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4 .ui-A.si A »i i„wu< > iAi\ A -s i> »' j - v> »3. I IjOHil I. .11.1 1 t, I.JJ.ltl. y t Runs Away to Escape Marrying SIX GET DIPLOMAS Parents’ Choice Is Not Her ‘Ideal’ AT GRADY SCHOOL Farm Girl Seeks ‘Perfect’ Husband Continued From Page 1. the hearing may he concluded bv Thursday night. Have Two Hundred Names. The Coroner and the Solicitor Gt»n cral have the names of about 200 per sons on whom they may call for testi mony. These include girls and wo men employed at the pencil factory. It Is unlikely, however, that more than a few of the girls will toe placed on the witness stand, but will toe held in readiness to testify as was the A»e last Monday afternoon when the roll call room was filled with wit nesses. So far as the line of testimony can he anticipated from the information given out by the authorities, the most important will come from the physi cians and chemists who have been al work on the mystery under the direc tion of Coroner Donehoo and Solicitor Horsey. Dr H. F. Harris, director of the State Board of Health, will submit a report on his chemical analysis of the contents of Mary Phagan's stomach. T>r. Harris also made a careful exam ination of the wounds and bruises on the body and will report on this to I he Jury. Dr. J W Hart, county physician, made the first examination of the girl’s body after It was found in the basement of the factory. He also was present w'hen it was exhumed from Its little grave in the Marietta ceme tery and another examination made at the order of Solicitor General Dor- xev. He will present the results of his observations to the Jury some time during the hearing Thursday. Dr. Smith to Be Quizzed. Dr. Claude A Smith, City Baete tiologlst. has made a chemical ex amination of the bloodstains on a shirt found at Newt Dee’s home and «»f the pieces of wood chipped from tiie factory floor where the stains of biood were discovered, and will he questioned by Coroner Donehoo. The retailing of Newt Lee also is regarded as an indication that the au thorities expect the night watchman to tell something which he forgot or oncealed in his previous examina tion. The factory girls will tell of their Acquaintance with Mary Phagun. of her companions and habits and of the conditions under which they have to work at the factory, so far as they have any relation to the mystery. Bowen Released in Houston. Accompanying mystifying new fea tures of the hunt for the slayer was the news that Paul P. Bowen, held la Houston for the Atlanta authorities., had been released and relieved of .ill suspicion. Bowen was employed with the Mor row Transfer Company in Atlanta os stenographer and shipping clerk, anl later with the Southern Railway. H® had many friends here and with them bore a good reputation His father and other relatives live in Newnan. Ga . and are among the best people of that part of the State, chief of Police Davison, of Houston, was angeled that hie detective chief should have exceeded his authority in arresting Bowen, and promptly dis charged him from authority. By letters Bowen wrote from Texas and statements of friends it was proved conclusively that he could not have been connected with tin 1 At- ’rinta mystery and he was accordingly freed. DR. BELK PREACHES TO INDUSTRIAL GRADUATES I>r S R HelK. of the Bark Street Methodist Ohurvh. will preach the baccalaureate sermon to graduates of the Atlanta Normal and Industrial institute in the Cosmopolitan A. M R « luirch, Vine and Foundry Streets Sunday afternoon. Closing exercises of the school will take place In the church Friday even ing. May 16. L J. GLENN, the Atlanta contractor who some time ago eloped with Mrs. C. W. Pidcock, wife of the president of the Georgia and Northern Railroad, will be put on trial Thurs day morning. The photograph below is of Mrs. Pidcock. Nurses Will Be Graduated Thurs day—Seven New Doctors Chosen as Internes. The annual commencement exer cises of the Grady Hospital Training School for Nurses will be held In the hospital auditorium Thursday after noon at 5 o'clock. Six will be given diploma-*, as follows: Mifm Ethel A. Moore. Statesville, N. f\; Miss Ethel Marian Hardwick, Kllisville, Miss.; Miss Carrie Lee Oliver. Lowndesville, X. Miss