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Mortality Statistics for Year 1912 Show Improvement in Death Rate Throughout Country. THE ATLANT A GEORGIAN AND NEWS.WEDNEHDAV, APRIL HO. 1913. 35 Graduated by School of Medicine Closing Exercises at Atlanta College Will Be Held To-night in the Atlanta Theater. School Officials in Second Day's Session Littleton Opposes Universal Suffrage MAY CALL LEGISLATURE TO SETTLE FREIGHT ROW eral Addresses Will Be Made by Delegates to Annual Con vention Here. Every Or.e Must Lesrn to Use Bal- i lot, Not All Can, Says New York Congressman. RALEIGH, X. C.. April ■•That ilmcrnor Craig 1 will tall th« Legls- irt \ WAbJdj GTON. April 3o.— Mortali ty statistic. 1 * for 1911. mude ]>ublic to day by Cenmis Director Durand, show a decided Improvement in the death rate throughout the country. Seattle, ’SVash.. has the lowest death rate for 1911, 8.8 per 1,000. as against 10.0 per 1,00a for 1910. Memphis. Tenn., has the highest rate, or 21.11 per 1,000, cqjnpared to 21.4 in 1910. The registration area includes 20- odd States, with a population of 59.- 275,977 persons. < >f these 839,284 died In 1911. The death rate for the total area for that year is 14.2 pef 1,000. the lowest ever recorded. The high est ever recorded for the same area was 19.8 In 188o Atlanta's death rate in 1911 was 19.4. Los Angeles has a rate of 14.5 San Francisco is apparently tolerably healthy, for It has a death rate of only 15.2, while New Orleans*, below the level of the Mississippi River, has a death rute of 20.4. The death rate in Denver was 15.5; Chicago, 14.5; St. Louis. 15.4; Albany, 20.4; New York City, 16.2; Rochester. N. Y.. 14.4; Columbus, Ohio, 14.3; Philadelphia. 10.6; Boston, 17.1, Mil waukee, 11.9, and Spokane, 11.6. cine nvc >oung men will r from the Atlanta S- h at graduating ex< rcis I't at the Atlanta Theater. • s of the progiuin will he th « tor> by Guy \V. Williams, Htor y Samuel M. poem by Gilbert M K< class prophecy by Thomas. The graduates ;uV Barkley, Ge<»rge \l How'ell Bradley, Grady Lumsdt n Dexter Clayton, I low ell, clast Nn pole a rev i 'laud Douglas \V. Belk, Robert Zannlv Brantley, Carter, Malcolm Ernest Ira C6lvln, Vergil C. Daves, hlus Carl Deariso, Grover Cleveland Edwards, Klinsey Elam Foster, George Willis Ham mond, William Scott Hancock, Harry Walter Harps ter. Samuel Monroe Howell, Stanley Milton Johns, Eeo Lake Jameson, Osee Fulton Keen. Ralph Harley M Donald, Hugh For rest McManus, Dan McLeod, George Tracy < Mmstead, Paul Jean Peniston, Mark Pearson Pentecost, William Harry Powell, Boyce Tucker Rainey, It. D. Rawlins, Julius Milton Rey nolds. William Hoy Richards, Gilbert Madison Roberts, Arturo R. Ron Ran gel. Napoleon Roscoe Thomas, J. Washington Thomason. Alva W. White, and Guy Watkins Williams. Attendance by Young Men In creases From Thirty to Four Hundred in Two Months. >f the rfec- I Is claim* In two s increased Sunday it The young men’s class < ond Baptist Sunday sc hot ing the Atlanta record, months the membership.ha from 30 to 400 and next > ontldently expected the clans will number nearly 600. As a matter of fact the "clans'' Is a Sunday school in itself. It hi* grown so Marge and so rapidly the teach* r, Thomas J. Day, found it necessury . to hold meetings he fore* the hour for tin regular Sunday school meetings. It is divided , into smaller crosses, bus several teac.>- tm, ■ pec orchestra, glee club and ounty school officials of Georgia vded Taft Hall at the Audltoriuih- iory thjs morning for the* second s session of an annual con von- Several addresses will be made, he convention was opened yester- with welcoming addresses by ernor-f leet John M les G. Woodward lent E. <\ Merry, nty schools. I teaches ware made by’ M. L. Brit- . State Superintendent of Schools, Professor R. H. J. DeLoach, of State College of Agriculture. Slaton, Mayor uperln- 1 Fulton and of the BOSTON. April 3u.-—< on gross man Martin W, Littleton.