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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY, MAY 15, 191.*
FEE ENEMIES TO
RENEW EIGHT
ROfND
AkkI-Tow*
Defeated by Court Ruling, They
Plan New Bill to Take Before
*-> I ► '
Georgia Legislature..
Adv<x-at«* of the JNiUry «y*eniji«»r
county ial*. not a whit dlecon-
, orted by the Supreme Gobrt deolikm
rendering the Kulton Mliry Act un*
constitutional. Thursday began to
frame a bill designed to do away with
the fee system and at the same time
stand a test of the court#.
Charles 1 Brannen. whose ceaae- j
lraa agitation in favot of the Salary
syateiti helped io» bring al»oUt :t Yot€
overwhelmingly against the qontinu-
anre of the f$e system, asserted
Thursday that a hHl. more Strongly
•uppdrted than *v*r. would go to fhe
legislature this summer.
Following the action of the high
court the Fulton C'bunty < omrhieglon
met Thursday afternoon and author*
ized the return of the excess fees
ml! acted from the Sheriff. Bolicftof
of the City Codrt artd the f’ourt Clerk
The action was 1n the form of a reso
lution presented to the board Vy Com
missioner < *. l A n‘derson
Fees Another Year.
This meant tbrft no further fight
win he made to maintain the salary
act. and that county affairs will he
conducted on the old fee system toe
at least another \ear.
The decision of the Supreme Court
is a victory for the three county of
ficers who contested the new J**' «■
unconstitutional They are John R.
Wilkinson, Ordinary Thdtfw* M.
Afmiatead, Tax Receiver, and A P.
Utewart, Tax Ooilfcolof.
The cat* was. brought before* the
Supreme Court on an appeal by these
official*. When the new law wM
pished placing tlie county official*
on a salary htt#li, the three men re
fused to turn in statements *d*fee#.
expenditure* and other items <if tJtVfT*
offices, which were to he used in de
termining the salaries.
Law Hard Fought.
The conrmisatopera of the rmuftjr
instituted mandamus proceeding* to
force them to comply with th** law.
.fudge Pendleton granted the man
damus. Tax Collector Ktewart filed
a statement of his fees and expendi
tures. hut none wai filed by ordinary
Wilkinson. Tax Receiver jArmiatead
had received, uy fee* In the first guftr-
ter
The decision will rejoice thsgd tax
payers Who have not yet t*aid tneir
taxes for last year, as under the fee
system ths county officials were able
lo mitigate in a number of instances
the coat of procedure t'nder the
change to the aalary system Util cfttild
noi have been done.
.lodge Atklnaon said in delivering
the opinion:
' The act of August 2-. 1911 i Acts
1911, p. 186) touching the salaries of
certain county officers, while employ
ing certain general term*. is so
hedged about with provision*, re a
stfi( tions and limitations that It is in
reality a special act; and beings in re
gard to a subject for which provision
had previously been made by an ex
isting general law. it is invalid. The
act being unconstitutional, it was er- f
ror to gram a mandamus # u» compel
certain officers of Fulton d'ounty to
file reports with the County Commis
sioners. as therein provided*''
Law Mutt Be General.
In delivering the decision Judge At -
gih#on says:
"It is declared in article 1. section 4.
paragraph 1 of the constitution (civil
cod«. section fi391 ) that 'laws of a
general nature shall hteve bnjform
operation throughout the*Htate. and
no Special law shall be enacted in
any case for w hich provision lias been
made by an existing general law.' A
general law may We repealed or modi
fied by• another general law. but it
<*n not be repealed pr modified by *
special or local law
"If the act tinder * , on side ration H h
general law. it. is valid a:- ag ainst the
contention that it violate* fhe section
of the Constitution- above quoted. If
it i* a special or local law dealing
w-itH a subject as for which provliion
h*? already beep nip<Je by an. exist
ing genergl law, then it is in Artfifffc-i
With that section and invalid. The
guedtion. therefore, is whether the
act under eon*!deration is a gepcfai
or a Special lats Has it uniform
operation throughout the Htat^T It
doc* not purport to apply to all coun
ties in the State, but only to such **
meet a certain description."
