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2 J. 5. R. THOMPSON DEAO: ATLANTA MOURNS End Comes to Widely Known Rail Chief and Social Fa vorite in Richmond. After a battle of mote, than six months, J. S. Barbour Thompson sue cumbed to death last night at 7:45 o’clock in a private sanitarium at Rich mond, Va„ whore he had been for the past three months. President of the Atlantic Coinpress Company, a leader in the railroad world and a general so cial favorite, he was one of the most popular business men that ever lived in Atlanta. He had a host of friends all over the South who mourn him sincerely. Throughout his illness these friends maintained the keenest interest and sympathy. Some of his friends in At lanta received nightly telegrams telling of his condition. Mr. Thompson was but 54 years old. yet during his life he had Ijeld almost every responsible position it is possi ble for a man to hold in the railroad world, and it was not until 1910 that he retired from the railroad work to take up his new duties as head of the At lantic Compress Company. Native of Virginia. When he became ill in Atlanta last summer he gradually grew worse, and it was deemed best to take him to Vir ginia. of which slate lie was a native. .Several weeks after his arrival there his younger brother, George G. Thomp son, was killed in Greensboro, N. but because of his serious condition he Dever was told of the death. The funeral services will be held to morrow morning at 1, o’clock from St. Pauls church in Richmond. Interment probably will be at his old home in Cul pepper county. Virginia. Mr. Thompson was born in Virginia •Tune 10, 1858. He took his first posi tion at the age of twenty as a clerk in the general superintendent's office of the Virginia Midland railway, after ward resigning to become assistant auditor of the freight and passenger departments of the Long Island rail way. A year in this position satisfied him and he returned to his original place, being made, immediately after ward secretary to the president of the Virginia Midland. Two years later he was made assist ant general freight and passenger agent of the A irginia Midland division and sultsequently also of the Washington and Ohio division of the Richmond and Danville road. On August 1, 1887, he was made division freight anil passen ger agent of the same divisions, and soon afterward became superintendent of the same lines. His Rise in Rail World. Ip rapid succession he was made as sistant to the general manager of the entire road, superintendent of the Rich mond and Danville, Virginia Midland and Washington and Ohio divisions of the toad, and when the Richmond and Danville was succeeded by the South ern lie became superintendent of the first division. Krom 1895 to 1900 he was assistant general superintendent of the same road. He came to Atlanta in 1900 as gen ward promoted to assistant to the eral agent of the Southern, being after president of the road. He retired from railroad service In 1910. In Atlanta he was a member of the Capital City and the Piedmont Driving clubs and of many other social organ izations. He was a jtephew of the late I'nityd States Senator John S. Barbour, of Virginia, for whom he was named. His Wife is a daughter of the late Colonel Alorton Marye, auditor of the state of Virginia. He hail no children. DALTON VOTERS ELECT NEW OFFICIALS OF CITY DALTON, GA.. Dec. 12. —Carrying seven of the eight wards in the city, W. M. Carroll was elected clerk over his opponent. C. G. Spencer, by a majority of 128. Carroll received 348 votes to Spencer's 220. J. H. Smith was elected treasurer w ithout opposition. J. H. Robinson and Joseph Bogle were elected councilmen from the Third and Sixth wards, re spectively, without opposition. In the Second. Tom Pierce defeated J. H. Car gal by a vote of 73 to 32. In the Sev enth waul, E. F. Hamilton defeated the incumbent, J. J. Duane, by a vote of 44 to 2. The election, held yesterday, passed quietly, the vote being unusually light, falling slightly below 600. EARTH GIVES WAY. MAN IS DRAGGED FROM DEEP ABYSS LOCUST GAP, PA Dee. 12. —Wil liam Quirk, shipping clerk at the Lo cust Spring colliery, was engulfed in a eqve-in which