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I THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS F. Planter, Held as Slayer, Says Neighbors Have Driven Off All His Tenants by Threats. MACON. <JA ., April 112. Forty- residents of Wilcox County, nearly 911 formers. have been tempo rarily enjoined from interfering: with or intimidating the croppers and ten ants of W. A. Coleman, the wealthy planter, who, together with his son. .1 J. Coleman, and a neighbor, Peter Sfpvetis", is iii tile Ben Hill County jail, at Fitzgerald, onargeo with the murder of seventeen-year-old Ijeon Melvin. On April (1 l.ecm Melvin was shot to death lit the roadway near his fa thers farm. The next day the two Colemans and Stevens were arrested. The coroner's jury ordered them held for the crime. Then croppers and tenants on the Coleman farm received threatening letters, advising them to leave the State, within 48- hours. • Two of them. Will Finch and Monroe Robinson, were arrested, and while in an auto »n route to Rochelle, were taken out, whipped and instructed to go back to the farm and advise all of the other tenant,? to leave: As a result, not a single hand fa'now.on the Cole man farm, and crops estimated to be worth $25,000 a-e going to ruin. The foreman of the plantation. Knoch. Meiilmore, has been arrested on a warrant charging him with a misdemeanor, and ' is Uti the Irwin ' ..itntv .fail, at Ocilla. The defendants so nattied in Cole man's petition are as 'fdllovfe: Rob- List to the Tale of a Hoodoo Auto! -r»-r • v Tried to Explore Cotton Patch *•+ +•* +•+ Even Its Rescuers Came to Grief •I B. Cleveland, who sells pianos tn Atlanta, this week offers for sale one little underslunff automobile, name furnished upon application. It's a good little automobile In its way, but Mr. Cleveland thinks it's hoodooed, so far as he is concerned, and, as he is more or less supersti tious, he is willing: to part with It for a song-, not even necessarily a song of the Caruso persuasion. It is this way. Yesterday Mr. Cleve land and his associate. Harold Holmes, found it necessary to get from Cedartown to Atlanta by early Mon day morning, but they did not discov er the necessity until after the last train had left Cedartown for the day In looking around for an automobile Mr. Cleveland ran across one so at tractive looking that he bought it, right off the reel, and started motor ing to Atlanta. They used two good hours getting to Rockmart. for one of the machine’s lungs got wheezy pretty soon, and on the way from Rockmart to Carters- ville the lights went on the blink for the evening. Between Carrersville and Marietta something on Hie thing's insides slipped its trolley, and between Marietta and Atlanta the fear axle broke down. Rescuers Need Rescu : ng. Fourteen miles from Atlanta, at 11:1. p. m.. Mr. Cleveland phoned to Atlanta to A. L. Belle Isle, and asked that a, machine be sent out to get him and his crippled machine into the city. Belle Isle said, “Sure. Mike.” and started for the spot where the Cedartown automobile was anugiy stuck in the mud. Within 100 short yards of the stranded ones Belle Isle’s machine went “dippy” somehow and undertook to expioie a nearby ex-co f - ton pat< h. some fi feet down a sleep embankment, and not worth explor ing. anyway, Throe yards of fencing were em ployed from a neighboring farm, ob tained surreptitiously, in nn effort to get Belle Isle’s machine back up in she ;oad. Finally It was pried back up where it belonged, but refused to May put. It immediately ambled down the other side of the embankment and into a vacant corn field, equally as uninteresting as ihe cotton patch. Tills is where the Belle Isle chauf feur got mad. It was right at this point t'nai he began saying ^things. And he said some things that, can no’t be printed in a family newspaper. Suspects It’s “Hoodooed.” Aihong other things, however, ho inquired: “What sort of buzz cart is that hii,g of yours, anyhow? Here I have used three hours' good time un dertaking to help von and I haven't been able even to get to you yet. Is tha< loose-jointed. erazy-heade 1. know-kneed, bughouse machine of yours hoodooed?” Cleveland said he was blamed if he didn’t believe it was. And right then is when he determined. finally and