The court I hen proceeded fo ahdw
that the get did nqt have- uniform
operation throughout the $tate, and.
therefore. wa« ttneonst'ft iff tonal
200 FLORIDA DOCTORS
ENTERTAINED AT MIAMI
MIAMI. Ft.A . M*v IS.—Two him-
dred physicians from .every-«*<\tipn
of Florida here attending the annual
State convention were tendered a re
ception at the Elks' Club last ’might,
and a boat ridy and banquet at tiie
beadh this Afternhmi There will l»e
an automobile fide to-morroA' 4 Ad
dresses and papers are of a technical
nature.
Had SOME
Money Left
* *' A tier' the Harrow fihal,” sain a
well know n Atlantan juat’ back front
the Pacific coast. 'There wm a dia-
cuvsion at a Lo* Angeles Hub as t >
the siste of legal feea, when one law
yer told this story concerning a
brother Attorney who once acted as
counsel for a man who haii steppe!
in a hole in a street and broken ■$
lCg
"Suit, wis brought against *he
town and the »ase was won. The
town appealed to a higher court, but
here also the verdict was in favor of
the injured man.
After . settling up the claim he
lawyer handed hi* client a $R bill
•■•What Mi this for?' naked the man.
"‘That is what 1* left after tAk-
-ihg out my* fee. the cost of appete.?
and.otbci expenses.”
‘T^’or "h moment the injured man
regarded the bill thoughtfully and
then he asked: What is the matter
with this? f» It counterfeit? "
This One Was
On the House
Thf literary young woman entered
the eJhtor t office.
"I have written a poem,” >he
began
'Well!” exclaimed the editor, with
4 look and tone ievere enough to
annihilate; hut she wouldn't anni
hilate worth a cent; It was thff pay
choiogical moment for her, and she
resumed:
T have wriiten a poem on My
Mother's House.' and—'
"Oh,” inferfupted the editor, with
extraordinary guaarfty. You don’t
know how relieved I ain A poem on
Yjbur mother 4 * house, eh? I was
afraid it was written on paper and
that you Wanted me to publish I*,
if I should ever happen to pa** your
mother's house, I’ll stop and read the
poem.”
Wanted to Know
The Usual Rate
"Dead men tell no tales." said the
Tennessee fentlenian. "hut the la**’
Sena for Bob Tayloh of my Male,
left behind him seme that were good
enough for the living lo repeat. Her
JS ' XlM
MI GEMS FOILED
Bomb Outside National Gallery
in Heart of London Found Be
fore It Explodes.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON; May 15.—A suffragette
bomb, made of dynamite cartridges,
was found outside the National Art
allcry on Trafalgar Square, in th< j
heart of London, to-day.
That the bomb had been placed by j
women was evident. It was wrap
ped in a copy of The Suffragette, th> I
Official organ of the Women s Social I
and Political Union.
Had the bomb exploded, rare paint
tngs, worth incalculable sums, would
have been destroyed. The National j
Gallery was built in the years of 1*3- j
and 1*3*. at a coat of JMHMRmi At j
three different period* lat^r U-. was
enlarged. It contain* th? mn*i cost - 1
|y single painting in the world. R«- I
phael's "Madonna Degll Ansidc*'
pun based' from the Duke of Marl- ,
borough In 1**4 for Igfrb.OOti. The
commercial value of the j n i n t i n g to- j
day Is ckM# to $500,00(1.
The Government Itss given up it*
alt( mpt lo suppress Tile Suffragette,
on the ground that filth action might .
he characterised as arbitrary oh- ,
Htructlon of free speech.
As a teeult of revelations of the
plots of the militants, detectives have
hern employed to suited the fAmllle.'
of each member of the (’*$>ftret.
The hearing of the suffragette
leaders came to an end fo-day and |
Magistrate E. Curtis Bennett held
them all for trial Magistrate Ben
nett was furnished with a bodyguard-
to-day In consequence of the appar
ent attempt on his life yesrerdav
when militants sent him a bomb.
