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TILE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AM) NEWS, FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1913. f\ rouiie TURKS SEIZE ALBANIA; Poor Mary Wore a | Hobble Skirt-That’s Why She Hesitated Must Pay Alimony After Wife’s Death' I She Looked Ju,t Once at the Streot j Car 8tep, Then Took the Clevated. Essed Pasha, With Army of 50,- 000, Prepared to Defend the Sovereignty of Sultan. Special Cabl? to The Atlanta Georgian. VIENNA. May 2.—Montenegro sounded its final note of defiance in the face of the powers to-day when Crown Prince Danilo, in the name of King Nicholas, iseued a proclamation announcing the an nexation of Scutari to Montene gro. BERLIN, May 2.—The Turkish flag will be raised over Albania at Tirana to-day by Essod Pasha, former com mander of the Scutari garrison, who proclaimed himself monarch of the new European kingdom A telegram from Corfu stated that 'Etsed Pasha and Djavid Bey have ac quired an army of 60,000 Turks and are preparing to establish provisional government at Crioa and combat both the Albanian patriots who have been promised ..autonomy by the European powers and the armies of the Balkan league. Two flags now fly over Albania. One represent' the provisional government which has the support of Europe, and the other Essed Pasha's government, which has only the support of the Y'oung Turks. Tirana is 12 miles Mouth of Croia, while Croia, which stands upon a lofty mountain spur, lies 43 miles south of Scutari. Bulgars Turn Over Salonika to Greeks. ATHENS, GREECE. May 2.—That complete accord has been established between Greece and Bulgaria over the future status of Salonika was the statement made here to-day by For eign Minister Uoromilas following re ceipt of a wireless message from a Greek warship in the Salonika har bor to the effect that the Bulgarians had evacuated that city. \Var had been threatened between Greece and Bulgaria over the posses sion of Salonika. War Clouds Breaking, Vienna Newspaper Says. VIENNA, May 2.—There has been decided lessening <>f the, political ten sion over Europe within the past 24 hours, it was announced this after noon in the official newspaper, Neue Froie ITesso. At the next sitting of the Ambas sadors In lxmdon, the paper says, Montenegn* will be summoned to evacuate Scutari within 48 hours. The question of territorial compensa tion to Montenegro then will be set tled. “Household Peril to Immigrant Girls” Social Worker Holds That Average American Home Is No Place for the Stranger. CINCINNATI. O., May 2.—Miss Grace, Abbott of Hull House, Chicago, in an interview here declared that the average American household in which the immigrant girl secures em ployment is not a good house. On the contrary she says' that it is no home for her at all, “She is placed in a totally strange environment, one for this reason more dangerous to her than if she were to take up her abode with a set tlement of her own kind,” said Miss Abbott. . . PR JPTLf DISAPPEAR Crippled-up Sufferers Find 1 Relief After Few Doses of Croxone & r e Taken. It is needless to suffer any long- S er with rheumatism, and be r11 j crippled up. and bent out of shape j with its heart-wrenching pains, j vlKii you can surely avoid it. Rheumatism comes from weak, inactive kidneys, that fail to filter from the blood the poisonous waste matter and uric acid, and it Is use less to rub on liniments or take ordinary remedies to relieve the pain. This only prolongs the mis ery. The only way to cure rheuma tism is to remove the cause. The new discovery, Croxone, does this because it neutralizes and dissolves ail the poioonpus substances and uric acid that lodge in the joints and muscles, to scratch and irri tate and cause rheumatism, and cleans out and strengthens the stopped-up. inactive kidneys, so they can Alter .all the poison from the blood, and drive it on and out of the system. Croxone is the most wonderful medicine ever mad* for chronic rheumatism, kidney troubles and bladder disorders. You will And it different from all other remedies. H’hero is nothing else <.n earth like it. K matters not how old you are, or how long you have suffered, it is practically impossible to take it Into the human system without re- colts. You will flnd relief from the firet few doses, and you will be surprised how quickly all misery and suffering will end. An original package of Croxone costs but a trifle at any