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TTTE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. MONDAY. MAY 12, 1012. IS ENDED; PUCE Combatants Officially Promise to Ceaso Hostilities—Arbiters to 1 Meet in London, Special Cable to The Atlanta Qeorglan. ATHENS, May 12.—The war be tween Turkey and the state* of the Balkan Confederation is at an end. The only thing: which remains to be done now Is the formulation of a treaty of peace. The reply of the Balkan allies to the recent representations of the powers was handed in to-day and it contains a definite promise on the part of the Balkan states and Greece to cease all hostilities until a peace # treaty can be drawn up. Notification was sent to the powers from Sofia, Belgrade. Cettinje and Athens that peace plenipotentiaries will be dispatched immediately to London. It is expected that the peace nego tiations will be renewed in London within a fortnight. Fra,nee Spain’s Ally In Proposed Treaty. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. PARIS, May 12.—Formal announce ment of the inception of a treaty which v make Spain an ally of Franoe is expected as soon as the result of the visit of King Alfonso and Premier Romanson of Spain to Fran 'e is known. It w r as learned to-day from an offi cial source that Alfonso made repre sentations to President Poincare to show that Spain is anxious to enter Into negotiations without delay. The press believes the French For eign Office views the offer favorably. WO M EH!8 PAPER LOSES IN FIGHT FOR EQUAL RIGHTS WASHINGTON. May 12.—The long fight of the Lewis Publishing Com pany. of St. Louis, to have the Wo man's Magazine placed on a par and accorded similar privileges with other newspapers by the Post- office Department, was lost to-day by i final decision of the United States Supreme Court. COUNTESS HAS DANCED 15,000 MILES* SHE' SAYS Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian ST. PETERSBURG, May 12 — Countess Lamadorff declares she has danced 15,000 miles and claims- the world's record. All told, the countess has danced 7,934 times, with 1,700 different partners. Galls Persian Tunic Best Garb for Women Wife of Lecturer Who Has Visited All Lands Adopts That Costume. NEW YORK. May 12.—Mrs. R. G. Knowles, wife of the explorer and lecturer, is inclined to the belief af ter visiting every country in the world that for combination of art and comfort no dress excels that of the women of Persia. To back up her opinion Mfs. Knowles has appeared at some of her soirees afad afternoon receptions at tired in the unusual dress of the grande dame of Persia. It consists of a draped divided tunic, which looks like, but is not exactly, the Eastern “bloomers.” The garment is of heavy silken striped matefial in wonderful colors. Mrs Knowles has added an Occidental touch to this costume by wearing silk stockings and satin slippers Intend of sandals. Delegates Here for Assemblies ART GEM MAKES *1* • *1* v • *1* > Come From All Parts of World + *•!• +•+ *• + +•+ +•+ Missionary Conference Is First Top Dr. W. S. Kendrick, medical adviser. Below —Dr. Marion M. Hull, chairman of the hospitality committee of the Presbyterian Assemblies of Atlanta. Woman, 93, Races in Auto and Wins Defeats Woman of Twenty-five in Twenty Miles—Shopping Tour Expenses the Stake. DELMONT, PA., May 12.-*As the result of pome good-natured banter ing over the speed of their motor tars and their ability as drivers, Mrs. George Wallace. ninety-three, and Mrs. Harry Leordon, twenty-five, rac ed twenty miles to Greensburg. the stakes being the expenses of a shop ping tour in the latter town. The start was made at 8:30 a. m., and 63 minutes later the elder wom an drove her car into Greensburg. Two minutes later Mrs. Leordon ar rived. Mrs. Wallace had never once slackened speed, and according to Mr. and Mrs. William Blose, her passengers, she took the curves and corners with the daring of an Old field. FOUR HURT IN WRECK ON CENTRAL NEAR COLUMBUS COLUMBUS. OA„ May 12.—WreCK- ing crews this morning cleared the track, after working yesterday after noon and last night, near Columbus, where Central of Georgia passenger train No. 1 was wrecked at 4:05 o’clock yesterday. The combination baggage and smoking car was over turned and the engine and three steel coaches were derailed. Roy Williams, of Columbus, and three negToes were injured, Williams being seriously hu;\\ U. D. C. RECORDS DAMAGED BY FLOODS IN KENTUCKY Members of the Atlanta Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, have been sent the following notice by Mrs. W. S. Coleman, recording sec retary : “On account of the recent floods in Kentucky, the home of Mrs. Roy McKinney, recording secretary gen eral. of Paducah. Ky.. has been inun dated and her papers confused and damaged. She will send out the cer tificates for membership just as soon as she is able to resume business.” Garbless Girl Wader in “Septem ber Morn’” Shocks Guardian of New York