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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 30. 1013.
Aldermen Accused by McClelland
.Tell Own Stories—None
Acts as Prosecutor.
Council's probe of the McClelland
graft charges probably will be con
cluded this afternoon. Alderman John
E. McClelland has completed his case,
but declines to act as prosecutor;
Assistant City Attorney W. D. Ellis,
Jr., the city's legal representative
in the matter, has made it clear that
does not intend to appear in such
a role, and the investigating conimiL-
tec has been content to allow the wit
nesses to tell their ow n stories.
The defendants, however, are repre
sented by able lawyers, Aldine Cham
bers acting for James W, Maddox,
and Luther Z. Rosser for Aldermen
I. N. Ragsdale and F. J. Spratling.
When Attorney Rosser demanded
more definite proof from Alderman
McClelland, Attorney Charles T. Hop
kins, representing Alderman Mc
Clelland, made it clear that the com
mittee had the power to obtain all
the books and records bearing on the
alleged transactions.
Furnishes New Sensation.
While on the stand yesterday aft
ernoon Alderman John E. McClel
land gave a new' twist to his sensa
tlonal accusations. He was telling
the committee that Alderman F. J
Spratling himself had confessed to
borrowing money from near-beer
dealers.’ j
“Didn't Alderman Spratling tell
you that as a friend and in confi
dence?” asked Attorney Rosser.
“Yes,” answered Alderma^ Mc
Clelland, “but his conduct sifice ab
solved me from any obligation.”
“Didn’t y.ou and Alderman Sprat
ling alw’ays vote the same on these
near-beer matters?”
Aldine Chambers always told him
how to vote/’ answered Alderman Mc
Clelland. “My information is that
Aldine Chambers is attorney for the
crematory company.”
Attorney Rosser demanded specific
details. Alderman McClelland finally
'declined to give them. Later Aldine
Chambers gave out this written state,
ment:
• “Alderman McClelland is both men
tally and physically so diseased and
deranged as to be totally irresponsi
ble If any able-bodied man will
make such a statement I will call
him a liar so quick it will make his
head swim.”
Winn Tells of Discoveries.
Former Mayor Winn took the stand
and told how he had found Alderman
Maddox at work on a city sewage
disposal plant. He said he dismissed
the matter when City Attorney James
L. Mayson ruled that the Alderman
was within his legal rights.
He next told how he had discovered
that Alderman Spiraling had bor
rowed money from near-beer dealers.
He said that Alderman Spratling had
.asked to be appointed chairman of
•the police committee, and that he had
decided to appoint him, although he
had never told Alderman Spratling
so.
“When I discovered these debts T
called Alderman Spratling to my of
fice and told him I could not ap
point him.”
Chester A. Dady, city sewer con
tractor, said that he had a written
contract with Alderman J. W. Maddox
for excavation work. He promised
to produce it.
The case of Alderman I. N. Rags
dale. charged w ith buying horses and
■ mules for the city, will be taken up
this afternoon.
Pair Held in $16,500
Life Insurance Fraud
J. C. La France and Wife, of Marsh^
field. Ore., Charged With Sub
stituting Body.
MARSHFIELD, ORE., April 30.— 1 b
C. La France an 1 wife arc under ar
rest at Coquille, charged with insur
ance fraud.
La France is alleged to have in
sured his life for $10,000 in the Pos
tal Life Company, of New York, and
$0,500 in other companies, and to
have gone on a hunting trip on the
Clackamas River. A few months
later a ccc^unpo'-ed body was identi
fied as that of La France.
After the insurance had been paid
to the wife it was discovered, it is
charged, that La France had passed
off another's body as his own.
New Jersey Bishop
Selects Own Grave
Then, Although in the Best of
Health, He Places Order for His
Tombstone.
TRENTON, N. J., April 30.—Al
though the Rt. Rev. James A. MoFaul,
Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese
of Trenton, is enjoying good health,
he has selected his grave and given
a stonecutter an order for a tomb
stone.
The Bishop v\< nt to Lawreneeville
and visited the Home for Aged Wom
en. He suddenly stopped in front of
Morris Hall, and said, "Here is where
I want to be buried.” Several priests
and laymen laughed, but the Bishop
said he was not jesting, that his re
gard for the hone- was such that he
wanted to be buried in front of it
when he died. *
Four Big Topics for
Peace Delegates
Americans in Congress in St. Louis
To-morrow Hope to Shape The
Hague Program.
