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HEARS']'S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, GA.. SUNDAY, APRIL 20. 1912
McClelland Asks for Trial in CourtlHDT CRITICISM BSLER'SSPEECH
Alderman
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Invites Men He Accuses to
Him and Says He Is
Responsible.
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riftiion. he wiiil to Honorable Courtland 8. Winn, who hail llhewine been
nominated as Mayor of the rity of Atlanta, and obtained from said Winn
an assurance or promise that he, Spratling, would be made the chairman of
the Police Board, which said board has direct an<J Immediate control over
the grant and regulation of near beer licenses.
Immediately after obtaining from Honorable Courtland S. Winn said
assurance, said Spratling proceeded to Interview I he greater part, or all, of
the leading firms and corporations engaged In the near beer business in the
city of Atlanta. To these persons, firms and corporations, he represented
that he was to be made the ehairtnan of said Police Committee, and lhat
he desired to obtain from them different sums of money. He further rep
resented that, as such chairman of the committee, he would be alila to pro
tect said near beer dealers in the particular zones which they were opera
ting. .
Said Spratling. by force of Ills position and said representations, coerced
said near beer dealers, or many of them, to either directly lend or indorse
his paper for various sums,
I charge that, as to one of these near beet dealers, he obtained a
sum of about $800; from another the sum of about $500; from another the
sum of about $2,000.
1 charge that he went to Mr. Paul Smith (now dead), who was operating
a near beer saloon on Viaduct Place, and requested said Smith to lend him
fhe sum of $200, giving the usual and customary promise of protection as
nn official; and that the said Smith went to the officers of the Fourth
National Bank, in the city of At- by promissory notes held by various
lanta, and stated to them that he
desired o borrow the said sum of $300
for the purpose of relending the same
to the said Spratling. and that the
said officers of said bank, after con
ference, advised the said Smith not to
make the loan to Spratling.
I charge that the money thus ob
tained by the said indorsements of
said near-beer dealers hail not been
repaid by the said Spratling, and that
.aid indorsements are now evidenced
banks In the city of Atlanta.
1 charge that said conduct upon the
part of said Spratling constituted a
deliberate and wanton misuse of his
official position, to the detriment if
the public, which had elected him to
said position, and was a betrayal >f
said trust and confidence. I charge
that substantially all of these facts
were made known to Mayor Winn,
and that by reason of the truth of
same he (Mayor Winn) refused to
appoint Spratling chairman of the
committee that St was agreed he
should be. J. E. M’CLELLANT),
Accused Invited to
Sue Their Accuser
l >
Following these charges, Alderman
McClelland made public the following
letter for publication In the newspa
pers:
Messrs. Maddox, Ragsdale and
Spratling, City:
Dear first—When elected an of
ficer of the city, 1 was Inspired
by the belief that all of the City
, Council had been, In the past,
composed of men who were duly
mindful of tile obligations im
posed upon them us public serv
ants.
Since my election 1 ltuve been
111 active dally discharge of tile
duties of my office, and have be
come fully aware of the Ineffi
ciency of the City Government
and the petty, widespread misuse
of official positions thak has been
Indulged in, to the pecuniary ben
efit of officeholders. This has
reached the point where the In
terests of the taxpayers Impera
tively demand that a radical
change should be made in the
City Government, and that such
conditions and restrictions should,
by law, be imposed upon the rep
resentatives of tite public as will
insure a disinterested discharge
of their duties, freed from con
flicting personal interests.
“Intend to Whitewash You."
To neither of you do 1 bear any
personal malice, and 1 do not
mean, by the charges against
you, to even remotely suggest
that you alone are guilty.
I am fully aware of the fact
' that some of the members of
Council intend to whitewash your
conduct and exonerate you from
all blame; and 1 do not expect to
obtain in this matter an lmpar-
ttaf verdict upon these charges.
And yet. many Council men
know, 1 know and you know, that
you are guilty, unqualifiedly and
absolutely, of each charge Just as
It has been made by me. So gen
eral is the knowledge by the pub
lic that these charges *re true,
that I doubt whether you will
even deny them.
