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E 9VHD Tow Renews Accusations Against the Council Despite Sweeping Ac- * quittal of Officials. Council * unanimous action in ex onerating? Fire Chief W. B. Cummings and Aldermen J. W. Maddox. F. J. Spratling and I. N. Ragsdale ha* aroused Mayor Woodward to addi tional attacks. He said Tuesday; • 1 believe the charges against Chief Cummings, regardless of tha action of the investigating committee and Council. “I had nothin? to do with aor using the Aldermen, but I know Council would vindicate them. Council had to to protect itself; for all Its member* have known for months of the al leged corrupt activities. “Just the same, 1 have accom plished what I expected to accom plish. I have let the people know what Is going on In their city gov ernment. I have won a victory against graft and corruption desplta Council, for the people do not ap prove of their “whitewashings.“ Exoneration Not Protested. In striking contrast to the attitude of the Mayor is that of every member of Council. The reports of the two investigating committee# were unani mously adopted without a note of protest. The evidence was reviewed at length and the closing words of each report were. “The evidence does not support the charges.” Councilman Albert Thomson was the only member to voice a resent ment. When the report of Alderman John S. Candler's committee on the counoilmanic graft charges had been read. Councilman Thomson said: “I move that the report of this com mittee be adopted, the committee be thanked and continued as a body. Some serious accusation# have been made through the new a papers against Alderman John K. McClelland, tne ac cuser of his three colleagues. I am sure he will want these charges In vestigated when he returns from his leave of absence, and I want this committee to make the Investiga tion." McClelland Charges Paaa. However, the committee was dis missed at the request of its mem bers. It was stated that if Aider- man McClelland w'anted the charges against him investigated a new com mittee could be appointed. The essence of the report of the fire probe committee was: “That the committee preferred to believe the denial of Chief Cummings Instead of the unsupported statement of R. E. Davidson, fire apparatus agent, that he had presented Chief Cummings with $400. “That the purchase of the $9,000 fire engine by the Board of Firemasters without authority from Council was not a purchase, but merely a recom mendation to Council, and, therefore, not irregular. That the system of buying hose without competitive bids was un old precedent in the department. for which Chief Cummings was not re sponsible. wrong though it was, and that the evidence disproved the accu sation that Chief Cummings had failed to secure for the city an available h per cent discount on hose. Candler Committee Positive. Alderman John S. Candle s coun cilmans graft probe coir.nittee was somewhat more po«itB\* in its ex onerations. Referring to the c’.arge against Al derman Maddox t\at he had illegally held sub-contn>.ts with the city, it stated: “Maddox vas requested and urged by the ror.raetor to make bids on the excavat’ ms in question. Before bid ding b sought the advice of the City Atto r ,iey. ' <addox did not violate the code In s ,option and he did not do anything vhich, under the charter of the city, the ordinances of same and the code of the State he could not legally do.” Ragsdale Is Praised. The conclusion on the charges against Alderman Ragsdale that he had been dealing lb stock with the eity was: “A careful examination of every act of Alderman Ragsdale in connection with the various transactions with which he has been connected all show the acts of a faithful, honest, con scientious officer of the city, doing far more for the city than his duty required him to do. and doing these sets for the sole purpose of helping the city, and. so far as it was possible for us to ascertain, at a great loss of both time and mupey to himself.” Spratling Charges Dismissed. The report reviewed the charges that Alderman F. J. Spratling had borrowed money from beer dealers and dismissed them as follows “Your committee, is of the opinion that the General Council can not take cognizance of matters such as these, which happened long prior to the election to membership in this body, and where every person con cerned, under a rigid examination, sw’oars that there was no promise of assistance nor of help of any sort and no engagement for any service of any sort to any of the parties from the Alderman named.” G. C. MARSHALL GIVEN A FAREWELL BANQUET Friends of G. C. Marshall, news editor of the coast division of the As sociated Press, complimented him with a dinner at the Capital City Club, prior to his departure for Chi cago. Mr. Marshall leaves Atlanta for a position at the Chi* ago headquar ters of the Associated Press, central division. Before coming to Atlanta, Mr. Mar- - ia!1 was night editor of the Wash ington office, later going to Hondu- as war correspondent. White City Park Now Open Picked Wrong Man To Get Interview. "While I was in Dos Ao*fled re cently,” said the Atlanta man who used tp be a newspaper reporter, “1 ran Into Arthur Bennett. In the days of the Cotton States Exposition Ar thur was a reporter for one of the Atlanta papers. He was sent