Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, May 16, 1913, Image 6
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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
FEE ENEMIES TO
RENEW FI9HT
0
Defeated by Court Ruling, They
Plan New Bill to Take Before
Georgia Legislature.
cease-
salary
a vote
ontinu-
Advocates of the salary system for
coupty officials, not a whit disoon-
edited by the Supreme Court decision
rendering the Fulton salary' 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 courts.
Charier I Brannen, whose
less agitation in favor of th»;
system helped to bring about
overwhelmingly against the c
ance of the fee system, asserted
Thursday that a bill, more strongly
supported than ever, would go to the
Legislature this summer.
Following the action of the high
court the Fulton County Commission
met Thursday afternoon and author
ised the return of the excess fees
collected from the Hherlff. Solicitor
of the City Court and the Court Clerk
The action was in the form of a reso
lution presented to the board by Com
missioner C. L. Anderson.
Fees Another Year.
This means that no further fight
will he made to maintain the salary
act, and that county affairs will be
conducted on the old fee system for
at leant another year.
The decision of the Supreme Court
is a victory for the three county of
ficers who contested the new law' as
unconstitutional They are John R.
Wilkinson, Ordinary; Thomas M.
Armlstead. Tax Receiver, end A. P.
Stewart, Tax Collector.
The case was brought before the
Supreme Court on an appeal by these
officials. When the new law was
passed placing the county officials
on a salary basis, the three men re
fused to turn in statements of fees,
expenditures and other items of their
offices, which were to be used in de
termining the salaries.
Law Hard Fought.
The commissioners of the county
instituted mandamus proceedings to
force them to comply with the law.
Judge Pendleton granted the man
damus. Tax Collector Stewart filed
a statement of his fees and expendi
tures, but none was filed by Ordinary
Wilkinson. Tax Receiver Armistead
had received no fees in the first quar
ter
The decision will rejoice those tax
payers who have not yet paid their
taxes for last year, as under the fee
system the county officials were able
to mitigate in a number of instances
the cost of procedure Under the
change to the salary system this could
not have been done.
Judge Atkinson said in delivering
the opinion:
"The act of August 22. 1911 (Acts
1911, p. 186) touching the salaries of
certain county officers, while employ
ing certain general terms, is so
hedged about with provisions, re
strictions and limitations that it is in
reality a special act; and being in re
gard to a subject for which provision
had previously been made by an ex
isting gtntnl law, II If Invalid. The
act being unconstitutional, it was er
ror to grant a mandamus to compel
certain officers of Fulton County to
file reports with the County Commis
sioners. as therein provided.”
Law Must Be General.
In delivering the decision Judge At
kinson says.
"It is declared in article 1. section 4.
paragraph 1 of the constitution (civil
code, section 6391) that ‘laws of a
general nature shall have uniform
operation throughout the Htate, and
no special law' shall be enacted in
any case for which provision has been
made by an existing general law.' A j
general law may he repealed or modi
fied by another general law, but it
can not be repealed or modified by a
special or local law.
"If the act under consideration is a
general law. it is valid as against tha
contention that it violates the section
of the Constitution above quoted. If
it is a special or local law dealing
with a subject as for which provision
has already been made by an exist
ing general law, then it Is in conflict
with that section and invalid. The
question, therefore, is whether the
act under consideration if a general
or a special law. Has it uniform
operation throughout the State? It
does not purport to apply to all coun
ties in the State, hut only to such as
meet a certain description.”
The court then proceeded to show
that the act did not have uniform
operation throughout the State, and,
therefore, was unconstitutional.
200 FLORIDA DOCTORS
ENTERTAINED AT MIAMI
MIAMI. FLA, May 15.—Two hun-
dred physicians from every section
of Florida here attending the annual
Htate convention were tendered a re
ception at the Elks’ Club last night,
and a boat ride and banquet at the
beach this afternoon. There will be
an automobile ride to-niorrow. Ad
dresses and papers are of a technical
nature.