ST. LOUJ.S, April 30.—-Four mat
ters of worldwide importance will
considered at the fourth American
P, .ice Conference, which will begin
here to-morrow. They ar< :
V world court of arbitration; lim
itation uj armament: Anglo-Ameri
can peace centenary: Panama Canal
irrat? ..dispute.
We are trying to have the cou-
« e.-is influeuee the program of the
next Hague Conference ia 1S*1T.." ITo-
f. >-*of Manley < >. Hudson, cl minimi)
of too f’i.'.gram Committoo, has an-
Ui'UUc. d.
Wins Widow He Told
of Husband’s Death
Commander H. G. McFarland Mar
ries Former Wife of Hero of
Kearsarge Disaster.
WASHINGTON, April 30.—Com
mander H. G. MMcFarland w r ho bore
the new's the death of Lieut. John
Melton Hudgin^ to his widow, won
the hand of Mrs. Hudgins and they
were married in St. Thomas’s Church,
New .York City to-day.
Lieutenant Huagins was the hero
of the Kearsarge disaster and died
while trying to .-ave the men under
his command. His >vidow is the
daughter of Mrs. Francis Bergerman.
a social leader of Washington, and
heiress to a large fortune. Lieuten
ant and Mrs. Hudgins had one son.
Jack, who will be a page at his
mother’s second wedding next week.
ODDITIES
—in the—
DAY’S NEWS
TRAVELED FAR TO END HIS
LIFE.—When Max Beaver, of Daven
port, Iowa, umbrella mender, w r as
fished out of the water he told Chi
cago policemen that he came all he
way from his Iowa home to commit
suicide in Lake Michigan.
PREFERRED WIFE TO JAIL.—
Unable to pay $50 which Mrs. Rachael
Sparks, 50, charged he had stolen
from her, Frank G. Girard, 56, Lex
ington, Ky., offered himself to her in
stead. She accepted and the two
were married.
FATALLY HURT AVOIDING
KILLING CAT.—Turning out to avoid
running down a cat, George Junkel,
of Chicago, wrecked his motorcycle.
Mary Shannon, aged 19, telephone
operator, who was riding on the back
seat of the machine, was fatally hurt.
The cat was uninjured.
EIGHTEEN WORDS IN HIS WILL.
Roland Jacobs, of Chicago, who died
just before his college career began,
disposed of $1,200, w'hich he had
saved, in an eighteen-word will, leav
ing the money to his father, brother
and sister.
“LOVE'S LABOR LOST.”—“Neither
of us wanted to get married anyhow.
If the dollar is returnable, send it to
her.” This request was attached to
a marriage license w’hich was return
ed to the county clerk's office in New
York City by the near bridegroom.
The fee wasn’t returnable.
PRIZE BULL BRINGS $3,000.—
John Arfman. of Middletown, N. Y..
sold a 6-w'eek-old Holstein bull calf
to Dr. B. B. Cann, of Scranton, Pa.,
for the record price of $3,000. The
sire of the calf is the $10,000 bull
“King Alcartra,” whose dam. “E. K.
Alcartra,’’ has a record of over 20
pounds of butter in seven days and
producing over 15,000 pounds of milk
in a year.
CAN’T MAKE FEET BEHAVE.—
“Every time I hear ragtime music 1
have to take an extra grip on my
self to keep my feet still.” said the
Rev. Arthur Popleman, of Philadel
phia, at the County Christian En
deavor Fonvention at Atlantic City,
X. J. “If writers of ragtime music
would stop putting questionable
words to their lyrics their scores
would live forever.”
HYOMEI RELIEVES
III FIVE MINUTES
Help Comes Quickly When Hyo- ^
mei Is Used for Catarrh.
Quick relief comes’ from the
Hyomei treatment for catarrh and
all troubles of the breathing or
gans. smeh as stopped-up head,
sniffles or morning choking. Put
a. few drops of liquid Hyomei in
the pocket inhaler that comes with
every outfit, and before you have
used the treatment five minutes
you will notice relief from your
catarrhal troubles.
It gives a tonic healing effect to
the air you breathe, kills the ca
tarrhal germs, stops the poisonous
secretions, soothes the irritated
mucous membrane anr% makes a
marked improvement in the gen
eral health.
Hyomei is not a cure-all; it has
but one aim, the relief of catarrh
and diseases of the breathing or
gans. When there is no catarrh,
the general health is improved, for
then nature has a chance to build
up the entire system.
If you suffer from offensive
breath, raising of mucus, frequent
sneezing, husky voice, discharge
from the nose, droppings in the
throat, loss of strength, spasmodic
coughing and feeling of tightness
across the upper part of the chest,
or any other symptoms of ca
tarrh, use Hyomei at once. It will
destroy the disease germs in the
no.“e, throat and lungs, and give
a quick and permanent relief.
