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THE ATLANTA (ihOKGIAX AM) NEWS. THURSDAY, MAY8. 1913. 1, Boy Who Climbed Mount Vesuvius to Get Piece of Cloud ' | CABLE Whtle London Suburb Imperiled by Infernal Machine Bearing “Votes for Women” Label. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, May * A bomb *\th a lighted fui3 and two detonator* at tached w«« found to-da\ on'aid <>f . jeweler’s establishment in Totton- haar a suburb of Ixjndon. It whs discovered just in time to prevent a rlteastrous explosion. "Votes flerr women was palmed on rfce outside of the infernal machine, showing that militant sufi raget tea teere responsible for the attempted outrage Dr. Wherry. father of one of the militant suffragette leders, Miss Olive Wherry, alias Horken. was arraigned in the high court and fined $250 for contempt of court, because he tried to prevent the police from serving a warrant on his daughter. Miss Wherry 1s an art student. It wan in her studio that the “suffra gettes’ arsenal,” comprising explo sives, hammers, implements for In cendiarism and other tools used In nefarious practices was discovered Great crowds gathered outside of Bow Street Court during the morning for the resumption of the trial of the militant leaders, who were arrested last week during the raid on the of fices of the Women’” Social and Po litical Union In Kingsway. The trial of the militant leaders had not been under way long before Mrs. Flora Drummond. known as General Drummond for he?- militant propensities, collapsed in the prison ers’ dock. She has been in Jail for a week and has refused to eat. The prosecution of the militant leaders was conducted by Archibald Bodkin. He brought, out that the militant suffragettes were conspiring to gain entrance to the House of Lords by accepting positions as typ ists and clerks. Their purpose was either to interrupt the proceedings or blow up the Parliament building, be said Peace Conference Is Called by Swiss Arrange Franco-German Debate on Policies—Marks New Era in International Affairs. Soecial Cable to The Atlanta Georqian. PARIS. May 8.—More than 400 members of the French and German Parliaments are expected to meet in Berne next Sunday and Monday in response to an Invitation from the Swiss Parliament to discuss amica bly the political questions of the day and especially armaments and the future of Alsace-Lorraine. This is probably the fir*! event of the kind In the history of the world, and it Is hoped that it will mark a new era. In international affairs. The meeting is all the more ex traordinary because it comes at a tune of unusual tension when the Fhauvinists In both countries are shouting their loudest. Legless Hero Wins $20,000 and Will Wed Philadelphia Youth Saved Another as He Lay Cruahed Under Crane. PHILADELPHIA, May 8 The Su preme Court of Pennsylvania has af firmed the deciHon of the lower court awarding $20,000 to Carl Edsberg, 21 rears old. who saved the life of a fel low mechanic at Baldwin's Locomo tive Works, after he himself lay crushed under a ten-ton steam crane. When Kdsberg was crushed and wedged under the crane, fellow work men went to his assistance. One of them fainted at the sight and toppled off the girder TO feet above ground Edsberg, still conscfoue. grasped at :he falling man and held him until : others came. He lost both legs. When he receives his reward Eds- berg will marry his fiance, who came [ fre«m Sweden when she learned of hi •cldent, FIRST WEBB LAW CASES BEFORE VALDOSTA COURT VALDOSTA, Q A.. May 8.—The fltst case to come before the United States Commissioner here under the Webb law placing interstate liquor shipments under Federal jurisdiction "as heard by Uommissioner O. M Franklin when Ed Farnell, a young white farmer living near VVhigham, and Street Moore, a negro, were charged with stealing a cask of beer from the express office at Whigham They were bound over to the next term of the Federal Court here un der bonds of $250 each. JEWISH ALLIANCE TO HEAR AN ADDRESS ON PALESTINE If me. Bella Pevsner, noted lecturer of Jaffa, Palestine, who has been making a tour of this country and the South, will deliver an address at the Jewish Educational Alliance Sunday evening, May 11. at 8 o'clock. Mme. Pevsner will speak on the conditions in Palestine, a subject of which she is an authorit’ FABMERS AND UNIONS UNDER TRUST REGULATIONS WASHINGTON, May S —By a vote of 41 to 32 the Senate refused to *»rike from the sundry civil bill the provision prohibiting the prosecution of labor unions and farmers' organ- izationti-gs tr-uets. [; FRISKIEST YOU EVER SAW % Twelve Prizes in Pony Contest Attract Attention of Stock Yards—All Beautiful. NEWS PAUL BACHELLER. NEW YORK, May 8 Like the lit tle child of the fable, who wanted the moon and thought he hari it when he saw it reflected in a looking glass was Paul, the 7-year-old son of Ir ving Bacheller, who made a perilous ascent half way tip Mt. Vesuvius for the purpose of securing a piece of a low-hanging cloud, wringing it out and bringing it back to his mother in a basket But Paul, who Is home with his mother and lather from abroad, found the