near-beer be sold. TRIES TO HANG SELF IN SCHOOL. BUT FAILS CHICAGO. Nov. 13. Charles It Bowen, engineer at the <’oudy school. Winthrop nnd Poster avenues, Attempted tn kill himself In the Ira item ent of the school by hanging himself from a steam pip< tie fastened a rope around his neck and jumped from the top of the boiler The longer than be thought, u*nrl he lell »o the Hour he • ouhi L Dancer in Rage When Baggage Is Held at Pier GABY DESLYS RETURNS .1 Snapshot oj / - Gaby Dcslys, / / /jKggp. She l'ah%d \\ at $525,000 \\ and Gowns \\ \v $50,000 \ 1 "AM |Sf| Ip / / 1 Twa* 11\ 'I \ fIH \ VLr I ' t 1 \ I ><j \ Mme. Guby Drsiys. po.sing for the photographer on board tlie steamship on which she re turned to America this week, and a photograph of her in stage costume showing her powdering her foot. Her Jewels Declared at $325.- 000 Value, and Gowns At $50,000. NEW YORK, Nov. 43 Gaby Deslys Is here again. She airived this week <>n the t'aronla with a bewitching smile, which later turned to a Gallic rage when she learned that her trunks would have to go to the Appraisers'. Stores, because she had declared she bid 3325,- 000 worth of Jewels and $50,000 gowns. The customs men. were obdurate, and •Mlle. Gaby had to leave for the St. Regis hotel with what they called "a change of clothes.” Such a situation was a new experience for the danseuse, who was so overcome with the unex pectedness of the seizure tiiat site was unable to be interviewed. With Mlle. Gaby on the t'aronia was Harry Pileer, a young New Yorker, who is iter dancing partner. Before the en counter with the customs officials, madetnoiselte was placed on the grill by the imhdgration authorities. “Are you married?" asked one bf them. “No," site replied, witli unmistakable emphasis. Ptleer wa- asked tile same question, and he also replied in the negative. Coming up the bay on the steamer, Mlle, lieslys, surrounded by <i crowd of iidmlrerfc. was very connmmKtitive She has learned to speak English flu ently now. and was telling iter expe riences during the last year in Europe. She said sfle hud been Very thrifty , and had saved nearly $100.0)10 in tire past year. At Kenley, in England, she had as cended in a biplane of Grahame-White. Site said that when up quite a distance the machine suddenly fell, and she hurt her ankle lx idly. In making her declaration the dancer covered two pages of the official paper, and among her possessions sworn to on the declaration were the following: 1 necklace of sapphires and dia- monds $40,000 Brilliants .. 40,000 1 collar of -Il white pearls 40,000 1 collar of 53 white pghrls 30.0101 1 collai\of 87 pearls 27.000 1 necklace of 170 white pearls. . . ol.ttOO 1 pendant ol* seven diamonds .. 13.000 1 solitaire pearl ring 13.000 1 solittyire peurl ring 15,200 1 diamond tiara 16.000 POSTSCRIPT. The customs inspectors, gross beasts that they a’ e, could find only $6,000 w ot th of jewelry in Gaby 's outfit. Hence, Gaby's 1 age. PASSENGERS COMPLETE TRAIN JOURNEY IN AUTOS SAVANNAH. GA, Nov. 13. Passen gers on a Brinson railway train had to make part of their trip by automobile, when a disable,l freight i n*n<> blocked the track near this city. The Brinson agent- provided automobiles, to which the pas'-engers were tninsferred and brought on to the city without serious delay. BANKRUPTCY PETITION. HIH NSW ICK. GA.. Noy. Hi fe, in voluntary petition tn bankruptcy Ims be< n filed by th creditors of tl)e\jones I'uriiitur, Company. \\ |llucoo< h«s t; u . The case will 1» given a hearing before Judge l-.ia . refrivx Tn liankrupti y, of this < it.'. tin iftttn pint of this month. « * THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 13. sac MEN ST MISSION MEET r Georgia Baptists Hear Report of Evangelist to Mountains and Cotton Mills. AUGUSTA. GA.. Nov. 13.—From all parts of tlie state, 500 Baptist women have come to Augusta to tlie annual convention of tlie Woman’s Baptist Missionarj i nion of Georgia, which be gan at the First Baptist ehurqh yes terday afternoon and which will con tinue until Friday. Since Monday night tile delegates have been arriving, and tlie largest attendance in The history of tlie union is reported. Tlie devotional service at last night’s meeting was led by Rev. R. W, Thiot. of tlie Curtis Baptist church. An address by Dr. H. R. Bernard, secretary of the committee on co-operation, was one of tlie features. The chief interest, how ever. was in the annual report of Dr. H. ('. Buchholz, evangelist for tlie Woman’s Baptist Missionary Union of Georgia. Dr. Buchholz reported splen did progress during the year. He makes a .specialty of organizing mis sion workers in localities where the missionary spirit is either dead or dor mant and of organizing churches in the isolated rural communities. He has done successful work in tlie mountains of north Georgia and In the cotton mill districts of Augusta. Columbus, Macon and other cities. WOMAN ‘-SCOUTS’’ WATCH “ MOV L ES L AT CAPITAL \C.