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o MAIN SHEET-Part IL ALL THE LATEST NEWS. MAIN SHEET-Part IL ALL THE LATEST NEWS. ATLANTA, GA., SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 1913. TRIBUTE 10 Confederate Memorial Day Exercises to Be Held at Oakland Saturday. REV. CHARLES LEE, ORATOR Veterans, Militia and Children to March in Parade—8,000 Unknown Graves Here. Seeking to Insure Morgan Art Works For $50,000,000 Negotiations Begun in London to Cover All of the Late Finan cier's Collections. LONDON, April 19.—Negotiations have been begun for the placing In London of a large amount of insur ance on the Morgan art treasures. It Is believed the total Insurance will probably exceed $50,000,000, covering books and manuscripts now In the private library In Madison Avenue during their transit to the Metropoli tan Museum and while there, as well as the collection now in the museum. Mr. Morgan rarely insured his art objects. Even the treasures shipped from the South Kensington Museum to New York were not insured against marine risks. But J. P. Morgan, Jr., who Is now responsible for their safe ty, has ordered all the collections in sured. Measures Drawn for Introduction at Meeting Monday Plan Their Extermination. MUZZLES FOR ARISTOCRATS Atlanta Is preparing to pay Us yearly tribute of reverence and love to the dead who died for the bonnle blue flag. Arrangements are prac tically complete for the observance of Confederate Memorial Day next Saturday, The story of the arrangements is the story which comes each year of woman’s devotion. Women of the Atlanta Memorial Association, wom en of the Daughters of the Confed eracy, girls of the new generation who are members of ^the Children of the Confederacy are twining wreaths, Bhaping mosses and flowers, working with the Inspiration of love. Most of the women are the wives or widows of daughters of Confed erate soldiers, and they are working with a choke in their throats and a tender smile that Is accompanied by (ears. They are women of the South, and their work to them Is sacred. Women Plan Memorial. The women of the Atlanta Memo rial Association, of which Mrs. W. D. Ellis Is President, have planned most •f the arrangements, except the de tails of the parade and order of march, which has been In the nands of Adjutant General Nash. Veterans of the war between the States will be the central figures In the parade, although there are few of them now. With a catch in her voice that was thwarted only by a smile, Mrs. Ellis talked of them yes terday. Plans will be made to provide car riages that manv of the old soldiers may ride. But there are some, she said, who will not ride, vigorous old men who ate jealous of their man hood and of the name which once they hal of fortitude and strength, and who will march In the parade as proudly end as bravely as the school boy cadets. But some must ride; more, propor tionately, than last year. The squads of gray-clad men will he smaller than last year. Once they were companies; now they are only groups. Last year about 125 were in the parade, representing four camps. Out in Oakland Cemetery are nearly 9,000. The songs that are sung on Memo rial Day have all the note of sad ness, betokening the realisation that in a few years there will be no "com rades" at the graves of the Confed erate dead—only daughters and chil dren, devoted women who keep alive a memory that to them is sacred. Saturday's hymns are; "God be w r ith you till we meet again,” and "In the Sweet Bye and Bye." Gen. Lee's Cousin Orator. Rev. Charles Lee, a cousin of the Confederate leader, will deliver the oration at Oklaland Cemetery Satur day. Dr. Lee Is rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, of Macon, Ga., and widely known as a public speaker. At the solicitation of the Memorial As sociation he will come to Atlanta Dr. Dunbar Ogden, of the Central Presbyterian Church of Atlanta, will make the invocation. The singing will be accompanied by a band, and led by Mrs. Louisa Young. If the pians of the Memorial Association are carried out, the chil dren of the public schools will be at the cemetery to sing. Memorial Day, falling on Saturday, offers a difficul ty In this regard, to offset which a petition has been presented W M. Slaton, Superintendent of the city schools, asking him to allow th£ chil dren a half holiday Friday, in return for their part in the exercises Sat urday afternoon. The women of the Memorial Asso ciation, forty or forty-five in number, will be at the cemetery all day Fri- day and Saturdav morning on their consecrated mission of decorating the graves. It is their plan to place a Confederate flag or. each grave whose occupant is known, besides the wreath that is ‘he usual tribute. Of all the Confederate dead in the six acres at Oakland, though, but 900 have been identified. Five acres are dotted with close set graves of the unknown who died in Atlanta’s de tense and in the effort to check Sher man's march to the sea. More than b,000. it 1- estimated are “unknown." Three of the graves are those of Continued on Page Eleven, Column 4. Mexican Rebels and Federals in Battle Durango Scene of Engagement, Re sumed To-day, After Raging All Friday. MEXICO CITY, April 19—Severe fighting between 1,700 rebels, und^V the insurgent leaders Contreras and Pereyra, and 700 federals, under Gen eral