Had SOME
Money Left
"After the Harrow trial,” said a
well known Atlantan Just back from
the Pacific coast, “there was a dis
cussion at a Los Angeles club as to
the size of legal fees, when one law
yer told this story concerning a
brother attorney who once acted ns
counsel for a man who had stepped
In a hole in a street and broken i
leg.
"Suit was brought against *he
town and the case 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 the
lawyer handed his client a $5 bill.
" What Is this for?’ nuked the man.
"'That is what Is left after tak
ing out my fee. the cost of appeal
and other expenses.”
"For a moment the injured man
regarded the bill thoughtfully and
then he asked: ‘What is the matter
with this? Is it counterfeit?’”
This One Was
On the House
The literary young woman entered
the editor's office. ,
"I have written a poem,” she
began
"Well!” exclaimed the editor, with
a look and tone severe enough to
annihilate; but she wouldn’t anni
hilate worth a cent; it was the psy
chological moment for her, and she
resumed:
"1 have written a poem on ‘My
Mother's House,' and ”
"Oh," interrupted the editor, with
extraordinary suavity. "You don’t
know how relieved 1 am. A poem on 1
your mother’s house, eh? 1 was
afraid it w-as written on paper ana
that you wanted me to publish 1*.
If I should ever happen to pass 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 gentleman, "but the late
Senator Bob Taylor, of my »taie,
left behind him some that were good
enough for the living to repeat. Here
is one of the best he ever told on
himself:
“ ‘When I was married the third
time, my nephew', Rob Taylor, junior,
acted as master of ceremonies. Af
ter the wedding was over, and while
the bride was donning her traveling
clothes, young Bob came up to me
on the porch, and asked what I
thought he ought to give the minis
ter for his services.
" *1 .don’t know , Bob,” T replied.
"'What do you think would be
right ?”
" Bob hesitated for a moment, and.
looking at me quizzically, said:
IM GEMS FOILED j
Bomb Outside National Gallery |
in Heart of London Found Be
fore It Explodes.
; Here He Is Again;
Man of Mystery
Heralds a Story
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian, j
LONDON, May 15.—A suffragette
bomb, made of dynamite cartridges,
was found outside the National Art
Gallery on Trafalgar Square, in the
heart of London, to-day.
That the bomb had been placed by
women was evident. It was wrap
ped in a copy of The Suffragette, the
official organ of the Women’s Social
and Political Union.
Had the bomb exploded, rare paint - I
ings, worth incalculable sums, would
havn been destroyed. The National
Gallery was built In the years of 1832 j
and 1838, at a cost of $500,000. At i
three different periods later it was
enlarged. It contains the most cost- j
lv single painting in the world. Ra
phael’s "Madonna Regll Ansldei ”
purchased from the Duke of Marl
borough in 1884 for $350,000. The
commercial value of the painting to
day is close to $500,000.
The Government has given up its
attempt to suppress The Suffragette,
on the ground that such action might
he characterized as arbitrary ob
struction of free speech.
Ah a result of revelations of the
plots of the militants, detectives have
been employed to guard the families
of each member of the Cabinet.
The hearing of the suffragette
leaders came to an end to-day and
Magistrate E- Curtis Bennett held
them all for trial. Magistrate Ren'
nett was furnished with a bodyguard
to-day in consequence of the appar
ent attempt on his life yesterday
when militants sent him a bomb.
“We Love Our Wives,
but Oh, Eugenics"
NEW YORK, May 16.—Dr. H. H
Harne of New York University told
the Mothers Club at its meeting in
! the Astor that mothers ought to help
their sons and daughters to select
wives and husbands. The young
| people should not wait for attraction,
i but should make a choice based on
j reason, he said.
"We love our wives, but oh. eu
genics!” was the way Prof. Harne
summed up the matter.
He disputed the modern doctrine
that heredity is nothing and environ
ment everything, and said that a child
was strangely predisposed in the di
rection of inherited tendencies. For
this reason couples possessing the
same weaknesses should never be
permitted to marry, he said.
