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TkiJii .VIIj-UM.V UI'AMiUIA.V AiN U i\l!j YV S,
lUnderstood Governor Will Em
body Request in First Message.
Levy Has Many Friends.
PLUS II FREE
Mrs, Copley Thaw Dusky Cue Artists I Boy Scout Leaders
Weds Gr. Q, Whitney Interrupted at 3 a. m, Form Organization
Ceremony Takes Place at George
Carnegie’s Home on Cum
berland Island.
By JAMES B. NEVIN.
Now that the Income tax amenil-
liiient to the Federal Constitution lias
Ibeen ratified by the necessary num-
of States to make it effective, and
KGeorgia, therefore, is estopped from
(turning in that direction in future
lefforts to increase its income, there
■ re encouraging signs a-plenty that
[ u inheritance tax may be placed
Jnpon the statute books by the next
(Legislature.
Governor Slaton, it is understood,
la’ill advocate such a measure in his
.6t message to the General Assem
bly, and already there are members-
jrlect who are outspokenly committed
to the idea.
I advocates of this form of taxation
Lleclare that it is, of all taxes, the
Irasiest to collect, and that its collec
tion seemingly is attended with a
minimum of friction and ill-feeling.
I The person inheriting, so students
If the inheritance tax theory aver,
barely objects to the payment of the
duty imposed upon the inheritance,
arid many limes they freely admit
End acknowledge its justness. Such
£ claim can not be made in ’behalf of
Idle Income tax. of course, for its col
lection frequently is the source of
Imich vexation and annoyance.
T Nearly all Kuropean countries have
liave an inheritance tax of one sort
|, r another on their statute books, and
Evherever such a tax lias been inau-.
iurated it never has been abandoned.
Si invariably has proven to be a fine
Source of revenue.
| It is expected that Mr. Slaton will
ileal al length with the inheritance
jax in his forthcoming message, en-
■ erirg into more or less elaborate de-
llails as to its equitable features and
(treat possibilities as an income pro-
Klieer
T|,. prospective appointment of
(i homaa G. Scott, of Monroe County,
]i i ). Federal Statistician for Geor-
in succession to the late Governor
,T. Northen, which lias been an-
(tounced by Secretary of Agriculture
Kpuston, apparently gives great sat-
psfaetion throughout the State.
in this position it will be the duty
Kit Mr. Scott to tabulate and consoli
date the reports received from the
- an me- correspondents over the Slate
I ml to keep the Government at Wash
ington apprized of the acreage in the
ir&riouH crops, the weather condi
tions. the crop conditions and the pre-
I' ailing prices; in short, to give the
Government' autlientic repofts of the
ondition of the farming interests of
|. Georgia.
Mr. Scott was formerly president
of the Sixth District Agricultural Col
lege. stationed al Harnesville, but sev
eral years ago resigned to devote bis
Jump to his farm. On this farm he uses
■the lalest improved machinery and
|i tost scientific methods exclusively.
|lle is regarded by agricultural ex-
Iperts as one of the most successful
Exponents of intensive farming in this
(section.
The appointment comes to Mr.
-cott largely as a recognition of his
|nierit. for. although he was highly rec
ommended for the place, it is under
stood that he made no efforts to land
■it.
Governor Declares Tom H. Jones,
Convicted Policeman, Girilty of
Bishop Killing,
Governor Brown- to-day refused a
pardon to Thomas H. Jones, the Ma
con ex-policeman, who is serving u
life term for the murder of Wiley D.
Bishop in a Macon resort.
The action of the Governor ends one
of the hardest fights for a man’s free
dom made in Georgia for years, in
declining to extend clemency, Gov
ernor Brown went directly counter to
the recommendation of the State Pris
on Commission, which asked that
Jones’ sentence be commuted to tile
present term of service, and denied
the weight of the representations
made by many of the most promi
nent citizens of Macon and the re
mainder of Bibb County.
For weeks the numbers of the
Prison Commission and Governor
Brown have been besieged with rela
tives, friends and legal representatives
of the condemned man. Business men
have joined with attorneys in making
trips to Atlanta especially to appear
before the Commission and the Chief
Executive. Members of the State Sen
ate and House of Representatives
from Bibb County have been among
those who added their voices to the
pleas for mercy.
Cousin Confessed to Crime.
While .lories was on trial for the
murder his cousin, John B. Jones,
made the startling confession that it
lie who fired tlie fatal shot.
Thomas Jones, however, was convict
ed. Later John Jones was tried and
also convicted, although lie denied on
his own trial that he had fired the
shot. The verdict of guilty was aft
erward set aside on the ground that
the two men could not have fired the
same shot, and that Thomas Jones
already had been convicted of the
crime.
The application for pardon was
asked on the ground that John Jones
had told the truth when he confessed
to the shooting.