1 am making them, not out of
perosnal malice nor from a de
sire to specifically injure you or
either of you. but because 1 be
lieve it to be my duty as a public
official to render an account of
my stewardship to the city of
Atlanta and to inform it of tile
methods, means and ways that
permeate many branches of tint
city government, to the detriment
and injury of the public.
This is a great city; it call be
made a very much greater city.
The time has come when vast Im
provements must be entered upon
along definite, permanent, sub
stantial lines in order that the fu
ture of the city may be properly
fulfilled. And I realize that this
end can never be accomplished
until there Is some manner of
fair return given the taxpayers
for their taxes and bond money
Inefficiency and waste must lie
stopped or the growth of the
town will be stopped; and 1 am
sacrificing myself and my health
In obedience to w-fiat I believe to
be the public good. It is my
purpose to <?ee that, business pol
iticians shall no longer misman
age the public affairs or grow fat
unon public office.
Wants Genuine Trial.
As the investigation by the
ommlttee will be incomplete. I
,ugg«st to you that we arrange
r a genuine trial of this Issue,
that these charges which 1
fctbis day made against you
Beu into a duly constituted
ani Ll-iwui theee it u
A 1
LDERMAN -I. W. MADDOX, one of the three members of
Ootineil against whom charffes were made yesterdny by
Alderman .John K. McClelland. Mr. Maddox was vigorous in
his denunciation of the charge, which lie termed "an infamous
lie. The two others accused declined to discuss charges tally.
the orderly tribunal appoint! by
the State.
I Invite you to sue me for libel.
I invite you to take a warrant
for criminal libel. 1 will acknowl
edge service, waive process and
consent that the case shall be
docketed and tried at the May
term of the court, 1 agree, in
advam-e, thta when you do thus
sue, I will tile a plea of justifica
tion, admitting that the charges
were made and asserting that
they are true. This will give me
the opportunity to take you and
the necessary witnesses before a
sworn commissioner appointed by
the judge of the Superior Court
and to examine you and my wit
nesses under the due forms and
rules of the law. It will give
both to me and to you the right
to force the production of books
and other documents, and we can
have a fair, impartial speedy
trial by a competent, disinter
ested judge, and by a jury thut
will be your peers — whoever they
are. It will be no idle suit, i
pay taxes upon real estate that
stands in my name, far in excess
of any Judgment that you may
either severally or jointly obtain
against me.
I urge you to take thip course.
It is a fair course; it is one
which will result in a verdict the
public will trust. It is one un
der which 1 can demonstrate the
truth of my charges. 1 invite
vou to leave the sheltering arms
of some of your co-members. I
invite you to get out where the
public press can see you; where
the investigation will be beyond
suspicion; where the result will
definitely determine whether I
have defamed you or whether you
have defamed the city and be
trayed the trust the public im
posed upon you.
Come Into Court.
r^me you, with me. speedily to
the court house.
1 have no personal or melflsh in
terest to enhance. My sole object
is to discharge what appears to
me to be an imperative obligation
due to the city.
So far as the Insinuated charges
against me are concerned, you
know as well as I do that there
is no truth in them; and you
further know, just as 1 know, that
wme one made them for the
purpose of attempting to prevent
me from filing and prosecuting
the charges which l have made.
So far as these charges are
concerned against me. you and
Council may deal with them just
us you see fit, when you see fit
and where you see fit. The threat
ened scandalous lies that are be
ing circulated by some on the
streets to-day do not deter me;
you are guilty of everything I
charge and recommendations will
not make you less guilty, nor w ill
it in any manner coerce me. I
expect many rumors—man\
charges, but J will sacrifice for
the time being any hareh results
that may come from them. In or
der that the public may become
acquainted with their servants. I
have an abiding faith in the
••truth.” and if “crushed to earth,
will rise again in its might and
power.”