out ta get a lot of interviews with prominent citizens concernlngt he demonetization of silver, that question being a burn ing one About that time. Arthur was new to the town and <Mdn’t know many prominent cltlsens. He had made friend a with a local poet and went to him fnr advice. “ 'Aw, that’s PAsy,' said the poet. Here's a city directory. Pick out the names that look good to you and in tervlew ’em. Theyll all fall for it. FV*l sweilpfl up to see their names In the paper,’ “Arthur did as directed The inter views were gems The offtet was pleased and Arthur was thinking of striking the boss fof a raise when somebody called attention to the fact that one of the gentlemen Interviewed had been dead for about three years. The directory the poet had offfjrd jn the emergency was an old one. “Arthur than \v«t to painting pic tures. The Bull Fight’ and the one of the Hons at the Aragon Hotel are two examples of his work. He sold them to ‘Pop’ Dodge when that genial gentleman was manager of the Ara gon. Just now Arthur is In his glory. He’s press agent for the 8ells-F*loto Circus in summer and star reporter for The Denver Post in winter. Cir cus and Post are owned by the earns people. Arthur asked to be remem bered to the Atlanta bunch/’ Getting Latest News of Fashion’s Decree. “While on Fifth Avsnue the other day,” said a well known Atlanta law yer who has Just returned from a visit to New York. “I saw a group of mfln in front of the Public Library closely scrutinizing passersby and Jotting down notes on pads or note books. Investigation revealed that they were tailors who had aeiectsd that point of vantage to examine the latest creations of the world’s lead ing dressmakers as worn by women afoot or in passing carriages. And thus are I>ame Fashion’s decrees pro mulgated to those who do not order Suburbanite Still True to the Spring Water. There is a well known business man who has a home in one of the suburbs. He comes to work every week day morning on the train and he bringR hie supply of drinking wa ter with him. "I never could get used to this hydrant water,” he explained, exhib iting a small jug in which he keeps his daily supply of thirst eradicator. “I’ve got a little place of ten acres near here and on it Is one of the fin est springs in the country. “I was born and raised on a farm ami one of the most pleasant men 1 ories of my boyhood days is th". of lying down on my stpipuch at tho spring and drinking my r .i of cool, delicious water. “Every day I brin' this Jug full of spring water wit’ ine to the otfh'?. i keep It next t ne ice In the cooler In hot went’ <u- and It certainly docs taste goo .. 1 haven’t been sick .n five y^.rs and 1 really believe this sprir* water has had u good deal to do with keeping me In such splendid condition. “No ‘Chattahoochee cocktails' for me while the spring water holds out.” Important Sayings By important people on topics of live interest Publication of Entrants’ Names and Standings May Reveal Many Unexpected Rivals. Prepare for a surprise It will come when, in the next few days, the names and standings of the entrants In the pony contest arc an nounced. The Georgian and American ex pected the contest to prove popular, but expected nothing like the flood which has come by mall, by tele phone and telegraph. The mere matter of listing con testants and their standings has proved to be much more of a task than looked for, and It will take a day or two more The youngster who has expected to find himself the only one In the race In his district Is likely to pick up the Georgian one of these days and find he has a dozen rivals. 'Twill Be No “Walk Away.” We can any this much, from hur ried scanning of the application blanks, not a district but has its contenders, and most of them have a acore or more. There Is going to be no “walk away" for anyone. And already new subscriptions are beginning to come in from contest ants. The books In which subscriptions are listed and voting strength com puted are ready Most of the con testant* noticed the announcement in the Sunday American and in the Georgian, and have called for these books. Those who have not done so, should come in at once, for the books are the handiest things ever devised for the use of contestants Anyone can nominate a contestant. Any boy or girl who wishes to enter may send in Ills own name on an en trance blank, and 1,000 votes will be credited to the person so doing. Only One Nomination Taken. It Is riot necessary to get some one else to submit the name. In quiries are coming In by telephone and mall on this point, and this an nouncement is made to settle the point. Only one nomination, however, is accepted for any one person. Two or more nominations have been re ceived from some entrants The ponies are coming, and they are the best to be found in careful search of the Bluegrass region of Tennessee, which is the pony market of the United States. Twelve in telligent. gentle. handsome little beasts, thoroughly broken for chil dren to drive, are the prizes the Georgian and Sunday American will distribute to the boys and gb°' of Atlanta and of the State together with prises for carri^ ., and agents contesting under *l.e same rules. Coup'' Counts 5 Votes. A c^Tpon In every issue of thf Oo^ gtan counts five votes. Then a coupon In every Issue of the Sunday American which counts fif teen votes These are worth hav ing. But the contest will he won by the contestants who get the most sub scriptions, A year's subscription to the Georgian and American counts 3,500 votes. Vojcs are credited for subscriptions of varying period.