Hugging Barred at j Carnegie Refused to
White House Dance Betray U. S. for Title
•Well, Uncle Hob. what have you
been accustomed to paying?’”
Pastor Quits; Rather
Take “Tainted" Coin
WASHINGTON, N. J.. May 15.
The Rev. Albert Albertson prefers :o
go to the ends of the earth as a mis
sionary to living precariously on the
possible $500 salary scraped togeth r
by the Anderson and Mount Leban
on Methodist churches, of which he
is pastor.
IIsays That when the churches
have to have fairs and sociable# in
order to raise the money It is tainted
and he has refused to accept $80 thus
accumulated. The money was divid
ed among several deacons, who gave
It to him as offerings.
THE PLAYS
THIS WEEK
Farce Comedy Please*.
‘‘Are You a Mason?” the farce com
edy whloh Is being presented this w’eek
at the Atlanta Theater, bus proved one
of the most pleasing offerings by the
Miss Hilly Long Stock Company. Not
only does Miss Long appear to decided
advantage, but nil the members of the
eompany are east for roles that afford
abundant opportunity for the display of
their special talents. The attendance
this week has been large, and the indi
cations are that the matinee Saturday
will he the largest attended of the sea
son. The company Is rehearsing "The
Deep Purple,” by Paul Armstrong and
Wilson Mizner. It has never been pre
sented in Atlanta before.
Good Bill at Forsyth.
Paul Dickey and his company have
made a pronounced hit at the Forsyth.
"The Come Back,” which was written
by Mr. Dickey, and in which he appears,
is Just the sort of offering that is cal
culated to plea ho. Mr. Dickey Is n fa
mous athlete having been a star foot
ball played In his college days The Apol
lo Trio, who pose in bronze, reprenent-
itie famous Ola World statues, are one of
the Lent numbers of the week's hill. All
the other acts are fully up to the stand
ard set by Keith and the daily matinees
j have been well attended, demonstrating
that the offering has met popular ap
proval.
Public cordially invited
to attend graduating ex
ercises of the Southern
Dental College at Grand
Opera House to night at
8 o’clock.
Woman
Is interested and should
know about the wonderful !
Marvel I?”' 11 *
Douche
Ask vcmrdrug-gistfor \
it. If he cannot snp* *
ply the MARVEL, N // ,
accept no other, but rdy -/iL-i
send stamp for book. cxfF/r
Mwvel Co , 44 E. 23d St.,».T.
“PROGRESS”
REFRIGERATORS
Aro built entirely of steel; their construction
renders them absolutely sanitary, durable and
economical. They are germ proof, non-absorb
ent and easily cleaned. Every refrigerator es
sential is combined in the “Progress.” Rea
sonably priced, at .
$13.50 to $40
MARTIN & KNOTT FURNITURE CO.
133 Whitehall Street
Great Preparations Are Made for
Homecoming Day Celebra
tion June 3.
An elaborate program has been
outlined for Decatur’s Homeeomins
Day June 3. Busines# houses and
many of the residences wilt be dec
orated, business will be suspended
and the holiday spirit will rule.
('. M. ('andler will deliver the prin
cipal address at excereises in honor
of the memory of Jefferson Davis.
Mr. Andrew M. Houle, *bf the Uni
versity of Georgia, will deliver an
address on the "Agricultural possi
bilities of DeKalb county.” R. F.
Smith. n i ive - *• 11• • t. will
speak on "Agricultural, Education. ’
All of the Boy Scouts of Atlanta
are expected to participate in ex-
cercises at 3 o'clock in the after
noon. Following the decree of the
Scouts the corner stone of a new
public school building will be laid
with Masonic ceremonies.
The whole town Is expected to join
in a great civic parade. Headed by the
Masons, the procession will form on
the court house square. It will in
clude the mayor and council of De
catur, pupils and teachers of the
public schools, numbering about 600;
the Decatur Board of Trade, De
catur Woman's club, Confederate
veterans, Boy Scouts, members of
the local chapter U. D. C., and other
organizations.