Morals. NEW YORK. May 12 —Anthony Comstock, bead of the New York So ciety for the Suppression of Vice, to day concurred with “Rath house” John Coughlin, of Chicago, and op pos'd Judgment passed by the French Academy, by declaring "September Morn," the masterpiece of M. Cha- bas. to be "highly indecent and total ly unfit for public exhibition.” While strolling along Meat Forty- sixth Street this morning, the guar dian of New York s morals glanced iVi the window of a prominent art store. The first and only thing Mr. Comstock's eye could see was the famous painting of the nude girl splashing in the cool shadows of a mountain lake “Take it out immediately.” ordered Mr. Comstock. “But that is ‘September Morn,' ” declared the art dealer. “It should be pitch dark for a girl to go in wading in that undressed condition.” announced Mr. Comstock. 1 “Take it away immediately or I shall confiscate your entire stock." The picture came out. but was re- I turned a few hours later. In the meantime art critics are weighing the combined judgment of Anthony I Comstock and “Bathhouse” John | against that of the judges of the | French Academy, who are on record , as saying that "September Mom” is one of the world's art treasures. 'Widow in White for Titanic-LostHusband j Material Still Crepe—Black Given Up on Anniversary of Disaster. WASHINGTON, May 12. “White Widow of (lie Titanic” is the title Mrs. l.ucien D. Smith, the bereaved Rirl wife of one of the heroes of tht disaster, has earned through wearing white mourning instead of black. On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, Mrs. Smith put aside her black clothes and appeared tn white crepe from head to foot. The pocketbook she carried is of the same material, and her shoes are also white. Mrs. Smith has an Infant daughter born several months after the tragic loss of its father The widow Is pop. ular socially, and forms a picturesque figure at the quiet events she attends. BACKACHE t WARNING ALL SHOULD HEED Scheuermann. on fashionable Govern ment Street, was mistaken for a bur glar and shot three times. He sertatil ed and Scheuermann, on going to him. recognized who he was. The Retting home, was two blocks away from the shooting. The wound ed man had his shoes off and said he did not want his father to know he was out so late. He hail mistaken the house. Scheuermann was not ar- n‘*tei|. MISTAKES NEIGHBOR FOR BURGLAR AND SHOOTS HIM CASTOR IA For Infant* and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of I MOBILE. ALA.. May 12.—August Retting, member of a prominent fam ily here, ‘while attempting to enter a front window of the home of Charles ■ P-R-I-N-T-O-R-I-A-L-S ■ No. 117 How and When to Advertise— WHEN to advertise is TO-DAY. TO-MORROW, the day following and the next and the next, and so on ad Infinitum. ADVERTTSrNG pays only those who advertise REGULARLY. HOW TO ADVER TISE would fill a volume: but well pick out one luminary In the fixed firmament of advertising facts and say "GOOD PRINTING.” We h» Vp a hundred suggestions to offer In GOOD ADVERTISING PRINTING that will boost sales and increase business. Phone for our Represen tative to call and put a few of these suggestions before you for your con sideration and approval. No obligations incurred. BYRD Phones M. 1560-2608-2614. Printing Co. 46-48-50 W. Alabama, Atlanta. SEE OUR OTHER AD ON PAGE 3 WWWWWWWWWkfc! N S! mans economy iasmt Prudent Housewives Should Share in This Sale of Imported German Enamel Ware at Savings of a Third to a Half It Is One of the First Signs of Kidney Trou bles, if Neglected Seri ous Diseases Follow. Until a short time ago, scarcely one person in a thousand had ever tasted a really good soda cracker—as it came fresh and crisp from the oven. Now everybody can know and enjoy the crisp goodness of fresh baked soda cracker > *rith- out going to the baker's oven. Uneeda Biscuit bring the bak ery to you. A food to live on. Stamina for work ers. Strength for the delicate. Give them to the little folks. Five cents. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY i INSURE YOUR FUTURE By opening a savings account and depositing your money in the STRONGEST STATE BANK IN THE SOUTH which pays the highest savings rate— 4 PER CENT, COMPOUND ED SEMI-ANNUALLY. TRUST COMPANY OF (iEORGIA CAPITA!, amt SURPLUS Sl.8SO.OtO EQUITABLE BLOG. TR YOR ST. Canvass Shows "Elect Infant Clause” Change Has Been De feated by Presbyterians. From every State in the Union and practically every country in the'world delegates are arriving in Atlanta to attend the great • joint Presbyterian Assembly. The first' “long distance” delegate reached here Monday in the person of Rev. Thomas G. Albert, commissioner from Salem, Oreg. Be fore night the number is expected to swell to several hundred, and from now until Thursday morning every train will bring in its quota. Dr. B. P. Fullerton, of Philadelphia, field secretary of the U. S. A. Church in the South, has arrived and is par