Here He Is Again;
Man of Mystery
Heralds a Story
DECATUR JUBILEE
Great Preparations Are Made for
Homecoming Day Celebra
tion June 3.
one of the best he ever told t.n
Wmielf: '
'When I was married the third
time, my nephew, Boh Taylor, .lunltjr.
acted as master <>f ceremonies. Af-
tet the wedding was ov«r, and while
the bride was donning her traveling
clothes, young Bolt came up to me
on the .Porch, and asked what t
thought he ought Jo give the minis
ter for pt* serVloeS.
" -f don't know . Boh," t replied.
" What do you think would hu
right ?”
Boh hesitated fora moment, and,
lurking .at w uul/.*Irnlly, a«ld.
(• well, I ncle Boh, what have y^tu
itdeti deettstomed to paytW
“We Love Our Wives,
but Oh, Eugenics"
NEW TORK, May JS.—Dr H. H
Hame of New York University told
the Mothers,Club at Its meeting In
! ihe Asrnr that mothers ought to help
I their sons and daughters to select
1 wives and husbands. The young
j people should not wait for attraction.
' but should mske a choice traced on
I reason, he said.
j "We love our wives, hut oh. eu
genics!" was the Vay Pfuf, Harnp
summed up the matter.
He disputed the modern doctrine
that heredttr Is nothing and environ
ment everything, and said that a child
was Strangely predisposed in the di-
iVction of inherited tendencies. For
tills reasdn couples possessing the
seme weaknesses should never he
permitted to marry, ho said.
An elaborate program has been
I outlined for Decatur's Homecoming
Day June 3 Business houses and
many of the residences will be dec
orated, business will be suspended
and the holiday spirit will rule.
t M t'ahdler wilt deliver the prin
cipal address at escercises In honor
of the m< mory of Jefferson Davis.
Mr Andrew M Houle, of the Uni
versity of U.eorgla. will deliver an
address on the "Agricultural possi
bilities of DeKalh county.” H. r\
Smith, representative-elect, will
Speak on "Agricultural Education.
All of the Boy Scouts of Atlan’a
are expected to participate in ex-
cercises at 3 o’clock In the after
noon Following the decree of the
Scouts the corner atone of a new
public school building will be laid
with Masonic ceremonies.
The whole town Is expected tn Jn:n
n a great civic parade. Headed by the
Masons, the procession will form on
the court house square. It will In
hide the mayor and counell of De-
atttr, pttptta and teaehers of "f
public schools, numbering about *00;
the Decatur Board of Trade, De-
, atur Woman's club. Confederate
veterans, Boy Scouts, members of
the local chapter U. D. C., and other
organisations.
The Board of Trade will entertain
with a smoker at the court house it
It: 30 o’clock.
Forrest Adair, J K. Orr and Alon
zo M. Field, have been Invited to
peak.
‘FORGET MY FAULTS,"
SAYS SUICIDE IN NOTE
Australian Meats
Pastor Quittf; Rather ^ living
Take “Tainted" Coin
WA8H1N0T1I*. N. J May U..-
The Rev. Albert Albertson prefers to
go to the ends of the earth as a mis
sionary tn living precariously on the
possible $500 salary scraped tngeth t
h> Lite Anderson, and Mujjnl Leban
on Methodlst churches, of which tie
is pastor.
He says that when the churches
fm-ve tn Have fairs and sociables In
nedty to raise the money it Is tainted
and He lias refused to accept $80 thus
accumulated. The money wits divid
ed among several deacons, who gave
It to Him ns offerings.
THE PLAYS
THIS WEEK
——- ■'
Farce Comedy Pleaaes.