The Board of Trade will entertain
with a smoker at the court house at
6:30 o’clock.
Forrest Adair, J. K. Orr. and Alon
zo M. Field, have been invited to
speak.
“FORGET MY FAULTS,”
SAYS SUICIDE IN NOTE
WASHINGTON, May 15.—All par-
ticipants in a small dance to be given
for the friends of the Misses Wilson
at the White House to-night will have
to keep at least six inches apart.
This is by special order of Mrs.
Wilson, who does not approve of the
more intimate forms of dancing. All
"turkey trots,” "bunny hugs,” and
other forms of "zoological wiggles”
will be barred at the first dance at
the White House under the present
administration.
WASHINGTON, May 15.—The
charge that the offer of a dukedom
at the hands of Edward VII if he
could bring about the annexation of
the United States to England was
responsible for his activities for
peace, provoked the following answer
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
J was an American citizen and
States was a king.”
Carnegie Admits His
Own Books Feaze Him
WASHINGTON, May 15.—A little
party of peace advocates chaperoned
by Vice President Marshall filed Into
the deserted and Bloomy Senate
chamber.
•'Oh, Mr. Carnegie," cried a girl of
eleven, as the ironmaster passed
through the door. "1 have read so
many nice hooka from your library,”
"Do you understand them'.’” in
quired the Laird of Skibo.
"Yes, Indeed," answered the littla
one.
■•Well, that !b more than 1 can do,
grimly said Air. Carnegie.
Australian Meats
Cut Cost of Living
SAN FRANCISCO, May 15. More
than 400,000 pounds of beef and mut
ton. shipped from Australia, arrived
in this port to-day, and hundreds 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 4
cents a pound on meats for family
and restaurant buyers.
2,000 MERRYMAKERS SEE
RACING CYCLIST KILLED
CHICAGO. May 15-Riverview
Park opened its motordrome lust
night with a third tragedy. In view
of 2,000 persons Leon Pitts, of St.
Louis, a professional motorev clp-t,
collided with Harry Fisher. Pitts
was thrown against the outer rail
above the saucer-shaped 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
NEW YORK. May 15. James M.
Cox, (governor of Ohio, had a piece of
steel cut from his right eye here yes
terday. The piece of metal struck the
eye of Governor Cox Tuesday night
when he was on a train between
Washington and this city.
TWENTY HOUSE MEMBERS
TO VISIT THE CANAL ZONE
WASHINGTON, May 15. -A party
of a score or more member:' of the
House will leave New York Saturday
on the transport Ancon for a sight
seeing tour of the Panama Canal, re
turning here about June 5. They will
have free transportation to the Isth
mus.
Here he Is again!
Just when you thought that The
Georgian’s "Man of Mystery,” with
the three ties ranging down his shirt
front, had vanished as unaccountably
as he first made his appearance, pres
to. up he bobs!
Returning, he explained that his ap
pearance, disappearances and reap
pearances all aro for the same pur
pose—that of exciting your interest
and (Curiosity.
The picture of the "Man of Mys
tery” was published three days in
The Georgian without any explana
tion or comment. There was not even
a line to say whether he was a for
eign nobleman or the latest suspect
in some daring crime.
After the office of The Georgian
had been deluged with letters asking
the identity of the strange personage
came the explanation. It was simply
this:
The Georgian Is about to pub
lish a great serial story. It may
be said* with assurance that it
is the most interesting atory At
lantans have read in years. This
picture typifies the story. The
first Installment will appear in
next Monday’s Georgian.
What should he the title, judg
ing solely from the picture? Five
dollars in gold will be paid to
each of the five best literary judg
ments received.
The title has already been se
lected. It is now in a sealed en
velope in the hands of T. J. Pee
ples. eashjcr of the American Na
tional Bank.
Originality, literary value and
analytical clearness will be con
sidered in awarding the prizes.