In conclusion, will say that I do
not propose to appear as prosecu
tor of anv charges against you
before Council or committee My
charges are on tile; the evidence
ia easily accessible. With this 1
wash my hands of the whole af
fair; however, standing ready to
answer anywhere any charge that
may be brought against me.
It f saLie, SaysMaddox;
Two Others Reticent
Only One of Accused Officials Talks Freely of
Charges Made by Alderrtian McClelland.
Immediately after tlie* McClelland
charges were made public, Sunday
American reporters sought tin* three
officials involved and told them the
substance of the accusations. Of the
three, Alderman Maddox alone would
reply to any extent, enlarging con
siderably on the declaration that the
McClelland statement was ‘‘an in
famous lie. deliberate and premedi
tated ”
Threats of counter charges were
freely made.
Alderman K. .1. Spratling, accused
of borrowing money from near-beer
dealers, wrote out this statement:
• l have nothing to say until the
investigating committee meets.”
The situation grew more acute
with the refusal of two members of
the investigating committee to serve.
They are f.mnciltnen A. R. Colcor<J th e detective wh
and S. S. Shepard. Mayor Fro Tern
.lames K. Warren had announced that
he would formally appoint them Mon
day. The other three members, John
S. (‘andler. chairman, and Council-
men Jesse M. Wood and George H.
Boynton, have tacitly agreed to serve,
it is understood.
Councilman Colcord gave as the
reason for his refusal the fact that he
is a neighbor of Alderman Spratling.
Councilman Shepard is a new mem
ber and very much averse to acting
in the capacity of a prober.
Alderman Maddox was furious
when told that he had been specifical
ly named.
Maddox Is Furious.
”1 had excavation contracts with
Chester A. Dady, the city sewage
disposal plant contractor,” i.e said,
davits have been secured proving
that Eva Clark, a woman who wan
run out of town for operating a dis
orderly house, paid Alderman Mc
Clelland $100 as her attorney. 1
have heard of a charge regarding a
locker club, but don’t know just what
his home last night, refused to take
the charges very seriously.
”1 don’t think I’l pay much at-
f* ntion to Mr, McClelland’s charges,”
he said casually. “1 guees 1 can
take care of myself when the investi
gation comes along.”
He refused to discuss specifically
any of the accusations.
Mayor Woodward said last night he
had read a copy of Alderman Model
land’s charges and he did not see
what the accused Aldermen could do.
“Alderman McClelland invites
them to take the matter up in court,
and that’s what ought to be done,” he
said. “They < an’t deny the charges.
In court there would be no chance
of a whitewash.”
Thomson Says Mayor Must ‘Prove
His Statements Before Council
or Quit His Four-Flushing.’
Councilman Albert Thomson, in
talking to a Sunday American report
er, denounced Mayor Woodward for
the persistent criticism of Council.
Thomson offered the resolution in
Council caJling for an investigation of
charges of corruption in Council,
made by various persons, and to the
reporter last night Thomson said
Woodward would be called before the
Cardinal Will Ask Old Friend to
Retract Criticism of Catholic
Faith as Superstition.
BALTIMORE, ML),, April 19.—
When part of the speech of Sir Wil-
tiam Osier, at the dedicatory exercises
of the Phipps Psychiatric clinic of
the Johns Hopkins Hospital, was
read to Cardinal Gibbons the prelate
exclaimed:
“I am shocked!”
Sir William, who is professor of
medicine in Oxford University, said,
Graft Fear Killed
Inauguration Ball
President Wilson’s Sister, in Paris,
Tells Real Reason Why Func
tion Was Not Held.
Special Cable to The American.
PARIS, April 19. —President Wil*
! son’s reason for withholding his ap
proval of an inaugural ball was that
he had discovered the tremendous
graft which had attended all the pre
vious functions. This was the state
ment made here to-day by Mrs. Anna
Wilson Howe, of Philadelphia, sis
ter of the President.
“My brother’s real reason for not
giving an inaugural ball this year
was that he wished to do away en
tirely with the enormous petty graft
which has always been connected
with this affair,” said Mrs. Howe.