"Ar# You a Mason?” (he f*rc£ erhfl-
*rly Whirl* f* helh* (ifeitfitdri this week
at tlie Atlanta Theater, has proved one
of the most pfeaafn* offerings by tlie
Mis* Hilly JgOfiK Kfot k Cnmiianv. Nqt
•mlv does MfwsXoup appear to decided
advantage, but all the members of tlie
company are cast for roles that afford
abundant opportunity for the display of
their special talents The attendance
tin* week has Ix»en large, and the iridi-
t ati<>ns are that tb* matinee Saturday
w it! lie the largest attended of. tlie sea
son The company is rehearsing '‘The
l ;eefi Purple.” bv Paul Armstrong and
\<ilson Mizner It has never been pre
sented in Atlanta before.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 16. More
than 460,000 pound* of beef and mut
ton. * hipped from Australia, arrived
in this port to-day. and hundred* of
families expect, to lay in a supply of
meats to last several days, at greatly
reduced prices.
Such a large shipment always
causes a reduction of from 2 to 1
cents a pound on meats for family
and restaurant buyers.
2,000 MERRYMAKERS SEE
RACING CYCLIST KILLED
CHICAGO. May In.— Rivdrv'tow
Park opened its motordrome last
night with n third tragedy. In View
of 2,000 persons Leon Pjtts., of St.
Louis, a professional motorcyclist,
collided with Harry Fisher* Pitt.-
wit thrown against the outer rail
abdV# the *a,.uc*r-Xhaped track and a
splinter penetrated his head. He
dropped to the surface of the track
dead
GOVERNOR COX HAS PIECE
OF STEEL CUT FROM EYE
NBXV YORK. May 16. James M
Cox, Governor of Ohio, had a piece of
Steel cut from his right eve here yes
terday The piece of metal struck the
eye of Governor CoX Tfrowday night
when he was on a train between
Washington and this city
TWENTY HOUSE MEMBERS
TO VISIT THE CANAL ZONE
Here he is again!
Just when you thought that Tn
Georgian’s “Man of Mystery." with
the three ties ranging down his shirt
front, had vanished as unaccountably
as he first mad* his appearance. pre$-
to. up he bobs!
Returning, he explained that his ap
pearance. disappearance* and reap
pearances all are for the same pro
pose—that of exciting your interest
and curiosity.
The jUctuTp of the "Man of Mys
tery” \vn* published three days in
The Georgian without any explana
tion or comment. There was.mot ev$pi
a line to say . whether he was n for
eign nobleman or the latest suspect
in gome daring crime.
\fter the- office of The Georgian
had been deluged with letter* a.vking
the identity of the strange personag'
came the explanation. It was simply
t his:
The Georgian Is about to pub-
h a great, serial story. It may
said with assurance that it
i* the'f^ost interesting *tory At-
lantkn* ftave lead in veara. This
picture typifies the story. The
first! installment will appear In
next Monday’s Georgian.
Whtft Khould- be the title, judg-
4jg soMfy from tlie picture? Five
dollar* in gold will be paid to
t»«. b of the five best literary judg
ments rcceivedi
The title naa already been se
lected. It is now in a sealed en
velope lri“ the hands Of T.
pies, cashier of th
tional Rank.
Originality, literary value
analytical clearness will be
side red in
Address
r
‘'has
ow in a see
J. Pee
American Sa-
and
con-
awarding the prizes,
all answers to "Lit-
Hugging Barred at
White House Dance
WASHINGTON. May 15.—All par
ticipants in a small dance to be given
for the friend* of the Misrea Wilson
at the White House to-night w ill have
to keep at least six inches apart.
This is by special ojder of Mrs.
Wilson, who does not approve of the
more intimate forms of dancing. All
"turkey trots.” “bunnv hugs,” and
other forms of "zoological wiggles”
will be barred at the first dance at
the White Hou?*e under the present
administration.
Carnegie Refused to
Betray U. S. for Title
WASHINGTON, May 15 -The
charge that the offer of a dukedom
at the hand* of Ed wand VII if he
could bring about the annexation of
the United States to # England was
responsible for hi* activities for
peace, provoked the follow ins’ answ er
from Andrew Carnegie:
"Yes I was offered a dukedom by
the late King Edward if I would
bring about the annexation of the
United States, but I replied that
I was an American citizen and
States was a king.”