Anaya, is going on at Durango, In the State of Durango. A private dispatch received here to-day stated that the battle yesterday was waged until long after darkness and was re sumed to-day, each side having taken up new positions. Eighty-five men were reported wounded and killed. Federal rein- Better That All be Killed, Van Dyke Declares, Than One Case of Rabies. The call of the wild has come to the perfectly nice, well-bred dogs of Atlanta's first families, and they are roaming the streets In company with hundreds of scrawny, hungry dogs of no homes and of vicious temper. The situation is viewed as a men ace by at least three members of At lanta's city council, who to-morrow night will propose legislation to pro tect the city against the "tramp dog" evil. Alderman McClelland will offer a Victory Sure, Says Forrest Adair C INCE the citizens of Atlanta have responded so enthusiastically to our call for the money necessary to entertain the Imperial Council of Shriners in 1914,1 feel that the representatives from the different States should not hesitate to ac cept our invitation, which will be extended at the Dallas meeting. I want partic ularly to urge all representatives of the South Atlantic States not only to vote, but to begin active work now, using their influence upon all other representa tives to favor Atlanta. I believe that Atlanta will have the hearty co-opera- A A tion of this entire section, and that we will win by an almost unanimous vote. Dr forcementa are being rushed to the relief of the Durango garrison. The rebels made a concerted attack on two sides of the town, but were driven off by artillery. Crops are being destroyed. According to the news paper El Diaro. arms are being car ried into the States of Yucatan, Cam peche, Tabasco and Chipas and the federal territory of Quintana from British Honduras. Anti-government feeling is strong in Yucatan. Wayman Lost Money Serving the People State’s Attorney Denies He Plans Investigation of His Predecessor, Who Killed Himself. CHICAGO, April 19.—Because of the illness of Mrs. Wayman, the in quest over the body of her husband, John E. W. Wayman, former State’s Attorney, who shot himself Thursday, has been continued until next Thurs day. Testimony concerning the fam ily history of Mr. Wayman was taken yesterday. All of those on the jury were former friends of Mr. Wayman. State’s Attorney Maclay Hoyne de nied that Mr. Wayman was under in vestigation by him or any of his as sistants in the State’s Attorney’s of fice. Friends of Mr. Wayman stated to day that when his term expired as State's Attorney he had less money than when he went into office. Skirts to the Knee, Atlantic City Rules Wearers Must Keep Off Boardwalk, Too, in Costume, Unless Wearing Robes. ATLANTIC CITY, April 19.—Prud ish ideas will not govern the Atlantic City authorities this summer in de termining the length of bathing skirts. It has been officially determined that skirts must reach "a little above the knee,” but the distance will be largely a matter of discretion. No other restrictions will be placed on the beaoftwalker except that she must confine her perambulations to the sea shore and not intrude upon the board walk. No one will be allowed to walk through the city in a bathing suit un less covered with a robe of some character. — resolution providing for a dog wagon, and the establishment of a pound in which stray dogs may be held, either for redemption or to be killed. An ordinance, to be presented by J. R. Nutting, will provide that all unleashed dogs be muzzled. Supporting the ordinance, Dr. A. H. Van Dyke, council member, will join forces with Alderman Nutting. Dr. Van Dyke Is the avowed enemy of the tramp dog, and has Been working toward laws to put them out of ex istence. He would show them no mercy. "Better That All Be Killed.” "It is better that all the dogs in the city be killed, irrespective of blood or owner, than that one child die )f rabies,” he said yesterday. "The sit uation is appalling, endangering the homes of the city. Pet dogg, the play, mates of Atlanta children, arc the companions of the worthless curs of the street. There Is no restriction anywhere, and as a result the num ber of persons being treated for rabies In the State Pasteur Institute is great er than ever before and Is increasing with each month.” Alderman Van Dyke fathered an ordinance which passed council some time ago, providing that all dogs be muzzled, but which was vetoed by Mayor Woodward because of tech nical legal objections. The Nutting ordinance which will be presented fa- morrow night meets these objections. “It will pass," Dr. Van Dyke said. “The resolution for the dog wagon will pass, too. They ought to, because they are necessary to the health of the city." Besides the danger from hydropho bia, he pointed out. there Is the dan ger to health which comes when starving tramp dogs overturn gar bage cans, scattering the refuse over the streets and thus spreading disease. But the evil against which he Is most bitter, he said, is the danger to children at play on the streets from attack by wandering dogs, and the danger which comes when the home pets are bitten and contaminat ed by the tramps. Laws Not Enforced. Laws providing for license tags and muzzles for dogs, and for a dog wagon and a pound, are on the statute books of the city, he said, but