“Practically the only persons who
complained about the lack of the ball
were the ones who expected to make
money out of function.”
investigating committee “to prove the j in part:
that will b
McClelland Defies Them.
Alderman McClelland said he was
informed of both charges and that
he was prepared with affidavits to
refute them.
“Let them come out in the open,
as I have done,” he said. “1 have an
affidavit that absolutely disproves
that locker club story.”
He has already admitted accepting
$100 from the Clark woman, Kating
that she told him she had reformed to
insure her from being disturbed while
“Also 1 have a copy of a letter here
written by City Attorney James L.
May son to ex-Mayor Winn stating
that 1 was not doing anything illegal.
McClelland’s charges are written lies
all lies.”
“You can’t express my indignation
too strongly
“There will be counter-charges
against Alderman McClelland. Affi-
living within the pale of the law.
Ragsdale Not Afraid.
Reynolds Says Fire
Department Charges
Will Bring Trial.
Thomas H. Reynolds, of Baltimore,
has been Working
on the fire probe case for the past
three weeks, said last night that
Mayor James G. Woodward would
call the attention of the Grand Jury
to evidence which, he asserted, nad
been unearthed, and that the Chief
Executive of the city would ask for
indictments against Fire Chief W. B.
Cummings. James J. Rafter, P. O
Hebert and J. L. Blount, fire hose
agents.
Mayor Woodward refused either to
deny or affirm Reynolds' statement.
“I’m not talking.” he said. “There
has been too much said now; so much
that 1 hear some of them have been
run out of town.”
The Mayor was reminded that Raf
ter has gone to New York.
”1 guess 1 can got him when T want
him,” was the Mayor’s only com
ment.
Reynolds last night declared that
he is conducting his investigation in
Atlanta for the purpose of breaking
up the alleged fire trust, which, he
says, comprises the Eureka Fife Hose
Company, the Fabric Fire Hose Com
pany and other concerns. He re
fused. however, to disclose his identi
ty or by whom he is employed.
Would Indict Chief.
According to Reynolds, Rafter,
Blount and Hebert will face charges
of perjury, while an indictment will
be asked against Chief Cummings for
incompetency and for using his office
as a means of bringing business to
the fire trust. Reynolds declared also
that if he is successful in locating
evidence he is noV after, charges of
graft will be preferred against the
Fire Chief.
These charges, he says, will be
based on the statements made by R.
E. Davidson that he gave the Chi«f
$400. Reynolds says he expects to
produce a check, when the hearing
is held, that will show conclusively
Davidson gave Cummings the money.
Reynolds declared positively last
night that he has obtained two con
i’* sbions of alleged irregularities in
Chief Cummings’ office. One of these
confessions, he said, was made by
Rafter. He refused to disclose the
name of the other ffian who he said
statement that he could buy a major
ity of Council or quit his four-flush
ing.”
“The Mayor has been defaming
Council for months,” continued
Thomson. “He has created intense
prejudice among many people against
us. While his attacks have been
general, I feel it my duty as an in
dividual member to reply to him.
Were Willing to Help.
‘True, a majority of the members
were opposed to him for Mayor, but
there was hardly a man who was not
willing to co-operate with him for
the success of his administration.
“His reply to this attitude was an
insult to the whole Council, and a
scathing attack on past Councils, the
administration of ex-Mayor Robert
F. Maddox and ex-Mayor Courtland
S. Winn. If not directly, certainly by
innuendo he endeavored to brand us
with dishonesty. On top of that he
violated his oath of office by favor
itism in committee appointments.
“The most important sewer work
for the year were the McDaniel Street
and the Highland Avenue and Butler
Street sewers, in the Second. Fourth
and Eighth Wards.
“No representatives from these
wards were put on the Sewer Com
mittee.
‘Not a member of last year’s Sew
er Committee, when this work was
outlined, was reappointed. I don’t J
know whether his fight against the
fforts of last year’s* committee to
run a sewer through the A. B. and
A. property, of which he is the hired
agent, had anything to do with this
fact or not.
