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MENHEffIR
CONVENTION
AND SHOW
Exposition in Auditorium Is
Ready for the Inspection of
Delegates Tonight.
\ hundred skilled workmen labored
beavers in the Auditorium today,
■onnecting temporary' gas pipes with
atusand appliances, stringing lines
3 ,'ipe from place to place, unpacking
dutiful fixtures, wiping the dust off
at opalescent globes —doing a thou
’ind things to prepare the hall for the
opening tonight of the exposition which
~,ji be an important part of the na
tiotial convention of commercial gas
•‘Oinpa.nie:?.
• n ,e lights—all gas and no electricity
-will be turned on tonight at 9:30
o'clock, and delegates to the convention
will be given a private view. The ex
position will be thrown open to the
general public tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock.
An admission fee of 25 cents will be
charged, and the show will be open
every day from 10 a. m. until midnight,
except from 3 to 5 o'clock on Wednes
,y and Thursday, when special exhibi
tions will be given to the convention
delegates alone.
$50,000 Spent.
The National Commercial Gas asso
ciation ami the demonstratoi s have
spent more than $50,000 getting the Au
ditorium-Armory ready.
Already more than 200 delegates have
arrived and tonight three special trains
hearing 700 more will come in from Chi
cago New York and Philadelphia. To
,norrow morning 1.000 delegates will be
present when President Charles L. Hol
man’s gavel falls.
Louis Stotz, secretary and assist
ant treasurer of the national assocta
tiori was so busy today receiving ap
plications, registering members and
getting checks that a newspaper man
bad little chance to speak to him long.
In spite of that. Secretary Stotz stop
ped long enough to say that this was
the first ami greatest gas convention
ever held in the South, and that it was
ibout as big a convention as had ever
been seen in these parts. Then he turn
ed to take in a few hundred dollars in
The gas men are going to have a big
buffet supper at the Piedmont Driving
.■lub tonight. About 40U will attend and
after the supper is over and the dele
gates have talked they will come to the
~rlum-Armory and privately in
spect everything—if it is not too late.
Books containing all the entertainment
features can be obtained at the regis
tration disk by paying out some money,
ses-ion tomorrow morning will
the opening of the convention. Ail
■he thousand delegates will be present
m Taft hall and new officers will be
elected. Il is probable that most of the
present incumbents will be re-elected.
Otliw sessions until Saturday will be
held in the afternoon and the gas men
liseus- gas in al4 its lights and
io-sibiliues. Tirey are utterly sincere
in believing that the gas industry is
onlv In its infancy and that within a
-ho’rt time it wll dbmnate America’s
lighting and heating.
The exhibits at the Auditorium have
been nut in at an enormous cost, the
building nett-d with hundreds of gas
tapes, and i big twelve-inch main spe
cial Iy' built lor this convention supply
ing the building with the prod
uct of tie Atlanta < las Company. The
main is half a mile long, and inside
tiie building are sevcial miles of smaller
pipes.
A Colorful Scene.
Inside also are great streamers of
pink and white, the dominating color of
the decorations, covering < ery bare
and ugly part of the Auditorium. Mil
lions—the gas men say—of lights illu
minate everything to an almost start
ling degree. The exhibits are crowded
■h-e and are numbered by the score,
representing .very branch of the gas
industry. Some exhibits are staged in
bowers of blossoms and striking drap
eries, garlanded with many colored gas
lights, while others are severe in their
simplicity.
Gas men are arriving on every train
today, and already the Georgian Ter
race, convention headquarters, Is over
run with visitors. More than a hun
dred spent yesterday In Atlanta, a large
party being given an automobile ride
as guests of John E. Murphy and For
rest Adair. Some of them golfed at
East Lake or Brookhaven, some went
to the Federal prison, some saw the
dress parade at Fort McPherson. They
are busy enjoying themselves today, for
the business of the convention will not
being until tomorrow.
President Charles L. Holman, of St.
Louis, will deliver the principal address
at the first session tomorrow morning
in Taft hall. On Wednesday, Thursday
md Friday no sessions wili be held in
life forenoons, though business meet
ings will take place at 2 o’clock each
day.