Hyomei does not contain cue aim
or aijy habit-forming drug. Tk
complete Outfit costs . extra )
bottles if later needed. 50 cents. (
Druggists <■ v» i/when-
Brain Food Ordered **^ , i | *^«V«Vw^V Mail Orders Invited. Out-of-town customers can share in this sale
TO FIX HUES
OF
Howard M. Jones, of Nashville,
Only Southerner on Commis
sion Appointed by U. S.
WASHINGTON, April 30.—The per
sonnel of the board of engineers ap
pointed by the Interstate Commerce
Commission to assist in formulating
plans foe. the physical valuation of
railroads was announced to-day.
It is composed of R. A. Thompson,
now with the California Railroad
Commission; Professor W. D. Pence,
State Engineer of the Wisconsin Rail
road and Tax Commission; J. B. Wor
ley, of Kansas City, Mo., a consult
ing engineer in private practice
Howard M. Jones, of Nashville, Tenn
consulting engineer in private prac
tice, and E. F. Wendt, of Pittsburg
Pa., president of the American So
ciety of Civil Engineers and now in
charge of the engineering work of
the Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad.
Efforts are being made through the
War Department to have an army
engineer designated for service with
the board.
The board will have charge of,car
rying out the actual work of valuing
railroad properties and at the same
time make such recommendations to
the commission as it deems necessary
in expediting the work.
for Harvard Students :g
Oatmeal and Rice Replace Pies.
Charlotte Russe and Cake on
Memorial Hall Menu. ^2
BOSTON, April 30.—Remarkable to
say, it is deemed necessary for Har
vard students to build up their brains.
To this end the Harvard Dining As
sociation, w'hich caters for 1.200 stu
dents in Memorial Hall, has tabooed
pies, cake, pudding, charlotte rysse
and all such enervating and brain
weakening delicacies.
In their place the menu offers for
dessert at the noonday and twilight
meals preparations of thought-stimu
lating oatmeal and ice. It is very
noticeable that the men who stand
lowest In their classes pass their
plates for a second helping.
Lawyers Undecided
On Darden Appeal
Convicted Slayer of Goddard Awaits
Transfer to State Farm or
the Penitentiary.
Elmer T. Darden, sentenced to three
years’ imprisonment for slaying C. M.
Goddard, to-day is awaiting an order
from the Prison Commission which
will send him to one of the State
farms, or the State penitentiary.
His attorneys, who had said they
would appeal the case if Darden was
found guilty of murder, or sentenced
to ten years or more, had not decided
to-day whether they would take an
appeal to a higher court.
3 U. S. SAILORS DROWNED.
LOS ANGELES, April 30.—Three
sailors were drowned when a launch
from the U. S. Maryland capsized
near the beach at Venice, a resort
near here.
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It won t take long for you to
discover the reason for our immense
shoe business. Just one visit to our
Shoe Department, and you 11 know.
All tbe prefered styles, witb a com
plete range of sizes and widths, and
salesmen wbo know bow to fit make
it easy and pleasant to buy your
shoes here.
. Tbe pictures show three of the
pretty styles that women favor this
seaspn.
Tbe new Colonial Pump in Dull
or Patent Kid with light turn or
medium welted sole with small tongue
and covered buckle, Louis or Cuban
Heel- —nothing prettier has been de
veloped among new styles . $5 pr.
Tbe new this season s models in
pumps now so much sought for may
be bad here in all tbe popular leathers
and fabrics, with light or medium
soles, high, narrow or low broad
heels $4 pr.
Smart button o xfords, another
favored style this season that makes
an attractive street or semi-dress shoe
for afternoon wear, are here in all
leathers Kids, Gun Metal, Tans
and Patents, with high or low
heels $3.50 pr.
This but a few of many new
styl es. All worth seeing.
K eel
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M. RICH & BROS. CO.
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Annual May Silk Clearance J
Wherein We Distribute New and Fashionable Silks
at Saving of an Average Half
Rich s Annual May Silk Clearance starts to-morrow at 8:30 s harp.
This is not a sale of shelf-weary tag ends, “buyer’s mistakes,’ tender silks nor off shades. It is
just the reverse—a sale of all the year round staple grades and silks highest in Fashion’s favor.
Planned originally to profit by trade conditions—to help manufacturers and jobbers dispose of
their surplus stocks, this May Sale has grown to be the largest trade movement of its kind in the South.