* of New York, m an addres’8 bore after eulogizing the Constitution of the United States, said the people are intelligent enough I to choose their representatives to make good laws for them, but not intelligent enough to make good laws | for themselves. "Universal suffrage.” said he, “is bound to fail unless every man and woman is educated to the m*e of suf frage with intelligence. This, he add- Jature in extra session at once un less the railroads make satisfactory concessions in freight rate from Vir- CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. rtnU itiou was the belief •ss men before to-day’s i rciue began. The Governor told representatives of busi- ue eon- ,.f the roads that he would urge the State to use all its power und 're sources unless the conference resid ed In definite assurances of relief. ?d, could not be imparted to all. Tha Kind You Hava Always Bought Bears the Signature of Pardoned Convicts Will Be Married Rich Baron Accused Of Slaying a Prince Russian Nobleman Was Shot to Death In Park Near His Home in Warsaw. WA RS AW. RUSSIA N - PO LA ND, April 30.—Baron John Hisping, one of the wealthiest landlords of Lith- suania, was arrested to-day on the charge of murdering Prince Lad is] as Drucki Lubecki. a. relative by mar riage, whose body wav found pierced with two bullet wounds, on April 22, in the park adjoining his residence ar Teresin. near Warsaw. Prince Ladislas was a well known Polish nobleman and president of the Automobile Club of Warsaw, lb* left his house on April 22 with Baron Bisping for the railway station. When the prince did not return a search was made and his body was found in the park with his carriage and horses standing nearby. South Carolina Slayer Freed Governor Blease Returns to Woman in Case. bv COLUMBIA, B. C.. April 30. Gov ernor Blease has added to his long ilrtt of pardons by freeing Ed Green j ami John L. Paige, who, eighteen j years ago, killed Ben Carson, a Spar- ! lanburg farmer with whose* wife Green was in love. Green and Paige were sent to prison , for life. Mrs, Carson knew of the! plot to kill her husband. She was! pardoned by Governor Ansel. Green end Paige have gone back to the Carson farm. Tt is said that ! Green and Mrs. Carson will marry soon and that Paige will live with them. soloists from among the members If one of tiie young men wants o new position h« can usually secur.* it by going t,o the employment bu reau established recently. On week days the young men Van go to the two athletic fields for baseball u tennis, and evey Thursday night, there is a "social" smoker where the young men get acquainted. The class started on its boom when the membership campaign was in augurated between the Christian and Baptist churches. Sunday before last th» attendance was 310. Tho last Sunday it jumped to 400, and to-day every member of the class is working to swell it to 60o by next Sunday. It won’t stop there, however, say those who are at the head of the class. Th© now members are being re cruited from those who are not mem bers of any Sunday school, or church, and have been somewhat lax in their devotionals—and there are so many of these, said Mr. Day, the instructor, that it was doubtful whether any member had been taken from other denominations. P 1 * Are You Anaemic? 1 4 pALLOR of the skin, palpitation and debility, are the rominent symptoms of ansemia. Perhaps this is your proi trouble, and you haven’t fully realized it. There is only one thing for you to do, and that’s to take a good reliable medicine that will attack and expel the poisons in your system and increase the red corpuscles now so deficient in your blood. Dr. Pierce’s Cable Halts Wife’s Race Against Death Golden Medical Discovery $2,000,000 ENDOWMENT GIVEN TO NORTHWESTERN Woman Rushing to America From London Learns Husband Already Has Succumbed. CHICAGO, April 30.- The North western University endowment fund will bo enriched by a $2,000,000 fund of anonymous gifts. James A. Pat ten, wealthy grain operator, was one of the heaviest donors. • BOY DYING FROM BEE STING. SHARON, PA., April 30.—Stung by a humble bee a week ago, Clarence, four-year-old son of Thomas Mont gomery. of Fairview township, Is in a critical condition to-day and will probably die. ATLANTIC CITY, April 30.