carried him 40 feet into the earth He was drawn into w chasm, having been swallowed to his shoulders by the rushing earth. William McHale, a pumpman, wit nessed Quick's disappearance, and, picking up a long rope, which was lyl lli{ near by. lushed to 1)1- lid. Quick was dragged out | LEADING ODD FELLOW VISITS LOCAL LODGE W. K. Coleman, of Cedartown grand niUMte) of < hid bVlh»\vs will visit iiartms lodge, No. f*s. tonight At I the last meeting of the lodge otttceie were elected, us follows n Lee Smith, noble grand; •' J Jutni-on vi . grand' J Hu* baniin . .. ? , H „ P *•- -1 Here We Are at Armageddon Again Copyright, 1912, by International News Service Che WHo FIGHTS ANO QETS IT in THENKk] . ■ • MAY LIVETo FISHT ANOTHER. Wl, y t \ HERE IS "° >e Jim/ / w nSBRIW z A A ■ i ■wS w/ L/ —r —T F~rp<: -F-FgFA' Hr k X < > x" N olA DWM WAS q y A' ■■ yAA ■ ' HE AKO | 7A /T\ // ewr JWf GROWERS KING OIESATAGEDF92 Prince Luitpold, Nestor of Eu ropean Rulers, Held Unique Position. MUNICH, BAVARIA, Dec. 12. Prince Regent Lui|pold of Bavaria, the nestor of the European rulers, d+ed to day, aged 92, after a long illness of bronchial catarrh and a gouty’ affection of the right hand. The Bavarian prince regent died at 1:50 o’clock, surrout. ted by the mem bers of his suite. His death was ex pected. for he had been sinking throughout the night. Prince Luitpold ruled Bavaria for King Otto, who was dethroned In 1886 for insanity. Prince Luitpold became the reigning prince regnt on June' 13. 1886. His position was unique in Europe, as he was a king without a crown or a throne. The next ruler of Bavaria will prob ably be Prince Ludwig, a man of great scholarly’ attainments. • The aged prince regent was greatly beloved by’ his people. Emperor Wil liam sent a telegram of condolence. WOMAN CONFESSES THEFTS WERE FOR XMAS PRESENTS PHILADELPHIA, Dee. 12.—Unable because of financial circumstances to provide Christmas presents for several of her friends, Mamie Flynn, 34 years old. after stealing several fancy arti cles which had tempted her in a de partment store, was arrested for shop lifting. At the central station the woman broke down and confessed her guilt, adding that she felt that she was com pelled to make certain gifts, but being without funds, became despeiate and decided to steal them, believing thu' she could escape detection. POISONED CANDY SENT TO DIVORCEE: MAN HELD TOPEK A, KAN , Dec, 12 -Frank Mc- I Is.ma. ot I iskalooHa, Kan , la In jail here, having been arreateri on a Federal in- I dletmi nt charging hhn with sending a I box ot poieoned < andy through the mails i'o Mr» h|u Coona, divorced wife of piw.ige t'oons, a lumber dealer <>f oaku- AVi .>i Mr- i 'ooiin received a box of Imeolati-s by mail several weeks ago, Hie aiqu arunce «t the candy aroused her aqapielona ami an mveaiiggtloii by the I' 'i«»l luilioi tile - hl lu thy discovery THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS-TIIVRSDAY. DECEMBER 12, 1912. Atlanta Razes More Houses Than N. Y. Builds OLD PEACHTREE PASSES I Poor old Peachtree—it’s doomed! Contractors continue to tear it up and to replace old residences with stores, until it would seem that bv the end of the year the devastation would be com plete. During 1911 more homes were torn down than were built in New York city. This is a broad statement, but George Adair swears bv it. And the present year promises to do as much. “Yes, sir,” declares Mr. Adair, “this looks like a broad assertion, but it will hold water. New Yorkers have stop ped building residences. The apart ment houses take care of the increase in population, and the old residence is almost a thing of the past. 1 am re minded of the Atlanta man 'coming home on a steamer from abroad. Pon dering over the building situation in Atlanta, this citizen wanted to wager that there had been more building in a twelve-month in this citv than there had been in London. He found no takers.” Mr. Adair pointed out. however, that Peachtree residents did not mind giving up their homes, since they could give them up at a profit. He declared that advances in lots for business purposes had been such that the resident could tear down a $1’5,000 house, buy a lot farther out, put the $25,000 house back, and have a neat surplus left from the DAKOTA FARMER GETS EDUCATION IN PLENTY CARGO, N. D., Dee. 12.