journey too much for him. and W’lnen half way up the steep side, was found by a Government guard and carried back, sound asleep, to his parents' villa For dayH. Mr. Bacheller said the lad had been watching the low hanging clouds, and saw no reason in the world why he couldn’t go up to the top of the smoking mountain ami grab a piece or two of them. His father, on one pretense or another, postponed the trip from day to day. One morning he woke to find the lad missing. Early that morning the little fellow, armed with a basket, had left the villa alone and started the long climb. He avoided a number of guards, but finally he could keep his eyes open no longer, and dropped from sheer ex haustion. He was found some time later by the guard peacefully asleep, still clutching the basket. ODDITIES —in the— DAY’S NEWS PARTS OF DEAD LIVE YEARS — Doctors at the American Physicians’ Congress, in Washington. D. C.. claim that life in cells, taken from the hu man tissues after death, has been sustained under certain conditions for more than four years. HUNGER STRIKE WINS IN 1 S Pauline Armstrong, Chicago, serving u sentence for misdemeanor, was par doned after adopting the methods of the London suffragettes and going on a "hunger strike.” She refused to eat for ten days. GUIDES SCORE HOBBLES Adi rondack guides held a meeting at Saranac Lake. N. Y . at which the> condemned hobble skirts, following an accident which occurred when a woman, wearing a narrow skirt, fell into a lake when she tried to step out of a boat. AGED WOMAN LAUDS SLEEP. “Get lots of sleep” is the advice of Mrs Mary B. Hodgdon, oldest resi dent of Wenham, Mass. She is an anti-suffragist, and says that suffra gettes ere women disappointed in life or have nothing else to do. WOM \ N. 106. WANTS TO DlK Mrs. Ann Pouder, aged 106, of Balti more. says she is tired of living and hopes death might come before her next anniversary. She thinks women should be permitted to vote. CALLS LOAFING A SCIENCE. "Teaching future citizens to loaf wisely is one of the functions of mod ern life." said Dr Smith, of Wash ington and Lee University, Lexing ton. \ a. BEES BUILD TOMB FOR QUEEN Elden Harriman. Bangor. Maine, dis covered a bee hive in which bees had built a w*all of wax around a dead queen bee. after which they left the hive. The ponies are here. Just now they are the talk of the stockyards out Marietta Street. Scores of horseflesh experts have looked i hem over and pronounced them the best dozen ever seen in At lanta. All day long the pen in the auction mart where the Shetland* are kept is the center of interest. Dealers, fanciers, even the hostlers, g<> out. of their way to see the ponies, for they are something Of h novelty at the yard*. The twelve ponies for the Georgian and American make up the largest shipment ever received in Atlanta. Ordinarily, not more than a half doz- j en Shetland* n year are handled through here. So when our photographer linen them up in one of the streets and had them pose for a picture, there was an interested group that threatened! to stop traffic. A prosperous looking planter, here to buy mules, looked them over and. picking out “Lady Bess." said "Lady Bess Worth $350. M “Gent.'erm n, that pony, right up in my home town. Lexington. Kentucky, would be worth $350. Fine ponies, as fine a lot as I ever saw " Soon after their arrival, one of Atlanta’s expert veterinarians went to the yards with the Georgian and American representatives. He looked at their teeth; tested their sight, made them run briskly and then listened to their breathing; poked' Inquisitive fingers Into places where h pony might not be all right to see iT the little fellows would wince. They didn’t wince; their wind was all light; they had good vision ami hearing and all were in perfect health. “Sound as dollars" is hi* verdict, and the oldest is only four, most of them tire two years old. You know, h Shetland does not stop growing un til he’s five. They'll grow up with the children." The ponies were happy to have the exercise they got while under Inspec tion They kicked up playful heels; Jumped friakily around, and rubbed; muzzles on the visitors' sleeves. Evi dently they are used to being petted, and expect n lot of it. All Broken to Harn©©a. Some are black, some are sorrel some a re bay*, and some are marked with white. They have great shag gy manes, and “hangs” over their eyes In true Shetland style. Their legs are slim and dainty as any thor oughbred'- All are broken to har ness, and some are broken to saddle, too. Everyone who sees them will want one. the only difficulty is to make a choice. And remember, they will be given; away, with beautiful carts and har ness. to the boys and girls who win in tin* Georgian and Am rican con- 1 lest, already under way. It's time to start, if you want one of the prettiest ponies that ever came South of the blue grass. Locomotive on Tear, Wrecks Big Saloon Building Caves in After Engine 6431 Is Yanked Forcibly From Cleve land Bar. CLEVELAND. <>.. May 8.