—As hjs wife was hurrying from London to Liverpool to catch a steamer and start a race across the Atlantic against death, Charles c. Murphy wealthy retired New York advertising man, succumbed to a nervous ailment at the Seaside House, this eity. Word of his death reached Mrs. Murphy when she arrived at Liver pool. She cabled that she was leav ing for New York and asked thai the- burial bo delayed until her ur- has demonstrated during the past forty years that it is composed of the most suc cessful ingredients known to the medical world that can aid the stomach in manufac turing rich, red, life-giving blood. Science has placed its seal of approval on every one of these ingredients. Take this medicine. Begin today and you will find that the time will not be long before you will feel the full enjoyment of living. Your druggist can supply you in liquid or tablet form or you can send 50 one-cent stamps for a trial box. Address Dr. Pierce’s Invalids Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y. ATLANTA TRUST CO. Conducts a General Banking Business Capital and Surplus .... $600,000.00 Resources .... . . . . . $1,600,000.00 INTEREST PAID ON SAVINGS DEPOSITS Acts under authority of the law as Executor, Administrator, Guardian, Trustee, Registrar, Transfer Agent, Receiver and in all Trust ca pacities. Operates modern fireproof and burglarproof vaults, containing safety boxes for rent to indi viduals and corporations, and compartments for filing wills and deeds, also storage depart ment for valuable packages in which space may be rented for three, six, nine or twelve months. The Officers and T rustees solicit your bank ing and trust business, and cordially invite you to call at our banking house. OFFICERS: W. J. Morrison, President. Geo. S. Lowndes, Vice President, J. Scott Todd, Jr„ Secretary Evins, Spence & Moore, Counsel. T. C. Trippe, Treasurer. Henry Hillyer, Chairman of Board. TRUSTEES: Jack J. Spalding Dr. F. Phinizy Calhoun Jas. S. Floyd George S. Lowndes W. L. Peel W. J. Morrison Mitchell C. King Henry Hillyer R. L, Foreman John Morris Wm. Hurd Hillyer Dr. J. S. Todd S. N. Evins F. S. Ethridge Herbert L. Wiggs GREAT MAY SALE Table Linens, Bed Linens, White Goods, Embroideries and Laces 1 To Our Mail Order Customers We strongly urge you to order at once if you need Linens or White Goods; for while we have bought a tremendous quantity of goods for this sale and include also our regular stock wo expect a prodigious busmen and quantities may not hold out. Begins To-morrow, Thursday, May First, Involving the Entire Stock at Extraordinary Reductions SOME SPECIALS FOR TO-MORROW To Hotels and Boarding Houses We invite ©comparison upon goods and prices in our May sale of Linens, and White Goods, believing that we are offering you the best staple merchandise at lower prices than ever before quoted in Atlanta. Samples for comparison cheerfully submitted. M Table Linens, by the Yard The most popular and most durable Table Linens manufac tured in the world to-day are listed here at extreme re ductions for the May Sale. No matter how many linens are offered you under "fancy names,” you'll find noth ing to compare with these in value at the prices. Silver Bleach Damask 64-inch German Sliver Bleach Damask, extra heavy quality, regular price 60e, May Sale, yard. 52c. 72-inch German Silver Bleach Damask, all pure linen, 10 de signs. regular priw 65c, May Sale, yard, 57c. (0-ineh German Silver Bleach Damask, all pure linen, regu lar price 85c, May Sale. yard. 76c. 72-inch German Silver Bleach Damask, extra heavy linen, regular price $1. May Sale. yyrd. 89c. 72-ineli German Silver Bleach Damask, choice of 10 hand soon- i signs, regular price si.25. May Sale, yard, $1. (2-ineh German Silver Bleach douhl Damask, the very tin pure • * ■ ...... i 'ii umon, mi > v i » i 1 made, regular price $1.50. May Sale, yard. $1.25. Full Grass Bleach Damask 70-ineh <n ass Bleach Irish Damask, regular 75c quality, May Sale, yard, 69c. «2-itieh full grass bleached Irish Damask, genuine Irish goods, >1 quality. May Sale, yard, 84c. <2-incli full grass Bleach Irish Damask, extra heavy double damask. .25 quality . May Sale. yard. $1. 72-inch full grass Bleach Irish Double Damask. $1.50 quali ty. May Sale, yard. $1.25. 72-inch full glass Bleach Irish Double Damask, ehoit many designs. $2 inality, May Sale, yard, $1.69. ot Napkin Specials A special purchase of extraordinary bargains in Napkins; also all the odd dozens from fine Table Sets; reduced es pecially for the May Sale. Order at once by numbers. No. 314—17-inch all linen, fast selvedge, full Bleach Nap kins, regular price $1 dozen; May Sale, dozen. 