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Till*] ATLANTA GEORGIAN AM) NEWS. TUESDAY, MAY fi, 1913
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Renews Accusations Against the
Council Despite Sweeping Ac- j
quittal of Officials.
'<»neracin£ Fi re
am! Aldermen
Sprat ling anti 1. N
;i mined Mayor Wt
tit>riu2 attack*. Vie :
“I belies e 11
< 'ummins"
of the ins
« 'oundl.
T ha<i noibi
the Aldermen,
would v indirat
nous action In ex- I
ef W. B, Uummlngf
VV. Maddox. F. J.
Ragsdale has
ward to addl- I
(1 Tuentias :
n against < 'hief
•gardleys of the action j
(gating conimitte* and
ug to d<
. hut I
t hem.
with Reclining
knew Council
< Council had :•»
11 it* memben
to protect ituelf: for
lias * known for months of the al
leged corrupt activities.
Just the same, I hast* accom-
plishtHl what I expected to accom
plish. I have, let the ?>eOpb- know
what is going on in their city gov
ernment. I have won a victory
against graft ami corruption despite
Council, for the peoph do not ap
prove of their “whitewashing*."
Exoneration Not Protested.
In striking contrast to the attitude
uf the Mayor is that of every member
of Council. The reports of the two
investigating committees 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
< ouncilmanic graft charges had bean
read. Councilman Thomson said:
”1 move that the report of this com-
n-iltf* be adopted, the committee be
thanked and continued as n body.
Home ^e.ious accusations have been
made through the newspapers against
Alderman John K. McClelland, the ac
cuser of his three colleagues. I am
sure he will want these charges in
vestigated when he returns from his
fiejive of absence, and l want this
commit let to make the investiga
tion."
McClelland Charges Pass.
However, the committee was dis
missed at the request of its mem
bers. It was stated that If Aide -
man McClelland wanted the charges
Sfeainpt him investigated a new com
mittee could be appointed.
The essence of the report of the tin-
probe committee was;
That the committee preferred to
believe the denial of Chief Cummings
instead of the unsupported statement
•« K. K. Davidson, fire apparatus
agent, that he had presented Chief
< 'uinmings with $400.
That the purchase of the Stt.oOo fire
engine by the Board of Fir«*mastern
without authority from Council was
not a purchase, but merely a recoin -
inundation to Council, snd. therefore,
not irregular
“That the system of buying hose
without competitive bids was an old
precedent In the department. for
which Chief Cummings was not re
sponsible. w'rong though It was. and
:hat the evidence disproved the accu
sation that Chief Cummings had failed
to secure for the city an available 10
i*er cent discount on hose.
Candlsr Committee Positive.
Alderman John S. Candler’s coun-
ilmanic graft probe committee was
Huraewhat more positive in its ex
onerations.
Referring to the charge against Al-
derman Maddox that he had illegally
held sub-contracts with the city, it
slated:
“Maddox was requested and urged
b\ the contractor to make bids on the
excavations in question. Before bid
ding he sought the advice of the City
Attorney.
"Maddox did not violate the code in
question and he did not do anything
which, 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 ihe charges
against Alderman Ragsdale that he
had been dealing in stock with the
«it.v w as
"A careful examination of every act
if 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 oit>. doing
far more for the city than his duty
icquired him to do. and doing these
acts for the sole purpose of helping
the city. and. so far as it was possible
lor us to ascertain, at a great loss of
•l.nttime and money to himself."
Spratling Charges Dismissed.
The report leviewed the charges
that Alderman I'. J. Spratling had
borrowed mone> from beer dealers
and dismissed them as follows:
“Your committee is of the opinion
that 4he General Council can not
lake cognizance of matters such as
these, which happened long prior to
The election to membership in this
laxly, and \vlier» every person con*
• d, ar.dci a rigid examination.
*v. -orv that there was no promise of
a-sstStance nor of help of any sort
and no engagement for any service
of an> sor to any the parties
from Ihe Alderman named.”