Governor Brown, in declining :o
pardon, quoted at length front the
record .of Thomas Jones’ trial and
said:
"The basis of this application is
that Wiley D. Bishop was not shot
dead by Thomas H. Jones, but by
John B. Jones, yet the trial record un
mistakably shows that Thomas H.
Jones did the shooting, and hence was
rightfully convicted by the jury.
Refers to Powder Stains.
“The extracts from the record in
dicate conclusive! ythat the tiial jury
made no mistake in ignoring the claim
BRUNSWICK. GA., April 22.—A
wedding of unusual interest took place
at Dungeness, on Cumberland island,
to-day, the principals being Mrs.
Copley Thaw, formerly and better
known as the Countess of Yarmouth,
and Geoffrey G. Whitney, of Boston,
Massachusetts.
The wedding was solemnized at the
country estate of Mr, and Mrs.
George Carnegie, brother-in-law and
sister of Mrs. Thaw, on Cumberland
Island. Elaborate preparations had
been made for the event. The bride is
a sister of Harry K. Thaw, who killed
Stanford White. Mr. Whitney is the
son of Mrs. Charles Whitney, of Bos
ton. He and his mother are both
prominent in Eastern society. He is
a banker and broker, member of the
firm of Charles Hea & Company.
Policeman Interferes in Game Be
tween Pool Room Attendants in
Peachtree Place.
Policeman Clack this morning at 3
o’clock was attracted by the clacking
of pool balls one against the other in
ft pool parlor in Peachtree Street, and,
investigating, discovered a champion
ship game in full swing. It was
Chester vs. Witherspoon for the dusky
championship of the world.
Chester and Witherspoon are em
ployees of the place and had long
boasted of their respective skill. The
rivalrj mid the bantering became so
heated that finally came the cham
pionship battle in the’wee small hours.
Officer Clack made a case against
J. L. Clark, manager of tile pool room.
Recorder Broyles dismissed tfce case
on the showing that the doors were
locked and that no outsiders were
present.
California Women
.Vote to Oust Judge
Libel Suit Is Lost
By Lord Douglass
New Body Plans to Get Entire Mem
bership of Army in Atlanta
Working In Unison.
FIFTH REGIMENT BAND
BANQUET BIG SUCCESS
AUGUSTA BARTENDERS JOIN
UNION; TWO NOW IN STATE
When State Organizer Strauss, of
the International Brotherhood of Bar
tenders, completes the organization of
a local in Augusta to-day, Georgia
will be placed In the unique position
of being a prohibition State with a
strong liquor men’s organization.
The Augusta local makes two
branches of the bartenders’ organiza
tion in the State. The other one is
in Atlanta.
Members of the Fifth Regiment
Band are to-day being congratulated
on the success of the annual banquet
and reception given at Fort McPher
son last night. B. Lee Smith, toast
master, was introduced by Chief Mu
sician Clint E. Barber, and several in
formal talks were made. Jerome
Jones, labor leader, was the princi
pal speaker.
The band has been engaged for the
three-day Confederate reunion at
Chattanooga in May.
HEIRS DEMAND FEE FOR
RECEIVER FOR RAILWAY
Administrators of the estate of the
late Famuel F. Parrot have filed a pe
tition before Judge Pardee, of the Dis
trict Court, for remuneration for the
services of Mr. ParFot as receiver for
the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic
Railroad.
The amount of the claim is no.t stated.
Tt is understood that $1,000 a month for
the eighteen months’ services is asked.
of John B. Jones that he—not Thomas
H. Jones—took the life of Wiley D.
Bishop. The powder stains and the
hair burned away around the wound
could not have resulted from a pistol
fired by a man standing 5 or 6 feet
away. They were inevitable from a
man standing close enough to the vic
tim to have touched him with his
hand when he fired.
“Added to this is the uncontested
fact that Thomas H. Jones beat Bish
op over the head with the butt end of
a pistol, cracking his skull, a wound
sufficient to cause his death, leaving
out of consideration everything else.
“Inasmuch, therefore, as the execu
tive office can have no part in sus
taining the claim of a man in one
trial that he did a felonious deed
which in another trial he denies nr
did, it must insist that the man really
guilty of the crime shall suffer the
penalty which the verdict of the jury
placed upon him. That man is Thom
as H. Jones.”
WILSONS MISS CRASH IN
AUTO BY NARROW MARGIN
WASHINGTON, April 22.—Presi-
dent and Mrs. Wilson narrowly es
caped a serious automobile accident
last evening when the White House
automobile, darting across the tracks
in front of a street car near the Cap
itol, missed a collision'by less than a
yard. The jamming on of the brakes
by the motorman halted the car so
suddenly that passengers were shaken
from their seats.