ticularly. busy arranging for the Pre- Assembly Missionary Conference, which will take up the entire day Wednesday. This will be one of the. most important meetings of the joint gathering. The morning session be gins at 9 o'clock and the afternoon meeting at 2:15 o'clock. Both meet ings will be held in the Harris Street.'I Presbyterian Church, while the even ing session will be held in the First Presbyterian Church at 8 o'clock. Notables to Give Talks. Several world-famous missionaries and clergymen will make addresses at this conference. Two of the most noted are the Rev. Henry Sloane Cof fin. of New York, and the Rev. S. Hall Young, of Alaska. Of particu lar discussion will be the simulta neous church-wide every-member campaign which' the representatives of the United Presbyterian Church will present. Among other prominent arrivals this morning was Rev. E. R. Sterrrtts. of Philadelphia, treasurer of the board of education, lake Dr. Fullerton, he found himself a busy man as soon as be reached Atlanta. Real work of the joint assembly begins Thursday. There will be three distinct conventions with joint meet ings in the evenings at the Audito-jj rium. Meetings of the U. S. A. Church will be held in the Baptist Taberna cle- the Southern Presbyterians will gather in the North Avenue Presby terian Church, while the United Pres byterians will meet in the ( entral Presbyterian Church. Big Meeting Wednesday. Special interest attaches to tin* all- rlay conference of the Permanent Committees! of Foreign Missions from the various Presbyteries, including the committees of the Laymens Mission ary Movement, whic h is to be held on Wednesday, the day preceding the opening of the General Assembly >f ihe Southern Presbyterian Churcn. This conference will be held in the (First Presbyterian Church. The meeting of the General f'orn- j mittee of the Laymen s Missionary ' Movement Wednesday will be one of marked importance from more than | one point of view. This meeting will ■ mark the sixth anniversary of th- Laymen's. Movement ih the Southern j Presbyterian Church. Business sessions w ill he held dur ing the morning and afternoon, the Laymen’s Movement joining with the pre-assembly conference on foreign missions, and in the evening from 6 to 8 o’clock a banquet will b> held in connection with the closing business session. An inspirational meeting will follow the banquet and close the plLi^ay conference. Facts on Southern Church. North Avenue Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, will be the meeting place of the General Assembly of the South ern Presbyterian Church, which will convene Thursday morning. Every thing is in readiness in this church for the entertainment of the highest court of Southern Presbyterians. There are fourteen synods in the territory of the Southern Presbyte rian church, 83 Presbyteries. 465 can didates for the ministry, 41 licen tiates. 1,734 ministers, 3.392 churches, 61 licensures. During last year there were 50 ordinations. 231 installa tions. 231 ministers died, the pastoral rotations between 186 ministers and 1 churches were dissolved, 31 ministers were received from other denomina tions and 11 ministers were dismiss ed to other denominations. No one ran be well »nd healthy unless the kidneys work properly and keep the blood pure. When they become clogged up and inac tive, nature hae a way of warning you. Backache is one of the first symptoms. You may also be troubled with disagreeable, annoying bladder . disorders: havV attacks of lumbago \ or - rheumatism; become nervous, ) tired, and feel all worn out; puffy swellings show under the eyes or in the feet and ankles; and many other symptoms are noticed. If they are neglected. dropsy, diabetes, or Bright's disease, which so often prove fatal, may result. It is not only dangerous, but need less, for you to suffer and endure the tortures of these troubles, for the new discovery, Croxone. quick ly and surely ends all such misery. There Is no more effective rem edy known for the prompt cure of all such troubles than this new scientific preparation, because it removes the cause It soaks right into the kid neys, through the walls and linings, cleans out the clogged-up pores: neutralizes and dissolves the poison ous uric acid and waste matter that lodge in the joints and muscles and cause those terrible rheumatic pains, and makes the kidneys filter and sift the poison out of the blood and drive it from the system. You will find Uroxone different from all other remedies. It is so prepared that it is practically impossible to take it into the human system with out results. An original package of Croxone costs but a trifle, and all druggist* are authorized to personally return the purchase price if Croxone should fail in a single case. Three dose* a day for a few days is often all that is ever needed to cure the worst backache, relieve rheumatic pains, or overcome urinary disorders DECATUR Has Fairly Earned