—Engi.ie 6131 did not take the Big Four pas senger train to St. Louis this morn ing because It stopped off at P. S. Berry’s saloon on West Eleventh St roc* on its waj to work. Railroaders on the Big Four are nu allowed to patronize saloons »n duly, so MAI having transgressed the rule* tmi Us: out on its run, just stayed In the saloon 64 31 couldn’t come out. anyway, without the three- story brick building falling in. Finally the engine was yanked o”! by another locomotive and the sa loon building fell a heap of wreck age. Important Events From All Over the Old World Told in a Few Short Line*. LONDON. May 8.—The Times, which reduced its price from 6 to 4 I cents a copy, is having record sale*. | The publisher said demand for the paper had increased by 25 per cent. Scant Costume Cost Her $40. PARIS, May 8. In the C orrectional Court Mile. A'doree Villany. the young woman who danced ifi a music hall in u very sea ut '•o.'iuine, was lined $40 for "a public outrage of modesty." Mlb \ ilian.' was fined some time ago for a similar ofieiiM in Munich. Rome's Population 17,280. ROME Koine has a population of 17,280 according to a school census of the city Jnst completed. There are 3,456 children between 6 and .18 years of age, an increase of 25 per cent In five years. Only ten children above 10 years cannot read and write. Duchess Maintains Strength. LONDON. May 8. -Tin- Duchess < f Connaught, wife of the Governor Gen eral of Canada, upon whom two oper ations for intestinal trouble were per formed. is maintaining her strength. Yo-day's bulletin said that th-’ duchess has passed a fair night. British Steamer Sinks. CORFU. May 8. The British steamer Leitrim, bound from Venice to Constantinople, ran ashore upon the island of Corfu, off Giannad* early to-da.v and went to pieces. All of the crew excep one man were saved. St. Louis Heiress Is Married to Baronet Sir Wilfred Peek Refused to Pay Customs Duties on Gifts for Miss Thornburgh. ST. LOUIS, May 8. Miss Edwin.' Thornburgh, heiress to the millions of her father, the late Heniy Thorn burgh, a pioneer paint manufactur er of this city, was married to Sir Wilfred Peek, the English Barone;. Sir Alfred arrived in this country April 28. bringing with him a $10,000 silver service as a gift to the bridt When informed at the customs houjs in New York that he would be re quired to pay a duty of 45 per cent «d valorem on the wedding present, he selected only a few pieces, paid a duty amounting to $!*<» on them and put the remainder of the service in the public stores. The wedding is the culmination of a romance which began last year when the couple met in Devonshire, where Miss Thornburgh was visiting friends Sir Wilfred is reputed to be wealthy. AVIATOR. SENTENCED FOR LIFE, TO MAKE FLIGHTS • UES MOINES. IOWA. May S. — Ear! Lindsey, an aviator, sentenced to life imprisonment, obtained a three months' stay in which to provide for his family. Proceeds of his flights this summer will he turned over to his family. FIELD DAY EVENTS Physical Director Announces Pro gram for All-Day Exercises by School Children. Plans for the annua; field Ua> exer cises of the public schools Saturday a? Ponce DeLeon Park are complete. Dr. Theodore Toepel. physical direc tor of the schools, has announced a more elaborate program than In past > ear*. From 9 to 12 o’clock in ihe morning Individual contests between boy* and girl* from the fifth to the eighth grades will be he'd. Each school will be represented by four contestants. Girls will compete *in a 76-yard run, high and broad jumps and distance throw* with a basket ball. The con tests of*the boys will be a 100-yard dash, running high jump, standing broad jump and "chinning" a hori zontal bar. The afternoon ptogram will begin at 2:30 o’clock. Running races from 40 to 60 yards by children of the pri mary grades will he the first feature A national flag drill by 1,500 children, led by the members of Gamp Walker, I . C. V.. will be the great event of the day. Then J.400 children will go through an esthetic drill or butterfly roundel. At 5 o’clock prizes will be awarded. BIBB GRAND JURY PROBES LI0UQR SELLING IN MACON MACON, GA.. May 8.—The Bibb Grand Jury lias begun an exhaustive inquiry into prohibition conditions in Macon. Twenty-five indictments against saloon keepers already have been found, but the Grand Jury' !s planning a deeper probe. T. F. Mullins, Tons Cutro and .Joe Thomas, locker club proprietors, were indicted. Railroads have been or dered to produce liquor shipping rec ords. Or.M.A. Boys, in Camp, Spend Joyous Week Military Maneuvers and Social Pleas ures Occupy Cadets’ Time at Lakewood Park. Ge(?rgi<* Military Academy Vadets encamped for the week at Lakewood, though spending the greater portion of their time in military maneuvers, are enjoying the gayest social peri >J on the school calendar. Receptions and dances at the pa vilion ha*,e been given every evening. Monday the young ladies of Atlanta and College Park were guests of the cadets; Tuesday, the Washington Seminary students were entertained. Wednesday, the Wood berry girls wore guests, and Thursday and Friday, toe Girj# High School ami Washington Sen,mars students will be ente- taineri. Frida> afternoon the Governor and nls staff will witness a dress