\SHIX<;toX. Nov. I.'». t’umplaims having been matie yf the production of improper pictures in' the moving picture shown of the capital, the Federation of Women's Clubs has decided to organize a “women scouts’ brigade.” Mrs. \\. }•;. Andrew*, president of the federation, has sent out a c<ill for one delegate to the brigade from each rhib. The “scouts” will watch the film shows carefully, re port infractions of the law and make sug gestions to the police. A TLAAITA = BOSTON Believing that Atlanta will appreciate and support a High-Class Bread and Cake Store, I will open such a place, Thursday at 10:30 A. M., at 30 PEACHTREE STREET—FIVE POINTS Opening Day I will sell 3,000 loaves of regular 5c bread for one penny each, and to the first fifty customers, I will present a loaf of delicious poundcake. This is done Io reach the consumer quickly and prove conclusively that no such high-grade delicacies have been offered in this cHy before. All my materials are purchased from first hands and am going straight, to the people with my products. My factory at 25 f Peachtree Street I have put in charge of Mr. Phillip Thomson, an expert from Boston, who really knows the fine art of cooking delicious bread and sweet, mqats. He is especially great in cake baking. Be sure to see the new retail store. Sincerely, D. I ABAS. BROWN GREETS SYNOD SESSION 500 Delegates in Atlanta for Meeting of United Lutheran Church. With almost 500 delegates in attend ance, the biennial session of the United Synod of Lutheran churches of the South was opened last night when Dr. .1. A. Morehead. q)resrident of Roanoke college, at Salem, Va., pleached a ser mon before 1.000 persons at the Church of the Redeemer. The vocation of the church was Dr. Morehead's theme, and beginning by showing th.- enlightening influeiici of the church In olden times, he brought his subject to the present era, Where, he stii.l. the church should be the greatest human influence. The first real session of the synod was held this morning when Governor Jo seph M. Brown delivered the speech of welcome to the delegates at the Church of the Redeemer, where most of the ses sion- will be held. Acting Mayor John S. I'andler followed Governor Brown, welcoming the delegates in behalf of the city. , The synod will last through Wednes day and Thursday. Practically every officer will be present by this after noon and the regular business will be transacted with dispatch. Dr. More head is president, M. G. Sherer, of < 'harleston. vice president; Rev. S. T. Hardeman, of Spartanburg, secretary; J. E. (looper, of Winchester. Va„ treas urer, and G. 11. Cox, of Salisbury, N. C., stat i s t'ica I secretary. AUGUSTA NEGROES GIVING FOURTH FAIR THIS WEEK AUGUSTA. GA., Nov. 13.—The Au gusta Negro Fair association began its fourth annual exhibition here yester day, and thousands of negroes from throughout this section will attend dur ing the week. The fair association was organized to encourage the negroes in scientific farming. Dr. C. T. Walker, a negro minister, is president and Silas X. Floyd, a n<*gro educator, is secretary. The negro fair last year not only made expenses, but declared a ten per cent dividend. BUSINESS MEN LOSE $1,000,000 BY FLOOD LA CROSSE, AVIS., J<OV. 13.—8 y a de cision of the< Federal court the business men who lost all at the Black river falls flood disaster last year will not be able to recover the tnjlUon dollars they lost from the company which owned the Hatfield dam, whioh in bursting caused the havoc Tl* court has decided that the holders of the mortgage against the power com pany can not be hehl liable for the losses. 'l'he company went into the hands of a receiver. three’veterans dFe in ONE WEEK AT COLUMBUS COLUMBUS, GA., Nov. 13.