Manufacturers and jobbers recognize it—they know that no lot of silks is too large for us to
handle if style, quality and prices are right. So we get first choice of their surplus stocks—it saves them
time and “peddling around.”
Fully three-fourths of the silks in this sale are such surplus stocks—secured by our buyer on his
special New York trip—and offered to-morrow for the very first time. #
T he other silks come from our own select stock—silks which have been selling freely at their full
price of a third to a half more than to-morrow’s figure.
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(Left Annex, Main Floor, at 8:30)
$3.50 Chiffon Cloths $1.39
Imported chiffon cloths, the choicest product of the
French looms. Soft and sheer with deep borders of
Bulgarian, floral, martine and futurist patterns. Im
pressionistic designs now the rage in New York, deep
satin borders, the color combinations leave description
dumb. Colors run the gamut of the color card. 44-inch.
$1 & $1.25 Fancy Taffetas
Soft fashionable taffetas in
I lie pretty Dolly Madison and r? r?
spaced floral designs, stripes, IJIJ G
warp prints, jacquards and *
changeable styles, 24 and 27 Inches wide.
New $1 Messalines at
59c
$3.50 French Silk Voile $1.29
*V dream of loveliness. One-half will be as sheer as
gossamer, the other of crepe meteor or the beautiful
Calot satin. Some have peacock stripes, others are in
allover Persian patterns, still others are Dolly Madison
or floral designs. Wonderful possibilities for stunning
gowns.
The ever-favore d all silk
messalines in a wonderfully
soft, supple quality, 20 full
pieces, including the leading
street and evening shades: 22, 24 and 27
inches wide.
85c Silk Foulards at
40 pieces from the most fa- ^
moils manufacturer in Amer- [Z fa _
ica. Spot proof from rain or
water. The 40 pieces Include
the fashionable space designs, dots, con
ventional patterns, etc. About every
conceivable color, including black and
white.
Trimmings : Half Price
Three big lots of bands hii<1 fringes, gold,
silver, embroidered crystal, chenille, etc.
All just half.
$1 Chiffon Taffetas at
A beautiful quality of
pliant chiffon taffeta for
all dress purposes. Ketulls
everywhere at $1 a yard. Sol
id colors or changeables, 20 Inches.
59c
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$1 Yard-wide Black Taffeta
This is our famous “Yellow
Edge” which we always sell
at $1. As long as 10 pieces
last the price is 77c.
Obo for our famous she “Purple Edge”
yard-wide Mack taffeta, .lust 10 pieces.
77c
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$2.50 and $3.00 Bordered
Chiffon 98c
Solid color chiffons with single or double satin
stripe borders, navy, brown, Copenhagen, light blue,
pink, grey, tan, violet, wistaria., amethyst, taupe, navy,
black and white.
$1.50 Imp. Black Foulard
A beautiful quality of im- _
ported French foulard, won- Ml O —^
derfull.v soft and pliable, ClC/
will drape delightfully, 42
inches wide. Black only.
75c to $1.50 Chiffons, Etc.
One big lot of chiffons, ^
chiffon cloths and nets, light C —
$1.50 to $2.25 Chiffon Taffetas 88c
A tremendous assortment of fine chiffon taffetas in
about every conceivable street and evening shade. (No
black or white.) All a full yard wide. Not a piece in
the lot that formerly sold for less than $1.50; many
worth $1.75 to $2.25. Choice 89c.
and dark colors, some slight
ly soiled, others in odd
shades, white nets Included, 44 inches
wide, formerly 73c, $1, $1.23 and $1.50;
now 39c.
$1.50 White Pongee at
All silk white Arab pongee p*
for coats and smart suits.
27 inches wide. V*
$1.49 for $2.25 Auto Cloth, of the
pongee family, for coats, etc., yard wide.
$1.50 Lining Satin at
98c
$1.50 Silk and Wool Crepe
79c
Splendid grade of white
lining satin, yard wide, Arm,
and closely woven, hut pliant
and supple.
Imported soft, crinkly
Ori'iic that drapes with clas
sic grace. Warp of pure
thread silk, filling of linest
Australian wool. A lovely
combines beauty and service,
amethyst, turquoise, grey. 44
fabric that
Navy, tan,
inches.
$1 Black Messaline at
79c
$1.50 Silk Suiting at 89c
A feature of the sale. These silks come from the
most prominent silk specialist in America—a man who
brings out more than half of the season’s best sellers.