—Education on better farming methods is being literally thrust upon the North Dakota farmer with no less than eight district agencies at work. The various agencies at woik are the state, the North Da kota Agricultural college, the North Dakota Better Earming association, the Federal government, the International Harvester Company, the Great North ern railway, the Soo railway and the Northern Pacific railway. ELLIJAY REBUILDING, ELLIJAA, GA., Dec. 12,—Following the $50,000 fire which came near wiping Ellijay from the map on November 8, the town is beginning to rebuild. The brick buildings of M. J. Webb & Co.! and Cole Drug Company are being rap idly rebuilt hud will soon be again oc cupied. Qther are con templated In the near future ELLIJAY ELECTS COUNCIL. ELLIJAY. GA Dee. 12 —The annua! election so: mayor and aide: men of EI UJay hits Just been held and the follow, ing ticket was elected without opposl tiol : For mayor. V A T ammell; for ;1- eel men. .1 I* Cobb, Mntn I’inlainl, ,1 W. U , A. Kel and J. G, Cole. deal. Then he made a house-to-house reminiscence of the “old Peachtree” that residents know no more, "Just south of the Grand building,” declared Mr. Adair, “was the A. J. Orme residence: just north of It the James Banks home, and opposite the Jere W. Goldsmith home, starting at Cain street, the Rhode Hil] place was at the northeast corner (later the J. Carroll Payne place, and still later the Elks home), the Alexander place next, and ex-Goyernor Bulloch’s, Mr. Leak’s and James Bridge’s in succession. “On the west side of the street, be tween Caln and Harris, were the fol lowing: The Boyd Berry place, where the Masonic temple now stands; the Earl Lawshe place, N. J, Hammond’s and Hugh T. Inman’s—nearly’ all of which properties are now solid lines of automobile shops. “AV here the Carl Witt stores now are and the new Studebaker building soon to be formerly stood the home of Judge Logan E. Bleckley. T. L. Langston. Dr. Hugh Hagan and D, H. Dougherty followed down to Baker street, and on the west side of Peachtree, between Harris and Baker, were the places of Mrs. M. E. Dunean (where the Capital City club now’ stands), the Ben Hill home (now the Bell house), the J. R. Wylie place and Dr. H. F. Scott’s resi dence." TOWN COUNCIL COMPOSED OF COLLEGE PROFESSORS <>XI'ORD. GA., Dee. 12.—Tow n coun eilmen of Oxford for the coming year have been elected. They are Dr E. H Johnson, W. T. Burt. J. Z. Johnson. IL T. Stone, Victor Williams, Professor H. H. Stone and Dr. W. F. Melton. Three are professors in Emory college. The first meeting of the new council will be the first Tuesday in January. Pete Smith was elected justice of the peace. Oxford for many years has had a commission form of government. At the first meeting of the council th« mayor and other officers will be elected. CHICAGO GIRL IS LIKELY TO BE BALKAN QUEEN • 'HICAGO, Dec, 12. —Friends of Prln veys Jean Ghika.-who was Miss Husol Singe!', of Chicago, learnt'd today that the American girl may ascend the thiqiu' iif Albania. Thar« are three Albanian prlneo, all Ipi "tenders to tile throne, but Prince Jean is »Kld tn have the b"Kt prospects, When Priiu'u Jean married the Chi cago girl lie became |soo,oi>o richer by hei dowry. He lias th* necessary fundr lo push hi» uialiiis to the throne. RECALL FOR BOLL MOOSE OFFICIALS Progressives Apply Principle to Party Organizatoin Main tain N. Y. Headquarters. CHICAGO, Dec. 12. —Leaders of the Progressive party here to attend the two-day general conference on organi zation, left Chicago today. Among them w ent Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, bound for his home in New York. The con ference came to an end last night with a meeting in the LaSalle hfltel. In the meantime the national com mittee of the party had formulated a number of definite plans for organiza tion and the work will begin at once. Permanent headquarters will be opened in New York, with a branch in Wash ington. The organization work will be conducted from New York. The pub licity and legislative reference bureaus will be in