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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TUESDAY. MAY 6. 1910. 5 MOVEMENT 10 Brenau Composer Given Signal Honor Otto W. G. Pfefferkorn Chosen Godowsky to Help Arrange Ideal Plano Course. by Georgians View With Interest Ef fort to Make Two States of Southern Peninsula. By JAMES B. NEVIN. Georgians generally will be Inter ested in the movement now aggros sively under way to divide the State ' of Florida into two States, to be known, respectively, as^East and West Florida Every now and then, a motion has been made to divide the grand old State of Georgia—as the stump speak ers call it—into two separate com- vnonwelaths, and this proposition bobs up now and then in the suggestion t that Macon bo made the capital of the . State instead of Atlanta, but it never has gone to anything like the length that the movement to divide Florida has gone. A bill already has been prepared for introduction in the Florida Legisla ture—as a matter of fact, it is sched uled to be sent to the House for a first reading Wednesday, Mav 7—-and there can be no doubt that the movement is on in dead earnest and in all se riousness. \ A poll of the State Legislature, moreover, is said to favor the idea, and every indication is* that the bill Will pass. After the passage of the bill the measure will be submitted to the peo ple for a vote, and if ratified, the Gov ernor will take the matter up with the Florida congressional delegation and proceed at once to apply for statehood for both the proposed new States, without any further action in the Florida Legislature. The newspapers of the State are nearly all in favor of the movement. The matter has gone so far that al ready keen rivalries have sprung up between cities in both the proposed new States, .wishing to be the capitals thereof. Citizens generally seem to view tlie forthcoming division—if it ever arrives—with calmness and poise. Nobody seems to be mad with any body particularly—somehow Florida appears merely to think that it just as well be two States as one, if not bet ter! One aspiring city, with somebody f possessed of a happy sense of humor press-agenting its claims to the capi tal plum of one of the new States, gravely asserts that it is entitled to , the honor becp.uso “the town is utterly free of insects, and is popular with tlie politicians.” Whether the one statement nega tives the other is, of course, for the gentle reader to say.' ft The Vidalia Advance, in publishing the following unique communication from a correspondent, has solved something of a mystery, and thrown an illuminating and serious light upon a matter considered for many years more or Jess of a joke: "Editor Advance: I notice in a re cent issue of your paper where you say that you will hereafter leave off ‘Colonel’ from the names of attor neys, in which 1 heartily agree, with you, as 1 think the highest title an American in civil life can have is ‘Mr.,’ writes L. J. Cowart. “But as to how they came to he called Colonel I will explain for the benefit of posterity. Some time in the distant past every Solicitor General was, by virtue of his office. a # member of the Governor’s staff, with the rank of colonel, and there being but few lawyers in the State, they were soon nearly all solicitors or ex-soliictors general, and for fear of robbing some of them of their military title, of which they were very proud, the peo ple. and more especially strangers, called them all “Colonel,” until finally It is applied to all alike, some of whom I am constrained to believe would scarcely make a good country ’squire. “Yours, etc., C. B. N.” 9 Governor Joseph M. Brown delights to talk of nothing so much, perhaps, as of his big Cherokee County farm, where every now and then he spends a few hours—sometimes a day or more—looking over things. He can catch an early train out of Atlanta, ride four miles through the country and hack, catch an aft- A ernoon train back to Atlanta, and . ^ not be absent from the executive of fice mqre than six or eight hours. When he gets to the farm, however, he keeps things on the jump, for every minute counts. He can get over a surprising amount of territory in a mighty short time, and he generally comes back to the Capital with his cuffs covered with minute. pencil memoranda, about this, that and the other things, big and little, need- \ ing attenl ion. ir, some way. He knows all the country folk about his farm, and they are to a man proud of their neighbor, both as a statesman and a farmer—for they look upon him as an eminent success in both lines of endeavor. John R Cooper, of Macon, is an Atlanta visitor. Mr. Cooper says *his late Congres sional raee, although he failed to win. has not greatly discouraged him. He intimates that he may have another try at that plum some of these days. GOES AFTER SUSPECT. GADSDEN, ALA.. May 6.