\ Des Moines man had an attack of
ocular rheumatism in his shoulder.
A friend advised him to go to Hot
Springs. That meant an expense of
sL>o.()o or more. He sought for a quick
er and cheaper way to cure it and
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tnrei. days after the first application
of this liniment he was well. For sale
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bors ,°, our fatrons, friends and nelgh
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zem r? th . e . re arp many so-called Ec
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Churches to Aid in Reformation of Women
PASTORS IN VICE WAR.
Fifty pastors, members of the At
lanta Evangelical Ministers association,
met today at the First Baptist church
and agreed to further the work of the
Men and Religion Forward Movement
by giving not only money, but per
sonal effort toward reclaiming lost
women and those on the brink.
’’Friendly visitors,” men and women
from various churches, who will call on
girls or at such homes as are suggest
ed by the men's executive committee,
were suggested by John J. Egan, of the
movement. He made this suggestion in
response to an appeal from several
ministers that they might learn just
what definite aid could be given.
Sounds Warning Note.
Reports of the churches as to the
amounts collected yesterday' for the
"Martha home” were asked, but only
a few churches were ready to report,
though the secretary called the roll of
every church in the city and suburbs.
Rev. W. C. Schaeffer, of the English
Lutheran church, sounded a note of
warning when he spoke of the situa
tion.
"Atlanta has been enthusiastic over
closing the ‘district,’ ” he said. “But
there will be a revulsion of feeling if
we let these women go, out into the
street, half-clad and destitute, as Chi
cago did. We can not afford to have
these unfortunates go to the rock pile,
Bedecks Girl With Slain Peddler s Money
LOOT SPENT FOR FINERY
That ne spent much of the money
stolen from the slain peddler, William
Franklin, in buying fine clothes for
Miss Chloe Austin, the young dress
maker of 398 Decatur street, was the
admission made to detectives today by
R. L. Sloan, who has a wife and five
little children in Roswell. He previous
ly had confessed his part in the crime.
The young woman, at whose 7 home
Sloan was arrested, is believed to know'
more of the murder than she has told,
and still is held in the police station.
Sloan seems to dread the publicity
of his friendship for Miss Austin more
than anything else.
"I hope the newspapers won’t pub-
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But
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Mathushek $ 75.00
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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1912.
the chaingang, to prisons as bad as
their former haunts. We must open
the door of opportunity’ to them. There
was a prediction made that not five per
cent of the women and girls would ask
aid of the organization. But nearly 50
per cent have asked and received it.”
Scores Picture Show.
Rev. G. R. Buford, who has been the
active missionary worker for the move
ment, opened a little book filled with
the names of women he has visited.
He told the stories of several of these
to show how effective had been the
work of the movement. In passing, he
spoke of a picture theater near White
hall and Mitchell streets.
“I could take you to that little thea
ter and show you young girls dancing,
clad in such costumes that a decent
man would not care to look twice," he
said. “We took one beautiful young
girl from that life, after four weeks of
hard work. We placed her in an In
stitution, and then, I am sorry’ to say,
we forgot her. She «-ent back, and it
was only after a hard effort that we
saved her again. She is now at work.”
The question of having each church
look after cases in its own district was
discussed, but the meeting closed after
a resolution to the effect that the
churches would co-operate with the
Men and Religion Forward Movement
and let the executive committee attend
to the details.
lish this,” he pleaded, as he confessed
that the y’oung woman had reaped some
of the benefits of the money.
"I did buy Miss Austin some new
clothes,” he said, “but I did it merely
as a friend, not as a sweetheart. I
have a wife and five children in Ros
well, and I love them. And I wouldn't
have them know this for anything. I
have never made love to Miss Austin,
and she'll say the same thing. I’m sure."
Miss Austin denies there was a love
affair between her and Sloan.
Sloan admits he was present when
the peddler was slain, but says Risley
did the killing, afterwards giving him
about SBO of the stolen gold “to keep
his mouth closed.”