positively, to sell it—if he could And somebody to buy it. At 2:34 a. m. all hands started walking to Atlanta—for Cleveland had to make that Monday morning engagement At 5:67 the procession, minus anything like an automobile, reported at the Piedmont Hotel. And when Cleveland reported for his engagement at 9 o’clock he found a wire telling him that the other par ty to it would not reach Atlanta until next Friday. * Rainless Week for Opera Is Promised Weather Man Will Not Predict Tem perature, but Says Skies Will Be Clear. Write ‘Atlanta, i914/ When You Register Convention Bureau Asks Travelers to Aid in Attempt to Get Shriners Here. Thousands of Children Out Protest Against Retention of Superintendent. ert Brazeal. Harry Bussell. H. J. Brown. Ed Blalock, Grover Carr, D. J. Christmas, Jr., Adie Christmas, W. H. Collins, J. H. Crumney, Brice Crow, Bill Conner. C. W. Doster, Tom Fenn, John A. Gordon. Duff Gordon, Jr., Harvey Gordon. John Hendricks. James Hendricks. George Helms. G. Holliday. Frank Jones. W. E. W. Knox. J. W. Lacey, .T. R. Lacey, Wil liam Lacey. W. Harry Lee. Joe Mel vin. John McDuffie, Jr.. Fred Miller, Ed McDuffie. . Tobe Martin. J. F. Nance, Joe Noble. T. Hady Owens. Lonnie Pierce. P. G. Pilgrim, Dan Revals. Leon Revals. Hugh Rodgers, E. G. Smith, Oleve Strickland, John Tyson. P. P. Tyson and William Ty son. Maysville Woman Dead. M AYSVILLE.—*Mrs. Maud Deud- weiier. wife of A. Paul Deadweller. a planter near Maysville. is dead, after an illness of several weeks*. PITTSBURG. April 22. The school children's strike against the reten tion of S. L. Heeter as superintend ent of the Pittsburg public schools continued to spread to-day. Reports from nearly every part of the city told of boy and girl students refusing to ft -|nter the school buildings. The situation was admittedly serious. .Superintendent Heeter last week .vas acquitted of charges made against him by Ethel I. Fisher, a for mer domestic in his home, bi t the trial created much feeling ug8inst him. and public demands have been made that he resign. Thirty boys at the Forbes School to-day refused to return to their stu dies. and. carrying signs, paraded through the downtown streets. Oth ers at the Miller Street and North Side Schools, including a large num ber of girls, also paraded. Superintendent Heeter last night was burned in effigy. Around the flaming straw-stuffed figure of the pedagogue marched a hooting, jeer ing crowd of boys with red ligh- torches. An unidentified boy striker was run down and killed by a street car In front of the Ralston School to-day dbring a demonstration. On the South Side mothers .stood on the street corners and urged their children to strike and cheered other children who made demonstrations against the superintendent. Atlantans may wear their satins | | and their silks, their plug hats and i their open-face coats to the opera without toting an umbrella or rain coat. for the weather man declared this morning on his honor as a prophet that there is not a drop of | fain in sight for the w hole week. No predictions as to what height ! the mercury would climb during the week would be made by the weather man, but to-day, he said, will be al most as balmy and beautiful as a day in Italy. The thermometer reg istered 17 degrees at 6 o’clock this morning, and three hours later had climbed to 60. By late afternoon it will be roam ing around in the seventies, but at no time will the mercury reach the eighties of last week. "Atlanta. 1014 is the way Fred Houver. Secretary of the Atlanta Convention Bureau, is endeavoring to get every At'an^a traveling man to register at hotels as a boosl for the Shriners* convention Atlanta is ut tempting to land. "Wo feel sure Atlanta will get the convention and we want to advertise tt as much as possible.” said Mr Houser “If every Atlantan will reg ister 'Atlanta. 