A Scout Mostes’ Association lias
been organized in Atlanta, composed
of heads of various troops of Boy
Scouts. Through the association it
is planned to ge the entire member
ship of the Boy Scouts working in
unison.
The Boy Scouts will be a feature
of the Memorial Day parade. The
youngsters have been drilling regu
larly. Each troop is anxious to make
the best showing.
Linton Johnson, master of Troop
4, is president; B. W. Farrar. Troop
7. vice president, and Tillou II.
Forbes. Troop 3. secretary and treas
urer of the new organization.
WOULD HAVE ALL .NATIONS
SHARE COST OF CANAL
WASHINGTON, April 22.—Repre
sentative Moore, ol Pennsylvania, has
introduced bills in the House relative
to tha Panama Canal. One measure
directs the Secretary of State to con
fer with other nations with a. view
to having them share with the Un
ited States in the cost and mainte
nance of the canal.
Two bills provide for the creation
of a Panama Canal trade commis
sion to enable the commercial, agri
cultural and industrial interests o£
the United States to derive advan
tages from the canal.
GEORGIA SEWANEE ALUMNI
PLAN TO GIVE BANQUET
The Sewanee alumni of Georgia is
planning a banquet In Atlanta some
time in the Spring. That all grad
uates and Sewanee men may be
reached by a personal invitation, they
are requested to send their names to
John D. Babbage, 1123 Candler
Building.
E. H. Hinton, president of the
Georgia Sewanee Alumni Association,
has charge of the plans for the en
tertainment.
Finds New Vapor Treatment
Invaluable In Keeping Seven Little Ones Free From
Colds and Croup.
Atlanta. Ga.~ "Last winter I had an
awful cough and severe pain in my
side.” says Mrs. T. M. Cannon, of 103
Payne Street. “In fact my friends
thought 1 had consumption and though
l tried everything. 1 seemed no better.
On advice of Mr. Williams, of the Owl
Pharmacy, I commenced using Vick’s
Croup and Pneumonia Salve. The ef
fect was wonderful, in a short time
the cough and pain in my side were
gone. Since then T find Vick’s inval
uable in keeping my seven little ones
free from colds and croupy troubles.”
We hear this everyday from persons
who have tried this new remedy. They
are enthusiastic over it and claim it
does not interfere with the digestion;
relieves wofst colds overnight and
croup in fifteen minutes. It is in the
form of a salve containing healing va
pors When applied to the chest and
throat and covered with warm cloths,
these vapors are released and inhaled
direct to the affected parts, affording
instant relief. At the same time it is
absorbed through the skin, taking out
all soreness.
Leading druggists are selling this
new treatment in 25c. 50c and $1
packages with a guarantee that full
retail price will be returned if it is
not entirely satisfactory. It proves a
welcome relief from the old method of
dosing the stomach and having the di
gestion out of order fer a weed* or ten
days 4 .
Suffragists Lead Fight in First Ap
plication of the Recent Law
in That State.
Judges Hold English Nobleman’s
Character Was Not Injured by
Wilde Letters.
SAN FRANCISCO., CAD, April 22.
California’s recall law was applied
for the first time to-day when bal
lots were cast for or against the re
moval of Police Judge Charles L.
Weller. Women’s clubs of Han Fran
cisco led in the light against Judge
Weller.
Women were active at the polls,
most of them voting to remove him.
Judge Weller reduced the bail bond
of a man accused of criminal assault.
LONDON, April 22.—A verdict in
fuvor of the defendant was returned
this afternoon in the libel action
brought by Lord Alfred Douglaes
against Arthur' Raneome on account
of statements made in Mr. Ransome's
book, “Oscar Wilde; a Critical Study.”
The judges held that the lord’s
character had not been hurt by these
statements.
It Was Some
What Is the
kn Impromptu Debating Society Fell
Afoul of Abtruee Higher : '
Political Economy.
The Georgian's telephone rang and
a hesitant voice asked for an editor.
“Say,” it said, "four or five of ue
fellows had an argument laet night
and we want you to decide It. The
question was this;
"'Which would produce the great
er panic, if Rockefeller, Carnegie and
all I he other trig rich men cashed lit
all their resources and took the money
to Europe, or If these same men were
to remove by some superhuman
means all their actual resources, their
oil welle, factories, railroads and so
forth ?’ ” . . *
CHAMBERLIN-JOHNSON-DuBOSE CO.
ATLANTA NEW YORK PARIS
Beautiful Wash Fabrics Lose a Good
Part of Their Price
Says The Macon News; '‘Hon. John
|T. Allen Representative in the Leg
islature from Baldwin County, and a
Candidate for Speaker of the House,
I s in Macon to-day. Mr. Allen is
Jionlident that he will be chosen
■Speaker, although Representative J.
I Randolph Anderson, of . Chatham
ounty, lias already claimed the of-
|flce.”
