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MERGER DECREE:
ffIIDICM,
DIMERS
Effects of Union Pacific Disso
lution Far Reaching and
Foreshadows Decisions.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.--The direct
effect of the United States supreme
court ordering a dissolution of the Har
riman merger of the Southern and
Union Pacific railroads was today de
clared so sweeping that the advocates
of a change in the Sherman anti-trust
law probably would ttirb their activi
ties and not press at the present time
any campaign for amendments to the
measure. The decision was of such
strength that those who have feared
that the law was too weak after the
Tobacco and Oil trust decisions are
now wavering.
Lawyers who practice before the su
preme court say that the decision will
be far-reaching in its general effect on
the railroad situation, it foreshadows
the decree of the court in the anthra
cite case, in which the government al
leges that the Reading railroad unlaw
fully acquired control of the Central of
New Jersey, and that the Erie violated
the Sherman act by acquiring control
of a competing coal road running from
New York harbor to the anthracite
fields. It may even extend to some of
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford acquisitions.
Among the members of congress the
decision is of great interest, particu
larly to those who have been trying to
amend further the anti-trust laws. They
infer from it that each case of alleged
illegal combination will be held to
stand on its own bottom, and the facts
in each subject shall decide whether it
is in restraint of competition.
CAREY ASKS 1126,000
FOR PARKS THIS YEAR;
GOT $60,000 IN 1912
Dan Carey, park manager, will sub
mit his tentative 1913 budget to the
park board this afternoon. He asks
*126,000 for park purpose* this year.
Last year the department got only $60,-
000. The board will consider the bud
get, having authority to revise It, and
send it to council.
Mr. Carey asks $5,250 for general ad
ministration, including $1,200 for an
automobile for the general manager.
He asks $4,200 for playgrounds. Last
year he got $2,500.
He aske $19,900 for small parks. Last
year he got $8,500 for this purpose.
He asks $24,400 for Piedmont park.
Last year he got $12,000.
He asks $61,644 for Grant park and
the zoo. Last year he got $31,658.
BILL WOULD REPEAL
NEW PUBLICITY LAW
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—Senator
McCumber, of North Dakota, has ap
peared and will introduce a bill to re
peal the newspaper publicity sections
of the last postoffice appropriation bill
The North Dakota senator maintains
that the law works a hardship on’small
papers.
“I BELIEVE IN NO HELL ”
SAYS DR. C. W. ELIOT
BOSTON, Dec. 3.—"1 do not believe
In hell.” declared Dr. Charles W. Eliot,
president emeritus of Harvard univer
sity, in an address before Unitarian
ministers.
SKYSCRAPER SITE BOUGHT.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN . I>ee. 3—The
purchase of the L. .1. Sharp property, at
the corner of Ninth street and Georgia
avenue, by Z C, Patten, president of the
Volunteer State Life Insurance Company,
and associates has just been announced.
The consideration was SIOO,OOO A sky
scraper will be erected for the general
offices of the company.
HIPPE, LAUGHING
CHILD SHORTLY
If cross, feverish, bilious
and sick, let “Syrup of
Figs’’ clean its little
waste-clogged bowels.
No matter what ails your child, a
gentle, thorough laxative physic should
always be the first treatment given.
If your child isn't feeling well; rest
ing nicely; eating regularly and acting
naturally, it is a sure sign that Its little
stomach, liver and 30 feet of bowels
are filled with foul, constipated waste
matter and need a gentle, thorough
cleansing at once.
When cross. Irritable, feverish, stom
ach sour, breath bad or your little one
has stomach-ache, diarrhoea, sore
throat, full of cold, tongue coated, give
a teaspoonful of Syrup of Figs and In
a few hours all the clogged up waste,
undigested food and sour bile will gent
ly move on and out of its little bowels
without nausea, griping or weakness,
and you win surely have a well, happy
and smiling child again shortly.
With Syrup of Figs you are not drug
ging your children, being composed en
tirely of luscious figs, senna and aro
matics it can not be harmful, besides
they dearly love its delicious fig taste.
Mothers should always keep Syrup of
.Figs handy. It is the only stomach,
liver and bowel cleanser and regulator
needed— a little given today will save a
el«k child tomorrow.