1914.' it will arouse cu riosity and start people to talking. That i? what we want. “Requests will be made to travel ing men's organizations to adopt this style of registering ” The Kind You Have Always Bought has b<*rne the (dgti*- tiire of Clias. ll. Fletcher, and lias been made uixder bis »ersona) supervision for over 250 years. Allow no on* Counterfei MAYSVILLE CAPITALIST BREAKS TINNER'S SKULL MAYSVILLE, UA. April 22—In a dispute over an account. W. F. Mor ris. Jr., a local capitalist, struck C. L. Bradshaw, a tinner, with an iron rod, fracturing the skull. Morris was charged with assault with attempt to murder. Bradshaw Is in a precarious condition. PLANTER BEATEN BY NEGRO FARM TENANT HE HAD SHOTi peri . __ to deceive you in this. Counterfeits* Imitations an4 40 .Inst-a8-groo<l ’* are hut Experiments, and endanger th* health of Children—Experience against Experiment* What is CASTORIA Ctestoria Is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pan- gorie, Drops and Soothing- Syrups. It is Pleasant, ffc contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Nareotta substance. Its ape is Its guarantee. It. destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It reli< Vcs Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates th itt i TA I.BUTTON, CIA.. April 22 S. S. Spear, a prominent Talbol County planter, 1 in a critical condition, while Jim Stevenson, a negro farm tenant, is expected to die from two pistol wounds as the result of an al tercation over a labor contract. After Spear had shot the negro. Stevenson got him down and beat him over the head with a large rock. Stomach and Bowels, giving’ healthy and natural sleep. The Children’s Panucea—The Mother’s Friend. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of Nearly everybody in Atlanta reads \ The Sunday American. YOUR ad vertisement in the next issue will sell | goods. Try it! Use THE CINTMJB COMPANY, TT MURRAY STRCfT. NtW YORK CITY. Years. iJrl USE THE PARCEL POST-ORDER BY MAIL. WMVMWYWtfWWW H ~ mcH & BROS. CO. i Ready to Swing. Long Gloves For the Opera. WOMAN RAPS SOCIETY. COLUMBUS.—Mrs. Harry c'urtls wife of Secretary Harry Curtis, of I the Columbus Y. M. C. A., created much comment at the session of the Woman's Missionary Conference in session al St. Luke Methodist Church, when she discussed the "Fatal Flams in Our Society," appealing for a standard of eQual purity for men and women. meSxZZ* t*L. Southern Suit& Skirt Co. 43-45 Whitehall Street Southern Suit & Skirt Co. 43-45 Whitehall Street X- r Great Special Purchase Sale! f Beginning Tomorrow at 4 oXlock===Positively the Greatest SuiLBuying Opportunities of the Season Two Suit Offers 5? $22,300 of Real Laces to Sell for $14,850 N More Than 10 Times the Usual Stock of Real Laces Shown at a Third to a Half Less the Prices You Expected to Pay ow then! 7 he most lavish sale O' real laces Atlanta has ever expen- » enced. £ The sale is belated. Though originally planned for early April, and post- poned, it his been well worth waiting for. It includes: That Will Crowd Our Store To-morrow! ’fie greatest suit selling of the season is sched uled to begin here to-morrow morniug—and you'll want to be on hand!—asale made possible only by a mighty purchasing power. Our always alert New York connection secured these beautiful suits at a wonderful price concession—of course we'll make a profit on these Suits—hut SEE THEM! siw For Regular $2*1.511 lo $35.00 SUITS There’s inimitable grace and refined elegance in every line of these Suits—featuring (lie tremendously popular Bal kan Blouse models, draped skirts, beautifully trimmed styles and smart tailored Suits — shepherd cheeks, eponge. Bedford cords, etc. -lovely spring colorings lined with peau de cygne. Sjuits for which you would cheerfully pay $29.50 to $35 in this Special Purchase Sale, as long as they last . $14.50 For Regular $10,511 to $22.50 SUITS i anored 11 of ollection of charming Suits—absolutely latest styles—a variety handsome new materials |. • j and lovely spring shades. The quality of tailoring, the pretty peau lie cygne lin ings. the refined grace and beauty of these Suits, which are. of course, guaranteed for two seasons’ satisfactory will captivate you. $19.50 service, Regular values at choice . . $19.50 to $22.50 $14.50 VISITORS to At lanta will find a warm welcome at this store. MESSAUNE Silk Petticoats In all shades—ex- cedent $2.50 to $3.00 values to- mor row . . *1.98 Lo\elv Lingerie SHIRTWAISTS With medallion* and other lovelj trimmings, extra ordinary values at Figured Creoe KIM 0 NOS A re m a k a b 1 p Wednesds iv offer i n ii . choice . , *1.98 Southern Suit & Skirt Co. ‘Atlanta’s Exclusive Women’s Apparel Store.” 