Carnegie Admits His
Own Books Feaze Him
WASHINGTON. Mav ta.+ A little
party of peace advocates chaperone!!
by Vice President Marshall (Ua<1 Into
the deserted and gloomy Senate
chamber.
"Oh Mr. Carnegie.' (Tied a girl ef
eleven, as the Ironmaster passed
through the door, ”1 have read
many nlpe book, from your library •
"Do you understand them. in-
quired the Laird of.Skibo.
"Yes, Indeed." answered
Un Well that la more than I can do.
grimly said Mr. Carnegie.
answered the litti:
CHATTANOOGA. TENN., May 15.
J. A. Duckworth, a railway section
foreman, committed suicide here by
taking carbolic acid. He loft a note
to his famllv in which he said:
"Forget my faults, just rememh.-r
my good deed* God alone knows
my troubles." The words "Indebted
ness and no friends," in the note re
vealed the cause.
Sp’J
Fitted in your
own home.
SPIRELLA
CORSET SHOP
-ORSETS Phone w. 428.
Telephone or send postal for corsettere to call.
**rary Editor," The
Junta. The contest
night No answer;
midnight May 18
sidered.
Georgian. At-
•loses Sunday
posted after
will b#» con-
Public cordially invited
to attend graduating ex
ercises of the Southern
Dental College at Grand
\ Opera House to night at:
8 o’clock.
Every Woman
i« hi tor* tied mad should
about the wonderful
Marvel
Douche
Immorality Alleged
at Carlisle School
WASHINGTON, May 16.— Charges
of gross immorality among students
at the < 'arlisle Indian school were
made before the senate committee on
Indian affairs to-day by Miss Loma
Kellogg, ih Oneida Indian.
She complained that Superinten
dent Friedman paid no attention to
charges made by the Indians and that
he withheld information from the
Indian bureau, She said site was
compelled to come to the senate com
mittee to get a hearing.
NOTICE
To Everybody Out
For a Good Time
You just naturally must
have a Kodak if you want to
get all the ‘pleasure out of
that picnic, outing. va
cation. etc. There is
not a single recreation hut
that lends itself to picture-
taking—snapshots. You can
learn In a few minutes, and
the cost of the machine is
small Brownie cameras $1
to $13. Kodaks $n to $85.
Right now is the beginning
of the all-fnn season and ev
erybody "Kodaks ’’ Get busy.
Get yonrS to-day. Come In
and see them, or send for
catalog.
A. K. HAWKES CO.
KODAK DEPT.
H WHITEHALL
Good at Forsyth.
Paul I'Mckcy and his company hav*
mad* a prr>f»oum«d hit at th* Kbrsytil.
"Th* Come Back." which wa* written
by Mr Dickey, and in which he appear*,
is just the sort of offering that is cal
culated to pleas*. Mr Dickoy I* * fa
mous athlete---having been a star foot
ball i>iay$hl irt hi* days The Apol
lo Trio, who pov;* in bronze, represent- ;
i lie famous old W orld statues, are one of
the 1m*s! numbers of the week's bill All i .
the other, acts are fully up to thfc stand- j'
afti <t r > \ .Keith and the daily matinees'; — 11 1 ■■ - jgF 1 1 l* 1 ■ "'“T*-■>” — 1
have heani w<*M * Mended. . tom Hittsi rating ~TT
priU-fc”’*' 11 " mel p " pi,,a ' iip i White City Park Now Open s
n
XVAHHINGToN. May 16.—A part
of a score dr more members df th«
House will lcdvo N>w Y«*rk SaOn'da; j
tm the transport Ancon for a sight |
seeing tour of the Panama Uanffl. re |
turning here about June ». The} will |
lmVe free transportation to the Isth
mu*
| -
h
Porosis Shoes |
Values $3.50, $4.00, $4.50 (
Friday and QC 1
Saturday,Only “ j
vPardruggiet for
C*»BGf *u»-
4AKVKL.
, ■ bvf.
kteook.