Alberta Frances Sawyer, Anniston, Ala.; Miss Mary Grate I Smith, Hogansviile. Ga.. and Miss Caroline O. Frazier, Lockhart, S. C. The commencement address will toe delivered by the Rev. Charles O. Jones, pastor of the Grace Methodist Church. Edmund W. Martin, presi dent of the training school, will pre sent the diplomas. The program will he varied by musical selections by an Atlanta orchestra. I’hlrty-two young physicians, hail ing from practically every Southern Slate, took the hospital examinations for Internes last .Monday anti Tues day. There are seven vacancies to be tilled. The seven doctors who success- I fully passed the examinations arc Dr. .1 A. Roberts, Jr., of Atlanta; Dr. J. C Patterson, of Lumpkin, Ga.; Dr. (’. I Holton, Jr., of Atlanta ; Dr. Ferd inand Herrrnan, of Eastman, Ga.; Dr, R. E. Wright, of Atlanta; Dr. Ken neth Wood, of Statesville, Ala., and Dr. Lake Armstrong, of Atlanta. Four will he added to the staff June 1, and tin* other three December 1. Await Confession in N. Y. Police Scandal Mamie Odom. Pretty Senoia Lass, Held Here, Tells Kind of Man She Will Not Wed. Runaway Mamie Odom, who fled an undesired marriage at her home in Senoia. Ga., related for the edifi cation of the sergeant ami policemen at the station Wednesday the quali fications her husband-to-be must have. Mamie Is 21. but looks 17. She Is attractive and has the bloom that re sults from living much In the open air. for she has lived all her life on her father's farm. First of all, she cuts down the list of eligibles fearfully by saying that the man who marries her must be wealthy. Then she sweep** away most of the remainder who might seek her huml by stipulating that her husband must not drink intoxicating liquors in any form. Flees Proposed Marriage. Mamie's father wanted her to mar ry a young man he had picked out for her. She manifested her disapproval of his choice by promptly leaving home and coming to Atlanta to live. With a girl comrade, Mary Couch, she went to Sunday school last Sun day. played the organ As usual and taught a Sunday school class. Her religions duties concluded, she and Mary went dow n the railroad track a short distance to where the train stopped and a short time later were in Atlanta. Church Workers to Give Chicken Feast Dinner and Supper Will Be Served in First Christian Base ment May 16. Women of the First Christian Church will give a big chicken din ner and supper May 16 In the base ment of the church. Eighty pounds of beef. 50 chickens and .100 pouncts of ice have been or dered. There will be an entertain ment and a cake sale in the evening Tin t* cam Iv booth, « Igurs and soft d tin k 8 Will be In char ge of Miss Gold- b* LI loyd i and I young women o f the chun •h. M r; s. Zot * t' aw hern and Mrs A. S. Wilsi >n an t* c halrmei; i of the g< uieral committee. SECRETARY DANIELS VISITS CITIES ON FLORIDA COAST One of Four Ex-Inspectors Convicted Tuesday Night Expected to Tell All. NEW YORK, May 7.- That one of the four ex-police inspectors, Dennis .1 Sweeney, James F. Thompson, James E. Hussey and John J. Mur- tha, found guilty of obstruction of Justice last night after the jury had been out 38 minutes, has made over tures to District Attorney Whitman regarding a confession was a persist ent report to-day. The four convicted men spent a bad night in the Tombs and Sweeney seemed particularly worried. They will be arraigned for sentence Friday. An appeal is planned. SPRING SUIT OF CEMENT; UNDRESSED WITH CHISEL The American-Georgian Pony Contest Vote Coupons Hearst’s Sunday American and Atlanta Georgian PONY CONTEST VOTE COUPON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1913 GOOD FOR 5 VOTES Voted for Address Voted by CARRIERS 1 AND AGENTS’ BALLOT. Hearst’s Sunday American and Atlanta Georgian PONY CONTEST VOTE COUPON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1913 GOOD FOR 5 VOTES Voted for Address % Voted by SCHOOL BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ BALLOT. ROCHESTER. PA.. May 7.