43-45 Whitehall Street -a."' »- ' - W* rr. £ Our Own Special Importations: S Importers’ Surplus Stocks 5 Laces tWat aggregate at retail twenty-two thousand three hundred dollars a; ($22,300) are offered at about fourteen thousand eight hundred and fifty J dollars ($ I 4.850). Savings Are a Third to a Half Another big feature is the unusual assortments the sale provides-—more than times the stock usually shown l>v ahv local firm. It comprises the choicest real and Filet, Irish I hiclicss, .act's. Ixisc Fnuf, Bohpuie, Lierre, Princess, Heal Point, Venist AH Offered to the Public at These Savings: i. ui to un to i. •>e. to 5B ii n-, 50c, $’2, 12 inches. banns. .> u > to 1 2 indie Irish Laces: Edges and Bands, 15c up to $1.19; values 35c j5 Motifs or Medallions 5 —15c, 20c, 25c, 98c; values JE Filet Edges and Bauds. 1 1 2 ,=2 $1.25 up to $18.50; values $1 Real Duchess Edges and -5 $2.50 up to $37.50; » Rose Point Edges ;uu 5»j $15 to $45; values $25 up to * rS Bruge Laces— Edges and Bands * $4.50 up to 821; values $8 u Real Point Venise— Edges an $10.50 up 1o $60; values $20 up to $100. jg Real Lierre Edges add Bauds. I to 1H indu $1.50 up to $9; values $2.50 ip ics. values $5 up to $75. Bands. 2 to 12 111<- . 2 to lo $35. •) liuTirs, Princess Laces Bands. Edges and GalLocms; $1.50 up to $13.50; values $2.50 up to $25. Boheme Laces Edges and Inset-tings, 2 to 12 in. $2.65 up to $10; values $4.50 up to $17.50. Novelties i n F i I <■ t E d g e s a u d B a n d s,; $4.35 ii)i to $15; values $8 up to $30. Allcvers in Duchess. Hose Point, Princess, Bruge, $11.75 to $17.50; values $20 up to $35. Real Irish Neckwear in the Sale** 'land-made Irish Crochet Lace Collars, yokes and-! new, shown to-morrow for the first time. Sav- lical miti' sets. All ings a third: $3.50 vokes baud $5.50 vokes $3.50. $2.75. >3. yokes $4. cuff sets $2. to $!•>. (L?.ces. Sal* at 9 a. m. Main Floor, Right.) •uff sets $3.50. $5 collars $3.50. 87 collars $4.95. $8.50 collars $5. $13.50 collars $9.50. ALE of Sample Suits at $29.50 Values $39.50 to $45 His wards suits have sold in season over-, one <5 our oe his sample line. Duplicate tock at $30.50 ~1 maker- sof these and $45. i or rery ,o we are not guessing when we say actualiv worth $39.50 and $45. these suits are They are individual models that you find everywhere: exclusive examples of t lie tailor's art: distinguished by clever style proclaim the artist-tailor. Models of merit woll t the custom- touches dun that will at tract favorable attention in any fashionable gathering. To this lot of samples we have added some suits from lesular stock—slyles loo fine tor the popular taste, ami ihe "ones and twos” of brok en lines. Some sixtj' suits in all in failles, serges, eponge, Bedford cold, checks, suitings and novelties. Bulgarian and Russian blouses, cutaway and straight front coats, plain and draped skirts. Gray, navy, Copenhagen, tan. rt’h'te and black novelties, etr. Values to $45; choice $29.50. (Ready-to Wear. Second Fioor) Usual Credit Courtesies extended to those desiring goods charged. I A Madame Grace Corset S Demonstration knows 2 By Miss Barrington, a woman who j corsets, became she designs them. If you 5 wou'd know complete corset satisfaction hr Z fitted this week hy Miss Barrington. 'Second Flo Silk Stockings in Many Shades New shipments .just in. Worn-, en who have found il difficult lo match certain shades will find* all the popular colors here, and many of the odd shades. We could have had the same liberal color assortment before, but only by waiting could we get our regular qualities. Navy, gray 13 shades), pink, light blue, champagne, canary, gold, silver, black and white. $1.00 and $L50. $1 to $1.50 Silk Stockings 73c Broken lines and odd lots from for mer sales. All silk or with lisle feet and tops. About all sizes in the va- ! rious numbers. (Hosiery, Main Floor, Right.) Dainty Neckfix- ings for Fair Feminine Throats This has b«en a busy neckwear season. Practically sold out two weeks ago. Buyer made a flying trip lo New York, and his pur- eliases are jitsi in. Every new conceit is shown—ihe very neck-- wear that fashionable Xew York raves over is here at oOe tn $15. (Main Floor. Right.V 1 I 1 I 1 r M. RICH & BROS. CO. iVS. RICH & BROS. CO.