are not en forced. This is due somewhat to the fact that the nound site has been used otherwise, thus removing the means of carrying out the law. By the Mc Clelland resolution, room must be found at police headquarters for the dogs that are taken up by the wagon crew. It is estimated by the three enemies of the tramp dogs that several thous and of these menacing animals are at large in the city, with no pro vision for public protection against them. Bon ton and canaille of At lanta dog-dom mingle, with danger to the pet animals, and thus a conse quent danger to the homes in which they live. Some of the scenes Atlanta will see in 1914 if the Shriners come here. These pictures were taken at Ihe Shriners convention in Los Angeles, and show some of the floats and a view of a patrol drill. House Will Hear of Assault on Sims Colleague to Offer Resolution Citing Millionaire Banker for Attack ing Congressman. WASHINGTON. April 19—On Mon day Representative Garrett, of Ten nessee, will offer a resolution haling before the bar of the House the Wash ington banker, Charles C. Glover, on a charge of assaulting Representative Thomas Sims, of Tennessee, in Far- ragut Square here yesterday. Mr. Glover, in commenting on the case to-day, said: “I struck a defamer. He made in famously false statements against me.” Mr. Sims said that Glover had a wild look when he met him in the square yesterday. ‘T need protection if congressmen may be assaulted in the public streets in this manner,” said Sims. PROF. PECK, OF LOVE SUIT FAME, DANGEROUSLY ILL ITHACA, N. Y„ April 19.—Harry Thurston Peck, formerly editor of The Bookman, and for 28 years pro fessor of Batin at Columbia Univer sity, is critically 111 at the City Hos pital here, following a nervous at- Montenegrins Cease Bombarding Scutari King Nicholas Again Is Enjoined to Unite With Allies for Peace. Special Cable to The American. VIENNA. Apr!] 19.—King Nicholas, of Montenegro, has ordered the bom bardment of Scutari to cease, accord ing to a report telegraphed here to day from Cataro. Urged to Join Peace Move. CETTINJE. MONTENEGRO, April 19.—Montenegro was again enjoined to-day by Bulgaria to join the other governments of the Balkan league in accepting Europe’s arbitration in the Balkan war. Bulgaria, Servia and Greece have signified their readiness to end the war, but Montenegro still holds out. REPUBLICAN LEADERS PLAN PARTY REVISION WASHINGTON, April 19.—Formal demand upon the officers of the Re publican National Committee to take action toward securing a Republican convention next fall for a revision of the party’s rules is expected to result from informal conferences that have been going on here for some time To Identify Crooks By Motion Pictures Philadelphia Police to Supplant Ber- til Ion Measurement* With New System. PHILADELPHIA, April 19.—Tho Philadelphia Police Department will be the first in the United States, if not in the world, to supplant the present Bertillon finger system of photographing criminals with the motion picture film. By the new system a criminal mav be identified by some peculiarity in his actions. A notorious criminal will be made to walk before the pic ture camera, so that a good view of him can be had from all angles. Five feet of film will be used for each subject. After the film is developed, it will be placed in a motion picture ma chine in the detectives’ roll room, and the assembled sleuths will see on the white screen before them the man who “acted” for the machine. ^Professor' Peck reigned from the i amonf? the lpadcrs who favor the con ’ Columbia faculty two years ago. I vention idea. It is understood thal Senator Cummins and others active in the convention idea are preparing to bring about Xjie national gather ing. { years when he was sued for $50,000 by Miss Esther Quinn, a stenographer, for alleged breach of promise. The suit was dismissed, but another was en tered and ie still pending. FINED $280,000 FOR LITTLE ALCOHOL TRICK Special Cable to The American. PARIS, April 19.—A Parisian man ufacturer has been fined $280,000 for trafficking in alcohol slightly disguised by coloring in order to avoid duty his customers in the provinces being able to purify the alcohol and apply it to varluu& purposes. Thirty-two-Page Book, With Pictures of 22 Atlanta Hostelries Which Have Pledged Reservations for 15,000 Visitors, One of Arguments. “We have the hotels.’’ Having made the declaration, the Shriners of Atlanta yester day proved it, in a unique document which they framed as one argument why the 1914 national convention of Shriners should be brought to Atlanta. Copies will be sent to every Shrine in America immediately. The proof is a 32-page book, full of reproductions of photo- ! graphs and drawings of some of the hotels of Atlanta. The pic tures in themselves will tell the story, and are accompanied by no | supplementary arguments, and no statement, except this: “Atlanta, known as ‘the Convention City of the South,’ has unequaled advantages for taking care of large gatherings, having better hotel facilities than any city in the country, excepting New York, Chicago, and possibly Los Angeles. “Atlanta's Auditorium-Armory is probably the best appoint ed building of its character in the South, ami many notable con ventions have met here. “The historic battlefields, beautiful parks, army post, at tractive residential