—Antho ny Rodwoski, overcome by spring fe- ver and the antidote for it, sat down upon a freshly made flight of cement steps and fell asleep. When he awak ened the cement had hardened. V gang of laborers undressed him with a hammer and cold chisel. Old Mother-in-Law Joke Freshened Up With New-Laid Eggs UPSET, BILIOUS, SICK?"CASCARETS” They went to room at 74 Nefbon Street. when the y ha i ho m e girl friends. But the Couc i girl's fat her became a war e of theit where abouts and on ne to get his daught »r lust ■IA< KSONVIl.l.E, FLA., May 7. Secretary and Mrs. Josephus Daniels, of tile Navy Department, and Mr. Daniels' nival aide, Captain Palmer, Worn li. ro serial hours (o-d.iv Tltev worn ylicn a lido about the c-ilv liv a commit tec from the Board of Trade and later were taken aboard a Gov ernment launch tor a ride atom; t St. Johiv, River front. Luncheon was served on the boat. The a pity left it 1 o'clock for Key' West, where the navy yard will be Inspected. They came here fjom Pen sacola. where the navy yard was in- spected yesterday. GOVERNMENT TO PROBE SINKING OF STEAMBOAT No Headache, Biliousness, bad taste or Constipation by morning. ; Are you keeping your bowels. > fiver and stomach clean, pure an,I ; fresh With Cases ret a. or merely i forcing a passageway through - these alimentary or drainage 01 ; Rats every few day s with Salts. Cathartic Pills. Castor oil or Pur ; gative Waters? ! Stop having a bowel wash-day. < Let Caacarets thoroughly cleans. ( and regulate the stomach remove I the undigested, sour and fetment- ! ing food and foul gas. tK,- tits j excess bile from the liver and cat - \ ry out of the system all the de- > composed waste matter and pol- > sons In the Intestines and bowels ^ A Cascaret to-night will make ) you feel great by morning They J work while you sleep—never gripe. > sicken or cause any inconvenience, and cost only 10 cents a box from V nilr driinfrigt U ' linne C f .. — .. Monday. Later. J. D. Odom, tin* fa ther of Mamie, learned that the run away girl was here and notified the police. She is held at the station waiting his arrival. "They want me to marry a fellow I don't like." she told the sergeant, "lie's a very nice young man and all of the older people like him, but l don't rare for him enough t<» marry him. Bars Men Who Drink. "There’s another young man that I am going with whom 1 like much bet ter, but he drinks once in a while and 1 never will marry a man that drinks. Tm not ready to marry yet, and the man that I marry must have lots of money. He must be wealthy and he must never drfnly 1 wish my fa ther had let me stay here. 1 like it better in the city than in the country, any way. 1 wanted to work for a while before I began to think of mar rying" NATCHEZ. MISS. May 7 An of filial investigation of the Concord i disaster, in which two white person-* and thirteen negroes lost their liv. when the steamer crashed into i pier of the New Orleans and North western Railroad bridge at Clayto La., last Friday, will begin next Fri da y. The first body was recovered near Clayton late yesterday. It was thu of the 3-year-old son of Ellis Nebo.i. a negro. Says City Planning Is a Woman’s Work Mrs. Florence Mills, Park Builder. Declares Man Isn’t Fitted for Landscape Beautification. CHICAGO, May 7.—Mrs. Floren?'* H. Mills, of Los Angeles, who ob tained an appropriation from the Cal ifornia Legislature for a 53,000,000 park in Los Angeles, was one of the chief speakers at to-day’s session of the fifth annual national conference on city planning. “City palnning and the planning of houses, both inside and outside, 1s a woman’s work," she told the con ference delegates. "A woman natu rally is fitted for the work. A man ( spends most of his time in an office or shop. He has little time to think about beautifying a city.” Gertrude Hoffman Posters Shock City Cincinnati Mayor Heeds Protests of the Police—Orders Them Covered Up. CINCINNATI, May 7.