G. C. MARSHALL GIVEN
A FAREWELL BANQUET'
Picked Wrong Man
To Get Interview.
"While I u:i. In I.... Angel,, re- |
oently," said the Atlanta man who |
used to be a newspaper reporter, “l ;
ran Into Arthur Bennett. In the dn « «
■ t ! i• • Cotton States Exposition Ar
thur was a reporter for one of th r
Atlanta papers. He was sent out L* I
get a lot of interviews with prominent i
citizens concerning! he demonetization i
of silver, that question being a burn I
ing one about that time. Arthur was
new to the town find didn't know j
many prominent citizens. He had j
made friends with n local poet and ,
went to him for advice.
"‘Aw. that's easy,’ said the poe;
'Here's a city directort. Pick out th*
names that look good to you and In
terview 'em. They'll all fall for i*.
Feel swelled up to see their names
in the paper.'
“Arthur did as directed. The inter
view-* were gems. The office wa*»
pleased and Arthur was thinking of
striking the. boss for a raise when
somebod> tailed attention to the fa<:
that one of the gentlemen Interview. 1
had been dead for about three years
The directory the poet had offerd <:i
the emergency was an old one.
“Arthur then went to painting pic
tures. 'The Bull Fight' and the one
of the lions at the Aragon Hotel ;r •
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 glor.
He’s press agent for the Bells-Floto
Clrcu* in summer and star report af
for The Denver Post in winter. Cir
cus and Post are owned by the sum.*
people. Arthur asked to he remem
bered to the Atlanta bunch.''
Getting Latest News
of Fashion’s Decree.
“While on Fifth Avenue ihe other
day,” said a well known Atlanta law
yer who lias Just returned from .1
visit to New York, “I saw a group
of men in front of the Public Library
cjosel> scrutinizing jxissersby and
Jotting down notes on pads or note
books. Investigation revealed that
they were tailors who had selected
that point of vantage to examir.e the
latest creations of the world’s lead
ing dressmakers as worn by women
afoot or In passing carriages. And
thus are Dame 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 lias a homo In one of the
suburbs. He comes to work every
week day morning on tlie train and
he brings his 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 urudlcutor.
“I've got a little place of ten acres
near here and on It is one of the fin
est spritigs in the country.
“I with born ami raised on a farm
and on** of the most pleasant mem
ories of my boyhood days is that >f
lying down on my stomach at the
spring an«l drinking im fill of cool,
delicious water.
“Every day I bring this jug full of
spring water with me to tlie* offl**
J keep it next the let* in the cooler
in hot weather and it certainly docs
taste gqod. I haven't been sick in
five years and 1 really believe tills
spring w itter has’had a g»»«»d deal to
do with keeping me in such splendid
condition-
“No ‘Chattahoochee cocktuils 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 n surprise.
It will come when, in the m — few
days the names and standings of the
entrants In the pony contest are an
nounced.
The Georgian and American ex
pected the contest to prove popular,
buf expected nothing like the Hood
which has come by mall, by tele
phone and telegraph.
The mere matter of listing con
testants and their standings hna |
proved to he much more of a task
Ilian looked for, and it will take a
day or two more.
The youngster who -lias expected
to And himself the only one In the
race in his district is likely to pick
up the Georgian one or these days
and And he has a dozen rivals.
’Twill Be No “Walk Away."
We can say this much, from hur
ried scanning of the application
blanks, not a district but has its
contenders, and most of them have a
score or more. There is going to
be no "walk away" for anyone.
And already new subscriptions arc
beginning to conn* in from contest
ants.
'Pile books in which subscriptions
are listed and voting strength com
puted arc ready. Most of the con
testants noticed the announcement
in the Sunday American and in the
Georgian, and have (ailed for these
books Those w ho 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 his 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 not necessary to got 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 t«> be found in careful
search of the Bluegrass region of
Tennessee, whIch Is the pony market
of the Fnlted 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 t.» the boy* and gilds of
\tlantn and of the State, together
with prizes for carriers and agents
contesting under the same rules.