Here are fine silk serges, wide diagonals, beautiful
broches, very fine needle twills—all the silks that are
in high favor for fine suitings and street dresses. In
solid colors and neat designs. Wide color assortment
of 22 pieces, 24 inches wide.
$1 and $1.25 Fancy
Messalines 69c
Soft free flowing messalines in
floral patterns, Jacquard designs,
kin stripes, changeable effects, etc.
24 and 27 inches.
59c Colored Messalines at
warp prints, neat
lair line and Pe-
Wide color range.
About 10 pieces of
messalines, chiefly
light colors.
19-inch
in the
39c
$1 Colored Messalines at
59c
24 and 27-inch colored and
changeable messalines in
light and dark colors. Fine
soft, free flowing quality.
Fine quality kimono silks
in floral, Dolly Varden and
characteristic kimono pat
terns. Has a rich satin fin
ish. Blue, rose, violet, purple, tan and
black grounds with contrasting colors.
Silk Ratines Reduced
Just five pieces, plain weaves
lasse.
Customers will recognize
this instantly as our “Yellow
Edge,” the best yard wide
black messaline in the city
for $1. 10 full pieces of it go in the May
Clearance at 79c.
$1.25 Silk Crepe Taffeta 69c
Something new—shown for the first time this sea
son. Soft crinkly crepe with the sturdy wearing qual
ities of a taffeta, all the leading street and evening
shades, 27 inches.
$1.50 Tussah Crepe de Chine $1.19
The season's novelty. Combines the soft delightful
qualities of a clingy crepe de chine with the striking
rough appearance of the Tussah silks. Very smart.
Navy, black, Copenhagen, Alice, cafe an lait, tan,
brown, reseda. Note the width, 36 inches.
85c & $1 Spotproof Foulards 69c
The same standard qualities that retail everywhere
at 85c and $1. More than 75 pieces in every desirable
color. Some with two tone dots or floral designs, geo
metrical figures, etc., 24 inches. Don’t miss this.
Clearing $2 Woolens at 69c
One big table of fine wool-
ens in serges, tweeds, novel-
ties, vigereaux, English suit- f*
ings, crashes, etc., all short
length of 2 to 10 yards. Many are the
Iiest of I his season’s styles—for best
pieces sell fir*t—bi light and dark colors.
44 to 50 inches wide. Former prices $1.50.
$2 and $2.50. Choice, the yard, 09c.
$1 Kimono Silks at
69c
and niate-
Zg.
Good-bye to Dress Patterns
With a very few exceptions every silk dress pattern
in stock has had its price lowered a half or more.
Many of these are the exclusive patterns we import direct,
others are silks loo expensive to meet the
popular taste and purse. There are jacquard crepe do
chines, Calot satins in Cubist and Bakan patterns, em
broidered chiffons, matelasse, gold and silver fabrics em
broidered in black satin, crepe chiffons, brocaded crepe de
chines, etc.
Chiefly in one of a kind, some better sellers than oth
ers, which accounts for a $25 pattern selling in one in
stance for $6.95 and in another at $9.95. All the patterns
grouped variously under these three prices:
$25 to $45 silk patterns $13.95
$20 to $35 silk patterns $9.95
$1.3 to $23 silk patterns $6.95
59c All Silk Foulards 33c
This is great. These are the ail silk foulards which
many stores feature as great values at 59c. We Iwve
65 full pieces in spaced floral designs, stripes, dots and
conventional patterns. Chiefly white designs on navy,
’Copenhagen, brown, tan. grey, ami black grounds.
$1 Firm Dress Taffetas 59c
A soft lively silk, firm but supple with wonderful
draping qualities. One of the finest dress taffetas in
the market to-day; retails at all the better stores for
$1. Solid colors in white, light, blue, Alice, navy, gen
darme, Copenhagen, violet, lilac, tan, red, garnet, rese
da, maze, pink, grey, etc., and the same combinations a '
and colors in changeables. 27 inches. 3r)
New $1.50 Wash Silks at 89c 5*
Check these silks when they go to the laundry. jjp
Note that they wash and wear as well as linens of the t
same texture, for they are pure silk, sans zinc, sans tin, 3c)
sans gum or loading of any kind, just beautiful silks in JJF
beautiful patterns for shirt waists, shirts and dresses. m
Black and colored stripes on white grounds and some 5;
all colored. 62 inches wide, ,
$2 All Wool Crashes at 89c
Beautiful qualities, soft, medium weight woolens for
soils and skirts. 56 inches wide. Drey, tan, fawn. blue.
^]|||I1|III M. RKiH & SROS. CO. 52-56 Whitehall Street