— Mayor Hen ry T. Hunt blushed when he looked upon the posters of Gertrude Hoff man which adorned the billboards of the city. He hurriedly called into conference the Director of Public Safety and Chief of Police. Miss Hoffman was pictured in spring dancing or gather mid-sum mer—dancing attire. Telephone calls and special messengers gave the Mayor a disagreeable morning. He became aroused, and now great sheets of white paper coyer the bright red, black and white posters that so shocked the people. METHODIST BISHOPS FOR SOUTH ASSIGNED CINCINNATI. May 7. -Bishop W. F. ^lderson. of the Methodist Epis copal Church, has officially announced the appointment of bishops as decid ed upon by the International Board of Bishops at the Annual Conference, at Charlestown, \Y. Ya., just close J. The following are assigned to Southern territory: Bishop Anderson. Kentucky and Ohio; Bishop Henderson. Tennessee and North Carolina: Bishop Lee*to. South Carolina, Georgia and Alaba ma; Bishon Thorkfleld, Central Ala bama and Gulf. TIGHT SKIRTS ARE PUT TO ACID TEST IN DASH POULTRY RAISERS MEET NEXT IN ATLANTIC CITY DANVILLE. ILL. May 7. K B. Thompson, of Armenia. N. Y.. w.i elected president of the American Poultry Association, and Atlanti City. N. J., was chosen as the next meeting place, it was announced to day by I. L. McCord, of this city, election commissioner who canvass the mail vote. A dispatch from Cincinnati reports that Mrs. ZeUa Cunningham got a divorce because her husband fed all the fresh eggs to his mother. Did ever want a real fresh ?gg Did your palate ever crave one so that you would forsake everything for the taste of It? "Yes V" Well, then, you can fully appreciate the feelings of Mrs. Zella Cuning- nam. a Cincinnati woman who was granted a divorce from her husband. a wealthy merchant of the Ohio city to-day. You can also appreciate the feelings of the judge—if you are a SOUTHERNER TO MAKE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS GETTYSBURG, PA., May 7 For the first time since the dedication r tiie Soldiers' National Cemetery in ) your druggist. Millions of men an. «. women take a Cascaret now- and ? then and never have Headache. < Biliousness, coated tongue, Indi- ) gestion. Hour Stomach or Consti- j paled Bowels. Cascaret* belong in ? ♦‘very household. Children just love ] (o take them. ALL ANSWERED BUT DEAD. El’FA l LA. ALA.. May 7 -Of a ve nire of 40 jurymen called to hear the criminal docket in the Circuit Court this week, only one failed to answer to his name. *He was D. J. Walker, I of Baker Hill, who died unexpectedly I the day after the papers were served I on him. 1S63. the Memorial Day address w Gettysburg this year is'to be deliv ered by a Southerner. Corporal Skelly Post announced yesterday that an invitation to make the oration ha 1 been accepted by Congressman James Thomas Heflin, of Alabama. Fitzgerald School Head Named. FITZGERALD- Professor H B. Ritchie has been elected superintend ent of the Fitzgerald schools for th* 1313-14 term. man who severed ihe matrimonial knot. It appears that Mrs. Cunningham had a rare brood of hens, said hens producing several of the freshest o? eggs each day But—and would you believe it!—Mrs. Cunningham never had an opportunity of sampling any one of those eggs. "Not a one." she fold Judge War ner. Instead of feeding his devoted wife —the real owner of the chickens—on the fresh eggs, Cunningham gave them to his mother. When the Judge heard this—being i fancier of fresh eggs himself—he hesitated not a moment in granting the wife her plea. Though Judge Warner did not mention the fact—this i« the latest angle ever that has been placed on the mother-in-law joke of ancient history. PHILADELPHIA. May 7.—The tight skirt will be put to the acid te*t ip this city next Saturday when the Ambler Kennel Club holds its annua, bench show. A handsome trophy has been offered for the woman who makes the best time in a 300-yard dash, or saunter, with her dog on a leash. Whether the bulldogs will be will ing to conform to the mincing*gait f the hobble skirt walker is a moot*! question. LOCKED UP BECAUSE HE TEASES HIS DAUGHTER NEW YORK, May 7.—Miss Elsie Lewis, of Jessamine Avenue, Yonkers, had her father, Loren Lewis, locked up for teasing her too much. Lewis and the daughter have no* been on good terms for some tinv. and occasionally when he meets her he flatters her in a manner that gets on her nerves, declares Miss Lewis Usually he harps upon her style of dress. Pastors in Overalls Prepare Encampment Seventh Day Adventists to Hold General Conference in Washing ton—Southern Mag Leader. WASHINGTON, May 7.