the Reputation o! Being THE BEST RESIDENCE TOWN IN GEORGIA BECAUSE of its altitude of 1.050 feet above sea level. BECAUSE of its PURE WATER supply and excellent SEW EH AGE SYSTEM. BECAUSE of its splendid EDUCATIONAL facilities, in cluding a modern Public School System, a PUBLIC HIGH-SCHOOL/,-and AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE. BECAUSE of its miles and miles of MODERN SIDE WALKS. MACADAM STREETS and ELECTRIC LIGHTING SYSTEM. BECAUSE of THOUSANDS OF SHADY TREES in every part of the town, and the beautiful green lawns of its many homes. BECAUSE of its excellent stores, banks, and other business institutions. BECAUSE of its CHURCHES and its CHURCH-GOING People. BECAUSE of the splendid PUBLIC SPIRIT of its citizens. BECAUSE these public-spirited citizens are determined to make Decatur NOT ONLY the “Best Residence Town in Georgia’’—BUT the VERY BEST RESIDENCE TOWN ON EARTH. We don't usually handle enamel ware. This im porter thinks that we should. He had some 5.800 pieces left after filling orders. Offered us the whole lot at an underprice. Was willing to lake a loss to get us to put the enamel ware in. Says he will make it up on future orders. Perhaps he will. Anyway, there's a shorthand report of why the Economy Basement is in the hardware business for a day or > two. One thing we insisted on was that the importer Guarantee Every Piece to Be Perfect 1st Quality It is. Examine the enamel ware. Hard glazed surface inside and out. Imported quality that will not chip. Pure and sanitary. Don’t let the little prices mislead you. Not granite ware, mind you, but real im ported enamel ware. See the window—water pads, stew pans, tea pots, ladles, vege table spoons, cups, dippers, stew pots, chambers, preserving kettles, sauce pans^boilers, with and without rover* All sizeR up to S and 10 quarts. Sold without limit -delivered to any part of the city. Choose at these little prices: 1800 pieces enamel ware. Blue with white lining. Values to 25c at 1000 pieces enamel ware. Blue with white lining. Values 39c to 50c at 1000 pieces enamel ware. Blue with white lining. Values 50c to 75c at 2000 pieces enamel ware. All white or blue and white. Values $1 to $1.25 at No limit. Delivered anywhere. See window display. 2 $1.25 Bolt Longcloth 98c 200 bolts fine chamois finish yard wide longcloth 45 for underwear, etc. Snow white, of soft spun ; cotton. 12 vards to bolt. 5 15c Linene Suiting 10c pm ■ - Yard wide linene suiting in natural color only. | Soft, finish. Ideal for ladies’ suits and chil dren s dresses. Fine, even texture S 25c Curtain Etamine 15c -i—.... 45 One solid case on sale. Attractive curtain styles, j Plain centers with double border. Yard wide | Sale of Linen Remnants Table damask In various lengths and napkins 2 In half-dozen lots. Rave a third. 3 Cakes of Octagon 1 A - or Buttermilk Soap Every woman knows the Octagon as the best of the 5c laundry soaps, ami the Buttermilk is the equal of any of Ihe 5c toilet soaps. 3 cakes of either 10c. 10c Plain Chambrays 62c Full yard wide plain rhambray In bine, grey, pink and red Mercerized Poplins 15c The scarce new mercerised poplins in white and all the leading shades. Fast colors. 28 Inches. 45 Genuine Bates Gingham 10c $1 Mercerized Napkins 89c 50 dozen, on sale at 89c. Full 18x18 inch, hem med. ready for use. High luster finish. Choice designs. AND BECAUSE these PUBLIC-SPIRITED CITIZENS have the GLAD HAND for every NEW-COMER who wishes to make his home in onr midst if he iR in sympathy with DECATUR’S HIGH IDEALS DECATUR BOARD OF TRADE * DECATUR, GA. WEEKES BUILDING. BELL PHONE DECATUR 148. 3J Always sells for more. but. these are mill lengths I of 2 to 12 yards. All new patterns, in dress 36 and seersucker styles. 55 -gm \ 69c to $1 Middy Blouses at , ■> Just, 41 middies that have become Z slightly mussed and counter soiled. 4* White galalea and linene with red, blue 3* or Bulgarian trimming. 8, 10 and 12- year sizes. I $125 Lace Curtains at 89c 45 100 pairs in white or oern. Nottingham patterns, plain or all-over centers with heavy, deep borders. 3 vards. I ^m S Genuine 18c Serpentine Crepe» at j 45 10 to 20 yard mill lengths just in. All 45 the new attractive floral and kimono,pat- i terns. About all colors and combinations. - 300 Pairs of Muslin Curtains at ...... ... - i.......... 45 Muslin curtains, ready to hang, 2'/2 yards long. Fine sheer white mus- * tin with dainty ruffled border. Rooming housekeepers should lay in a sup tb ply at this littlp price of 25c a pair. M - RICH & BR0S - CO. MfWMM RICH & BROS. 00. 12 l-2c Cheviot 10c Rest, wearing fabric for men’s shirts, boys' waists and rompers. Stripes, checks and plain colors. A£ ron Ginghams 7c Firm, sturdy quality in all size brown and blue apron ohecks. Silk Ho«e 19c Ladies' pure thread silk hose Boot of silk; rest of cotton. Black only. 25c Linen 15c Natural brown linen in the right weave and texture for suits, chil dren's dresses, etc. 27 Inches.