first-class ore. Ail druggists are au- 1 to cell it on a positive back guarantee. Three day for a few days is often t is ev< r needed to over- he worst backache or ufi- F'i'.sc: TF. CHICAGO. May 2. Alary had a tightened skirt And for a car she waited, ' But when the car came to stop Still Mary hesitated. She saw the summit of the step— A moment she gyrated— Then gave up hope and walked ten blocks To take the elevated. That’s what 1* happening every hour in Chicago, according to Mrs. Severn drear and her fellow crusa der®. who are circulating petitions among the women’s clubs for the lowering of the street car steps. “Steps on the Chicago cars are so high that one has to be a gymnast to climb with ease,” said Mrs. drear. “We are going to petition Mayor Harrison to have an ordinance pass ed lowering the steps.” Her Executrix Sues for $1,000 and Court Orders Husband to Fork Over. California Horticulturists Declare Reduction Will Kill Business in Eastern Markets. Big Lumber Concern In Receivers’ Hands Half-Million-Dollar Coffee# County Company Turns Business Over to Creditors. MACON, GA., May 2/—The Gray Lumber Company, of Coffee County, a half-miilion-dollar corporation, with liabilities of $1 (>0,000, has been put in the hands of receivers by Judge* Em ory Speer, two of whom are B. B Gray, the president, and W. T. An deraon, of Macon. A third receiver will be named to-morrow. The company, which is the owner of the Ocllla, Pine Bloom and Valdosta Railroad, recently made an assign ment to its creditors, who elected seven trustees to operate the plant as a going concern. Judge Bpeer held that this waa an act of bankruptcy and that it was necessary to name re ceivers. The petitjon of three creditors, whose claims aggregated only $800, for the appointment of a receiver was concurred in by the company’s oftl- ci.als and resisted by the creditors who named the trustees. WASHINGTON, May 2.—The lemon tariff controversy came up in lh»* House again to-day, Republicans contending that the rate on lemons in the Underwood bill was too low and Democrats directing their Are at the Ualifornia Lemon Trust, l^mon duties have been a source of dispute for more than 20 years. The Under wood rate on lemons is 24 per cent. The present law carries lemons at 88 per cent. Under the Underwood bill, Repub licans said the Ualifornia lemon pro ducers would lose control of all the markets east of the Allegheny Moun tains. The present law, Democrats contend, gives them absolute control of the New York market, despite the cheapness of lemons raised in Sicily and low freight rates across the At lantic. Leader Underwood continued to assert to-day that he would take no action to shut off legitimate de bate Republican members continued to offer amendments so that their constituents would not misinterpret their possible silence as an indorse ment of the pending measure. Representative Curry, of California, offered up amendment to increase the duty on figs from 2 to 2 1-2 cents ft 1 pound. The amendment was reject ed. lie then moved a similar in crease on raisin’**, but was defeated. Representative Hays, of California, sought a restoration of the Payne law rate.s on olives, but his amendments met the same fate. Olives are taxed at 16 cents a gallon in the Underwood bill. Criticising the Democrats for levy ing an annual tax of more than half a million dollars on the poor man’s mince pie, Representative Willis, of < >lho. Republican, moved to place Zante currants on the free list, but was defeated. COLUMBUS. May 2.—The Ohio Supreme Court decided that once a man is to pay alimony by order ol the court he Is not to be exempt from paying even if the wife dies. The decision was given in the case of William G. Storeman and Mary E. Stoneman, revived In the case of Mary Khoup, her executrix. Divorce was ranted Mrs. Stoneman in September 1907, the decree including restoration of her maiden namd and alimony. The alimony was fixed at $4,720 to be paid in Instalments within three years. Before expiration of the three years Mrs. Stoneman died and the executrix sued l'or $1,000 still due. Girl, Drugged, Taken From Burning House Church Worker Held on Charge of Firing Home of Young Louisiana Woman. DE QUINCY, LA., May 2 -A sensa tion was caused here to-day when Pro fessor Guy Van Brook, a teacher and a leading church worker, was arrested on charges of.arson, attempted murder and improper conduct toward Miss Louise Chandler, a beautiful girl. Professor Van Brook, according to the police, had been friendly with the girl, who was rescued from her burning home early to-day. She was unable to escape herself because of being under the in fluence of some drug. Miss Chandler la said to be dying. Set the example in your family by using mm Memorial Paraders Formally Thanked COLGATE’S RIBBON “*** DENTfiL CREAM The health of your household will be better. To Send Poor Boys Abroad for Study President of Ladles’ Assciatlon Sends Ncte of Appreciation for Aid Rendered. Rich Philadelphia Brothers Will Devote Fortune to Educating talented Children. PHILADELPHIA, May, 2.