Full directions for children of all ages
and for grown-ups plainly printed on
the package.
Ask your druggists for the full name,
"Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna."
prepared by the California Fig Syrup
Co. This is the delicious tasting, genu
ine old reliable. Refuse anything else
offered. (Advt.)
Dying Boy’s Last Thought Was of Sending His Exhibit to Corn Show
SKILL OF BOY FARMERS A REVELATION
Winfred White, of Jonesboro, one of the girl can- _
ners, and Wilbur Phillips, of Douglas county, a corn
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•New Little Woman’ Who Pre
fers Tilling Soil to House-,
work Displays Crop.
Near the end of one of the long ta
bles in the state capitol corridor today
there is a little pyramid of white corn,
with the card marked "Ralph Wadley.
Payette county," and everybody from
home hopes It may win a prize. But if
it does little Ralph will never pin the
ribbon to his breast. Ralph died two
weeks ago. just after his crop was har
vested.
“The little fellow had typhoid fever,”
said G. L. Harris, demonstrator from
Fayette county. "But he had picked
his corn, and his last thought was of
the show.
“ 'Be sure and take my corn to the
boys’ show, Mr. Harris,’ he told me, and
it was almost the last thing he* said.
‘l’m mighty proud of my corn.'
Spirit of New Womanhood.
"And I was careful to bring it. I’d
rather have lost the crop off a forty
acre farm than those little ears from
Ralph’s one-acre plot."
Further down the line is another
pyramid of corn, bearing the name of
Nettie Rogers, of Ben Hill. It repre
sents the spirit of new womanhood —the
desire to compete with man on his own
ground.
Nettle Rogers is a child of well-to-do
parents, and she doesn’t have to work
hard. But two years ago she Joined the
Boys Cron club, preferring the open to
canning tomatoes in a hot kitchen. This
year she borrowed an acre of land from
her parents, ploughed it deep, fertilized
it. planted it, cultivated it all summer,
and gathered her crop.
Raises 53 Bushels to Acre.
She did every bit of the work her
self, from ploughing to harvesting, and
she made 53 bushels of good corn on'
her acre, which is much more than the
average amount raised by a grown-up
farmer. And besides that she raised
and sold enough vegetables in Fitzger
ald to give her a liberal bit of pocket
money.
Those two little sidelights show the
spirit of the boys and girls of Georgia.
That spirit is exemplified in the whole
show, from the stacks of corn to the
remarkable exhibits of canned goods at
the main entrance. It proves that the
government was right when it decided
to let the old-fashioned farmer go his
own way if he would and centered its
efforts on the boys and girls—the farm
ers of the future.
Even more interesting to the city vis.
itor than the thousand tables of corn
is the exhibit of canned goods. Fayette
county has this field all to itself today,
but exhibits from all over the state
are expected by tomorrow The tables
are filled with the work of the Girls
Canning clubs, and several of the girls
are here to tell others how their work
was done.
70 Kinds of Canned Goods.
Little Lillian McElroy—she looks
hardly more than sixteen—modestly
pointed out the seventy different kinds
of canned vegetables, preserves and
jellies on a big table near the main
door. Besides tlie exhibited goods, she
put up 36 dozen cans and jars this
summer, and cleared a profit of about
JIOO for pin money.
Miss Leila Dixon, also of Fayette
ville, has an exhibit to be proud of, too
She shows 42 different kinds of pre
serves and canned vegetables. On her
table and on others there are py raniids
lilt. AILAMA GEUKGIAJN AM) AEVVB.TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1912.
of good old-fashioned dainties like
mother used to make. There’s black
berry jam and grape jelly and musca
dines and mulberry juice, and almost as
many varieties of pickles as the famous
firm advertises.
Even Phil Cook, secretary of state,
emerged from the office he seldom
leaves to stroll around this exhibit, hold
glass Jars up to the light and wish no
body was looking. And there's not a
pinch of benzoate of soda, glucose or
any other preservative In the lot.
Everything is honestly made, put up at
home, and guaranteed 100 per cent pure.