parade. Noted Bank Statues In Morgan’s Garden Figures of Liberty and Britannic* Taken From Drexel Building in New York. Ventriloquist Puts Pawnshop in Panic Police Turn Place Topsy-Turvy Try ing td Locate Agonizing Cry For Assistance. "Plefl**e let ine out of here; please let me out of here. I have been In here all night." Clerks in the F. A* J. pawnshop, 120 Decatur Street, frightened by a weird voice calling from behind a piano, sought the police post haste. Turning things topsy-turvy in the pawnshop, searching every nook and corner, the police failed to make any grew some find. And still the volt e appealed. "Let me out of hej*e; please let me out." Unubu to contain himself longer, a negro lounging against the counter laughed loudly. He was a ventrilo quist. England Must Fight Higher Living Cost Increase in Freight Rates Due to Railroad Wages the Cause. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, May 8.—The cost of liv. ins in England is already ."oaring and threatens ,o go higher. The flight is a consequence of the railroad compa nies’ proposed advance of freight rates bv 4 per cent, to take effect July 1. Manufacturers in all the industrial centers declare ihe extra expense must be borne by the consumers. The railroads also intend raising the rales of cheap vacation tickets. The up ward trend Is-the direct result of ttie advances In railroad employees' pay after the great atrike of 1911. Fine Remedy for A Backward Child SPARK STRUCK FROM NAIL CAUSE $300,000 BLAZE ONKONTA. N. Y., May 8.—The mo*t destructive fire in the history of this city was brought under control early this morning after damage reaching to $300,000 had been wrought. A spark struck from a nail as it was drawn between grinders in one of the mills of the Empire Milling Company started the blaze. NEW YORK, May 8.—The statues of Liberty and Britannia, which since 1873 have stood over the entrance of the old Drexel Building ai Wall and Broad Streets, the banking home of J. P. Morgan A Company, have been taken down by the wrecking com pany which is dismantling the struc ture and sent to the house of J. P. Morgan, 231 Madison Avenue, where they will be placed in Mr. Morgan s private garden. The six granite ©olumns which stood on each side of the entrance will be placed in the gardens of Wil liam Pierson Hamilton's country res idence at Tuxedo. Mrs. Hamilton was the late J. P. Morgan's daugh ter. GUTHRIE IS NOMINATED AS ENVOY TO JAPAN WASHINGTON, May 8.—Five im portant nominations tvere sent to the Senate to-day by President Wilson. They included George W. Guthrie, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to Japan: Gaylord M. Saitzgerber, of Ohio, to bo Commissioner of Pen sions: Richard Stroback, of Wash ington. to be register of land offices In the interior department: James G. Congdon, Collector of Customs for the District of Georgetown, 9. O., and Frederick C. Peters, of South Caro lina. for the district of Charleston. S. C. Continue It for Only a Brief Period and the Good Results WM Surprise You. A low state of the general health is now the accepted cause of back wardness In children. So in the case of a backward child it is best to look toward building up its health. It will usually be found that the main trou ble is in the food, in lack of assimi lation and digestion. Hence care should be taken in the. kind of food given to the child. This, with plenty of air and exercise, should bring about a change for the better. Watch the conditions of the bow els, to note whether the waste is be ing passed off or not, or whether it is being passed too freely. If either condition prevails give a small dose of that gentlest of all laxative-tonics. Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. Thou sands of mothers will testify to the wonders it has wrought in the lives of their own children, and for that reason legions of families like those of Mrs. J. E. Brunty, 1903 Ninth Ave., Nashville. Tenn., are never without it in the house. Mrs. Brunty writes: "Harry had always been constipated until I gave him Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin. I am certainly going to keep this medicine In the house fn future, for I know r it to be good.’’ It is pleas ant to thegtaste and so perfectly safe that it is given to infants, and yet is equally effective for grown people. All druggists sell it. and the price is only fifty cents and one dollar a bottle, the latter for families who need it regu larly. HARRY BRUNTY. Syrup Pepsin has no equal as a cure for constipation, indigestion, bilious- x ness, headaches, sour stomach. £as on the stomach, liver trouble and kindred complaints It has so many advan tages that those who once use it for ever after discard cathartics, salts, pills and other coarse remedies, for they are seldom advisable and should never be given to children. If no member of your family has ever used Syrup Pepsin and you would like to make a personal trial of it be fore buying it in the regular way of a druggist, send your address—a postal will do—to Dr. W. B. Caldwell, 417 Washington Street. 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