Charges Favoriteism.
‘He overloaded his friends with
committee work and left many it
the members of Council with prac
tically nothing to do.
“1 am reliably informed that lie
tried to trade committee appoint
ments for votes against the crema
tory. But I am glad to .say a ma
jority of Council was too high-mind
ed to stand for such a trick.
“He han been Grading against mor
al obligations all the year, but he
approved the Peachtree Street widen
ing plan, a moral obligation.
“Too poor a sport to know when
he is whipped, he still endeavors to
delay the work on the crematory,
endangering health and life to carry
his point.
“I am reliably informed he ha
lobbied for locker club permits re
jected by Council. He undertakes to
give permits violating the laws of
the State whenever he chooses, as
the movement to get Sunday motion
pictures will recall.
“He delayed the purchase of that
fire engine for the new Tenth Ward
station. How bad it was* needed was
shown by the recent fires there. One
of tile home owners blamed the city
for his loss because of a lack of pro
tection.
“Not only has* he endeavored to
discredit the Fire Department Probe
Committee’s report before the report
is made, but he seeks to dishonor
the councilmanic investigation com
mittee before the committee is ap
pointed.
“He Has Hurt the Town.”
“Aside from the merits of the new
charter—and 1 am perfectly willing
to give any man the right of his
opinion—the presumption of the
Mayor in trying to he the whole show
and discredit everybody and every
thing else has hurt the town and
failed to help his cause.
“He has so antagonized Council
that there are not half a dozen mem
bers who will go to his office except
when absolutely necessary. His con
versation is so low and dirty that
many dread to go about him.
“He has done nothing but tear
down.
• After sixteen months’ experience
in Council I am glad to be able to
say that its membership as a whole
is a body of men earnestly striving
for the best interests of the city.
•They will do their duty as they
see it. including a probe to the bot
tom of all the alleged graft scandals.
“They would even yet co-operate
with Mayor Woodward in carrying on
the business of the city if he would
cut out his four-flushing and petty
politics.”
Bryce’s Successor
Sails for America
Sir Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice Expect
ed to Relieve British Ambas
sador at Once.
.LONDON. April 19.—Sir Cecil Arthur
Spring-Rice, successor to James
Bryce, as British Ambassador to the
cent of our fel- | United States, sailed to-day for New
York, en route for Washington.
This indicates Sir Cecil will relieve
Mr. Bryce at once.
When his resignation was an
nounced on November 11 last, Mr.
Bryce said that he would remain
indefinitely at Washington. It was
supposed this course was taken be
cause of the delicate negotiations then
going on relative to the Panama
Canal tolls matter.
Crusaders to Meet
In ’Wickedest City
“Primitive views will preveil ev
erywhere of man’s relation to the
world and to the uncharted region
about him. So recent is the control
of the forces of nature that even in
the most civilized countries man has
not yet adjusted himself to the new
conditions and stands only half
awake rubbing his eyes.
“Ninety-nine per
low creatures, when in trouble, sor
row or sickness, trust to charms, in
cantations and to the saints. Many
a shrine has more followers than
Pasteur; many a saint more believ
ers than Lister.
“Less than twenty years have pass
ed since the last witch was burned in
the British Isles!
“Mentally, the race is still in lead
ing strings. In the childhood of the
world we can not expect people yet
to put away childish things.”
Will Ask Retraction.
“Scientists in any line smile and
make statements such as that of Dr.
Osier,” said the Cardinal, “and only
a short time ago I had to defend some
truths that Thomas A. Edison at
tacked.
“These scientific specialists think
their statements should go unchal
lenged. blit this one of Dr. Osier shall
not, and I shall write to him, asking
him to retract it.” .