Even Dr. Wiley couldn’t find anything
to object ot here.
5,000 Separate Exhibits.
The com show is hardly under way
yet, though cases and barrels and boxes
and bags are keeping the express com
panies busy and working the creaking
old capitol elevator as It was never
worked before. President Hastings ana
a big force of workers are opening
boxes and arranging the exhibits, and a
dozen or two demonstrators and exhibi
tors are helping to get things in shape.
There are nearly 10,000 boys enrolled
in the Corn clubs of Georgia, and there
must be at least 5,000 separate exhibits
on the tables, which fill the Capitol’s
main floor. Every little pyramid of
corn bears the name of the boy who
raised it, his yield on one acre and the
net profit he made by his work.
There was hardly a hoy in the club
who did not raise a crop far above the
average yield of the ordinary farmer.
The record last year was 228 bushels
on an acre, but the experts say It will
not be that high this year. The boy
who raised 175 bushels has an excel
lent chance to win.
U. S. Demonstrators Aid Boys.
The Corn club work Is under the di
rect supervision of the government,
which began it in Georgia five years
ago. Demonstrators have been placed
in seventy counties since then, and
boys encouraged to set aside one-acre
plots on their fathers' farms and com
pete for prizes.
The demonstrators aid the boys by
information and advice, pay frequent
visits to the farms, and encourage the
youngsters to learn advanced methods.
The demonstrators believe the next
generation of Georgia farmers will
know what real farming is. G. I* Har
ris. of Fayette county, the first dem
onstrator appointed, is still busy at
work, and was one of the first arrivals
at the capitol.
The 719 Georgia boys who will at
tend. according to reports received
from practically al! the counties of the
state, will begin coming in today,
though the majority will not arrive un
til Thursday morning.
In Full Blast Tomorrow.
The show will be in full blast tomor
row, and visitors are expected from
every section of the state. Including not
only the relatives and friends of the
corn club boys, but many others who
are interested in the agricultural de
velopment and prosperity of the state.
As the boys reach Atlanta they are
expected to report at once at the state
capitol. where, at the information bu
reau provided for them, they will be
assigned to homes and given cards to
the woman of the house. Minute and
detailed directions will be given them
and the county school superintendent
or other pet son in charge of them as to
reaching the homes and as to the sea-
tures of the program during their stay
in the city.
Captain W. H. Leahy has completed
arrangements for the drill Thursday
afternoon, for which the boys will as
semble at the capitol grounds at 2
o'clock p. ni. Captain Leahy, assisted
by twelve lieutenants of the Fifth regi
ment infantry, will drill the boys and
organize them into the First regiment,
Georgia Corn Scouts. Following the
drill they will march at 3:30 p. m. into
the hall of the house of representatives,
where they will hear addresses by Su
perintendent M. L. Brittain, of the
state schools; J. Phil Campbell, state
agent of the Boys Corn clubs, .and Dr
A. M. Soule, of the State College of
Agriculture.
Plans have been completed for the
corn show parade which will follow
the Chamber of Commerce dinner to be
given the boys at the capitol
at noon Friday. Final announce
ment as to the plans for the parade will
be made by the grand marshal. Captain
Leahy, tomorrow.
DETECTIVES TO WATCH
ELECTION IN AUGUSTA
AUGUSTA, GA.. Dec. 3.—Detective
Reed, who sprang into prominence here
several months ago when he exposed
the dictograph trap laid for S. J. Nich
ols in the Blease bribery probe, before
a South Carolina legislative committee,
arrived here this afternoon to watch
the city election tomorrow' for any at
tempts at vote buying or other election
frauds. Several of his subordinates
have been in Augusta for a week or
more.
The detectives w ill watch every poll-
KLtt’, T , he l e have been reports of a
$30,000 slush fund” to swing the elec
tion.
EASYANDSUREWAY
TO CURE COLDS
Don't Neglect a Cold. Ely’s
Cream Balm Will Stop It
in the Sneezing Stage.