—With the passing away of 1. E. Reeves, who was 81 years old at the time of his death, Columbus ha«i lost three Conftwierate veterans within less than one week. All were men who took an active part in the civil anti business affairs of the city, notwithstanding their advanced agps. ONE CANDIDATE ANNOUNCES. , DALTON, GA.. Nov. 13.—City Clerk W. M. Carroll has made formal, nouncement of his candidacy for re election. opening the campaign for city officials, which will culminate with the election December 11. He is tm first candidate to declare himself. It is said he w ill b? opposed by C. G. Hpencer. [deaths and funerals George W. Johns. George W. Johns, ant'd 83 years, for many years a watchman at the Central avenue crossing of the Georgia railway, by whom he had been employed for 48 years, died last night at itis home, 19 Connally street. He is survived by his wife and three children. Miss Lula Johns and M.. F. and V. L. Johns. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the residence, and interment will be at Oakland. Mrs. Sarah R. Howard. Mis. Sarah R.‘Howard, aged 53 years, died at the residence. 408 Courtland street, last night at 8 o'clock. She is survived by her husband. Warren How - ard. and two children. The funeral ar rangements will be announced later. John R. Leamon. John Robert' Lamon aged 83 years. i died yesterday at his resilience, 981 Highland avenue. He came of a long line of soldiers, and 'had himself won honors In the Civil war. He is sur vived bj two daughters tind four sons The funeral was held this morning at ;10 o'clock at the residence. Interment I was in Westview. SAVANNAH KILLS GOMMISSIDNACT 9 Proposed Change in Form of Government Is Rejected by Decisive Majority. SAVANNAH, GA.. Nov. 13.—Savan nah will have no government by com mission. The balloting at the polls yesterday showed that a majority of the people—certainly a majority of those who voted in the special election —are opposed to a change in the form of city goverijment. Out of a total of 4.507 votes cast, the majority* against the change'was 1,819. The ballot stood 1,344 for and 3,163 against the new charter. • ' The' fact that commission form of government has been defeated will mean that active work will naw begin fpr the municipal election in January. Mayor George W. will be importuned to stand for re-election. Captain R. J. Davant will probably op pose him. Mayor Tiedeman won, out last time on a campaign promise to give the people an opportunity to vote on commission government. The may or, however, opposed the proposition in an eleventh hour card on the morning of the election. A concerted effort will be made to defeat him. COOL WEATHER AND WARM FIRE ATTRACT READERS TO LIBRARY Cooler weather and cozy firesides have caused a sudden Interest in read ing among Atlantans, according to the figures shown at the Carnegie library today. The past 27 days have been mlrrked by the issuance of 28,972 vol umes from the circulating department of the library, an average of 1,073 vol umes if day. An average of 24 new members has been added to the library every day in The past month. The board of trustees met and grant ed ,a leave of absence for the librarian, Miss Katherine Woottetr, in order that she may attend the meeting of the Atlanta Library association and de liver an address on "Trained Libra rianship.'’ BRUNSWICK HOTEL TO BE TURNED BACK TO A., B. & A. BRI NSWICK, GA., Nov. 13.—Judge Max Isaac has granted the petition of Joseph W. Bennett, receiver of the American Hotel Resort Company, that he be permitted to turn' the Oglethorpe hotel back to the owners, the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad Company. The railroad management has already stated that it is prepared to keep the hotel open for the benefit of tlte traveling public, and arrange ments. advantageous to Brunswick, will be made for opeigiting this property. The action of Judge Isaac does not affect the creditors of or the bankruptcy proceedings against the American Hotel Resort Company. BIRDS AND BIRDMEN MAKE SUCCESS GRIFFIN. Noy. 13.