—Clergy men occupying high positions In council of the Seventh Day Advent ists, have donned overalls and are constructing an enormous encamp ment in w hich thousands of delegates will live during the thirty-ninth Gen eral Conference of the denomination at Takoma Park from May 15 until June 8. Elder S. E. Wight, of NaShville, president of the Southern Union Conference, is in charge of the work at the camp. FORMER CONGREGATION TO HEAR DR. MATTHEWS DALTON, GA.. May 7.—Dr. M. A. Matthews, Moderator of the Presby terian Assembly of the United States and pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Seattle. Wash., will preach, at the First Presbyterian Church here next Sunday evening. Dr. Matthew’s wasi formerly pastor of this church. Sunday afternoon lie will deliver the memorial address for the Knignts ’Jemplar at West Hill Cemetery. WOULD-BE SUICIDE TAKES HARMLESS DRUG; HE LIVES MACON, GA., May 7-W. D. Hooks a city fireman, asked a clerk in an East Macon drug store to sell him 10 cents worth of cocaine. The clerk gave him three tablets, and Hooks swallowed them. He then telephoned a minister. Rev. C. B. (’urrie. to hurry around to the drug store, as he was about to die and wanted prayers said for him. For ten minutes Hooks and the clergyman fervently prayed that he might live. Then the druggist, Dr. Hugh McKervey, informed Hooks that the tablets were quinine and not co caine. He recovered. PENNY POSTAGE ENDORSED BY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE The Atlanta Chamber of Commerce has endorsed the penny postage bill now before Congress. The commit tee reported favorably and plans will be devised to place the recommenda tions before the House of Represen- tativs. Practically every chamber of com merce in the country has endorsed the bill. 50 CHICAGO HOSPITALS , ATTACKED AS FIRE TRAPS CHICAGO, May 7.— Legislation which would close more than fifty hospitals in Chicago is contemplate I by the city Fire danger to patients in a number of institutions is said to be great, owing to the helplessness of the patients, and it is propose j to compel the closing or the removal of hospitals now occupying non-fire pgoof buildings. Eckman’s Alterative FOR THE THROAT AND LUNGS Eckman’s Alterative is effective Bronchitis. Asthma. Hay Fever, Throat and Lung Troubles, and upbuilding the system. Does not contain poisons, opiates or habit forming drugs For sale by all lead ing druggists. Ask for booklet of cured cases and write to Eckman Laboratory. Philadelphia. Pa., for additional evidence. For sale by all of Jacobs' Drug Stores. 12,000 Hear Melba At London Concert Audience at First Concert of Tour Finds Her Voice as Won derful as Ever. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, May 7.—An audience of 12,000 persons packed Albert Hall at Kubelik’s concert to welcome Madam Melba on her first appearance since her return to England. At least as many more persons were unable to obtain admittance to the hall. The audience was enthusiastic and found the purity and flexibility of Madam Melba’s voice as wonderful as 1 ever. She responded to several en cores, while Kubelik's playing was less appreciated. Study Baseball in Church, Says Pastor Would Use National Game to Show Sunday School Boys Sinfulness of Cheating. WASHINGTON. May 7.—Two hun dred or more Episcopal Sunday school teachers of the Washington Diocese i. aia the Rev. William E. Gardner, of New York, declare that the sub ject of baseball would be an excel lent topic for discussion in Sunday schools and should be made a thor oughly religious subject. Declaring that most boys are tempted to cheat in ball games, he pointed out that showing the boys the sinfulness of taking unfair ad vantage of their opponents in games would be an excellent method of mak ing them understand the sinfulness of other cheating. Prefers Factory to Loveless Marriage Girl Who Fled From Home to Escape Wedding Man She Didn’t Like * Taken Back. LAMAR WILL SUIT COMES UP IN MACON THURSDAY MACON, GA.. May 7.