—Tha success which Samuel S. and Edwin 'IA. Fleischer, brothers and wealthy manufacturers, have attained in the development of latent talent for art in the poor children of this city has im pelled them to expand the work. Some of the boys they have edu cated have advanced so rapidly that they have decided to send those who show* the least indication of progress abroad to he trained. Many of the pupils have become ac complished musicians. Some of them uro ju»t making their first appearance on the stage. It was learned that the Fleischers have decided, if necessary to devote their entire fortune to th\ work dearest to their hearts. Mrs. \V. 1> Ellis, president of the Ladies' Memorial Association, Issued to day a formal note of thanks to those who assisted in making the Memorial Day parade a success. Among those who are mentioned par ticularly are the grand marshal, his chiefs-of-staff and aides; the military, fraternal and patriotic orders; the cadets of Georgia Military College and Marist College; the students of the Boys’ High School, Tech High School and the gram mar school, the Boy Scouts, the Bennett Printing Company, the Elks, the Robert E. Lee Chapter of the U. D. C. of Col lege Park, the sexton and employes at Oakland Cemetery, Ha relay & Brandon, Greenberg & Bond, Burkert & Simmons, H. Poole & Co., P. J. Bloomfield Com pany, R. A. Rakestraw, W. J. Moncrief. Mr. Hooten, Mr. Llnan and Frank Wheeler. l/H ■- > yfT» . i Sold Everywhere 12 to 1 of Emory’s Alumni for Sports Reynolds Lost Again; May Halt Fire Probe Wtv"' <>■ - ' ,v . I * 8 Hearing Was Set for This Afternoon to Accommodate Mysterious Man From Baltimore. A-:- : . Students Redouble Efforts When They Find Most of 1,200 Gradu ates Are With Them. With members of the Alumni Asso ciation declaring themselves for in tercollegiate sports by a 12 to 1 vote, the campaign for competitive sports at Emory College is growing hotter. Every one of the 1,200 graduates of the institution is being requested to voice his opinion. Replies show an overwhelming majority for sports. Students arc working hard to have the board of trustees let down the liars and are sending letters to every former student of th school, urging co-operation, J. E. Matthews, pres ident < * the senior class, attended a meeting h re last pight and made a strong appeal for th» aid of the Alumni Association. Several members of the board of trustees are said to bitterly oppose the movement. Thomas H. Reynolds, the mysterious man from Baltimore, whose promise of startling new evidence in the probe of the city lire department caused the investigation to be reopened, is absent again to-day, with a meeting of the committee to hear his testimony' scheduled for 3 o’clock. Reynolds wired Mayor Woodward from Cincinnati several days ago that he would arrive In Atlanta yesterday, and the meeting of the probe com mittee was postponed to suit his con venience. Mayor Woodward has not heard anything more from him. Mayor Woodward himself will pre sent some new evidence to the com mittee against Fire Chief Cummings, but unless Reynolds appears at the j hearing the meeting probably will be postponed. Schools for Annual ‘May Day’Exercises Wooden Leg Makes Him King of Tribe j Forrest Avenue Primary Children Celebrate Season With Dances, Songs and Marches. Old-time May Day festivals again may become one of the celebrations in the schools of Atlanta. At least the pupils of the Forrest Avenue School hope to make it an annual af- lair, ?*o pleasing were the exercises yesterday. Reviving the custom that prevailed here years ago, the children of the primary department planned anti carried out a program in keeping with the spirit of the season. All the little girls were ’ Queens of May,” and clad in pretty white frocks, their dances and songs were interest ing. not only to the school, but to the many visitors present. The boyv, witn fife and drum, sang their “Soldier Boy” song and executed a well-drilled march. LOUISIANA PARISH SHIPS $62,400 BERRIES IN A DAY HAMMOND, LA.. May 2.