Washington. Medill Mc- Cormick, national committeeman from Illinois and vice chairman of the na tional committee, will maintain an of fice in Chicago, but extensive quarters will not be opened here for the present. The national committee at its closing session here provided that the recall should be operative against officers or special committees of the Progressive national committee. The officers of the committee may be recalled at any time by a vote of a majority of the members of the committer 1 . It is also possible under the rule to recall members or of ficers of the executive committee. One faction of the party is said to have de sired' tile recall of George W. Perkins, head of the executive committee. Special meetings of the committee to act on a recall may be held on a peti tion signed by a fourth of the member ship. MATRON SHOCKS HER 13 MALE NEIGHBORS WHEN SHE DISROBES MACON, GA., Dec. 12.—Thirteen male residents of the Mercer university neighborhood have been summoned to appear in police court against Mrs. Lennie Pringle, as the result of a peti tion filed by them with city council. The council turned the petition over to the chief of police, who promptly dock eted a case against Mrs. Pringle and summoned as witnesses all of the citi zens who signed the paper. Mrs. Pringle is a young and very at tractive mairied woman, living at 202 Tattnall street. She and her friends are Indignant at the steps that have been taken against her, and say she has been grossly maligned, all because she “snubs” her neighbors and refuses to have anything to do with them. The neighbors say, in the petition filed with council, that the last of Mis Pringle’s offenses has been the undress ing in her rooms with the windows open and the lights burning, so that she was plainly to be seen from the streets. The petition asked council to make Mrs, Pringle move to another locality. W. A. Thompson, a lawer; C. W. Jones, a contractor, and other well known citizens signed the petition, The alderpnen were puzzled over the matter, but finally shifted the burden to the chief of police, who has in turn put it up to the complainants to make out a case. two policemen’rescue THIRTY IN JOLIET FIRE JOLIET, ILL., Dec. 12.—Thirty lives were saved by Policemen Parker and Mason when fire in the Connors build ing filled the structure with smoke, threatening the occupants with asphyx iation. The* policemen noticed Hames In the kitchen of a restaurant on the first floor of the building and imme diately warned the inmates, many of whom were asleep. The rescued had to run through dense smoke for safety. PARTED BY A QUARREL, WED FIFTY YEARS LATER JOPLIN. MO,, Dec. 12.—Sweethearts 50 years ago and separated because of a trivial quarrel. Isom White, aged 72, and Mrs. Lydia Ann Jenkins, 69 years old, renewed their courtship here re cently. and were married. During their long estrangement both had married and reared large families. White’s wife died ten years ago and Mrs. Jenkins was a widow when she and White resumed their acquaintance. MOVING RESTAURANT FOR ITHACA STUDENTS ITHACA, N. Y., Dec. 12. —A traveling restaurant from which Cornell students sitting in their rooms at night may or der a luncheon over the telephone and have it brought to them, Is the latest scheme devised by youths who are working their way through college. Two Brooklyn boys are the promoters of the scheme and eight others do the waiting. GOT ONLY $1 A DAY. BUT SAVED SII,OOO ON TIPS NEW YORK, Dec. 12.—An illustration of how New York hotel employes can be come fairly well off through the tips they receive, Is shown In the appraisal of the estate of Walter F. Duncan, who died a few weeks ago. As a porter of a big up town hotel, he received wages of only a dollar a day, hut his tips, carefully hus banded, enabled him to leave an estate of 111,000. Including a four-story house on East Seventy-third street. APPLE PIES TEMPT MAN TO WED FOR FIFTH TIME BELLEVILLE, ILL.. Dec. 12— The lui'ious apple pier baked by Mrs. Mary Miller caused Geoige iiverbfiiiei to woo he and she has becomv Ills tlfth wife. The other four died. Overbauer Is 08. SEARCHING SIDEUGHTSI ON GEORGIA POLITIC® I BY JAMES B. NEVIN. | The announcement