Address all answers to, "Lit
erary Editor,” The Georgian. At-'
lanta. The contest closes Sunday
night. Nu answers posted after
midnight May 18 will be con
sidered.
Immorality Alleged
at Carlisle School
WASHINGTON, May 15.—-Charges
of gross immorality among; students
at the Carlisle Indian school were
made before the senate committee on
Indian affairs to-day by Miss Loura
Kellogg, an Oneida Indian.
She complained that Superinten
dent Friedman paid no attention io
charges made by the Indians and that
he withheld information from the
Indian bureau. She said she was
compelled to come to the senate com
mittee to get a hearing.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN., May 15.
J. A. Duckworth, a railway section
foreman, committed suicide here by
taking carbolic acid. He. left a note
to his family in which he said:
“P'orget my faults, just remember
my # good deeds. God alone knows
my troubles.” The words "Indebted
ness and no friends,” in the note re
vealed the cause.
Fitted in your
own home.
3 SPIRELLA
CORSET SHOP
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(wot sold in •tors*»
Telephone or send postal for corsetiere io csll.
NOTICE
To Everybody Out
For a Good Time
You just naturally must
have a Kodak if you want lo
get all the pleasure out of
that picnic, outing, va
cation, etc. There Is
not a single recreation but
that lends itself to picture-
taking—snapshots. Yoil can
learn in a few minutes, and
the cost of the machine Is
small Brownie cameras $1
to $12. Kodaks $5 to $65.
Right now Is the beginning
of the all-fun season and ev
erybody "Kodaks.” Get busy.
Get yours to-day. Come in
and see them, or send for
catalog.
A. K. HAWKES CO.
KODAK DEPT.
U WHITEHALL
White City Park Now Open
jSorosis Shoes |
H Y r alues $3.50, $4.00, $4.50 M
- $2.951
s Friday and
1 Saturday, Only
Women's rubber sole
English walking Oxford,
$5.00 value; Friday and
Saturday, only
$3.85 pr.
Women's beautiful Black EE;
Satin Street Pumps, all =
Goodyear welt, $4.00 val- =
ue. Friday and Saturday, ==
only =
$2.89 pr.
Women's white canvas
Women’s white canvas jjSj |
pumps, turned sole and
pumps, all Goodyear welts, ss
covered Cuban heel; $2.00
7; widths B, C, D, E; $2.50 =1
value; Friday and Satur-
values. Friday and Saturday, =
day, only
only ==
$1.49 pr.
$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
atl 5c instead of 2 5c as usual.
At 39c
three sizes; 50 inches wide.
At 5c
Imported shepherd
check wool-finish cotton
Suiting, small checks, in
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 8k
this price
7
White dotted Swiss, three-
size dots; sheer, pretty;
very special value at
’ic
8
‘2C
69c
15c
for regular 10c Pajama Checks,
36 inches wide, slightly mill
stained.
for regular 12l/ 2 c cotton Foulards;
a varied assortment of choiee pat
terns, in the popular color tones.
yard for Ramie dress Linens, in
all the new and wanted colors-or
white; 46 inches wide,
for brown blouse Linen,
all pure flax; 36 inches
wide.
8[
y iine and Sunshine
and
STANDARD
FASHIONS!
You will find something-to your
liking in
The Standard Fashion Sheet
for June
Tate Ohe-^Pree) at- Out Patt*m-C6uater
for white lining Lawn, 40
C 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 New
Muslin and Scrim Curtains
They are so pretty, so fresh—and very inexpensive.
Just the kinds of crisp, sheer, fresh hangings your mind pictures when
you begin to think of spring renovating.
For Bed Rooms
Muslin Curtains, white centers 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 inserting, 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 Cluny lace trimmed kinds at $7.50 pair.
We can only hint at the immense display of lace Curtains, which includes Irish
point, Cluny 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 Awn
ing orders until Awnings were actually needed. A very large percentage
of all the people order their Awnings ahead of time, because it costs not a
cent extra and insures against disappointment. We are now booking or
ders dailv.