Coupon Counts 5 Votos.
A coupon in every issue of the
Georgian qounts five votiSe. There
is a coupon in every issue of the
Sunday American which counts lif-
teen votes. These are worth hav
ing
But the contest will be won by the
contestants who get the most sub
scriptions A year’s subscription to
the Georgian and American counts
H,BOO votes. Votes are credited lor
subscriptions of varying periods,
down to 100 votes for one month for
the Georgian alone.
The rules art* simple, and the
prize* are worth while.
Go in and win!
Quits Steamboat Business.
OH .EMBUS L N. Smith, for the
pujft several years manager of the
Men hunts’ and Planters’ Steamboat
Company. <»f this city, has resigned
to engage in the brokerage business
at Dothan, Alu.
“As i sit in my office at Washing
ton there are windows on onl> one
side of the room, and those windows
look out upon parks and the Potomac
and the shore of Virginia on the other
side. I cun not sec Washington from
those windows, and 1 sotYietlmes thank
God that I can't, ^because Washington
behind me is seething with the little
games of special privilege."—Woodrow
Wilson, President of the United
States.
“CorporaI punishment in the pub-
lit* schools would be a step backward
In education. This method of disci
piine was, and perhaps still is. if
value in rural districts, but in New
York, where there are 20.00(1 teach
ers. the possibility of its abuse would
be too great Thomas W. Churchill,
President of the Board of Education
of New York.
“1 don't think votes for women
would cure all evils. But 1 know from
observation in the Western States
that it’s a good thing. In no Instance
have 1 seen it produce damage, and in
many cases l have seen it work bet
terment in social and civic conditions.
We hear it said that women would
neglect their homes if they voted. .\
century ago it was argued that if la
boring men voted they would neglect I
i ricr v, • v Theodore Roosevelt, ex • j
President of the United States, in ad* I
dress to suffragists.
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CONVENTION IN MOBILE:
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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 luK! 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 months I
haven’t been ashamed to go out 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 u clean, antiseptic solu
tion. not a greasy pavtc or oint
ment. You simply apply it on the
afflicted part -your pimples,
blotches and blackheads—all ec
zema sort s and pains, prickly beat.
ra*dt, tetter, inflamed or reddened
skin all disappear. It also cures
dandruff, which is scalp eczema.
ZEMO is guaranteed to stop iteh-
ii ; immediately. It gives instant
r ’ief
"1 have had wo: derful benefit
■ it: your famou - ZKMti for the !
*■, in. 11 lias cured mv face coni-
1 ce'\ ” Miss E. X., Rugby Place, i
r j2»
IS JUST
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This Is a Good Time To Enter
Timid boy and girl contestants are asking us, every day, it 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.
LVhite Citv Park Now Owen
WOULDN’T YOU LIKE TO OWN THIS OUTFIT?
And wouldn’t your enjoyment from its use ke doubled if y cm own efforts had
earned it for you? Certainly! And this delight is ahead for ihe winners in this
great contest. Why not send your nomination blank to-day 9 and make art effort
to be among the winners?
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1 1 nominate, as a candidate in The HearsL’s Sunday American g
and Atlanta Georgian Pony Outfit Contest: §
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Address
Nominated by
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Thousand Votes | good for 1.000votes
5? Only one nomination blank can be voted for any contestant.
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Subscription blanks and printed instructions for the use of contestants are now ready. Sent anywhere on request.
To-day’s Vole Coupons appear on Page Two of this newspaper—Ask ycur
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-
Address all inquiries, nomination blanks, vote-coupons, etc., to
PONY CONTEST EDITOR
Hearsfs Sunday American and Atlanta Georgian
20 East Alabama S;. ATLANTA, GA.