CHAMBERS URGES
DEMOCRATS VOTE
In a formal statement today, Aldine
Chambers, defeated candidate for the
mayoralty nomination, announced that
he would vote for James G. Woodward,
the Democratic nominee, in the general
election, and he urged all his friends to
do likewise,
Mr. Chambers said he did not think
there was any serious opposition from
the Socialists, but that it was the duty
of all Democrats to give Mr. Woodward
a unanimous vote.
J. O. Cochran, secretary of the city
Democratic executive committee, to
day wrote all the members of the com
mittee to come out to the polls at the
election Wednesday and work for a
representative Democratic vote.
Mr. Woodward insisted today that
at least 3.000 Democrats must come out
and vote in the general election on
Wednesday, because he had been re
liably informed that a conspiracy had
been formed to fuse the negro and So
cialist votes in an effort to defeat him.
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And Still New Silks Are Coming in j
The silk dresses you will want for the Christmas festivi
ties may, indeed, be new!
We have seen to that for you—by keeping new. things
coming in, all during the season.
When you come here you are not asked to choose a
new dress from silks that have grown old with the fall. The
novelties, as they are brought out in New York, quickly find
their way to this stock.
This is just to tell you of some of the late arrivals. Now,
is'any woman planning a new dress going to fail to see them?
We hardly think so, if we can give her any idea of what
she may expect from this bright, fresh display.
New Charmeuse, 40 inches wide, soft, lustrous, and you will find
just about any shade you will want; this at $1.50 a yard.
New Crepe Meteor, 40 inches wide.. This exquisite material in all
the colorings wanted for evening and street dresses—s2.oo a yard.
New Brocaded Charmeuse, 40 inches wide, beautiful patterns, flo
ral designs, in shades of navy, Copenhagen, light blue, brown, gray,
taupe, rose and pink. In qualities at $3.00 and $4.00 a yard.
New Moire Charmeuse, 40 inches wide, coining into high favor
right now. It drapes most gracefully, and has the added charm of
the moire surface. Besides the Nellrose shade, you may choose from
amber, rose, brown, Copenhagen, navy, coral andblack. It is $4.00 a
yard.
New Chiffons, with Velvet Brocade, a novelty that bears the en
dorsement of Paris—shown first in Atlanta here. They are 40 inches
wide, in taupe and black, at $15.00 a yard. With these are new chif
fon velvets, 42 inches wide, in black and colors, and priced at $4.50
and $9.50 a yard.
New Black Astrakan, that so many women want for trimmings,
for whole coats. It is 54 inches wide, at $5.00 a yard.
New Fur Trimmings
The vogue for fur trimmings may be enjoyed by the women
of Atlanta.
Here are the bands of skunk, o’possum, marten, imitation er
mine—all the furs that are in greatest favor just now.
Also just arrived are new gold and silver laces. - Little narrow
bands and edges, and great wide bands set with jewels.
A Word to Christmas Shoppers-
The Bazaar
Happy, helpful suggestions on everv side!
Truly,the Bazaar should be a first and last resort for those
in search of presents—and it will be, for things are right and
ready here and good taste rules throughout.
And the attractions of the Bazaar are of general interest
—here are simple little remembrances—gorgeous presents for
grand homes.
Tables of 25c, 50c, SI.OO and $2.00 articles have been ar
ranged for the convenience of customers.
They are centers of much interest—they show novelties
in candle sticks, cups and saucers, pitchers, plates, vases, ash
trays, pin trays, button boxes, etc.
But the big general stocks are the Bazaar’s real charm.
See the brasses and the quaint little tea services of the
Oriental Room.
See the really wonderful display of lamps and lamp
shades.
See the Crystal Room, with.its choice pieces o feut glass,
etched glass, plain and gold-encrusted water and wine services.
See the china gathered from the famous potteries of the
world.
See the Sheffield plate—-in great elegant pieces for the
table and in little picture frames, and jewel and powder boxes
for one’s room.
See the bronze and marble statuary—usually, reproduc
tions of world-famous art pieces.
And see the nickel ware, the chafing dishes, the coffee pots,
the percolators, the electric toasters.
Christmas shoppers, visit the Bazaar!
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