—From all indications the * strawberry crop in Tangipahoa parish promises to bt the largest known since the -tart of l])’ industry. Yesterday a shipment was thirty-nine cars and, estimating ft bout 809 crates to the car, the price. ” h’ch was about $2 a ernte. would make th ■ farmers of the parish richer by $62,4"U for one day’s shipment. Brazilian Native’s Novelty Looked Upon as Wonderful Totem Pole. NEW YORK, May 2.—Away down on the Rio Madero River, in Brazil, Uaripuna Pete, a native, is proud pos sessor of the only wooden leg in that part of the world. William Culkln, who made it, arrived here after an ab sence of fourteen years. Uaripuna Pete lost a leg through the bite of a snake. Culkln explained, “1 made the artificial leg." Culkln added, “of two blocks of cedar with a rawhide kneecap. “Pete was made chief of his tribe because he had a totem pole attached permanently to him.” Professor Shuptrine Dead. THOM ASTON.—Professor R. D. Shuptrine is dead here after a linger ing illness. He was 77 years of age j and was born and lived throughout his life in Upson County. For years he was president of R. E. Lee Insti tute. 1 Join Today Monday May Be Too Late Our CHRISTMAS SAVING CLUB mem bership cards are rap- i d 1 y becoming ex hausted. In order to avoid disappointment we urge you to come now. T raveiers Bank & Trust Co. Peachtree at Walton SAUCING AT LAKEW000 Saturday, fclfiy 3, afternoon wai?z From 8:3a to 11:30. to best couple. and night. Prize Two gold medals Life Insurance Coi OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA Is not the Old Cosmopolitan which failed, but the new company, with new charter, new officers, new ideals and new cash, which bought the assets and insurance of the old company at public sale, and added to these assets enough additional capital to make the new company an absolutely sound financial institution. Upon verification and approval by the Insurance Depart ment of the State of Georgia, of its detailed statement of as sets and liabilities, The Cosmopolitan Life Insurance Com pany, of Atlanta, has been granted license of date May i, 1913, and has already actively entered the field. Following is a brief summary of the statement of the condition of The Cosmopolitan Life Insurance Company, as of April 26, 1913, upon which the Insurance Commission of Georgia issued the Company its license: FINANCIAL STATEMENT Gross Assets ...... Gross Liabilities (Exclusive ef Capital and Surplus) 130,554 Capital and Surplus $260,036 Undivided Profits . 108,539 Net Assets $368,575 NOTE—The above statement does not include stock notes, amounting to $137,478.62, and accrued in terest, which were acquired in the purchase of the assets of the old Cosmopolitan Company, since the ex act value of same has not been determined. The company will unquestionably realize a large amount from these notes, and the amount thus obtained will increase the undivided profits. Neither does the above include the value of approximately Two Million Dollars of insurance acquired from the old company, ivhich is free from agency charges of any kind. Attention is called to the fact that this company begins business with $368,575.70 of actual available assets, of which ,$260,036 is capital and surplus, subscribed at two for one, or $100 surplus to each $100 capital stock; and $107,539.70 is undivided profits acquired from the purchase of the assets of the old company. With other assets not included in the foregoing, but explained above, THIS COMPANY ACTU ALLY BEGINS BUSINESS WITH ITS STOCK WORTH MORE THAN THREE FOR ONE ON ITS BOOKS. The capital stock of this company was sold without one penny of charge against it, and every dollar received from its sale has gone directly into its treasury. The officers of The Cosmopolitan Life InsuranceCo., through whom it will command public confidence, are: JAMES 0. WYNN, President M. M. RILEY, Treasurer W. S. ELKIN, M. D., Medical Director. W. L. POMEROY, Secretary. MALCOLM N. FLEMING, Asst. Sec.-Treas. LITTLE & POWELL, General Counsel. Executive Committee—Jas- O. Wynn, J. K. Orr, W. L. Peel, A. G. Powell, Paul B. Trammell. Finance Committee W. L. Peel, John W. Grant, W. J. Blalock, — ' = F. S. Ellis, M. M. Riley. Lewls-Seabrook Co. Advertising.