—Tin- first annual Spalding County fair is in full blast at the fair grounds on Camp Northen. In connection with the fair the Spalding Comity Poultry show is on. About 700 birds are on exhibition! A half-mile race track was built es pecially for tlte fair and each day some good racing is seen. Aviators are there, too. to delight the’ people witli their daring aviation stunts. White this is the first fair, yet it equals the best of many older'towns in the fair business. SIXTH DISTRICT DOCTORS HOLD SESSION AT MACON MACON, <4A., Nov. 13. —The smni annual convention of the Sixth I'fetrict Medical society is in session in Ma oii today, witli about 7,5 physicians in attendance. Following the business ses sion and the election of officers, the physicians -will attend a banquet. Dr. W. J. Little, of Macon, is president of the association. SEABOARD MAKES CHANGES. SAVANNAH, GA.. Nov. 13—Harry F. Owens .has resigned as commercial agent of tile Seaboard Air Line at Sa vannah, to accept a similar position here with the Georgia and Florida rail road. C. E. Felton, traveling freight agent, succeeds Mr. Owens. F. G. Rob erts will succeed Mr. Felton. TYBEE TRAIN WRECKED. SAVANNAH. GA.. Nov. 13.—Three cars were derailed and the passengers badly shaken up when a mixed train on the Tybee division of the Central of Georgia railway was wrecked by spreading rails. No one was injur<sl. OLD-TIME HEARSE WRECKS TOURING CAR IN COLLISION I CHICAGO, Nov. 13.—At the corner of LaSalle and Madison streets, an old fashioned hearse collided with a 60- horsepower touring car and after wrecking the machine, escaped un sera tched. Paul Ambling, of Maj wood, was driving big automobile west on Madison street. He was slowly cross ing LaSalle street when Mtthe hearse came tearing' south. There was a crash. When the dust cleared pwat guests of the Hotel La- Salle. who, hearing the noise, looked out of the windows of titeir rooms, saw the big car. disa’bied in the middle of the street —alone. In the distance cot.id be seen tlie black shape of the hearse rapidly dis appearing. Ambling had been thrown (hit of the machine at the collision, but was not seriously hurt. The car had tlnuhood torn off, a back wheel broken and the machinery badly damaged. As far as could be ascertained the hearse was unscratched. Search was at once started for the hearse. Officer Jacobson, who saw the accident, secured a good description of the hearse and its driver and an arrest is expected. Servians Occupy Adriatic Port BELGRADE. Nov. 13.—A Servian army today occupied Durazzo. the chief Albanian port on tlie Adriatic sea, ac cording to private advices received here. Although tlie Servian government re fused to confirm this report, the news was generally accepted as *true and caused great rejoicing among the Bel grade populace. Austria lias protested agalnst’Servia securing any Adiiatic ports, but the Servian government is showing by- its determined attitude that it intends to carry out its program. Belief is growing here that Austria’s aggressive diplomatic protests against seizure of Adiiatic territory by Servia was chiefly for effect and that Austria will be persuaded by the powers to ac cept the verdict of a council of the powers as to Servia's territorial expan sion after the campaign ends. i Another Servian army is moving to ward Durazzo and a coalition Mon tenegrin column is moving southward upon Duiazzo from Alessio, although its progress has been retarded by deep snow which liaj. fallen throughout northern Albania. Russian Army Is Mobilized F BERLIN, Nov. 13.—Complete mobili zation of the Russian military forces in Europe has been ordered, according to advices from St. Petersburg. 1 hat Russia lias been secretly pre paring for any eventuality growing out of tlie Balkan war has been known for several days, but it was not believed that the empire would be placed upon a war footing. Russian ships are being sent to the Black sea and soldiers are being con centrated near the Bulgarian border. From the preparations being made Rus sia ik not to be caught napping as she was when Austria annexed tlie Turkish provinces of Herzegovina and Bosnia over Russian protests. BANKER’S WIFE ARRESTED: IS RELEASED ON BOND < HICAGO, Nov. 13.