that Ohio Demo crats are urging Dr. Charles W. Dab ney. president of the University of Cin- cinnati, for secre tary of agricul- . ture in President 1 Wilson's cabinet, ; is of peculiar in terest in eduea- | tional and agricul tural circles ot Georgia and the Southeast, be cause of his long connection wi t h agricultural col leges of this sec tion and associa tion with the pres ent heads of Geor gia colleges. Dr. Dabney, a native of Virgin ia, was for sever- al years, in the eighties, professor of agriculture at the University of South Carolina. For about 18 years there after he was president of the Univer sity of Tennessee, which embraces tile agricultural college of that state. Eight years ago he went to Cincinnati as president of the Cincinnati university. During President Cleveland’s second administration, Dr. Dabney, while still holding the presidency of the Univer sity of Tennessee, served as assistant secretary' of agriculture, securing a leave of absence from his university du ties for that purpose. His previous ex perience in the department is one of the strong points being urged by his Ohio friends for his appointment as secretary of agriculture. While at Tennessee Dr. .Dabney had associated with him as professor of ag riculture Dr. Andrew M. Soule, now president of the Georgia State Agricul tural college at Athens. Dr. K. G. Ma theson, now president of Georgia School of Technology, was professor of mili tary science and commandant of ca dets, gnd Dr. S, W- McCallie, now Georgia state geologist, was professor of geology. Dr. Dabney and Dr. David C. Barrow. chancellor of the University of Georgia, were associated for several years on the general education board — the Ogden foundation. Dr. Dabney and President-elect Wil son are close personal friends and have been intimately associated in their years of university work. The appointment of Colonel Jesse B. Hart by Governor Brown to be a mem ber of the state embalming board brings up the interesting recollection that Colonel Hart was the first presi dent of the first "Joe” Brown club ever formed in Georgia, and thus helped mightily to carry the governor to vic tory when he announced originally against the then governor. Hon. Hoke Smith. It will be many a day before Geor gians forget that first Smith-Brown campaign. "Little Joe's” announcement came like a bolt from the blue—and when he first announced there were few Who thought he could defeat Governor Smith, who two years before swept the state in an overwhelming campaign, carrying more than 125 counties. But “Little Joe,” freshly “fired” from the railroad commission, knew exactly what he was doing. And the second man to “get wise” was Hart, of Macon. Hart organized at once a “Joe” Brown club—and it was the first of a line up that made Brown governor. Hart is about as proud of having been the “original” “Joe” Brown club president as any man possibly could be. "Dick” Grubb —the one and only, the great and original—editor of the famous Darien Gazette, has been appointed deputy collector and inspector of cus toms for the port of Darien And it’s a pretty good job, too —and that’s why everybody, without excep tion. will be glad to know that “Dick” has landed it! Grubb is one of the bright and par ticular stars of Georgia journalism, and his friends truly are legion. It has been suggested that the forth coming inauguration of Governor John M. Slaton be made something of a mil itary display’. To a great many people the sug gestion will appeal as an excellent one. Mr. Slaton was elected overwhelm ingly—carrying nearly everv county in the state—and an old-time inaugura tion. with all the military and civic bodies that cargd to participate, and an outdoor inaugural address, would seem to be about the right thing. The Georgia military’ is second to none in the Union. It is well organ- FLOWERS and FLORAL DESIGNS. ATLANTA FLORAL CO., Both Phones Number 4. 