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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. MONDAY. MAY 12. 101.2. IS ENDED; PEACE Combatants Officially Promise to Cease Hostilities—Arbiters to Meet in London. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. ATHENS, May 12.—The war be- t^een Turkey and the states 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 t;o cease all hostilities until a peace -teaty 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. France Spain’s Ally In Proposed Treaty. Soecial Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. PARIS. May 12.—Formal announce ment of the inception of a treaty which v make Spain an ally of France is expected as soon as tlie result cf the visit of King Alfonso and Premier Romanson of Spain to France is known. It was learned to-day from an offi cial source that Alfonso made repre sentations to President Poincare, to show that Spain is anxious to ent* j r into negotiations without delay. The press believes the French For- e'gn Office views the offer favorably. WOMEN’S PAPER LOSES IN FIGHT FOR EQUAL RIGHTS WASHINGTON. May 12.—The Ions 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. Calls Persian Tunic Best Garb for Women Wife of Lecturer Who Has Visited All Lands Adopts That Costume. NEW YORK, May 12.—Mrs. R. G. Knowle: 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 buck up her opinion Mrs. Knowles has appeared at some of her soirees and 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 material in wonderful colors. Mrs. Knowles has added an Occidental touch to this costume by wearing silk stockings and satin slippers instead of sandals. Woman, 93, Races in Auto and Wins Defeats Woman of Twenty-five In Twenty Miles—Shopping Tour Expenses the Stake. Delegates Here for •!•••!• •!*••!• •!•••!• •!•••!• Come From All Parts of World + +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ Missionary Conference Is First Top Dr. W. S. Kendriek, medical adviser. Below—Dr. Marion* M. Hull, chairman of the hospitality committee of the Presbyterian Assemblies of Atlanta. Assemblies ART GEM MAKES +•+ +•+ L DELMONT, PA.. May 12.—As the result of some 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 53 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 COUl'MBtre, GA„ 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 ste?l coaohes were derailed. Roy 'Williams, of Columbus, and three negroes were injured, Williams being seriously hurc. COUNTESS HAS DANCED 15.000 MILES. SHE SAYS Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian t ST. PETERSBURG, May 12.— * t’ountess 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. 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.” Until a short time ago, scarcely one person in a thousand had ever tasted a really good soda cracker—as it came fresh and erhp from the oven. Now everybody can know and enjoy the crisp goodness of fresh baked soda crackers with 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 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 (iFORGIA CAPITA!, and SURPLUS $1,8<!0.ft<!0 EQUITABLE BLDG. .... PRYOR ST. Garbless Girl Wader in "Septem ber Morn'" Shocks Guardian of New York Morals. NBJW YORK, May 12.—Anthony Comstock, head of the New York So ciety for the Suppression of Vice, to day concurred with ''Bathhouse” John Coughlin, of Chicago, and op posed Judgment passed by the French Academy, by declaring "September Morn.” the masterpiece of M Gha- bas, to be "highly indecent and total ly unfit for public exhibition.” While strolling along West Fortv- *ixth Street this morning, the guar dian of New York's morals glanced in the window of a prominent art store. The first and only thing Mr. Comstock's eye could see was the famous painting or 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. “Take it away immediately cr 1 shall confiscate your entire stock.” The picture came out. but was re turned a few hours later. In the meantime art critics are weighing the combined judgment of Anthony j Comstock and "Bathhouse BACKACHE » WARNING ALL SHOULD HEED It Is One of the First Signs of Kidney Trou bles, if Neglected Seri ous Diseases Follow. 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. Tbe first “long distance” delegate reached h^re Monday in the person of Rev. Thomas G. Albert, commissioner from Salem, Greg. Be- fore night the numlM*r is expected to swell to several lnmdred, and from no\v until Thursday morning every traiti will bring in its quota. Dr. B. F\ Fullerton, of Philadelphia, field secretary of the l T . 