All of which is interesting enough
land very much to the point, except
I'or the facts that Judge Allen is a
]>enator-elect and not a Representa-
luve-elect, as is Mr. Anderson, and
|*ach is a candidate for the Presidency
|"t the Senate ajid not the Speakership
|of the Mouse.
The latter job, Mr. Barwell, of Han-
« ock. appears to have securely nailed
I flown
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Mr. Harry L. Schlesinger,
Atlanta, Ga.
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Secretary.
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ENRICO CARUSO
FLOWERS and FLORAL DESIGNS;
I ATLANTA FLORAL CO.
Both Phones Number 4. 41 Peachtree
New Company at Bonita
Makes Decided Hit
At Opening.
j , t* 151 most beautiful ;#nil best
i Tamed chorus appearing in At-
Lanta is that of the Roberts-
■iTh Ura Company at the Bonita.
I f -’ S 'ns and dance and the ens-
| are new and bright. The
1 '■°’P eri ians are also above par.
there is not one dull moment
jturing tbo performance. Tain
a a an hour off from business and
1 e M°y yourself at the Bonita,
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delighted this world-famed star—his indorsement is but another emphasis' of the superb
quality of these delicious
HOCOLATES
Made of "mell-in-your-nicuth ’ malerial
Manufactured by HARRY L. SCHLESINGER Sizes--25c. 80c. $1.00. $3.50
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In This Remarkable Sale
Plan to be here early in the morning—for some unusual hap
penings.
Wasli fabrics, very beautiful and summery wash fabrics,
meaning both exquisite novelt ies, such as embroidered
voiles, and year-in and year-out necessities such as llaxons
and ginghams, are reduced most extraordinarily.
Yes, it is still April, and the wash fabric season lies be
fore us. This sale is nothing, if not timely. The full bene
fits of merchandise priced at less, a great deal less than their
actual worth, shall accrue from this sale.
Take the instance of these embroidered marquisettes.
They were priced until now $2.50, $3.00 and $3.50 a yard.
Now they are 98c a yard. The v are the summer dress fabric
“de luxe.” Exquisite weaves, light as tissue, and yet very
often embroidered in floral patterns and in eyelet work.
These in white and colors.
However, this is but one item—
Here are many—read them all, it is to your advantage.
15c, 17 l-2c and 20c a yard, Checked White Batistes. 28 inches Q_
wide, various checks, are
25c, 30c and 35c a yard, Checked White Voiles. 28 inches J _
wide, a great variety, are
20c a yard, Plain White Flaxon, 36 inches wide, and Colored Bordered
Klaxons, 28 inches wide, that were 19c a yard. 15c
25c, 30c, 35c and 40c* a yard. Shirtings, very soft, in beautiful pat
terns. checks and stripes. 32 inches wide, and with these are t
Imported Ginghams that were 30c. 35c and 40c. all now
85c a yard. Madras, 32 inches wide, a silk and cotton fabric for waists
and shirts; soft tans, blues and cream, with stripes in gray,
tan, blue, black and white; beautiful; they are.. ..
65c a y»rd. Ramie Linens. 45 inches wide and full of weight C Ap
and v tr; tine for suits and skirts; in colors; are
$1.C„, $1.25 and $1.50 a yard, Voiles, white and colored grounds, em
broidered in white and colors and eyelet embroidered, 32 JJJJQp
inches wide, are
$1.00, $1.25 and $1.50 a yard. Linens, embroidered; choose about any
color you might want, or black, 32 inches wide;
they are now ”
$2.50, $3.00 and $3.50 a yard, Embroidered Marquisettes of most
beautiful texture and embroidered designs, in white and QOp
in colors; 36 inches wide; they are. Z70K*
$1.50 a yard, Ratines with wide and attractive open-work 1 AA
border; these in white and colors; 45 inches wide;they are.. •V/Vf
“Hold-Fast” Sheets
The Hold-Fast Sheets—that fit over the end of the
mattress so that they cannot pull out—are winning friends.
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WORTH
$1.15
Size
They are a very practical
innovation—and still to
morrow they are reduced.
81 inches by 99 inches
AT
89c
Every Oriental Rug That We Own, Yon
May Own at a Reduced Price
Seems strange that Oriental Rugs should be reduced,
but they, just as all merchandise in this store, are subject to
the rules of merchandising as practiced here.
Oriental Rugs of worth are of fixed value, or rather, of
increasing value—and vet these reductions, and at the same
time when good housekeepers are fixing up their homes
for summer.
An opportunity!
Every rug—without exception—in this great, splendid
stock is reduced. Indeed it is anything but a sale of odd
pieces and patterns. Choose from among them all—small
est mats, greatest room carpets, and pay less. m
Agents for Butterick Patterns and Publications. 00
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