E. 23d St., R. $.
“PROGRESS”
REFRIGERATORS
Are built entirely of steel. glieir construction
rentiers Thong absolutely Military, durable and
economical.’ They are emo proof, non-absorb
ent and easily cleaned. Every- refrigerator es
sential is combined in the ‘ ’ Progress. ” Rea
sonably phi tied, at
$13.50 to $40
MARTIN & KNOTT FURNITURE CO.
ITS Whitehall Street
Women s rubber sole
English walking Oxford,
$5.00 value; Friday and
Saturday, only
$3,85 pr.
Women's beautiful Black
Satin Street. Pumps, all
Goodyear welt, $4.00 val
ue, Friday and Saturday,
only
$2.89 pr.
Women's white canvas
pumps, turned sole and
covered Cuban heel; $2.00
value; Friday and Satur
day, only
$1.49 pr.
Women’s white canva*
pumps, all Goodyear welts.
Cuban heels, all sizes. 2 to
7: widths B. C, D. E; $2.50
values. Friday and Saturday,
only
$1.98 pr.
Davison-Paxon-Stokes Company
A Sale of Wanted Cotton
Fabrics at Little Prices
25c Fabric at 15c a yard—‘Juvenile cloth,
31 inches wide, in pretty stripes and checks, colors
and black and white, ideal
for children s suits and dresses;
some pieces are slightly mill
stained, for that reason priced
at 1 5 c instead of 2 5 c as usual.
At 39c
nrX
Imported 8 h o p h o r d
t-heck wool-finish cotton
Suiting, small checks, in
three sizes; 50 inches wide.
At 5c
2,500 yards of 28-inch print
ed Batiste, white grounds
- with colored stripes and fig
ures. or black-and-white: the price for this
sale is unusual.
At 8‘ 2 c
this price
7k
White dotted Hwiss, three-
size dots: sheer, pretty;
very special value at
for regular
36 inches
stained.
10c Pajama Checks,
wide, slightly mill
8\
2C
69c
15c
for regular 121/oe cotton Foulards;
a varied assortment of choice pat
terns. in the popular color tones.
yard for Ramie dress Linens, in
all the new and wanted colors or
white; 46 inches wide.
Tune and Sunshine
^ STANDARD
FASHIONS!
You will find something To your
liking in
The Standard Fashion Sheet
for June
Take Ohe-tPreg) at Our PaWem-Counter
for
all
wide.
brown blouse Linen,
pure flax; 36 iuches
81
2C
for white lining Lawn, 40
inches wide—very special
value.
Hemstitched Scarfs at 25c
German made, spoke-hemstitched Scarfs, size 17x50
inches, very unusual quality at this price---
25c each.
No Wonder Women Are
Enthusiastic Over These
Muslin and Scrim
New
Curtains
They are so pretty, so fresh—and very inexpensive.
.lust-the kinds of crisp, sheer, fresh hangings your mind pictures when-
you begin to think of spring renovating. ’ , ,.
For Bed Rooms
Muslin Curtains, white center* with lovely colored borders, finished with narrow lace
edge, applied without fullness. Priced at $1, $1.25 and $1.50 pair.
Muslin Curtains, all white trimmed with lace insetting, some with narrow edge; very-
pretty; decidedly- refined; $1.00 to $2.50 pair.
White ruffled muslin Curtains, without trimming; 75c to $1.50 pair.
For Living Room or Dining Room
Lovely, new scrim marquisette and voile curtains from simple honiton edge finish, at
$1.00 pair—up to very handsome, real Clunv lace trimmed kinds at $7.50 pair.
We can only hint at the immense display- of lace Curtains, which includes Irish
point. Clnny and Renaissance and many novelty effects, at any price one wants to pay up to
$17.50 pair.
High Time to Order Your Awnings
There are never one-half enough Awning makers in Atlanta to put up
all the ^Awnings that Atlanta needs, if all Atlanta put off placing its Awiu
wig orders until Awnings were actually needed. A very large percentage
of all the people order their Awnings ahead of time, because it ebsts not a
.cent extra and insures against disappointment. We are now booking or-!
tiers daily.