A cold generally attacks the weakest
part, affecting the eyes and ears in
some and producing nasal catarrh and
throat troubles in others. A cold is due
to an inflammation of the membrane
lining the air passages, and mav be
promptly cured with a little Ely’s
("ream Balm, which immediately re
lieves the inflammation and all the dis
tressing symptoms, such as sneezing,
coughing, running at the nose and
eyes, hoarseness, sore throat, fever and
headache. One reason why this pure,
antiseptic Balm acts so quickly is be
cause it is applied directly to the ten
der. sore surfaces.
Even In severe, chronic cases of ca
tarrh, Ely’s Cream Balm never fails to
quickly and effectually check the pois
onous discharge which clogs the head
and throat, causing the disgusting
hawking, spitting and blowing of the
nose. This remedy not only drives out
the disease, but heals and strengthens
the weakened membranes, thus ending
catarrh.
Catarrh is a filthy, disgusting dis
ease. Don’t put up with it another
day. Get a 50-eent bottle of Ely's
Cream Balm from your druggist and
see how quickly you will be relieved.
It is perfectly harmless. (Advt.)
GRAY-HAIRED FATHER
READY TO‘SQUARE UP’
HIS SON’S MISDEEDS
NEW ORLEANS. LA., Dec . 3.
Thomas J. Fletcher, Jr., the young self
confessed check forger of Columbus.
Ga., is improved in the charity hos
pital here today, and may live to stand
trial for flimflamming New Orleans
hotels and others out of several hun
dred dollars. He is suffering from ap
pendicitis.
The father. T. J. Fletcher, Sr., is in
New Orleans and has engaged attor
neys to defend the wayward son. He
is president of the Fletcher Guano
Manufacturing Company, of Columbus,
and rated as worth more than $500,000.
"I’ll try to square up again for the
young man,” said the gray-haired fa
ther, "and take him back with me and
start him all over again.”
Young Fletcher’s wife is in Birming
ham, Ala., now and has been ill for
some time. Letters to Fletcher from
her. telling of undying love for him,
were found in his trunk. In some she
upbraids him for his waywardness and
pleads with him to turn over a new
leaf. The' chances for young Fletcher
squaring his accounts are slim, as he
is wanted in Atlanta and other cities
over the country for bad check opera
tions.
Mrs. F. H. Hill.
Mrs. F. H. Hill. 32 years bld, died
early today at her home. 56 Park lane.
She is survived by her husband and one
child. Funeral arrangements will not be
announced until the arrival of her sis
ter, Mrs. G. E. Bailey, of New York.
It is the duty of every Atlan
tan to vote in tomorrow’s city
election.
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DE LEON FlflDS
FRIENDS LOYAL
Striking Features of Strange
Disappearance Discussed
By Evelyn Wren.
Continued on Page Two.
Her welcome was profound when the
shadow of the once aggressive, confi
dent Atlantan came home a nervous
wreck.
And the faith of his children was
sublime. Never for a momept did they’
doubt that their father would come
home. Through the weary months Y>f
waiting, every footstep on the sidewalk
before their Piedmont avenue home was
a message to them that soon the fa
miliar footfall of their parent would be
heard on that same .pavement. And
when he did come in Thanksgiving
night, what a Thanksgiving day It was
for those children! The father had been
kind, had been lavish with the little
ones in his days of health and pros
perity. And when he returned broken
in strength and in fortune they en
deavored to repay him with the lavish
ness of their love.
All His Friends
Remained Loyal.
Then comes the feature that should
make every man have greater confi
dence in his fellows. A wife is natur
ally loyal. The love <>r a child is nat
urally’ the parent's. Hut business men
are supposed to be hard, sordid people,
who think only of money, who know no
such word as friendship, w ho can think
only in dollars, w'ho are willing to
crush a man when his fortunes have
fallen.
When DeLeon disappeared, though,
this spirit was conspicuously absent.
His interests were large. His absence
made them involved, but the men whose
dollars were threatened raised no wail.
They expressed their confidence in the
missing man. They only took legal steps
to protect him.
When he returned they rushed to the
front to tell him that every’ opportunity
would be given him to retrieve the for
tune that had been affected by' his ab
sence. And they assured him of their
aid in every undertaking.
