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1711-; ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWT
EXONERATION
IN GRAFT PHOBE
Renews Accusations Against the
Council Despite Sweeping Ac
quittal of Officials.
Council'n unanimoui action in ex
onerating Fire Chief W B. Cummings
and Aldermen J. W. Maddox, K. J.
.Spratling and I. N. Ragsdal* has
aroused Mayor Woodward to addi
tional attack*. He said Tuesday;
"1 believe the charges against Chief
Cummings, regardless of the action
of the investigating committee and
Council.
*T had nothing to do with accusing
the Aldermen, but 1 knew Council
would vindicate thorn. Council had to
to protect itself; for all Its mem bars
have known for months of the al
leged corrupt activities.
"Just the same, I 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 despite
Council, for the people do not ap
prove of their "whitewashings."
Exoneration Not Protested.
In striking contrast to the attitude
of the Mayor ie 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
councilmanic graft charges had been
rend, Councilman Thomson said:
"I move that the report of thin com
mittee be adopted, the committee be
thanked and continued as a bodv.
Some serious accusations have been
made through the newspapers against
Alderman John E. McClelland, the 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 1 want this
committee to make the investiga
tion."
McClelland Charges Pats.
, However, the committee was dis
missed at the request of its mem
bers. It was stated that if Aldsr-
man McClelland wanted 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 Fireman!*™
without authority from Council was
not a purchase, but merely a recom
mendation to Council, and, therefore,
not irregular.
“That the syftem of buying hose
without competitive bids was an 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 10
per cent discount on hose.
Candler Committee Positive.
Alderman John S. Candler’s ooun-
eilmanic graft probe committee was
somewhat 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
stated;
“Maddox was requested and urged
by 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 the charges
against Alderman Ragsdale that he
had been dealing in stock with the
city was:
“A careful examination of every act
of Alderman Ragsdale in connection
with the various transactions with
w hich 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
acts 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 money 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,
swears 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 Chicago headquar
ters of the Associated Press, central
division.
Before coming to Atlanta. Mr Mar
shall was night editor of the Wash
ington office, later going to Hondu
ras as war correspondent.
White City Park Now Open
0£/HD-
“Town
BIG SIMM
Picked Wrong Man
To Get Interview.
"While I was In Do* Angele* re
cently," said the Atlanta man who
used to be a newspaper reporter, "I
ran Into Arthur Bennett. In the days
of the Cotton Ftaten Exposition Ar
thur w«« a reporter for one of th*»
Atlanta papers. He was sent out t«
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 didn't know
many prominent citizens He had
made friends wlt-h a local port and
went to him for Advice.
“‘Aw, that’s easy,’ said the poet.
'Here’s a city directory. Pick out the
names that look good to you and in
terview 'em Tliey’41 all fall for it.
Feel swelled up to nee their names
In the pAper.’
"Arthur did as directed. The Inter
views were acms The office was
pleased and Arthur was thinking of
striking the boss for 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 bad offerd in
the emergency was an old one.
"Arthur then went to painting pic
ture*. ‘The Bull Fight’ and the one
of the lions at the Aragon Hotel arc
two example* of hJe work. He aold
them to ’Pop’ Dodge when that genial
gentleman was manager of the Ara
gon. Juat now Arthur 1s 1n his glory.
He’s press agent for the Sells-Floto
Circus In summer and star reporter
for The Denver Post in winter. Cir
rus and Post are owned by the asms
people Arthur asked to be remem
bered to the Atlanta bunch
Getting Latest News
of Fashion’s Decree.
“While on Fifth Avenue the other
day.” said a well known Atlanta law
yer who has Juat returned from a
visit to New York. "I saw a group
of men In front of the Public Library
closely scrutinizing pasaeraby and
jotting down notes on pads or note
books. Investigation revealed that
they were tailors who had selected
that point of vantage to examine the
latest creations of the world’s lead
ing dressmaker a 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 has a home in one of the
suburbs. He comes to work every
week day morning on the train and
he brings his supply of drinking wa
ter with him.
"1 never could get used to this
hydrant water,” he explained, exhib
iting a small jug In which he keeps
his daily supply of thirst eradlcator
‘Tve got a little place of ten acres
near here and on It in one of the fin
est springs in the country
“1 was born and raised on a farm
and one of the most pleasant mem
ories of my boyhood days Is that of
lying down on m.v stomach at the
spring and drinking my fill of cool,
delicious water.
"Every day I bring this jug full of
spring water with me to the offi-*?.
1 keep it next the ice in the cooler
In hot weather and It certainly does
taste good. I haven’t been sick in
five years and I really believe this
spring water has had a good deal to
do with keeping me in such splendid
condition.