“I would like to call the attention I O’Hara, chairman of the Illinois Sen-
of Dr. Osier to the fact that Pasteur ate white slave committee, to-day-
was a devoted Catholic and put hi? “We will meet in the wickedest city-
trust in the saints. He said that a3 j jn Illinois—in fact, it is the wickedest
his knowledge of medic ines Jncrea'* )d j city in the whole country. The pub-
his faith grew likewise. The state- j lie will be horrified to know that such j cial rank in her adopted country by
ments attributed to Dr. Osier are an j conditions as will be shown can ex-
attack on Christianity. | !«•''
... i im b i, a1 ,ij Lieutenant Governor O Hara re-
I am suiprised that lie should fuse ,, to tP]1 where lilis “yiekedest
make such attacks in this age. J city” was located, saying the location
“What do the things that Dr. Osier j would not. be made public until the
preaches stand for anyhow? Fifty m session began,
years hence all his teachings may be *
O’Hara Declares Next Session of
Illinois Vice Probers Will Startle
Whole Country.
CHICAGO, April 19.—“Conditions
which we will reveal in our next ses
sion will shock the whole United
| States,” said Lieutenant Governor
Countess Szechenyi, Once Gladys
Vanderbilt, Leaves Hungary to
Make Home in London.
Special Cable to The American.
LONDON, April l!i. -Countess Szo-
chenyi, who was Miss Gladys Van
derbilt, has come to this city to make
her permanent home. She is accom
panied by the Count Szechenyi and
their two children.
Only their intimate friends know
whether he is here in the hope of in
ducing his wife to change her plans
and return to Vienna or because lie
has expatriated himself for love of
her and their children. It is believed
by their close friends that Countess
Szechenyi has become disheartened
in her efforts to gain and maintain
entree to the inner circle of the Aus
trian court, after a five-year cam
paign.
In any event, it is evident that the
romance of the little American girl,
who gained the title of countess by
her wedding and who had ambitious
ly declared that she would take the
place to which her rank entitled her,
has ended otherwise than she
planned.
The millions of the Vanderbilts,
spent lavishly in charities and enter
tainments in Hungary and Austria,
have failed to gain the long sought
goal. It is true that the Countess
Szechenyi was presented to Emperor
Francis Joseph and the archdukes
and archduchesses, hut not in Vien-
j na. The presentation took place in
j Budapest, the Hungarian capital, and
j was due to an understanding exact
ed by Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt be-
i fore she consented to the wedding
that her daughter should be pre
sented to the Emperor.
At that, it took three years before
the red tape and exacting formalities
of the Budapest court were complied
with, and the countess felt, despite
the advice of her friends, that she
had taken a long stride toward en
tering the inner circles of the Vienna
court.
She has now discovered that she
did not gain the stamp of highest so-
overthrown by new discoveries. His
whole doctrine is based on theory.
"Fifty years ago the scientists of
that day imagined they knew all that
was to be known of medicine; yet to
day their conclusions are overthrown
by later discoveries.
"The Catholic Church is not found
ed on theory, and whereas the whole
world is informed of its doctrines, the
conclusions of Dr. Osier are known to
comparatively few. The world at
present is alarmed by the condition of
the head of the church, and changes
in his health are of great interest—
more, perhaps, than that of any
scientist whom we know now.”
Dr. Osier Perturbed.
Dr. Osier, when informed that the
Cardinal regarded his reported ut
terances as an attack on Christianity,
appeared to be greatly disturbed.
“I am no enemy of the saints," he
declared. “1 will talk to my friend
the Cardinal about this as soon as I
get back from New Haven."
Sir William made it clear that he
regretted the exception taken by the
Cardinal to his remarks, and thut he
intends to see the Cardinal about it.
He mentioned the Cardinal's name in
a way that indicated that his feel
ings toward the Prelate are kindly
and that he is eager to have an op
portunity to settle the difference by a
heart-to-heart talk.
COMMONS WOULD ABOLISH
CENSORSHIP OF PLAYS
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, April 19.—The House of
Commons has unanimously adopted a
motion in favor of abolishing the cen-
sonship on stage plays. It is doubt
ful if any legislation results because,
although authors oppose the censor
ship, theater managers generally
favor it and the public is apathetic.