districts arid splendidly paved public high- ways, with many other unusual features, render Atlanta a most desirable and entertaining point for visitors.” RESERVATIONS FOR 15,000. The book contains pictures of 22 capacious hotels, all of which and more the Shriners of Atlanta have enlisted in the campaign to bring the convention in 1914 to this city. Reservations already have been made at the solicitation of the steering committee for more than 15,000 visitors, the rooms assigned to each have been designated, and the allotments thus guaranteed by written con tract will be taken to Dallas next month by Atlanta’s representa tives as one exhibit in Atlanta’s showing why the convention should come here. “Hotels are always a big consideration in determining where shall be held the convention,” said Forrest Adair, Potentate of the Atlanta Shrine, yesterday. “In this regard Atlanta will have the best of the argument that can be raised by any city in the United States. This book is one of our best bets—but only one of a num ber of arguments for Atlanta. We are going to get the conven tion. ’ ’ The hotels whose pictures were obtained for the publica tion constitute less than half those available for the visitors, he said. First in the book is a representation of Atlanta’s most architecturally attractive combina tion In hotels—the twin construction at the entrance to Ponce DeLeon Avenue, made up of the Georgian Terrace and the apartment building of the Fulton Properties Company, which faces It. Other hotels, in the order of the presentation of their pic tures, are Virginian, Aragon, Peach tree Inn. Klmbail, Terminal, Pied mont, Childs’, Pickwick, Southern, Winecoff, Seoville, Ansley, Gate City, Imperial, Cumberland, Majestic, Em pire, Dakota. Marion, Folsom’s. Only Three Other Viewa. Except for the hotel pictures, the book bears only three other views— the Masonic Temple, the exterior and Interior of the Auditorium and a view' showing part of the business section of Atlanta. The last is a startling panorama of a sky line Jagged with many skyscrapers and of a network of streets filled with trolley cars, au tomobiles and pedestrians. The compilation of the book of ho tels represents only one of the ac tivities of the Atlanta Shriners dur ing the past week. Effort along an other line has been the work of en listing other cities of the Southeast section of the United States in At lanta’s cause. Mr. Adair finds considerable en couragement for Atlanta’s effort In the support that already has been voiced by many cities of this section, through the boards of trade or through the Shrine members. Num bers of letters, he said yesterday, have come to him telling of the sup port which everywhere is promised by Southerners. The Atlanta Shriners have outlined to some detail the mode of entertain ment of the great convention crowd, even before the promise of the con vention is assured. Illumination un paralleled, arches and decorations the most elaborate, open theaters filled with the country’s best talent, barbe cues. dinners, dances, receptions, au tomobiles for the asking. These are merely the start of what the visiting Shriners will find In Atlanta, Mr. Adair declared. Plans Only Half Completed. , “And wg haven’t half competed ea- tertalnment arrangements yet,” he said. "That can come later. There are twelve months In which Atlanta’s hospitality can spread itself on every kind of amusement and entertainment that can bo conceived- and rest as sured that great things will be dreamed out.” All these details will be presented In the argument for Atlanta that tho Dallas convention will hear next month. The executive committee of Yanrab Shrine, of Atlanta, are emis saries of the city, and will bear its Invitation. John Temple Graves, former At lantan, now editor of The New York American, will frame Atlanta's invita tion In a speech before the conven tion. But more potent probably even than the oratory of Colonel Graves will be the work which the Atlanta men of the ranks say they will ac complish among the delegates, pre senting at every turn Atlanta’s claims and Atlanta’s invitation. Tentative List of Arguments. Here, framed tentatively by Po tentate Forrest Adair and others among the Atlanta Shriners, are ar guments to be presented in Atlanta’s behalf at Dallas: Atlanta, to bear evidence of its desire for the Shriners, pledged of its money $80,000 in one day, to underwrite expenses of the con vention. Atlanta promises the gladdest hand and the most elaborate en tertainment to the Shriners. (There will be lots to say here, declare the Shriners of Atlanta.) Atlanta has every natural at traction, including roads, drive ways, golf links that are unsur passed. Atlanta's climate at the time of the convention Is rot to be equaled for delectable qualities, anywhere. Atlanta is the heart of the his toric South, and offers itself as an attraction because of its inherent sentiment and tradition. Atlanta wants the Shriners. All this the nobles of Yaarab Shrin® have mentioned as a rough draft of the appeal that Atlanta will make to the Shriners "assembled in Dallasi Then, besides, they will talk about Atlanta, and Atlanta again, and the wonders that here await the Shriners In 1911. And then— But there’s no end to the argument by Atlanta Shriners that th-y nobles should come to Georgia lu 191 rnmmmtam