—An of ficer left here to-day for Cedartown, Ga., to investigate a report that a negro held by the police of that place is Warren Pryor, wanted here for the murder of G. F. Quest, superin tendent of the.Alabama Power Com pany. White City Park Now Open # Every Woman Is interested and should know about the wonderful Marvel ™'***"’ Douche Askyonrdruggistfor It. If he cannot sup ply the MARVEL, accept no other, but send stamp forbook Marvel Co., 44 E. 23d Si., N.Y, j Georgia has been sigpally honored j through th«« selection of Otto W. G. Pfefferkorn, director of music at Bre nau College, Gainesville, Ga., as a collaborator with Godowsky, the world 1 famous pianist, in the preparation of an ideal course of study for piano stu dents. Mr. Pfefferkorn received the invita tion from one of the leading publish ing companies of America, the gifted American director being chosen at. the request of Godowsky himself. Godowsky, who is of Vientja. is one of the foremost musicians of the day. Mr. Pfefferkorn, who lias been con nected with Brenau Conservatory for twelve years, is a composer himself, his work being widely known. The Austrian and American musi cians were chosen in order to make tlie ideal course of study one of inter national scope and interest. HE THRIVES ON POISON. OHAMPATGN. ILL, May 6.—Henry Peters, aged 50, a farmer, was alive and well to-day. Last night he drank more than an ounce of nitric acid. Ten days ago he swallowed two ounces of smlphuric acid and recovered. U. S. Asked to Aid in Battle Celebration Representative Howard Promises to Try to Interest Federal Gov ernment—Socities Meet. The semi-centennial of the Bi^tle of Atlanta will be celebrated by At lantans. VVilmer C. Moore, president of the Chamber of Commerce, has been working on the plan, and at 3:30 o’clock Tuesday a meeting will be held at which all of the patriotic so cieties in the city will he represented. Arrangements for the celebration will be made. An effort w^ll be made to Obtain Federal aid in holding the celebra tion. Representative William Schley Howard has been communicated with by President Moore and has written that lie will try to interest the Na tional Government, other members of the Georgia delegation are also being communicated with. MILITIA CAPTAIN RESIGNS. MACON.—Captain John Harris, of tlie Macon Volunteers, has tendered his resignation as company com mander, and Lieutenant Balkcom is in line for the position. Sergeant A. C. Brown will probably succeed to the lieutenancy. ODDITIES —in the— DAY’S NEWS JUDGE REVENGED ON MILLI NERS.-— ‘Tve been ‘soaked’ by fnilli- ners ever since my honeymoon and now i’nt getting even.” said Judge. Cider, of Chicago, when he fined William Ravid, a milliner, $15 for violating the ten-hour labor law. 77 LOVE LETTERS NO PROOF OF INSANITY.—“When a man 77 writes love letters, the fact does not constitute evidence of Insanity,” said Judge Ellison in the Court of Ap peals of Kansas City. This ruling was laid down in the case of a son who sought io break his father’s TALKED IN SLEEP; GETS NEW TRIAL —The State Supreme Court at Denver has held that a person may not be convicted of murder by admission made while talking in ills sleep. Joseph E. Martinez, convicted of murder and sentenced to life im prisonment, will be tried again. At tin- first trial a witness testified that Martinez in his sleep muttered, “I killed her.” ! Atlantan Arbiter in Raleigh Water Fight ! Benjamin H. Hall Fixes Price for Plant—Daniels to Sue for Burn ing of Newspaper. Benjamin H. Hall, an Atlanta en gineer, is back in the city to-day after spending several weeks in Ra leigh. N. C„ as ,i member of a board of arbitration to settle a suit for tlie possession and operation of the Ra leigh waterworks. The arbitration board decided on a price of $250,000, suggested by Mr. Hall. Figures were based on a care ful survey and estimate of the water power plant and the distributing sys tem. An impounding basin is planned. Heretofore there lias been no reserve for fire or emergency. It is under stood that Josephus Daniels, Secre tary of the Navy, will sue the city for tlie difference in the loss of his news paper plant and the insurance he car ried. He will base the suit upon the assertion that the property was in sufficiently protected by the city. Queen Mary Painted As Parisian Beauty Llewellyn’s Portrait at Royal Acade my in Sharp Contrast to One By Lavery. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgia# LONDON, May »>. The most inter esting feature of the Royal Academy exhibition is the contrast botvv*en the work of the royal portrait paini- ers, John Lavery and William Llewel lyn. The former lias painted a por trait group of the King, the Queen the Prince of Wales and the Princess Mary. It is a realistic Anglo-Teutonic family, stiff, almost wooden. Llewellyn has produced a portrait of Queen Mary making her look Iik? a Parisian beauty. WHY KENTUCKY MAN’S TRIAL WAS CONTINUED MURRAY, KY, May 6.A Young man from thi n county indicted in the Federal Four at Paducah asked for n continuance of his cane. “On what plea?” inquired the Judge. "It it |>loa s»* your Honor, one of my witnesses is in the penitentiary, one In the asylum and I have been in jail since < ’hristmas.” He. got it. GAMBLERS QUIT MACON ON ORDER OF SHERIFF BANK TELLER $15,000 THIEF. ST. LOUIS, May t>.