*!, down to 100 votes for one month for the Georgian alone. The rules are simple. an.d prizes are worth while. Go in and win! the Quit* Steamboat Business. COLUMBUS. -L. N. Smith, for the past several years manager of the Merchants’ and Planters' Steamboat Company, of this etty, has resigned to engage in the brokerage business at Dothan, Ala. "As I sit In my office at Washing ton there are window» on only one side of the room, and those windows look out upon parks and the Potom i.’ and the shore of Virginia on the other side. I can not see Washington from those windows, and I sometimes thank God that 1 can’t, because Washington ( behind me is seething with the little' games of special privilege.”—Woodrow Wilson, States. Resident of the United "Corporal punishment in the pub lic schools would be a step backward in education. This method of disci pline was. and perhaps still is. of value In rural districts, but in New York, where there are 90,000 teach ers, the possibility of its abuse would be too great." Thomas W. Churchill, President of tne Board of Education of New York. “I don’t think votes for women w’ould cure ail evils. But I know from observation in the Western States that it's a good thing. In no instance have I seen it produce damage, and in many cases 1 have seen it w’ork bet terment in social and civic conditions. We hear it said that women would neglect their homes if they voted. A century ago it was argued that if la boring men voted they would neglect their work Theodor® Roosevelt, ex- President of the United States, in ad dress to suffragists. HARDWARE MEN OPEN CONVENTION IN MOBILE MOBll.K. ALA, May 6.—The nn- nual convention of the Southern Hardware Jobbers' Association and the National Association of Hard ware Manufacturers convened In Mo bile to-day at the Battle House with more than 800 delegates and visitors present from all parts of the coun try* Addresses of welcome were deliv ered hv Mayor Laz Schwarz and W. H Armbrecht. of the Chamber of Commerce The responses were by President {'. H. Ireland, of the job bers. and President Plorrepont B Noyes, frgt the manufacturers. CLEARS FACE OF PIMPLES,BLACKHEADS Wonderful ZEMO Also Stops Terrible Itching AT ONCE; Cures All Skin Troubles. Get a 25c Bottle of ZEMO To-day. "At last! At last! One appli cation of ZEMO, the wonderful new treatment, quickly put an end to those* awful, humiliating pimples and blackheads For the* first time in morhs I haven’t been ashamed to go *ut in public.” A trial of ZEMO will con vince you of its astonishing results in clearing the complexion. Don’t Look this Way When ZEMO Will Cure You of Pimples and Blotches, Surely and Quickly. ZEMO is a clean, antiseptic solu tion. not a greasy paste or oint ment. You simply apply it on the afflicted part — your pimples, blotches and blackheads—all ec zema sores and pains, prickly heat, rash, tetter, inflamed or reddened skin all disappear It also cures dandruff, which is scalp eczema. ZEMO Is guaranteed to stop itch ing immediately. It gives instant relief. I have had wonderful benefit from your famous ZEMO for the s. in It has cured m\ face cotn- P etely.” Miss E N., Rugby Place, St. Louis, Mo. Go to any first-class drug store and get a I5c sealed bottle of ZE MO. or sent direct on receipt of price by E. W. Rose Medlclne/Co.. St. Louis, Mo. Sold and guaranteed in Atlanta by Frank Edmondson A Bro.. Ooursev & Munn Drug Company. E. H. Cone Drug Company, Elkin Drug Company. Gunter A Watkins Drug Company. vwOsawnaa^w THE PONY CONTEST JUST STARTING This Is a Good Time To Enter Timid boy and girl contestants are asking us, every day, if it is too late to enter this contest for free Shetland pony outfits. Our answer is that now is the right time. The “too late” period will be here before we realize it, though, and every boy and girl who wants to compete for one of these splendid outfits is urged to send in a nomination blank by to-day’s mail. WOULDN’T YOU LIKE TO OWN THIS OUTFIT? And wouldn’t your enjoyment from its use be doubled if your own efforts had earned it for you? Certainly! And this delight is ahead for the winners in this great contest. Why not send your nomination blank to-day, and make an effort to be among the winners? OOOOOOOOOOOOQOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOC E nominate, as a candidate in The Hearst’s Sunday American lanta Georgian Pony Outfit Contest: ime * Idress • ated by is ** GOOD FOR 1.000 VOTES one nomination blank can be voted for any contestant. Subscription blanks and printed instructions for the use of contestants are now ready. Sent anywhere on request. To-day’s Vote Coupons appear on Page Two of this newspaper-—Ask your friends to save the Vote Coupons for you. They will be found in The Georgian every week day and in every issue of Hearst’s Sunday American. I Address all inquiries, nomination blanks, vote coupons, etc., to ' PONY CONTEST EDITOR Hearst’s Sunday American and Atlanta Georgian 20 East Alabama St. ATLANTA, GA. •H-I-I-I-H-4 J-;-!-HS-l-H-:-l-H-H-H*H-H-l-l-l-H-H"H-l-l-H + H»H*I I •H-H-H-M-M-H-S-i-H-H-:-!