—Sensational de velopments marked the investigation of the failure of the Kirby Savings bank. ■Mrs. Margaret Kirby, wife of William I. Kirby, head of the bank, was arrested; charged with operating a confidence game. Mrs. Kirby was arraigned before Judge Newcomer in the Englewood branch of the municipal court and on an sß.6tio bond, signed by Thomas Casey. The case was continued until Friday. FRANK A. MUNSEY CALLS OFF VISIT TO ATLANTA Frank A. Munsey, veteran publisher of N< w York, has postponed his con templated visit to Atlanta. Mr. Munsey was to have been the guest of John D. Little. He found it impossible to arrive Sunday on account of business duties and he was expected later, but has now definitely called tlie trip off. - ■ ■ MISSOURIAN KILLS WOLF AFTER CHASE OF TWO DAYS MONTGOMERY. MO.. Nov. 13. large gray wolf was killed by Fred Hume, near New Florence, about 5 mib a from this place, after a chase lasting twffdays. The wolf was started near McKittrick, in the southern part of the/county, and is the third killed of a pack of six. the other two having been killed at Danville. COUNCIL REJECTS VICE COMMISSION Macon Aidermen Refuse to Ac cept Recommendations of Ministers and Laymen. t MACON, GA.. Nov. 13.—After a ited discussion over the petition of ■ Protestant churches of Macon for vice commission and the tentative pointment by Mayor Moore of ti body, the city council ijjst night. b> , vote of 8 to 3, rejected the pr..posi t%m.' The majority of the aidermen .„, k the position that the council did llot need the assistance of the mfnispr, and the church laymen in the r. , tion of city affairs, particularly i n , vice district. • ,A committee from tlte minister* , ion appeared before council and nestly urged that the mavor's iif.,"' appointees be confirmed. These missioners were selected bj- the min'iT ters and appointed by the mayor. ject to council’s confirmation. The refusal of council to co-op, ■> with the ministers and churches hi effort to abolish, or at least stringer. Ij regulate, the restricted district wifi it was openly stated, make tlie m.nr. r one of politcs and an issue in the f„i ti, coming municipal election. Effort was made by some of the M dermen to declare an executive session for the discussion of and action 01 , the vice commission matter, but this was defeated by a large majority vote. HUSBAND’S LQST GOLD CAUSES HER SUICIDE COI.NCIL GROVE, KAN.. Nov r OVPl ’.';er inability to find $3,000 n gold, which she knew to be hurie.i in an iron pot on her farm, is believed to have caused the fit of despondence which caused Mrs. Joseph Rutledge to shoot herself through the head Rutledge, a farmer, had concealed his savings in his own way, promising to re veal the cache to his wife before he died. Bis deatli came suddenly last Feb. ruary, before he could reveal the hiding place. ACCUSED OF WRECKING L. AND TRAIN PARIS, KY„ Nov. 13.—John Biack well Jias been arrested accused of wrecking the Florida Limited on the Louisville and Nashville railroad ITi day nigiit. in which Engineer Lemon "as killed. Fireman Hendy injured and a dozen passengers imperiled. Black well had been discharged as a construc tion laborer the day before the acci dent. BROTHER AND SISTER MEET AFTER THIRTY-FIVE YEARS DALTON, GA., Nov. 13.—Aftei being separated for 35 years, Mrs. M. J. Booke, of Pottsboro, Texas, and her brother, J. L. Price, have ifret here, Mrs. Bookt being on a visit to her father. O. D Price. During the long time they had been separated they had become great ly changed, which made an introduc tion necessary. 20-YEAR BRIDGE WAR IS BROUGHT TO END BLOOMINGTON, ILL.. Nov. 13.—Agita tion lasting twenty years among Illinois river captains demanding that tlie Bur lington bridge in LaSalle county be equipped with a draw lias at last beet successful. The road will immediatelj make a change which will enable steam ers to proceed as far north as Ottawa arid Marseilles. Don’t waste your money buying strengthening plasters, Chamberlain's Liniment is cheaper and better. Damp en a piece of flannel with it and bine it over tjie affected parts and it will relieve tlie pain and soreness. For sale by all dealers. (Advt.) THE ATLANTA SEATS NOW 'SELLING Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Saturday Matinee, Klaw & Erlanger Present the Musi cal Comedy de Luxe, THE Pink Lady GREAT CAST OF 100 New Amsterdam Theater Orchestra Nights 50c to S 2. Matinee 50c to J 1.50 GRAND * E,TM Today at 2:30 unanu VAUDEVILLE Tonight at 6:30 Introducing for the First Time HENRY E. OIXEY In His “Mono-Drama-Vaude-Ologue Rosalind Coghlan <£, Co., Jungmann. Family, Olive Briscoe, Donovan A j McDonald Stine. Hume &. Thomas. I Loughlin’s Comedy Dogs. Next Week: KEEN" j FORSYTH-- Little Emma Banting THIS WEEK I N£XT WEEK Wishing Ring TheTwo Orphans Mis, Bunting a. a i. . "little Bnnd Girl SEATS ARE NOW SELLING LYRIC th w»k Mats. Tues., Thurs. and Saturday. The Merry Girly Show THE WINNING WIDOW A M steal Comedy Worth While