—A statement issued by the Third National Bank stated that H. C. Baseler. a paying teller, hud confessed to a shortage of $15,000. DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT EXPECTED TO RECOVER Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, May 0. Encouragement for the ultimate recovery of the Duchess of Gonnaught, wife of the Governor General of (’anada, who was twice operated upon for intestinal obstruction, was giveh to-day by the attending physicians A bulletin issued at noon stated that the duchess had passed a good night and that her general condition showed improvement. MACON, GA., May 6.—Sheriff Jim Hicks has given notice to all gam blers that they will not be tolerated In Macon. “Biscuit” Smith, one of the oldest professional gamblers of the city, who has been arrested twice in a week’s time for running a poker room, declares that the Sheriff means what he says, and he has advised his associates to follow his example and leave the city. Figure It Out 99 llow can you expect to possess good health it you are careless with your Stomach, Liver and Bowels. These organs arc the “control- ing power" and must he guarded againsl weakness. To this end you really should try a bottle of HOSTETTER’S Stomach Bitters — Davison-Paxon-Stokes Company Wo want our out-of-town customers to share every advantage of t his store, through our Efficient Mail Order Service. Wednesday Is the Day Hundreds of Atlanta Women Have Waited For The Great May Sale of Undermuslins v i Here They Are “Snowy and __ Snmmery as a Sea Gull An Event Signalized by Unusually Good Specials--- An Occasion for True Economy of Undennuslins is \ We want yon to tost The backbone of a Salt the inexpensive garments, this sale accordingly. There are plenty of beautiful and exclusive things as a matter of course—for this snowy sale was planned for three classes of people: June brides, women going away for the sum mer, and women who simply want their hot- weather wardrobes replenished with The Best Underclothing for the Least Money Rut no matter what the price of the garment, you may he sure of three .things: Snowy, fresh materials. Shapes of the new fashion. Careful workmanship. More good garments at $1 than in any pre vious White Sale. Night downs for instance, in at least twenty- five styles, at $1.00. Other items of keen interest to the thrifty woman are these straight-line, fiat trimmed Pet ticoats; some with embroidered front panel— at $1.00. There are Gowns for as little as 37c, and good Corset Covers for 25c, which are the best, we do believe, to be found in a day’s shopping. The Whole Undermuslin Store on the Third Floor will be devoted to this event—witli plenty of extra salesladies to insure prompt service. Note These Features of Special Interest Petticoats at 35c One of the Chief Attractions will be this assortment of beautiful, lacy, fluffy muslins at. the special price for Wednesday. For instance: $2.50 and $3 Night Gowns at j $2.50 and $3 Combinations at $2.50 and $3 Petticoats at . . $1.98 Gowns for Special Selling at 37c Made of nainsook, chemise style; dainty embroidery at neck, heading and rib 1)011. Teddy Bears in Ten Styles at $1.00 Some trimmed with Irish crochet lac e, others with, dainty embroidery, lace anti beading, ribbon run. Women are enthusiastic over these garments, anil these are of the style and value that sell as fast as they are shown. Dainty Mull Princess Slips at $1.00 You may have pink, blue or white: trimmed with Valenciennes lace and head ing drawn with ribbon. Night Gowns at $1.00 That Are Irresistible Very dainty, pretty Gowns of soft, eri ukiy crepe, pink, blue or white grounded with wee Dresden roses; thev are trimmed with lace and beading, ribbon run. 36 to 40-inch lengths, em broidery trimmed or with tucked ruffle. Petticoats at 50c Made of good cambric with Amifrench embroid ered ruffle; fitted band. New Flat Petticoats at $1.00 You would not believe that these fiat-trimmed Petticoats could he so artistic, nor in so many charming styles. Some are embroidered, oth ers lace trimmed. Hand’Embroidered Drawers, 49c Real French made garments with embroidered scallop ruffle; with bands. $1.00 value. $1.25 Petticoats at $1.25 Night Gowns at $1:25 Drawers at $1.25 Princess Slips at L Am ! $1.50 Night Gowns at $1.75 Princess Slips at $1.25 Corset Covers at $1.25 Chemises at « $1.00 $1.29 $1.00 ■ 49c June Is Just Ahead The Month of Brides and Roses Which Brings Up the Question of the Wedding Corset “Something old, Something new, Something borrowed, Something blue.” T.et the Veil he of choicest old Irish point or Duchesse lsee, if you will; ami let her wear some borrowed trinket tucked away amid the laces, and the "blue bird of happiness” singing in her breast—but one thing must be new, .bridal new, and chosen and fitted with infinite care—the Wedding Corset. We know very well what the bride insists upon, and we’ve remembered her daintiest whim in providing the superb Corsets here—the real bridal kind, all brocaded and beautiful—or plain, if milady chooses. And she need not confine herself to one kind nor one price, for many fa vorite makes are here, models for every figure, and all prices, from $3 to $2->. Also White Gloves, White Stockings and White Shoes, of Special Interest on the First Floor. -4-