Southern Cooking
Just Suits Senators
Dixie Manager to Supply Hungry
Statesmen With Hot Biscuit
and Corn Pone.
meeting the Emperor in Budapest.
She might as well have met him at
any semi-public function, and did not
receive any more distinction after all
than is accorded to a provincial May
or or minor official of the Govern
ment.
Birth alone, the countess is con
vinced at last, can gain her the su
preme distinction of being actually
“received” at court in Vienna.
WASHINGTON, April 19.—South
ern cooknig, which has become fa
mous all over the world, has won an
other victory. It has captured no
less important a body than the United
States Senate. The Committee on
Rules of that body settled the “hun
ger strike” existing by deciding to
engage a Southern manager to take
charge. He promises to supply hot
biscuit, corn pone and other delica
cies at prices ranging from 25 to 50
per cent less than those heretofore
prevailing
W, H. POWELL, INVALID,
DIES OF PARALYSIS
W. H. Powell, aged 64 years, who
was for several years an invalid, died
yesterday afternoon in his apartments
in the Stratford Hotel at 69 1-2 Ala
bama Street.
For several years Powell had been
a guest at this hotel. One side of his
body was paralyzed.
A coroner's Inquest will be held
this morning at 10 o’eloA: at the
undertaking parlors of L. J. Bloom*
field.
MOTION PICTURES TO BE
TAKEN OF OPERA CROWDS
The Pathe Weekly motion picture
people have wired Col. W. L. Peel
that they are making arrangements
to have their photographers in* At
lanta Tuesday to get the opera crowds
and artists at the “Traviata” mati
nee. This means that the scenes at
the Auditorium will be shown all
around the world.
Colonel Peel also received the fol
lowing telegram from the Metropoli
tan’s impresario:
Wish to assure you that the
Metropolitan Opera Company will
respond in a worthy way to your
noble efforts and do everything
possible to meet the expectations
of the public
compliments
of Atlanta. With
and best wishes.
GATTI-CASAZZA
NORTH CAROLINA BANKER
RESISTING EXTRADITION
BIRMINGHAM, ALA., April 19—A
habeas corpus hearing, instituted by
Ector It. Smith to prevent his being
taken back to North Carolina, where
he is wanted on a charge of violating
the State banking laws, was continued
again to-day until Monday, April 28,
and bond was fixed at $1,000. The
City Attorney and a police officer
from Raleigh came here after Smith.
The warrant for Smith was issued
after an investigation by North Caro
lina officials into the affairs of the
State Trust Company that recently
suspended.
“The Matinee Girl” and
“Three Married Mashers”
at Bonita.
A new musical comedy company,
composed of three star vaudeville
attractions that have made good
all over the country, will be the at
traction at the Bonita all next
week If it’s good the Bonita has
it first, and this company is
good.
Kick off that grouch by a visit
to the Bonita. You can’t have the
blues after a visit to the Bonita.
We Have Just Received a Shipment of
the Latest Styles.
“BENJAMIN” Dress Suits and Tuxedos
have all the earmarks of the best custom-tai
lored Suits, and the materials used are the
very best.
Fashioned after the very latest styles, and
made by America’s foremost tailors, we rec
ommend them as the most satisfactory Suits
you can possibly buy.
YOUR size is here.
Full Dress Suits
Tuxedo Suits
$40 to $50
$20 to $30
WE RENT FULL DRESS SUITS
I Board of Education
To Elect Teachers May 5
Winder, Ga., April 12, 1913.
The Winder Board of Education
will elect a full faculty, consisting
of twelve teachers, on Mondays
May 5. Will pay from $50 to $166
per month. None but experienced
teachers with sufficient normal
training need apply. Application
may be made to Secretary* Board
of Education, Winder, Ga.
You’ll Need a Dress Suit for Grand Opera
—Why not “wear a Benjamin?”
.
Carlton Shoe and Clothing Co.
Thirta-Six Whitehall