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 w’ill 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. Roth meet ings will be held in the Harris Street Presbyterian Church, while tbe even ing session will Fie 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 tbe Rev. S. Hall Young, of Alaska. Of particu lar discussion will be tho^ simulta neous church-wide every-member campaign which the representatives of the United T’resbyterian Church will present. \mong other prominent arrivals this morning was Rev. E. R. Sterretts, of Philadelphia. Treasurer of the board of education. Like Dr. Fullerton, lie found himself a busy man as soon as he reached Atlanta. Real work «»f the joint assembly begins Thursday. There will be three distinct conventions with joint meet ings in the evenings at the Audito 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 t’hurcb. while the I mted I ies- byterians will meet in the Central Presbyterian Church. Big Meeting Wednesday. Special interest attaches to the a!l- rlay conference of the r’ermanent Committees of Foreign Missions from the various Presbyteries, including t.i• * committees of the Laymen’s Mission ary Movement, which is to be held on Wednesday, the day preceding the opening of the General Assembly 'f the Southern Presbyterian church. This conference will be held in the First Presbyterian church. The meeting of the General < nm- mittee of the Laymens Missionary Movement Wednesday will he one of marked importance from more than one point of view. This meeting wti' mark the sixth anniversary of the Laymen's Movement in the Southern Presbyterian Ciiuivh. Business sessions will 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 G to 8 o’clock a banquet w ill hi held, in connection with the closing busincjjs session. An Inspirational meeting will follow the banquet and close the all-day 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 Presby te rian church, 83 Presbyteries, 4(15 can didates for the ministry, 41 licen tiates. 1.734 ministers. 3,392 churches, fil licensures. During last year there ware 50 ordinations. 231 installa tions. 231 ministers died, the pastoral relations between 186 ministers and churches were dissolved, 31 ministers j were received from other denomina- ; tions and 11 ministers were dismiss- | ed to other denominations. No one ran be well and healthy unless the kidneys work properly and keep the blood pure. When ( they become clogged up and inac tive. nature has a way of warning you. Backache is one of the first symptoms. You may also he troubled with disagreeable, annoying bladder disorders: have attacks of lumbago or rheumatism, become nervoua, tired, and feel all worn out; puffy swellingB show under the eyes ©r 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- nevs, through the walls and linings: cleans out the clogged-up pores; neutralizes and dissolves thu 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 Croxone different from ] all other remedies. It is so prepared that it D practically impossible, to take it into the human system with out results. An original package of Croxone costs but a trilie. and all druggists are authorized to personally return the purchase price if Croxone should fail in a single case H'hree doses a dav for a few days is often all that is ever needed to cure the worst backache, relieve rheumatic pains, overcome urinary disorders. Widow in White for Titanic-LostHusband Material Still Crepe—Black Given Up on Anniversary of Disaster. WASHINGTON. May 12. "White Widow of the Tltanli-' Is Ihe title Mrs. I.ucien D. Smith, tho bereaved sIrl wife of one of the heroes of the disaster, has earned through wearing white mourning Instead of black. On the anniversary of tpe sinking of the Titanic, Mrs. Smith put aside her black clothes and appeared in white crepe from head to foot. The pocketbook she carried is of the same material, and her shoes are also while. Mrs. Smith has an Infant daughter born several months after the traglo toss of its father. The widow is pop. ular socially, and forms a picturesque figure at the quiet events she attends MISTAKES NEIGHBOR FOR BURGLAR AND SHOOTS HIM MOBILE. ALA. May 12. - .August Retting, member of a prominent fam ily here, while attempting to enter a front window of tbe home of Charles White City Park Now Open Scheuermann, on fashionable Govern ment Street, mistaken for a ftur- glar and shot three times. He scream * ed and Scheuermann, on going to him. recognised who he was. The Retting home whs 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 had mistaken the house. Scheuermann was not ar rested CASTOR IA For Infant* and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature, of ■ 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 ao on ad Infinitum. ADYERTTSTNO pays only those who advertise REGULARLY. HOW