88c. No. 120—18-inch heavy all linen, full bleach Napkins, our best $1.50 value, May Sale, dozen. $1.29. No. 12011—18-inch Silver Bleach, all linen hemmed Napkins, ready for use, $1.50 quality, May Sale, dozen, $1.29. No. 388—20-inch all linen, full grass bleach Napkins, regu lar price $2 dozen. May Sale, dozen, $1.69. No. 133- 22-inch all pure heavy damask Napkins, most re liable article, $2.50 quality. May Sale, dozen, $2.19. No. 47 -22-inch full grass bleached Irish double damask Napkins, $3.50 regular: May Sale, dozen, $2.89. No 47 -24-ineh full grass bleached Irish double damask Napkins, a grand value at $4.50; May Sale, dozen, $3.59. No. 623 - 25 inch extra heavy double satin damask Napkins, our regular $6 quality : May Sale, dozen, $4.89. Towel Sale shall tele- yvith Mav We list below just a few of the wonderful values wo give in this May Sale. Order at once by mail or phone, so you may be sure of getting all you need. 18x36 inch lltick Towels, hemmed, extra grade buck red borders, towels sold everywhere at 10c each, Sale price, dozen, 80c. 21x40 inch, all linen Iluek Toyvels, hemstitched or scalloped, regular ice 35c each or $4 dozen, May Sale, each, 25c; dozen, $3.00. 2_’xi4 inch extra heavy all linen Muck Toyvels. regular $5 and $t* qualities. May Sale. each. 35c; dozen. $4. Sheets and Cases We are making substantial reductions for this sale upon the best known brands of Sheets and Cases upon the market, and we also offer specials manufactured exclu sively for the J. M. High Co., which are the equal of far higher priced goods. High's Special Cases, 42x36 inch, a great quality for 15c; May Sale, each, 12y 2 c. 45x36 Queen Pilloyv Cases, a good 18c quality, May Sale, each, 15c. 42x36 Pepperell Cases, regular 20c quality, May Sale, each, 16c. 45x36 Pepperell (‘ases. regular 22 J /gc quality, May Sale, each, 18c. 42x36 Mohawk Cases, regular price 2214c, May Sale, each, 19c. 45x36 Mohawk Cases, regular 25o quality. May Sale, each, 21c. 42x36 Utica Cases, regular 25c quality. May Sale. each. 21c. 45x36 Utica Cases, regular 27 1-1-e quality. May Sale, each, 24c. High's Special 65c Sheets at 55c 81x90 extra grade Sheets, yvith deep hems, for full size beds, regular price 65c. May Sale, each, 55c. Pepperell Sheets at Special Prices 63x90. regular price 63o, May Sale. each. 59c. 81x90. regular price SOc, May Sale, each 69c. 90x90, regular price 90c, May Sale, cacti, 82c. Mohawk Sheets at Special Prices. 63x90. regular price 70c. May Sate, each. 62c. six90, regular price 85c. May Sale. each. 76c. 90x90. regular price $1. May Sate. each. S7c. 90x108, regular price $1.15, May Sale, each, 93c. Utica Sheets at Special Prices. 81x90, regular price $1. May Sale. each. 88c. 90x90. regular price $1.15. May Sale, each 9Sc. 90x108. regular price $t.27. May Sale, each, $1.09. All our Bed Spreads, Im ported Satin Quilts, also Hemsti tched Sheets and Cases included in this sale. U High’s Special” English Longcioths Three specials for the May Sale manufactured: in Immense quan tity in order to give our customers a money-saving price, 12 yards to the bolt. High's "Melrose" Lonlgeloth, $1.35 per bolt, Mav Sale, bolt, *1.19. High's “Thistle" Longcloth. $1.75 per bolt. May Sale, bolt. $1.48. High's "Princess” Longcloth. $2.00 per bolt, May Sale, bolt, $1.69. English Nainsooks Product of the Celebrated King Philip Mills. "Lingerie" Nainsook, lovely lingerie finish, $2.25 quality 36 inches wide, 10 yan’-s in box. May Sale, box. $1.89. "Kamily Xainrook. 12 yards to bolt. 36 inches wide, specially constructed for Infants wear and ladies' lingerie $2.00 qual ity. May Sale, bolt $1.75. No. 2611- English Nainsook, K'yards to the bolt. 36 Inches wide, $2.25 quality, May Sale, bolt, $1.89. No. 2700-English Nainsook, 12 yards to tile bolt. 36 inches wide $2.50 quality, May Sale, bolt, $1.83. Comfort Cloth, the well-known specialty for Infants' wear and la <Hos' lingerie, 12 yards in box, S2.50 quality, May Sale, box. $2.19. Embroidery Sale 25c Embroideries 30e Embroideries 35c Embroideries ' 40c Embroideries ns c :::::::::::::: 19 Yd. Including finest, swiss, nainsook and cambric Edgings, in sortings. bands, in French and eyelet designs; match sets and odd patterns. A special purchase of j for trim min nr />/vt-n I ■xtra fine sheer goods for trimming com meneement dresses is a feature of this sale. 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