"No ‘Chattahoochee cocktails' for
me while the spring water holds
out."
I mportant
Sayings
By important people on
topics of live interest
Publication of Entrants’ Names j
and Standings May Reveal ;
Many Unexpected Rivals.
Prepare for a surprise
It will come when, fn the next few
days, the names and standings of the
entrants in the pony contest are an
nounced.
The Georgian and American **x-
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 sty this much, from hur
ried scanning of the application
blanks, not « district but lias 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 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
test&nts 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 ewer
devised for the use of contestants.
Anyone can nominate a contestant.
Any boy or girl who wishes to enter
may send in bis own name on an en
trance blank, ami 1.000 votes will be
credited to the person so doing.
Only One Nomination Taken.
It is not necessary to get some
one else to submit the name. In
quiries are coming in by telephone
snd mall on this point, and this an
nouncement is made to settle the
point.
Only one nomination, however, is
accepted for any one [*rson 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
boas la, thoroughly broken for chil
dren to drive, are the prizes the
Georgian and Sunday American will
distribute to the boys and girls of
Atlanta and of the State, together
with prizes for carriers and agents
contesting under the name rules.
Coupon Counts 5 Votes.
A coupon In every issue of the
Georgian counts five votes. There
Is a coupon in every issue of the
Sunday American which counts fif
teen votes These are worth hav
ing
Hut the contest will be won by the
contestants who get the most sub
scriptions. A year's subscription to
the Georgian and American counts
3.500 votes. Votes are credited for
subscriptions <-f varying periodn,
down to 100 votes for one month for
the Georgian alone.
The rules are simple, and the
prizes are worth while.
Go in and win!
Quits Steamboat Business.
COLUMBUS. — L. N. Smith, for the
past several years manager of the
Merchants’ and Planters’ Steamboat
Company, of this city, has resigned
to engage in the brokerage business
at Dothan, Ala.
"As I sit In my office at Washing
ton there are windows on only one
side of the room, and those windows
look out upon parks and the Potomac
and the shore of Virginia on the other
side. 1 can not see Washington from
those window’s, and I sometimes thank
God that 1 can't, because Washington
behind me is seething with the little
games of special privilege."—Woodrow
Wilson, President of the United
States.
"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 i
value in rural district®, but in New
York, where there are 20,000 teach
ers. the possibility of Its abuse would
’*»« too great.'' Thomas W. Churchill,
President of the Board of Education
of New York.
“I 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 case® 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. A
century ago it was argued that if la
boring mi n voted they would neglect
their work Theodore Roosevelt, ex-
President of the United States, in ad
dress to suffragists.
HARDWARE MEN OPEN
CONVENTION IN MOBILE
MOBILE, ALA . May 6—The an-
nual convention of the Southern
Hardwa»v Jobbers’ Association and
. N Lti< >nal a feso< 1st ton of i lai d -
ware Manufacturers convened in Mo
bile to-day at the Hattie House with
more than 800 delegates and visitors
present from ajl parts of the coun
try.
Addresses of welcome were deliv
ered by Mayor Laz Schwarz and W. |
H. Armbrecht. of the Chamber ot
Gommerc# The responses were by
President C. H. Ireland, of the job
bers. and President Pierreponi B.
Noyes, for the manufacturers.
CLEARS FACE OF
PIMPLES, BLACKM
Wonderful ZEMO Also Stops
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Cures All Skin Troubles.
Get a 25c Bottle of ZEMO To-day.
“At last! At lart! 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 1
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 a clean, antiseptic solu
tion. not a greasy paete 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, inflame^ «>r reddened
skin all disappear. It .also cures
dandruff, which Is scalp eczema.
ZEMO is guaranteed to stop itch
ing immediately. It gives instant
r net
“I have had wonderful benefit
from your famous ZEMO for the
si in. It has cured mv face com
pletely." Miss E. N., Rugby Place.
St. Ivouis. Mo
Go to any Unit-class drug store
and get a 25c sealed bottle of ZE
MO. or sent direct on receipt of
price by E W. Rose MedlclneATo ,
St Ixnils, Mo.
Sold and guaranteed In Atlanta
b> Frank Edmondson & Bro..
Cour- y * Munn Drug Company.
E H. Cone Drug Company, Elkin
Drug Company. Gunter & Watkins
Drug Company.
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 ?
This Nomination Blank
Starts You Wilh A
Thousand Votes
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOt
I nominate, as a candidate in The Hearst’s Sunday American
and Atlanta Georgian Pony Outfit Contest:
Name
Address
g
Nominated To
g Address
GOOD FOR 1,000 VOTES
Only one nomination blank can be voted for any contestant.
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Subscription blanks and printed instruct ions for the use of contestants arenow 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.
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.