TO ADVER TISE would fill a volume; but we’ll pick out one luminary In the fixed firmament of advertising facts and say "GOOD PRINTING.” We have a hundred suggestions to offer in GOOD ADVERTISING F’RINTTNG 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 Phonea M. 1560-2608-2814. Printing Co. 48-48-50 W. Alabama, Atlanta. John against that of the Judges of the | French Academy, who are on record as saying that "September Morn” is one of the world's art treasures. ECATU R Has Fairly Earned the Reputation of 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 ERAGE 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 (he 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 arc determined to make Decatur NOT ONLY tire “Best Residence Town in Georgia”—BUT the VERY BEST RESIDENCE TOWN ON EARTH. AND BECAUSE these PUBLIC-SPIRITED CITIZENS have the GLAD HAND for every NEW-COMER who wishes to make his home in our midst if he is in sympathy with DECATUR’S HIGH IDEALS t DECATUR BOARD OF TRADE DECATUR, GA WEEKES BUILDING. BELL PHONE DECATUR 148. ^ttlflVfflirnVlW SEE OUR OTHER AD ON PAGE 3 iWviH^iVlVvtWirV^ KI0I5 ECONOMY MSENHT Prudent Housewives Should Share in This Sale of Imported German Enamel Ware at Savings of a Third to a Half 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 take a loss o* a;et 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 ol why the Economy Basement is in the hardware business for a day or two. One thing we insisted on was that the importer 5 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 tlie little prices mislead von. Not granite ware, mind you, but real im ported enamel ware. See the window—water pails, stew pans, lea potb, ladles, vecre- table spoons, cups, dippers, stew pots, chambers, preserving kettles, sauce pans, boilers, with and without covers. All sizes up to 8 and 10 quarts. Sold without limit -delivered to any part of the city. Uhoose at these little prices: 1800 pieces enamel ware, white lining. Values 1000 pieces enamel ware, white lining. Values 39c 1000 pieces enamel ware, white lining. Values 50c 2000 pieces enamel ware, blue and white. Values $1 Blue with to 25c at Blue with to 50c at Blue with to 75c at All white or to $1.25 at No limit. Delivered anywhere. See window display. 2 $1.25 Bolt Longcloth 98c 3* 200 bolts fine chamois finish yard wide Inngclofh -J for underwear, etc. Snow while, of soft spun “■* cotton. 12 vnrds to holt. I 15c Linene Suiting 10c JPJ Yard wide ltnene suiting In natural color only Soft finish. Ideal for ladles' suits and chll- dren's dresses. Fine, even texture. 5 25c Curtain Etamine 15c -2 eg One solid case on sale. Attractive curtain styles. Plain centers with double border. Yard wide. I Sale of Linen Remnants 3 Cakes of Octagon 1 A or Buttermilk Soap*^C Every woman knows the Octagon as the host of the 5c laundry soaps, and the Buttermilk is the equal of any of the 5e toilet soaps. 3 rakes of either 10e. ■s = i Table damask tn various lengths and napkins In half-dozen lots. Save a ihird Always sells for more, but these are mill lengths of 2 to 12 yards. AH new patterns, tn dress and seersucker styles. S 69c to $1 Middy Blouses at % Just, 41 middies that have become slightly mussed and counter soiled. White galatea and linene with red, blue or Bulgarian trimming. 8, 10 and 12- 39 year sizes. 2 $1.25 Lace Curtains at 89c 1 rS JB 5 100 pairs in white or ecru. Nottingham patterns, plain or all-over renters with heavy, deep borders. 3 yards. Genuine 18c Serpentine Crepes at 10 to 20 yard mill lengths just in. All the new attractive floral and kimono pat terns. About all colors and combinations. 12" - 300 Pairs of Muslin Curtains at M , — - - ,,, , ..... . 5 Muslin curtains, ready to hang. 2*/2 yards long. Fine sheer white mus *J lin with dainty ruffled border. Rooming housekeepers should lay in a sup- T» ply at this little price of 25e a pair. 'WfNWth M. RICH & BROS. CO. mWWW M.tRICH & BROS. 00. i £ ; 10c Plain Chambrays 64c Full yard wide plain chambray In blue, grey, pink and red. Mercerized Poplins 15c The scarce new mercerized poplins in white and all thp leading shades. Fast colors, 28 Inches. Genuine Bates Gingham 10c $1 Mercerized Napkins 89c SO dozen on sale at 89c. Full 18x18 inch, hem med, ready for use. High luster finish. Choice designs. 12 l-2c Cheviot 10c Best wearing fabrio for men's shirts, boys' waists and rompers. Stripes, checks and plain colors. Apron Ginghams 7c Firm, sturdy quality In all size brown and blue apron checks. Silk Hose 19c Ladles' pure thread silk hose Boot of stlk; rest of cotton. Black only. 25c Linen 15c Natural brown linen In the right weave and textnre for suits, chil dren's dressee, etc. 27 Inches.