DeLeon's heart must have leaped
high when he was told that his reputa
tion had suffered nothing from his ab
sence; that his affliction had caused
only sympathy and hope that the dark
days were destined to be few.
There are those who scoff at fraternal
orders. It is too frequently said that
the men who take these oaths know
that they are meaningless when they
pledge themselves.
Justifies the Faith
Os His Friends.
Again the DeLeon case comes to give
it the lie. When news of his disap
pearance was first received the Elks of
Atlanta instituted a world-wide search
for their brother. Wljen he fame back
they’ gave him every’ fraternal greeting.
When friendless and alone in the far
off Sydney hospital It was the fact that
he was a Mason that gave DeLeon con
stant friends instead of suspicious
strangers. It was the fact that he was
a Mason that enabled him to borrow
funds to hurry back to his waiting wife,
to his loving children.
It's a wonder story, and when some
cynic tells you of the commercialism of
the age, when he tells you that man no
longer loveg man, but only dollars, just
mention the name of Moise. DeLeon. He
can have no better answer.
And the most impressive part of the
story is that all this loyalty of wife,
love of children, faith of friends was
not misplaced. As their faith told
them. DeLeon has returned. They are
sure he will make good. They know
he will be, as he has always been, loyal
husband, loving father, faithful friend.
It is the duty of every Atlan
tan to vote in tomorrow’s city
election.
HEAD OF GAS MEN
URGES ADVERTISING-
OFFICERS ELECTED
Advertising, particularly i n d aily
newspapers, was urged by President
Charles L. Holman at the National
Commercial Gas association convention
this morning.
President Holman’s address was fol
lowed by the election of officers for
the coming year. As was expected, the
nominating committee presented ’ the
name of C. W. Ware, of Philadelphia,
for president. It was ratified unani
mously.
Charles M. Cohn, of Baltimore, who
had been second vice president, was
chosen first vice president. George d
Roper, of Rockfort, 111., was made secL
ond vice president, and J. E. G. Mayer
of Chicago, third vice president. W. H
Pettes, of Newark, N. J., was re-elect-'
ed treasurer, and Louis Stotz, of New
York, was again made secretary, a. D
Brill, of Pittsburg, was made a director
for one year. The directors elected for
two years were Oscar H. Fogg, H. G
McConnell, J. M. Norcross. F. P. Lane
and G. R. Chamberlain.
The directors’ report, the first busi
ness taken up by the convention, show,
ed that there were 2,700 members in
goqd standing, representing 1,100 com
panics.
MILITIA COMPANY DISBANDED
MONTGOMERY, ALA,, Dec. 3.—For
inefficiency and neglect of military
property, the company of the Fourth
Alabama infantry at Phenix City, near
Columbus, Ga., was mustered out of
service today by Adjutant General
Scully.
William M. Barton.
William M. Barton, 87 years of age,
a Confederate veteran, died at his res
idence, 225 Hill street, at noon today.
The body was removed to the Burkert-
Simmons undertaking establishment.
Funeral arrangements will be announc
ed later.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Amanda Barton, and two daughters'
Mrs. J. N. Lankford and Mrs. John T
Whitaker.
Bright Eyes
An active, healthy liver
that never shirks its
work is reflected in your
eyes which sparkle and
shine with the joy of life
—watch your eyes in ths
mirror and take
Tutt’s Pills
at the first sign of dull
ness. At your druggist,
sugar coated or plain.
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Wednesday and Thursday Nights
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S E A T S NOW SELLING
Nights 25c, 50c, 75c, sl, $1.50 and $2.
flPAkjn KEITH TODAY 2:30
UnMIW VAUDEVILLE Tonight 3:32
Mclntyre & Heath ivsyoue
■ OWN FAULT
Dolly Connelly & Percy
Wenrlch, Ota Cygl, IFYOUNIISS
Corelli & Gillette. Julia ruicrnnT
Nash & Co. and Others THlsuncn,
HEXT WEEK WINONA WINTER SHOW
FORSYTH BUNTING
Here's a Play You’ll Like
LITTLE EMMA BUNTING
And the Forsyth Players in
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NEXT WEEK "THE THREE OF US"
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ALL NEW
THIRTY-FIVE GIRL* .