41 Peachtree. ■ Advertisement.' I | i Hi" " rn~" ~i i ' Pearl Gifts for Christmas In every respect the pearl set jewelry shown at Crank show's is worthy of your care ful inspection. The pearls are perfect in coloring, beautifully matched, and artistic in their settings. Pearl necklaces. pearl brooches, pearl circles, pearl hearts, pearl bar pins, pearl set rings, stickpins, etc. Charles W. Crankshaw lb Whitehall Atlanta Nationu) Bunk Bldg. I ized, splendidly officered K „ „„ lj»| and. metd.qnally th., ... an excellent chance to s , a . w fellows compos.- its national gu aM W by not make Governor Slat fß ® auguration a gala event, indeed? 5 "■I Now that Warren Edwards ha. 1 W installed as postmaster in replacing James L. Sibl-v .n --warn, contest on for the under President Wilson. ;ls „ ..“'"wl that Edwards will not. in al, tty, be permitted to hold the H. 1 - Wl after March 4. Job '<»« The three leading candidates for B E cession to Edwards are former sentative Ed Hines, Editor R. g of The Union-Recorder, one of eat newspapers in the South, and C ■ Barrett, a prominent citizen of vrß ledgeville. All have staunch fsjiW and the outcome at this time is tlrely problematical. The Milledgeville postofflee i s pressman Hardwick's district. ' ® Representative-elect D. B. 11..:.,-. ('ampbell county, one of the new b-rs-to-be of the new house, has over the speakership situation th-W oughly. and gives it as hl.s opinion William H. Burwell, of Hancock Is'itßc in the lead for that honorable office JF likely will win out easily. Mr, Bsl-B? lard himself is an enthusiastic Bi-'B well man. '■ Mr. Burwell has been quite s!ck t | his home in Sparta of late, and tkß prosecution of his campaign for tliß speakership has been largely i n JXc hands of his friends. It i s claimed(,B> him, however, that he now has --.LB that 100 members of the new unqualifiedly pledged to him -and thvMg is fir more than will be necessary »B’ elect. indeed, it is freely predicted when the day to elect the speaker atM rives Burwell will be the only car.!!-® date in the field, and will receive iuß office by a unanimous vote of the hounßl F. ■ ITCHING SCALP MD LOSS OF W On Back of Head, Small Eruptions, Scratching Made Sores, Great Deal of Dandruff. Cuticura Soap f-'l Ointment Cured. Box 22. Brentwood. Md—“My trouble began by itching of the scalp and loss gs my hair in places on the back of my had My hair began to fall out gradually ad get thin. Finally it took the form of smli eruptions and itching. My scalp itched e badly that 1 scratched and made soresm there was a great deal of dandruft on aj scalp. "1 tried various remedies for serffll months and 1 was not getting any benelll. 1 read the advertisement for Cuticura Sog and < tintment and sen' for a sample Befon the sample was half gone I felt a great relief. 1 got some more and kept on using Cutiran Soap and ointment for nearly six month and now both the skin and scalp troubb are entirely cured and my hair does not come out with combing.” (Signed) Ma Sadie Johnson. Mar. 11, 1912. FACE COVERED WITH SCALES Kirk, Ky.— "For several years my f» was covered with dry scales. It madenj face rough, burning, and itching, andraiwd disfigurement. I bad read so much about Cuticura Soap and Ointment. I thought would try them, and in two weeks my fact was well. Cuticura Soap and omtmert cured it by making it soft and peel of (Signed' Percy McGary, Dee. ft. 1911- Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment W sold throughout the world. Liberal samp? each mailed free, with 32-p. Skin Book. An dress post-card “Cuticura. Pept.T, -Tender-faced men should uset utic' Soap Shaving Stick, 25c. Sample free. THE ATLANTA T 0^ HT Also Fri. and Sat. Nights. Matinees Today and Saturdaj. KLAW & ERLANGER JTJ-.t'hN 1 Trail of the Lonesome Pine WITH CHARLOTTE WALKER Nights, 25c to $1.50: Matinees. 25ctojl ALL NEXT WEEK NI 6 GH S TS MATINEES DAILY 3 P. M- Paul J. Rainey African Hunt Most Marvelous Pictures. Prices. 25c, 35c. 50c. Seats now sen I GRAND m'Dfv/ttf I Edgar Akheson-E.'y b Co. V Ol Winona Winter | 1 Don Faluno- Van Ossman ' Ronair b Ward-Lfdell b 5 “J' Butterworth - Martini b Maximilon ; lih ' fins N EXT WEEK GUS EDWARDS ~ ~~ FORSYTH w oLcS° F Clung Miss Bunting and the Stock P *y* r ’ Presenting “The Three of Us A Play That Will Be Appealing Next WHk, ‘‘The Little Gray LYRIC Matinees Tuesday. Thursday 1 *Saturd.iy. The World * Greatest Musick MADAME SHERR y Klar Cu.-t un«l , pis)* Next Week SHEA in •k