—In the Unit- ed States District Court to-morrow, the suit of H. J. Lamar Washington, of New York, against his aunt, Mrs. Julia Lamar, for an accounting of the estate left by his uncle, the late Hen ry J. Lamar, Jr., will be tried. He claims that about $66,000 is withheld from him out of the estate as bequeathed to him by his uncle. The will provided that the money should not be paid to Washington unless the young man’s habits were exemplary, and his wife, in the event he married, should be entirely satis factory to Mrs. Julia Lamar, it 1s* said that Washington married with out his aunt's consent. CHAMBER ARRANGING TO BRING FACTORIES HERE Through the industrial bureau of the Chamber of Commerce, organized effort will be made to bring new manufacturing plants to Atlanta. A committee appointed some time ago has reported favorably on the matter of creating this adjunct to the Cham ber. President Wilmer Moore in a few days will appoint another com mittee to perfect arrangements for the new department. MACON COUNCIL TO CLOSE LOCKER CLUBS ON SUNDAYS MACON, GA.. May 7.—Council has instructed the Police Committee to draft an ordinance requiring locker and social clubs to close all day Sunday. This action was to be taken after the city attorney had rendere*'. an opinion that the clubs, when open on Sunday, were regarded by the higher courts as tippling houses. DRY GOODS MEN MEET. CHATTANOOGA. TENN.. May 7.— The Southern Wholesale Dry Goods Association met here to-day in an nual convention. J. D. Bell, of Lynch burg. Va.. is president. The session will last twm days. Riggs Disease Grandma Talks About Babies Has a Large Circle of Listeners Who Profit by Her Wisdom and Experience. In almost any settled community there is a grandma who knows Moth- , er’s Friend. Not only is she remi niscent of her own experience, but 1 it was through her recommendation that so many young, expectant moth ers derived the comfort and blessing of this famous remedy. Mother’s Friend is applied ex ternally to the abdomen, stomach and breasts, allays all pain, avoids, all nausea, and prevents caking of the breasts. It is quickly and wonderfully pene- 1 trating, permits the muscles to expand without the strain on the ligaments and prepares the system so thor-* oughly that the crisis is passed al most without the slightest distress Thus there need be no such thing as dread or fear No better nor more cheering ad vice can be given the expectant mother than to suggest the use o‘ Mother’s Friend. She will take cour age from the .beginning. The days will be cheerful, the nights . restful Thus the health is preserved, i mind is in repose and the period ■ an unending one of quiet, joyful an tieipatlon. You can obtain Mother’s Friend of any druggist at $1 a bottle. Do not foqget nor neglect to be supplied with this greatest remedy ever devised for motherhood. It is unfailing. Write at once to Bradfleld Regulator Com pany, 133 Lamar Building, Atlanta. Ga., for their very interesting and instructive book of advice for expec tant mothers. ' Next week,, Beautiful Bedding Plants, 3c each. Atlanta Floral Co., 555 E. Fair Street. If your teeth are loose and sensi tive. and the gums receding and bleeding, you have Riggs Disease, and are in danger of losing all your teeth. Use Call’s Anti-Riggs, and it will give quick relief and a complete cure. It is a pleasant and economical treat ment. used and recommended by leading ministers. lawyers and the atrical people who appreciate the need of perfect teeth. Get a 50c bot tle of Call’s Anti-Riggs from Jacobs’ Pharmacy, with their guarantee to ' refund the money if it fails to do all i that is claimed for it. It is invalu able in relieving sore mouth due to | plate pressure. Circular free. CALL'S ANTI-RIGGS CO.. 23 Wil liams Street. Elmira. N. Y. ATLANTA THEATER Matinees Wed and Sat Nights 15c to 50c ALL THIS WEEK Eicept Wsdnedsay Night Miss BILLY LONG Company In The Girl From Out Yonder NEXT WEEK—"Are You a Mason?” Seats—Wednesday P. M FORSYTH Wat. To-day B rl To-night at 8:30 Here for the First Time GUS EDWARDS' KID KA3ARET With 15 Jolly Singing Kids NEXT WEEK PAUL DICKEY Famous Foot ball Star In a Sketch BELLE STORY Singing Star Williams. Thompson & Copeland Hart's S;i Steppers. Rlesne f and 6ores. and others. Declaring that she will work in a factory at $2 a week rather than mar ry a man she does not love, pretty Emily Douglas the 18-year-old Day tona, Fla., girl who ran away fro n home and was arrested by the Atlanta police Tuesday morning, is en route * lo her home in care of her sister’s fiance, F. W. Haskell. The girl refused to return home un til Haskell said he would take her part and try to save her from the marriage she dreaded.